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| Brave Horatius | ||
| Brave Horatius was Opal’s pet German Shepherd dog. He goes with her everywhere.
Opal named him Brave Horatius after the Roman hero of the poem "Horatius at the Bridge" by Thomas Macaulay. |
Paragraph 79: Brave Horatius thinks it is home-going time
Paragraph 105: A rescue by Brave Horatius Scene 28: Brave Hortatius is lost and found again |
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| earth-voices | ||
| voices coming from the earth
"I can always hear theearth-voices when I go on my walks in the woods." |
Paragraph 382: Example | |
| knowings | ||
| knows; understands; believes
"I have not knowing who lives in that house." |
Paragraph 103: Example | |
| star-gleams | ||
| starlight shining
"When the stars are bright you can see the stargleams on things." |
Paragraph 78: Example | |
| star-songs | ||
| songs that the stars sing
"During the night I can hear the star-songs." |
Paragraph 78: Example | |
| Thomas Chatterton Jupiter Zeus | ||
Opal has given this name to a wood rat who is one of her favorite pets. Opal very often carries Thomas Chatterton Jupiter Zeus whenever she goes visiting or exploring. Opal named her pet rat after the poet Thomas Chatterton, and two gods of classical mythology. |
More about: Thomas Chatterton Jupiter Zeus
About: Jupiter About: Zeus About: the poet Thomas Chatterton |
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| wind did go walking | ||
| wind blew through the field
"As the wind did go walking in the field talking to the earth-voices there I followed." |
Paragraph 78: Example | |
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