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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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| come-downs | ||
| coming down; falling
"Soon the rain stopped having come-downs." |
Paragraph 436: Example | |
| mamma | ||
| The mamma is Opal's mother, Elizabeth Scott Whiteley ( b. 1874 - d. 1917).
Opal has a difficult time with her mother. While trying to be helpful, Opal often does things which make her mother angry.
In addition, Opal believes that her "Angel Mother," rather than Elizabeth Whiteley is her real mother. |
Picture: Elizabether Whiteley
Picture: Mr and Mrs. Whiteley Scene 15: Helping with Chores Scene 30: Getting the Millers Brand out of the Flour-Sack Scene 104: Tied to the woodshed corner |
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