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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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| fairies | ||
| a mythical being usually with magical powers
"The fairies in the woods leave me colored pencils in the moss box." |
Paragraph 45: Yellow jackets as fairies
Scene 13: fairies bring pens to Opal Paragraph 255: man with gray neckties believes in fairies |
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| grandpére | ||
| Grandpére is the French word for "grandfather." Opal uses Grandpére to mean the father of her "Angel Father." | Paragraph 578: Washing the picture of Angel Father
More about: Angel Father |
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| most near | ||
| very close to
"When I came most near the house I saw that nobody was home." |
Paragraph 221: Example | |
| night-times | ||
| at night
"I sleep during the night-time." |
Paragraph 37: 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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