Another Place, Another Time
It means that summer is passing very quickly
"What does the author express with the simile, "the summer roared past like a three masted schooner before a gale?"
spyglass
A small telescope
sextant
An instrument used to determine location by measuring the position of the stars and sun
He thinks time is a tyrant that he can't control
At the beginning of the story, why do you think Gilbert says that he hates time?
maroon
To abandon or leave someone in a place that is hard to get away from
judicious
To have good judgement
It means that Gilbert enjoys pleasing his father
What does it mean when Gilbert said making his father laugh was "like Christmas and his birthday and a day at the beach all rolled into one?"
an escape from the tireney of time
What does the handcar symbolize?
Gilbert is inquisitive and curious
What inference can you make about Gilbert's character from his interest in time?
eloquence
When someone behaves or speaks using persuasive, powerful expression