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