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"The Sun had popped up in the east like a cork and was burning through the morning mist." P.6

(I love the simile sun/cork and also the sound of the words 'morning mist'. )

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" 'Sam,' I shouted, 'you stole Father's Brown Bess.' He jerked around to look at it. 'Damn,' he said,' I didn't want you to see that.'" P.36

(I chose this line because it shows conflict. And, I wonder what a Brown Bess is.  -I noticed that it is capitalized.)

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" He swung away, moving lightly and confidently; there was a bounce in his step that matched the laughter in his eyes." P.4

(-great character development. Nat sounds like he will be fun to hang out with.)

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"What a fine affair it would be if
we could flit across the Atlantic as they the angels do from planet to planet."
- Letter from John Adams to his wife Abigail

(I chose this line because I liked the descriptive language they used and how they compared the two different kinds of traveling to one another.)

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"There he sat, hour after hour, so intent that often his his lips moved, and two spots of color burned in his pale cheeks as though some secrete excitement sprang from the pages." pg. 17

(I chose this line because it has imagery

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"He ducked inside a stationer's shop briefly and came out carrying a small parcel wrapped in brown paper and two fresh rolls, steaming hot, with butter oozing from their middles."
(In chose this line because it made me hungry, and I like the imagery that the author uses to describe the bread)

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"You know very well that I should never have taken you on board had I known this." P.28

(I chose this line because it shows that Nat is being protective of Kit and being overreactive to find her Uncle, and it is also kind of a character dvelopment.)

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"His eyes were dark gray, the color of the sea during a storm." P. 31

(I love the way the boy's eyes are described. It is a great way to show figurative language)

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"oh god sam why did you have to fight for? why didn't you stay in college?"

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The air in the tavern had grown heavy, and the weight of the day pressed against my head. (p-19)
(i like the imagery)

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"I knew that we were in the cellar of a house on Wall Street, owned by the Locktons, in the city of New York, but it was like looking at a knot, knowing it was a knot, but not knowing how to untie it. I had no map for this life." P.49
(I liked this line because the author compared the main character's life to a knot, which seemed interesting to me.)

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Kit flared, indignant as much at his tone as at the dread word he uttered so carelessly. P. 13

( I chose this line because it shows great conflict and i wonder what he does not care about?)

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The thudding sound they made as they fell to the bottom reminded me of clods of dirt raining down on a fresh coffin.

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"I don't have it anymore," Father shouted. " My loyal son Samuel stole it to go play soldier boy."
(I chose this because it show that Father isn't scared of anyone and it also shows conflict.)

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" 'Steady there!' a voice warned. 'You haven't got your land legs yet.' Nat's blue eyes laughed down at her. " pg.6

( I like it because you can tell that he is trying to lighten the mood and the fact she payed close attention to his bule eyes.)

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"Her smile was admiring from pure relief. At least this grim place was not her destination, and surely the colony at Wethersfield would prove more inviting."
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Book: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Author: Elizabeth George Speare

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"I suppose you never knew about the slaves on Barbados?"
P 23
I like this quote because it shows how some people don't know the bad in the world. They have a filter, and they are lucky to have that filter.

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" I'm the grandfather of everybody and everything." he pushed down the handle of the pump and water flowed."

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"Being loyal to the one who owned me gave me prickly thoughts, like burrs trapped in my shift, pressing into my skin with every step." P.39

(I chose this line because it made me feel for Isabel by the imagery of burrs poking me as she might have had been thinking feeling in her mind.)

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"The  Dolphin sprang to life, and scrudded the last few miles, and bumped against the wharf at Whethersfield landing" P.26

(what I love about this line is the descriptive language in this line)

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"Remember," he said softly. "Only the guilty ones float.
I like it because it shows how serious they are about witches.
Page 31
Witch of Blackbird pond
Elizabeth George Speare

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"A solid cloud of disapproval settled over the dripping girl, more chilling than the April breeze." P.9

(I like this sentence because it has a lot of Figurative Language.)
Witch of blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare

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" 'You mean that, just on an impulse, you left your rightful home and sailed halfway across the world?' "  P. 36

(I chose this line because I like how it shows how we do crazy things for know reason.)

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".... and the shadows reached across the water and fell upon his book,....." P.18

(I chose this because it shows great personification and has great imagery.)

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"I don't remember my parents at all." she said.   page number 19
(I chose this because it talks a little bit about her background.)

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"It was funny: it didn't even cross my mind to stall or try to get out of work. I didn't wait for Mother to tell me what to do: I brought the subject up myself."

pg. 132

( I chose this line because it shows Tim's character development. )

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"He cried last night when you left, Sam, maybe he knows something about war you don't" P. 32

I like the line because it just kinda hits home

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" You're not afraid of the wind and the salt, anyways." PG 2.

( I chose this line because it sounds cool and reminds me of the ocean.)

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"I didn't want to leave him; but I knew there wasn't any use in arguing, so I said goodnight to Father and Mother , said some prayers , and went upstairs." P.19

(I chose this because it shows what he is thinking at that moment.)

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"It was fanciful notion, but I uncorked the jar, snatched a handful, and buried it deep in my pocket just as the privy door creaked open."
P. 14
( I chose this line because of the semi-harsh words in it.)

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"I fought back tears. 'Pastor Weeks, please, sir.'"  p.11

(I chose this line because it shows the emotion the main character is feeling)

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He waited for a moment, then said, "You ask a lot of questions." "You give dull-witted answers," I shot back. P.17

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He waited for a moment, then said, "You ask a lot of questions." "You give dull-witted answers," I shot back. P.17

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Cameron Shields

(I like this quote because it shows that one of the main character's traits; being quick witted.)

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“His eyes were dark grey, the color of the sea during a storm” -PG 31

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"I know it's silly, but there is America so close to me for the first in my life. I can't bear not to set my foot upon it!" P.5
( I chose this line because she is excited to go somewhere that she always wanted to be.)

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"You haven't got your land legs yet."
pg.6
(I wonder why he asked her if she had her land legs if she is already and human being wit legs.)

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Psalm 5:3
“In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.”

(I chose this because it really made me think about it when I first herd it.)

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" Four new passengers were embarking for the trip up the river, a shabby, dour-looking man and his wife and their scrawny little girl clutching a woded toy, and a tall, angular young man with a plae narrow face and shoulders-length fair hair under a wide-brimmed black hat." P.7

(I picked this line because it was very discriptive and it gave me a good picture in my head.

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"Grandfather said that my mother was thin and plain, like me. But my Aunt Rachel was beautiful. Her hair and eyes will be dark, I suppose, like mine. But what will her voice be like?..."
Pg. 20

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"The fat moon lit water like a lantern over a looking glass." P.25

I liked this quote because it had some amazing imagery.

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" 'You have to do that all by yourself' " pg. 46

(I like that because Kit did not realize all the privileges she had back in Barbados.

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"'Watch your tongue or I'll slice it out.'" P.50

( I like this line because it shows that the Continentals are not going to mess around with junk other people say.)

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" But now it seemed like it wasn't going to be just arguments anymore" P.26
I chose this line because it shows the turning

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" Water dripped off her matted hair and ran in icy trickles down her neck." P.10

( I liked it because it was very descriptive.)

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"Have you ever seen a dear friend lying in the grass with the top of his skull off and his brain and his brain sliding out of them like wet oats?"  Pg. 21

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"God meant man to obey. He meant children to obey their fathers, he meant men to obey their kings. As a subject of the Lord Our God I don't question His ways."

(Shows that he respects his god and gods ways. Also pretty good character development.)

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"Which of those queer little boxlike houses did they call home?" pg.6

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"The table froze. A person like Jenny did not speak to folks like the Locktons or Mr. Robert, not in that manner" P. 21

( I really like the seriousness of the line.)

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"She twitched her own shoulders fretfully under the silk that stuck clammily against her skin" P.21

(I chose this quote because of the imagery it uses. I really like using descriptive language in writing because I like being able to 'see' what I'm reading. It helps me better understand what's going on.)

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"She giggled, a sound like a small silver bell.
A bell tolling disaster." P. 33

(I like the description of her laugh, and how it was used to foreshadow disaster fast approaching.)

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"Once or twice she had seen the father furtively slip the child an extra morsel from his plate, but he was plainly too spineless to stand up for her against his shrew of a wife." Page 16
(I like this line because it has a lot of interesting words, and good imagery)

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"But her laughter died away at the sight of their faces." P.8

(I like it because it has emotion, and shows what she is feeling without using her thoughts.)

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" The bleak line of shore surrounding the gray harbor was a disheartening contrast to the shimmering green and white that was fringed the turquoise bay of barbados which was her home."

(I chose this line because it is very descriptive.)

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"If wishes were horses beggars would ride" P.105

(I chose this line because it shows how wise and experienced Tim's father is.)

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" 'It's not the money, it's the principle.' "

"I chose this line because it shows the intelligence of this character."

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"The others stared at her in suspicion. As though she had sprouted a tail and fins right before their eyes." P.9

(I like how there is figurative language.)

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"Sir, it's worth dying to be free."  P.7

(This shows how serious Sam can get in tense situations.)

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"My heart wanted to force my feet to run, but I couldn't feel them, couldn't feel my hands, nor my arms, nor any part of myself." P.11

(I chose this sentence because I love how the author describes how she felt as she realized she was going to be sold. I also like the personification that is being used by saying that her heart wanted to force her feet to run.)

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"A tall grandfather clock sat at the foot of the stairs, pecking away at the hour as if a crow trapped inside were trying to break loose." -PG 45
(I picked this line because I like the metaphor in it. And I like the descriptive language)

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"well, he said he said he was, but
I thought he was probably just boasting." pg.27

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" I knew that we were in the cellar of a house on Wall Street, owned by the Locktons, in the city of New York, but it was like looking at a knot, knowing it was a knot, but not knowing how to untie it." P.49
( I chose this line because I love the metaphor shown in this line.)

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"The bundle groaned and pushed aside the shredded blanket."p.300
(I chose this line because it shows that they escaped.)

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"On a morning in the mid-April, 1687, the brigantine Dolphin left the open sea, sail briskly across the Sound to the wide mouth of the Connecticut River" P.1

(I really liked the imagery Elizabeth George Speare put into the sentence )

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"But you should be willing to die for your principles." Pg-35

( I picked this quote because Sam is right. You should be willing to die for your principles so you and everyone else can be free.)

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"...if she would just say my name, just once."pg.6

(I choose this line because it shows the person is missed)

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"The sun sparkled off the water so strong that I had to shade my eyes."

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" 'Lawlessness has run wild, common decency between people has disappeared, every man is armed against his neighbor.' "
P. 101

(I chose this line because it seems like every war or disagreement turns the people you have known for so long totally against you)

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Father i am not an Englishman i am an American

(i liked this line because it show how he is proud to be an American)

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"Father had his head down on the table, and he was crying."

( I liked this line because in the story he said he has never heard or seen his dad cry before and I can relate to that)

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"What's the use of principals if you have to be dead to keep them?"

This line reminds me of what our soldiers die for

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"It just went in one ear and out the other."
This reminds me of how stuff in school gets around.

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"Ruth put her arm around my waist and leaned against me." Pg.23
(It shows Ruth's insecurity and how shy she is.)

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"My insides went cold, like I'd swallowed water straight from a deep, dark well."

P.10

(I chose this one because when I get nervous and I know that I did something wrong my stomach starts to freeze up and I start getting pain from my stomach area.)