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Tom got out his chiefest jewel, a brass knob from the top of an andiron, and passed it around her so that she could see it, and said: ... but through the west window the sun threw a long shaft of gold across the floor, gleamed dully on the tarnished brass andirons in the fireplace, and touched the nickel of the telephone on...
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www.thefreedictionary.com/andiron
www.thefreedictionary.com/andiron
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A good many andirons had both shaft and horizontal bar of iron, with the shafts tipped with a knob or finial of brass. As families could afford them, they liked andirons with brass shaft and legs.
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www.oldandsold.com/articles04/metals3.shtml
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Tom denies it, swearing that he loves only Becky, but she cries harder and refuses to accept the brass andiron knob he offers her as a token of his affection. When Tom marches out, Becky realizes that he won’t return that day and becomes even more upset...
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www.sparknotes.com/lit/tomsawyer/section3.rhtml
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The Brass Knob Architectural Antiques is a leading provider of vintage and antique hardware, antique doorknobs, vintage and antique lighting, including chandeliers, sconces, table and floor lamps, vintage stained and beveled glass, as well as antique mirrors, fireplace mantels, garden ornaments, and vintage ironwork.
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www.thebrassknob.com/category.cfm?category=5
www.thebrassknob.com/category.cfm?category=5
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After a long time he slowly and sadly changed his position, and took up this object with a sigh. It was in a paper. He unrolled it. A long, lingering, colossal sigh followed, and his heart broke. It was his brass andiron knob!
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twain.thefreelibrary.com/Tom-Sawyer/1-10
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Briefly explain the importance of the following items. 1. pinch bug 2. grave headboard 3. brass andiron knob 5. spunk-water 6. gold paint (gilded) ... Choose THREE of the following and respond to each in paragraph form.
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lams.slcusd.org/pages/teachers/spafford/Handouts/Tom%20...
lams.slcusd.org/pages/teachers/spafford/Handouts/Tom%20Sawyer%20final%20exam.html
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You tried to get ‘er back by givin’ her a brass andiron knob. But when she gave it back, by hokey nothin’ could make you feel worse. Your problem with Miss Becky is that you ain’t thinkin’ about her; her feelings.;
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lams.slcusd.org/pages/teachers/coward/webzine2k3/first/...
lams.slcusd.org/pages/teachers/coward/webzine2k3/first/jordanweb/elizabethweb/index.htm
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ... Study Guide Chapters 17-20 ... 1. Why does Becky wish she "had a brass andiron knob again"?
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www.mtabe.k12.vt.us/middleschool/aurora/languagearts/to...
www.mtabe.k12.vt.us/middleschool/aurora/languagearts/tomsawyerch17-20.htm
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She soliloquised: “O, if I only had his brass andiron-knob again! But ; I haven’t got anything now to remember him by.” And she choked back a little sob. Presently she stopped, and said to herself: “It was right here.
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