Question #11
In the same quote below, what does "termination" mean in this context.
"There were several more that had been equally great in the field, not one of whom but was persuaded that he had a considerable hand in bringing the war to a happy termination." What does "several" mean in this context?
Question #12
Who is the favorite supernatural being haunting the area?
Question #13
Where did the ghosts primarily haunt?
Question #14
One of the characters is described as "a most heretical disbeliever in ghosts."
What does this description mean?
Question #15
The author wrote, "This story was immediately matched by a thrice marvellous adventure of Brom Bones, who made light of the Galloping Hessian as an arrant jockey."
What does "immediate" mean in this context?
Question #16
In the same quote below, what does "thrice" mean?
"This story was immediately matched by a thrice marvellous adventure of Brom Bones, who made light of the Galloping Hessian as an arrant jockey."