What kind of account does Hamilton say he is giving of the hurricane? What does ultimo mean?

For the first part it kinda confuses me so I can’t exactly help with that. Ultimo means the preceding or previous month.

Explanation:

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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