Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
thunderstruck
/ˈθʌndəstrʌk/Extremely shocked or surprised.
apparition
/ˌæpəˈrɪʃn/A ghost or ghost-like image of a person.
devour
/dɪˈvaʊər/To eat something quickly and hungrily, or destroy it completely.
delusion
/dɪˈluːʒn/A false belief or opinion about yourself or the situation.
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I lived comfortably on my island for many years, like a king surrounded by his subjects. Poll the parrot was allowed to speak to me at dinner, my old dog sat at my right hand, and two cats waited for scraps. I dressed in strange clothes made entirely of goat skin—a tall cap to keep off the sun and rain, a jacket, long breeches, and rough boots. I carried a saw and a hatchet on my belt, pouches of powder and shot, and an ugly goat-skin umbrella over my shoulder. In England, people would have laughed or run away in...
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