Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
plainly
/ˈpleɪn.li/clearly, directly, and honestly without hiding the truth
voyage
/ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/a long journey, especially one taken across the sea by ship
blab
/blæb/to tell a secret to other people by talking carelessly
berth
/bɜːθ/a bed or sleeping space on a ship or train
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The Hispaniola lay some distance out in the harbour. We rowed past the front and back of many other ships, whose heavy ropes sometimes scraped beneath our boat. At last, we reached the side of our schooner. We were welcomed aboard by the mate, Mr. Arrow, an old, sunburnt sailor with gold rings in his ears and a squint. He and Squire Trelawney were very friendly, but I soon noticed that relations were not so warm between the squire and the captain. The captain, whose name was Smollett, looked sharp and seemed displeased with everything on the ship. He was...
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