Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
uninhabited
/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/having no people living there
disturbance
/dɪˈstɜːbəns/an interruption of peace, quiet, or order
plead
/pliːd/to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way
defy
/dɪˈfaɪ/to openly refuse to obey or show fear of someone
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I was so pleased that I had escaped from Long John Silver that I began to enjoy myself. I looked around with great interest at the strange land. I had crossed a swampy area full of willows and tall reeds, and now I came to an open, sandy country dotted with unusual pine trees and twisted evergreen oaks. In the distance stood a tall hill with two rocky peaks shining under the sun. For the first time, I felt the real joy of exploration. The island was wild and uninhabited. I had left my shipmates behind, and nothing lived here...
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