Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
overloaded
/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdɪd/Carrying too much weight or too many things.
current
/ˈkʌrənt/A continuous flow of water moving in a specific direction.
bombardment
/bɒmˈbɑːdmənt/A continuous and heavy attack with large guns or bombs.
hoarsely
/ˈhɔːsli/Speaking in a rough, harsh, and deep voice.
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Our fifth trip in the little boat was very different from all the others. In the first place, the boat was dangerously overloaded. There were five grown men aboard—and three of them, Mr. Trelawney, Redruth, and Captain Smollett, were over six feet tall. That was already more weight than the craft was designed to carry. In addition, we carried bags of bread, pieces of pork, and heavy bags of gunpowder. The sides of the boat were nearly level with the surface of the sea, and we took in water several times. Before we had traveled a hundred yards, my trousers...
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