Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
shudder
/ˈʃʌdə(r)/a sudden shaking movement of your body caused by fear, cold, or pain
wade
/weɪd/to walk through water that is not very deep
stockade
/stɒkˈeɪd/a barrier or defensive wall made of strong wooden posts
embers
/ˈembəz/pieces of wood or coal that continue to glow red after a fire has stopped burning
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Hands fell into the water and sank straight to the bottom. As the surface settled, I could see his body lying on the clean sand beneath the clear, green water. He was completely dead, both shot and drowned, resting in the very sea where he had tried to murder me. As soon as I realized I was safe from him, a wave of sickness and terror washed over me. Blood was running down my back and chest. The knife that pinned my shoulder to the mast burned like a hot iron. Yet what frightened me most was the thought of...
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