Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
grief
/ɡriːf/A feeling of deep sadness, especially caused by someone's death.
despair
/dɪˈspeə(r)/The complete loss of hope.
truce
/truːs/An agreement between enemies to stop fighting for a period of time.
bargain
/ˈbɑːɡɪn/To negotiate the terms of an agreement, or a deal made between two sides.
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The red light of the torch lit up the inside of the blockhouse and confirmed my worst fears. The pirates held the place and all the supplies. Worst of all, there was no sign of any prisoners. I felt terrible grief, thinking all my loyal friends were dead and that I had not been there to die beside them. There were six pirates in total. Five of them were on their feet, red-faced and heavy with drink. The sixth lay wounded on his elbow, wearing a bloody bandage around his head. Long John Silver sat with his parrot on his...
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