Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
mysterious
/mɪˈstɪəriəs/Strange, unknown, and difficult to explain or understand.
telescope
/ˈtelɪskəʊp/A tube-shaped instrument with glass lenses used to see things that are far away.
sheath
/ʃiːθ/A tight protective cover for the blade of a sword or knife.
clash
/klæʃ/A loud metallic sound made when metal weapons hit each other.
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It was not long after this that the first of the mysterious events happened that finally rid us of the captain. It was a bitterly cold winter, and it was clear that my poor father was dying. My mother and I were kept very busy running the inn, so we paid little attention to our difficult guest. One freezing January morning, the captain got up earlier than usual and walked down to the beach with his cutlass and brass telescope. Soon after, while I was preparing the breakfast table, the parlour door opened and a man stepped in. I had...
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