Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
council
/ˈkaʊn.səl/a group of people who meet to discuss issues, make decisions, or give advice
hesitantly
/ˈhez.ɪ.tənt.li/slowly and with doubt because you feel nervous, uncertain, or scared
depose
/dɪˈpəʊz/to remove someone important from power or leadership
grievance
/ˈɡriː.vəns/a complaint or feeling of anger caused by unfair treatment
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The pirate council outside lasted for some time. Then, one of them entered the blockhouse and asked to borrow our torch with polite mockery. Silver agreed, and the man left us alone in the dark. Silver spoke to me in a surprisingly friendly voice: "There’s a breeze coming, Jim." I looked through a loophole in the wall. Down near the stockade, the men stood in a circle. One held the torch, while another was on his knees with an open knife and a small book. After cutting a page from the book, the man stood up, and the group marched...
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