Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
wasteful
/ˈweɪstfl/using or spending more of something than is necessary
hostage
/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/a prisoner held by someone to ensure that their demands will be met
humiliated
/hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪd/feeling very embarrassed, ashamed, or foolish in front of others
provisions
/prəˈvɪʒnz/supplies of food, drink, and equipment needed for a journey
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"Jim," Silver said when we were alone, "if I saved your life, you saved mine, and I won't forget it. I saw the doctor signal you to run, and I saw you say no. Jim, that was noble. We are going to hunt for this treasure, and you and I must stick together like good partners to save our necks." Soon, breakfast was ready. The men had built an enormous fire on the sand, big enough to roast an ox. In their usual wasteful way, they cooked three times more food than we needed and threw the leftovers into the...
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