| A | B |
| Mr. Dodsworth | came back to stay at Fisherman's Arms |
| Lob | met his former owner with dignified pleasure |
| Pengellys | the definite place Lob wanted to be |
| Sandy | Over 9 years changed less than Lob |
| Aunt Rebecca Hoskins | is lonesome and wanted someone to visit her |
| one evening | it was a wet, windy dusk |
| Uncle Will Hoskins | gone out trawling |
| trawling | fishing with a net pulled behind a boat |
| enthusiasm | Sandy lacked this about going to visit Aunt Rebecca |
| didn't like dogs | Aunt Rebecca |
| schoolbag | Sandy took this with her to Aunt Rebecca's house |
| 5 minutes | length of time to get to Aunt Rebecca's house |
| steep hill | where Sandy had to go to get to Aunt Rebecca's |
| howling | what the wind was doing through the sailboats |
| loud rock music | reason the Pengellys did not hear the sound of the truck |