| A | B |
| It was so still over our cay that we could hear nothing but the rustling of the lizards. | before the storm |
| His face was round, and he was chubby. | Henrik |
| They are very frightened, and some of the people who are angry with them would not sail the little ships either. | Chinese sailors |
| Everything was bright red and there were crackling noises. Heat from the fire washed over us. | S.S. Hato explodes |
| It was two feet in diameter because I could easily put my hands around the back. The bark was rough against my hands and feet. | Palm tree |
| No people. No water. No food. No phones. It was not any better than the raft. | the cay |
| She pulled my up against her body. She was like that. One minute, shaking me;the next holding me. | Philip's mother |
| A crack like d'rifle... It can make the shot all right. | the sea before the storm |
| Timothy began to mumble and laugh...He began to shiver again...He never regained his strength | Malaria Fever |
| I liked it because it was something I could hear and feel; not something I must see. | the rain |
| Something brushed against my arm, and I yelled out in terror. | Stew Cat |
| It was about eight feet wide and six feet deep, with supports made of wood picked off the beach. | the hut |
| He didn't just order her to stay. But he wasn't that kind of a man. | Philip's father |
| He was ugly. His nose, was flat and his face was broad. His head was a mass of wiry gray hair. | Timothy |
| You are very brown and very lean. | Philip |
| I remembered the summers with lightning bugs and honeysuckle smells; the cold winters when the fields would all be brown. | Virginia |