| A | B |
|---|
| harrassment | repested tormenting |
| hinge | a joining or crucial point |
| thrash | to move up and down with energy |
| grasp | hold tightly |
| scornful | looking down upon |
| tread | step or walk |
| cay | a low island or reef |
| langosta | lobster-like sea creature |
| navigation | process of steering or directing |
| confidently | certainly; feeling sure |
| coral | small skeletons of sea creatures |
| anguish | extreme pain |
| fronds | leafy partof palm trees |
| tutor | to teach |
| reef | rock. sand, or coral above the sea |
| smolder | to burn without a flame |
| Phillip | a young boy |
| Timothy | an older man |
| Curacao | a Dutch controlled island |
| Stew | the cook's cat |
| setting: time | World War II |
| internal conflict | Phillip does not want to depend on Timothy |
| external conflict | surviving |
