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Dies while Nate is at sea.
Who is Nate's father.
The shop that Nate traveled on.
What is the Valerie.
"Captain Marsh's face seemed to crumble for a moment, and then he regained his steely determination.
What is tense, stiff, ruthless, hard.
To put objects in a stack, such as food on a plate.
What is heap.
"Storch pretended to be a gentleman. But Nate had seen hogs with better manners."
What is personification.
Nate's Uncle Starch.
Who is Nate's only living relative.
Where Nate ends up on the Valerie.
What is New York.
He spat the dirt from his mouth and turned around, then reeled back in fear.
What is to move back unsteadily, staggering or swaying.
A place empty of people.
What is deserted.
"Giant, twisting waves spun the ship like a toy."
What is a simile.
Accidently throws a stick at Uncle Starch while his back is turned.
Who is Theo.
Where the British army's headquarters where during the war in America.
Where is Boston.
Reports trickled in from the hideous battle raging outside.
What is ugly, revolting, grim, ghastly.
A person who is shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place.
What is a castaway.
"Gunfire crackled through the air. KL-crack! Cannon blasts shook the ground. KABOOM!"
What is onomatopoeia.
Agrees to let Nate stay at the Army camp as a helper.
Who is Captain Marsh.
Where was Nate at when he would listen to Papa and the other men griping about England and King George?
Where is his hammock.
Now Martin hoped his meager soldier's pay would help him save up to buy freedom for his family.
What is modest, sparce, little, not much.
A blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent.
What is a bayonet
"And Nate's musket ball joined them in the blizzard of metal sweeping up the hill."
What is personification.
I am the greatest living pirate.
Who is Slash O'Shea.
Where General Washington launches a surprise attack on a Hessian camp on December 26, 1776.
Where is Trenton, New Jersey.
He was the gruff and unsmiling head of the Connecticut 5th, Pauls' army company.
What is rough, husky, harsh.
A person who betrays a friend, country, etc..
What is a traitor.
"The Hessians were pouring over the hills, like a churning wave of green and red and silver."
What is a simile.