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alanzhang
alanzhang
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High School - 9th Grade

In The Cay, before the storm came, the ocean looked______.

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Posted by alanzhang on Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 5:51 PM and tagged with storm, the cay.

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  1. alanzhang
    alanzhang Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    as smooth as green jelly

    Sources:
    http://www.mce.k12tn.net/survival/cay/cay_chapters_13_and...

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    Posted by alanzhang on Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 6:16 PM

  2. bullgatortail
    bullgatortail Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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        After their ship is torpedoed by a German submarine, Phillip and Timothy are stranded aboard a raft until they finally reach land in Theodore Taylor's novel, The Cay. After several months waiting to be rescued, Timothy observes the signs of a coming storm instead. A noise similar to a rifle shot is heard, but it is not gunfire nor is it a rescue party. Instead, according to Timothy, it is "d'sea." It

    ... was as smooth as green jelly. But already, the water was getting cloudy.  "... it be angry wid all d'death upon it. D'wahr."

    The two castaways retreated to the highest part of the island to await "d'tempis," knowing that the waves would rise well above the cay. There, they would later strap themselves to a palm tree to wait out the hurricane.

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    http://www.enotes.com/cay-qn

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    Posted by bullgatortail on Wednesday November 11, 2009 at 10:18 AM