BASIC ENGLISH: International Second Language
| spy-glass | metal instrument through which things at a great distance away are seen more clearly and as if nearer |
| boom | rod of wood keeping the base of a sail stretched out |
| rudder | flat structure going down into the water at the back end of a ship or boat, which is turned from side to side for guiding it |
| treasure | store of gold, silver, jewels, money, and so on |
| anchorage | place where a ship may let down her anchor and keep at rest |
| skeleton | the dry bones of a dead man or animal |
| wheel | the wheel-like structure which is turned by hand for turning the rudder |
| anchor | great iron hook let down to sea-bed on a chain to keep a ship at rest |
| captain | man in authority over a ship |
| cabin | a room in a ship |
| rock | great mass of stone |
| doctor | medical man |
| wig | false hair for covering the head, a special form of which, made white with powder, was in general use among men in the days of the story |
| aboard | on(to) or in(to) a ship |
| deck | wood floor over all or part of one level of a ship |
| crutch | support put under arm and used in place of a leg when it has been damaged or taken off |
| squire | chief landowner in a country place |
| pistol | small firearm used with one hand |
| hill | small mountain |
| bow | the front end of a ship or boat |
| shipmates | men working together (for example in a ship) are one another's mates. 'Mate' is frequently used by sailors and so on in the sense of 'friend' |
| pirate | outlaw of the sea, attacking ships transporting treasure |