The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at ancho
r, and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into terror when I was carried on board. I was immediately handled and tossed up to see if I were sound by some of the crew; and I was now persuaded that I had gotten into a world of bad spirits, andthat they were going to kill me. Paraphrase the central idea. Use third-person.
I mean i just put "The person knew they were going to die" an then for the second question I put "The person saw slave ships and such" and it took it as correct so :/
In the excerpt, the word "pungent" refers to the pickles' aroma. Pungent is a word to describe a very strong smell, very sharp and biting. So when Untermeyer used the word pungent to refer to the pickles, he was talking about their aroma, which is a fancy way to say smell.
