Answer:
A boy and his dog were stranded on a large floating iceberg.
The pilot became curious so he circled and flew his seaplane lower.
The boy and the dog seem lifeless and pilot was dumbfounded.
The pilot murmured a prayer of giving thanks when he found out that the boy was unconscious but alive .
The make-shift knife was stuck on the ice.
Explanation:
A compound word is a word that is formed by joining two or more words to make a new word with an entirely new meaning. This means that when two or more words are joined together, they form a new word which have a different meaning from the source words and thus, is known as compound words.
1. In this sentence, the compound word will be "iceberg", a block of ice floating on the sea and danger or threat to most ships.
2. A seaplane is a small plane that can fly as well as land on water, mostly used by seaside workers or transportation to water bodies.
3. "Dumbfounded" is a word that suggests that a person is left speechless, surprised, shocked, or amazed. In this case, the discovery of the boy and the dog amazed the pilot.
4. "Giving thanks" is an act of thanking or uttering a prayer of thanks and gratitude for something unexpected.
5. The word "make-shift" suggests a temporary invention, for current use or a temporary solution, in this case, a temporary knife to be used for the moment.
