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Island of the Blue Dolphin
Section 3
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Literature
5th Grade
04/23/2013

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sandspit

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brackish
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somewhat salty 
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pitched

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o cover, smear, or treat with pitch 
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chieftian

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 a chief especially of a band, tribe, or clan
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forlorn

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: feeling sad and lonely especially because of being left alone
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slunk

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to move or go sneakily : creep along
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gorged

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to eat greedily : stuff oneself 
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lair

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the den or resting place of a wild animal
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switched

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a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig
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rites

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 a fixed form for a ceremony
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clamor

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a noisy shouting 
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scarce

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lacking in quantity or number 
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legend

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a story coming down from the past whose truth is popularly accepted but cannot be checked
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