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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Section 1
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Literature
5th Grade
04/08/2013

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gulls

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Web toed, long winged, aquatic bird

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ravine

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a narrow valley commonly enroded by running water

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Russian

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a person from Russia

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leagues

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the aggregation of persons, parties, states, etc., associated in such a covenant or compact; confederacy.
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dolphin

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stunted

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stopped in growth

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reef

 

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a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
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parley

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a conference between enemies under truce

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skimming

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to read study and or concider in a superficial or cursory manner

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pelts

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the skin of an animal

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bale

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a large bundle or package prepared for shipping  

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retreat
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to withdraw, retire, or draw back especially for shelter or seclusion 

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kelp

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any large, brown, cold-water sewweed of the family Laminarianceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes   

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Aleuts

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a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the Western Alaska Peninsula who are realted phycically and culturally to the Eskimos
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intruder
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to force into somewhere not welcome

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glistening

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to reflect a sparkling light

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mesa

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a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, havinig steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and samiaridparts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico

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