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

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Cards

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pitched

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to erect or set up (tent, camp, or the like)

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chieftain

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the chief of a tribe or a clan 

 

 

 

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forlorn

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lonely and sad

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lair

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a den or a resting place for a animal

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slunk

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the past tense for slink

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gorged

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represented wearing about the neck like a collar

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switched

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a slender, flexible shoot, rod, atc.

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rites

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a particular form or system of religious os other cermonial practice

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devilfish

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octopus

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herbs

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a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody

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stalking

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to pursue or approach prey
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sinew

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vigorous strength

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legend

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 a belief or unvirifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times

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