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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Literature
4th Grade
04/08/2013
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Gulls

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A type of bird that lives by the sea.
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Otter

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an aquatic mammal with silky pelt.
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Mesa

Mesa

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a land formation having steep walls.
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ravine

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a narrow steep sided valley.
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Russian

Russian

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A person from Russia.
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Leagues

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Water measurements
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Dolpin

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An underwater mammal with a fish like body.
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Stunted

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slowed or stopped.
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reefs

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A ridge of rocks or sand.
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parley

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A conversation.
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Skimming

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Removed
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Pelts

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animal skin
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Bale

Bale

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A larg bundle or package
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Retreat

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To leave
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cormorants

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A seabird with a long beak
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Kelp

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a plant that grows in the sea.
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Intruder

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A trespasser
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Aleuts

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A person related to Eskimos.
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Glistening

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Shinning
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Carcasses

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A dead body
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Dusk

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A part of the day between night and day.
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Surged

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a forward movment
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Abolones

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A bowlike shell
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Scan

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to examine
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spring

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a season
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Flee

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to run
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Fiber

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A fine thread
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Stern

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a type of voice
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Pitched

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to throw or fling
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Snarl

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to growl meanly
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Thrust

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To go through
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Uneasy

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not easy
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Current

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water
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shrouded

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A cloth or sheet used for buriel
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Ponder

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To think
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Stout

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Bold or brave
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Dune

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A sand hill
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Vain

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Senseless
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Scurrying

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To move quickly
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Lair

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Den or resting place
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Mussel

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mullusk
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Headland

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A strip of unplowed land
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