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Island of the Blue Dolphins

  1. gnawed
    bitten at or worn away
  2. headland
    a narrow ridge of high land jutting out into the water
  3. kelp
    any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds
  4. lair
    den or resting place of a wild animal
  5. ravine
    a long, deep, narrow, valley eroded by running water
  6. shellfish
    a water animal with a shell
  7. sinew
    tendon
  8. brackish
    slightly salty
  9. cove
    a small, sheltered bay; inlet on a shore
  10. deafening
    very loud; amazingly noisy
Author
jrench
ID
153470
Card Set
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Description
Unit 1 Week 3
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