island of the blue dolphins chapter 1-5. gulls a water bird with webbed feet
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Island of the Blue Island of the Blue Dolphins Dolphins
Chapter 1-5Chapter 1-5
gullsgulls
• a water bird with webbed feet
otterotter
• an animal that has dark brown fur and webbed feet with claws and that eats fish
ravineravine
• a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
Russian Russian
• a person born, raised, or living in Russia
• a person whose family is from Russia
leaguesleagues
• any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles
• 1 league =• 5.55600 kilometers
dolphindolphin
• a small usually gray whale that has a pointed nose
skimmingskimming
• that which is skimmed from a liquid
peltspelts
• to strip off the skin or pelt of (an animal)
balebale
• a bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc., tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops.
retreatretreat
• withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.
cormorantscormorants
• a large diving bird with a long neck, long hooked bill, short legs, and mainly dark plumage.
kelpkelp
• a large brown seaweed that typically has a long, tough stalk with a broad frond divided into strips.
intruderintruder
• a person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent.
AleutsAleuts
• a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands, other islands in the Bering Sea, and parts of western Alaska.
mesamesa
• an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata.
glisteningglistening
• shine; glitter
carcassescarcasses
• the dead body of an animal.
duskdusk
• the darker stage of twilight.
surgedsurged
• move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.
abalonesabalones
• an edible mollusk of warm seas that has a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl and pierced with respiratory holes