Island of the Blue Dolphins

Parley

• Verb.
• To hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss.

Companion

• Noun.
• A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

Enclose

• Verb.
• To you surround or close off on all sides.
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Cease

• Verb.
• To bring or come to an end.

Grasp

• Verb.
• To seize and hold firmly.

Lapping

• Verb.
• To enfold a person or thing.
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Conceal

• Verb.
• To keep secret and prevent from being known or noticed.

Intruder

• Noun
• A person who intrudes.

Ravine

• Noun.
• A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides

Profit

• Noun.
• A financial gain.

Strewn

• Ajective.
• Untidily scattered.

Pelt

• Noun.
• An animal's coat of fur or hair.

Cove

• Noun.
• A small sheltered bay.

Stern

• Adjective.
• Serious and unrelenting.

Delight

• Noun.
• Great pleasure.

Tragedy

• Noun.
• An event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress.

Scatter

• Verb.
• To throw in various random directions.

Shroud

• Noun.
• A thing that envelops or obscures something.
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Surge

• Noun.
• A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide.

League

• Noun.
• A former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.

Perish

• Verb.
• Suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way.

Decree

• Noun.
• An official order issued by a legal authority.

Abalone

• Noun.
• An edible mollusk of warm seas, with a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl and pierced with a line of respiratory holes.

Fowl

• Noun.
• Any other domesticated bird kept for its eggs or flesh, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guineafowls.

Stout

• Adjective.
• Strong and thick.
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Ponder

• Verb.
• Think about something carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.
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Overtake

• Verb.
• To catch up with and pass while traveling in the same direction.

Dune

• Noun.
• A mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.

Scold

• Verb.
• To remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily.

Strode

• Verb.
• To walk about or along a street or other place with long, decisive steps.

Awl

• Noun.
• A small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather.

Vain

• Adjective.
• Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Mast

• Noun.
• A tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails.

Forlorn

• Adjective.
• Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Beckon

• Verb.
• To make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow.

Overcome

• Verb.
• To overpower or overwhelm.

Scurry

• Verb.
• To move hurriedly with short quick steps.

Lair

• Noun.
• A wild animal's resting place, especially one that is well hidden.

Snarl

• Verb.
• To make an aggressive growl with bared teeth.

Retreat

• Noun
• An act of moving back or withdrawing.

Stunt

• Verb.
• To prevent from growing or developing properly.
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Forbade

• Verb.
• To refuse to allow something.

Crevice

• Noun.
• A narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.

Trinket

• Noun.
• A small ornament or item of jewelry that is of little value.

Ledge

• Noun.
• A narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

Befall

• Verb.
• Of something bad to happen to someone o something.

Omen

• Noun.
• An event regarded as a portent of good or evil.

Chafe

• Verb.
• [Of a part of the body} be or become sore as a result of abrasive rubbing.

Seep

• Verb.
• To flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes.

Serpent

• Noun.
• A large snake.

Deafening

• Adjective.
• So loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else.

brackish

• Adjective.
• Slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries

Clamor

• Noun.
• A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.

Harbor

• Noun.
• A place on the coast where vessels may find shelter.

Weigh

• Verb.
• To find out how heavy is.

Gruel

• Noun.
• A thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water.

Pitch

• Noun.
• A sticky resinous black or dark brown substance that is semiliquid when hot, hard when cold. It is used for waterproofing.
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Legend

• Noun.
• A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

Utensil

• An implement, container, or other article, especially for household use
• Noun.
• An implement, container, or other article, especially for household use

Secure

• To fix or attach firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.
• Verb.
• To fix or attach firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Gnaw

• Verb.
• To bite at or nibble something persistently.

Hide

• Verb.
• To put or keep out of sight.

Pursue

• Verb
• To follow someone or something in order to catch or attack them.

Pierce

• Verb.
• To make a hole with a sharp instrument.

Boulder

• Noun.
• A large rock, typically one that has been worn smooth by erosion.

Bellow

• Noun.
• To emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger.

Lobe

• Noun.
• A roundish and flattish part of something, typically each of two or more such parts divided by a fissure, and often projecting or hanging.

Herb

• Noun.
• Any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume.

Venture

• Noun.
• A risky or daring journey or undertaking.

Basin

• Noun.
• A bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin.

Stalk

• Verb.
• To pursue or approach stealthily.

Abandon

• Cease to support or look after someone.
• Verb.
• To cease to support or look after someone or something.

Headland

• Noun.
• A narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea.

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• Noun.
• A long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring.

Muzzle

• The projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth of an animal.

lure

• Verb.
• To tempt a person or animal to do something or to go somewhere.

Warily

• Adverb.
• Cautiously or carefully.

Shimmer

• Verb.
• To shine with a soft tremulous light.

Jagged

• Adjective.
• Having rough, sharp points protruding.

Ancestor

• Noun.
• A person from whom one is descended.

Skim

• Verb.
• To go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air.

Wander

• Verb.
• To walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way.

Fortunate

• Adjective.
• Lucky.

Giddy

• Adjective.
• Dizzy.

Broad

• Adjective.
• Large in area.

Circlet

• Noun.
• A circular band worn on the head as an ornament.

Gesture

• Noun.
• A movement of a hand or the head to express an idea.

Deserted

• Noun.
• An abandoned a person, cause, or organization.

Chatter

• Noun.
• A series of quick high-pitched sounds.

Reflection

• Noun.
• A serious thought.

Suffer

• Verb.
• To experience or be subjected to something bad or unpleasant.

Mend

• Verb.
• To fix somthing broken or to make somthing better.

Smelt

• Noun.
• A small silvery fish which lives in both marine and fresh water and is sometimes fished commercially.

Reproachfully

• Adjective.
• Expressing disapproval or disappointment.

Fledgling

• Noun.
• A young bird that has just fledged.

Speckled

• Verb.
• Adjective.
• Covered with a large number of small spots.

Seldom

• Adverb
• Not often.
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Teeter

• Verb.
• move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.
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Hobble

• Verb.
• To walk in an awkward way.

Necessary

• Adjective
• Required to be done, achieved, present, needed, essential.

Pebble

• Noun.
• A soft, smooth rock.

Season

• Noun.
• Each of the four divisions of the year

Urge

• Noun.
• A strong desire or impulse.

Gather

• Verb.
• To collect.