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Island of the Blue

Dolphins

Chapter 11-18

sandpit

• a quarry from which

sand is excavated.

sinew

• a piece of tough

fibrous tissue uniting

muscle to bone or

bone to bone; a

tendon or ligament.

utensils

• an implement,

container, or other

article, especially for

household use

forbade

• past of forbid.

slash

• cut (something) with a

violent sweeping

movement, typically

using a knife or

sword.

stalking

• pursue or approach

stealthily

ancestor

• a person, typically

one more remote than

a grandparent, from

whom one is

descended

herbs

• any plant with leaves,

seeds, or flowers

used for flavoring,

food, medicine, or

perfume.

labored

• work done with great

effort and difficulty

devilfish

• any of a number of

marine creatures that

are perceived as

having a sinister

appearance, in

particular a devil ray,

a stonefish, or an

octopus or squid.

brackish

• slightly salty, as is the

mixture of river water

and seawater in

estuaries.

legend

• a traditional story

sometimes popularly

regarded as historical

but unauthenticated

reed

• a tall, slender-leaved

plant of the grass

family that grows in

water or on marshy

ground.

rival

• a person or thing

competing with

another for the same

objective or for

superiority in the

same field of activity.

scatter

• throw in various

random directions.

fetch

• go for and then bring

back (someone or

something).

basin

• a wide, round open

container, especially

one used for holding

liquid.

gnawed

• bite at or nibble

something

persistently.

wound

• an injury to living

tissue caused by a

cut, blow, or other

impact, typically one

in which the skin is

cut or broken.

crevice

• a narrow opening or

fissure, especially in a

rock or wall.