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island of the blue dolphins
lesson 4
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Literature
4th Grade
05/13/2013

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pierce

to bore into or through; tunnel

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 hide

to obstruct the view of; cover up

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waddle

to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.

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tusklike

(in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal

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flank

a slice of meat from the flank of an animal

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bellowing

 

to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
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lobe

a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf. 

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basins

 circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing

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slain

to destroy; extinguish 
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bared

without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs

 

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pitch

to set up

 

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sinews

a tendon

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