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