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22 Cards in this Set
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reputation
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the public or community view of a person (p.130)
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someone of consequence
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a person of importance (p.130)
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basked
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enjoyed a warm pleasant feeling (p.130)
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notoriety
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well known (p.130)
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salt pork
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pork cured in salt (p.132)
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slabber
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saliva dripping from the mouth (p.132)
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ravine
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a long, deep hollow in the earth's surface (p.133)
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stubble
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the short, bristly growth of a beard (p.134)
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Kanakas
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Polynesian word for man (p.136)
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garrisons
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forts (p.136)
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paunchy
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potbelly (p.136)
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plug hat
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a man's high silk hat (p.136)
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Dos Pesos
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Spanish word for "two dollars" (p.136)
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coyote hole
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a hole dug straight down in the ground trying to reach bedrock (p.139)
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coyote-ing
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digging gold and washing the dirt from the holes toi find gold (p.139)
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bedrock
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any solid rock beneath dirt and gravel (p.139)
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Long Tom
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a wooden trough with a bottom and 2 sides (p.139)
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iron riffles
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grooves, channels or wire screens in a Long Tom to catch the gold (p.140)
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delegation
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a group of people sent to speak and act for others (p.140)
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reach
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the length of a person's extended arm (p.141)
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last will and testament
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a legal statement of a person's wishes concerning the distribution of his property after death (p.142)
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plummet
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a lead weight hung on a line to determine how deep water is or whether a wall, door, etc. is vertical (p.144)
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