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Aleut |
A member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands, other islands in the Bering Sea, and parts of western Alaska. sentence: Then he spoke to his Aleuts. pg. 21 |
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beckoned |
Make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow. sentence: Beside them stood four white men and as we came down the trail, one of the men beckoned us to walk faster. pg. 35 |
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rimmed |
form or act as an outer edge or rim for. sentence: The shore as far as I could see was rimmed with foam. pg. 35 |
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bales |
A large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering. sentence: You have have one hundred and five bales of otter on that ship. pg. 20 |
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vainer |
having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth. sentence: Ulape had two boxes of ear-rings, for she was vainer than I, and when she put them into her baskets, she drew a thin markwith blue clay across her nose and cheekbones. pg. 34 |
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whalebone |
An elastic horny substance that grows in a series of thin parallel plates in the upper jaw of some whales and is used by them to strain plankton from the seawater. sentence: Three fine needles of whalebone, an awl for making holes, a good stoneknife for scraping hides, two cooking pots, and a small box made from a shell with many ear-rings in it. pg. 34 |
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chieftain |
The leader of a people or clan. sentence: He was the chieftain of the white men, for he began to shout orders which they quicklyobeyed. Sails rose on the tall masts and two of the men began to pull on the rope that held the anchor. pg. 36 |
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ravine |
A ravine is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. sentence: I made my way through the heavy brush and, moving swiftly, down the ravine until I came to the sea cliffs. pg. 4 |
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toyon bush |
An evergreen, rosaceous shrub or small tree, Heteromeles arbutifolia (or Photinia arbutifolia), of California and northern Mexico, having clusters of small, white flowers and bright red berries. Also called Christmas berry. Origin of toyon Expand. sentence: As I crouched there in the toyon bushes, trying not to fall over the cliff, trying to keep myself hidden and yet to see and hearwhat went on below me, a boat left the ship. pg. 4 |
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mesa |
An isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata. sentence: Our women were gathering at the edge of the mesa. pg.4 |
