"Island of the Blue Dolphins"
| gnawed-bitten or worn away |
| headland-narrow ridge of high land jutting out into the water; promontory |
| kelp-any various, large, tough, brown seaweeds |
| lair-den or resting place of a wild animal |
| ravine-a long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water |
| shellfish-a water animal with a shell. Oysters, calms, crabs, and lobsters are shellfish |
| sinew-tendon |
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