| A | B |
|---|
| gulls | sea birds, white and gray , web -footed, long winged |
| otter | mammal that likeswater,eats fish, has webbed and clawed feet, brown fur |
| ravine | a sharp and steep cut into the earth formed by running water |
| Russian | the language spoken by the people of Russia |
| league | a measurement of distance |
| dolphin | marine mammal with a long nose and a toothed jaw; playful |
| skimming | just touching the top of the water |
| pelts | skins with fur |
| bale | a wrapped and tied large bundle |
| retreat | go back |
| cormorant | dark colored, web- footed sea bird with a long neck, wedge-shaped tail, a hookied bill, and a patch of bare skin under the bill |
| kelp | a sea weed that grows in long wide ribbons |
| intruder | an person or thing that enters without an invitation |
| Aleuts | native people from the Aleutian Islands |
| mesa | flat topped land formation |
| glistening | wet, shiny appearance |
| carcasses | dead bodies |
| dusk | time of lopw light just after sundown |
| surged | powerful movement forward |
| abalones | a shellfish known for its beautiful shell |
