| A | B |
|---|
| fiction story | not true |
| nonfiction | true story |
| excerpt | small part of a larger book or article |
| setting of Island of the Blue Dolphins | San Nicolas Island in the Pacific |
| gnaw | to bite and bite and bite something |
| main character | main person in a book or article |
| plot | what happens in a story |
| paraphrase | tell part of the text in your own words |
| shelter | structure that protects you from weather |
| store | keep to use later |
| gather | collect |
| scarce | not many around, hard to find |
| belongings | things that someone owns |
| legend | old story |
| scoop | like dig |
| lined the bottom of the fence | covered with stones |
| quarrel | fight |
| perch | kind of fish |
| crawl | how a baby gets around |
| prowl | hunting quietly |
