IOTBD Chapters 1-5

Ravine

a deep narrow valley with steep sides

Leagues

length or distance

Cormorants

a large black sea bird with a long neck

Intruders

someone who enters a place without permission to commit a crime

Clattered

to make continuous loud noises by hitting hard objects against each other

Kelp

a large brown plant that grows in the sea

Parley

having a discussion between two groups of people

Reefs

a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea

befell

If something bad or dangerous befalls you

Carcasses

the body of a dead animal

Pelt

the skin and fur of a dead animal

Bales

a large amount of something such as hay

Barred

with a bar of wood or metal across the front of something to keep it locked or blocked

Surged

to move quickly and powerfully

Snared

to catch an animal using a snare

Shirkers

someone who avoids something

Decreed

to announce an official statement

Portioned

to share something out

Abalones

a small edible sea animal that lives inside a shell