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Welcome to "riverwords," our dictionary/glossary for // Blood on the River //, which we are reading in class. Students chose their own shorter list of words from the book but we have combined them into a dictionary here .

#15 'tween deck (22) - Any deck in a ship below the main deck.
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abandoned (35) –To throw away or move away from something.#1:]

abuzz (31) –

adventure (21) –a adventure is like somewhere that is fun#8 I think you should put this in diffrent wording.#17

Algonquian (34) –

astonishment (21) –

axiom (19) –A statmentthat needs no proof because it's truth can be easily seen. (#9)



barbarians (32)  –
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bare (2) –

bellied (21)  –

blight (3)  –

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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0,112,192); font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">cannibals (51) – Cannibles are people or animals that eat others of there kind. #17

canvas (15) –

Carib Indians (38) –

Chesapeake (1) –

Christianity (18) –

clouds (21) –the white puffy thangs in the sky

cobblestones (2) – a round stone D.G #11 a stone about the size of a fist#8

commoner (24, 27, 28) –Beloning equally to all members of a group. (#9)

communicate (33) –

complaints (15) –

contrary (14) –

cottage – a small house with one story L.B.M#5

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delousing (39) –

despite (23) –

disgust (23) –

distract (39) –to get someones attieon#8

doublets (35) –


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factions (47) –

finally (37) –it's time #10

flail (35) – a ball on the end of a chain with spikes used sort of like a wrecking ball. #17

foredeck (21) –


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Gallows (47) –

gangways (9) –

gentlemen –a nice plit man #10

gold (8) –is money or a color #10 A value that is compared to money #15

Gran Canaria (26) –

grimaces (33) –

gullible (30) –


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hatchet (33) – A small axe that can be held in one hand. #17

horseback (48) –a back of a horse #10

Hull(53)-The front of a ship#16
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ignorant (25) – Not very smart and doesnt litsen to others.#17

importance (8) –the qalultiy of being of being inportant#8


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jostle (16) –


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linger (21) –

locket (3) –a charm on a nackls #10 necklace.#17 I think you can put more thought into you definition.#15 A part of a necklace that opens and you can put little pictures in the in side when you open. #15

magistrate (4, 6) – an official Ex. I sent a letter to the magistrate-#7
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manchineel tree (43) –

masts(53) -A tall pole set up right on a ship.(#9)

mattress (16) – The part of a bed that people sleep on.#17

milling (9) –

monotnous (17) –

monstrous (35) –It means very huge or big-#25 Ex. Their is a monstrous storm coming tonight.-#25

moor (67)-A member of a muslium people living.(#9)

murderer (25) – Someone who has killed another without the right. #17

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nobles (28) –

natives(63)-the first north americans#16


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opportunity (29) –a chancethat you canty to get #8

orphanage (6) –that didn't have a parent L.B.M#5 you need to fix your definition i think you may have left a part out.#17


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padlock (2) –

partitions (15) – A seperation-#7

pawnshop (2) – A pawnbrokers shop Ex. I went to the pawnshop this morning-#7

peeking (35) –

perish (49) –ruind or distroyed D.G #11 Ex: My dog Mickey perish his new bed. L.B.M #5 & D.G #11 you need to check your spelling.#17

philosophy (17) –

pitches (14) –

pluck (50) –To pull out or off.#25 Ex. My mom pluck the seeds out because it was getting cold.#25

poor (26) –a person that does not have money or food or a house#8 a homles man or woman how lives on the street and how needs money #10 Who is not spelt how.#15 A person with out money and a home another word for poor is homeless#15

Powhatan (1) –a man who was a indian leader#8 A old leader in the Native Americans. #15

promised (47) –something that u keep thats not reel #10 you might need to fix that definition and spelling.#17 When you do something someone says and you must because the count on you.#15


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recover (19) – Healing over time.#17

regiment (37) –

relatively (20) – compred with something#20

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retching (26) –

reverend (6, 9, 20, 49) – A preist or minister.#17 a prest or minister that deals with a realigon#8

root cellar (14) –


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satchel (8) –

savage (26) – A person that does not have manners or self control.#17

scraggly (4) –

scuttle (20) –

sermon (47) –

shimmery (19) –shiney#8

shirttails (35) – The bottom edge of one's shirt. - Mrs. H. The end of your shirt. - CJ #16 Mrs. H. I think you need to retrhink your definition. - Isaac.

Ex. William, please tuck your shirttail in before we go into the wedding. It looks much neater. Mrs. H.

slashing (21) – to splash L.B.M#5 you need to fix your spelling on slash. #17

snicker (29) – a sly or a snicky laughter D.G #11 Ex. My brother snickerd when I got tricked.#25

spiked (4) – Has spikes on it.#17 Ex. His club was spiked.

squirm (2) – to wriggle L.B.M#5

stretching (2) –to pull out #10

stubborn (49) –hard to treat with#20

survival (49) –to live with out food but has water # 10


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tallow (33) –

tarnished (45) –

teeming (50) –

threshing (48) –

throng (9) –

thwack-to hit with something flat. Ex. My dad thwack a dog when it ate my homework.#25 You need to fix that Ex.#17

tromping (43) –

turquoise (36) – A blue stone that normally sells for a good price and a color.#17

‘tween (14) –


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underfoot (22) –the bootm of your foot #10

unshackled (24) –not shakled#8

urine (15) – to use the bathroom the yelowish stuff that comes out your body. (#9)


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velvet (9) –

venture (2) –

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