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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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- Since no cows were playing among the waves in front of him, I knew that he did not have a herd of his own, and for that reason would not be so wary or quickly angered.†
p. 77.9 *wary = careful, nervous, or distrustful
- At that moment, while he lay there on the grass with the dog circling warily and the pack moving slowly toward him, without knowing that I did so, I fitted an arrow to the bow.†
p. 106.4warily = in a nervous or distrustful manner
Definitions:
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(1)
(wary) careful or nervous about something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)