1) 'dropped her anchor'
2) lying low in the waters of San Fransico bay.
3) to lose the weight so that the boat will not sink
4) a) swept overboard
b) stiffling cabin
c) ice-cold night
5) Wealth beyond a man's imagination
6) scattered
7a) Drowning
b) attacked/ harmed/ killed by the tribes
c) heat stroke/ die of dehydration or thirst
8) They use mules and even walk to make their journey overland
9) a) unpredictable
b) boring or repetitive
10) Dull is suppose to be not attractive while glitter actually mean shiny and bright
11) He was excited and ran over to his master with the rock
12) Back breaking tells me that it is a very tiring process while
heartbreaking suggest that they may be disappointed as they may not get what they are looking for.
13) To mark out thier territories so that others will not be looking for gold in their territories.
14) They were actully looking for pure gold.
15) remote
16) they have started business in San Fransico.
17) Everyone was obssessed with gold.
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