Chapter 3, Catcher in the Rye

Elisabeth B.
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  1. chiffonier
    a tall elegant chest of drawers
  2. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  3. dorm
    a building containing living quarters for students
  4. undertaking
    any piece of work that is attempted
  5. locomotive
    a self-propelled vehicle that draws a train along a track
  6. stiff
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  7. swell
    increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
  8. crude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development
  9. compulsory
    required by rule
  10. peak
    a V shape
  11. hound's-tooth check
    textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
  12. flannel
    a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
  13. practically
    in a manner concerned with actual use
  14. annex
    attach to
  15. chiffonier
    a tall elegant chest of drawers
Created on Thu Jan 31 02:47:42 EST 2013 (updated Thu Jan 31 03:19:16 EST 2013)

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