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catcher in the rye Flashcards

1
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holden

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tells story from mental institution, his brother died

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2
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D.B

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brother, lives in Hollywood as playwrite

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3
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Phoebe

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sister, overly wise for her age

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4
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Allie

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brother who died from cancer

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5
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Ackley

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neighbor@ boarding school. disgusting and cant take hint

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Stradlater

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Roommate, secret slob, has a date with jane and it bothers Holden

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7
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Jane

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crush, went out with stradlater, her father is abusive

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Mr. Spencer

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old teacher cares about holdens future

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9
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maurice

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pimp who comes after him for money

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10
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sunny

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prostitute about holdens age

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sally hayes

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“girlfriend” invites holden to help with xmas decorations

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12
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Faith Cavendish

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could show holden a good time

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Lillian simmons

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D.B’s old friend, very annoying to holden

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14
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carl luce

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old roommate of holdens very smart and lady’s man

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15
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horwitz

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cabbie, sarcastic about fish

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16
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ernie

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club owner, plays piano, got stuck in lime light

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17
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hazel Weatherfield

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phoebes made up character in stories

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18
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Mr. Antolini

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holdens fav teacher from another school

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19
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fencing

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sport with swords

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20
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foil

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sword wont hurt you

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21
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grippe

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flu

22
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falsetto

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very high pitch

23
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ostracized

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excluding intentionally ignored

24
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polo

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sport on horseback

25
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splendid

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wonderful or terrific

26
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illiterate

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unable to read or wrote

27
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hoarse

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raspy/low

28
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chiffonier

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chest of drawers

29
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rostrum

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small platform

30
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ironic

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unexpected

31
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lagoon

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small body of water

32
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compulsory

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manditory

33
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sadist

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person who has pleasure in others pain

34
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athiest

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no belief in god

35
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random

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without order

36
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canasta

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card game

37
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modesty

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regard for decency

38
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monastery

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where monks live

39
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clavichord

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keyboard instrument

40
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intimately

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closely

41
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swanky

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classy or elegant

42
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inferiority complex

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unrealistic feeling of not belonging

43
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bourgeois

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lower class

44
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blasé

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unimpressed

45
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mutiny

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rebellion against authority

46
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charitable

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assistance to those in need

47
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humbly

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meekness or modesty

48
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nonchalantly

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coolly casually

49
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chateau

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large French country house

50
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snubbed

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ignored

51
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immense

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extremely large

52
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holy

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sacred

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