Vocabulary

1 . Tenants- Page 1 "Then one day (it happened to be the 4 (Fourth) of July), a most uncommon-looking delivery boy rode around town slipping lettes under the doors of the chosen **//tenants//** to be."
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 * Tenants**- people who live in or occupy an apartment

2. Exclusive- Page 2 "**//Exclusive//** neighborhood, near excellent schools."
 * Exclusive-** not divided or shared with others

3. Plush- Page 3 "Gorgeous," Mrs Wexter replied, clutching her husband's arm as her high heels wobbled in the deep **//plush//** pile."
 * Plush**- fabric like velvet but thicker and softer

4. Stationery- Page 3 "And she'd have **//stationery//** made- blue with deckle edge, her name and fancy address is swirlling type across the top: Grace Windsor Wexler, Sunset Towers on the Lake Shore."
 * Stationery-**writing materials such as paper, cards and envelopes

5. Warped- Page 4 "Arriving in the later afternoon, Sydelle Pulaski looked up and saw the dim **//warped//** reflection of treetops and drifting clouds in the glass face of the Sunset Towers"
 * Warped-**to bend or twist out of shape

6. Chandeliers- Page 2 "See those **//chandeliers//**?"
 * Chandeliers-** fixture with branches for lights, usually hanging from the ceiling

7. Alcove- Page 5 "In one day he had rented all of Sunset Towers to the people whose names were already printed on the mailboxes in an //**alcove**// off the lobby."
 * Alcove-** a small room opening out of a larger room

8. Bookie- Page 5 "And, oh yes, one was a //**bookie**//, one was a burglar, one was a bomber, and one was a mistake."
 * Bookie-** a person who organizes bets or deals illegally

9. Grappled- Page 6 "Neighbor greeted neighbor with "Good Morning" or "Good Evening" or a friendly smile, and **//grappled//** with small problems behind closed doors."
 * Grappled-** to deal or work with something

10. Corpse- Page 7 "They say his **//corpse//** is still up there in that big old house."
 * Corpse-** a dead body