A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J. D. Salinger

mule n [usu. pl.] a shoe or SLIPPER with no back, but only a piece of material across the toes to hold it on

soggy adj completely wet; heavy and usu. unpleasant with wetness

terrycloth / n [U] a thick usu. cotton material with uncut threads on both sides, used esp. for making TOWEL

squint v to look with almost closed eyes:

prone fml lying on one's front, face downwards:

prod v -to push or press (something or someone) with a pointed object; POKE:

yank v infml to pull suddenly and sharply:

wade v to walk through (water)

jam v to pack, crush, or gather tightly into a small space:

slimy adj like, covered with, or being slime; unpleasantly slippery, esp. to touch

cumbersome adj heavy and awkward to carry, wear, etc.:

plod v -to walk slowly along, esp. with difficulty and great effort

salve n (an) oily substance for putting on a cut, wound, sore place, etc., to help the forming of new skin;

sneak v to go quietly and secretly, so as not to be seen

magazine the part of a gun in which bullets are placed before firing

cock to set (the hammer of a gun) in the position ready for firing