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わたし
たち
たまたまライ
むぎ
はたけ
つかまえて
さつ
っている

It happens that we have two copies of Catcher in the Rye.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
we; us
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0
casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
rye (Secale cereale)
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2
noun
1. field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
noun, suffix
2. field (of specialization); sphere; area  (ばたけ when suf; this meaning is restricted to reading はたけ)
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4 3 0
Most common form: 捕まえる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to catch; to arrest; to seize
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1. counter for books
noun
2. volume  (obscure term)
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1
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
バク   むぎ wheat, barley   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
go
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はた    はたけ cultivated field   
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デン   た rice field   
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
サツ   サク    volume   
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twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
wide
ジ   も to hold, to have   
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hand
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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