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bookworm

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bookworm

A person who spends a large or excessive amount of time reading or studying. Emma's a real bookworm. You're more likely to find her curled up with a book on a Friday night than out at a party. College is about more than just getting good grades, you know. Come on, quit being such a bookworm and come out with us tonight! My daughter was a bookworm at a young age. I know Babysitter's Club books aren't Moby Dick, but they are chapter books, and she was reading them to herself in second grade!
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