Chapter 1 Flashcards

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“…gift for hope”

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“It was an extraordinary gift for hope”

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2
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“What foul dust floated…”

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“What foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams”

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3
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“It was an…” (Gatsby’s house)

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“It was an imitation”

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4
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“Spanking new under a…” (Gatsby’s house)

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“Spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy”

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5
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“Hard mouth and…”

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“Hard mouth and supercilious manner”

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6
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“Two shining arrogant eyes… leaning…”

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“Two shining arrogant eyes… leaning aggressively forward”

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7
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“It was a body capable of…”

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“It was a body capable of enormous leverage - a cruel body”

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8
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“Windows reflecting…” “bright rose…” “gleaming…”

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“Windows reflecting gold” “bright rose-coloured space” “gleaming white”

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9
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“Wine coloured rug, making a shadow…”

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“Wine coloured rug, making a shadow on it as wid does on the sea”

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10
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“They were both in…”

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“They were both in white”

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11
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“…voice”

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“Low, thrilling voice”

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12
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“…men who had cared for her found difficult to forget”

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“There was excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget”

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13
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“Wedging his tense arm imperatively under mine…”

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“Wedging his tense arm imperatively under mine, Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room”

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14
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“….out with her fingers”

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“She snapped them (candles) out with her fingers”

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15
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“It’s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out…”

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“It’s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things”

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16
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“her voice compelled me…”

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“her voice compelled me forward breathlessly”

17
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“The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and…”

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“The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and (as) Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom”

18
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“Well, she was less than an hour old and…”

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“Well, she was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where”

19
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“And I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be…”

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“And I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool”

20
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“Her eyes flashed around her in a defiant way…”

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“Her eyes flashed around her in a defiant way, rather like Tom’s, and she laughed with thrilling scorn”

21
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“She looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face as if she had asserted her… and Tom belonged”

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“She looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged”

22
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“Stood side by side in a…”

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“Stood side by side in a cheerful square of light”

23
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“Standing with his hands in his pockets regarding…”

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“Standing with his hands in his pockets regarding the silver pepper of the stars”

24
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“He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was…”

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“He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling”

25
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“a single green light…”

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“a single green light, minute and far away”