Chapter 1 Flashcards
Inclined
“I’m inclined to reserve all judgements”
Secret
“Secret griefs of wild, unknown men”
Reserving
“Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope”
Scorn
“Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn”
Gorgeous
“Something gorgeous about him”
Extraordinary
“It was an extraordinary gift for hope”
End
“Gatsby turned out all right at the end”
Preyed
“What preyed on Gatsby”
Foul dust
“What foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams”
New haven
“I graduated from New Haven”
Single window
“Life is much more successfully looked at from a single window”
West egg
“I lived at West Egg, the - well, less fashionable of the two”
Colossal
“The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard - it was a factual imitation of Caine Hotel de Ville in Normandy”
Marble
“A marble swimming pool”
East egg
“Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water”
Wealthy
“His family were enormously wealthy”
Georgian colonial mansion
“Their house was even more elaborate that I expected, a cheerful red-and-white Georgia Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay”
Gold
“Glowing now with reflected gold”
Eyes
“Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward”
Body
“A cruel body”
Guts
“I hated his guts”
Ceiling
“The frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling”
White
“They were both in white”
Charming little laugh
“Then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room”
Murmur
“Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her”
Face
“Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth”
Excitement in voice
“There was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget”
Baby
“You ought to see the baby”
She’s asleep
“She’s asleep. She’s three years old. Haven’t you ever seen her?”
Sofa
“I’ve been lying on that sofa for as long as I can remember”
Jordan
“She was slender, small breasted girl, with an erect carriage, which she accentuated by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet”
Books
“He reads deep books with long words in them. What was the word we-“
Dominant race
“It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things”
Telephone
“The telephone rang”
Glowing face
“Her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened - then the glow faded”
Glowing and singing
“Daisy leaned forward again, her voice glowing and singing”
Beautiful little fool
“That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool”
Flower
“Daisy surprising me by opening up again in a flower-like way”
Disgusted
“I was confused and a little disgusted as I drove away”
Stretched
“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”
Green light
“Distinguished nothing except a single green light”
Unquiet darkness
“When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was along again in the unquiet darkness”
