Chapter 1 Quotations Flashcards

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I i t r a j

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I’m inclined to reserve all judgments- Nick

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R a j i a m o i h

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Reserving all judgments is a matter of infinite hope- Nick

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S g o w u m

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Secret griefs of wild unknown man- Nick

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G w r e f w i h a u s

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Gatsby who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn- Nick

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A e g f h, a r r

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An extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness-Nick

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G t o a i t e; i i w p o G

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Gatsby turned out alright in the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby- Nick

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W f d f i t w o h d

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What foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams- Nick

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L i m m s l a f a s w, a a

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Life is more successfully looked at from a single window, after all- Nick

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T t w a m i p i t d i e p e s a s

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To the wingless a more interesting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size- Nick

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I i c a s o b a c b

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Identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay- Nick

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i l i w e- w t l f o t t

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I liv d in west egg- well the less fashionable of the two- Nick

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T w p o f e e g a t w

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The white palaces of fashionable east egg glittered along the water- Nick

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T s a e h e d o h f

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Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face- Nick

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A l a f

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Always leaning aggressively forward- Nick

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A c b

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A cruel body- Nick

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H s v, a g h t

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His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor- Nick

17
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T w b i w, a t d r a f

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They were both in white, their dresses rippling and fluttering- Nick

18
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I h i s t D m w o t m p l t h; a i c t m i n l c

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I’ve heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean towards her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming- Nick

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A e i h v t m w h c f h f d t f

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An excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget- Nick

20
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“Y o t s t b” “s t y o”

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You ought to see the baby. She’s three years old -Daisy

21
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T t r i

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The telephone rang inside- Nick

22
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I g i a g. A i h s b a f-t t b t a g c b i t w, a b l f

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I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool - Daisy

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H s h a t t d w i a c w

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He stretched his arms towards the dark water in curious way- Nick

24
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I c h s h w t

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I could have sworn he was trembling- Nick

25
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I g s-a d n e a s g l

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I glanced seaward- and distinguished nothing except a single green light- Nick