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1  They picked him up when he handed the bonds over the counter.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
2  It wouldn't take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5
3  Some time before he introduced himself I'd got a strong impression that he was picking his words with care.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3
4  Blinking away the brightness of the street outside my eyes picked him out obscurely in the anteroom, talking to another man.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 4
5  And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
6  I liked to walk up Fifth Avenue and pick out romantic women from the crowd and imagine that in a few minutes I was going to enter into their lives, and no one would ever know or disapprove.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3
7  I picked it up with a weary bend and handed it back to her, holding it at arm's length and by the extreme tip of the corners to indicate that I had no designs upon it--but every one near by, including the woman, suspected me just the same.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7