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1  He had a big future before him, you know.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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2  He knew he had a big future in front of him.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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3  It was a yellow car," he said, "big yellow car.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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4  "Those big movies around Fiftieth Street are cool," suggested Jordan.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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5  I was going to wear it tonight, but it was too big in the bust and had to be altered.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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6  Instead of taking the short cut along the Sound we went down the road and entered by the big postern.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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7  Most of the big shore places were closed now and there were hardly any lights except the shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the Sound.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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8  I'm going to make a big request of you today," he said, pocketing his souvenirs with satisfaction, "so I thought you ought to know something about me.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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9  At her first big golf tournament there was a row that nearly reached the newspapers--a suggestion that she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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10  I saw Jordan Baker and talked over and around what had happened to us together and what had happened afterward to me, and she lay perfectly still listening in a big chair.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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