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1  Gatsby's eyes floated toward her.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
2  The Buchanans' house floated suddenly toward us through the dark rustling trees.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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3  The moon had risen higher, and floating in the Sound was a triangle of silver scales, trembling a little to the stiff, tinny drip of the banjoes on the lawn.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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4  A tray of cocktails floated at us through the twilight and we sat down at a table with the two girls in yellow and three men, each one introduced to us as Mr. Mumble.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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5  Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan I had no girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs and so I drew up the girl beside me, tightening my arms.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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6  No--Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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7  The bar is in full swing and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside until the air is alive with chatter and laughter and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other's names.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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