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1  I called up Daisy from the office next morning and invited her to come to tea.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5
2  When I left his office the sky had turned dark and I got back to West Egg in a drizzle.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
3  "It was an opportunity they gave to some of the officers after the Armistice," he continued.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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4  Picking up Wilson like a doll Tom carried him into the office, set him down in a chair and came back.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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5  She nodded and moved away from him just as George Wilson emerged with two chairs from his office door.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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6  For a while the door of the office was open and everyone who came into the garage glanced irresistibly through it.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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7  He drew me into his office, remarking in a reverent voice that it was a sad time for all of us, and offered me a cigar.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
8  Then I heard footsteps on a stairs and in a moment the thickish figure of a woman blocked out the light from the office door.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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9  "Oh, sure," agreed Wilson hurriedly and went toward the little office, mingling immediately with the cement color of the walls.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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10  Some words of this conversation must have reached Wilson swaying in the office door, for suddenly a new theme found voice among his gasping cries.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
11  I never saw this great-uncle but I'm supposed to look like him--with special reference to the rather hard-boiled painting that hangs in Father's office.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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12  The butler gave me his office address on Broadway and I called Information, but by the time I had the number it was long after five and no one answered the phone.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
13  It transpired after a confused five minutes that the man had heard Gatsby's name around his office in a connection which he either wouldn't reveal or didn't fully understand.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6
14  Usually her voice came over the wire as something fresh and cool as if a divot from a green golf links had come sailing in at the office window but this morning it seemed harsh and dry.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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15  It had occurred to me that this shadow of a garage must be a blind and that sumptuous and romantic apartments were concealed overhead when the proprietor himself appeared in the door of an office, wiping his hands on a piece of waste.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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16  At first I couldn't find the source of the high, groaning words that echoed clamorously through the bare garage--then I saw Wilson standing on the raised threshold of his office, swaying back and forth and holding to the doorposts with both hands.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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17  The practical thing was to find rooms in the city but it was a warm season and I had just left a country of wide lawns and friendly trees, so when a young man at the office suggested that we take a house together in a commuting town it sounded like a great idea.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 1
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