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1  And if it runs out I can stop at a drug store.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
2  They stopped here and turned toward each other.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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3  One of the papers said they thought the rain would stop about four.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5
4  I tried to make her stop, but she couldn't so I pulled on the emergency brake.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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5  One night I did hear a material car there and saw its lights stop at his front steps.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
6  Tom threw on both brakes impatiently and we slid to an abrupt dusty stop under Wilson's sign.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
7  Tom Buchanan who had been hovering restlessly about the room stopped and rested his hand on my shoulder.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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8  It was lonely for a day or so until one morning some man, more recently arrived than I, stopped me on the road.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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9  He believed that Mrs. Wilson had been running away from her husband, rather than trying to stop any particular car.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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10  Tom stopped beside the porch and looked up at the second floor where two windows bloomed with light among the vines.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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11  I told her how I had stopped off in Chicago for a day on my way east and how a dozen people had sent their love through me.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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12  You can't stop going with an old friend on account of rumors and on the other hand I had no intention of being rumored into marriage.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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13  As we started through the gate into the cemetery I heard a car stop and then the sound of someone splashing after us over the soggy ground.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
14  He raised his hand to stop my words, looked at me with unforgettable reproach and opening the door cautiously went back into the other room.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5
15  She held my hand impersonally, as a promise that she'd take care of me in a minute, and gave ear to two girls in twin yellow dresses who stopped at the foot of the steps.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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16  The "death car" as the newspapers called it, didn't stop; it came out of the gathering darkness, wavered tragically for a moment and then disappeared around the next bend.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
17  I went up to New York with Tom on the train one afternoon and when we stopped by the ashheaps he jumped to his feet and taking hold of my elbow literally forced me from the car.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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