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1  Shut up and I'll tell you something.
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Context   In Chapter 1
2  I couldn't tell if Two-Bit was drunk or not.
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Context   In Chapter 2
3  You just didn't tell Dally Winston what to do.
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Context   In Chapter 2
4  I hate to tell people my name for the first time.
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Context   In Chapter 2
5  "I've got me a ornery pony," Soda'd tell him, rubbing his neck.
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Context   In Chapter 3
6  I'll tell you something, Ponyboy, and it may come as a surprise.
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Context   In Chapter 2
7  I was too tired to tell myself I was being mean and unreasonable.
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Context   In Chapter 4
8  I had to tell her that, because I'd seen her eyes when Two-Bit flicked out his switch.
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Context   In Chapter 3
9  It's kind of hard to tell with him--- he acts boozed up sometimes even when he's sober.
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Context   In Chapter 2
10  "I reckon," I said, wondering if I ought to tell Johnny what she had said about Dallas.
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Context   In Chapter 3
11  I couldn't tell her that Soda had bawled all night long after they came and got Mickey Mouse.
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Context   In Chapter 3
12  I'd never tell Soda, because he really likes Steve a lot, but sometimes I can't stand Steve Randle.
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Context   In Chapter 1
13  You could tell by the way she said it that her idea of a good time was probably, high-class, and probably expensive.
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Context   In Chapter 2
14  Whether that was because Steve was so good with cars or because Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies, I couldn't tell you.
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Context   In Chapter 1
15  I could tell it was Darry though--- partly because of the voice and partly because Darry's always rough with me without meaning to be.
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Context   In Chapter 1
16  As a result, Johnny never spoke to girls much, but whether that was because he was scared of Steve or because he was shy, I couldn't tell.
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Context   In Chapter 2
17  He would slap Darry on the back and tell him he was getting to be a man, a regular chip off the block, and they would be as close as they used to be.
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Context   In Chapter 3
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