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 Current Search - threw in The Great Gatsby
1  You threw me over on the telephone.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
2  Suddenly she threw the cigarette and the burning match on the carpet.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
3  He threw dust into your eyes just like he did in Daisy's but he was a tough one.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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4  Then suddenly she threw her napkin on the table and excused herself and went into the house.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 1
5  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
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6  In the early morning the sun threw my shadow westward as I hurried down the white chasms of lower New York to the Probity Trust.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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7  A humorous suggestion was made that she sing the notes on her face whereupon she threw up her hands, sank into a chair and went off into a deep vinous sleep.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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