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1  That's why I want to get away.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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2  Gatsby doesn't want her to know.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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3  I didn't want to go to the city.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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4  I want to get one for the apartment.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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5  "I want to see you," said Tom intently.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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6  "I want to get the grass cut," he said.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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7  I want to wait here till Daisy goes to bed.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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8  "I want to speak to Daisy alone," he insisted.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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9  I didn't want you to think I was just some nobody.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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10  "I want to get one of those dogs," she said earnestly.
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11  "If you want anything just ask for it, old sport," he urged me.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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12  And I don't understand why you won't come out frankly and tell me what you want.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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13  I wasn't worth a decent stroke of work but it was more than that--I didn't want to leave Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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14  Now I want to go back a little and tell what happened at the garage after we left there the night before.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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15  Go ahead," answered Daisy genially, "And if you want to take down any addresses here's my little gold pencil.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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16  I didn't want it to be in the papers and draw a sightseeing crowd so I'd been calling up a few people myself.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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17  If you want to kiss me any time during the evening, Nick, just let me know and I'll be glad to arrange it for you.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6
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