Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
desolate
/ˈdesələt/empty, lonely, and without any pleasant or living features
vitality
/vaɪˈtæləti/energy, strength, and lively spirit
rapture
/ˈræptʃər/a state of extreme pleasure, excitement, or happiness
hazy
/ˈheɪzi/unclear, foggy, or confused in the mind
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Halfway between West Egg and New York City, the road runs alongside the railway next to a desolate piece of land known as the valley of ashes. It is a fantastic farm where ashes grow into hills and gardens, and where grey men move through the dusty air. High above this bleak landscape, two gigantic blue eyes stare out from enormous yellow spectacles. These are the billboard eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, an eye doctor who long ago moved away and left them to brood over the solemn ground. One Sunday afternoon, Tom Buchanan and I were traveling by...
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