Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
hospitality
/ˌhɒspɪˈtæləti/friendly and generous treatment of guests or visitors
authentic
/ɔːˈθentɪk/real, true, or what it is claimed to be, not a copy
associate
/əˈsəʊʃiət/a person someone works or does business with; a partner
deceive
/dɪˈsiːv/to trick someone or make them believe something that is not true
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During that summer, hundreds of people came to Jay Gatsby’s luxurious mansion. Rich, famous, and curious guests filled his garden, drank his expensive liquor, and gossiped endlessly about his mysterious past. Some guests whispered that he was an illegal bootlegger, while others claimed he had once killed a man. Yet, almost everyone accepted his generous hospitality without knowing anything real about him. One sunny morning in late July, Gatsby drove up to my door in his magnificent car. It was a rich cream color, shining with bright nickel and filled with comfortable green leather seats. "Good morning, old sport," he...
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