Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
persuade
/pəˈsweɪd/To convince someone to do or believe something through reasoning
deliberately
/dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət.li/Done on purpose; intentionally
drain
/dreɪn/To empty or remove all liquid from an area or container
compliment
/ˈkɒm.plɪ.mənt/A polite remark expressing praise or admiration
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I could not sleep all night. Toward dawn, I heard a taxi drive up Gatsby’s road, and I immediately got dressed and crossed the lawn. Gatsby’s front door was still open. He looked exhausted and depressed. "Nothing happened," he told me quietly. "I waited until about four o'clock. She came to the window, stood there for a minute, and then turned off the light." His enormous house felt cold and empty, with an inexplicable layer of dust everywhere. We searched through the dark rooms for cigarettes and finally sat smoking by an open window. "You ought to go away," I...
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