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The Great Gatsby – Chapter 1

 Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Grand (p.13):

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Drift (p.13):

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Lawn (p.14):

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Porch (p.14):

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Slim (p.15):

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Frown (p.15):

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Butler (p.15):

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Tournament (p.16):

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Rumour (p.18):

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Dock (p.19):

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The Great Gatsby – Chapter 2

• Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Drawbridge (p.20):

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Bare (p.20):

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Cab (p.22):

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Dumb (p.22):

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Catholic (p.23):

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Argument (p.23):

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Divorce (p.23):

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The Great Gatsby – Chapter 3

• Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Wagon (p.25):

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Caterer (p.25):

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Host (p.27):

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Tore (p.27):

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Pardon (p.28):

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Sinister (p.29):

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Yawn (p.30):

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Gesture (p.31):

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Cheat (p.32):

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Tender (p.32):

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The Great Gatsby – Chapter 4

• Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Horn (p.33):

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Tool (p.33):

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Ancestor (p.34):

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Sideways (p.34):

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Inherit (p.34):

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Valour (p.35)

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Earl (p.35):

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Jail (p.39):

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Furious (p.39):

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Overseas (p.40):

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The Great Gatsby – Chapter 5

• Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Hesitate (p.42):

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Artificial (p.44):

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Stare (p.44):

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Radiate (p.45):

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Misty (p.46):

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Revalue (p.46)

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Bay (p.46):

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Significance (p.47):

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The Great Gatsby – Chapter 6

• Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Copper (p.48):

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Hooves (p.33):

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Rest (p.49):

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Arrogant (p.50):

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Bootleg (p.51):

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Drugstore (p.51)

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Bright (p.52):

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Remove (p.52):

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The Great Gatsby – Chapter 7

• Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Recognise (p.54):

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Housekeeper (p.54):

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Gossip (p.54):

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Contempt (p.58):

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Stuck (p.59):

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Heat (p.59)

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Owe (p.59):

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Foolish (p.63):

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Revolting (p.64):

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Upset (p.65):

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The Great Gatsby – Chapter 8

• Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Garage (p.69):

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Bend (p.69):

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Wail (p.70):

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Trouble (p.70):

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Blanket (p.70):

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Coward (p.71)

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Sob (p.71):

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Enquire (p.74):

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Violent (p.74):

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Intimacy (p.75):

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The Great Gatsby – Chapters 9 & 10

• Vocabulary: Copy the definition of the words from the dictionary. In the text, find the

sentences with the vocabulary words and copy them.

Despair (p.76):

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Hypocrisy (p.77):

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Belong (p.79):

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Bruise (p.79):

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Conviction (p.79):

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Ripple (p.80)

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Burden (p.80):

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Mattress (p.80):

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Inquest (p.82):

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Grief (p.82):

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Catastrophe (p.82):

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Cemetery (p.84):

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Deserve (p.85):

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