CHAIR in Classic Quotes

1  Mr. McKee was asleep on a chair with his fists clenched in his lap, like a photograph of a man of action.

The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2

2  "You ought to live in California--" began Miss Baker but Tom interrupted her by shifting heavily in his chair.

The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 1

3  Myrtle pulled her chair close to mine, and suddenly her warm breath poured over me the story of her first meeting with Tom.

The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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4  The butler came back and murmured something close to Tom's ear whereupon Tom frowned, pushed back his chair and without a word went inside.

The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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5  A humorous suggestion was made that she sing the notes on her face whereupon she threw up her hands, sank into a chair and went off into a deep vinous sleep.

The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3

6  I wanted to get out and walk eastward toward the park through the soft twilight but each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild strident argument which pulled me back, as if with ropes, into my chair.

The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
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