Chapter 28 of Sister Carrie is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Sister Carrie is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing. Results from such things are usually long in growing. Morning brings a change of feeling. The existent condition invariably pleads for itself. It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
Chapter 28 of Sister Carrie is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Morning brings a change of feeling.”
having existence or being or actuality
From this reading “The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.”
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading “It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.”
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.”
third-person singular of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.”
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “Results from such things are usually long in growing.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.”
past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading “WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
a state at a particular time
From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
having existence or being or actuality
From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
of the present time and place
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
not divisible by two
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
and nothing more
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
third-person singular of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
under normal conditions
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
a late time of life
From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
Chapter 28 of Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 28 holds 216 sentences of Sister Carrie, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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