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Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie

Chapter XXVIII

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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.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sister Carrie

Chapter XXVIII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.
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Results from such things are usually long in growing.
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Morning brings a change of feeling.
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The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
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It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Morning brings a change of feeling.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Results from such things are usually long in growing.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Morning brings a change of feeling.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.”

WITHOUT preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

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.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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.

atprepositionUS /æt/

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.

brings

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From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.

change

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From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.

CITY

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From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.

condition

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From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.

existent

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From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.

get

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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.

glimpses

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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.

growing

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From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.

immediate

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From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.

invariably

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From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

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.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.

misery

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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.

moments

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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.

MorningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.

odd

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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

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.

only

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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.

pleads

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From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.

result

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From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.

Results

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From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.

SLOPE

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From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

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.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

things

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From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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.

usually

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From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.

WALLED

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From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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.

wepronounUS /wiː/

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.

WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

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.

YEARS

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From this reading WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS The immediate result of this was nothing.