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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Drouet did not call that evening.

After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.

On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.

There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.

There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.

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Sister Carrie: A Novel Theodore Dreiser

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Chapter IV

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Drouet did not call that evening. After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time. On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets. There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building. There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.

Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Drouet did not call that evening.

Line 2

After receiving the letter, he had laid aside all thought of Carrie for the time being and was floating around having what he considered a gay time.

Line 3

On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.

Line 4

There—after he visited the resort of Fitzgerald and Moy’s in Adams Street, opposite the imposing Federal Building.

Line 5

There he leaned over the splendid bar and swallowed a glass of plain whiskey and purchased a couple of cigars, one of which he lighted.

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Adams

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After

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all

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and

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around

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aside

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at

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bar

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basement

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being

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Building

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call

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Carrie

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cigars

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Clark

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considered

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couple

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did

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dined

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Drouet

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evening

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fame

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Federal

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Fitzgerald

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floating

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for

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gay

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glass

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had

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having

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he

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imposing

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in

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laid

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leaned

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letter

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lighted

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local

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Monroe

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Moy's

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not

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From this reading Drouet did not call that evening.

occupied

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of

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On

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one

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opposite

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over

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particular

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plain

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purchased

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receiving

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Rector's

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resort

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restaurant

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some

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splendid

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Street

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Streets

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swallowed

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that

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From this reading Drouet did not call that evening.

the

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There

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this

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From this reading On this particular evening he dined at “Rector’s,” a restaurant of some local fame, which occupied a basement at Clark and Monroe Streets.

thought

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time

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visited

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was

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what

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which

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whiskey

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Chapter 4 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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.

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Chapter 4 holds 137 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

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