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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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.

What does chapter 5 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 5 holds 375 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 375 sentences, grouped into 75 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 75 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 2568 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Sister Carrie: A Novel

Words and structures a reader meets early in Sister Carrie: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Caroline
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Meeber
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At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.
“Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.
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The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.
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Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.
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Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.
Line 5
“Well,” he said, as he came in from the hall in his working clothes, and looked at Carrie through the dining-room door, “how did you make out?”
All words in this reading · 60

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after

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and

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as

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At

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atmosphere

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be

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came

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Carrie

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character

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clothes

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did

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different

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dining-room

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door

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evening

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expected

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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.

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fact

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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.

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fair

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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.

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feelings

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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.

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felt

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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.

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first

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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.

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flat

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from

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good

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hall

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Hanson

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From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.

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he

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her

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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.

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his

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how

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in

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increased

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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.

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it

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its

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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.

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knowledge

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looked

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make

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manifested

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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.

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Minnie

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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.

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new

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of

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out

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phase

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From this reading At the flat that evening Carrie felt a new phase of its atmosphere.

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report

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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.

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said

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satisfied

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From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.

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spirits

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From this reading Minnie, after the good spirits Carrie manifested at first, expected a fair report.

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supposed

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From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.

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that

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the

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through

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unchanged

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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.

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was

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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.

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Well

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were

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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.

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while

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From this reading The fact that it was unchanged, while her feelings were different, increased her knowledge of its character.

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working

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would

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From this reading Hanson supposed that Carrie would be satisfied.

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you

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