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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 10 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 10 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 10 holds 213 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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Caroline
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Mrs. Hurstwood was not aware of any of her husband’s moral defections, though she might readily have suspected his tendencies, which she well understood.
She was a woman upon whose action under provocation you could never count.
Hurstwood, for one, had not the slightest idea of what she would do under certain circumstances.
He had never seen her thoroughly aroused.
In fact, she was not a woman who would fly into a passion.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mrs. Hurstwood was not aware of any of her husband’s moral defections, though she might readily have suspected his tendencies, which she well understood.
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She was a woman upon whose action under provocation you could never count.
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Hurstwood, for one, had not the slightest idea of what she would do under certain circumstances.
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He had never seen her thoroughly aroused.
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In fact, she was not a woman who would fly into a passion.
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action

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any

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From this reading Mrs. Hurstwood was not aware of any of her husband’s moral defections, though she might readily have suspected his tendencies, which she well understood.

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aroused

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From this reading He had never seen her thoroughly aroused.

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aware

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certain

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circumstances

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could

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count

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defections

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do

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fact

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fly

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for

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had

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have

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He

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her

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his

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Hurstwood

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husband's

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idea

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In

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into

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might

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moral

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Mrs

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never

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not

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of

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one

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passion

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provocation

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readily

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From this reading Mrs. Hurstwood was not aware of any of her husband’s moral defections, though she might readily have suspected his tendencies, which she well understood.

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seen

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she

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slightest

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suspected

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tendencies

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the

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thoroughly

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though

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under

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understood

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From this reading Mrs. Hurstwood was not aware of any of her husband’s moral defections, though she might readily have suspected his tendencies, which she well understood.

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upon

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was

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well

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From this reading Mrs. Hurstwood was not aware of any of her husband’s moral defections, though she might readily have suspected his tendencies, which she well understood.

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what

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which

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From this reading Mrs. Hurstwood was not aware of any of her husband’s moral defections, though she might readily have suspected his tendencies, which she well understood.

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who

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From this reading In fact, she was not a woman who would fly into a passion.

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whose

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From this reading She was a woman upon whose action under provocation you could never count.

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woman

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From this reading She was a woman upon whose action under provocation you could never count.

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would

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From this reading Hurstwood, for one, had not the slightest idea of what she would do under certain circumstances.

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you

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From this reading She was a woman upon whose action under provocation you could never count.

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