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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 11 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 11 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 11 holds 206 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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It was not quite two days after the scene between Carrie and Hurstwood in the Ogden Place parlour before he again put in his appearance.
He had been thinking almost uninterruptedly of her.
Her leniency had, in a way, inflamed his regard.
He felt that he must succeed with her, and that speedily.
The reason for his interest, not to say fascination, was deeper than mere desire.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It was not quite two days after the scene between Carrie and Hurstwood in the Ogden Place parlour before he again put in his appearance.
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He had been thinking almost uninterruptedly of her.
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Her leniency had, in a way, inflamed his regard.
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He felt that he must succeed with her, and that speedily.
Line 5
The reason for his interest, not to say fascination, was deeper than mere desire.
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after

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been

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before

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between

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Carrie

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days

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deeper

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desire

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fascination

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felt

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for

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had

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he

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her

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his

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Hurstwood

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in

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inflamed

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interest

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It

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leniency

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mere

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must

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not

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of

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Ogden

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parlour

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Place

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put

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quite

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reason

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regard

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say

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scene

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speedily

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From this reading He felt that he must succeed with her, and that speedily.

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succeed

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than

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that

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the

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thinking

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From this reading He had been thinking almost uninterruptedly of her.

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to

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two

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uninterruptedly

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From this reading He had been thinking almost uninterruptedly of her.

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was

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way

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From this reading Her leniency had, in a way, inflamed his regard.

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with

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From this reading He felt that he must succeed with her, and that speedily.

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