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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 14 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 14 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 14 holds 249 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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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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Boarded
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Afternoon
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In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
I tell you,” said another drummer to him, it’s a great thing.
Look at Hazenstab.
He isn’t so deuced clever.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
Line 2
During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
Line 3
I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
Line 4
Look at Hazenstab.
Line 5
He isn’t so deuced clever.

Learner Dictionary

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

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.”

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a

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

another

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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

at

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From this reading Look at Hazenstab.

attention

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

belonged

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

Chicago

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

clever

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From this reading He isn’t so deuced clever.

course

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

deuced

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From this reading He isn’t so deuced clever.

Drouet

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

drummer

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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

During

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

great

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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

had

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

Hazenstab

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From this reading Look at Hazenstab.

he

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

him

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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

his

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

I

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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

importance

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

In

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

isn't

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From this reading He isn’t so deuced clever.

it's

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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

its

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

last

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

light

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

Look

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From this reading Look at Hazenstab.

new

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

of

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

on

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

order

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

paid

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

present

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

received

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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

said

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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

slight

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

so

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From this reading He isn’t so deuced clever.

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

stay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

tell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

thing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

trip

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.

which

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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.

you

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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.