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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 15 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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 15 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 15 holds 368 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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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Afternoon
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The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.
The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.
I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; I have my part now, honest, truly.”
Hurstwood smiled in an indulgent way as he read this.
I wonder what it is going to be?
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.
Line 2
The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.
Line 3
I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”
Line 4
Hurstwood smiled in an indulgent way as he read this.
Line 5
I wonder what it is going to be?
All words in this reading · 63

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a

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

am

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

an

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From this reading Hurstwood smiled in an indulgent way as he read this.

anticipated

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

as

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

at

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

Avery

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

be

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From this reading “I wonder what it is going to be?

brought

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

Carrie

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

conditions

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

dramatic

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

feeling

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

first

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

going

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

had

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

have

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

he

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

her

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

honest

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

Hurstwood

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

I

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

important

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

in

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

indulgent

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From this reading Hurstwood smiled in an indulgent way as he read this.

is

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From this reading “I wonder what it is going to be?

it

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

jest

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

little

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

make

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

might

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

more

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

morning

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

my

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

noteworthy

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

now

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

on

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

part

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

performance

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

place

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

play

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

read

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From this reading Hurstwood smiled in an indulgent way as he read this.

really

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

she

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

smiled

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From this reading Hurstwood smiled in an indulgent way as he read this.

student

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

take

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

than

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

that

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

The

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

theatrical

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

this

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From this reading Hurstwood smiled in an indulgent way as he read this.

to

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

truly

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”

very

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

was

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

way

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From this reading Hurstwood smiled in an indulgent way as he read this.

were

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

what

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From this reading “I wonder what it is going to be?

which

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From this reading The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.

wonder

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From this reading “I wonder what it is going to be?

written

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From this reading The little dramatic student had written to Hurstwood the very morning her part was brought her that she was going to take part in a play.

wrote

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From this reading “I really am,” she wrote, feeling that he might take it as a jest; “I have my part now, honest, truly.”