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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 20 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 505 sentences, grouped into 101 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.

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Chapter 20 holds 505 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Sister Carrie: A Novel

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Caroline
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Afternoon
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When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/101 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.
Line 2
She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.
Line 3
She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.
Line 4
She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.
Line 5
She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.
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a

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

absence

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

advisability

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

agreeing

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

already

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

and

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

are

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

argument

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

as

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

away

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

came

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

Carrie

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could

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

decision

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

discovered

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

doing

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

done

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

doubts

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

Drouet

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

ever

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

fallen

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

felt

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

few

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

from

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

given

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

ground

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

had

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

having

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

her

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

herself

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

him

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

Hurstwood's

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

if

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

in

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

it

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

keep

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

lack

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

light

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

little

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

manager's

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

married

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

marry

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

misgivings

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

namely

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

not

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

now

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

objections

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

occurred

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

of

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

or

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

ought

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

over

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

own

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

peculiar

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

persuade

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

prey

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

promise

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

put

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

reached

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

remembered

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

result

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

room

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

saw

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

she

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

supposedly

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

that

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

the

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

things

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

those

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

to

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

walking

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

warmth

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

was

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

went

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

were

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

When

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

where

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From this reading She saw where she had put herself in a peculiar light, namely, that of agreeing to marry when she was already supposedly married.

which

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From this reading When Carrie reached her own room she had already fallen a prey to those doubts and misgivings which are ever the result of a lack of decision.

whole

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From this reading She went over the whole ground in Hurstwood’s absence, and discovered little objections that had not occurred to her in the warmth of the manager’s argument.

without

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.

word

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From this reading She could not persuade herself as to the advisability of her promise, or that now, having given her word, she ought to keep it.

wrong

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From this reading She remembered a few things Drouet had done, and now that it came to walking away from him without a word, she felt as if she were doing wrong.