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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 22 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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 22 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 22 holds 292 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.

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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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Carrie, left alone by Drouet, listened to his retreating steps, scarcely realising what had happened.
She knew that he had stormed out.
It was some moments before she questioned whether he would return, not now exactly, but ever.
She looked around her upon the rooms, out of which the evening light was dying, and wondered why she did not feel quite the same towards them.
She went over to the dresser and struck a match, lighting the gas.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Carrie, left alone by Drouet, listened to his retreating steps, scarcely realising what had happened.
Line 2
She knew that he had stormed out.
Line 3
It was some moments before she questioned whether he would return, not now exactly, but ever.
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She looked around her upon the rooms, out of which the evening light was dying, and wondered why she did not feel quite the same towards them.
Line 5
She went over to the dresser and struck a match, lighting the gas.

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Carrie, left alone by Drouet, listened to his retreating steps, scarcely realising what had happened.”

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “She looked around her upon the rooms, out of which the evening light was dying, and wondered why she did not feel quite the same towards them.”

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All words in this reading · 63

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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Carrie, left alone by Drouet, listened to his retreating steps, scarcely realising what had happened.

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and

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around

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before

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but

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by

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Carrie

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did

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dresser

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Drouet

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dying

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evening

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ever

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exactly

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feel

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gas

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had

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happened

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he

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From this reading She knew that he had stormed out.

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her

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his

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It

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knew

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left

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light

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lighting

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listened

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looked

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match

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moments

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not

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now

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of

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out

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over

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questioned

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quite

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realising

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retreating

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return

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rooms

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sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading She looked around her upon the rooms, out of which the evening light was dying, and wondered why she did not feel quite the same towards them.

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scarcely

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From this reading Carrie, left alone by Drouet, listened to his retreating steps, scarcely realising what had happened.

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She

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some

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steps

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From this reading Carrie, left alone by Drouet, listened to his retreating steps, scarcely realising what had happened.

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stormed

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From this reading She knew that he had stormed out.

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struck

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that

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the

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them

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to

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towards

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upon

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was

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went

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what

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whether

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which

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why

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wondered

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would

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