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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 25 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 25 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 25 holds 401 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 25 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

How do I study chapter 25 of Sister Carrie: A Novel?

Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 25 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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How long does Sister Carrie: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2568 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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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
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sister Carrie: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Meeber
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Boarded
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Afternoon
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To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.
Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.
Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.
Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.
There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.
Line 2
Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.
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Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.
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Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.
Line 5
There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.”

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.”

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All words in this reading · 61

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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accumulated

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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am

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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and

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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are

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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aside

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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away

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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back

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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be

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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death

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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delights

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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dramatic

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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expression

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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familiar

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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fascinating

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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feeling

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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flood

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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from

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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going

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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heath

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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hidden

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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I

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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important

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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impressions

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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invariably

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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is

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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it

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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laid

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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love

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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lovers

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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mere

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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neglected

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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new

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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Next

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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objects

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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of

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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one

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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other

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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own

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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reflection

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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sensory

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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solaces

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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sorrows

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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succumbs

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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territory

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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than

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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the

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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their

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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There

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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thing

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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Things

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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Thus

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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To

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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too

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From this reading Things new are too important to be neglected, and mind, which is a mere reflection of sensory impressions, succumbs to the flood of objects.

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trite

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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untravelled

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From this reading To the untravelled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating.

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view

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From this reading Thus lovers are forgotten, sorrows laid aside, death hidden from view.

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which

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From this reading Next to love, it is the one thing which solaces and delights.

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world

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From this reading There is a world of accumulated feeling back of the trite dramatic expression—“I am going away.”

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