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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.
She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.
Line 2
The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.
Line 3
For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.
Line 4
She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.
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It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

Learner Dictionary

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Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.”

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.”

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a

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achieved

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achievement

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From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.

actor

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

afternoons

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

an

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

and

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

as

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

attraction

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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.

by

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Carrie

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Chicago

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comedy

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consciousness

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

contrast

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contributed

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

during

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

dwelt

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

exceedingly

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

feelings

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

followed

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

for

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.

generated

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

gone

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

great

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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.

had

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

her

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

his

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

histrionic

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From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.

humour

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

in

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

introduced

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

It

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

know

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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.

latest

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

lend

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

long

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

many

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

mellow

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

mood

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

never

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From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.

novel

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

occupied

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

of

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

one

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From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.

only

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

pathos

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

play

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

pleasures

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

popularity

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

presenting

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

put

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

receptive

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

relief

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

rocking-chair

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

see

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

She

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From this reading She had never forgotten her one histrionic achievement in Chicago.

sorrow

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

stage

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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.

state

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From this reading It dwelt in her mind and occupied her consciousness during many long afternoons in which her rocking-chair and her latest novel contributed the only pleasures of her state.

Such

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

sufficient

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

the

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

they

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

this

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

to

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

type

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

walk

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

was

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.

we

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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.

well

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From this reading For Carrie, as we well know, the stage had a great attraction.

were

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

which

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From this reading Such feelings as were generated in Carrie by this walk put her in an exceedingly receptive mood for the pathos which followed in the play.

whom

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From this reading The actor whom they had gone to see had achieved his popularity by presenting a mellow type of comedy, in which sufficient sorrow was introduced to lend contrast and relief to humour.