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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 33 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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 33 holds 339 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 68 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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Meeber
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Afternoon
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What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.
At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.
Her need of clothesto say nothing of her desire for ornamentsgrew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.
The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.
He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.
Line 2
At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.
Line 3
Her need of clothesto say nothing of her desire for ornamentsgrew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.
Line 4
The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.
Line 5
He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

Learner Dictionary

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.”

All words in this reading · 66

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all

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

always

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From this reading He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

appearance

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From this reading He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

as

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

asked

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

At

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From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

but

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From this reading He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

Carrie

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From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

clothes

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

day

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

days

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From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

decency

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

desire

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

determination

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

developed

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

distress

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From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

each

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

fact

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

felt

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

for

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

good

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From this reading He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

got

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

grew

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

have

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

he

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

Her

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

him

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

his

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From this reading He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

Hurstwood

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

love

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From this reading He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

mental

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From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

more

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

need

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

newer

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

not

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

nothing

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

ornaments

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

over

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

particular

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

passed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

rapidly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

renewing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

request

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From this reading He was not always renewing his request, but this love of good appearance was.

result

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

say

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

self-assurance

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

she

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

sympathy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

them

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

these

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

thirty

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From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

this

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

through

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From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

tide

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

time

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the same time, Carrie passed through thirty days of mental distress.

to

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From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.

urgings

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

vanished

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From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

What

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From this reading What Hurstwood got as the result of this determination was more self-assurance that each particular day was not the day.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sympathy she felt for Hurstwood, at the time he asked her to tide him over, vanished with these newer urgings of decency.

work

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her need of clothes—to say nothing of her desire for ornaments—grew rapidly as the fact developed that for all her work she was not to have them.