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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 35 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 527 sentences, grouped into 106 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 35 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 35 holds 527 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 106 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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The barn at which Hurstwood applied was exceedingly short-handed, and was being operated practically by three men as directors.
There were a lot of green hands around—queer, hungry-looking men, who looked as if want had driven them to desperate means.
They tried to be lively and willing, but there was an air of hang-dog diffidence about the place.
Hurstwood went back through the barns and out into a large, enclosed lot, where were a series of tracks and loops.
A half-dozen cars were there, manned by instructors, each with a pupil at the lever.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/106 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The barn at which Hurstwood applied was exceedingly short-handed, and was being operated practically by three men as directors.
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There were a lot of green hands around—queer, hungry-looking men, who looked as if want had driven them to desperate means.
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They tried to be lively and willing, but there was an air of hang-dog diffidence about the place.
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Hurstwood went back through the barns and out into a large, enclosed lot, where were a series of tracks and loops.
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A half-dozen cars were there, manned by instructors, each with a pupil at the lever.
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about

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an

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applied

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around

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at

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back

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barn

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barns

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be

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being

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but

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by

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cars

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desperate

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diffidence

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directors

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driven

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each

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enclosed

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exceedingly

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green

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had

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half-dozen

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hands

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hang-dog

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hungry-looking

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Hurstwood

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if

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instructors

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into

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large

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lever

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lively

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looked

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loops

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lot

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manned

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means

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men

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of

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operated

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out

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place

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practically

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pupil

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queer

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series

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short-handed

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The

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them

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There

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They

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three

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through

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to

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tracks

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From this reading Hurstwood went back through the barns and out into a large, enclosed lot, where were a series of tracks and loops.

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tried

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want

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was

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From this reading The barn at which Hurstwood applied was exceedingly short-handed, and was being operated practically by three men as directors.

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went

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were

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where

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which

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who

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willing

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with

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From this reading A half-dozen cars were there, manned by instructors, each with a pupil at the lever.

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