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Sister Carrie: A Novel
Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

Chapter 38 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 699 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Dreiser • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 38 of Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser holds 699 sentences, grouped into 140 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 38 of Sister Carrie: A Novel contain?

Chapter 38 holds 699 sentences of Sister Carrie: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 140 reading sections.

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Caroline
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When Carrie got back on the stage, she found that over night her dressing-room had been changed.
“You are to use this room, Miss Madenda,” said one of the stage lackeys.
No longer any need of climbing several flights of steps to a small coop shared with another.
Instead, a comparatively large and commodious chamber with conveniences not enjoyed by the small fry overhead.
She breathed deeply and with delight.
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Sister Carrie: A Novel

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

Chapter 38 of Sister Carrie: A Novel is here in full — 699 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/140 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When Carrie got back on the stage, she found that over night her dressing-room had been changed.
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“You are to use this room, Miss Madenda,” said one of the stage lackeys.
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No longer any need of climbing several flights of steps to a small coop shared with another.
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Instead, a comparatively large and commodious chamber with conveniences not enjoyed by the small fry overhead.
Line 5
She breathed deeply and with delight.
All words in this reading · 58

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a

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and

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another

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any

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are

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back

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been

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breathed

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by

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Carrie

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chamber

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changed

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climbing

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commodious

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comparatively

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conveniences

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coop

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deeply

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delight

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dressing-room

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enjoyed

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flights

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found

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fry

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got

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had

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her

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Instead

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lackeys

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large

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longer

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Madenda

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Miss

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need

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night

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No

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not

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of

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on

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one

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over

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overhead

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room

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said

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several

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From this reading No longer any need of climbing several flights of steps to a small coop shared with another.

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shared

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she

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small

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stage

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steps

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that

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the

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this

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From this reading “You are to use this room, Miss Madenda,” said one of the stage lackeys.

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to

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From this reading “You are to use this room, Miss Madenda,” said one of the stage lackeys.

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use

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When

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From this reading When Carrie got back on the stage, she found that over night her dressing-room had been changed.

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with

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From this reading No longer any need of climbing several flights of steps to a small coop shared with another.

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You

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From this reading “You are to use this room, Miss Madenda,” said one of the stage lackeys.

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