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Fanny Herself
Fanny Herself

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edna Ferber • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 5 of Fanny Herself contain?

Chapter 5 holds 228 sentences of Fanny Herself, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 5 of Fanny Herself?

Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 46 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.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 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.

Questions about reading Fanny Herself

Common questions about reading Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Fanny Herself?

Yes. All 8583 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #350 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Fanny Herself is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #350, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Fanny Herself take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1717 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Fanny Herself

Words and structures a reader meets early in Fanny Herself, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
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Lough
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Fanny
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Herself
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She had never told of the thing that made her start out of her sleep and cry out like that.
Perhaps it was just the protest of the exhausted body and the overwrought nerves.
Usually, after that, she would sit up, haggardly, and take the hairpins out of her short thick hair, and announce her intention of going to bed.
She always insisted that the children go too, though they often won an extra half hour by protesting and teasing.
It was a good thing for them, these nine o'clock bed hours, for it gave them the tonic sleep that their young, high-strung natures demanded.
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Fanny Herself

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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She had never told of the thing that made her start out of her sleep and cry out like that.
Line 2
Perhaps it was just the protest of the exhausted body and the overwrought nerves.
Line 3
Usually, after that, she would sit up, haggardly, and take the hairpins out of her short thick hair, and announce her intention of going to bed.
Line 4
She always insisted that the children go too, though they often won an extra half hour by protesting and teasing.
Line 5
It was a good thing for them, these nine o'clock bed hours, for it gave them the tonic sleep that their young, high-strung natures demanded.
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after

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always

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an

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and

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announce

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bed

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body

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by

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children

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cry

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demanded

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exhausted

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extra

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for

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gave

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go

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going

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good

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had

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haggardly

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hair

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hairpins

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half

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her

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high-strung

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hour

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hours

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insisted

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intention

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it

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just

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like

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made

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natures

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nerves

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never

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nine

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o'clock

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of

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often

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out

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overwrought

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Perhaps

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protest

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protesting

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She

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short

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sit

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sleep

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start

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take

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teasing

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that

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the

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their

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them

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these

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they

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thick

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thing

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though

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to

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told

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tonic

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too

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up

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Usually

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was

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won

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would

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young

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