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Fanny Herself

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edna Ferber • Curated US English Learning Edition

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And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

The snow of Christmas week was quite virgin there, except for that one spot where the sexton and his men had been at work.

Then back at a smart jog trot through the early dusk of the winter afternoon, the carriage wheels creaking upon the hard, dry snow.

And Fanny Brandeis said to herself (she must have been a little light-headed from hunger and weeping):

“Now I'll know whether it's true or not.

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Chapter XI Reading 1/45

Fanny Herself

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

Line 2

The snow of Christmas week was quite virgin there, except for that one spot where the sexton and his men had been at work.

Line 3

Then back at a smart jog trot through the early dusk of the winter afternoon, the carriage wheels creaking upon the hard, dry snow.

Line 4

And Fanny Brandeis said to herself (she must have been a little light-headed from hunger and weeping):

Line 5

“Now I'll know whether it's true or not.

All words in this reading · 74

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a

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afternoon

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And

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at

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back

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been

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Brandeis

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carriage

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cemetery

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Christmas

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creaking

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dry

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dusk

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early

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end

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From this reading And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

except

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Fanny

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for

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from

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group

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had

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hard

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have

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herself

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his

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hunger

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hushed

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I'll

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it's

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Jewish

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From this reading And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

jog

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know

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light-headed

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little

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men

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must

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not

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Now

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of

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on

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From this reading And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

one

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or

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out

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From this reading And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

past

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porch

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quite

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respectful

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From this reading And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

road

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said

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sexton

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she

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smart

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From this reading Then back at a smart jog trot through the early dusk of the winter afternoon, the carriage wheels creaking upon the hard, dry snow.

snow

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From this reading The snow of Christmas week was quite virgin there, except for that one spot where the sexton and his men had been at work.

so

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From this reading And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

spot

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From this reading The snow of Christmas week was quite virgin there, except for that one spot where the sexton and his men had been at work.

state

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that

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From this reading The snow of Christmas week was quite virgin there, except for that one spot where the sexton and his men had been at work.

the

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From this reading And so to the end, and out past the little hushed, respectful group on the porch, to the Jewish cemetery on the state road.

Then

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there

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through

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to

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trot

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true

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upon

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From this reading Then back at a smart jog trot through the early dusk of the winter afternoon, the carriage wheels creaking upon the hard, dry snow.

virgin

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was

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From this reading The snow of Christmas week was quite virgin there, except for that one spot where the sexton and his men had been at work.

week

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weeping

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wheels

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where

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whether

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winter

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work

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Chapter 11 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 11 of Fanny Herself contain?

Chapter 11 holds 225 sentences of Fanny Herself, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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.

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