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Fanny Herself
Fanny Herself

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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So this was what life did to you, was it?
Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.
Well, they'd never catch her that way.
Unchurchly thoughts, these.
The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fanny Herself

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
So this was what life did to you, was it?
Line 2
Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.
Line 3
Well, they'd never catch her that way.
Line 4
Unchurchly thoughts, these.
Line 5
The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

All words in this reading · 44

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a

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

age

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

and

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

aside

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

bit

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

cast

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

catch

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From this reading Well, they'd never catch her that way.

did

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

discard

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

dry

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

From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

her

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From this reading Well, they'd never catch her that way.

in

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

it

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

life

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

like

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

little

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

lulling

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

narcotic

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

never

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From this reading Well, they'd never catch her that way.

of

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

old

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

one

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

peaceful

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

place

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

pulp

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

quiet

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

So

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

Squeezed

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

that

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From this reading Well, they'd never catch her that way.

The

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

then

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

these

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From this reading Unchurchly thoughts, these.

they'd

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From this reading Well, they'd never catch her that way.

this

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

thoughts

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From this reading Unchurchly thoughts, these.

to

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

Unchurchly

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From this reading Unchurchly thoughts, these.

very

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From this reading The little place was very peaceful and quiet, lulling one like a narcotic.

was

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

way

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From this reading Well, they'd never catch her that way.

Well

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From this reading Well, they'd never catch her that way.

what

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

you

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From this reading So this was what life did to you, was it?

your

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From this reading Squeezed you dry, and then cast you aside in your old age, a pulp, a bit of discard.

Chapter 14 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 14 of Fanny Herself contain?

Chapter 14 holds 234 sentences of Fanny Herself, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 14 of Fanny Herself?

Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 47 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 14 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 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 8320 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 1664 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Fanny Herself section by section

How to work through Fanny Herself section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 37 chapters of Fanny Herself to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Fanny Herself

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

Become
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fanny Herself; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fashion
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fanny Herself; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Among
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fanny Herself; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Novelists
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fanny Herself; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.