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Fanny Herself
Fanny Herself

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edna Ferber • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 20 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber holds 226 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 20 of Fanny Herself contain?

Chapter 20 holds 226 sentences of Fanny Herself, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 20 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 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 20 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 20 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 20 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.

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.

Produced
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fanny Herself; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lough
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fanny Herself; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fanny
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fanny Herself; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Herself
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fanny Herself; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cover illustration for Fanny Herself
Context Illustration Reading 1/46 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
“Clarence Heyl!”
But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.
“See that curtain of smoke off there?
That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.
Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.
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AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fanny Herself

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
“Clarence Heyl!”
Line 2
But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.
Line 3
“See that curtain of smoke off there?
Line 4
That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.
Line 5
Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.
All words in this reading · 47

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

against

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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and

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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But

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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Chicago

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From this reading That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.

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Clarence

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From this reading “Clarence Heyl!”

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coal

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curtain

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From this reading “See that curtain of smoke off there?

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Gary

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From this reading That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.

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giant

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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grim

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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Hammond

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From this reading That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.

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he

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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heaps

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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her

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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Heyl

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From this reading “Clarence Heyl!”

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huge

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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iron

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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lacework

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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leaning

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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like

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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look

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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mills

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From this reading That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.

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of

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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off

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From this reading “See that curtain of smoke off there?

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out

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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past

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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piles

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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pointing

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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scaffoldings

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

Pending verification
See

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From this reading “See that curtain of smoke off there?

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sky

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

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slag

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

From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

Pending verification
smoke

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From this reading “See that curtain of smoke off there?

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smokestacks

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

Pending verification
South

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From this reading That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.

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steel

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From this reading That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.

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tanks

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

From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

Pending verification
that

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From this reading “See that curtain of smoke off there?

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That's

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From this reading That's the South Chicago, and the Hammond and Gary steel mills.

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the

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From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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there

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

From this reading “See that curtain of smoke off there?

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those

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From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

Pending verification
till

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

From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

Pending verification
Wait

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

From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

Pending verification
was

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

From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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window

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

From this reading But he was leaning past her, and pointing out of the window.

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you

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

From this reading Wait till you see those smokestacks against the sky, and the iron scaffoldings that look like giant lacework, and the slag heaps, and the coal piles, and those huge, grim tanks.

Pending verification