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Fanny Herself
Fanny Herself

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 36 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber holds 232 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 36 of Fanny Herself contain?

Chapter 36 holds 232 sentences of Fanny Herself, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 36 of Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 232 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 36 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 36 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 36 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

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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
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.
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Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.
Been snowing up in the mountains.”
She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.
A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.
For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.
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Fanny Herself

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Fanny Herself is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.
Line 2
Been snowing up in the mountains.”
Line 3
She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.
Line 4
A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.
Line 5
For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Exact adjective US /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading “For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.”

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.”

All words in this reading · 55

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

A

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

alert

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

and

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

arranged

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

as

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

automobiles

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

Been

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

From this reading “Been snowing up in the mountains.”

big

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

branch

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

change

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

cold

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

conductor

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

Denver

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

destination

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

enough

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

Estes

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

For

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

from

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

had

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

hazy

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

her

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

in

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

line

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

little

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

location

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

long

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

Loveland

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

mentally

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

mountain-road

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

mountains

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

From this reading “Been snowing up in the mountains.”

normally

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

of

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

one

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

only

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

Park

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

Pretty

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

puffy

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

said

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

She

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

snowing

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

From this reading “Been snowing up in the mountains.”

steam

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

stop

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

take

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

that

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

the

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

there

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

to

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

told

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

trains

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

From this reading She had arranged to stop in Denver only long enough to change trains.

up

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

From this reading “Pretty cold up there in Estes Park,” the conductor had said.

very

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

From this reading For one as mentally alert as she normally was, the exact location of that destination was very hazy in her mind.

was

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.

would

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

From this reading A puffy little branch line was to take her from Denver to Loveland, and there, she had been told, one of the big mountain-road steam automobiles would take her up the mountains to her destination.