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The Fortune Hunter
The Fortune Hunter

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Fortune Hunter is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.
Seconds seemed moments, moments hours.
"I'm dreaming," she said aloud at last.
She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.
"I must wake or I'll die.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Fortune Hunter

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Fortune Hunter is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.
Line 2
Seconds seemed moments, moments hours.
Line 3
"I'm dreaming," she said aloud at last.
Line 4
She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.
Line 5
"I must wake or I'll die.

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adjoining

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after

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

against

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

aloud

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From this reading "I'm dreaming," she said aloud at last.

and

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

at

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From this reading "I'm dreaming," she said aloud at last.

bars

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beating

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

brain

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

burning

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

cells

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

cries

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

damned

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

die

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From this reading "I must wake or I'll die.

dreaming

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From this reading "I'm dreaming," she said aloud at last.

drunken

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

ears

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

hands

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

her

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

herself

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

hour

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

hours

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From this reading Seconds seemed moments, moments hours.

hurled

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

I

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From this reading "I must wake or I'll die.

I'll

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From this reading "I must wake or I'll die.

I'm

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From this reading "I'm dreaming," she said aloud at last.

in

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

last

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From this reading "I'm dreaming," she said aloud at last.

like

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

moments

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From this reading Seconds seemed moments, moments hours.

must

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From this reading "I must wake or I'll die.

of

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

or

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From this reading "I must wake or I'll die.

prisoners

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

said

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From this reading "I'm dreaming," she said aloud at last.

sat

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

Seconds

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From this reading Seconds seemed moments, moments hours.

seemed

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From this reading Seconds seemed moments, moments hours.

She

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

shrieks

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

sleepless

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

sounding

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

started

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

tearless

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

the

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

them

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

there

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From this reading She sat there, hour after hour, sleepless, tearless, her brain burning, the cries of drunken prisoners in adjoining cells sounding in her ears like the shrieks of the damned.

up

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

wake

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From this reading "I must wake or I'll die.

with

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From this reading She started up and hurled herself against the bars, beating them with her hands.

Chapter 11 of The Fortune Hunter by David Graham Phillips holds 221 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 The Fortune Hunter contain?

Chapter 11 holds 221 sentences of The Fortune Hunter, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of The Fortune Hunter by David Graham Phillips exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 221 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.

How do I study chapter 11 of The Fortune Hunter?

Work through the 45 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 45 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 11 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 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 The Fortune Hunter

Common questions about reading The Fortune Hunter by David Graham Phillips on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Fortune Hunter?

Yes. All 2556 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #431 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Fortune Hunter is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #431, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Fortune Hunter take to read?

About 213 minutes of reading across 512 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Fortune Hunter

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Fortune Hunter, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Deluge
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Fortune Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Social
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Fortune Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Secretary
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Fortune Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Afternoon
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Fortune Hunter; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.