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The Iron Heel

The Iron Heel by Jack London is available here as the complete text, split into 1178 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The iron heel by Jack London. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1164.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 25 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Iron Heel

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1167 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I My Eagle 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Challenges 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Jackson’s Arm 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Slaves of the Machine 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Adumbrations 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Bishop’s Vision 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Machine Breakers 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Mathematics of a Dream 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Vortex 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Bishop 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The General Strike 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Beginning of the End 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Last Days 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The End 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Scarlet Livery 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII In the Shadow of Sonoma 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Transformation 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Lost Oligarch 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Roaring Abysmal Beast 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Chicago Commune 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The People of the Abyss 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Nightmare 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Terrorists 5 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Iron Heel by Jack London carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1164, divided into 25 chapters and 1178 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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The complete text of The Iron Heel is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1164 and divided into 1178 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Iron Heel by Jack London, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1164, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5889 sentences across 25 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is The Iron Heel divided for reading?

The Iron Heel is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Iron Heel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1178 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 25 chapters.

Can I hear The Iron Heel read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Iron Heel can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Iron Heel can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading The Iron Heel

Common questions about reading The Iron Heel by Jack London on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Iron Heel?

Yes. All 5889 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1164 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Iron Heel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #1164, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Iron Heel take to read?

About 490 minutes of reading across 1178 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Iron Heel section by section

How to work through The Iron Heel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 25 chapters of The Iron Heel 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 The Iron Heel

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

Summer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Iron Heel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stirs
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Iron Heel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Redwoods
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Iron Heel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wild-water
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Iron Heel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.