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Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jack London • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 7 of Burning Daylight by Jack London holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 7 of Burning Daylight contain?

Chapter 7 holds 139 sentences of Burning Daylight, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Burning Daylight by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 7 of Burning Daylight?

Work through the 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 28 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 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 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.

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Is this the complete text of Burning Daylight?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #746, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Burning Daylight take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1478 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Burning Daylight

Words and structures a reader meets early in Burning Daylight, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Quiet
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Night
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Shovel
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Ranged
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This time the trail was easier.
It was better packed, and they were not carrying mail against time.
The day's run was shorter, and likewise the hours on trail.
On his mail run Daylight had played out three Indians; but his present partners knew that they must not be played out when they arrived at the Stewart bars, so they set the slower pace.
And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.
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Burning Daylight

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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This time the trail was easier.
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It was better packed, and they were not carrying mail against time.
Line 3
The day's run was shorter, and likewise the hours on trail.
Line 4
On his mail run Daylight had played out three Indians; but his present partners knew that they must not be played out when they arrived at the Stewart bars, so they set the slower pace.
Line 5
And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.
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arrived

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at

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bars

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be

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better

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but

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carrying

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companions

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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day's

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Daylight

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easier

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From this reading This time the trail was easier.

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grew

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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had

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his

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hours

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Indians

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It

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knew

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likewise

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mail

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milder

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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must

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nevertheless

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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not

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on

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out

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pace

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packed

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From this reading It was better packed, and they were not carrying mail against time.

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partners

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From this reading On his mail run Daylight had played out three Indians; but his present partners knew that they must not be played out when they arrived at the Stewart bars, so they set the slower pace.

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played

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present

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recuperated

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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rested

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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run

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From this reading The day's run was shorter, and likewise the hours on trail.

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set

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shorter

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From this reading The day's run was shorter, and likewise the hours on trail.

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slower

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From this reading On his mail run Daylight had played out three Indians; but his present partners knew that they must not be played out when they arrived at the Stewart bars, so they set the slower pace.

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so

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Stewart

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that

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the

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From this reading This time the trail was easier.

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they

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From this reading It was better packed, and they were not carrying mail against time.

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This

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From this reading This time the trail was easier.

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three

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time

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From this reading This time the trail was easier.

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toil

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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trail

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From this reading This time the trail was easier.

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under

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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up

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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was

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From this reading This time the trail was easier.

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weary

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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were

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From this reading It was better packed, and they were not carrying mail against time.

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when

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From this reading On his mail run Daylight had played out three Indians; but his present partners knew that they must not be played out when they arrived at the Stewart bars, so they set the slower pace.

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where

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From this reading And under this milder toil, where his companions nevertheless grew weary, Daylight recuperated and rested up.

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