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Burning Daylight

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.
They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.
"Why don't you tackle Indian River, Daylight?"
Harper advised, at parting.
"There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.
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Burning Daylight

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.
Line 2
They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.
Line 3
"Why don't you tackle Indian River, Daylight?"
Line 4
Harper advised, at parting.
Line 5
"There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

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a

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From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

advised

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From this reading Harper advised, at parting.

and

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From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

arrived

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From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

at

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

be

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

but

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

come

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

Country

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

creeks

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

crying

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

Daylight

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

days

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

don't

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

From this reading "Why don't you tackle Indian River, Daylight?"

down-stream

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

draining

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

draws

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

enough

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

faith

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

for

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

found

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

gold

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

had

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

Harper

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

him

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

his

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

hunch

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

in

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

Indian

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

From this reading "Why don't you tackle Indian River, Daylight?"

interest

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

Joe

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

just

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

Klondike

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

Ladue

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

later

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

left

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

Mile

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

mouth

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

obey

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

of

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

on

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

parting

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

From this reading Harper advised, at parting.

post

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

raft-load

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

River

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

From this reading "Why don't you tackle Indian River, Daylight?"

site

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

Sixty

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

slathers

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

small

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

somewhere

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

start

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

Stewart

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

still

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

strong

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

supplies

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

tackle

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

From this reading "Why don't you tackle Indian River, Daylight?"

Ten

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

that

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

the

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

theirs

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

there

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

There's

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

They

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

third

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

to

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

town

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

traded

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

trifle

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

up

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

Upper

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

weak

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

From this reading Ten days later, Harper and Joe Ladue arrived at Sixty Mile, and Daylight, still a trifle weak, but strong enough to obey the hunch that had come to him, traded a third interest in his Stewart town site for a third interest in theirs on the Klondike.

whole

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

From this reading "There's whole slathers of creeks and draws draining in up there, and somewhere gold just crying to be found.

Why

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

From this reading "Why don't you tackle Indian River, Daylight?"

with

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

From this reading They had faith in the Upper Country, and Harper left down-stream, with a raft-load of supplies, to start a small post at the mouth of the Klondike.

you

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

From this reading "Why don't you tackle Indian River, Daylight?"

Chapter 9 of Burning Daylight by Jack London holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 9 of Burning Daylight contain?

Chapter 9 holds 150 sentences of Burning Daylight, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of Burning Daylight by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 9 of Burning Daylight?

Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 30 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 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 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?

Yes. All 7209 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #746 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Burning Daylight is used?

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 1442 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
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Burning Daylight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Night
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Burning Daylight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shovel
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Burning Daylight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ranged
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Burning Daylight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.