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Burning Daylight

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jack London • Curated US English Learning Edition

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It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

But Daylight had thrilled as he read it.

He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

That thrill was his now.

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Chapter XV Reading 1/30

Burning Daylight

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

Line 2

A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

Line 3

But Daylight had thrilled as he read it.

Line 4

He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

Line 5

That thrill was his now.

All words in this reading · 55

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A

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

afterward

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

as

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From this reading But Daylight had thrilled as he read it.

been

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

But

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From this reading But Daylight had thrilled as he read it.

Butte

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

callow

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

came

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

cause

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

Daylight

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

Dowsett

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

fifteen

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

fourth

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

from

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

Galsworthy

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

gambler

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

Get

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

had

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

hand

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

he

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From this reading But Daylight had thrilled as he read it.

his

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

in

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

It

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

John

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

Kid

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

lack

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

letter

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

lines

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

little

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

long

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

man

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

New

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

not

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

now

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From this reading That thrill was his now.

of

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

on

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

read

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From this reading But Daylight had thrilled as he read it.

remembered

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

said

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

several

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

simple

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

take

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

Tempas

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

that

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

the

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

thrill

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

thrilled

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From this reading But Daylight had thrilled as he read it.

through

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

to

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

Tom

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

typewritten

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From this reading A letter from John Dowsett had been the cause--a simple little typewritten letter of several lines.

was

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

when

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

York

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From this reading It was not long afterward that Daylight came on to New York.

youth

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From this reading He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand."

Chapter 15 of Burning Daylight by Jack London holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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.

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Chapter 15 holds 151 sentences of Burning Daylight, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

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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.