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Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jack London • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 16 of Burning Daylight by Jack London holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 16 of Burning Daylight contain?

Chapter 16 holds 133 sentences of Burning Daylight, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 16 of Burning Daylight by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 16 of Burning Daylight?

Work through the 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 27 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 16 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 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 Burning Daylight

Common questions about reading Burning Daylight by Jack London on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Burning Daylight?

Yes. All 7389 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 1478 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Burning Daylight section by section

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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
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Shovel
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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.
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Back at his hotel, though nearly two in the morning, he found the reporters waiting to interview him.
Next morning there were more.
And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.
Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.
The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.
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Burning Daylight

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Back at his hotel, though nearly two in the morning, he found the reporters waiting to interview him.
Line 2
Next morning there were more.
Line 3
And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.
Line 4
Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.
Line 5
The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.
All words in this reading · 53

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across

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And

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Arctic

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at

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Back

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beating

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blare

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by

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come

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From this reading The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.

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figure

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From this reading Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.

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found

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From this reading Back at his hotel, though nearly two in the morning, he found the reporters waiting to interview him.

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had

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From this reading The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.

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he

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hero

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From this reading The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.

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him

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his

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hotel

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hullaballoo

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From this reading Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.

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in

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interview

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King

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From this reading The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.

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Klondike

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From this reading The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.

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millionaire

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From this reading The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.

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more

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From this reading Next morning there were more.

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morning

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nearly

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New

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Next

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From this reading Next morning there were more.

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North

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of

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From this reading And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.

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Once

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From this reading Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.

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paper

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picturesque

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From this reading Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.

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printed

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From this reading Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.

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received

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From this reading And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.

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reporters

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From this reading Back at his hotel, though nearly two in the morning, he found the reporters waiting to interview him.

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sheet

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From this reading Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.

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strode

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the

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there

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From this reading Next morning there were more.

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thirty-million-dollar

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From this reading The King of the Klondike, the hero of the Arctic, the thirty-million-dollar millionaire of the North, had come to New York.

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though

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From this reading Back at his hotel, though nearly two in the morning, he found the reporters waiting to interview him.

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thus

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From this reading And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.

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to

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From this reading Back at his hotel, though nearly two in the morning, he found the reporters waiting to interview him.

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toms-toms

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From this reading Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.

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trumpet

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From this reading And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.

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two

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From this reading Back at his hotel, though nearly two in the morning, he found the reporters waiting to interview him.

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waiting

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was

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From this reading And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.

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were

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From this reading Next morning there were more.

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wild

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From this reading Once more, with beating of toms-toms and wild hullaballoo, his picturesque figure strode across the printed sheet.

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with

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From this reading And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.

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York

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From this reading And thus, with blare of paper trumpet, was he received by New York.

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