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Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jack London • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 30 of Burning Daylight by Jack London holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 30 of Burning Daylight contain?

Chapter 30 holds 210 sentences of Burning Daylight, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 30 of Burning Daylight by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 30 of Burning Daylight?

Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 42 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 30 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 30 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

How to work through Burning Daylight section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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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.
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Context Illustration Reading 1/42 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
For months Daylight was buried in work.
The outlay was terrific, and there was nothing coming in.
Beyond a general rise in land values, Oakland had not acknowledged his irruption on the financial scene.
The city was waiting for him to show what he was going to do, and he lost no time about it.
The best skilled brains on the market were hired by him for the different branches of the work.
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Burning Daylight

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
For months Daylight was buried in work.
Line 2
The outlay was terrific, and there was nothing coming in.
Line 3
Beyond a general rise in land values, Oakland had not acknowledged his irruption on the financial scene.
Line 4
The city was waiting for him to show what he was going to do, and he lost no time about it.
Line 5
The best skilled brains on the market were hired by him for the different branches of the work.
All words in this reading · 53

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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about

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acknowledged

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and

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best

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Beyond

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brains

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branches

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buried

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by

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city

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coming

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Daylight

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different

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do

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financial

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For

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general

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going

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had

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he

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From this reading The city was waiting for him to show what he was going to do, and he lost no time about it.

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him

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hired

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his

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in

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From this reading For months Daylight was buried in work.

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irruption

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it

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land

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lost

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market

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months

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no

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not

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nothing

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From this reading The outlay was terrific, and there was nothing coming in.

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Oakland

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of

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on

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outlay

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From this reading The outlay was terrific, and there was nothing coming in.

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rise

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scene

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From this reading Beyond a general rise in land values, Oakland had not acknowledged his irruption on the financial scene.

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show

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skilled

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terrific

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From this reading The outlay was terrific, and there was nothing coming in.

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The

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there

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time

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to

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values

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From this reading Beyond a general rise in land values, Oakland had not acknowledged his irruption on the financial scene.

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waiting

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From this reading The city was waiting for him to show what he was going to do, and he lost no time about it.

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was

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From this reading For months Daylight was buried in work.

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were

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From this reading The best skilled brains on the market were hired by him for the different branches of the work.

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what

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From this reading The city was waiting for him to show what he was going to do, and he lost no time about it.

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work

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From this reading For months Daylight was buried in work.

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