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Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 36 of Burning Daylight by Jack London holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 36 of Burning Daylight contain?

Chapter 36 holds 192 sentences of Burning Daylight, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 36 of Burning Daylight by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 36 of Burning Daylight?

Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 39 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 36 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 36 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
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 1/39 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
"But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.
"If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.
You have no right to do it.
You can't do it."
Daylight was obdurate.
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Burning Daylight

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.
Line 2
"If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.
Line 3
You have no right to do it.
Line 4
You can't do it."
Line 5
Daylight was obdurate.
All words in this reading · 32

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

all

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

be

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

been

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

But

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

can't

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

From this reading You can't do it."

contended

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

Daylight

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

From this reading Daylight was obdurate.

Dede

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

destroyed

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

do

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

From this reading You have no right to do it.

done

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

everything

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

fight

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

have

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

I

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

If

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

it

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

From this reading You have no right to do it.

know

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

making

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

no

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

From this reading You have no right to do it.

now

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

obdurate

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

From this reading Daylight was obdurate.

of

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

right

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

From this reading You have no right to do it.

something

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

stop

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

the

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.

to

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

From this reading You have no right to do it.

was

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

From this reading Daylight was obdurate.

will

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

work

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

From this reading "If you stop now, all the work you have done, everything, will be destroyed.

you

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

From this reading "But I know something of the fight you have been making," Dede contended.