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Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 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

Chapter 37 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.

What does chapter 37 of Burning Daylight contain?

Chapter 37 holds 151 sentences of Burning Daylight, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 37 of Burning Daylight by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 37 of Burning Daylight?

Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 31 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 37 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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How long does Burning Daylight take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1478 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in Burning Daylight, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Quiet
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Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
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Burning Daylight

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
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It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
Line 3
It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
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The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
Line 5
It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
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a

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another's

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been

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Berkeley

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big

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biggest

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California

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car

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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charge

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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.

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coming

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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.

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cry

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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Daylight

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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days

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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facts

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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.

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filled

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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for

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found

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from

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fully

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gave

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gone

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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great

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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had

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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.

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his

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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in

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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indignation

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insane

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interests

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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into

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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.

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It

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last

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later

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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light

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machine

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men

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morrow

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of

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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on

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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.

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panic

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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.

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papers

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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passed

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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.

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possession

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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.

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precipitated

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protected

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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red

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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repeated

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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.

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rise

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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.

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rode

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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slowly

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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.

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smash

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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.

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strenuous

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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.

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that

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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the

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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.

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their

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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these

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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.

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Three

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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time

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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.

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to

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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.

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up

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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very

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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was

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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.

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who

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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widely

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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.

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with

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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.

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