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Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

Chapter 38 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jack London • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 38 of Burning Daylight by Jack London holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 38 of Burning Daylight contain?

Chapter 38 holds 87 sentences of Burning Daylight, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 38 of Burning Daylight by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 38 of Burning Daylight?

Work through the 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 18 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 38 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 38 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

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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.

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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
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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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Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.
In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.
But with Dede and Daylight it was different.
They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.
They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.
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Burning Daylight

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

Chapter 38 of Burning Daylight is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.
Line 2
In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.
Line 3
But with Dede and Daylight it was different.
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They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.
Line 5
They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.
All words in this reading · 57

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a

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after

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From this reading They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.

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again

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and

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been

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born

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both

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But

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From this reading But with Dede and Daylight it was different.

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by

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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cases

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city-bred

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city-reared

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come

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Daylight

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From this reading But with Dede and Daylight it was different.

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Dede

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different

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From this reading But with Dede and Daylight it was different.

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disillusionment

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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far

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From this reading They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.

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fled

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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going

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great

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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had

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From this reading They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.

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happiness

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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have

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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home

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From this reading They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.

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in

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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it

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From this reading But with Dede and Daylight it was different.

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its

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From this reading They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.

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knew

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From this reading They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.

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like

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Many

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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merely

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From this reading They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.

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naked

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From this reading They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.

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of

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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on

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From this reading They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.

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only

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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persons

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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process

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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rawer

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From this reading They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.

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savage

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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simplicities

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From this reading They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.

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soil

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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succeeded

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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such

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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the

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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themselves

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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they

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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through

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From this reading In such cases they have succeeded only by going through a process of savage disillusionment.

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to

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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two

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From this reading They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.

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wandering

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From this reading They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.

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was

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From this reading But with Dede and Daylight it was different.

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ways

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From this reading They had both been born on the soil, and they knew its naked simplicities and rawer ways.

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were

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From this reading They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.

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who

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From this reading They were like two persons, after far wandering, who had merely come home again.

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winning

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From this reading Many persons, themselves city-bred and city-reared, have fled to the soil and succeeded in winning great happiness.

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with

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From this reading But with Dede and Daylight it was different.

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