Chapter 3 of John Barleycorn is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 3 of John Barleycorn by Jack London holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
Chapter 3 holds 55 sentences of John Barleycorn, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of John Barleycorn by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 11 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 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.
Common questions about reading John Barleycorn by Jack London on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3987 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #318 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #318, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 332 minutes of reading across 798 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through John Barleycorn section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 39 chapters of John Barleycorn to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in John Barleycorn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of John Barleycorn is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was five years old the first time I got drunk. It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field. I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer. "And be sure you don't spill it," was the parting injunction. It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Chapter 3 of John Barleycorn is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And be sure you don't spill it," was the parting injunction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And be sure you don't spill it," was the parting injunction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And be sure you don't spill it," was the parting injunction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And be sure you don't spill it," was the parting injunction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on a hot day, and my father was ploughing in the field.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And be sure you don't spill it," was the parting injunction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And be sure you don't spill it," was the parting injunction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sent from the house, half a mile away, to carry to him a pail of beer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And be sure you don't spill it," was the parting injunction.
