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Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of John Barleycorn is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jack London • Curated US English Learning Edition

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We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.

I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.

This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.

But, to my surprise, French Frank treated the house.

He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?

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Chapter VIII Reading 1/14

John Barleycorn Jack London

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Chapter VIII

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of John Barleycorn is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men. I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated. This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated. But, to my surprise, French Frank treated the house. He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?

John Barleycorn

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of John Barleycorn is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men.

Line 2

I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated.

Line 3

This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated.

Line 4

But, to my surprise, French Frank treated the house.

Line 5

He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?

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a

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an

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and

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appointment

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as

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bar

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be

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behind

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bill

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But

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by

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Chance

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complete

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consummated

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course

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custom

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deal

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drank

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drink

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early

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establishment

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evident

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for

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Frank

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French

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He

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Heinhold

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Heinhold's

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house

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I

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in

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invited

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it

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Johnny

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just

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Last

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logical

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me

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men

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met

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Monday

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money

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morning

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my

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of

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one

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over

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owned

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paid

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piece

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received

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receives

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sale

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saloon

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seemed

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seller

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should

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struck

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surprise

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the

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This

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to

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trade

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transactions

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treated

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waited

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was

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We

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wet

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where

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which

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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?

who

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why

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From this reading He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink?

Chapter 8 of John Barleycorn by Jack London holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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.

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Chapter 8 holds 71 sentences of John Barleycorn, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

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