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John Barleycorn
John Barleycorn

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of John Barleycorn is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 32 of John Barleycorn by Jack London holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 32 of John Barleycorn contain?

Chapter 32 holds 122 sentences of John Barleycorn, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 32 of John Barleycorn by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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.

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Work through the 25 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #318, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does John Barleycorn take to read?

About 332 minutes of reading across 798 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.
Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.
This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.
I had played John Barleycorn a trick.
And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.
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John Barleycorn

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of John Barleycorn is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.
Line 2
Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.
Line 3
This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.
Line 4
I had played John Barleycorn a trick.
Line 5
And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.
All words in this reading · 62

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a

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

aforethought

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.

all

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

And

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

anything

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

arise

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Barleycorn

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beginning

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board

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

boat

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.

consciousness

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

cruise

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

did

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

discover

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

drink

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

dry

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.

ever

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

faint

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

for

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

Francisco

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

from

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

had

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her

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

I

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From this reading I had played John Barleycorn a trick.

in

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

it

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

John

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listening

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

long

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

malice

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.

many

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

month

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

my

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.

nor

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

nothing

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

of

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

on

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

Or

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

part

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.

played

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From this reading I had played John Barleycorn a trick.

rather

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

sailed

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

sailing

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.

San

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

showed

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

slightly

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

Snark

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

so

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

that

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

the

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

there

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

This

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.

to

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

trick

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From this reading I had played John Barleycorn a trick.

unaware

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

us

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

warnings

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From this reading And it showed that I was listening ever so slightly to the faint warnings that were beginning to arise in my consciousness.

was

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

we

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

were

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From this reading Or, rather, we were all of us unaware that there was anything to drink, nor did we discover it for many a month.

When

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From this reading When the Snark sailed on her long cruise from San Francisco there was nothing to drink on board.

with

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From this reading This sailing with a "dry" boat was malice aforethought on my part.