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The Jungle

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

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One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.
She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”
But Marija only shook her head.
There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.
She could not keep her past a secretgirls had tried it, and they were always found out.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Jungle

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of The Jungle is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.
Line 2
She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”
Line 3
But Marija only shook her head.
Line 4
There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.
Line 5
She could not keep her past a secretgirls had tried it, and they were always found out.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.”

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.””

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a

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

after

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

always

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From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

and

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

basement

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From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

But

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From this reading But Marija only shook her head.

by

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From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

came

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From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

can

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From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

could

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From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

do

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From this reading There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.

done

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

door

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From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

down

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From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

else

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From this reading There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.

employ

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From this reading There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.

first

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

for

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From this reading There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.

found

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From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

girls

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From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

go

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

got

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

had

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

hand

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From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

hat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

he

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From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

head

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From this reading But Marija only shook her head.

her

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From this reading But Marija only shook her head.

here

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

him

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

his

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

house

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

into

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

job

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

Jurgis

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

keep

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

leave

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

Marija

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

meet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

nobody

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.

not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

nothing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.

now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

One

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

only

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Marija only shook her head.

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

past

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.

saying

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

She

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

shook

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Marija only shook her head.

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

There

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was nothing else for her to do, she said, and nobody to employ her.

they

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

things

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

tried

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of the first things that Jurgis had done after he got a job was to go and see Marija.

were

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She could not keep her past a secret—girls had tried it, and they were always found out.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

work

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She came down into the basement of the house to meet him, and he stood by the door with his hat in his hand, saying, “I’ve got work now, and so you can leave here.”

Chapter 31 of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 31 of The Jungle contain?

Chapter 31 holds 253 sentences of The Jungle, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 31 of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 31 of The Jungle?

Work through the 51 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 51 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 31 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 31 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 The Jungle take to read?

About 532 minutes of reading across 1277 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Jungle

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Jungle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Clock
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Ceremony
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Jungle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Carriages
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Jungle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Began
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Jungle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.