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The Red One

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Red One is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.
And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.
Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.
But, Sarah, Vahna’s deadyou know that,” Julian Jones protested.
I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Red One

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Red One is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.
Line 2
And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.
Line 3
Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.
Line 4
But, Sarah, Vahna’s deadyou know that,” Julian Jones protested.
Line 5
I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

All words in this reading · 57

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a

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

able

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

about

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

ain't

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

And

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

answered

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

anything

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

back

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

been

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

big

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

broke

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

But

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

continued

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

country

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

dead

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

decisively

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

don't

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

down

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

except

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

figure

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

for

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

forth

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

get

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

go

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

got

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

He

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

her

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

how

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

husband

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

I

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

is

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

Jones

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

Julian

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

know

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

let

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

man

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

From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

married

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

money

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

more

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

no

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

From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

nugget

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

of

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

From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

out

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

own

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

penny

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

From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

place

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From this reading “I don’t know anything about anything,” she answered decisively, “except that _that_ country is no place for a married man.”

protested

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

Sarah

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

Sarah's

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

she

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

since

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

that

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From this reading “And I ain’t been able to figure out how to get back that big nugget.

to

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From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

Vahna's

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

won't

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From this reading Sarah’s got money of her own, and she won’t let go a penny—” “He won’t get down to _that_ country no more!” she broke forth.

work

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

From this reading “I ain’t been able to work since,” her husband continued.

you

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From this reading “But, Sarah, Vahna’s dead—you know that,” Julian Jones protested.

Chapter 6 of The Red One by Jack London holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 6 of The Red One contain?

Chapter 6 holds 191 sentences of The Red One, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Red One by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 6 of The Red One?

Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 39 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 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 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 The Red One

Common questions about reading The Red One by Jack London on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Red One?

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Which edition of The Red One is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #788, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Red One take to read?

About 192 minutes of reading across 462 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Red One

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

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red One; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Valley
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Jerry
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Islands
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