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Buster Bear's Twins

Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess is available here as the complete text, split into 314 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess35 chapters

Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59282.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 35 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Buster Bear's Twins

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 299 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 9 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59282, divided into 35 chapters and 314 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

Where can I read Buster Bear's Twins in full?

The complete text of Buster Bear's Twins is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #59282 and divided into 314 sections.

This page carries the whole of Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #59282, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1568 sentences across 35 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is Buster Bear's Twins divided for reading?

Buster Bear's Twins is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Buster Bear's Twins as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 314 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 35 chapters.

Can I hear Buster Bear's Twins read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Buster Bear's Twins can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Buster Bear's Twins can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading Buster Bear's Twins

Common questions about reading Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Buster Bear's Twins?

Yes. All 1568 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59282 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Buster Bear's Twins is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #59282, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Buster Bear's Twins take to read?

About 130 minutes of reading across 314 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Buster Bear's Twins section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Buster Bear's Twins

Words and structures a reader meets early in Buster Bear's Twins, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Printed
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Arrangement
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Little
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Brown
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Buster Bear's Twins; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.