Buster the Big Brown Bear
Buster the Big Brown Bear by George Ethelbert Walsh is available here as the complete text, split into 323 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Buster the Big Brown Bear by George Ethelbert Walsh. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57559.
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Buster the Big Brown Bear
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This edition of Buster the Big Brown Bear by George Ethelbert Walsh carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57559, divided into 4 chapters and 323 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.
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The complete text of Buster the Big Brown Bear is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57559 and divided into 323 sections.
This page carries the whole of Buster the Big Brown Bear by George Ethelbert Walsh, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #57559, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1612 sentences across 4 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 the Big Brown Bear divided for reading?
Buster the Big Brown Bear is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Buster the Big Brown Bear as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 323 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 4 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Buster the Big Brown Bear can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Buster the Big Brown Bear 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 the Big Brown Bear
Common questions about reading Buster the Big Brown Bear by George Ethelbert Walsh on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Buster the Big Brown Bear?
Yes. All 1612 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57559 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Buster the Big Brown Bear is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57559, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Buster the Big Brown Bear take to read?
About 134 minutes of reading across 323 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Buster the Big Brown Bear section by section
How to work through Buster the Big Brown Bear section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Buster the Big Brown Bear
Words and structures a reader meets early in Buster the Big Brown Bear, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Italicized
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Buster the Big Brown Bear; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Surrounded
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Buster the Big Brown Bear; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Underscores
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- Italics
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Buster the Big Brown Bear; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.