Little Busybodies
Little Busybodies by Jeannette Augustus Marks is available here as the complete text, split into 378 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Little Busybodies: The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies by Jeannette Augustus Marks. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21948.
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Little Busybodies
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This edition of Little Busybodies by Jeannette Augustus Marks carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21948, divided into 4 chapters and 378 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
Where can I read Little Busybodies in full?
The complete text of Little Busybodies is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #21948 and divided into 378 sections.
This page carries the whole of Little Busybodies by Jeannette Augustus Marks, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #21948, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1887 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 Little Busybodies divided for reading?
Little Busybodies is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Little Busybodies as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 378 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 4 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear Little Busybodies read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Little Busybodies can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Little Busybodies 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 Little Busybodies
Common questions about reading Little Busybodies by Jeannette Augustus Marks on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Little Busybodies?
Yes. All 1887 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21948 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Little Busybodies is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21948, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Little Busybodies take to read?
About 157 minutes of reading across 378 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Little Busybodies section by section
How to work through Little Busybodies section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 4 chapters of Little Busybodies to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Little Busybodies
Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Busybodies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Crickets
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Busybodies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Beetles
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Busybodies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Other
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Busybodies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Busybodies
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Busybodies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.