Chapter 1 of Buzz a Buzz is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Buzz a Buzz is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch. LONDON: GRIFFITH & FARRAN. CHESTER: PHILLIPSON & GOLDER. Preface. EXPLANATORY.
Chapter 1 of Buzz a Buzz is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.”
make a buzzing sound
From this reading “Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “CHESTER: PHILLIPSON & GOLDER.”
serving or intended to explain or make clear
From this reading “EXPLANATORY.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.”
comparative of “gold” — made from or covered with gold
From this reading “CHESTER: PHILLIPSON & GOLDER.”
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading “LONDON: GRIFFITH & FARRAN.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “Preface.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
make a buzzing sound
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading CHESTER: PHILLIPSON & GOLDER.
serving or intended to explain or make clear
From this reading EXPLANATORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: GRIFFITH & FARRAN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
comparative of “gold” — made from or covered with gold
From this reading CHESTER: PHILLIPSON & GOLDER.
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading LONDON: GRIFFITH & FARRAN.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: GRIFFITH & FARRAN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHESTER: PHILLIPSON & GOLDER.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading Preface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buzz a Buzz or The Bees from the German of Wilhelm Busch.
Chapter 1 of Buzz a Buzz by Wilhelm Busch holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 1 holds 363 sentences of Buzz a Buzz, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Buzz a Buzz by Wilhelm Busch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
Work through the 73 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 73 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.
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About 30 minutes of reading across 73 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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