Chapter 16 of The Adventures of Maya the Bee is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Adventures of Maya the Bee is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement. Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great. The hive rumbled and roared. Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp. Yet there was no disorder or confusion.
Chapter 16 of The Adventures of Maya the Bee is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading “Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.”
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading “Yet there was no disorder or confusion.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.”
a teeming multitude
From this reading “The hive rumbled and roared.”
past form of “rumble” — make a low noise
From this reading “The hive rumbled and roared.”
a violent disturbance
From this reading “Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.”
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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 THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hive rumbled and roared.
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
the act of burning something
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Yet there was no disorder or confusion.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading Yet there was no disorder or confusion.
an opposing military force
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
having lost your job
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
a teeming multitude
From this reading The hive rumbled and roared.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
immediately past
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
come together
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet there was no disorder or confusion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet there was no disorder or confusion.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The hive rumbled and roared.
past form of “rumble” — make a low noise
From this reading The hive rumbled and roared.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there was no disorder or confusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
a violent disturbance
From this reading Not even in the days of the revolution had the turmoil been so great.
precisely as stated
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading THE BATTLE The kingdom of the bees was in a whirl of excitement.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Every bee was fired by a holy wrath, a burning ardor to meet and fight the ancient enemy to the very last gasp.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was no disorder or confusion.
Chapter 16 of The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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