Chapter 1 of The Bee Hunter is here in full — 693 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Bee Hunter is here in full — 693 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Printed at_ UNIVERSITY PRESS, INC. CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation. In a modest way, the writer has been an author. The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.” The writer was then eighteen.
Chapter 1 of The Bee Hunter is here in full — 693 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university in England
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.””
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “_Printed at_ UNIVERSITY PRESS, INC.”
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.”
a musical work that has been created
From this reading “The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.””
a formal exposition
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.””
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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 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a modest way, the writer has been an author.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Printed at_ UNIVERSITY PRESS, INC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading In a modest way, the writer has been an author.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a modest way, the writer has been an author.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
a university in England
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The writer was then eighteen.
at any time
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a modest way, the writer has been an author.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading _Printed at_ UNIVERSITY PRESS, INC.
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading In a modest way, the writer has been an author.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
a musical work that has been created
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Printed at_ UNIVERSITY PRESS, INC.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Printed at_ UNIVERSITY PRESS, INC.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The writer was then eighteen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
a formal exposition
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. This little treatise is in part the child of frustration, in part the child of irritation.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading _Printed at_ UNIVERSITY PRESS, INC.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In a modest way, the writer has been an author.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading In a modest way, the writer has been an author.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The first book he ever wrote, an opus of several chapters, was called “The Bee Hunter.”
Chapter 1 of The Bee Hunter by George Harold Edgell holds 693 sentences, grouped into 139 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 693 sentences of The Bee Hunter, unabridged, divided into 139 reading sections.
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