Chapter 4 of The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door. "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice. "Fuzz and Buzz," her nephew and niece said together. "Oh, it's you, is it?" she said. "Haven't you gone home yet?
Chapter 4 of The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a buzzing sound
From this reading “FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “"Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.”
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
From this reading “FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “"Fuzz and Buzz," her nephew and niece said together.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “"Fuzz and Buzz," her nephew and niece said together.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.”
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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In this reading “FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.”
pile up (debts or scores)
In this reading “FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.”
In this reading “"Haven't you gone home yet?”
In this reading “FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.”
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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 "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
make a buzzing sound
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
travel across or pass over
From this reading "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Haven't you gone home yet?
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From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
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From this reading "Haven't you gone home yet?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Fuzz and Buzz," her nephew and niece said together.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Haven't you gone home yet?
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From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, it's you, is it?" she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it's you, is it?" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you, is it?" she said.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading "Fuzz and Buzz," her nephew and niece said together.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading "Fuzz and Buzz," her nephew and niece said together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's you, is it?" she said.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
except for; apart from
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Fuzz and Buzz," her nephew and niece said together.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FUZZ AND BUZZ SAVE MISS PATTY GREY-FUR SO they all three, for the house-mouse came too, ran up the inside of the pipe and knocked at Miss Patty Grey-Fur's door.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who's there?" she said in a very cross voice.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Haven't you gone home yet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, it's you, is it?" she said.
Chapter 4 of The Travels of Fuzz and Buzz by Geraldine Mockler holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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