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Grammar

Leaping up from the desk

A teacher of English had an unusual way to instruct composition. As he called his class to order, the classroom burst open and in came a very attractive dark-haired woman.  
"Mary," the teacher cried, leaping up from the desk, "Mary, darling!" Then as a buss of conversation started up in the room, he led the young woman to the door and closed it behind him.
A few seconds later he came back in alone. "That's the end of the story," he announced. "Now for our composition today, I want you to write the beginning and the middle."

1. Does "leap up from the desk" imply the teacher sat on the desk at first?

2. What does "a buss of conversation" mean here? I looked up the dictionaries, but "buss" mean "kiss".

  

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It's a typo. It should be 'buzz'.

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It's a typo. It should be 'buzz'.

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1. Does "leap up from the desk" imply the teacher sat on the desk at first? No. it doesn't imply that. he was sitting in a chair located behind his desk.

2. What does "a buss of conversation" mean here? I looked up the dictionaries, but "buss" mean "kiss". Your spelling is wrong. It should be'buzz'. Your dictionary will give you the meaning.

Clive

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