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Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike
Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.
That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.
A scout is brotherly--especially with rocks.
That was the only movie play I ever wrote.
I didn't write that, but I thought it up.
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Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.
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That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.
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A scout is brotherly--especially with rocks.
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That was the only movie play I ever wrote.
/ðæt wɑːz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmuːvi pleɪ aɪ ˈevər roʊt/
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I didn't write that, but I thought it up.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

brotherly adjective US /ˈbrʌðərli/

like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

From this reading “A scout is brotherly--especially with rocks.”

candy noun US /ˈkændi/

a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

From this reading “THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.”

film noun US /fɪlm/

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading “THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.”

generous adjective US /ˈdʒenərəs/

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading “That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.”

handing verb US /ˈhændɪŋ/

-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of

From this reading “THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.”

Harris noun US /ˈherɪs/

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

From this reading “THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.”

movie noun US /ˈmuːvi/

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading “That was the only movie play I ever wrote.”

scout noun US /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading “THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.”

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

animated-news-of-all-the-world

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

BEE-LINE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

brotherlyadjectiveUS /ˈbrʌðərli/

like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

From this reading A scout is brotherly--especially with rocks.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I didn't write that, but I thought it up.

candynounUS /ˈkændi/

a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I didn't write that, but I thought it up.

especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading A scout is brotherly--especially with rocks.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading That was the only movie play I ever wrote.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

filmnounUS /fɪlm/

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

handingverbUS /ˈhændɪŋ/

-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading That was the only movie play I ever wrote.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A scout is brotherly--especially with rocks.

isn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

movienounUS /ˈmuːvi/

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading That was the only movie play I ever wrote.

niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading That was the only movie play I ever wrote.

Pee-wee

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

piecenounUS /piːs/

a separate part of a whole

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading That was the only movie play I ever wrote.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

rocksnounUS /rɑːks/

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading A scout is brotherly--especially with rocks.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

scoutnounUS /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I didn't write that, but I thought it up.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I didn't write that, but I thought it up.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

wasn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading That's why he had such a generous, kind look on his face.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A scout is brotherly--especially with rocks.

writeverbUS /raɪt/

produce a literary work

From this reading I didn't write that, but I thought it up.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading That was the only movie play I ever wrote.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

you'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BEE-LINE So if you saw that animated-news-of-all-the-world film and saw Pee-wee Harris handing a nice piece of candy to a boy who isn't a scout, you'll know it wasn't real candy he was handing him.

Chapter 10 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 87 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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