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The motion picture chums' new idea
The motion picture chums' new idea

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The motion picture chums' new idea is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Victor Appleton • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.
“We’ve got to,” declared Pep.
“For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”
“I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!
See--see!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The motion picture chums' new idea

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The motion picture chums' new idea is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.
Line 2
“We’ve got to,” declared Pep.
Line 3
“For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”
/fɔːr ðə læst ten ˈmɪnəts ɔːl ʌv ðə biːz hæv ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ɪkˈsept tuː ʌv ðem wɪtʃ fluː raɪt ɪn əˈmʌŋ ðoʊz haɪ ˈrʌʃəz/
Line 4
“I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!
Line 5
See--see!

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.

bog verb US /bɑːɡ/

cause to slow down or get stuck

From this reading “THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
erratic adjective US /ɪˈrætɪk/

liable to sudden unpredictable change

From this reading “THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
movies noun US /ˈmuːviz/

plural of “movie” — 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 MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Pep noun US /pep/

liveliness and energy

From this reading ““We’ve got to,” declared Pep.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rushes noun US /ˈrʌʃəz/

plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

From this reading ““For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spongy adjective US /ˈspʌndʒi/

easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility

From this reading “THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thicket noun US /ˈθɪkɪt/

a dense growth of bushes

From this reading “THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
undergrowth noun US /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

From this reading “THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

ten minutes noun + noun

In this reading ““For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.””

23,797 times in 426,211 chapters
through the thicket preposition + article + noun counted as “through … thicket”

In this reading “THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.”

959 times in 426,211 chapters
dash through verb + particle

In this reading “THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.”

347 times in 426,211 chapters
last ten adjective + noun

In this reading ““For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.””

2,095 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 63

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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 MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
abruptlyadverbUS /əˈbrʌptli/

quickly and without warning

From this reading “I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beesnounUS /biːz/

plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bogverbUS /bɑːɡ/

cause to slow down or get stuck

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CAMPnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
can't

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

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Pending verification
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dashverbUS /dæʃ/

run or move very quickly or hastily

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading “We’ve got to,” declared Pep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
erraticadjectiveUS /ɪˈrætɪk/

liable to sudden unpredictable change

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flewverbUS /fluː/

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/

moving swiftly

From this reading “I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “We’ve got to,” declared Pep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MOVIESnounUS /ˈmuːviz/

plural of “movie” — 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 MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PepnounUS /pep/

liveliness and energy

From this reading “We’ve got to,” declared Pep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rushesnounUS /ˈrʌʃəz/

plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See--see!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spongyadjectiveUS /ˈspʌndʒi/

easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streamnounUS /striːm/

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading “I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
there's

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

From this reading “I say,” cried Vic, abruptly, “there’s a stream of them flying into the bog!

Pending verification
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/

a dense growth of bushes

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Vic

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

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Pending verification
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
We've

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

From this reading “We’ve got to,” declared Pep.

Pending verification
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “For the last ten minutes all of the bees have disappeared except two of them, which flew right in among those high rushes.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MOVIES CAMP “Say, we can’t go there,” spoke Vic, as they followed an erratic dash through the thicket, coming to a spongy meadow, a rise created with undergrowth and finally the edge of a bog.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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