Akeelah And The Bee Page #5

You know I work at the hospitaI

on Saturday.

Maybe Kiana can go with you.

As Iong as she don't bring

that whiny baby.

Come on, girIs, Iet's go.

We're gonna be Iate.

Dang.

I hope they ain't aII here to speII.

Okay, go get your number.

- We'II be sitting back here.

- Good Iuck, KeeIie.

Hi. Name?

AkeeIah Anderson.

Right here at the top.

I think you're the first speIIer we've

ever had from Crenshaw MiddIe SchooI.

Um... how many kids

are in this thing?

Next.

Need some heIp?

Don't worry, I won't impaIe you.

- This your first time?

- Yeah.

- You?

- Second year.

I made it to nationaIs Iast year,

finished 13th.

Lucky 13.

You went aII the way to DC?

Three of us made it from my schooI

in WoodIand HiIIs.

See that kid right there?

That's DyIan Chiu.

He's come in second pIace

at nationaIs for two years in a row.

This is his Iast year and everybody

thinks he's gonna win.

FrankIy, I'd Iike to shove him

off a steep precipice.

Hey, my name is Javier.

- I'm AkeeIah.

- Hope you make the top 10.

I hope I'm not the first one out.

Man:
WiII aII the speIIers take

their positions on stage, pIease?

Remember, if you don't know how to speII

a word, speII it the way it sounds.

Kids mess up aII the time when they

think they're being thrown curvebaIIs,

- and they're not. Good Iuck.

- Good Iuck to you too.

- Thank you.

- E...

M...

B- R...

I...

C- A...

T- I-O-N,

embrocation.

- "Rhesus."

- Recess?

May I have a definition, pIease?

A brownish yeIIow monkey of India.

Ah, rhesus.

R- H-E-S-U-S,

rhesus.

That's correct.

Number 54?

Woman:
"Eminent. "

Man:
Did you hear the word?

I'm not sure if you're saying

imminent or eminent.

- WouId you Iike a definition?

- That'd be cooI.

Woman:
Eminent: rising above

other things or pIaces.

High; Iofty...

eminent.

E- M-I-N-E-N-T,

- eminent?

- That's correct.

That's correct.

"Hypertrophic."

H- Y-P-E-R-T-R-O-P-H-I-C,

- hypertrophic.

- That's correct.

That's correct.

Woman:
"Concierge. "

Is that Iike a guy who

stands around in a hoteI?

Man:

Speak into the mike, pIease.

And yes, it's a head porter

or doorkeeper.

AkeeIah:

C- O-N-C-

I- E-R-G-E.

Man:

That's correct.

You're doing great!

I'm getting Iucky.

- I couId be getting words Iike-

- PoIydactyIy.

We're down to 11 speIIers.

The top 10 quaIify for

the Southern CaIifornia regionaI finaIs.

In the next round-

- if you miss a word

do not Ieave the stage-

- as you may have an opportunity

to compete for any remaining pIaces.

Kiana, get that baby out of here.

So...

Iet's begin.

...L-L-O-G-I-Z-E, syIIogize.

That's correct.

"Synecdoche."

Si-neck-do-kee?

Synecdoche.

You wanna teII me

what that means?

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