Movie Honey

Total words 114 Video duration 10:17

Next Lesson

air

medium for radio and television broadcasting

Ah, ladies and gentlemen... We're coming back on the air after an interruption due to technical problem...

boy

a youthful male person

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

candy

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

Is there any candy left?

caretaker

a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

And the caretaker or somebody takes them away.

change

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Oh, look, I already lost an hour's sleep in the time change.

child

a young person of either sex

Stop it. You're acting like a child.

church

a service conducted in a house of worship

Hey, come on, Barb, church was this morning, huh?

church

a place for public (especially Christian) worship

I haven't seen you in church lately.

country

an area outside of cities and towns

Mother wants to remember, so we trot 200 miles into the country and she stays at home.

day

a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance

They ought to make the day the time changes the first day of summer.

daylight

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

A lot of good the extra daylight does us.

drive

a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

Now we've still got a three-hour drive back.

fist

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

flower

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

Well, the flowers die,

gentleman

a man of refinement

Ah, ladies and gentlemen... We're coming back on the air after an interruption due to technical problem...

grandpa

the father of your father or mother

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

grave

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

You know, I figure we're either gonna have to move mother out here or move the grave into Pittsburgh.

hell

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

home

where you live at a particular time

We're not going to be home until after midnight.

ignorant

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

Stop it. You're ignorant.

interruption

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

Ah, ladies and gentlemen... We're coming back on the air after an interruption due to technical problem...

lady

a polite name for any woman

Ah, ladies and gentlemen... We're coming back on the air after an interruption due to technical problem...

midnight

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

We're not going to be home until after midnight.

mile

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

Mother wants to remember, so we trot 200 miles into the country and she stays at home.

minute

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

Johnny, it takes you five minutes.

money

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

Each year we spend good money on these things.

morning

the time period between dawn and noon

Hey, come on, Barb, church was this morning, huh?

mother

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

You know, I figure we're either gonna have to move mother out here or move the grave into Pittsburgh.

pittsburgh

a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

You know, I figure we're either gonna have to move mother out here or move the grave into Pittsburgh.

problem

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

Ah, ladies and gentlemen... We're coming back on the air after an interruption due to technical problem...

radio

medium for communication

There's nothing wrong with the radio. Must've been the station.

row

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

Which row is it in?

scene

the place where some action occurs

You think I wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this?

sense

sound practical judgment

Well, there's not much sense in my going to church.

sleep

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

Oh, look, I already lost an hour's sleep in the time change.

spit and polish

careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)

Yeah, a little spit and polish, you can clean this up sell it next year.

station

the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station

There's nothing wrong with the radio. Must've been the station.

summer

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

They ought to make the day the time changes the first day of summer.

sunday

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

You think I wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this?

thing

an artifact

No. Look at this thing. We still remember.

things

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

Each year we spend good money on these things.

time

a reading of a point in time as given by a clock

They ought to make the day the time changes the first day of summer.

time

an instance or single occasion for some event

Wonder how many times we bought the same one?

trip

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

She can't make a trip like this.

trot

a slow pace of running

Mother wants to remember, so we trot 200 miles into the country and she stays at home.

wreath

flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

5 minutes to put the wreath on the grave and 6 hours to drive back and forth.

year

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

I wonder what happened to the one from last year.

act

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Stop it. You're acting like a child.

be

occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

We're not going to be home until after midnight.

blow

spend thoughtlessly; throw away

You think I wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this?

bug

annoy persistently

Well, if it really bugged you, Johnny, you wouldn't do it.

buy

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

Wonder how many times we bought the same one?

change

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

They ought to make the day the time changes the first day of summer.

clean up

put (things or places) in order

Yeah, a little spit and polish, you can clean this up sell it next year.

come on

move towards

Hey, come on, Barb, church was this morning, huh?

complain

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

I think you complain just to hear yourself talk.

damn

wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

die

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Well, the flowers die,

drive

operate or control a vehicle

5 minutes to put the wreath on the grave and 6 hours to drive back and forth.

figure

judge to be probable

You know, I figure we're either gonna have to move mother out here or move the grave into Pittsburgh.

get

enter or assume a certain state or condition

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

get

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

They're coming to get you, Barbra.

get up

get up and out of bed

Well, it's late. If you'd gotten up earlier...

help

give help or assistance; be of service

Help me!

jump

move forward by leaps and bounds

I jumped out at you from behind the tree

look at

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

No. Look at this thing. We still remember.

lose

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

Oh, look, I already lost an hour's sleep in the time change.

make

make or cause to be or to become

They ought to make the day the time changes the first day of summer.

mean

mean or intend to express or convey

Hey, I mean, praying's for church, huh? Come on.

pray

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

Hey, I mean, praying's for church, huh? Come on.

put

put into a certain place or abstract location

5 minutes to put the wreath on the grave and 6 hours to drive back and forth.

remember

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

No. Look at this thing. We still remember.

sell

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

Yeah, a little spit and polish, you can clean this up sell it next year.

shake

move or cause to move back and forth

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

spend

pay out

Each year we spend good money on these things.

stop

put an end to a state or an activity

Stop it now. I mean it.

take

require (time or space)

Johnny, it takes you five minutes.

take away

remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

And the caretaker or somebody takes them away.

talk

exchange thoughts; talk with

I think you complain just to hear yourself talk.

think

judge or regard; look upon; judge

You think I wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this?

want

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

Mother wants to remember, so we trot 200 miles into the country and she stays at home.

wonder

have a wish or desire to know something

I wonder what happened to the one from last year.

due

owed and payable immediately or on demand

Ah, ladies and gentlemen... We're coming back on the air after an interruption due to technical problem...

excited

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

And grandpa got all excited, and he shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

extra

more than is needed, desired, or required

A lot of good the extra daylight does us.

first

preceding all others in time or space or degree

They ought to make the day the time changes the first day of summer.

gone

no longer retained

We come out here, and the one from last year is gone.

last

immediately past

I wonder what happened to the one from last year.

late

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

Well, it's late. If you'd gotten up earlier...

left

not used up

Is there any candy left?

light

characterized by or emitting light

Well, it's eight o'clock and it's still light.

like

resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination

She can't make a trip like this.

many

a large number of; numerous

Wonder how many times we bought the same one?

much

(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent

Well, there's not much sense in my going to church.

next

immediately following in time or order

Yeah, a little spit and polish, you can clean this up sell it next year.

same

same in identity

Wonder how many times we bought the same one?

scared

made afraid

Well, you used to really be scared here.

small

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Do you remember one time when we were small, we were out here?

technical

of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill

Ah, ladies and gentlemen... We're coming back on the air after an interruption due to technical problem...

wrong

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

There's nothing wrong with the radio. Must've been the station.

a little

to a small degree; somewhat

Yeah, a little spit and polish, you can clean this up sell it next year.

already

prior to a specified or implied time

Oh, look, I already lost an hour's sleep in the time change.

back and forth

moving from one place to another and back again

5 minutes to put the wreath on the grave and 6 hours to drive back and forth.

each year

without missing a year

Each year we spend good money on these things.

earlier

earlier in time; previously

Well, it's late. If you'd gotten up earlier...

either

after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'

You know, I figure we're either gonna have to move mother out here or move the grave into Pittsburgh.

even

used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected

I don't. You know, I don't even remember what the man Iooks like.

lately

in the recent past

I haven't seen you in church lately.

not

negation of a word or group of words

We're not going to be home until after midnight.

o'clock

according to the clock

Well, it's eight o'clock and it's still light.

one time

on one occasion

Do you remember one time when we were small, we were out here?

really

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

Well, if it really bugged you, Johnny, you wouldn't do it.

right

precisely, exactly

It was from right over there.

so

to a very great extent or degree

Mother wants to remember, so we trot 200 miles into the country and she stays at home.

Lesson Instructions

Play the video and click the transcript to repeat lines for better understanding.
Click on tabs above to explore word definitions and examples.
Optionally, print and study from the Lesson PDF
Watch the video and study the language until you understand more about what is happening in the story.

They're Coming to Get You, Barbra