Schoolchildren across the United States have been taking part in local and state spelling competitions. These competitions are called spelling bees. The young competitors spell words that even some adults may never have heard of. More than 280 local winners will earn the right to compete in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. The event will take place from May 28 to June 3 near Washington, D.C., at the National Harbor in Maryland. Most competitors in the National Spelling Bee are between the ages of 12 and 14. But this year, one competitor will be less than half that age -- five-year-old Edith Fuller. Last weekend, she won an area spelling bee in her home state of Oklahoma. The five-hour competition lasted 37 rounds. Edith correctly spelled words like sevruga (a kind of Russian caviar); jacamar (a kind of bird); and Nisei (a child of Japanese immigrants). Her winning word? Jnana, a sanskrit word that is related to having a higher level of knowledge. Remember, Edith is five. She is the youngest person ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee.
Title: 5-Year-Old Girl, Youngest to Make National Spelling Bee
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/spelling_bee_girl.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='5-Year-Old Girl, Youngest to Make National Spelling Bee' data-article-id='2242'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11792'>Schoolchildren across the United States have been taking part in local and state spelling competitions.</span> <span data-start-time='11792' data-end-time='17583'>These competitions are called spelling bees.</span> <span data-start-time='17583' data-end-time='26875'>The young competitors spell words that even some adults may never have heard of.</span> <span data-start-time='26875' data-end-time='39292'>More than 280 local winners will earn the right to compete in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee.</span> <span data-start-time='39292' data-end-time='52354'>The event will take place from May 28 to June 3 near Washington, D.C., at the National Harbor in Maryland.</span> <span data-start-time='52354' data-end-time='62250'>Most competitors in the National Spelling Bee are between the ages of 12 and 14.</span> <span data-start-time='62250' data-end-time='73042'>But this year, one competitor will be less than half that age -- five-year-old Edith Fuller.</span> <span data-start-time='73042' data-end-time='81167'>Last weekend, she won an area spelling bee in her home state of Oklahoma.</span> <span data-start-time='81167' data-end-time='87542'>The five-hour competition lasted 37 rounds.</span> <span data-start-time='87542' data-end-time='104542'>Edith correctly spelled words like sevruga (a kind of Russian caviar); jacamar (a kind of bird); and Nisei (a child of Japanese immigrants).</span> <span data-start-time='104542' data-end-time='106646'>Her winning word?</span> <span data-start-time='106646' data-end-time='115208'>Jnana, a sanskrit word that is related to having a higher level of knowledge.</span> <span data-start-time='115208' data-end-time='120125'>Remember, Edith is five.</span> <span data-start-time='120125' data-end-time='127479'>She is the youngest person ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/spelling_bee_girl.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8232 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/what_does_competition_mean.m4a'>What does competition mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='contest or rivalry'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/a_winning_word.m4a'><span>a winning word</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/the_right_to_compete.m4a'><span>the right to compete</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/higher_level_of_knowledge.m4a'><span>higher level of knowledge</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/contest_or_rivalry.m4a'><span>contest or rivalry</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8233 data-hint-location='11792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/what_is_a_spelling_competition_called.m4a'>What is a spelling competition called?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a bee'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/a_qualifier.m4a'><span>a qualifier</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/a_bird.m4a'><span>a bird</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/a_bee.m4a'><span>a bee</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/a_contest.m4a'><span>a contest</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8234 data-hint-location='120125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/edith_is_the_youngest_person_ever_to__blank__the_national_spelling_bee.m4a'>Edith is the youngest person ever to <span class='blank'>qualify for</span> the National Spelling Bee.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='qualify for'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/abandon.m4a'><span>abandon</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/qualify_for.m4a'><span>qualify for</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/lose.m4a'><span>lose</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1724/win.m4a'><span>win</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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