Shadowing Practice: 47k - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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The Green Frog Commotion!
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Where did she go without her daughter?
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Hey, Mom!
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What's going on?
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Do you know how long I've been waiting in front of the gate, huh, do you?
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It's been over three hours!
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It took less than half an hour.
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Mimi got here early.
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I bought clothes for her and Baby while I was out.
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It's just 30 minutes for you, but it felt like three hours for me!
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Oh, well, you should have come when Mimi came over.
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You were late because you were playing.
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How are you gonna make up for my golden time?
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you Beep.
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Oh my word.
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Hey, Jadu!
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What?
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I forgot to buy bean sprouts!
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You go get some, please!
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Hello, guys!
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Hi, everybody!
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No way!
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Sorry, but that was your fault!
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I have to watch this now!
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It's a very, very special episode today.
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We'll present you the special show...
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I need to prepare dinner right now.
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That is why I'm asking you to go.
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Hey you, Mimi, you go get it.
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Wait, but I don't wanna go!
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Mimi is still new to maths.
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She cannot calculate the change.
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That is why you are going! So unfair!
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You've got plenty time to finish watching that later.
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Now you listen to me, young lady.
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Don't you want to have dinner?
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Alright!
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Give me the money!
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I'm in a hurry!
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You better start learning your times tables!
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I need to hurry back so I can finish watching TV!
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Until this!
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Please, please, please, please, please!
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Please don't end the show!
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Ah! Can...
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Can I get some bean sprouts?
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Oh no!
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I held my breath in bed so hard!
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I have to stop watching my favorite TV show to get here in time!
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This is all my fault!
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- I'm sorry.
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That's the house for today.
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Thank you.
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Oh my goodness!
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I said it was going to rain today.
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Why didn't you take your umbrella?
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You didn't tell me to take the umbrella!
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And the bean sprouts?
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The shop wasn't open today.
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You didn't even know it was closed?
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Oh, it was?
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Well then, we can't help it.
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Alright, take off your wet clothes, and let's have dinner!
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Alright friends, I'm sorry, but it's time to say goodbye.
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See you next week, bye -bye! Is it really over?
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Hey guys!
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Dinner's ready!
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Yaaaaay! Is it really over?
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It was a special episode that wasn't good at many reruns!
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Am I supposed to wait until next one?
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- Wink!
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Here we go.
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This happened because of Mom!
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I'll never listen to her ever again!
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I would rather change my name than do what she says!
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I'll never ever ever ever listen to her again!
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But I have to do everything she says always!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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What is that?
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I can hear someone crying!
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Mimi, is Ja -Doo crying?
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I'm not sure.
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Maybe.
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Ja -Doo?
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Why are you so moody?
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Oh, don't tell me that you're upset right now.
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Guys, just enjoy your meal!
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Wow, it's good!
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Try this, Jadu!
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It's exactly how you like it!
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Jadu, have some side dishes!
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I don't eat side dishes!
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If you eat so fast, you're going to choke.
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Drink some water as well.
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I don't drink water!
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Your hair's still wet from the rain, Jadu!
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Try it with a hair dryer!
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My hair is fine!
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I can't listen to Mom ever, ever, ever!
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Oh wow!
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Are you studying, Jadu?
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No, I'm not!
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Where are you going then?
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To the bathroom.
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When you're done, make sure to turn off the light!
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I'm not going anymore!
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Well, so then, what are you doing?
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I'm not doing anything!
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Fine!
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Don't do anything then!
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No!
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I'm gonna dance and play from now on!
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Mom, I'm sleepy.
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All right, let's go to bed, children.
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Good night, sweet dreams.
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You should go to bed too, Jadu.
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I'm not going.
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Fine, stand in the cold living room for all I care.
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No, I'm going to my room, but I'll never go to sleep again.
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Ja Du must be really angry today.
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Don't mind her tantrums.
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She'll give up soon.
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Hmm.
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I'm not.
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I'm not going to sleep.
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Mom thinks I'm gonna give up soon.
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Never, ever!
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I'm not listening to Mom!
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- - Bye.
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Ah, it's raining and chilly, no one's around.
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It's the perfect night to work on.
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Hm?
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Did you say something?
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I'm sorry, I farted a little.
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Bye.
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That's a huge radish!
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I'll cook this on the grill later.
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I'll have a barbecue to celebrate!
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Ah, it's a cheap picture.
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I don't think there's anything good here.
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Phew!
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Luckily, you didn't see me.
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Yeah, I've got the best hiding skills in the world.
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What in the -?
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Honey, this time I really heard something!
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It's not me this time.
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I heard a thump outside, darling!
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What?
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A thump outside?
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Who.. who are you?
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I'm never gonna sleep.
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I'm not gonna listen.
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Don't do that!
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Children should go to bed early!
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You should never scare an adult like this!
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No, I'll never sleep.
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Are you.. are you talking in your sleep?
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Is that it?
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I think it's really a thief, honey.
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What do we do now?
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Shhhhh!
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Yeah, I got it.
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There's no way a kid would be up at this time.
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You scared me for nothing, kid.
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Ha ha ha ha.
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I'm not...
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I'm not sleeping.
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I'm not sleeping.
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Stop telling me you're not sleeping!
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It's a thief!
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It's a thief!
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Freeze!
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No, you're right.
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I'm a thief, but I haven't stolen anything yet!
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Someone say thief!
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Are you still left to do?!
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I told you already, I won't sleep again!
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Never ever!
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Are you still playing this game?!
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We have a thief!
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What if you're in trouble?!
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What a thief?
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What?
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He's a real thief?
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She wasn't sleeping.
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She caught me.
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I've been a thief for ten years.
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How could I be caught by a little girl?
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I don't care whether the thief broke in or not.
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Let him take everything, even my pillow.
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Wow!
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She's so generous!
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Are you out of your minds?
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A thief who feels things is much better than a mom who doesn't care about her daughter!
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I hate you so much!
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I hate you!
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Both are neck and neck.
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It's tight.
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Are you really gonna do whatever you want?
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You're not going to listen to me?
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Whenever I do, you upset me, so I'm gonna do whatever I want!
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It must be getting pretty late, so now I'm leaving.
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What is it?
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What are you doing?
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Please take me with you.
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Shut down!
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You come over here right now!
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I'm figuring this out amongst yourselves!
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Ah, whatever.
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Please let go of me!
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Kids have to listen to their mothers!
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You don't know anything about my life!
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Ah, you're so annoying!
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Phew.
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Alright, let's go, okay?
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It was time to day!
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Give me back my daughter!
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Give us back our daughter, please!
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Bye.
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So tell me, Is this radish everything you've lost?
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What?
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Um, yeah, I guess so.
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Thank you for all of your help, Officer.
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Thanks to your brave daughter, I was able to catch the thief easily.
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He's been robbing the houses around this neighborhood for the past few weeks.
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Is that right?
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Oh, I'm so glad he was caught.
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By the way, where's Jadu?
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Beats me!
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You are so stubborn.
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You don't want my side dishes anymore?
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Jadu!
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You still there?
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I can't stand anymore!
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I need to be constipated because you only ate the rice!
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No more side dishes!
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You should go to the hospital with Mom!
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No, I'm not going anywhere!
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Even if I won't listen to Mom, I think I should still eat vegetables.
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I mean, this constipation is just...
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Sometimes strange, unexplainable things happen in the world.
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The thing is, I can't remember what happened, which in and of itself is strange.
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Oh Who stole my shoes?
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Hold on you guys got your shoes stolen, too.
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Oh Sure I did.
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My airtops were gone when I woke up.
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What are those?
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I like the air chops better.
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They stole my limited edition, one -of -a -kind, handmade Italian ruby shoes!
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How could they do this?
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Ugh, isn't it weird that everyone had their shoes stolen?
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Well, my uncle told me about the missing shoe mystery.
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It goes like this: The spirit of the night ghost wakes from its slumber, and feeds on the stolen shoes from innocent children, never to be found again.
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What?
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My ghost!
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Please tell me you're just kidding!
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I think I saw the ghost last night.
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I had just come back from the bathroom, Wynn.
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you - Huh?
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Huh?
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Hey!
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Those are my shoes!
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Stop there!
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It happened in a flash, so I couldn't catch it. Are you sure?
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You must be kidding!
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It's not a joke, but I feel more scared of my mom who will school me for losing my shoes than a ghost.
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Georgia 2!
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By all means, I'm getting my shoes back from the ghost!
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Who's coming with me?
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Hey, Chidu!
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I'm right here!
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Thank you.
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Huh?
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Huh?
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Hello there, Chidu!
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What's up?
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Where are the others?
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Yeah, they're not coming.
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Bunch of cowards!
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Thank you.
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The ghost tried to take Nini and Baby's shoes last night, but he ran away because I saw it.
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If it is the night ghost, it'll definitely come back!
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The ghost must be scary, right?
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I'm sure it has trap teeth!
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Shhh!
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Huh?
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It strikes again!
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I can't watch!
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Everyone, I'm sorry...
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Hey you there!
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You're the shoe thief!
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You'll never run away this time!
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Give us back our shoes right now!
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Yes, please give them back, will you?
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Uh, Minji, it's on the other side...
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I know, but I can't even look at it!
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Ah!
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Guys, I'm really sorry!
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But I need your shoes!
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It's important!
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If I lost my shoes, can you imagine the punishment I'd get?
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If she finds out I lost my shoes, I'd be in trouble!
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Oh no!
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Is there a scary monster inside your house?
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A monster?
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Not that kind of monster, but...
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Anyway, I'm gonna be in big trouble if you take our shoes!
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Actually, I'm the sleeping spirit and my duty is to help all the children of the world sleep tight at night.
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But not too long ago.
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Get me all the shoes of all the children of this town by New Year's Eve, or I will get rid of all the sleeping spirits once and for all!
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More love So you see, that's why I'm here.
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The night ghost made me do it.
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I put all the children to sleep to steal their shoes.
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It's time to go!
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I've gotta get going!
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No, don't!
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Where are you going?
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Menji, cover me when I chase the spirit, huh?
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Wait, where did she go?
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- Meow!
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- Huh, Nerunji?
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Why are you following me?
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It's cold!
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Go back inside!
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Meow!
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I'm very busy right now.
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Alright, you can come.
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You sure took your sweet time getting here.
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*Sigh
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Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh *
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*Sigh
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Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh *
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*Sigh
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Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh
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Looks like I made it just in time.
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Eh?
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What's going on?
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Why are all of our shoes on that tree?
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I kept my word, Mr. Night Ghost, so please let us go.
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Ah Thank you.
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- You did a really good job, kid.
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It's a shame, really.
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I'd hate to let go of someone who worked so diligently.
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You have to!
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You promised me you'd let us go!
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I filled this entire tree up with shoes!
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Is that what I said?
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Please don't do this!
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There's no way I can't keep stealing shoes from innocent children!
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*Sigh
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Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh *
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*Sigh
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Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh *
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*Sigh
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Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh S I'm sorry to do!
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Alright, if this is how it has to be...
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Hey!
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You are the night ghost, aren't you?
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Give back those shoes right now!
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Don't do that!
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All you're doing is taunting a very frightening ghost!
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Ha!
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Huh?
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I know those!
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These must be your shoes then!
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Give me back those shoes right now!
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If you don't, I'm gonna get trouble!
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Ah!
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Don't eat my shoes!
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Mmm, how tasty!
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It's a shame they're gone!
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I will let you get away with this!
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- - Oh no!
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An evil cat!
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That might be the reason the night ghost sent me instead.
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He's afraid of the kitty!
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Meow.
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Mr. Kitty, just who are you?
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Meow!
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Meow!
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Meow!
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Meow!
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Meow!
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Meow!
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Meow!
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There's too many of them!
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Those evil eyes are everywhere!
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You promised, so you'd better set all the spirits free, and don't you ever come back!
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Alright, fine, no problem, just tell 'em all to leave!
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Hey you!
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Give all of our shoes back right now!
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You have to return every single pair of shoes in this town!
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Okay, okay, you got it!
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Hmph!
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You should have done that earlier.
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Huh?
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You fell and hurt yourself.
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I'm sorry, Neroonji.
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Thank you.
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We were able to beat the night ghost thanks to your help.
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Now our spirits are free, and it's all thanks to you!
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I didn't do much, though.
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You did more than I...
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Ah!
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What am I supposed to do now?
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If I don't eat shoes, I'm gonna starve to death!
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Actually, I think I'll be fine.
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The nightclose lives by eating worn shoes the children throw away.
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He wasn't always up to bad things, you know?
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Oh, really?
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Fine, alright then.
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Take this shoe.
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Hear me?
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Ow.
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Won't you get in trouble now that your shoes are gone?
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Well, it can't be helped.
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I'll just have to put up with my mom's yelling for a bit.
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- Ugh.
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Ah, hold on!
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Let me give you a present as an apology.
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My you Wow!
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They're amazing!
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I expect nothing less from the sleeping spirit.
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That's right.
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I will make sure you sleep tight at night, Chidu.
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So you just keep being as lively and kind -hearted as ever.
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The thing is, you won't remember what happened tonight.
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I won't remember anything?
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Everything has to go back to normal.
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You won't remember me, but I'll remember you for a long time.
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And all the shoes will be returned to the children.
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Wow!
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Ah!
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Wow!
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Oh...
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you you My shoes are back!
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I got my sneakers back!
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I thought I lost them!
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Where have you been?
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Jadoo?
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Try Jadoo!
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Come on out!
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Can't you see I'm sleeping?
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Where did you get these shoes?
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I need an answer to do!
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Mmm.
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I have no idea, Mom.
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Don't you play them with me!
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I don't remember!
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Sometimes, unexplainable things happen.
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The thing is, I can't explain why they happen to me so often.
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Hmm...
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I got my ruby shoes back, but something isn't right here.
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Why is there only one?
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Someone's gotta be playing a prank on me!
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These are expensive shoes, you know!
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Give the other ones back, you thief!
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I swear I'll find you!
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you If your friend can make me dance, it must be a hit!
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I couldn't possibly be wrong!
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I took an IQ test at school and everybody's shocked!
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What's wrong with my IQ?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Sigh, shoe, thief, ghost, mom. This video has 463 sentences and 2531 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:58. The speaker talks at a steady 110 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 90 of its 463 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| ghost noun | /ɡoʊst/ | A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death. |
| thief noun | /ˈθiːf/ | One who carries out a theft. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| bean noun | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. |
| innocent adjective | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| kitty noun | /ˈkɪti/ | A young cat; a kitten. |
| ruby noun | /ˈɹuː.bi/ | A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. |
| umbrella noun | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| run away verb | To flee by running. |
| come back from verb | To become successful, confident or effective again after an injury, setback, failure, embarrassment, etc. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| get away with verb | To get away, or escape, taking (something) with one. |
| give back verb | To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Don't you want to have dinner?
- Why didn't you take your umbrella?
- You didn't even know it was closed?
- What if you're in trouble?!
- You're not going to listen to me?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If it is the night ghost, it'll definitely |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was closed · be caught · was caught |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't stolen · I've been · you've lost |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should have · should go · should never scare |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 148 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thief /ˈθiːf/, cloth /klɒθ/, breathe /bɹiːð/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, thump /θʌmp/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, dish /dɪʃ/, shock /ʃɔk/, flash /flæʃ/, punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
- Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, unexplainable /ˌʌn.ɛksˈpleɪ.nə.bl̩/, constipated /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/, constipation /ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like shoe, ghost, thief.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.