Shadowing Practice: Marceline's Closet | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Let's start with my feelings about my friends.
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Oh, wait, I don't have friends.
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We've crossed the line.
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I'm getting out of here, man.
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Yeah, do it.
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Because they don't know what it's like to live forever and forever.
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Guess who you even are and what you think about anything?
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How can anyone relate to me when they cannot see what I see?
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My vampire eyes see only blood red skies.
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Blood red skies make tears inside that I always have.
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So, I walk alone in my man's room.
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What?
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What's it doing?
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I can't lie.
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Get on!
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Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh,
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shh, shh, shh, shh,
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shh No!
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Stupid... Is it safe?
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I don't know, man.
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Go scope the scene.
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what happened man i'm not going back out there well what do you mean what happened bro Oh,
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no, no, no, no. Is she awake?
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Why are you talking?
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I'm wondering if she's awake.
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Well, if she's awake, she can definitely hear you talking.
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I'm whispering.
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Well, now we're both quietly screaming.
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I can hear both of you.
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Disguise yourself, fool!
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What are you bozos doing in my lair?
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Dude, I think she sees us.
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What the?
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Dude, you shape -changed to look like me?
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Yeah.
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Hey!
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Explain yourselves!
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We were playing hide -and -seek in your closet and you came home, so we hid in there all day.
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We saw.. everything.
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No glob, I mean, whatever you do to us, I just want to say, we're sorry! So sorry!
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Okay, apology accepted.
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What?!
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I hide in your house all the time.
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Anyways, no hard feelings, guys!
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See you soon!
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Marceline?
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Jake?
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Jake?
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Hmm?
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Hey, man, did...
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We're next!
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Phew!
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Man, I thought I was gonna throw up.
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That's us!
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Yay!
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No!
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I'm gonna lose it!
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Hey, do you know if there's an outlet anywhere?
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No. Do you know what this is all about?
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No. Russ.
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What's going on, buddy?
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You giving up?
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I guess.
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You don't want to just stick it out a little more?
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I don't know if my little boy heart can take it.
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Listen, Finn, are you listening?
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Mm -hmm.
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Your heart may be small, but it's strong as a bulldog.
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And I know.
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You can wait through this line so we can meet Hunson Abadir and find out why we're here.
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And why we're in a pile of banyanels?
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Because you're a champ, okay?
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Okay.
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Jozu de, gama te ne?
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Well, at least I can see the end of the line, I think.
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Let's wake the heck out of this line.
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That's it, champ!
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Heh heh heh.
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You're pretty pumped up.
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I'm super pumped!
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Does anyone need to go pee -pee's?
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Go ahead!
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Okay, who's here with a question for Mr. Abadir?
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Oh yeah, we've got questions.
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Put your hand down, Finn!
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No way, dude, I've got questions!
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What the heck, Jake?
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Not answering questions, man.
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That thing's gonna bake our beans.
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Hey, blood mist cloud what happened to us?
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Why can't we remember anything?
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Oh, it's gone look Ride me partner Hey cloud,
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where's Abadir whoa look at all these paintings.
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I think this is Hudson Abadir's house Hey!
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Hunts and Abadir!
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How dare you jumpstress us here!
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We just want to go home, man.
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Yeah, why'd you lock us up, Abadir?
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When Marceline finds out about this, it's gonna stir up some heavy daddy -daughter issues.
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No one leaves the Nidosphere!
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Aw, come on, man!
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No one!
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No one leaves the Nidosphere!
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Come with me, you juicy little mortal soul!
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Finn!
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Oh, my log, Jake!
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I found the portal!
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We don't want to hurt you, Abadir.
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Just let us go.
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What the?
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Marceline?
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I'm going to close this portal.
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You're forbidden to come back to the Nidosphere.
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But Marcy, let us help you!
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It's too late!
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Stay away from me!
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FOREVER!
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Marceline's in trouble.
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We gotta go back and save her.
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Alright, but I'm gonna take a shower first.
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Come on!
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I'm so thirsty!
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Dude, that skull wants you to drink the water.
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It's bad water!
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Don't drink the water.
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See?
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That means good, right?
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Y -yup!
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Jake?
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Jake?
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Why are you making stupid face?
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Who's Jake?
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Dang it, I knew that water was junk!
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Tricked again by the river of forgetfulness!
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Jake!
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Get out of that water right now!
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Hey, I don't know who you are, mister, but I don't like your attitude.
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Help!
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Somebody!
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Farewell, everyone!
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Okay.
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Morrow, back to the Candy Kingdom!
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Help!
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Somebody help me!
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Stranger danger!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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I see you!
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Jake!
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Your head!
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Huh?
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Who are you?
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Who are you?
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I don't know, man.
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Who are you?
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What do you mean?
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You're in my castle!
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Well, I didn't know.
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Dang it, Jake.
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You must leave this place.
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Now.
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Death, we're not leaving until you give us our blood soul.
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And Jake's memory.
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Another one.
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Be gone, mortal.
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No, I promise Princess Bubblegum.
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Yeah!
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What happened?
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You can't kick me because your brain is stupid.
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Your brain is stupid.
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This kid's pretty funny.
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All right.
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Pick an instrument.
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Huh?
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To get stuff from me, you have to beat me in a musical battle.
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But Jake's the musical one, and he's got Booberane.
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I don't care.
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I've got to find one I can really play.
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Oh, glob man.
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Oh, here we go!
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Sleigh Bells!
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Yawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawaw YAAA!
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YAAA!
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YAAA!
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YAAA!
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YAAA!
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Uh, um...
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Hey, all right.
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So, who do you think won?
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Oh, man!
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Skeleton guy by a landslide!
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He was like...
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Dude!
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What?
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Skeleton guy was awesome!
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You want me to lie?
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Yes.
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I'm going to kill you now.
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No!
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I still have to rescue stuff!
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Those are the rules in the land of the dead.
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Lose a music battle, lose your life.
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Oh, wait, wait, wait.
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Before I die, I'm honor -bound to tell you Peppermint Butler says hi.
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What?
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You know Peppermint Butler?
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Yeah.
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Yo, you guys can have whatever you want.
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Jake, stand up.
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That's me, right?
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Yes.
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing?
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Kiss of death, baby.
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You got your memory back.
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Ah, gross.
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I wish I didn't now I shall return the soul of this I'll see you dudes later Hello boys,
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where's my plant?
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Hello princess Yay!
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Thank you all for taking such good care of my plants.
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Now come here and give me a hug.
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Yay!
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Hugs!
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You guys are the best.
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Ahem.
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Mr Finn, Mr Jake, I believe you still owe me something in exchange for that favour I did.
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Sure, yeah.
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What is it?
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I'd like your flesh.
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Quit being silly, Peppermint Butler.
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I'm going to take it from you while you sleep.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Marceline's Closet”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shh, Jake, Abadir, dude, yaaa. This video has 231 sentences and 1171 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 98 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 54 of its 231 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 |
|---|---|---|
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| pump noun | /pʌmp/ | A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| heck | /hɛk/ | Hell. |
| portal noun | /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ | An entrance, entry point, or means of entry. |
| champ verb | /t͡ʃæmp/ | To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently. |
| mortal adjective | /ˈmɔɹ.təl/ | Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. |
| skeleton noun | /ˈskɛlətən/ | The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals. |
| rescue verb | /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ | To save from any violence, danger or evil. |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| castle noun | /ˈkɑːsəl/ | A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or… |
| gross adjective | /ɡɹoʊs/ | remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| hand down verb | To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor. | |
| stand up verb | To rise from a lying or sitting position. | |
| stir up verb | /ˈstɜː.ɹʌp/ | To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you bozos doing in my lair?
- Dude, you shape -changed to look like me?
- Hey, do you know if there's an outlet anywhere?
- Do you know what this is all about?
- Why can't we remember anything?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm getting · i'm not going · are you talking |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna throw · gonna lose · gonna bake |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to go · must leave · have to beat |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 51 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, forgetfulness /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/
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 awake, cloud, pump.
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.