Shadowing Practice: Sir Pentious Scene Pack // Hazbin Hotel S2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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Well, this is quite the warm welcome.
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I, um, I, I, I don't...
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How is not to be trusted?
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My dear child.
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Uh, well, I don't, um, I'm not much of a storyteller, you know, and...
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Oh!
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Now, tell your story.
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Ah, okay.
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I, well...
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I was once an inventor.
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I was a hermit of sorts.
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I had my work.
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And my machines.
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But I had a tendency to watch things.
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I'm rather ashamed of it now.
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I was watching a woman wandering past my...
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I could have justice, but I...
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I didn't.
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Epathy, but...
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I... And I deserved it. So...
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Don't know.
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My friend, Sherry, was in danger.
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I had to do something.
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This time, I would do something.
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...the endless coward who let people be murdered, but then...
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Thank you.
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Oh, I don't use that name anymore.
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You can call me Sir Pentius, your highness.
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To allowing him here, it means...
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I'm not that slimy.
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It means...
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Come on, Penny!
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I'm gonna make sure you have the best for today!
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Well, this isn't really my first.
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I've been here for...
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Let's go!
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Where are you taking me?
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Oh, dear!
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No!
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That's very nice, but, um...
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Emily, is it?
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Emily?
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Yes, yes.
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There is one thing I really want.
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Yes, um, I really just want to see my friends.
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I want to know that they're okay.
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Can I see them?
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Oh god!
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So I'm alone again Everyone will like you Cause no one here is like Do you have enriched uranium?
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No, but we - I gradate the voltage
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and calibrate this lens I will find a way To quantize this frequency I'll drive the peak speed
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So I can see them to death Yeah,
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I forgot to mention You're not able to leave You literally will have forever to cheer Everyone will like you,
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cause no one here is like you
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That's about the closest I've come to my little egg boys They all perished in the Zeppelin Why aren't they here?
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Since you can't see your friends I love them Egg, egg, egg, egg, egg, egg,
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egg, egg I'll tolerate them Emma!
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Thank you, Emily.
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Oh my, this is...
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a little creepy, but perfect.
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Do you think Charlie should know?
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Oh my gosh, Charlie!
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
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Please, can I see my friend?
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Ah.
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In hopes one traptions were too outdated, too violent and cruel.
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These lazy golden skies, lost in memories of how it used to turn home in those messy fights.
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They say time heals all wounds, but the wounds are what I miss.
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Cause every brush with death, how the hell she gets on board?
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Get your punk out the voice, I will destroy you at last They say time heals all wounds But the wounds,
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and every brush with death Meant much more than a kiss Could this be love,
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but I still taste me too You blew a whole red piece out of you The peace
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i brought cookies well i'm not quite a hell expert
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but uh yes i'm happy to help um yes well i'm
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sure charlie would like a gift basket a wise woman once told me that it starts with sorry Okay,
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bye Don't fly too far Yes, I love playing with you boy.
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Oh, hello by the look on your face.
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I say the gift baskets were a major success Well,
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I'm quite stealthy Where everybody's busy screaming.
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You look distressed.
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Could maybe use a friend to talk to?
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They're scared.
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Humans are afraid.
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No reason, no rhyme.
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Deeper that bed.
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Ready to say anything, do any sin to any man.
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Just so you can.
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Live to see a ray of sunshine.
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Morning ether.
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Until you finally yell, Eureka!
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Another's life!
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It starts with sorry.
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Few care.
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Mistakes are in age to being.
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We fall, we repent, we survive.
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Live too!
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Live again tomorrow.
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You want me to invent something?
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You're in!
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Get ready!
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Affirmative!
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Affirmative!
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I heard, yes, I heard!
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I am inventing as fast as I can!
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I can do this!
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Are you sure?
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Positive.
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Trust me.
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Eureka!
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Sarah.
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I am the great and redeemed Sir Pentius, and I'm a good boy now.
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We must avoid a war with heaven at all costs.
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Fox must be stopped.
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Pentius, holy shit, it's you!
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Oh, splendid.
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Well, um, okay, jolly good then.
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Um, okay, everyone, uh, well, keep up the good work and, um, okay, hope to see you up here soon.
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Sherry?
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Miss Bomb!
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Oh, I can't tell you how long I've been wanting to speak with you one more time. So, how's it going?
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Well, I, uh, well, you...
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...from the other side.
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Yeah.
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What?
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What is that?
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Is that, that for me?
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Oh, oh!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Sir Pentious Scene Pack // Hazbin Hotel S2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: egg, wounds, Pentius, Emily, charlie. This video has 127 sentences and 791 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:01. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
invent verb/ɪnˈvɛnt/To design a new process or mechanism.
affirmative adjective/əˈfɝməɾɪv/pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
basket noun/ˈbæskɪt/A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
heal verb/ˈhiːl/To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
calibrate verb/ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹeɪ̯t/To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
enrich verb/ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/To enhance.
gradate verbTo change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.
hermit noun/ˈhɝmɪt/A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
highness noun/ˈhaɪnəs/The state of being high.
perish verb/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
quantize verbTo limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
repent verb/ɹɪˈpɛnt/To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
stealthy adjective/ˈstɛlθi/Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
storyteller nounA person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.
redeem verb/ɹɪˈdiːm/To recover ownership of something by buying it back.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
keep up verbTo maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I, um, I, I, I don't...
  • Where are you taking me?
  • Please, can I see my friend?
  • You want me to invent something?
  • Is that, that for me?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've been · have enriched · I've come
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbe trusted · be murdered · must be stopped

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: perish /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
  • Long words — get the stress right: affirmative /əˈfɝməɾɪv/, uranium /ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like invent, affirmative, basket.

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.

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