Shadowing Practice: The Grinch - You're A Mean One 🎄 | Dr. Seuss' the Grinch | Compilation | Adventure & Play - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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The Past
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a place that you come from Far beyond what you've seen is a town like your town
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if your town was a dream Only it's not a dream,
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or a hoax, or a ruse.
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It is Christmas in Whoville,
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the home of the Who's.
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Fresh peppermint, Fred!
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Oh, hey Marge!
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Morning, Fred!
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Smells like Christmas!
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Oh, where are you going?
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I'm glad to see you, Judge.
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Wreath Man!
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Wreath Man!
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Here you go, kid.
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Have a wreath.
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Oh, cool!
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Merry Christmas to you!
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Have a great day, dear.
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You too, man.
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See you tonight.
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Yes, Whoville is great.
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That is known far and wide.
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And three weeks through December,
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this place hits its stride.
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Yes, the Who's down in Whoville like Christmas a lot.
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But the Grinch, in his cave north of Whoville, did not.
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You can't see me.
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Well, but there's no way to get it,
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I'll tell you what I'm saying.
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Marx!
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You're a mean one.
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You really are a heel
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You're as cuddly as a catfish You're as charming as an eel Mr. Grinch You're a bad banana
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With the greasy black peel You're a vile one You got turmaids in your smile
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You have all the bittersweetness Overseas a crocodile I'm just a bitch.
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You're a foul one.
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Friends you don't have.
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I wouldn't touch you with a 39 and a half a paw.
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You're a monster.
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Your heart's an empty hole.
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You got garlic in your soul.
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You got garlic in your soul.
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All them smiles, homie, I turn up, frown.
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All them decorations, I tear them down.
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You can ask Max, I don't play around.
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Hey, you.
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Who is this mean fella with his skin all green and his teeth all yellow?
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Would you so mad for Halloween?
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Come around and we ain't knocking at your door, man.
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Where's the game that you're done?
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Where's the game that you're done?
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Where's the game that you're done?
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Mr. Rich!
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Who is this mean fellow with his skin all green and his teeth all yellow?
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What you so mad for?
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Halloween coming round and we ain't knocking at your door!
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I am starving!
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Huh?
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Max, what is this depressing bean?
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No, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no. That's impossible.
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You can't be out of food.
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What?
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Where's my personal reserve of moose juice and goose juice?
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My emergency stash of who hash?
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My secret slew of frozen beasel nut stew?
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I specifically bought enough food to last until January how much emotional eating have I been doing?
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No, I won't I will not I am NOT going to Whoville during Ugh!
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Fine, but I'm gonna despise every second of it So,
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uh, what do you want to do today?
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A little bit of Monica in my life A little bit of Erica by my side No idea, huh?
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Ooh, I got one!
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I'm sorry.
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All right,
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all right, I'm sorry.
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You're a good dog, but a bad drummer.
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What would you like to do?
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More than embarrassing to be beaten by a dog.
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Oh, what's that? And checkmate.
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Again.
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What in the world is happening?
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What is that?
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It's the most beautiful Christmas tree you've ever seen!
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Three times bigger?
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That's a hundred times bigger!
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Oh, you just wait till we light it tonight.
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It'll sparkle so bright, you'll be celebrating Christmas with the rest of us!
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No!
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We are dead with!
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I'm gonna keep eating!
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I'll see you later, Grinchy!
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No!
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You will not see me later,
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and I will not be celebrating!
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And that tree... That tree... Has got to go.
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Come on, Max!
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Yes, the Grinch hated Christmas.
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The whole Christmas season.
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Now, please don't ask why.
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No one quite knows the reason.
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It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right.
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It could be perhaps that his shoes were too tight.
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But I think the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
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Now remember Max, this is the time of year when the Who's are at their most deceptive.
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You have my full permission to attack anyone who so much as says one kind word to us.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
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wait, wait, hold the bus!
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Wait, shut up!
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Oh, I see it coming through!
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Hey!
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Wait, wait, Sam!
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Hold the bus!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Sorry, Donna.
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That's okay, Sam.
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Thanks for stopping.
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They still got you on the night shift, huh?
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Sure do.
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Oh, by the way, Cindy Lou forgot her hockey stick.
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Jingle bells, Christmas smells.
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Oh, thanks, mister.
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Ha.
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Hey!
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Huh.
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You're a mean one, mister.
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Woo!
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It's such an awful day.
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Hey, Merry Christmas!
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Happy Holidays, Sue.
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Bleh.
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Ha ha!
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This season's greetings, folks.
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And Merry Christmas!
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No!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay.
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Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day.
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To save us all from Satan's mar when we were gone astray.
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Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
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comfort and joy, oh, tidings of comfort.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing to dismay!
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Remember Christ our Savior,
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Our savior was born on Christmas day O high is the
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comfort of joy Covenant joy O high is the comfort of joy Oh hello!
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Happy holidays!
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What's this?
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Excuse me, are you getting that?
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I need it for my Christmas stuffing.
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No. Well, that's not very nice.
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Okay, if I'm gonna become Santa,
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then I need to get into character.
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All right, let's see.
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Christmas tree, Christmas traditions, Christmas pudding.
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How does pudding work its way to everything?
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Where is the Santa stuff?
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Look at this.
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Little girls and boys giggling over sugar plums.
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Oh.
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Look how they did the roof of the gingerbread house with vanilla icing.
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Little family of gumdrops.
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Yeah, so dumb.
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So, so stupidly dumb.
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Ah, here we are.
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The legend of Santa Claus.
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Red suit, white beard, always in a jolly mood.
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Oh, that's not gonna happen.
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Oh well, let's just start by finding ourselves some reindeer.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Beautiful, isn't it, Max?
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This, my little friend, is the rain horn.
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It perfectly recreates the mating call of the reindeer.
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Behold.
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Oh, hey there.
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Sorry, little goat.
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I was calling for a rain...
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What was that?
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Scrab!
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Scaddle!
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Strange goat.
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Now, reindeer migrate, so maybe we'll catch if you head it south for the winter.
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I also read that they tend to mate in densely wood...
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Will you stop following us?
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Shoo!
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Away!
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Go back to the goat farm.
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Go eat a can.
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Alright, now that that's over,
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back to the task at hand.
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Whew, it's a little crisp.
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Oh, it's getting really cold.
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Oh, goodness.
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Can't.. peel my lips.
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Can't drink ice frozen!
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Max, we've hit the mother lode.
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We'll have 100 reindeer to pull out.
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How?
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Huh?
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Well, Santa had eight.
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He looks like he ate the other seven.
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Watch and learn, Max.
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All right.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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I'm not
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going to die.
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Ha ha ha ha!
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Ha ha ha ha!
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Stop!
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Stop!
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Onward my furry friends.
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We're walking toward destiny.
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The Grinch was now ready to start his big trip.
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He stood like a captain aboard a great ship.
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Yet the time had now come to take off like a shot.
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Here we go, Max.
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Let's see what you've got!
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What?
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Max?
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Max, are you okay?
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Huh?
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Yeah!
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Yeah!
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Go, boy!
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Go, boy!
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Go!
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And down the Grinch came on his great,
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fateful ride toward the good homes of Whoville and the Christmas inside.
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He had planned it and prepped it in big detail to small.
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Yes, he'd get rid of Christmas now once and for all.
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You take the outside, I'll take the inside.
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House number one.
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He was ready to pounce and set the score right.
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He'd make up for the past and he'd do it tonight.
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Okay, now let's steal Christmas.
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He swept up their presents with the speed of a whiz.
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And he knew he'd call sadness.
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Only theirs now, not his.
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I'm not sure what you're doing.
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All this excess and nonsense,
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it was all about greed.
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About meaningless stuff that they didn't even need.
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Yeah.
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The Grinch went to work.
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He scooped up the toys.
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He raced against time.
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He raced against joy.
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He hit a few snags as he made his way through.
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An angry orange cat. And a sleepwalking hoo.

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Grammar & Expressions in Context

The transcript of the song contains several expressively rich phrases and grammatical structures. Here are a few key elements to focus on:

  • Comparative adjectives: Phrases like “as cuddly as a catfish” and “as charming as an eel” are fun examples of similes that enhance descriptive language skills. Using such comparisons can improve your creative speaking.
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  • “Grinch”: The initial 'gr' sound can be tricky; practice voicing it clearly to make sure it comes out strong.
  • “Mean” and “heel”: Pay attention to the long vowel sounds. Many learners may shorten these, but emphasizing them will improve your overall pronunciation.
  • “Foul” and “smile”: The diphthong in smile (the ‘i’ sound) can be challenging. Ensure you glide smoothly from one vowel to the other for clarity.

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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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