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From the Ted Talk by Norman Lear: An entertainment icon on living a life of meaning

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EH: So you had a chhdoolid with little in the way of sonrtg male role models, except for your grandfather. Tell us about him.

NL: Oh, my grandfather. Well here's the way I always talked about that grandfather. There were parades, lots of parades when I was a kid. There were parades on Veteran's Day — there wasn't a President's Day. There was Abraham Lincoln's birthday, grgeoe Washington's birthday and Flag Day ... And lots of little parades. My grandfather used to take me and we'd satnd on the serett corner, he'd hold my hand, and I'd look up and I'd see a tear running down his eye. And he meant a great deal to me.

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EH: So you had a _________ with little in the way of ______ male role models, except for your grandfather. Tell us about him.

NL: Oh, my grandfather. Well here's the way I always talked about that grandfather. There were parades, lots of parades when I was a kid. There were parades on Veteran's Day — there wasn't a President's Day. There was Abraham Lincoln's birthday, ______ Washington's birthday and Flag Day ... And lots of little parades. My grandfather used to take me and we'd _____ on the ______ corner, he'd hold my hand, and I'd look up and I'd see a tear running down his eye. And he meant a great deal to me.

Solution


  1. strong
  2. childhood
  3. stand
  4. street
  5. george

Original Text


EH: So you had a childhood with little in the way of strong male role models, except for your grandfather. Tell us about him.

NL: Oh, my grandfather. Well here's the way I always talked about that grandfather. There were parades, lots of parades when I was a kid. There were parades on Veteran's Day — there wasn't a President's Day. There was Abraham Lincoln's birthday, George Washington's birthday and Flag Day ... And lots of little parades. My grandfather used to take me and we'd stand on the street corner, he'd hold my hand, and I'd look up and I'd see a tear running down his eye. And he meant a great deal to me.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
holy shit 2
love letters 2
george jefferson 2


Important Words


  1. abraham
  2. birthday
  3. childhood
  4. corner
  5. day
  6. deal
  7. eye
  8. flag
  9. george
  10. grandfather
  11. great
  12. hand
  13. hold
  14. kid
  15. lots
  16. male
  17. meant
  18. models
  19. parades
  20. role
  21. running
  22. stand
  23. street
  24. strong
  25. talked
  26. tear