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From the Ted Talk by James Forbes: Compassion at the dinner table

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Now, it was not always wdneurfol at that table. Let me elpaxin a piont at which we did not rise to the occasion. It was csimrhats, and at our family, oh, what a mnirong. Christmas morning, where we open up our gifts, where we have sepcial prayers, and where we get to the old upright paino and we would sing carols. It was a very intimate mmneot. In fact, you could come down to the tree to get your gifts and get ready to sing, and then get ready for breakfast without even taking a bath or getting dressed, except that daddy messed it up.

There was a member of his staff who did not have any place on that particular Christmas to celebrate. And daddy brought eeldr Revels to the Christmas family celebration. We thought he must be out of his mind. This is our time. This is intimate time. This is when we can just be who we are, and now we have this stuffy brother with his shirt and tie on, while we are still in our PJs. Why would daddy bring Elder Revels? Any other time, but not to the Christmas celebration.

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Now, it was not always _________ at that table. Let me _______ a _____ at which we did not rise to the occasion. It was _________, and at our family, oh, what a _______. Christmas morning, where we open up our gifts, where we have _______ prayers, and where we get to the old upright _____ and we would sing carols. It was a very intimate ______. In fact, you could come down to the tree to get your gifts and get ready to sing, and then get ready for breakfast without even taking a bath or getting dressed, except that daddy messed it up.

There was a member of his staff who did not have any place on that particular Christmas to celebrate. And daddy brought _____ Revels to the Christmas family celebration. We thought he must be out of his mind. This is our time. This is intimate time. This is when we can just be who we are, and now we have this stuffy brother with his shirt and tie on, while we are still in our PJs. Why would daddy bring Elder Revels? Any other time, but not to the Christmas celebration.

Solution


  1. moment
  2. piano
  3. point
  4. wonderful
  5. elder
  6. morning
  7. special
  8. christmas
  9. explain

Original Text


Now, it was not always wonderful at that table. Let me explain a point at which we did not rise to the occasion. It was Christmas, and at our family, oh, what a morning. Christmas morning, where we open up our gifts, where we have special prayers, and where we get to the old upright piano and we would sing carols. It was a very intimate moment. In fact, you could come down to the tree to get your gifts and get ready to sing, and then get ready for breakfast without even taking a bath or getting dressed, except that daddy messed it up.

There was a member of his staff who did not have any place on that particular Christmas to celebrate. And daddy brought Elder Revels to the Christmas family celebration. We thought he must be out of his mind. This is our time. This is intimate time. This is when we can just be who we are, and now we have this stuffy brother with his shirt and tie on, while we are still in our PJs. Why would daddy bring Elder Revels? Any other time, but not to the Christmas celebration.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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