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From the Ted Talk by Drew Dudley: Everyday leadership

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

She said, "Everybody lost it. Twenty feet in every direction, everyone started to howl. I know this is cheesy, and I don't know why I'm telling you this, but in that mmonet when everyone was laughing, I knew I shouldn't quit. I knew I was where I was supposed to be; I knew I was home. And I haven't spoken to you once in the four years since that day. But I heard that you were leaving, and I had to come and tell you you've been an icridnbely important person in my life. I'm going to miss you. Good luck."

And she wakls away, and I'm ftneealtd. She gets six feet away, turns around, smiles and goes, "You should probably know this, too: I'm still dating that guy, four yeras later."

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

She said, "Everybody lost it. Twenty feet in every direction, everyone started to howl. I know this is cheesy, and I don't know why I'm telling you this, but in that ______ when everyone was laughing, I knew I shouldn't quit. I knew I was where I was supposed to be; I knew I was home. And I haven't spoken to you once in the four years since that day. But I heard that you were leaving, and I had to come and tell you you've been an __________ important person in my life. I'm going to miss you. Good luck."

And she _____ away, and I'm _________. She gets six feet away, turns around, smiles and goes, "You should probably know this, too: I'm still dating that guy, four _____ later."

Solution


  1. flattened
  2. incredibly
  3. years
  4. moment
  5. walks

Original Text


(Laughter)

She said, "Everybody lost it. Twenty feet in every direction, everyone started to howl. I know this is cheesy, and I don't know why I'm telling you this, but in that moment when everyone was laughing, I knew I shouldn't quit. I knew I was where I was supposed to be; I knew I was home. And I haven't spoken to you once in the four years since that day. But I heard that you were leaving, and I had to come and tell you you've been an incredibly important person in my life. I'm going to miss you. Good luck."

And she walks away, and I'm flattened. She gets six feet away, turns around, smiles and goes, "You should probably know this, too: I'm still dating that guy, four years later."

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
redefine leadership 3
important person 2


Important Words


  1. cheesy
  2. dating
  3. day
  4. direction
  5. feet
  6. flattened
  7. good
  8. guy
  9. heard
  10. home
  11. howl
  12. important
  13. incredibly
  14. knew
  15. laughing
  16. laughter
  17. leaving
  18. life
  19. lost
  20. luck
  21. moment
  22. person
  23. quit
  24. smiles
  25. spoken
  26. started
  27. supposed
  28. telling
  29. turns
  30. twenty
  31. walks
  32. years