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From the Ted Talk by Shunan Teng: How the Monkey King escaped the underworld

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After a lavish celebration, Sun wkoung fell into a deep sleep. But just as he began to dearm, the Monkey King qkiulcy realized two things. The first was that this was no ordinary slumber. The second was that he wasn’t alone. Suddenly, he found himself caught in the clutches of two grisly figures. At first the Monkey King didn’t know who his captors were. But as they dragged him toward their city’s gates, Sun Wukong realized his detalhy predicament. These were soul collectors tasked with troptnrainsg mortals to the rlaem of the Dead. This was the domain of the Death Lords, who mercilessly sorted souls and designed gsruomee punishments.

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After a lavish celebration, Sun ______ fell into a deep sleep. But just as he began to _____, the Monkey King _______ realized two things. The first was that this was no ordinary slumber. The second was that he wasn’t alone. Suddenly, he found himself caught in the clutches of two grisly figures. At first the Monkey King didn’t know who his captors were. But as they dragged him toward their city’s gates, Sun Wukong realized his _______ predicament. These were soul collectors tasked with ____________ mortals to the _____ of the Dead. This was the domain of the Death Lords, who mercilessly sorted souls and designed ________ punishments.

Solution


  1. transporting
  2. realm
  3. wukong
  4. quickly
  5. deathly
  6. gruesome
  7. dream

Original Text


After a lavish celebration, Sun Wukong fell into a deep sleep. But just as he began to dream, the Monkey King quickly realized two things. The first was that this was no ordinary slumber. The second was that he wasn’t alone. Suddenly, he found himself caught in the clutches of two grisly figures. At first the Monkey King didn’t know who his captors were. But as they dragged him toward their city’s gates, Sun Wukong realized his deathly predicament. These were soul collectors tasked with transporting mortals to the Realm of the Dead. This was the domain of the Death Lords, who mercilessly sorted souls and designed gruesome punishments.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
monkey king 9
sun wukong 8
death lords 3
soul collectors 2


Important Words


  1. began
  2. captors
  3. caught
  4. celebration
  5. clutches
  6. collectors
  7. dead
  8. death
  9. deathly
  10. deep
  11. designed
  12. domain
  13. dragged
  14. dream
  15. fell
  16. figures
  17. gates
  18. grisly
  19. gruesome
  20. king
  21. lavish
  22. lords
  23. mercilessly
  24. monkey
  25. mortals
  26. ordinary
  27. predicament
  28. punishments
  29. quickly
  30. realized
  31. realm
  32. sleep
  33. slumber
  34. sorted
  35. soul
  36. souls
  37. suddenly
  38. sun
  39. tasked
  40. transporting
  41. wukong