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<v Speaker 5>Strong. Cour Marbin contour hert anathrk Sophi her bureau deep

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<v Speaker 5>igdact the Cakenarmarte di met coolejas locht and Saint charmantez Elvos.

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<v Speaker 5>Sophie was postperade Fonda was her cons on indruchte mac

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<v Speaker 5>of her manager svihist that her family hoped to dots

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<v Speaker 5>day gustache is or onset infostaban. My therefore must out

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<v Speaker 5>her shoop coombe, then foste band zaubavese dot dot com

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<v Speaker 5>dot her inset and study the mute ardwire baised. The

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<v Speaker 5>drug was oh Martin was alted of hood in social

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<v Speaker 5>relazis harvist press who her mensa and concre mar. Sophie

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<v Speaker 5>was hondlers still and occur the midach tidens the lunch pouser.

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<v Speaker 5>For example, the sofi or armud and clopped the door

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<v Speaker 5>from our manager. Januari Young was flingle uduldre Hukonichia help

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<v Speaker 5>Sophie four hey iquill ha feedback over mainverk todnutu on

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<v Speaker 5>toward the Sophie Arslands and Mochleke design will Egrachen prisent

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<v Speaker 5>Tatsi lade young Klimlachte Equaedieri initiative Lads of the cake

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<v Speaker 5>water for carc the creg die Freidach was the dog

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<v Speaker 5>on the prison Tatsi head contour was false spawning either

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<v Speaker 5>rain was benewed who the trestashiers at Sauda dun Martin

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<v Speaker 5>bohonzelfers acred Marholfa we greter market metertis among commenter the

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<v Speaker 5>diaz orked emere and heracked. In Panique, Sophie sprung up

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<v Speaker 5>haines zorghan egg help there is a calm, the stell,

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<v Speaker 5>the fore mored border broke and the conceptor mater outlet.

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<v Speaker 5>She taken the un spruck down look and left the

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<v Speaker 5>complexity day is simple and held her out turn the

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<v Speaker 5>present tasi for baivos dunce their applause to the round

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<v Speaker 5>young cake Trotzner Sophie Fantasti's work, Sophie say Hey the

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<v Speaker 5>initiative and Problamo plossoms from o have indruk omaked it

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<v Speaker 5>kept be slowly and contract anti bidder, Sophie connar or

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<v Speaker 5>Nitralov Sahata tradan, sahta stop rasette and at first Hill

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<v Speaker 5>remarked in the day darna foolish, as if sacred or done.

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<v Speaker 5>Owt So realized if nit A lay in her father

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<v Speaker 5>head mar okharmut and door settings from the stud blunk

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<v Speaker 5>about in the Zohmer zone, and Sophie stu comest Sachantso

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<v Speaker 5>held it out.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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<v Speaker 2>may have missed.

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<v Speaker 5>Open zuni jui strong de het licht open contoura to bin.

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<v Speaker 2>On a sunny morning in July, light streamed into the

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<v Speaker 2>open office space.

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<v Speaker 5>Hetros moya zomerda mar beIN detra semura fa contour was

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<v Speaker 5>igerin hart an at erk.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a beautiful summer day, but within the glass

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<v Speaker 2>walls of the office everyone was hard at work.

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<v Speaker 5>Sophi sat at her bourou deep I.

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<v Speaker 2>Sophie sat behind her desk, deep in thought.

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<v Speaker 5>Sigeik narmaarte di met coolejas lochte saint charmante Zelvos.

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<v Speaker 2>She watched Martin, who was laughing with colleagues and being

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<v Speaker 2>his charming self.

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<v Speaker 5>Sophie Vos fasparade.

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<v Speaker 2>Sophie was determined.

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<v Speaker 5>Fonda vos her comes m d lucte mac o parmenager.

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<v Speaker 2>Today was her chance to impress her manager.

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<v Speaker 5>Sevist deltar family hoped to do side sistachis unset inumfostebaan.

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<v Speaker 2>She knew that her family hoped she would turn this

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<v Speaker 2>internship into a permanent job.

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<v Speaker 5>My darfour must out her sub coombe.

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<v Speaker 2>But for that she needed to come out of her shell.

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<v Speaker 5>Then fusstebam zau buvet dot stkom delta inset and study

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<v Speaker 5>the mutevartvar based.

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<v Speaker 2>A permanent job would prove that she could do it,

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<v Speaker 2>that her hard work and studies had been worthwhile.

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<v Speaker 5>The drux vos o.

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<v Speaker 2>The pressure was high.

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<v Speaker 5>Martin was alted al hut in soclasis.

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<v Speaker 2>Martin was always good at social relationships.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey thist prussis juhei menssen komt kre.

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<v Speaker 2>He knew exactly how to win people over.

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<v Speaker 5>Mar Sophie was umblers still and nocur.

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<v Speaker 2>But Sophie was different, quiet and meticulous.

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<v Speaker 5>The media tied inste lunch Bauser. For example, the Sophi

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<v Speaker 5>alharmut and klopto op the dur from her maniature Yonnahi.

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<v Speaker 2>That afternoon, during the lunch break, Sophie gathered all her

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<v Speaker 2>courage and knocked on her manager Jan's.

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<v Speaker 5>Door, Young vas friend l ehudel.

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<v Speaker 2>Jan was friendly and patient.

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<v Speaker 5>Hooknichi help Sophie.

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<v Speaker 2>How can I help you, Sophie fourche, He asked.

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<v Speaker 5>Equil feedback over mainvertelnutu on forward is Sophie arslans.

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<v Speaker 2>I would like some feedback on my work so far.

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<v Speaker 2>Sophie responded hesitantly, and al sair.

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<v Speaker 5>Mart lequet design ville egraen present atsi.

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<v Speaker 2>Laide and if there are opportunities, I would like to

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<v Speaker 2>lead a presentation jum klimlacht. Jan smiled, ik farder ye initchettiv,

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate your initiative.

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<v Speaker 5>Las of the cake, vot fool carcune greg.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see what we can arrange.

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<v Speaker 5>Di freidach vos de d'orf on the Presentazi.

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<v Speaker 2>That Friday was the day of the presentation.

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<v Speaker 5>Heads contour was full spawning.

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<v Speaker 2>The office was full of tension.

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<v Speaker 5>I the rain vos beneute, who the tresteasier, said saud Doun.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone was curious about how the two interns would do.

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<v Speaker 5>Martin bauhonzel frejaecret marhl fervee greche de marc metithi semon commend.

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<v Speaker 2>Martin started confidently, but half way through he encountered technical difficulties.

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<v Speaker 5>The dia sverk de neet mer and heracked in Panique.

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<v Speaker 2>The slide stopped working, and he panicked.

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<v Speaker 5>Sophie sprung hope.

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<v Speaker 2>Sophie jumped up.

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<v Speaker 5>Fain zorphan eg help is a calm.

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<v Speaker 2>No worries. I'll help, she said, calmly.

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<v Speaker 5>Sestil the four almost borte braig and the concept romp matre.

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<v Speaker 2>She suggested, using the board to explain the concepts manually.

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<v Speaker 5>Sitakned and spruck down, look and left the complexy they

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<v Speaker 5>is simple and held out.

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<v Speaker 2>She drew and spoke clearly, explaining complex ideas simply and clearly.

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<v Speaker 5>Toun de prisentatsi forbe vos dunst Aplau stood around.

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<v Speaker 2>When the presentation was over, applause rang through the room.

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<v Speaker 5>Young Kik Totzner Sophi.

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<v Speaker 2>Jan looked proudly at Sophie Fontosti sverk Sophie say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>fantastic work, Sophie, he said.

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<v Speaker 5>Ye inicche tif and probles moplosund for more Hebeindri Kopem remarked.

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<v Speaker 2>Your initiative and problem solving skills have impressed me.

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<v Speaker 5>Akept buslowti in contract antibide.

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<v Speaker 2>I've decided to offer you a contract.

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<v Speaker 5>Sophie Coulnard or Nitrilov.

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<v Speaker 2>Sophie couldn't believe her ears.

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<v Speaker 5>Sahrate tredain she had done it, sah hat stop presite

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<v Speaker 5>and at first Hill remarked she had taken the step

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<v Speaker 5>and made the difference in the da d'arna fool ish,

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<v Speaker 5>az if sacred or dom ot.

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<v Speaker 2>In the days that followed, she felt more confident than ever.

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<v Speaker 5>Serrea Liz desif del nit a lain vardehid mar o

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<v Speaker 5>kharmut and doors hittings for more are fair.

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<v Speaker 2>She realized that not only her skills, but also her

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<v Speaker 2>courage and perseverance had brought her far.

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<v Speaker 5>This Stutt blunk bout in the zomer zom and Sophie

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<v Speaker 5>stukomst sachranitso held out.

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<v Speaker 2>The city shone outside in the summer sun, and Sophie's

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<v Speaker 2>future looked just as bright.

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<v Speaker 3>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 3>Here are today's vocabulary words first in Dutch, then in English.

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<v Speaker 5>Stromde strom dee stromde streamed, fosparade, fosparade, fossparade, determined, stashe, stashe, stashe,

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<v Speaker 5>internship foster foster foster, permanent, swoop swoop swoop shell now

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<v Speaker 5>curre now cur now curre meticulous, arsilent, arsilent, arsilent hesitantly

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<v Speaker 5>initiative initiative, initiative, initiative regele regele, rechele arrange, spawning, spawning, spawning, tension, benut, beneut, benute, curious,

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<v Speaker 5>griechtemachmet grichte makemet grichtemachmetz encountered, moncamente, moncummente, moncamente, difficulties lock

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<v Speaker 5>the impannique luck to impannique loch the impannique.

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<v Speaker 2>Panict calm, calm come calmly.

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<v Speaker 5>Conceptor concept concept concepts hunt matter, humph matter, hunt matter,

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<v Speaker 5>manually outletch out leach outletch explaining complex complex complex complex applause, applause, applause, applause, initiative, initiative,

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<v Speaker 5>initiative initiative. Pro blame oblossomed, pro blame oblasomed, pro blame oblossomed.

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<v Speaker 5>Problem solving Indru Commacht Indru Commacht Indru Commacht impressed contract

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<v Speaker 5>contract contract contract opened, opened opened, perspective zaycre saycre Zacre, Confident, Moot, Moot, Moot, Courage.

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<v Speaker 5>Door settings from OH. Door Settings for more, Door settings

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<v Speaker 5>from OH.

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<v Speaker 2>Perseverance Helder, Helder, Helder Bright.

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<v Speaker 5>Forzambled Forsamled Forgamlde gathered.

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