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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Luke and Claudine on a

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delightful chase after their mischievous dog Baguette, leading to unexpected

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fun and a new appreciation for life's little absurdities.

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Speaker 1: Now zinbe Matini di vere rit, cludin marche dan Patrentille, preverer, cominote, ferme, prednis,

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le ri, las iligant subordtai, ilucillance, set mortfre di Vomaja Baguette, Larcia, tragoious,

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Mondevan or ramian A have a enthusiasm, two sons, the

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parfegis Castle, competi DRAMs to the scene, baguett a Persola,

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leave rezon the pana vasa on anclaire he let rapping,

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baguette man Sagelli, com mon Sagellope, baguette, Rovia, Sikri, luicom Bondissan,

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Melosia and de jalois clauding Rio Rossan lesippole Elphobianti, sami Zossi,

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peasant tell Luke nellmois a preoccupe if a two provitic

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lev was a sumokdu issue with baguette, giscuellont trede a community,

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le grande graison fermeie lt fui phrenetic monts a pacha

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aroussiers de san telephone malorosmond laubilier, the nottell nuvoca declarier

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nan clouding do some consideror bluck panic clouding, avex naptimis

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mabituel d the tankyet par luk seleucas in parfect purn

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avanteer alongdabo attrape not reputive. The pa ensemble is the

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lance las pursuit, the Baggett futher incourse, celutia trap baguet

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and promigan, Sugier, claudin Arria lout volapsio detay is surianfha

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sudan in not avers in saproche avon Pegnelevois, littree, lance

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poche gefre and this Porcia Baguett, Brogard, sukuge baguet sarret

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immediate mon protnte palleifri on these parn sultan clouding, cross dansairs,

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memoir ah jensuvian decode seleu nime ro pi rima vexli

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do not ditells la rendre discrete mon la communiti, baguette,

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tou jour fierman porte de la baguette, lucremercilla Rooisin, ave

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chealer avecan gene dis all met transform me gratitude on

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marchonsol chemapa ve verchesu uch pro moment p prici, Claudine

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la ville encre de moment in a tonji to say

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petetna pabus one that rosicerie admit I lanfa Claudin leveles

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jeu valui esuri exact mon cher, luc Levier, bien PRIs

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amessi de setin sicre lu caprier ranpo as ivo really

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put it up, the Lave and company, the Claudini, the

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la chado re baguette.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Non zing Belle Martini, di vere uti, Claudine, Marche d'm

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patrnpille trever comino te ferme pre denice.

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Speaker 3: On a beautiful winter morning, Luke and Credine walk at

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a leisurely paced through their gated community near Nice Le Ri.

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Speaker 1: Las iligant stall ilucillance set Monte nuplusuf divona.

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Speaker 3: The elegant villas are lined with carefully trimmed hedges, and

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the silence is only interrupted by the sea breeze.

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Speaker 1: Baguette le chien trochoilleus Monde van Romieve contusiers.

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Speaker 3: Baguete. Their dog trots joyfully ahead of them, wagging his

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tail enthusiastically to.

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Speaker 1: Saint le parfegesque campeti d'amsu dis sine.

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Speaker 3: Everything seems perfect until a small drama unfolds.

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Speaker 1: Bagueta persuel, livre.

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Speaker 3: Vosa, bagete spots and neighbor's bread delivery.

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Speaker 1: An antlere let happin baggette none come seguellupi.

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Speaker 3: In the blink of an eye, he grabs a baguette

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in his mouth and starts to gallop.

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Speaker 1: Begete revier sigil con di soon Melucia dejellois.

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Speaker 3: Baget come back, Luke shouts as he leaps, but the

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dog is already far away.

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Speaker 1: Claudin Rio Rousseau.

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Speaker 3: Crudine laughs, shrugging her shoulders.

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Speaker 1: If misusi peisant tell.

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Speaker 3: He needs to have fun too, she jokes.

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Speaker 1: Rique nellnin ee priou cupi.

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Speaker 3: Look, however, is worried.

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Speaker 1: Bifetupur viticuvois sudu.

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Speaker 3: He does everything he can to avoid being marked by

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the neighbors.

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Speaker 1: Isuse begette giesquelred cominuti.

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Speaker 3: They follow Baguet to the entrance of the community.

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Speaker 1: Le gent gris soon Fermi.

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Speaker 3: The large gates are closed lit fun saer de son

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tiri fun. Luke frantically searches his pocket for his phone.

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Speaker 1: Malo rousemn yao de noillquerie.

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Speaker 3: Unfortunately, he forgot to note the new keypad code.

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Speaker 1: Coudin nussme conci dur.

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Speaker 3: Brick Panique, Oh no, Credeen, we're stuck outside, Lick panics.

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Speaker 1: Curdin a vexis mabituel din Quieta.

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Speaker 3: Luc Cruden, with her usual optimism, says, don't worry, Luke.

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Speaker 1: Se lucaz jon parfetventur.

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Speaker 3: This is the perfect chance for an adventure.

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Speaker 1: Arepin.

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Speaker 3: Let's catch our little bread thief.

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Speaker 1: First ensemble is lance l de beget.

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Speaker 3: Together. They set off in pursuit of Baguette Fuscourse. Let's

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have a race.

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Speaker 1: Selviquie tregete promigen Gercurdina Rilla.

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Speaker 3: The one who catches Baggette first wins. Credene suggests laughing.

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Speaker 1: Licu Vuelli diti isurillen fa.

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Speaker 3: Lick sees the absurdity and finally smiles.

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Speaker 1: Souda push.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, another neighbor approaches.

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Speaker 1: Aventun Livoi vittul.

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Speaker 3: Before she sees them, Luc finds some dog treats in

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his pocket.

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Speaker 1: Beget breguere de suger, I get, look what I have

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baguette pari.

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Speaker 3: Fi baguette stops immediately, too tempted by the treats.

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Speaker 1: Bonan sutan cruden creus dan sat memoir.

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Speaker 3: Meanwhile, Credine searches her memory.

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Speaker 1: Ah jemes coude.

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Speaker 3: Ah, I remember the code sell n j.

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Speaker 1: Tierrima vex sulid no tree.

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Speaker 3: It's the number that rhymes with our street number, she says, joyfully.

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Speaker 1: I lent treu discrete l conuti bagate tu jo fierremont

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de la baguete.

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Speaker 3: They quietly returned to the community, baguets still proudly carrying

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the baguette.

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Speaker 1: Di TREMERSI la voisin a vec chell a veci gien

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diis alme trins gratitude.

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Speaker 3: Luke warm thanks their neighbor, with embarrassment now turned to

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gratitude on.

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Speaker 1: Marchons le chemapa vi verchizu luco cudine la ville entre de.

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Speaker 3: As they walk along the paved path home, Luke takes

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a moment to appreciate Crudine and their life filled with

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unexpected moments to.

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Speaker 1: Say, petetre curtuna de t admiti llanfa.

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Speaker 3: You know, maybe everything doesn't have to be so serious.

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He finally admits, Cudin le've lisieu vee luis is suri.

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Crudine looks up at him and smiles, exact mon cher, Luke, exactly,

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dear Luke, levier bien PRIs. Life is much more fun

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this way, di se.

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Speaker 1: Riuca prier per sevour really pere bagete.

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Speaker 3: And that's how Luke learned to relax a little and

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enjoy the small absurdities of life in the company of

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Cudine and their beloved dog, Baguette. Today's vocabulary words are

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coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's

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vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Le mattini, le mattini, le matini, the morning, tonqi, tonqui tonqi, leisurely, leguminute,

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fermi leguminute, fermi leguminute, fermi, gated community, lev la, lev

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la lev la. The villa tai taiyi tai y trimmed

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toti toti toti.

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Speaker 3: To try like like like, the hedge anti anti anti interrupted,

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lusuf lusuf lusuf the breeze a contusiasma ave, contusiasm, ave, contusiasm, enthusiastically,

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sudi sini, sudi, sini, sudi sini.

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Speaker 1: To unfold, yellopee, yellopee, yellope, to gallopsiliz o, silizipul o, silzi,

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p to shrug, prao cupe, pra cupe, pra cupe worried

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sumoki do sumoki do sumuki do to mark like degree

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lagrie lagree the gate, freinitikmo finitiqument finitiq frantically, quasi quaisi,

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quansi stuck, leptimism, leptimism, loptimism, optimism, levanteur, levanteur LEVANTEU adventure

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a la pursuit do ala pursuit, do a la pursuit

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do in pursuit of lepsiodty lepsio, dty lepsire, ditty, absurdity, saproci, saproci, saproci.

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To approach la friends, la friez, la friez, the treat

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bonutan bon sultan pont meanwhile sousuvenir, sou souvenir, sou souvenir,

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to remember, be me p me g me to rhyme

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this Kritzmo Discritsmo, dicretsumn quietly lagen lagen lazen embarrassment, le gratitude,

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le gratitude, Le gratitude gratitude.

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