MIAMI - Herring1
Instances of well

1CHLwell she was telling me about this thing with OprahSE .
  wellwell.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aboutabout.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG thingthing.N.SG withwith.PREP Oprahname .
  
51LAUwell maybe they can emailSE it to you right ?
  wellwell.ADV maybemaybe.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P cancan.V.123SP.PRES emailunk itit.PRON.SUB.3S toto.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP rightright.ADJ ?
  
134CHLwell the thing is that they started looking for a new (.) house to move in .
  wellwell.ADV thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P startedstart.V.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF newnew.ADJ househouse.N.SG toto.PREP movemove.V.INFIN inin.PREP .
  
174CHLwowSE well the thing is that they found this place right .
  wowwow.IM wellwell.ADV thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P foundfound.V.3P.PRES.[or].find.V.PAST+P thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG placeplace.N.SG rightright.ADJ .
  
181CHL+" well just tell my uncle that he wants to go live with us that the [//] he can rent the apartment out .
  wellwell.ADV justjust.ADV telltell.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S uncleuncle.N.SG thatthat.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S wantswant.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN livelive.V.INFIN withwith.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thethe.DET.DEF hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES rentrent.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF apartmentapartment.N.SG outout.ADV .
  
186CHL+" well if you wanna move in next to us it's cheap it's fifty dollars .
  wellwell.ADV ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wannawant.V.2SP.PRES+TO.PREP movemove.V.INFIN inin.PREP nextnext.ADJ toto.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES cheapcheap.ADJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES fiftyfifty.NUM dollarsdollar.N.PL .
  
240LAUwell you pay nine dollars for the first three months .
  wellwell.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP paypay.V.2SP.PRES ninenine.NUM dollarsdollar.N.PL forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF firstfirst.ADJ threethree.NUM monthsmonth.N.PL .
  
327CHL+" well you tell AnaSE .
  wellwell.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP telltell.V.2SP.PRES Ananame .
  
349CHLwell (..) <my passport> [//] erSE the visa expires in June .
  wellwell.ADV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S passportpassport.N.SG erer.IM thethe.DET.DEF visavisa.N.SG expiresexpire.N.PL inin.PREP Junename .
  
379LAUwell I had to make an appointment .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP makemake.V.INFIN anan.DET.INDEF appointmentappointment.N.SG .
  
466CHLwell then the thing is RaquelSE wanted to confront everybody .
  wellwell.ADV thenthen.ADV thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES Raquelname wantedwant.V.PAST toto.PREP confrontconfront.V.INFIN everybodyeverybody.PRON .
  
492CHLso you know she [/] she kind of found okSE well let me blame it on ElisaSE because she's not in the office .
  soso.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP foundfound.SV.INFIN.[or].find.V.PAST+P okunk wellwell.ADV letlet.V.IMPER meme.PRON.OBJ.1S blameblame.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S onon.PREP Elisaname becausebecause.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF officeoffice.N.SG .
  
499CHL+" well ElisaSE was the one gossiping (.) you know .
  wellwell.ADV Elisaname waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF oneone.PRON.SG gossipinggossip.N.SG+ASV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
509LAUwell [/] (...) well if she's not happy with the work fine you know .
  wellwell.ADV wellwell.ADV ifif.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV happyhappy.ADJ withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF workwork.N.SG finefine.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
509LAUwell [/] (...) well if she's not happy with the work fine you know .
  wellwell.ADV wellwell.ADV ifif.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV happyhappy.ADJ withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF workwork.N.SG finefine.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
624LAU+" well we'll put her on antibiotics .
  wellwell.ADV we'llwe.PRON.SUB.1P+BE.V.FUT putput.V.1P.PRES herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S onon.PREP antibioticsantibiotic.N.PL .
  
627LAU<he's like> [//] <well he's like> [///] <he's not sure> [///] <he's like> [/] he's like (.) you know +"/.
  he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN wellwell.ADV he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV suresure.ADJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
689LAU<I have to> [//] (.) <well I need to> [//] (..) I have to finish a [/] a drawing for my parents .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S needneed.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP finishfinish.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF aa.DET.INDEF drawingdraw.V.PRESPART forfor.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S parentsparent.N.PL .
  
718LAUwell I have to go to Old_Navy to get um CarolinaSE and (.) Carolina'sSE daughter something +...
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S havehave.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Old_Navyname toto.PREP getget.V.INFIN umum.IM Carolinaname andand.CONJ Carolina'sname daughterdaughter.N.SG somethingsomething.PRON .
  
739CHL+" I [/] I'm not feeling well .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV feelingunk wellwell.ADV .
  
776LAUwell she's a bitch &=laugh .
  wellwell.ADV she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF bitchbitch.N.SG .
  
816LAUbecause (...) well there's just me alone .
  becausebecause.CONJ wellwell.ADV there'sthere.PRON+BE.V.3S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV meme.PRON.OBJ.1S alonealone.ADV .
  
955CHLthey [///] <well other than> [///] I guess they have tests and stuff .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P wellwell.ADV otherother.ADJ thanthan.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P havehave.V.3P.PRES teststest.SV.INFIN+PV andand.CONJ stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
1019CHL+< well <I know but> [//] I know a girl who can't go into the ocean .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF girlgirl.N.SG whowho.REL can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG gogo.V.INFIN intointo.PREP thethe.DET.DEF oceanocean.N.SG .
  
1058LAUwell (.) first Old_NavySE because it's cheaper .
  wellwell.ADV firstfirst.ADJ Old_Navyname becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES cheapercheap.ADJ.COMP .
  
1060CHLwell maybe I'll find something in The GapSE for [/] (..) for <the (.) guy> [//] the birthday boy .
  wellwell.ADV maybemaybe.ADV I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT findfind.V.INFIN somethingsomething.PRON inin.PREP Thename Gapname forfor.PREP forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF guyguy.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF birthdaybirthday.N.SG boyboy.N.SG .
  

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