MIAMI - Zeledon13
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178ARIbecause we [//] since we redid that entire room we were gonna redo furniture .
  becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P sincesince.PREP wewe.PRON.SUB.1P redidredid.V.1P.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR entireentire.ADJ roomroom.N.SG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP redoredo.V.INFIN furniturefurniture.N.SG .
  
186ARIso we didn't never get them finished thinking that we were gonna put up a wall .
  soso.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG nevernever.ADV getget.SV.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P finishedfinish.SV.INFIN+AV thinkingthink.V.PRESPART thatthat.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP putput.V.INFIN upup.ADV aa.DET.INDEF wallwall.N.SG .
  
307ARIand we were running amuck .
  andand.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST runningunk amuckamuck.N.SG .
  
310ARIand it was right around Hallowe'en so we were like running around like (.) scaring the crap out of people .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST rightright.ADJ aroundaround.ADV Hallowe'enname soso.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST likelike.CONJ runningunk aroundaround.ADV likelike.CONJ scaringscare.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF crapcrap.N.SG outout.ADV ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.SG .
  
313AVEI was looking at the pictures the other day of when you guys were like xxx you and [/] and VanessaSE the big Cuban like ladies with the big buds .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF picturespicture.N.PL thethe.DET.DEF otherother.ADJ dayday.N.SG ofof.PREP whenwhen.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP guysguy.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP andand.CONJ andand.CONJ Vanessaname thethe.DET.DEF bigbig.ADJ Cubanname likelike.CONJ ladieslady.N.PL.[or].ladies.N.SG withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF bigbig.ADJ budsbud.N.PL .
  
437AVEI guess when her and RobertSE were like back together again .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES whenwhen.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S andand.CONJ Robertname werewere.V.2S123P.PAST likelike.CONJ backback.ADV.[or].back.V.INFIN togethertogether.ADV againagain.ADV .
  
518ARIand when I talked to her after she told me that a lot of it had to do with the reason why she was so angry is because when you guys were in a fight (.) KatrinaSE got involved .
  andand.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S talkedtalk.V.PAST toto.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S afterafter.PREP sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S toldtold.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR aa.DET.INDEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF reasonreason.N.SG whywhy.REL sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV angryangry.ADJ isis.V.3S.PRES becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP guysguy.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF fightfight.N.SG Katrinaname gotgot.V.PAST involvedunk .
  
534ARIwhen we were younger .
  whenwhen.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST youngeryoung.ADJ.COMP .
  
564AVExxx when they were like +"/.
  whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
681ARIand her and her mom were good for a +//.
  andand.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S andand.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S mommom.N.SG werewere.V.2S123P.PAST goodgood.ADJ forfor.PREP aa.DET.INDEF .
  
798AVEoh &der were you in my class the day she came to take a book from my class ?
  ohoh.IM werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP inin.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S classclass.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S camecame.V.PAST toto.PREP taketake.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF bookbook.N.SG fromfrom.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S classclass.N.SG ?
  
827AVE+" and you guys were really there for me (.) like a bad time .
  andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP guysguy.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV therethere.ADV forfor.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S likelike.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF badbad.ADJ timetime.N.SG .
  
989AVEthe day of my birthday we were driving her to Fort_lauderdaleSE .
  thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG ofof.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S birthdaybirthday.N.SG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST drivingdrive.V.PRESPART herher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S toto.PREP Fort_lauderdalename .
  
1090ARIwe were watching Senior_skit .
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST watchingunk Senior_skitname .
  
1114ARIok SaraSE had told me (.) that she didn't know if she was gonna stay in Tallahassee because <her parents> [//] her grandparents were paying for it .
  okunk Saraname hadhad.V.PAST toldtold.V.PASTPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S thatthat.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG knowknow.SV.INFIN ifif.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP staystay.V.INFIN inin.PREP Tallahasseename becausebecause.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S parentsparent.N.PL herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S grandparentsgrandparent.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST payingpay.V.PRESPART forfor.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1173ARIbecause we were talking xxx [//] when me and her we started talking about the whole xxx and the whole controversy and the rooms and all that stuff +...
  becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART whenwhen.CONJ meme.PRON.OBJ.1S andand.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S wewe.PRON.SUB.1P startedstart.V.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ controversycontroversy.N.SG andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF roomsroom.N.PL andand.CONJ allall.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
1229ARIand two she doesn't want that you know what I mean any_more because the violence from before was from what we were sophomores .
  andand.CONJ twotwo.NUM sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG wantwant.SV.INFIN thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES any_moreany_more.ADV becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF violenceviolence.N.SG fromfrom.PREP beforebefore.CONJ waswas.V.3S.PAST fromfrom.PREP whatwhat.REL wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST sophomoressophomore.N.PL .
  
1341ARIbecause we were sitting in Art class .
  becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST sittingsit.V.PRESPART inin.PREP Artname classclass.N.SG .
  
1374ARIlike LucySE was always talking to us about how her parents were helping out with CathySE and all that stuff .
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN Lucyname waswas.V.3S.PAST alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV talkingtalk.SV.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P aboutabout.PREP howhow.ADV herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S parentsparent.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST helpingunk outout.ADV withwith.PREP Cathyname andand.CONJ allall.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
1400ARIand then when (.) LucySE saw that EstherSE and CathySE were getting close together she +/.
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV whenwhen.CONJ Lucyname sawsaw.AV.PAST thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR Esthername andand.CONJ Cathyname werewere.V.2S123P.PAST gettingget.V.PRESPART closeclose.SV.INFIN togethertogether.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S .
  
1427ARILucySE I mean EstherSE BonnieSE and TiffanySE were ready to drop that friendship .
  Lucyname II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES Esthername Bonniename andand.CONJ Tiffanyname werewere.V.2S123P.PAST readyready.ADJ toto.PREP dropdrop.N.SG thatthat.DEM.FAR friendshipfriendship.N.SG .
  

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