MIAMI - Zeledon3
Instances of mean

319FELI sometimes talk to him I mean .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S sometimessometime.ADV+PV.[or].sometimes.ADV talktalk.SV.INFIN toto.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES .
  
363FELbecause (.) in seventh grade &jÉ™ in eighth grade I mean you don't have to take reading right ?
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP seventhseventh.ORD gradegrade.N.SG inin.PREP eightheighth.ORD gradegrade.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG havehave.V.INFIN toto.PREP taketake.V.INFIN readingread.V.PRESPART rightright.ADJ ?
  
513ELEso (.) I mean for my age (.) that's not bad .
  soso.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES forfor.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S ageage.N.SG that'sthat.CONJ+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV badbad.ADJ .
  
522ELEI mean if they really train me as manager I'm probably not gonna stay at that store .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P reallyreal.ADJ+ADV traintrain.SV.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S asas.CONJ managermanager.N.SG I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES probablyprobably.ADV notnot.ADV gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP staystay.V.INFIN atat.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR storestore.V.INFIN .
  
524ELE&s I mean (.) to other stores of Chili'sSE .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP otherother.ADJ storesstore.N.PL.[or].stores.N.PL ofof.PREP Chili'sname .
  
534ELEok well if [/] if they're paying (.) I mean (.) for that amount it doesn't sound bad to me .
  okunk wellwell.ADV ifif.CONJ ifif.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES payingpay.V.PRESPART II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES forfor.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR amountamount.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG soundsound.N.SG badbad.ADJ toto.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S .
  
601ELEI mean I don't hardly pay anything .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG hardlyhard.ADJ+ADV.[or].hardly.ADV paypay.V.INFIN anythinganything.PRON .
  
656ELEI mean you could play golf &=laughs .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND playplay.V.INFIN golfgolf.N.SG .
  
681ELEyeah but I mean (.) you could go back to it now .
  yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP couldcan.V.COND gogo.V.INFIN backback.ADV toto.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S nownow.ADV .
  

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