MIAMI - Zeledon9
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15CHAyou remember I was there with you ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP rememberremember.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST therethere.ADV withwith.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP ?
  
19CHAit was so fun .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV funfun.N.SG .
  
97CHAthat was fun .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST funfun.N.SG .
  
109CHA+< I was there .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST therethere.ADV .
  
113CHAthat was really fun you know .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV funfun.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
114GIL+< that was like (.) O_M_G .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ O_M_Gname .
  
125GILyou've been here (.) since (.) Thursday (.) last Thursday which was the nineteenth .
  you'veyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+HAVE.V.PRES beenbeen.V.PASTPART herehere.ADV sincesince.PREP Thursdayname lastlast.ADJ Thursdayname whichwhich.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF nineteenthnineteenth.ORD .
  
129GILno it was the twentieth .
  nono.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF twentiethtwentieth.ORD .
  
130CHAyeah no it was the nineteenth .
  yeahyeah.ADV nono.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF nineteenthnineteenth.ORD .
  
183CHAthat was fun .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST funfun.N.SG .
  
184CHAthat was really fun .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV funfun.N.SG .
  
185GILyeah remember after the zamboni came it was like so glossy .
  yeahyeah.ADV rememberremember.SV.INFIN afterafter.PREP thethe.DET.DEF zamboniunk camecame.V.PAST itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ soso.ADV glossyglossy.ADJ .
  
187CHAit was really fun you know .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV funfun.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
196CHAthat was so fun you know hunting for money .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV funfun.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES huntinghunt.V.PRESPART forfor.PREP moneymoney.N.SG .
  
199CHAbut it was fun .
  butbut.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST funfun.N.SG .
  
208GILand I was about three or two and a half in one .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST aboutabout.PREP threethree.NUM oror.CONJ twotwo.NUM andand.CONJ aa.DET.INDEF halfhalf.N.SG inin.PREP oneone.PRON.SG .
  
211GILand it was awesome you know .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST awesomeawesome.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
218CHAand (.) it was really fun .
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV funfun.N.SG .
  
219CHAyou know in ColumbiaSE when you came to visit it was awesome .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES inin.PREP Columbianame whenwhen.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP camecame.V.PAST toto.PREP visitvisit.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST awesomeawesome.ADJ .
  
254CHAI know it was fun .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST funfun.N.SG .
  
263GILI think it was in this other movie .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG otherother.ADJ moviemovie.N.SG .
  
268GILbut you know the exciting thing is he was standing exactly where me and my cousin ChantalSE +//.
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES thethe.DET.DEF excitingexcite.V.PRESPART thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST standingstand.V.PRESPART exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV wherewhere.REL meme.PRON.OBJ.1S andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S cousincousin.N.SG Chantalname .
  
271GILand it was like awesome !
  andand.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ awesomeawesome.ADJ !
  
320GILI was born here in FloridaSE .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART herehere.ADV inin.PREP Floridaname .
  
324CHAand I was also born in ColumbiaSE .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST alsoalso.ADV bornborn.AV.PAST inin.PREP Columbianame .
  
325CHAso my first language was Spanish .
  soso.ADV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S firstfirst.ADJ languagelanguage.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST SpanishSpanish.N.SG .
  
336GILmy background of my stay is I was born here in the city of Pembrooke_PinesSE .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S backgroundbackground.N.SG ofof.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S staystay.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART herehere.ADV inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF citycity.N.SG ofof.PREP Pembrooke_Pinesname .
  
337GILand (.) I was born at the hospital Memorial_WestSE here in FloridaSE .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF hospitalhospital.N.SG Memorial_Westname herehere.ADV inin.PREP Floridaname .
  
346GILbut I've [//] my first word was in Spanish .
  butbut.CONJ I'veI.PRON.SUB.1S+HAVE.V.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S firstfirst.ADJ wordword.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST inin.PREP SpanishSpanish.N.SG .
  
347GILit was aguaS .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST aguawater.N.F.SG .
  it was water.
353GILum (.) he was born in TylerSE TexasSE .
  umum.IM hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART inin.PREP Tylername Texasname .
  
362GILand (.) she (.) was raised on a farm .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST raisedraise.V.PASTPART onon.PREP aa.DET.INDEF farmfarm.N.SG .
  
367CHAshe [//] <ellaS meS &di> [//] she told me it was big .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S toldtold.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST bigbig.ADJ .
  she, she to[ld] me, she told me it was big.
385CHAshe was born on a farm just like your mom (be)cause they're both sisters .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART onon.PREP aa.DET.INDEF farmfarm.N.SG justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV likelike.CONJ youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP mommom.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES bothboth.ADJ sisterssister.N.PL .
  
386CHAand my father was born in ColumbiaSE also .
  andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S fatherfather.N.SG.[or].fath.N.SG+COMP.AG waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART inin.PREP Columbianame alsoalso.ADV .
  
398CHAmy favourite number is nueveS nine (be)cause that was the day I was born .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S favouritefavourite.ADJ numbernumb.ADJ.COMP.[or].number.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES nuevenine.NUM ninenine.NUM becausebecause.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART .
  my favourite number is nine, nine (be)cause that was the day I was born.
398CHAmy favourite number is nueveS nine (be)cause that was the day I was born .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S favouritefavourite.ADJ numbernumb.ADJ.COMP.[or].number.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES nuevenine.NUM ninenine.NUM becausebecause.CONJ thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART .
  my favourite number is nine, nine (be)cause that was the day I was born.
415GIL+< yeah I was her birthday present like four days late birthday present .
  yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S birthdaybirthday.N.SG presentpresent.ADJ likelike.CONJ fourfour.NUM daysday.N.PL latelate.ADJ birthdaybirthday.N.SG presentpresent.ADJ .
  
416CHAthat was great .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST greatgreat.ADJ .
  
433CHAyes it was .
  yesyes.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
436GIL+< it was orange .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST orangeorange.N.SG .
  
439GILyeah it was like down to his butt .
  yeahyeah.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ downdown.PREP toto.PREP hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S buttbutt.N.SG .
  
444CHAwell my mom was born in TulúaSE which is a very small town in ColumbiaSE .
  wellwell.ADV mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART inin.PREP Tulúaname whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF veryvery.ADV smallsmall.ADJ towntown.N.SG inin.PREP Columbianame .
  
445CHAand (.) she was born on April sixth .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART onon.PREP Aprilname sixthsixth.ORD .
  
446CHAand my dad was born in ArmeniaSE xxx was born in ColumbiaSE .
  andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S daddad.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART inin.PREP Armenianame waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART inin.PREP Columbianame .
  
446CHAand my dad was born in ArmeniaSE xxx was born in ColumbiaSE .
  andand.CONJ mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S daddad.N.SG waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART inin.PREP Armenianame waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART inin.PREP Columbianame .
  
447CHAhe was born December ninth .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART Decembername ninthninth.ORD .
  
510CHAhe raised me since I was a little girl .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S raisedraise.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S sincesince.PREP II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ girlgirl.N.SG .
  
527GILit was like so cool .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ soso.ADV coolcool.SV.INFIN .
  
539GILand she was like in her thirties .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST likelike.CONJ inin.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S thirtiesthirties.N.PL.[or].thirty.NUM+PV .
  
543CHA&=laughs that was so funny .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV funnyfunny.ADJ .
  
544CHAthat was hilarious .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST hilarioushilarious.ADJ .
  
548CHA&a: that was really funny .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV funnyfunny.ADJ .
  
549CHAI remember that like it was yesterday .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S rememberremember.V.1S.PRES thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR likelike.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST yesterdayyesterday.N.SG .
  
551CHAit was really funny .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST reallyreal.ADJ+ADV funnyfunny.ADJ .
  
557CHAthat was funny .
  thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST funnyfunny.ADJ .
  
611GILbecause you know Jesus was born on Christmas .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES Jesusname waswas.V.3S.PAST bornborn.V.PASTPART onon.PREP Christmasname .
  
662GILso he thought that was a very interesting new name .
  soso.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S thoughtthought.V.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST aa.DET.INDEF veryvery.ADV interestinginterest.N.SG+ASV newnew.ADJ namename.N.SG .
  
668GILthey didn't know how tall he was .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG knowknow.SV.INFIN howhow.ADV talltall.ADJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST .
  
670CHAI know so when they were gonna make the statue he was just this little mini guy muyS muyS chiquitoS comoS unaS enanitoS .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES soso.ADV whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP makemake.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF statuestatue.N.SG hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG littlelittle.ADJ minimini.ADJ guyguy.N.SG muyvery.ADV muyvery.ADV chiquitosmall.ADJ.M.SG.DIM comolike.CONJ unaunite.V.13S.SUBJ.PRES enanitodwarf.N.M.SG.DIM .
  I know, so when they were gonna make the statue he was just this little mini guy, really small like a dwarf.
671CHAhe was so &sm little .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST soso.ADV littlelittle.ADJ .
  
672CHAit was funny you know .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST funnyfunny.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  

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