1 P: buddy, why do you keep getting stuck like this? ✓
2 L: I thought I can could get out this time Past tense: when you report a past thought, the verb inside also shifts to past. "I thought I could..." not "I thought I can...". This is called backshift in reported speech.
3 A: i'm just gonna say it, he needs to be checked by a specialist ✓
4 P: there. be free, excalibar Excalibur • Excalibur = the legendary magical sword of King Arthur in British folklore. Phil is making a joke: he pulls Luke's head out of the banister like King Arthur pulling the sword from the stone. Pronounced /ɪkˈskælɪbər/ (ex-CAL-i-bur).
• You missed the word "There." right before "Be free."
• You missed the word "There." right before "Be free."
5 H: i'm having a friend over today ✓ have someone over = invite someone to come to your house as a guest (usually casually, not for a formal dinner). "Over" here means "across to my place". Common examples:
• "Can I have a friend over after school?" (kids asking parents)
• "We had my parents over for dinner last weekend."
• "Want to come over tonight?" (informal invitation)
Related: come over = go to someone else's place. go over to = same idea.
• "Can I have a friend over after school?" (kids asking parents)
• "We had my parents over for dinner last weekend."
• "Want to come over tonight?" (informal invitation)
Related: come over = go to someone else's place. go over to = same idea.
6 C: who ✓
7 H: you don't know him ✓
8 C: him, him? ✓
9 A: ooh, a boy, you gonna kiss him? Tiny one: she says "Ooh, a boy" - a playful, teasing exclamation.
10 H: shut up ✓
11 P: easy, easy ✓
12 C: Luke, Alex, you wanna why don't you take him it outside okay? • She addresses both kids by name: "Luke, Alex".
• "why don't you" = a softer way to give a command. "Why don't you take a seat" = "Please take a seat."
• take it outside (idiom) - a fixed expression meaning "continue this fight/argument outside the building". "It" = the fight. The phrase comes from bars: when two customers start to fight, the bartender or bouncer yells "Take it outside!" to protect the bar. Parents now use it the same way with fighting kids. The full force of the phrase is: "Stop fighting in here - if you must fight, do it where you won't break my things."
• "why don't you" = a softer way to give a command. "Why don't you take a seat" = "Please take a seat."
• take it outside (idiom) - a fixed expression meaning "continue this fight/argument outside the building". "It" = the fight. The phrase comes from bars: when two customers start to fight, the bartender or bouncer yells "Take it outside!" to protect the bar. Parents now use it the same way with fighting kids. The full force of the phrase is: "Stop fighting in here - if you must fight, do it where you won't break my things."
13 A: and do what? ✓
14 P: finding a song of united change fight in the sun. It'll be a nice change, i'm kidding This is a tough one - Phil's mumbling joke. Actual line: "Fight in the sun. It'll be a nice change." He's saying it sarcastically.
• It'll be a nice change = a sarcastic phrase meaning "doing X would be different from the usual, and 'different' would be nicer." When said straight, it's positive ("Going to the beach will be a nice change from working"). When said sarcastically (like here), it's a complaint dressed up as a compliment - Phil is really saying: "The kids always fight inside; for once they could fight outside instead. That alone would be an improvement."
• Structure: "It'll be a nice change from X" or just "It'll be a nice change." The implied comparison is whatever the speaker considers the boring/annoying default.
• "fighting a song of united change" sounds nothing like what he said - your brain heard random words that almost rhymed. Try to replay this kind of line at slower speed.
• It'll be a nice change = a sarcastic phrase meaning "doing X would be different from the usual, and 'different' would be nicer." When said straight, it's positive ("Going to the beach will be a nice change from working"). When said sarcastically (like here), it's a complaint dressed up as a compliment - Phil is really saying: "The kids always fight inside; for once they could fight outside instead. That alone would be an improvement."
• Structure: "It'll be a nice change from X" or just "It'll be a nice change." The implied comparison is whatever the speaker considers the boring/annoying default.
• "fighting a song of united change" sounds nothing like what he said - your brain heard random words that almost rhymed. Try to replay this kind of line at slower speed.
15 C: Haley, who's the boy? ✓
16 H: he's his name is Dylan, you know, i might as well just tell him not to come because you guys are just going to embarrass me again Very important grammar:
• his = possessive (his name, his car, his book)
• he's = contraction of "he is" or "he has"
They sound similar but mean totally different things. "His name is Dylan" ≠ "He is name is Dylan".
Also you missed "are" in "you guys are just going to..."
• embarrass (verb) /ɪmˈbærəs/ = to make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious in front of other people. Note the tricky spelling: em-b-a-r-r-a-s-s - TWO r's AND TWO s's. (One of the most commonly misspelled words in English!)
• Forms:
- embarrass (verb): "Don't embarrass me in front of my friends!"
- embarrassed (adjective, how you feel): "I was embarrassed when I forgot her name." (passive - someone/something makes YOU feel this way)
- embarrassing (adjective, the thing causing the feeling): "That was an embarrassing moment." (active - the situation causes the feeling)
- embarrassment (noun): "I died of embarrassment." (the feeling itself)
• The -ed vs -ing adjective distinction is crucial and applies to many feelings: bored/boring, interested/interesting, excited/exciting, surprised/surprising, confused/confusing. Person feels -ed; thing/situation is -ing. "I am bored because the movie is boring."
• Cultural note: Haley is a teenager who feels easily embarrassed by her parents. This is a universal teenage experience - parents seem totally uncool to teenagers, so any attention from them in front of friends/boyfriends is mortifying.
• his = possessive (his name, his car, his book)
• he's = contraction of "he is" or "he has"
They sound similar but mean totally different things. "His name is Dylan" ≠ "He is name is Dylan".
Also you missed "are" in "you guys are just going to..."
• embarrass (verb) /ɪmˈbærəs/ = to make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious in front of other people. Note the tricky spelling: em-b-a-r-r-a-s-s - TWO r's AND TWO s's. (One of the most commonly misspelled words in English!)
• Forms:
- embarrass (verb): "Don't embarrass me in front of my friends!"
- embarrassed (adjective, how you feel): "I was embarrassed when I forgot her name." (passive - someone/something makes YOU feel this way)
- embarrassing (adjective, the thing causing the feeling): "That was an embarrassing moment." (active - the situation causes the feeling)
- embarrassment (noun): "I died of embarrassment." (the feeling itself)
• The -ed vs -ing adjective distinction is crucial and applies to many feelings: bored/boring, interested/interesting, excited/exciting, surprised/surprising, confused/confusing. Person feels -ed; thing/situation is -ing. "I am bored because the movie is boring."
• Cultural note: Haley is a teenager who feels easily embarrassed by her parents. This is a universal teenage experience - parents seem totally uncool to teenagers, so any attention from them in front of friends/boyfriends is mortifying.
17 C: sweety sweetie, hang on a second, you're are fifteen, it's and it's the first time you've had have a boy over, i'm bound to be a little surprised, but i'm not gonna embarrass you • sweetie (with -ie, not -y) - the standard spelling of this term of endearment.
• you've had (present perfect) - "it's the first time you've had a boy over". With "the first time", we usually use the present perfect tense. Examples: "It's the first time I've been to Paris." / "It's the first time she's tried sushi."
• hang on (a second / a sec / a minute) = "wait" / "stop for a moment". A very common informal phrase. "Hang on" by itself means "wait"; adding "a second / a sec / a minute" makes it slightly softer / more polite.
• Examples:
- "Hang on, I'll be right back." (Wait, I'm coming back soon.)
- "Hang on a sec, my phone is ringing."
- "Hang on - that doesn't make sense." (used to interrupt because you noticed something wrong)
• Origin: literally means "hold on / cling to something" (as in "hang on tight!" on a roller coaster). It evolved into "stay where you are, don't move on" → "wait".
• Synonyms in different registers:
- hold on (same casual register as "hang on")
- just a moment / just a minute (slightly more polite)
- one moment, please (formal, customer-service style)
- wait (most direct, can sound abrupt)
• In this scene: Haley says she'll cancel the date because her parents will embarrass her, and Claire interrupts with "Sweetie, hang on a second" - meaning "wait, don't make that decision yet, listen to me first."
• I'm bound to (do something) = "It's almost certain / inevitable / very likely that I will do X." Used to admit something will probably happen, often outside your full control. Structure: be bound to + base verb.
• Two slightly different uses:
1. Likelihood / inevitability (most common): "If you keep eating sugar, you're bound to gain weight." / "He's bound to find out eventually."
2. Obligation (more formal/legal): "I am bound to follow the contract." (= I'm legally required to.)
• Claire's full line: "I'm bound to be a little surprised" = "It is inevitable / natural that I'll be a little surprised" (about her 15-year-old having a boy over for the first time). She's admitting her reaction in advance and apologizing for it. It's a way of saying "Yes, I might react strongly - that's expected - but I won't embarrass you on purpose."
• Related expressions with similar meaning:
- I'm sure to = same as "bound to" (likely)
- it's bound to happen = "it's inevitable that it will happen"
- likely to / certain to / sure to + verb - similar family of expressions about probability.
• Note the structure: bound to is followed by the base form of a verb, not "-ing". Correct: "He's bound to arrive late." Wrong: "He's bound to arriving late."
• Don't confuse with other meanings of "bound":
- bound (past tense of "bind") = tied. "Her hands were bound."
- bound for X = traveling to X. "The train is bound for Tokyo."
- to bound = to jump / leap. "The dog bounded across the field."
• you've had (present perfect) - "it's the first time you've had a boy over". With "the first time", we usually use the present perfect tense. Examples: "It's the first time I've been to Paris." / "It's the first time she's tried sushi."
• hang on (a second / a sec / a minute) = "wait" / "stop for a moment". A very common informal phrase. "Hang on" by itself means "wait"; adding "a second / a sec / a minute" makes it slightly softer / more polite.
• Examples:
- "Hang on, I'll be right back." (Wait, I'm coming back soon.)
- "Hang on a sec, my phone is ringing."
- "Hang on - that doesn't make sense." (used to interrupt because you noticed something wrong)
• Origin: literally means "hold on / cling to something" (as in "hang on tight!" on a roller coaster). It evolved into "stay where you are, don't move on" → "wait".
• Synonyms in different registers:
- hold on (same casual register as "hang on")
- just a moment / just a minute (slightly more polite)
- one moment, please (formal, customer-service style)
- wait (most direct, can sound abrupt)
• In this scene: Haley says she'll cancel the date because her parents will embarrass her, and Claire interrupts with "Sweetie, hang on a second" - meaning "wait, don't make that decision yet, listen to me first."
• I'm bound to (do something) = "It's almost certain / inevitable / very likely that I will do X." Used to admit something will probably happen, often outside your full control. Structure: be bound to + base verb.
• Two slightly different uses:
1. Likelihood / inevitability (most common): "If you keep eating sugar, you're bound to gain weight." / "He's bound to find out eventually."
2. Obligation (more formal/legal): "I am bound to follow the contract." (= I'm legally required to.)
• Claire's full line: "I'm bound to be a little surprised" = "It is inevitable / natural that I'll be a little surprised" (about her 15-year-old having a boy over for the first time). She's admitting her reaction in advance and apologizing for it. It's a way of saying "Yes, I might react strongly - that's expected - but I won't embarrass you on purpose."
• Related expressions with similar meaning:
- I'm sure to = same as "bound to" (likely)
- it's bound to happen = "it's inevitable that it will happen"
- likely to / certain to / sure to + verb - similar family of expressions about probability.
• Note the structure: bound to is followed by the base form of a verb, not "-ing". Correct: "He's bound to arrive late." Wrong: "He's bound to arriving late."
• Don't confuse with other meanings of "bound":
- bound (past tense of "bind") = tied. "Her hands were bound."
- bound for X = traveling to X. "The train is bound for Tokyo."
- to bound = to jump / leap. "The dog bounded across the field."
18 P: I better go charge charge the cam recorder camcorder, i'm kidding, come on, who you're who are you talking to • camcorder = a video camera (one word, blend of "camera" + "recorder"). Older device for home videos.
• Question word order: "Who are you talking to?" In questions, the auxiliary verb ("are") comes BEFORE the subject ("you"). Compare: "You are talking" (statement) vs "Are you talking?" (question).
• Question word order: "Who are you talking to?" In questions, the auxiliary verb ("are") comes BEFORE the subject ("you"). Compare: "You are talking" (statement) vs "Are you talking?" (question).
20 P: i'm a the cool dad, that's my thing, i'm a hip, i surf the web, i text LOL laugh out laud loud, OMG oh my god, WTF what why the face. I know all the dance dances to high school musical, so • "I'm the cool dad" - he's saying he's THE one cool dad (specific role), not "a cool dad" (one of many).
• "I'm hip" - no article. "Hip" here is an adjective meaning "trendy / cool / aware of current things". You don't say "I'm a hip" (would mean "I'm a hip" as in a body part!).
• loud not "laud" - LOL = "Laugh Out Loud". They sound similar but "laud" means "to praise" (different word).
• The joke: WTF normally means "What The F***" (a swear), but Phil thinks it means "Why The Face?" - because that's what HE says when he sees someone looking annoyed. This is the joke! He doesn't actually know modern slang.
• dances (plural) - High School Musical has many dance routines, not just one.
• "I'm hip" - no article. "Hip" here is an adjective meaning "trendy / cool / aware of current things". You don't say "I'm a hip" (would mean "I'm a hip" as in a body part!).
• loud not "laud" - LOL = "Laugh Out Loud". They sound similar but "laud" means "to praise" (different word).
• The joke: WTF normally means "What The F***" (a swear), but Phil thinks it means "Why The Face?" - because that's what HE says when he sees someone looking annoyed. This is the joke! He doesn't actually know modern slang.
• dances (plural) - High School Musical has many dance routines, not just one.
22 A: mom, dad ✓
23 C: what happened ✓
24 A: Luke, just shot me ✓
25 L: i didn't mean to ✓
26 C: are you okay? ✓
27 A: no, the little bitch shot me ✓
28 C: language ✓
29 L: there always pass BB they're only plastic BBs, it was an accident Whole phrase misheard. Actual: "They're only plastic BBs."
• BB (or BB gun) = a small air-powered gun that shoots tiny round pellets called "BBs". Children often play with plastic versions.
• "They're" (= they are) refers to the BBs (the pellets).
• BB (or BB gun) = a small air-powered gun that shoots tiny round pellets called "BBs". Children often play with plastic versions.
• "They're" (= they are) refers to the BBs (the pellets).
30 C: what did I tell you what happen would happen if you got him a gun, deal with this Reported speech in past + conditional. Original: "I told you: 'If you give him a gun, X will happen.'" → Reported: "What did I tell you would happen if you got him a gun?" Notice "will" becomes "would" in reported speech, just like "can" became "could" in line 2.
31 P: buddy, uncool ✓
32 C: that's it? no no no no no, the agreement was that if he shoot shoots someone, you shoot him Third-person singular present tense: he/she/it always takes -s. "He shoots", "she runs", "it works". Even in conditional structures: "If he shoots someone..." not "if he shoot".
33 P: what, are you we were serious about that? Phil is asking in disbelief if they were really serious when they made that agreement. "We were serious about that?" - past tense because the agreement was made earlier.
34 C: yes, we were aligned, and now you have to fall through follow through Critical phrasal verb difference:
• follow through = to complete an action that you started, to keep your promise/commitment. Example: "He promised to help, and he followed through." This is what Claire means.
• fall through = to fail to happen, to collapse. Example: "Our travel plans fell through because of the storm." (Plans failed.)
These sound similar but are opposites in meaning!
Also, no "aligned" - she just says "we were" (= "we were serious").
• follow through = to complete an action that you started, to keep your promise/commitment. Example: "He promised to help, and he followed through." This is what Claire means.
• fall through = to fail to happen, to collapse. Example: "Our travel plans fell through because of the storm." (Plans failed.)
These sound similar but are opposites in meaning!
Also, no "aligned" - she just says "we were" (= "we were serious").
35 L: i'm so sorry ✓
36 C: liar ✓
37 C: go ✓
38 P: he's got a birthday party ✓
39 A: what's more important here? dad Tiny: she adds "here" (= in this situation). "What's more important here, Dad?" sounds more confrontational.
40 C: you can shot shoot him after work afterwards, we'll he'll be home at 2 • Modal verb + base form: after "can / could / will / would / should / must" you always use the bare verb. "Can shoot" (not "can shot"). "Shot" is the past participle, used only with "have" / "had". Wrong: "I can shot." Right: "I can shoot" / "I have shot."
• afterwards = at a later time, after something. (Not "after work" - she's not talking about employment.)
• he'll (= he will) - she's talking about Luke being home, not "we".
• afterwards = at a later time, after something. (Not "after work" - she's not talking about employment.)
• he'll (= he will) - she's talking about Luke being home, not "we".
41 P: i can't shoot him at 2, i'm showing a house at 2 ✓
42 A: what about 3? ✓
43 C: no, we did he's got a soccer game at 3, and we gonna gotta leave for that dinner at 5, 4:15 you can could shoot him at 4:15 Same patterns as before:
• gotta vs gonna - obligation vs future. "We gotta leave" = "We have to leave."
• could (instead of "can") - softer, more polite suggestion. "You could shoot him at 4:15" = "Maybe shoot him at 4:15."
• gotta vs gonna - obligation vs future. "We gotta leave" = "We have to leave."
• could (instead of "can") - softer, more polite suggestion. "You could shoot him at 4:15" = "Maybe shoot him at 4:15."
44 P: yes yeah, I guess so, that works for me "I guess that works for me" = "I think that plan works for me." "I guess so" is a different expression meaning "I suppose yes" (used as a standalone response).
45 C: shoot Luke ✓
46 P: sorry buddy dude, it's on the calendar • dude - casual word for "guy" or "man", very common in American English. Phil uses it here to sound chill while doing something cruel (shooting his son).
• "on the calendar" - missing article. Specific calendar (their family calendar), so use "the".
• "on the calendar" - missing article. Specific calendar (their family calendar), so use "the".
47 L: oh, come on ✓
49 Manny: I'm quitting soccer, it is a gamer game for children • game (noun) = an activity you play. "Soccer is a game."
• gamer (noun, person) = someone who plays video games. "My brother is a gamer."
Just one letter different, totally different meaning!
• gamer (noun, person) = someone who plays video games. "My brother is a gamer."
Just one letter different, totally different meaning!
50 G: no, you're not quitting, you would have stopped that goal if you were not staring at the that little girl that vs the: "that" points to a specific girl Gloria can see (deictic / pointing). "The" is more neutral. Native speakers use "that" when they want to point or emphasize. "Look at that dog!" (pointing) vs "I saw the dog you mentioned" (referring back).
51 Manny: she's not a girl, she's a woman ✓
52 J: you know, Gloria, that little blow up with the that other mom, what why do you have to do thing things like that? • blowup (one word, noun) = a sudden angry argument or explosion. "We had a big blowup yesterday."
• why not "what" - he's asking the reason. "Why do you do this?" not "What do you do this?"
• things (plural) - referring to a pattern of behaviour, not one specific thing.
• why not "what" - he's asking the reason. "Why do you do this?" not "What do you do this?"
• things (plural) - referring to a pattern of behaviour, not one specific thing.
53 G: if someboy somebody says something about my family, i'm going to... Typo: somebody (some + body), not "someboy".
54 J: i'm just saying, you can could take it down here a little bit, that's all could (conditional / suggestion) is softer than "can" (ability/permission). Native speakers use "could" to make suggestions politely. "You could try the other restaurant" = a gentle suggestion. "You can try" = sounds more like permission.
55 G: well yeah oh, yeah, cause that's where you live down here, but I live up here Missing 's: "that's where you live" = "that is where you live". Contractions are easy to miss in fast speech!
56 J: yeah, but you don't have to be so emotional all the time, that's all i'm saying, Manny you're are with me on this, right? You missed the opening "yeah, but you" - Jay starts with "Yeah, but..." (a common way to half-agree, then disagree).
57 Manny: I wanna tel tell Brenda Feldman I love her • tell (two L's) - common spelling mistake.
• Brenda Feldman - the full name of his crush. Manny says her full first + last name every time (very romantic / formal way to refer to someone you love).
• Brenda Feldman - the full name of his crush. Manny says her full first + last name every time (very romantic / formal way to refer to someone you love).
58 J: oh, for god sake sakes Fixed expression: "For God's sake!" or "For God sakes!" (informal variant) = an exclamation of frustration / disbelief, like "Come on!" or "Seriously!". The plural "sakes" form is common in American English. Note: it's not religious here - just a strong expression.
• sake (noun, pronounced "sayk") = the purpose or benefit of something. Most commonly used in fixed phrases:
- for the sake of X = for the benefit of X / in order to achieve X. "I stayed at the boring job for the sake of the money."
- for X's sake = for X's benefit / out of respect for X. "Stay calm for the children's sake." (= don't upset the children)
- for God's sake / for goodness' sake / for heaven's sake = exclamations of frustration (no real religious meaning anymore).
• Do NOT confuse with the Japanese drink sake (pronounced "sah-kay")! Different word entirely, written the same in English.
• sake (noun, pronounced "sayk") = the purpose or benefit of something. Most commonly used in fixed phrases:
- for the sake of X = for the benefit of X / in order to achieve X. "I stayed at the boring job for the sake of the money."
- for X's sake = for X's benefit / out of respect for X. "Stay calm for the children's sake." (= don't upset the children)
- for God's sake / for goodness' sake / for heaven's sake = exclamations of frustration (no real religious meaning anymore).
• Do NOT confuse with the Japanese drink sake (pronounced "sah-kay")! Different word entirely, written the same in English.
59 G: Manny, she's 16 ✓
60 Manny: oh, is it it's okay for you to take a an older lover? • it's not "is it" - he's making a statement-as-question (rising intonation) accusing Jay of double standards. "It's okay for you, but not for me?"
• an older - same rule as "an angel" from before. Use "an" before vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u). "An older lover", "an apple", "an honest man".
• an older - same rule as "an angel" from before. Use "an" before vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u). "An older lover", "an apple", "an honest man".
61 J: hey, watch it ✓
62 Manny: I want to go to the mall where she works, but first I need to get a my white shirt, the silk one my (specific - his own shirt) not "a" (any white shirt). Manny is talking about a particular shirt he already owns - the silk one. Always think: is it any/one (a/an) or specific (my/the)?
63 G: okay, that's really you if that's what you really want to do Conditional structure: "If that's what you really want to do" = "If you really want to do this, OK." Gloria is giving permission with a slight hesitation. The word "if" + "what" are both unstressed and easy to miss.
64 J: seriously, not to be a the evil stepdad, but if you put on a puffy white shirt, and declare your love for a 16 year old, you are gonna be swinging from the flagpole in you your puffy white underpants • "the evil stepdad" - referring to the well-known stereotype/role (the villain in fairy tales). "Not to be the X, but..." is a fixed pattern: "Not to be the bad guy, but...".
• swinging from the flagpole - "swinging from X" = hanging from X and moving back and forth. Without "from", "swinging the flagpole" would mean Jay is holding/moving the flagpole (different image!). The preposition matters!
• your (possessive) not "you" (subject pronoun). Typo, but a meaningful one.
• Full picture of the joke: "swinging from the flagpole in your puffy white underpants" = a vivid image of public humiliation at a school. Jay is warning Manny that the older kids will pull his pants down and hang him from the flagpole (a tall metal pole at school where the flag flies), leaving him dangling in his underwear for everyone to laugh at. This is the classic American "bully picks on the weird kid" image. The detail "puffy white underpants" makes it even more embarrassing - matching the puffy white silk shirt Manny wants to wear. Jay is using exaggerated comedy to discourage Manny.
• swinging from the flagpole - "swinging from X" = hanging from X and moving back and forth. Without "from", "swinging the flagpole" would mean Jay is holding/moving the flagpole (different image!). The preposition matters!
• your (possessive) not "you" (subject pronoun). Typo, but a meaningful one.
• Full picture of the joke: "swinging from the flagpole in your puffy white underpants" = a vivid image of public humiliation at a school. Jay is warning Manny that the older kids will pull his pants down and hang him from the flagpole (a tall metal pole at school where the flag flies), leaving him dangling in his underwear for everyone to laugh at. This is the classic American "bully picks on the weird kid" image. The detail "puffy white underpants" makes it even more embarrassing - matching the puffy white silk shirt Manny wants to wear. Jay is using exaggerated comedy to discourage Manny.
65 Manny: stop the car ✓
66 G: oh, where are you going? see? you see? hurt his feelings Small ordering issue - Jay says "See? You hurt his feelings." (Gloria first asks "Where are you going?", then Jay reacts.)
67 J: yeah ah, well, it it tough enough to beat him if it toughens him up a little bit then, oh gesus geez, he's picking flowers Important vocabulary:
• Word family: tough (adjective) = strong, hard, resilient → toughen (verb) = to make tough → toughen (someone) up (phrasal verb) = to make a person mentally / emotionally stronger, less sensitive.
• toughens him up - the -s ending is because of "it" (third person singular). "If it toughens him up". The subject "it" = Manny's painful experience of getting rejected by Brenda. The phrasal verb pattern is: tough + en (suffix that turns adjectives into verbs) + up (particle). Same suffix in: hard → harden, soft → soften, weak → weaken, dark → darken.
• Examples in life: "Boot camp toughens you up." / "Going through tough times toughens you up for the future." / "Stop crying - it'll toughen him up." (often said by old-fashioned parents - sometimes criticized as too harsh).
• Jay's full line: "if it toughens him up a little bit" = "if this painful experience makes Manny a stronger person..."
• geez (sometimes "jeez") = a mild expression of frustration / surprise. It's a softened version of "Jesus" (originally a religious exclamation), now used casually with no religious meaning. NOT spelled "gesus".
• Word family: tough (adjective) = strong, hard, resilient → toughen (verb) = to make tough → toughen (someone) up (phrasal verb) = to make a person mentally / emotionally stronger, less sensitive.
• toughens him up - the -s ending is because of "it" (third person singular). "If it toughens him up". The subject "it" = Manny's painful experience of getting rejected by Brenda. The phrasal verb pattern is: tough + en (suffix that turns adjectives into verbs) + up (particle). Same suffix in: hard → harden, soft → soften, weak → weaken, dark → darken.
• Examples in life: "Boot camp toughens you up." / "Going through tough times toughens you up for the future." / "Stop crying - it'll toughen him up." (often said by old-fashioned parents - sometimes criticized as too harsh).
• Jay's full line: "if it toughens him up a little bit" = "if this painful experience makes Manny a stronger person..."
• geez (sometimes "jeez") = a mild expression of frustration / surprise. It's a softened version of "Jesus" (originally a religious exclamation), now used casually with no religious meaning. NOT spelled "gesus".
69 G: Manny's is very passionate, just like his father, my first husband, he's very handsome but too crazy, he seem like we did was it seemed like all we did was fight and make love, fight and make love, fight and make love, one time i'm not kidding you, we fell out the window together • Key phrase: "It seemed like all we did was X" = "We did almost only X" / "All we ever did was X". Used to describe a repetitive pattern.
Structure: "It seemed like all (subject) did was (verb)". Example: "It seemed like all he did was complain." (= He complained a lot, almost only that.)
• You missed the word "all", which is the heart of this phrase.
Structure: "It seemed like all (subject) did was (verb)". Example: "It seemed like all he did was complain." (= He complained a lot, almost only that.)
• You missed the word "all", which is the heart of this phrase.
70 J: which one were you doing? i'm hearing this for the first time. ✓
72 M: this doesn't worry you? she's barely slept she barely slept on the plane. and she's still ....away wide awake • "she barely slept" - past simple, not present perfect. "Barely" + past = "she almost didn't sleep at all".
• wide awake (fixed expression, adjective phrase) = completely / fully awake, not at all sleepy. "Wide" here is an intensifier meaning "fully", like opening your eyes wide. Examples: "The coffee made me wide awake at midnight." / "It's 3am and I'm wide awake."
• Opposite expressions:
- fast asleep = deeply / completely asleep ("The baby is fast asleep.")
- sound asleep = same meaning as fast asleep
- half asleep = barely awake, drowsy
• Don't confuse awake /əˈweɪk/ (not sleeping) with away /əˈweɪ/ (far / gone) - they sound similar but mean very different things!
• wide awake (fixed expression, adjective phrase) = completely / fully awake, not at all sleepy. "Wide" here is an intensifier meaning "fully", like opening your eyes wide. Examples: "The coffee made me wide awake at midnight." / "It's 3am and I'm wide awake."
• Opposite expressions:
- fast asleep = deeply / completely asleep ("The baby is fast asleep.")
- sound asleep = same meaning as fast asleep
- half asleep = barely awake, drowsy
• Don't confuse awake /əˈweɪk/ (not sleeping) with away /əˈweɪ/ (far / gone) - they sound similar but mean very different things!
73 Cameron: oh, stop worrying Just missed "Oh" at the start.
74 M: hey, came that I can't. That, the orphanage was all women, maybe she just, she can't follow sigma she feels fall asleep unless she feels a women woman's shape Lots happening here:
• You missed "I can't." (Mitchell responding to Cam's "stop worrying").
• fall asleep = to begin sleeping. Not "follow sigma" (which is meaningless!) - this is one of those moments your ear locked onto wrong sounds.
• unless = "if not" / "except when". "She can't fall asleep unless X" = "She can only fall asleep WHEN X happens."
• woman's shape (possessive, singular) - the shape OF a woman. Use 's for singular possessive: a woman's hand, a man's voice, a child's toy. "Women shape" would mean "shape" is plural and "women" is the noun, which doesn't fit.
• What "shape" means here: the physical form / silhouette / body contour of a person. The baby Lily came from an orphanage where she was only held by women, so Mitchell jokes she may need to feel the soft curves of a woman's body (chest, hips) to fall asleep - implying she rejects the harder, flatter shape of a man's body. "Shape" here is a polite, non-anatomical way to refer to body form. Compare: "She has a lovely shape" (= attractive figure) vs "Shape up!" (= get fit / behave better) - different idioms using the same word.
• You missed "I can't." (Mitchell responding to Cam's "stop worrying").
• fall asleep = to begin sleeping. Not "follow sigma" (which is meaningless!) - this is one of those moments your ear locked onto wrong sounds.
• unless = "if not" / "except when". "She can't fall asleep unless X" = "She can only fall asleep WHEN X happens."
• woman's shape (possessive, singular) - the shape OF a woman. Use 's for singular possessive: a woman's hand, a man's voice, a child's toy. "Women shape" would mean "shape" is plural and "women" is the noun, which doesn't fit.
• What "shape" means here: the physical form / silhouette / body contour of a person. The baby Lily came from an orphanage where she was only held by women, so Mitchell jokes she may need to feel the soft curves of a woman's body (chest, hips) to fall asleep - implying she rejects the harder, flatter shape of a man's body. "Shape" here is a polite, non-anatomical way to refer to body form. Compare: "She has a lovely shape" (= attractive figure) vs "Shape up!" (= get fit / behave better) - different idioms using the same word.
75 Cameron: well, I guess that's possible No "well" at the start - just "I guess that's possible."
76 M: so here ✓
77 Cameron: what the hell is does that suppose supposed to mean? • Fixed expression: "What is that supposed to mean?" = a defensive / suspicious question when you feel insulted. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" adds anger.
• supposed (past participle, with -ed) NOT "suppose". In this fixed phrase, the -ed is mandatory. "Supposed to" = "expected to / meant to".
• supposed (past participle, with -ed) NOT "suppose". In this fixed phrase, the -ed is mandatory. "Supposed to" = "expected to / meant to".
79 Cameron: yes, i've gained a few extra pounds while we were expecting the baby, which it's has been very difficult, but apparently your body does the a nesting, very merternal maternal, primal thing while retaining neutrients where it retains nutrients, some sort of molecule molecular physiology thing, but that's science. you can't you can't fight it, so Several vocabulary items:
• a few = "some / a small number". "I have a few books." Without "a", "few" means "almost none" (negative). Big difference: "I have a few friends" (positive) vs "I have few friends" (sad / negative).
• "which has been" - subject-verb agreement. "Which" refers to gaining weight, a single event, so use "has", not "it's".
• nesting (noun / gerund from "to nest") = the instinct of pregnant women (and some animals) to prepare a clean, comfortable space for the coming baby. Comes from "nest" (where a bird lays its eggs). Real human "nesting" behaviors: cleaning the house obsessively, washing baby clothes, arranging the nursery. Cameron uses this word jokingly to defend his weight gain as a biological instinct, not overeating.
• maternal (adjective) /məˈtɜːrnəl/ = related to a mother. Comes from Latin mater = mother. Examples: maternal instinct (a mother's natural urge to protect her child), maternal love, maternal grandmother (your mother's mother). Opposite: paternal (related to a father, from Latin pater).
• primal (adjective) /ˈpraɪməl/ = primitive, very basic, instinctive, from the earliest origins of life. Used for deep biological urges that humans share with animals. Examples: primal fear (a deep, instinctive fear, like fear of snakes), primal scream, primal urge. Related: primitive, primary, prime (all from Latin primus = first).
• molecular (adjective) /məˈlekjələr/ = related to molecules. molecule (noun) = the smallest unit of a chemical substance (e.g. a water molecule = H₂O). Cameron uses the adjective form to make his excuse sound scientific.
• physiology (noun) /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi/ = the branch of biology that studies how the body and its organs function (how the heart pumps, how digestion works, etc.). Distinguish from anatomy (the study of body structure) and psychology (the study of the mind). Adjective form: physiological.
• retains (verb, from "to retain") /rɪˈteɪnz/ = to keep / hold on to something instead of losing or releasing it. The -s ending is because of "it" (third person singular: your body retains nutrients).
• Common collocations with retain:
- retain water = the body holds extra water (causes swelling / weight gain). Often said when blaming weight on water, not fat: "I'm just retaining water."
- retain heat = a material keeps warmth. "Wool retains heat well."
- retain information = remember it. "Students retain more when they take notes."
- retain a lawyer = formally hire one (legal context).
• Word family: retain (verb) → retention (noun, the act of keeping) → retentive (adjective). "She has a retentive memory" = she remembers things well.
• Synonyms by register:
- keep (most common, casual) - "Keep the change."
- hold (on to) - "Hold on to your ticket."
- retain (more formal / technical / scientific) - what Cameron uses to sound scientific.
• Etymology: from Latin re- (back) + tenere (to hold) = "to hold back". Related: contain, maintain, obtain, sustain - all share the -tain root meaning "hold".
• In Cameron's joke: "your body... retains nutrients" sounds biological and noble, but he really means "your body keeps the calories instead of burning them" - i.e. "I'm getting fat". The fancy word disguises a simple truth, which is the comedy.
• nutrients = healthy substances in food (vitamins, proteins, etc.). Note the spelling: n-u-t- (not n-e-u-t-).
• The joke in this line: Cameron is using fancy scientific-sounding words (nesting, maternal, primal, molecular, physiology, retains) to defend his weight gain as a noble biological process. The humor is that he's a man, not pregnant, and obviously just eating too much - but he dresses it up as "science" so Mitchell can't argue.
• a few = "some / a small number". "I have a few books." Without "a", "few" means "almost none" (negative). Big difference: "I have a few friends" (positive) vs "I have few friends" (sad / negative).
• "which has been" - subject-verb agreement. "Which" refers to gaining weight, a single event, so use "has", not "it's".
• nesting (noun / gerund from "to nest") = the instinct of pregnant women (and some animals) to prepare a clean, comfortable space for the coming baby. Comes from "nest" (where a bird lays its eggs). Real human "nesting" behaviors: cleaning the house obsessively, washing baby clothes, arranging the nursery. Cameron uses this word jokingly to defend his weight gain as a biological instinct, not overeating.
• maternal (adjective) /məˈtɜːrnəl/ = related to a mother. Comes from Latin mater = mother. Examples: maternal instinct (a mother's natural urge to protect her child), maternal love, maternal grandmother (your mother's mother). Opposite: paternal (related to a father, from Latin pater).
• primal (adjective) /ˈpraɪməl/ = primitive, very basic, instinctive, from the earliest origins of life. Used for deep biological urges that humans share with animals. Examples: primal fear (a deep, instinctive fear, like fear of snakes), primal scream, primal urge. Related: primitive, primary, prime (all from Latin primus = first).
• molecular (adjective) /məˈlekjələr/ = related to molecules. molecule (noun) = the smallest unit of a chemical substance (e.g. a water molecule = H₂O). Cameron uses the adjective form to make his excuse sound scientific.
• physiology (noun) /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi/ = the branch of biology that studies how the body and its organs function (how the heart pumps, how digestion works, etc.). Distinguish from anatomy (the study of body structure) and psychology (the study of the mind). Adjective form: physiological.
• retains (verb, from "to retain") /rɪˈteɪnz/ = to keep / hold on to something instead of losing or releasing it. The -s ending is because of "it" (third person singular: your body retains nutrients).
• Common collocations with retain:
- retain water = the body holds extra water (causes swelling / weight gain). Often said when blaming weight on water, not fat: "I'm just retaining water."
- retain heat = a material keeps warmth. "Wool retains heat well."
- retain information = remember it. "Students retain more when they take notes."
- retain a lawyer = formally hire one (legal context).
• Word family: retain (verb) → retention (noun, the act of keeping) → retentive (adjective). "She has a retentive memory" = she remembers things well.
• Synonyms by register:
- keep (most common, casual) - "Keep the change."
- hold (on to) - "Hold on to your ticket."
- retain (more formal / technical / scientific) - what Cameron uses to sound scientific.
• Etymology: from Latin re- (back) + tenere (to hold) = "to hold back". Related: contain, maintain, obtain, sustain - all share the -tain root meaning "hold".
• In Cameron's joke: "your body... retains nutrients" sounds biological and noble, but he really means "your body keeps the calories instead of burning them" - i.e. "I'm getting fat". The fancy word disguises a simple truth, which is the comedy.
• nutrients = healthy substances in food (vitamins, proteins, etc.). Note the spelling: n-u-t- (not n-e-u-t-).
• The joke in this line: Cameron is using fancy scientific-sounding words (nesting, maternal, primal, molecular, physiology, retains) to defend his weight gain as a noble biological process. The humor is that he's a man, not pregnant, and obviously just eating too much - but he dresses it up as "science" so Mitchell can't argue.
80 M: i'm not saying anything ✓
81 Cameron: you're saying everything ✓
83 M: count to 3, 1, 2 ✓
84 Cameron: 3 ✓
85 M: okay ✓
86 Cameron: oh, Cam. this is beautiful. oh my god, do you love it? Speaker confusion! The order is: Mitchell says "Oh, Cam. This is beautiful. Oh, my God." Then Cameron says "Do you love it?" In the show, M reacts first to the mural, then Cam asks for approval.
87 M: yes, I- what the hell is that? Mitchell starts to say "Yes, I-" (= "Yes, I love it") but then sees something disturbing and switches to "What the hell is that?" This is a common comedy pattern.
88 Cameron: I had Andrej Andre do the wall it when while we were gone. • Name: Andre (a French name, pronounced "ON-dray" or "AHN-dray"). Not "Andrej" (which is a Slavic spelling).
• "while" (during a period of time, ongoing) vs "when" (at a specific moment). "I read while she was cooking" vs "I called when she answered." Cam means "during the whole time we were gone".
• "have/had someone do something" (causative) = pay or ask someone to do it for you. "I had a mechanic fix my car" = the mechanic did it, not me.
• "while" (during a period of time, ongoing) vs "when" (at a specific moment). "I read while she was cooking" vs "I called when she answered." Cam means "during the whole time we were gone".
• "have/had someone do something" (causative) = pay or ask someone to do it for you. "I had a mechanic fix my car" = the mechanic did it, not me.
89 M: is that us with wings? ✓
90 Cameron: we're floating above her, we are always there to protect her. • Contractions again! "We're" (= we are) needs the 's. Without it, "we floating" is ungrammatical.
• The second "we are" is dropped in the original line - it's just "...above her, always there to protect her." (one continuous sentence with an implicit "we are").
• The second "we are" is dropped in the original line - it's just "...above her, always there to protect her." (one continuous sentence with an implicit "we are").
91 M: okay. well, that's really reassuring, right, Lily? yeah, we tour tore you away from everything you know but don't worry, things are normal here, you're your fathers are floating fairies • reassuring (one word) = comforting, making someone feel less worried. Not "really assuring". "Re-" prefix = "again" / intensifier. Don't confuse with "really + assuring".
• tore = past tense of "tear" (to rip / pull apart violently). "We tore you away" = "We pulled you away suddenly/forcefully" (used emotionally about being taken from your home). Pronunciation: /tɔːr/ - sounds like "tor", not "tour" /tʊər/ (= a trip / journey).
• your (possessive: your father) vs you're (= you are). Most common English homophone mistake!
• fairies = magical winged creatures, but also an outdated slur for gay men. Mitchell is joking sarcastically/bitterly because the mural shows him and Cam with wings, looking like stereotypical "fairies".
• tore = past tense of "tear" (to rip / pull apart violently). "We tore you away" = "We pulled you away suddenly/forcefully" (used emotionally about being taken from your home). Pronunciation: /tɔːr/ - sounds like "tor", not "tour" /tʊər/ (= a trip / journey).
• your (possessive: your father) vs you're (= you are). Most common English homophone mistake!
• fairies = magical winged creatures, but also an outdated slur for gay men. Mitchell is joking sarcastically/bitterly because the mural shows him and Cam with wings, looking like stereotypical "fairies".
92 M: no, can you call Arndrej Andre have him paint something a little less gay? btw by the way, we need to stop having friends with names like Andrej Andre • By the way - the full phrase. "BTW" is text/online shorthand, but in dictation you should write the spoken form.
• a little less gay - small softener that makes the criticism less harsh.
• a little less gay - small softener that makes the criticism less harsh.
93 Cameron: red head daddy redheaded dad is an angry daddy • redheaded (one word, with -ed) = having red hair. Mitchell has red hair. The adjective form needs -ed (compare: "blue-eyed", "long-legged", "short-haired").
• No "an" before "angry" here - it's a predicate adjective in this sentence structure. Cameron is using a sing-song / mocking voice: "Redheaded dad is angry daddy."
• No "an" before "angry" here - it's a predicate adjective in this sentence structure. Cameron is using a sing-song / mocking voice: "Redheaded dad is angry daddy."
94 M: no i'm not ✓
95 Cameron: yes, you are, even Pepper point pointed it out when on way airport on the way home from the airport • pointed (past tense, with -ed). Same -ed sound issue as before.
• point (something) out = to draw attention to something, to mention it. "She pointed out my mistake." (She made me notice it.)
• on the way home from X = a fixed structure meaning "while traveling home from X". Compare: "on the way to work", "on the way back from the store".
• point (something) out = to draw attention to something, to mention it. "She pointed out my mistake." (She made me notice it.)
• on the way home from X = a fixed structure meaning "while traveling home from X". Compare: "on the way to work", "on the way back from the store".
96 M: that's another one, Pepper ✓
97 Cameron: ok, what's up? ✓
98 M: all right, look, I, I never told my family we are were adopting a baby Tense agreement in reported speech: "I told them" (past) + "we ARE adopting" → in reported/past frame, become "we WERE adopting". Same rule as line 2 ("can" → "could") and line 30 ("will" → "would").
99 Cameron: I know ✓
100 M: you do? ✓
101 Cameron: then yeah, and i don't blame you, I know your family, you tell you'd tell them 'em, they'd say something judgemental judgmental • you'd (= you would). Cam is describing a hypothetical: "If you told them, you would tell them in X way, and they would respond with Y." The conditional 'd is crucial!
• 'em = informal/casual contraction of "them". Very common in spoken English. "Tell 'em" / "Give 'em" / "Get 'em". Pronounced like just /əm/.
• judgmental = American spelling (no "e" after "g"). judgemental = British spelling. Modern Family is American, so use American spelling.
• 'em = informal/casual contraction of "them". Very common in spoken English. "Tell 'em" / "Give 'em" / "Get 'em". Pronounced like just /əm/.
• judgmental = American spelling (no "e" after "g"). judgemental = British spelling. Modern Family is American, so use American spelling.
102 M: exactly ✓
103 Cameron: you get you'd get mad Same conditional pattern: "you'd get" (= you would get) - hypothetical scenario continuing from line 101.
104 M: i know, and then something that's supposed to be nothing but joyful, suddenly turn turns into this huge fight • You missed "then" (= after that).
• You missed "that's" - introducing a relative clause. "Something that's supposed to be joyful" = "Something which is supposed to be joyful".
• turns (3rd person singular -s) - "something turns" not "something turn".
• nothing but X = "only X / purely X". "Nothing but joyful" = "purely happy, only happy". Useful idiom!
• You missed "that's" - introducing a relative clause. "Something that's supposed to be joyful" = "Something which is supposed to be joyful".
• turns (3rd person singular -s) - "something turns" not "something turn".
• nothing but X = "only X / purely X". "Nothing but joyful" = "purely happy, only happy". Useful idiom!
105 Cameron: and who wants a big, emotional thing scene like that? scene (noun) here = an emotional outburst / dramatic situation in public. "Don't make a scene" = "don't act in a way that draws attention". This is a different sense of "scene" than the one in a movie (though related). "Thing" is too vague - "scene" is the specific word used for emotional drama.
106 M: thank you, thank you, i'm totally do understand so relieved you understand Whole phrase misheard. Actual: "I'm so relieved you understand."
• relieved = feeling no more worry / a great weight lifted off you. "I was relieved when I heard the news." Often used with "so" for emphasis: "I'm so relieved!"
• relieved = feeling no more worry / a great weight lifted off you. "I was relieved when I heard the news." Often used with "so" for emphasis: "I'm so relieved!"
107 Cameron: I invited them over for dinner tonight ✓
108 M: what? ✓
109 Cameron: I had to, this won't gone would have gone on forever, you're are an avoider • would have gone on forever (third conditional / hypothetical past) = "if I had not invited them, this situation would have continued endlessly". Structure: would + have + past participle. Same grammar as "would have grown up" from your previous dictation (line 70).
• avoider (noun) = a person who avoids things, especially difficult conversations or confrontations. Cameron is accusing Mitchell of always avoiding hard topics.
• avoider (noun) = a person who avoids things, especially difficult conversations or confrontations. Cameron is accusing Mitchell of always avoiding hard topics.
110 M: no no no, Cam, I'm calling them right now, I'm cancelling it. and canceling. • You missed Mitchell calling Cam by his nickname "Cam".
• "and canceling" - American spelling has one L (canceling, traveling). British uses two (cancelling, travelling). Both are correct in their region.
• "and canceling" - American spelling has one L (canceling, traveling). British uses two (cancelling, travelling). Both are correct in their region.
111 Cameron: no, you're not, you've adopted adopted a baby tonight - wait: you're telling your family you adopted a baby, tonight, and you do have avoidance issues, even Lxxxx Longinus said so. • "you adopted" - past simple tense, NOT present perfect "you've adopted". The adoption already happened (past event).
• Longinus - another ridiculously fancy friend name (it's actually the name of a Roman soldier in Christian tradition). Same joke as "Pepper" and "Andre" - Cam's friends all have over-the-top names.
• avoidance issues (noun phrase) = the psychological tendency to avoid problems instead of facing them. "Issues" here means "psychological problems".
• Longinus - another ridiculously fancy friend name (it's actually the name of a Roman soldier in Christian tradition). Same joke as "Pepper" and "Andre" - Cam's friends all have over-the-top names.
• avoidance issues (noun phrase) = the psychological tendency to avoid problems instead of facing them. "Issues" here means "psychological problems".
112 M: are you really not hearing his these names these (plural, demonstrative) - pointing to ALL the strange names (Pepper, Andre, Longinus). "His" would mean "belonging to him" (Cameron), but Mitchell is talking about the names themselves, not whose they are.
Overall feedback
Solid work on a longer section! This 6-minute clip has lots of fast dialogue, overlapping speakers, and complex grammar (reported speech, conditionals). Your meaning-capture is great - you mostly know what's happening.
New patterns to focus on:
- Reported speech / backshift: when reporting past thoughts, verbs shift back one tense. "can" → "could", "will" → "would", "is" → "was", "have" → "had". You missed this in lines 2, 30, 98.
- Conditional "would" / "could" / "you'd": native speakers love conditionals to soften things or describe hypotheticals. You used "can" several times when "could" was meant (lines 40, 43, 54).
- Past tense -ed endings: still a weak spot (point → pointed, supposed, tore). The -ed sound is often very quiet, almost silent.
- "you're" vs "your": classic homophone trap. "You're" = you are. "Your" = belongs to you.
- "his" vs "he's": same trap. "His name" (possessive) vs "He's name" (= "he is name", ungrammatical).
- Phrasal verbs with prepositions: follow through ≠ fall through, swinging from the flagpole (not "swinging the flagpole"), point out, toughen up, fall asleep.
- American vs British spelling: judgmental (US) vs judgemental (UK), canceling (US) vs cancelling (UK). Modern Family is American, so use US spellings.
- "a" vs "an": still appearing (an older lover, a few extra pounds). Listen for the vowel sound!
- Watch for "all" + "did was": "It seemed like all we did was fight." This little "all" is the key word in the pattern.
- Hardest mishearings: "fight in the sun" (heard as "finding a song"), "fall asleep unless she feels" (heard as "follow sigma she feels"). When a phrase sounds like nonsense to you, slow down and play it again - your brain locks on weird combinations.
Score estimate: Around 70-75% accuracy on a much harder section (longer, faster, more complex grammar). The fact that you got the gist of every scene is excellent!