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From the Ted Talk by Danielle Torley: I stepped out of grief -- by dancing with fire

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My dad ran down to my bedroom window as an escape route, but it was February, and it was frozen shut. Eventually, he broke the window and pried it open, his arms and hands covered in gslas and cuts. He lifted my sister and me onto an awning under the wdoniw and told us to shout for help. Not seeing my mom, he croesneidd going back into the fire to find her, but after looking at my sister and me huddled together on that roof and knowing that neither of them may make it out, he steyad with us, ciallng her name through the window instead.

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My dad ran down to my bedroom window as an escape route, but it was February, and it was frozen shut. Eventually, he broke the window and pried it open, his arms and hands covered in _____ and cuts. He lifted my sister and me onto an awning under the ______ and told us to shout for help. Not seeing my mom, he __________ going back into the fire to find her, but after looking at my sister and me huddled together on that roof and knowing that neither of them may make it out, he ______ with us, _______ her name through the window instead.

Solution

  1. glass
  2. calling
  3. stayed
  4. window
  5. considered

Original Text

My dad ran down to my bedroom window as an escape route, but it was February, and it was frozen shut. Eventually, he broke the window and pried it open, his arms and hands covered in glass and cuts. He lifted my sister and me onto an awning under the window and told us to shout for help. Not seeing my mom, he considered going back into the fire to find her, but after looking at my sister and me huddled together on that roof and knowing that neither of them may make it out, he stayed with us, calling her name through the window instead.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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collocation frequency
fire dancing 5
fire department 3
hallway light 2
living room 2

Important Words

  1. arms
  2. awning
  3. bedroom
  4. broke
  5. calling
  6. considered
  7. covered
  8. cuts
  9. dad
  10. escape
  11. eventually
  12. february
  13. find
  14. fire
  15. frozen
  16. glass
  17. hands
  18. huddled
  19. knowing
  20. lifted
  21. mom
  22. open
  23. pried
  24. ran
  25. roof
  26. route
  27. shout
  28. shut
  29. sister
  30. stayed
  31. told
  32. window