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    Phrasal verb Wedding

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Why The Wedding Was Called Off

(1) Thomas: Listen
When is your brother's wedding? I haven't received a wedding [vocab word=invitation]invitation[/vocab], yet.
(2) Becky: Listen
It's embarrassing ... but they [vocab word=call off]called off[/vocab] the wedding.

"Call off" is a phrasal verb. It means to cancel something (to NOT do something).

(3) Thomas: Listen
What? Did Gina [vocab word=break up with]break up with[/vocab] Finn? Or, did Finn break up with Gina?
(4) Becky: Listen
Well, it's [vocab word=ugly]ugly[/vocab] and messy. You don't want to know.

"You don't want to know" is a common English expression. Becky means "It's better if you didn't know".

(5) Thomas: Listen
Try me.

This is also a common English expression. Thomas means "Don't worry. I will not be scared or angry. Just tell me."

(6) Becky: Listen
Alright ... You probably know Sean.
(7) Thomas: Listen
Yeah. He's Finn's friend.
(8) Becky: Listen
He was more than just a friend. He was like a big brother to Finn and me.

Sean was not a real brother. He was "like" (similar to) a brother.

(9) Becky: Listen
Our parents were always too busy for us. Sean [vocab word=take care of]took care of us[/vocab] when we were little. We [vocab word=look up to]looked up to[/vocab] him very much.

To "look up to" him means you respect / admire him.

(10) Thomas: Listen
Okay.
(11) Becky: Listen
One day, Finn, Sean, Gina, and a couple of other friends [vocab word=hang out]hung out[/vocab] at Sean's apartment. They all drunk a bit too much.

"Hung" is the past tense of "hang". To "hang out" means to spend time together or play together.

(12) Thomas: Listen
Okay.
(13) Becky: Listen
Finn wanted his jacket, and it was in the guest bedroom. So, he went there to pick it up.
(14) Thomas: Listen
I have a bad feeling ...

Thomas has an idea what happened.

(15) Becky: Listen
When he opened the door, he saw Sean [vocab word=kiss]kissing[/vocab] Gina!
(16) Thomas: Listen
I knew it!
(17) Becky: Listen
Finn picked up an empty bottle and threw it at Sean. It hit Sean's head and [vocab word=knock out]knocked him out[/vocab]!
(18) Thomas: Listen
You are [vocab word=kid]kidding[/vocab], right!?

Thomas can't believe it. He is asking, "Are you joking?"

(19) Becky: Listen
No, I'm serious. A neighbor called the police, and the police and the ambulance soon [vocab word=show up]showed up[/vocab]. The police [vocab word=take away]took Finn away[/vocab], and the ambulance took Sean away.
(20) Thomas: Listen
That IS messy!
(21) Becky: Listen
Sean didn't press charges on Finn, so that's good. But, shortly after, Finn and Gina ended their [vocab word=relationship]relationship[/vocab].

Sean didn't press charges on Finn. That means, he told the police, "I am okay. Don't arrest Finn. Don't put Finn in jail."

(22) Thomas: Listen
That's just [vocab word=unfortunate]unfortunate[/vocab].
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Why The Wedding Was Called Off

(1) Thomas: Listen
When is your brother's wedding? I haven't received a wedding [vocab word=invitation]invitation[/vocab], yet.
(2) Becky: Listen
It's embarrassing ... but they [vocab word=call off]called off[/vocab] the wedding.

"Call off" is a phrasal verb. It means to cancel something (to NOT do something).

(3) Thomas: Listen
What? Did Gina [vocab word=break up with]break up with[/vocab] Finn? Or, did Finn break up with Gina?
(4) Becky: Listen
Well, it's [vocab word=ugly]ugly[/vocab] and messy. You don't want to know.

"You don't want to know" is a common English expression. Becky means "It's better if you didn't know".

(5) Thomas: Listen
Try me.

This is also a common English expression. Thomas means "Don't worry. I will not be scared or angry. Just tell me."

(6) Becky: Listen
Alright ... You probably know Sean.
(7) Thomas: Listen
Yeah. He's Finn's friend.
(8) Becky: Listen
He was more than just a friend. He was like a big brother to Finn and me.

Sean was not a real brother. He was "like" (similar to) a brother.

(9) Becky: Listen
Our parents were always too busy for us. Sean [vocab word=take care of]took care of us[/vocab] when we were little. We [vocab word=look up to]looked up to[/vocab] him very much.

To "look up to" him means you respect / admire him.

(10) Thomas: Listen
Okay.
(11) Becky: Listen
One day, Finn, Sean, Gina, and a couple of other friends [vocab word=hang out]hung out[/vocab] at Sean's apartment. They all drunk a bit too much.

"Hung" is the past tense of "hang". To "hang out" means to spend time together or play together.

(12) Thomas: Listen
Okay.
(13) Becky: Listen
Finn wanted his jacket, and it was in the guest bedroom. So, he went there to pick it up.
(14) Thomas: Listen
I have a bad feeling ...

Thomas has an idea what happened.

(15) Becky: Listen
When he opened the door, he saw Sean [vocab word=kiss]kissing[/vocab] Gina!
(16) Thomas: Listen
I knew it!
(17) Becky: Listen
Finn picked up an empty bottle and threw it at Sean. It hit Sean's head and [vocab word=knock out]knocked him out[/vocab]!
(18) Thomas: Listen
You are [vocab word=kid]kidding[/vocab], right!?

Thomas can't believe it. He is asking, "Are you joking?"

(19) Becky: Listen
No, I'm serious. A neighbor called the police, and the police and the ambulance soon [vocab word=show up]showed up[/vocab]. The police [vocab word=take away]took Finn away[/vocab], and the ambulance took Sean away.
(20) Thomas: Listen
That IS messy!
(21) Becky: Listen
Sean didn't press charges on Finn, so that's good. But, shortly after, Finn and Gina ended their [vocab word=relationship]relationship[/vocab].

Sean didn't press charges on Finn. That means, he told the police, "I am okay. Don't arrest Finn. Don't put Finn in jail."

(22) Thomas: Listen
That's just [vocab word=unfortunate]unfortunate[/vocab].
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