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Around the house

Around the house

17 [seventeen]

Around the house

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Our house is here. O----o--- ---he-e. O__ h____ i_ h____ O-r h-u-e i- h-r-. ------------------ Our house is here. 0
The roof is on top. T-e--o-f--s--n---p. T__ r___ i_ o_ t___ T-e r-o- i- o- t-p- ------------------- The roof is on top. 0
The basement is below. T-- -------- i- -elo-. T__ b_______ i_ b_____ T-e b-s-m-n- i- b-l-w- ---------------------- The basement is below. 0
There is a garden behind the house. T--re -s---g-rd-n----i-d-t-e h-u-e. T____ i_ a g_____ b_____ t__ h_____ T-e-e i- a g-r-e- b-h-n- t-e h-u-e- ----------------------------------- There is a garden behind the house. 0
There is no street in front of the house. The-e is -- st--e- -- f--n- o- t---h-u--. T____ i_ n_ s_____ i_ f____ o_ t__ h_____ T-e-e i- n- s-r-e- i- f-o-t o- t-e h-u-e- ----------------------------------------- There is no street in front of the house. 0
There are trees next to the house. T-e-e--r- -r--s ne-- -o t-- -ou-e. T____ a__ t____ n___ t_ t__ h_____ T-e-e a-e t-e-s n-x- t- t-e h-u-e- ---------------------------------- There are trees next to the house. 0
My apartment is here. My ap-r-m-nt is---re. M_ a________ i_ h____ M- a-a-t-e-t i- h-r-. --------------------- My apartment is here. 0
The kitchen and bathroom are here. Th- -i--he- an---at----m---e---re. T__ k______ a__ b_______ a__ h____ T-e k-t-h-n a-d b-t-r-o- a-e h-r-. ---------------------------------- The kitchen and bathroom are here. 0
The living room and bedroom are there. T----iv-ng r-o---nd-be--o-m-ar- t---e. T__ l_____ r___ a__ b______ a__ t_____ T-e l-v-n- r-o- a-d b-d-o-m a-e t-e-e- -------------------------------------- The living room and bedroom are there. 0
The front door is closed. Th---r-n--do------c--se-. T__ f____ d___ i_ c______ T-e f-o-t d-o- i- c-o-e-. ------------------------- The front door is closed. 0
But the windows are open. But th- -in-----a-e o-en. B__ t__ w______ a__ o____ B-t t-e w-n-o-s a-e o-e-. ------------------------- But the windows are open. 0
It is hot today. I--i--hot -o--y. I_ i_ h__ t_____ I- i- h-t t-d-y- ---------------- It is hot today. 0
We are going to the living room. W--are goi-- ---th- -i-in--r---. W_ a__ g____ t_ t__ l_____ r____ W- a-e g-i-g t- t-e l-v-n- r-o-. -------------------------------- We are going to the living room. 0
There is a sofa and an armchair there. Th-re -----s--a-an- -n---m-h-ir th-r-. T____ i_ a s___ a__ a_ a_______ t_____ T-e-e i- a s-f- a-d a- a-m-h-i- t-e-e- -------------------------------------- There is a sofa and an armchair there. 0
Please, sit down! P---se- s-t down! P______ s__ d____ P-e-s-, s-t d-w-! ----------------- Please, sit down! 0
My computer is there. M---omp---r is -h-re. M_ c_______ i_ t_____ M- c-m-u-e- i- t-e-e- --------------------- My computer is there. 0
My stereo is there. My--t--eo ---th-r-. M_ s_____ i_ t_____ M- s-e-e- i- t-e-e- ------------------- My stereo is there. 0
The TV set is brand new. T-- T--s----- bran--new. T__ T_ s__ i_ b____ n___ T-e T- s-t i- b-a-d n-w- ------------------------ The TV set is brand new. 0

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