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81 [eighty-one]

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81 [oitenta e um]

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to write e------r e_______ e-c-e-e- -------- escrever 0
He wrote a letter. Ele---cr---u uma-c-rt-. E__ e_______ u__ c_____ E-e e-c-e-e- u-a c-r-a- ----------------------- Ele escreveu uma carta. 0
And she wrote a card. E e-a-es-r-----um--o-ta-. E e__ e_______ u_ p______ E e-a e-c-e-e- u- p-s-a-. ------------------------- E ela escreveu um postal. 0
to read l-r l__ l-r --- ler 0
He read a magazine. Ele-l-----a -----ta. E__ l__ u__ r_______ E-e l-u u-a r-v-s-a- -------------------- Ele leu uma revista. 0
And she read a book. E-ela-le- -m l--ro. E e__ l__ u_ l_____ E e-a l-u u- l-v-o- ------------------- E ela leu um livro. 0
to take Pe------ir-r P_____ t____ P-g-r- t-r-r ------------ Pegar/ tirar 0
He took a cigarette. E---ti-ou u--ci-ar-o. E__ t____ u_ c_______ E-e t-r-u u- c-g-r-o- --------------------- Ele tirou um cigarro. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. El--ti-ou u----d--o--e----co-ate. E__ t____ u_ p_____ d_ c_________ E-a t-r-u u- p-d-ç- d- c-o-o-a-e- --------------------------------- Ela tirou um pedaço de chocolate. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. El- fo- in----, -as e---f---fie-. E__ f__ i______ m__ e__ f__ f____ E-e f-i i-f-e-, m-s e-a f-i f-e-. --------------------------------- Ele foi infiel, mas ela foi fiel. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. E-e---- p-egui--s-, ----e-a--ra--ra--l-ad-r-. E__ e__ p__________ m__ e__ e__ t____________ E-e e-a p-e-u-ç-s-, m-s e-a e-a t-a-a-h-d-r-. --------------------------------------------- Ele era preguiçoso, mas ela era trabalhadora. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. E-e--ra---b--- m-s---- --- ric-. E__ e__ p_____ m__ e__ e__ r____ E-e e-a p-b-e- m-s e-a e-a r-c-. -------------------------------- Ele era pobre, mas ela era rica. 0
He had no money, only debts. E-e-n-o t-n-a-d-nhei--, m-s --m---vida-. E__ n__ t____ d________ m__ s__ d_______ E-e n-o t-n-a d-n-e-r-, m-s s-m d-v-d-s- ---------------------------------------- Ele não tinha dinheiro, mas sim dívidas. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. El---ão ---h- s-r-e--m-- --m-----. E__ n__ t____ s_____ m__ s__ a____ E-e n-o t-n-a s-r-e- m-s s-m a-a-. ---------------------------------- Ele não tinha sorte, mas sim azar. 0
He had no success, only failure. Ele--ão --n-a-s-c-ss-, -----i--in-u-e-s-. E__ n__ t____ s_______ m__ s__ i_________ E-e n-o t-n-a s-c-s-o- m-s s-m i-s-c-s-o- ----------------------------------------- Ele não tinha sucesso, mas sim insucesso. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. El--n---e----a-sat-sf-i--, --s --- -ns--i-feito. E__ n__ e_____ s__________ m__ s__ i____________ E-e n-o e-t-v- s-t-s-e-t-, m-s s-m i-s-t-s-e-t-. ------------------------------------------------ Ele não estava satisfeito, mas sim insatisfeito. 0
He was not happy, but sad. Ele não-e-tava-f-l--,-ma--sim-infe-i-. E__ n__ e_____ f_____ m__ s__ i_______ E-e n-o e-t-v- f-l-z- m-s s-m i-f-l-z- -------------------------------------- Ele não estava feliz, mas sim infeliz. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. El- n-o-era--i-páti-o--m--------n----tic-. E__ n__ e__ s_________ m__ s__ a__________ E-e n-o e-a s-m-á-i-o- m-s s-m a-t-p-t-c-. ------------------------------------------ Ele não era simpático, mas sim antipático. 0

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