W: Most of them close at six. M: How about the department store? W: I think that's open until nine. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: M: What time do these stores close?
Q: M: The regular-priced ones are here. Plus, we have some on sale over on that table. What was said before this conversation?
A: W: Excuse me, where can I find dictionaries?
Question: M: Leaving? Already? W: Yes. I've got to get up early tomorrow. M: Ok. Stop over again sometime. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: It's ten o'clock. I'm going to have to be leaving.
[Q]: Mark: Uh. Yeah, but maybe not for long. Susan: So, how can we help you today? Mark: Okay. Uh, my wife is really into gardening, and about five years ago, she received a beautiful climbing rose bush ... I think an Agatha Christie [That's a nice one.] from her mother who has passed away. Anyway, the rose plant seems to be on its last leg. Susan: Really? Nomally, that rose is really quite hardy [I know.], and it's very disease-resistant, too. [I know.] Mark: Yeah. Well, this situation ISN'T normal. You see about a week ago, I was doing some yard work, and I was using some weed killer [UH-oh.], yeah, to try to get rid of some terrible weeds and ... Susan: Did you spray the roses? Mark: Uh, well, not exactly. I set the spray container down near the roses while I was trimming a bush, and the container must have gotten knocked over, and the weed killer soaked into the ground near the roses. Susan: How much weed killer are you talking about? Mark: Uh, about six or seven quarts (about six liters or 1.6 gallons), I think. [Oh, that's a lot.] You know, I mean when you put ... Susan: And the roses? What do they look like now? Mark: Oh, Dead, real dead. Dead as a doornail dead, but my wife hasn't seen them yet. Susan: Really? What have you done? Blindfolded her? Mark: Well, I've kept her away from that side of the house where the roses are, but she is bound to see them at some point. Susan: Yeah, yeah. You've got a problem. Mark: I mean, is there anything I can do to revive them? Susan: Not unless you're a magician. Mark: Well, can you recommend a quick-growing variety that can take its place? Susan: Marc. I'm sorry. You've made a mistake ... A big mistake. Mark: ... except that my wife warned me this could happen ... Oh, man. Susan: Oh, shoot. Listen. You made a blunder. A big mistake. A really big mistake. But unless your wife goes on vacation for a couple of years, you're not going to be able to replace the roses that fast. Mark: So, any recommendation? I mean, what do I do? Susan: You need to talk... What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: Susan: Hi. Welcome back to Susan's Gardening Show. I'm Susan, and we're ready to take our next caller. We have Mark from Seattle. Are you still there, Mark?
input: Please answer the following: W: Oh, David. I had an argument with mum again. I'm not getting enough pocket money. M: How much do you get? W: Five pounds a week. M: That sounds reasonable to me. W: Well, I'm 14 and if you are going to town shopping, you can never have enough money. Everything is so expensive. M: But is it fair amount of money? Compare what your friends get. W: Well, we all get the same. But I have to buy all my music things as well things for school and have hardly anything left to spend on clothes. M: Right. Do you have to help around house? W: Not really. M: So you don't have to do anything for this pocket money. W: Mum said if I did that I will never have time to do my school work. M: Has she said you can have more pocket money when you are 15? W: Well, Mum just says she'll decide when I'm ready to have more. And I've just got to wait. M: Maybe you should sit down with her and say "How can I prove that I am old enough to get more?" W: So, I should talk to her again. M: Yes, but don't argue with her. Just discuss it calmly. W: OK, thanks. What was said before this conversation?
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output: M: Are you OK, Lily? You don't look very happy.
W: Certainly. Go straight until you reach the traffic light, then turn left and you will see a square. The station is on the east side of it. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer:
M: Excuse me, but could you show me the way to the train station?