Answer to Dictation 1
A man has lost a court case to get back hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Answer to Dictation 2
He became besotted with her and gave her lavish gifts to win her affection.
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Answer to Dictation 3
The value of the presents and additional loans amounted to $369,200.
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Answer to Dictation 4
Mr X had displayed a consistent pattern of showering Ms Y with lavish gifts.
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Answer to Dictation 5
There had been no expectation that Ms Y would have to repay any of the money.
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Answer to Dictation 6
The couple were involved in a romantic relationship for just over a year.
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Answer to Dictation 7
His ex-partner had requested interest-free loans to repay her credit cards.
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Answer to Dictation 8
However, there was no documentary evidence to prove this.
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Answer to Dictation 9
The judge concluded that Mr X had been smitten by Ms Y.
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Answer to Dictation 10
Mr X became embittered and was determined to extract a price from Ms Y.
See the lavish gifts lesson for the whole text.
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