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The teacher was going over the exam that the class have tomorrow. Aaron didn't pay attention and was unaware of it. At home, he mostly slept and didn't do any homework. When he came into class the next day, he was surprised. The teacher passed the exams to everyone and he was scared. |
Gene was thinking of buying a new home. He went and looked at homes on the market. Gene found a home he liked. Gene made a bid on the home. He was able to purchase the home. |
The waiter suggested the special of the day. The guest ignored him. The guest asked for more time. The guest asked about the specials. The waiter sighed loudly. |
Lucy had waited 30 minutes to have fabric cut. She was tired and ready to go home. She and her grandma got in line to checkout. It was another 15 minute wait. When they finally paid Lucy was irritable, and cranky. |
I went to have cereal today. The milk however, was spoiled. I noticed it right away. It was curdled. So I had to immediately throw it away. |
Andy always was sad around Earth Day. His mother who passed away was an avid gardener. This Earth Day, Andy decided to plant a tree in her honor. Andy picked a beautiful orange tree to plant in his backyard. Andy was glad he planted the tree in honor of his mother. |
Abby was looking for the perfect fabric. She wanted to use it for her pillows. She shopped all day long. She finally found just what she was looking for! She took it home and got to work sewing! |
The young family with middle school kids went to the Gulf for vacation. The water was warm and shallow. They walked a half mile from shore and it was waist deep. Then two of them were stung by jellyfish. They screamed and laughed as they tried to run to dry land. |
Lois and Bobby were on a movie date. The movie they were seeing was extremely cheesy romance. Lois blushed every time something silly or overly emotional happened. Little did she know that it was making Bobby like her even more. By the end of the movie, the two were kissing passionately. |
My friend and I were walking. It was a cold December night. My friend slipped on a patch of ice. He yelled a scream of pain. He had broken his ankle. |
Kelly was about to go to her first opera. She was excited to finally attend one. She got dressed up in her best gown and went out. The show was wonderful. Kelly had a great time. |
Jim decided to grill hamburgers. He bought the meat and all the fixings. He formed patties for the burgers. He started outside to fire up the grill. When Jim got outside, he realized he was out of charcoal! |
I was walking in the woods at night. My flashlight suddenly stopped working. I tried to find my way out of the woods in the dark. Alas, I stumbled on a rock and fell and broke my ankle. I learned to always bring a second flashlight. |
Gina was waiting for her daughter to get off the bus. She parked in the student parking area. When the bus came, Gina went home with her daughter. A bill came a few days later. It was a $150 parking fine. |
Shawn was in his apartment. He had the window open because it was a warm day. Suddenly, someone stuck their hand in the window. It was some kid who thought he was funny. Shawn told him to go away. |
Emma was skiing for the first time. She was a bit unsteady but she could do alright. Suddenly, she lost control going down the hill. She swerved to the side and crashed into a tree. Someone came to help her and she was okay. |
Brian had an important document that needed to be fax. He asked his co-worker where the fax machine was. The co-worker told him he thought the fax machine was gone. Brian had to go a pint and copy store to send the fax. Brian was able to send the fax on time. |
Hank was practicing playing the drums at home. A he got so wild that a drum stick flew from his hands. Hank kept drumming with only one stick. He got so wild with that one that it also flew from his hands. Without any stick, Hank kept drumming with his hands. |
There was a bully at Jack's school. One day Jack saw the bully waiting outside of his house. He was scared. It turned out that the bully just wanted to play. He and Jack became best friends. |
Steven was a senior in High School. He had an issue with where two of his classes were located. One was on the second story and the one after was on the other side. He would have to rush everyday to try to make it to the next class. Finally he asked the principal to change which period each class was. |
Mary went to her closet to find something to wear. She took her green shirt off of the hanger. She put on the green shirt. She started to button the shirt. She noticed she was missing a button. |
Walt had a horrible supervisor at work. His supervisor was always humiliating him. Walt found another job opportunity. Walt accepted the new job as soon as it was offered. Later, Walt heard that his old supervisor had been fired. |
Kate wanted to rent an SUV. But there were none left. She could use her discount on any other car in stock. But all they had were economy cars left. She decided to go with the economy car even though she didn't want to. |
Dave was on his high school track team. And he wanted to improve his 1 mile run time. He saw advertisements for expensive lightweight shoes on TV. And he saved up money to buy them. But he was disappointed when they barely made a difference. |
Fred was looking for a job. He searched for months, to no avail. One day, an old friend asked him how he was doing. Fred said that he was out of a job. His old friend ended up getting him a job at where he worked. |
Eric decided to help out at a rodeo. He was a clown and helped the riders escape the bulls. One bull was in a terrible mood and would not stop chasing Eric. The bull chased him until Eric got over the wall. Eric decided that this was not the job for him. |
Madi looked as beautiful as ever in her long white wedding dress. She was smiling so big at how the special day was going. She started walking down the aisle as her eyes met her mates. He smiled just as big with tears in his eyes as he took her hands. The pastor spoke over them and now they were husband and wife. |
My friend met a woman on the bus to work. They were friendly to each other. One day she saw him miss a bus so he could be with her. She accused him of stalking. He backed off, and they did not talk again. |
Tom was going blind in his old age. He didn't like having to admit it. He kept driving without glasses. Eventually he got into an accident. Tom's relatives forced him to get glasses. |
Because someone close to Dani had taken his life she helped others. She volunteered at a suicide prevention hotline. It was hard for her sometimes but mostly she was glad she did it. She never thought she would ever be in that situation in her life. She just figures that maybe she could help someone choose differently. |
I lost control last night. And I ate so much food that I couldn't walk. The next day, I wasn't even hungry. And I decided to walk for 4 hours to make up for what I ate before. But I only felt a small improvement. |
Danny always wanted to be a rodeo clown. When he graduated high school, he joined the rodeo circuit. He started training under other clowns. He got picked up by the PRA and was given a job. Danny is now a professional rodeo clown. |
Brett wanted to have a pool day. It was supposed to rain. Luckily, it stayed good weather all day. He had a good time playing in the pool. When it was time for dinner he didn't want to get out. |
Casey was five and she really wanted a puppy. Her parents told her they couldn't have a puppy right now. Every day for a year, Casey asked about having a puppy. Finally Christmas day came. That morning, Casey cried when her gift was a new puppy! |
Jodi was a very curious woman. She walked by a glass makers studio everyday. One day she got up the nerve to ask the owner for a lesson. The owner was very kind and allowed Jodi to follow him for a while. Jodi learned a lot at the studio and she helped the owner a lot. |
Sue felt a sharp pain in her wrist. Her wrist was hurting from working too much on the computer. Sue bought a brand new trackball mouse to use. It provided much better ergonomics than her old mouse. Sue's wrist did not hurt after switching to the trackball mouse. |
Tabatha was driving to her parent's house. She got a flat tire while on the highway. Tabatha changed the flat tire with the spare in her car. She was back on the road again in less than an hour. Tabatha was able to safely reach her parent's house on the spare. |
Andra is a chef. She loves to cook for her friends. One day she made chicken and dumplings for her friends. It was delicious and everyone complimented her. Andra was very happy. |
Seth was flying a passenger plane over New York City. Suddenly, both of his engines cut out. He would have to land the plane on the Hudson River. He carefully maneuvered the plane into a safe water landing. Everyone survived and got off the plane safely. |
Melanie did not get along with her boss at work. She decided it was best to find another job. Before she found another job, she was promoted above her old boss. Melanie made sure her boss knew how badly she was treated. Melanie made sure never to treat others as poorly as she was treated. |
Chantel stopped in front of the red traffic light. An elderly man stopped next to her. Since Chantel's windows were not tinted, the man can see her. He spent approximately 3 minutes staring her down. Eventually, she drove off when the light turned green. |
My family went horse riding on our vacation. I was too small to ride the big horses. I rode a pony named Dash. Dash got his name because he was faster than the bigger horses. Me and Dash got to the end of the trail before anyone else. |
Jan loved peanut butter sandwiches. She would eat them every day. One day she got bad cramps and went to the doctor. Her doctor told her she needs to eat more soluble fiber. Jan eats bananas with her peanut butter. |
Kori went for a walk in the park. While she was there, she ran into a friend. They started to talk to each other. Suddenly, they realized it was dark. They had talked for hours! |
Sally wanted a new shirt. She could not find what she wanted. She finally went to a new store. While there she ended up buy a shirt and dress. Sally knew she should not have gone shopping. |
Evelyne was scared of shoes. One day she went to the mall. There was a shoe section next to her. It was full of shoes. Evelyne fainted. |
Dave wanted to become a cop. He went to the police station and filled out an application. He then took many cop training classes. When it was time for the test, he passed with flying colors. He had the job of his dreams and ended up very happy. |
Matt is moving away. He said bye to all his friends. He wanted a last party. His friends threw him a moving away party. He cried but is happy. |
Anna looked at the coffee machine. The coffee was brewing in the pot. The coffee finished brewing. Anna got a coffee mug. She poured coffee into the mug. |
Sarah felt sick the morning of the big star test. Her teacher game them snacks and went over the rules for the test. At lunch the teacher gave encouraging words before resuming. Sarah felt much better after that pep talk. She finished her exam and made a very high grade. |
Jill won musical chairs at her friends party. She got to pick from 5 wrapped boxes. She was thinking about picking the biggest one. At the last minute she decided on the smallest box. There was a sparkly bracelet inside that she loved. |
My wife and daughter went shopping in Queens. One store had sandals my wife liked. They were scuffed. The store offered to ship her a new pair from a warehouse. A week later the shoes arrived in Cambridge. |
Bart had a hard math test coming up. Bart wasn't good at math so he hired a tutor. The tutor was a charlatan and was also bad at math. Consequently, Bart failed his math test. Therefore, Bart decided to sue the tutor. |
Jon woke up excited. His father was taking him to his first Dodger game. It was at night. Jon's day went by slow but he's finally heading towards Dodger stadium. Jon had a good time watching the dodgers beat the dodgers. |
Tim put a frozen burrito in his microwave. But after a minute, the heat made beans ooze out. He tried microwaving another one for a shorter time the next day. But the inside was still cold. No matter what, Tim would not heat prepare his frozen burrito right. |
Tom was working on a jigsaw puzzle. He wasn't doing a very good job. He decided to leave for lunch. A friend saw the puzzle and quickly put it together. Tom was annoyed and impressed when he got back. |
Alicia wanted a new paper shredder. She finally picked one up. The first few times it worked. Yet afterwards it broke. Alicia had to buy a new one. |
Art was browsing in Best Buy. He saw a big, fancy tv on sale. He whipped out his credit card and paid for it. He would be paying it off forever. Art decided it was worth it to have such an amazing tv. |
Rick's kids were nine and eleven. He decided they were old enough to get an allowance. He wanted them to understand the value of money. He assigned them chores each week, then paid them for their work. In this way Rick's kids made money and learned the value of hard work! |
A child rolled a ball down a grassy hill. The ball kept rolling until it went halfway up the other hill nearby. Then the ball rolled back and settled in the middle of the two hills. The child himself rolled down the hill after the ball. He was disappointed he didn't also roll halfway up the other hill. |
Danny hired a band for his wedding. The band contacted him two months before the wedding. They let him know they couldn't perform. Danny wasn't able to book another band. He had a friend DJ the ceremony. |
Carrie thought she had a great singing voice. She decided she would try out for a TV talent show. She went up and sang her heart out in front of the judges. Unfortunately the judges didn't like her, and laughed her off stage. Carrie was so embarrassed that she never sang again. |
I decided to go on a trip to Key West last winter. I made reservations for the trip and a week later flew to Miami. The weather was beautiful in the keys and I went snorkeling. I also spent some time tanning out by the hotel pool. I was sad to leave Key West but I had to go back home. |
Kia was a high school senior. She had been accepted into college. So she decided to slack off her last semester. But when she got her report card, her jaw dropped. Shocked, Kia saw that she'd failed every subject! |
Angela invited Heather to her farm for the weekend. When her dad was out, Angela sneaked the 3-wheeler key. The girls zoomed across the pasture, hair blowing in the wind. They did not see the deep rut until they were thrown into the air. Dad was not happy when he found them next to his overturned bike. |
I loved garlic bread. I decided to eat two loaves before my wedding. At the altar, I leaned in to kiss my bride! She smelled the garlic bread from my breath and threw up. It was the worst day of my life. |
Oliver went to the beach that summer. He usually went to the mountain and didn't know what to do. He was bored sitting on a chair for hours on end. So he signed up for a diving class. He spent a fabulous summer exploring under the sea. |
I was in Japan. My coworker suggested we eat ramen. I agreed and we found a ramen cafe. We ordered some pork ramen with beef broth. It was the best ramen I had ever had. |
Max concentrated on trying to tie the knot. He succeeded and then went to finishing cooking the burgers. He looked back at the lake and gasped. The boat was floating away from shore. He had tied the knot successfully, but forgot to tie the other end. |
Alvin was a mechanic driving home during rush hour traffic. A man was stranded on the side of the road with car troubles. Alvin pulled over and fixed the man's car in less than an hour. The stranger told Alvin he was the first person to stop and help. He wrote Alvin a check for five hundred dollar. |
Fred is a dog. His parents recently came back from a week long vacation. While they were away he stayed with their parents. When they came back they gave him something. It was a toy that they found while on their trip. |
The laundromat ruined Ed's favorite shirt. Ed decided to seek revenge on his foes. He took some work pants and filled the pockets with junk. He used paints, ink, glitter and whatever he could find. Ed tossed the pants in the laundromat machine and started it. |
Junior asked his father if he could sign up for MMA classes. His father agreed, and took him that very day. On the first day of class, Junior learned Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He was immediately hooked, and couldn't stop asking questions. And he loved it so much, he practiced for hours once he got home. |
Olive was reading a thriller book when she heard a noise outside. She jumped out of her couch and went to the door. She looked through the peephole but saw no one. She called out but no one answered. Reassured, she went back to her reading, feeling foolish. |
We wanted a lot of birds near our house. We started putting food out every winter. The birds came and we had a yard full of them every summer. One winter the squirrels started eating all of the bird food. We stopped feeding the birds but they still come and eat our bugs. |
Jim wanted to watch a movie with friends. Unfortunately it was Rated R and they were too young. One of Jim's parents was pretty cool. They asked her to take them. She agreed and they all got to watch the movie. |
Elena needed to find work. She applied at a jazz venue that served drinks. She was hired. She enjoyed working there. She was thankful to the jazz club. |
The old woman was a nasty piece of work. She lied to everyone about each other. He daughter got tired of this and refused to talk to her. The woman tried to get the daughter to talk to her before she died. She died without talking to her daughter. |
Fred and Sarah need groceries for their apartment. They put on their boots and begin walking to the grocery store. The store is packed with other customers! Discouraged they decide to go home. They order a pizza instead. |
Joe asked Kristen to marry him. She said yes. They spend months getting ready for the wedding. They get married in a big church in front of their family. They have a big party at the reception with cake and dancing! |
Johnny had been saving his money for a while. He had his eye on a new set of sneakers. They were expensive, but he really wanted them. He must have cut every lawn in the neighborhood to get the money. When he finally bought his sneakers, he was so excited. |
Amy decided to ask Jake to the Sadie Hawkins dance. She worked up her courage and approached him. As she walked up to him his friends all stared. She asked and he said yes. She walked away proud of herself for not chickening out. |
We had new neighbors in 1996. It was a family of four - two parents and kids. One day my wife was parking her car in the condo lot. The father said he fixed dents, and fixed her car for free. We were grateful. |
Joe was walking home from work. A group of boys approached him and began mocking and insulting him. Joe became furious because he knew their behavior was unacceptable. He seriously injured two of the boys and knocked out another. Joe felt good about his actions as he continued to walk home. |
Tom was trying to bake some cookies. He wanted to surprise his girlfriend. He didn't have the right ingredients. He tried to replace them with similar ones. It wound up ruining his cookies and angering his girl. |
Susie went to the salon with her friend Abby yesterday. The girls were talking and Abby told Susie something shocking. Abby told her that Claire was talking badly about her. Susie was furious. She immediately dropped Claire as a friend. |
Kate's favorite brand of water had a price increase. She didn't want to pay a lot more money. One day at the store she saw another brand. It was fifty cent less than her favorite. Kate decided to give a new brand a shot and see if she liked it. |
I got a call from my friend Roger this afternoon. He said that his property caught on fire and he needed my help. We used my horse trailer to move all the animals very quickly. The fire department got things under control in a few hours. Thankfully the only thing that burned was grass. |
Mandy was celebrating Christmas. She had a lot of gifts and she liked them all. But her mom asked her what her favorite gift was. She thought about it for a moment. Then she decided that it was the new dollhouse. |
Terry was competing for his town's triathlon. He was fit and ready to win. But the competition was fierce and he almost lost. Only with redoubled effort did he managed to push through. He got the gold medal and was very proud of himself. |
Janet was playing ball with her brother outside. Janet threw the ball behind the trees. She could not see where it went. She looked everywhere and almost gave up. But then the family dog sniffed it out and the ball was found. |
Missy and her family wanted to get a fresh Christmas tree. They drove to a local farm to find a tree. Missy walked around until she found one she liked. They cut down the tree but it was too large for their car. Missy and her family had to settle for a smaller Christmas tree. |
Whitney has a dog. Her dog snores. The snoring sounds like a human. It shakes the bed. It rattles the room. |
Marcia loved to dance. She wanted to become a better dancer. To become a better dancer she started to take classes. Now she is an expert at several types of dance. She now competes in many dance competitions! |
Sally like candy all the time. She still had candy from Halloween and it was December Her last piece was a Tootsie Pop. She grabbed it and opened the wrapper. It was orange, her least favorite flavor, and it ruined her day. |
Today I went to the store. I needed to buy paper towels. I found a big pack of paper towels. The paper towels were exactly what I needed. I purchased the paper towels. |
Keith was allergic to peanuts. He went to birthday party. The cake had a peanut butter filling. Keith didn't eat any of the cake. The host brought Keith a serving of ice cream instead. |
Rob married a woman named Vicky. He had 4 sisters and he really wanted them to like her. They all agreed to give her a fair chance in the family. But Vicky was manipulative,conniving and evil to everyone. So unfortunately she was the sister in law that no one liked. |
Tod applied to be on a game show because he's very smart. Tod was approved and flown to tape the game show. Tod was very nervous. He even shook when he introduced himself. Tod wound up winning thousands of dollars. |
Sue was learning how to drive. She was determined she was going to get her driver's license. As she was learning, she accidentally backed into a parked car. After that, Sue decided driving was not for her. Sue decided she would walk from now on. |
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