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James wants to do a science project for school. He decides to make a model of our solar system. He stayed up late into the night making it. He took the project in the next day. James hard work pays off with an A! |
Miranda caught a cold. She went to the drug store to buy cold medicine. While she was there, she also picked up vitamins and chest rub. Miranda went home to take her medicine. She started feeling better soon after. |
My girlfriend, Julia, was studying in Paris for a semester. After two months of being apart, I sent her a package. It was a little stuffed hippo with a note attached. The note instructed Julia to snuggle the hippo whenever she felt down. Her response was to fly back home and ask me to marry her! |
Martin hated storms. One day Martin was working in the fields when a sudden storm arose. Martin scampered to a nearby tree to take cover. He began to beg God to preserve his life. Just at that moment, the clouds parted and Martin felt relieved! |
Kim always wanted to walk by herself to school. Kim's mom refused to let her because of the danger. One day, Kim's mom was on a trip so her dad said she could walk alone. Kim never made it to school, disappearing forever. Kim's mom blamed her father, resulting in a tragic divorce. |
The hummingbirds visited the feeder all day long. Even though there were 4 drinking spots, they didn't share. Being very territorial, they chased each other away. One day, they fought each other until they were down to ground level. It was amazing to see! |
The family went down to the river. They were going fishing. They all baited their hooks. Only one person caught something. They decided to try more tomorrow. |
Jackson had always wanted a car. The only issue was they were very expensive. He had to save money for many years. Finally, he was able to buy a car. Now, Jackson drives everywhere with his car. |
Trudy idolized Charlotte Bronte. She hoped to one day be as good at writing as her. Trudy wrote short stories in Bronte's style. She showed them to her teacher. Her teacher encouraged her to find her own voice. |
Randy wants to buy a new car. He works really hard to save up for a new car. When he finally saves up enough he goes to the car dealership He buys a new car. He drives his buddies around in his new wheels. |
Miles wanted to join the varsity swim team-he was a great swimmer. Trouble was, he was embarrassed by his bony body and small muscles. But then he reasoned that swimming would make him stronger! Steeling his nerves, he tried out for the team. And when he found he'd made the cut, he cheered with joy! |
Penelope was a sweet child when she was young. No one ever expected her to become a headhunter. But she was very good at her job and was tough and efficient. Only when she was alone did she let herself be soft again. And no one but her cat got to see that side of her. |
Walton bought a package of meat to cook for supper. He set it on the counter and went to his room to change. Walton's cat jumped onto the counter by the meat. The cat began to eat the meat. Walton was surprised to see the cat when he walked back in the room. |
Barry always had a different style about him. Recently, Barry decided he would start to wear bow ties. Some students at school teased him, while others praised him. After about a year of wearing bow ties, Barry noticed something. Barry noticed that a lot of kids were starting to wear bow ties. |
Tom was excited to go to the amusement park. He wanted to go on one specific ride. Unfortunately it was being fixed at the time. Tom was disappointed. He went on other rides but it wasn't the same. |
Gina went to find her school bus to go home. She arrived in time to see the buses driving off, one by one. As they drove past her she pretended not to care. She called her mom, but she didn't answer. Gina walked all the way home alone. |
When I was a kid, I took a trip to Texas with my dad. We flew over and stayed in San Antonio. My dad and I did many things. What I remember most though was seeing the Alamo. It was a great experience for me. |
I was drawing at my house with a friend. I wanted to draw a wolf. My friend drew one really well. I was sad that I couldn't draw that well. Fortunately, my friend decided that he would teach me to draw. |
Bob had left the windows down on his truck. He was unloading items from its bed. It started to rain as he was finishing up. Bob rushed out in the torrent to roll up the windows. He closed them before his truck seats got too wet. |
Ellie loved to party with her friends. She went out to the bars every day. One day her family had an intervention about her alcohol use. Ellie agreed she needed help. She entered rehab for treatment. |
Bill was out with his friends one night drinking. He heard them talk about their relationships. Bill decided he was going to ask the girl out at the bar. Bill approached her and asked her. She declined his offer and Bill continued his search for a girl. |
Tom lost his wallet. The next day he got an alert from his bank. All his money had been spent. Tom's identity had been stolen. He worked with the bank to get it fixed. |
Bob walked to the top of a tall hill. He put down his skateboard and held it with his foot. Bob mounted the board and began to roll down. Bob flew down the hill at a great speed. When the hill leveled out Bob kept going for a long time. |
Tom moved into a new city. He made a few new friends. Tom didn't have much or a family. He invited his friends to Christmas dinner. Most showed and he had a good night. |
The helper went for coffee. She wrote the order down. She couldn't read her writing. She tried to order from memory. She got the order wrong. |
The Johnson family Thanksgiving dinner was here. Mrs Johnson had prepared the turkey. She absolutely hated it even though she had cooked it. Everyone thought it was funny. They told the story every year at Thanksgiving from then on. |
A young girl was at the grocery store after work one night. She had made a list and wanted to hurry home. When she was looking at the list a man bumped into to her. She looked up and smiled. The man then asked her out to dinner. |
Tom was drunk downtown. He left his car and took a taxi. Tom's car was missing when he went back. He first thought it was stolen and called it in. They told him it had been towed. |
Allie decided that she was going to give herself a makeover. She wanted to straighten her hair and wear makeup. She got out her tools and got to it. When she was done she looked in the mirror. She didn't even recognize herself. |
Timmy was struggling in math. He needed to pull a B on his test in order to pass his class. He studied for hours on end. He felt prepared on the day of the exam. He took the exam and ended up getting an A on the test. |
Gina was going to the CVS near her home. She thought it was odd the lights were off at the store. She pulled into the parking lot to have a look. The store was closed. Gina later found out they had a small electrical fire at the store. |
Neil was cleaning out his freezer. He saw a bag of food in the freezer that was unmarked. Neil couldn't remember what the food was. He threw the item away. Neil was more careful to mark all items that he stored. |
Col and his friends played at the pool all day. They splashed each other and enjoyed fun water games. After a wonderful time in the sun all day they packed it in. That evening Col and his friends felt very miserable. They'd forgotten to put on suntan lotion and were very sun burnt. |
Tim and John were good friends. They desired to play a game together. Tim mentioned he had dice in his pocket. John suggested they play dice. They played dice. |
Alex was hiding from her mother. Her mother couldn't find her. Alex's mother got worried. Alex went tell her mother where she was. Alex's mother told her not to hide again. |
Kate didn't want to help paint the living room. She hid in her room hoping her mom would forget she was home. After 20 minutes there was a knock on her door. Kate was afraid it was her mom. She was relieved to see it was in fact her brother. |
Chris was worried about going to school. There was a boy that constantly bullied Chris there. Chris went to school in anticipation of a fight. He couldn't believe his eyes when he walked by the principal's office. The bully was in the principal's office crying with his mother there! |
Ricky was one day at a park riding on his bike. He didn't see a girl in front of him though and they crashed. It wasn't a bad crash and they laughed it off. The girl's name was Lucy, and they had lunch to make up for it. The pair went into a relationship together soon after. |
Ronald puts some pasta in boiling water to cook. He then checks his mail. The pasta cooks for too long. It now has a soft texture. Ronald decides he has to pay attention the next time he cooks. |
Last night I cooked hot dogs in the toaster. I put them in and forgot about them. However I then realized that there was smoke. I went to check on them. They were burnt to a crisp. |
Roxy used to be a very social person. But the older she got she became less sociable. She began to withdraw from friends and they stopped calling her. She then began withdrawing from her family that didn't live with her. Now Roxy only talks to her husband and kids and is mostly a loner. |
Flora calls her friend Melissa to play basketball. They decide to meet in Central Park. Flora is sure she will win. But Melissa has been practicing. Melissa beats Flora at basketball. |
Rory, who is nine months pregnant, has a broken laptop. She makes an appointment at the store, but still has to wait. Rory begins having strong contractions, but refuses to lose her spot. She sweats and paces through the crowd until her name is called. With a working laptop, she heads to the hospital. |
Stacey wanted to surprise her boyfriend. She bought dinner on the way home. When she arrived she noticed food. Her boyfriend had done the same. They had a lot to eat. |
Allie needed a case for her phone. She looked everywhere. All the cases were ugly. Finally she settled on a clear case. It was nice. |
Quinten wrote a short screenplay for his acting class. He presented the screenplay in front of the class. The class voted his play the best in the class. The entire class cooperated to make his play. The class presented his play in live performances for two weeks. |
Ben went on a cruise with his family. He had fun each day, and at every port. While on the way home, it was announced that someone on board was ill. The cruise ship doubled its speed to get back to shore. They made it in time, and Ben learned that the passenger was okay. |
My scooter didn't not steer like a car. I tried a u-turn before. It didn't let me turn a sharp corner. I had to use a wide space. It was a slow turn. |
I arrived at the office today. The nurses escorted me to the radiation department. In addition, the therapist gave me equipment to put on. After the radiation procedure, they congratulated me. I thanked all of them for their help and walked away. |
I was watching tv in my living room. I noticed that my living room was very messy. I got up to clean it up. I picked up all of the mess and sat back down. The living room looked much better afterward. |
Tom wanted to steal a pair of headphones. He wanted to do it to impress his friends. He visited his local store to steal them. Tom managed to steal the headphones without getting caught. But Tom felt guilty and immediately went back to buy them. |
Cathy recently won tickets to a Marlins game from work. Cathy was excited to be attending her first baseball game. Cathy decided she would go to this Sunday's baseball game. Cathy even purchased a Marlins baseball jersey to wear to the game. Cathy was excited for her first baseball game experience. |
Frank installed a new game on his phone. He had a lot of fun with it until it started acting up. He realized that a lot of apps were being downloaded as he played. He tried to remove them but it didn't work. He had to reboot his phone to get rid of them. |
A little baby was sleeping. Her siblings tried to wake her up. She didn't wake up. She slept all day. She stayed up all night. |
Lewis had a lot of hair. He had to get it cut. So his mom took him to a salon. Lewis was rather fussy. But was a good sport and it turned out great. |
My son was a painter. For my birthday, he gave me one of his paintings. It was ugly. But, to show my love I hung it up in my living room. My son was happy and our relationship grew stronger. |
I noticed a merging sign several feet away on the highway. Since the traffic was horrible, I slowly tried to maneuver my car. A large industrial truck tried to turn on the same lane. We ended up colliding. Without a hesitation, he still decided to drive forwards and left me. |
Jim has a biology test in the morning. He has been studying all week. He still does not feel ready. When he got to class, he started to feel sick. However, Jim took his test and made a perfect score. |
Sam wanted a new tv. So he went to the best buy and looked at a tv. Found a good tv. Bought the tv. Sam loved his new tv. |
Jordan was jogging in the park. He tripped over a bump in the path. Jordan fell and made a hole in his pants. Jordan finished his jog. He went to the store for a new pair of pants. |
Brian had a dentist appointment because his teeth were damaged. Brian got stuck in traffic on the highway. Brian was an hour late. Once he arrived he found out that they couldn't keep the appointment. He rescheduled for the following day. |
Pancho decided to open a music store. He asked all his friends to suggest names for the store. No one had any good ideas at all for a long time. Finally his brother came up with one funny name. The store is now called Pancho's Villa. |
The family was on a trip in Costa Rica. They spotted a monkey outside their room! The monkey was staring at them. They held out a banana and the monkey snatched it from them. It was amazing to see them so close up! |
Sue was walking home from school one day. Along the sidewalk she found a kitten. Soon the kittens angry mother came out from some bushes. The angry cat turned and sprayed Sue in the face. Later, Sue's mother told her that it was a skunk, not a cat. |
The day had record heat. I tried to install an air conditioner. I dropped the air conditioner. It scraped a line of skin off my arm as it slid to the floor. When people see the injury they think it looks like I slit my wrist. |
I took several journalism classes. My favorite was broadcast. We made a film one day about drunk driving. My friends and I went to a junk yard. I pretended to be drunk and in a car accident. |
Kate had given her nephew a new Xbox 360. She decided to purchase a new game for him as well. But she wasn't sure what he would like. Finally a friend suggested a game for pre-teens. Kate was sure he would love the new game. |
Cassidy has joined his college swimming team. He finds out that the other new members are all shaving their heads. Although he doesn't want to shave his head, he does so he can fit in. At first he finds it very cold and strange to have a shaved head. However, he feels very connected with other the new swimmers. |
Jen loved swimming in the ocean. One day she spotted a shark swimming towards her. Jen screamed at the top of her lungs. The entire beach was alerted of the shark. Luckily the shark swam away. |
Cindy's grandfather always made his own root beer. He mixed it up and dropped a raisin in each bottle. He would then cap the bottles and put them in the basement. Weeks later, Cindy would hear popping noises from the basement. The exploding tops meant that the root beer was ready to drink. |
I really needed new shoes last week. There was a dinner I had to attend. I got my stuff together and went to the store. It took forever for me to find something. Finally I found the perfect pair. |
My dad had a big event he had to host. The night before he was playing with us in the house. He gave himself a rug burn on his face trying to do a flip. The burn was so bad he needed a bandaid. He was self conscious the whole time he was hosting the event. |
Ted was running for president. He wanted to beat the other candidates. He promised to be a very good leader. But when the time came to elect the new president, Nobody voted for Ted. Ted was disappointed. |
June was visiting her aunt in New York City. She was expecting to eat a nice dinner that night. Unfortunately, she got in so late that most places were closed. Instead, they found a McDonalds. June ate a burger and fries for dinner. |
The young kids planted a lot of things in their backyard. They harvested the corn and zucchini first. The grilled them that night. They were so delicious! The kids decided they would plant a garden every year. |
Gina's friend Lisa offered to show her how to ride the bus. Gina's mom agreed, but told them not to go to the mall. They agreed not to go to the mall. However once on the bus they changed their mind. They walked around the mall for hours with no real money to spend. |
Joey was driving down the road. His engine began to make a noise. He pulled over to see what was wrong. White smoke blew all in his face. His car had blown its engine. |
Betsy and her mom were at the park. They saw a sign for paddle boat rentals. They both thought it would be fun. They climbed onto the paddle boat and set off. Betsy and her mom had a blast that day. |
Kate wanted to know when the blackout would end. She called the power company to find out. They expected the power would be out another 2 hours. This upset Kate very much. But she knew there was nothing she could do but wait. |
Dave's mom asked him and his brother Steve to get the groceries. Dave jumped off the couch and went out to the car. After three trips, he realized that Steve had not yet moved. Dave screamed at his brother to help, but Steve ignored Dave. Dave jumped on top of Steve and punched him in the eye. |
Tom and Diane have been married for years. For their next anniversary they plan to go dancing. They enroll in salsa classes. They practiced once a week for years. On their anniversary night, they passed away. |
The older woman was busy in the kitchen making cookies. She loved to bake cookies of all different kinds. Her first batch had just finished and was cooling on the rack. She heard the door open and footsteps running to the kitchen. The grandchildren were just in time for her labor of love. |
Once, I decided to build my very own computer. I wanted to build a powerful computer and started looking at parts. Once I had my list, I purchased the parts online. Next, I assembled the parts and booted up the computer. It worked great, and I still use it to this day! |
Patricia was talking to her mother on the phone. Then she heard a loud noise and her mother stopped talking. Patricia rushed to her mother's house. Her mother was on the floor unconscious. Patricia called an ambulance and they rushed to the hospital. |
Brad spent his entire week studying for his classes. He wasn't satisfied when he found out that he had a history exam. Instead of studying on the weekend, he just slept. Since he wasn't prepared, he ended up failing the test. He wasn't mad at all since he knew that he didn't study. |
About a year ago we noticed that my daughter needed help with math. We decided to let her take tutoring. She resisted the idea a lot initially. It was long process for her to start working on it willingly. Since then with practice she has gotten really good at math. |
Jasmine and her dad love Star Wars. The new movie is about to show in 2 days. They decide to wait in front of the theater for tickets. When they get there, they see a line of campers. Jasmine and her dad were able to wait and got tickets. |
Rick needed a workout partner. Rick asked Gary to start working out with him. Gary would go everyday to the gym with Rick. Now Gary is very muscular. Rick still looks the same. |
Matt loves tacos. He eats at Mexican restaurants all the time. He wanted genuine tacos so he decided to go to Mexico. He found the best tacos in all of Mexico. The drug cartel killed him for no reason. |
There was a stray dog in Joey's neighborhood. The dog would show up at Joey's house every evening. Joey would feed the dog when he put out the trash. Joey asked his parents if he could have the dog. Joey's parents let him have the dog. |
Gary was a great athlete when he was young. He played many sports in his high school years. He even made both the varsity football and basketball teams. At the age of nineteen Gary threw out his back during a football game. His athletic ability was never the same. |
Peter was putting together a confusing puzzle the other day. He tried really hard, but he couldn't figure it out. He called over Mary to help him with it. Mary is really good at puzzles. Mary helped Peter put together the puzzle. |
Katie bets her friends she can go a week without candy. She goes a few days with no trouble. On the next to last day her sister brings home a bunch of candy. Katie gives into temptation and eats the candy. Katie loses the bet. |
James liked playing video games. He got a virtual reality headset for Christmas. It was amazing! He acted like he was climbing a mountain. The technology was very advanced. |
Ann and Roy wanted to go on a cruise for their honeymoon. They scrimped and saved for a whole year. Then they booked their tickets and set sail! Although their honeymoon was a year late, it was worth it. Each of the newlyweds had the time of their lives! |
Tom moved out to the country. He noticed a lot of loud birds nearby. They would make a lot of noise at night. Tom had trouble sleeping at first. After a while he got used to the sounds. |
Trevor was sitting in class. He started to feel very gassy. He didn't want people to hear him fart. He asked if he could leave the room. Then he went outside to fart. |
Tom was buying a tv. The employee tried to charge him more than it cost. Tom pointed out it was on sale. The employee had someone verify the price. Tom was given the sale price. |
Harvey and Jack prepared dozens of water balloons. They were going to ruin Jack's sister's party with them. When the girls walked outside Jack threw the first balloon. Little did he know they were prepared. They had their own water balloons and the boys got soaked. |
I met my friend Jenny in high school. We decided to live together when we went to college. We lived together for six months. We did silly things like wash dishes in the bathtub. Now we live separately but we are still friends. |
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