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Trevor loved school. Science class was his favorite. They were beginning to learn about chemistry. Trevor wanted to learn everything he could. He took careful notes every day when the teacher spoke. |
My mom called me last tuesday. She said her toilet wasn't flushing. I told her I would come over to look at it. I noticed standing water on the side yard. I called Gary's sewer service for her. |
Tom had been feeling something sore in his mouth all day. He started looking things up online. Finally, he realized that his wisdom teeth must be coming in. He called his dentist immediately for an appointment. With his dentist's recommendation, he took some ibuprofen. |
The worker entered the data into the spreadsheet. He made a mistake in one of the cells. He ran a data analysis. The results did not make sense. He checked through the data to find the mistake. |
Jim and Howard moved from the city onto a farm. They wanted to grow their own food for once. They planted carrots, potatoes, corn, asparagus, and wheat. The crops grew so well that the two men had to jar most of it. That winter they were able to live solely off their massive harvest. |
Danny was waiting for his friends to get home from school. He had stayed home sick, but felt better throughout the day. While waiting he ended up dozing off on the couch. Waking up later, he checked his phone and had many missed calls. His friends had come to the house, but he slept through their knocks. |
The Oakland Raiders were my pick to win their division this season. They have a solid offensive line and a pro-bowl quarterback. They opened the season Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Trailing 24-13 after three quarters, they managed to pull out a win. Their victory has them off to a good start. |
Rita was just dozing off. Then the phone rang and woke up her. It was a telemarketer! She yelled at them not to call back. She was so annoyed! |
Jay went to the hardware store to get sandpaper. He was annoyed by how expensive it was. Instead he purchased glue, sand and paper. He made his own sandpaper that out performed the store's. Jay sold his extra sandpaper to the store at a great profit. |
Dan recently applied for a part time job at the local cinema. Dan decided after a two week wait, he would call the HR department. After speaking to the HR manager, Dan was told his file was lost. The manager apologized, and asked Dan to fill out another application. Dan was furious that the cinema had lost his application. |
Matthew worked for the IRS. He went to a bakery where the woman hadn't paid her taxes. The woman baked Matthew some cookies. Matthew loved the cookies, and asked for more. Matthew agreed not to audit her in exchange for cookies. |
Mary was always a troubled child. Last Tuesday she got in trouble with the police. She was found playing in the kid's playground after hours. It's normally not a big deal. Unfortunately Mary was naked and is 32. |
Louis was a writer for The Simpsons. He was angry at his boss because they wouldn't air his jokes. Louie decided he was going to threaten to quit. His boss accepted his resignation. Louis regretted his decision while he packed his things. |
On one of my birthdays I was sick. Nonetheless many people came for my birthday party. We were celebrating and many people were sad. Things changed though when my mom took out the chicken nuggets. We then learned that chicken nuggets can serve as a cure! |
Nina had an essay to write for chemistry. At first she had no idea what topic to pick. Then she thought of her best friend Adam, and got inspired. She wrote a paper on the subject of atoms! Nina's essay scored an A! |
The high school baseball team was leading the north district. They had one more game to win to go to State. They won their game. At State, they were up in the 9th inning. The team won the State playoffs. |
Ariel is a new student. It is the first day of school. Ariel is nervous because she wants to make friends. Ariel meets a girl named April and they become fast friends. Ariel is not nervous anymore. |
Marlene was eating at a cafe. Her friend was joining her. Marlene wanted to have a dessert. She didn't have enough money. Her friend lended her money for the dessert. |
Jon decided to go on vacation. He hired someone to take care of his dog while he was gone. One day, the person he hired forgot to feed the dog. The dog had to go hungry! When Jon figured out, he fired the person. |
Karen had a very good voice. Since she was little, everyone complimented it. One day, she decided to sing to judges. The judges loved it and made her famous. Now, Karen makes money from singing to millions. |
Fred was looking to buy a new car. And his friend talked him into getting the same one he drove. Fred reluctantly bought the vehicle. And after a few weeks, he deeply regret it. Fred decided to listen to himself first from then on. |
Tracy was going to her nephew's birthday party. She had forgotten to get him a gift. Tracy called her mother. She asked her mother to buy the boy a gift. Tracy's mother brought a gift for Tracy to give the boy. |
Mandi's landlord said that she could have one cat. She went to the shelter to adopt one. The shelter was over populated which made Mandi sad. Mandi adopted seven cats instead of one. Mandi's landlord was mad. |
Haley has always loved looking at art. She majored in Art History and works in an art museum. She never learned how to paint and thought she was too old to start. Her friend convinced her to take a few classes. Now she can both appreciate and create art. |
Jack was excited to receive his new phone. He had ordered it the day it came out. When it got to his house, he rushed home. Jack opened the box and his phone was shattered. He was disappointed about his phone. |
Sarah got a black cat from the animal shelter. She named it Blackie and played with it all that evening. She fed the cat, gave it water, and petted it a lot. The cat fell asleep on the couch with its catnip toy. She kissed the cat and went to bed. |
One day my brother hit me in the stomach. He'd done so many times before, but this time I snapped. I grabbed my little league bat and chased him with it. I ended up hitting him in the head with the bat twice. He wasn't really injured, because I was so little. |
Joann loved to eat sandwiches. She made a sandwich at home but it didn't taste good. She decided to go to the corner deli to eat. She ordered the biggest sandwich on the menu. It was so big she took half of it home for dinner. |
Joe wanted to go outside. There were rain clouds outside. He was not sure if he should go out. He decided to go outside. It ended up not raining at all that day. |
Katherine was hiking in the Grand Canyon at night. The full moon gave her just enough light to find her way. As she walked, she looked up, drinking in the beauty of the rocks. As she was not watching the trail, she tripped over a rock. Katherine fell flat on her face in the dirt. |
Jackson was with his friends at a restaurant. He noticed that you could get a free sundae on your birthday. It wasn't his birthday, but he decided to lie. He told the waitress and she believed him. Jackson got the free sundae and they even sang for him. |
Some of Dan's cobblestones had grass growing between them. His neighbors commented on how unsightly it appeared to be. Dan bought some weed killer and poured it all over the grass. After some weeks it finally started to turn brown and die. Dan's cobblestone walkway now is grass free. |
Monica was worried about finding a good present for her best friend. She decided to visit some boutiques she had never been to. At the second shop, she found the most beautiful scarf. She knew her friend would love it, and was happy to see the price. She bought the scarf, and gave it to her friend, who loved it! |
Kathy bought a new house. It was in a bad neighborhood. She went to work one day. Her house was robbed during the day. Kathy wants to sell her house now. |
Jimmy practiced basketball every day. During a game, the coach put Jimmy in to play. A teammate passed Jimmy the ball. He dribbled the ball toward the goal and made a shot! He gave his teammate a high-five. |
It was the day after Thanksgiving, and I needed to hang decorations. I went to the attack and retrieved the box of Christmas supplies. I brought them to the yard along with some tools. I began to hang the lights and decorations outside my house. After two hours of hard work, my house looked ready for Christmas. |
Lester has been looking for a job for months. After several interviews but no job offer, he feels discouraged. A friend tells Lester that he will look professional if he shaves. Lester shaves his beard, hoping to improve his chances. He is hired after his next interview. |
My son wanted a unique hair style. I took him to see a barber. While there, he decided he wanted a faux hawk. Afterwards he got some red paint to put in his hair. His mohawk looked like a parrot to me. |
Anthony got home from work late at night. As he shut off the car, he forgot to turn off the headlights. Anthony's lights stayed on for hours. The next morning, Anthony's car wouldn't start. Anthony had to take the bus to work. |
Ed wanted to dig a tunnel in his backyard. He got his dad's shovel. Then he started digging. But soon he hit a pipe. Ed had to stop digging right away! |
Bernie had a very important birthday coming up. He had done so many things in his life. He had seen so many people he loved pass away. The day of his birthday came and he blew out the candles. Bernie passed away later that day on his 100th birthday. |
Dione loves winter time. He decides he wants to spend more time outside in the winter. He wants to learn how to ski. Dione books a ski trip in Canada to learn to ski. Dione has a great trip and learns how to ski by himself. |
Terry's skin looked terrible. He bought new face wash. He washed with it twice a day. Soon, his skin improved. Terry was happy to be on the right track. |
Kristin is making a very special supper for her picky husband Joe. Kristin spends hours making a homemade lasagna. When supper is ready, Joe sets the table. They both take a bite at the same time. Joe spits his out because he does not like it! |
Thalia has been invited to play at her friend Janice's home. When Thalia arrives there, she is excited to see a trampoline. Thalia and Janice spend the whole afternoon on the trampoline. Thalia has so much fun that she asks her father if they can get one. Thalia would love to have a trampoline just like Janice has. |
Jon was playing football. As he went to catch the ball, he landed on his hand. It went back and he heard a crack. Jon broke his hand. He was out for the rest of the season. |
Yesterday I made my own orange juice. I was really excited to do it myself. It took a long time to make the orange juice. It was worth it though because the juice was delicious. I will make my own juice tomorrow morning as well. |
Sam went to visit a friend in Germany. His luggage had got lost. His friend owned a clothing store. He took his friend there. He bought Sam some clothes. |
Jill Always considered herself ugly. She was teased constantly and eventually left school. A few years passed and she returned to the school. She was now beautiful and got lots of attention. She won homecoming queen and was well liked by everyone. |
Our family decided to visit the farm on Saturday. We packed a picnic lunch and drove out to the country to the farm. We visited all of the farm animals and their babies. I liked the baby lambs best of all! We ate our lunch by the pond and then went home again. |
A bee landed on Martha's nose. Martha was scared , but held still. The bee sat there for awhile as if Martha was a flower. Martha didn't breathe a word. Finally the bee flew away and Martha sighed with relief. |
Amanda hated animals. Her boyfriend had five pets. She was uncertain about how she felt about that. She went to visit him and was horrified. There was pet hair everywhere! |
Adam's dog was sick. He took him to the vet. The vet checked him out thoroughly. He couldn't find the problem. Adam took the dog home and watched him carefully. |
Gabe made lunch for his friend. It was a giant sandwich! He put chicken and roast beef and lettuce and tomato on it. The friend ate the whole thing. Gabe was great at making sandwiches. |
Toby liked to fish all the time. One day he went to the dock to fish. He pulled back the reel and flung it forward. But it got caught on something behind him. The hook pulled the hat off of his dad's head and into the water. |
Dan was setting up all his dominoes. He lined them up all over the house. Then he carefully knocked over the first one. The whole sequence of dominoes toppled over. Dan was thrilled with his crafty work! |
The company was over their budget. They told their managers to cut cost. The managers reduced hours for the staff. The staff morale went down. Some of the staff decided to quit. |
Bobby was a huge fan of Nintendo. When they released a new console, he was very excited. He mowed lawns all summer to save up money. It took him three months to save up. When he finally had enough, he bought the console. |
Juanita had always wanted to learn how to play the flute. She decided to start taking lessons. At first the flute lessons were very difficult. Eventually Juanita improved at playing the flute. She was happy that she had finally learned to play the flute. |
Gwen was at her high school football game on Friday night. She was showing off the new ring from her boyfriend. Gwen dropped the ring through the bleachers to the ground below. It was dark underneath with garbage on the ground. The next day, Gwen rented a metal detector and found her ring. |
Bruce had always wanted to be an announcer. His older brother became famous doing it. He finally got his chance. It was a small promotion but worth the exposure. His voice cracked during the first line. |
My first time on the subway in New York was scary. I had never been on a subway before. I paid really close attention to the stops so I wouldn't get lost. On the way to my stop I talked to a very nice lady. I'm not scared of being on the subway anymore. |
Bobby wanted to take his family to the beach. He planned the itinerary carefully. When it was time to leave, they loaded up the car. THey spent the next five days relaxing on the sand. It was a great family trip! |
Ella was visiting her grandma in Buffalo. But it was late January, and a big storm came! Ella's flight home was canceled. She and her grandma were snowed in in their house! Ella didn't make it home until almost a week later. |
Rory took her infant to a family friendly restaurant. She went to change the baby and found there was no changing table! She complained to the waitress, who instructed her to go to her car. Rory wrote an angry email and contacted the business on Facebook. A few months later, a changing table was installed in the bathroom. |
I took my boys to Pizza Hut for lunch and they loved it. They loved all the different options that were available for lunch. Then the one said, can you believe how fresh this is. And my other son said, Mcdonald's isn't even fresh food. The other son couldn't believe they just warm the food up. |
Jeff really liked to collect t-shirts. Jeff had a favorite shirt that he wore every week. He was walking to the park and ripped his favorite shirt. He learned to sew from his mother. Jeff repaired the shirt with his new found skill. |
Gina's parents weren't ready to leave Illinois and go home. She thought they would leave when her father came to retrieve them. But he had been back in town 3 full days and they were still here. Gina was starting to panic. She was not excited about the thought of in living in Illinois again. |
Tim was never invited to parties. He heard about a rave. Several of his friends were going. Tim tried to invite himself. Unfortunately he was shot down. |
Tom was an ambitious person. He set very high goals. He would usually not reach his goals. His goals were so high that there was glory in even failing. Tom was happy with his goal setting and reaching performance. |
Ben spent hours putting up Christmas lights. Ben turned them on and the house looked great. One night, Ben could not turn on the lights. Ben realized one the circuit breakers tripped. After resetting the breaker, the lights came back on. |
John noticed a new kid at his high school. The kid was awkward and shy and some guys began mocking him. John was angered by this. John went over and told the guys to leave the new kid alone. Now John and that kid are best friends. |
Adam did not like his wife's mother. She was rude and mean. Adam avoided her as much as she could. His wife asked him to join them for Christmas. Adam was dreading the holidays now. |
Timmy was a 10 year old boy. Timmy watched a lot of TV. Timmy's favorite program was wrestling. Timmy begged his mother to stay up to watch a special match. His mom said yes and Timmy was happy to see the special event. |
My baby was walking in the kitchen. He saw a jar on the table and grabbed it. It ended up falling on the ground. Since it had water in it, he ended up falling. I immediately got a mop and started to clean up. |
Sue told John about her favorite book. She told him how she loved to read all about mythical creatures. He looked very skeptical. Sue asked him why he looked so doubtful! He told her she had just described his least favorite book. |
Vince was coming home from work one day. He began to pull up to his driveway and opened his garage door. Just as he parked and left his car, he heard a tremendous rumble. Vince ran outside and his whole garage began to collapse. His car was crushed and Vince went inside out of extreme anger. |
Matt found a turtle on the playground during recess. Matt took the turtle back into the school when recess was over. Matt hid the turtle under his desk. The turtle crawled away from the desk just as the teacher walked by. The teacher made Matt take the turtle back outside to the playground. |
James wrote short stories for a living. The hardest part was making interesting characters. When he got stuck he used people he knew. James' roommate noticed that he had been used in a story. He shared this information and many others angrily realized the same. |
Jessie's birthday was coming up the following Monday. She told all her coworkers about it as she headed out. Jessie made a point of telling everyone none of them were invited. She thought they'd understand she was only joking. Jessie didn't like her boss's early present of a pink slip. |
You can plant gardenias by transplanting a branch. My dad got a branch from his parents. It is supposed to be in the shade. He planted it at the edge of the woods. But it grew slowly. |
Tom was playing fantasy football. He really wanted to beat his friends. There was money on the line. Unfortunately Tom was horrible at it. He lost badly. |
Lana was an excellent singer. She wanted to go far with her career. So she approached a record label and signed on. Soon, she was approached for sex by the manager. She quit the next day and swore off the industry. |
Beth got a job when she was fourteen. She saved her money for two Year's so she could buy a car. One of the first times she drove the car, she got into a bad accident. The car flipped over twice and slid across a lane of oncoming traffic. The car was totaled and Beth had no money or car, but she was alive. |
Jake was playing with his toys. He accidentally broke his favorite one. He cried a lot over it. His parents decided to replace it for him. It made Jake feel a lot better. |
When I was a child, I was always given stuffed animals. People saw that I liked them, so I kept receiving more from relatives. Eventually I had too many stuffed animals to keep track of. I put most of them away in the attic. I still keep my favorites on my bedside table. |
Amy was on a long flight. She was tired and decided to sleep. After 20 minutes of sleep she was awakened when her seat was kicked. The person behind kicked her seat sporadically startling her each time Amy finally gave up and read a book instead. |
Webb has always been afraid of snakes. One day when he was gardening, Webb saw one. Webb started screaming and then freaked out. After a couple of minutes, Webb fought his fears. Now, Webb is not afraid of snakes. |
A man was walking down the street. The cop thought he looked suspicious. The cop started questioning the man. The man was frightened. The cop then attacked him for no reason. |
Jen attended her weekly drawing class. The instructor told the students to take out all of their tools. He began the class by drawing a face on the board. Jen tried to copy the same face. However, her drawing came out with many flaws. |
Patty had a loe for all thing horses. When she was a child she would dream of owning them. Now that she's grown she has opened a horse stable. She named it the Prancing Ponies. She is living out her dream. |
My first dog was a poodle terrier mix, crazy looking mutt, but smart. Once, we were in my club house and my mom brought us PBJ sandwiches. Now, Duke had an allergy to grass and needed a benadryl pill daily. So my mom put the pill on a sandwich she brought us, to trick him. He was so smart he found the pill, licked it off, and spit it out! |
Tom had a weird habit of yelling out his own name at random times. At first Amanda didn't care, but she was starting to get annoyed. One day Tom wouldn't stop saying his name while Amanda was napping. She got up and yelled at him because he was waking her up. Although sad, Tom stopped randomly shouting his name around Amanda. |
I ran across my friend who I haven't seen in years. Since her stomach looked big, I told her congrats on the baby. She ended up slapping me in the face. As confused as I was, I asked her why. She said that the stomach was simply from her weight gain. |
Lisa was always dramatic. One day, she got a C on a math test. And she yelled at her teacher and threatened to kill herself. Lisa was sent to the school therapist. But after several months, she didn't improve. |
Bill liked his soft drinks with ice. So he got some cubes from the freezer. But didn't notice that a piece of a cube fell onto the floor. He step right on the piece and slipped. He flew into the air along with his drink! |
Megan was new to the pageant world. In fact, this was her very first one. She was really enjoying herself, but was also quite nervous. The results were in and she and the other contestants walked out. They read off the names and Megan had won! |
Mary stood behind a woman with lots of children at a checkout line. The woman was struggling with her card. People next to Mary started to make fun of the woman struggling. Mary herself was on food stamps after losing her job. Therefore, Mary paid for the struggling woman's groceries. |
Hannah has to go to cali. She has never taken a plane before. She was scared but asked everyone around her. She got on the plane. She went to cali. |
Ivan was coming down with a cough. The cough quickly got worse and Ivan was fatigued. Ivan was taking his medicine but things were getting worse. He went to get a checkup and was told he had mono. Ivan wa prescribed antibiotics and felt better soon after. |
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