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Mama's Restaurant is the most popular restaurant on Maui. Bill had to make reservations weeks before his Hawaii trip. He looked up the restaurant on the internet and read about it. He found that people in the know did not order a Mai Tai. They order a Black Tai and get a better drink. |
When Gina was little her grandparents each sat in recliners. The kids always fought to sit in grandpa's chair when he was at work. Her grandpa had now passed away. The kids were able to sit in the chair whenever they pleased. But it no longer seemed like any fun. |
The boy hid under the bed. His brother jumped on top of it. The sound scared the boy. The boy screamed out. His brother jumped up in surprise. |
Jan was looking around doing some shopping. She wanted to buy something but didn't know what. She saw a cute puppy staring at her through the window. Jan fell in love instantly. She went inside the shop and bought the cute Puppy in the Window. |
Ben came home late at night. He did not want to wake up his wife. He did not turn on the light. He slipped and fell down. His leg was broken. |
A rare bone cancer had cost Kia her leg. She was out of school for two months. When she went back, she feared she'd be mocked. But to her surprise, nobody made fun of her. In fact, everyone was very kind and friendly! |
There was a house that was said to be haunted. The owners tried hard to sell it but no one wanted it. They hired a priest to get rid of the evil spirits. The priest came to the house and walked around. He said there never was any ghosts there in the first place. |
I've always wanted to be able to run five miles at one time. Currently I can only run about three. I worked hard for months, slowly increase the distance I would run. I ate healthy and got plenty of rest too. A few months later I was running well over five miles at once! |
At the library I asked the librarian for the best book she had. She walked over to a shelf and pulled out a book. I took the book home and read it in a week. I went back to the library and thanked her for her suggestion. The librarian was pleased that I enjoyed reading that book. |
Lucy fell asleep watching a movie with her grandparents. Her grandma nudged her husband to look at Lucy. They smiled, knowing she tried to finish the whole movie. Her grandpa picked her up and carried her to her bed. He tucked her in, kissed her cheek, and turned out the light. |
I have starting to golf on the weekends. I am getting better and more confident. I decided to enter the local golf tournament. I was so nervous that I was not playing well. I decided not to enter any more tournaments. |
Kim and Beth always walked home from high school. Lately it had been snowing everyday. By Friday the sidewalks were were covered in 2 feet of snow. The girls trudged through the thick wet snow. After 20 minutes they gave up and caught a public bus home. |
Jacque had led a rather bland life as an office clerk. He longed for excitement and adventure, and daydreamed of both daily. One day the brakes on the mid-day train failed. Jacque was the only one close enough to push the kill switch. Now, Jacque enjoys the peace and quiet that is the life of a clerk. |
Alai and his cousin had camped in the woods. In the morning they packed up their gear. Then they hiked out of the woods and back home. There, Alai realized he'd forgotten his tent at the camp site! He had to go all the way back to get it. |
Dawn was arrested for possession of drugs, since they were in her car. In the morning, after a night in jail, she called her dad. He was very disappointed in her. But he sent her the bail money, and told her he loved her. That made Dawn feel a little bit better. |
I cooked a pot of rice. I needed to warm it up on the stove. I turned on the eye of the stove. Within 2 minutes there was an explosion in my kitchen. I turned on the eye that had my glass dish sitting on top of it. |
The family took the Christmas tree and lights out of storage. The father tested the lights. Three of the strands were burned out. The mother went to the store and bought more lights. The family was finally able to decorate the Christmas tree. |
The police got into the squad cars and drove to 3 Fam View Road. Once they were all in position the police chief got on the bullhorn. He told the resident, Joe, that he was surrounded and to come out. Joe peeked out of his window and saw the police. He tried to run out the back but was taken down. |
I used to sell books online. I stored some books in the condo hallway. One day the books were gone. The property manager removed them and fined me. I was very angry at the condo association. |
Missy's chair broke while she was sitting on it. She decided it was a good idea to fix it. She gets her tools and her workplace ready. Then she works on the chair for a couple of hours. Finally the chair is like brand new. |
Amy was at the grocery store shopping for the week. She purchased more than she usually did. When done she packed her bag tightly so she didn't' have many to carry Halfway to her car the handle broke on one of her bag. Amy had to chase lemons half way across the parking lot. |
Cory is in his final year of college. He has decided to take a challenging statistics course this year. Now he is preparing for the first exam of the course. Cory studies hypothesis testing and other statistical topics. Although the exam is hard, Cory achieves a good grade. |
Sasha was on a trip with her mom. She wasn't feeling well and went to the restroom. She was too sick to do anything or enjoy the trip. She told her mom about it. Her mom tried her best to get her to feel better. |
Fred briefly dated a younger woman who was in her late thirties. Fred quickly broke up with her and they lost contact. Several months later, Fred heard that she had given birth. Fred was shocked to get legal papers that alleged he was the father. Fred felt fortunate when he was cleared by a paternity test. |
Tim and his friend were playing a board game. Tim lost the game. He had a bad temper. Tim threw the game across the room. Tim's friend was annoyed. |
Ben had a job interview. He dressed and headed out. But then his wife stopped him and called him back in. She made him remove his shirt so she could iron it. Then she sent him on his way, looking much better! |
I was sitting on my bed one day. The bed collapsed into many pieces. The bed was really old. I didn't have money for a new bed. So I used glue to put it back together. |
Tina went to a small food shack. She wanted a sandwich. To her dismay however, she saw the cook not wearing gloves. It grossed her out. So she decided to simply leave. |
Jess and her boyfriend both lived in Maryland. Jess's boyfriend enrolled in a college that was in Florida. It was hard being separated but he needed his education. Before they knew it, graduation day had come. Jess flew to Florida to watch her boyfriend walk across the stage. |
Ali was giving trouble in school. She didn't get along with most of her classmates. Ali's parents decided to pull her out of school. They sent her to a different school. Ali made more friends and did better at the new school. |
The girl got her ear pierced. The earring got ripped out of her ear. Her ear became infected. She had to go on antibiotics. Her ear eventually healed. |
Jane loved the holiday season. She decided to throw a big Christmas party. Her house was decorated like the north pole. All her friends were amazed and had a great time. They all asked her to throw another one. |
Patty did not speak English. She needed to learn for her job. Patty signed up to take a class. The class was very helpful. Patty can have a conversation in English now. |
Andrea's dad asked her to get firewood. She went downstairs and then outside. In the back yard, there was a pile of wood. She grabbed a few logs. Then, she brought them inside. |
I was playing with my dog. I noticed that my dog was very dirty. I brought him outside to clean him. I sprayed him with the hose and put shampoo in his fur. I brought him inside and dried him off. |
Billy was three years old. He loved to play with blocks. He only had one set to play with. His father bought him a new set to play with. He now has more blocks than he knows what to do with. |
Charles heard about the free party line through a friend. Just call the party line and you'll be connected with a girl. Charles took his time, talking to several women before choosing. He asked a girl name Clarice to meet him at a hotel. Just when didn't think she would show, the cutest blonde arrived. |
Kelley went out to eat with her friend. When it was time to pay, Kelley brought her card. When the waitress took it, she returned it. It was declined. Kelley was embarrassed. |
Kendall had a big party one Friday night. Everyone told their friends about the party. Teens for everyone were at Kendall's house. The police soon started getting noise complaints from the neighbors. The police broke up Kendall's big party. |
It was summer time. And Bob's house was very hot inside. He decided to paint his roof with a special white paint. And it reflected lots of sunlight. Bob was happy that his house was cooler indoors. |
Greg was gifted. He used his talent for good. That inspired his peers. His peers achieved greatness. They credited Greg with their success. |
Jason was a very active man who loved skiing. He was good enough to make the Olympics one year. He trained very hard for months on end perfecting his sport. Before the games were to start, his country made a rash decision. They would be boycotting the Olympics this year for political reasons. |
Marla needed chips for her football party. But both grocery stores were sold out of tortillas! She wondered what to do. Then she decided to cut up tortilla shells and fry her own! Her homemade chips received many compliments at her party. |
Greg took me to see a new scary movie. He was very jumpy. During a jump scare, he jumped up out of his seat. He yelled which made everyone laugh. In the process he hit me in the leg really hard. |
Claire smelled a bad odor in her house. She walked around trying to find the source of the smell. She found the smell was strongest in the kitchen. Claire realized she had forgotten to empty the trash. Claire brought the trash out. |
Roger asked Mary to a movie. He tried to put his arm around her as they walked in. She backed away so he couldn't. Roger thought it was a date but it wasn't. Their friendship was very awkward after that. |
Bob was nearly out of food in his house. He didn't want to buy more, because he was moving soon. Bob poked through his pantry and fridge for something to eat. He combined some Ramen noodles and a hot dog and hoped for the best. It turned out Bob really enjoyed his mashed together meal. |
Angela wanted to start her own business. She was tired of working for someone else. She baked bagels and thought she could make money this way. She rented a small shop and opened the business. Angela was very successful. |
Andrew bought something for his hunting trip. It was a new gun. He was eager to test it out. He saw an elk grazing in the field. He raised his gun to shoot it for the first time. |
The bee was on the ground. The boy wondered why it wasn't flying. The man said it was dead. The boy checked the bee. The bee was still alive. |
Kim was having a kid. She didn't know the sex. Her doctor offered to tell her. Kim agreed to it. She was happy with the response. |
Allie was so upset. Her best friend had kissed her boyfriend. Allie felt so betrayed. She felt rage. So she needed to workout to let out some steam. |
Joann was making lemon cupcakes. The recipe said to add the lemon zest to them. She didn't think that was right but went for it. Then, she baked the cupcakes. They came out with an awkward texture. |
Julia was walking through the hallway. She saw a piece of paper on the floor. She realized that it was a pass to get out of class. It was completely blank so Julia kept it. She filled it out later and used it to skip school. |
Jessica wanted a new hairstyle. She went to a new hair stylist. She liked this new hair stylist. She trusted the hair stylist's judgement. The hair stylist gave Jessica bangs. |
Fred is driving down the road. His car starts to make a noise. He pulls over to check it out. Its his engine up in smoke. He calls a tow truck for help. |
An internet troll always argued with everyone on the web. He was mean to everyone, and trolled constantly. One day, the people rebelled and put his phone number on the web. They also put his mom's number and address online. He was so bothered, that he retreated and never trolled again. |
Abby was on her youth soccer team. However, the coach never wanted to put her in the game. Abby became discouraged that she wasn't good enough to play. Her mom noticed Abby was feeling sad. She suggested that Abby pursue another activity instead. |
It was Joan's first flight on an aeroplane. She was a combination of nervous and excited. When they took off she held her Dad's hand very tightly. Soon they were in the air looking down at the ground far below. Joan was thrilled and couldn't wait to fly again. |
Allie wanted to go to the beach. It was very hot out. So off she went. She was quite excited. Yet then she found out the beach was closed. |
Cal was going on a date. He went with his date to the movies. Cal's friends went to the movies and sat behind him. They began throwing popcorn at Cal and his date. Cal's friends ruined his date. |
Alvin's wife had been on a diet. He didn't like any of the food she had been cooking. Alvin would stop and pick up a burger on the way home from work. He ate very little of what she cooked. Alvin's wife lost weight, but he gained it. |
Randy was a classic cowboy. He spent all his time on the farm riding horses. Recently, he begun using his farm as a riding school. Now Randy is considering running the riding school full time. He said it's more satisfying to create new little cowboys and girls. |
My daughter wants to take her toddler to the Enchanted Village. This is a puppet show featuring early 20th century figurines. The show used to be displayed in a store in Boston. It has since moved to the suburbs. I will go but I think the Enchanted Village is spooky. |
Tim noticed there was missing money from the register. He told his supervisors about it. They looked into it and figured it was his co-worker. The co-worker confessed and was fired. Tim was commended for helping out. |
Sally played some checkers. She reversed her friend Tina. It was a close game. Yet Sally won. She won some ice cream. |
Jack listened to music on his iPhone while laying on his bed. He heard a very sad song. Jack began to cry. Jack love this song. Jack continued to listen to music. |
Jasmine and her friends went to the theater. The movie they wanted to see was sold out. They settled on an older movie that got bad reviews. It was terrible! They walked out halfway through and went out to dinner instead. |
Lindsey woke up and ran downstairs. As expected, the base of the Christmas tree was surrounded by gifts. She considered waiting for her family, but couldn't help herself. She tore into the first gift with her name on it. By the time her family woke up, all her gifts were open. |
Vickie was going to run in a race. She was really excited about it. She prepared for three months. She ran everyday. One the day of the race she got 2nd place! |
There was a man who loved balloons. He was an accountant but didn't like his job. He decided to quit his job. In his free time he blew up balloons. Eventually he got a job at a fair at a balloon seller. |
Doris learns that there will be a special exhibit at the art museum. She asks her friends if they will go with her. Unfortunately none of them want to see this exhibit. Doris decides to visit it alone. She is happy that she went, despite having to go alone. |
My Dad and I were ready to go to the new star wars movie We are big fans of star wars and couldn't wait. We preordered the tickets and getting ready to go. We showed up at the movie theatre and showed our tickets. The worker in the theatre told us the tickets are fake. |
Once, when I was younger, my friends and I were in the car. My friend Dan was driving us to our friend John's house. Dan decided he wanted to "spin the car out really slowly", for fun. Of course, the car got stuck in the snow. We all had to dig it out, but we all had a good laugh. |
Eli was a rambunctious child. He was always climbing all over things and getting in trouble. Eli's mother constantly tried to get him to behave but he refused. One day, he fell off a tree he was climbing. Eli broke his leg and had to get a cast put on. |
Once there was a girl who lived with her mom in a trailer park. Her mom was mean, and told the girl that she was stupid and lazy. But the girl did all of the cleaning, and worked hard in school. She got a scholarship to college, and even earned a master's degree. Later, she traveled the world and helped poor girls get an education. |
The man punched a woman. The woman fell down. Neighbors called the cops. The man went to jail. The woman filed for divorce. |
George had always wanted to go white water rafting. Everyone told him it was too dangerous. He saved and planned for this trip for three years. Following the rules, he fell off the raft but still had a great time! George told everyone if you follow the rules, it's not so dangerous. |
Gina and her friends didn't have hall passes. And the teacher questioning them was very upset about this. They tried to explain they had permission to be there. But she insisted they return to their class. The girls realized it was pointless to try and argue with the teacher. |
Bailey's owners were getting ready for a summer vacation. For one week, Bailey would need to board at the vet. Bailey's owners were nervous, but the vet assured them it would be ok. Bailey had many canine friends with her at the vet and did fantastic. When her owners came to get her, Bailey was ecstatic to see them! |
Kristin was the laziest worker at the office. Doug often had to work extra hours to compensate for her laziness. Doug got tired of working harder for the same pay. Doug quit the office job, and got a better one. With Kristin, and without Doug, the office floundered. |
Tim drove trucks. No matter the weather he had to drive. It was stormy and wet on the roads. He hit a patch of ice on the highway. His truck slid off the road but Tim was ok. |
Melly Looked in her cupboards and decided she needed some food. Then she wrote down her shopping list. After lunch Melly drove to the store. Melly placed each item from her list in her basket. After she paid, Melly took her items home. |
Mom and Debbie took a walk in the dark around their camp site. Debbie was very scared and afraid they were lost. Mom needed to distract Debbie. She told Debbie a story about a princess who lived in a castle. Before she knew it, Debbie was back at the campsite. |
Deana was working at a diner. One night was particularly busy, with a lot of customers. Deana had to work hard to keep up with the orders. Finally, the last customer finished and left. Deana ended up making a lot of tip money. |
Adam was a banker in a small north carolina town. He was a friendly family man. One day his wife Joy catches him touching another man. Joy decides to divorce him. Adam decided to stop living a lie and announces he's gay. |
Cierra was upset. She didn't have a date for Homecoming. The night before the dance, her friend Tom called her. He suggested they go together. Cierra was relieved to have a date. |
Paul played a CD of Broadway musicals in his car stereo. When he came to a red light people began to look at him. They heard the show tunes and laughed at the absurdity of it. Paul was not ashamed of his musical tastes. To defy their laughter, Paul sang along with the CD as he drove away. |
My friends and I saw an expensive coat at a store. We split the price and bought the coat. We decided to have an arm wrestling contest to see who would keep it. The contest lasted two hours. After the two hours, the coat and the contest were both mine. |
My sister and I drove to the beach yesterday. We got in the car and drove for one hour to the boardwalk. Once we got there, I changed into my swimsuit. We swam and played in the water for the entire day. After we finished, we ate burgers and went home. |
I was sitting in the room. It was very hot inside. I couldn't believe the temperature. It was so sticky. I could hardly breathe. |
Yesterday I watched a five minute workout on my tablet. I tried to emulate the workout but it was painful. My muscles were immediately in pain. The next day I was in so much pain I could not even bend or sit down. The pain was unbearable. |
Nate started to write stories for ROC-NLP-Research. He wrote a ton of stories and then started to run out of ideas. Then, he realized he could write about himself. He started writing about how he was writing stories. Then, Nate realized he had created a paradox! |
Tom was in a bad relationship. He kept trying to fix things. They even tried therapy. Eventually Tom realized there was no hope. He broke up with his girlfriend. |
Amanda, a Protestant, liked Allen, but Allen wasn't interested. Allen is staunchly Catholic, and wants his girl to also be Catholic. Amanda was determined to be with Allen no matter what. Amanda changed to become a Catholic just for Allen! Allen is quite happy to date Amanda now! |
Kate was on the bus. She was listening to her headphones. A strange guy approached her. He kept trying to talk to her. Kate kept trying to ignore him. |
Fiona decided to make a special meal for her brother. She made a list of all the ingredients she needed from the store. She grabbed the list and started walking the ten blocks to the store. After walking six blocks, she realized she forgot her purse. She turned around and went back home. |
I tried playing basketball with a friend the other day. He used to play in high school. I figured it would be fun. I was wrong I should never try to play basketball again. |
Tom loved his girlfriend. One day she commented how he smelled bad. A week later she said the same thing. Tom decided to take two showers per day. His girlfriend never complained about his smell again. |
My wife bought two DD artisan doughnuts. They were supposed to have filling in them. Mine did not have filling. I was going to complain but gave up. The doughnut still tasted ok. |
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