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Sarah has a job interview. She is nervous and really wants this job. She has researched the company and prepared. Sarah arrived on site. She interviewed and was offered the job on the spot. |
John went fishing in the northern Maine woods. He was catching fish for the first few hours. He heard a noise in the woods. It was a large black bear. The black bear stared at him for a few minutes then vanished. |
My friend was not feeling well. She was diagnosed with the flu. I brought her hot soup so she would feel better. I felt sick a few days later and I went to the doctor. I was diagnosed with the flu. |
A girl walked into a clothing store and saw a shirt she liked. She asked the clerk if they had it in her size. The clerk only found sizes that were too small. The clerk took one shirt in the back and stretched it by hand. She brought it out to the girl and it fit perfectly. |
Amy was in art class. Across the room was an ex friend Sara. The class was assigned to complete a landscape. While Amy was at the sink Sara spilled red paint on her white pants. Amy was furious but refused to give Sara the pleasure of a reaction |
The family received a visit from my nephew every year. My nephew and i are very close. Last Summer my nephew and i rode our bikes on a highway with hills. While laughing and talking our bicycles collided with each other. Both of us came walking back with bruises and torn shirts. |
Robert was a rude co worker. He would constantly belittle his companions. One day he was running a late shift. On his way out he discovered something was wrong with his car. His tires were slashed. |
Karl heard a knock on his office door. His boss entered and handed him an award. He said it was for being the top salesman for the year. Karl was honored. He put the award on a shelf above his desk. |
Little Carrie was walking around her mom's garden. She admired all the colors and shapes of flowers. She picked her favorite ones. She went inside to surprise her mom. Her mom was so proud to get a bouquet from her little girl. |
I went to the movies this afternoon. When the movie ended I noticed everyone left their garbage. I was the only one to throw away my popcorn and soda. The movie employee thanked me for throwing away my trash. It felt good to be the only decent person in the theater. |
Lonnie could always draw very well. He decided to do something useful with his drawings. He created a comic strip and submitted it to companies. Every company rejected him, and he became frustrated. Finally, he submitted to a newspaper and they accepted him. |
Danny had longed for a motorbike all summer. His parents promised that he could have one if he used his own money. He mowed as many neighbors gardens as he possibly could. All the money he earned was saved up. In September, he rode to college on his new motorbike. |
Ana and her mom went to the toy store. Ana was allowed to pick out one new stuffed animal. Ana looked at and hugged dozens of stuffed animals. She couldn't choose just one! Finally, she picked out a pink teddy bear. |
There once was a man named mcphee. He was a yoyo master. He showed all of his friends the yoyo. They were so impressed they wanted to learn. So he taught them some tricks. |
The other night I was home alone. It was dark and I was watching scary movies. All of a sudden I heard a sudden bang in my bathroom. I ran in and saw a weird human like figure standing there alone. It said it was an inter-dimensional being but I know that ghosts lie. |
Tom was really shy around girls. Even when it was strictly platonic. He had to meet a new co-worker. She was very pretty. Tom got incredibly sweaty and freaked her out. |
I had been on the bus for a day. I needed some caffeine to help stay awake. At the next stop I was getting a soda from the vending machine. A woman was looking for change in her purse to get her son a snack. I gave them the rest of my change and walked off feeling good. |
There was a boy scout club who raced cars. The pinewood derby is what they called it. The little boy competed in the race. His dad helped him build the car. He ended up getting a trophy for third place. |
Wallace was a race car driver. He always came in second or third. Today he wanted to come in first. He practiced and practiced for this day. During the race he was determined and he won! |
Nala was at a family picnic. A bee approached her drink, and she shooed it away. But the bee stung her! Nala's arm immediately began to swell. That was how she discovered she was allergic to bees. |
Thomas hurt his finger. It bled profusely. He wasn't sure if he should go to the hospital. He wrapped his finger in a towel. Soon the bleeding stopped. |
We live in a condo building by a pond. The dumpsters are outdoors. One day I saw several rats by the dumpster. The property manager said they could do nothing. I called the city to complain about the property manager. |
I was dating a girl. She was dropping hints about wanting to kiss me. When I dropped her off at her house, I leaned in for the kiss. She decided to kiss me! Alas, her breath smelled like garlic chutney! |
Tim likes baseball. He plays for his high school baseball team. He wants to play catcher but that position is already filled. The current catcher tells Tim he can't have his position. The coach notices Tim has good hands and moves him to catcher. |
Kelsi was caught off guard when she saw her ex boyfriend. She noticed him at school in the afternoon. The two locked eyes and had a moment. At the same time they leaned in and kissed each other. The moment was surreal. |
Tim and his wife are expecting a child soon. He hopes for boy while his wife wants a girl. To Tim's surprise, when the day came he was blessed with a daughter. Although he had hoped for a baby boy, Tim couldn't be happier. Tim's love for his daughter strengthened his marriage forever more. |
Don decided he would appear smarter if he spoke a lot less. Don started speaking only very rarely or when asked a question. Pretty soon, people began commenting about how smart Don is. One day Don was forced to take an IQ test for school. At that point everyone found out that Don is hardly a genius! |
It was the first time Gary had taken his kids to a baseball game. They bought Cracker Jacks and popcorn. They waved foam fingers around. They even caught a foul ball! It was a great father-son outing! |
Glynis never tipped when she ordered delivery food. One day, the delivery guy rolled his eyes when handing over her order. She called and complained. A few nights later, she ordered from the same place. She ate two slices of pizza and began feeling sick. |
Kate's friends were all coming over. She was having her birthday party! They all brought gifts. Kate couldn't wait to open them. She ripped into the biggest one right away. |
Shawn was sitting at home bored one day. He decided that he wanted to get out and explore. Shawn ended up going to a local park. He took lots of pictures of the garden in the park. Shawn plans on going back to the park next week. |
Piper loved the UW Badgers football team. She decided to get a Badgers blanket for her house. At the store, she grabbed a red and white blanket off the shelf. When she opened it at home, Piper saw a Cornhuskers logo. Piper felt silly for purchasing the wrong blanket. |
Francis was at Costco. She needed to shop in the big walk-in freezer. Unfortunately, it was too cold. She couldn't stay in for more than ten seconds without being too cold. Instead, she sent her husband in to get what she needed. |
I had a lot of difficulty waking up this morning. I rolled around in bed, frustrated as a song played in my mind. It was a song by John Lennon, one that never really became popular. After listening to it in my head for an hour, I gave up and got up. As I sat at my computer, it continued to be stuck in my head for hours. |
Tia planted flowers in her garden and tended them often. One hot day, she donned gloves and a sun hat before working. But when she got inside later, she was shocked. Her arms and neck were bright red with sunburn! Only her hands and face remained white. |
Sara got a phone call she never wanted. Her mom was at the hospital. She had a heart attack. Sara went to the hospital. Her mom was fine. |
Tom inherited a farm from his relatives. He didn't know anything about it. He killed all the crops his first year. Tom decided to sell it off. He made some quick cash getting rid of it. |
I'm really excited about tax season. This will be the first year that I'm a homeowner. I've been told that owning a house makes your return larger. I am wondering how big my tax return will be. I hope it's a lot because I need help paying my mortgage. |
Sue needed dance shoes. She went to the dance supply store to buy a pair. When she got there, they were sold out. Sue had to order her shoes. She was happy when they finally came in. |
I walked outside and looked up. Snowflakes fell gently onto my face. I was impervious to the bitter cold air. I didn't even shiver. It was then that I began to see winter as a sort of emotional shield. |
My wife went to Home Depot today. When she arrived, three people asked if she needed help. When she decided to buy a rug, she could not find any help. She had to go to customer service twice. She wondered where all the help had gone. |
Christy really enjoyed her job but didn't like her co workers. She kept working at her job even though she wanted to quit. One day, Christy's coworkers sent out a bad email to the whole office. Christy was hurt and decided to quit that day. Christy was happy to quit her job. |
Jeffrey loved to see pandas eat bamboo. One day, he bought some bamboo. Then, he bought a plane ticket to Japan. Jeffrey was able to feed a panda himself. Now Jeffrey tells everyone that he fed a panda bamboo. |
Andrew needed pillows for his couch. So Andrew went to the store to get some. He found some nice pillows. He purchased them from the store. Andrew loved his new pillows. |
Allie went to the store. She saw candy on sale. It looked great. She got sour candy. She got five bags. |
Meg bought a new home. She needed her walls painted. Her sister Jess decided to help. They spent four weeks painting. Now her house looks like it should be in a magazine! |
Sam let Tim borrow his headphones. Tim accidentally broke them. Tim felt awful. He decided to confess. Sam was just happy Tim told the truth. |
Pete needed money for clothes. He was wearing the same outfit everyday. He needed to last until his next pay day. At the end of the week, Pete received his check. He took his money to the mall and bought clothes. |
Vaughn invented a robot that could hold conversations. He sold the idea to a firm that loved the concept. A year later, Vaughn's robot was in every living room. Because it was cheap, it became the perfect companion. And Vaughn became famous for his new discovery. |
Heather loved to tease Fiona. She hid her things behind the sofa every time she came to see her. Fiona was really tired of that behavior and retaliated. She took some of Heather's things and hid them in her purse. Heather, mollified, promised to stop and their friendship survived. |
I love Mexican food and I specifically love tacos. There was this taco stand right down the street from where I lived. I used to go there almost every night after work. Then one day it was gone and I wast told the man who would then died. I felt bad and now I have to find a new place to get tacos. |
Chuck is being overworked at work. He is putting in over fifty hours a week. He talked to his boss and asked to be switched to part time. His boss countered offered with thirty five hours a week. Chuck accepted the offer and was happy. |
They could barely hear me. I was shouting. My audio was fine. My friend said my voice was muffled. I had hoped to talk to him. |
Amy's team lost the game she didn't get to play in. Her mother wanted to cheer her up. When the arrived home there was a cake on the counter. Her mother made her favorite cake to celebrate her first game. Amy felt even worse than before. |
There once was a runner who was great at his sport. He could outrun everyone. However, his son grew up to be almost as fast as him. When he finally raced his son, he cheated to win. He felt awful in the end. |
Teddy was happy to be going with his family on a trip. He had never been on a train before. They boarded and found their seats. Teddy looked out the window with glee. He was having such a great time. |
Allie liked Sam. So she told him how she felt. But unfortunately he did not feel the same way. So Allie started to cry. It was simply too much for her to handle. |
Jill was trying to study for her algebra class. But she was very impatient. She tried to skip steps and take shortcuts. But she only became more frustrated when she got the wrong answers. Jill quickly declared she was bad at math and gave up. |
Bob bought an oil change business on a busy highway. Very few people came to his business. He decided to advertise his business in the local paper. He ran an ad that offered discounts and promotions. His business picked up tremendously. |
Jean felt that astronomy was her calling. She loved looking up at the stars every night. She had a telescope that her parents gave her. In school, astronomy was all math and physics. Jean felt that astronomy was more romantic than that. |
Sam was out with friends. He got thirsty and got water at a fountain. The fountain was broken and sprayed his pants. It looked like Sam peed himself. Everyone made fun of him. |
Connie had been attracted to her coworker for more than a year. A holiday party was being arranged, and Seth would be attending. Connie was great at mixing drinks, and decided to 'wow' him. But just as she was taking him his favorite drink, she tripped. Connie was humiliated when the drink flew all over his dress shirt. |
Frank never saw snow before. But he recently moved to a town where it snows every year. Frank found out it was going to snow this weekend. He thought about what the first thing he'd do in the snow would be. When the weekend came the first thing Frank did was make a snow angel. |
Hannah was making muffins. She opened the box mix. Then, she mixed the powder and some eggs. Finally, she poured the batter into muffin cups. After a minute in the oven, the muffins were ready to eat. |
Hillary has a big trip to get ready for. She wants to pack all her necessities in one bag. None of her bags are big enough, though. She asks a friend if she can borrow one. Her friend says yes and she's able to pack everything she needs. |
Terri was heartbroken when the dog she'd had since childhood died. In her grief she vowed never to own another dog. But soon she started dating Dan, who had a beloved dog of his own. She was worried, but the moment she met Ruby she loved her. She would never forget her dog, but now knew she could love another. |
He wanted to take his dog to the dump with him. He put her in the back of the truck. He drove across town with the load. They arrived at the dump site. She waited patiently while he worked. |
Jared wanted to learn to play the piano. He wasn't very good to start with. He practiced everyday after school. He improved a great deal. He can now play any song he likes. |
My cousins were over for dinner last night. We were down to the last dinner roll. Everyone wanted it. We decided to split it among everyone. We all got equal pieces and were equally disappointed. |
Peter went to the store to buy some peppers. He wanted to buy his mother some peppers to make for dinner. The store's peppers were really expensive. Peter was mad that he had to pay all that money. Next time Peter says he'll grow his own peppers. |
The ball rolled. A boy kicked it. The ball flew into a street. A car hit the ball. The boys ball was ruined. |
I have two adorable cats. They wake me up each day to let me know they want to eat breakfast. If I don't get out of bed quickly, they stand on my body and meow. When I finally get out of bed they run to the kitchen. I meet them in the kitchen and feed them tuna. |
I love to have sweets after lunch. My favorite sweets are sour candies. I've been on a quest to find the most sour. It's a tough quest during my lunch hour. I think I am going to take a sick day tomorrow to visit further shops. |
The artist looked for inspiration. He found it in a door. He didn't actually paint the door. He painted what he thought was behind it. People loved his work. |
I wanted to learn about the many kinds of PTSD conditions. I researched the effects of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. I read that a lot of survivors of AIDS are still privately suffering. I figured out a way to teach people about AIDS PTSD. I tell any and everyone who will listen about AIDS PTSD. |
My iPhone broke so I had to use a temporary phone. This temporary phone was very outdated. I was embarrassed to use this phone. I use this phone very rarely. When my new iPhone came in I was so grateful. |
Tom wanted to go to a certain restaurant for his birthday. But he believed the food their was too expensive. So he reluctantly decided to go to a cheaper restaurant. And in the end, he was very disappointed. Tom decided next time he would go where he wanted. |
My friends and I decided to go to the cape. It was a long car ride. We decided to watch a long movie to keep us occupied. When we got there it started to rain. Thankfully we had umbrellas. |
I lost my lighter and had to buy a new one. I looked at all the colors. I chose red and black because they are my favorite colors. I thought about getting patterned ones too. Ultimately I bought the plain red and black. |
Glen's friends invited him to the beach for a party. Although he knows that he can't swim, he still accepted the offer. On the day of the party, he came with his swimming trunks. Diana asked if everyone wanted to take a swim. Glen ended up drowning and the lifeguard had to save him. |
People are saying Anna is too conceited. The other day she picked up her niece from elementary school. A guy flirted with her and she waved him off saying, do you know me? He looked her up online and found out she was a romance novel writer. But she was a self-published author who acted like a big-time writer. |
Claire was running down the hallway. As she turned the corner, knocked over a vase. As the vase fell, she instinctively reached out her hand. She caught the vase just in time. Claire learned to be more careful from then on. |
The school staff was raising money for field day by having a car wash. Many individuals came with their vehicles in order to get it washed. The school made a large profit from the rate of the activity. Elena, the treasurer ended up taking half of it to pay for her bills. When the school found out, she got fired from her job. |
Jessie always wanted to eat cantaloupe. The only problem was that she never remembered to before it spoiled. She bought a melon at the store one day and forgot about it. Four days later, she found it completely moldy in the cabinet. She vowed to stop buying the cantaloupe. |
Meryl had bought a beautiful silk gown. But when a guest spilled wine on her, it was ruined. She tried to remove the stain by herself. She tried to go to a dry cleaner. But all she could do with it was to make rags out of it. |
Ted went to his mailbox and paused. He sensed that there would be a lot of bills in the box. He built up the strength to open the box. It was filled with bills that were passed due. Ted shed a single tear and began to read them. |
Every year the town has a Christmas parade. This year, I was invited to be the Grand Marshall. I have not been in a parade in Years. I picked out my outfit and had my hair done. It was so fun waving and seeing everyone. |
The other day I went on a helicopter ride. We flew up high and saw all the sights in the city. It was really strange seeing them from so high up. We had a really great time in the helicopter. I can't wait to do it again. |
March 8th is National Pancake Day. We went to the IHOP five Years ago on March 8th. IHOP was serving free pancakes that day. We had pancakes plus dinner. We were stuffed but happy. |
Johnny wanted a toy train for Christmas. He wrote a letter to Santa Claus and put it in the mailbox. Every day, he waited for a reply. Finally Christmas came, and Johnny rushed to look under the tree. Under the tree was a new train with a bow around it. |
I saw a bird fly in and out of my garage throughout winter. Spring came along and I heard some chirping. Turns out the bird made a nest on a broom. I'm leaving the chicks alone. Hopefully they enjoy my garage. |
Joe was learning to drive. However every time he tried, he crashed. He thought he would never learn. He practiced as hard as he could. He ended up passing his driving test with flying colors. |
The man mixed a drink. It tasted very good. His friend asked for one. The man made his friend a drink. His friend gave the drink it's own name. |
Marvin loved to sing karaoke. Unfortunately, he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. His friends encouraged him to find another hobby. He learned he was an amazing kite flyer. He was thrilled to find another fun hobby. |
Pat bought a ruler at an office supply store. He began to measure things for an experiment. Pat suspected that the ruler was not accurate. He took out a second ruler to compare the two. He found that his new ruler was slightly shorter than his old one. |
We've all heard the rumor about the game box that plays all games. Well, Katy Williams has that Game Box. In the local Swap Meet, he saw a Play Station box that was different. He read it plays every video game on the Playstation website. He bought the unit, researched it, and found it's illegal to sell it. |
Chris and his friends were eating at a restaurant. Chris ordered a large steak that came with two sides. Chris wasn't able to eat all of his food. His waiter brought him a to go container. Chris ate the rest of his food the next day. |
Colleen wanted to get in shape. However she was having a hard time feeling motivated. She decided to make a poster with inspirational sayings on it. She hung it up in her room and looked at it every day. It helped her stay motivated when she was feeling defeated. |
Larry was trying to get a job. He went out with friends to the bar. He got too drunk. He lost track of his phone. He missed a call with the job offer. |
Lacey was in her living room. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Lacey opened the door and saw nothing but a box. Inside the box, there were a ton of toys. Lacey never knew who brought them, but her children loved them. |
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