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Harry usually ate two meals per day. One day Harry got up early and decided to eat breakfast. Harry was full enough to skip lunch and stick to his 2-meal routine. By dinner time, Harry was positively starving. Harry considered the breakfast experiment a failure.
The family hadn't been away in years. They decided to take a vacation. They talked about what location would be best. They settled on the beach. They were excited to finally book the trip!
The teacher announced that we're going to learn how to draw shapes. We began with a square, followed by a triangle. My friends weren't able to draws theirs correctly. My teacher glanced at my paper. She told me that I was doing great.
Kelli did not think her brother would be in the championship. So she scheduled a date with her friend. But then she decided to go to the game. So she cancelled the date. Then she decided not to go to the game.
Ron found a seashell on the beach. And it looked so beautiful that he decided to keep it. He liked it so much, that he brought it to school. And other students saw the beautiful shell. The next day, someone grabbed it from him and ran away.
Bob lived near his college campus. He lived with two roommates. He left for class one day and came home to find his computer missing. Bob called the police thinking that he had been robbed. It turned out the one of his roommates had borrowed the computer.
Gary was looking for a new laptop. Gary needed the laptop to be light, fast, and efficient. After researching, Gary decided he would purchase a Mac Air. After purchasing, Gary quickly realized he made the wrong decision. Gary was not pleased with the operation of his new laptop at all.
Juanita decided that she needed a computer to write her letters on. She found that writing letters on a typewriter was too slow. She researched computers for almost a week. Finally she bought a nice one. Juanita immediately started writing letters on her computer.
Amy asked Jake to the Sadie Hawkins dance. Beth was to ask Rob, but she was afraid. With Amy by her side she asked him. He and his friends all laughed. The public rejection hurt Beth's ego.
I resolved to fix the hole in the seat of my jeans. I got the sewing kit out of the bathroom. After a few minutes, I pricked my left index finger. I put the sewing kit back where I'd found it. I threw the jeans in the trash.
Ed put a bagel on the table. He went to the refrigerator to get some cream cheese. When he got back to the table, the bagel was gone. He put another one on the table. He hid around the corner only to find his dog stealing the bagel.
One day when I was little I saw a mouse. It was trapped in a big goldfish bowl. The bowl was glass so the mouse could not climb out. I told my mother. She drowned the mouse in hot water.
Lola was chubby and wanted to lose weight. But she loved her daily milkshake and dreaded giving it up. Then her mom showed her how to blend fruit, yogurt, milk and ice. Lola tasted the concoction and found it delicious. In fact, she enjoyed fruit smoothies even more than ice cream shakes!
Tom was hungry. His wife was on her way from home. Tom asked her to pick up some fast food. His wife got some for both of them. Tom was thankful and got full.
Tom was out rafting with friends. They hit a hard current. Tom was popped up and bounced in the raft. He wound up breaking two ribs. Tom had to get medical help shortly after.
Amy wanted to get her ear pierced. She was afraid it might hurt. But she gathered her nerves. She went to the mall and got her ear pierced. To her surprise, it barely hurt at all!
The children were ready to lay down. Their mother tucked them in and dimmed the light. She gathered a book and sat down to read. The children loved her storytimes. Soon they were fast asleep and mother turned out the light.
Quentin always wanted to play chess against someone in a park. He sees men playing chess there every Saturday afternoon. One day he decides to go and play against one of the men. He almost wins, but in the end he is defeated. Quentin feels happy that he finally played chess in the park.
Jim's dog was walking with a limp. Jim took his dog to the vet. The vet said his dog had a sore leg. He told Jim to let his dog rest for a few days. Jim's dog felt better and was walking normally the next day.
Whitney and Alan were at the bar. They began playing a game of darts. She kept missing the board. She finally hit the bullseye. Alan still won the whole game.
Debbie was a devout vegetarian. She decided to become a professional chef. Debbie enrolled in culinary school. The school required her to prepare meals using meat. Debbie dropped out of school because this went against her beliefs.
John was the best basketball player in his state. He wanted to play professional basketball. He tried out for professional team. He made the team. He was very happy about accomplishing his goals.
Sammy was at an outdoor mall and was starting to feel hungry. She saw a Thai restaurant but doubted its quality. She continued through the mall and carefully examined each restaurant. An hour passed, and she saw nothing much better than the Thai place. After Sammy finished eating there, she left feeling regretful.
Frank wanted to eat some french fries. Frank decided that he would visit his favorite fast food store. After arriving, Frank ordered a large box of french fries. Frank sat in the restaurant and ate his french fries. Frank was happy that he got to eat french fries.
There was a old white lady that had powers. She was able to predict the future and give advice. She was able to read minds but not help herself. So she began to eat the minds of her clients. Until her son found his dad's brain and called 911.
Tim sat on his glasses and they broke in half. He was so unhappy, since his mom couldn't afford a new pair yet! Then he had a brilliant idea. He would dress as Harry Potter for Halloween! Sure enough, everyone thought the broken glasses were a nice touch!
While his mom was in the shower, Tim put on a raunchy show. He knew he wasn't allowed to watch it. But he figured his mom would never know! Then he heard her clear her throat angrily. She had snuck up on him and caught him!
A group of us traveled to Portugal one summer. I went to a restaurant and asked another what I should have. He suggested the pork, so I ordered it. Not able to recognize what was on my plate, I asked the server. From what I gathered, I had all of the pig's organs on my plate.
Lily desperately wanted a baby of her own. She and her husband tried for years but nothing happened. One day, Jenny's sister got pregnant by accident. Her sister could not take care of the baby because of bad health. Jenny adopted her niece and at last had a baby.
I went to North Conway with my girlfriend in 1980. We did not have a car and took the bus. We stayed at a quiet hotel and had dinner. We took the bus back to Boston. We got married a year later.
Sal loved pretzels with beer. He thought it was the perfect combination of flavors. During one football game he opened a bag of spicy pretzels. But he didn't know because of the football game. He pays attention to his pretzel eating now.
Jim got a new backpack for school. The first day he wore it other kids bullied him. They took the backpack and threw it in the mud. Jim was heartbroken. He cried and cleaned it before his mom found out.
I went through the lunch line and sat with my friends outside. I took my first bite of macaroni and cheese. However, I began to choke. I took out a lock of hair that was in my mouth. While I was disgusted, I threw it away.
The man bought some candy for his wife. He opened the box to eat one. He ended up eating the whole box. His wife saw the empty box. He told her they were for her.
Clara had wanted a puppy all her life. Her birthday came around and she finally was going to pick one. When she saw the little, one little boy seemed extra happy. She scratched his head, looked in his eyes, and picked him to be hers. Clara finally took her puppy home and was super happy.
Jerry had shut down a tree in his yard but he still had a stump. He tried chopping at it but it still stuck up too far. So then tried a chainsaw and it still wasn't ground level. Finally he found a stump grinding company and it was gone forever. Jerry will not waste time removing stumps from now on.
Pat went to brush his hair with his favorite brush. The brush was full of old hair from previous brushings. Before he brushed his hair, he cleaned out the old hair. He tossed the old hair into a garbage can. Pat brushed his hair and cleaned it right afterwards again.
Lenny and his brother walked through the Christmas tree lot. They were on the search for the perfect tree. Lenny saw a tree with an odd shape. He smiled because it looked like his deformed arm. The brothers took home their perfect tree.
Tim thought he saw a ghost the first night in his new apartment. It was the middle of the night and he was watching tv. He heard a noise and turned around. He saw what he thought was a fast shadow move across the wall. He still doesn't know what it is.
Gina wanted a new hat like in a music video. But Target didn't have them. She went to the mall with her cousins. One store had the hat she wanted but it was $30. Since Gina only had $20 she decided to save her money and come back.
The driver was trying to transfer some furniture to the store. He decided to take the highway to get to the store faster. The back of the truck opened up by accident. Therefore, a sofa fell on the floor. Another driver crashed into the sofa.
There was a baseball game today. Hence the trains were rather late. Tina had to meet her friend. She wanted them to just hurry it up. She ended up waiting an hour.
I had a friend named Chris. He liked to do bad things. He got me in trouble a couple times. I couldn't hang out with him without getting into trouble too. I had to end my friendship with Chris.
Dale was a weatherman at a TV station in a small town. He was never very good in meteorology school. Every day, he predicted a small chance of rain, just to be safe. People loved that he always gave them a warning to bring an umbrella. Dale was promoted to head meteorologist because of his popularity.
I woke up early to go jogging. I put on my running shoes. After 10 minutes of stretching I started to jog. My legs started to hurt after a few minutes. I quit earlier than expected.
Lena just arrived in the country and was struggling with money. She found a window cleaner's job but it didn't pay very well. To supply her income she had to work at night. But it made her very tired during the day. To resolve her problem, she found a better paying job.
The boy didn't want to lie to his parents. Still, he had to do something. He told them the snake had just died for no reason. He didn't tell them about the large mouse that choked it. He hid the body so they would never know.
I left my dog alone last night. I was called into work. He is not used to being alone for so long. When I came home my house was trashed. That's the last time I leave him alone for so long.
Lucy had been swimming for hours. It was getting dark and time to go home. She hadn't told her grandma she was going to the pool. All Lucy wanted was to go home and sleep. But she knew she better wait till she was dry, or get in trouble.
Tara watched a movie called Malcolm X. She learned that he copied out the entire dictionary. She decided to do that herself. Her English speaking skills improved dramatically. She became a very good english speaker.
Dave and his family own a nice house on a lake. He loved spending a weekend there when he could. It was scheduled to be extremely rainy on his next planned trip. Dave braved the storm to make it to his lakehouse. He was pleased on his decision when the storm finally passed.
Sara walked down the street to pick up pizza. She figured that she'd be able to carry it herself. She made it about halfway before it was too much to carry. She ended up texting her husband. He came outside and helped her the rest of the way.
Fred had a job at the fair to fill the balloons. He tried to make them as big as he could. Fred began to blow up a red balloon. THe balloon grew to a very large size. The balloon popped in his face!
We are having a drought in our area. We have only had rain a couple times in the past two months. I have had to water our garden frequently. The garden doesn't like our chlorinated water very well. My bean plants all died due to lack of rain.
There was a mean teacher in school named mister Edward. He was always grumpy and didn't seem to like kids. We always wondered why he was a teacher if he didn't like it. So we finally asked him last Friday. He said he doesn't know why and wishes he did something else.
Tim was driving. He was late for work. He started driving at eighty miles an hour. A cop pulled him over to give him a ticket. He never drove fast again.
My wife just had the car fixed. The abs light was on. After she picked up the car the airbag light came on. She was going to a dealer. Her regular mechanic did a reset and the light did not stay on.
Betty resolved to finally make her first kill. All the boys had teased her endlessly about her gender. She was now in front of a scope with the deer in her sights. Betty could not pull the trigger as the deer looked too helpless. Betty decided to go home and take out her frustrations on her husband.
Travis had trouble saving money. There was always something he wanted to buy. He knew he needed to save money and put everything in savings. But one day, there was a massive sale at an electronics store. And he spent all of his money on a computer and video games.
Prakash took his lance and rode towards the man on horseback. He pierced the iron armor of the man. Prakash walked towards the carriage the man was guarding. Inside, a beautiful princess hid in the corner. Prakash told her he was her rescuer and they rode off into the sunset.
Libby teaches remedial math classes at Jefferson middle school. Every year she offers a reward for the student who is most improved. This year the winner was my friend Jenna. When she started she could barely count. Now she can multiply and divide!
Martha was making a stew. She chopped up all the vegetables. Then she added the meat. She cooked it all for five hours. It was ready to eat!
Yesterday my brother Joey tried to get me in trouble with my Mom. He told a lie and said that I took his favorite toy truck. I was so mad that he blamed me because I didn't take it. Today Joey found his truck under his bed. Mom gave him a spanking for lying.
It was Elizabeth's birthday. She had been looking forward to her chocolate cake all day. When it came time to eat, her mom brought a cake out. The cake turned out to be vanilla. Elizabeth was disappointed, but she still appreciated it.
Stanton had been hitting home runs all of his career. Suddenly Stanton could no longer hit home runs. He asked his hitting coach for help. Stanton put an a lot of extra hours with his hitting coach. Stanton started hitting home runs again!
The game was all tied ten to ten. Brett hiked the ball. He stepped back and ran to his right. Brett threw the ball to a receiver. Brett's team scored a touchdown and won.
Jack was starting kindergarten. He was scared. He had never even been to daycare. His mom walked him to the door and kissed him bye. He had a great first day.
There was this guy named Bob. Bob loved going to coffee shops and writing in his journal. Bob decided to write a story about his time in the military. Bob submitted his story to the green apple publishing company. Bob's story was number one on the New York Times bestseller.
Tom wanted to earn some extra income. Tom began teaching self defense classes on weeknights. His class grew in attendance consistently. Tom helped many people learn self defense. Tom made a lot of money from the classes.
I was eating a steak and cheese sandwich around my family. My brother asked for a bite. Since I wasn't extremely hungry, I gave him my sandwich. He ended up eating a large chunk of the sandwich. I was furious and snatched it away from him.
Mike had a big meeting to attend in the morning. Rushing to get to work, he inadvertently caused an accident. Stepping out of his car, he was both scared and shocked. To his surprise, the other driver was not angry. The damage was minor, so after a bit of discussion, he continued on.
Dave had a crush on Lisa, and went to the school dance with her. Dave hated dancing. Once they arrived, Lisa told him she loved boys who dance. Dave danced the most funky dance he could. Lisa gave him a kiss, and Dave decided dancing wasn't that bad.
Today I wanted to buy a soda. I walked to the store with my wallet. I found the soda I wanted. Then, I paid for it at the counter. It was tasty.
Eliza pretended to be sick to stay home from school. After her parents left for work, she turned on the tv. The tv didn't turn on. Eliza flickered the lights, and realized the power was out. Eliza spent all day on the sofa bored out of her mind.
I was working for a natural language processor. He gave me 30 cents for each task I completed. One day, he lowered the wage to 23 cents. I became angry and scolded him. He fired me for my ill behavior.
I walked into detention with an attitude. The monitor laughed when he saw me. He asked why I was there and who else was there because of me. I said nobody was there because of me. Just then, Bethany walked in and told him it was my fault she was there.
Terence was a naturalist. He noticed the weather influenced the nature's beauty. He went to the park after a big rain. He saw a the most beautiful sunset he had ever seen. He knew this was only possible because it was after a storm.
Uma took a shot of whiskey. She felt the warmth in her bones. Then she stepped outside into the cold. It was well below freezing in this area of Siberia. She ran to the mailbox and then back into the house.
John always wanted to see New York. After one year of working as a cop, he planned his trip. First, he stayed in a business class hotel. He went downtown, ate pizza and saw a Broadway show. Then he spent a week in Harlem studying and admiring art.
Charles was allergic to chocolate. For his birthday a friend bought him an exotic chocolate bouquet. Charles was happy but couldn't keep it. He gave most of the chocolates to friends. Charles still told his friend he appreciated the gesture.
The man played tennis. He did really bad. He took some lessons. He played again. The lessons did not improve his performance much.
Ted is the first of his friends to own a car. All of his friends want rides to school everyday. Ted only has room in his car for six people. Ted told his friends whoever is willing to pay for gas can get a ride. Ted has made a nice little side business while driving to school.
Beth was really looking forward to performing in the choir concert. She practiced her music with the choir and alone at home. On the day of the concert, the choir performed with the orchestra. The sound filled the room and it was beautiful. Beth was thrilled to be a part of something so wonderful!
Amy decided to start running to get her figure back. Amy bought new running shoes and running clothes. She was excited the first day when she started running. After the first block Amy was winded and struggling to run. She ended up walking back home.
Timmy made a paper boat with his dad. As Timmy put it into creek, he went to the bridge to watch it pass. just as the boat was about to pass by, a frog jumped on it. The paper boat sank into the water as the frog swam away. Timmy was very sad.
Allie really wanted to go to this concert. But she didn't want to pay the money. So she entered into a contest. To her surprise, she won. Allie then got to go for free.
Carson had been looking online at new bathroom vanities. The one in her bathroom is old and outdated. She decided on an art deco style vanity. She order it and paid for express shipping. The vanity was delivered broke and she had to return it.
Cassie was my grey tabby kitten. She showed up abandoned in front of my house. She was brought inside, where I fed her and loved her. As she grew, she liked to play hide and go seek. Since she was always disappearing, we named her Casper.
Beverly noticed she was starting to feel itchy all the time. She realized her home had become infested with fleas. She bought a bug bomb and fumigated the house. She also brought her dog to the vet for a flea bath. Beverly stopped itching and she was confident the fleas were gone.
A man walked into a pet store and demanded to be sold the best pet. The clerk offered him a snake and the man refused. He told her snakes were the worst animal. The clerk thought hard and suggested a falcon. The man was overjoyed and bought a falcon right away.
I went into the voting booth on election day. I saw that no one was running for constable. I voted for myself as a write-in candidate. I was the only person who voted for the position. I am now constable of my voting ward.
Joey decides he would like to learn how to dance. He looks up local dance schools. Joey drives to a dance school in town. He learns all the latest moves. Now Joey is a terrific dancer.
Kate wanted to play with Jane. She called Jane to ask her if she could. Jane thought it was a good idea. They met at the park. The girls had a lot of fun playing together.
Kate was trying to close her luggage. But the zipper pull broke off. She tried to put it back on. But it wouldn't stay. Kate was afraid she would have to throw her suitcase away.
Abby worked as a Administrative Assistant for the company's CEO. However, Abby felt more like the CEO of the company herself. Abby's boss would pass on a lot of his responsibilities to her. In addition, while Abby was working, her boss would be playing golf. Abby was not pleased with the way that her boss treated her.
Zach is trying to create some new habits. It is very hard, and he can't stick to them everyday. So, instead of doing a lot of habits, he chooses one. Zach is working on his habit of working out everyday. It has been 50 days, and Zach is still working out everyday!
Chuck is a brand new father! While excited, Chuck is very nervous. Chuck read lots of parent advice books with his wife. After reading the books Chuck felt more confident. Both Chuck and his wife have raised a very nice little girl!
Jade had the football and was running with it. Since she was vulnerable, I ran towards her. As soon as my hands came out, she elbowed me in the head. I fell down and held by head with my hands. The coach punished her since she wasn't allowed to injure anyone.
Chuck was driving his convertible to the store to buy fruit. A deer caused him to swerve off the road. He then ran into an apple tree. Apples rained down from the branches. With his car full of apples he no longer needed to go to the store.
Reuben is a highly recruited football player. His new coach wants him to adjust his game. He works hard in the weight room. Reuben becomes a dominant force Reuben plans to play in college.