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The man hid. The cops were searching for him. The cops could not find the man. The cops brought in a police dog to help. The dog found the man.
Barry worked for his accounting firm for over 20 years. Recently, Barry was interviewed for the CFO position. Barry was told he would have an answer within two week. Barry was anxiously awaiting the news, when his cellphone rang. Barry was elated to discover he was the new CFO for the firm.
I wanted to try gardening. I decided to grow lettuce since I like it so much. I bought the equipment to grow the lettuce. I spent time growing and tending to the plant for a long time. After a few months, I had fresh lettuce.
James' favorite food is hot wings. On payday he went to Buffalo Wings Restaurant. At the restaurant, they were having a buffalo wing eating contest. James signed up and ate one hundred wings. He won a gift certificate for a free twenty piece hot wings.
I wanted a nice sun tan so I could look more beautiful. I put my bikini on and went to the beach. I laid in the sun without putting any sunscreen on myself. I fell asleep in the sun and woke up 3 hours later. Instead of looking beautiful, I looked like a red lobster.
The man heard a siren. He drove towards the sound. He found an accident. He took pictures of the accident. He sold the pictures to a news agency.
Kay was new to using coupons when shopping. At the store she purchased 3 things which she had store coupons for. At checkout she was tired so she went quickly. When she got to her car she realized she forgot to use her coupons. Kay was upset since the coupons would have saved her $5.
Gina's brother had an NWA and a LL Cool J tape. Their mother found and smashed his NWA tape. Now he had to keep her from smashing the LL Cool J tape. He walked to his room and put the tape in his pocket. Their mom was satisfied when she found no more tapes in his room.
Jim was playing a video game online. His internet connection went down. Jim was booted from the game. He lost the game. Jim was threw a temper after playing the game.
Amy and Katy were two sisters who never got along. One day, they were arguing and Amy had enough. She jumped onto Katy and pulled her hair. Katy fought back by clawing, pinching, and hitting Amy. After their fight, the sisters got along from that day forward.
Kendra received an email from her school this morning. The email said that her school was closing it's doors permanently. Thinking it was a mistake, she went to classes as usual. When she arrived on campus, she discovered the email was real. Stunned and heartbroken, Kendra didn't know what to do.
Rita accidentally left her smartphone on the plane. She felt terrible about this and knew her parents would be mad. Nobody ever turned in the phone, leaving her disappointed with people. Rita had to work many hours to buy a new phone as a replacement. She is significantly more careful with her belongings now.
A hussar was riding in the woods one day, scouting for the enemy. He came upon a farmstead, and hailed a yeoman toiling in the fields. The yeoman returned his hail, and asked after the health of the Czar. Surprised, the hussar returned that there were no more Czars. The yeoman cursed the hussar, who rode away shaking his head.
The boy asked a question. Nobody knew the answer. He researched it in the library. He found the answer. He told everybody the answer to the question.
Brad had a meeting at work. He was nervous! He wondered if he were getting fired. But then his manager told him some good news. Brad was being promoted to vice president!
One sunny day Kara hung her family's laundry out to dry. She didn't bother to check the weather forecast. While she was running an errand the sky grew dark and foreboding. She called her son at home to bring the laundry in. He managed to get everything off the line before the rain started.
Asher had waited for months for the Blueberries to ripen. He asked his dad everyday if the time had come. One night Asher's dad came in and said tomorrow was the day. He had a hard time getting to sleep because of his excitement. Morning came and Asher finally got his blueberries.
Mr and Mrs Gullo had a thirty year old son who lived at home. All he did was lay there couch and watch cartoons. They were worried he would never grow up if they didn't react. When he was out one day they changed all the locks. He went out and got a job the next and left his parents home for good.
Dante really did not like Tim. Tim was annoying, and had recently said that Dante's mother was fat. That day after school, Dante confronted Tim. Tim repeated his claim, so Dante punched him. Tim recanted his claim, Dante was happy.
Dylan had never drag raced before. His friend told him it was a bad idea. He tried to anyway on Friday. He lost horribly and was humiliated. Now he listens to his friend more.
We went to Saint Thomas for our honeymoon. We paid a lot for a luxurious hotel. Our hotel room was infested with large, Caribbean rats. We had to complain multiple times to incompetent hotel management. We finally received a refund.
I was really craving some chocolate. I decided I would try to bake some brownies. I thought I did everything according to the recipe. I had a mistake though, I used regular sugar not powdered. The brownies tasted gritty like they had sand in them.
Carla tried to jog with her friend. Since her friend was anemic, she had trouble keeping up with Carla. After the second lap, she fell to the ground. Carla helped her do breathing exercises. Her friend eventually started to breathe normally.
Joe found a 8mm camera in his grandpa's basement. Joe always loved films. He decided he wanted to make a film with the camera. He wrote a little script and gathered his family to make a movie. They showed their friends after the movie was done.
Billy played the flute. He played it everyday. One day his mom asked him if he could perhaps stop. She said he wasn't that good. Billy cried the rest of the night.
I planted an apple tree. I watered it everyday. It grew bigger and bigger. After three years, it finally produced apples. I have all the apples I need.
John was watching a TV. His cat Tom passed around his chair. Tom knocked off the table a cup with juice. It fell down on the carpet. The carpet was wet and sticky.
Tom was trying to vote. There was a long line at his voting location. He waited hours before he was turned away. They closed down with several others also waiting. Tom took part in a lawsuit to fix the situation.
Chet played as a musician in a band. The band played in a local bar on Friday nights. A fight broke out in the bar one night. One of the men fighting crashed into Chet's drum set. The bar owner offered to pay for Chet's damages.
Tony loves to build boats. One day, a man asked if he could buy a boat from Tony. Tony sold him a boat. The man crashed the boat. Tony had to build him another boat.
Amy loved old music. She was excited to see a record shop open in her town. Amy decided to visit the record store. She browsed the store for a half hour. Amy ended up buy four vinyl records and plans to return to the store.
Ted is out working on his car. While bending over to look under the car his back snaps. Ted cannot move and is unbearable pain. He yells for his wife to come help him. She helps him up and drives him to the hospital.
Ellen was unlucky enough to have been hit by lightning last week. It was on a tuesday when she was patching her roof. It hit right beside her and she felt the force of it. She was hurt and rushed to the hospital. Luckily she is said to be on her way to a full recovery.
Amy's kitchen was infested with fruit flies. She tried swatting them away, but there were too many. She asked her brother for advice to get rid of the flies. He suggested vinegar or sweet wine. Amy poured herself a large glass of Sherry and forgot about the flies.
Anne was anorexic. She really wanted to get well. She agreed to check into a clinic for help. It was a long road to wellness. But eventually, Anne got better.
The couple loved watching beautiful scenery. They hiked to a waterfall to see that view. It was stunning! They took pictures and splashed around. They were happy to have made the trek to the beautiful spot.
Tori's favorite band was in concert near her. Tori really wanted to meet the lead singer of the band. Tori decided to sneak in through the backstage area. The security caught Tori sneaking in. Tori's parents had to pick her up from the concert arena.
Tom loved the outdoors. Tom had pale skin. One day Tom suffered from a very bad sunburn. Tom promised himself to always wear sunscreen. Tom never got a sunburn again.
Tim enjoyed listening to music. Tim especially enjoyed life music. Tim attended a concert. Tim was surprised with the artist began playing the harmonica. Tim found a new type of music to love in the harmonica.
I live in a tropical area. We have various tropical trees in our yard. One of the trees is a large coconut tree. Every time we cookout, my husband gets coconuts from the tree. He puts a hole in them and we drink fresh coconut water.
Franny was building a deck for her house. Franny's daughter told her to measure everything carefully. Franny smiled knowingly, and patted her daughter's head. Franny accidentally cut a board too short and wasted it. Franny hid this from her daughter out of embarrassment.
Jose knocked on his boss's door for his monthly evaluation. His boss, Michael, answered and greeted him within an instant. They both walked in and sat down. Michael was blunt, telling Jose that he was the best worker on staff. He offered Jose a vacant management position of which he accepted.
One Sunday the Banno family went to church together. The little kids got bored. They snuck out during the sermon. However they were caught by Mr Banno. They promised not to do it again.
Tim knew he wanted to go to college since kindergarden. College was not an option in his eyes. He applied to many, but knew he wanted to go to U of M. When the time came, Tim packed his bags and moved there. Going to college was the most exciting thing to him.
Sarah was frying an egg. And she wanted to try to flip it without a spatula. She accidentally flipped the egg too hard. And it landed on the side that was already cooked. She was too scared to try flipping it again.
Allie had a flight to New York. She was supposed to leave at noon. However it was delayed six hours. Allie was furious. Finally she was done hours later.
Lilly always wanted a dog. Last christmas her parents surprised her with a puppy. She was so excited and immediately fell in love with the little puppy. She named him Jax. Lilly plays and takes Jax for walks every day now.
Elaine loved animals and was constantly talking about them. She begged her parents for a pet but they never agreed to get her one. When Elaine turned 10, her parents told her she could get a puppy. Elaine had to promise her parents that she would take care of the dog. Elaine picked out a puppy and named it Applesauce.
Howard has been gearing up for the annual debate. Each student must sound off on their topic of expertise. Howard topic is solar energy. The day of the debate he lost his cue cards. Fortunately enough he was skilled in his topic he won the debate.
Tony and Martha couldn't find their pig, Porky, anywhere. They decided to drive around the neighborhood and find Porky. They approached everyone on the streets of nearby blocks. One person said he thought he saw a pig running up the block. They drove up the block and found a party charbroiling a whole pig.
Suzy really needed to pay off her credit card. She decided she was going to get it over with. So she paid it in full. She was so relieved when she did. Suzy couldn't wait for her credit score to increase.
Cindy worked hard to lose weight. She was pleased when her scales showed that she'd lost twenty pounds. She went to her doctor's office for a physical exam. According to the doctor's scales, Cindy had only lost ten pounds. Cindy didn't want to believe the scales at her doctor's office.
Sam was foraging the forest near his house for mushrooms. He found some large chicken of the hen mushrooms. He carefully picked them off of the tree log. Afterwards, he carried his mushrooms home. He was able to sell them to a restaurant for $300 the next day.
Allie loved shopping. She went and got a birthday gift. It was her sister's birthday. Her sister wanted a gift card. So she got her one.
Jerry and Andrew decided to build a treehouse to hang out in. They gathered the materials but could not agree which tree was best. They argued about it and hurt each other's feelings. After they had thought about it, they apologized to each other. They decided friendship was more important than getting their own way.
I got a new watch. It was a graduation present. I loved it. Then it stopped working. The face rose.
The Johnsons were planning on having dinner. They ran out of ground beef and couldn't make tacos. They went to the store and bought ground beef. They came home and prepared tacos. The Johnsons had tacos for dinner.
Phoenix travelled to Ukraine, to scatter his father's ashes. He knocked on an old farmhouse in the countryside. A haggard old woman answered, his father's mother. With her permission, Phoenix wandered into her potato field. Phoenix scattered his father's ashes in the field where he had grown.
John was promised a trip to Six Flags if he passed his final exam. So John studied hard. But John still failed. John was sad. John did not go to Six Flags.
My house was broken into, but none of my electronics were missing. Instead, the person stole all of my clothes out of the closet. I called the cops and tried to turn on the TV while they got there. The thieves also stole the cables out of the back of the TV. The cops didn't believe I was robbed because of what was stolen.
Moses went to church in the morning. He thought that the pastors sermon was boring. He fell asleep during the sermon. The pastor saw Moses sleeping. The pastor asked Moses for his input on the sermon.
Today I took a train to meet my friends. The train was very loud and made it hard to sleep. I tried to take some sleeping pills to help me sleep. I fell asleep so hard that I missed my stop. I called my friends and bought a new ticket to meet up with them.
Greg bought a pool. He put it outside. Using a pump, he blew it up. Then, he filled it with water. Finally he went swimming.
Suzy is seeing a movie. She is getting popcorn for herself. She pays for the popcorn and heads back to her seat. As she is walking someone pushes her down. Suzy gets up and pushes back and gets into a fight at the movies.
Kia was watching a new TV series. She missed an episode one night. At school, all her friends were discussing it. They mentioned crucial plot details in front of Kia. She was disappointed by their spoilers!
Lucia was proud to have cooked her first curry dish. She sat down at the table ready to savor a great meal. When she put the first bite in her mouth, her whole face redden. She had to spit the food into a napkin. She threw the meal in the trash sad to have put too much spices in it.
I got a ticket for parking a car in a red zone. When I saw the ticket, I realized I had never parked on that street. I went to court to contest the ticket. They showed me photographs of a different car. It turns out they had the wrong license plate number, and I won.
I went to paint my nails yesterday. Stupidly I did them on my bedroom floor. Subsequently my polish stained the carpet. I tried getting it out but couldn't. It was there forever.
Tom was in the UFC. He had a big fight coming up. Tom got a cold the night before the fight. Tom decided to go through with it anyway. He lost easily.
Daniel was terrified to debut his short film in front of an audience. The local art museum was having a film festival. He wanted the debut to be perfect. When it was time for the showing, Daniel introduced the movie. After it showed, the audience had a lot of questions about it.
Nathan wanted to take his new boat out to sail. He decided to sail it in the canal near his house. Out in the water, he relaxed on the waves. Suddenly, an alligator appeared near the boat. He was frightened, and turned around to head home.
Sam woke up for school and got dressed. He grabbed his jeans like any other day. When he got to school everyone laughed. He wasn't sure what they were laughing at. He looked in the mirror and saw he was wearing the wrong jeans.
I went on a trip to Las Vegas last year. I had a great time playing blackjack. I did a very good job of winning money on my first day there. I got a little too cocky and lost a lot of the money I won. Next time I will have to be more careful with my money.
I was browsing the internet one day. I saw an ad photo that looked like it was taken on my roof. I was very surprised. I took my laptop onto the roof to compare the picture to it. It turned out not to be quite the same, though.
A man was feeling stressed at his job. He put in for time off and bought a plane ticket to Japan. He arrived in Tokyo and took a cab to his hotel. He spent the next week seeing the city. He felt more relaxed after he returned home.
My wife retired last week. We had a party. A lot of people gave her gifts. She got 7 gift cards to various restaurants. We will get fat!
Jeff decided that his son needed a kitten to grow up with. When he was at the store one day he saw some kittens being given away. He just knew the little orange one would be perfect for his son! He brought the kitten home, cleaned it up, and gave it to his son. His son loved the kitten, like Jeff knew he would!
Lea was taking a family trip to her native Hawaii. When they arrived, she fell in love with the beautiful island! She wished she never had to leave! Then her parents revealed a surprise: they were moving there to stay! Lea fell in love with her new home immediately!
Kevin took his two sons to a park in Hawthorne. While they played, Kevin heard a car in the parking lot playing Rap. He wondered who was hanging out in the parking lot. Kevin walked over to the car and recognized the guy behind the wheel. It was one of his closest friends from high school smoking in his car.
Hannah decided to paint her room a fancy design. She then attempted to do it. Hannah was making a mess and the design looked awful. She decided to hire a professional. Now her room looks much better than it did.
Joe moved to a new school. He was feeling lonely and unsure. A boy came up to him at lunch and asked if he wanted to sit by him. Joe was so relieved! His day was much better because of his new friend.
I played an April Fools joke on my friend in 1997. She loved Starbucks coffee. I bought a pound of Starbucks coffee. I replaced it with Maxwell House coffee. I laughed when she did not notice the difference immediately.
I was cooking an omelette. My mom told me to put cilantro inside it. I was skeptical. She insisted so I put cilantro in the omelette. The cilantro made the omelette taste incredible!
Bill was sad. He felt like no one needed him. He was only a kid. His mother and father put his mind at ease. They said that they loved him and needed him more than anything.
Gill loved watching Real housewives of Atlanta. So she was so excited to find out her football team signed a new guy. This player was a husband of one of the wives on the show. She was so excited to possibly see her idol in person. All she had to do was wait for the season to begin now.
Jimmy and his friends were playing baseball in the backyard. Jimmy hit the ball, and it went crashing through a neighbor's window. Jimmy apologized to his neighbor and offered to pay for the damage. Jimmy's neighbor was so grateful to Jimmy for admitting his mistake. She told Jimmy not to worry about it, and gave him a big hug.
The kids were looking for bugs. They used a big net to swipe through the grass. They caught a giant grasshopper and a moth. They put the bugs in a jar. They watched the bugs move around, then let them go.
One time I ran out of gas. Someone saw me. He went to buy gas for me. He told me to pay it forward. I appreciated that.
Aaron put a lock on the department dumpster. Because Aaron was a small man, his ego was often hurt. He eagerly waited for people to react to what he'd done. People were not at all pleased with what Aaron had done. They put Aaron in a dumpster and set it on fire.
I wanted a Playstation. But, I didn't want to pay for one. I decided to steal it from the store. I was caught! I was sentenced to prison for petty theft.
Allen had always played lacrosse. Then, people said only girls played lacrosse. Allen worked hard and became one of the best. He became known throughout the US and no one made fun of him. Now, Allen is able to play the sport he loves.
Caitlyn loves barbecuing. She learns new recipes for making ribs and burgers. Caitlyn always throws barbecues for her friends and makes them food. Caitlyn's friends want to show how much they appreciate her cooking. They buy Caitlyn a grill as a surprise.
Lindsey took a quick nap. She woke up and it was dark outside. She wondered how long she had been sleeping. Her mom told her she had slept all night and all next day too. Lindsey realized she was very sleep deprived.
Stevie changed jobs a lot. He had a total of 140 jobs over his life. At the age of 40 Stevie finally found a job he could stick with. It was a job working for a homeless charity. The job satisfaction he got was worth more than money.
Derek wanted to be a doctor. His mom told him to get good grades. He listened to his mom. Derek got into college. Now he is a doctor.
I am painting a house with my wife. My wife tends to be messy. She accidentally got paint on me. I got paint in her hair. We painted the house and each other today.
Karen was dumped recently. She couldn't understand why. She kept trying to contact her ex. He refused to answer. Karen got upset and showed up in person and freaked him out.
Sue has a huge biology test in the morning. She has been studying all week. When she got to class, her teacher had forgotten to copy the test. The teacher announced the test was moved to the next day. Sue was relieved she had an extra day to study.
My friends and I were playing basketball. The score was tied 26 to 26. I had the ball in my hands and couldn't see anyone to pass it to. My back was facing the basket and I had no other options. I threw the basketball backwards and it made it inside the net.
I drove to Saint Louis for the weekend. My car stopped working. I saw that the tank was empty. I had to walk to the gas station. I'll remember to pay more attention next time.