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Rob checked in to his hotel in Houston. After he entered his room, he began unpacking his belongings. It was then that Rob realized he had forgotten his toothbrush. He went to the front desk to ask for assistance. The front desk gave him a new toothbrush to keep.
John woke up from his nap and was very hungry. It was a hot day, so John decided he wanted ice cream. John went to the ice cream store and had two scoops of chocolate. On the way home, John felt much better than when he had woken up. John didn't mind the extra calories and had a light dinner.
The man hung a painting. He stood back to look at it. The painting was crooked. The man used a level to fix it. The painting was not crooked anymore.
The kids watched as the snow fell outside. The listened as the news played in the background. The news anchor was reading a list of school closings. When the children heard the name of their school, they cheered. They couldn't wait to spend the day playing the snow.
Hoda was training for the triathlon. She was a bad swimmer, so it was a lot of work. After many months of training, she was finally able to finish. Her time wasn't very good, but it didn't matter. She was just happy to be finished!
Mike was bored one summer. He had little choice but to stay inside. Mike stepped outside one day. But he realized it was too hot. Mike stayed inside all summer.
Alejandro has never been to a zoo. His boyfriend surprised him to a trip to the zoo on his birthday. Alejandro got to see so many animals he has never seen in person. His favorite animals were the otters and elephants. Alejandro cannot wait to go again.
Debbie got transferred out of state for a job promotion. She was nervous to leave her family and friends. She hesitated at first but then realized her salary would double. She decided to move and accept the job offer. Before long Debbie made new friends and was now rich!
Tom was turning 100 years old. His surviving relatives wanted to throw him a surprise party. The shock sent Tom into cardiac arrest. He was immediately hospitalized. Unfortunately he never made it out of the hospital.
Bill wanted to write a comic strip about youthful imagination. Bill created a couple of memorable characters and studied drawing. Bill's comic got syndicated and he achieved success. He closely guarded his characters, and avoided selling them out. Bill became more and more reclusive, but never lost a youthful spark.
Charles smoked every day for twenty years. At age 40, he went to a picnic and played basketball. His breath was heavy because he was out of shape. After the game, however, he actually felt good. Now he plays basketball every day and smokes a lot less.
Samuelson notices that his jeans are becoming dirty and gross. He decides it is time to clean up his look. He visits the local laundromat to have his jeans cleaned. When they're clean and dry, he feels much better. Samuelson decides never to let his jeans become so dirty again.
Chelsea wanted to update her yard. She bought a bunch of plants to put in the flower beds. She worked hard for hours to plant them. The result was beautiful. Chelsea smiled every time she looked at her yard.
Anna was sure her attic was haunted. She heard noises up there late at night. Then one day her husband went up to investigate. He found a family of squirrels living there! Anna was relieved that her house wasn't haunted after all!
Brett went riding on his bike. He was riding on off-road trails. He hit a large bump and flew off the bike. He landed wrong on his arm. Now Brett's arm is injured.
Jamie was excited to be allowed to babysit her brothers. She would have a legitimate reason to boss them around. Her brothers were not so excited. They made a plan. They agreed it was worth the 2 week grounding afterwards.
Kelly got a wedding invitation in the mail. She told the bride and groom she would come to the wedding. Kelly went to the store where the couple was registered. Kelley bought a set of china dishes for the bride and groom. She had the dishes gift wrapped in ivory wrapping paper.
Tom wanted to speak to Santa. He sent Santa a christmas letter. He mailed it to North Pole. Someone actually sent mail back. Tom was excited, thinking it was Santa
I walked into school furious. As a result, I didn't bother going to class and sat outside. Janice was walking across. She noticed that I was mad. He understood how I felt and decided to leave me alone.
On Saturday my wife and son went to Primark. This is an Irish department store which opened in Boston. My son got a suit and a jacket. My wife bought three pairs of boots and a purse. She was so happy she decided to go there again this Saturday.
College football started last weekend. There were several games that saw top-10 teams lose. One of those games was Notre Dame versus Texas. Texas won the game in double overtime. Football is back!
I decided to go to the barber shop. My friend noticed me immediately and decided to cut my hair. When he asked me what type of haircut I wanted, I barely said anything. He recommended a hairstyle to me. After doing his recommendation, I thanked him for his kindness.
I wanted to be a singer in a band. I looked online for local singer auditions for bands. I found a cover band in New York called Galileo that I liked. I auditioned for them by singing some of their own music. They loved me I loved them and now I am singer in a cover band.
I had been up all day studying for my exam tomorrow. I was very stressed out about not knowing enough material. I decided to get some rest before it got too late. When the alarm went off, I quickly hopped out of bed. My test was thankfully canceled due to heavy snow fall.
Jane was late for work. She rushed to get dressed. In her hurry she ripped loose a button. She took the time to sew it back on. Although Jane was late for work, she was fully buttoned.
Tom wanted to see his friend. His friend did not have transportation. His friend asked Tom to pick him up. Tom obliged. Tom picked up his friend.
Jane's family loved watching fireworks. They went out early on the fourth of July. The family was able to get great seats for the show. They were not disappointed in the least by the display. They started making plans for next year early.
Gina's mom was driving to the cemetery. They were going to bury her grandpa. As they drove she stared out the window. It was a gray day, and people looked somber as they walked about. Gina thought it looked as if they were as sad as she was.
Jen bought a rabbit as a new pet. She brought it home and played with it. The rabbit began to look sad. Jen bought a second rabbit to keep it company. Both rabbits were happy together.
Mark loved to read. One day Mark discovered the town library. Mark thought he died and went to heaven. In the library, Mark tried reading every book. Now Mark works at the library because he loves reading!
Today was a crazy day at work. My boss publicly shamed me by accusing me of gossiping at work. I cried because I was so confused and embarrassed. I tried to reason with him, but got nowhere. I was so upset that I turned in my letter of resignation that day.
Tom always aspired to be a judge. He worked very hard for many years. Finally he became a judge. He felt great about it. Tom was happy that he became a judge.
Nelly wanted curly hair, because hers was stick straight. She tied her hair in ribbons every night. Then one day her boyfriend told her how pretty her straight hair was! Nelly took his compliment to heart. She never tied her hair into curls again!
Up until this point, John spent most of his adult life single. He has always made an effort to meet new people. However, he was never confident in the people he meets. Until one day, John's friend Eric introduced him to Tanya. Tanya was the best thing that has ever happened to him.
Ben waited and waited for his friend Sal to show up. They were meeting for lunch. Finally half an hour after Sal was suppose to arrive he called him. Sal was waiting at a different restaurant. Ben had made the mistake, so he drove to the other place to met Sal.
Jimmy went trick or treating for Halloween. He brought his pumpkin bag to get candy and walked around. Jimmy went to several houses and got tons of candy. After an hour, Jimmy headed home. He poured out a ton of candy and was very happy.
Vladimir decides he need to eat more vegetables. He goes to the grocery store but can't find anything he likes. Finally he realizes that he wants to try some carrots. When he gets home, he eats a delicious carrot. Vladimir is happy that he finally is eating vegetables.
Rena had a tattoo she didn't like. She made an appointment to get the tattoo covered up. She showed the artist the new tattoo she wanted to cover the old one. The tattoo artist immediately began working on the tattoo. One hour later,the new cover up tattoo was finished over the old one.
Heather had always wanted to see Paris. She finally saved enough money to have a vacation there. She did all the typical tourist things. Heather took hundreds of pictures to document her trip. She had the time of her life and had never been happier.
My wife is a shopaholic. One day we went to the Galleria Mall in Cambridge. I saw there was a boat that toured Charles River. I took my son on the boat. We had a nice ride while my wife shopped.
Olivia went to a restaurant she'd never been to before. She was nasty and demanding to the staff. They still provided her with the best service they could. Olivia was a food critic, and was testing them. She gave them an 8 out of 10 stars for their professionalism.
Drew handed a batch of flowers to Nancy. She was extremely happy and gave him a hug. As soon as Drew walked away, she became the furious. Nancy tore up each flower petal and threw it in the trash. She also pushed the trash can on the ground.
Sally's mom told her she was going to get a brother. Sally was excited to be a big sister. She told he mom she would help babysit. One night Sally mom went to the ER. The next Sally had her baby brother.
A school choir entered a competition. They had practiced very long, hard hours. They sang for ten minutes for the judges. The judges liked it immensely. The choir won first place.
My sister told me about a breast cancer awareness marathon. I was interested so I listened to her talk about it. After a short time, me and her decided on signing up together. Race day came, and we took off to our vehicles and met up. As we exited, we saw all the runners and couldn't wait to join in.
Isaiah was a DJ for the party. He played several tracks that everyone was familiar with. All of a sudden, the electricity went off. The entire room became dark. It took an hour for the electricity to come on again.
Amy had a hard time understanding questions, even basic ones. She was even with this difference a great person in and out. One day a man came and wanted to sell her insurance, for a fair price. She was confused as to why she needed this since she never had it. The man walked away,confused himself as to how that woman became that.
Cindy never has money for shopping. She can barely afford to pay her bills. She gets a surprise from her boyfriend. He is giving her money to go shopping. Cindy goes shopping with the money her boyfriend gives her.
Tim was a police officer. He took his wife for a walk on his night off. A man approached them and demanded Tim's wallet! But Tim pulled his gun and apprehended the man. He was thankful for his police training!
Carly loved playing sports. She bought a football to play with at home. She gathered her friends up and they threw the ball. They played for hours. Carly was happy she had bought the fun new ball.
Casey was riding her bike home from school. She wasn't paying attention when she went over a rock. Her bike careened out of control and she began to fall. Finally her bike crashed into a parked car on the road. She was hurt but not too badly, so she continued on home.
Tina decided to be in a cooking competition. She wanted to show off her cooking skills. When she went to the competition, she made a pie. The competition was tough. Yet Tina came out with a medal.
I really needed a new computer. So I went down to the electronics store to buy a new one. I was there all day looking at all the different computers. I decided on a computer. It is a really great computer.
Fred noticed that his nails had grown long. He cut them as short as possible. And they no longer bothered him. But at dinner, he wasn't able to a jar of food. Fred wished he never cut his nails.
Shelly wanted to make a music video for his new song. He got some friends together and hired a host of extras. They danced on cars that they parked in a city. The video was a moderate success. Shelly saw a slight bump in downloads of his song.
A friend and myself decided to go bird watching. I picked him up and we drove to a local park. We each had brought binoculars to watch the birds. After a few hours, we still had not seen any exciting birds. However, we both enjoyed the time we spent with each other.
Emily had her very first job as a babysitter. She arrived at the home of the children and got to know the family. The parents left and she fed the children dinner. They played the rest of the night until bedtime. When the parents got home, they paid her.
The delivery man delivered a small package. I found out that it was my meal prep package. I opened it and started to prepare one of the dishes. The food was fresh and contained several ingredients. After cooking it, it had a good smell and taste.
The election for class president was on Tuesday and Max wanted to win. Max made signs and posters and talked to all of his classmates. Finally, on Tuesday the votes were cast and counted. Sadly, Shelly didn't vote because she couldn't make up her mind. Max lost by one vote and now knows that every vote really does count.
Audrey went out in the morning to start the car before work. The made a clicking sound and wouldn't start. Audrey's husband jumped the car for her. Audrey drove to work without a problem. After work, Audrey needed a jump to start the car again.
Gina had to go to the store to buy bottled water. She only had enough for a few days. At the store the shelf where her water sat was empty. She saw a young man stocking a shelf and inquired about more. To her dismay they were all out of her water.
Ricky wanted to learn Spanish before he visited Mexico. He studied hard every night. He practiced speaking with everyone he could find. Finally, he was able to go to Mexico. He thoroughly enjoyed his visit and was able to speak to everyone.
Michael bit his sister's shoulder. His sister cried. There was blood on her shoulder. Michael was sent to his room for the rest of the day. Michael decided he shouldn't bite people anymore.
Joe's grandma loved to cook. She spent a lot of time in her kitchen. His grandma's house was old and the kitchen was falling apart. Joe wanted to make his grandma very happy. He surprised her and remodeled her entire kitchen.
My uncle Gary knocked on my door early one morning. He was frustrated because I was still in bed. He tried to jimmy the lock, and Jannie told him not to. He said I didn't have an alarm, but he was wrong. He was very embarrassed when the alarm started going off.
Lance can't wait to go on his cruise. He never been on a ship before. He boards the ship to set off on his cruise. About 10 minutes on board he starts feeling sick. Lance gets very seasick and lays down for the rest of the trip.
I was at the gym lifting weights. I first tried 25 pounds. Then I tried 50 pounds. Then I tried 75 pounds. After that I realized I hit my limit and quit.
Tim didn't want to go to church. His mother was thinking of ways to make him go. She gave him a bunch of chores to do if he stayed home. Tim agreed to the chores instead. He gladly got them done in exchange for not going.
Jim and Tim had a bet to see who could memorize more digits of pi. One week later they met up and each could recite exactly 100 digits. For a tie breaker, they each guessed at the 101st digit. Tim guessed wrong and Jim guessed correctly. Jim won the best and Tim had to pay him $31 and 45 cents.
The man decided to plant a small garden. He bought seeds of many types. He planted okra, corn, and tomatoes. He watched his garden grow. A few weeks later, he had a garden full of crops.
Mike was at a burger restaurant. And he ordered a cheeseburger and a milkshake. But he noticed that there was hair in his burger. So he told the waiter about it. Mike wasn't given a new burger and he left.
Jana needed to store some furniture at her dad's house. She moved a sofa and loveseat into his spare bedroom. Her dad was upset that she had blocked the closet door. He helped Jana move the furniture into the garage. Jana and her dad were satisfied with the storage arrangement.
Lilly and Al's dad warned them to look out for sharks in the water. They laughed at him, saying there weren't any sharks. When they weren't paying attention, he swam underwater towards them. He had a fake shark fin attached to his back. They were so scared they ran screaming out of the water.
Lia wanted to do something nice for her mom. One morning she woke up early. She crept downstairs quietly. Then she swept the floors all over the house. Lia's mom was so happy to see the swept floors!
Bertha was striving towards getting her license to drive. Bertha studied the driving manual very hard. When getting to the DMV it was crowded people everywhere. Bertha took her number and sat down until called up. The test was taken and bertha passed and got her license.
Ben went with his friends to the club. Ben had a few drinks. He began to hit on some women. Ben hit on a married woman. Her husband beat up Ben.
Ted worked in a warehouse. Ted outperformed every one of his coworkers. His coworkers did not like that he made them look bad. His coworkers told lies to their boss about Ted. Ted was fired the next day.
I asked if the DJ could play more Kendrick. My girlfriend asked for more Drake. We didn't argue, but the DJ played Drake instead of Kendrick. The DJ then went up to my girlfriend to talk. But she walked away and we left the party.
When I was 9 years old I had what I thought was the best day ever. My soccer team won the final game of the season leaving us undefeated. We went out for pizza and ice cream to celebrate. When I got home I found out that my brother had died during my game. I then realized it was actually the worst day ever.
Jordan was very unhealthy for a very long time. Finally we all managed to convince him to go on a diet. He dieted with him and he lost a lot of weight. It was very hard for Jordan but he kept going! Now Jordan is no longer unhealthy.
Ed broke his phone one day. He was walking down the street and dropped it on the concrete. The screen was smashed badly. He realized he couldn't fix it. Ed bought a new phone.
Charlotte was riding her bike home from school. She was having fun trying little tricks like going with no hands. Suddenly though she lost control of the bike. The bike veered and skidded into the ground. Charlotte scraped up her knees but was luckily okay.
My son's friend Harry just came back to MA from Texas. He took a year off to visit Austin. Harry needed to get a job. He went on several interviews last week. He ended up getting a job as a janitor at a gym.
Ben always does his holiday shopping at the last minute. This year, he waited until the 23rd to do all his shopping. Ben rushed from store to store until he was done shopping. He started wrapping all his gifts as soon as he got home. Ben felt relieved and vowed never to shop at the last minute again.
Helene had just turned 70. Her doctor told her she need to lose weight. She joined a swim class at the senior center. Helene went and worked out three times a week. Helene lost the weight she needed to.
Kim threw a party one Saturday night. She invited a boy she thought was cute. She dressed to impress and did her hair. At 7 PM, everyone started arriving. The boy arrived with his girlfriend!
Alyssa was at Summer camp. She liked it but regretted not doing anything big. She imagined everyone else having cool summer stories. Then she heard about the early morning polar dive. She signed up and jumped it, and it was awesome.
Grandpa gave Brody some informations on his sixteenth birthday. Look at a girl straight in the eyes and talk to her. If she looks up, it is like rolling her eyes, don't ask her out. If she looks away sideways, she is indifferent to you. If she looks away by looking down, she is very interested in you.
Eric was a chef. And he was invited to a friend's house for dinner. He criticized his friend's cooking. And showed him what to do better. But Eric's friend actually appreciated the criticism.
Ian felt hyper. So he engaged in several different actives. He baked cookies, washed dishes, did laundry, and cleaned his house. But afterwards, he felt depressed and tired. The next week, he did the same thing.
Tom was very hungry. Tom was a vegan. It was late at night. Tom knew that vegan food was unavailable because it was so late. Tom decided to fast that night and forgo food.
I was raised in a certain religion. I came to have doubts about it as I was growing up. I did a lot of research about it while at college. I eventually concluded that the religion's claims were likely false. I do not share this with my family for fear of alienation.
Linda was at the library looking for a book for a report. She searched the catalog on the computer. She quickly found the location and went to search for it. Somehow, she couldn't locate it on the shelves. Finally, she managed to find it in the return bin.
Our agency got the use of the Internet in 2002. There were no restrictions. Everyone used the Internet to surf and shop. A new IT director came on in 2004 and restricted access severely. Everybody was disappointed.
Delores was a new grandma. She had one grandson who was a baby. Delores wanted to spoil him, so he bought him a pony. It would be a few years before he could ride it. Delores couldn't wait to buy him more gifts!
Harvey was very excited to go to the zoo to see the monkeys. Harvey searched the monkey house. The monkey house was being cleaned by a man with a hose. The monkeys were all outside playing. Harvey went outside and saw the monkeys playing in their exhibit.
After such a long drive, all we wanted was some rest. We stopped at a tiny motel in a small town. It was near the caverns, so there were bats near the pool. We went swimming anyway, but a bat fell into the water. Not knowing any better, I tried to take him out using my bare hands.
Tanner needed food fast. He grabbed the nearest thing. He opened the can of soup. He warmed it up. He ate it for dinner.
Alice was competing for swimming. She really wanted the gold medal. It was her dream to win. So she swam as best she could. Finally when it was done she won gold.
Alex loves cold weather and snow. He decided to go to college in upstate NY. NY has had an unseasonably warm winter. Today it was 50 degrees. Guess Alex won't see as much snow as he thought he would!