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Kay had always told her two eldest kids to be quiet in the morning. She had wanted to let the baby sleep. Unfortunately, her eleven year old decided to be loud. Kay was stuck with a cranky baby all day because of this mistake. Kay forced to threaten her kids with a grounding if it happened again. |
Dan decided he would surprise his wife for their anniversary. Dan was going to take his wife to see the Opera. As his wife reached home, Dan showed her the tickets. Dan's wife screamed and hugged him tightly. Dan knew his wife loved his anniversary surprise. |
The kids filed into the lunchroom. They were assigned seats at their tables. The lunch room was noisy and full of excitement. The kids ate their food and chatted with their friends. They liked meeting new friends at the lunch tables! |
Tim was at the school dance. He was nervous. He wanted to dance with Mary. He was afraid of rejection. All of a sudden she grabbed his hand and they danced the night away. |
Diana took her daughter for a swim at the beach. A band-aid in the water moved in their direction. The daughter touched the band-aid. When Diana saw the band-aid, she freaked out. It took her several minutes to stop shaking. |
Dominick liked football. He joined at school. Dominick played his first game on Saturday. His team won. Dominick was so excited. |
Jennifer loved to read poignant short stories. One day she found a book containing The Scarlet Ibis. She'd heard of the story and read it with great expectations. Somehow the story was even better than she'd hoped. Now the Scarlet Ibis is Jennifer's favorite short story. |
Joy loved Jill. To show it he bought her a box of candy. But she was allergic to peanut butter, which he didn't know. She bit into a candy and went into anaphylactic shock. Joe cried at her funeral. |
Brandy was a fast at typing. Brandy could type 100 words per minute. Brandy decided to challenge her friend to a typing contest. Brandy won the contest. As a reward, Brandy's friend gave her an ice cream. |
I loved my skates very much. I put them on immediately when I got them. I roller skated up and down the street. One day my mom called me into the house. I ran up the stairs without thinking, slipped, and fell. |
I bought a cheap jacket. It was only a dollar. It fell apart the next day. I then decided to buy a hundred dollar jacket. That jacket lasted forever. |
We went to visit relatives in Greenfield in 2003. My seven year old niece tried to play with me. She ran after me to tackle me. I put my arm up and she lost a baby tooth. Her father said it was her own fault. |
My wife and I went out to the beach on the first day of our vacation. I read the book I had brought with me. She tried to get tanner. We both ended up falling asleep. Back at the hotel, we agreed it was a great vacation so far. |
Jenny was using the restroom at school. She didn't notice there was no toilet paper. There was someone in the stall next to her. She asked politely if she would pass her some toilet paper. Jenny was relieved that she did. |
Michael loved his job. He was an office manager for an accountancy firm. He loved his job because it combined two of his favourite things. The first thing was numbers, and the second was bossing people around. Michael was very easy to please. |
Sarah heard about a new organic bakery in town. So she decided to go there and buy bread. But when she tried it, it was tough and stale. And remembering the of the high cost of it made her disappointed. Sarah ended up using it for French toast. |
Will wanted to serve his country, the United States. Will signed up for military service. Will ground it out through boot camp and basic training. Will was deployed overseas to Afghanistan. Will served two tours and is now a decorated officer. |
Winter break ended and it was time to go back to school. Kelly was ready but quite disappointed. She knew vacation wouldn't last forever. The moment she woke up she didn't want to get up. The only positive was that she could see her friends. |
Ann was excited to watch her daughter perform a dance. As she waited for the performance, she bragged about her daughter. When the ballerinas took the stage, Ann couldn't spot her daughter. The daughter was on stage as a prop, not a dancer. Ann covered her face with her program and slumped in her seat. |
Francisca always thought that she would become a doctor. She was very confident in her own abilities. However, she never studied for anything. When the time came to take her final, she did poorly. Francisca was very disappointed with her failure. |
On Thursday, I went to dinner with some friends. Before leaving the house I had to make sure they had left. I quickly called Jeff and he confirmed they were already there! Hopping into the car, I quickly drove to the restaurant. It was good to finally see my friends after a week! |
Hillary's husband was the president. She also had political aspirations. However, her husband's woman chasing put this in jeopardy. She had to do something to prevent this. She intimidated the woman and hid any evidence. |
Allie was taking archery lessons. They were purely for fun. She realized she was good at it. So she decided to join a team. Every time she hit the arrow it was on target. |
We went to the IHOP for breakfast. My son-in-law had steak and eggs. My wife had waffles. My son and I had an omelet. We were stuffed by the end of breakfast. |
I am having trouble making ends meet. In particular, I am unsure how I will feed myself in the coming month. My friend advised I look into buying beans and rice. I find that they are indeed hearty and inexpensive. But I doubt I can make myself eat only beans and rice all month. |
Charlie had a car that he worked on often. He saved up money to upgrade its parts so he could race it. He had been training to race in a tournament in a month. The day of the race finally came and Charlie was excited! Charlie's car ended up dying on him, leaving him in last place. |
Erica and her mother had a big day planned. They both were going to go out shopping. Erica needed new clothes for college and her mother was going along. They went to every store in town that day. They had a wonderful time and got a bunch of great new clothes. |
Larry hated his roommates. He felt that they never helped around the house. He tried to prove it by not washing the dishes. After a week the sink overflowed with them. Larry proved his points to his roommates, but they didn't care. |
Lauren had a violin and she was learning to play it. She practiced every day at school and at home. She practiced so much her hands and shoulder became sore. She had a school concert and was worried she wouldn't play well. She went to the concert and played beautiful music with her violin. |
Margaret was at school. She was having a really hard time focusing because her tummy hurt. It got so bad that she couldn't stand it. She asked her teacher if she could call her mom to go home. Her mom picked her up and she was able to go home and rest |
Zoe's neighbor loved to decorate her yard with lawn gnomes. Zoe thought lawn gnomes were creepy. At midnight she sneaked out and loaded them all into her trunk. When she was almost done, her neighbor caught her. The police arrested her. |
Jon was a man in the army travelling with a convoy. The convoy was going to a distant base in the desert. Suddenly, a bomb went off and Jon had to grab a gun. Jon and his fellow soldiers fought off the enemy and left. The convoy made it to the base and Jon celebrated. |
Abe wanted to go for a walk. He got held up by a lot of work. It was dark out when he was finally done. However, there was a super bright moon out. Abe went for his walk by the light of the moon. |
Janet loved cooking food. She decided to open a restaurant. She was horrible with money and business matters. She ran out of money before she ever opened. The business venture had to be cancelled completely. |
James was nervous for his job interview. He had just recently graduated from college. James arrived to the job interview early. When he was called he suddenly remembered he forgot his resume. Fortunately the interviewer had a copy on his laptop. |
A modeling agency was setting up at Maria's local mall. She wanted to be a star. Maria made her mother bring her to the agency's booth. There was a fifty dollar registration fee Maria was aware of. Maria left unhappy without signing up. |
Fred really liked Susie. But he knew her family was very strict. He decided he wanted to court her. So he asked her parents. Thankfully they said yes. |
Bob was deciding on a college major. He was debating between engineering and computer science. He narrowed it down between those two. Both of these offered the best career prospects. He was still a freshman but knew his future would be prosperous. |
Jake's favorite sport was basketball. He played on the school team in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. Yesterday, he looked through his dad's old basketball trading cards. Jake was surprised when his dad's name was on the card. Jake's dad had his own basketball card when he was a professional. |
Tim felt guilty lately. He had bought a lot of things for himself over the year. So for Christmas he bought lots of toys for needy children. Tim felt much better about himself. He decided he was going to do this every year. |
Eric was terrible at math but he had a quiz that day in it. He studied that morning before breakfast and on the bus. He was nervous he was going to fail. When the time came, Eric took his time and tried his best. He got his score back the next day and he passed! |
Tim was invited to a party. He only went because his friend invited. Tim didn't like parties. He was incredibly bored at this one. He decided to sneak out early. |
Becky put makeup on her freckles. When she rubbed her cheeks her makeup smeared. Someone noticed her freckles. She felt embarrassed to have freckles. She walked away quietly. |
Renee was staying at a hotel because she was traveling. On her second day there, she found two kittens in the parking lot. The kittens were young and the mother was not around. After sneaking them in her room, she gave them food and baths. She decided to keep them and she took them on her travels. |
A friend, Rich, really wanted me to come see Star Wars with him. I was flat broke but didn't want to admit that to him. Out of pride, I accepted his invitation. I worried all day about how I would pay for the IMAX ticket. When I arrived I learned that Rich had bought my ticket, and popcorn. |
My sister-in-law has shortness of breath. She has smoked for 40 years. She said her latest CT scan showed her lungs were ok. Yet she still used an inhaler, and I was skeptical. Now she has a cough that will not stop. |
Sam had to go grocery shopping. He left the grocery list that his wife had written for him. He ended up forgetting a lot of the items he needed. He had to return to the store again to get the things he forgot. He never forgot his list again. |
I walked into the bank. A man pushed past me. I did not see any tellers at the counter. Suddenly the police came rushing in. That man had robbed the bank! |
Tim's car broke down. He couldn't get it fixed because he wasn't getting enough work hours. He wasn't getting enough hours because he didn't have transportation. Tim had to take the bus to work. It took him months to get enough money to fix his car. |
Alice love her Baby Ruth candy bars. She would eat them all the time. One day her tooth started to hurt. She had a cavity from all the candy. Alice likes candy a little less now. |
Tim wanted to build a plane. He found some scrap metal. After a week he felt like crying. He couldn't put it together. He decided to buy a plane ticket instead. |
Gus considered himself a pro at video games. He was with his friends bragging at how he plays. His friend, Maryann, challenged him to an NFL video game. In the first quarter, Gus threw the controller. Maryann was much better than Gush. |
Joanna has been avoiding the library because she knew a book was late. Her friends invited her to go to the library to study. Joanna reluctantly accepted and tried her best to avoid being seen. The librarian immediately spotted her upon entry and pulled her aside. She was embarrassingly told to pay her fine while her friends watched. |
Claire couldn't wait to get home from school. Her teacher had passed out field trip forms that day. Her class would be going to the Children's Museum. At home, Claire begged her mom to sign it. Claire's mom was amazed at her enthusiasm and signed it happily. |
Two musicians were playing in the streets. They wanted to earn some money for living. The girl started to dance to their music. People were interested. They gave them a lot of money that day. |
Whitney and her friends went to the beach yesterday. They walked along the edge. They jumped the waves. It was all fun until Whitney stepped on a jellyfish. They then rushed to the ER. |
It was April Fools Day. Madeline wanted to trick her friends. She put toothpaste in some oreos. Then, she gave them to her friends. They fell for it. |
Today I took a job rating speech samples. Most of them were in spanish. Once I sat down and began to work, it was simple. The voices sounded perfect. I got paid promptly and went home. |
Katie was getting nervous because she lost her puppy. She looked everywhere for it. She searched the entire town and her house. Finally she saw the puppy in her backyard hiding. Kelly breathed a sigh of relief. |
Tanya was trying to communicate with Khan. He didn't hear her at all since he was wearing his headphones. She tried yelling at him. In addition, she flipped over his chair. He looked at her as if she was crazy lunatic. |
The man opened the window. The fresh air blew in. The wife enjoyed the fresh air. She opened another window. Over time the air quality continued to improve. |
Tom went to the zoo with his friend. He looked at every animal. His favorite was the wild cat. He spent a lot of time playing with the cat through the fence. He filmed is zoo experience with the cat and had fun. |
Margo just had a new baby. She brought her baby home from the hospital. It cried a lot and kept her up at night. It was hard work taking care of a baby. She got better at caring for the baby everyday. |
Jack got a pocket knife for his twelfth birthday. He wondered how sharp it was. He ran his thumb along the blade to test it. He accidentally sliced his thumb open. After that he was always careful with knives. |
Something huge and hairy was running toward her! It had ten horns and two horrible glowing eyes. Just as it opened its mouth to eat her, Janet screamed. Then she woke up and realized she was in her bedroom at home. It had all been just a bad dream. |
Linda had entered a school cooking competition. She was ready to cook her famous spaghetti dish. Somebody else had used the spaghetti before her! Linda had to use another pasta before she ran out of time. Linda had only won second place without her spaghetti. |
I went to a pool party. I expected all of my friends to be there. However, two friends one showed up. I thought the party was going to be boring. However, we had lots of fun with the small group that was there. |
Our kids were always asking if we could get a cat for a pet. We looked at the local shelter website to see the available cats. A very pretty cat named Olympia was available, so we went to see her. The kids, as well as my wife and I, fell in love instantly. Olympia is now a part of our family! |
Isaac was at a grocery store. And he saw a certain brand of bread that he ate as a child. After thinking for awhile, he decided to buy it. And it brought back good memories. Isaac bought the same cereal for the rest of his life. |
Dan wanted to start up a online clothing business. After some research, Dan decided to open his store on Ebay. When Dan first opened his store, orders were slow. However, as Dan advertised his business, things picked up. Dan was glad that he choose Ebay to open his business. |
Alex came from a family that was extremely poor. There was not enough money for proper nutrition. Alex wanted to help feed all her younger siblings. She tried to work after school, but couldn't earn enough money. She quit school as soon as she was able so she could work full time. |
Sue has a large house in the country. She wants to sell the house and move into town to be closer to work. She found a house in the city but is weary of all the noise and crime. Sue finally sold the house in the country and lives in town. She is happy she is in town now. |
Chuck was having trouble with his old car. He knew it would soon be time to get a new one. Chuck decides enough is enough. He heads down to the dealership to pick a car out. He finds the Mustang of his dreams and buys it. |
Sarah worked hard. She worked abroad for a year. When she returned back to the US and she got a raise. People at her job was jealous. She didn't care about nothing but the money. |
Ramon had just joined the police academy. He was small, and couldn't compete with the other recruits. He was bullied because of this. On target practice day, Ramon out shot everyone. He gained the respect of the other recruits. |
This year Tina was going to be able to sled on her own. She hoped it would hurry up and snow! Finally one Sunday morning she awoke to a snowy day. She ran with her sled up the hill by her house. She laughed loudly as she whizzed down the hill on her new sled. |
It was a hot day. Aya heard the ice cream truck. She ran to get her toddler a cone. But when she returned, the cone had melted! Aya was so dismayed. |
Chelsea had just found out that she was pregnant. She was feeling very upset. Financially and emotionally she wasn't prepared for this. For almost a week she agonized over what to do. Luckily, her mom offered her some advice that really helped her. |
Tommy was so excited to start his first day of school. The night before he packed his lunch and laid out his clothes. He prepared all of his school supplies. He woke up in the morning to find he had strep throat. Tommy missed his first day of school. |
My brother and I only lived in the same house until I was 14. Our parents divorced and we went separate ways. I've seen him about once every other year since. He lives six hours away and is about to buy a house there. I am glad he is doing well, but I wish I knew him better. |
On my first day of school, I saw the prettiest girl ever. I was lovestruck the second I saw her. She was nice, smart, and beautiful. I somehow got the courage to talk to her and ask her out on a date. Luckily, she gave me and chance and said yes! |
I love to play with bubble wrap. It relieves a lot of stress for me. Something about popping bubbles makes me feel great. I get mad if my parents throw away my bubble wrap. I will dig in the trash just to play with bubble wrap. |
Chris approached the man threatening Caleb. The man seemed to tremble as Chris told him to leave them alone. Realizing that Chris was significantly larger, he retreated. Caleb thanked his friend, impressed by his actions more so than size. Chris told him not to mention it and the two went off. |
Olive was watching her son play in the yard. Suddenly the little boy picked up a handful of dirt. He threw the dirt in the air like confetti, getting it in his hair. Olive tried to pick all of the dirt out but it was useless. She had to throw her son in the bath to clean him up. |
Dan was playing a video game with Steve. The two were playing call of duty. The winner would be the one who gets the most Kills. Dan loses to Steve and has to run around naked in the street. Dan is totally humiliated running through the street naked. |
Chuck woke up in a good mood. Today was going to be a great day. He whistled cheerfully as he exited the house. The whistling halted abruptly when he saw the flat tire. Chuck grumbled to himself as he settled at his desk. |
Angie met a guy named Matt. They started talking every day. Angie was crazy about Matt. They went on their first date. They learned they had so much in common. |
The school band was holding auditions. Sharon really wanted to be part of the band. She practiced her trumpet everyday hoping she would be good enough. At the audition, Sharon played the best that she could. Her performance was good enough to make the band. |
Bob spent the day putting in a new white carpet in his house. He grunted and strained and sweated until it was done. Bob proudly inspected the job he'd completed. To celebrate he poured himself a glass of red wine. Bob's phone startled him and he spilled the wine on the carpet! |
Lisa told her friend she was addicted to five-hour energy drinks. Lisa said her friend would see why before the day was over. After work, Lisa went home to her four kids. Her house was messy and Lisa hated a messy house. She drank a five-hour energy drink and detail cleaned her home. |
Emily packed her bag with beach towels and sunscreen. She was headed to the beach! She was eager to relax and spend time with her family. She set up her chair and umbrella and stared at the water. She was relaxed and happy! |
Kim really loved the rain. But it rarely rained in her area. One day, she woke up to the sound of rainfall however. And it made her really happy. And she decided to take a beautiful walk through her neighborhood. |
Desmond and Alexis are brother and sister. They both love dinosaurs. One day, Desmond lost his dinosaur. He was very sad. Alexis decided to share her dinosaur to make Desmond happy. |
Margaret entered a pie competition. She had the best recipe for a apple pie. Tonya had a very good recipe too. Margaret didn't know if she was going to win. Her pie came in first place. |
After the rain-shower, I decided to take a walk in the park. Several flies were swarming around me. A few mosquitoes ended up biting me. I had a few sores on my legs. My mom treated the spots with alcohol. |
The ringmaster lit the giant metal hoop on fire. Evan revved the engine of his motorcycle. Suddenly, he was speeding towards the hoop. He drove on to the ramp and launched through the air. Evan and his motorcycle sailed straight through the flaming hoop. |
Glenn decided to try a new mexican restaurant. He was to choose from the menu. He asked the waiter for his opinion. The waiter suggested tacos. Needless to say Glenn was satisfied with his new experience. |
Debra was having a good time at the casino. She was playing the slots. Bored and talking to her friend. She pulled down the lever. Jackpot winner! she had won it all. |
Rita decided she wanted to raise money for her favorite charity. She first tried to get people to donate money. That process wasn't successful. Finally, she opted to have a fashion show and take donations. The show was a success and she collect thousands of dollars. |
The girl had just started a new sport. She was excited to start playing basketball. She bought new shoes and shorts. She put her jersey on excitedly. She couldn't wait to play! |
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