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The wind knocked the satellite dish off the roof. On its way down, it skidded and tore shingles off. Cold, wet snow dropped through the cracks it created. Unnoticed for months, eventually the whole roof collapsed. The satellite dish suffered mere scratches. |
Yesterday I played chess online with my friend. He had been away for his stepmom's funeral. We played 10 games. I won four, tied one, and lost five. We had a good series of games. |
My family was feeling like they wanted to swim. We got our equipment and went to the car. We drove down the road to the beach. We walked along the water and swam. Later, we went back home and rested. |
Bob really likes to drink craft beer. That's a hobby that can be expensive, so Bob needed more money! A google search revealed the MTurk website and he promptly applied. After a few hours of practice, Bob had made a little over 3 dollars. With some more work, Bob expects to supplement his favorite pastime! |
I went to the barber shop for a general hair cut. The barber noticed I had a beard. He suggested that I get the hot towel treatment. I went with it and it felt great. I always get the hot towel treatment from now on. |
Nancy smoked cigarettes every day. Her friends all told her that it was unhealthy. Eventually Nancy decided she wanted to quit. She went to doctor and was prescribed special nicotine gum. Nancy eventually quit, and she very was proud of herself. |
Billy always likes beef jerky. Every Christmas his stocking is full of candy. But he would rather have jerky inside it. This past year he begged for jerky instead of candy. His stocking had 5 pounds of beef jerky waiting for him this year. |
Tom invited Dan to come down to Mexico to visit him. Dan was somewhat scared but bought a ticket and went down. Tom met Dan at the airport and drove him to the middle of nowhere. Dan was getting very scared. Tom laughed and the restaurant suddenly came into view. |
Bill broke Tim's toy car. Tim said he would never forgive bill. A lot of time passed. Tim felt bad about his anger. He decided to forgive Bill and he felt happier. |
Noble was skiing in the mountains with his family. When he was changing his cousin came in the room. They were both very embarrassed. Later on, his cousin asked about the scars on his chest. He told her about the car accident he was in. |
George invited Mike to play a game of Risk. George was not a good strategist but knew how to cheat. Mike knew George's talent and prepared himself for it. When George started cheating, Mike started cheating too. In the end they had to call it quits and admit their mistakes. |
Larry and his girlfriend go into an argument over money. Larry ended up pushing his girlfriend. The girlfriend called the police. The police came and arrested Larry for domestic violence. Larry went to jail. |
Emma and Maya needed money for school shopping. They proposed several plans for raising some money. Finally, they thought up a daycare camp for kids. They watched several kids for the next week. At the end, they had plenty of money for clothes. |
Jane was at the park. She saw some swings. She figured it would be fun. Unfortunately she got stuck. She had to have emergency crews take her out. |
The sky was perfectly clear. The stars were visible. The boy stared up at the sky and looked at them. They were amazing! He loved learning about the constellations. |
Rodney had a big test coming up in school. He needed to do well on the test in order to pass the class. He wanted to study but his friends kept asking him to go out with them. He decided that studying can wait and went out with his friends. Rodney did not do well on his test because he didn't study enough. |
Bill was looking for love He posted an ad on a dating website He soon went on a date with a woman from the website The two connected instantly It's safe to say Bill found love |
Gina left the bathroom to go to her classroom. Her friend Tami was coming down the hallway. Tami was worried about Gina, and wanted to make sure she was okay. Gina smiled and let her know she was fine. Gina was happy to see her friend cared enough to check on her. |
After Christmas Susan decided to take down the Christmas tree. Her children cried about having to put their favorite ornaments away. Susan didn't want to break their hearts so she came up with a plan. She put the Christmas decor away and gave the children paper hearts. The children jumped for joy while decorating their Valentine tree. |
Belle was frantic and stressed! She'd spent all night sewing the uniforms. She heard the forecast calling for rainy, though. She was delighted when the forecast was wrong. Everyone admired the uniforms she'd made and the parade was perfect. |
Edward was a knight in 13th century England. He fought in every jousting tournament available. In one jousting match he was knocked from his horse. He broke four bones in the fall. Edward never jousted again. |
Jacklyn is a very bright young woman in her early twenties. She fell in love with an immature, irresponsible young man. They spent three years together in a very destructive relationship. A tragic event occurred where he passed away suddenly. Jacklyn now has to find hope that something better is coming for her. |
Tina's friend was making some guacamole. Tina had never tasted it before. She took a taste and loved it. She couldn't believe she never had it before then. Tina decided to make it herself. |
Bo's favorite part of Christmas decorating was putting out the train. He and his dad would work together for hours setting it up. They put the track around the Christmas tree. They'd set up a whole village around it. Then they'd sit back and enjoy watching it circle the track. |
Lane relied on a portable air conditioning unit. He lived in a hot climate and the summers were brutal. He would just sit in front of the AC unit all day. One day the overworked air conditioner died. Lane mourned its loss with sweat on his brow. |
Lucy decided to cook dinner. She searched for a recipe for lasagna. She bought all the ingredients. When she got home she realized she forgot the ricotta cheese. Lucy had to order pizza for dinner. |
Maude fell down the stairs and broke her ankle. She shrieked something fierce, so Uncle Bob came running. He carried her to the car, and to the hospital they went. The kind staff patched Maude up, good as new. When they got the hospital bill, they were shocked at the cost! |
Tina was going to work. She was putting on makeup. She didn't notice the car stop fast in front. Tina rammed into the back of the car. They had to swap insurance information. |
Ed had been warned there were jellyfish in the water. He ignored the warnings and went in to swim anyway. He was in the water for a few minutes when he felt a burning pain. He looked down and saw a jellyfish touching his side. He got out of the water as fast as he could. |
The man did the dishes. He put the dishes away. His wife got out a plate. The plate was dirty to her. The wife re-washed all of the dishes. |
Bill was riding his bike down the street. He rolled to a stop sign, but didn't stop. A car was passing through the intersection. Bill's bike hit the tail end of the car. Bill had to be hospitalized for a week. |
Steve has a quiz tomorrow. He knew he should study. Instead of studying, he decided to go out. When he got to class, he did not know anything on the quiz. Steve failed his quiz. |
My wife went to a party. They were selling cleaning supplies there. She liked it so much that she bought some. We tried it on the Windows and loved it. We then bought some more since we enjoyed it. |
I once babysat the little brother of one of my friends. The boy was one and a half and very attached to his mom. They left me alone with the baby, and he wouldn't stop crying. I tried everything, even hiding from him, but he wouldn't stop. Finally I placed him in a pile of pillows on the floor and he calmed. |
Two roommates bought orange juice. The promised they would only drink half each. Harry drank all of it one day. Tony got really mad. They decided to never buy juice together again. |
Harry works as a senior manager. His company struggles to develop new products. Harry looks for a way to shift the blame. His new strategy is to make the workers unhappy. Harry claims the departing workers were the ones responsible. |
Bob was bored. He decided to go the cinema. He decided to watch a scary movie. The movie was too scary for him! Bob had nightmares for two weeks. |
Reginald was a colonel in the British Indian army. Once India declared its freedom, Reginald returned to England. He had no family there, and was very lonely. Reginald returned to India. He married a woman named Priyanka and became a farmer. |
Egypt is my strong and fast cat. My neighbor mentioned that she had a mouse in the house. I offered my cat to get the mouse and trap it for her. I took my cat there and let her rip. Within 10 minutes, she had the mouse on her mouth, dead. |
Tina was on her way to bed. She had a late night. She slept for eight hours. When she woke up it was ten. She was two hours late for school. |
Rita's first day of high school ended with her riding the Metro bus. She'd never ridden a Metro before, but thought, how hard could it be? But she was reading her schoolbooks and missed her stop! When she looked up, she was in a strange neighborhood! Sheepishly, she had to ask the bus driver for help. |
Sarah wanted a snack. She did not have time to go to the store. She was able to scrounge up enough money for the vending machine. She chose her bag of candy and couldn't wait to eat it. When she ripped into the bag, it was full of one color of skittles. |
Tracy and Hayden were dating for 18 months. They had a really good relationship and she loved him a lot. But one day out of the blue Hayden broke up with Tracy. She was very heartbroken and didn't understand why. Tracy was so heartbroken she hasn't dated in 3 years. |
I was driving a truck. I was very tired. I felt myself drifting off to sleep. Finally, I embraced the sleep and closed my eyes. Alas, I crashed the truck! |
Opal picked up the gift. She read the gift tag. She took off the ribbon and bow. Opal removed the wrapping paper. She then took the gift out of the box. |
Maryann was very indecisive. It felt like her brain was frozen when given choices. Even the simplest of questions were so hard to answer. Today she ended up missing an important job interview. All because she couldn't figure out which underwear to wear. |
Jerry loved the outdoors. Jerry went hiking every weekend. One weekend he encountered a 10 foot long snake. Jerry slowly approached the snake. Jerry took many great photographs of the snake. |
Ian always let Lily copy his math homework before class. And he let her cheat off him during tests too. But the last two days of class, Ian was sick. And Lily didn't know what to do. On the day of the final exam, Lily failed. |
Jenna was playing with her sister's phone. However, the phone began to overheat. Her sister tried to get it back however, Jenna was fighting back. However, the phone was removed from her hand. She began to cry loudly. |
The large piece of plastic was bright red in color. It hung in sharp contrast to its surroundings on the wall. She stared at it, almost fearfully. She didn't know what its purpose was. It was clearly supposed to be a frightening work of art. |
Tim had poor eyesight. He needed glasses. He didn't want to wear any. The eye doctor told him about contact lenses. Tim got those instead. |
Jason had basketball practice after school. He snuck off after school to go see a movie with his girlfriend. Jason's coach knew he wasn't sick. Jason had to run extra drills at his next practice. Jason's coach made him sit the bench for missing practice. |
Ron had trouble sleeping. And the wind made it worse. Its howling and screeching unnerved him. So he decided to turn the lights on. But the noises were too frightening. |
Jennifer had always loved it here. The river was her favorite place to go. Looking off towards the water, the glint off the rapids. She would just gaze for hours, snared by the beauty of it. The river was a wonderful place. |
Dan started playing volleyball in the summer. He thought it would be good exercise. He played for three months, twice a week. He tried his best every time he played. In one summer And lost twenty pounds. |
Kelly was at the store trying to get through the line. She complained and the woman in front got angry. Soon the two women were arguing loudly. Kelly was shocked when the woman reached out and yanked her hair. She retreated and got far away from the woman to protect herself. |
Carol's roommates convinced her to let them pierce her ears. They put two ice cubes in front of and behind her earlobe to numb it. Nancy jabbed the sewing needle through Carol's numb ear. Carol fainted from the pain. They decided not to pierce her other ear. |
Tom remembered a movie he loved when he was younger. He couldn't think of the name. Nobody he asked knew anything about it. He spent hours online trying to figure it out. Finally he was able to do so. |
Arlene couldn't find her pearl necklace. She decided that the babysitter had stolen them. She called the babysitter's mom and demanded they pay for the pearls. The babysitter's mother burst into tears. Later that night, Arlene found the necklace in her bathroom. |
Jamie was wearing a strapless dress to a wedding. She looked all over for the perfect strapless bra. She tried dozens of them on. Finally, she found one that would fit correctly. Her jaw dropped when she was the price tag! |
Doug waited until the last minute to do his art project. He was a pretty good drawer so he wasn't worried about it. That morning when he handed in his project he was embarrassed. The other kids had clearly put more work into their art. His teacher looked disappointed as she took it from him. |
We drank tea Chinese style, black. One day our father brought home tea bags, He made us tea with milk and sugar. He also made tea with lemon. We had never had tea this way and were astounded. |
Norbert's parents told him they were moving to Chicago. His father got a great job there. He dreaded the idea of leaving his friends and starting a new school. The day the movers showed up, he ran away. He only got four blocks before his parents found him. |
Tim was hit by a car while crossing the street. Then the car sped off! Luckily, a witness had seen it all. The cops tracked down the driver that hit Tim. She was arrested and thrown in jail. |
Kayla went for a manicure. She chose a pretty pink nail polish. Her nails were perfectly filed. They were painted and dried. She left with a beautiful nails and complete satisfaction. |
Felix enjoyed going boating at the lake. He invited his friend Jeremy to come along with him. Jeremy was afraid because he didn't know how to swim. Felix offered him a safety jacket. Jeremy calmed down and decided to go on the boat. |
My grandpa had an old farm cat. That cat loved my grandpa. One day the cat came up and laid a dead mouse at his feet. The cat seemed very proud of his hunting skills. Then he seemed sad when our dog ran up and ate the mouse. |
Bob took his girlfriend Betty skiing. He told her not to worry that she wouldn't be able to keep up. He didn't bother to ask her if she'd skied before. He watched in shock as she zoomed past him on a black diamond slope. He had no idea she was an expert skier. |
Tina was driving home from work one night. It was snowing a lot. She lost control and wound up in a ditch. Nobody found the car until days later. Tina's corpse was still inside of it. |
Dave had some homework to do. But he couldn't find his textbook anywhere. Dave looked all over the house. Dave went to school the next day. He had forgotten the textbook at school. |
Frank had a new pet. It was a dart frog! Frank loved showing the colorful little creature to his friends. He would give it bugs and fresh water every morning. The frog was a great new addition to his house! |
The children were having fun exploring the woods. They decided they would build a fort. As they gathered sticks, they uncovered a rabbit burrow. They were delighted, and vowed to care for the babies. They returned each day until the rabbits were grown. |
Chase really wanted a laptop for his birthday. Chase told all his family and friends what he wanted. Chases brother and sister saved up to get him a laptop. When chase received the laptop for his birthday he was very happy. Chase uses the laptop every day now. |
It was near Christmas and Kelly didn't have her tree yet. Finally Kelly got her tree. She put it together. When she decorated however, she got her balance lost. She fell off the ladder. |
Kathy liked to set goals. Her goals for this year were to travel and to save money. Each week, she checked in on her progress. She was slowly moving towards what she wanted to achieve. Kathy was inspired to continue to improve. |
Tony was playing outside with his friends. They discovered a large bee's nest. Tony poked it with a stick. As the bees swarmed out, many stung Tony. Tony discovered he is allergic to bees. |
Nate went on the bus. After 10 minutes, the bus left the school. Since the roads were congested, the driver was driving slow. He didn't arrive at my stop until sunset. I barely had time to finish my homework when I came home. |
Manuel wanted to start his online singing career. He made himself a website about his talents. He started a YouTube channel to post his videos. He bought a microphone and recorded some songs. The videos got a middling response at best and discouraged him. |
A house had a rat problem. So the owner put down traps before he went to bed one night. The next morning, he found the bait gone, but no rat caught. He was infuriated. This was mostly because he found the trap by stepping on it. |
We had to decide the color for our product by tonight. We went to the Apple store, to Home Depot, we went everywhere. There was so many colors to choose from! We ended up calling one of our partners to help with the choice. He said you don't have to pick a color til next week, not tonight. |
Kate had trouble staying calm. So one of her friends recommended aromatherapy. Kate laughed at the idea. But she gave in as nothing else worked. The smell of lavender in Kate's room improved her. |
Miranda and her boyfriend had never gone out together. They enjoyed privacy and had always stayed in to hang out. Tonight he was taking Miranda on their first outing. She was nervous having no idea what to expect. Luckily the date was a giant success. |
Tim walked down the bread aisle of the supermarket. He reached for a loaf of the name brand bread but paused. He saw that the store brand was much cheaper. Today Tim felt the need to try something new to save some money. He grabbed the store bread and tossed the name brand bread aside. |
Joelle was running for the spot of head cheerleader. She was nervous about her routine. She practiced everyday for a week. Joelle tripped and fell in the middle of her routine. She didn't make head cheerleader. |
Tammy was hiking through a forest in Northern California. As Tammy was hiking she decided to take a rest on a large rock. Tammy sat down on the large rock. As Tammy was sitting on the large rock she heard leaves rustling. Tammy saw a snake slither out from under the rock she was on. |
Tom was playing hop scotch with friends. He was winning at first. After a while he started losing. Tom got too upset and left early. He wasn't asked to play again. |
Daniel moved into a nice, new apartment. Sadly, one of the rooms was painted black. Daniel bought some white paint. He put several coats on the wall. Now the room no longer looked like death. |
Sam was cooking dinner. All of a sudden a small grease fire started. Sam didn't know what to do. In a panic he tried throwing water on it. That made the fire spread and Sam had to evacuate. |
Ted was a journalist in the middle east covering a story. All of a sudden, he got a call warning about a terrorist threat. Ted panicked and ran to his apartment to hide. As he hid, the streets filled up with violent protests. Ted ran the the embassy and then was flown out of the country. |
Katie woke up feeling ill. Her mom took her to the doctor's office. Katie found out she had the flu. She has to stay in bed. Katie cannot wait to feel better. |
I needed to get a new car. My old one just keeps breaking down. I went to the dealer to browse some cars. I picked a few that I really liked. I plan on going back to make a final decision next week. |
My girlfriend and I messed up the bed pretty bad. We decided to work as a team to make it quickly. We both held one end of the sheets and blankets. We got them all put on nicely. We finished by placing the pillows decoratively. |
Maury had been out of work for six months. He answered a help wanted ad at a collection agency. He'd never done that type of work before and was nervous. He soon proved to be great at it. By the end of the year, he was the top earner in the office. |
My friend Joe formed a soccer nonprofit in 2008. It gives soccer lessons to immigrant and poor kids in Manchester, NH. In July, the organization rented a soccer stadium for a week. They gave free coaching to 100 children. I intend to donate to my friend's group. |
Tim got two ferrets from the mall. The ferrets are very energetic. The ferrets like to destroy his shoes. Tim put his shoes high up in the closet. The ferrets can't get to his shoes anymore. |
Tim didn't have dental insurance. He had really bad tooth pain. Tim found a local charity that did work for free. Tim's tooth couldn't be saved cheaply. The charity removed it for him. |
The kids were excited for recess. They were going to play their favorite game! It involved balls and a net. They had invented the game all by themselves. They couldn't wait to teach the other kids on the playground. |
I don't know how to stop my husband's drinking. He has been sick all weekend. He drank forty beers in 2 days. He woke up very sick today. He says he will try to stop. |
Freddy decided to buy a new truck. He went to the used car lot. The car salesman showed him a beautiful red truck. Freddy bought the truck immediately. Freddy now cruises around town in his new truck. |
Bryan needed to write an essay for his class. Bryan went to the library and checked out a lot of books. He also went online and searched through google for information. He spent a few days doing research. After a few days, he wrote his essay and he did a good job. |
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