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I loved cleaning the house with a broom. My friend suggested I buy a vacuum. I decided to try it out. Alas, the vacuum was too loud for my ears. I decided to stick with my trusty broom.
A few days ago I decided to take my dog Sable for a walk. She is a half-pit bull half-bulldog with a lot of strength. After I got her leash on I opened the garage to head outside. She tried bolting out of the garage and dragged me along with her. After the half hour walk my muscles were sore as if I had worked out.
Tommy had to get repairs done on his car. The repairs were going to cost a couple extra hundred dollars. Tommy didn't have any money saved. He asked his boss if he could work extra hours. Tommy worked extra hours to cover the cost of the repairs.
Today I made some beef jerky. I thought that it came out perfect. My wife did not like it. She said it was too salty. I decided to use less salt next time.
Sharon took her sister Sheila to the doctor for some tests. Sheila was worried because she had been having pain in her breast. Sharon had been through breast cancer herself. She was worried too. Neither of the sisters expected stage IV lung cancer.
One day Katrina went to Santa Barbara. First she went to Mission Santa Barbara. Then she went to Stearns Wharf. Finally she went to the Botanic Garden. She had a great time.
Jordyn was turning 13 soon and starting middle school. She thought this was a good time to wear makeup. Jordyn asked her mom if she could start wearing makeup. Her mom thought for many days about it. Jordyn was allowed to start wearing mascara only.
Before Brandy went to work, she tried looking for her nail file. She asked Henry if he saw it. He told her that he threw it away since it was nearly broken. She pushed him in frustration. He was a little intimidated and didn't bother to fight back.
Chad's kids wanted to go to the zoo. Chad and his wife were too busy. They asked their grandparents to take them. They thought that was a great idea. The kids had a great time at the zoo!
My wife and I have a small bed. When we got to sleep we would often fight over the cover. After a while she came up with an idea. We bought covers for a much bigger bed. Now we have plenty to spare but she still gets it all somehow.
Jack called and said he had a surprise for dinner last night. He asked me to meet him at 5pm. I drove to his house to meet him. He had made a very special five course meal. It sure was a surprise.
Jan feels sick all the time. Her parents don't believe her Finally they take her to the hospital. Doctors extract a 25 inch tape worm from her body. Jan is grossed out but she starts to feel much better.
Sam's father asked him to help move boxes from the attic. Sam was reluctant to help. But he had trouble saying no. After going up and down the attic, Sam began to feel weak. When he went to bed that night, his throat felt sore.
Today Gertrude started a new transcription job. Her husband, the assistant director of the archives, was her boss. He had told her everything was ready for her to transcribe. When Gertrude came in in the morning, her husband asked her to wait. Apparently all the files are on someone's portable hard drive.
Sue made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Just as she was about to eat, her phone rang. She laid the sandwich down and came back and it was gone. She looked everywhere. Then she noticed her dog licking its lips after eating her sandwich.
Sarah had a fear of heights. To confront her fear of heights Sarah contacted a group of sky-divers. Sarah agreed to jump from an airplane with the group of sky-divers. Sarah met with the group of skydivers for proper training. Sarah jumped out of a plane with the group of sky-divers.
In 1974 my brother and I collected comic books. We had 2000 comics stored on a metal bookshelf. One night the bookshelf crashed onto the floor. We picked up the comics and had to shore up the bookshelf. We sold our collection in 1981.
Last week i had to take a math test at school. I was scared to fail, because i am not good at math. I had a difficult time answering all the questions. I was almost sure that i had failed the test. When i got the test back, i was surprised that i had passed it.
I was ordering pizza for the family the other day. We were going to split a big one. One person wanted pineapple. We all had a vote and that person lost. We got pepperoni instead and everyone else was happy.
Karen was an incredible public speaker. She realized as a young girl that she liked public speaking. In high school, she ran for student body president and won. She continued to do public speaking in college. Eventually she went into politics.
I went to the gym with my girlfriend today. We did some bench pressing. i benched 200 pounds of weight. She benched 100 pounds of weight. We were sore the next day.
Ricky went to a local restaurant to try their Steak Challenge. He bought a four-pound filet mignon steak for $120. If he could eat it all in under an hour, it was free. Ricky gave it his very best effort. In the end it was a close call, but he managed to eat the whole steak!
Sam was at the local bar. They had a pinball machine. He loved playing those. Sam got quarters and started to play. He was so good a small crowd started to gather around him.
My niece's daughter was born in 1999. Her mom is Catholic but did not baptise her. I bought an ordainment on the Internet. I performed a baptism and gave her a certificate. It was a relief for her mother.
Dan had a real bad issue with his temper. Dan's mother suggested he enroll in anger management classes. Dan was hesitant at first, as he thought it was a waste of time. However, Dan learned a lot about how to better control his behavior. Dan realized the class had helped him to become a much better person.
Lilly's dad took her to the pound for a kitten. She fell in love with one but it was caged with its sister. She couldn't tear them apart. Her dad saw how sad she was. He let her take both of the kittens home!
Ellen was running for mayor. The election was just a week away. She made one more sweep through the neighborhood. She knocked on doors and met potential voters. She retreated to her campaign office to do some more work.
Terrance was secretly in love with a girl in his class. At the end of the year, he found the courage to ask her to the prom. The girl was surprised but accepted his offer. When Terrence came to pick her up, he gave a her a flower. She kissed him on the cheek and he was in heaven.
Jerry was eating a bowl of ice cream outside. It was a hot and humid summer day. He left his porch to check his email. When he came back he saw a big puddle. He cleaned up his melted ice cream afterwards.
Dan wanted to become a great painter. Dan signed up for art classes at his local college. Dan watched inspiring films about great artists. Dan poured his soul into an oil painting that meant much to him. Dan sold that painting at a local gallery for over a thousand dollars!
The air conditioning broke at my house. I decided to buy a fan. However, the fan just blew hot air. I decided to place the fan by a window. Now the fan blew cool air into my house.
Benjamin bought himself an XBox for Christmas. The X-Box was bundled with a very addictive game. Benjamin played this game non-stop for a week. Benjamin's work was angry at him for calling in sick too many times. Benjamin was fired and sold the XBox to pay rent.
Rob had an assignment due in his creative writing class. He copied the lyrics of an old jazz song, thinking no one would know. Rob's writing instructor asked Rob to see him in his office. There, Rob was informed that the instructor knew that song well. It turned out that the instructor's uncle wrote the song!
David wanted to go to a hockey game. He didn't have any money to buy tickets. The local radio station was giving some away. David called the radio station. He won the tickets!
For Isabel's 21st birthday, she and her friends decided to go to Vegas The four girls could not wait to arrive at the city's destination. The girls arrived at the Palms Hotel and Casino to settle down. Isabel's highlight of the trip was the hotel restaurant that was good. To her delight, Isabel and her friends had a fantastic time.
We went to CA for a wedding in 2010. We are from Boston and do not travel much. We spent a week after the wedding visiting Northern California. We visited the Mandarin orange groves. It was a great visit.
Scott had a bull on his ranch named Hobbes. Hobbes was a stubborn bull. It would buck and charge at anyone who came near it. Scott wouldn't give up on Hobbes and trained him everyday. After six months, Hobbes was one of Scott's most loyal animals.
Ernie had been working a lot. He hadn't been watching a lot of television. Ernie decided that paying the cable bill was a waste of money. He cancelled his cable service. Ernie watched internet television in his free time.
Tom really liked a girl in his apartment building, Sara. Tom asked Sara to go with him to a movie. At the movie, Tom told Sara much about himself. Sara told Tom she felt a little weird with his forwardness. At the date's end, Sara told Tom he wasn't her type!
Claudette was George's third wife. Every year, George would tell his children that he would visit them. Every year, Claudette convinced George to take his vacation elsewhere. George's grandchildren grew up without knowing him. When he finally visited, no one was interested in seeing him.
John went to the supermarket to buy an apple. He picked up a granny smith apple. A worm slowly crawled out of the apple. He threw the apple on the ground. He ran as he got scared of the worm.
Eva decided to do her friends' nails to make money for her prom dress. She advertised her services at school. Many girls lined up to have their nails done by her. Soon she had earned over a hundred dollars. Eva bought a lovely prom dress, and her friends all had lovely nails!
Sam was in her 9th period class. Time went by so slowly. The class was social studies, her least favorite subject. She could not pay attention. She ended up doodling until it was time to go.
There were some trucks in a lot behind my house. They were leveling dirt. They built a bond. They put up a few houses. People started to move in.
When Decker was 12 years old his mother bought him a BB gun. He excitedly ran outside to his backyard to shoot at targets. After a few times he felt that his shooting skills were improving. That was when he shot a BB which ricocheted back at his house. He ended up breaking a window and getting into a lot of trouble.
Micah was gay in the military. He advocated for repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. People took him aside and said he would get in trouble. Micah felt like that was very unfair. He was sad to be part of the military.
My friend and I tried to have a competition yesterday. We decided to eat as many hot peppers as we could. Immediately after eating the first one, my mouth was on fire. Neither of us made it past one pepper. I don't think we are ever going to eat those again.
Hannah tried to prepare a titration. She poured her titrant into the Buret. The buret broke free from it's handle and fell on the ground. The glass broke and one of the pieces scrapped Diana. She immediately jumped into the shower to wash her wound.
Paula always enjoyed going to the lake with her grandpa. They would skip stones for hours on end. She got the news one day that her grandpa was sick. Paula was sad when she heard he had passed. She went to the lake and skipped stones, thinking of her grandpa.
I love grilled cheese sandwiches. Sometimes I am just too lazy to grill them on the stovetop properly. I decided to try toasting the bread in the toaster. After it is toasted I put cheese and butter on it. I melt the cheese on the sandwich in the microwave and it is perfect.
I decided to make money. I came up with a con game. I used it on my friends to win ten dollars. My friends figured out it was a con. They took their money back and ditched me.
Kelly was experimenting in the kitchen. She wanted to make a new ice cream flavor. She got a bunch of her favorite candies together. Finally Kelly decided on a peach ring flavor. She ended up loving it.
Bob bought a new boat to take fishing. He still has his old one and didn't know what to do with it. He cleaned it up and put it up for sale. A week later someone bought it for five thousand dollars. Bob took that money and bought upgrades for his new boat.
Of all of the kinds of flowers, Michelle's favorites are sunflowers. She loves the yellow color of sunflowers. She also loves how strong and tall they grow. When she was a little girl her mother grew sunflowers in a garden. Remembering her mother's garden, she now has a sunflower garden.
Ben loved to play computer games whenever he can. One day Ben got a job to build computers. After a while he became very tired of working with computers so much. It made him not want to play on the computer in his free time anymore. Now Ben exercises at the gym in his free time.
Kelsey had heard about a meteor shower that night. She wanted to see it really badly. She got all of the info about it online. That night she went outside to view the shower. Unfortunately, she had a bad view due to light pollution.
Last month I ran a marathon. I trained for months and months before it. I ate a special diet and ran on a special schedule. I am really glad I trained. I ran a great marathon and had a great time.
I keep a storage locker to keep my valuables. Last week someone broke into the locker. They stole my video games and my jewelry. I called the police and made a report. I hope that I can get my items back.
Jesse left his house late for work. He drove quickly down the highway to make up for lost time. He noticed a wreck up ahead, and all of the cars stopped. He called his boss and used the traffic jam as an excuse to be late. He arrived to work an hour late.
Gina was finally done enrolling in high school. There were only 2 classes left for the day. She made her way to her 5th hour class. The school was big and she got lost. She was late to class, but the teacher was understanding and kind.
Jimmy had just got off from work and checked his phone. He received a text message from his girlfriend. She said that they should break up. Jimmy was sad by this and started to cry. His friend bob consoled him by taking him out to dinner.
Joan said there was a bad storm where she lives. They got a lot snow. The power was knocked out for hours. Luckily, there was little damage. Everyone was okay.
Donald lived in the country all of his life. He laughed because the kids didn't like things Donald did. Like the time Donald used the bathroom in the bushes. One kid complained because his house was nearby. Another kid complained because Donald didn't wipe his butt.
Mavis had a cat named Beacon. Beacon liked to jump on the keyboard while Mavis was on the computer. Mavis went to the attic and found her old keyboard. She put the old keyboard in Beacon's sleeping box. Now you can hear Beacon typing on his keyboard every day.
Chad was painting in his room. He accidentally spilled paint everywhere. The paint got on his floors and walls. Chad cleaned up the paint as best as he could. He had to repaint his walls afterwards back to the original color.
A corporate chain restaurant bought out a local restaurant. The townspeople were upset. Most said they'd never eat there. They did, though, and the chain location did very well. For all their talk, you can see the townspeople there every night.
Tina was getting very tired. She fell asleep in the car. It was at the wheel. All the sudden the car flipped over. Tina felt like she learnt a lesson.
Mortimer had always wanted to learn to use chopsticks. He decided to practice every Friday night at a Chinese restaurant. After many months, his chopstick skills improved. Now he can eat almost anything using chopsticks. Mortimer feels proud whenever friends see him using chopsticks.
Lou was in a pie eating contest. He could eat more than anyone in his family. As Lou was finishing his first piece of pie, he looked over. The person next to him was already on his third piece. Lou realized he couldn't possibly eat enough to win.
Thelma challenged her older brother to an arm wrestling match. He was much larger than her and played many sports. Laughing in a dismissive manner, he accepted her challenge. After only a minute of struggle, she won! Her sheepish brother apologized for having doubted her.
Nola had always wanted a summer cottage on the beach. But she could never afford it on her own. Then one summer, her friends all decided to chip in and get one! As a group, they could afford it, and Nola joined the team. Soon she was relaxing in her beachfront cottage!
Linda was feeling so sick with sharp belly pains. She didn't know what was wrong. She went to the doctor finally to get checked out. He gave her many tests, and only one came out positive. The Doctor told Linda she is three months pregnant!
Sally was in freshman biology. She was warned she would have to do dissections. It was time to dissect a frog. When Sally saw her frog, she passed out. Sally failed her frog dissection.
Joey needed more money. He got a summer job. He worked at a coffee shop for 40 hours a week. At the end of the summer he checked his bank account. He had made a lot of money!
The kids loved watching tv. Cartoons were their favorites. They rushed home from school and sat in front of the tv. They laughed through the whole episode. The show had put them in a good mood.
I had to go to class at 10:00 this morning. I was mad because the class usually starts at noon. I decided to email my teacher expressing my frustration. He did not like the email, and gave us a pop quiz today. Now I know to keep my opinions to myself.
I lived near the beach through my entire childhood and teenagerdom. I never learned to surf. Now I feel like I ought to at least try it. I bought some lessons. I had a good time, but I will probably not keep doing it.
Today I walked to the grocery store. On my way I saw a stray cat. He came over to me and purred. I stopped to pet him. He left and I continued walking.
I am not lazy but i have difficulties in getting up early. So i always ended up late at school. My grades were failing so i decided to change my daily routine. I brought alarm clock so i can wake up early in the morning. And i'm sleeping early at night.
Tom was trying to get food. He used a coupon but it was expired. The worker felt bad and asked his manager about it. The manager let Tom use the expired coupon. Tom was very thankful and returned often.
I got a hundred dollar gift card for my birthday. I took it to target to spend it. I found a nice set of headphones. I bought the headphones with the gift card. I bought the headphones home and they were excellent.
My mom isn't that old. She doesn't look that old either. Last weekend at the movies she asked for the senior citizen discount. The girl behind the counter didn't want to argue and gave it to her. My mom felt like she got away with a crime.
Jessica gave her phone to her friend while on the bus. At her friends stop she got off the bus with Jessica's phone. Jessica started freaking out about it. Soon after her friend called Jessica's parents about it. Jessica got her phone back later that day.
The hunter woke up early one morning. It was the start of buck week. The hunter excitedly got his materials together. The hunter hunted a deer in the woods. At the end of the day the hunter brought the deer home to eat.
She went to the store for some candy. She went straight to the candy aisle. She found a huge box of pixy stix. She loved the ones in the pink tube the most. She grabbed it happily, and went to check out.
Reed was out with some friends. They were at the movies seeing the latest superhero movie. The movie ended and it was time to go home. Reed reached into his back pocket to call his parents. Reed couldn't feel his phone and had lost it at the movies.
Larry hated to dress in a suit. However, one day he was invited to a wedding. He asked the groom if he could wear a sweater to the wedding. The groom told him that he must wear a suit. Larry agreed, begrudgingly, to wear one.
Our local television channel was showing a 911 memorial. It cut to a long commercial break, By the time the commercials were over the show cut to national news. My wife turned off the tv. She wanted to watch the local broadcast.
The sunlight came out early in the morning. Several birds started to chirp. I heard my neighbor yelling outside. He grabbed a gun and shot a bullet. The birds ran off.
Gregory has a bad habit of chewing an entire packet of gum. He chews each piece until the flavor disappears. Then he opens up another piece to chew. He repeats this until it's all gone. Gregory has to buy more gum.
Carl's parents bought him an expensive car when he got his license. Carl was careless and drove too fast. Within a week of getting his new car, Carl wrecked it. Carl's parents bought him another new car. Carl's parents were just as irresponsible as Carl was.
Ivy got a flat tire one night. She was all alone, but she had seen her husband change tires before. She determined to do it herself! She took out her tools and worked diligently. Soon the spare tire was safely on - all thanks to Ivy!
Taylor has been single her whole life. She dated around but couldn't find the right one. While shopping one evening she bumps into a man. She hits it off with him and falls in love. Taylor finally finds love.
Katie was making pancakes. Then her phone rang, and she answered it. It was her best friend calling! The two girls gossipped for a few minutes. Then Katie realized that she had burned her pancakes!
Nick loved to eat mashed potatoes. He decided to make some for his dinner. He bought everything he needed. When he boiled the potatoes, he forgot about them. He accidentally burnt the potatoes.
An old English church was falling into disrepair. The vicar held a fair to raise money to fix it. He had games, and rides for the locals to enjoy. Many people came to the fair and had great fun! The vicar raised enough money to restore the whole church.
Lisa was a teacher wanting to become a principal. She always knew what to say. So she pulled some strings and became principal. However, she didn't know what she was doing. So the school had all kinds of troubles.
Bill panned a trip to Germany. He saved money for 6 months. He surprised his wife with the trip. It was their 30th anniversary. His wife was wonderfully surprised.
Jane ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich outside. A squirrel noticed her last bite. It started to run towards her. Since Jane was afraid of the squirrel, she walked away. She eventually took her belongings and walked to the library.
Dessie wanted to meet a new mate. She went through many dating sites to no avail. Finally, she gave up and went to the library. Surprisingly, she met a handsome guy there and they exchanged numbers. After a few weeks, they were together in a relationship.