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Jane bought a new designer purse. It was very expensive. She showed it off to friends at dinner. They all thought it was great. Jane loved the perceived jealousy. |
Amy loved designing hairstyles and makeup. Her mom worried that this fashion focus wasn't ambitious. But then Amy announced her desire to attend cosmetology school. Amy's mom was relieved. She was glad to know Amy had a plan for her future! |
The sore developed quickly. It spread across the side of her leg. Over time, it became infected. It began to seep and split. She was rushed to the hospital for emergency amputation. |
Lou wanted to try a new hair color. Girls did it all the time, so why couldn't he? He chose to go from dark brown to bleach blonde. He let the bleach sit for a long while. When he washed it out, Lou was surprised to see his hair orange! |
Jessica didn't like to drink. But when a superstar offered to buy her a drink, she accepted. She drank as much as he did. She agreed to go to his hotel because she needed to pass out. When she woke up, she knew she had sex but hadn't agreed to. |
Ariana was excited to partake in the talent show locally. She performed a catchy dance move. To the audience's delight they loved it. When the winners were announced, Ariana won. Ariana was elated with joy |
Cara felt rather queasy yesterday morning. She decided to take a pregnancy test. To her delight she found out she was pregnant. Cara immediately got on the phone to tell her family. Her family and husband were thrilled. |
Jordan did not feel well when he woke up this morning. He had the chills and a low grade fever. By the afternoon, Jordan had started coughing and sneezing. Jordan decided to go to his doctor. Jordan's doctor gave him a prescription for antibiotics. |
Sam wanted a pet cat. He went to the pound and ask to look at the cats. There was only one cat left at the pound. The cat was old and fat. Sam got a dog instead. |
Rosa was very upset that she didn't know how to cook. Her single mother worked all the time and hadn't taught her how. Rosa decided to ask her friend Alyssa's mom to teach her. Alyssa's mom was happy to help and they began lessons right away. Rosa's mom was really surprised when she came home and dinner was made! |
Brian wanted to go mountain climbing. He got all his gear together and headed out. The clouds were slowly gathering overhead as he got closer. By the time he reached the foot of the mountain the rain was pouring. Because of the severe weather Brain had to go back home. |
Charlotte was at work. She had done laundry earlier in the day. When she did the laundry, she didn't notice a sock stuck to her pants. A sock fell out of her pants as she walked. Charlotte's co-workers laughed at her. |
It was one week before Christmas. I was nine months pregnant and didn't want to walk around stores. However I needed to do some shopping. I bought everything I needed from home using Walmart's website. The items were shipped to my local store for free and I was happy. |
Sasha thought it would be funny to play a prank. She took down a stop sign. It caused a bad accident. The police found out she took the sign down. She got in big trouble. |
Tom got invited to a formal party. He needed a suit. Tom went to a suit store . He found himself a very nice suit. He drove too the party . |
Dan recently fell and injured his leg badly. Dan was taken to the local hospital for treatment. Dan's doctor decided to take an X-ray of the injured leg. After the X-ray, Dan learned he had a broken leg. Dan was saddened that his leg was broken because of the fall. |
Fred came home after a long day of school. He changed his clothes and ate something. Afterwards, he was playing online games for several hours. He realized that he was supposed to study for an exam tomorrow. He tried to but ended up falling asleep. |
Bob went to the local pet store, to look for a new puppy. He asked the clerk to see the Yorkshire Terrier. Bob played with the Yorkshire Terrier for about an hour. He purchased the dog, and got a few accessories for his new pet. He took the dog home, and welcomed it to its new home. |
The bandmates were in the van for a tour They started getting cranky. They started yelling and arguing. The band manager was there and settled it down. Everyone was fine after |
Francis was at an arcade. And she wanted to win a large stuffed animal. So she spent hours trying to win enough points. But she still didn't have enough to win the stuffed animal. Francis felt too bitter to spend money to buy it. |
Will was nervous about his college physics class. Will had read online that the instructor was really tough. Will paid attention during the lectures. Will worked through the physics problems every single night. Will aced the physics class! |
Tyler was eating alone in the mall. A pretty girl walked right by him. Tyler ran after the pretty girl. He stopped her and started a conversation. The pretty girl was flattered, and gave Tyler her number. |
He woke up very angry this morning. He went to the bathroom and started complaining. He came out and yelled at me about things. He sat down at his computer and worked. He kept snapping at me all day long. |
I had to go make groceries so I made a budget. I also made a list of the groceries I needed. I went to the store and got everything on my list. When I got home I reviewed my grocery bill and got a surprise. I discovered the cashier overcharged me and went back and got my money. |
I did not know Doug's wife's name so I asked him. Doug refused to tell me her name. I asked their children but they refused also but they refused also. I asked Doug's mother my future mother in law and she too refused. Finally I looked at Dougs wife death certificate and learned her name. |
Kevin was bored of his daily life. He wanted to do something spectacular. He tried playing sports but it wasn't his thing. He tried reading but it bored him. Finally, he watched many movies and he found out what he wanted to do. |
Tom loves french fries and eats them for dinner every night. One day, Tom notices that his pants are very tight. Tom must give up his french fries and lose weight. He works very hard and is successful. Tom misses his fries, but is happy that his pants fit. |
Kate didn't have any specialty. She was good at a lot of things but not perfect at any. For many years she tried to improve herself in one field. But despite all her efforts she never succeeded. She only became happy when she accepted her weakness. |
Sarah had always wanted to see a firefly in person. Sarah lived in the city and had never seen a firefly. Sarah asked around her neighborhood where fire flies could be seen. Sarah found out about a location where fire flies inhabited. Sarah drove out to the location and finally saw fireflies in person. |
Kara loved a Japanese candy called Pocky. She had to order it off a Japanese website for years. Then one day she noticed it in a local department store, Target! Kara was so amazed - and thrilled! She stocked up on all her favorite Pocky flavors! |
Joe brought home a can to collect for UNICEF. He planned to bring the can trick-or-treating to fill it up. Everyone seemed happy to donate to the UNICEF can. Joe shook out a few coins, then emptied half the can. His teacher looked please when he turned it in. |
Gina and her old friends had been silent for the last part of the day. Gina wished for nothing more than to go home. She watched the clock as the second hand ticked. Time had never moved more slowly than now. But there was nothing Gina could do but keep calm, and be patient. |
A member of Generation X Rachelle loves 80s music. Actually she loves just about all kinds of music. She doesn't play any instruments. Rachelle prefers to sing than play an instrument. She's a very popular person and everyone loves her. |
Jenny's teacher wrote a word on the blackboard. She asked who knew the parts of the compound word. Wanting to show off, Jenny waved her hand in the air. She proudly said the parts of the word were Now and Here. The class laughed because the word on the board was Nowhere. |
The teenage girls were exploring the streets of New York City. They stopped at a shop selling miniature dollhouse furniture. They decided to look closer inside the store. The door was locked but the proprietor buzzed them in. The furniture cost hundreds of dollars so they did not buy anything. |
Michael and his family live in Alaska. They received an alert that a huge snowstorm was approaching. Michael and his family began stocking up on food and supplies. The snowstorm did severe damage to Michael's house. Michael was happy because no one in his family got hurt. |
Larry went downstairs to drink a glass of milk. His maid Linda told him he couldn't drink before bed. Larry replied that Linda had to do what he said. Linda stormed off. Linda stole Larry's watch in retaliation. |
Charlie couldn't decide on a logo for his new business. He looked everywhere but nothing jumped out at him. One night he saw the silhouette of his son standing on his deck. He took a picture with his digital camera. That was the image he decided to use for his logo. |
On Thursday we ordered takeout food for dinner. We like a nearby Italian restaurant. However, their delivery service is unreliable. We took a chance and ordered. Surprisingly, the food came within thirty minutes. |
Saturdays had traditionally been Fried Rice day. Jess always made the best fried rice and today was no exception. She took out all the ingredients and made enough fried rice for all. She served the rice and her family ate it all with glee. After dinner, the family helped clean up the kitchen. |
Susan always had stomach pain since she was little. She went years without anyone being able to figure out what was wrong. Finally she ran into a doctor who thought he might know the reason. After many tests he concluded he knew what she had. She started treatment, and for the first time, felt healthy. |
Rick was in the yard playing. Daddy arrived and gave Rick a shiny new ball. The ball was half as tall as Rick. Rick ran and jumped on the ball, but he fell. Rick cried when daddy took the ball away. |
Maya took a trip to the beach. She swam out into the ocean. The strong current made it hard for her to swim. Maya decided to swim back to shore. Maya decided to rest before she swam again. |
Arthur liked to ride his bicycle. He rode the bike after dark one evening. A car hit Arthur as he was riding. Arthur broke his foot. Arthur now wears a reflective vest when riding at night. |
Tiffany has always been afraid of the sound of thunder. Every time it rained she would become nervous and frightened. A coworker noticed her shivering during their lunch break. The coworker had suggested she try counting backwards from 10. When it rained again that week she counted backwards and it worked. |
Jeff went to the supermarket one night. He needed to buy a carton of cream for his favorite drink. He found the cream in the dairy aisle. Jeff took the cream to the cashier. He wrote a check to pay for the cream. |
The family decided to go on a picnic. They packed a big lunch to take with them. When they got to the park, mom went to get the lunch. They had left the lunch at home. They went out to eat instead. |
Michael is a poet. He even has a college degree in creative writing. Sadly, he is struggling to find a job. One day, he applied for a job writing greeting cards. Now Michael has a job. |
Sarah is going on her first date. She is very nervous. They get to the movies and sit down to watch it. While the movie is playing Sarah's date grabs her hand. They hold hands and finish watching the movie. |
On Hannah's 17th birthday she had dinner reservations with her family. She invited her boyfriend Brian to attend but he refused. He insisted his basketball game was more important than her dinner. Hannah angrily decided to invite another male friend of hers instead. She and her male friend had such a good time that she dumped Brian. |
Donald became a new boss at his work. His colleagues were jealous. They did not like Donald. They decided to strike. They did not come to work next morning. |
Hannah bought some boxed pasta. She got all of the ingredients out on the counter. Then, she put a pot on the stove. She followed the instructions to cook the pasta. When she was done, she ate her pasta. |
Clark is driving his family home from the store. While driving a driver begins tailgating him. Soon enough the car eventually bumps into the back of Clark's car. Clark pulls stops his car and pulls over. He begins screaming at the car who hit him in a rage. |
The Reichardt's were staying in a wonderful hotel. Next to the hotel was a old and abandoned house. Their kids thought it was really scary. They thought it was haunted. They had a long talk with their kids to make them feel better. |
Julie was happy about the upcoming school dance. The theme was disco and she thought that was fun. All of her friends got together and dressed up. She was wearing a huge pair of bell bottoms. They went to the dance in their costumes and had the best time. |
One day, little Gloria walked to the store to buy some candy. She soon found an old man outside asking for change. Gloria felt like the man was homeless, and she really wanted to help. Gloria saw some bread inside the store, priced the same as candy. Gloria decided to buy some bread, and shared it with the old man. |
I set out to write a novel. I typed away at a few hundred words a day. After a couple of months, a novel started to seem too big for me. I looked up what would be slightly smaller. I changed my goal to be writing a novella, and pressed on to the end. |
Daniel was doing laundry. He got done with one load and ran out of detergent. He had to run to the store to get more. Daniel did just that and replaced it within minutes. He was able to finish doing laundry. |
Kim was visiting New York City. She wanted to stay in a nice hotel. She was disappointed her friend booked rooms at Extended Stay America. When they arrived she realized the hotel was near Central Park. Kim loved the Central Park view from her room. |
Paul loved playing pool. He was superstitious with his pool stick. He would tap it three times before a match for good luck. He did this on his last match and it broke on the third tap. Paul cried at this and drove home to recuperate himself. |
Terry and Thomas went to the old tire swing on the hill. They twisted up the rope until it would not twist any further. Climbing up on the tire swing, they spun around until they were dizzy. Terry tried to get off when they did it for a second time. He fell, gave himself a concussion, and could not play again that day. |
Lucy went for a walk. She saw a squirrel. Then she looked again. It wasn't a squirrel. It was a chipmunk. |
I am Christian but a friend that I stayed with for a month is not. She always talked about how she couldn't relate to me. Finally she invited a friend from her work to come and speak with me. He was Christian and had the same heart as me for the world! I was happy than my non-Christian friend was considerate towards me. |
Rebecca Lynn grew up in Carolina. Just a mile from tucker cherry's farm. She met a boy Named Skip. The two became best friends playing after school. Rebecca lynn and Skip fell in love and became soulmates. |
Molly was on vacation. Her friends were with her and decided to go parasailing. Molly was afraid of heights. She watched her friends from the ground. Molly took pictures and videos of her friends in the sky. |
Frank works for a kidney dialysis company. They pay their employees poorly. The employer says their employees should be proud to work there. The employees started seeking better paying jobs. The employer was left very confused. |
Keith was moving away from his hometown. It was hard, but he managed to find a cheap apartment in the city. He packed up everything and took it to the city. When he got to his new apartment he knew he had made the right choice. Keith was pleased to have taken the risk and moved away. |
Tina loved her white dress. One day, Tina dropped some ketchup on her dress. Tina was very said that her favorite dress was dirty. However, Tina's dad cleaned her dress in the laundry. The dress came out all clean and Tina was very happy! |
Phil wanted to be an actor for as long as he could remember. When he was in college he took an acting class and really enjoyed it. Shortly after the class was over his professor hired him for a movie. The small independent film won many awards all over the world. Phil is moving to Hollywood next week to try and get more acting jobs. |
Rob was very hungry all day His wife started talking about how she wanted to bake a cake She wanted the cake to look like a pizza This made rob VERY hungry for real pizza Later that night Rob actually decided to order a pizza for dinner |
Jenny was at a dinner party. She had to use the restroom. She accidentally clogged it. She was embarrassed. Jenny decided to leave the party early without telling anyone. |
Jake had wanted to climb the tower for a long time. It had a bunch of stairs, but everyone said the view was great. He began his climb. Jake went up one hundred stories to the top. The view was incredible. |
Margaret started collecting stamps. She got really serious about it. She hoped to one day find a really rare stamp. Margaret bought some stamps from the post office just for mailing. One of them was misprinted, making it rare and delighting Margaret. |
Kelly was cooking dinner for her parents for the first time. She decided to prepare lasagna. When her father took a bite, it was crunchy! They realized that she had omitted the step of boiling the noodles. Everyone laughed and they joked about it for years. |
Bob has a French test tomorrow. He has been studying constantly. He is still nervous. Bob decided to pull an allnighter anyway. Bob passed his test with a perfect score. |
Becky was nervous for her test. She thought she wouldn't do well. She walked into the room scared. Then she took the test. It was easier than she was thought. |
Sara was waiting for a package. Every day her mailman came at ten in the morning. But today he was very late. He didn't arrive until one in the afternoon! But luckily, at least he had Sara's package! |
Our daughter is pregnant with her second child. Last week she went for an ultrasound. She sent us the image. We put it up against the first child's ultrasound in out photo album. My wife is very excited. |
I used to hate the color yellow. It reminded me of sticky notes. One day I saw a yellow car. It was very nice. Now I love the color yellow because of the hot girl in the car! |
James liked to paint walls at night. He made beautiful landscapes around the town. People tried to figure out who the night painter was. But he always stayed in the shadows and stayed anonymous. Now his art is all over town, but no one still knows who he is. |
Sam had never been to a fancy restaurant. He realized they had valet parking. He was ashamed of his modest car. He could also not afford to tip. Sam decided to park down the street instead. |
Tim really liked Cindy. In class one day, he wrote her a note. The note asked Cindy for a date. Cindy read it and wrote him a note back. Cindy's note said yes! |
Lorrie was outside trimming the hedges in her georgia home. She went inside to grab a drink. She heard a noise coming from the bedroom. It was her husband lonnie with another woman. Lorrie filed for divorce the day after. |
My husband and I went to the San Juan Islands for our honeymoon. We took our small boat and fishing equipment. One morning we went fishing for salmon. We saw orca whales and caught 8 salmon! We were proud of ourselves and had a great day. |
Jessica's friends were all in shape and were very active. Jessica was overweight and couldn't walk a step without sweating. She envied her friends slim trim bodies and vowed get fit too. Jessica bought a gym membership and soon started working out. It was a long journey but soon she was squatting more than her friends. |
Randy took advantage of opportunities that made his family jealous. Like when he made a short-term investment that paid thousands. At the family Christmas dinner, Randy walked in cheerful. But no one spoke to him. He ask why, and his cousin said, you too damn selfish! |
Collin has always loved dogs. Lately he'd been thinking about getting one of his own. He decided to go to the animal shelter and look around. He saw two little black puppies and fell in love! Collin adopted both of them and took them to their new forever home. |
Ladd is a superb swimmer. He had a race to qualify for Nationals. He practiced everyday. He beat the State record and qualified. Ladd is on the road to Nationals. |
I wanted to make some bath soap last week. I went online to find information on how to make this soap. It didn't take long before I had a full recipe! After gathering all of the ingredients I went to cook the soap. The next day, we were enjoying homemade soap! |
Evan was trying to fall asleep one night. But he heard a loud noise in his backyard. And he was scared that there was a burglar. He pointed a flashlight at his backyard from behind his window. But it was just a cat. |
Stan and his friends went to the bowling alley on a busy night. The alley worker told them it would be a 45 minute wait. Stan reached into his pocket and then slammed a $20 bill down. The worker apologized then for the 15 minute wait. Stan repeated this process and the worker took them to a lane. |
Joe wanted to learn how to breakdance. He watched various instructional videos on YouTube. He attempted to copy the same moves in his home. On one attempt, Joe hurt his wrist really badly. Joe had to go to the hospital to get his wrist checked out after. |
Matt and Joe were playing soccer at a park. But after a few hours, their ball became flat. They couldn't find anyone with an air pump. So they felt bummed out. But later, a group of people invited them to join their soccer game. |
Laura went to visit her aunt April on the farm. Aunt April showed her around the cow pastures. She told Laura to offer her hand to one of the young cows. The cow started lightly smacking its lips on her hand. Aunt April told her this was how cows kissed people! |
Jared was very confident. He showed this by approaching girls in bars every night. One night, he acted very misogynistically toward a girl. She was very offended by this and slapped him. He knew he had to reign it in from that point onward. |
Jon was behind on his rent. He needed to make some money fast. He decided to sell his gold ring. He went to the pawn shop to sell the ring. He finally had enough money to pay his rent. |
Cathy felt bad that she does not know how to swim. Cathy decided that she would sign up for swim lessons. Cathy researched and saw classes offered at her local gym. Cathy was not sure what to expect from the swim class. Cathy was very nervous, yet excited to learn how to swim. |
Jeff loved his dog Cindy. One day he was taking her for a walk. She saw a squirrel. Cindy ran off her leash so she could get the squirrel. Jeff lost his dog Cindy. |
Simon wanted to watch his favorite show. He tried to access it through On Demand. The TV kept returning an error message. He asked his mom to call the cable company's customer service number. After a short phone call, the cable company fixed the problem. |
One day a huge storm blew over a tree in Tom's backyard. Tom spent 2 days hauling branches to the curb to be taken away. Tom hired another man to saw the tree up into logs. For 3 weeks Tom got his exercise by chopping firewood. When he was done, Tom had enough firewood for many long winters. |
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