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32811c57-9d77-4376-89f4-556c76aee211	Fishy Sundays	Jane hated eating fish on Sundays.	It was a family tradition.	She begged her parents to change it.	They decided to improvise for her sake.	Jane is now allowed to eat spaghetti on Sundays.	[ 5, 4, 1, 1 ]
294d11ef-22b4-4df4-849c-8c214ec0c766	Poster	Tom moved into a new apartment.	He noticed the walls were bare.	He wanted to decorate.	He bought posters.	He decorated his apartment with the posters.	[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]
3564b85b-08d9-4cd4-95c1-90ec9ddff9eb	Big Win	John was playing poker with his buddies.	The pot was up to two hundred dollars.	John had two kings in his hand.	John took an additional card - a king!	John went all in, making all the other players fold.	[ 4, 5, 1, 5, 5 ]
64cf9363-7995-46bf-b6fc-f1ba10f04154	The Job Offer	Kevin was excited when he was offered a job by the gym downtown.	It was far from his house, though, and he didn't have a car.	Kevin went to the attic and dusted off his old ten-speed bike.	It would be a long trip every day, but Kevin knew it was worth it.	He took the job, started getting in shape and saving money for a car.	[ 5, 5, 3, 1, 4 ]
47bff7fb-f50f-43a4-9233-84ec47a91a94	Tickling	Janet has always been very ticklish.	She avoids telling people because she can't control her reaction.	Janet's husband came up behind her and began to tickle her sides.	Janet flinched and ended up accidentally elbowing him in the eye.	Janet's husband no longer tickles her.	[ 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]
43e249c5-27ac-4be1-b8c0-85ff9dcdb6ae	Artsy	Lars was watching this really artsy movie.	Outside of the theater, he met this girl wearing a beret.	He asked her what she thought about the movie.	She spouted a bunch of artsy smartsy gibberish.	Lars knew he had found the love of his life.	[ 5, 5, 2, 5, 5 ]
90f48fd8-69a0-47bb-91d9-a2358aa8a25a	The spilled ashes.	Ashley was smoking a cigarette in her bedroom.	Suddenly, a bunch of ash fell onto the floor.	Her carpets were white and she was worried there'd be a stain.	She quickly grabbed some carpet cleaner.	Luckily, she was able to get the ash away with a spray.	[ 5, 3, 2 ]
eb0e6ec7-562b-4af7-8e55-3eee0dbd635b	Yoga lesson	Alicia was feeling stressed.	She needed to do some yoga.	She went to her first lesson.	But problem was she couldn't do the poses.	So she had to do another sport instead.	[ 2, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]
6563355c-f45a-451d-9502-f6f26f8cd123	Stained dress	Yesterday I went to a party.	I wore my pretty white dress to it.	Unfortunately I spilled wine on it.	The stain would not come out.	The dress was ruined.	[ 3, 5, 5, 3, 3 ]
a45a9c6b-dfd7-46a0-ac76-4fbe2a331a14	Omaha	Peyton is from Omaha.	He loves to tell everyone that's where he's from.	One day he yells Omaha on television.	Suddenly everyone knows about Omaha.	Mutual of Omaha is very excited about the free advertising.	[ 4, 3, 3, 3, 3 ]
a9e5dfd1-2535-4bca-a883-c9867fd08f19	Spiritual awakening	Wade decided to visit Peru during his time off.	He took a plane and then went directly to Machu Picchu.	He stayed there a whole week and fell in love with the place.	He was so moved by his spiritual experience, he decided to stay.	He wrote back home, resigned from work, and was very content.	[ 3, 4, 4, 5 ]
356b21ac-e8c4-487b-9c24-db1f286e7011	Jack Walks His dog	Jack's dog is jumping around.	Jack decides to walk his dog.	Jack walks around the block with his dog.	Jack brings his dog home.	Jack takes the leash off his dog.	[ 2, 3, 4, 3, 3 ]
0297be51-19d2-40e8-b5f7-4b76e085199a	Writer's Block	Becs sat down to start her novel on Sunday morning.	For the first 2 hours, everything went completely smoothly.	Then, at around 10AM, she ran into writer's block.	She put music on, and was inspired by the lyrics.	For the next 6 hours, she wrote without stopping.	[ 3, 4, 5, 3 ]
70d2a934-17c4-465d-bb80-5fedeefa2058	Succulents	A friend of mine gave me a small jade plant five years ago.	Since then I have fell in love with succulents.	I visited a local nursery and bought five other different kinds.	I take care of them and water them at least once a month.	I am proud of my succulent collection.	[ 2, 3, 2, 5 ]
1b574333-774f-48e8-a79c-98232eb29e92	Filter Out The Gray	My Aunt bought a special shower head that filters water.	It was supposed to keep her colored hair from turning funny colors.	I would never tell my Aunt, but I think she chooses the funny colors.	I guess when I get older I will try to hide my gray hair too.	However, I'm not so sure filtered water will help.	[ 4, 2, 2, 5 ]
ef488db0-e613-4f05-8336-645813792078	Coupons	Janet was hungry for lunch.	She had lots of coupons.	She didn't know which place was the best offer.	Eventually she finally decided.	But by then her lunch hour was over.	[ 3, 1, 1, 3, 5 ]
d68cabc9-9e3a-45d1-9b18-8aa345ea9e90	Wedding	Austin and Ally were planning their wedding.	They were overwhelmed with all that had to go into it.	After talking it over, they decided to invite a handful of people.	They are planning on a small destination wedding.	All that matters to them is being married.	[ 4, 4, 4, 3, 1 ]
c1531a30-c71e-46ea-99cc-ccc333c55841	The Food Refusal	Cathy was trying to take care of her toddler.	She had given him a plate of food but he wouldn't take a single bite.	She tried to get him to take a bite but he refused.	Nothing she offered was interesting to him.	She decided to give up but luckily he ate shortly after.	[ 2, 5, 5, 2, 5 ]
83c9703f-ad42-46d0-ab2f-80043f97e45e	Panic over nothing	Tina wants to go to her prom tonight.	She takes her pink dress out of the closet and sees a big tear.	She panics so much, she starts crying.	Her mom comes to comfort her and repairs the tear.	Tina feels foolish and goes to the prom with a nice dress.	[ 5, 4, 2, 4 ]
8053f5f6-987a-43e2-a906-e6e5a207c23e	Save the Holiday	George wanted to take his family to his mother's for the holidays.	It was unfortunate that a snowstorm closed all travel though.	George decided to make the best of the situation.	He pulled out some board games to play with the kids.	The family enjoyed the holidays with each other.	[ 3, 5, 2 ]
d09e4018-ef77-4d69-84b2-895ca6fedcfd	The Deep End	A man wanted to build a pool with a very deep, deep end.	He rented some heavy digging tools to make his pool.	The man dug for hours until it was deep enough.	He lined the pool and filled it with water.	The pool was so deep he couldn't see the bottom.	[ 1, 1, 3, 5 ]
e47cc57f-a7db-4748-aca7-7bbb117f87f9	The Notebook	Frank liked to make lists.	He bought a new notebook just for it.	He wrote his grocery list and his to-do list.	He loved the way the new notebook opened and closed.	It kept him organized.	[ 5, 2, 2, 1 ]
a2f8e13d-1f27-46f7-acb6-e83e47cfcf55	Dogs Love Ice Cream	Maria wanted to make ice cream without an ice cream machine.	She first tried freezing the ice cream mixture without churning.	However, that just turned out as a solid block of milky ice.	Then, when her back was turned, her dog stole it!	At least someone got to enjoy it, she thought.	[ 1, 4, 1, 4, 4 ]
2fd4ab98-2fd2-4784-bc41-8b0dd89d78bc	Baby Sister's Shots	Mike went to the doctor with his mom and baby sister.	His baby sister was getting her one year shots.	Mike got so sad when his sister cried, he asked to step outside.	He was surprised to hear no cryin!	His baby sister did a great job with her shots!	[ 5, 5, 3, 2, 5 ]
3a86ee67-96c5-4430-b415-f9a23baac09d	Fall	I was raking leaves in my front yard.	I made several huge piles.	My son came running out of the house.	He stage-dove into one of the piles.	I made him finish raking the yard.	[ 4, 4, 4, 4 ]
e5b9f51b-0111-4a90-b8d4-5aa4c0553bee	Going to bed early.	Peter went to bed really early last night.	He was really glad to have that happen.	He got to wake up early this morning.	He got up so early that he was able to get all his work done at noon.	Now Peter has the rest of the day off.	[ 4, 4, 3, 4, 4 ]
a338a692-8992-47db-9538-91d7c3726e36	Fence	Kia saw a dog running across a lawn towards her.	She was terrified and knew the dog would attack her!	But then it stopped short at the edge of the lawn.	Kia realized that the yard had an underground fence.	She was very relieved!	[ 4, 2, 2, 4 ]
2446943d-c166-4cb9-86db-06980daa6165	Too Close	I backed up to an exaggerated distance.	I said that she was always giving me a hard time.	My friend told me that I was too close to a woman.	She said that the woman was married.	This was at a wedding.	[ 4, 3, 4, 3, 3 ]
cb5978f7-5a93-49a6-889a-dfd468c058e9	Wild Boys	Lana was friends with Rick and Jeb in high school.	Rick and Jeb were considered wild boys.	One day they left the school at lunchtime in Jeb's car.	Jeb and Rick were involved in a serious car crash.	Lana was upset when she heard Jeb and Rick were hurt.	[ 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]
f9f1f5e2-7563-4e0c-9ba3-8d39a914e12f	interview	Howard had a job interview.	He was very nervous.	He went into the office and gave a bad handshake.	It all went downhill from there.	He knew he did not get the job.	[ 1, 3, 2, 5, 5 ]
1abacae9-bfe2-4638-929b-e7c38a04ed43	Musical Commute	Ashley commutes to work everyday.	She loves to listen to music during the drive.	Her sister made her a playlist just for her commute.	This playlist has some of her favorite songs.	Now she drives happily singing along.	[ 3, 3, 2, 2, 3 ]
bd53c100-b7a8-4374-af9e-61b268961978	Off to the Races	Jonas always desired to go to the races.	He got tickets for his birthday.	His father took him and his best friend.	They all had a great time together.	Jonas' favorite racer won the race too!	[ 1, 1, 3, 4, 5 ]
e7ac2889-d246-4714-b017-83742553989b	Father Issues	Ryan was having trouble living with his father.	His father constantly yelled at him for seemingly no reason.	Ryan decided on working more hours to save up to move out.	He eventually saved enough to move out with 3 friends of his.	Ryan has been enjoying life much more without his father.	[ 5, 4, 1, 3, 5 ]
26b74904-34eb-45ee-b546-eb43ec2ff0f0	Interesting Pattern	Lily was wearing a beautiful white dress to the dance.	Someone accidentally spilled red punch on it.	She didn't have any way to get home so she stayed.	People thought the dress was white with a red pattern.	She had a number of people compliment her on it.	[ 1, 2, 4, 2, 4 ]
a183d9a7-7a48-44bf-b702-97c9c5393d33	Surprises	John wanted to take his wife out for a special evening.	He picked her up at work and took her for a drink.	He then took her to a nice restaurant that served her favorite food.	She was so happy, she wanted to do the same for him.	And at the next opportunity, she bought football tickets for him.	[ 1, 1, 3, 4, 4 ]
24924745-59a8-4195-ae20-b0f7ce8d324c	Eggs	Chris was a very healthy eater.	He would cook boiled eggs everyday.	One day he forgot he was cooking.	When he returned to the kitchen the water had evaporated.	Chris was upset he ruined his eggs.	[ 4, 3, 2, 4, 5 ]
ca695f4b-8f39-442c-81e7-a329e597dc3a	The Tin Can	Larson liked to collect antiques.	One interesting thing he'd found was an old can of corn.	It had very old graphics and funny words.	He displayed it on a shelf in his kitchen.	Larson decided he would collect more in the future.	[ 5, 2, 5, 2, 4 ]
1d441eb8-a1f1-438b-a42a-2fb4ab26968b	Lost Phone	When I was bartending, two of my favorite actors came into my work.	They stayed all night.	I took a ton of pictures with them.	Three days later I lost my phone.	I've never seen any of the pictures I took with the actors.	[ 5, 1, 4, 4, 1 ]
663772de-de72-4416-a698-100bb9ace5aa	Robber Gets What's Comin to Him	There had been a string of robberies in the town.	Mark was worried for his family because he worked overnight.	He instructed his daughter to lock up when he left in the evening.	He got a call from the police around midnight.	His daughter had captured a burglar, locking him in the garden shed.	[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]
7a232993-7843-4d18-a94b-331fc07975ee	Great Deal!	My sister recently helped me score a sweet deal on Facebook.	At first I thought it was too good to be true but it all worked out.	All I have to do is comment on twenty posts within a Facebook page.	It's a page that posts coupons and other deals online for free.	In return, they send me a $50 e-gift card every Friday!	[ 5, 1, 3, 1, 5 ]
3b7b50f7-2040-4c28-8ec8-93ffd88150cd	The Burnt S'more	Nelly was having a cookout with her friends.	She wanted to make a s'more that would impress everyone.	Things were coming along nicely until her marshmallow combusted.	She was forced to serve up the burnt marshmallow.	To her surprise, her friends loved the treat.	[ 5, 4, 2, 4 ]
1dab7061-2b33-4eaa-af2c-56799d1049fa	Stolen Bike	Fred bought a new bicycle.	But he decided to settle on a cheap bike lock.	Within a week, Fred's bike was stolen.	And he bought a much better bike lock the next time.	Fred learned his lesson.	[ 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 ]
31fc6217-12bc-424a-aeec-2d3997e57db9	Football	Ben got hurt last night playing football.	His mom said he could not walk this morning.	She had to take him to the hospital.	The doctor did some x-rays and tests.	They told Ben that he fractured his leg.	[ 1, 5, 5, 1, 5 ]
6416b1af-e084-4eab-afb8-6d3eba077907	Chess	Today I played only two games on online chess.	I played two speed games with my friend Harry.	I won the first and lost the second.	Harry had errands and could not play.	I continued to play strangers online.	[ 1, 2, 2, 1, 3 ]
57ec7378-4943-4b93-9e2d-d64c099376a3	The Birds	Elise noticed something creepy.	A bunch of birds were hanging out on the telephone wire.	They were staring at her house.	She walked away from the window and tried to ignore them.	The birds flew down and landed in her front yard.	[ 1, 5, 3, 3, 5 ]
14b3ee89-25e2-4bdf-b13b-f46eff243b93	Stop	Amy and her dad were driving out of state.	Amy kept sleeping when her dad awoke her at a gas station	Later she awoke and needed to use the restroom.	Her dad was upset because she didn't go when the stopped for gas.	They sat in angry silence for an hour after the second stop.	[ 4, 5, 2, 4, 3 ]
5869fbe2-b5ab-4dae-af9f-e40b03816276	Book Club	Cleo couldn't read, but she wanted to learn.	Each week she went to a book club and listened to others read.	At home, she secretly practiced reading aloud.	She grew better and better.	And finally one week, she read a whole story aloud to her club!	[ 5, 5, 5, 1, 3 ]
02e876aa-f8cc-41a5-b93d-ff36413e0024	Joe Gets a Roomba	Joe really hated to clean his house.	He decided to order a Roomba cleaning robot online.	The Roomba arrived in the mail in a week.	Joe no longer had to clean his floors anymore.	He programmed his Roomba to clean every spot in his house.	[ 2, 5, 5, 2, 2 ]
97bd8257-da19-4ed4-9826-a74e5df6a39a	Order taking too long	Tina ordered a sub.	It was fast food.	But it was taking too long.	Tina then got angry.	So she complained to management.	[ 5, 5, 5, 5 ]
6f7683b1-afea-4443-94e3-d013eade93d6	A fight.	Sean and Sara had an argument.	They disagreed about who should clean the kitchen.	They didn't speak the whole day.	Eventually, the argued again.	This time they resolved the disagreement.	[ 2, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]
31dff806-b255-4832-be5e-349055fa7dc0	The Cartoon	Amy's loved cartoons.	Her favorite was The Yogi Bear show.	She and her sister would sit and watch it for hours.	One day she told her mother how much she loved the show.	Her mother told her this was a show she watched in her own childhood.	[ 5, 4, 5, 5, 5 ]
89d871bb-5606-4c26-b694-d33c45cac65d	Vegas	The couple planned an anniversary trip.	They went to Vegas and ate and drank a lot.	They went to casinos and dressed up.	It was a fun trip.	They couldn't wait to do it again!	[ 2, 4, 5, 2, 4 ]
8491f32d-45b3-4488-a116-d0bffaae9d02	Sunscreen	Martha liked to spend a lot of time at the lake.	She was careless about using sunscreen when she was at the lake.	Over the years Martha suffered several severe sunburns.	Martha ended up getting skin cancer because of her time at the lake.	Martha now avoids the sun by staying indoors.	[ 4, 2, 4, 4, 4 ]
b4654364-07c0-4f8b-9e4a-4b7d8b48c69a	Cheap Frames	Jan was driving when a lens popped out of her eyeglasses.	Suddenly the road before her looked alarmingly blurry.	She slowed down and carefully pulled out of traffic.	Feeling around on the floor, she was fortunate to find the lens.	She carefully popped it back in and was able to get home safely.	[ 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]
934c6a85-e1fe-4930-92e0-e87cc71a9959	Bowling	Mel had a bowling competition this weekend.	He decided to work on his strength to prepare.	Mel spent every day at the gym for a month.	He also spent the weekends practicing at his local bowling alley.	Mel was able to place first in the competition!	[ 4, 3, 5, 4, 5 ]
d8f672bf-30bb-4de5-9dda-36a75a8bb46e	Nose	The boy picked his nose.	His mom made him stop.	The boy did it in private the next time.	His mom did not make him stop that time.	He started picking his nose in private all the time.	[ 3, 5, 5, 3, 5 ]
ea50900c-b9d5-4fa8-aa84-1b55c92e8cdc	The barbecue	Wilfred wanted to throw a BBQ for all of his friends and neighbors.	He went to the store to buy the meat.	Two of his friends helped with the preparations.	On the day of the barbecue everything was going well until it rained.	The barbecue continued inside the house and everyone had fun.	[ 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]
7c311266-5f42-4c9a-bbb7-2a055ee9054e	Bad habit	Sue had a bad habit.	She chewed her nails.	She could not stop.	He dad said to picture all the germs that went into her mouth.	Once she did that she never chewed her nails again.	[ 5, 2, 2, 4, 1 ]
7df77905-5515-4028-bd23-bd07864d7253	Hit Walking	Todd was walking to the grocery store.	He needed to cross a crosswalk first.	Everything was going fine until he was almost across.	Suddenly a car came speeding through the lane almost hitting him.	Todd yelled at the driver but they didn't stop and he had to move on.	[ 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]
f339a886-fa28-4070-bf60-f16d40d13eb0	French Class	Brenda wanted to learn how to speak French.	So she decided to take a French class.	She became fluent in French.	But she had no one to speak French with.	Brenda regret learning French.	[ 5, 4, 4, 5 ]
d5eadbc2-654e-4841-a1a3-65edff1497c5	Ancient Ruins	Mist was very interested in ancient ruins.	Her parents took her to a nearby museum complex.	The museum had some actual ruins that had been excavated.	Mist loved her time at the museum a great deal.	She resolved then and there to get into archaeology.	[ 5, 5, 4, 5, 5 ]
cc3e15b0-e6d3-4f03-bf3f-ed4f62b3e8ec	Shopping Day	Gale and Kim were bored.	They decided to go shopping at the mall.	They mostly looked and bought a few items.	Eventually they got tired and decided to leave.	Neither regretted what they bought but neither would buy it again.	[ 2, 5, 5, 1, 2 ]
607bcd28-00ca-412d-8405-99bfae9ff97f	Michael fixes the problem	There is a computer with a virus on it at the office.	Nobody knows how to fix it.	Michael the office computer is called in.	He fixes the problem in no time.	The computer is virus free after Michael's visit.	[ 5, 5, 1, 4 ]
d1337dd1-2aed-4344-8cb1-5847ce8aaa36	Oranges	Tommy and Bill were roommates.	Tommy had planned on going to the store.	Tommy asked Bill if he needed anything from the store.	Bill replied he needed oranges.	Tommy brought home oranges from the store.	[ 5, 5, 3, 5 ]
a8a4d8bc-96fc-405f-8d38-5d494311b763	The Peanut	Tom went to the zoo to see the elephants.	He had a peanut in his pocket.	He'd always heard elephants loved peanuts.	He threw it to the elephant.	He ate it!	[ 5, 1, 4, 3, 4 ]
3fbce3a8-8314-4121-b6af-d4cea820ba37	Tim has big dreams	Tim is a cook at a fast food place.	He daydreams about being rich.	He wants to start his own business one day.	One day his boss asks him to come into the office.	His boss offered him the chance to help run the store.	[ 5, 5, 3, 5, 5 ]
c3bfd87b-5c22-427a-b361-2efc7c6a59fd	Broken Laptop	Billy had to write an essay for his class tomorrow.	He wrote the majority of it last week so he was not worried.	When he began to finish up his essay his computer started sputtering.	The screen turned blue and would not function.	He emailed his teacher about an extension for his assignment.	[ 1, 5, 3, 3, 4 ]
42d38cf0-9bc4-4263-a33c-784ea5aea824	The Yard	Jane's had a house in a city.	The yard had no grass.	She hired some men to come fix everything.	She planted sunflowers and grass.	Now she has a beautiful yard.	[ 4, 3, 5, 2 ]
6105068f-44ff-4de3-9cd2-daa51f4a0229	Nap Time	Gwen's mom laid her down in her crib for a nap.	Gwen cried and whined and did not want to go to sleep.	When her mom came to check on her she was not in her crib.	Gwen's mom looked everywhere for her.	She found Gwen playing with toys in her closet.	[ 5, 3, 2, 3, 5 ]
614371fa-3ee1-4716-8619-1e899c7ca2b5	Late Parking Ticket	Sam was grabbing a slice of pizza at his favorite pizzeria.	When he went back to his car he found a parking ticket.	The parking ticket was for $10.	Sam forgot to pay the ticket.	He was fined an additional $10 for paying late.	[ 2, 1, 2, 4, 4 ]
8325ea82-e83c-4731-a697-875e13d63791	First driving lesson	Alicia went for her first driving lesson.	She was scared.	When she started driving, she drove into the cones.	Alicia thought she would never be a good driver.	Thankfully though, she passed the test.	[ 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 ]
6741d7b8-7823-43d0-9336-faf67831a6ef	Tarp	The man took the top off his convertible.	It started to rain.	He tried to put the top back on.	He couldn't get it to fit.	He had to cover the car with a tarp.	[ 5, 5, 4, 4 ]
c70abced-2d05-4ca7-91f5-a2d9e78e71a4	Too funny	Susan went to see a comedy show.	She was skeptical.	It ended up being very funny.	Susan thought it was the funniest thing.	She wanted to see more of the shows.	[ 4, 4, 4, 5, 5 ]
0b328770-7465-405d-b580-9e8e295980fd	Silent Drive	Kate and some friends were driving to Las Vegas.	They had been driving for 5 hours.	And had already argued about the frequent stops.	Now they weren't talking to each other.	They drove down the highway in an awkward, uncomfortable silence.	[ 1, 3, 3, 5, 1 ]
8fb31950-9926-41ba-816e-fe19dd738057	The Dealership	Nathan got a promotion.	He was going to be the general manager of the dealership.	He worked hard every day.	He wanted to make his dealership very successful.	After a year, sales had increased 30%!	[ 5, 1, 5, 5, 5 ]
a56bb87b-e996-4873-a639-32dfb37767ed	Dotty Red	Dotty was alarmed to see the red circle on her chest.	She was only a mild mannered banker.	The man behind the laser sight had mistaken her for someone else.	He fired a single shot where the laser had landed.	Dotty's blood took the bank's janitor days to fully clean up.	[ 3, 3, 1, 4, 4 ]
e99e3cfd-6672-4992-80ba-327dc8a1af32	Walter's Weird Night	Walter noticed something strange in the sky one night.	He didn't believe in space aliens, but he was confused.	He was sure he had seen a flying saucer in the night sky.	Then he saw on the news that a weather balloon had crashed.	Walter was relieved that aliens hadn't come visiting after all.	[ 4, 5, 4, 4, 2 ]
d1539baa-bd38-4fe0-83e1-706ca8869771	Weird sound	I woke up one rainy night to a loud thud.	I walked outside my room and then I heard it again.	I began to look for the source of the noise but couldn't find it.	Then I heard the noise suddenly and saw a tree branch hit my window.	After realizing what made the noise, I went back to bed.	[ 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]
53f1360e-d9c0-4b17-bab5-26d3d093151d	Root cause	Jimmy was tired.	Jimmy decided he should change his diet.	He stopped eating candy.	He felt even more tired.	His doctor told him he was diabetic.	[ 5, 1, 5, 5 ]
cdd0d35b-e6aa-4e95-a7a3-cce6d7cb597f	Rita chokes	Rita is out at burger king with her family.	She is enjoying her usual meal.	While eating she gets something in her throat.	Rita is choking and needs help.	A burger king employee comes and saves Rita from choking.	[ 5, 3, 5, 5 ]
9de5e852-b480-43cd-9195-fa8731e7ff97	Heraldry	Philo wanted a family crest as a tattoo.	Philo ordered his name's proper crest researched.	The researchers sent him a heraldic crest.	Philo got the tattoo.	The researchers called to apologize, for they had sent the wrong one.	[ 5, 5, 1, 1, 5 ]
aff17bd7-49a1-4cc2-87b4-5ab0e63c0392	The Donkey	Mark wanted to buy a horse.	He didn't know anything about them.	He called a farmer and told him what he was looking for.	The next day, the farmer dropped an animal off and collected $3000.	Mark was too stupid to realize it was a donkey instead.	[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]
eb9eec62-822b-4dc2-a012-eeb6f27ac9c0	Empowerment	Leslie had to fire an employee and she was nervous.	She was a new manager and never fired anyone before.	She reached out to a peer and asked for advice and tips.	She used the given advice and called in the employee.	She was able to fire the employee with ease and she felt good after.	[ 1, 1, 3, 1, 3 ]
093a1820-f797-4ec0-a4d7-23191bea15dd	Class President	Little Jimmy wanted to be the class president.	He made fliers and passed them out at school.	He talked to everyone he could and encouraged them to vote for him.	On election day, the votes were close.	Jimmy won the presidency by seven votes.	[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 3 ]
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c662d99f-06b1-49b1-a97a-ded3bb066db9	The Dresser	Mick wanted to paint some furniture.	He found an antique dresser.	He carefully sanded and painted it.	It was a beautiful shade of gray.	Mick loved how the project turned out.	[ 3, 1, 3 ]
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6a96e7b7-78b3-4b48-b58a-7b1d46fb4c2f	Transcription	Transcribing seemed like an easy way to make money.	Turns out I was wrong!	I first attempted transcribing audio clips on mturk.	The first one I did took me over 3 hours for an hour audio.	I decided the pay wasn't worth it, and went to other things.	[ 5, 4, 1, 3, 5 ]
6658db0e-2ac9-4df6-8e86-cc208d26f072	Reenactment	We went to the local graveyard.	It is several hundred years old.	We looked at the old graves.	People dressed as zombies told the tales of the dead.	We were enthralled by the stories, and really enjoyed the visit.	[ 5, 4, 4 ]
c498c284-98de-43b8-8337-7201a6408d28	Seed Confusion	Molly purchased tomato seeds for herself.	She bought green pepper seeds for her sister.	She raised the seeds to seedlings before transplanting.	Unfortunately she had gotten the seeds mixed up.	She had peppers and her sister had tomatoes.	[ 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]
1dd6146e-7ee4-4b0d-a634-08a2ab5c5530	Roger scores the winning basket	Roger is a basketball player for his community.	He is currently in a close game.	His team is down by 1 point with 10 seconds left.	The ball is passed inbound to Roger.	Roger takes the shot and swish it goes in!	[ 5, 3, 5, 5, 3 ]
2ef161a3-a958-4edd-a905-66c68f53fba1	Slight Improvement	Gina's brother Jay had an attitude issue.	He promised to work to improve it.	But he was the same rude person to Gina.	In some ways his attitude was worse.	Gina barely spoke to him, and avoided him as much as possible.	[ 3, 1, 3, 1, 3 ]
fa024afa-e525-4116-9223-b8248ff49985	Martha's secret seasoning	Martha was cooking a stew.	She wanted to make it extra special.	She put a special seasoning she had made in it.	Everyone ate the dinner and loved it.	15 minutes after eating everyone fell asleep.	[ 5, 3, 5, 4, 1 ]
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3d84c063-51c8-466b-880e-dca9448c9ecb	Destroyed Food	Tim was being fed some baby food.	He was extra fussy today.	Tim grabbed it and threw it all over the place.	It was all too messed up to try and feed him.	Tim was given a bottle instead.	[ 3, 3, 3, 3 ]
3c446c6f-d02a-4a94-8087-f92a80a3705a	tour bus	David went on a tour to see the countryside.	The bus broke down.	David was saddened.	Due to time constraint, he either can go home or keep touring.	David chose to go home.	[ 2, 2, 2, 1, 2 ]
b90e5f8a-1047-4b75-af89-de0f106a83af	Kreuger	A man walked up behind me on the trail.	He was wearing a Freddy Krueger costume.	Even the sweater was very realistic.	I tried hard not to run.	I told him to get away from me, and he laughed.	[ 2, 1, 2, 1 ]
4909559d-a82c-4545-87f0-d2b0efc0f0fa	Sandy Beach	Todd took his dog to the beach.	The dog ran around and smelled everything.	The dog went in the water and got all wet	The dog rolled in the sand and got all sandy.	On the drive home, the dog got sand all over the car.	[ 4, 5, 4, 5, 5 ]
1cde212f-0a4c-45cd-b353-f1f0ea63e9de	Jennifer Goes to the Beach	Jennifer went to the beach with friends.	The sun was out and the beach was busy.	Jennifer went into the ocean and went swimming.	She got out of the water and dried off with a towel.	Jennifer then got in the car with her friends and went home.	[ 3, 1, 3, 3, 1 ]

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Fishy Sundays

Jane hated eating fish on Sundays.

It was a family tradition.

She begged her parents to change it.

They decided to improvise for her sake.

Jane is now allowed to eat spaghetti on Sundays.

[ 5, 4, 1, 1 ]

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Poster

Tom moved into a new apartment.

He noticed the walls were bare.

He wanted to decorate.

He bought posters.

He decorated his apartment with the posters.

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]

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Big Win

John was playing poker with his buddies.

The pot was up to two hundred dollars.

John had two kings in his hand.

John took an additional card - a king!

John went all in, making all the other players fold.

[ 4, 5, 1, 5, 5 ]

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The Job Offer

Kevin was excited when he was offered a job by the gym downtown.

It was far from his house, though, and he didn't have a car.

Kevin went to the attic and dusted off his old ten-speed bike.

It would be a long trip every day, but Kevin knew it was worth it.

He took the job, started getting in shape and saving money for a car.

[ 5, 5, 3, 1, 4 ]

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Tickling

Janet has always been very ticklish.

She avoids telling people because she can't control her reaction.

Janet's husband came up behind her and began to tickle her sides.

Janet flinched and ended up accidentally elbowing him in the eye.

Janet's husband no longer tickles her.

[ 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]

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Artsy

Lars was watching this really artsy movie.

Outside of the theater, he met this girl wearing a beret.

He asked her what she thought about the movie.

She spouted a bunch of artsy smartsy gibberish.

Lars knew he had found the love of his life.

[ 5, 5, 2, 5, 5 ]

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The spilled ashes.

Ashley was smoking a cigarette in her bedroom.

Suddenly, a bunch of ash fell onto the floor.

Her carpets were white and she was worried there'd be a stain.

She quickly grabbed some carpet cleaner.

Luckily, she was able to get the ash away with a spray.

[ 5, 3, 2 ]

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Yoga lesson

Alicia was feeling stressed.

She needed to do some yoga.

She went to her first lesson.

But problem was she couldn't do the poses.

So she had to do another sport instead.

[ 2, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]

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Stained dress

Yesterday I went to a party.

I wore my pretty white dress to it.

Unfortunately I spilled wine on it.

The stain would not come out.

The dress was ruined.

[ 3, 5, 5, 3, 3 ]

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Omaha

Peyton is from Omaha.

He loves to tell everyone that's where he's from.

One day he yells Omaha on television.

Suddenly everyone knows about Omaha.

Mutual of Omaha is very excited about the free advertising.

[ 4, 3, 3, 3, 3 ]

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Spiritual awakening

Wade decided to visit Peru during his time off.

He took a plane and then went directly to Machu Picchu.

He stayed there a whole week and fell in love with the place.

He was so moved by his spiritual experience, he decided to stay.

He wrote back home, resigned from work, and was very content.

[ 3, 4, 4, 5 ]

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Jack Walks His dog

Jack's dog is jumping around.

Jack decides to walk his dog.

Jack walks around the block with his dog.

Jack brings his dog home.

Jack takes the leash off his dog.

[ 2, 3, 4, 3, 3 ]

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Writer's Block

Becs sat down to start her novel on Sunday morning.

For the first 2 hours, everything went completely smoothly.

Then, at around 10AM, she ran into writer's block.

She put music on, and was inspired by the lyrics.

For the next 6 hours, she wrote without stopping.

[ 3, 4, 5, 3 ]

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Succulents

A friend of mine gave me a small jade plant five years ago.

Since then I have fell in love with succulents.

I visited a local nursery and bought five other different kinds.

I take care of them and water them at least once a month.

I am proud of my succulent collection.

[ 2, 3, 2, 5 ]

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Filter Out The Gray

My Aunt bought a special shower head that filters water.

It was supposed to keep her colored hair from turning funny colors.

I would never tell my Aunt, but I think she chooses the funny colors.

I guess when I get older I will try to hide my gray hair too.

However, I'm not so sure filtered water will help.

[ 4, 2, 2, 5 ]

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Coupons

Janet was hungry for lunch.

She had lots of coupons.

She didn't know which place was the best offer.

Eventually she finally decided.

But by then her lunch hour was over.

[ 3, 1, 1, 3, 5 ]

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Wedding

Austin and Ally were planning their wedding.

They were overwhelmed with all that had to go into it.

After talking it over, they decided to invite a handful of people.

They are planning on a small destination wedding.

All that matters to them is being married.

[ 4, 4, 4, 3, 1 ]

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The Food Refusal

Cathy was trying to take care of her toddler.

She had given him a plate of food but he wouldn't take a single bite.

She tried to get him to take a bite but he refused.

Nothing she offered was interesting to him.

She decided to give up but luckily he ate shortly after.

[ 2, 5, 5, 2, 5 ]

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Panic over nothing

Tina wants to go to her prom tonight.

She takes her pink dress out of the closet and sees a big tear.

She panics so much, she starts crying.

Her mom comes to comfort her and repairs the tear.

Tina feels foolish and goes to the prom with a nice dress.

[ 5, 4, 2, 4 ]

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Save the Holiday

George wanted to take his family to his mother's for the holidays.

It was unfortunate that a snowstorm closed all travel though.

George decided to make the best of the situation.

He pulled out some board games to play with the kids.

The family enjoyed the holidays with each other.

[ 3, 5, 2 ]

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The Deep End

A man wanted to build a pool with a very deep, deep end.

He rented some heavy digging tools to make his pool.

The man dug for hours until it was deep enough.

He lined the pool and filled it with water.

The pool was so deep he couldn't see the bottom.

[ 1, 1, 3, 5 ]

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The Notebook

Frank liked to make lists.

He bought a new notebook just for it.

He wrote his grocery list and his to-do list.

He loved the way the new notebook opened and closed.

It kept him organized.

[ 5, 2, 2, 1 ]

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Dogs Love Ice Cream

Maria wanted to make ice cream without an ice cream machine.

She first tried freezing the ice cream mixture without churning.

However, that just turned out as a solid block of milky ice.

Then, when her back was turned, her dog stole it!

At least someone got to enjoy it, she thought.

[ 1, 4, 1, 4, 4 ]

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Baby Sister's Shots

Mike went to the doctor with his mom and baby sister.

His baby sister was getting her one year shots.

Mike got so sad when his sister cried, he asked to step outside.

He was surprised to hear no cryin!

His baby sister did a great job with her shots!

[ 5, 5, 3, 2, 5 ]

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Fall

I was raking leaves in my front yard.

I made several huge piles.

My son came running out of the house.

He stage-dove into one of the piles.

I made him finish raking the yard.

[ 4, 4, 4, 4 ]

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Going to bed early.

Peter went to bed really early last night.

He was really glad to have that happen.

He got to wake up early this morning.

He got up so early that he was able to get all his work done at noon.

Now Peter has the rest of the day off.

[ 4, 4, 3, 4, 4 ]

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Fence

Kia saw a dog running across a lawn towards her.

She was terrified and knew the dog would attack her!

But then it stopped short at the edge of the lawn.

Kia realized that the yard had an underground fence.

She was very relieved!

[ 4, 2, 2, 4 ]

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Too Close

I backed up to an exaggerated distance.

I said that she was always giving me a hard time.

My friend told me that I was too close to a woman.

She said that the woman was married.

This was at a wedding.

[ 4, 3, 4, 3, 3 ]

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Wild Boys

Lana was friends with Rick and Jeb in high school.

Rick and Jeb were considered wild boys.

One day they left the school at lunchtime in Jeb's car.

Jeb and Rick were involved in a serious car crash.

Lana was upset when she heard Jeb and Rick were hurt.

[ 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]

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interview

Howard had a job interview.

He was very nervous.

He went into the office and gave a bad handshake.

It all went downhill from there.

He knew he did not get the job.

[ 1, 3, 2, 5, 5 ]

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Musical Commute

Ashley commutes to work everyday.

She loves to listen to music during the drive.

Her sister made her a playlist just for her commute.

This playlist has some of her favorite songs.

Now she drives happily singing along.

[ 3, 3, 2, 2, 3 ]

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Off to the Races

Jonas always desired to go to the races.

He got tickets for his birthday.

His father took him and his best friend.

They all had a great time together.

Jonas' favorite racer won the race too!

[ 1, 1, 3, 4, 5 ]

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Father Issues

Ryan was having trouble living with his father.

His father constantly yelled at him for seemingly no reason.

Ryan decided on working more hours to save up to move out.

He eventually saved enough to move out with 3 friends of his.

Ryan has been enjoying life much more without his father.

[ 5, 4, 1, 3, 5 ]

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Interesting Pattern

Lily was wearing a beautiful white dress to the dance.

Someone accidentally spilled red punch on it.

She didn't have any way to get home so she stayed.

People thought the dress was white with a red pattern.

She had a number of people compliment her on it.

[ 1, 2, 4, 2, 4 ]

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Surprises

John wanted to take his wife out for a special evening.

He picked her up at work and took her for a drink.

He then took her to a nice restaurant that served her favorite food.

She was so happy, she wanted to do the same for him.

And at the next opportunity, she bought football tickets for him.

[ 1, 1, 3, 4, 4 ]

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Eggs

Chris was a very healthy eater.

He would cook boiled eggs everyday.

One day he forgot he was cooking.

When he returned to the kitchen the water had evaporated.

Chris was upset he ruined his eggs.

[ 4, 3, 2, 4, 5 ]

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The Tin Can

Larson liked to collect antiques.

One interesting thing he'd found was an old can of corn.

It had very old graphics and funny words.

He displayed it on a shelf in his kitchen.

Larson decided he would collect more in the future.

[ 5, 2, 5, 2, 4 ]

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Lost Phone

When I was bartending, two of my favorite actors came into my work.

They stayed all night.

I took a ton of pictures with them.

Three days later I lost my phone.

I've never seen any of the pictures I took with the actors.

[ 5, 1, 4, 4, 1 ]

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Robber Gets What's Comin to Him

There had been a string of robberies in the town.

Mark was worried for his family because he worked overnight.

He instructed his daughter to lock up when he left in the evening.

He got a call from the police around midnight.

His daughter had captured a burglar, locking him in the garden shed.

[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]

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Great Deal!

My sister recently helped me score a sweet deal on Facebook.

At first I thought it was too good to be true but it all worked out.

All I have to do is comment on twenty posts within a Facebook page.

It's a page that posts coupons and other deals online for free.

In return, they send me a $50 e-gift card every Friday!

[ 5, 1, 3, 1, 5 ]

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The Burnt S'more

Nelly was having a cookout with her friends.

She wanted to make a s'more that would impress everyone.

Things were coming along nicely until her marshmallow combusted.

She was forced to serve up the burnt marshmallow.

To her surprise, her friends loved the treat.

[ 5, 4, 2, 4 ]

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Stolen Bike

Fred bought a new bicycle.

But he decided to settle on a cheap bike lock.

Within a week, Fred's bike was stolen.

And he bought a much better bike lock the next time.

Fred learned his lesson.

[ 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 ]

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Football

Ben got hurt last night playing football.

His mom said he could not walk this morning.

She had to take him to the hospital.

The doctor did some x-rays and tests.

They told Ben that he fractured his leg.

[ 1, 5, 5, 1, 5 ]

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Chess

Today I played only two games on online chess.

I played two speed games with my friend Harry.

I won the first and lost the second.

Harry had errands and could not play.

I continued to play strangers online.

[ 1, 2, 2, 1, 3 ]

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The Birds

Elise noticed something creepy.

A bunch of birds were hanging out on the telephone wire.

They were staring at her house.

She walked away from the window and tried to ignore them.

The birds flew down and landed in her front yard.

[ 1, 5, 3, 3, 5 ]

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Stop

Amy and her dad were driving out of state.

Amy kept sleeping when her dad awoke her at a gas station

Later she awoke and needed to use the restroom.

Her dad was upset because she didn't go when the stopped for gas.

They sat in angry silence for an hour after the second stop.

[ 4, 5, 2, 4, 3 ]

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Book Club

Cleo couldn't read, but she wanted to learn.

Each week she went to a book club and listened to others read.

At home, she secretly practiced reading aloud.

She grew better and better.

And finally one week, she read a whole story aloud to her club!

[ 5, 5, 5, 1, 3 ]

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Joe Gets a Roomba

Joe really hated to clean his house.

He decided to order a Roomba cleaning robot online.

The Roomba arrived in the mail in a week.

Joe no longer had to clean his floors anymore.

He programmed his Roomba to clean every spot in his house.

[ 2, 5, 5, 2, 2 ]

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Order taking too long

Tina ordered a sub.

It was fast food.

But it was taking too long.

Tina then got angry.

So she complained to management.

[ 5, 5, 5, 5 ]

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A fight.

Sean and Sara had an argument.

They disagreed about who should clean the kitchen.

They didn't speak the whole day.

Eventually, the argued again.

This time they resolved the disagreement.

[ 2, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]

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The Cartoon

Amy's loved cartoons.

Her favorite was The Yogi Bear show.

She and her sister would sit and watch it for hours.

One day she told her mother how much she loved the show.

Her mother told her this was a show she watched in her own childhood.

[ 5, 4, 5, 5, 5 ]

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Vegas

The couple planned an anniversary trip.

They went to Vegas and ate and drank a lot.

They went to casinos and dressed up.

It was a fun trip.

They couldn't wait to do it again!

[ 2, 4, 5, 2, 4 ]

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Sunscreen

Martha liked to spend a lot of time at the lake.

She was careless about using sunscreen when she was at the lake.

Over the years Martha suffered several severe sunburns.

Martha ended up getting skin cancer because of her time at the lake.

Martha now avoids the sun by staying indoors.

[ 4, 2, 4, 4, 4 ]

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Cheap Frames

Jan was driving when a lens popped out of her eyeglasses.

Suddenly the road before her looked alarmingly blurry.

She slowed down and carefully pulled out of traffic.

Feeling around on the floor, she was fortunate to find the lens.

She carefully popped it back in and was able to get home safely.

[ 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]

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Bowling

Mel had a bowling competition this weekend.

He decided to work on his strength to prepare.

Mel spent every day at the gym for a month.

He also spent the weekends practicing at his local bowling alley.

Mel was able to place first in the competition!

[ 4, 3, 5, 4, 5 ]

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Nose

The boy picked his nose.

His mom made him stop.

The boy did it in private the next time.

His mom did not make him stop that time.

He started picking his nose in private all the time.

[ 3, 5, 5, 3, 5 ]

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The barbecue

Wilfred wanted to throw a BBQ for all of his friends and neighbors.

He went to the store to buy the meat.

Two of his friends helped with the preparations.

On the day of the barbecue everything was going well until it rained.

The barbecue continued inside the house and everyone had fun.

[ 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 ]

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Bad habit

Sue had a bad habit.

She chewed her nails.

She could not stop.

He dad said to picture all the germs that went into her mouth.

Once she did that she never chewed her nails again.

[ 5, 2, 2, 4, 1 ]

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Hit Walking

Todd was walking to the grocery store.

He needed to cross a crosswalk first.

Everything was going fine until he was almost across.

Suddenly a car came speeding through the lane almost hitting him.

Todd yelled at the driver but they didn't stop and he had to move on.

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French Class

Brenda wanted to learn how to speak French.

So she decided to take a French class.

She became fluent in French.

But she had no one to speak French with.

Brenda regret learning French.

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Ancient Ruins

Mist was very interested in ancient ruins.

Her parents took her to a nearby museum complex.

The museum had some actual ruins that had been excavated.

Mist loved her time at the museum a great deal.

She resolved then and there to get into archaeology.

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Shopping Day

Gale and Kim were bored.

They decided to go shopping at the mall.

They mostly looked and bought a few items.

Eventually they got tired and decided to leave.

Neither regretted what they bought but neither would buy it again.

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Michael fixes the problem

There is a computer with a virus on it at the office.

Nobody knows how to fix it.

Michael the office computer is called in.

He fixes the problem in no time.

The computer is virus free after Michael's visit.

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Oranges

Tommy and Bill were roommates.

Tommy had planned on going to the store.

Tommy asked Bill if he needed anything from the store.

Bill replied he needed oranges.

Tommy brought home oranges from the store.

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The Peanut

Tom went to the zoo to see the elephants.

He had a peanut in his pocket.

He'd always heard elephants loved peanuts.

He threw it to the elephant.

He ate it!

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Tim has big dreams

Tim is a cook at a fast food place.

He daydreams about being rich.

He wants to start his own business one day.

One day his boss asks him to come into the office.

His boss offered him the chance to help run the store.

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Broken Laptop

Billy had to write an essay for his class tomorrow.

He wrote the majority of it last week so he was not worried.

When he began to finish up his essay his computer started sputtering.

The screen turned blue and would not function.

He emailed his teacher about an extension for his assignment.

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The Yard

Jane's had a house in a city.

The yard had no grass.

She hired some men to come fix everything.

She planted sunflowers and grass.

Now she has a beautiful yard.

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Nap Time

Gwen's mom laid her down in her crib for a nap.

Gwen cried and whined and did not want to go to sleep.

When her mom came to check on her she was not in her crib.

Gwen's mom looked everywhere for her.

She found Gwen playing with toys in her closet.

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Late Parking Ticket

Sam was grabbing a slice of pizza at his favorite pizzeria.

When he went back to his car he found a parking ticket.

The parking ticket was for $10.

Sam forgot to pay the ticket.

He was fined an additional $10 for paying late.

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First driving lesson

Alicia went for her first driving lesson.

She was scared.

When she started driving, she drove into the cones.

Alicia thought she would never be a good driver.

Thankfully though, she passed the test.

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Tarp

The man took the top off his convertible.

It started to rain.

He tried to put the top back on.

He couldn't get it to fit.

He had to cover the car with a tarp.

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Too funny

Susan went to see a comedy show.

She was skeptical.

It ended up being very funny.

Susan thought it was the funniest thing.

She wanted to see more of the shows.

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Silent Drive

Kate and some friends were driving to Las Vegas.

They had been driving for 5 hours.

And had already argued about the frequent stops.

Now they weren't talking to each other.

They drove down the highway in an awkward, uncomfortable silence.

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The Dealership

Nathan got a promotion.

He was going to be the general manager of the dealership.

He worked hard every day.

He wanted to make his dealership very successful.

After a year, sales had increased 30%!

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Dotty Red

Dotty was alarmed to see the red circle on her chest.

She was only a mild mannered banker.

The man behind the laser sight had mistaken her for someone else.

He fired a single shot where the laser had landed.

Dotty's blood took the bank's janitor days to fully clean up.

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Walter's Weird Night

Walter noticed something strange in the sky one night.

He didn't believe in space aliens, but he was confused.

He was sure he had seen a flying saucer in the night sky.

Then he saw on the news that a weather balloon had crashed.

Walter was relieved that aliens hadn't come visiting after all.

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Weird sound

I woke up one rainy night to a loud thud.

I walked outside my room and then I heard it again.

I began to look for the source of the noise but couldn't find it.

Then I heard the noise suddenly and saw a tree branch hit my window.

After realizing what made the noise, I went back to bed.

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Root cause

Jimmy was tired.

Jimmy decided he should change his diet.

He stopped eating candy.

He felt even more tired.

His doctor told him he was diabetic.

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Rita chokes

Rita is out at burger king with her family.

She is enjoying her usual meal.

While eating she gets something in her throat.

Rita is choking and needs help.

A burger king employee comes and saves Rita from choking.

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Heraldry

Philo wanted a family crest as a tattoo.

Philo ordered his name's proper crest researched.

The researchers sent him a heraldic crest.

Philo got the tattoo.

The researchers called to apologize, for they had sent the wrong one.

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The Donkey

Mark wanted to buy a horse.

He didn't know anything about them.

He called a farmer and told him what he was looking for.

The next day, the farmer dropped an animal off and collected $3000.

Mark was too stupid to realize it was a donkey instead.

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Empowerment

Leslie had to fire an employee and she was nervous.

She was a new manager and never fired anyone before.

She reached out to a peer and asked for advice and tips.

She used the given advice and called in the employee.

She was able to fire the employee with ease and she felt good after.

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Class President

Little Jimmy wanted to be the class president.

He made fliers and passed them out at school.

He talked to everyone he could and encouraged them to vote for him.

On election day, the votes were close.

Jimmy won the presidency by seven votes.

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Rider The Puppy

Cindy found a cute puppy advertised on facebook.

She wanted the puppy so bad.

Her husband decided to surprise her.

He brought the puppy home to her.

Cindy was so happy.

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The Dresser

Mick wanted to paint some furniture.

He found an antique dresser.

He carefully sanded and painted it.

It was a beautiful shade of gray.

Mick loved how the project turned out.

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Rex Has Coffee

Rex hasn't left his tiny apartment all day.

Finally he decides to meet a friend for coffee.

They each have a coffee at the local coffee shop.

As Rex walks home, he realizes that the coffee will keep him awake.

Still he is glad that he left his apartment to see a friend.

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Old-fashioned Maneuvers

Todd wanted to do things only in a natural manner.

He cut off all of his electronic devices and threw out many things.

He started trying to live naturally.

He found that at every turn he encountered unnatural modernity.

Todd gave up his goal and embraced the modern era.

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Transcription

Transcribing seemed like an easy way to make money.

Turns out I was wrong!

I first attempted transcribing audio clips on mturk.

The first one I did took me over 3 hours for an hour audio.

I decided the pay wasn't worth it, and went to other things.

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Reenactment

We went to the local graveyard.

It is several hundred years old.

We looked at the old graves.

People dressed as zombies told the tales of the dead.

We were enthralled by the stories, and really enjoyed the visit.

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Seed Confusion

Molly purchased tomato seeds for herself.

She bought green pepper seeds for her sister.

She raised the seeds to seedlings before transplanting.

Unfortunately she had gotten the seeds mixed up.

She had peppers and her sister had tomatoes.

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Roger scores the winning basket

Roger is a basketball player for his community.

He is currently in a close game.

His team is down by 1 point with 10 seconds left.

The ball is passed inbound to Roger.

Roger takes the shot and swish it goes in!

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Slight Improvement

Gina's brother Jay had an attitude issue.

He promised to work to improve it.

But he was the same rude person to Gina.

In some ways his attitude was worse.

Gina barely spoke to him, and avoided him as much as possible.

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Martha's secret seasoning

Martha was cooking a stew.

She wanted to make it extra special.

She put a special seasoning she had made in it.

Everyone ate the dinner and loved it.

15 minutes after eating everyone fell asleep.

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Sally gets dumped

Sally is in a relationship with her dream guy.

She feels so lucky to be with such a handsome guy.

One night while on a date he sits down and talks to her.

He tells her that he just isn't feeling a connection with her.

Sally gets dumped by her dream guy.

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Destroyed Food

Tim was being fed some baby food.

He was extra fussy today.

Tim grabbed it and threw it all over the place.

It was all too messed up to try and feed him.

Tim was given a bottle instead.

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tour bus

David went on a tour to see the countryside.

The bus broke down.

David was saddened.

Due to time constraint, he either can go home or keep touring.

David chose to go home.

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Kreuger

A man walked up behind me on the trail.

He was wearing a Freddy Krueger costume.

Even the sweater was very realistic.

I tried hard not to run.

I told him to get away from me, and he laughed.

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Sandy Beach

Todd took his dog to the beach.

The dog ran around and smelled everything.

The dog went in the water and got all wet

The dog rolled in the sand and got all sandy.

On the drive home, the dog got sand all over the car.

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Jennifer Goes to the Beach

Jennifer went to the beach with friends.

The sun was out and the beach was busy.

Jennifer went into the ocean and went swimming.

She got out of the water and dried off with a towel.

Jennifer then got in the car with her friends and went home.

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