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"Patrick sat in his study staring at his unfinished 3rd book. He pulled on his beard and ruminated about editing it. After some thought, he decided to take a break. He learned long ago that you can't get anything done by force. He is still working on his book today, albeit with a wiser attitude."
Sam loved astronomy. He was always looking up at the sky. Unfortunately there's too much light in his city. Same drove outside of town for an hour. Once there he could see all the stars in his sky.
Susie went to a nice restaurant. She thought the food would be good. Unfortunately it was terrible. Susie wanted to send it back. She never wanted to go back.
We had anticipated the birth of our son for 9 months. The day had finally arrived. We drove to the hospital for my wife to be induced. After 5 hours of labor the baby was finally born. It was one of the most exciting days of my life.
Jeff has a job in the record business. He signs a hip young group to his label. They record a cd. The cd is a huge failure. Jeff is fired from his music job.
It was a cold winter. Sam had been using his heater non-stop. It finally broke down. His landlords had it fixed in a week. Sam had to wear extra blankets until then.
One day I went to the Everglades with my friends. We went on a canoe trip through the many swamps. I looked over and saw an alligator that was as long as our canoe. Everyone was very nervous but the alligator just ignored us. Afterwards we all had great stories to tell about our canoe trip.
Tom hadn't heard his upstairs neighbor move in a long time. He hadn't seen him outside either. After a while he went to knock but nobody answered. He called the authorities just to make sure. Tom's neighbor had moved out without telling anyone.
The girl put on some gloves. They didn't match her outfit. She told her mom she needed new gloves. The mom told her to wear a different outfit. The girl found an outfit that matched the gloves.
The local bank was robbed one day. The robber demanded all the money from the cashier. The cashier gave him the money. Someone called the police. The police caught the guy later.
Jason was saving up his money to buy a special computer. It was an apple macbook. Jason had wanted one for the longest. Jason had finally saved enough working at Mcdonalds. Jason went to the apple store and bought his Macbook.
Sam was always a fast reader. After a while he got bored of most books. He kept trying to find something more interesting. Since he went through them so fast there were a lot of options. Eventually he gave up and watch movies instead.
Sam was at the ball game. He ordered a hot dog. When he got it he took a bite without looking. The hotdog was soaked in tons of mustard. Sam complained and got another one.
The man packed his suitcase. Some of his stuff would not fit. He could not decide which things not to pack. He bought a bigger suitcase. All of his stuff would fit into the suitcase.
Jeff was the boss at his company. He had hired several of his friends. One day his friend Tony was stealing supplies from the office. He is caught on the security camera. Jeff fires his friend it hurts their friendship.
I went around the corner from my job. I had to buy business cards. I wanted to make the front exiting. But I had to follow the company guidelines. I didn't end up using them much.
John wanted to get a new pet. He went to the pound to look for one. He saw a sad puppy. John felt deeply for it. He took him home as his new pet.
Lisa loved ice cream. She decided to try some banana flavor. She totally loved it. Lisa wanted to order that all the time now. It was her favorite.
Kelly is a teenage girl. Kelly has had 2 boyfriends before. Kelly did not really like to be with boys. She was a lesbian and wanted to tell her parents. The next day she came out and told her parents she was lesbian.
"James decided to try out for his high school jazz band. He felt confident that he was a better trumpet player than his peers. He was so confident that he only practiced the audition music once. During the audition, he made many mistakes. He was angry with himself when he learned he did not pass the audition."
Susanne had a birthday. She thought no one cared. Then she went home. All of her friends were there. They surprised her.
Bill loved his Ford mustang more than anything. It was his baby from his college years. Bill was having a baby. He had to save as much money as possible. Bill let go of his baby and sold his Mustang.
"Joe saw that the sky was turning a funny color. Joe turned on the radio and heard an emergency weather report. Tornadoes were predicted in his town. As he had no transportation he had no choice but to shelter in place. The tornadoes passed close, but he remained safe in his basement."
Tom was off roading with friends. It was raining a bit. Tom noticed a rush of water down a dry river bed. He warned everyone to get out. Everyone was able to avoid the flash flood.
Ken was trying to watch Netflix. The picture kept buffering. The image quality was low. Ken called his internet provider to complain. They sent out someone to fix the problem.
"Everytime Heather slept she would wake up feeling tired. Her mattress was old and lumpy. She decided she was in desperate need to buy a new mattress. Heather needed to work more to save up some money to be able to buy. She eventually bought a new one, afterwards sleeping so well."
I got invited to this birthday party last week. It was a star wars themed kids party. I was a little excited because I really like star wars. There were a ton of kids there. I actually had a ton of fun.
Joan is sick. She caught a cold. She spent all day in bed. She drank a lot of tea with honey. Next day she was already feeling better.
Roman looked out the window wistfully. He missed his old friends in his old town. He had moved just a month ago and found it difficult to fit in. A few other kids walked up and asked him why he looked so sad. Roman talked about his old town and made new friends in the process.
Sam wanted a new hobby. He decided to take up skating. It was more difficult than expected. He kept going at it. Eventually he got good enough to enjoy it.
Sue is trying to learn the piano. She signed up for some lessons. She went to her first one last week. She said it went really well. She is looking forward to her next lesson.
"Daniel's pet mouse passed away in the night. The mouse, Albert, had been in the family for years. Daniel decided to bury him out back. He was sad as he placed his pet in the dirt. Daniel then went to the store to pick up some flowers for Albert."
"Jennifer decided to take her dog for a walk. They walked around the block, and stopped to see the other dogs. Jennifer's dog was very happy. They walked until they couldn't walk anymore. They both got home and collapsed on the couch, exhausted but happy!"
My dad wanted to have our driveway paved. He paved an area for the basketball goal. The driveway was longer than average. It made cutting the grass harder. But it helped you know where to drive.
The man put his clothes in the washer. He forgot to turn on the washer. He went to check on his clothes. His clothes were not clean. He started the washer then.
"Gizmo lived to a ripe old age. He started going blind. Since he couldn't see, he became sedentary. His hips got very arthritic. He died peacefully in his sleep a few months later."
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.
William was out one day at dinner. He was with a bunch of friends. They were eating at Pizza Hut. When it was time to leave William couldn't find his phone. William was so sad he lost his phone.
Miranda had a long exam. It was six hours. She started getting tired. She was worried about it. Finally she finished.
"Duffie always went out to garden in the morning. One day, Duffie needed ideas for a garden competition. Duffie went to the library, but couldn't find any ideas he liked. So, he went and talked to his neighbor, Tim. Tim And Duffie worked together to create an award winning garden."
Daniel loved the outdoors. He was on a hike up to Yosemite national park. He heard a noise coming from the bushes. He went to take a closer look. It was a cute little Lizard!
Tom had an old laptop. He didn't want to replace it. After a while it kept breaking too much. He couldn't keep fixing it. Tom bought finally bought a replacement.
I went shopping for some food yesterday. We had very little in the house. I had a very long list of things to buy. I think I remembered to get everything I needed. It cost me a lot of money.
Toni's game was supposed to start. It was already an hour late. Her mom was getting antsy. Toni apologized. Finally the game started soon.
Jess was taking her driving test. She got into the car with the test proctor. Jess forgot to buckle her seat belt. She backed into a parked car. Jess failed her driving exam.
Tom's wife always took a long time to get ready. Especially when they were going somewhere fancy. Last night she spent over an hour trying to accessorize. Their dinner reservation was missed. Tom was upset about it.
"The teacher announced that today was early release day. The class stayed in school until 11 in the morning and left. Since I didn't have much homework, I spent time with my friends. We visited the beach and played volleyball. When I came home, I went to sleep."
"Lisa's boyfriend, James asked her to go to the movies. He wanted to take her to see the new movie, Suicide Squad. She thought she would hate it and regretted agreeing to go. Lisa actually enjoyed the movie. She was glad she went and had a great time."
We sat down to talk about our problems. He said he wanted to work it out. I told him I didn't know if we could. He said he would start to change. I told him I would try one more time.
"Gladys invited Sarah to go mini golfing. Sarah secretly hated mini golf, but agreed to go anyway. While there, Sarah played terribly. She became crabbier and crabbier with each passing hole. She decided that next time, she would simply decline the invitation."
"Oscar was a five year old boy. One day he sneaked his Mom's phone into the bathroom. Oscar went to use the toilet and the phone slipped out of his hand. Oscar pulled it out of the toilet and rinsed it in the sink. Later, Oscar's mom was angry to find her phone was wet and broken."
James was tending to his garden. He noticed that there were bugs on his plants. James went to the store. He bought spray for his plants. James went home and sprayed his plants.
Kate felt her boyfriend broke too many promises. She tried to tell him her feelings. He played it off and said it wasn't so. Kate felt he kept breaking more promises. So kate wound up breaking up with him.
Rocky is at the doctor. The doctor tells him he has cancer. Rocky begins therapy. Rock fights for his life to get rid of the cancer. Rocky beats the cancer.
Bryan was excited to start playing football. He was finally old enough to play tackle football. His first practice he got his helmet and pads. Bryan wanted to play linebacker. After a few practices Bryan's coach let him play middle linebacker.
Lina's dad gave her his credit card. He told her not to spend over $30 dollars. Lina decided to go out with her friends. She felt a lot of peer pressure since they bought a lot of items. She didn't want to feel left out and bought $200 in clothing.
Tim never did well at school. His self esteem was taking a hit because of it. His parents wanted to cheer him up. They bought him a trophy for being a hard worker. Tim felt a bit better about himself.
The man hired a prostitute. It was actually a cop. The cop informed the man of the sting. The man began to sob. The cop let the man off with a warning.
Drew didn't have much luck with the ladies. He had tried for months to find a girl. He decided to try a blind date. Drew arrived at his dinner date. The blind date turned out to be a success.
Nick was sitting at the pool. The sun was shining down over him. He became uncomfortable under the heat. He decided to jump into the pool. The water brought him great relief from the heat.
Kate ate lots of vegetables. Her current favorite was broccoli. She had recently moved to a new part of town. And the grocery store near her home never had it in stock. It made her upset she had to drive across town for her broccoli.
"I really needed to meet some friends. On the weekends, I usually just sat and did nothing. It really made my feel lonely. I decided to join a charity to help the less fortunate. I met so many people that I forgot about being lonely."
Candace's daughter was graduating high school. Candace decided to throw her a graduation party. Candace went to the store and bought a cake. She decorated the house. Candace and her daughter were ready for the party.
I went to buy some almonds yesterday. I bought a large box. I tried some. They were so good. I wanted to have some more.
I was in a sprint relay in my senior year. We had the lead until the last 100 meters. I was outrun in the end. I threw my baton. Our team was disqualified.
My aunt gave me a Teddy Ruxpin. I was so excited. I played the tapes all day long. Watching his mouth and eyes was thrilling. Teddy Ruxpin was my new favorite toy.
"Jack and his family were on vacation. They were in Paris. They decided to go up in the Eiffel Tower. Jack was nervous, but excited. The view at the top was incredible and they were glad to have gone."
The man put hot coffee in the cup. He set the cup down on the edge of the desk. He accidentally knocked the coffee off. It made a huge mess. The man went without his coffee that day.
"Benny always did what his older brother Jason did. When Jason got a skateboard so did Benny. They went to the skate park and skated around. Benny was not very good at first, but he kept at it. By the end of the day he was out-skating his older brother."
"Dan was glad that his daughter was accepted to Virginia Tech. Dan was elated because Virginia Tech was his Alma Mater. In addition, Dan felt secure knowing she would be safe. Dan even gave his daughter some of his Virginia Tech clothes. Dan was beyond excited that his daughter was Virginia Tech bound."
"Every other week Paul cuts his elderly neighbor's grass for free. Usually the elderly neighbor invites him in for sweet tea afterward. This week Paul cut the grass then met the neighbor's daughter. She was from out of town and heard about what Paul had done. She was generous and wrote Paul a check for $20,000."
John decided to go for a bike ride. He got on his bike and took off down the street. The road until he got to the edge of town. He realized how tired he was and turned around to go home. John got home and was exhausted.
Sam had a big music collection. He had it on his laptop and memory card. One day he was carrying both. He forgot them somewhere and lost both. Sam never got his music collection back.
"Trina loves to knit scarves. She trades her scarves for all kinds of things. Sometimes she gets food, clothing, or skilled work. Trina wishes she could replace money with her scarves. It's her dream to open a knitting store."
"I began to cook a meal for fifteen people. I started by putting a turkey in the oven. After that, I washed and chopped all of the vegetables. Then, the potatoes went in the pan to boil. Finally, I sat and waited for the cooking timer to go off."
"Tom and I went to Chipotle Chicken for lunch. I had the chicken burrito while he had the chicken salad. A couple of days after that, I got a severe stomach ache. I went to the hospital and saw that Tom was there. We were both treated for food poisoning."
"Anna was trying to reach a box of baking soda. Unfortunately, it was on the top shelf. She pulled out the kitchen stool and took a step. The stool wobbled under her as she reached for the box. She successfully got the baking soda without incident."
"I had a contest with my friend at the beach. We wanted to see who could make the biggest sand castle. I was going to make mine huge. Unfortunately, it started to rain. We kicked over the castles and shook hands."
The man got on the plane. He sat down next to the window. Someone said that he was in their seat. The man checked his ticket. The man moved to his correct seat.
Tina went to the supermarket with her baby. He kept crying since he was hungry. Tina became mad and slapped her child. He continued to cry but was more loud. Tina didn't care at all and continued to purchase groceries.
John was taking his lunch break at work. He needed to go to the bank. John only had a few minutes of his break after going to the bank. He passed through a drive thru. John ate his burger on the way back to work.
"Jenny picked me up from my house. I asked if we're driving to the park. She said yes and continued to drive. After a few minutes, we arrived in front of a house. When we went inside, there was a party going on."
One time I ran out of gas. Someone saw me. He went to buy gas for me. He told me to pay it forward. I appreciated that.
The Klein family decided to let Jimmy get a pet. They drove down to the pet store one day. He decided to get a frog. They brought the frog home. Jimmy took good care of it for three years.
Paul was elated the Saints finally made it to the superbowl. Paul gathered all his family to watch the game. They were all nervous and excited. They all cheered as the Saints closed out the game. Paul and his family went downtown to celebrate.
I got so far behind on my bills. I have a lot of late payments pending. I have been rushing around to pay everything. It has been so stressful. I will never do this again.
Susie signed up for a video streaming service. She was quite content with it. All of the sudden her service blacked out. She had to call them. Finally it was fixed.
Tony liked to play fetch with dogs. Tony's new dog would not play fetch. Tony was upset his dog wouldn't play fetch with him. He started using treats to entice the dog to play fetch with him. Tony was happy the dog started playing fetch with him.
Kelli got called in to go to work. Her babysitter wasn't able to watch her son. Kelli asked her sister if she could watch her son. Kelli brought her son to her sister's house. Kelli went in to work.
The first car I bought with cash was a stick shift. I test drove it first. The person who sold it to me taught me. I was very jerky at first. But eventually I learned to use the clutch properly.
The soldier covered his friend. His friend advanced to another point. The enemy started shooting at him. The soldier shot back. His friend arrived at the point safely.
The man found a body. He checked for a pulse. There was none. He called the police. The police came and recovered the body.
Ken was trying to sign some papers. His pen stopped working. It seemed to have run out of ink. He borrowed one from a guy around him. Ken then returned the pen and thanked him.
"Ellen was struggling to pick the right dress for her bridesmaids. Not one of them could agree on what they wanted to wear. They argued ferociously about colours and styles. Ellen had to sit them down and tell them they were ruining everything. Chastened, the bridesmaids apologised and came to a compromise."
Edward was a knight in 13th century England. He fought in every jousting tournament available. In one jousting match he was knocked from his horse. He broke four bones in the fall. Edward never jousted again.
Jane got home from work one night. All the lights were off. There were candles everywhere. There was dinner on the table. Her husband had surprised her with a romantic evening at home.
Lorrie is driving her red car down the road. She is listening to country music loud. Lorrie tries to take a bite of her burger. She swerves off the road and into a pole. Lorrie is carried off on a stretcher to the hospital.
Dean was sleeping one night. He woke up to his stomach growling. He headed down to make a snack. He looked for some bread to make a sandwich. There was no bread and Dean was left hungry.
Laura was a fast food worker. She didn't pay much attention to her job. One day she was supposed to be taking an order. She was caught in the back texting. She was fired on the spot.
Sam's sales were way down. He hadn't been able to get his head in the game. Sam knew he would be fired if he didn't do better. Unfortunately he wasn't able to. He wound up getting fired.