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"I wanted to find out who was ahead in the election for president. A good way to tell is by looking at the electoral college map. One of my favorite websites shows that map. So I got on the computer and checked the electoral college. I learned that if the election were held today, Clinton would win."
My friend and I drove to Tiburon to visit a secret spot I know of. The location is right next to the waters of the San Francisco Bay. It is an abandoned house covered in graffiti. My friend really enjoyed visiting this spot. We plan on going back the next time he visits.
"Tony made an amazing pizza for dinner. And after eating one slice, he wanted another one. But he knew he would regret it afterwards. He ended up having another slice, however. And his head and stomach hurt for several minutes."
The man collected comics. He kept them in a garage. The garage flooded. Some of the comics were ruined. The man replaced the ruined comics.
The friends went fishing. No fish were biting. They decided to go hiking instead. They bought fish on the way home. They claimed they had caught it.
Heidi cannot see well. She needs to get glasses. Heidi is worried how she will look. Heidi gets to pick out her pink glasses. Heidi looks beautiful with glasses.
"Nora's female cat ran away from home. Nora was devastated! Then a neighbor returned the cat, which had been in his yard. He warned Nora that he had a male cat, but Nora only smiled. She wasn't worried because she had had her cat fixed!"
Diane is in high school and was invited to a Halloween party. She knows that nowadays a lot of girls dress in provocative costumes. But Diane was conflicted because she wanted to be traditionally scary. She went and bought a creepy grim reaper costume for the party. Her outfit turned out to be a big hit and everyone lo...
"Mary's car had been recalled by the manufacturer. She was told she would be informed when the part was in stock. After several weeks with no response, she contacted the dealership. The dealer told Mary it was her responsibility to order the part. The dealer's response made the already frustrated Mary angry."
The hurricane took place in the city. Randy made sure that his house was prepared. He stocked up on groceries and shutters for his window. Heavy winds blew towards his house. They seeped through the shutters and broke Randy's windows.
Tom watched a scary movie. He excitedly told his friends about it. They all went out and watched it too. Nobody else found it scary. Tom's movie views were never taken seriously again.
Guy wasn't feeling well. He decided to take a nap on the couch. He fell asleep for hours. His wife got home and woke him. It was time to go to bed.
"Melinda was walking towards the grocery store. On her way, she encountered a four-leaf clover. She remembers that four-leaf clovers are supposed to be lucky. She decides to buy a lottery ticket to test if it's true. Unfortunately, she doesn't win the prize."
I found a letter he had written. It was to an old girlfriend. He was begging her to take him back. I was sickened when I realized it was recent. Now I know I cannot trust him to stay.
"Kelly went on a vacation to Florida. She had gotten cheap airfare and a cheap hotel rate. But when she arrived, she saw why. It was the rainy season, and chilly, too! Kelly wished she had done more research."
Esteban was seven years old and lived with his parents. One day he saw his mom putting cookies into a jar on the counter. Esteban loved cookies and decided to climb up and get them. As he climbed he bumped the jar and it fell and shattered. Esteban felt guilty and knew he would be in trouble.
Charlie wanted to be the leader of the house. Liz thought she was more responsible. They decided to put it up for a vote. Everyone in the house voted as to who should be leader. Liz won the vote.
"Emma was at the bar with her friends. Suddenly they announced an amateur karaoke contest. Emma's friends urged her to compete, so she signed up. When she sang, everyone applauded loudly! She didn't win, but she was happy with second place!"
The boy jumped on the top bunk. He lost his balance. He fell to the floor. He hit his head. He screamed out in pain.
"The settler family set out to build a cabin. They cut many trees and prepared them carefully. Slowly and with a lot of hard work, they gathered all the wood. Over a few months they pieced the cabin together. They finished it just before winter and had warmth for their family."
Jason was not popular at school. Someone asked him to eat lunch with him. He got really excited. When he got there the kids just made fun of him. It was the worst day for him.
Jerry had a book report due in a couple days. He still hadn't read the book. Jerry knew his older brother had read the book. Jerry paid his brother to write his book report. Jerry turned in the paper written by his brother.
"Alice loved challenging herself to do new things. Alice recently decided to challenge herself to learn to crochet. After researching, Alice purchased all the necessary equipment. At first, Alice was not really good, and wanted to give up. Alice was glad she pushed herself to continue to learn to crochet."
The man boarded a flight. He was seated next to a woman. He talked to the woman. They got along. He had a date with her at the destination.
"Jordan wants to find a way to stay fit. He decides to start running track. At first it is difficult. Over time, he gets better. Jordan is glad he found a way to stay fit."
I went to the animal shelter in my town. I was sad to see so many pets without a home. I offered to foster one of the dogs until he found a forever home. The dog learned manners and loved being part of a family! In just a few weeks he found a loving family of his own.
Allie was getting hungry. She wanted to eat. She was waiting for her friends. They needed to come with the food. They didn't come until an hour later.
The man heard about a tragedy. He wanted to help. He called the cops. He asked if he could help. They told him to stay out of the way.
"Josh and Terry went to play basketball at a local court. There were a couple of guys already there. Josh and Terry challenged them to a game. The guys chuckled at Josh and Terry's chubby bodies, and agreed. They weren't laughing after John and Terry beat them."
Tim went to the doctor for a checkup. The doctor told him that he needed to lose some weight. Tim started eating healthy foods. He also started to exercise everyday. In a very short time Tim was able to lose all of his extra weight.
My friend Sally is overweight. Her boss just told her one of the fax machines will be deactivated. She will now have to walk ten feet more to the other fax. She admitted she was lazy and did not want to walk so far. Her boss said she was hardly a team member.
"Roger is a hiking enthusiast. One day while hiking, Roger came across a bear. That day Roger had forgotten to bring his bear spray with him. He ran away and went straight home. Roger will never forget to bring his bear spray with him on a hike."
Julius was rather chubby when he was a child. He lost weight in high school. He then make the decision to help other people. Julius became a trainer. He then made a difference in people's lives.
"I wore my red dress first thing in the morning. My mother put my hair in pigtails. I stood in front of the tv in the living room. As I posed, Frosty played in the background. I sat down to watch the show after the pictures were done."
"On the playground, we heard the bell ring. We all started walking up to get in line. The substitute on duty was angry. She screamed curse words at us. We told our teachers when we went back inside."
We bought our first car in 1982. We bought a red Chevette. We had just gotten married and were on a tight budget. My wife chose red because of a car in a tv show was red. We never had another red car.
"It was a scorching hot day. Keith fiddled with his air conditioner knob. He noticed it was making a funny noise. Soon, it was just spewing hot air. Keith called a repairman and begged him to hurry over."
Allie made some drinks. When she put them in the fridge she realized something. They were too cold. Allie couldn't drink them. They were like ice.
"Last year, Yulia cheated to win the swimming championship. Leah had worked hard all year and knew she deserved to win. This year, Leah and Yulia swam in a rematch of last year's race. Leah wanted to get revenge on Yulia for cheating last year. The extra motivation helped Leah win the championship."
"While rushing a frat, Ivan was arrested. They charged him with being drunk and disorderly! When he awoke the next morning in jail, he was ashamed. The police let him off with a warning, but Ivan had learned. Joining a frat wasn't worth losing his dignity!"
Every 34 hits I ran into a captcha. It was becoming frustrating. I had to stop what I was doing to enter it. I tried to be patient. I wasn't the only one who was becoming annoyed.
Erin was getting tired. So she fell asleep. She woke up feeling frazzled. She remembered she missed a job interview. She was going to be late so she ran out.
"Tom felt pretty safe in his neighborhood. So he always left his back door open to let in cool air. But one morning, he found a rat in his kitchen. But Tom still felt safe afterwards. And he bought a screen door."
"When we got divorced, my husband moved out. The neighbor saw him moving and got his phone number. One day he showed up at my door. He asked if everything was ok. He offered to mow my lawn for free."
The boy went to the carnival. He saw a ride he liked. He asked his dad if he could go. His dad took him to the ride. The ride conductor said the boy was too short.
I went to the bakery yesterday. I ordered a delicious pastry. It tasted amazing. I went and got another one. I loved it.
Amelia and her friends decided to rent a cabin for the weekend. They arrived to find the cabin nestled in the woods by a lake. On their first night the power went out. Amelia was scared by a loud sound. She went outside to investigate and found that it was a tree branch.
"Nola was applying to UCLA. She was so nervous - UCLA was so competitive! But her grades were good and she wrote a great essay. UCLA ended up inviting her to attend! Nola was so thrilled, she burst into tears!"
"I was at home looking for my phone charger. I must have left it at work. I started to get scared. I pounded on my neighbor's door. Luckily, he had a charger I could borrow."
Terry is the star player on his basketball team. Terry is ready for the game tonight. Terry eats his usual pregame meal. Minutes after eating he becomes sick. Terry is so sick he misses the game.
John saw a beautiful girl on weekdays in a coffee shop. He wanted to woo her. So he decided to make a good first impression. John confronted her. John gave her chocolate in a box and the girl smiled.
Wendy went to the zoo on Saturday. She hasn't been to the zoo since she was a kid. She really wanted to see the elephants. She was able to feed them some peanuts she bought. She left glad she went to the zoo.
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.
Joe was surfing with his friends. Joe was riding a wild wave. He tumbled off the wave. Joe hit his head on the bottom of the ocean. His friends kept an eye on his consciousness.
"Andy was in his Yoga class, when the unbelievable happened. Andy, while doing a difficult Yoga pose, broke his thumb. Andy screamed in pain, as he could see his thumb bone sticking out. However, Andy's Yoga teacher quickly got him to the ER for care. Andy was relieved that he got his broken thumb bandaged at the ER."
Clair went to get something out of her fridge. She noticed a foul smell when she opened the door. Claire decided she needed to clean her fridge. Claire found a bag of something moldy. The smell was coming from the moldy bag.
Fred needed some new pants. His current ones ripped. So he went to the mall. When he got there he saw there was a sale. So he got pants for half off.
"Mike and his girlfriend had been having problems. They talked things out and stayed together. One night, Mike hung up on his girlfriend because he got angry. He didn't answer when she called back. She broke up with him because he had done this before."
The sidewalk had a crack in it. Someone tripped on the crack. They broke their arm. The sued the city. The won one thousand dollars.
The man creased his brow. Onlookers saw anger. The man said some words. The bartender kicked him out. The onlookers decided he was drunk.
Eddie was just a local boy from Georgia. One day he heard there was a movie being filmed. Eddie was lucky to become an extra. He sat in the stands behind a speaker in the movie. Eddie gloated to all his friends he was a movie star.
I saw an old neighbor in our lobby today. Siobhan used to live in our building. She is a nanny and brought her kids in today. I sat and talked to the kids. I told Siobhan she is going to be a great mom someday.
I wanted to go on a diet. I knew I always put too much food on my plate. My solution was to purchase plates for kids. I bought some with disney princesses on them. Eating off of them allowed me to take much smaller portions.
"Jose was walking downtown during lunch break to grab a bite to eat. He noticed a beggar at the front of a restaurant and wanted to help. Jose grabbed a dollar bill and handed it to the hopeful beggar. After lunch, Jose left the restaurant to utter disappointment. The beggar bragged about making $90 while walking away ...
Allie was invited to the candy factory. She invited a lot of her friends. They were eager to go. When they went there they got a lot of free stuff. Allie was really happy about that a.
Kate was very bored at work. A friend sent an email link to an article. She needed to focus on her job. But decided she would take 20 minutes to read the article. Two hours later she was still reading article after article.
"Andy was at a nice hotel for a work conference. Andy decided to take a swim in the pool before the conference. As Andy was getting out of the pool, he was handed a towel. Andy could not believe how luxurious and soft the towel was. Andy could not wait to tell his wife about the luxurious towels."
The man's foot itched. He bought some cream. The cream did not help. He tried a different brand. That brand did help his feet.
"I was just about to clock out from work. However, my boss tells me I need to stay an extra hour. I was furious but I still stayed. I worked harder than I ever worked in my life. When I opened my paycheck for the week, I jumped with joy."
"Tina wanted to lose 40 pounds before summer. In early spring, she started a diet and tried to stick to it. Some days were easy, but others weren't, and Tina cheated a bit. By summer, she had lost 20 pounds. She decided to celebrate anyways - 20 pounds was a lot!"
"The girl called her a horrible name. She was very angry about it. She turned around and told her to repeat it. When the girl did, she marched over to her. She punched her right in the face."
Brandon was at the beach with friends. He had gone for a swim. Brandon was walking back into the shore. A big wave hit Brandon and knocked him over. His friends laughed as he got to his feet.
Amy stayed out all night with her best friend at the bar. She felt horrible when she woke up the next day. She called into work saying she was sick. Her boss understood. Amy didn't feel guilty and had a nice day off.
"Mary always took the garbage to the dumpster in the alley. One day she saw a dead mouse rotting near the dumpster. She was so startled, she almost dropped the garbage bags. She brought the garbage bags back into the house. Mary made her husband take the garbage out instead."
Sadie got home from school. She realized she had forgotten her key. Sadie went over to a friend's house. She stayed at her friend's house until her mom got home. Sadie returned home when her mom had unlocked the door.
"Pete and his friends were drinking during a rainstorm. They created a new drinking game to pass the time. Every time they saw lightning, they had to take a drink. This went on until the storm had passed. At which point Pete and his friends were very drunk."
The boy was home alone. He thought he heard a noise. He called his mom. His mom told him to lock up the house. That made the boy more afraid.
"Kya was starting kindergarten. She was terrified when she climbed on the bus. But by the time she arrived at school, she felt better. She had made friends on the bus. Kya knew she'd make many more in class!"
Barry was sitting and waiting for the bus. He put his hand underneath the bench he was sitting on. Barry felt a strange substance. There was a gum under his seat. Barry was disgusted.
"I bumped into an old neighbor today. Siobhan lived in our building until this year. She and her husband bought a house in Westford, MA. She said she was having second thoughts about living in. She found the suburbs boring and missed city life."
Ben and Hope had been dating for five years. Ben knew it was time to take the next step. He found a lovely ring and proposed to Hope. He waited with his heart in his throat. But his wait was short - Hope instantly screamed Yes!
"Tina usually spends all Saturday reading books. One Saturday her friend called her and asked her to a movie. Tina was apprehensive, but decided to go to the movie with her friend. She had a great time at the movies, and was thankful she went. Tina decided it is important to spend time with people and read alone."
Tabby's funeral was closed casket. The damage from the accident was too severe to display the body. I had seen it immediately after the accident. It was so traumatizing that I blocked it from memory. I still have nightmares about it to this day.
Our girls won the cross country state championship. Their goal was just to get to the state meet. The team trained hard every morning. I watched the team grow close together. It started when my friend told me she was going to run cross country.
"Julio cranked the volume up. He had installed huge new speakers in his media room. The music blasted and he danced around. He was thrilled with his new addition. He started planning for installing some special lights, too."
The boy sat at the table. He was alone. The crowd at a nearby table invited the boy over. The boy refused. The boy felt lonely.
Steve's daughter was having her ballet recital. Steve got to the recital late. He missed his daughter's first number. His daughter asked him how she did. Steve lied and said he loved it.
Craig was working the whole night on a new computer program. The program would make typos and grammar disappear. He put his program up for sell on Amazon. The program sold like hotcakes for the whole month. Craig was praised for his brilliance and contribution to mankind.
Gia had an infant daughter. The baby would wake up every night wetting herself and the bed. Gia realized the diapers were leaking. Gia decided to change the diapers she was using. The diapers stopped leaking.
"Bill asked his girlfriend Gina over for a romantic dinner. Bill got all the ingredients for an impressive meal. When Bill went to start cooking he realized his oven wasn't working. Determined not to panic, Bill ordered some Chinese delivery. Gina arrived, and the couple enjoyed their favorite takeout."
Tom was driving home. He noticed a television near the trash. He picked it up and took it home. Tom realized it was easy to fix. He fixed it and used it for a long while.
Architecture fascinated Bill. Architecture was one of Bill's favorite topics. He would stare at pictures of interesting architecture everyday. He even tried to make his own designs. They were so good he was actually able to make some of them.
Teresa was waiting for her friend Becky to come to her house. After an hour of waiting she decides to call Becky. Teresa becomes concerned that she's not picking up the phone. She leaves a voicemail message asking Becky where she is. Becky turns up later to apologize to Teresa for not coming.
I went on a trip to Iceland. It was beautiful. Only problem was it was freezing. We forgot to dress that warmly. So we felt frigid.
"Jimmi was excited to get a new iPhone. The first thing he did was set his morning alarm. He'd had problems waking up in the past. That first morning, the alarm went off and wouldn't stop. In a sleepy daze, Jimmi tossed the phone across the room and broke it."
John is playing basketball. John is doing great. John drives to the hoop to make a basket. He trips and misses the shot. John fell and lost the game.
Joe worked from home. He usually worked at the dining room table. He decided he needed a new place to work. He bought a fancy new desk. He was excited to get to work!
I went back to St Jude to visit the son of a friend last year. He had been diagnosed with cancer like Adam's. I walked down to the memorial area. I looked through the stones until I found Adam's. I sat there and cried for a while.
"Madeleine's parents bought her a piano for Christmas. But she was very small and couldn't reach the pedals. She attached an extension to her foot to make it longer. And thanks to her ingenuity, she could reach the pedal. Now, she's still small, but can play the piano like a grownup."
"Paul was writing an essay. But his friend asked him to play video games. So Paul decided to copy an entire essay off the Internet. And his teacher didn't notice. After getting an A, Paul ended up copying for every assignment."

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