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"She had a limited time to learn to give a presentation. She received lessons on how to use powerpoint. After she had everything planned, she went to the meeting. She did a great job in the meeting. Her boss offered her a raised after it was over."
Josh was at the beach. He was running around wearing sandals. Josh accidentally broke one of them. He could no longer wear it. Luckily a friend let him borrow an extra pair.
John was warned about the tornado forecast in his area. John chose to ignore it. Suddenly the tornado came to his house. John was in a shock but he managed to leave. John lost his house and his stuff.
The man picked grapes. He put them into a bucket. He read about how to make wine. He followed the instructions. He made a bucket of grape wine.
Lisa turned thirty-five last weekend. Her friends threw her surprise birthday party. Everyone that was close to Lisa attended. The party became a little too loud and police were called. Lisa will never forget this birthday party.
It began to rain. We were happy because it would make fireworks easier. We set off several rounds. We used 5 fountains while the neighbors watched. We even used sparklers for the kids.
Kyle needed extra points in history. He asked his teacher for an extra assignment. The teacher told him to watch a documentary and write a paper. Kyle took notes while watching the documentary. He wrote the paper for his class.
As soon as I walked outside I was miserable. It was way too hot to be out there. I went back inside and sat down. I checked the weather station. They said it was going to be over 100 degrees.
Josie is a friend of mine from college. She was recently visiting my city. She called me to let me know and asked if we could get coffee. We met at a corner cafe near my house. It was great to catch up with my friend Josie.
Tim likes to ride bicycles. Tim rode his bicycle out in the woods. The wheel of Tim's bicycle struck a rock while Tim was going fast. Tim flew off his bicycle and slammed into a tree. Tim was ultimately airlifted to a hospital with a broken neck.
Milton is trick or treating. Milton heads to a house. He screams trick or treat. As he is getting his candy. A ghost past by and spooked him.
Dan's car wouldn't start. Dan wondered if the battery might be dead. Dan opened the hood to have a look. A small animal had chewed through some wires. Dan got the wires replaced to fix the car.
Tom tried to make a grocery list. He couldn't remember what he needed. He looked in his refrigerator. Tom realized what was missing. He made a list and went to the grocery store.
Tom was trying to drink some water. He got it from the tap. Tom noticed it came out dirty. He called the water company. It was a broken pipe and they fixed it.
"Ella grew up in the cold Northeast, and hated it. When she finished school, she went to work in Fiji for a year. She thought the constant high heat sounded like paradise. But soon she found that sweating all day was very miserable! In the end, she was actually happy to come home to the cold!"
"While out walking my dog today, we encountered a large cow. The cow was in a neighbor's yard and started to charge at us. I quickly got my dog and I to safety and called the sheriff. The sheriff's department had to come out and find the owners. The cows had torn down a fence and were grazing in the yards."
"My mother has always been there for me for as long as I could remember. One day she came over when I was having a rough day. She gave me great advice, and afterwards we went out to the bar. As we drove, I reflected on what she said and had fun talks. We got to the bar, I looked over and smiled to know she is my mother...
"Dan hired a local DJ for his daughter's graduation party. Dan saw that the DJ had arrived on time, and began setting up. However, after setting up, Dan noticed the DJ was missing. After searching, Dan saw the DJ getting song request from the guests. Dan was glad to know that the DJ was not missing."
The boy got ready for church. He did not want to go. He hid in his closet. His mom found him. His mom made him go to church.
John went to school for accounting to get a job easily. John graduated with an accounting degree. John found an accounting job. John would eventually realize he did not want to do this forever. John chose to pursue a new career in a different field.
"Whenever I cooked, I always burned my hand. This happens when I cook the simplest of meals. I really needed an answer to this problem. My friend bought me oven mitts. After than I never burned my hands."
Abel was about to get his license. Abel had to practice driving with his dad. Abel took his first drive around the neighborhood with his dad. Abel accidentally ran over the curb. Abel's dad laughed and told him that mistakes happen.
Jackson loved hanging out with his friends. He would spend all day every Saturday with them. His time in high school was drawing to an end though. He became worried about losing them. Jackson manages to keep in touch though so he won't lose them.
Roscoe is a hiker. One day he hikes the tallest mountain in the world. He rests at the top. While resting he falls off the mountain. Roscoe died loving what he loved to do.
The man wanted to have a barbecue. He invited lots of friends over. He bought lots of meat. It poured down rain on the day of the barbecue. The man had to cancel the barbecue.
Nyla was going to the park. She told her mom before she left. Nyla left and walked to the park. Nyla stayed at the park too late. Her mom went to the park and found her.
Bill wanted to get in shape. He decided to take up running. He put on his new running shoes. He only got about 5 minutes in before his leg cramped. Now he's home with a bad leg ache.
Rick got bologna sandwiches in his lunch every day. He complained to his wife that he was sick of bologna. But then she showed him images of hungry children all over the world. That put things in perspective for Rick. He realized he was lucky to get bologna every day!
Bill went to class. Nobody was there. He looked at his schedule. He had the right room. The class had been moved.
Eddy went to school one morning. He looked out the window as the rain poured down. He saw the playground slowly get flooded. Eddy's teacher suddenly made an announcement. School was being canceled due to the rain.
The boy saw a crab. He chased after it. The crab scurried away. The boy almost got it. The crab swam into the ocean.
The nightmares I had last night kept me awake. I was very nervous all night long. I laid in bed listening to every sound. Everything sounded like someone breaking in. I couldn't go back to sleep at all.
The boy tried to keep silent. His brother was looking for him. His brother got close. The boy held his breath. His brother never found him.
The man had a song stuck in his head. He whistled it out loud. His friend heard it. His friend got the song stuck in his head. His friend started singing the song.
The mom packed the boy's lunch. She forgot to put in a treat. His mom drove to the school. She waited in the cafeteria for him. She gave the boy his treat.
Sara was flying her kite. She went to close to a tree. The kite got tangled in the tree's branches. Sara asked her dad for help. Sara's dad was able to untangle the kite from the branches.
Tina wanted a new phone. She begged her parents for one. They said no. Finally they said yes. She got a new one the next day.
"Tonight I played six chess games online. I played my friend Frank. I won two games, lost one, and tied two. My ranking went up to 1450 while Frank's went down to 1425. Tomorrow may bring another story."
"Sarah wanted a snack. She did not have time to go to the store. She was able to scrounge up enough money for the vending machine. She chose her bag of candy and couldn't wait to eat it. When she ripped into the bag, it was full of one color of skittles."
He slammed his keyboard in anger. The battery had gone out again. It was a critical moment in his work day. He could not find replacement batteries. He decided to give up on the whole day.
The officer pulled me over. It was late at night. I was alone when he opened the door. He turned to his partner and said I was just a girl. I asked what the heck that was supposed to mean.
"While fishing one day, I caught a large shark. The first thought was to cut the line and run. The shark had huge teeth and was 6 feet long. We were able to get the shark into the boat and secure it. Once home, we had shark for dinner and it tasted great!"
All her life Susan wanted to be a teacher. She had just graduated college. Susan had gotten a job at the local high school. She began teaching. Susan loved her job teaching and did very well at it.
The man threw the dice. The number came up seven. The people watching cheered. The man had won seven hundred dollars. It took the casino a while to calculate the winnings.
"Jenny purchased a computer in the store. The cashier scanned the computer. She told Jenny that she owes $345 dollars. Jenny gave her a total of $400 dollars in cash. However, The cashier returned $130 dollars."
The dog was in a cage. He howled all day. The family got rid of the dog. The next family let the dog outside. The dog did not howl at all.
"Ike's school was trying to make its students healthier. So they removed their soda machines and added juice instead. At first Ike hated the change! But after a while, he got used to the juice. Soon, he even preferred it to the sugary sodas!"
"Susie got a bad piercing. She thought it would be nice. But it ended up hurting, She got an infection. So she could not go to work the next day."
"Mari and her husband went out to dinner. They took Mari's new truck, which nobody else was allowed to drive. But at dinner, Mari had too many glasses of wine. She knew she could not drive home. Mari had to let her husband drive her new truck home!"
The man assembled a cradle. It seemed unsafe. He checked online. He found a recall. He returned the cradle.
David was crazy about Marisa. They worked together. He was worried about work relationships not working. He threw caution to the wind however. And now they are a happy couple.
"Kelly was 15 and pregnant, and couldn't raise a baby. She didn't want to abort it, but she knew she couldn't keep it. She decided her best choice was adoption. It was hard, but she found a very loving couple. Kelly was proud of herself for doing what was best for her baby."
I argued with my friend in favor of free education. She said nothing in life was free. My argument was that shouldn't prevent people from having it. She refused to listen to anything I had to say. I told her I was disappointed in her elitist attitude.
"John is a very kind boy. One day, he saw a poor boy near his house. John asked that poor boy to play with him. They started playing football. John gifted his shoes to him and made him happy."
Tom was walking through the park and found a phone on the ground. It was an expensive phone and Tom wanted to find the owner. Tom went around at the park and asked everyone if they lost a phone. He was almost done when he saw a group over by the trees. He went to the group and found out Emily had lost the phone.
"There was a jar of jelly beans in the school office. Whoever guessed closest to the number in it won them all! Bonnie visited the office every morning to look at the jar. Finally she put in her estimate of 1,435 jelly beans. She won when the real number of 1,482 was revealed."
Riley is playing. Riley feels something bite her. She looks to see what it was. It was a huge snake. Riley is taken to the hospital for her bite.
Linda was in a hard English class. And she had to read several stories. She felt she had no choice but to speed read. And she became better and better at it. Linda boasted being able to read 700 words per minute.
My new favorite youtube musician is Nicky. I discovered him last week. His songs were innovative and funny. I sat there and listened to him all day long. I decided to buy his albums when they are released.
I didn't know what to do. The letter was very confusing. He sounded like he wanted her back. Yet he claimed dedication to me. I couldn't tell him what I knew.
"David drove into a parking garage in an unfamiliar city. The garage was empty because it was closed. He couldn't drive out because the gate was locked. David walked out and found someone driving. The stranger drove to the gate so it would open, which let David exit."
I turned on music to help me concentrate. It began to energize me. I started working faster and more efficiently. I really enjoyed listening to the music. I played it all day long for motivation.
Kenny was in a hotel. His room was on the sixth floor. Kenny took the elevator. The elevator got stuck on his way up. Kenny was terrified of riding elevators again.
"One day Ike's two-year-old son called him outside. He had been playing in the yard, but now he was hyper! Ike squinted to see what he was eagerly pointing at. Then he saw - it was a blimp! Ike smiled and explained the concept to his young son."
My socks were getting very old. They were filled with holes. I could not afford new ones. I grabbed a sewing kit from my bedroom. I sewed myself some brand new socks.
"Anna found out she could not have kids. She was devastated for a long time. Then she decided to adopt a child and love it as her own. She felt calm as she solidified her decision to adopt. And within a year, she had a beautiful adopted son!"
Lauren notices that her bedroom is getting hot. She needs some way to stay cool. She buys a small fan for her bedroom. She uses the fan every night. Lauren is glad that her bedroom is cooler.
The farmers loaded their horse drawn cart. The horses weren't used to pulling the cart. The farmers set off on a long journey with the cart and horses. The horses suddenly bolted and ran at full speed with the cart! Luckily the farmer managed to stop them before they ran into a ditch.
Jane was a new elementary school teacher. She worried that the students in her class wouldn't like her. On her first day they seemed to be indifferent to her teaching style. But by the third day Jane noticed a change in her students. The children were less guarded and much more friendly to her.
Allie was getting warm. She needed to open the window up. She tried for a long time. But she couldn't open it. Finally her brother opened it.
Stan loved to swim. He often went to the local pool to do laps. He always considered swimming competitively. Stan tried out for the local team. He was not fast enough and did not make the team.
I was getting rather hungry. I wasn't in the mood for breakfast though. So I decided to eat some cheese snacks. I ate the whole bag. I was very full afterward.
I had to get new tires for a long trip. I went to Sam's to get them done. I also got an oil change while I was there. It cost an arm and a leg. The trip was much safer with the new tires.
"Fred always played music really loud. And he thought everyone else liked the music he listened to. So he never bothered to use headphones. But one day, his neighbor complained. But Fred insulted him for not liking the music."
"Emma was a fashion expert - everyone said so! So after high school, she decided on a career in fashion design. Several large brands quickly took notice of her. Soon Emma was hired as a designer for a major firm. She was living her dream - and worked with fashion everyday!"
Michael wanted to go swimming. He decided to ride his bike to a local lake. He meet a couple of friends at the beach. They ran into the water pushing each other. Michael had a great day at the lake with his friends.
Tom was trying to wash dishes. He didn't realize the dishwasher was broken. It had sprung a leak. When Tom tried to use it water went everywhere. He had to clean up a big mess.
I was feeling really sick. We were lined up for the bathroom. I sat on the floor. The teacher told me to go to her. I walked up to her and vomited on her feet.
My friend needed help applying for health coverage. I went to his house and helped him fill out the application. I also was able to help him pick out a plan that he could afford. He was approved for benefits which makes me happy. I am very glad I was able to help my friend.
"Billy loved to collect board games. There was a rare first edition of Monopoly on Ebay that day. The bidding was nearing the closing date. At the last second, Billy sniped the game for 200 dollars. Billy was so excited that he fell out of his chair."
The robot swept the floor. The man realized his ring was missing. He looked inside the robot. He found his ring. He got his ring cleaned professionally.
"Anna went for a haircut. The stylist cut her hair too short! Anna hated her new look. But after a few days, she got used to it. Anna decided her new haircut was okay after all."
Scotty had very greasy hair. He used a lot of product. We called him Crisco head because of it. It never seemed to hurt his feelings. One day he said it did.
"I thought I could go without caffeine to wake me up. I sat at my desk, trying to concentrate. I felt foggy headed and unfocused. I gave up and got a diet mountain dew. I drank the entire can before I felt better."
Tony was tired of squinting. He went to an eye doctor to get his eyes checked. The doctor found glasses that would help him. Finally Tony could see! He felt great reading after that.
"After a long day, Ray went home and sat on the sofa. He began a marathon of his favorite show on the TV. Soon into it, Ray fell asleep on the sofa. The show kept playing while he slept. Ray awoke hours later and had the ending spoiled for him."
Kate's family was going on a trip to Mississippi. Kate wondered why they were going so far away. It turned out they were going to meet their mother's dad. Kate was shocked. She thought her grandma's husband was her mother's father all along.
"Em wanted to have a cookout for her friends. She thought it would be complicated, but then she sat down. She made a list of what she'd need to do and buy. It turned out to be much simpler than she'd thought! Em made plans for her cookout right away!"
Ben needed help feeding his family - he was very poor. One night he went into the woods and laid out traps. In the morning he checked them hopefully. He found that he had captured two rabbits and a deer! Ben was relieved because now his kids would have meat!
Tom dropped his medicine in the sink. Some of it went down the drain. Tom tried to call to get more. Unfortunately they refused to give him any. Tom wound up getting sick because of it.
The boy liked a girl. The boy asked the girl out. The girl refused. The boy persisted. The girl got a restraining order.
I was working on a new experiment. It was for science class. It was frustrating. Not to mention boring. I couldn't stand it.
"Hector was stuck in heavy traffic after work. With nothing to do, he listened to music for an hour. When he could finally move his car, an accident happened. He had to listened to another hour of music. When he arrived home, he ate in silence."
Carl decided he was going to leave home and go to the city. He had always used his GPS to find his way around. When he got there his phone battery died. He couldn't even leave his car out of fear of being lost. He had to call his mom and ask for directions to get home.
"The tiny chick was pecking on the egg shell. It moved a little with the effort. The heat lamp was keeping it warm. Gradually, a small beak appeared through the crack. It took a long while, but he finally gained his freedom from the egg."
The man sheared the sheep. He sold the wool at the market. He fetched a good price. He showed his wife the money. His wife suggested more sheep.
Sally went to the beach. She played in the surf and dug in the sand. Something poking out of the sand caught her attention. She dug up a seashell. She took the seashell to school for show and tell.
Stephanie loved the rain. It would bring her comfort. One day she was on her way home from work. It was rainy. She had a great day soon afterwards.
"I ran out of food but have no transportation to the store. So I walked over to a friends and asked them to give me a ride. They said they'd be happy to do so. We started to the store but I'd forgotten my shopping list. We retrieved my list, and finally made the trip for groceries."
The couple worked out. The woman felt dizzy. The man sat down with her. The woman felt sick. The woman threw up on the man.