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"Jessica went to the library. She had a goal of borrowing five books. When she got there, she found a table that had the latest releases. Instead of getting five books, Jessica borrowed ten. Jessica then went home and read the books all within a week."
Alex's alarm didn't go off as it should have. She awoke when she heard her sister in the bathroom. She was very relieved that her noisy sister had awoken her. She got up and dressed for school. Alex arrived just as the school bell rang.
I played several games of online chess last night. I had a 1400 rating at the beginning of my games. My opponent had a 1300 rating. He beat me four times in a row. Now our ratings were switched on this bad chess night.
Don had an old car. It broke down on him completely. His family offered to help him buy a new one. They paid for part of it. Don was able to get something better.
"Steve really loved band in college. He played the French horn and wanted to be a band director. He studied very hard for four years. But at the end, he realized that he had to stand in front of people. As he wasn't a social person, his degree was now useless."
I remember my first car. It was a yellow Datsun 240Z. It was a two seat sports car that was fast. I was young and I loved it. I would still get one today.
"Tom was making hamburger buns. But he noticed that his dough wasn't fermenting. He decided to put the dough in the oven anyway. And he was left with dense, doughy buns. With guilt, Ian threw them away."
"Ana poured herself a big bowl of cereal. Then she went to the fridge and pulled out the milk jug. When she poured it on her cereal, she was shocked. Thick chunks were coming out of the jug! Grimacing, Ana threw out the spoiled milk and ruined cereal."
"Kia's grandma upgraded her car to a newer model. She gave the old car to Kia as a Sweet Sixteen present. Kia was so thrilled, and she hoped her parents would allow it! After talking it over, they agreed, as long as Kia paid the insurance. Kia eagerly started applying for jobs the very next day!"
"Anthony Montano got into a joke competition. The topic was Ya Mama jokes. He thought he'd had it won. Anthony's opponent, however, was his own mother. Unable to perform, his mom made sexual jokes about herself, and won."
James really liked Maria. Maria had a boyfriend. James felt like he could wait forever for a girl like her. He never tried to persuade her to leave her boyfriend. James was just thankful for the little moments they got to share.
"June was at her sister's wedding. It was a beautiful Hindu celebration as her new husband was Indian. June enjoyed the party but she really disliked the food. It was all foreign to her and tasted odd. Starving, she had to stop for a burger after the party."
"Working at a hospital, Ann learns a lot of confidential information. Her neighbor asked her about the condition of a hospitalized friend. Ann said that patient information is private and can't be discussed. Her neighbor insisted, getting hurt and angry when Ann held firm. Ann was disappointed but knew protecting a pat...
Mary works in the office. She was running late this morning. She did not want her boss to find out. She sneaked into the office. She pretended she had been there since 8am.
Tim was delivering mail. An angry dog got out of its yard. It started chasing Tim. Tim stood his ground and pepper sprayed the dog. The dog whimpered off.
"Reilly was feeling very nervous. His mother had set him up on a blind date with a girl called Sarah. Reilly didn't know where to go, so he suggested the theater. Reilly arrived at the theater but Sarah didn't show up. He was very disappointed and went home without watching the movie."
"It was a nice Autumn day and Jacob has his friends over for a grill. The local college football game was on and Jacob was very excited. While he was grilling outside, he heard his friends scream. Jacob ran inside to see his team score a goal but realized something. When he went back outside the food was burnt on the g...
I was running around the track. There is a small building on the edge. I could not see the girl coming toward me. I ran right into her. She was okay.
"Miranda was trying to get better dental health habits. She was doing fine brushing and using mouthwash. But every time she tried to floss she felt great pain. She didn't want her hygiene to suffer so she tried floss picks. Luckily, the kid-friendly picks made flossing a lot easier."
Chris and Gia get ice cream every Sunday. They go to Baskin Robbins and get the same two scoops and flavors. Chris gets Cookie dough and Vanilla and Gia gets vanilla and coffee. After ordering and receiving their ice cream Chris noticed something. Chris received the wrong flavor ice cream and Gia received the right fla...
"Elliot was in line at the bank to deposit a check. All of a sudden, the man next to him pulled out a gun. The robber started grabbing money from the tills. Before the bank robber could get away, the police had already arrived. The robber was arrested and Elliot was able to deposit his check."
Will really needed a new car. Will went to his local car dealership. Will narrowed his choices down to either a BMW or Prius. Will finally decided on the BMW. Will drove away feeling pretty awesome about his new ride.
"Harry had a big chemistry test coming up. He set aside time every day to study. Harry knows if he studies enough, he will do well on his test. After studying a lot, Harry took his test. He did very well and got an A."
"Ally loved to sing. One day at school the principal heard Ally singing in the hallway. The Principal suggested that Ally join the school choir. Ally gave this idea a lot of thought. Nervously, Ally signed up for the school choir."
Tom always had back pain. He decided to go to a specialist. They ran different tests on him. They weren't able to figure out what the problem was. Tom stayed having back pains.
"Steve and his dad decided to play golf one morning. His dad loved golf, but Steve thought he was the better player. Steve told his dad that he would beat him for sure. They played eighteen holes. Steve's dad beat Steve by an impressive six strokes."
My mom taught me how to make Pasta! I had to watch her measure the ingredients. She mixed and cut it. Next I had to repeat her exact steps while she watched me. Making pasta is much harder than I expected.
Roy is at a party. It's his first one. He was under age. He decided to get drunk with his friends. Roy was in big trouble for drinking under age.
Tim needed to pay his rent. He dropped off the check at the office. He tried to deposit money into his bank account. Unfortunately the bank was closed. Tim was charged an overdraft fee.
My daughter visited her friends in Boston this weekend. She grew up in Boston but lives in NYC. One of her friends had an old dog. He was blind and could not walk. The dog was put down yesterday.
"Zoey was a talented, hardworking actress. She had never won an award, though. In her next movie, she poured her heart and soul into her role. At a following awards ceremony, she was announced as a winner! She gave a tearful, thankful acceptance speech."
"Peter didn't like to share anything with anyone. So when he was asked to pitch in in a timeshare, he refused. His friend took the offer and had a lot of fun. Peter was jealous and wanted in. But then when regretted his decision as the house wasn't his."
We had a party a few days ago. About 30 people came. My wife's niece was dancing. She jumped up on top of a table to dance. We were embarrassed.
"Ryan went to start his truck and realized his battery was dead. At first, he was very upset and worried that he would be stranded. Luckily, he was in town and was able to get a friend to help out. They used jumper cables and were able to charge his battery. He bought a new battery and didn't have anymore problems."
I took my son Frank to the bank with me. I gave the teller a handful of money to deposit in my account. I then grabbed two Lollipop's and gave one to Frank. Frank looked at me with a crazy look. Frank said this candy better be good because it cost a lot.
"Kyle asked a girl to go to the movies with him. Kyle planned on asking this girl to be his girlfriend after the movies. After the movie Kyle asked the girl if they could date. The girl refused and said she just wanted to be friends. Sadly, Kyle agreed and they stayed friends."
Jasmine is cooking Thanksgiving dinner for her family. She made so much food that she discarded extra food. Her mom was upset about her wasting food after her hard work. Jasmine family was filled with joy when she told them her idea. Jasmine gave all the leftovers to a homeless shelter.
Jimmy was marking names in his note book. He looked at people on the street imagining their names in real life. He saw a pretty girl and called her Mavis. He asked the girl what her name was and she said Mavis. Jimmy was shocked and thought he must be psychic.
Tim's friends never had candy. They always asked him for some. Tim decided to get sour candy one day. He didn't tell his friends. They were all shocked.
The movie I was watching ended. I went to change the channel. The remote did not work. I got up to look for batteries. I changed the batteries in the remote.
Joel and Justin were the neighborhood wrestling tag team champs. Zach and Nate decided to form their own tag team. They practiced after school and challenged Joel and Justin. After a good match Nate had pinned Justin. Zach and Nate were the new tag team champions of the neighborhood.
I loved to get happy meal toys. They were by far the best you could get at a drive thru. I went with excitement for lunch. I got the hamburger that turned into a dinosaur. I played with it for weeks.
"Rachel's day couldn't get any worse. She locked herself out of her car while she was at the beach. She trudge down the boardwalk to find a payphone. On the way, her flip-flop snagged a rock and ripped. Rachel groaned as she hobbled along."
Ryan went to the mountains to climb. He couldn't find his harness at his back pack. He drove home to look for his harness. His harness is not at his house. He found his harness outside his front door on his way out.
Ann sent a friend request to her colleague Mary. Mary did not like Ann. She did not want to accept her request. She acted like she did not notice her request. Ann did not want to ask her about it.
Tom didn't have any experiment to show for the science fair at school. He went to his father to ask for some help. As his father was a chemist he fashioned something complicated. Tom went to school and fascinated everyone with his invention. But he didn't understand any of it himself.
"Marissa was pregnant but far from her due date. She was planning on a relaxing month before she would give birth. Suddenly one day she began feeling pains. She thought it must be something else since it was so early. To her shock, it was the baby who was early but healthy."
Mary saw a truck outside. Her dog started chasing the truck. The man in the truck stopped driving. He got out of his truck. The man petted Mary's dog.
Me and my father went for a swim in the lake. We swam all day long and had a fun time. I was running on the beach. I stepped on glass. I ended up cutting my foot wide open.
"In his senior year of high school, Jared was excited to go to prom. He and his girlfriend had been dating for years. Jared asked her to the prom and she said yes. Jared bought the tickets and rented a tux just for the occasion. They rented a limo and had the best night of their lives."
"Elijah apologized to the old woman for bumping into her. The woman said he would have to pay for her medical bills. Elijah was in disbelief, and said she hadn't even fallen. The woman said she might bruise though. Elijah cursed her out, and ran away, realizing he hated old people."
"Lisa's afternoon involved teaching Lucy the elephant a new trick. Jan explained that Lucy would do almost anything for watermelons. Lisa gave Lucy the command to lift her front right leg. When Lucy complied, she got a watermelon. After a few minutes, Lisa had taught Lucy the new trick."
"Dad took his son Don to the kindergarden. Don did not like it there. Dad got call from the kindergarten. They said, Don run away. They found him at home."
I finally made it back to school. I had to stop for directions. I had become lost. I was coming from my hometown. I had tried to take a new rout.
"Lulu loved to watch the birds outside. She'd listen to them twitter and tweet and give them seeds in return. One day, Lulu slept through her alarm. If she didn't wake up she would miss her train. Her bird friends expected her, and woke her up just in time."
Laura went to a gym this morning. She wanted to lose weight. She used a stepper. She stepped wrong. She broke her ankle.
"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."
Kia planted peanuts in her backyard garden. She was excited to eat her home-grown peanuts. But she soon spotted something distressing. Animals were digging up and eating all of Kia's peanuts! She didn't get to eat even one peanut.
My wife's brother-in-law died in 2016. He was 90. Today was his birthday. His grandniece wrote a post on FB. The family liked the post.
Charlotte was riding her bike home from school. She was having fun trying little tricks like going with no hands. Suddenly though she lost control of the bike. The bike veered and skidded into the ground. Charlotte scraped up her knees but was luckily okay.
"Every muscle in Henry's body was in pain. Stuffing yourself into a tiny clown size car required flexibility. Flexibility meant a lot of stretching exercises. Henry endured the rest of the week's training. On Saturday, Henry managed to twist himself into the car."
"Jimmy was reading about the dinosaurs. He asked his dad why they didn't exist anymore. The dad said because God didn't like them that much. Jimmy said he didn't believe God existed. Jimmy's dad, a pastor, grew incensed, and sent Jimmy to his room."
"Danny has loved football since he was a kid. He always wanted to go to a professional football game. For his 50th birthday, he was given tickets to the Super Bowl. Danny was very shocked he got tickets and thought he was dreaming. A few months later, Danny was cheering on his team in person!"
"Twins Carol and Connie were always dressed alike, and Connie hated it. They were going to a birthday party, so Connie hid a dress in her bag. When she went off to change, she got locked in a closet by accident! It took an hour to find her, and she was in tears. She was happy that she was found in a different dress, th...
Kathy bought a new house. It was in a bad neighborhood. She went to work one day. Her house was robbed during the day. Kathy wants to sell her house now.
Lisa loves to go for long walks in the park. She especially loves to walk during the spring months. The park has beautiful flowers that bloom during the spring. Lisa often stops to smell the beautiful flowers along the trail. The park is one of Lisa's favorite places to walk.
Josie took her dog to the vet. He was not feeling bad he just needed his checkup. The vet thought the dog was a little overweight and needed a diet. Josie figured she gives the dog too many treats with no exercise. After the visit she began to give less treats and walk the dog daily.
"Our daughter and her family visited from NYC last week. We had breakfast before they left. They were going to leave from the restaurant. She forgot her cross, so they drove back to our home to get it. She said she felt naked without the cross."
"Indiana was excited because a toy shop was opening near his house. On the day of the grand opening, he was the first one in line. He picked up many different toys and went to the register. When he tried to pay, he realized that he didn't have his wallet. Indiana ended up going home without any new toys."
Tom's upstairs neighbors were really loud. He tried banging on the roof. They didn't care and continued being loud. Tom went up to ask them to stop. They didn't care that time either.
Norma was an adorable girl with red hair and blue eyes. Norma's mom suffered from mental illness. Norma's mom took her daughter to the orphanage. Norma lived in the orphanage until she turned 18. Normal left the orphanage at age 18 and never looked back.
Larry was fishing down at the lake. He brought his dog Fred with him. Fred went off into the woods. Hours have past and Fred didn't come back. Larry was worried sick about his Dog.
"I remember when i was in high school i hate wearing uniform. I always bring with me extra shirt to wear. I remove my uniform when our strict teacher was not around. But on our class picture day i was the only one who's not in uniform. So i learned my lesson,always wear school uniform."
A single woman dreamed of one day having a husband. So the single woman put an ad on Craigslist seeking a relationship. The single woman got an email message from a young man. The young man sent a picture that she found attractive. She and the young man went on to date and eventually got married.
I had to refill my prescription meds today. I called the order in. My wife left at 1:30 to pick up the meds. It is now 3:30 and she is still out. She loves to shop.
"Max concentrated on trying to tie the knot. He succeeded and then went to finishing cooking the burgers. He looked back at the lake and gasped. The boat was floating away from shore. He had tied the knot successfully, but forgot to tie the other end."
John was a clarinet teacher. He prepared his student to play a recital. His student called him in a day of the recital. He told him he was sick. John did not believe he said the truth.
John was washing the dishes yesterday. He dropped a glass. This was his last glass. John needed to buy new ones. So he went to the store to buy glasses.
"Summer was doing some chores one night. She threw a load of clothes in the wash. Before she knew it she accidentally fell asleep on the couch. When she woke up, she remembered her clothes. Since they hadn't been switched over they were mildewy."
"Binch Finch owned a company that manufactured winches. Binch was embezzling money from the company, hoping to not be caught. Unfortunately Binch fudged the books one too many times. When the men came to audit him he went up to the roof. A plane hit the building before he could jump, awarding him insurance."
Sally wanted new heels. She knew they were not in her budget. She decided to buy them anyway. She regretted her decision. She had to save the rest of the month.
"Kendra received an email from her school this morning. The email said that her school was closing it's doors permanently. Thinking it was a mistake, she went to classes as usual. When she arrived on campus, she discovered the email was real. Stunned and heartbroken, Kendra didn't know what to do."
"It takes a lot to make a stew, so Mark added ingredients. He added some broccoli, but his childhood sweetheart said no. Nobody liked broccoli, so he screamed why don't you like it! They said because they were lactose intolerant. Mark informed them that it wasn't dairy you idiots."
"Brad's girlfriend bought Brad a pair of Valentine's boxer shorts. Brad thought it would be embarrassing if anybody saw them. One day when he was low on underwear, he wore the boxer shorts. Brad got injured that day, and some hospital staff saw his underwear. Brad started to believe that the boxer shorts brought him ba...
I was really stressed out from work. I got home and I got ready to take a shower. I was so sweaty from the long day. I decided I should take a long bath instead. The bath really helped ease my pain.
"Emma had a test in history. She had completely forgotten about it and didn't study. Emma failed the test. The next time there was a test, she studied extra hard. Emma did well on that test and improved her grade."
Charles got ready for Halloween. He went to the local costume shop and purchased a Halloween costume. Charles then asked his parents if he could go trick or treating. Charles parents agreed that he could go trick or treating on Halloween. Charles went trick or treating on Halloween night.
Bella the rabbit was eating clover in a field of flowers. She was very happy until she noticed stormclouds in the distance. The storm was quickly approaching and Bella needed to hide. Bella dashed across the field as fast as she could. Just in the nick of time Bella reached her burrow and was safe.
Tom went to the store. He noticed he locked his keys in his car. His window was slightly cracked. Tom got a long stick. He was able to open the door with it.
Sharon went dress shopping. She tried on some dresses that were normally in her size. But her normal size didn't fit anymore! She then vowed to exercise to lose the weight she'd gained. She eventually lost 20 pounds and could fit into her old size again.
Big Don liked to make money without working very hard. He created a bogus real estate school that overcharged its students. Some of the swindled students complained to law enforcement. Big Don gave a big campaign contribution to the attorney general. The attorney general decided not to press charges for fraud.
"Allie wanted to go and see her boyfriend. But her parents would not let her. As a result, Allie felt very sad and angry. She couldn't believe they would not let her go out. So when they were asleep she decided she was going to sneak out."
Hank bought a new pet. It was a dog. Hank hoped he would be a good hunting dog. But the dog just wanted to lay on the couch! Hank loved him even though he was lazy.
"I bought some veggies so that I could eat healthy. When I cooked them, they tasted awful. I didn't think I was ready for healthy eating. I decided to mix the veggies with chicken broth. After that, they tasted wonderful."
Tom was in middle school. He wanted to play baseball in high school. He went to the batting cages every day after school for practice. Tom became very good. Tom eventually made his high school baseball team.
Connie's father died before she was born. Her mother told her that the man raising her was her dad. The truth though was that he was not her biological father. When she was 34 she took a DNA test to prove who was her dad. She found out the truth but decided that she really didn't care.
"Carol went shopping in town and parked in the town center. When she finished shopping, Carol returned to her car and headed home. She didn't realize it but a swarm of 20,000 bees followed her. Passerby's alerted the police and experts were called in. Beekeepers said the bees were trying to rescue their queen."
My son has a rubix cube. He could not solve the puzzle. I tried to help him out. Neither of us could figure it out. We could not solve the puzzle.
"She was annoyed by teachers using red ink on her papers. When She graduated, she decided to start using red ink. She went to the store and bought a pack of red ink pens. She started using them to take notes in college classes. Everyone teased her and said she was probably going to be a teacher."
"Greg tried hard to take care of me. I fought him at every turn. I didn't trust him and knew I couldn't. He gave me food, a roof over my head, and structure. I ran away on my 17th birthday."