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Jill only had 30 to spend for an outfit for the school dance. She thought she would try the bargain basement of the local store. She hadn't shopped there before but she heard the prices were good. After searching the racks for about twenty minutes she struck gold. She found an adorable dress for only 20 dollars. |
"Ron's small red pet rat, Matt, escaped from its cage. He frantically looked everywhere for it. He ran up and down the hall of the apartment building searching. Ron arrived just in time to see the janitor stomp Matt to death. He threw the still twitching rat unceremoniously into a trash bag." |
"Rick spent a lot of his free time painting. He painted because it was the only thing that calmed him down. One month, a stressful job meant he had no time to paint. Before this job contract finished, Rick had a heart attack. He knew that if he had time to paint, it wouldn't of happened." |
Mary had to much stuff in her house. So she threw some of the stuff away. Sold other stuff to people. She got herself a storage to put the rest. Mary was glad to have more space in her house. |
"I decided to drive to the family cabin. It was a long drive and I was tired when I got there. I parked in front of the cabin and got out of my car. Looking at the porch, I saw a skunk. I got back into my car and waited until the skunk left." |
Tom let his friend borrow his car. The friend claimed to be responsible. Tom got the car back late. The inside was really messy. Tom never let him borrow his car again. |
"Sammy got a new box of crayons. He colored in all of his coloring books. Then he started coloring on the table, the walls and the furniture. Sammy got into big trouble with his parents. Now Sammy only colors in his high chair." |
"I babysit my friend's two-year-old, Robert, every other Thursday. I arrive at 7 pm at my friend's house. We play games and watch TV. At 8 pm I get Robert ready for bed. Robert sleeps and I wait for his parents until 10 pm." |
"Eliza's high school had a uniform and was very strict about it. She did her best to abide by the codes, though she did mess up some. Usually this meant that she left her shirt untucked. The vice principal saw her with her shirt untucked, he was displeased. He gave Eliza three days detention." |
Kate's mom hated to drive. But Kate's best friend lived across town. Her mom saw her sitting around the house bored. To Kate's surprise her mother drove her to her friend's house. Kate was very grateful and happy for the ride. |
"When she they played statue at school, she always won. Madge could stay still for hours, and had. Once she was even allowed to be a model in a store window. Even when a boy poked her leg, she didn't move. This stopped the day a pigeon flew off of her, leaving his white mark." |
"Sabrina was going to an office downtown. She parked in a space with a parking meter. Sabrina didn't have any change. She didn't feed the meter. When Sabrina returned to her car, she had a parking ticket." |
"Adil was thirty-six and single. His family and friends urged him to find a wife and settle down. Adil searched a few dating websites for a girlfriend and found one. After dating for six months, Adil married his girlfriend. A year later they realized they had nothing in common and separated." |
My dad is in the military so we have to move. We are moving to Montana and it's going to be lame. As soon as I got there I loved it. They have so many clubs at school. Everyone is so nice and I wish I had moved sooner. |
Bob decided at 17 to join the marine corps. He was very nervous but decided to make the plunge. When Bob got to boot camp it was very tough on him. He struggled through most of it but finally made it through. Bob graduated with his platoon and never looked back. |
"Ken wanted to help save the environment. Ken didn't want to be inconvenienced by this new goal. Ken settled for small lifestyle changes. For instance, he selected paper bags at the grocery store. He dreamed of one day upgrading to reusable bags, if it was easy." |
Tom had an old car. It was a manual transmission. One day he forgot to put the emergency brake on after parking. The car rolled away on its own. It came to a stop by hitting another car. |
"Earl owned a small farm. One day, it rained for nine hours straight. Earl's farm was a total mud pit! He tried to drive his truck, but it just got stuck in the mud. Earl decided to stay home until it dried out." |
Jason got a new pair of shoes. They were the coolest shoes in school. One day while wearing his new shoes it started to rain. The shoes got completely covered in mud due to the weather. Jason took his shoes home and cleaned them up just like new. |
Tom had a favorite pair of jeans. He wore them as often as possible. They got a lot of holes in them. Tom kept patching them up. After a while they looked like cool punk pants. |
"I woke up early to watch cartoons yesterday. However, when I walked into the great room, my sister was watching TV. I asked her if I could watch something, but she said no. I was so mad that I threw the remote at her. I got in trouble and now I am not allowed to watch cartoons anymore." |
"A very bad flood hit Chester County. Before the flood, Chester County was a wonderful place to live. The flood destroyed many businesses and homes in Chester County. Many people had to move and businesses had to reopen elsewhere. Chester County was no longer a wonderful place to live." |
Sam loves to skateboard. He wanted a skate park to be built in his city. Sam called the Governor and asked if the city would build one. The Governor agreed to build a skate park. The city begins construction tomorrow. |
"Toby couldn't wait to leave school. He never felt motivated about education. After graduating, Toby felt somewhat lost. He didn't know what he wanted to do as a job now. After much deliberation, Toby chose to go back to school to study." |
Tom was dating a girl. They had a few issues. Eventually she came out as an addict. Tom tried to deal with it. Unfortunately it was too much. |
I needed to pick my classes for the next semester. My adviser told me that she would help with the decision process. I told her what I wanted to study and she gave me a list of classes. I picked five classes and she helped me organize my schedule. I am happy that my adviser helped me through the process. |
Tom was out on a hike. It was a hot day in the desert. He started feeling bad. Tom fainted and passed out due to heat exhaustion. They found his body three days later. |
"Kia was watching a new TV series. She missed an episode one night. At school, all her friends were discussing it. They mentioned crucial plot details in front of Kia. She was disappointed by their spoilers!" |
Carl outgrew his clothes. Carl's little cousin needed clothes. His cousin loved his clothes. So Carl took a box of clothes to his cousin's house. His cousin was glad to have Carl's clothes. |
"Annie loves to play word games. She has about ten Words With Friends games going at any time. Her biggest challenger is her boyfriend's mom, Lori. This morning Annie played a 65 point word on a game with Lori. She was so excited she started jumping up and down like a kid!" |
Kate needed to buy new blue jeans. All of hers had holes in them. Her mother took her to mall where Kate tried on many pairs. She finally settled on 2 pairs. Kate was happy she had new jeans. |
"James didn't really like much about football. This confused a lot of people. This was because James lived right near Lambeau Field. His parents were huge cheeseheads, but James enjoyed dance more. As soon as he could, James moved away to study dance elsewhere." |
A little Mary was jumping on a couch. Her mom told her to stop. Mary did not listen. She jumped and fell down. Mary cried. |
Tim was trying to make ice. He had to do it the old fashioned way with trays. Tim's trays were old and breaking apart. He got pieces of broken plastic everywhere. Tim finally decided to invest in new trays. |
I went to the DMV today to get my drivers license. They had me take a drivers test. A lady named Anne monitored my driving test. She talked a lot during my test and it was very distracting. I still drove very well and I passed my test. |
Tom's table rattled. He figured he'd cut the legs to even it out. Unfortunately he cut wrong and created a new rattle. He tried to fix it again a few more times. Eventually it was too short to use. |
Tom had a cabin near a river. He would visit often. ONe day the river flooded. Tom's cabin was swept away. Tom was sad for years. |
Tom was going to grill out with friends. They wanted to see who made the best burger. Tom had a secret family recipe. Everyone agreed his was the best. Tom felt victorious. |
Max's car was old. It needed new tires desperately. He bought a set from the discount tire store. They worked very well for a month. Then the rubber came apart and they went flat! |
Tom was at a baseball game. It started to rain a bit. After a while it got much worse. They had to call off the game. Tom was disappointed he didn't get to see the end. |
John won an award from school. He did not miss one day of school his whole high school career. They said no one had ever done that before. He was pretty proud of himself. He said he was going to frame the award. |
Tim was walking home. He saw a dog on the side of the road. Tim pulled over to check on it. The dog had a collar. Tim called the number and returned it. |
Amy loved pretty things. Flowers were her favorite. She picked a bouquet of them from her garden. She put them in a vase and smelled them. They were the prettiest she had ever had! |
"I wanted to make funk music for a living. I listened to a whole lot of it when I was younger. I learned the bass guitar. By the time I was old enough, funk had fallen out of style. I kept trying, and eventually funk became retro and thus cool again." |
The Lair family goes to the movies for free. They are all addicted to Coca Cola and drink it a lot. Once they joined Coke Points it wasn't long before they had tickets. They saved and inputted all of the codes into their accounts. After so many are acquired they can pick out a prize of their choice. |
I fell in the bathroom today. I had a stroke 5 years ago and use a cane. When I fell I yelled loudly. Our cat ran under the bed. She did not come out until I got up. |
"The Carolina Panthers played the Denver Broncos Thursday night. It was a rematch of the two teams that played in Super Bowl 50. Cam Newton, Carolina's quarterback, was hit in the head several times. Late in the 4th quarter, he lay on the field motionless. The referees refused to make a call for illegal blow to the hea... |
I was camping in the woods. We heard a pack of wolves cry. We packed our tents up. We put it in the camper. We saw the wolves walk by us. |
Joe and his sister were having friends over for hamburgers. But they didn't have patties or hamburger breads. So Joe drove to the store to get the stuff for hamburgers. He found the best patties and the best hamburger breads. He took them home and began to cook hamburgers. |
John played a cello. He came for the rehearsal with the orchestra. He sat down and started to play. His string broke. He could not play. |
Kate's mom had dropped her off at a friend's house. Her mom was supposed to pick her up at 7. At 8 Kate found out she couldn't come to get her. It was too far for her to walk home. A terrified Kate had no idea how she was going to get home. |
Josh walked in the house and smelled something awful. He couldn't figure out what it was. He searched everywhere. Then he saw the source. His sister had left out her stinky basketball clothes. |
Dawn splashed in the gentle waves on the beach. She waded out to a sand bar to see what was over there. The tide was changing and with it the currents changed too. Before she knew it many jellyfish floated between her and the shore! She started crying until a stranger helped the little girl to safety. |
Tom bought a new motorcycle. He took it out for a ride. Everything was going fine at first. Then he got hit in the face by a big bug. Tom decided to get a better helmet after that. |
"Carrie is a frequent migraine sufferer. She woke up this morning with a splitting headache. She was scheduled to work, so she tried to get up. She wasn't even able to make it to the bathroom. Carrie had no choice but to call off work." |
Ben's dog Skip was very old. One day Skip got sick. Ben took Skip to the vet. The vet told ben that it was Skip's time. Ben sadly put Skip down. |
"Nigel skipped breakfast because he didn't have time. Nigel skipped lunch because he was too busy during the day. After work, Nigel rushed home and made himself a snack. The snack killed his appetite and he forgot to eat dinner. Later, in bed, Nigel felt pangs of hunger as he fell asleep." |
"One time my two cousins got a pit bull puppy. They loved it and loved playing with it. One day, one of my cousins was sweeping near the puppy. The puppy was hit repeatedly by the broom. The puppy became so injured that he died." |
"I was watching football with my friend's dad. When my favorite team scored, I cheered. He looked at me funny so I asked him why. He told me that he was a fan of the opposing team. Now whenever we watch the game, we root against each other." |
Kim had passion for fashion. So Kim decided to make a clothing company. At first she only sold shirts to friends and family. But eventually the demand for her shirts grew. The business grew and became successful. |
Scott was playing in his backyard when he heard a hiss. As he looked down he saw there was a snake right by him. He remembered something he read about snakes and stood perfectly still. Finally after an hour of waiting quietly the snake slithered away. Scott was lucky it didn't bite him. |
Mark and Sue went on a hike. Mark did not drink enough water. He became dehydrated and couldn't walk. Sue had to go get Mark help. Mark is now in the hospital. |
Bill was feeling happy when he walked into his math class. He had gotten all his work done the previous night. But when the teacher announced a pop quiz he get nervous. Once he saw the questions he felt confident though. They all related to the work he had done the night before. |
Reba decided to change careers. For many years she had been a history teacher. Having a love for photography made her want to switch. She purchased her equipment and quit teaching. She is now a very popular professional photographer. |
"Sue was on her daily run. She noticed the sky was a bit dark but didn't think much about it. She kept running and got further away from her house. Suddenly it started to rain. By the time Sue got home, she was soaked." |
"Brian was a light technician. He would provide light shows to artists and DJs at a stadium. Although he played such a key role, he was never noticed. He knew that his job was to create great lights for a seamless show. If he did a good job, no one would know he was there." |
"Sue has spent all her time working on her paper. She was confident it was perfect. When she got to school, her teacher made an announcement. She was not taking up the papers. Sue was furious that she wasted all her time." |
I was using the web browser from my computer. It was very slow. I asked my friend if there was a better one. She told me about the newest browser. I downloaded the newest web browser. |
My sister was being unfair about sharing our car. I called my mom. My mom told me that she was being perfectly fair. My mom threatened to take our car back. We ended the phone call unpleasantly. |
"I went to the zoo by myself. I went to where the walrus exhibit was. I saw a walrus sleeping. I tried to wake him up, but he wouldn't move. He finally moved when I gave him a big juicy fish." |
"Alexandria sang on the sidewalks in her city to support her family. Everyone loved hearing her sing and gave generously. She wanted the people to appreciate her voice and bought an amplifier. While performing with the amplifier, the police arrested her. She's awaits her court date for violating the city's noise ordin... |
Tom was trying to bake some cookies. He wanted to surprise his girlfriend. He didn't have the right ingredients. He tried to replace them with similar ones. It wound up ruining his cookies and angering his girl. |
"Corin liked to run. One day while running, Corin became consumed in his thoughts. He didn't realize that he had been running for over fifteen miles. When he became aware of his surroundings, Corin realized he was lost. After that, Corin used his cell phone's GPS to find his way home." |
"Marg threw her bag on the floor and burst into tears. She'd had enough at her job. Unfortunately she didn't have the courage to quit. Marg went back the next day. There were 20 more years of next days, as Marg lost her will to live." |
Dorothy was ready for a bowl of cereal. She got out the milk carton and unscrewed the cap. A foul stench reached her nostrils. Dorothy recoiled in disgust. The milk was clearly rotten. |
Tim was invited to a pool party. He only stood around the shallow end. A friend tried to throw Tim into the deep end. Tim couldn't swim and could barely make it out. The friend apologized for not knowing. |
"My husband and I are going on vacation. My little dog has to be boarded. She hates being boarded. Instead of boarding, my in-laws will be watching our dog. She will be happier and safer with them than a kennel." |
Tim was on a camping trip. They all decided to tell scary stories. They were by the campfire. Tim was really scared by many of them. He wasn't able to sleep all night. |
Tom was running in a marathon. He tripped near the end. Tom tried to finish the race. Unfortunately he had destroyed his ligaments. Tom was unable to finish. |
"Roger Rumface got off the plane. All around him were short people who spoke a different language. This perplexed Roger. He looked down at his ticket. Then he realized he was in Singapore, not Los Angeles." |
Carlos was eating some mexican chips. They had a lot of spices. Then he tried some gringo chips. They were comparatively bland. He actually preferred the gringo chips though. |
"I have a crush on a girl at my school. I decided to pick a flower to test if she likes me back. I realized that there is a trivial mathematical relation at play. By selecting a flower with an odd number of petals, I won easily. Unfortunately the girl in question was unfazed and still rejected me." |
I wanted to try a new hair color. So I bought a dark brown color today. I put it on my head out of curiosity. When I bought the dye and put it on I was shocked. The dye was far too dark and I did not like it. |
Stan hated his new job. He joined the company for the money but couldn't stand the people. His contract said if he quit within a year he'd lose his hiring bonus. Stan started misbehaving to get the company to fire him. He got to keep his bonus and find a job that better suited him. |
Tom had to fire an employee. He was manic and constantly getting into fights and trouble. Tom was afraid to do it. He waited until Friday afternoon hoping it would go over better. It didn't and the employee returned on Monday. |
Maria had been down about Christmas. She wasn't going to be able to buy her kids anything. Some people found out about her situation and made a plan. They bought the kids toys and provided a meal. Maria was so happy that a secret Santa provided for them. |
"Chad rode his bike on his school campus. When he pressed on the pedal to accelerate. However, his foot got caught on the chains. He fell with his brakes. He limped for the rest of the day." |
Karim lived in Florida all alone. He wanted a pet to keep him company. One day a tiny animal came to his door. He thought it was a very ugly kitten but fed it anyway. It grew into an alligator and neighbors were scared of it. |
Johnny loved computer games but could never afford a new computer. He bought a very old game thinking it would run on his laptop. To his surprise the screen just turned pink. He tried to take the game back but the store wouldn't accept it. Johnny ate the loss and never ended up playing the game. |
In kindergarten we had a day where the hall had booths. Each booth sold different things. We had to bring pennies from home to buy things. When I ran out of pennies I was sad and stole a gummy worm in yogurt. I felt so guilty that I decided never to steal again. |
Paul decided to find out about his birth parents. He asked his adoptive parents about them. They told him his mother had been a prostitute. Paul looked at them stunned. He decided not to ask them who his father had been. |
I used to collect cigar boxes. A cigar store in my work building would leave them out. I collected quite a few wooden ones. I gave everything away when I retired. I kept one very ornate box. |
Tara was from a country on the equator. She had never felt a temperature of less than 70 degrees. She had her first trip outside of the country. She went to Canada. You can bet the first thing she did there was buy a sweater. |
"Jude was a clean freak. She had to have everything spotless in her flat. Her daily cleaning routine lasted 2 hours. Although some people thought this was too much, she didn't. She gradually spent longer on cleaning, and was diagnosed with OCD." |
Tom got new detergent. He noticed he was itchy afterward. His underwear were unbearably itchy. He could barely make it through a day wearing them. Tom decided to get a different kind. |
"Josh had outgrown his bicycle. He needed a new one. His mom decided to surprise him. When Josh got home from school, there was a new bike. Josh could not have been happier." |
Fred was in search of a good new manicurist. He had never had one done in the city in which he now lived. He tried a small boutique just a few blocks away. They clipped his nails too close and were unpleasant. Fred later found a quality manicurist somewhat further away. |
"I was in high school when i had my first kiss. It was on the chick but it was memorable for me. At first, i know that he is shy to kiss me . But then he did it but with respect because it was on the chick. After that we were both shy and can't even speak." |
My son was doing his homework. He was tasked with writing sentences. He did not want to write them out. I told him he would get a bad grade. He decided to write them for a good grade. |
Mina wanted to buy her mother a gift but she didn't have any money. She decided to sell lemonade to raise the money. She set up a lemonade stand by her school. Mina made a lot of money selling lemonade to her friends. She was able to take her mother to see a movie. |
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