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"My husband called this morning to tell me that he hurt his back. It was really bad, so I decided I need to go home to help him. When I got home, I helped him out of bed. Then I gave him his medicine and got him settled in his chair. He is going to be in pain for a while with his hurt back."
"Tom was driving across country. Tom noticed the gas needle was approaching empty. Tom looked diligently for a sign for gas, seeing none. Tom became worried he was too far from a filling station. Just in time, Tom saw and pulled into a gas station!"
Truman loved to thrift shop. He bought vintage clothes. He wondered what to do with his old ones. It put them up for sale. He started a business.
"Sally began her exam. Surprisingly, the first question was familiar. She realized that her teacher talked about the same problem. Since she didn't pay attention to her that day, she was confused. As a result, she left the question blank."
"Nate finished printing out his documents at the copying station. He printed out 10 colored pages by accident. He told the cashier that be printed out 30 black and white pages. As a result, he wasn't charged for the color pages. Nate took his receipt and walked quickly out of the building."
"Steve has a history test tomorrow. He has not studied at all. He decided to pull an allnighter. However, he fell asleep while studying. Steve did not do well on his test."
Ethan spilled juice on his shirt. The stain looked really bad. His wife poured bleach on it. He put it in the washer. It came out good as new!
Kevin worked at a construction site. One day his foot was run over at work. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. His foot was so badly crushed they had to amputate it. He can no longer work in construction.
"Danny had just ridden the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. Since then he's always been on the lookout for buried treasure. One birthday, he got a metal detector as a gift. He kept going around town trying to dig up pieces of treasure. One day he managed to find a rare coin that was worth a lot of money."
Tim was interested in buying a new car. He went to the dealership. He bought a brand new car. He disliked the wheels on the car. He purchased new wheels and fell in love with his car.
Harrison relaxed a bit. He kicked off his shoes. Everyone in the room smelled something. They realized it was his feet. They told him to leave.
Louis has played the guitar since the age of 11. People would always bully him at school and told him that he sucked. He quit for about 5 years. Towards the end of high school he decided to start playing again. He's now signed for one of the best bands in the country.
"Marvin spent all day pheasant hunting. Marvin saw only two roosters all day, but he missed them both. On his way home Marvin saw a dead rooster pheasant on the roadside. He stopped and picked up the bird. He told his friends he shot the bird."
Kevin was walking down the street. He saw a car run a stop sign. The car hit a van. Kevin ran over to the scene. He helped the victims at the scene.
Yesterday my friend showed me her pretty new tattoo of a rose. I decided it was time for me to get one and be like the other girls. I couldn't think of a good design that would say something about me. I knew once I did it I would have to live with it forever. I have chosen my name.
"Turner grew up making beets. He decided to live in the city, instead. He found he yearned to farm beets again. He left the city. He went back home."
"Craig was very lonely. All his friends told him that he should get married. They didn't realize that Craig was homosexual. Craig had the misfortune to live in intolerant times. So Craig bought a dog instead, and eventually died alone."
"Tod's desk was very dusty. But he never bothered to clean it. One day, he moved his keyboard. And he was disgusted by all of the dust underneath. Tod finally stopped procrastinating and clean it."
Brad came back into box office. He was carrying a hot cup of coffee. He tripped on an orange extension plug. His coffee spilled on me. I hopped all over the place since the coffee was hot.
Parents decided to get family pictures. They found a photographer. They decided to go with her. They took pictures together. They really loved the pictures!
"Joyce wanted to enroll in a new program at work. But as she didn't have enough skills, she was refused. She asked what she needed to learn to participate. She practiced these skills till they felt natural. When she reapplied the next year, she was chosen."
"June has an exam tomorrow. She has studied all week. However, she still feels anxious. When she got to class, her nerves were on the edges. She was very thankful when her teacher postponed the test."
David loves to tell bedtime stories to his grandchildren. He has three grandsons and one granddaughter. His grandsons love stories about cowboys. His granddaughter loves to hear about princesses. Most of the time he reads a little bit of both kinds of stories.
John and Becky separated last year. It's been hard on the kids ever since. They cry every time they have to leave their mom. And then they cry when they have to leave their dad. John and Becky are now trying to repair their marriage for the kids.
Billy inherited a cattle ranch. Some people wanted to buy it from him. He asked family for advice. They told him to deny it. He told the buyers to bug off.
Fred's old tennis racquet was broken. So he bought a brand new one. He decided to play tennis with his friend. But he got really angry. And Fred broke his new racquet.
"Harry usually ate two meals per day. One day Harry got up early and decided to eat breakfast. Harry was full enough to skip lunch and stick to his 2-meal routine. By dinner time, Harry was positively starving. Harry considered the breakfast experiment a failure."
Molly was cleaning her house. She was organizing a shelf near the ceiling. Molly climbed on a counter to reach the shelf. She started to lose her balance. Molly was able to grab onto the shelf to stop from falling.
Jane was about to move and she couldn't find her dog. It seemed the dog had run away and now she had to leave. Her family traveled halfway across the country in the move. Jane was depressed about her dog not being there. Five months later her dog showed up a little worse for wear.
Jenny is four years and two weeks old. She started a swimming class for four year olds last week. She was better at swimming than the other children. Her teacher promoted her to the next class up. Jenny was given a badge and was very happy.
"Tim loved his apartment. One day he noticed their was an ant problem. Instead of moving, he purchased pesticides. He used the pesticides. He successfully removed the ants from his apartment."
"Tom wanted to be a great stage performer. Tom knew his voices needed to be more manly and powerful. Tom found a private place where he could be very loud. He went there every day and yelled loudly for about thirty minutes. Now, Tom is well known for his deep and powerful stage voice!"
"Drew took his plate out of the microwave. He was trying to hold it. Since the plate was hot, it quickly dropped from his hand. It fell on the floor and broke. His soup covered the entire floor."
Tim loved listening to great thinkers speak. Tim would take notes and re-read the notes regularly. Tim wanted to learn about his favorite thinkers more. Time decided that reading was the best way. Tim felt a stronger connection to the thinkers after reading.
"Karen got home and was very hungry. She checked her fridge and found a fresh chicken. She chopped up some vegetables and prepared her feast. Once the chicken was done Karen slipped, fell and dropped the chicken. She was too stressed to cook again so she ordered Chinese instead."
Tina was knitting. She had a new set of needles that she wanted to test out. She knit a whole blanket in an hour. Tina decided her new needles were really great! She couldn't wait to see what she could knit with them.
Tommy kept bugging his brother. He wanted to watch his first horror movie. His brother said he was going to show him one. But it's been a week and he hasn't been shown a scary movie. Finally on Saturday his brother showed him a scary movie.
"Bob was looking for extra income after retiring. He has a nice car and a smartphone, so he went to work for Uber. He is able to select his hours and enjoys being out and about. Today he saw a story about Uber moving to driverless cars. He hopes the implementation will not be too fast."
"When Melissa came home, her daughter was sobbing on the sofa. She asked her what had happened. It turned out that a bully had stolen her daughter's teddy bear. Melissa called the school's principal. And she asked to have the bully punished for what he did."
Brad had a stuffed bear in his living room. Brad was very proud of the bear. He invited Andrea over to see his house. Andrea was appalled by the stuffed bear. Brad never invited Andrea over again.
"Meryl had bought a beautiful silk gown. But when a guest spilled wine on her, it was ruined. She tried to remove the stain by herself. She tried to go to a dry cleaner. But all she could do with it was to make rags out of it."
Joe entered a yoyo tournament last winter. He was quite doubtful about his skills when he signed up. He ended up training for an entire month. He won the contest after winning a tiebreaker. He went home with a gold medal.
Ava was broke. She found one dollar bill in her pocket. She decided to use it to buy a loaf of bread. She walked to the store and handed it over. She hoped the bread would last her for a while.
"It was the graduation day from my discipleship school. A guy that I fell in love with there came to hug me. When he hugged me I felt one with him. As I sat down, he looked at me and leaned in to kiss me on the cheek. It was the most pure experience I have ever had."
"I accidentally broke a window in my house. My dad decided to ground me. I sat in my room all day crying. Suddenly, I had an idea. I would simply draw all day until I was no longer grounded."
A girl went to play with her friends. She went across the street. The parents went over to get her. She was lost. They found her in their home.
"Tom was always afraid of roller coasters. Tom decided it was time he faced this fear and overcame it. Tom went with a friend to the nearest amusement park. They rode on the fastest, curviest, loopiest ride in the park. Tom did overcome his fear, but vomited copiously."
When I was a child I went to church. I was terrified when there because it was loud and uncomfortable. I thought the pastor was evil. But one day I met him in person and he was kind. I enjoyed going to church after that.
Tom needed to take a physical science course to graduate college. Tom really hated and feared science. Tom signed up for physics. Tom found himself enjoying the physics class immensely. Tom got an A in physics!
Tom loved taking regular vacations. He was happy his company offered 2 months paid vacation time per year. He loved TripAdvisor's recommendations. He was happy to learn from others and plan his trips well. Tom enjoyed many great vacation thanks to TripAdvisor.
"Wendy felt really terrible while at college. So she decided to skip her classes and walk to a buffet. She felt so relieved and carefree during her walk. But at the buffet, she felt self conscious and out of place. Nevertheless, Wendy reluctantly ate a moderate amount of food."
I grew up hating singer Diana Ross because of what people said. I loved all the music Diana made with the superstar Supremes. Older now I wanted to form my own opinion about Diana Ross. I bought and read her biography from cover to cover. Now I have a different respect for her today than I did years ago.
"Charles spent three years in college after high school. Because he flunked out, it was time to go home. He worked in a store for two years. Then his mother kicked him out and called him poor. He went to Las Vegas and won enough money for the apartment next door."
"Colin wanted to impress his would be girlfriend. He was proving his leg strength by jumping from rooftop to rooftop. During his last jump, something went wrong. Colin was sandwiched between the two buildings. The fire department eventually got him out a few hours later."
"Tim decided to cook pizza. He made his own dough. He added special spices and was excited about cooking it. As he was baking the pizza, he got distracted. Tim lost track of time and burned his pizza."
A little baby started to scratch his face. The parents bought him some mittens. They put them on the baby. The baby couldn't scratch his face. The parents were happy.
Jessica and Eric were dating. They went to the zoo for a date. Jessica loved the zebras the most. They took many pictures with the zebras. They had fun at the zoo as well as viewing the pictures later.
Joe needed to clean his fish bowl. So he put his fish in another bowl full of water. Joe grabbed his bowl and began to clean it. After Joe cleaned his bowl he put his fish in the bowl. He was glad to clean the bowl.
I was throwing a birthday party for a friend. I wanted everything to be perfect. My friend told me I needed to relax and enjoy the party. I took a deep breath and started chatting with people. The party turned out great.
Sam wanted to buy a football jersey. He knew he could not afford one. He decided to save up. He finally had enough to buy the one he wanted. He was so excited when he had enough money.
Tim smoked cigarettes. Tim's father also smoked cigarettes. One day Tim's father died of lung cancer. Tim decided to quit smoking that same day. Tim never smoked again.
"Sami wanted to impress his new date. He invited her over for a home cooked meal. He went to the grocery and bought ingredients for lasagna. His date was smitten by his cooking skills. One year later, Sami and his date were married."
"Lauren had an interview scheduled on Tuesday. She really needed the job. She was nervous and worried about the interview all week. When the date finally arrived, Lauren did her best. She managed to land the position!"
Sally wanted a new shirt. She could not find what she wanted. She finally went to a new store. While there she ended up buy a shirt and dress. Sally knew she should not have gone shopping.
Bill decided to enter a woodworking contest at his school. He decided he would sculpt up a piece of wood to look like his school. It took him 6 long months but he finally finished it. He ended up blowing the competition out of the water. He won first place and received a tuition as a reward.
Geoffrey was a very timid boy in the 5th grade. His teacher often made fun of him and his classmates were very mean. One day his teacher asked a very nasty question in front of the class. Geoffrey was embarrassed but then made a joke about the teacher. The whole class erupted in laughter and Geoffrey was their new hero...
"Katie felt like chicken for lunch. On her lunch break, she left to go to a restaurant. Katie was walking across the lot when a fish hit her on her head. Experts said a sea gull probably dropped the fish while it was flying. Katie thought it was funny until her neck started to hurt."
"Quiana like to go to trivia night at the bar. She normally did very well. One night, she drank a little too much during the quiz. She made a fool of herself in a very public manner. She no longer goes to trivia night."
Jerry lived in a small duplex with a shared wall. His neighbors were very loud. Jerry would often have to ask them to be quiet at nights. One night Jerry got so upset he called the cops. Jerry's neighbors were very quiet after that night.
A woman traveled to India. She always wanted to ride atop an elephant. She finally got to accomplish her dream. She took a lot of pictures. She posted them on Facebook.
Adam couldn't find his baseball hat. He looked all over the house. Adam finally found the hat in his brother's room. Adam accused his brother of stealing the hat. Adam and his brother got into an argument.
"Jimmy likes to run barefoot. One day he went running in an open field. The grass on his toes felt very good. Suddenly, it started to rain very hard. He ran back home quickly and took a hot bubble bath."
Kevin started a new job. He asked them how much he would have to work. They told him 60 hours. Kevin began to fear the job. He quit the next day.
June loved to dance. Her mom signed her up for ballet classes. She really enjoyed the classes. She practiced every day. She won honors at her first performance.
"Barry had to write a report for work. But as he had slept most of the day, he had no clue what to write. He didn't feel like lying. So he took the higher road and told the truth to his boss. He got reprimanded but felt better about himself for being honest."
Katrina was taking another flight to a city across the country. She always wanted the window seat on the airplane. She often got sick from the elevation and the view calmed her down. On this flight she wasn't able to sit by the window. Katrina became ill and had to stay in the bathroom most of the flight.
I teach at a high school. I always used to make my comments in red pen. I found after a while that students found the red pen discouraging. Now I do all of my commenting and grading in blue pen. The students seem to take my advice more amenably these days.
Tim was very poor. Tim lived out of his car. It was very cold during winter. Tim credited using his zero degree sleeping bag for his enjoyment. Tim had fun sleeping in natural parks for free in his car.
"Tom was a troubled child. When he grew older, he had mental problems. He found a way to cope. He discovered that singing during stressful times made him feel good. He frequently sung to calm himself down."
"Fran worked at a restaurant. She lost an earring while making dessert. She could not find it anywhere. A customer found Fran's earring in her dessert. Fran apologized, but she got fired anyway."
"Maria was still mad at Jake for cancelling their date yesterday. He tried to call her in the afternoon to see how she's doing. She rejected all of his phone calls. He also drove to her house. However, she wouldn't open the door to let him in."
It was really hot in Harry's room. So he decided to open his window. But he left it open all night. And he was freezing in the morning. Harry felt sick when he woke up.
My boyfriend asked me to prom last year. I had to immediately start shopping for a dress. I visited 4 or 5 stores before I found the perfect one. Trying it on felt like coming home. I felt so beautiful at my prom.
Norm loved to hike in the mountains and fish. A friend told Norm that there were cutthroat trout in a remote stream. Norm made the difficult hike to the stream. There were indeed cutthroat trout there. Norm had a great day fishing.
Dave's father brought him to a movie. The movie was a silent picture. Dave didn't know that the movie was silent. He was bored with the movie. Dave fell asleep in the movie.
Barry lost his dog. He felt a hole in his heart. He went to the pet store. The dog he found was great. They are best friends now.
Mary cleaned the whole house. She was proud of herself. She made a cup of coffee. The cat jumped right into it. Coffee ended up on the carpet.
"Each student at my discipleship school had to share their testimony. I told of small group of them before it was actually my turn. As I spoke, I realized how detached I was from my story. I began to connect more with my circumstances in life and my past. When I finally told my testimony, I was able to truly connect."
Lucy decided to enter a swimming content last month. She ended up being tied with the person in third place. She ended up winning the tiebreaker by 200 milliseconds. She was awarded a silver medal. Lucy is now looked up by everyone in her swim club.
"Jennifer knew her boyfriend was going to propose to her. They were good Christians and weren't having sex out of marriage. The other night they went to his apartment and he watched football. She didn't want to watch, he said she would if she was his wife. He tossed a ring on the table, she says, this is what I'm waiti...
Tom was a student in high school. He was on the baseball team. He wanted to play in college. He watched video of himself playing baseball to improve. He adjusted his technique and earned a baseball scholarship.
"Sam had yelled for Brian to come downstairs. Brian he saw Sam's ankle sticking out at a funny angle. He held the ankle and gently aligned it back to normal. Sam elevated her foot and put ice on it. Days later, her ankle still hurt when she walked."
Benny noticed the chocolate fountain. It was turned off but he was trying to reactivate it. He noticed a small plug below the fountain. His but bumped the fountain when he bent down. Benny ran away when the fountain fell and cracked.
"Ashley featured in her first movie last summer. She was really proud. So when the movie bombed hard, she didn't know where to hide. Everyone she knew was going to see it. But to her relief, everyone complimented her anyway as they loved her."
Spencer saw a kickball head his way. He didn't know if he should kick it. He decided to kick it. It hit a kid in the head. Spencer felt really bad.
My girlfriend and I wanted to do something yesterday. We spent hours thinking until she had an idea. We decided to go to the movies. I was glad we went. It was a good movie.
I once fell deeply in love with a man. I wanted to hide it but one night he asked about my feelings. It took me a while but I finally decided to tell him. He gave me a huge hug and decided to walk me home. Now I am hoping that we will soon marry!
Sally wanted a new haircut. She went to the salon. She looked at the available cuts. She asked for a certain one. She loved what she got!
"Mark is an athlete that competes in Track and Field. He has a practice session where he practices his jumps. He was running late and decided to practice without warming up. When he jumped the first hurdle, he got a cramp. He decided to never train without warming up."
Tim wanted to become fit. Tim had bad knees. Tim learned sprinting was the best workout. Tim decided to replicate sprinting on the elliptical machine. Tim enjoyed a great workout from sprinting on the elliptical machine.

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