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Candy was asleep in her bed. She was having an extremely nice cream about her friends. Suddenly her dog woke her up as he readjusted in the bed. Candy tried her best to fall back asleep and hang onto the dream. Alas it was useless and the dream passed.
"Beth was banned from playing soccer because of her testosterone level. She was born with more of the hormone than many women. The soccer federation stated that she wasn't a female, so she sued. She won her case and was allowed to play again. The humiliation in having to show she was a woman made it bittersweet."
A new teacher had a bad class. The children threw paper. The paper hit the teacher. She turned back at the class. She told them to shut up and sit down.
I decided to ride the ski train from Denver to Winter Park CO. I bought a ticket online. I enjoyed riding the train to the ski area and back again. I am glad I rode the ski train when I did. They discontinued the ski train within a month of my ride.
Sam was trying to fix his light bulb. But his chair wasn't high enough. So he stood on his table. He tried to reach for the light bulb. But the table broke underneath him.
Sal had hired a new secretary for his law firm. Sal began to get complaints about the secretary. They said she was rude and didn't return calls. Sal decided to get rid of the secretary. He was more careful selecting a new one.
"Before we were husband and wife, my wife would teach me Spanish. She was in Venezuela and I was in the USA, so we talked on Skype. After almost a year she finally received a visa to study in the USA. She arrived at the airport and I greeted her. We instantly fell in love and two years later we married."
My cousin couldn't get her baby to drink water. She said she found a trick to get her to drink it. She was putting peppermint extract in the water. I told her that the extract was almost pure alcohol. She rolled her eyes and refused to listen.
Ethan read a textbook. He skimmed the important parts. He finished the page he was on. He clicked the scroll bar. He scrolled down to read more.
Melvin was at the art museum with his family. He was very bored and ran around looking for something to do. He accidentally ran into a security guard. The guard brought Melvin back to his parents. His parents scolded Melvin.
John always wanted to fly a helicopter. So John found a place that gave lessons. He payed to take them. At first it was hard but John learned and became good at it. John loved his new skill.
Matt was in middle school. The school had a dance coming up. He went to it. He tried out new moves. Matt impressed the ladies.
I like to grow foxglove in my garden. They are well known to poisonous. I make sure my garden is fenced in. The neighbor's dog ate some once. He stays out of my yard now.
I sat in front of my computer and sighed heavily. I couldn't find anything to do. I stood up and walked to the bathroom. I stared at myself in the mirror. I said aloud that I didn't know what I was going to do with my life.
"Sue has a math test on Friday. She has been studying for weeks. She was determined to make a good grade. When she got her paper, she flew through the test. Sue made an A and was proud of herself."
Amos loved going fly fishing with his father. The entire experience was calming and fun. Eventually Amos' father passed away. Amos wanted to continue the traditional fishing. Amos later taught his own daughter to fly fish.
Mona's mother's birthday was coming up. She wasn't sure what to get her mother. Her siblings had stolen all Mona's ideas. Mona decided to drive to her mother's house. She picked her up to eat lunch.
Carrie cannot wait until football season starts! Most chicks like her are not into it but she is. She is very popular among the guys and that is probably why. She also sings like an angel. She will perform the National Anthem on opening day.
The teacher asked the students what could make the class better. The class thought about it for a while. They responded they wanted class outside. The teacher agreed. They had class outside together.
Liz was out running when she stepped into a hole. Her ankle bent as she fell to the ground. She got up but she couldn't put any weight on her foot. She looked around until she found a big tree branch to support. She was able to use it to help her hobble back home.
It was an extremely stormy day. Kat was at school when she noticed the flag being blown around. The flag came loose and fell to the ground. Kat and her friends decided to go out and fix the flag. Everyone was very proud of their ethics.
The Moore family raked leaves together every Fall. Every year the trees seemed to drop more and more leaves. This year the Moore family decided to cut down some of the trees. They cut down three of the eight trees in their yard. The Moore family no longer had to spend so much time raking leaves.
Franklin had to turn in a poem to his teacher tomorrow. He tried all day to write one. But he couldn't come up with one. Franklin got inspired by his dog. Finally he wrote a poem about his dog and got an A.
Billy decided to visit the duck pond. She loved to go for some peace. She brought a piece of bread to feed them. The ducks didn't like it. Billy ended up going home.
Angie was shopping. She wanted a new lampshade for her bedroom. She found one that was perfect. It was the wrong size for her lamp. Angie was sad she'd have to keep looking.
"Anna enjoys sweets. She decided to go to the candy store near her house. She walked down the road to the candy store. Once she was there, she decided to buy red licorice and gumdrops. She ate them on her way home."
Patty had a whole bunch of oranges. She was really thirsty. She put them in a juicer. She drank the orange juice. She shared with her friends.
"Tom was jogging in the park on a Saturday afternoon. Tom saw a lady strolling with a purse hanging over her shoulder. Suddenly, a man grabbed the purse. The man ran away before anything could be done. Tom dialed 911 immediately, telling the police what he saw."
I took my daughter to her first baseball game last year. She really isn't into sports. The game ended up being a no-hitter. It couldn't have been more boring for her to watch. She really doesn't ever want to go to a baseball game again.
"Sam was dreading going to her husband's work party. It sounded like a stuffy, boring function. But she went reluctantly, and there she ran into an old friend. She chatted with the girl she hadn't seen in years! Sam was very happy she'd come to the party after all!"
Houdini performed a magic trick. He sawed a woman in half. The audience freaked out. He put her back together. Everyone went home bewildered.
"Pearl loved walking in the woods. One day when she was walking, she heard a noise in the bushes. She thought it might be a deer. Suddenly, a turkey flew up in front of her. It scared Pearl so much, she ran all the way home."
Tim had the soccer ball. He ran fast with it. The other team couldn't catch him. He shot the ball. He scored.
"She wanted to wear something daring that night. She looked in her closet for something good. She found a pair of maroon stretch pants. They were made of leather. She put them on, feeling sexy."
Toby wanted to play basketball with his friends after school. He reminded himself to bring his ball with him so he could play. He hurried out the door in the morning and rushed to school. Toby forgot his basketball at home. He was not able to play basketball after school like he planned.
Arty had a science project to do for school. He didn't have any materials and also couldn't get to the store. He thought he might be able to do something with his model rockets. With his Dad's help he created a new model rocket propellant. Arty got an A and entered it into the local science fair.
Linda went to the library. She checked out a dozen books. She took them home and started reading immediately. She finished the first book that night. She was eager to start another.
Tamra has always wanted to visit Ireland. She has worked hard and saved money for over five years. After she got married her husband began to chip in as well. On their five year anniversary they bought tickets to Ireland. They stayed for two weeks and didn't want to leave when it was time.
"One morning, Charles' wife woke up feeling sick. She needed medicine, so Charles got dressed and drove to the store. The store had many different kinds of medication. Charles purchased an antipyretic and headed home. But by the time Charles returned, his wife was already feeling better."
"Abe was never really an outdoorsy type of person. Out of the blue, a friend invited him to go camping. During the trip, Abe's friend let him use his fishing pole. He caught a fish, finding that he really enjoyed fishing. Now, Abe has his own pole and fishes all the time."
Reynaldo wanted to get a new computer for gaming. He worked extra hard on Amazon's Mechanical Turk for weeks. He finally saved up enough money for his dream computer. He ordered all the parts and built the PC when it was delivered. He is now the best player in his clan.
"David was giving tourists a tour of the everglades on a small boat. He dangled a fish above the water so they could see a gator. Out of nowhere a ten foot alligator lunged up and bit off his hand. While the authorities tracked the alligator, David rushed to the E R. David was later arrested for illegally feeding the ...
"The candle was burning up on the shelf. Sue thought it looked so pretty up there. Suddenly the cat jumped up there, knocking it off! Melted wax went everywhere as the candle fell and broke. Thank goodness someone was there, so nothing caught on fire!"
Ted has an English test tomorrow. He has not studied at all. He decided to pull an allnighter. When he got to school he was ready. Ted made an A on his test.
"Charlie always wanted to learn karate. He decided to enroll in his local dojo for some lessons. His first lessons were slow-paced. But he enjoyed every moment of it. After a few years, he managed to acquire a black belt!"
"I went shopping at WalMart the other day. I waited in line at the self checkout kiosk. When I got there, $4 was left in the machine, so I checked out fast. I looked around the lot for the people, but couldn't find them. I felt bad about keeping the cash, so I gave to some kids outside."
"I went to the big city for a vacation. I stayed in a fancy hotel. However, I was bored without my friends. I really missed everyone back home. I decided to end the vacation early so I could go home."
Brody was allergic to peanuts. Brody and his family went to a holiday party. There was lots of food and lots of desserts. Brody picked a m&m cookie off the table. He broke out into a rash not knowing it was a peanut m&m cookie.
"Tim was in elementary school. He had his mother drive him to school every morning. He cherished those drives with his mother. Tim would enjoy the drive and conversations with his mother. Tim was grateful to be driven to school each morning, by his mother."
They told her she was perfect. She began to gain too much self confidence. She grew up to use people for money and attention. She became angry when she wasn't the center of everything. She ended up alone in her old age with no friends.
Joe knew his mom wanted to work out. So he ordered a treadmill to his house. He was going to give it to her. It arrived so he delivered it to his mom. She loved it and used it when he left.
Kelly had fallen asleep on the couch. She had a very sad dream about her mom. When she woke up the sad feeling stayed with her all day. She went to her mom and explained the situation. Luckily her mom's loving care reassured Kelly.
"Tom always loved stargazing. Tom had a small telescope that wasn't very powerful. Tom had a birthday coming up. Tom's wife spent a barrel of money on a new, nice telescope. Tom was delighted to receive that for a birthday gift!"
"Chris had a test in English. He forgot to study. When he got to class, he was nervous. Chris was not able to answer any questions. He failed his test."
"Sara loved playing tennis. However, she needed help with her serve. She decided to start taking lessons. Her serve got better. Sara began winning her matches."
"Joan decided she'd bake a cake for her friend. She realized she didn't have all the ingredients, though. She got in her car to go to the market. Once there, she bought all the ingredients needed for the cake. When she got home, she baked the cake for her friend."
Miranda loved sparkly things. She got a bunch of new jewelry. She put it all on at once. Her friend told her she looked very fancy. Miranda smiled at the compliment.
"Bill was an expert climber. He had trained his whole life for one reason. He wanted to climb the world's tallest mountain. Despite his training, he was unable to make it to the top. Bill lost his grip, and he fell down the mountain."
Sue was starting a new school. She needed a new backpack. She told her mom and they went shopping. Sue found the perfect backpack. She was finally excited about school.
A mother told her son to practice piano. He practiced everyday to get better. He got ready for his recital. He practiced his new songs. The recital went really well for him.
"The boy didn't want to lie to his parents. Still, he had to do something. He told them the snake had just died for no reason. He didn't tell them about the large mouse that choked it. He hid the body so they would never know."
"My mom asked me if I was planning to visit my aunt. I told her no since I had to complete some homework. She told me to buy my own food since she's going there. Considering that I'm broke, I decided to bring my schoolwork there. Despite being distracted by my aunt's house, I finished some work."
Mary had always dreamed of owning an ocean front property. She knew she would not be able to pay for it with her current income. She found an easy way to make money online. Mary spent all of her spare time on her second income. One day she will now be able to buy her dream house.
"Marty was watching the TV. The lottery numbers came on and he remembered he'd bought a ticket. When the numbers came up, they were his own numbers. He spent the next 5 hours frantically looking for his ticket. He found it, but was livid to see he had bought a lucky dip that day."
Fred told everyone he was a DJ. The truth was Fred did not have a job. One day his friend Tim got sick of it and dared him to do some DJing. Fred agreed with confidence. But as soon as he tried everyone learned he knew nothing about DJing.
Bob played in a baseball game on Saturday. He came up to the plate in the last inning tied with the bases loaded. Bob's coach signaled for a suicide squeeze bunt. He swung away instead and struck out. Bob is no longer on the baseball team.
Rupert was the manager at a small textile factory. He came to work to find the factory empty. He panicked because he thought everyone had quit. He called one of his employees to ask where everyone was. The employee told Rupert that it was Saturday and nobody was working.
Jane wanted to eat a spoon of peanut butter. Jane's mother always kept the peanut butter on the kitchen counter. Jane was a little girl and could not reach the kitchen counter. Jane used a chair to climb on to reach the peanut butter. Jane got her spoonful of peanut butter and ate it.
The tourists went to an aviary. They saw their favorite birds. There was a show for one of them. The toucan would talk to them. They loved to see the show.
Ethan went off-roading in his Jeep. It got dirt all over it. The dirt got caked on. He took it to the car wash. It looked brand new.
Jim thought old movies were boring. Then one night his cable went out. He had to watch black and white films on regular TV. It turned out that some of them were very good! Jim decided old movies weren't so boring after all.
Michael was a wonderful artist. A man hired him to create a sculpture. Michael began working on his art piece. He finally finished the sculpture after many hours of hard work. The man was thrilled with Michael's wonderful work.
It was very hot today. I decided to go for a long walk. I walked for two miles away from home. The sky went dark and it started to rain very hard. I had to run all the way home!
Megan was at the mall with her friends. She was having fun when her mom called. The conversation ended up taking a half an hour. When she finished the went to rejoin her friends. To her sadness they had moved on to something new without her.
Johnny was told not to run out front door during winter. His mother told him it could be icy and he could slip and get hurt. Johnny did not listen to hit mother and ran anyway. He slipped as he ran out the door and hurt his arm. Johnny did not run out the door anymore.
A musician wanted to start a tour. He got his band together. They made posters. They sent them all over the world. They played a great tour.
"Every dentist visit, the dentist asked if he flossed. He always said he did. He didn't always, but he hated to say so. He had gotten the floss stuck once. It was very annoying and unpleasant!"
Stewart entered his first marathon after a year of training. He ended up collapsing during the last mile. Someone tried to help him up but he refused. He ended up getting up on his own and walked through the finish line. He was awarded toughest runner at the end of the event.
I wanted to learn to body surf. I asked a friend of mine to teach me. My friend said they would be delighted. But my friend was too busy to teach me after that. Soon summer ended and I had not learned to body surf.
Sam was very brave. Sam knew there was nothing that could scare him. One day he was at a bank when robbers with guns came in. The robbers asked if anyone wanted to be a hero. Sam stood up and was immediately shot.
"Ricky's lungs were starving for oxygen. He came up for air one last time. His hair and shirt soaked through with icy water. Once more his head plunged into the water. At last, the crunch of apple as Ricky brought out his prize."
Kirk wanted to throw a party for all of his high school friends. He decided to throw a party when his parents went out of town. Kirk's parents came home early. His parents joined the party and drank too much. Kirk's parents were inappropriate.
Tim wanted to see the whole world. He was fascinated with Asian culture. Tim went to China for vacation. Tim had a wonderful time. Tim did many fun activities in China.
"Miss Kaye bought a hamster as a pet for her classroom. The students got to suggest names for the hamster. Some of the names they suggested were Harry, Tom, Ellie, and Edward. The students and staff in the class voted on the name of the hamster. The class chose the name, Edward, for the hamster."
"Stacy was feeling dizzy lately. She went to the lab to get some tests done. After a few days, she went to get the results. The doctor told her that she has anemia and she needs iron. Stacy now takes an iron supplement to keep life going."
"I found a silver necklace on the ground. I put it around my neck. I think I looked handsome. Suddenly, I ran into the owner of the necklace. He thought it looked so good that he let me keep it."
Sue had never cooked meat loaf. She found a recipe and bought the ingredients. She followed the recipe step by step. She was excited as it was cooking. Sue's meat loaf turned out perfectly.
Mary's mom turned her bedroom light off and closed the door. Mary jumped up and dove under her bed for cover. She knew her brothers would be sitting on the wall. The her room and her brother's that didn't reach the ceiling. A sudden shower of pillows rained down on her bed.
Tom wanted to send his friend money. His friend lived very far away. He asked his friend what to do. His friend suggested using Paypal. Tom used Paypal to send his friend the money.
Tom wanted to steal a pair of headphones. He wanted to do it to impress his friends. He visited his local store to steal them. Tom managed to steal the headphones without getting caught. But Tom felt guilty and immediately went back to buy them.
Gene had gotten a few fish for his aquarium. He hadn't researched the types of fish he bought. Gene put the fish together in the tank. Some of the fish killed some of the others. Gene asked for assistance in choosing his next fish.
John collected swords. Next on his collection was a nice samurai sword. But first he needed money. John saw that he had enough in bank account and bought the sword. John loved his new sword.
My sister in law used to drop her son off at our house all the time. One time she was supposed to go to a funeral. She ended up partying in Chicago for three days. We found out through someone's Facebook post. That was the last time we said we would watch her kid.
Kate loves to cook. She enjoys cooking new dishes. This time she tried cooking lasagna. However she grabbed the wrong noodles. Kate had to be creative and make a lasagna spaghetti.
Aaron was on a baseball team. He had struck out twice in his last game. Aaron's coach suggested extra time practicing batting. Aaron went to the batting cages. He got three hits in the next game.
Police were examining the crime scene. They were trying to find important evidence. They took away important items. They cataloged them all carefully. They were determined to solve this crime.
"Gary always loved sports. He loved playing, watching, and discussing all sports. When he was in college he wrote for the sports section of the paper. Then when he graduated he got a job working for ESPN. Now Gary has his dream job, being paid to comment on sports."
Todd always wanted to try to surf on the beach. He had some money so he bought a surfboard. He went to the beach. He got in the water. He surfed on his very first wave!
Robyn has had a cold for almost a week. It just seems to be getting worse. She made an appointment with her doctor. The doctor checked her out and ran some tests. They found out she needed antibiotics that made her much better.
"Kia was invited to a buffet with her parents. They cautioned that she'd better eat her money's worth. Kia didn't eat all day. At the buffet dinner, she ate three big plates of food! Kia's parents were satisfied with her consumption!"