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"My wife and I were at home, resting. My cellphone rang, and it was my wife's niece. I expected some silly gossip, She told me her brother had a heart attack at 41. We were shocked and rushed to the hospital." |
"Will wanted to clean his room. But he thought about how long it would take. He realized he had nothing better to do, however. So he spent all day cleaning his room. Will was proud of all the work he did." |
One of my friends invited me to spend Christmas with his family. I began planning and even deciding about presents to buy. Then one day we had an argument and cancelled the trip. My friends mom got mad at him and this led us to talk. We decided that I should still come for Christmas. |
Lisa was on the school's dance team. The team was going to a national competition. The team needed to raise money to go to the competition. Lisa and the team decided to have a car wash. The girls raised enough money to go to the competition. |
Mary wanted to stop working. She was tired of working. She met a man with a lot of money. She married him. She never had to work again. |
We couldn't find a toy the dog liked. We tried several stuffed animals. We also got a kong toy with peanut butter. She wasn't interested in any of them. The only toy she chose was a small rubber ball. |
Tom was looking forward to Halloween. He was thinking of a good costume. He wanted something fun and yet a little bit scary. Tom decided to go as a clown. He received many compliments on his great costume. |
"Sara had so many old clothes. But she hated to throw things away. Then she had a good idea. She decided to donate them to a women's shelter. That way, she knew they'd go to good use." |
Dan was sleeping at Ryan's house. They had spent the night watching scary movies. Dan was too scared to sleep. Ryan began to make scary noises. Dan called his mom to pick him up. |
Frank finally talked his parents into letting him get a puppy. His parents told him the best thing to do is to rescue one. They took him to their local pound to look at the puppies. He fell in love with a little puppy that looked sad to be in a cage. They took the puppy home and Frank and the puppy became best friends. |
Tim moved into a new apartment. It was a brand new building. Tim paid a lot of money for rent. Within the first month several things broke. The new apartment was poorly made. |
I walked out into the backyard. There were lots of weeds by the back fence. I tried to pull a few of them up. Something jabbed me in the finger. I realized I was bleeding from the rose thorn. |
"I finally reached someone to take me in during the storm. I made my way to a small grocery store. My boyfriend's brother walked to the store. We drove back to his apartment in my car. I was relieved to get a shower and some rest, the ordeal finally over." |
"My roommate and I are friends with an older woman named Olga. She is kind albeit a bit controlling and we help her sometimes. One day her daughter came to visit from another country. With her daughter around, Olga became something of a monster. When she left everything went back to normal but my views were changed." |
Tom had a young baby boy. His son was having trouble sleeping. Tom began reading nighttime stories to his son. His son loved the fairy tales. His son slept great after hearing the nice fairy tales. |
Barney was treating his kids to ice cream. They went to their favorite ice cream parlor. The ice cream parlor was closed. Barney and his kids decided to get a snow cone instead. The kids enjoyed their snow cone. |
Jamie had lost her house key. She used her husband's key to get into the house. Jamie and her husband were worried about the lost key. They went to the hardware store. They bought a new lock and key for their door. |
Maury took a long bath. He relaxed in the soapy water. He fell asleep. When he woke up the bath water was very cold. Maury grabbed a towel as he shivered. |
"He came into my bedroom and asked to talk. We went into the living room. He said he wanted to know how to make friends. Nobody understood his speech, and he was lonely. She promised to help him in any way she could." |
Josh was checking the mail outside. The mail hadn't passed yet. Josh saw the mailman walking his way. Josh waited for the mailman. The mailman gave him the mail. |
Allison's mom knew that learning to cook was an important skill. She decided that Allison should learn to cook dinner for the family. Allison and her mom found some easy and nutritious recipes. Together they created shopping lists and worked on cooking skills. Soon Allison could shop for and cook many meals without ass... |
"John heard a thud in the middle of the night. John got the baseball bat from the closet. John crept down the stairs, leaving the lights off. Just as John reached the last stair, he saw what made the thud. The cat had knocked over a vase." |
Tina was doing poorly in school. She was afraid to show her parents her report card. Tina tried to hide it. Unfortunately her parents found it pretty easily. Tina was grounded for a week. |
Jack had just worked out. He was thirsty. He took a big sip of the milk in the fridge. The milk was sour. Jack threw the milk down the sink. |
Last night I decided to make some eggs. I put an egg in the pan and tried to cook it. But I realized I forgot to put on the cooking spray. So I started spraying it while the burner was on. Unfortunately a flame erupted and scared me so I had to shut it off. |
"While walking in his yard, Saul saw something. He looked to see what it was. He saw a big black snake beside the rock. He ran and got his Mom. Mom came and killed the snake." |
I was hungry while at a mall. So I ordered oatmeal at a coffee shop. It had no oat flavor. And it tasted too salty. I decided to get proper meals at restaurants from then on. |
Heinrich took off his glasses and sat them down in his lap. He heard the call for his next stop. He woke up quickly and jumped off the subway. As the train pulled away he remembered his glasses. They had fallen off his lap onto the floor. |
Yenny went to the top of the Space Needle. She ordered a coke and fries. She devoured them and looked out at Seattle. Then she bought a chocolate sundae. She hadn't eaten that badly in a long time. |
Tina was having her period. She got incredibly moody. Her boyfriend hadn't realized. Tina blew up on him throughout the day. Her boyfriend got her midol for her cramps. |
"The drink was large. She took a taste tentatively. She laughed, saying it tasted like lasers. He smiled knowingly and hugged her. Together, they drank their energy drinks and went to work." |
"One day my sister and I were returning home from school. We got off the bus and walked up the driveway. When we got near the porch we saw a huge black snake on the ground! In fear, we walked slowly past it and into the house. My mom then decided to put snake poison around the house." |
Jerold wanted to go to a party with his bigger brother. His brother told him he couldn't go. He begged his brother. His brother let him go. Jerold just sat at the party quietly. |
I had a few too many drinks at the party. I became less inhibited over time. I eventually found myself dancing on a table with my friends. I began to sing loudly and off key. My husband convinced me to go home and sleep it off. |
Tina was commissioned to make a painting for a friend. She was normally good and quick at it. Unfortunately the pressure was too much. Tina kept refusing to work on it. Eventually the friend took back the offer. |
"Michael was having a routine surgery one day. At first everything in the surgery was going really well. Suddenly though, Michael started to have complications. The doctors did their best to stabilize him and keep him healthy. Luckily, he would be okay but it was a close call." |
Tanya was making a soup. She stepped away from the kitchen. The soup began to thicken. Tanya checked on the soup. She added more water to thin it out. |
Some friends and I went trekking through the woods. We were searching for a mountain pool. When we finally found it we had to dare each other to get in. The water was freezing cold! I could only get my legs in but it was a fun journey. |
Susie took her cousin Kara to the museum. She wanted to show Kara around. But then Kara got lost. So Suzy got scared. She called Kara but there was no answer and Susy had to call 911. |
Andy was trying to get a loan for a car. He had bad credit. His bank denied the loan. He got his parents to cosign on the loan. Andy was able to borrow the money. |
Cara was going to the movies. She didn't want to have to pay for candy. Cara brought candy in her purse. Someone told the usher. Cara was kicked out of the show. |
"Mike got his first tattoo. He did not expect it to itch so badly! He scratched it in his sleep. He peeled some of the ink off. Luckily, the artist fixed it for him for free." |
"My mom collects beautiful, expensive vases. One day, she left her kids home alone and went on a date with our dad. My brothers and I fought, and one of us broke the vase. We painstakingly glued hundreds of pieces back together. My mom never found out until we told her, two decades later!" |
"Mark's first visit to a museum was eventful. He got separated from his group and got lost. As he tried to find his companions, he opened a door by mistake. Inside, he found treasures that were kept away from the public. He reached for a sword when a security guard brought him back out." |
It was never clear why Ellie wore so much makeup. She had such a nice natural face. Her mum thought it was because of the other girls at school. They would ridicule any girl who didn't wear makeup. She thinks this was to make themselves feel better about it. |
Gabe and Reese had to share an Xbox. They always fought over the system. Gabe had an idea. They would take turns. Both of the boys were happy. |
I was getting married. I had to choose who my best man was. I got a pen and pencil to organize my thoughts. I thought hard for an hour. I then realized I didn't have any friends. |
Tom was trying to sleep on a weeknight. The neighbors upstairs kept making noise. They were playing loud videogames. Tom went up and asked them to turn it down. The neighbors apologized and obliged. |
Lauren took a cosmetology class at the shelter she was staying at. She remembered playing in the barber chair at her mom's house. She offered to cut another girl's hair. She took out the scissors and made a snip and watched the hair fall. Then she looked at the shiny blade and started to cry. |
"Jo wanted to set up a haunted house for the neighborhood kids. He bought cheap decorations and decorated his lower floor. Then he invited the younger neighborhood kids and their parents. To his surprise, they really enjoyed it! Each of them told Jo what a great job he had done." |
Ian was behind on his mortgage. He was desperate to catch up. He got a second job to make extra money. In a month he had enough to catch up. He is now gladly caught up with his mortgage. |
Tom wanted to dry his laundry. He had small living quarters. He deliberated about how to most efficiently dry his clothes. He bought a long piece of string. He strung his clothes along the string to dry his clothes. |
Tim was doing bad in class. He needed to do well on his midterm to try and salvage it. If he didn't there wouldn't be a way to pass. Tim messed up and failed the midterm. He flunked the class. |
Molly was on the playground. She tripped on a rock. When she fell she hit her knee. Her knee started to bleed. Molly had to go to the nurse to get a band aid. |
"Sarah woke up and took a shower. After her shower, she looked for something to wear. Sarah could not find anything to wear because her clothes were dirty. Sarah grabbed all the laundry in the house. She put all the dirty clothes in the washer one load at a time." |
Kate was obsessed with her weight. She felt she was too fat. She did everything possible to lose weight. Eventually her doctor told her she was unhealthy and too thin. Kate had to go to therapy to force her to gain weight. |
"Claire was looking forward to flying to Portland to see her sister. Days before the trip, she got bad vibes when her reservation was lost. Her worries increased when she had a nightmare about a plane crash. She turned on the TV to a show about a rocky flight and felt fear. It was too much for coincidence, and Claire p... |
Virginia went to the mountains. She went to the top of the tall summit. She looked out at the scenery. She took out a jar of her husband's ashes. She opened it up and scattered them to the wind. |
"John asked Mary to go to the movies with him. John bought advanced tickets to a romantic comedy. John picked up Mary and drove to the theater. When they arrived, Mary said she was excited about the action movie. John then realized he was wrong in assuming she was a typical girl." |
Gary had gained a lot of weight in a span of three weeks. He did not know if it was stress or the lack of exercise. He resolved to address this as soon as his deadline at work was over. He kept his word and controlled his diet and exercised every day. He soon returned to his original body weight and became fit again. |
"My youngest niece got married last week. Our family drove out of state to her wedding and reception. The bride and groom looked so happy in the church. At the reception we celebrated, ate dinner and danced. After that party the bridal couple drove away for their honeymoon." |
"Mark leased a duplex for several years to an old woman. She was nice enough if a recluse. When she died, Mark found out she was a hoarder. She had many antiques though, and with no one else it went to Mark. Mark sold the pieces, and no longer needed to lease the duplex." |
Heather had a niece by marriage. It is her husband's sister's kid. She is only four years old. The niece plays on Heather's heart strings all the time. Heather gives her niece anything she asks for because of it. |
"Tom was concerned about his online privacy. He read about the subject online, and wanted to protect himself. He realized his webcam was uncovered. He knew it would be easy for a hacker to watch him. He covered the webcam with duct tape." |
"Jeremy had a large family. He had 8 brothers and 4 sisters and 20 cousins. When his family all has a reunion, there are hundreds of them. Despite there being so many, he remembers all of their birthdays. Thankfully, they all only expect a message rather than a present." |
Alicia was marrying Tom today. She was excited to be his wife. But all of the sudden someone came rushing in the door. It was her ex boyfriend. He begged her not to marry him. |
Tom always suffered from back pain. He decided to go to a doctor about it. They took some scans and found the problem. Tom had a pressed disk in his lower spine. He had short outpatient surgery to get it fixed. |
Arnold wanted to woo his girlfriend. He thought he would write a song for her. He played the song for his girlfriend. She didn't like the song. She dumped him the next day. |
Jim got a new backpack for school. The first day he wore it other kids bullied him. They took the backpack and threw it in the mud. Jim was heartbroken. He cried and cleaned it before his mom found out. |
"Drew came home but he was shivering. My mom asked him for his report card. He slowly gave it to her. While being disappointed, she was aggravated. She told Drew and I to prepare our own dinner." |
Tom wanted to travel. Traveling was Tom's favorite activity. Tom visited a remote island. Tom saw apes. Tom fed the apes bananas. |
"Samantha had been doing pageants for years. She really was ready to level up at this point. So, she decided to enter the state pageant. After much preparation, she performed expertly. She finally won her first state pageant!" |
"We had my niece sleepover for a big day. We wanted to make sure she had a great time. So we picked out some movies for her to rent. We also got her favorite, chocolate milk. She had such a good time enjoying it all." |
Tim was at a restaurant. Another patron started to choke on his food. Tim went over to try to help. He smacked the guy's back a few times. The food dislodged from the patron's throat. |
Ray enjoyed going outside. But it was too time consuming to walk everywhere. So he decided to buy a bike. He was able to quickly get to where he wanted. And his constant cycling made his legs very strong. |
Tom couldn't afford the payments on his new car. He was really behind. They threatened to take it back. One day Tom noticed it was towed. They had repossessed it. |
Tina was driving on a curvy mountain road. One of her tires blew out. Tina almost lost control of the car. She came close to falling off the side of the mountain. Tina called to have someone else drive her home. |
"In our old house, we had a staircase to the basement. When our daughter learned to crawl, we were very excited. But we were not used to the amount of vigilance required. One day, our baby crawled to the staircase and fell down! We installed a gate the next day." |
"John was awakened by a phone call. Answering, John realized it was his buddy, Rich. Rich said he was stranded on a highway just outside of town. John drove out to pick up Rich. John drove Rich home, where they both fell asleep on the couch." |
Bruno's older brother was serving in Vietnam. He was the captain of an A team with 12 soldiers on his team. They led some mountain dwellers to fight the Viet Cong. The brother came home and brought Bruno a gift. The shoes he received smelled strange because they were elephant hide. |
"After seeing a scary man in the street, we went indoors. I called the neighbor and asked him to take a look. A former police officer, he went outside to talk to the man. He came to my door to explain. The man had dementia and was deaf, and didn't hear me talk to him." |
Anna opened the cabinet for dinner ideas. Rice and pasta tumbled out onto the counter! Anna sighed and organized everything properly. It only took fifteen minutes of serious work. Anna felt much better in a clean kitchen! |
"John and his wife slept early. It was their anniversary and they wanted to watch the sunrise. They had the alarm set at 5 in the morning. It didn't wake them up. They missed it, but they watched the sunset instead." |
Tom was at the lake. He decided to feed the ducks. When he ran out of food the ducks were still hungry. They kept following and badgering Tom. Eventually he ran away and got in his car. |
"Donald was walking around the lake. He saw a duck swimming in it. The duck paddled silently through the water. When he was at the other side, he climbed out. Donald loved watching the duck in nature." |
Tom was trying to log onto his e-mail. He kept putting in the wrong password by accident. Eventually he was locked out. He decided to change the password but it needed his alternate e-mail. Unfortunately Tom didn't remember the password to that one either. |
The tiny black nose was very shiny. The hard plastic was placed over the small downturned mouth. The seamstress looked at the little girl and smiled. She told her it was a sad puppy who needed love. The little girl smiled back and said she would give it love. |
Mark came back from work exhausted. He fell on the bed ready for a good nap. But as always his neighbor was playing loud music. So Mark put on his earbuds to listen to what he liked best. And fell asleep within minutes to the sound of ocean waves. |
We went out to get ice cream. I picked the dirt and worms. It was vanilla with oreos and gummy worms on top. I ate it with a spoon. Our daughter thought it was funny and laughed the whole time. |
Tom invited friends over to his house. He didn't realize how much messier his house was than everyone else's. Tom's friends all made fun of him for it. Tom was too lazy to clean up. He decided to just not have people over instead. |
Ted was mad at his parents. He went take a walk in the woods. It was peaceful in the woods. Ted started to feel bad for being upset. He went home and apologized to his parents. |
"Jim was running late for work. Jim's usual commute to work was taking forever. Because of this, he decided to take a different route. The new route was much faster. Jim got to work earlier than usual." |
Ken had an old shirt he loved wearing. It became dingy and stained after a while. His girlfriend wanted him to get rid of it. After a while she decided to throw it away behind his back. Ken found out and broke up with her. |
Lucy loved computer coding. So she decided to make her own app. She then published it to the app store. To her delight she made a lot of money. Lucy was thrilled. |
"After the movie ended, we went to play games. The arcade was filled with normally able children. He was very nervous at first. He walked into the arcade and began to play. He started really enjoying himself, and we were really happy for him." |
"Lana and her family loved the great outdoors. Every month, they would make a point of going on an adventure. This month, they booked in for an obstacle course in the forest. When the day came, it was raining extremely hard. They were the only ones to turn up." |
"Rodger entered his school talent show. He wasn't sure what he was going to do. Roger decided to sing. On the day of the show, he was nervous. Roger sung well and received praise." |
Jim was walking home. He lived in a flood warning area. It had been raining for days. Jim noticed the water in front of him seeming violent and high. He decided to go the long way instead. |
"The next year, my mother again asked what I wanted for Christmas. This time, disgusted with the flooring, I asked for a carpet cleaner. She bought me a big new shampooer. That was almost a year ago. I never did learn how to use it." |
My wife is collecting unemployment insurance. The state required that she meet with a counselor. She had to show her resume and work search logs. My wife dreaded the meeting. She went and said it was actually not all that bad. |
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