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282ebdeb-6334-4126-bbad-7e8ae751402c | Mark was a horrible child who was always whining. | When he didn't get his way, he would scream and throw a fit. | When he didn't get his way, he usually sat in silence. | One day, Mark got in trouble at school and threw the biggest fit. He screamed and cried and held his breath. All the other boys and girls saw him act like that and didn't like him | One day, Mark got in trouble at school and to everyone's surprise, he threw the biggest fit.He screamed and cried and held his breath.All the other boys and girls saw him act like that and didn't like him |
06e4dd65-80dc-47da-91c4-48edc14637f6 | Payne and his friend went golfing. | The people golfing ahead of them were being really slow. | There was no one golfing ahead of them so they took their time. | Payne asked them if they could play through. The people let Payne and his group play though. Payne was glad that he asked them nicely. | They eventually caught up with people way ahead of them and Payne asked them if they could play through.The people let Payne and his group play though.Payne was glad that he asked them nicely. |
973aa968-598c-4ea9-aafe-1944bc004c57 | Gina tried to access the internet. | All of a sudden, she couldn't control the cursor. | All of a sudden, her computer froze. | It began to move on its own. In addition, several applications opened up. The computer turned off afterwards. | It had locked up on its own.In addition, several plumes of smoke puffed out of the tower.The computer turned of afterwards. |
e574e265-12f6-4de3-b0ce-609fbfcc718c | A stray cat followed me home. | I decided to nurse her back to full health. | I wanted nothing to do with her. | She became my best friend. Alas, one day she fell sick. She died in my arms. | But she persisted, and eventually she became my best friend.Alas, one day she fell sick.She died in my arms. |
802d5839-364e-4dbd-a728-e2ade33da071 | Tj was moving into a new home. | His new home had space for his own home office. | His new home had space for his own home gym. | Tj wanted to have a particular furniture in his office. The furniture he desired was expensive. Tj decided to buy lumber and make his own furniture. | Tj wanted to have particular equipment in his home gym.The equipment he desired was expensive.Tj decided to use items at home and to use as makeshift equipment. |
b780f00b-2fe6-4b7d-9ceb-669644e378b5 | Tina used rolled oats to make oatmeal for breakfast. | But her friend said steel cut oats were better. | Her friend said steel cut oats were bitter, so she stuck to rolled. | Tina decided to try them. But she wasn't used to its chewiness. Over time, however, Tina liked steel cut oats. | Tina decided not to try them.She wouldn't have been used to their chewiness.Over time, however, Tina decided to try steel oats. |
81595bcb-308a-43d3-9746-d6d6b1255bf9 | Anna went outside to play tennis. | She was having fun until the ball hit her in the face. | She was having fun until the fell and twisted her ankle. | Anna fell down and howled in pain! She had to lay down with ice on her face that night. Even still, she woke with a puffy black eye the next morning. | Anna fell down and howled in pain!She had to lay down with ice on her ankle that night.Even still, she woke with a puffy black ankle the next morning. |
a6dc078f-79c3-42e7-997a-2b6be69ccbe7 | Brittany woke up to her dog barking. | Someone was at her front door. | Someone was in her garage. | She threw on a sweatshirt and raced downstairs. Her boyfriend was at the door. He was holding roses and coffee. | She threw on a sweatshirt and raced to the garage.Her boyfriend was there.He was holding roses and coffee. |
71a49e7d-e27a-4b92-bd81-ea277029dff5 | Myla loved to dance. | She enjoyed dancing all styles of dance. | She enjoyed learning her own personal style. | Myla began attending a dance school. She was scouted out at a recital and was offered a scholarship. Myla is now a professional dancer. | Myla didn't need to go to dance school.She was scouted out at a recital and was offered a scholarship.Myla is now a professional dancer. |
c605295d-685c-4dd4-8bbb-a1ae29ead537 | Ed was flying to the Cook Islands. | His small plane went down in the Pacific. | His small plane had a bumpy landing. | Ed was presumed dead, but he managed to cling to a life raft. He floated to shore and sought help. Soon he was on the phone with his happy, sobbing wife! | It went off the runway and landed in the ocean.He floated to shore and sought help.Soon he was on the phone with his happy, sobbing wife! |
3cd73eab-6088-46d0-89fa-fee33147cfe5 | Sam made a bet with his mom. | She bet he couldn't eat veggies at every meal for a week. | She bet he couldn't eat veggies once in his meal daily. | He accepted. But he could not stand eating all those veggies. His mom won the bet! | He accepted.But he could not stand eating all those veggies.His mom won the bet! |
77a72ad5-d95e-4b9b-bc4e-e904b27e8bc4 | Maggy decided to throw a tea party for her neighbors. | Ms Moffett was the first to arrive, as she is always punctual. | Ms Moffett was the last to arrive. | Suzi and Liza Dillinger came thirty minutes late. Ms Moffett gave them both a scowl because she hates tardiness. Maggie smiled at the differences between her neighbors. | Suzi and Liza Dillinger came thirty minutes early.Ms Moffett gave them both a smile because she loves everyone.Maggie smiled at the differences between her neighbors. |
4003dffb-9ac9-40f1-bfa6-e7969169ee16 | Yesterday I got engaged. | My boyfriend had proposed by the lake. | But my friends weren't so happy, they told me my boyfriend was cheating. | I was so excited. I immediately ran to tell my friends. Everyone was thrilled. | I was so heartbroken.I immediately ran to tell my family.Everyone was depressed. |
1a3b747d-95f7-4a53-a95a-6cdcffdaa542 | Ben was a businessman at a major corporation. | He was always on time and worked feverishly. | He got fired last week. | One day, he felt like having some fun in the office. So he screamed, "Hoorah" and threw his papers in the air, and jumped. He was immediately fired. | He had felt like having some fun in the office.So he screamed, "Hoorah" and threw his papers in the air, and jumped.That is why he was fired. |
77e91f6e-c899-4e64-b48a-59f91bc078dc | Fred was starving when his dad handed him a sandwich. | He had been playing on the beach all morning. | He had been sleeping on the beach all morning. | Just as he was about to take a bite it disappeared. A seagull had grabbed it right out of his hand. His dad shared his sandwich with him. | Just as he was about to take a bite it disappeared into a seagull's mouth.A seagull had grabbed it right out of his hand.His dad shared his sandwich with him. |
75088fd8-a203-4dae-af27-be62a55189c0 | Every day, John took the same roads to work. | One morning, his normal route was closed. | One morning, his normal route has less traffic than usual. | John thought he'd be late to work! He explored different roads. John ended up finding a way that got him to work on time. | John was happy that he'd get to work early.He had a relaxing drive.He got to work twenty minutes early. |
c81bde04-a7fe-4e77-bc87-27bf5cc1cdd4 | Jim began cooking fried chicken on the stove. | As the chicken sizzled, he remembered he forgot something in the car. | As the chicken sizzled, he poured sauce in the pan. | Jim left the kitchen to get the sauce he left in the car. While he was outside the oil spilled over and started a fire. Jim called 911 and the fire department came to put out the fire. | Jim left the kitchen to get the milk he left in the car.While he was outside the cooking oil spilled over and started a fire.Jim called 911 and the fire department came to put out the fire. |
003c3221-2ccb-42f9-bbb3-907d84947b65 | Ben had a goal to be able to do one hundred sit ups. | He currently can't do more than sixty. | He can almost do ninety nine sit ups. | Ben worked at it every week for a year. He also ate good foods to help his health. About a year later Ben did one hundred sit ups. | Ben worked at it every week for a year, but was still just short.He also ate good foods to help his health.About a year later Ben finally did one hundred sit ups. |
802e3800-89dc-4ec1-bd50-827436648743 | Today I took my daughter to the gym. | She decided she wanted to run on the treadmill. | She took her shoes off and played tennis. | She started off great but quickly began to have problems. She tripped over her loose shoelace. She decided not to try the treadmill again. | She started off great but quickly began to have problems.She tripped over her own feet.She decided not to try tennis barefoot again. |
632ee18a-710d-4ae8-9e45-24d00f3729dc | Patrick was bright and got accepted to all the colleges he applied to. | He narrowed his choice down to Yale and UCLA. | He decided to only go to colleges where he would be unknown. | He couldn't decide between the two so he asked his counselor. His counselor gave him the pros and cons of each university. Robert decided to go to UCLA because it was close to his family. | He couldn't decide between all of his options so he asked his counselor.His counselor gave him the pros and cons of each university.Robert decided to go to Yale because it was not close to his family. |
413da568-f68f-4890-90a0-a3750c13ae08 | Bill was quite reckless with his spending last year. | Bill accumulated almost $10,000 in credit card debt. | He started saving diligently and got out of debt. | Even with making his monthly payments, Bill still owed a lot. Regretfully, Bill decided that he would file for bankruptcy. Bill was saddened that he had to take such a drastic step. | Even with making his monthly payments, Bill still had a terrible spending problem.Regretfully, Bill decided that he would have to file for bankruptcy.Bill was saddened that he had to take such a drastic step. |
4ae0744a-aa01-459e-94cd-b6f0037f8949 | Carlos played the tuba in his local marching band. | Lately, his tuba was not pronouncing the notes as loudly. | Lately, his tuba was pronouncing the notes really well. | Carlos plunged his hand into the tuba. He felt something move! A mouse had built a nest inside Carlos' tuba. | Carlos was happy with his tuba.He could play it all day long.The Tuba was really clean on the inside and sounded great. |
b4a25944-d3d1-4720-8682-6b22f95cee36 | The doctor came into the office. | I got nervous when she began to ask me awkward questions. | She was about to start my pelvic exam. | She asked if I'm doing good with diabetes. I got confused since I don't suffer from diabetes. She eventually noticed that she had the wrong patient chart. | She asked if I'm doing good with my pregnancy.I got confused since I wasn't pregnant.She eventually noticed that she had the wrong patient chart. |
76b1d18d-2312-401d-9027-1e688bc07672 | I got a frightening letter from the IRS. | The letter stated they want to do an audit for 2013. | The letter stated they want to do an audit for 2018. | My husband and I panicked and called the accountant. The accountant asked for all receipts from 2013, whoa! Thank God we put everything on charge accounts and have a record. | My husband and I panicked and called the accountant.The accountant asked for all receipts from 2018, whoa!Thank God we put everything on charge accounts and have a record. |
91a72e1a-b498-4fdc-b232-5f943bee17f2 | I went on the splash mountain ride last week. | At first it was a peaceful ride. | It was a peaceful ride from start to finish. | We went into a calm tunnel. Then we dropped unexpectedly. I was scared. | Except when we went into a calm tunnel.At it's end we dropped unexpectedly.I was scared. |
06abef44-20d4-4898-b786-2cbf15e04895 | My mother gave me the desk that belonged to her grandmother. | I kept it in my basement for many years. | It was a beautiful piece of furniture that I used from the very first day and then gave it to my daughter. | I finally grew old enough to appreciate it. It is big and black and sturdy and surprisingly light. It is in my living room and I use it every day. | My daughter finally grew old enough to appreciate it too.It is big and black and sturdy and surprisingly light.It is in my daughter's living room and she uses it every day. |
a094b008-c686-47c3-9705-212de7b59e3c | Mina couldn't afford new clothing for her first weeks of high school. | She made the best of it by wearing her grandma's old fashions. | She was forced to sew an outfit by hand. | When she got to school, she discovered something amazing. The other girls were complimenting her old skirts, tees and cardigans! Mina wasn't mocked - she was made a vintage style icon! | When she got to school, she discovered something amazing.The other girls were complimenting her new skirts, tees and cardigans!Mina wasn't mocked - she was made a style icon! |
ff78d2d8-7a29-46ca-a46b-37690cf1e897 | Mary ordered expensive bulbs to plant in her garden. | She spent an afternoon planting the bulbs. | She spent an afternoon planning out where to put the bulbs. | Mary couldn't wait to see the bulbs bloom into flowers. The next day, Mary's son came running into the kitchen. He showed her the 'potato' bulbs he had dug from the garden. | Finally, she planted them in the ground.The next day, Mary's son came running into the kitchen.He showed her the 'potato' bulbs he had dug from the garden. |
82332e77-e7a8-4d47-b13b-30f5154ce2b9 | Jim went to check his mail. | There was nothing there. | There was tons of mail there. | This was the third day without mail. He looked around and noticed a hole at the bottom. The mail had been falling through it. | It had been three days since he had last checked it.He realized there was no room for more mail.He needs to check it more often. |
310766ba-48be-4bcf-9629-8f4f173b12fd | A man desired to improve his relationships with others. | He started being more friendly and outgoing to people. | He had no idea what to do about it. | He soon made many new friends. He saw his social skills improve. He dramatically improved his relationships with others. | He took a class on social skills, and soon made many new friends.He saw his social skills improve.He dramatically improved his relationships with others. |
d2861c1e-9d15-49a9-8301-f2dfff46497f | Jack was feeling ill at work. | He told his boss he was going home. | He told his boss he was trying to finish his work. | Jimmy got home and layed down. He started to feel a little better. He secretly felt happy about being sick. | Jimmy layed down in his office.He started to feel a little better.He secretly felt happy about being sick. |
dcc3ac29-050c-4a51-9250-2821ceb3ca9c | Chase was very depressed. | he attempted suicide via an overdose of pills. | Even with his depression he would not contemplate suicide. | But his attempt failed. When Chase woke up in the hospital, he realized he needed help. Chase signed up for therapy right then and there. | He tried very hard to overcome his depression.He failed to get better on his own.Chase signed up for therapy right then and there. |
c7fa7fb0-9d4d-4b32-8c1e-336748f21365 | Jenny enjoys baking for her friends on a regular basis. | She decided to enter a baking competition. | But she doesn't have the guts to join a baking competition. | Jenny baked a beautiful and delicious fruit tart. The judges at the competition loved her fruit tart. Jenny won first place at the baking competition! | Jenny got convinced by her friends to join anyway and baked a delicious fruit tart.The judges at the competition loved her fruit tart.Jenny won first place at the baking competition! |
93830257-552e-4989-9938-cb0741c481d3 | Frank was on a family trip. | They were supposed to arrive at their family's house by dinner. | They arrived at the airport after dinner. | On the highway they hit a huge amount of traffic. It was taking so long. By the time they got out, they were set back hours in their drive. | There was a delay in their flight.It was taking so long.By the time they got on the plane, they were set back hours in their travel plans. |
722be0e1-a9e1-415d-88db-8aab42813cc5 | Yesterday I was feeling rather lazy. | It was the weekend and I decided to stay in. | It was the weekend and I decided sit in the backyard. | I crawled into bed and turned on Netflix. I decided to watch gossip girl. I watched for hours to occupy myself. | I sat on the chair and turned on Netflix on my tablet.I decided to watch gossip girl.I watched for hours to occupy myself. |
c209176b-0e4c-4c40-ac4b-c28b894a5808 | Sam had troubles with his girlfriend. | They had been fighting for weeks. | They were able to make things out after a week. | They planned to go to dinner one night. Sam's girlfriend dumped him that night. He agreed it was the best idea. | They planned to go to dinner one night.Sam's girlfriend cooked for him that night.He agreed it was the best idea. |
f45a4aa3-8de5-49ae-89c0-92ea954eaad6 | John was the best student in his class, but he always feared tests. | On the third week of school, his teacher told him a test was coming. | On the third week of school, his teacher told him an essay assignment was coming. | John studied for five hours every night for a week to prepare. John showed up to take the test, and it was easy for him. John got his exam back and received an A+. | John wrote for five hours every night for a week.John showed up to turn in his essay.John got his essay back and received an A+. |
0c7d37cd-f6d2-4c77-9106-454d37bdd575 | My neighbors have a grey cat which mostly stays outside. | I had put a bird feeder in a tree I could see from inside my house. | I had put a cat-safe bird feeder on a pole surrounded by our koi pond. | I was watching the birds feed when they suddenly all flew away. Then I saw the neighbor's cat hiding behind the tree. It had tried to catch a bird but they were all too quick for it. | I was watching the birds feed and enjoy themselves.Then I saw the neighbor's cat hiding behind the tree.It was staring on in jealousy because it could not do anything. |
6b1637bd-c037-444d-82d2-29c86cc16dc5 | I had a dog. | But, I didn't have a doggy door. | My dog lived in the backyard in a doghouse. | I decided to train my dog to ring a bell when he wanted to go out. After a while, my dog started to ring the bell nonstop. I realized I had trained him poorly. | I decided to train my dog to ring a bell when he wanted to come inside.After a while, my dog started to ring the bell nonstop.I realized I had trained him poorly. |
d5b09843-d40e-4ccb-a329-19f8ec521c55 | Anthony met a girl and fell in love right away. | But they didn't have anything in common. | They always had a great time together. | Anthony invited her to his house but they didn't have fun. He called her the following day and a man answered her cellphone. He said she was busy mothering his kids. | Anthony invited her to his house and they had fun.He called her the following day and they talked on the phone for a long time.She told him she had two kids. |
eb26b4dc-3e8b-4800-ac43-2b15b9801542 | Jude didn't have his father around and joined a gang. | He liked the brotherhood aspect, and the close bonds. | He wanted to leave the gang after a year. | He started to rethink his decision after a couple friends got shot. He tried to leave the gang, but was told he couldn't leave alive. He moved out of town, changed names and his appearance to start anew. | His decision was reinforced after a couple friends got shot.He tried to leave the gang, but was told he couldn't leave alive.He moved out of town, changed names and his appearance to start anew. |
80ee362d-ac64-4fc1-a4b0-f767d53a1f43 | Matt wanted to go back in time. | He went to the library to look up books about time travel. | He went to the store to buy all the movies about time travel. | He read all the books he could find. Then he decided to create his own time machine. He never succeeded because time travel is probably impossible. | He watched all the movies he could find.Then he decided to create his own time machine.He never succeeded because time travel is probably impossible. |
9dad6d2d-8b33-42a5-9ddf-a8d521c7fe78 | Brenda was deciding whether she should watch a movie. | She thought about various movies in her head. | She thought of the perfect movie to watch in her head. | And eventually, walked to her DVD collection. Brenda was overwhelmed with choices. So she decided to watch nothing. | She walked to her DVD collection.Brenda grabbed the movie she thought about.She decided to start watching it right away. |
5a46028f-2e6b-480c-b597-7df163648df6 | Lady the Malamute pulled on her chain until her collar came off. | Lady ran away from her home, but her humans saw her leave. | Lady decided to stay beside the chain. | Lady's humans followed her on foot through the neighborhood streets. Lady got tired, and sat down on the sidewalk to wait for her humans. Lady's humans caught up, put her collar on her, and took her home. | Lady's humans calmly and reassuringly walked up to where she was standing.Lady got tired and decided to take a seat in the same place in the yard.Lady's humas put her collar back on and praised her for being so well behaved. |
a306c366-5ec0-41e1-8e84-cc044ac86148 | I bought some bread. | I didn't realize it had mold. | It was fresh and delicious. | I ate it regardless. I became very sick. I sued the supplier and won a nice amount of money. | I ate it of course.I became very full.I bought more from the supplier and spent a nice amount of money. |
787ca603-01f6-40c4-909e-adfaef3f2185 | She was a famous ballerina, with worldwide fame. | He was a handsome devil, who gave her his last name. | She married another ballerina since she preferred women. | Their married life was blissful for many years. Then she caught him indulging in indiscretion with a supermodel. She used his razor to forever change his ways. | Their married life was blissful for many years.Then she caught her indulging in indiscretion with a supermodel.She used her razor to forever change her ways. |
460f53c1-e92e-4c0e-be99-8205b6cb3325 | Alison was playing in the park. | She started playing near some rocks. | She started playing near her friend. | Suddenly, she felt something painful. She looked down at her ankle. There, she saw a bee sting. | Suddenly, she felt something painful.She looked down at her ankle.There, she saw a bee sting. |
954fc005-15a1-4e6b-814f-909f62c196d6 | I used to play racketball with my friend at school. | We would rent out a court and meet up to play. | The court we rent out was booked today. | Man it was tiring! You would chase the ball all around the court. It probably was one of the best workouts I've ever gotten. | Man it was disappointing!We could have chased the ball all around the court.It probably would have been one of the best workouts I've ever gotten. |
30616e73-f2a6-48b8-8986-41e6fcfbf6a2 | It was Yolanda's responsibility to hire a new receptionist. | She looked over all the resumes that had been submitted. | She noticed there was no resumes submitted. | She decided on three candidates. At the first interview, Yolanda was impressed by the applicant. She hired her the next day. | But she already had three candidates in mind.At the first interview, Yolanda was impressed by the applicant.She hired her the next day. |
32d5272d-eef8-455e-bea7-748b0a955973 | Jo went to bed at 9pm. | She locked up the house as normal. | She fell asleep immediately. | She was almost asleep when the fire alarm started going off. She had left a candle burning. She was glad it didn't burn the house down. | She was asleep when the fire alarm started going off.She had left a candle burning.She was glad it didn't burn the house down. |
8f5b8630-2bc5-4fc8-839b-784bf433d722 | Beth was at the Emergency room due to an illness which lasted days. | The doctor came into the room and told her was simply a flu. | The doctor left the room and told her she was healthy. | He gave her an iv for nausea, and fluids. After 2 hours she felt a lot better. Her mother was relieved it was not serious. | He gave her an iv for dehydration.After 2 hours she felt a lot better.Her mother was relieved it was not serious. |
beb34190-1d1e-4d73-8c54-b4205ed7aa2e | Al was preparing for a distance throwing competition. | Al hurt his shoulder during training. | Al was ready for the competition. | He was determined to compete despite his injury. His trainer, Jim, suggested he wait until next year to compete. Al ignored Jim's input, and placed last in the competition. | He was determined to compete.His trainer, Jim, suggested he wait until next year to compete.Al ignored Jim's input, and placed last in the competition. |
367e8631-5188-460b-bb7d-f8cee2fdb024 | Ken wanted to ride an elephant. | He saw a sign at the circus advertising elephant rides. | He saw a sign saying that riding elephants harm their backs. | He went to the advertised area and paid his fee. They put him on an elephant and let him ride around for ten minutes. Ken whooped and hollered with joy like a small boy! | He went to the advertised area and saw others paying their fee regardless of the fact.They put them on an elephant and let them ride around for ten minutes.Ken whooped and hollered with anger like a mad man at the others! |
74aa6418-c14f-4cee-b656-688560d081f9 | The other night I was home alone. | It was dark and I was watching scary movies. | I had candles lit and watched cartoons. | All of a sudden I heard a sudden bang in my bathroom. I ran in and saw a weird human like figure standing there alone. It said it was an inter-dimensional being but I know that ghosts lie. | All of a sudden I heard a sudden bang in my bathroom.I ran in and couldn't see the figure standing there alone.It said it was an inter-dimensional being but I know that ghosts lie. |
9b078c3a-910c-4733-916f-81cdb77669eb | Tom saw his friend, John at the movies with another boy from school. | Tom felt bad that he hadn't been invited to go with them. | John invited him to join them. | He didn't let them see that he was there too. At school Tom asked John if he had seen any movies lately. John said that he had not. | He was glad to see that they were there too.At school Tom asked John if he liked the movie.John said that he had not. |
ef65e3e4-ea52-4d48-b9ce-ee2c33131490 | Marc owns a crossfit gym. | His gym helps him hold himself accountable. | He wants to sell his gym. | He loves helping people meet their fitness goals. He works very hard. Marc loves being a crossfit gym owner. | He has grown tired of helping people meet their fitness goals.He works too hard and wants a break.Marc hates being a crossfit gym owner. |
db1f5d2e-7781-4878-b3b7-e41268478758 | The small orange cat was looking for a place to sleep. | He jumped up onto a shelf where several paint cans were kept. | The homeless cat slept under a garbage can. | As he jumped, he accidentally knocked over a paint can and spilled it. The cat jumped back down and landed in a puddle of blue paint. He ran up the stairs, leaving a trail of blue paw prints. | When he woke up, he jumped onto a shelf and accidentally knocked over a paint can and spilled it.The cat jumped back down and landed in a puddle of blue paint.He ran up the stairs, leaving a trail of blue paw prints. |
a80cf632-81c9-42c3-8bce-182cb3eced0b | The Beck's family used to go to the park a lot. | They haven't been there in 2 months! | But the park closed down 2 months ago. | So they decided they would go this weekend and have a picnic. Saturday came along, and the Becks were excited. But, it started to rain really bad, and they can't go to the park. | So they decided they would go to a new one this weekend and have a picnic.Saturday came along, and the Becks were excited.But, it started to rain really bad, and they couldn't go to the new park. |
59f1fe42-18ec-4dc3-9632-21609282396f | Falling into the pit was the worst. | John's character started to slip. | John's character started to run and jump. | His opponent just rammed into John. John's character fell straight into the pit. John slammed the game controller onto the ground. | His opponent just jumped into John.John's character fell straight into the pit.John slammed the game controller onto the ground. |
d9ad2045-952f-4e35-8082-376e49ec6353 | My wife and I are Twilight Zone fans. | We were excited about the New Year's marathon on the Sci-fi channel. | We watch it every chance we get but then they started showing the remakes and they were awful. | Then I read the shows were cut. We stopped watching the shows. We bought the series on DVD. | Then I read they would show the originals again.We watched the marathons again.We were happy it was back to the old format. |
6c6f5c30-cb3d-46dd-993a-e7aedc333921 | I decided to go to vacation in Florida. | I visited an orange farm in Jacksonville. | I was embarrassed because I thought oranges grew on bushes but I didn't like oranges anyway. | I asked a farmer if I could try one of the oranges. He picked an orange fresh from the tree! It was the most tasty orange I had ever had. | I asked a farmer if I could try one of the oranges.He picked an orange fresh from the tree!It was the most tasty orange I had ever had. |
2efeb9f3-8672-42d2-a5a3-009f1467d8ef | Anna's older sister had had twin babies. | Anna was excited to babysit them. | Anna hated kids so she never agreed to babysit them. | Finally, the time came for Anna to baby sit. Her sister went away for an hour. While she was gone, Anna did a great job with the babies. | Finally, the time came when Anna could not avoid babysitting them.Her sister went away for an hour.While she was gone, Anna did a great job with the babies. |
1c7ade60-aaae-440d-a692-0aac43e3429a | Joe went to the bank to apply for a loan. | He needed to pay for his car. | He needed to pay for his motorcycle. | The bank checked his credit and borrowing history. They approved his loan. Joe bought his car. | The bank checked his credit and borrowing history.They approved his loan.Joe bought his motorcycle. |
79de9270-1192-41d9-b1fe-4bb603293acd | Sally was incredibly stressed trying to plan her wedding. | There were seemingly hundreds of decisions to make. | There were no planners available to work with her. | Every day her planner called her and che was writing so many checks. Sally called her fiance and suggested they just elope. A week later they were in Hawaii on their honeymoon. | Every day her friends called her and she was writing so many checks.Sally called her fiance and suggested they just elope.A week later they were in Hawaii on their honeymoon. |
6c99f86c-e6a0-4bc0-9ba0-0c2e751942e2 | Ricky was tired of paying his utility bills every month. | He decided to get solar panels installed in his home. | He decided to stop paying the bill. | It took a week for them to install everything. Ricky's energy bill was reduced to nothing. Ricky was so happy of his investment in solar panels. | It took a week for them to turn off his power.Ricky's energy bill was reduced to nothing.Ricky was so upset of his decision. |
d7350b6f-09a4-4dc0-b000-03a4de3eb339 | William moved into his first apartment one day. | He did not have any furniture and needed to get some. | Luckily, the apartment was fully furnished. | He looked online and found a man giving away free furniture. He drove to the man's house and happily took the new items. When he got home, he furnished his house and it looked great. | He looked online and found a man needing free furniture.He drove to the man's house and happily gave him the items.When he got home, his house still looked great. |
f1aff73d-3a12-4ce7-af20-53b800f241ee | I, like many others, often fantasize about being an actor. | I think it would be really fun. | I think it would be more fun to be a scientist, though. | However, I don't think I would enjoy the fame. Having people you don't know, know everything about you. It just doesn't sound good at all. | However, I don't think I would enjoy all the research.Having to spend all your time trying to learn about everything.It just doesn't sound good at all. |
9f2ae128-324e-4e34-8e34-d6884b9d8e6e | Jessie was preparing to buy her son's Christmas presents. | She filled her cart and then saved it to purchase a few days later. | He didn't want much but he was very specific about what he did want and she had a hard time finding them. | When it came time to purchase, the prices had all changed. Her order would cost much more now. She had to go and pick some new cheaper toys instead. | She looks at all the stores to find the best price.Her son's present would be expensive.She had to go and pick some cheaper presents for the rest of the family now. |
1ee855e8-33d9-4303-a336-3ddf1a90b0cc | Kim was cooking vegetables. | And they were starting to smell really good. | And they started to burn on the stove. | But her dog wandered into the kitchen to smell the vegetables. After she put the vegetables in a bowl, her dog leaped towards them. The dog ate the vegetables from the floor. | Her dog wandered into the kitchen to smell the vegetables and distracted her.After she put the burnt vegetables in a bowl, her dog leaped towards them.The dog ate the burnt vegetables from the floor. |
f32c2da1-1c9a-4a97-9955-52dc2ce126c1 | Angie was baking a cake. | She fell asleep while waiting for the oven. | She woke up as the cake was done and ready to eat. | Eventually the house burned down. Angie was burned to death. There was nothing the firefighters could do to saver her. | When she was asleep she had a nightmare that the house burned down.That she burned to death.That there was nothing the firefighters could do to save her. |
75aad453-f104-4f4c-8c5c-6183df43700c | Jane's family was not pleased they had been eating tofu. | Jane wanted them to understand it was good for them. | Jane wanted them to understand it was bad for them. | She showed them articles online which stated as much. Her husband read all of the articles and agreed with Jane. The whole family agreed to continue eating tofu. | She showed them articles online which stated as much.Her husband read all of the articles and debunked Jane.The whole family agreed to continue eating tofu. |
3bb6726c-5c0d-4925-9fd4-f6ce22b4d942 | Gina walked into a wall when not paying attention. | An hour later her shoulder still hurt. | An hour later, her head still hurt. | It was also tender to the touch. She looked at her shoulder in a mirror. There she saw a dark and large bruise. | It was also tender to the touch.She looked at her head in a mirror.There she saw a dark and large bump. |
cb2feb79-a06a-43be-b3ef-7b3815d241ed | Roy went to China. | He asked the tour guide to show him the dragons. | He asked the tour guide to show him the Great Wall. | The tour guide told him that there are no such things as dragons. Roy was really very disappointed. He asked for his money back, but the tour company refused. | The tour guide told him that it was closed to the public at the moment.Roy was very disappointed.He asked for his money back, but the tour company refused. |
9dc0d60b-bb29-41b3-b2be-7744dabce617 | Don and his friends played football. | They all got very messy. | They all got very tired. | It lasted all day. Both teams scored 7 points! They were all happy with the score and went home. | They took a break to rest, then started playing again, which lasted all day.Both teams scored 7 points!They were all happy with the score and went home. |
7b7cb3be-967c-4ed1-bdf6-e28ca558ede0 | My friends played a game of 21. | They created rules stating that you have to drink after each loss. | They created rules stating that you had to strip after each loss. | After a few minutes into the game, everyone got drunk. I had to call my cousin to pick me up. She was confused as soon as I walked into the car hallucinating. | After a few hours into the game, everyone got naked but I refused after taking my pants off.I had to call my cousin to pick me up.She was confused as soon as I walked into the car without pants. |
13738a8b-9655-4e64-8e4b-1a607ba413f4 | Jim tried out for the basketball team at school. | He did not make it this time. | He made the team. | The coach told him to practice a little more. Jim practiced all through the year. He tried out the following year and made it. | The coach told him to keep praticing.Jim practiced religiously.He had to try out again at the new year and made the team again. |
32361ee0-c1e2-4bd1-b99b-3a43feffc37c | Joan was a poor college student. | She decided to get a part time job. | She decided to quit her job so she'd have more time to study. | She applied as a waitress at a restaurant. She got the job and worked 20 hours per week there. She made a lot in tips, and eventually, was no longer poor. | She applied for loans and grants.She got a loan and had a lot of debt.She made it out of college, and eventually, got a decent paying job. |
15276d42-e2a4-45d6-b720-98ef8e570c68 | Candice chewed her nails nervously while 23 children raced around her. | She hadn't signed up to babysit this many kids! | She always signed up to babysit this many kids!. | Thinking quickly, she held a series of contests. After the final jumping contest, they were exhausted. Amazed by their quiet children, the moms awarded Candace a bonus! | Thinking quickly, she tapped on her experience with lots of kids and held a series of contests.After the final jumping contest, they were exhausted.Amazed by their quiet children, all 23 moms awarded Candace a bonus! |
65830429-ed3e-47a6-8fd0-61d631a27b4c | He slept uneasily. | The next day was the martial arts tournament. | He lost the tournament the next day due to lack of sleep. | His dreams were all about fighting. He threw a kick in his sleep then awoke to the sound of a scream. His girlfriend lay on the floor covered in bedsheets. | His dreams were all about fighting.He threw a kick in his sleep then awoke to the sound of a scream.His girlfriend lay on the floor wrapped in bedsheets. |
f14122cd-18e1-48d0-b2ee-1e599583ebf6 | Kevin streams his favorite radio station from the internet. | One day Kevin's internet went down. | One day Kevin found his favorite station on his car radio. | He couldn't listen to his favorite station. He looked around and found an old classic radio. He turned it on and found the FM frequency for his favorite station. | He couldn't listen to his favorite station on his computer.He looked around and found an old classic radio.He turned it on and found the FM frequency for his favorite station. |
cb817a9d-1185-4b79-a3e8-8385929846f3 | My sister-in-law has a cat named Oliver. | Oliver is a very ornery cat. | Oliver is a very friendly cat. | He doesn't like anyone when he first meets them. After a while he warms up to most people. He is a nice cat when you get to know him. | He likes anyone as soon as he first meets them.After a while he starts to get annoying.He is a nice cat but it gets old fast. |
bf311f02-02e0-4ee9-b518-64265fc62cd2 | The teacher told the students not to bring any snacks to school. | They had a student with peanut allergies. | The teacher did not like to clean up the mess. | So this could not be risked. Jim brought in peanut butter crackers on accident. The child ate one and went into shock. | She would get furious so this could not be risked.Jim spilled peanut butter crackers by accident.The child saw the mess and went into shock. |
ff935a6a-93f1-4fc1-89d7-afc0e080e4c6 | I really wanted a new phone. | I decided I'd get an apple phone. | I bought a new iPhone, I had nothing but problems with it and they would give me a refund. | I went to the store to buy and iPhone 6. They didn't have any in stock. I didn't get my phone that day. | Instead, I asked for the older but more reliable model.They didn't have any in stock.I didn't get my phone that day. |
678401d4-ffeb-47df-80ce-389f012054c2 | Timmy confronted Billy under the monkey bars. | Billy warned him to reconsider what he was about to do. | Billy and Timmy talked things out. | Timmy threw a punch which Billy easily dodged. Billy knocked Timmy to the ground with one swift kick. Timmy's eyes widened as he knew he was the one now in trouble. | But things quickly escalated again, and Timmy threw a punch which Billy easily dodged.Billy knocked Timmy to the ground with one swift kick.Timmy's eyes widened as he knew he was the one now in trouble. |
2c28bc9d-89c4-4ab7-a8da-3aab2f671aa6 | I taught my dog a new trick. | In the mornings he brings me my newspaper. | He can catch anything I throw to him. | Last week it was raining really hard. I tried to tell him to stay inside. But instead I had to deal with a soggy paper in bed. | Last week it was raining really hard.I tried to tell him to ignore it when I unknowingly tossed his fetch toy out the window.But instead I had to deal with a soggy paper in bed. |
853a1c43-d10d-4f3e-a4c7-12ba479ec0ec | Charlie grew up growing cocoa plants. | He was an expert on all things containing cocoa. | He opened a smoothie bar featuring new hybrid chocolate and fruit flavors. | He decided to apply this knowledge to manufacturing chocolates. He experimented with all sorts of unique flavors. His one-of-a-kind chocolates now dominate the candy market! | He decided to apply this knowledge to manufacturing smoothies.He experimented with all sorts of unique flavors.His one-of-a-kind smoothies now dominate the smoothie market! |
bec47ddb-79f2-4860-bded-8a2d0c89bd98 | Sam wanted to take his girlfriend to a picnic. | They went to the park nearby. | They went to a restaurant instead. | He packed sandwiches and wine. They drank the entire bottle of wine. They were slightly drunk and had a great time strolling the park. | They had a meal and ordered a bottle of wine.They drank the entire bottle of wine.They were slightly drunk and walked around the park after lunch. |
dc8f43c9-c703-4740-8511-3902c7755c7c | I was driving home last week during the snowstorm. | It had just started so I thought I was safe. | It had just started when I arrived home. | All of a sudden I lost control of the car. I had hit a patch of black ice. I was able to get control but learned a valuable lesson. | All of a sudden I fell down when I got out of the car at home.I had slid a patch of ice in the driveway.I was able to get back up but learned a valuable lesson. |
c7c588eb-667e-4263-9543-8cd7060bbf46 | I decided to paint my nails a bright red color. | When I painted it and went to school, I was surprised. | When I painted it and went to school, I was thrilled. | Everyone at school had the same color. I immediately took it off. I didn't want to look the same. | Everyone at school had the same color.I immediately laughed.It felt good to look the same. |
8216c99d-162a-4a79-bd32-2cdd8c0ba3b5 | Tom wanted to clean his room. | But it would be a lot of work. | he was neat so it was a quick task. | Over several days, he cleaned everything up. And he liked how good his room looked. But over time, it became messy again. | Everyday he picked up his clothes and took the dirty dishes to the kitchen.He liked how it felt when his room was clean.He kept it that way. |
64d33c46-db01-4bb4-98cd-681adde61b08 | James had a bushy beard. | Looking for a job, he cut it off. | He was looking for a job, but refused to cut it off. | His friends joked that he looked like a teenager. He received a job two weeks later. His new boss calls him the baby-faced assassin. | His friends joked that he looked homeless.He received a job two weeks later.His new boss has a beard just like his. |
cd433fb3-9adb-47c8-b4f4-ab26ee97c22a | Sal works in a pizzeria. | The pay is somewhat low, but he loves what he does. | He was promoted to manager and moved so he could live alone. | Yesterday, he worked all day. We did not see him at all. When he came home, he seemed happy to have spent the day there. | Yesterday, he worked all day.We did not see him at all.The next time we saw him he seemed happy to have spent the day there. |
4b09689f-1fe7-46c9-a284-2c317f8f9ebd | Today was the biggest test of the year. | Mike and Ike were not ready for the test. | Mike and Ike were well prepared. | They decided to skip school and go to the movies. They went to school the next day, and were wrong about yesterday. The test was actually today, and they had to take it now. | Last minute, though, they got scared and skipped school.They went to school the next day, and were wrong about yesterday.The test was actually today, and they had to take it now. |
4de04a74-4ac7-43df-b94e-4842ce2eaf67 | Micky needed a present for his girlfriend. | He looked all over the store and finally settled on perfume. | He bought her earrings. | The lady at the counter began spraying. Micky smelled sample after sample. After smelling too many samples, Micky opted for chocolates. | He considered also buying her perfume.Micky smelled sample after sample.After smelling too many samples, Micky opted to give chocolates with the earrings. |
a5a35126-f364-4d2d-9997-14f40c9ba840 | Emily's parents needed the neighbor to babysit her. | Emily had to spend the whole day at their house. | But everyone refused to, because Emily is a brat. | Her neighbor asked if she wanted to swim in the pool. Emily excitedly said yes. The day ended up passing quickly thanks to the pool. | They finally hired someone who asked if she wanted to swim in the pool.Emily excitedly said yes.The day ended up passing quickly thanks to the pool. |
90bda27d-69c3-4890-87e8-a144a5bce689 | Brad found a gold ring on the ground. | He took it to a pawn shop. | He took it to the lost and found. | He was so eager to get money for it! But the shop owner frowned and said the ring wasn't real gold. Brad was so disappointed! | He was so hopeful the owners would get it back.But the owner never claimed it and said Lost and Found said the ring wasn't real gold anyway.Brad was so disappointed! |
1a72bf56-2040-49a4-a834-375018ef0131 | Bob was at the beach. | He spent the entire day building a giant sand castle. | He spent the entire day sleeping. | He decided to snap a picture of his creation. As he was about to take a picture, a wave hit his castle. Bob was a second late, and missed his opportunity for a photo. | His friend decided to snap a picture of him.As his friend was about to take a picture, a wave hit his foot.Bob's friend was a second late, and missed his opportunity for a photo. |
15e1bf17-a66c-4192-bed8-c3bdc6b75af3 | Almost every day, Terry would find money lying on the ground. | He always picked it up and saved it. | He never picked it up and saved it. | He finally decided to cash it in and spend it. He counted a total of $48. Terry decided that finding money really did pay off. | A friend of his told him he should start picking them up.He had recently cashed in his change for $48.Terry decided that finding money really did pay off. |
76d3fd45-8c4f-45d7-a421-62a71206a35c | Glorianna found a Christmas bell. | She rang it over and over. | She rang the Christmas bell a couple times then threw it away. | Annoyed, her sister yelled at her. Glorianna cried. Feeling guilty, her sister cheered her up by ringing the bell. | Annoyed, her sister yelled at her.Glorianna cried.Feeling guilty, her sister cheered her up by retrieving the bell. |
30d7a090-aeec-4f8d-8a04-904c5b80204a | Tonight was an open mic night at a bar. | Kristen was going to perform for the very first time. | Kristen decided not to perform. | She was extremely nervous. When it was time to perform, she tried to stay calm and do her best. Luckily, it went very well and everyone was a fan. | She was extremely nervous.When it was time to perform, she tried to hide and not be seen.Luckily, she hid very well and everyone forgot her. |
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