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Ashley's neighbors had just moved into the house. Ashley loved to bake. She baked a cake. Ashley brought the cake to the neighbors. The neighbors felt welcomed with Ashley's visit.
Christian was born in British occupied India. In 1941, the Japanese army invaded. Christian was sent to a camp for political prisoners. Christian went hungry, and cried every night in his bed. One day, he was freed by American forces.
Tom flew a plane he owned over the ocean. He could see for miles when he was in the sky. His plane had engine problems. He had to take an emergency landing. The next day he got an all clear and was flying high again.
Carlos was getting married. During the wedding he wanted to play a song on the piano for his wife. But Carlos does not know how to play the piano. So Carlos learned how to play a piano. He played his wife favorite song and she loved it.
JJ was turning 16 next week. He was excited to get his driver's license. His father took him to the DMV. They wanted in line for a long time. Eventually, JJ passed his test.
Abbey bought a camcorder for a family holiday. One evening, she took it outside and started filming animals. She noticed her neighbors outside and started filming. The neighbor caught her filming and yelled. Abbey ran inside and ran upstairs when she heard the doorbell.
Kelly slipped and fell at work. She landed on her back and hurt her spine. They rushed her to the hospital. There, they treated her for over a month! Luckily, Kelly healed - and her employer paid the bill!
Tracey had a love for one specific brand of clothing. She would spend hundreds of dollars on these clothes. That is, until her husband opened the credit card bill. Tracey and her husband were supposed to be saving for a home. He was very disappointed in Tracey's shopping habits.
I had a swimming party at my house one summer. I invited over lots of different girls from school. They all came to the party, except one. She showed up with her parents, because they wanted to meet me. We quickly became best friends that summer.
John was the only boy in his dance class. He wasn't sure he would get along with all of the girls. The teacher said it was time to find a partner. All of the girls wanted John as a partner. John liked being the only boy in his dance class.
The kids were headed back to school. It was a new school year. They were excited and nervous. It would be their first year in the new school. They were anxious to see who was in their class.
Kate was at a club. She was having a good time and feeling relaxed. A guy she had been ignoring walked by showing the tattoo on his arm. Without thinking Kate touched the tattoo and caught his attention. She was mortified when she realized what she had done.
Ava took the no-electricity challenge. She had to go without electricity for 30 days. She turned her phone off and unplugged her computer. Then she flipped all her lights off. She had to use candles to see for 30 whole days!
Justin loves fresh fruit. Every morning he makes a list of what fruit he would like that day. Today's list was apples and strawberries. So he asked his mom to take him to the nearest orchard. Then they used all the fruits to bake special treats!
Carol was nervous about her surgery. She prepared by not eating anything. When the day of the surgery arrived she was put under by anesthesia. While the doctors worked, she stayed fast asleep. By the time she woke up, the surgery was over.
I told her I wanted to go to the concert. She had bought extra tickets and invited me. We went and stayed until after the show. We got invited out to the parking lot with the band. My friend made out with the drummer.
My grandparents took my brother and I to Lego World. There were Lego buildings and statues everywhere! My brother and I went on a Lego roller coaster. It was so much fun! We were so happy that our grandparents took us to Lego World.
Kim and Beth had tickets for the Top of the Rock. They waited all day to see the Rockefeller Center observation deck. Looking out of New York was intoxicating. They took as many pictures as they could. They were so happy with the pictures they didn't care the tour ended.
My wife wanted to go dancing. We put on our fancy clothes and went to the club. When we got there we had a drink and listened to the music. Then we started to dance and having a lot of fun. We did not go home until the dance club closed.
Fred went on the pool. He wanted to go swimming. He also wanted to go on the water slide. When he went on it someone else wanted to go on it. He had to learn to share.
Bonnie was not ready for the history test tomorrow. When she went to bed she wished it would snow. That way school would be cancelled so she could study more. She was excited when she woke to four inches of snow. She spent the whole day studying so she'd be ready for the test.
It was a rainy day outside. Tim decided to stay inside. He made himself comfortable on his bed. He got out his favorite book and read for hours. When he was done reading, the sun began to shine outside.
I met this beautiful woman. I thought this would be the only time I would see her. During the next few days, I caught a fever. I got admitted into the hospital. Surprisingly, she was a child life specialist and saw me.
Brad had a really thick beard. He had not shaved for 3 months. It was his brother's wedding tomorrow. He wanted to look sharp. He shaved his beard the night before to look suave at the wedding.
Jo was decorating her professional healing space on a small budget. She went to a thrift shop for supplies to make crystal displays. A deviled egg tray was perfect for making a ring of small crystals. Assorted candle holders were ideal for display pillars. With a little imagination, Jo got her decorations on a shoestring!
Susan wanted to get in shape and lose weight. She wanted to exercise, but the gym intimidated her. She tried lifting free weights, but she couldn't lift very much! Then she tried plain old walking to get in shape. After a month of daily walking, she'd lost weight and she felt great!
John jumped out the the plane, terrified beyond words. He pulled the parachute cord but the chute didn't deploy. John scrambled for the backup cord, certain he was going to die. The backup chute deployed! As John floated down to earth, he felt more alive than ever before.
Hailey was playing basketball in the gym with her friends. Hailey fell down and rolled her ankle with all of her weight on it. The ankle swelled up and turned colors because of a very dark bruise. Hailey needed to go to the doctors and a appointment was made for her. The doctor saw her and said her ligament was torn and needed surgery.
Every weekend Kelly brings her cat named Dexter to our house to visit. Our cat Pete bullies Dexter. One morning we heard a loud cat shriek. We found Pete in the bedroom laying silently by the dresser. We found Dexter cowering in fear under that dresser.
Mia ordered a drink at the bar. As she was alone, a man came to sit next to her right away. She ignored him. But he kept jabbing away. The man only left when Mia's boyfriend arrived.
Jason was going to attend a wedding. He needed to buy a suit. Jason knew he wouldn't need the suit again. He didn't want to spend a lot of money. Jason got a suit at a thrift shop.
Jessie was a bratty, know it all girl. She'd point out to all the other kids when they were wrong. She tattled to the teacher whenever she could. When it came time for recess none of the children would play with her. Jessie didn't mind because she told herself she was better than them.
I did not enjoy Spanish class this year. My grades weren't good, so I needed to do well on the final exam. Studying for hours on end, I stayed up all night before the test. I passed the final exam with a 92 percent. I never have to speak Spanish again!
John's son wanted an rc car. So he saved up money to buy one for him. It was very powerful and had a top speed of over 40 mph. But John's son was too immature for the expensive machine. And it landed in a pool after he used a ramp to try to jump across it.
After the saw cut my arm, I yelled for help. It hurt very badly. My aunt came outside and picked me up. She took me to the hospital. I had to get 15 stitches to sew it up.
My son went to Six Flags last weekend. He has never liked roller coasters. He went to a lot of rides. At the end of the day he rode the Superman Roller Coaster. He said it was not that bad after all.
My Aunt bought a special shower head that filters water. It was supposed to keep her colored hair from turning funny colors. I would never tell my Aunt, but I think she chooses the funny colors. I guess when I get older I will try to hide my gray hair too. However, I'm not so sure filtered water will help.
Carl decided to scare his brother. He headed out to the corn fields and began to make circles. After finishing, he ran to get his brother. His brother called the news in dismay. Carl is now grounded by his parents for his pranks.
I went to see a movie with my girlfriend The tickets to the show we wanted to see were too expensive. We decided to buy tickets to a different movie. Then we snuck into the movie we originally wanted to see. It was definitely worth the risk!
We moved from our condo in 2013. We had been in our condo since 1987. My wife went to the store to buy moving boxes. She bought boxes that were too large. We had trouble lifting them on moving day, but we managed.
Johnny was in high school. The high school dance was coming up and Johnny didn't have a date. Johnny really wanted to ask Elizabeth to the dance. Elizabeth was already going with Mike. Johnny reluctantly asked Rachel to the dance instead.
Sam wanted to go gambling. He decided to check out a river boat. He had fun gambling but lost too much money. Sam decided to enjoy the entertainment instead. After a while he went home having had adequate fun.
My uncle had a dog named Peaches. She was a snippy Chihuahua. One day we went to visit them. As Peaches jumped into my uncle's lap, my mother made a face. She said Peaches looked like their sister, Janet.
A new roommate moved into my apartment. He was one of the nicest people I have ever met. Unfortunately, he snored so loudly that I could not sleep. I finally confronted him about his snoring. He was so nice that he bought me earplugs to wear at night.
Sam had his hours cut back at work. He lost his health insurance. Sam couldn't afford his medications. Sam found a job with more hours and insurance coverage. Sam applied for the new job.
Alan was invited to the Sadie Hawkins dance at school. He thought he was a bad dancer, so he was nervous. But he did his best to appear confident when he arrived at the dance. He and his date waltzed and fox-trotted around the ballroom. Later, his friends all told him what a great dancer he was!
John was vacationing in the mountains of western North Carolina. He drove the winding roads stopping to photograph waterfalls. He stopped for gas and a found a restaurant at the gas station. It turned out to be a casual, but fine, french restaurant. It was the best meal that he could ever remember.
Tina went for her first swim lesson. She had no idea how to swim. When she went into the water she got scared. She was afraid she would drown. Luckily the lifeguard was there to help.
Gina needed to find something to pry open her frozen car door. She went back into the house. But her boots were covered in snow. Gina didn't want to remove her shoes. So instead of the kitchen, she went downstairs to the basement.
Julie wanted to go to the beach. She packed up everything and drove there. After a few hours, she had a feeling that she had forgotten something. Julie went home and saw in the mirror how red she was. She now keeps always keeps sunscreen in her beach bag.
Ben and Jill spent all morning making lemonade and cookies to sell. They got everything set up and ready to go. They were outside for about ten minutes when it started to pour. The rainy just wouldn't stop. So Ben and Jill enjoyed the cookies and lemonade themselves.
May wanted to do something fun over the weekend. But she and her friends had no money for shopping. They couldn't even afford to see a movie! So May decided to take them camping in the woods nearby. The girls all had more fun than they could have imagined!
Keith is climbing a tall mountain. Keith wants to reach the top. He is giving it all he has to reach the top. Keith finally reaches the top. Keith has a seat and takes in the view from the top.
I've always wanted to run a marathon. I can only run a few miles though before I'm tired. I hired a personal trainer to help train me. We've been training for four months and making good progress. I have a little further to go before I'm marathon ready.
Simon had put off doing his math homework until late in the evening. He was too tired to finish the assignment. He told he would wake up extra early and finish in the morning. Simon forgot to set his alarm clock and overslept. He started to cry because he knew he would get a detention.
Ginger was extremely afraid of spiders. Her fear started when she noticed an egg sac in her home. She got rid of the sac, but her fear remained. She decided to go to therapy for her extreme fear. After two months of therapy, ginger conquered her fear.
Chuck is being overworked at work. He is putting in over fifty hours a week. He talked to his boss and asked to be switched to part time. His boss countered offered with thirty five hours a week. Chuck accepted the offer and was happy.
Greg disliked Bob because Bob was mean to everyone. Eventually Greg got tired of Bob's actions and wanted to fight him. Greg challenged Bob to meet him at the park for a fight. Bob was too scared to fight, and apologized to Greg for being mean. Bob decided to stop being mean to people and became Greg's friend.
Nancy was rich and bred well but she loved a poor man. Her family forbid her to date a man who wasn't rich. They told her to never stoop so low! Then one afternoon she saw him speaking with her parents, all smiling. He revealed that he had just won $1 million in the lottery!
Clay was great at hitting. The coach knew this and told him to go hit for another player. Clay got up to the plate. The pitcher threw a fastball. Clay knocked it out of the park.
Walt knew he'd had too much to drink. He left his car parked in front of the bar and walked home. Crossing the avenue, another drunk driver almost hit him. He yelled at the guy, chasing the car down the street. Winded, he fell to his knees, vowing to stop drinking for good.
Lisa couldn't wait to attend the shoe sale. She heard it was going to be very crazy. She made sure to get there early. Despite that, she couldn't get in the door. All the shoes were sold out.
Toby was at the store trying to buy food. He had lost his card so he was trying to use a check. He handed it to the clerk who ran it through the reader. Suddenly he heard a rejecting sound and the clerk said no. Toby's check had been rejected for some reason.
Gabe was taking pictures with his sister. He couldn't help but hold his fingers up behind her head. He liked making it look like she had bunny ears. His mom would always yell at him. She wanted to take a nice picture!
I played with toy blocks for a long time. When I got them, I was really excited. They were all different colors so I loved to look at them. I played with them for hours that first day. I even invited my brother to play with me.
My wife and I moved to our new house two summers ago. When we arrived the sky let loose and started to rain. We finished unpacking boxes while it continued to pour. The next day we woke to a dull roar. When I looked outside there were loudly croaking frogs everywhere!
Abigail was in class when the bell for lunch rang. She suddenly remembered that she had forgotten her lunch money check. She couldn't afford any food so she went straight to sitting down. Her friend joined her soon and saw that she had no food. Luckily, she offered to share with Abigail.
Julie had always made good grades. She was in high school and knew grades meant a lot. Julie made a mistake and cheated on a quiz. Her teacher caught her. However, she let Julie retake the quiz.
I once wanted to have a pet frog. A purple frog would be the perfect pet. My friends laughed and said that frogs cannot be purple. I looked in several books and found out there really are purple frogs. I enjoyed telling my friends that they were wrong.
Sam wanted to get fireworks for the Fourth of July. He bought big fireworks and small fireworks. He even got sparklers. His family and friends showed up at his house. Sam put on a spectacular show!
Ralph noticed his dog's start to pace nervously. He knew this could be one of two things. He looked out the window and saw the ominous clouds. He got up immediately and closed all the windows in his house. He then got his dogs a treat so that they could calm down.
Stew really wanted to learn how to play chess. He checked a few books out of the library about how to play. Then he went to the store to buy a chess set. After a few days he had a good grasp on the basics of the game. Now he's president of his high school's chess club.
George had been searching and interviewing for internships. He happened to be on his computer at 3 am when an email came through. A major company had one slot left for an interview. The interview would go to the first person to ask for it. George got the interview and got the internship.
Delores was a new grandma. She had one grandson who was a baby. Delores wanted to spoil him, so he bought him a pony. It would be a few years before he could ride it. Delores couldn't wait to buy him more gifts!
Sherry hates basketball. Sherry's boyfriend Tom loves basketball. Sherry tries to learn more about basketball to make Tom happy. For Tom's birthday she surprises him with tickets to a game. Sherry attends her first basketball game with Tom.
One day John and his dog went to the beach. While on the beach they walked down the sea shore. After a little while John threw a stick for his dog. His dog jumped up and caught the stick in mid-air! After that they walked back along the shore to go home.
Edward was a knight in 13th century England. He fought in every jousting tournament available. In one jousting match he was knocked from his horse. He broke four bones in the fall. Edward never jousted again.
Daniel was excited to get a remote control boat for his birthday. He asked his dad to drive him to the lake to try it out. When they got to the lake it was pretty windy. Daniel's dad told him it would be a good idea not to take the boat out. Daniel agreed but he was still very excited to have the boat.
I went to the mall yesterday. I thought there was a sale. So I showed up at the store. There was no sale. I was so upset.
Laura and Nick adopted a baby girl. One month later they were surprised to find out Laura was pregnant. When Laura had her first ultrasound they saw twins! Laura and Nick joked that they ended up with a three-for-one special. They named the twins Charlotte and Carson.
Pierre always wanted to be rich. His minimum wage jobs just weren't cutting it. So, he decided to become an entrepreneur and sell fancy things. After two years, he became a millionaire. His dreams came true and he was finally rich.
Janie had to buy a certain pair of stockings for dance camp. She searched online for the right stocking size. She found a pair priced real cheap online. They arrived on time but had a huge rip on one of the legs. Janie had to rush order a new pair from a different store.
John's friends wanted to cheer him up after his mom died. His friends asked him to be part of the relay race. The team consisted of only John and his friends. John was grateful of being involved in the race. John thanked his friends for cheering him up.
Jenny stopped at the flower shop to buy her mom flowers. She checked the money in her pocket as she went into the shop. A clerk approached to find out what Jenny needed. Jenny pointed to a bundle of flowers. Jenny clutched the bundle of flowers close and hurried home.
Eric decided to go to the store on monday to buy stamps. He needed to find enough change so he searched through his jeans. He pulled out a dollar and found an old lottery ticket stuck to it. Curious, he scratched the ticket with his fingernail. Eric forgot that he needed to buy stamps.
Jasmine played in the poker tournament last night. She was really nervous, but she played well. A big pot developed at the final table. Jasmine had three aces but lost all of her chips. She was satisfied with her third place finish and the prize money.
Kim had an amazing closet. Her shoe collection was the envy of all of her friends. She bought seven more pairs of shoes this weekend. Kim liked to go in her closet and try them all on. She could give up anything in her life, just not her shoes.
John and his wife had been married for many years. His wife was becoming exhausted with her work and kids. John wanted to do something nice for his wife. He decided to take her out on a fancy date. His wife felt much better afterwards.
Tom was coming out of a concert. The parking lot at the arena was huge. He drank too much and had no clue where he parked. He figured it was best not to drive anyway. He took a cab home and picked up the car the next day.
I was tired of my old grey walls. I went to the store and bought several gallons of paint. I painted a mural and bricks on the wall. My family came home. They loved the paint and said it looked amazing.
Yesterday I was cleaning up papers. I then got a finger cut. It hurt a bit. I had to put stuff on it. Then I sealed it with a band aid.
The baby was eating his lunch. He played and smashed the banana on the tray. His mother sang as she cleaned while he ate. Soon the baby grunted and pooped his pants. He smiled with delight and waited to be changed.
Gary sat with a girl he's interested in on the bus. They talked for several minutes. They also communicated well with each other. When Gary asked for her name, she wasn't smiling anymore. She said that she has a boyfriend.
Tom really wanted a videogame for his birthday. He told his parents exactly which one he wanted. Unfortunately they never paid much attention. They got him a completely different game. Tom was upset and never played it.
Ben had invited his crush to prom. And she had accepted! Now Ben had to learn to dance. He took lessons from a dance school for weeks. On prom night, he owed his crush with his great dancing!
Tony was on vacation with his family. On the plane he read his favorite fantasy novel. Later at the hotel he wanted to read some more. This time he couldn't find it and he searched everywhere. He soon realized he'd left his book on the plane.
Jeff wanted to learn how to drive. But he had a bad memory. He failed his permit test twice times. But he was determined to pass. After three more tries, he passed.
Harley developed a habit of hoarding newspapers. His apartment was so full of newspapers that he faced eviction. After an intervention he was motivated to clean out his apartment. Harley got rid every paper, and the local media picked up his story. Harley bought a paper to read about himself, and the hoarding resumed.
Gary has worn glasses almost his entire life. He does not like needing glasses to see well. After he saw laser surgery on television, he called their office. They quoted him a high price for each eye. Gary now thinks his glasses are a nice cheap alternative to surgery.
Wendy thought a dark tan would complement her prom dress. She bought some quick tanning lotion to do the trick. Wendy slathered the lotion on a few hours before prom. When her date arrived, he handed Wendy a corsage. Wendy held out her hand and saw her palm was vivid orange.