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Shannon was sad, because she lost her necklace. She thought it might be at work or in her car. Shannon looked all over for the necklace. She didn't find it in the car or at work.

So Shannon decided to look for her necklace at home.

Shannon bought a dog to replace it.

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Kevin decided to take his girlfriend ice skating. The two of them had so much fun at the rink. They held hands and skated around. One time they fell but got back up.

Kevin and his girlfriend liked doing things together.

Kevin and his girlfriend never got along.

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Blake wanted to marry his girlfriend. He had the money for a ring. However he didn't know what ring to buy. Blake called his girlfriend's sister for help.

The sister helped him find the perfect ring.

Blake proposed to the sister.

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I watched the Zebras run. They ran right past me. I chased after the zebras. They got away from me.

I watched the zebras run away in the distance.

I caught several of the zebras.

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I ran an online bookstore for four Year's. I sold books that had been discarded by my local library. I started buying books to sell. I had an inventory of 3,000 books.

My inventory of books contained old, rare copies of classic books.

I burned all of the books I owned.

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Alfred was sitting alone in his room when he heard a strange sound. The sound was getting louder and louder. Alfred was too scared to investigate the sound. Suddenly the sound stopped.

Alfred realized it was his dog.

Alfred was disappointed.

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Dave walked into the grocery store. He was going there to buy his favorite energy drink. He only had enough money to buy one can. He reached the aisle and what he saw made him smile.

They were on sale.

Dave bought an entire case.

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Ben was nervous to be going to the dance with Pat. He bought a new suit just for the occasion. Ben drove his father's car to pick It up. Pat's father told Ben that Pat was ill and could not go to the dance.

Ben was very disappointed.

Ben was happy to hear that.

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Mike would try every year to water ski. It was always hard for him. Then he committed to getting stronger. He was then able to easily do it

Water skiing is Mike's favorite activity.

Mike hates water skiing.

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Frank thought he was the best at football in the neighborhood. He challenged his friends at the park. Robert ended up outperforming Frank the whole game. Frank, being a good person, took it in stride.

Frank got better with time.

Frank doesn't like football.

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The shoe store salesman was rude to me the other day. I told him his attitude was out of line. He quickly lead me out the store. I wrote a letter regarding my experience to the local paper.

The shoe store lost many customers.

The shoe store gained several customers.

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Florence wanted to find something fun to do one afternoon. She decided to drive to the lake to go fishing. At the lake she met three other people who were also fishing. Although she did not catch a fish, Florence had a great time.

Florence and her new friends went fishing again the next day.

Florence never went fishing again.

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Nina was trying to quit drinking. She decided to join a support group. She went to their meetings every week. In a few weeks she was handling her cravings much better.

Nina was on the road to recovery.

Nina was unable to control her addictions at all.

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Aaron sipped a fruity drink on the beach. He had been waiting for this vacation for months. Out of nowhere, a volleyball slammed into his lap. His drink was knocked out of his hand.

He laughed it off and ordered another drink.

Aaron was furious because his tuxedo was ruined.

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Mill was headed to his first day of school. When he arrived to class the teacher sat him with other black kids. Mill couldn't understand why he couldn't sit up front. His teacher told him the back is the spot he belongs.

Mill learned later that his teacher was racist.

Mill was the only girl in the whole class.

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Ned wants a hobby that will get him outside. He decides to plant a vegetable garden in his yard. Ned plants tomato, eggplant, and pepper in his garden. He is surprised by how much work it takes.

Ned is proud of his hard work and tasty vegetables.

Ned decides to throw away the vegetables.

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Hank decided on a new car. But he wasn't sure which color to pick. He thought of how elegant white would look. So he decided to choose white.

Hank was disappointed there weren't any white cars left in stock.

Hank bought a black car.

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Lily and Pam were popular girls in school. They invited Joy to a diner after school. Joy was not popular and Lily and Pam knew it. They invited her just to bully her when they got there!

Joy had brought a gun and shot both the bullies in the face.

Joy enjoyed spending time with her best friends Lily and Pam.

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Tina was a project manager for a technology company. She built software used in clinical trials. She met with the client to determine their needs and requirements. She configured the software to match their requirements.

Tina made her client very happy with her diligence.

Tina ignored the client's requirements.

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Ed was playing baseball in his yard. He swung the bat and hit the ball. Then he flinched. The ball had shattered the neighbor's window!

Ed was scared.

Ed was happy.

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Last Christmas was so special, because my new niece was born. The whole family was brought together to see her. I bought tiny, new baby clothes for her. Her birth brought the family closer than it's ever been.

My niece touched my heart.

Our family decided to put my niece up for adoption.

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Gloria was excited about her night out. Every week she looks forward to getting together with friends. They all go out to dinner and then to the bingo hall. She doesn't win often but when she does she celebrates.

Gloria won that night and screamed with joy.

Gloria hated Bingo because the prizes were boring.

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Linda went to a special retreat to relax. On the first day, she was weirdly told to wear a white robe. Everything they did was in unison and things were getting strange. She said this was not a retreat but a cult following.

Linda left as soon as she could.

Linda had a lot of fun.

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Kenya crossed the street in order to walk towards her house. She noticed a strange scarecrow in front of the porch. Since it wasn't moving, she walked past it. However, it jumped as soon as she took her attention away.

Kenya screamed.

Kenya kissed the man under the mask.

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Ramona was very unhappy in her job. She asked for a raise, but was denied. The refusal prompted her to aggressively comb the want ads. She found an interesting new possibility and set up an interview.

She was offered the new job at a higher salary.

Ramona had no reason to want to change jobs.

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My sister had an emergency. She needed a babysitter right away. I told her I would watch my nephew. We had a lot of fun reading books all afternoon.

My sister was very grateful and took us both out for ice cream.

My nephew was sleeping the whole time.

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I bought my girlfriend new gloves for Christmas. They are leather and look nice. She loved them and tried them on. Unfortunately they didn't fit.

I took them back to the store and got a different size.

My girlfriend just completed a degree in Soil Management.

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My laptop stopped working. My cousin accidentally dropped it. She apologized. Now I need to buy a new one.

I made my cousin pay for it.

My cousin is very mad at me.

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Harry needed to find a hotel room for a week. Barry decided to research on the internet for hotel options. After selecting two hotel companies, Harry had to make a decision. After comparing, Barry decided on a hotel.

Harry and Ben loved Barry's choice.

Harry told Barry he was going camping.

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Tom and Sally wanted to have kids. They tried several times without any success. It turned out that Sally had medical issues she needed addressed. Once she got that taken care of they tried again.

Tom and Sally finally got to have kids.

Tom and Sally didn't want to have kids anymore.

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Last night I had the worst headache. The pain literally was lasting hours. Nothing would help the pain. Finally I took Advil.

The headache went away in about twenty minutes.

It was one of the most enjoyable nights ever.

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Ethan was moving into an apartment downtown. He really didn't consider the changes he'd make going from a house. So it really hit hard when he set up his drum set. Within ten minutes he had five noise complaints.

He soon had to find a house to move to.

He was happy people liked his drum playing.

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Natalie went out of her way to make people unhappy. She wanted other people to be as unhappy as her. She primarily worked with petty insults. She made people self-conscious, and they left her alone.

Natalie died a bitter crone, loved by no one.

Natalie made friends very easily.

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Sal was playing his game constantly. He could not beat level 9 for anything! Then his cousin came over and offered to help him. The two boys played side by side.

Finally Sal got to the next level with the help of his cousin.

They spent the afternoon reading books together.

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Iris was supposed to bring wine to dinner. She went to the liquor store. She browsed the wine selection. Then she found a great bottle of wine to bring.

Iris purchased the wine.

Iris purchased a case of beer.

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Amy liked to take a walk on her break at work. This day she decided to walk to the frozen yogurt place. When she arrived they were closed. This was odd for the middle of the day.

Amy decided she didn't need the yogurt anyway.

Amy threw a brick through the window of the shop.

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Rebecca always works very late to get all of her work done. She hopes that the company president notices her hard work. Finally it is announced that Rebecca will be promoted. She cries happy tears knowing that her work is recognized.

She called her parents right away to share the good news.

She was so embarrassed she didn't tell anyone.

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Mike was very sleepy and hungry. But he had to stay up to finish work. He thought eating food would help him stay up longer. So he put some bread in his toaster.

When it was done he put in some butter and ate it.

He couldn't figure out what to eat.

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Vera was driving home from work one day. She was tired and not paying attention. She blew through a stop sign and struck an oncoming car. Vera's car was totaled and the other driver was hurt.

Vera was much more careful when driving.

Vera drove home safely.

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At school, Joanie heard some girls talking about church. They asked Joan if she was a Christian. When Joanie shook her head, the girls shunned her. Joanie told her mom about it.

Joanie's mom told her not to worry about such judgmental people.

Joanie's mom was happy she had made some friends.

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Jilly's mom waited in the car while she ran in to get donuts. She picked out 12 like her mother told her. The person at the counter said she could have one more. He called it a baker's dozen, 13 for the price of 12.

Jilly was excited.

Jilly was insulted that he would say such a thing to her.

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Quentin had never gone hunting before. This last weekend his friends invited him with them. They were going to camp out and hunt for a few days. He agreed to go.

Quentin really enjoyed the hunting trip.

Quentin went to school.

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Gordon is in a rush to get to a meeting. He bursts out of the laboratory and slips on the ice outside. When he gets up he notices he has scraped his wrist. He barely makes it to his meeting on time.

Gordon vows to be more careful next time.

Gordon is fired for being late to the meeting.

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Kelly was nervous today. It was her first day of school. She was the new kid. Thankfully however she made new friends when she got there.

She realized she was going to like the school.

She was in a class with the same kids from last year.

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The other day at the clinic I had to help put a dog down. He seemed really sad and lonely. Like he knew what was going to happen. As we laid it down and it took its final breaths it stared at me.

I stayed calm, but cried after we were finished.

I loved my job so much more after that day.

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Ana was crafting a blouse. She wanted to adorn it with beads. She went to the craft store. She bought fancy beads and brought them home.

She made a beautiful blouse.

She threw the beads away when she got home.

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Jan was having a birthday trip in Hawaii. She was super excited to have some fun. Her best friend Kristin was disappointed she was not invited. Kristen tried asking Jan if she could be invited.

Jan told Kristen she did not want her to come on the trip.

Jan decided not to invite anyone on her birthday trip.

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Trudy went for a job interview. She answered the questions they asked and showed her resume. They discussed her wage if she were hired and her hours. She was happy with this.

Trudy was called and told she got the job.

Trudy hated the company she applied to.

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Mike and his buddies wanted something to do. They looked around and realized they had several guns and goggles. They decided to go outside and play airsoft. They set up in a forest and played all afternoon.

Mike had a great time.

Mike had a terrible time.

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Oliver was nervous about his wedding. He was worried that he would stutter during the vows. When the time came, he took a deep breath and began to speak. He stuttered, but his wife smiled and hugged him and he was okay.

Oliver was so grateful for his wife's love.

Oliver decided to not get married.

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Eric hired a clown to entertain guests for his son's birthday party. The clown arrived 20 minutes late to the party. The clown's stunts were really mundane. The guests were not entertained whatsoever.

Eric wrote a bad review on the clown online.

Eric told all his friends they should hire the clown.

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Bill wanted to play baseball today. He called several friends to coordinate a time. His friends agreed to play at six o'clock. At the field they began warming up.

Bill and his friends then had fun playing.

Bill and his friends then went home.

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Tom wanted an iced latte. So he went to a coffee shop and ordered one. But over half of it was ice. Tom complained.

They gave Tom a new latte with less ice.

They gave Tom a new latte with more ice.

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Jackson was going on a trip. He was going camping in Utah. He drove out to a campground and set up a tent. He spent the trip relaxing and enjoying the outdoors.

After the trip, Jackson felt rejuvenated.

Jackson felt terrible after the trip.

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Emily was a little girl when her father passed away. Her mother raised her all on her own. When Emily was 19 Year's old her mother went on a trip. On the way to her vacation, her mom was in a plane crash.

Emily was crushed and heart broken.

Emily celebrated with a nice dinner.

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Amy and Abby were identical twins. When they were 8, they decided to play a trick on their mom. They started responding to each other's names. They wore each other's clothes.

Their mom could still tell them apart, though.

The mother put them up for adoption.

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Earl woke up early to make some coffee. He wanted to be alert for work that day. The aroma woke up all his roommates. They wanted to make coffee too.

All of his roommates made coffee.

All of his roommates were sick of coffee.

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A man made a small mark on the back of a playing card. He slid it into the deck without anyone noticing. During a game he saw the card on the top of the deck. The man made a large bet.

The man was caught cheating.

The man was glad he didn't cheat.

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Patricia grew up in the 1980's. She was inspired by the glam rockers she listened to. She learned guitar so she could be a glam rocker someday. As an adult she gathered talent and started a band.

The band went on to be very successful.

Patricia hates rock music.

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Jeff started a new job where he would start at four in the morning. The night before he was so nervous that he set three alarms. He was worried he wouldn't wake up that early. That thought stayed with him all night and he barely slept.

Jeff was tired in the morning.

Jeff was very rested in the morning.

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At the restaurant, the waiter gave me the wrong food. I asked the waiter for the correct dinner. The waiter brought me another incorrect order! They messed up my order twice.

I left without paying the waiter a tip.

I left the waiter a large tip.

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Rich had worked in the woods for Years. He spent most of his days alone and his nights drinking. As he got older he realized his lifestyle needed to change. He went to Alcoholics Anonymous and sobered up.

Rich was successful in Alcoholics Anonymous and became a sponsor.

Rich decided to pour himself a drink.

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Gina's extended family was fighting another family. They were in a park, and someone called the police. The police cars drove up fast with their sirens blaring. They jumped out of the cars and began to run towards them.

The police broke up the fight and questioned everyone.

They gave them all ice cream cones with sprinkles.

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Sean loved to play video games. He played games on his computer and on his consoles. He played games all day, every day. Sean ignored everything else around him.

He became very good at video games.

Sean hayes videos games.

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Maggie has a dog. She takes her dog for walks. They go to the park and play. When they come home Maggie feeds her dog.

Maggie and her dog are best friends.

Maggie hates to spend time with her smelly dog.

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There was a home of poor dogs wandering the streets of Alaska. They had trouble finding people to feed them. Eventually they ran into a rich, old man who took them in. He fed them and gave them a great home.

The dogs were great comfort and company for the old man.

The old man threw rock at the dogs until they left his property.

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David was tired of living with all of the ice and snow of Ohio. So he decided to check with his travel agent to see where to go. Unfortunately his travel agent didn't have anything available. David went home, but on his way saw a flyer for a cruise!

He booked the trip the second he got home.

He decided to visit Canada instead.

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Tom was making some pasta. He boiled some water. He left the kitchen to answer an important phone call. When he came back there was water all over the ground.

He turned off the stove and cleaned up the kitchen.

He had forgotten to turn the stove on.

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Sarah was home alone. She wanted to stay busy. She turned on the TV. She found a reality show to watch.

Sarah then happily watched the show.

Sarah could not find anything to watch.

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Jan's baby was born premature. She had some health difficulties. The doctor said that she needed to wear glasses to help her eyes. He prescribed special glasses for premature babies.

The glasses helped.

Jan was confused by the doctor's prescription.

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One summer when my girls were little, I filled a pool in our backyard. I got nice inflatable pool toys, that the girls loved playing with. We carefully put the new toys by the side of the pool at sunset. The next morning, the pool water was muddy and the toys were gone!

After checking the doghouse we found the toys.

The dog ate the sandwich from my plate.

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Jake used to feed the squirrels that came to his yard. He was pretty sure that he could tell them apart. To test this, he used to give one squirrel more food than the others. Eventually, he was able to identify which one it was.

Jake gave the squirrel a name.

Jake had never seen a squirrel before.

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I came home from school. My mom reminded me about a report that's due soon. I immediately started on it. Since my brother was sleeping, I stayed up in the living room.

I finally finished it on time.

I went to school with blue hair.

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One day while driving home, Marsha heard a loud pop. She got out of her car to investigate the cause of the sound. Sure enough, Marsha noticed that her front tire was deflating. Marsha realized the tire had been punctured with a rock.

Marsha began to replace her popped tire.

Since the tire was okay, Marsha kept driving.

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Tony wanted to make french fries. He bought a big bag of potatoes. Then, he cut the potatoes into strips. He fried the potatoes into french fries.

After all of his work, he had very tasty french fries to eat.

Tony then ate the small casserole.

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Anne fell while ice skating. She twisted her ankle beneath her. Her mom rushed her to the emergency room. There, they wrapped Anne's ankle in a soft cast.

Anne recovered just fine.

Annie was angry that her ankle wasn't more injured.

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Ethan enrolled in a singing lesson near his house. He did not have any previous experience and was nervous. His instructor was a nice lady who was a world renown singer. Ethan practiced singing the scales with her.

Ethan soon became an amazing soprano.

Ethan became a master at playing guitar.

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Jerry wanted a romantic evening with his girlfriend. He put rose petals by the door. He lit candles throughout the apartment. One of them caught a curtain on fire.

Jerry burned his house down.

Jerry roasted marshmallows on the fire.

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Nancy took her son to see some of her friends. Her friends decided to smoke and offered a cigarette. Although she had a baby on her, she decided to smoke. Her son ending up crying from the smoke.

Nancy was a thoughtless parent.

Nancy was a responsible parent.

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The snow had finally finished falling. Bobby and his friends rushed outdoors to play in it. They made snowmen, snowballs, and sledded. Finally, they decided on an all out snowball war.

Afterward, Bobby and friends were covered in snow.

Their clothing was clean and dry at the end.

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Jeff just got engaged to his girlfriend Ashley! They are very happy and started planning the wedding right away. Within hours they realized how expensive everything is going to be. Jeff decided to get a part time job to pay for all of this.

Ashley got a part time job too.

Jeff quit his job that day.

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Cindy felt like eating French toast for breakfast. She couldn't wait to cook it. After she finished, she happily started eating. But she began to feel sick and tired.

Cindy went to her bedroom and laid down.

Cindy started to do jumping jacks.

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A dog paused by a pond to drink. He mistook his reflection for another dog. Spoiling for a fight, he leapt into the water. Unsurprisingly, his opponent proved elusive.

The dog ran home with his tail between his legs.

The other dog got the better of him and bit his ear.

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Max was determined to reach his goal of making extra money. He asked his family, friend, and co-workers for extra work. He did not mind working harder to reach his goal. He finally found a job on Mturk.

He saved enough money from his work to buy a car.

He stood on the street corner asking for money.

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When Stanley was driving, there was a car on the adjacent lane. When both cars made a turn, his car remained on the right lane. However, the other car ended up colliding with him. The cars were hit from the front part.

Stanley was very upset.

Stanley felt grateful.

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Ida really wanted hardwood floors in her living room. She worked overtime often to save up the money. Then she shopped for the flooring and had it installed. When she saw her new hardwood floors, she almost cried.

Ida thought the hardwood floors made her house feel like a home.

Ida re-installed the carpet in the living room the next day.

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Every Monday Ruth went to lunch with Iris. They always sat in the same booth and had the same waitress. Today they had a different waitress. She didn't know what the ladies wanted.

Ruth and Iris told her what they wanted.

Ruth and Iris didn't need to tell her anything.

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Candy was nervous about her upcoming airplane trip. Her sister gave her some sleeping pills to help her relax. Candy hated taking pills, but once on the plane, she felt differently. She was too nervous and took the pills despite herself.

She didn't wake up until the plane landed.

She felt as if she had drank five cups of coffee.

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Peter was very hungry. He only had two dollars in his bank account. He decided to go to the grocery store. Luckily, noodles were on sale for less than two dollars.

Peter bought noodles.

Peter used his two dollars to buy shaving cream.

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Jill was in such a rush to catch the bus that she missed breakfast. In her first class of the day, her stomach kept growling. She wasn't sure she could make it until lunch. Between classes her friend Lou handed her a granola bar.

Jill ate it and it kept her going until lunch.

Jill stopped talking to Lou.

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All of the Ross family has red hair, except Henry. Henry has blonde hair that is very curly. Henry's father often teases Henry's mother about the mailman. The mailman has blonde, curly hair, but he is very ugly.

His dad's teasing makes Henry feel bad.

Henry wished he looked like the handsome mailman.

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Avery needed to get to work. She wanted to take the bus or a cab. She found she had no money, credit cards or tokens. She realized that she had no options but to walk.

Avery put on her shoes and began her trek.

Avery was happy about her financial situation.

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Sandy recently lost her job. As a consequence, Sandy could not pay her mortgage. After several months, Sandy's got some bad news. Sandy was told her house was being foreclosed on.

Sandy lost her home.

Sandy bought three new homes.

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Lou met a girl named Jill. He was falling in love after a couple dates. Jill always talked about her best friend Bex. She really wanted Lou to meet her.

Lou met Bex and wondered if he had made the right choice.

Lou was sad that Jill had no friends.

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Tom decided to ditch hanging out with our family. He wanted to go on a date with his girlfriend. They went to a restaurant. He found out that she was waiting for another man over there.

Tom was enraged.

Tom was elated for his girlfriend.

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Gina was carrying a clean bedspread upstairs. She was carrying it in her arms. She had a hard time keeping it off the floor. Her arms were too small to hold the whole bedspread.

Gina folded the bedspread so she could carry it easier.

Gina's feet were too big for her shoes.

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Jean helped a customer with a big layaway. The next day, the customer paid some money to take out an item. The customer kept coming back to do the same all week. When she stopped coming, Jean checked her layaway.

The layaway bag was empty, with money still owed.

She saw that the customer had never come back for any items.

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Debbie wanted to be a rock star. After she graduated she moved to LA to start a band. She had no money and less experience. She saved up to buy a guitar.

Debbie practiced every day for four hours.

She practiced the drums every day.

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Jeff found a diamond ring in the hallway at work. He brought the ring back to his desk. Later, he read an email asking if anyone had found a ring. Jeff returned the ring to its owner.

Jeff was glad to help them.

Jeff then kept the ring.

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Mary had always wanted to have a pet bird. When Mary was young, her parents told her a bird was too much trouble. Now that she had her own apartment, she decided to buy a parrot. It felt great to have a parrot and to not be alone all the time.

The parrot turned out to be a great companion.

Mary was really happy she had gotten a dog.