Ximing/ROCStories · Datasets at Hugging Face

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3f6bdfec-f19f-4f30-b0c6-429ccaf6f468	Ally had wanted to go to the zoo all summer.	Her mom knew she wanted to go before school went back in session. One day Ally's mom surprised her with a trip to the zoo. While they were there they saw all of her favorite animals. Ally was so happy at the end of the day.	[ "mom", "school", "session", "day", "Ally", "trip", "zoo", "animals", "end" ]
a71b5fe1-7708-4cc5-9571-9eec4853b2f0	Shane liked taking care of his garden.	He planted some tulip bulbs in the fall. He couldn't wait for them to bloom in the spring! He waited impatiently all winter. When spring hit, the beautiful blooms burst from the ground!	[ "bulbs", "fall", "spring", "winter", "hit", "ground" ]
d557c36f-e045-438d-930c-c809b17c26dc	Jim had just broken up with his girlfriend.	It was a messy break-up with lots of fighting. Jim wished he could erase all his memories of her. However, he realized there were good times as well. He decided forgetting even the bad memories was not worth it.	[ "lots", "Jim", "memories", "times" ]
0d137a1f-9a71-461e-896f-bf9d631f8f3a	Art walked through the cheese section of the grocery store.	He would grab some cheese and slide it into his pocket. He continued doing this until his pockets were full. Art could feel the suspicion of the store manager on him. When the manager was distracted, Art ran for the door.	[ "pocket", "pockets", "Art", "suspicion", "store", "manager", "door" ]
14fad572-2770-471b-89ef-ebf2c98ceefa	Danielle needed to mail a package to Canada.	She drove to the post office. Danielle went into the mail counter. She paid for postage to send the box to Canada. The postal employee handed Danielle a receipt.	[ "post", "office", "Danielle", "mail", "counter", "postage", "box", "Canada", "employee", "receipt" ]
64f6a94c-068c-4f26-b312-e2f74bd0d027	Briana had an upcoming violin recital.	She was very nervous. She practiced for many hours. During her performance she played flawlessly. She then smiled in happiness.	[ "hours", "performance", "happiness" ]
f02c0b29-26bd-4bb7-a5eb-3903f30d7cc7	Bernie was mowing the lawn.	The sky grew dark with rain clouds. Bernie heard the tornado sirens go off. He went inside to the basement. Bernie waited for the sirens to stop.	[ "sky", "rain", "clouds", "Bernie", "tornado", "basement" ]
b66b5d16-bab7-4db9-bdaf-44cc05d2c86b	Angie hated to clean so her house was always out of order.	She was tired of living this way and wanted to change her ways. One night she couldn't sleep and got out of bed and started cleaning. It was midnight and to her surprise she enjoyed cleaning at that hour. Now Angie cleans her home every night at midnight and enjoys it a lot.	[ "living", "way", "ways", "night", "bed", "surprise", "hour", "home", "midnight", "lot" ]
563623d3-5242-4d94-9503-f7f8ffe28858	Valerie invited her family over for Thanksgiving dinner.	She put a turkey in the oven. After the timer went off Valerie took the turkey out. The turkey was golden brown and beautiful. Valerie's uncle carved the turkey for everyone to eat.	[ "turkey", "oven", "timer", "Valerie", "brown", "beautiful", "uncle", "everyone" ]
7fa84b24-146f-4b14-94f9-4bf128e82bb4	Simon and his mom went to a farm out in the countryside.	They heard a beeping noise inside the barn. Simon and his mom walked into the barn. They saw an enclosure on the ground with a heating lamp on top. Simon and his mom saw lots of baby chicks in there!	[ "noise", "barn", "Simon", "mom", "enclosure", "ground", "heating", "lamp", "top", "lots", "baby", "chicks" ]
b1af1a27-d2b3-43c9-b979-b226ebf1fb72	Niles was terrified of going home.	Report cards had been received and he had failed! When he got home, his parents pounced. He was struck and berated. Niles vowed to do much better next semester!	[ "Report", "cards", "home", "parents", "semester" ]
ff4d33e8-744e-4752-a544-fbea261b25c5	The new iPhone was coming out.	Bernie was excited to get it. He was waiting a long time for it. He stood in line for six hours. Finally he was able to buy one.	[ "Bernie", "time", "line", "hours" ]
3a3e9e5c-3c93-4e07-8e04-2444c2ed245a	Ella spent a semester studying abroad in Tibet.	Everyone there was a Buddhist, but Ella was a Jew. She could not find any synagogues to attend. Finally she had a private conversation with God. She decided God would understand her missing synagogue for a semester.	[ "Everyone", "Buddhist", "Jew", "Finally", "conversation", "God", "synagogue", "semester" ]
3f80eefc-961b-498a-bc8c-81619d546470	Being sick is never fun but George knew it happened to everyone.	He knew that he had to take care of his body so he could be better. He was taking all the cold medicine that he could find. George could feel himself getting better. One morning he woke up and felt 100% better.	[ "care", "body", "medicine", "George", "morning", "%" ]
165f6515-bd31-4fd4-8703-d90a2f16d0f0	Diane had anger issues, yelling at her kids all the time.	Her oldest boy always said he'd leave home as soon as he could. When he was eighteen, he got hired to be a roadie for a band. He toured the country, never thinking of her once. To this day, Diane says he was a rotten kid.	[ "boy", "home", "band", "country", "thinking", "once", "day", "Diane", "kid" ]
062b9e11-d7dc-4624-a287-2fd861ccb110	Anna had had acne for years.	Then she heard about exfoliation. She decided to try it by using a facial scrub daily. In a few weeks she saw an improvement. In three months her acne was entirely gone!	[ "scrub", "weeks", "improvement", "months", "acne" ]
3c9e7f4d-6181-43e1-8a01-46c8322416a5	Kenneth always cheated in school and never got caught.	One day, the teacher caught him copying his friend. The teacher called a conference with his parents. His parents decided to ground Kenneth. Kenneth learned that cheating is very bad.	[ "day", "teacher", "friend", "conference", "parents", "Kenneth", "cheating" ]
98f54704-2592-4de5-82d6-960b4faaecb0	There was a heavy snow in Hannah's neighborhood.	Despite the snow, Hannah had to go to school. She hoped that the snow would not melt while she was at school. There was still snow on the ground when Hannah came home. She didn't let homework keep her from building a snowman.	[ "snow", "Hannah", "school", "ground", "home" ]
7eed276d-eb2a-4c23-be80-81c60c4cf677	Naya was 11 and wanted to wear makeup at school.	Her parents forbid it, but she just applied it before class. One afternoon, though, she forgot to wash it off. Her mom and dad caught her wearing a full face of makeup! Naya was grounded for a month!	[ "parents", "class", "afternoon", "mom", "dad", "face", "makeup", "month" ]
31511287-8da4-4222-9247-1a2df1d466c9	Amanda wanted to give her sister a surprise party.	It was her sister's birthday. Amanda got all their friends involved. They surprised her when she came back from work. She was so happy she cried.	[ "sister", "birthday", "Amanda", "friends", "work" ]
933c4954-8ad5-428f-aeb0-6e24c7663d68	Bill had taken vacation time from work.	He didn't have enough money to take a real vacation. Bill had a lot of repairs to do around the house. Bill used his time off to make the repairs around the house. The house was in good shape when Bill returned to work.	[ "money", "vacation", "Bill", "lot", "repairs", "house", "time", "shape" ]
97f2d23d-b95f-4114-b839-73af6feaf2eb	Regis woke up because he heard strong winds and rain.	He looked out the window and noticed their trampoline was missing. Regis looked outside the front door and found the trampoline. It had blown all the way down the block and was in a tree. Regis couldn't believe how far it had gone.	[ "window", "door", "way", "block", "tree" ]
f586f5d5-e3a0-451c-913e-24bc8ad90121	T'Pol was an African tribal chief.	He went into his chambers to contact the spirits. He asked them why his people were contracting Ebola. Then T'Pol realized something. They just needed to bury their dead instead of touching them.	[ "chambers", "spirits", "people", "Ebola", "something" ]
f183aee3-53f9-4fe6-b498-47a033fa5dc2	I've been job hunting for three months now.	Today I finally got a call back for a position. I was outside, so I didn't have any pen or paper to write on. I asked the guy to call me back in five minutes and he agreed. It's been three hours and still no call from him.	[ "Today", "call", "position", "paper", "guy", "minutes", "hours" ]
d920a837-349f-4203-aeb4-a112bc1e2dd7	Kevin really wanted stylish new shoes.	He worked at his paper route to buy them. He did not waste his money on snacks and sodas. When he had enough for them, he went and got them. He wore them home with pride.	[ "paper", "route", "money", "snacks", "home", "pride" ]
54f01460-ddc4-4a1c-98a4-11f1a9666615	Thomas woke up to his alarm clock on the first day of school.	He got out of bed. Thomas ate breakfast. He brushed his teeth. Thomas went outside to wait for the school bus to pick him up.	[ "bed", "Thomas", "breakfast", "teeth", "school", "bus" ]
2d7a7773-cf72-4901-829d-240d3e2b2696	Amy was so frustrated.	Her kids had left a wet towel on the carpet. She threw it in the wash and felt the carpet. It was soaked! She yelled at her kids for being messy.	[ "kids", "towel", "carpet", "wash", "messy" ]
e179fc3f-939e-4d6b-a9f0-1b727c18017b	Alvin's wife had been on a diet.	He didn't like any of the food she had been cooking. Alvin would stop and pick up a burger on the way home from work. He ate very little of what she cooked. Alvin's wife lost weight, but he gained it.	[ "food", "Alvin", "burger", "way", "home", "work", "wife", "weight" ]
17c82516-edae-4bc4-886b-492633d981d5	Pete had always wanted his own pet puppy.	That Christmas, his parents bought him a little labrador! He was so happy but didn't know how to train it. He brought the puppy to a trainer with his parents. Within a few short months, the puppy was very behaved!	[ "Christmas", "parents", "puppy", "trainer", "months" ]
1571e4f1-5bcc-4cba-8fd0-97b670ac2736	Maria was shopping at the grocery store.	Suddenly, she noticed that pizza was on sale for ten dollars. She texted her husband to see if he'd like some pizza. For a minute he didn't reply before he finally responded agreeing. She picked up the pizza and happily took it home.	[ "pizza", "sale", "dollars", "husband", "minute", "agreeing", "home" ]
170e53a3-351b-4190-8edf-efd131514641	Harold was flying to China.	The airline lost his luggage! They reimbursed him and he had to go buy new clothes. He didn't fit into anything in the Chinese stores. Harold was very angry at the airline.	[ "airline", "luggage", "clothes", "anything", "stores", "Harold" ]
0696a519-eea0-4b93-b701-ad8bbcc5b7cb	Michael started high school in a new town.	He missed his old friends and talked to them online. One weekend, his buddy Jared came to stay at his new house. It was nice, but it wasn't like old times anymore. That Monday, Michael started trying to make new friends.	[ "friends", "weekend", "buddy", "Jared", "house", "times", "Monday", "Michael" ]
db1a68f8-f7f0-4199-af6d-9754fb57eae8	Liz and Zoot decided to go to dinner across town.	Liz drove them to the restaurant. Liz almost ran two red lights. Zoot was worried about the way Liz drove. Zoot always drove when Liz and Zoot went to dinner after that.	[ "Liz", "restaurant", "lights", "way", "drove" ]
0501e6b8-1922-4666-97c0-2c4d0a6c6711	Kyle would get home everyday and play computer games.	His grades began to drop. Kyle's parents decided to take away his computer. Kyle started to work harder in school. Kyle was allowed to use the computer again.	[ "grades", "Kyle", "parents", "computer", "harder", "school" ]
945e0cd6-06d4-4d70-b421-1479fa982d8f	Sharon was sitting in her backyard on a Friday night.	She heard a strange noise and saw something dark in the sky. Sharon thought it was an alien spaceship at first. Then Sharon realized it was a blimp flying above the golf course. Sharon laughed at how silly she had been thinking it was a UFO.	[ "noise", "something", "dark", "sky", "Sharon", "spaceship", "golf", "course", "UFO" ]
4b35ebc7-cd17-493b-aec2-524adae8b88d	Fiona was constantly being pressured by her mother to diet.	Hardly a day went by that her mother didn't comment on her weight. She eventually pressured her into a 12 day juice cleanse. After days of the cleanse, Fiona had enough and came to a decision. It was her body, and her decision whether she dieted or not.	[ "day", "mother", "weight", "juice", "days", "Fiona", "decision", "body" ]
381719d3-fbbd-4989-9719-038c1ee90a1f	Quinton lived in an apartment on the top floor.	A new girl moved into the apartment across from Quinton's. The girl's name was Bianca. Quinton and Bianca fell in love. They got married one year later.	[ "girl", "apartment", "name", "love", "year" ]
873ad8fb-747f-498c-9928-4970fe71497f	Marcus was riding a horse on the Mongolian steppe.	He saw a yurt in the distance. He wandered inside, and a man was having sex with his wife. Marcus apologized and tried to leave. The man instead asked if he would like to join.	[ "distance", "man", "sex", "wife", "Marcus" ]
274df39c-92e4-413d-b9e1-2d3b56ff509d	Frida had a very difficult test.	There was a time limit. Frida decided to take her time. She ran out of time unfortunately. And so she failed her test.	[ "time", "limit", "test" ]
f1366218-3b5a-46ea-9908-12ee3f3435e2	My wife is retiring.	I am trying to watch any movies I recorded. She does not like to watch independent and foreign movies. Today I watched Slingblade while she was working. I will watch another movie on Monday.	[ "movies", "Today", "movie", "Monday" ]
27d21312-2a2a-4a2b-815a-9f99981d9268	Xavier put a pair of flippers on his feet.	He put a snorkeling mask on his eyes and nose. Xavier swam underwater. He saw a colorful parrotfish. Xavier reached out to touch the fish.	[ "mask", "eyes", "underwater", "fish" ]
3d03962c-8d3d-4cb9-b249-0c1058f144c3	Sonya liked shopping at thrift stores.	Her friend Ann liked the outfit Sonya was wearing. Sonya told her she got the outfit at the thrift store. Ann was skeptical but visited the thrift shop. Ann was delighted in the items she found in the shop.	[ "friend", "Ann", "outfit", "store", "shop", "items" ]
f1e60d30-4fcd-4adb-af2b-7c1ab33c4b3e	Francisco was taking money out of an atm.	Guillermo saw Francisco's money. Guillermo went straight for it. Francisco new martial arts however. And so Guillermo got beaten up.	[ "Francisco", "money", "arts" ]
a4b5ce0a-5d47-4115-969b-64d9b3852373	I was on the bench with my 99 year old friend Jim today.	An ambulance drove up to get a man. Jim then went up for lunch. Jim's daughter showed up and asked me if her dad was in the ambulance. She was relieved when I said no.	[ "ambulance", "man", "Jim", "lunch", "daughter", "dad" ]
b9ce5240-e61b-40b4-a068-bd9b5c3d6497	Tyler is told he will get a prize for doing good on a test.	Tyler studies. Tyler takes the test. Tyler aces the test. Tyler's prize ended up being a good grade.	[ "Tyler", "studies", "test", "prize", "grade" ]
f1900dd8-4a0c-4acb-9dc3-198d9531c238	Shawn needed a website for his new business.	Due to budget he could not pay a web designer. Shawn felt that he could learn to make the website on his own. He took many web development classes to learn how. Shawn successfully put together a very nice website.	[ "budget", "web", "designer", "Shawn", "website", "development", "classes" ]
8c91567d-e989-4eaf-ba45-3ac14b664b89	We went to the beach yesterday.	All the sudden it started to rain. We had to run for cover. Everything was soaked. It was disappointing because we had to drive home.	[ "cover", "Everything", "home" ]
dbd8cf65-fd97-4e99-83da-1880fd53ebd1	Jay's mom asked him to clean his room.	Three minutes later Jay said he had finished cleaning his room. Jay's mom walked in his room. There was nothing on the floor, not even his rugs. Jay's mom suspiciously opened the closet door and everything fell out!	[ "minutes", "Jay", "room", "mom", "nothing", "floor", "closet", "door", "everything" ]
efb306bd-0a03-4b71-af5b-0486ceb97001	I could hear the outboard motor before I saw the boat at our dock.	My father's wide grin told me that he had a successful fishing trip. He heaved the silvery gray, enormous fish onto the dock. It was a tuna, the largest any of us had ever seen. As a fisherman's daughter, I knew that we would have tuna for dinner.	[ "father", "grin", "fishing", "trip", "gray", "fish", "dock", "tuna", "fisherman", "daughter", "dinner" ]
236af6b0-7f46-428d-8300-e05eff7c3ef9	I wrote a book called Angel Investor but was scared to sell it.	Other writers told me don't sell it but I needed the money. I asked some professional writers What Should I Do? Those professional writers said Go For It. I placed my ebook on AMAZON DOT COM and now it's a bestseller.	[ "writers", "money", "Should", "Go", "ebook", "DOT", "COM" ]
9bafd541-de10-402b-869f-46f2df5e62fb	Malik was hiking in the woods.	He came upon a skunk crossing the path. The skunk sprayed him with his stinky spray. Malik went home and washed himself with tomato juice. It made no difference, he smelled awful.	[ "path", "spray", "Malik", "home", "tomato", "juice", "difference" ]
42e8c63f-c369-4785-8b29-c580096d2d19	Joseph never ate lunch at school.	He starved himself all day until he got home. When Joseph got home he ate much junk food. His mother was unhappy with his unhealthy ways. She soon would only buy healthy foods.	[ "day", "Joseph", "junk", "food", "mother", "ways", "foods" ]
591bb67f-0682-48e5-a8ce-f142f177ae76	Karen drove to the supermarket.	The weather turned rainy. Karen turned on her car's windshield wipers. Karen parked in the parking lot. She got her umbrella out of the back seat.	[ "weather", "Karen", "car", "windshield", "parking", "lot", "umbrella", "seat" ]
e1982039-30c1-4981-8ddd-70fe094a3491	Jerry tried to bounce the ball to the other side of the court.	The opponents tried to double team him. Since he was trapped, Jerry couldn't move anywhere. He ended up throwing the ball toward the back-court. The ball flew out of bounds, causing a turnover.	[ "opponents", "team", "Jerry", "ball", "bounds", "turnover" ]
1d50f477-3b03-4d1a-a9a0-bb3cd9ca075c	Angela was having a hard time reading.	Her eye doctor told her she needed glasses. Angela picked out a pair and put them on. Things were so much clearer! She was thrilled to be able to read.	[ "eye", "doctor", "glasses", "Angela", "pair", "Things", "clearer" ]
249103d7-04ee-4dbd-ba02-dbc45d0c0018	The Smiths moved into a new house.	On one side of the house the gutters were 20 feet in the air. Mr Smith shopped for a new ladder but they cost over $300. The next weekend Mr Smith found a 40 foot ladder at a garage sale. That was the best $20 that Mr Smith ever spent.	[ "side", "house", "feet", "air", "Mr", "Smith", "ladder", "weekend", "foot", "garage", "sale" ]
1f58a71b-8012-4484-b68f-ef8b4d52e6e9	Franklin challenged his friend to a race.	He started out running slowly, taking his time. After an hour, Franklin passed his friend. The friend had stopped to buy a popsicle and sit in the shade. Franklin persevered and won the race.	[ "time", "hour", "Franklin", "friend", "sit", "shade", "race" ]
6845280f-762d-4a10-ac8e-b5a17a0092f6	Every year Monica entered a pie in the county fair.	She always placed second behind her nemesis Faye. This year she tried a new pie with six different fruits. She waited nervously as the judges placed ribbons. She jumped for joy when they put the blue one by her pie at last.	[ "year", "pie", "fruits", "judges", "joy", "blue" ]
981f0f7a-bad2-4ae1-8541-5151c2413d35	Shelly decided to clean the dust off of the ceiling fan.	She got out her vacuum cleaner. Shelly started vacuuming the blades of the fan. When the vacuum touched a lightbulb the vacuum sucked it out! The light bulb had ripped from its socket and was in the vacuum.	[ "vacuum", "cleaner", "blades", "fan", "bulb", "socket" ]
8c786b16-bde7-43f4-ab2a-234866dc51c9	I'm on a vacation with my family enjoying the streets of Paris.	Except everywhere we go, it smells like poop. Finally, I jokingly ask my sister if she pooped her pants. I'm not sure what's worse, the fact that I asked or that she said yes. She then proceeded not to do anything to fix it.	[ "poop", "sister", "pants", "fact", "anything" ]
df9e9a4b-409b-4b03-aa7b-1362dc018fe5	Virginia decided to make spaghetti for dinner.	She boiled the noodles in a big pot of water. When she went to drain the water all of the noodles fell in the drain. Virginia picked up her phone. She ordered pizza for delivery instead.	[ "noodles", "pot", "water", "drain", "Virginia", "phone", "pizza", "delivery" ]
cf6764f5-9013-4e00-b19b-1aac46dd2113	Ellen was the prettiest waitress in the club.	She often came to work with bruises on her arms. Ted the cook asked her if her husband abused her. She told him politely to mind his own business. A week later, she and her husband moved out of town.	[ "bruises", "arms", "cook", "husband", "business", "week", "town" ]
fd2da906-9142-49c1-a1fa-fb90075beba1	Sally was watching the Olympics with her family.	Her favorite event was gymnastics. On television, the gymnast did a variety of flips and jumps. Sally was hypnotized by what she saw. She decided she wanted to be a gymnast as well.	[ "event", "television", "variety", "flips", "jumps", "Sally" ]
f4591909-7c74-4eac-9489-cbc4beef7b68	Lola begged her parents to get a guinea pig.	They said she would have to be very responsible to get a pet. Lola promised she would feed the guinea pig and clean its cage. When Lola turned 6 she got a fluffy pet guinea pig for her birthday. Lola was so excited to have a pet of her own.	[ "pet", "pig", "cage", "birthday" ]
006b13dd-602d-4cbe-975b-80fde1bd2e1f	I read Henderson the Rain King this week.	The book was in new condition. I put it up on Amazon for sale as used. It sold in a day, at half price. I was glad to partly recoup some of my book expenses.	[ "book", "condition", "Amazon", "sale", "day", "price", "expenses" ]
a54b846b-da09-4652-9812-c6c95d20e9b0	The house was a burned out husk that teenagers partied in.	12 year old Bill was skipping school when he came across it. It was empty now in the afternoon so he climbed the front steps. He smashed some empty bottles inside and drew on the walls. He never saw the body tucked neatly into the busted refrigerator.	[ "year", "Bill", "school", "afternoon", "steps", "bottles", "walls", "body", "refrigerator" ]
592e8f94-9675-4e06-93f2-13fefff5e088	Robbie got a job as a boat hand.	He had no prior experience whatsoever. One day the seas get rough, and Robbie fell into the water. The salty captain rescued him, then rebuked him. Robbie got fired when they got back to shore.	[ "experience", "day", "seas", "Robbie", "water", "salty", "captain", "shore" ]
ff3290eb-2957-4107-87f1-ced0f19a50c2	Jenna brought a book from the academic store.	She tried to prepare for a verbal reasoning exam by reading the book. The book help her out with vocabulary and grammar usage. When she took the exam, she completed it without any difficulty. Her teacher offered her a scholarship due to her high scores.	[ "reasoning", "exam", "book", "usage", "difficulty", "teacher", "scholarship", "scores" ]
49f097f5-5147-418a-880e-fefaa3ce0ac7	Ash was shy guy ever since he was a young child.	He was especially scared of talking to girls even his cousins. One day he got the courage to ask his crush out on a date, she agreed. They later went to the movies and had a great time, she gave a hug. She told him the reason she agreed was because he was shy,	[ "cousins", "day", "courage", "crush", "date", "movies", "time", "hug", "reason" ]
e634f50c-615b-4e2a-b7a9-9428cb285ee2	Mike wanted to show his friends around Chicago.	They went to Navy Pier and Millennium Park. Then they went to Willis Tower to end their trip. The friends thought Chicago was a beautiful city. They'd had a great time with their friend!	[ "Navy", "Pier", "Millennium", "Park", "Willis", "Tower", "trip", "friends", "Chicago", "city", "time", "friend" ]
7179c88b-4568-4729-88cf-084b2c62d93e	Jack lived in a bad neighborhood.	He installed security cameras. He felt safer knowing they would deter criminals. Jack checked the cameras every day. He felt good about keeping his family safe.	[ "security", "cameras", "safer", "knowing", "criminals", "Jack", "day", "family", "safe" ]
149da0b6-c2e0-46c5-8b3a-516bbc28ba16	I got an iPad.	Therefore I needed a keyboard. My last one broke. So I got another one. But to my dismay it also broke.	[ "keyboard", "broke", "one", "dismay" ]
f06d4bd4-3725-456d-819d-78da7dd3cff6	Rex was always good at fixing cars.	When he got married, he and his brother opened an auto shop. His brother was a drunk and often never showed up. Rex and his wife fought about it a lot. He eventually had to close the place and go work for another mechanic.	[ "brother", "auto", "shop", "drunk", "Rex", "wife", "lot", "place", "work", "mechanic" ]
c2c78670-f402-4a38-872c-b8189bd88bba	Jamie's mom left him in the car for a moment to go pay for gas.	Jamie climbed into the front seat. He put the car into gear, and the car rolled away. The car rolled into traffic. The oncoming traffic swerved and a large accident resulted.	[ "Jamie", "seat", "car", "gear", "traffic", "accident" ]
26868554-8983-47d9-9171-04594fd22849	Tom was running late to work.	He realized he couldn't find his keys. Tom tried looking in several places. He got frustrated and it was harder to find them. Tom eventually got late to work.	[ "keys", "Tom", "places" ]
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b3bfb41c-38db-4c65-8751-772044597f55	I woke up this morning wet.	I wasn't wet when I went to bed last night. I was taking care of my drunk husband. He got up sometime in the middle of the night and peed on me. Now our couch is ruined.	[ "night", "care", "drunk", "husband", "middle", "couch" ]
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2f54efe9-3b54-45c6-9bf7-e27453e69b0e	Kathy could not find her chihuahua anywhere.	She looked in every room of the house. Finally she found the little dog asleep in an open linen closet. Kathy could hear it snoring! Kathy laughed and the dog opened one eye to look at her.	[ "room", "house", "asleep", "linen", "closet", "Kathy", "dog", "eye" ]
2cc566ab-fcf2-4df0-b816-b94391fa63fd	The weather in Boston was cool this morning.	The temperature was in the 60s. Even at 2 pm, the temperature was only 75. I was surprised when my wife came home and turned on the ac. The temperature had risen to 88 and it was very humid outside.	[ "temperature", "pm", "wife", "home", "ac", "outside" ]
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2bb35139-90e9-47fd-ab41-6a0670b76aec	Sam was very bad at math at school.	He decided he wanted to win the math competition though. He worked hard every day and studied with his tutor. At the math competition, he came in first place. He happily put his trophy on his shelf at home.	[ "math", "competition", "day", "tutor", "place", "trophy", "shelf", "home" ]
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9014a646-a627-423e-bb20-65dbc3af3fe3	Tom was away on vacation.	A fire burned his house down while he was gone. Tom returned to find rubble. He dug through it to try and find salvageable things. Unfortunately he wasn't able to.	[ "fire", "house", "Tom", "things" ]
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eceb1b00-6c90-4990-8f71-70be5ff705df	Patty invited some friends over.	They were going to drink tea and eat snacks. She bought new tea cups for the occasion. When she took them out of the box, they were all broken! Patty was very upset.	[ "tea", "eat", "snacks", "cups", "occasion", "box", "Patty" ]
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348c2487-b4a4-4760-8fb1-103f046d57c9	Tom bought a shirt he liked.	It fit him a bit too big. He figured it would shrink in the wash. He was right. The shirt fit Tom much better after a while.	[ "bit", "wash", "shirt", "Tom", "while" ]
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31b8382a-4f1f-4b39-93c9-120cf3514b9a	Kip lost his job at the factory.	He talked his friend Ace into joining the army with him. During boot camp, Ace had a hard time. He blamed Kip for his decision and they fought bitterly. The both stuck it out and eventually became officers.	[ "friend", "Ace", "army", "boot", "camp", "time", "decision", "officers" ]
3678b5a6-802b-47f9-8dde-35d3b01cbadb	Melany was born to be a performer.	She could sing full songs at the age of 5. Placed 1st in her county's beauty pageant. When she reached 19 she had a record deal as a singer. She was a massive pop icon by the age of 25.	[ "songs", "age", "county", "beauty", "pageant", "record", "deal", "singer", "pop", "icon" ]

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Ally had wanted to go to the zoo all summer.

Her mom knew she wanted to go before school went back in session. One day Ally's mom surprised her with a trip to the zoo. While they were there they saw all of her favorite animals. Ally was so happy at the end of the day.

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Shane liked taking care of his garden.

He planted some tulip bulbs in the fall. He couldn't wait for them to bloom in the spring! He waited impatiently all winter. When spring hit, the beautiful blooms burst from the ground!

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Jim had just broken up with his girlfriend.

It was a messy break-up with lots of fighting. Jim wished he could erase all his memories of her. However, he realized there were good times as well. He decided forgetting even the bad memories was not worth it.

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Art walked through the cheese section of the grocery store.

He would grab some cheese and slide it into his pocket. He continued doing this until his pockets were full. Art could feel the suspicion of the store manager on him. When the manager was distracted, Art ran for the door.

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Danielle needed to mail a package to Canada.

She drove to the post office. Danielle went into the mail counter. She paid for postage to send the box to Canada. The postal employee handed Danielle a receipt.

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Briana had an upcoming violin recital.

She was very nervous. She practiced for many hours. During her performance she played flawlessly. She then smiled in happiness.

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Bernie was mowing the lawn.

The sky grew dark with rain clouds. Bernie heard the tornado sirens go off. He went inside to the basement. Bernie waited for the sirens to stop.

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Angie hated to clean so her house was always out of order.

She was tired of living this way and wanted to change her ways. One night she couldn't sleep and got out of bed and started cleaning. It was midnight and to her surprise she enjoyed cleaning at that hour. Now Angie cleans her home every night at midnight and enjoys it a lot.

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Valerie invited her family over for Thanksgiving dinner.

She put a turkey in the oven. After the timer went off Valerie took the turkey out. The turkey was golden brown and beautiful. Valerie's uncle carved the turkey for everyone to eat.

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Simon and his mom went to a farm out in the countryside.

They heard a beeping noise inside the barn. Simon and his mom walked into the barn. They saw an enclosure on the ground with a heating lamp on top. Simon and his mom saw lots of baby chicks in there!

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Niles was terrified of going home.

Report cards had been received and he had failed! When he got home, his parents pounced. He was struck and berated. Niles vowed to do much better next semester!

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The new iPhone was coming out.

Bernie was excited to get it. He was waiting a long time for it. He stood in line for six hours. Finally he was able to buy one.

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Ella spent a semester studying abroad in Tibet.

Everyone there was a Buddhist, but Ella was a Jew. She could not find any synagogues to attend. Finally she had a private conversation with God. She decided God would understand her missing synagogue for a semester.

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Being sick is never fun but George knew it happened to everyone.

He knew that he had to take care of his body so he could be better. He was taking all the cold medicine that he could find. George could feel himself getting better. One morning he woke up and felt 100% better.

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Diane had anger issues, yelling at her kids all the time.

Her oldest boy always said he'd leave home as soon as he could. When he was eighteen, he got hired to be a roadie for a band. He toured the country, never thinking of her once. To this day, Diane says he was a rotten kid.

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Anna had had acne for years.

Then she heard about exfoliation. She decided to try it by using a facial scrub daily. In a few weeks she saw an improvement. In three months her acne was entirely gone!

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Kenneth always cheated in school and never got caught.

One day, the teacher caught him copying his friend. The teacher called a conference with his parents. His parents decided to ground Kenneth. Kenneth learned that cheating is very bad.

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There was a heavy snow in Hannah's neighborhood.

Despite the snow, Hannah had to go to school. She hoped that the snow would not melt while she was at school. There was still snow on the ground when Hannah came home. She didn't let homework keep her from building a snowman.

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Naya was 11 and wanted to wear makeup at school.

Her parents forbid it, but she just applied it before class. One afternoon, though, she forgot to wash it off. Her mom and dad caught her wearing a full face of makeup! Naya was grounded for a month!

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Amanda wanted to give her sister a surprise party.

It was her sister's birthday. Amanda got all their friends involved. They surprised her when she came back from work. She was so happy she cried.

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Bill had taken vacation time from work.

He didn't have enough money to take a real vacation. Bill had a lot of repairs to do around the house. Bill used his time off to make the repairs around the house. The house was in good shape when Bill returned to work.

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Regis woke up because he heard strong winds and rain.

He looked out the window and noticed their trampoline was missing. Regis looked outside the front door and found the trampoline. It had blown all the way down the block and was in a tree. Regis couldn't believe how far it had gone.

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T'Pol was an African tribal chief.

He went into his chambers to contact the spirits. He asked them why his people were contracting Ebola. Then T'Pol realized something. They just needed to bury their dead instead of touching them.

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I've been job hunting for three months now.

Today I finally got a call back for a position. I was outside, so I didn't have any pen or paper to write on. I asked the guy to call me back in five minutes and he agreed. It's been three hours and still no call from him.

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Kevin really wanted stylish new shoes.

He worked at his paper route to buy them. He did not waste his money on snacks and sodas. When he had enough for them, he went and got them. He wore them home with pride.

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Thomas woke up to his alarm clock on the first day of school.

He got out of bed. Thomas ate breakfast. He brushed his teeth. Thomas went outside to wait for the school bus to pick him up.

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Amy was so frustrated.

Her kids had left a wet towel on the carpet. She threw it in the wash and felt the carpet. It was soaked! She yelled at her kids for being messy.

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Alvin's wife had been on a diet.

He didn't like any of the food she had been cooking. Alvin would stop and pick up a burger on the way home from work. He ate very little of what she cooked. Alvin's wife lost weight, but he gained it.

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Pete had always wanted his own pet puppy.

That Christmas, his parents bought him a little labrador! He was so happy but didn't know how to train it. He brought the puppy to a trainer with his parents. Within a few short months, the puppy was very behaved!

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Maria was shopping at the grocery store.

Suddenly, she noticed that pizza was on sale for ten dollars. She texted her husband to see if he'd like some pizza. For a minute he didn't reply before he finally responded agreeing. She picked up the pizza and happily took it home.

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Harold was flying to China.

The airline lost his luggage! They reimbursed him and he had to go buy new clothes. He didn't fit into anything in the Chinese stores. Harold was very angry at the airline.

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Michael started high school in a new town.

He missed his old friends and talked to them online. One weekend, his buddy Jared came to stay at his new house. It was nice, but it wasn't like old times anymore. That Monday, Michael started trying to make new friends.

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Liz and Zoot decided to go to dinner across town.

Liz drove them to the restaurant. Liz almost ran two red lights. Zoot was worried about the way Liz drove. Zoot always drove when Liz and Zoot went to dinner after that.

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Kyle would get home everyday and play computer games.

His grades began to drop. Kyle's parents decided to take away his computer. Kyle started to work harder in school. Kyle was allowed to use the computer again.

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Sharon was sitting in her backyard on a Friday night.

She heard a strange noise and saw something dark in the sky. Sharon thought it was an alien spaceship at first. Then Sharon realized it was a blimp flying above the golf course. Sharon laughed at how silly she had been thinking it was a UFO.

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Fiona was constantly being pressured by her mother to diet.

Hardly a day went by that her mother didn't comment on her weight. She eventually pressured her into a 12 day juice cleanse. After days of the cleanse, Fiona had enough and came to a decision. It was her body, and her decision whether she dieted or not.

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Quinton lived in an apartment on the top floor.

A new girl moved into the apartment across from Quinton's. The girl's name was Bianca. Quinton and Bianca fell in love. They got married one year later.

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Marcus was riding a horse on the Mongolian steppe.

He saw a yurt in the distance. He wandered inside, and a man was having sex with his wife. Marcus apologized and tried to leave. The man instead asked if he would like to join.

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Frida had a very difficult test.

There was a time limit. Frida decided to take her time. She ran out of time unfortunately. And so she failed her test.

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My wife is retiring.

I am trying to watch any movies I recorded. She does not like to watch independent and foreign movies. Today I watched Slingblade while she was working. I will watch another movie on Monday.

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Xavier put a pair of flippers on his feet.

He put a snorkeling mask on his eyes and nose. Xavier swam underwater. He saw a colorful parrotfish. Xavier reached out to touch the fish.

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Sonya liked shopping at thrift stores.

Her friend Ann liked the outfit Sonya was wearing. Sonya told her she got the outfit at the thrift store. Ann was skeptical but visited the thrift shop. Ann was delighted in the items she found in the shop.

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Francisco was taking money out of an atm.

Guillermo saw Francisco's money. Guillermo went straight for it. Francisco new martial arts however. And so Guillermo got beaten up.

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I was on the bench with my 99 year old friend Jim today.

An ambulance drove up to get a man. Jim then went up for lunch. Jim's daughter showed up and asked me if her dad was in the ambulance. She was relieved when I said no.

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Tyler is told he will get a prize for doing good on a test.

Tyler studies. Tyler takes the test. Tyler aces the test. Tyler's prize ended up being a good grade.

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Shawn needed a website for his new business.

Due to budget he could not pay a web designer. Shawn felt that he could learn to make the website on his own. He took many web development classes to learn how. Shawn successfully put together a very nice website.

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We went to the beach yesterday.

All the sudden it started to rain. We had to run for cover. Everything was soaked. It was disappointing because we had to drive home.

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Jay's mom asked him to clean his room.

Three minutes later Jay said he had finished cleaning his room. Jay's mom walked in his room. There was nothing on the floor, not even his rugs. Jay's mom suspiciously opened the closet door and everything fell out!

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I could hear the outboard motor before I saw the boat at our dock.

My father's wide grin told me that he had a successful fishing trip. He heaved the silvery gray, enormous fish onto the dock. It was a tuna, the largest any of us had ever seen. As a fisherman's daughter, I knew that we would have tuna for dinner.

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I wrote a book called Angel Investor but was scared to sell it.

Other writers told me don't sell it but I needed the money. I asked some professional writers What Should I Do? Those professional writers said Go For It. I placed my ebook on AMAZON DOT COM and now it's a bestseller.

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Malik was hiking in the woods.

He came upon a skunk crossing the path. The skunk sprayed him with his stinky spray. Malik went home and washed himself with tomato juice. It made no difference, he smelled awful.

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Joseph never ate lunch at school.

He starved himself all day until he got home. When Joseph got home he ate much junk food. His mother was unhappy with his unhealthy ways. She soon would only buy healthy foods.

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Karen drove to the supermarket.

The weather turned rainy. Karen turned on her car's windshield wipers. Karen parked in the parking lot. She got her umbrella out of the back seat.

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Jerry tried to bounce the ball to the other side of the court.

The opponents tried to double team him. Since he was trapped, Jerry couldn't move anywhere. He ended up throwing the ball toward the back-court. The ball flew out of bounds, causing a turnover.

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Angela was having a hard time reading.

Her eye doctor told her she needed glasses. Angela picked out a pair and put them on. Things were so much clearer! She was thrilled to be able to read.

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The Smiths moved into a new house.

On one side of the house the gutters were 20 feet in the air. Mr Smith shopped for a new ladder but they cost over $300. The next weekend Mr Smith found a 40 foot ladder at a garage sale. That was the best $20 that Mr Smith ever spent.

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Franklin challenged his friend to a race.

He started out running slowly, taking his time. After an hour, Franklin passed his friend. The friend had stopped to buy a popsicle and sit in the shade. Franklin persevered and won the race.

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Every year Monica entered a pie in the county fair.

She always placed second behind her nemesis Faye. This year she tried a new pie with six different fruits. She waited nervously as the judges placed ribbons. She jumped for joy when they put the blue one by her pie at last.

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Shelly decided to clean the dust off of the ceiling fan.

She got out her vacuum cleaner. Shelly started vacuuming the blades of the fan. When the vacuum touched a lightbulb the vacuum sucked it out! The light bulb had ripped from its socket and was in the vacuum.

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I'm on a vacation with my family enjoying the streets of Paris.

Except everywhere we go, it smells like poop. Finally, I jokingly ask my sister if she pooped her pants. I'm not sure what's worse, the fact that I asked or that she said yes. She then proceeded not to do anything to fix it.

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Virginia decided to make spaghetti for dinner.

She boiled the noodles in a big pot of water. When she went to drain the water all of the noodles fell in the drain. Virginia picked up her phone. She ordered pizza for delivery instead.

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Ellen was the prettiest waitress in the club.

She often came to work with bruises on her arms. Ted the cook asked her if her husband abused her. She told him politely to mind his own business. A week later, she and her husband moved out of town.

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Sally was watching the Olympics with her family.

Her favorite event was gymnastics. On television, the gymnast did a variety of flips and jumps. Sally was hypnotized by what she saw. She decided she wanted to be a gymnast as well.

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Lola begged her parents to get a guinea pig.

They said she would have to be very responsible to get a pet. Lola promised she would feed the guinea pig and clean its cage. When Lola turned 6 she got a fluffy pet guinea pig for her birthday. Lola was so excited to have a pet of her own.

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I read Henderson the Rain King this week.

The book was in new condition. I put it up on Amazon for sale as used. It sold in a day, at half price. I was glad to partly recoup some of my book expenses.

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The house was a burned out husk that teenagers partied in.

12 year old Bill was skipping school when he came across it. It was empty now in the afternoon so he climbed the front steps. He smashed some empty bottles inside and drew on the walls. He never saw the body tucked neatly into the busted refrigerator.

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Robbie got a job as a boat hand.

He had no prior experience whatsoever. One day the seas get rough, and Robbie fell into the water. The salty captain rescued him, then rebuked him. Robbie got fired when they got back to shore.

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Jenna brought a book from the academic store.

She tried to prepare for a verbal reasoning exam by reading the book. The book help her out with vocabulary and grammar usage. When she took the exam, she completed it without any difficulty. Her teacher offered her a scholarship due to her high scores.

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Ash was shy guy ever since he was a young child.

He was especially scared of talking to girls even his cousins. One day he got the courage to ask his crush out on a date, she agreed. They later went to the movies and had a great time, she gave a hug. She told him the reason she agreed was because he was shy,

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Mike wanted to show his friends around Chicago.

They went to Navy Pier and Millennium Park. Then they went to Willis Tower to end their trip. The friends thought Chicago was a beautiful city. They'd had a great time with their friend!

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Jack lived in a bad neighborhood.

He installed security cameras. He felt safer knowing they would deter criminals. Jack checked the cameras every day. He felt good about keeping his family safe.

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I got an iPad.

Therefore I needed a keyboard. My last one broke. So I got another one. But to my dismay it also broke.

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Rex was always good at fixing cars.

When he got married, he and his brother opened an auto shop. His brother was a drunk and often never showed up. Rex and his wife fought about it a lot. He eventually had to close the place and go work for another mechanic.

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Jamie's mom left him in the car for a moment to go pay for gas.

Jamie climbed into the front seat. He put the car into gear, and the car rolled away. The car rolled into traffic. The oncoming traffic swerved and a large accident resulted.

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Tom was running late to work.

He realized he couldn't find his keys. Tom tried looking in several places. He got frustrated and it was harder to find them. Tom eventually got late to work.

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Joe went to visit his brother in prison.

But he forgot to remove his pocket knife from his back pocket. The guards caught him with it. They accused him of smuggling in a weapon! Soon Joe was in prison right beside his brother.

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Tina got a special gift from her mother.

It was a beautiful music box. When she opened it, it played music. Tina put it on her dresser. She wanted the music box to be on display.

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Kesha went on a blind date.

The man she met up with started a fight with a man in the restaurant. Kesha ran into the women's restroom. She opened a large window. Kesha left through the alleyway so she wouldn't have to see her date.

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In 2006 I played an April Fool's joke on my friend.

She was a yoga teacher. I sent a fake letter from a Vedanta Society asking her to teach yoga. She got all excited and told her mom. I confessed it was a joke, and she was good natured about it.

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The kids were watching a really dumb movie.

The plot had a lot of mistakes in it. They watched it skeptically. When it was finished, they decided it was the worst movie they'd ever. The swore to never watch it again.

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I woke up this morning wet.

I wasn't wet when I went to bed last night. I was taking care of my drunk husband. He got up sometime in the middle of the night and peed on me. Now our couch is ruined.

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Roxanne sat in her living room watching television.

She saw a small black spider crawling across the floor. Roxanne called her dog into the room. Roxanne pointed to the spider to show her dog. The dog jumped on the spider and ate it!

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Kathy could not find her chihuahua anywhere.

She looked in every room of the house. Finally she found the little dog asleep in an open linen closet. Kathy could hear it snoring! Kathy laughed and the dog opened one eye to look at her.

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The weather in Boston was cool this morning.

The temperature was in the 60s. Even at 2 pm, the temperature was only 75. I was surprised when my wife came home and turned on the ac. The temperature had risen to 88 and it was very humid outside.

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Margaret had a strange neighbor.

He was an old man who liked to play the clarinet. One day Margaret decided to ask him about his clarinet. They ended up talking for hours. Margaret decided he wasn't so strange after all.

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Sam was very bad at math at school.

He decided he wanted to win the math competition though. He worked hard every day and studied with his tutor. At the math competition, he came in first place. He happily put his trophy on his shelf at home.

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Jake felt like he needed to prove himself to his friends.

So he booked a trip for an African Safari. He camped out in the woods alone. He did not listen to the precautions given to him by his guide. Since his tent was not properly closed, her got bitten by a snake.

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Ava wanted a new pair of jeans.

She found a coupon for 25% off of her favorite store. She tried on lots of pairs. She found the perfect pair! They looked and felt great, so she bought them.

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Tom was away on vacation.

A fire burned his house down while he was gone. Tom returned to find rubble. He dug through it to try and find salvageable things. Unfortunately he wasn't able to.

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Che was named after the Argentinian revolutionary.

The only problem was Che was deeply conservative. He bought a bunch of Che Guevara t-shirts from Hot Topic. He burned them on the lawn of his university campus. Everyone wrongly thought he was starting a protest against the school.

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Rob had had a very long day.

He decided to take a hot bath. It was relaxing and made his muscles feel great. Rob was instantly in a better mood. Baths were Rob's new favorite way to relax.

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Billy came to pick Susan up for prom.

Susan's mom took lots of pictures. They left for the dance in a shiny car. When they got there, Susan had such a good time. Billy and Susan really enjoyed their prom.

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Anna forgot to remove her lipstick from her pocket.

She put her jeans into the washing machine and then dried them. The lipstick opened in the dryer. It melted all over everything. Anna had to wash the entire load again!

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Patty invited some friends over.

They were going to drink tea and eat snacks. She bought new tea cups for the occasion. When she took them out of the box, they were all broken! Patty was very upset.

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Jose began learning the trumpet in 4th grade.

He was not very good and many people made fun of him. Then, Jose practiced for two hours every single day. After two years, he was the best player in the school. Now no one makes fun of Jose for playing the trumpet.

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While babysitting my cousins, I taught them how to brush their teeth.

I noticed they weren't using that method tonight putting them to sleep. When I asked why, my youngest said her dad said not to. When I pressed further, she said he said they'd get my ugly teeth. Well, I know who I won't be babysitting for anymore.

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Tom bought a shirt he liked.

It fit him a bit too big. He figured it would shrink in the wash. He was right. The shirt fit Tom much better after a while.

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Wendell was nervous about his audition.

He had been acting for years, but this was for a major production. During the audition, he forgot one of his lines. Wendell was devastated, and certain that he would not get the part. He was overjoyed when the producer called to tell him he got the role.

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Kip lost his job at the factory.

He talked his friend Ace into joining the army with him. During boot camp, Ace had a hard time. He blamed Kip for his decision and they fought bitterly. The both stuck it out and eventually became officers.

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Melany was born to be a performer.

She could sing full songs at the age of 5. Placed 1st in her county's beauty pageant. When she reached 19 she had a record deal as a singer. She was a massive pop icon by the age of 25.

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