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b753ce86-ad90-4ca9-8816-215f0f968a30 | Ann loved cake. | Every saturday she would walk by the bakery. | Ann loved to look at the beautiful cakes. | One day a lady asked her to come inside. | Ann felt insulted by the lady's offer. | Ann came inside and watched as cakes were being made. | 2 |
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2e80030a-9ade-4fdb-b693-444100733c1b | Rory was allergic to gluten and strawberries. | One day she sat down to eat lunch at school. | She opened her lunch box, and stared at a sandwich with strawberries. | Her new step mom had packed her lunch for the first time. | Rory had to buy a school lunch that day. | Rory at the sandwich. | 1 |
c57088f8-7a4e-4826-9d91-2065f345a4ee | A boy needed to learn to drive. | He asked his father and he said yes. | They began to look for a first car. | In the newspaper ads, they found a nice looking car. | The boy bought a bicycle. | They bought the car. | 2 |
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2b38b3ba-ce90-414e-8114-88f601631444 | Tory was tired of the hot weather. | And he had no air conditioner at home. | He gathered what money he could and set out to buy one. | But as he stepped outside, he noticed rain drops. | It became too hot and dry for Tory to go out. | Tory had to wait a while to buy his AC unit, but it was cooler. | 2 |
0aaf9d2e-61a6-4091-b9cf-d009dd78c466 | Kim had been working extra hard for weeks. | She learned of a promotion up for grabs at her company. | It came with a new office and great benefits. | Finally all her work paid off and she was offered the promotion. | She was happy to get the promotion. | She was sad to get the promotion. | 1 |
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2ab4f4dc-7b16-45f5-8b72-99d8d10be148 | I bought a new lamp today. | I still need to set it up. | I'm not sure where to put it. | My mom thinks it should go in the corner. | I put it in the middle of the room like my mom suggested. | I put it on the night stand in the corner. | 2 |
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9923091f-49f3-4ce5-bd9c-fd01f284bfde | Throughout my day in school, I was completely tired. | As my Spanish teacher taught accents, I was falling asleep. | During lunch, I decided to rest on the bleachers in the football field. | In addition, I fell asleep on the bus ride home. | I decided to watch movies all night. | I had an early night. | 2 |
6b666c82-cfcd-4447-ba48-f91fcb27c170 | Bob was daydreaming as he drove his car. | A deer jumped out right in front of him on to the road. | Bob's car slammed into the deer! | The deer and Bob's front bumper were pulverized! | Bob was dazed and had a cut on his forehead! | After that, Bob was nervous about going horseback riding. | 1 |
11abdce5-a150-4ea4-b76b-4ff36b7b0f6c | I went to las vegas. | I learned that i really like the slot machines. | I spent a lot of time on them. | i spent a lot of money. | I was upset when I lost all my money. | I was glad I hadn't spent much money on the slot machines. | 1 |
b29a15ca-1fdf-42a3-b443-50c33f297318 | Chelsea was getting married next week. | She needed someone to give her away. | Her father was out of the question as he was an abusive jerk. | She really didn't know what to do. | She asked her father, because he had always been great to her. | She decided to ask her brother, who was honored to do so. | 2 |
5ae5571c-31f7-4d79-86f2-3c7fa9ffb6c7 | Austin needed artwork for his apartment. | He went to some art galleries downtown to get inspiration. | Once he had an idea. | He went online and bought some materials. | Austin went to the park and played with his dog. | Austin painted several pictures similar to what he had seen. | 2 |
ca031156-7d79-4928-81b5-3f9eb0cced80 | Robert and Sharon met at band camp when they were in high school. | By the time they graduated they had plans to marry. | Now they are expecting their first great grandchild. | Sharon can't believe that so much time passed so fast. | But she is as happy today as she was the day they met. | She filed for divorce the next day. | 1 |
1734a9b5-938b-414f-8718-450d13658cb2 | In 2005, I went to St Anselm College to play chess. | My friend was a professor there. | His colleague-also a chess player- played us as well. | I was on a great streak and did not lose any games! | I will continue playing chess and hope for qualified opponents. | I think I will start playing football. | 1 |
264662c6-4f40-4f03-93d1-335a268e52c5 | Izzy is a doctor. | She is too involved with her patients. | One day, she falls in love with her patient, Denny. | Denny dies of an aneurysm. | Izzy is heartbroken. | Izzy is happy. | 1 |
609a7d44-9a1c-4585-b0f4-5ac7d9fc1f8f | Larry always wanted to feel stronger. | He noticed that several students at school were lifting weights. | Larry decided to lift weights as well. | He started with light weights, but gradually tried heavier ones. | Eventually Larry got stronger. | Larry was ashamed of what he had done. | 1 |
e242bc6e-470b-4ed9-ac96-48a4d38b11ef | My roommate interviewed for a new job. | He practiced every night the week before to make sure he was ready. | When the day came, he dressed up in his nicest clothes. | We waited in anticipation to hear what would happen. | He got a call a few days later saying that he got the job. | My roommate then got a call saying he was fired. | 1 |
5d10d46d-83a9-4468-9b05-8bdabdc5ea92 | Gertrude was notoriously clumsy and awkward. | Her friends thought that participating in a sport may help her. | She decided to try out for the soccer team at school. | She ran out on the field and unexpectedly tripped over the ball. | The soccer team congratulated her and gave her a spot on the team. | Naturally, she was not accepted to the soccer team. | 2 |
b083a25d-a3c3-47be-8879-949b475d13f6 | Leeza was walking alone near the woods. | She suddenly fell and was unable to walk. | She screamed for help, to no avail. | She crawled to the street to flag someone down. | Leeza was in pain. | Leeza was having fun. | 1 |
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c012fc36-7315-46e0-8e7c-d262a09a423f | I went to go take a nap before work. | As soon as I laid down the phone rang. | It was my friend who wouldn't shut up about a new game he purchased. | I lied and told him there was someone at the door. | I couldn't sleep because I was unhappy about lying. | So my friend left and went home. | 1 |
1bb0fd0c-f2a7-4877-9259-dc36914b40a7 | Jennifer was hungry on a rainy day. | She looked through her house, but didn't have much. | Suddenly, she noticed a can on her shelf. | She looked at it and it was chicken noodle soup. | Jennifer opened the can and began to eat. | Jennifer couldn't find food so she went hungry. | 1 |
847fb1fc-aa6c-443c-98aa-fd4af3847c73 | Noah bought an old book at the thrift store. | He took it home and began to read it. | As he did, something fell out of the pages. | Noah bent curiously and picked it up, eyes widening. | He went back to reading his book. | What had been pressed between the pages was a four-leafed clover! | 2 |
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dea3f3e4-98c4-4614-ab9f-e370785fc7fc | I found a $600 dollar envelope in the mail today. | However, it belonged to my neighbor. | I decided to give them the mail instead of keeping it. | They thanked me for being selfless. | I am dishonest. | I am honest. | 2 |
f560dccd-209b-43fd-8bb7-6629e8a30823 | Before she left, she promised him that one day she would be back. | She had important things to take care of far away. | He missed her and she really missed him. | Someday she would be back, he told himself. | He hoped that she never came back. | A year later she returned. | 2 |
0d1aec48-f891-4611-80b2-b10476ea4776 | Oliver needed a new radio. | He didn't know anything about them, though. | He had a friend help him pick one out. | The friend was a pro and found him a good deal. | Oliver was sick of his friend's unwanted advice. | Oliver was grateful to his friend. | 2 |
dbd1c07c-3bbd-4753-bd93-6b7400eb2c64 | Tommy called on the girl who sat next to him in class. | He asked if she thought that the class was good. | She gave him a frown and sad that she's in a relationship. | Tommy immediately turned around. | Tommy decided to ask the girl for a date. | Tommy was really embarrassed. | 2 |
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b4ea7a6d-e563-42e8-8b12-ab636510d1ae | Today Sarah ran a race. | She needed to run more than 3 miles to finish. | The race was very difficult for her. | She wasn't fast, but she kept persevering until she finished. | Sarah was lazy. | Sarah was glad she finished. | 2 |
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a08255cb-edc5-49e5-a10c-a0f581a2bfe2 | My daughter got all the words on her spelling pre-test correct Monday. | Because of this, she doesn't have to take the post-test Friday. | She was so excited when she showed me her test. | She told me that not very many of the other kids got them all right. | My daughter took the post-test on Friday. | My daughter was so proud of herself. | 2 |
e8ccddc5-f4e5-434f-9a41-b17997d426bf | Harry had just moved to England. | His new friends kept telling him to try fish and chips. | Thus, Harry decided to go to the market to get fish and chips. | Harry loved the fish and chips! | Sadly, they made him very ill. | Harry thought the steak was delicious. | 1 |
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5a797fa1-07d2-47f6-b160-36e10ae5e63e | Tina is very tired every single morning. | She does not get enough sleep because of her two jobs. | Tina decides to quit one of the jobs. | She now gets enough sleep to function everyday. | Tina is well rested. | Tina is more tired than ever before. | 1 |
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b4e4e9db-8cc5-4b39-a4c7-894ed6af9c79 | My daughter has a list of things to do before she turns 40. | She is only 30. | One thing was to read the Bible cover to cover. | I decided to read the Bible again to support my daughter. | I want my daughter to stop being a Christian. | I want my daughter to have a spiritual life. | 2 |
d59da61f-1141-4c74-8e7c-1e11ff2d21c8 | Micky always wanted to get thinner. | He tried fad diets to no avail. | He started to cut back on his calories and get more exercise. | After 2 months Micky started to see results. | He was very proud of all his hard work. | Micky was very disappointed. | 1 |
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c6637931-907e-452e-aa57-299e8801d648 | Noah was playing in his treehouse. | He decided to come down for the day. | But then he saw that his ladder had fallen and lay on the ground! | Noah had no way to get down from the treehouse! | He was so glad. | He yelled for his dad. | 2 |
05fa2554-9bb2-4abc-954f-6e21b2e52a5b | There was a boy with a paintball gun. | He wasted all of his ammo. | He was in the trenches trying to stay out of sight. | Finally, he sprinted towards the flag. | The boy decided to go swimming. | He was shot by members of the other team. | 2 |
8d833f98-114a-420f-adb2-53884b813034 | Celina is very old. | Her hips are always sore. | It is hard for her to walk. | One day, she obtained a walker. | It helped her a lot. | Celina has no feet. | 1 |
048f5a77-7c17-4071-8b0b-b8e43087132d | Neil was visiting Limerick in Ireland. | There, he saw a beautiful sight. | He saw the large and lovely River Shannon! | After a few minutes, he agreed with the locals. | The River Shannon was beautiful. | That Neil was very stupid. | 1 |
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dac71653-f4b0-4445-806c-ae724a693373 | Rachel really wanted some new make-up. | However, she lacked money to purchase some. | She went to the store and slipped some eyeliner into her purse. | She walked out of the store without anyone catching her. | Rachel went home and put the eyeliner on. | Rachel threw the eyeliner into the trash. | 1 |
5508c74e-4105-4b4b-805f-372aa58429ea | Maxine is tired of always getting so wet when it rains outside. | She considers moving somewhere without rainy but decides against it. | Finally Maxine buys a great new red umbrella. | She loves her new umbrella and she brings it everywhere. | She moves to the desert. | She is happy when it rains now. | 2 |
a24013a2-ef41-41c2-9f7e-6a709b0ae280 | One day, Misty saw some something strange at church. | Someone had left a beautiful, fluffy kitty on the church doorstep. | Misty and her mommy took the kitty home and named him Huckle. | Huckle proved a very funny kitty who liked to play with bags. | Misty was happy to have adopted the cat. | Misty did not want the cat. | 1 |
c9c7f614-e8c1-4b07-890d-2b0ffc19cd47 | Derek is tired of living at home with his parents. | One day, his friend suggested they move in together. | He told his parents. | That night, they packed his stuff. | Derek was happy to finally be out. | Derek did not want to leave. | 1 |
3acd901f-fea5-46fc-b7da-d9df8b42fe4d | Veronica knew she desperately needed to drink more water. | She didn't really want to turn to flavored powder products. | While searching for ideas online, she stumbled across a fruit infuser. | She ordered the cool bottle that holds fruit to flavor the water. | Veronica didn't care about her well being. | Veronica was trying to live more healthfully. | 2 |
1ee7c673-6fe4-415b-a1ac-75a6d9b25112 | After school, Alex went to his friend's house to play video games. | Alex didn't have any video games himself so he was excited. | Alex always loses when playing against his friend. | However, he didn't care because Alex always has fun. | Alex hates playing video games. | Alex likes playing video games. | 2 |
6126881f-3a6f-421a-b2ae-b74b7a52dd96 | We spent our thirtieth anniversary on the California coast. | It was chilly and foggy and drizzly. | I had plans to spend time on the beach with my water colors. | On our third day we discovered a family of whales near the pier. | I painted a picture of the whales. | I drove to New York that same night. | 1 |
98bdd522-48f8-49ed-bcda-fde95a663ee2 | Jenny always likes to go to Starbucks. | One day she was ordering her coffee. | As she got to the window to pay, she was told it was already paid for. | The person before her had paid. | Jenny paid for her coffee with cash. | Jenny paid for the order of the person behind her. | 2 |
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2b7745a1-9e3a-402d-a806-1eebfb18ad5a | Mother told her children it would be lunchtime in fifteen minutes. | But then she got an important phone call. | While she was talking, the dog dragged mud all over the kitchen. | The kids started to pester their mother, who was still on the phone. | The mother felt quite frustrated. | The children's behavior calmed the mother down. | 1 |
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dac6c4cb-422b-436e-ac83-7853ad91d9c6 | Laurie is going to her first formal dance tonight. | Her date picked her up and gave her a beautiful rose. | Laurie wore a long sparkling dressed. | They danced and had fun with all of their friends. | Laurie went home crying. | Laurie ended the night by kissing her date. | 2 |
9f53d98f-c1d9-4082-a9c7-1a95ed3de223 | Neil was exploring historic railroads. | He rode into Scranton, Pennsylvania. | He realized it was a beautiful old train depot. | He took lots of photos while he was there. | Neil deleted all of his photos. | Neil saved the photos on his computer. | 2 |
553ec373-0500-4c63-979f-a446a17f550d | Bob dreaded his first day working at a fast food fish joint. | He planned to wait to put on his gaudy nautical uniform. | Bob got to work making fish burgers after donning the uniform. | He was so busy, he forgot to change back into his street clothes | Bob loved the outfit so much that he showed it to his friends. | Bob went out after work wearing the sailor suit. | 2 |
d84fcc97-0638-4dc8-a881-596c66b75e83 | A friend came to visit. | I told her that my dog bites. | She did not listen. | she tried to pet him and play with him. | My dog bit her. | My dog ran away. | 1 |
6001c530-a64f-4128-82db-deb6bd81e8b8 | Lester has always wanted to be more artistic. | He decides to try to draw a picture of a flower one day. | He sits in front of a beautiful orchid and begins to draw. | Lester's drawing comes out very well. | He hangs the picture on the wall in his living room. | He decides never to draw anything again. | 1 |
2ff39c6a-6eb8-4890-8e25-6b6af653046d | Pablo likes to eat worms. | He read a book in school on how to do this. | He fries them in olive oil. | He likes to do this at least once a month. | Pablo enjoys worms and views them as a delicacy. | Pablo does not enjoy eating worms. | 1 |
5bf65083-150d-4e08-a822-fd215ecd23fe | Kira always loved Japanese culture. | Many of her favorite movies were in Japanese. | She decided that she would travel there. | For Years she saved money for her trip. | She spent all the money on shoes. | It was the best trip of her life. | 2 |
a6e1d6d8-ddbb-4b54-a685-c642f4076e1b | Glen was in the mood for a walk. | He put on his jacket and went outside. | While walking on the sidewalk, he tripped and busted his knee open. | Glen stood back up and limped back to his house. | Glen ran his best marathon time ever. | Glen swore he'd never walk again. | 2 |
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adaa9d18-572e-40f0-af81-c415abf793a4 | I was walking to the store recently. | As I was passing an exit, I felt cold, hard steel on my arm. | I was shocked that I was being hit by a car! | The driver was very apologetic after he saw I was hit. | I told them it was okay and then walked away. | The driver of the car became very angry at me. | 1 |
8cc9a757-075a-4e47-95b7-2fa63dc8870c | Gina's sister cut her ankle on broken glass. | The blood ran down her foot and into her shoe. | When she saw the blood she ran home. | Gina ran behind her, but couldn't keep up. | When they got home they all had ice cream. | Gina's sister went to the doctor. | 2 |
8ef45363-9070-477a-8f1f-8d7c947ea6dc | A little boy was in the third grade. | He was very smart but struggled with reading. | Whenever he read out loud his classmates laughed at him. | He started to practice reading every single day. | The little boy accepted that he would never improve. | At the end of the year, he did well on his reading test. | 2 |
a2878606-f05e-492b-a581-8b00346d40ca | Rosie's class was having a little party. | She decided to make a fruit salad for everyone. | She spent lots of money on the fruit and lots of time preparing it. | On the day of the party she scooped a huge bowl of the fruit salad up. | Rosie's class shared the fruit salad. | Rosie kept the bowl of fruit salad in her fridge at home. | 1 |
5296a3e6-0e82-4711-b67b-9e7378ffb724 | Kelly was happy to have her new phone. | She took it with her everywhere. | Unfortunately she smashed it. | Thankfully however she was able to get it fixed. | The store gave her a fair price to fix it. | Kelly bought a new phone. | 1 |
7fa2b3d7-8046-403f-9a66-8198715ef31e | While I was in college, I had met an older man. | I was 22 and he was 38 years old. | We had a good understanding and had a good time together. | We stayed together the whole time I was there. | I have fond memories of that time. | I have negative memories of that time. | 1 |
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3c516058-0aec-4a0c-906d-4b466715c38b | Jackie has been designated eighth grade hall monitor. | She is envied throughout the class. | Classmates often put her job in jeopardy. | They would steal Jackie's hall passes. | The principal suspended her rowdy classmates. | Her classmates were given awards for their behavior. | 1 |
713e6e15-793f-4951-9d47-3d4688d748a3 | My dad had just gotten a new car. | To celebrate we all went for a drive. | Another car ran a stop sign and crashed into us. | I smacked the window hard enough to break it. | I climbed out and me and my dad were ok. | We were both flattened by the vehicle. | 1 |
f595ddca-75d5-4c3e-80ca-a51170231643 | My niece loves the Frozen movie. | She always wants it put on. | She goes around the house singing. | She loves screaming let it go. | She sings it over and over again. | She loves sports and hates princess things. | 1 |
6e891313-bee9-434b-bb6e-c210c866a569 | Alex was dribbling up the court, with his team down two points. | He glanced at the scoreboard, and saw there was only 5 seconds left. | His mind raced as he tried to find an open man. | The defenders were sticking to his teammates like glue. | The buzzer went off and his team won the game. | He attempted a three-pointer and missed. | 2 |
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f3b7819d-89cc-4dcf-a560-18d70f6f2cf9 | Catherine has always been intrigued by the sport of Curling. | Catherine loves watching the athletes play the sport on television. | One day, Catherine decided she would visit a Curling practice session. | At the practice, one of the athletes invited Catherine to play. | Catherine then began to practice every day and got good at it. | Catherine thought curling looked boring. | 1 |
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4fd560d4-8d90-40f8-a572-9522f966fd97 | Yesterday I had a great time seeing The Nutcracker. | I absolutely loved it. | As the dancers graced the stage it was beautiful. | I felt honored to have seen the show. | I vowed never to see it again. | I wanted to see it again. | 2 |
dc450ec8-ab03-47b8-af48-43623c8a369e | I woke up for my class at 8:30 in the morning. | I drowsily got out of bed and took a shower. | I quickly ate breakfast and began to walk to class. | After 50 minutes of class, I began to walk back to my dorm. | I decided to go back to class again. | When I got there, I took a nap. | 2 |
0f29def9-37c9-4eba-a87b-154ceec40700 | Gary wanted to get Lisa's attention. | One day he decides to write Lisa a Poem. | The next day at school, Gary sees Lisa in the hallway. | Gary gives Lisa a really big smile and hands her the poem. | Gary slaps Lisa hard, and walks away. | Lisa confesses she also has a crush on Gary. | 2 |
f490c78c-ccae-49bf-a78f-54fcfb2a559b | Carlos has always wanted to visit France. | He decides that he should learn to speak French before he goes. | He enrolls in a night class and studies very hard. | Finally Carlos can speak French pretty well. | Carlos books a flight to Australia. | Carlos makes the most of his French on his trip to Paris. | 2 |
a443d57f-b1c1-4d08-abff-3c968b8f9d92 | Lars had always wanted to try photography. | His friend was an excellent photographer, but he had never tried. | One day he bought a simple, but high quality, camera. | From that day on, Lars shot images of nature every day. | Lars fell in love with photography. | Lars hated photography. | 1 |
1ad78f7c-f5b0-4f1a-a09c-1223e6ed015e | I bought a television from an electronics store. | It is a big flatscreen with a high definition quality picture. | The employee convinced me to buy a warranty for it just in case. | A week later the television fell off my wall and broke. | I was able to have it fixed with the warranty. | The employee was later found dead. | 1 |
4a4ba70e-d51c-4574-b3f1-42675bef0059 | Ryan was at a park. | And he saw a little girl holding a balloon. | As he was leaving the park, he saw the same balloon stuck in a tree. | He climbed the tree to retrieve the balloon. | Ryan then popped the balloon on purpose. | Ryan then found the girl and gave her the balloon she lost. | 2 |
5d2a39a0-b237-4184-bcfa-67d32f590daf | Jen's manager told her she needed to upload her resume. | She realized her resume was not formatted properly. | She transferred all of the content over to the proper template. | Adding information on her latest job, she updated the resume. | Then she sent it to her manager. | Jen hated washing dishes. | 1 |