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bee259be-fcd9-4043-9047-0e199aaa8214 | Michelle found a fat tuxedo cat outside her house. | She put up posters all over her neighborhood. | After three weeks, no one had called Michelle about the cat. | Michelle decided to keep the cat for herself. | Michelle gave the cat to her neighbor. | Michelle named the cat, "Socks." | 2 |
45896107-bb21-48b8-845d-619d8c19bc34 | Neil was visiting Ireland. | His train had just arrived in Derry. | As he disembarked, he caught his breath. | It was as gorgeous as a fairy tale! | Neil decided never to return to Ireland. | Neil enjoyed Ireland. | 2 |
f36a34dc-1b78-4af1-9e48-5ec9d369feb5 | Mary went to the park. | She wanted to show off her new dress. | A bird flew over Mary and pooped. | Her dress became covered in bird poop. | Mary was happy to be showing off her dress. | Mary was upset that her dress was ruined. | 2 |
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2742baab-3956-415e-a1f2-024adc90cae6 | Last Tuesday I took my first spin class at the gym. | It was the hardest exercise class I ever took. | I worked through it for an hour and my legs went numb. | When I got home my legs started to hurt and I couldn't walk. | I felt like I could run a marathon. | I went to bed and then rested until morning. | 2 |
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40113e9b-360c-4d2d-8969-10cab5ce76f4 | Ann and Tim loved astrology. | In fact, the met while they were both in astronomy class in college! | When they married and became pregnant, they had a dilemma. | They couldn't decide on a meaningful name for their baby daughter. | Tim and Anna decided they would ask their veterinarian. | After a lot of searching, Tim and Anna found the perfect name. | 2 |
c71454d3-16c6-4852-bb0e-1149fd2b0e52 | Fred is brand new to exercising and just joined a gym. | He was amazing at how expensive a personal trainer was. | He wanted to get into shape but couldn't afford the rates. | He found personal trainer routines online for free. | He never worked out again. | He was happy with his decision. | 2 |
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1be803ad-225f-4b93-a5ce-3d96deedc495 | Ellen had had four miscarriages in a row. | Her husband Tim despaired of ever becoming a dad. | Then the doctor called him at work. | He told him that there was great news about Ellen. | The doctor told Tim that Emily went for a run. | The doctor told Tim that Ellen was finally pregnant. | 2 |
b64b9a40-4e69-4381-ae49-035edf71a232 | David asked his mother if he could pour his own drink. | His mother agreed, but warned him to be careful. | David accidentally knocked over his glass which shattered everywhere. | His mother cheerfully forgave David. | David ate a cheeseburger. | David promised to be more careful in the future. | 2 |
e5ce589a-86a4-4f4e-9a51-87220abdf821 | Neil wanted to play hockey. | He borrowed some gear from his friends. | Then he geared up and headed to the rink. | He practiced for days. | Neil played baseball. | Neil played in the competition. | 2 |
4803b3ac-1aa0-483b-a79c-2918ff401adf | I kept my baby blanket in good shape. | I had it for 30 Years. | I moved away from my home. | My baby blanket disappeared. | I still miss my baby blanket. | I sleep with my baby blanket every night. | 1 |
e2f74079-bcd6-485a-80c6-24be4fca4ae9 | My friend Cam was an Amazon bookseller. | He had 4,000 books stored in a garage. | He made enough money to live simply. | His house caught on fire one day and he lost his collection. | Cam has since decided to insure his belongings. | Afterwards, Cam was able to sell more books than he ever had. | 1 |
c473c07a-630f-48e2-b6dd-ebb34d815fc2 | Rosie's teacher's birthday was coming up in 5 days. | Rosie did not have money to buy a present. | She asked her grandmother to teach her how to draw sunflowers. | Rosie drew a big sunflower and painted it with watercolor. | Rosie's teacher loved the gift. | Rosie's teacher gave her detention. | 1 |
a0af24f7-ece4-41c0-8411-9c36d5196134 | Jon's fridge was broken. | He called a service company to repair it. | They told him they could come the next day at noon. | Jon met them at the door when they arrived, and let them in. | The company fixed his television. | The company fixed his fridge. | 2 |
8ae17467-e396-4f89-9d2a-eeade4539358 | A man ordered an antique clock on eBay. | He received a box containing six blown fuses and a jar of pickles. | He filed a complaint with eBay. | EBay refused to process a refund. | The man is furious. | Ebay is a very reputable company. | 1 |
8e61c1c5-582f-4379-b332-dcb96faf3bf9 | Tom and Dick loved their trucks. | They would go out in the desert every week. | They would kick up dirt and play around. | Then Tom's truck broke down. | It cost a lot of money, but he got it repaired. | Tom knew it would be expensive to repair his boat. | 1 |
a28a894f-ea54-438a-93c5-cae7e4564ec4 | Harry went to the theme park with his family. | His dad and brother rode on a big roller coaster with him. | He then rode on some smaller rides with his mom. | The family ate at a restaurant at the park. | Harry didn't like theme parks. | Harry had a great time at the park. | 2 |
932e37d4-1305-4e54-8fee-ba649e7c7206 | I had a presentation in art. | My teacher failed me although I did everything right. | He allowed me to repeat my presentation and failed me again. | I believed that I did the presentation correct and stood up for it. | My teacher suggested I pursue art school. | The teacher agreed to discuss it with me. | 2 |
f935f831-38bc-4b00-83c6-3891a4dacefc | Leah had a hockey game. | All of her family came to cheer her on. | But when she got there she realized they were short handed. | Only a handful of girls showed up to play. | Leah was very happy to hear the news. | The game was canceled. | 2 |
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6ab897f0-4f61-40f1-afa6-e9485e44316d | Jasper has been avoiding getting a real job for months. | He has hated all the previous office jobs that he had. | One day he sees a job opening at his local butcher. | He applies successfully for the job at the butcher. | Jasper quits his job the next day. | Jasper enjoys cutting dead animals. | 2 |
1a2bead1-a985-44e6-966c-44c4a77afe37 | After gathering all of the items for our party, I invited our friends. | Most of the were excited to come over for food! | It took about an hour but they all arrived on time. | After the arrived we began eating and enjoying ourselves. | I couldn't wait for my friends to leave. | I loved throwing parties. | 2 |
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0a0efb23-8cb3-4481-9ff4-e5c9d47fb914 | Linda had been invited to a British classmate's home for tea. | She decided to bring something to show her appreciation. | She found an online recipe for lemon scones, and she baked them. | The scones were tasty and she was proud to hand them to her hostess. | They had a great tea party. | Linda's classmate wanted her to leave. | 1 |
f747b29b-73ff-43c8-b06d-62f56ac0f67c | Ashley got back her tax return. | So she decided to go to the mall. | Ashley and her roommate drove to the mall. | They went from store to store trying things on. | Ashley couldn't buy anything because she was broke. | They bought lots of clothes. | 2 |
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0aa4d795-2af4-489d-84d2-a3476cfc9019 | Harvey's roommates teased him about being so thin. | They were egotistical football players. | They challenged Harvey to a ping pong game, expecting him to lose. | But they did not know that Harvey was a nationally ranked player. | Harvey choked, and lost every match he played. | They all sat with their mouths open as Harvey beat them all. | 2 |
666d1b41-7e20-41cc-b6a7-5bc3eb9ed7b7 | I think yesterday was when I realized I shouldn't be a mathematician. | I was at the grocery store, restocking for next week. | I had bought around twenty items, and thought I was under my budget. | When I went to check out, I was ten dollars over! | I then realized that I was not good at math. | Then I knew that I was great at math! | 1 |
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8e5c1dce-bed9-4754-9565-89b1d10b1aec | Gina's local library had no books on dolphins. | She needed to find another library. | The closest one was downtown. | Her mother refused to take her. | Gina and her mother went immediately. | Gina decided to walk instead. | 2 |
9a37e0a5-a537-4af1-ab7d-c39c440ee8d6 | Alan got a gun for his 18th birthday. | His dad took him to the range to practice shooting. | Alan was a terrible shot! | But he persevered and practiced a lot. | He then went to sleep. | He now loves to go hunting. | 2 |
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1b99f1e5-e8e4-4ae9-b05b-e5c8324e8768 | There once was a man named John. | He worked in a factory. | The factory fired him for poor work. | As a result, he had to find other work. | John was a troubled worker. | John was an outstanding worker. | 1 |
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f2d60888-a0aa-4da4-b744-57ac10ae6dc2 | Donna's toddler son, Ty, didn't like having his nails clipped. | The child's nails had grown longer than she was comfortable with. | Donna decided to wait until he was asleep. | Once Ty was napping, Donna quietly clipped each nail. | Donna had a much easier time because Ty was asleep. | Donna wished I would wake up. | 1 |
52255569-a048-4098-b40a-a9a96bbc754f | Gina didn't want to sit at her desk near her old friends. | She could feel the tension between them. | She decided to ask to go to the library. | Her teacher agreed to allow her to go for an hour. | Gina was angry that she went to the library. | Gina felt more calm once she arrived in the library. | 2 |
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a7dcd6a0-c9a3-4aa0-b2ed-3e80a03b2dc7 | Frank filled up dozens of water balloons to throw at this sister. | Little did he know she was ready for him. | When he started the attack, she pulled out a huge water gun. | It was much more effective than his balloons. | Frank enrolled in a marine biology class. | Frank bought a water gun the next day. | 2 |
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1658b490-24a4-4f83-a42b-e6c679d0c2c2 | Gina's dad pulled into the 24 hour Walgreen's parking lot. | It was nearly 4 AM but everyone went inside. | They needed toothbrushes before they went to grandma's house. | It was Gina's job to pack them before they left. | Gina's family was glad that their toothbrushes weren't packed. | Gina felt guilty about forgetting everyone's toothbrushes. | 2 |
796ab4ea-12d3-489a-b7e8-fce2b430107c | John was excited to have a job interview. | He went to the interview very prepared and nicely dressed. | During the interview he was very talkative and likable. | The manager of the company was really impressed by John's comments. | John commented on how badly run he thought the place was. | The manager decided to offer John the job. | 2 |
09609ed5-1852-4e76-af8d-f08de3742d15 | Ben wanted a glass of orange juice. | There was none in the house. | However, there was a bag of oranges. | He halved a few of them and got out the juicer. | Ben made freshly squeezed orange juice from the oranges. | Ben sipped his apple juice contently. | 1 |
fa694d55-2291-467e-837e-cee613230e8c | Reg was hoping for a snow day. | There was a bad storm overnight. | He got his wish and school was canceled! | He spent the whole day playing in the snow making snowmen. | Reg hoped it would never snow again. | Reg hoped he would get another snow day soon. | 2 |
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b0c7b950-cea5-460f-b573-a55e692120bc | Bob was at the grocery store. | At check out, he realized he forgot his credit card. | The woman behind him offered to buy his groceries. | Bob was so appreciative. | He promised to pay her back. | Bob ran away in terror. | 1 |
5df5e38b-ea80-4122-b43e-1cf116a83e6a | John bought a new gun. | He loved all the safety features. | He was showing it off to his friend. | It accidentally went off. | John did not have a gun. | John was surprised. | 2 |
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98826835-a7e8-4441-b37c-36f2179d7651 | John wasn't adventurous about trying new food. | His mom always made him try 2 bites of something new. | If he didn't like it, he didn't have to eat any more. | One day she gave him a slimy looking food called papaya. | John knew his papaya farm needed new capital investment. | John ate, but told his mom that he never wanted to eat it again. | 2 |
cc2f14bc-8e8d-4c36-9a14-a7e9e89ac52e | I have a favorite pair of socks. | Last week I was doing laundry. | One of the two was lost. | I looked everywhere and couldn't find it. | All my socks were accounted for. | Eventually it turned up. | 2 |
bb4840dc-d637-4183-809a-567bb67e9935 | Alex ran across town to get to a friends house. | He didn't know his shoe was untied. | He had ran for three block when it happened. | He tripped on that shoelace of his. | Alex next ran for a seat on the school board. | Alex resolved to always check his shoelaces before leaving. | 2 |
60642271-04f8-4129-af92-c0c6bbb206e3 | Nina wanted to skateboard. | But she knew no other girls to teach her! | So she bought her own skateboard. | She began to skate on her own, slowly. | Before long Nina was the best basketball player in the state. | Over time she became really good. | 2 |
08e30459-3e8f-43f0-ac30-a4f367168e45 | Sal liked magic. | He always tried to pulled tricks for his family. | He tried to pull a rabbit out of his hat on day. | But the hat ripped and the rabbit fell through. | The people watching him congratulated him. | And thus Sal gave up on magic. | 2 |
59ff9775-7ab2-4aed-8a7c-1c07f9c54755 | Lisa wanted to make a cake. | First she had to decide what kind of cake she wanted to bake. | After she had to go buy the ingredients. | She decided to make a chocolate cake. | Lisa loved to bake. | Lisa hated baking. | 1 |
c4d8548b-b1a0-4d5c-8004-bbe77d21b4a4 | Javier always noticed the kids playing handball near his house. | He wanted to join them but he was intimidated. | One day he summoned the courage to play handball with them. | He found that they were actually very nice. | Javier went to the convenience store after school. | Javier began playing handball with them regularly. | 2 |
f3b25856-827a-42ba-8ca1-0426c1b01219 | Gordon bought his son a remote control car for Christmas. | But he realized that it needed AA batteries. | Gordon could not find any. | So the next day, he went to the toy store where he bought the car. | He bought a big package of AA batteries. | He bought another remote control car for himself. | 1 |
31e7354c-de3a-433b-afcf-fa8885569007 | Mim was driving down the highway in a bad snow storm. | There was so much snow, Mim pulled her car over. | She noticed other people were doing the same. | She got an emergency blanket from the backseat, and ate a snack. | Mim pulled back onto the road and drove faster to make up time. | Eventually it stopped snowing. | 2 |
64abf5b2-354d-405a-a0c1-ba141fba015a | Yesterday, my mother in law called, and wanted to go out to some store. | She picked me up at 4:30, and we headed out. | We went to one store after the other looking for good deals. | Absolutely none of the stores had anything good to buy. | We brought home six bags of items. | We went home without buying anything. | 2 |
eb47c2c9-e8c7-4677-8c45-840deb78545c | Betsy ran everywhere she went. | She was running to school when it happened. | She tripped and flew several feet. | She broke her arm in several places. | Betsy had to be taken to the hospital to be fitted with a cast. | Betsy played tennis afterward. | 1 |
8cc7c8cf-053b-48e2-8d4d-6f520490e9ac | Sarah was horrified of swings growing up. | She would cry every time she would go to the playground. | Last week she finally attempted to swing for the first time in Years. | She loved it so much that she swung for an hour. | The swing was pulled around violently in the wind. | Her fear melted away as she swung. | 2 |
393f121a-4cd6-4781-95a3-76f88137c1aa | The Malamute always sniffed at the slide during his walk. | His owner walked him up to the platform one day. | He was scared to slide down. | They continued to do this every day on their walk. | The Malamute's owner never took him to the slide again. | The Malamute eventually tried to slide down the slide. | 2 |
0fcbf8d2-a63f-4d37-b304-003c10570638 | Today was Tim's birthday party. | Since he was sick, he couldn't go out. | However, the family decided to come to his out. | We brought him a cake and take-out food. | Tim was very happy to be remembered. | Tim was annoyed by the attention. | 1 |
9669f392-85d9-45e8-8dc5-2b3d93b897ac | Frankie was in love with a distant, aloof man. | The man she loved was not very nice to her. | He cheated on her with other people in town. | Frankie left him. | Frankie went to see a movie. | Frankie found another man. | 2 |
538e9d85-3ff1-483d-b8de-0c62348d225b | Nancy was sitting near the science building. | Ian tried to sneak close to her. | She didn't notice until she looked around. | Ian threw a pie directly in her face. | Nancy caught the pie and began to eat it. | Nancy began to cry and felt humiliated. | 2 |
1295799e-8cd2-4da6-91cf-7515acbd14bf | George had an internship. | He really wanted to get a full time job with the company. | George worked hard and proved to be smart. | A position opened up that George wanted. | He eagerly applied for it and was ultimately hired. | So he decided to go home early that day and quit his internship. | 1 |
04e42093-ebd7-4b56-990f-e34f397e13bb | All Kevin wanted in life was to buy his fiance a house. | He became near obsessed, saving every penny. | He worked multiple jobs and lived as a miser. | After a year, Kevin had enough money for a down payment. | Kevin bought a house. | Kevin used the money that he had saved to buy a sports car. | 1 |
78a60b56-2e3a-4fd6-a74f-b5b86f400540 | Joe had an accountant. | He never paid attention to his accountant. | Until one day he realized he had no money. | Joe furiously stormed into the accountant's office. | Joe went for a run on the beach. | Joe asked the accountant what happened. | 2 |
4a030972-fd37-43e8-b44f-6920cf9355b7 | Sven was very poor. | Sven's brother told him there was lots of money on the train. | So Sven and his brother started a gang. | They robbed the train! | Sven was caught and jailed shortly after. | Sven donated the money to charity. | 1 |
3b754b95-8b0a-4d6c-87f5-158d1de303d9 | John was diagnosed with bone cancer. | He was sad and felt defeated. | But, he decided to enroll in chemotherapy and fight the disease. | He struggled for two years to overcome cancer. | John eventually beat the cancer. | John hoped he would not get well. | 1 |
2f14cad7-8f3a-4a54-b7d8-206c515b780f | Everyone told Matt he ate too much red meat. | He ignored all their warnings about red meat and health problems. | One day after a juicy burger, Matt had a heart attack. | Matt became a vegetarian after he left the hospital. | He stayed heart attack free for the rest of his life. | Matt celebrated leaving the hospital with a large steak. | 1 |
f9079515-f56d-4090-8b26-0e9d93dcb731 | My daughter brought her dog over to play with my dog. | Her dog is big and full of energy. | My dog is small, quiet and older. | They are completely opposite. | The cats made a mess out of the house! | Both dogs enjoyed playing together, anyway. | 2 |
98181079-1081-48ba-bb83-031bb0046b92 | I decided to rent a movie when friends came over last night. | After looking through selections we decided on horror. | We picked a great movie and sat down with popcorn. | It was really scarey! | I had a hard time falling asleep that night. | Overall I was dissatisfied with the night. | 1 |
c21420d2-5652-4f20-9e1a-9f86a551e4f2 | Sandy is Louie's mother. | Louie is a puppy. | A nice family adopted Sandy. | They decided to adopt Louie too. | Louie walked across the sandy beach, lonely. | The dogs seemed happy to stay together. | 2 |
3c771b38-ee3a-444c-9fc1-36748ff391bc | Lia was trying to lose weight. | She cut out junk food and fatty foods. | But she still struggled to lose weight. | Then she began running every day on her treadmill. | She started losing weight. | She gained 50 pounds. | 1 |
826d3ed1-77eb-401a-a8c3-2770c0523481 | I cleaned my wedding ring. | I first set it in the cleaner to soak. | I then wiped it with the brush to make sure I got everything off. | Then I put it back in the cleaner for a bit. | I decided to throw the ring away. | It came out sparkling. | 2 |
86b42126-6fee-4bb2-94f0-5c8cecd375aa | Gina liked to volunteer at a homeless shelter. | She had spent Years going there for many hours a week. | The staff decided to do something to show their appreciation. | They chipped in and got Gina a gift. | Gina stopped volunteering because she felt unappreciated. | Gina was so touched she cried when they gave it to her. | 2 |
ebd6c1df-2371-491f-b813-65451f92049f | Tom and Susan have been married for eight Year's. | For the last week Susan has been nauseated every morning. | This morning she took a pregnancy test which was positive. | Susan planned a fancy dinner with candles to tell Tom the good news. | Tom was happy to have a kid. | She never told Tom. | 1 |
741833b1-bdf1-4be4-ba01-2a8ca81ae7be | Gina was in the middle of the backseat surrounded by siblings. | They were driving out of town in heavy traffic. | Gina looked out the window. | In the next car a child was showing his mouth of chewed food. | Gina continued to stare. | Gina was disgusted. | 2 |
f2bc4f2e-e7c2-4bea-8fa4-6dd9e0b37474 | Greg was playing ball by himself. | He was bored. | He wanted his friends. | His friends came over. | Greg was more bored than ever. | They played ball for the rest of the afternoon. | 2 |
1a61f7f6-0945-4905-aef9-adb2808c22a0 | Pamela purchased an antique urn at a garage sale. | She thinks it would look nice with the decor in her home. | When she got home she noticed that someone's ashes were in there. | Pamela returned the urn. | Pamela received a full refund and a free urn for her troubles. | Pamela was happy about her purchase. | 1 |
fe12762c-51e5-4bcc-8a08-667ce3304f69 | Jane was excited to go home early for once. | She worked cleaning offices at night. | She was ahead of her normal schedule. | When she got to the final office she noticed a huge mess. | Jane was happy she had to stay and clean the office. | Jane was disappointed she had to stay and clean the office. | 2 |
71286e60-5403-401d-98a0-9b0eff4cfa8a | Kate wanted to start a new viral campaign. | Kate wanted to find a way for everyday citizens to do something kind. | Kate decided to create a video about her campaign. | After posting her video, Kate got a overwhelming response. | Kate was disappointed. | Kate was pleased! | 2 |
bb63a874-2cf1-4ffc-8f75-b403c0b26be5 | My husband and I rented a car on vacation. | The car we got was horrible. | The wipers didn't work, and a headlight was out. | It smelled awful and was very dirty. | We will never rent from that car company again. | We look forward to renting from that same car company again. | 1 |
432c8932-ec99-42bc-82ba-87d4f10ef17f | Fred receives a specialty coffee maker for Christmas. | He finally opens it after leaving it in its box for a few weeks. | Fred decides to make himself a cappuccino. | To his surprise, it tastes just as good as the ones he buys outside. | Frank will save about $25 a week making coffee himself. | Frank switched to tea and donated the coffee maker. | 1 |