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5a4e4ff0-d972-4991-8f91-bcf4dae1288e | Benson was bullied at school by another boy. | Benson began losing sleep about it. | He finally told his teachers at school about it. | The teachers approached the bully about the problem. | They praised him. | The bully was expelled. | 2 |
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1d846682-2dd7-422a-b77f-975ca683ed88 | Jason's best friend is getting married in India next year. | Jason decides that he wants to learn Hindi before the wedding. | He hires a tutor and practices speaking Hindi every day. | When the wedding day arrives, Jason is fluent in Hindi! | Everyone was impressed that Jason had become bilingual. | Jason's best friend was not impressed. | 1 |
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5830252c-4cd8-4df2-a3d2-ffc46a1391cd | On Allison's 25th birthday her family took her to bingo. | She had never played before and was nervous. | After they showed her how to play she was excited to begin. | On the fourth game she got a bingo. | Allison plans to pay bingo again in the future. | Allison thinks bingo is boring. | 1 |
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9ac3e4b0-0a7a-4dd2-ad10-7d8a7bc8edb6 | Madeline was thrilled to get a new purse at Saks. | Her mother took her to the bag department. | Madeline immediately saw a pink bag she loved. | She could not believe how amazing it was. | Madeline was upset with her new purchase. | Madeline's mother happily bought the bag for her. | 2 |
1d503d1e-84cf-4461-86f0-948a27c9330c | Tom bought a new plant. | He kept it by his bed. | The plant stopped growing. | His mother said it needed sunlight. | So Tom moved the plant to a window. | Tom closed his windows to block out as much sunlight as possible. | 1 |
148092ae-3c1b-449f-9901-8057f5dd76c3 | Yu Darvish is a pitcher for the Texas Rangers. | For the last two seasons he has been injured. | According to reports, he is finally healthy and able to play. | Ranger fans are hopeful he will be a leader for their pitchers. | Ranger fans want him to go away. | Ranger fans are looking forward to his return. | 2 |
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7abd6e73-645c-4ab4-a63d-2a232eea4d1d | Tuesdays are laundry days at my apartment. | We have been too busy the last couple of Tuesdays. | Now we have almost no clean clothes left. | I'm dressed foolishly and still smell bad. | All my clothes smell great. | I will do laundry right now. | 2 |
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1bbba135-3f42-4f1b-9bb4-6fcc69df64f0 | John had just graduated high school, and was about to go to college. | His mom helped him pack all his stuff, and he drove away. | When he got there, he went to check out his dorm. | His new roommate was there, and they hit it off. | They walked around campus and got invited to a party. | He thought college was going to be miserable. | 1 |
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424f971e-837d-4cae-a7cb-80d6aea40b1a | One night, a group of friends decided to play with a Ouija board. | It was all in fun, and they played for an hour. | After playing, they laid down for bed. | Minutes later, they heard a strange banging sound on the floor. | They slept soundly after that. | They all freaked out naturally. | 2 |
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c761de18-82df-47ad-a7ba-1e97533a2406 | Neil had just arrived in Iran. | He was enthralled with the cities and countryside. | He thought the mountains were so beautiful. | The language and people were wonderful too. | He was happy to be in Iran. | He left immediately., | 1 |
1ee61f07-0a66-4d41-86a8-26a30660d3f7 | Andrew had been single for many Year's. | While he wanted a girlfriend he did not know how to approach anyone. | Finally a friend introduced Andrew to a nice young lady. | Andrew asked her out on a date. | The girl said yes to Andrew. | The girl cried hysterically. | 1 |
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3ab12b02-0972-4e68-98a2-72bcab9257a8 | Neil flew into Russia. | There, he visited tourist sites and saw friendly locals. | He found that Russia was colorful and vibrant. | It also had a great and rich history. | Neil found the trip stimulating. | Neil found the trip dull. | 1 |
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0d70ad27-5468-4aa8-b375-c0a273f73bab | Arnold was scared of cats. | He thinks all of them are creepy. | One day he visited his girlfriend's house. | His girlfriend has a cat. | Arnold loved his girlfriend's cats. | Arnold dumped his girlfriend. | 2 |
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6b1c8d84-ad44-4247-ab03-dcf4c6bbbc82 | Joey's uncle showed him a marble. | He teased Joey and said it was his glass eye. | Later, Joey played marbles with friends. | One boy said his marble was a cat's eye. | Joey knew everybody was just teasing him. | Joey took his baseball and went home. | 1 |
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1f677d6f-802f-4b54-8e0e-2f4adc4259f9 | Jesse had always wanted to get a tattoo. | Her parents were very against the idea of tattoos. | One her 18th birthday she decided to get one. | She got a small tiara tattoo on her shoulder. | Jesse's parents were upset with her. | Jesse's parents were excited to see the tattoo. | 1 |
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0bb7c691-b1cc-4082-8f25-c56790ace781 | Steph usually ate a large breakfast. | But her new job meant she had less time to make food. | So Steph decided to eat simpler food and smaller portions. | And in a month, she lost 10 pounds. | Her doctor said she was healthier, too. | She felt like a complete failure. | 1 |
7ea28324-be74-49bf-9f4e-314c874819c7 | Bobby was a star football player at his school. | He would always get recognition for his talent. | One day he was in a very important game. | His arm was hurt in the process. | Bobby passed the football for hours after the game. | Bobby took time to recover from the injury. | 2 |
2ae5e008-8777-465c-8cbc-7b42db210ea5 | Susan went to the movie theater with her friends. | Susan used her cell phone in the theater to check her e-mail. | An usher came and asked Susan to leave the theater. | Susan had to wait in the lobby while her friends finished the movie. | Susan was upset with the whole ordeal. | Susan was very happy with the experience. | 1 |
ff8e9ac7-0619-45d1-b827-7ff4275e399b | Margie had a Christmas cactus. | It never bloomed. | She gave the plant to Desi. | Desi took good care of the plant. | The cactus flourished under his care. | The goldfish were very happy and healthy. | 1 |
b155c21e-4c58-430c-9053-3e4f5d896145 | Gina had been at the park with her friend Pam for hours. | Now the sun was setting. | She said her goodbyes and headed home. | When she arrived it was dark out. | Gina went straight to bed. | Gina decided that it wasn't late enough and went back outside. | 1 |
c1984cf8-6fc1-43c0-929b-c6d713c41ffb | Avery was very excited. | Tonight was his very first basketball game. | He had practiced and his parents came to watch him. | Avery played well with his teammates and even scored some points! | Avery's parents were proud. | Avery's parents were ashamed of him. | 1 |
978b1dfc-732f-4856-9a14-05011f2a4855 | Gary loved to garden. | Spring was quickly approaching and he wanted to start planting. | He checked the Almanac to see which plants were safe for the garden. | Tom decided to plant some orchids. | The orchids would be ugly. | The orchids would be beautiful. | 2 |
811ef3dd-2646-4008-967e-009049c2624a | Bay was nervous. | Her boyfriend had been acting weird all through dinner. | Bay thought he was going to dump her. | But then he got on one knee. | And asked her to marry him. | And he started laughing hysterically. | 1 |
0e1cae86-3c60-4150-b34a-f306fa9fa1e3 | Tommy was having a bad day. | His friends tried to cheer him up by taking him out. | He grumbled but went along. | He drank and danced with his friends all night. | Tommy had good friends. | Tommy had bad friends. | 1 |
e5d75f5b-9c53-4698-a49a-4559715831e3 | Ariel is our 5 month old baby. | She had woke up the other morning extremely fussy. | We couldn't figure out what was wrong at first. | We then seen a fresh tooth popping through her gum line. | We went to a dentist who pulled the tooth. | We had a week of hell as her tooth came in. | 2 |
215b8a85-692e-4d23-a29f-c9077d9bae51 | Amelia decided to take a vacation to Mexico. | She booked her flight and hotel. | When she got to Mexico, she was sure to visit many different things. | She loved every moment of it. | Amelia decided to never go back to Mexico. | Amelia decided to vacation to Mexico more often. | 2 |
4828eea9-7ca1-47c6-9b58-3b52884ac626 | Sometimes my kids wondered if Santa Claus was real. | Each year we left cookies and milk for him on Christmas Eve. | Each Christmas day we found an empty cup and cookie crumbs. | One year we found cookie pieces outside in the snow. | We told the kids that Santa must have share with the reindeer. | We told the kids it was thanksgiving. | 1 |
976a11ff-1a3c-4f4f-9b21-3179f2d9cf20 | Amy woke up extra hungry today. | Unfortunately, she also woke up very late. | She rushed around the house and had no time for breakfast. | When she made it to work, she realized her coworker brought breakfast! | She was so grateful and promised to pay her coworker back. | She did not want to eat. | 1 |
ce73399f-5905-4bc1-9ab4-5d12c7039cf2 | The school received a grant to make a computer lab. | Their IT department did a lot of research to find the best equipment. | They bought the equipment with the grant money. | The computer lab was a great success. | The government continued to fund computer labs. | Kids suffered from the computer labs. | 1 |
7951ad48-6f89-461b-8548-516678c0cb64 | I was captain of the tennis team. | We were playing our division rivals. | I was tied with my opponent. | I had advantage of the deuce. | I decided to forfeit the game. | I won the match. | 2 |
619efeec-806f-46a5-a8a3-386f517eea5c | Ben is the coach of the basketball team and he held try outs today. | He has to cut this one kid because he is not good enough. | He feels bad because he knows the kid will be disappointed. | He gives the kid advice and things to work on for next season. | The kid practiced all year and next year he made the team. | The kid is very proud of himself. | 1 |
e71d07b3-5647-4fa3-9b90-27ea083b39a0 | Officer Dunn didn't want to hurt anyone during the protest. | He told several people to leave but they didn't. | He unleashed his police dog. | The dog bit a mother and her baby. | The baby even pet the dog right afterwards. | Officer Dunn was shocked about what his dog had done. | 2 |
de4f8efc-0677-46d9-9c3e-3f392453c78b | I noticed my hair was getting kind of long. | I decided to try and get it cut that afternoon. | Once I found a suitable barber, I dropped by for a cut. | There wasn't a line, it was super quick! | I really liked my new hair cut. | He made the best sandwich in town. | 1 |
952a11be-e6f9-4e0b-9b9d-2b2be66a3a54 | I drove my motorcycle across the street. | I took a path that led to a riding track. | I did a few laps. | Bored, I drove back home. | I cleaned my motorcycle after I got home. | I changed the wifi password to enhance security. | 1 |