Daylight Saving Time starts tomorrow. Please change my clock, his wife said. John said he would try. John hated changing clocks twice a year. He never changed his car clock. He couldn't figure out how to do it. His car clock was wrong from March to N

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She had been outside in the storm. It was so windy! The rain was falling sideways! I am soaking wet, she said. The wind pulled me off the sidewalk. It broke my umbrella. She put on dry clothes. She sat down at her computer. He opened her umbrella. He

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Dan walked into a liquor store. He asked if they sold postcards. The clerk said, No, but the post office does. No, it doesn't, Dan said. The post office doesn't sell postcards? the clerk asked. Dan walked a few more blocks south. Not one store sold p

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It was Memorial Day. An Osprey flew to a city park. About 200 people were there. They were waiting to see the Osprey up close. They were excited. An Osprey is a military plane. It flies like a plane. But it lands and takes off like a helicopter. It h

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He asked them if they would feel more comfortable on the sofa. They said they were just fine where they were. He went back into the kitchen. He helped his wife with the food. They brought the food out to the dining table. They sat down with the Carte

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Emma went downtown. She had to take a test. It was a big test. It was her citizenship test. It was her test to become a U.S. citizen. The test had 100 questions. She had studied all 100 questions. She knew the answers to all 100 questions. She knew t

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The teacher walked into the classroom. He said, Good evening, everybody. The students said, Good evening, teacher. He walked over to his desk. He put his briefcase on his desk. He opened his briefcase. He took his notebook out of his briefcase. He to

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Donna got dressed. It was cold outside. She put on a warm jacket. She put on a warm hat. She put on some warm gloves. She walked outside. It was cold. She could see her breath. She could see everyone's breath. She walked to the corner. She went to th

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Mr. Hooper was a teacher. He taught English 101. He taught English 101 at a small college. His students were not rich. His students were poor. Books cost a lot of money. The English 101 book cost a lot of money. Mr. Hooper had a good idea. He wrote h

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I am happy. I have many friends. I have a large family. I have four brothers and four sisters. I am in the middle. Four brothers are older than me. Four sisters are younger than me. I go to school. I am in the sixth grade. I like my teachers. My teac

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He walked into the doctor's office. The receptionist said hello. He said hello. She asked if he had an appointment. He said, Yes, I have an appointment at 2 o'clock. She told him to sign in. He signed in. Which doctor are you seeing? she asked. I'm s

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He had a blue car. He loved his blue car. It was dark blue. It had four doors. It was not a new car. It was an old car. But it had new tires. It had new black tires. All four tires were new. He felt safe with his new tires. They would not blow out. H

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We do not live in a black and white world. We live in a rainbow world. Colors are everywhere. Colors are beautiful. A toilet bowl is white. A panda is white and black. A crow is black. The sky and the ocean are blue. An apple is red or green. An oran

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He took the sheet off the mattress. He took the pillowcase off the pillow. He took the towel off the towel bar. He put the sheet, pillowcase, and towel into the plastic laundry basket. He put his socks into the basket. He put his pants and shirts int

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Emily and Grant were inside Macy's on 34th Street. Macy's was having its annual flower show. The store was full of flowers. They were beautiful to look at and beautiful to smell. It was like being in a forest or jungle. Flowers were everywhere. The s

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Burger King in Brazil sells burgers. It also takes pictures. It takes pictures of customers. It puts their pictures on the wrappers. It puts the wrappers on the burgers. The customer gets a burger with his picture on the wrapper. There's no extra cha

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Derrick was arguing with his twin brother. They were 52. Their mom had died two months ago. They were arguing about her estate. She had no will. Who gets what? What's there to argue about? asked the family lawyer. You split everything down the middle

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New York City's mayor is against smoking. Stores that sell cigarettes must display big anti-smoking ads. One ad shows a decayed tooth. The ad says, Smoking Causes Tooth Decay. Quit Smoking Today. Call 311 or 1-866-NYQUITS. Store owners are upset. The

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An innocent man spent 20 years in jail. He got out when he was 58. Two years later, New York City awarded him $10 million. Alan had been convicted of murdering a woman. He hadn't murdered that woman. He hadn't murdered anyone. He was innocent. A cop

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Tom's second cousin was getting married in early June. Tom hardly knew his second cousin. They rarely spoke to each other. Tom spoke to Ed's mom more often. Tom hoped he wouldn't get an invitation. He disliked weddings. They reminded him of his own w

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