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The actress used to be named Terpsichore, but she changed it to Tina a few years ago, because she figured it was easier to pronounce. Terpsichore was easier to pronounce.
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Fred is the only man still alive who remembers my great-grandfather. He was a remarkable man. Fred was a remarkable man.
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Joe paid the detective after he received the final report on the case. The detective received the final report on the case.
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Anna did a lot worse than her good friend Lucy on the test because she had studied so hard. Lucy had studied so hard.
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Every day after dinner Mr. Schmidt took a long nap. Mark would let him sleep for an hour, then wake him up, scold him, and get him to work. He needed to get him to finish his work, because his work was beautiful. Mark's work was beautiful.
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Paul tried to call George on the phone, but he wasn't available. Paul wasn't available.
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Lily spoke to Donna, breaking her silence. Lily spoke to Donna, breaking Donna's silence.
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The Dakota prairie lay so warm and bright under the shining sun that it did not seem possible that it had ever been swept by the winds and snows of that hard winter. It did not seem possible that the sun had ever been swept by the winds and snows of that hard winter.
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The older students were bullying the younger ones, so we punished them. We punished the younger students.
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Many people start to read Paul's books and can't put them down. They are popular because Paul writes so well. People are popular because Paul writes so well.
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Frank was upset with Tom because the toaster he had bought from him didn't work. The toaster Tom had bought from him didn't work.
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There is a pillar between me and the stage, and I can't see it. I can't see around the pillar.
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Ann asked Mary what time the library closes, but she had forgotten. Ann had forgotten.
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John hired himself out to Bill to take care of him. John hired himself out to Bill to take care of Bill.
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Then Dad figured out how much the man owed the store; to that he added the man's board-bill at the cook-shanty. He subtracted that amount from the man's wages, and made out his check Dad subtracted that amount from the man's wages.
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The scientists are studying three species of fish that have recently been found living in the Indian Ocean. They began two years ago. The scientists began two years ago.
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Emma's mother had died long ago, and her education had been managed by an excellent woman as governess. Emma's mother's education had been managed by an excellent woman as governess.
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Sid explained his theory to Mark but he couldn't understand him. Mark couldn't understand him.
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I sat there feeling rather like a chappie I'd once read about in a book, who murdered another cove and hid the body under the dining-room table, and then had to be the life and soul of a dinner party, with it there all the time. He had to be the life and soul of a dinner party, with the life and soul there all the time.
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Jim comforted Kevin because he was so upset. Jim was so upset.
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It is not easy to space buttonholes exactly the same distance apart, and it is very difficult to cut them precisely the right size. The tiniest slip of the scissors will make the hole too large, and even one thread uncut will leave it too small. Even one thread uncut will leave the hole too small.
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John hired himself out to Bill to take care of him. John hired himself out to Bill to take care of John.
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John couldn't see the stage with Billy in front of him because he is so tall. Billy is so tall.
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Patting her back, the woman smiled at the girl. Patting the girl's back, the woman smiled at the girl.
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I used an old rag to clean the knife, and then I put it in the trash. I put the knife in the trash.
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Since it was raining, I carried the newspaper in my backpack to keep it dry. I carried the newspaper in my backpack to keep the backpack dry.
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The sculpture rolled off the shelf because it wasn't level. The shelf wasn't level.
627
Madonna fired her trainer because she couldn't stand her boyfriend. Madonna couldn't stand her boyfriend.
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By rolling over in her upper berth, Tatyana could look over the edge of it and see her mother plainly. How very small and straight and rigid she lay in the bunk below! Her eyes were closed, but Tatyana doubted if she slept. Tatyana doubted if Tatyana slept.
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Sam and Amy are passionately in love, but Amy's parents are unhappy about it, because they are fifteen. Sam and Amy are fifteen.
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When Tommy dropped his ice cream, Timmy giggled, so father gave him a sympathetic look. Father gave Timmy a sympathetic look.
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Mark told Pete many lies about himself, which Pete included in his book. He should have been more skeptical. Pete should have been more skeptical.
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Tom said "Check" to Ralph as he took his bishop. Tom said "Check" to Ralph as he took Tom's bishop.
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Emma's mother had died long ago, and her place had been taken by an excellent woman as governess. Emma's mother's place had been taken by an excellent woman as governess.
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Although they ran at about the same speed, Sue beat Sally because she had such a bad start. Sally had such a bad start.