instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Lucy recounted a story to remember because Holly had recounted as story not to.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

Hilda is such a scholar as you were speaking of just now.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

John whispered that Mary left.

response: acceptable

instruction: Is the next sentence syntactically and semantically acceptable?

$50 won't even purchase a dress at Bloomingdale's.

response:
acceptable