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Mr. Jones stood on his front porch watching the boys run away down the street. He walked slowly to the sidewalk and picked up the bat that was laying there. Then he looked at the broken window on his house and sighed.
Because they broke his window
Maria woke up in the middle of the night. She had to go to the bathroom. The room was so dark. The house was so quiet. Maria wished that she still shared her room with her big sister Laura. Maria could not move.
Because she was afraid
Kim turned off the lights and everyone found a place to hide. Nicky hid under the table where everyone had put their presents. He peeked out and saw the front door starting to open.
They will yell surprise when the birthday girl/boy walks in
Splatt! "Oh rats!" thought Katie as she stopped to clean up the mess. "I hope we have another one." She looked in the fridge and pulled out the carton. One left! Breakfast wasn't ruined after all.
What did Katie clean up?
The scout leader looked at the sky and muttered something under his breath. Then he looked at the map. "Let's get moving" he called to the group of tired boys. "The faster the better."
Irritated, annoyed
"Ouch!" Lucy had fallen again! She shivered and picked herself back up. Then she spotted her older sister Sarah, gliding backwards. She was so graceful. Sarah made everything look so easy.
Iceskating, roller-blading
It was 8:30 on Thursday night. Emily stared at the large empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk. Emily began to cry.
She was overwhelmed with homework
Alex ran all the way home from school. "Mom!" he shouted as soon as he opened the door, "Look!" he handed his mother some papers. "You were right, all that studying really did pay off!" he said excitedly.
A test/quiz
When Ethan woke up, the room was bright with sunlight. He looked at the clock and leapt out of bed. He threw on his clothes, grabbed his backpack, and ran out the door without eating breakfast.
He was late for school
Cara tried not to fidget in her new dress. There were at least a hundred people in the audience. What if she messed up? The girl next to her gave her a gentle push and she slowly walked onto the stage and towards the piano.
Anxious
