If someone says, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” that person doesn’t really think you will receive a horse or try to open its mouth and look inside. In order to understand what this idiom means it’s necessary to know two things. Fir
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The water cycle has no real beginning or end. Water in oceans, lakes, and plants changes into water vapor and seems to vanish from the earth. This is called evaporation. The water vapor cools into tiny droplets which then form clouds. This
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Everyone should learn how to ride a bike. It is a good form of transportation. It can also be an enjoyable and healthy activity. It is something that can be done alone or with others. You can use a bike to compete in a race or go on a leisu
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Summer is the best season of the year. You can spend all your time outdoors and not get cold. You can swim and enjoy many sports that you can’t when it is winter. There are leaves on the trees and flowers are in bloom. You can leave all the
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Buy this DVD now and learn to play the guitar in less than a month. We guarantee that after using our six-step program you will be performing for all your friends. They will want you to entertain at all the parties. So, hurry!
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Cell phones should not be used in public places. They annoy people who are close to the person using the cell phone. Cell phones often ring at inappropriate times. Often the person on the phone speaks too loudly.
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We all got excited when our teacher said she had an important announcement. She told us that we had won the contest for reading the most pages in the reading marathon. Each of us would receive a gift certificate to use at the local bookstor
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The three boys walked up to the deserted house. It was a dark night and all three were scared, but would not admit it. They timidly walked up the steps. All of a sudden, they heard a loud noise.
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Charlie knew that he had waited until the last minute to do his report. As he quickly typed away on his computer, all of a sudden the power went out. He hadn’t saved his document. He just stared at the screen in disbelief.
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The platypus is a dierent looking animal that lives in the rivers and coastal regions of Eastern Australia. It is a furry mammal, but it lays eggs. It lives near the water and uses its webbed feet to swim. Its nose resembles a duck’s bill
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Different tools are used to measure various types of things. For example, if you want to measure how fast it takes to run 100 yards you can use a stopwatch. A thermometer is used to measure temperature.
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Food labels give you many details. The ingredients are listed as well as whether or not the product should be refrigerated. There is one whole section that gives facts about the nutritional components.
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There are many kinds of books. They can be classified in several ways. One way is to label them nonfiction which means that they contain factual information. Another way is to label them fiction which means that they tell a story
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Dear Principal Jones, Our class is studying the solar system. We believe that a trip to the planetarium would be a good educational experience and would go along with what we are studying. The planetarium is another way to learn abo
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The game of checkers is a game played with two players. There is a game board with 32 dark and 32 light squares. Each player gets twelve game pieces. Players take turns moving diagonally on the dark squares.
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Recycling is something everyone should do. Our earth is becoming more and more polluted. One thing we can do to help with this problem is to recycle.
