Common sentences used by native speakers

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The sentences below are commonly used by native speakers, so non-native speakers of English can make full use of their speeches in their daily English conversation

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bathroom

Shona: " Jeannie, may I use your bathroom ? "

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You should have heard the fuss my mom kicked up !

And could I have a long-sleeved jacket this time ? The short-sleeved ones are so Salyyisis Sorry, [am terrible wis: names !

If šŸ\s say casasolalios, Mom yells the most at the students she thinks are the best

I guess I'm grinning because Jeannie didn't ketier very much for a change

Hugh MacKendrick is a real Saye driver

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He's so cute that 's @ sare he's not nicer

even though Hugh is obviously out of my leagues to be too good or too expensive for you } The championship doesn't have to be

You could if you gs your mind &s it

I saw them going into that pizza parlor on Austin Street Are {sey dating ?

tớ hoping she didn't sound too breathiess I thought it might Srigftex 3s my practices

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Don't you need a jacket or anything ? It's freezing out

Hugh : And here you are spending your coffee break with another Highland dancer

Shona : But that's Sy c&aics

But I haven't been very xg fras about - somebody else

tớ maybe he just wants more people to fli out the audience, but I am dying to go I'll call you later afeaxt Friday night, OK ?

You'd think I was planning to gisif ay ali-sighter or something

nà she was speechless with delight

I don't want to gas or anything, but well, you are great You should come {as with us sometime

Bye, Mom don't wast xg

This girl definitely has taste It's not fair, MacKendrick You always hog all quality women This round's ss: me You can get the next one if you want

Myles seemed to be s §sig {388 with all the girls

Last Sunday I wanted to kiss you too, but I was afraid that if I did, you'd think I was being fresh

( being too confident and showing a lack of respect, ar Shawing by your actions or wards that you want to five sex with someone }

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So you saw through my diabelical plot, uh ?

I understand you have a pretty ges! s&s at that second runner-up again

Shona has an even better shot at winning first place, Aynsley, so you'd better be ay your toes

Hugh let out a wkeop of laughter

It's a lot of hard work ays everything, but I really love it You can't risk it, not ws& the championships so close Finally they nodded their heads $33 wss¥sex3

I wish you two wouldn't baller at me like that It's awfully embarassing when I'm with a guy You better win that championship just to make up for all this segiee’

Have you got your hooks i3xts John Powell yet ?

Mom, you weren't supposed to let on, I wanted to surprise her You're really starting to show a lot of yxise,

Pair that with poise, and in my opinion you've gst Aynsley Seat

She's still gs: ssyy case for coming home late the last couple of times we went out You'll have a whole week to rest up for it

I fell on the way home, I didn't damage anything vital, but I feel kind of as‘sy

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I bet she's planning on waaššttg ä ïSự gìay for him tonight at Cathy Davidson's very exclusively

party

Now that Hugh's available, she'll probably be all over him, trying to catch him ax te rehoured, I don't like any of these dresses, they're really tacky ( af cheap quality or in bad style }

you should have seen him tripping all over his feet He simply couldn't keep time šyš§š the music

Afterward she ran some errands for her mother, then spent the rest of the day working on an English paper, doing household chores, and listening Ÿay the phone

Vandals is a new teen club that just opened up

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You're not much of a faker, are you ?

Kim : I thought he'd be a refreshing change from you-know-who Shona : ' Refreshing ' is hardly the word Ss it

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Can't you put a smile on your face and make t&e Sest af & for tonight ? I was feeling kind of lonely and mixed up

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Her legs felt ras & sas she climbed the stairs, as if

You're not still sseging aSext Hugh, are you ?

He's bound to be there, whether he wants to come or not Jeannie and Christina wouldn't let him

whaip out (ro decide not to do something because you are too frightened }

Ok that's enough play-by-play (A & as }, [don't want to know what happens next !

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Aynsley was taiiing a Mus streak ro 6 , but Hugh didn't seem to be

paying much attention

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I think I just saw him heading for the refreshment stars

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Your father just {rew Sis Sack at (to injure one's back fn some way } on the dancer floor

I told you I was a retten dancer

Shona raced to the kitchen es 8gtee

I know I should have called you, but I guess my pride gs is {he way

I was so wrapped up in how important the championship is to me that I didn't sare a thougks for how important your gig was to you

You'll need to be well rested for the competition tomorrow

Today's competition would determine whether she was a champion Highland dncer or just an

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If you don't want me to coach you for the sašlsaìs, I won't

Mark was definitely 333 $ss no good Spare me the details, please

He may be poetry im metien on the basketball court,

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Beth : If he asked one of you to the prom, would you go ? Audrey : Hmmmm That's a taagh cali, 2:

He had a short attention span, and it didn't take much to distract him Mark said you could get me $s: s&age for the prom

Gary just needs some pointers 333 how to get his girl Unfortunately, my brother was wise te my tactics I am going to drag you into my family sgauahises

I don't know exactly what weakexes! my resolve

In a world full of guys all trying to act super cool, Gary's total lack of gretessies was a refreshing change

Gary had never struck me as any kind of a genius, but since I was barely squeaking by with C's, I couldn't afford to be choosy

tớ I put the car $s severse instead of forward

The only trouble is, she's so beautiful that I get all choaXed wp and can't think of anything to say tớ those guys usually had other attriates that made up for their shortcomings, like style or charisma

tớ when she drew up even wit: me, I nodded for Gary to make his move Yes, lately it seems as if we've been Saving sweater every day

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You're im for the surprise of your life

I am terrible af algebra

I'll keep him in mind, if I ever get sesperate

It might be best to Seve! vel with him right away How do you know you're not setting him up for a bigger disappointment later on

Guys just aren't sensitive abet that sort of thing

Until I paid him s%¥, I'd have to continue with Gary's tutoring I look quickly awsy, confused by my reaction to his nearness

My nervousness grew with every passing minute

Whenever there is work to be done, my brother has a habit of Sisaypearix Colette's already gotten her hooks ss him

If Gary was willing to s&e{§ ot that kind of money for a trial run, he must have high hopes for prom night

I can tell you've a lot of experience bussing guys around

The rest of the evening seemed sort of awš-eiwsafic after all we'd been through I was quiet during the sriy “ CE

you both handled the situation with a lot of maturity

nà to tell you the truth, this wasn't my first ttsằ with the law

Gary 15 tatlyae-flmae 1n love wIth her

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Beth, do you mind if we have another look at that sate rack just had a sudden urge to buy a party dress

She's away for the weekend

Colette is kis for the asking

All my fighting spirit fase! away at the sight of her

He's probably just Ssasifsi Gary's still not used to being the center of attention

Gary looked just as good sy: eigse as he had from a distance I hate disappoint you, but I am claiming all of Gary's slow dances

Eddie's thinking of asking your friend Jan to the prom, and he wants to know if you'd wisi 3 a good word for him

Now a new fear grisged me

I was just about to give up šs despair, As she hurried «ff to do so,

I pasted on a smile and tried to exsss’s a confidence I didn't really feel

I felt myself Sfusives

I was scared half to death

I bet you wear eartacts B J was the jealous type

Scott : here's my ride I've got to go Nice meeting you, Scott Tralain : Same here Guess I will be seeing you around

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I'm just tired Dad ras mye ragged! ( make them do a lot of work ) today

Since I had everything worked out 3s: my mind, it didn't take long to make my list

I never iaid eyes on Scott until today

If I were you, I'd siger vìeaw gŸ ( fo try to avoid someone or something unpleasant or difficult) Scott Tyson

I'll call B J and he'll be here 333 & Sash

I blew a loud blast om my whistle

Mind if I vesfusteer ?

I didn't mean to ies Sfaese (to do something that takes people's attention away from someone else who is more ^

important ) you I just thought you could use a little help

During the rest of that week at Camp Merrywood, I didn't feel nearly as Sassisst

We never went anywhere faney, That's an wsfy rumor

I am afraid he'll be really erases, if I don't come to his party In that case, my first suggestion still stands

So Tleft a message wists his mother

You'd better hustle downstairs Tralain, I will be sisssg in a minute

ais who played day and night, what do you say ? I don't know how much ¢smpetition I'll be able to give you

I beat you fai» axss square, Tyson Admit it !

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you already have a boyfriend so I figured either you'd turn me down or he'd beat me wp Can I see you again ? I have some time sf¥ on Saturday

I threw on a robe over my sure pyjamas

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I think it's pretty ss ya af yor ( ishones:, anéine } to make up that story

tớ you could go out with Scott bebind my back YouTe as ằaệedl œs Tyson as he is on drugs

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y here voi ŸŸ, ( 1o tell someone that they are asking you for too much or are behaving in a way you will

not accept ) bad mouthing Scott when all you have to go on is gossip ? Can't you see how cruel that is ?

I'd been bored with B J for a long time, but hadn't had the courage to break up with him until he foreed the issue

tớ the thought of spending an entire day with him gave me a §N¥ all through the rest of the week

we both sang along w%%% the music for a while

My legs are kind of erasypee! from sitting in the van for so long x

Tralain : After the way you beat me at tennis Monday night, I thought you were in great shape Scott : Iam, but I never said I run marathons !

Tralain : Iam kind of winded too although he didn't seem to be breathing hard I am just going to show Tralain around, and then we're aff,

The place smelled strongly 9% fish

Are you still hungry, Tralain ? Those sandwiches are pretty skimpy

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Scott had certainly overreacted ts his father's obvious concern, Scott stopped the van at the ssy-sse area of the sprawling state park I took out my camera and focused it for a close-up shot

Scott and his friends caught up ss old times

We were all wreekes! when he moved away

alot of the kids in our crowd just coun't keep up with him It's like he's om speed (on drugs ) or something

After Scott had drunk his 8%, he reached for my hand My mind was sveiissg as I straightened up

Lunch was a long time ago and those snacks we ate at the beach don't sick with you Tralain, you look like you could use some cheering up

All things camsideres!, I think he's keeping a pretty low profile asimply phone call might c{ear ag the whole mess

You have to be more su®tie than that and you have to lead up to it gradually in casual conversation

if everyone whispers behind Scott's back, or treats him like an owteast or something I could only force down a few ysanihhais

I must have stared at the phone for ten minutes, before I gat wy {&e werve to dial If looks could kill, the one I gave Trish would have finished her off on the spot

Let's wait until some of the others Sear ant

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I made a huge effort not to burst into sobs

& ee eae extent

You're still &e'pyping wel

maybe he has to stop to sss ey his car vã

I wesš lap with relief

since Bren is my best friend, she should be i on it too

I was so emotionally grates! that I could hardly summon up the energy to creep out of the car

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She wasn't too thrilled about signing up for any of the competitive aNer-scixaes activities Trisha wasn't the vain snok ( someone whe is vain ix very proud of their 00d looks, abilities, or position } she'd expected

Still, she couldn't resist studying him wt ef {he earner of her eye

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his radiant smile would immediately tsyy3: any girl's brain {ss $e

Brian has a nice voice, deep and reserant

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Trisha's reasoning was beginning to sound interesting

Julie was beginning to see the endless possibilities kind of like Investigative reporting ?

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Suddenly, she was Srimsysimg wih idea for her column

I remember writing a scatStyg eciverial about cheating on exams that shook up the whole school

She hurried ext the door

As soon as she got outside she issssisse’ her mother's casceys

She'd signed up for it, she certainly was no giitier

Please plan to meet with one of us as soon as possible, so you can make the deadline What kind of yiece were you thinking of doing on the school library

You have to have some kind of sess, Julie opening her notebook and uxusagying her pen

Surely the students have some imput into the selection process

She quickly walked out of the library feeling excited that she'd $88 ges: something i Ser Naste she had forgotten to run the spell check, ve ưu

True or not, this column is too strongly werded You'll have to revise it I just don't have the amg of these new routines yet

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La ms tui 1 ror fe oo oe root eee —_

He is just gsìsši

She struggled to held back the tears welling up in her eyes

One thing was sure Brian Fredrickson wasn't worth crying ever, neither

It was hard to imagine her quiet friend getting up es a stage

1t seemed that she and Trisha were beginning to form a special bene

You'd better keep the dessert in the front seat, Harvey can't resist sweets, I am sorry I &%ew ay af you the other day

the thought of trigonometry makes my head ache The more she saw sf Brian, the more she liked him He didn't ask you out $s a movie or anything ? His face lit up is a smile

I didn't know you two were sees each other

I was interested in him %sy 8 wis, but that's all in the past Don't get so defeusive

They're a lot of fun

Its Just that you seem more ‡šằexgtÿtì than the rest of them I don't think anyone has ever done gisee on that subject

The boys are a lot rougher on their stuff than we are

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Do you think the girls' athletic programs get a fair s{sa&e ( fair treatment )? a good reporter should gst her subject af ease

Librarian : Are you going to quete me ?

Trisha : I write an opinion column, so there's really no need to use names, I got my information from an ' Sores saree |

I get enough fs ( strong criticism ) as it 1s

I was hoping you could fill in a few blanks for me

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What I really want is a Sreaksewn ( [countable] a written statement explaining the details of something such

as a bill or the cost of a plan ) by sport

Julie didn't $y that, but she let it pass Just what are you getting at?

Instead of tening down the strong language, he'd simply chopped it out Julie set her glass ews very carefully and helped herself to some chips

It's beautiful Trisha, but it looks so saysvisicatesd You look like you could use some cheering wp I know you will give it some taught before you do I'm better s{¥ going, even if I have a miserable time

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Julie : Are you still mad at him about what he did to your column Trisha : Oh, Iam eve that

Brian drove to the twenty-four-hour diner on the eg of town " he doesn't want it to look like he's playing favorites

Julie : You haven't eaten much of your dinner Trisha : I had a Sg lunch today

All I know about cars is where to x3 the gas Spending time with you isn't exactly a c&ere

This should hold us ever for a while

Kevin's at swiss practice, and Tom has a piano lesson

Once they come home, it'll be a sash {eause

Brian : I don't remember it

Trisha : That's because you didn't read the opinion column Brian : I could read it now, then take another angie

She picked up a handful of chips and munched on them, stai{ing for time

By the time Julie got home, she was soaked is: the skin

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You always tell me to stand up for myself, and now you want me to let some stupid boy walk a ever me? Well, I won't stand for it

What about that game of checkers, now It might take your mind off the troubles If I &arss & 9 like this, I just know Brian will tear it apart

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Well, it's kind of flat There's no color t¢ it Maybe you could rewers it a little

But reporters are supposed to be caneiss

How could she have been so *&aaygistiess

I'm going to take your advice and see if I can liven if wp a little

Sorry, Ï wasnt more taet‡Ÿsì about 1t

If Brian doesn't like the changes you make in your article, you can Sarge if ay WE

they might have worked out some kind of compromise I gave the whole thing a lot of teugkss today

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aciecisign was making her heart pound

I tried to talk to you, but you didn't take my calls, The tight knot in Julie's stomach began to upwind

I knew a lot of boys who were good-looking but Brad 3 r4 Z a wre > wees vn “UP z2 nee, es “cĩ 2 al ie we ts ee TD ars ÿ

So you are sis aft Brad Lewis, huh ? I heard his question but it didn't really register

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So I'd have to ask Mom to care Sy for me

But I didn't want him to know I'd been aygisss for a ride

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I thought you disapproved of beauty contest 6x general principle,

he always said hi and gave me a special smile that {urses! my knees ts SeXy Py

a girl could be friends with a guy without any romantic stuff messing (hin one of Lauren's shoes stipped off my foot, and I walked right out of it

Was Brad Lewis really asking me ‘sr a date ?

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I gave him a &irsy fsa’,

We're giving this place a touch of class,

T sfusexk my toe ( to hurt your toe by hitting it against something ) You'll never make any money taf wa taf <

nà to steer the conversation away from myself

I'll call you saver the weekend

The door opened a ¢¢s¢x, and my mother stuck her head in Do you think you will be seeixg more of him

He was dripping wet and looked so pathetic

Will you two please pine Jews ?

I yak 83 a couple of applications just in case I get turned down I'll split the money with you fifty-fifty

Caitlin : Want me to 8x you ap ?

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Mom and Dad won't let me še out late on a school night It was wrong sf Mom and Dad to be so unreasonable

I stewed ever the problem all afternoon,

1f I tell you something really important, will you promise to &eey it a secret ?

Have I ever broken a promise ts: you ?

I could tell that in spite of himself ( if you do something in spite of yourseif, you do it although you did not expect ar intend to do it }, Kyle was dying of curiosity

Kyle slowed the car to a crawi

the game might be raiyses$ g33f ( be rained off British English be rained out American English if an event

or activity is rained off or rained out, it has to stop because there is too much rain ) ANYWAY

this game's a really big deal & me

When I got home, I realized that I had a lot of time on my kanmds and nothing interesting to do with it

I'm sworn &s secrecy, so I can't reveal the caller's identity

Then I caysgasect myself and walked slowly to the door When I stood up, it gave out om me

I'm not going to tell you her name, if that's what you're leading ap ts

Caitlin : no matter what happens, let's not lose each other Kyle : We won't, x $I can help it

Does that give you some claim ss: her ?

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But keeping the peace was a real strains,

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Kyle didn't seem in any hurry to «

If you need any help unscrambling ( to change a television signal or a message that has been sent in code (=a deliberately confusing way) so that it can be seen or read ) those notes, just let me know

Kyle and Brad were each trying to force the other to leave first, and neither would give ax inch

he was wearing ôais Ơs

It wasn't enough for you to come Sagissg $3 ess my date with Brad and refuse to leave How do you think you'd feel if he did start dating someone

I bought a new axsiSik to wear to school on Monday

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but considering how he'd probably react, I took the cowars's way out The Grandville Giants had made the play-offs for the first time in history

nà but after two weeks of baseball morning, noon and night Deciding that taraaiest was fair play when Brad asked what I'd like to do Friday evening

I walked slowly back to my room with a feeling of rtesšgysa ae, Any hopes I had that the game would be called off were Sas&es

I am about ready to leave Want to Bitch a ride with me ?

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Don't you ever get tired of all the giving while does all the ta

he was in the sussiest of moods

there were dark circles under my eyes

The big ape treats you like art I thought you had more self-respect than that

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The warm sunshine felt wonderful to me after three days of being housebound

It'll be an sway gaye (an away game or match is played at your opponent's field or sports hall ) , against the Standard High Bears

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Dontt let LewIs hear you say that, or heTlI bšœw an Tư

Sorry about that, Caitlin, you were a good spert to stick it out

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As back would have it, the next dance was a slow one

Maybe some exercise will Sear tke eshwelhs out of my head ( blow/brush/clear the

cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and have more energy )

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Kyle : You're telling me we are through ?

Caitlin : Phat's about the size of it

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I had never seen Kyle so šxs‡syệ

Kyle, will you let me get a word in edgewise ( get a werd in edgeways also edgewise to get a chance to speak } Please don't move away and forget me

Ÿwšalyg my arms around his neck

Unless Sally ruins my hair, in which case I will cai! sšŸ my date with Scott

A smile tugged a his mouth

Then, I am eff the hack ?

Hank walked over to the cashier to make his gurckases My eyes occasionally stray No harm in looking, you know

Darrin was good-looking, well-mannered, and he treated her as as equa I was going to fix the plug on D.C's heat lamp The wires are starting to fray

Marty finally rsass’e gous’ os her threat

Eight weeks is plenty of time to make some Seaway

Hank looks tough, but on the inside, he's a real softie The drone of an engine grawress orf their laughter

They are hard to syst because they blend in with the woods and snow

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vest, on ưa red we truy rage ed as tala eG ra 22 tala a pe về °

It won't open §3

The film was a spy thriller

It's got to be sere isan the money

Hank : If you're going to keep seeing this guy, well then, maybe I'll start looking around too Marty : Suit yourself There's already toe mach of that going around

1t was up to her to sygaeath Yungs over

nà the flow of customers sivwes i & feickie, then stopped altogether

Hank stared at her with mock awe My fingers work faster % music

Lila's the one who gives me grief

why the swift change in him

Confused, she tried to seri aut her feelings

But somehow, the esxstiamai fag was no longer there

Sally : But you two fight like cats and dogs

Marty : Yeah, well, It's all s fra’, ¢ t¢ be wsed for INding a secret or iegal activisy ; for me at least a ot ` +

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She is going to be if you don't go

Nothing, exactly Except Orin started acting possessive, and I'm just not into that he heartbeat quickened and her palms grew dan

I am not sure I know enough § Se syauck ket

You look like a &esperadcs

It was raining in sheets ( 2 sheer of rain or fire is a very large moving muss of if }

The night saxefics’ fresh and clean

There's absolutely no future Ÿw 1t

We can compromise, can't we If you insist on finishing wp here, I'll go home Tell her to give my check to Brenda, she'll get #§ ts me

Life could sure be a S328 Sometimes

Maybe I should sayz ass sei in the paper es

I wouldn't want him to do me any favors,

He'd only used her to > make Lila la jealous a and now he v was using DC to get back ints tre goed

ELRCES (fo be Heed and approved Gy somone ai a particnkiy } of that stuck- -up blond | I!

Well, I've told you now Not that it makes any difference

I've got him, Marty Quick, let's Seat i

Bye 8 eRe §

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but she'd never had to worry whether anyone would ask her to dance or who she'd talk to when everyone paired of s2 ề Bo vu ý sey ie me fogetiie ig two peaple fagerher tof a ore Alone with her jitters, Marty paced back and forth

Each second seemed like ss eternity

The traffic's bound to be awful, especially when the concert lets out

What did I do to rats such a terrific best friend ?

It was so soft from many svasiises and so faded

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Lila was the biggest question af a&

Brenda's eyes twinkled as he started away

So he's ssxaker the impression I asked him out

He must think I have faxs af serve,

Let's find out seats before they dim the lights, This was all Brenda's &sing, wasn't it ? I'll pay you Ÿsy 11

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My car is parked in the & ba

Katie stalked away, hoping she appeared cool and calm in spite of the fact that she was seeiling inside

You know that we leave at the crack ef dawn tomorrow

I'll call just as soon as we get settied in our new house

her parents went through a kind of sysessy divorce,

Willie idolized his father and brother, and in his eyes they could do as wrong, tớ so he could become tough im mind and body

Somehow I can't yicisre you as a lawyer Won't that ges yess Ssaxsse rather late

She had asked her mother why she was so strict wss% her

Willie and I can clear the table tonight Why don't you ge get ready for your date

I'll be home around twelve ar sx vo, ‘ee? "

A friend of mine, a very ‡eyyifšc friend, is moving here in a few days maybe we could set her up with your friend Rick

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If you're drifting around somewhere ay Ceased’ Nise, we don't stand a chance of beating those JC girls

This is just like old times

Remember how we used to yg eet in Berlin before we went out searching for epee

This ugly sek'isag became a swan because who couldn't stand the sight of her, so she made some changes

ky but I was pretty asi there for a while

Mr Hadley was a real dreamboat, remember Katie ?

Wow, wait til the kids at school taks a fsad af that

Oh, I was going with a French poyin in Paris for a while, but I ditched him when I found out he was seeing somebody else sy Mae sists

Think you could update me en the garbage I missed while I was away That Friday evening, Katie and Scott deaiNe-!ated! with Melissa and Rick

he'd be very happy if I took over his ysackics some day

You looked so pretty in that white western Gutfit

It doesn't mean a thing Don't be saranatd

Over the next two weeks, Katie saw very {is of Melissa

Katie decided to find out why Melissa had dropped Rick like a het potatoe tớ his family belonøs to a really gxasằ country club

What are you doing &asxe tonight ?

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I wonder what poor sap she'll hit on next ?

Melissa likes to play the field, but that doesn't make her a bad person

Oh, Scott I hope you are not coming down with something There is a lot of stomach flu going around

tớ you should give me some pointers about what to say so he doesn't take it the wrong way tớ there must be girls hanging all over him afterward

This is the exact same thing

tớ she felt guilty about keeping the news from him, but she couldn't bring herself to mention

I guess creative talent must run in O'Connor family

nà congratulated her on landing the leading role in the musical

Are you free the weekend of November 4 ?

I am sort of shy, and I'm not much of a talker, but if you poke me I'll probably rustle up a sentence or two

Ben : I guess maybe you're as nervous about talking to me as I am about talking to you

Katie : That's about the size of it ( that's about the size of it spoken used to agree that what someone has

said about a situation is a good or correct way of describing it )

Ben : I'll be sure to poke you a couple of times to get you going Katie : Okay But not in the ribs I am real ticklish

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Do you want to fres&ex wp or anything before we leave

I bet Ben Anderson will fi eat ( to feel very excited and like something very much ) when he sees you Katie gave him a mack scowi.' Are you telling me I am getting fat ?'

Katie : He seems very cute Melissa : No romantic sparks ?

With or without false eyelashes on your nose, I like your iss

Katie's heart west out fo him ' oh, Iam not angry, in fact I am flattered ' You just took me by surprise, that's all

Katie did a lot of ïeavy §ÄsÄšg on the plane ride back home that Sunday afternoon,

Katie's feeling of unease grew

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they saw Scott and Melissa raking ort

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She said it was exactly Ss ater way araund,

You and Scott are aff wroasg for each other

between ses Katie poured out the whole ugly story

I never trusted that boy Obviously, I was right about him aX aằưãg They treated her with fexsiex concern

You never can tell where something like this can feae I wouldn't make any demands sy: you or anything

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I am doing pretty well, all things considered

the sunlight on all that snow is almost blinding

Speaking in public was difficult enough without SeckMrg fre ders

from the audience

In fact, they thrive sx: the darkness and dampness

I'm getting hives ( @ skin disease in which a person's skin becomes red and painful ) just thinking about it

That girl ges me a sharp pain

nà she thought she was an ayitferity on everything

I guess it was juvenile to poke fun at Regina, but it felt good,

I couldn't make waves and risk Regina's wrath She loved to tell people I don't get mad, I get even

I hated it when she yxa% me on the spot like that Why was I so ts: awe ef her ?

Jake, wast up, I want to talk to you

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For many years after Dad died, things had been pretty grixs at our house It's a favourite Sager ơ â ơ > amo ge a TN @œ a © © — = © TN 2 — > œ ` @ ^

We were as different as nigh! and day

I am the argarises’ {yps, and I was more than ready for the cave camp-out

Mother : let me $&x you something hot to eat

Daughter : I am big girl, remember You dont’ have to Saisy me anymore I believe in equality of the sexes

eves but now my sense of guilt returned in Saree

You have a strange gies: 1n your eye

A vision of Jake immediately popped inte my mind I bet there's a story sằ‡sad 1t

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nà but somehow our feet got all tangled up, knocking us both sšŸ ïsạasce

Mine's a pretty sturdy one that can take a lot of abuse

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No, I don't think it is even sprained but I'd better Sake my weigh «ff it for a while

She just packed up one day and task aff, Jake said in his tough-guy manner

I don't know why you always act se tough,

I didn't mean to sayy aye (fs tel! sosusafe

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- when I am nervous or mấy about something, I can't talk right, I'm a siistierer

In the total darkness, nothing seemed impossible no matter how farfetched it was

I guess it sounds pretty saiicw to you Sorry I didn't mean to get your Seges up

To my dismay, a flashlight beam hit me full im the face

You have some exgsiniasg to do

When Regina and Vicki went to their tent and discovered you were missing, we were frasiic I couldn't betray his casckerce, so I said

I was so keyed wp ( werried or excited } that I thought maybe taking a little walk would relax me

Skpwing yy pace so that we lagged behind the others

Jake : I wanted to, but Regina : But, you warped ant,

She wasn't just surprised, she was flabbergasted

Though ax tke surface Jake and I seemed to be total opposites, deep down we had so much in common

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Lissa, you'd better asile

You are just going to school, dear, not to a formal bail

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I thought maybe you could ase 8 $8 to school

Dad wants me to get fitted for a tux he and Carol have meaved tp their wedding date

It always helps to get everything oxyt in the open

I was walking s: sis as we entered the building

I didn't mean to Sg you

I didn't mean to bite your head off, tớ he was never Sar Sram: my thoughts Guys sure are hard to igure ot sometimes Is there a second to this perfectly idiotic motion

I told you it was a jase idea

I could hardly keep {rsx laughing

I hope you're not going to rus after that loser Jake probably thought I was a spineless wimp

It was only after I hung up that I began to worry t cayaesi, I wandered arse the house, getting more and more impatient I am afraid you'd be steamed about yesterday

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Jake : I hope you don't mind if I step on your toes sometimes tonight I am net wncl ef a dancer Regina : If worse comes to worst, I can always dance with Pershing : 3, Tess ? vs c ` coy Aren't you being a bit mefssiraymagic ¢ b:

This great deal just fell is gar fags

My whole life is just wrecked

She was iss gusites g state herself, finishing her current novel, trying

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I loved being so close to Chicago a world of movers and shakers I doubted there was any moving and shaking going on in Blossom Creek

But all that evening, I had a sinking feeling

Aren't you going to get over this fax ¢ a a &

you're in ?

I managed a feeble smile

it did have a few signs of civilisation

Mom was holed up in her upstairs study, typing away «33 her computer at frenzied pace

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I'm sorry if I'm trespassing

From the way you talk, I can tell you are not from around here There's no problem with this stuff - it's just the usual resi tape

These locks are pretty old, and sometimes they get Ssiuied ap

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Saat gained Hive, Luke has a grudge against the world He was tall and very wseŸ ui§‡,

when she caught my eye, she motioned fer me to join them He's so s8uc& ey himself, it's sickening

" Oh, ìay aŸŸ, Carter, " , there is nothing wrong with Luke

When I turned back to the table, Isaw Dawn regarding me with a wistful expression I'd just love it if Carter showed some interest iss me

I am sorry I tripped you this morning I'm sorry I was so rude axsS atl,

He was giving me such an unmistakably flirtatious look that I felt myself Sfusking

as Mr Cassin accompanied me om the piano, I sang I think she looks a little green, don't you ?

Who was that grim-looking cSaracter ƒ ¿ pzrroa oý vitae 3, Tess ?

he's always been serious, like he's got all the worries of the world «3: his shoulders

I began to read and soon got caught up in the story

chanece that somebody might hear, I started yelling

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He helped me te my feet - actually my foot he was wearing sweats and rayuimg shoes It's a bad sprain, but nothing appears to be broken

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Just to be ey: i&e save sicke, though, I'm going to take an X-ray in case she or I missed something She teak his death pretty hard

It caused quite an Byrsar

I would have to siay of¥ that foot for a few days

Well then, what did happen ? An old football injury act wp ?

Folks around here know, she has more than a few screws loose

That was more than twenty five years ago, she ought to be sver ?{ by now

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Don't get all riled up, Tess You don't have to šŸy šw§9 :

But if you do get inte a passion, why don't you get into one with me, not at me ? Usually when a guy says a girl is nice, he means she's boring, or a gaady-gandy,

Oh, Luke just ysase Sis crack and it broke me up

As for Carly, she continued to give me dirty logks in chorus, so I kept out of her way as much as possible

You can't gat raw because it's sour as anything

You know, that first day I met you, you give me gusig s start being up in Billy's old tree house

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That was really arvensis, Carter ! I said in disgust

Well, it would've been a nice gesture

As I pulled up £e the station

He'd probably appreciate having someone to help him catch up ex: things

That would be real neighborly ss you

I am just sexext at my brother for not telling me

It is real nice of you to go to this trouble and all

My little sister got sick and Mom couldn't take aff work

Sorry I forgot to give Luke your message I don't want to pressure you or anything

After a while they {sf 2g oy wie

What if our voices didn't blend well ?

Luke's old pickup truck pulled up into the drive ¢ ih

My throat's starting to get a little scratciy

Luke's lips were just a breath away from mine

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Tess : The Stoddard boy's saaig {ke wasigan ơ caked Bedeugste  : ` Luke : She 1S is Tigi | The kid is a c&ig aff fhe ale! Nock fro be very sis Be Se Le CRT oe

I regarded him i frustration

Carter, on the other hand, was obviously trying to ea‡ tẰìngs tr,

her friends would think it was unsophisticated and definitely srcos!, I pitied whoever would have to clean up after the party

This is my party and I don't want you fouling if up

Carter : Here, buddy - you get to drive Tess and I will take the backseat Luke : I wasn't too pleased with this sets, either

put the truck im reverse and backed out of the parking space There was a fesse, awkward silence as we rode along

I was having a retier fare, too

Carter : Sorry Tess, I have been talking your ear off, Tess : I don't mind It is about time you let it all out I figured they would w*se wy sooner or later

I've just got 8 Sad case of the jitters She doesn't look one bit 38ery

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Then he kissed very sweetly en the lips

I sageck Millicent's reins around one of the rails and scrambled over the fence

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we became ixsstast best friends

Now we were sixteen, and our friendship never wavered

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I sure didn't see that side of him

I'd meet her at the pool sver an hour ago! I'd better make tracks

Maybe he didn't mean to be rude Maybe what he said just came aut fat way to

My wet hair was hanging i: my eyes we aren't even remotely rejaies

Right then and there I should have ses Sis: sirsighst and cleared up the misunderstanding, I simply can't understand how my two best friends could have goiter eff on the wrong foot like this

He's not stuck-wp at all considering who his father is

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Samantha : Would you like me to make you up ? Lexie : No, I'll do it myself

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Like I said before, this 1snt really my see§e I feel it's my duty to enlighten you

This is probably the &usaest thing I've ever done

I was so Sygakex that I didn't stop to find out

Max isn't sure how to act around you, and he gets flustered and ends up doing something stupid or clumsy

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I can't disappoint him by &:

The face is familiar but I can't place the name