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"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The teacher used figurative language to explain the complex concept, saying that the student's mind was a blank slate. "

"The photograph of the class showed everyone smiling during the school trip. "

"The soldiers were retrenching their defensive positions, deepening the existing trenches to better protect themselves from enemy fire. "

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

"I find this difficult to masturbate to."

"What is your question?"

"I will deduct the cost of the can of peas from the money I owe you."

"Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick."

"The abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof."

"He knocked vigorously on the door."

"If you don't study for the test, the consequences will be a bad grade. "