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"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

"The rooster crowed loudly at sunrise, waking up the whole farm. "

"a character adorned with every Christian grace"

"My brother's decision to quit his job without another lined up was foolish. "

"The school's jester entertained the students with funny stories. "

"The evening's entertainment was a wonderful family dinner. "

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

"My brother is quite conceited; he constantly talks about how smart he is and how much better he is at everything than everyone else. "

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

"The old leather chair had strutted in the middle where someone had sat for years, creating a noticeable bulge. "

"The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water."

"She always felt that eggs tasted better from barnyard chickens."