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

"The firefighters outstanding the intense heat for hours, keeping the fire from spreading. "

"The meeting was suspended for lunch."

"The exceptional student in our class received a perfect score on the exam. "

"The teacher was signaling to the students to be quiet by raising her hand. "

"The aircraft carrier used a catapult to launch the fighter jet into the air. "

"Even though he's new to the company, everyone notices him right away; he's quite the shanghai, always impeccably dressed and standing a head taller than everyone else. "

"Starting tomorrow, I will wake up an hour earlier to exercise. "

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

"Most of the questions were pretty easy, but that last one was a humdinger."

"After sitting for hours in class, my buttocks started to feel sore. "

"The broken chair leg was supported by a precarious makeshift of stacked books and duct tape. "