longed

"I believe there are faeries."

"My parents accepted my request to attend the school dance. "

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

"She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"

"The teacher will appropriate the new lesson plan to the students' current level of understanding. "

"Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year."

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

"Although it was very muddy, the football game went on."

"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.   Trust is important between friends.   I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

"The Marines today launched a major offensive."

"The increase in homework assignments this week was significant. "

""The questions on the test will only pertain to the topics we covered in class." "