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"The floodwaters damaged many homes in our town. "

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

"The high fence acts as a barrier to keep the neighborhood dogs from running into the street. "

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

"The factory workers assembled the cars all day. "

"Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."

"During the heavy rain, we used sandbags to protect our house from the rising floodwater. "

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

"The army decided to fortify the border with extra troops and concrete barriers. "

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

"My family planted potatoes in our garden this spring. "

"The children built a small rampart of sand around their sandcastle to protect it from the incoming tide. "