Reading Exercises
On Thanksgiving, my mother, father, brother and sister got together for a family dinner. Throughout the year, there aren't many family gatherings, and we go without one another since we live so far apart. I thought the weather would be nice, but the forecast wasn't thorough. They'd forgotten to mention a thirty percent chance of rain. This thirty percent turned into a shower, so instead of getting soaked, we decided we'd rather stay in.
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That date I thought I dared to ask for turned out to fall into my lap. Thanks to my brother who bothered to ask her if she'd get together with me. But when I tried to kiss her goodnight she threw her head to one side and said: “your breath is the worst I've ever smelled, did you forget to brush your teeth?!” She left without kissing me after that, and I am loathe to admit that I'd forgotten to brush my teeth so anxious was I at the thought of this date.
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That date I thought I dared to ask for turned out to fall into my lap. Thanks to my brother who bothered to ask her if she'd get together with me. But when I tried to kiss her goodnight she threw her head to one side and said: “your breath is the worst I've ever smelled, did you forget to brush your teeth?!” She left without kissing me after that, and I am loathe to admit that I'd forgotten to brush my teeth so anxious was I at the thought of this date.
Tongue Twisters!
Three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts. Now if three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts, how many thoughts did each thief think?
That which is theirs is neither more nor less than that which is thine.
There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.
Seth at Saintsbury's sells thick socks.
The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.
Thirty-three thirsty, thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr. Thurber on Thursday.
And from Dr. Seuss' book Fox in Sox:
Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze.
That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.
That which is theirs is neither more nor less than that which is thine.
There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.
Seth at Saintsbury's sells thick socks.
The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.
Thirty-three thirsty, thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr. Thurber on Thursday.
And from Dr. Seuss' book Fox in Sox:
Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze.
That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.