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After summer break, Jake came back to school. Wow! He grew another foot!
He got taller
He grew a real foot on his body
Sofia studied all night. She said, “My brain is fried.”
She feels very tired
Her brain is cooking
It was freezing outside. Alex said, “I’m an ice cube!”
He turned into ice
He feels very cold
After running 5 miles, Noah said, “I’m dead.”
He is very tired
He actually died
The puzzle was very hard. Olivia said, “This is impossible!”
It feels very difficult
It cannot be done at all
When the teacher announced a pop quiz, Liam said, “My heart stopped.”
He felt suddenly scared
His heart actually stopped beating
After carrying all the groceries upstairs, Mom said, “My arms are falling off.”
Her arms feel very tired
Her arms are detaching
The math homework was very confusing. Ava said, “This makes zero sense.”
She does not understand it
The number zero is involved
When he saw the messy room, Dad said, “This place is a zoo.”
There are wild animals inside
It is very messy and chaotic
After waiting 30 minutes for the game to start, Noah said, “This is taking forever.”
It will neven end
It feels like a very long time
When the test was handed back, Mia whispered, “I bombed it.”
She did very poorly
She exploded something
After forgetting her lines in the play, Emma said, “My mind went blank.”
She couldn’t remember anything
Her brain disappeared
When the loud alarm went off, Ben said, “That scared me to death.”
He was very scared
He died
After cleaning all day, Carlos said, “I’m wiped out.”
He was erased
He feels extremely tired
After finishing the marathon, the runner said, “My legs are on fire.”
His legs are burning with flames
His muscles hurt badly
