· 7 years ago · Dec 15, 2018, 01:18 PM
1>A man who had climbed upon a certain fig tree, was bending the boughs toward him and plucking the ripe fruit, which he then put into his mouth to destroy and gnaw with his hard teeth.
2>The chestnut, seeing this, tossed its long branches and with tumultuous rustle exclaimed:
3>"Oh Fig! How much less protected by nature you are than I
4>See how my sweet offspring are set in close array; first clothed in soft wrappers over which is the hard but softly lined husk.
5>And not content with this much care, nature has also given us these sharp and close-set spines, so that the hand of man cannot hurt us."
6>Then the fig tree began to laugh, and after the laughter it said:
7>"You know well that man is of such ingenuity that he will bereave even you of your children.
8>But in your case he will do it by means of rods and stones
9>and when they are felled he will trample them with their feet or hit them with stones, so that your offspring will emerge from their armor crushed and maimed;
10>while I am touched carefully by his hands, and never, like you, with roughness.
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12
13>My name is John, what's your name ?
14>Can you read this ?
15>She always says that.
16>My mom has a good dog.
17>Coffee is the best thing in the world.
18>I live in that house.
19>I do this for videogames, if possible
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21>I'm pretty much perfect: I was captain of the football team.
22>Listening to music helps me relax and focus on the task.
23>Yesterday I watched an interesting documentary on cars.
24>Let me help you, you can't do it alone in such little time.
25>I hope we get to meet again, you're a very unique person.
26>I think you shouldn't do that, unless you want to die.
27>If my mother had wheels, she would have been a bike.
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29>One could say all you are porky, stupid, 3rd class citizens who spend every moment of their dreadful day looking at silly old pictures. You are all that is horrid in the world.
30>I would have done something about it if I had the opportunity, but since that didn't happen, we'll have to wait until someone else does.
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32>Let some holy ambition invade our souls, so that, dissatisfied with mediocrity, we shall eagerly desire the highest things and shall toil with all our strength to obtain them, since we may if we wish.
33>There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.
34>Being a cocktail of optimism and Christian beliefs, I obviously disagree with Nihilism, especially the type that has been butchered down to "life has no meaning, feel bad about it while I brag about how intellectually superior I am to you".
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37no difficulty categories, you have to do all of these - edition
38sorted by length
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40>I threw the bananas away
41>I had to return the shirt
42>The bus does not stop here
43>Where did you put my books?
44>All these cables need to be cut
45>She broke her leg trying to run up the stairs
46>Yesterday they found out that the painting was a fake
47>The dream she had last night gave her a brilliant idea
48>I like reading comics but only if they are black and white
49>The whole building had caught fire by the time we got there
50>The Afghan police chief has just been assasinated by an American
51>Only when I took a bite from the steak did I realize that it had gone bad
52>Only once he had bought his hundredth plant was he finally able to get some sleep
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54>Basarabia is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. Today, Bessarabia is mostly (approx. 56%) part of modern-day Moldova, with the Ukrainian Budjak region covering the southern coastal region and part of the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast covering a small area in the north.
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56>Baarle-Hertog is noted for its complicated borders with Baarle-Nassau. The complex border was created after the Treaty of Maastricht was signed between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1843. In total, it consists of 24 separate parcels of land. The main division of Baarle-Hertog is Zondereigen (named after its main hamlet), located north of the Belgian town of Merksplas. In addition there are twenty Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands and three other sections on the Dutch-Belgian border. There are also seven Dutch exclaves within the Belgian exclaves (i.e., counter-exclaves). Six of these Dutch enclaves are located within the largest Belgian enclave, and a seventh in the second-largest Belgian enclave. An eighth Dutch exclave is located nearby Ginhoven.
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59Easy
60>The teacher brought the books.
61>Where is the train station?
62>She is wearing a red dress.
63>Do you want tea or coffee?
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65Medium
66>You shouldn't leave your kid home alone.
67>The bus is about to leave, let's go!
68>Just breath slowly, everything will be okay.
69>I warned him this would happen, but he didn't listen.
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71Hard
72>Geysers provide evidence that molten rock exists deep underground.
73>My relationship with her is crumbling, there's just no spark anymore, and I'm not sure how to fix it.
74>Michael Faraday had solved the mystery that baffled Isaac Newton.
75>While I was looking through his stuff, I found a photo of him with this girl I never met with her hands around him.
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77Easy
78>Do you want to eat ice cream?
79>It's so hot in July.
80>I walked my dog in the park.
81>She is bit nervous.
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83Medium
84>I asked him about it but he still hasn't responded.
85>Summer is almost over and we still haven't gone to the beach.
86>They were giving away free newspapers near the shop.
87>My grandma always asks me when I will get married.
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89Hard
90>I think I can distract him for a few seconds and then you can escape out of there.
91>The dinner was ruined when Jake insulted Jessa's cooking, she was fuming and stormed out with her fists clenched.
92>Selena thought she could manipulate the evidence and fool the cops, but they saw through her sham and arrested her.
93>I'm telling you, those were two separate cases that are totally unconnected.
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97/ck/ edition
98>Would you like to order?
99>What would you like to eat for lunch?
100>I had a great breakfast this morning!
101>Doing groceries stresses me out so much.
102>My shopping bags were stolen and I don't have the receipt!
103>How much are the cucumbers?
104>Surely he is the king of the egg-fort.
105>How does he get out of there?
106>Where does Hans need to go to buy some bacon?
107>I want to cook a typical Dutch dinner
108>Can I have two red bell peppers and six beautiful tomatoes please?
109>Originating in the 1600s, stamppot is one of the oldest Dutch recipes that remains popular today. The traditional Dutch stamppot recipes use mashed potatoes as the base, and then incorporate a vegetable (most often sauerkraut, kale, endive, spinach, and turnip greens) and sometimes a meat, making the quintessential comfort food dish. There are no real rules about what goes into a stamppot, though, so the variety is as endless as your imagination.
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111
112>I ate an apple, bu (sic) no banana
113>Where is my shirt? Is it on the table?
114>They live in Paris, the capital of France
115>Whose pen is this?
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117>She used to work in a chocolate factory
118>We don't see him anymore since he moved to Munich
119>He has a nice car, but I don't now how much it cost
120>The bicycle I came with was white and blue.
121>You should buy that book I told you about
122
123Hard
124>He says he's a communist, but he doesn't even believe in the class struggle
125>Despite our strong political differences, I respect my brother more than anyone
126>How did she manage to complete that project? It seems so hard!
127>He eventually decided to buy the guitar he wanted for so long
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131>The supply of fuel limited.
132>Luckily, there is another way.
133>He likes to keep things simple.
134>There will be a transition period.
135>They were against the recent decision.
136>The element is used in different ways in the industry.
137>Hydrogen ,as energy source, has been around for tens of years.
138>After all, you can at least fill your tank. (in the sense of a car fuel tank)
139>Besides that, hydrogen needs to be produced through a process called electrolysis.
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143Very easy
144>Hello, my name is anon
145>That tree is really old
146>You shouldn't say that
147>That's an ugly-looking shirt
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149Easy
150>They're arguing, like always.
151>Stop that, i'm trying to sleep.
152>Are you sure about that?
153>There's water at the bottom of the ocean.
154>I haven't seen him in a long time
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156Medium
157>Look at this idiot who's not learning Finnish
158>This damn metroline still isn't finished
159>I can't come over on the 22nd, i've got a dentist appointment on that day
160>I can't find my textbook anywhere, i did find my notebook though
161>I got home after a long day of work, and watched some TV shows
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163Difficult
164Write a short text about a city in the country whose language you're learning(If you're learning a conlang or extinct language you can do it about a city that is connected to your lang in some way or about any random city at all) It doesn't matter what you write, it can be about its history, your experiences there, how you don't like the city because it brings up memories of your creepy uncle, anything
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166
167broken heart by Finnish qts edition (and Chelsea Wolfe lyrics)
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169helppo
170>Nobody said I was alive
171>Poison helps me
172>I ate there many times (in the sense of a restaurant)
173>Would you like some more?
174>Easy is not easy
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176keskikokoinen
177>How many years have I been sleeping?
178>I have been estranged from by people
179>You said it was the first time.
180>How would you compare religions?
181>The school had been replaced by a bar.
182>He had set a very high standard for performance.
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184vaikea
185>It would have never worked, there was too much distance between us. (distance in the literal sense)
186>Longing for the quietness of that place reminded him how little he had in common with society.
187>She raised her eyebrows in curious anticipation of what would follow.
188>Her waving hand was met with surprising politeness and a cold goodbye.
189>Like train tracks intersecting after having never met, they parted just as quickly.
190>The perfume brough about a harsh realization of what would follow.
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192hardcore
193>talk about your feelings in your target language, aim for at least ~1k characters
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196
197>ez mode
198>Her desk is not very tidy.
199>They arrived last Saturday.
200>Who killed your father?
201>The large brown dog is running fast.
202>Are we eating breakfast yet?
203>Where is the car?
204
205>normal mode
206>I thought the white horse would win the race.
207>Who are we visiting first today?
208>They just finished painting the living room.
209>Could you please help me in the kitchen?
210>He is much more reliable than you.
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212>hard mode
213>The last excursion was a complete disaster; only half of them made it back alive.
214>Do you want to know why we're not letting you back in? It's because you fucking reek, man.
215>This picture DaVinci drew jest before he died contains a secret code.
216>Their studies were not progressing as quickly as I would like.
217>Unless you've paid the full amount by the end of next week, your car will be impounded
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219
220Challenge
221Getting good:
222>My wife and I are walking to the store.
223>Are there any fruits on sale today?
224>I dropped an apple and it rolled down the street.
225>Could you please say that again?
226>I think that it’s going to rain tomorrow.
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228Got good:
229>Is there anyone who could pick up my sister from work?
230>I’m looking for a man who may have green hair.
231>He has stolen my favorite vase, that is, the one my half-sister gave me.
232>It’s incredibly rare to have seen a double rainbow before one dies.
233>Somethings feels off (not quite right): do you think that you could have been followed?
234
235Have gotten good:
236>Is it possible that there could exist an individual not only as hideous, but as evil as that cretin?
237>No matter the means, no matter the time it takes, I will bring him to justice.
238>If there ever was a truly good person to have lived on this earth, it was she.
239>How could it have come to pass that someone as clement and loving as her could meet such a fate?
240>It was said that his last words to her were “keep Emily safe†before he was executed by firing squad.
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242
243Easy
244>I really hate my job
245>I wasted all my time today
246>stop yelling at that cat
247>The monkey escaped from the zoo
248>They all just disappeared
249
250Medium
251>I recently saw this film and i liked it
252>I went out on a hike today
253>This music is too loud, it's giving me a headache
254>He said that he thought he did the right thing.
255>If you listened you would've known that that's obviously wrong
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257
258Ezpz
259>I don't enjoy life.
260>Thanks.
261>That flag is too colorful for me.
262>What do you want?
263
264Medium?
265>I'm not sure that we should be doing this.
266>Don't give me an excuse, you turned in that paper late!
267>I heard you saying that you wanted to be an astronaut someday.
268>Would you like fries, chips, or apples with that?
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270Hard
271>Give me one conceivable reason why I should give a fuck about your little "play."
272>The man with a golden spear awaited in the abandoned dungeon, wishing he had bought a black tower instead.
273>"Barack Obama is either the worst president in history or not," she should say after the elephants learn how to break the camel's back.
274>One day, I will create a giant tower of light, and send the guards to eliminate anyone who is in my way.
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276no difficulty edition
277>What's the time?
278>Let's go to the market
279>Did you hear that noise?
280>I wonder why the plate broke
281>I haven't left the house in three days
282>Some laptops are better than others
283>I need to make more space for the table
284>Her keyboard had all kinds of flashing lights
285>All of a sudden, it started pouring (as in rain)
286>Buying curtains is more difficult than it seems
287>He got a very good review from his boss today
288>The cables covered every square centimeter of the wall
289>Sometimes he would go on long walks in the middle of the night
290>Life is like a can of sardines, love it or hate it, it all tastes the same
291>Romanian literature is often times called the black sheep of Eastern European literature, even though there is nothing to base this claim on
292>Even though we keep growing and working on increasingly serious stuff we are still a fairly normal company: still a bunch of nerds who think in solutions without any corporate nonsense
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295Dostoevsky edition (mostly hard, in no particular order)
296>I am a sick man
297>I think my liver is diseased
298>I know nothing at all about my disease
299>I was blocking the way
300>I often met that officer afterwards in the street
301>Why do I always have to be the one to move aside?
302>He did not even look around
303>He pretended to not notice it (a bit of a literary formulation, but you can adapt it if you like)
304>But he was only pretending, I am convinced of that. I am convinced of that to this day!
305>Do you want to join too?
306>I am very sorry that I have forgotten!
307>What is your salary?
308>The snow is disgusting
309>Do you think that you are on the right path?
310>I, as a sort of higher being, must understand everything without explanations
311>She held out a piece of paper to me
312>Liza, insulted by me, understood a great deal more than I imagined. She understood from all this what a woman understands first of all, if she feels genuine love, that is, that I was myself unhappy.
313>I should've expected that she would do that
314>No, I was such an egoist, I was so lacking in respect for my fellow creatures that I could not even imagine she would do that