Writing Better English for ESL Learners

along the wide path bordered with.

Soon , and the little girl

walked faster. There in the distance she could see

. She opened the door and
. There was a sudden, horrible noise, and
. She ran and ran and

found herself alone in.

She was terribly lonely and afraid, so

. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near

.

The little girl had a large, shaggy dog named Laddy. He was loyal

to her and sensed that.

There was no way out of the house, so Laddy

. He ran to ;

he looked in , but Laddy

couldn’t.

Suddenly there was a familiar scent on the ground. Laddy lowered his

head and. He looked right

and left. He barked. Then

Laddy until he found

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