The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea, I believed to be marine phantoms.

Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard.

In her lengthy harangue, the principal berated the offenders.

I burnish the brass fixtures until they reflect the lamplight.

The court will exculpate him of the crime after the real criminal confesses.

His hapless lover was knocked down by a car.

If you go to beach and get a sunburn, your complexion will look florid.

She was demure and reserved, a nice modest girl whom any young man would be proud to take home to his mother.

Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of the events he describes are fictitious.

The magician demonstrated his renowned legerdemain.

Shattering the altar and trampling the holy objects underfoot, the invaders desecrate the sanctuary.

If you believe that smoking is deleterious to your health, then quit!.

Yes! I get a vicarious thrill at the movies by imagining I am a character on the screen.

the glare was not as strong at sunrise and sunset after the sun had reached its zenith.