In the 1990s, divers searched a Scottish river for a historic shipwreck. They found what they believed was a ship of King Charles I that sank in 1633. It may hold royal treasures. The ship is buried in mud. It would be a challenging

endeavor to unearth it.

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In 2002, three friends using metal detectors in Wales made a staggering discovery. Buried in a field were gold and bronze jewelry and ceramic tools. They were approximately 3,000 years old. A museum paid a substantial sum for the pieces- half to the land owner, half to the discoverers.

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People debate who owns sunken treasure- the country it came from or the people who find it. Some feel it belongs to the descendants of whoever it belonged to. People who find wrecks sometimes have to go to court to get the right to claim them as their own.

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Harry wondered what the disposition of his new teacher would be. His last one was quite strict. As soon as Mrs. Myers walked in, Harry sensed she might be strict, but also fun. She said one day a week the kids could give her a homework assignment! What does the underlined word mean?

The Verillo family was driving to a theme park when a storm surprised them. Even with the windshield wipers on top speed, the rain obscured Mr. Verillo's view of the road. He slowed down until the rain let up.

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The judge on the reality TV show told the aspiring singer that she sounded like a confused donkey. Backstage, she said she felt like the judge wanted to demean her. Another contestant reminded her that the judge made harsh comments to all of them at one time or another.

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Mr. Stevens told his class that they would simulate a moon landing. Everyone walked funny and pretended they could jump higher than usual.They collected rocks he had placed out for them. They looked at a photo of Earth as it would be seen from space.

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Grace and her friends watched a romantic movie about

a boy who loved a girl but had to move 1,000 miles away.

At the end of the movie, they were all crying and hungry. They had been so engrossed with the movie that they hadn't touch their popcorn.

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On the prairie, Jack needed to buy a new horse. He headed to a nearby ranch and picked out one he liked. The rancher named a price and said he hoped Jack found that amendable. Jack said it was a fair price and he bought the horse.

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