1. While we were walking home (121) from school yesterday, it rained
very suddenly. 2. What a storm it was! 3. We were talking about the
lessons in geometry, and were looking at these books about the German
language. 4. So we did not see the clouds in (on) the sky. 5. Well, we
forgot about examinations and began to wonder where to go. 6. We did
not know whether we had enough time to run even to Grandfather's house
before it would rain. 7. Many papers fell out of our books, and the
wind caught them. 8. The wind chased them away from us, and they seemed
to dance around in the air. 9. However, we easily caught and gathered
them, and then we ran forward. 10. Suddenly it thundered very loudly,
and we saw the brilliant lightning in the sky. 11. We almost closed our
eyes for the lightning. 12. Big drops of rain fell heavily and struck
the dust violently. 13. The air was heavy and still then, and the storm
immediately followed the few drops of rain. 14. We hastened across the
street, and ran faster and faster. 15. We were exhausted (122) and our
clothes were exceedingly wet before we were in the house. 16. The rain
was dropping from the roof, but we ran through it, and knocked on the
door. 17. We rested some time here, before going home.