that is why so many people are forever getting into trouble . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 why
3 why 4 so
4 so 5 many
5 many 6 people
6 people 7 are
7 are 8 forever
8 forever 9 getting
9 getting 10 into
10 into 11 trouble
11 trouble 12 .

he won't keep still . 
1 he 2 won't
2 won't 3 keep
3 keep 4 still
4 still 5 .

once let him get started there is no knowing where he will stop . 
1 once 2 let
2 let 3 him
3 him 4 get
4 get 5 started
5 started 6 there
6 there 7 is
7 is 8 no
8 no 9 knowing
9 knowing 10 where
10 where 11 he
11 he 12 will
12 will 13 stop
13 stop 14 .

certainly not . 
1 certainly 2 not
2 not 3 .

but he did . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 .

peter tiptoed away very softly . 
1 peter 2 tiptoed
2 tiptoed 3 away
3 away 4 very
4 very 5 softly
5 softly 6 .

you know it is very easy to play a joke on any one who is asleep . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 5 very
5 very 6 easy
6 easy 7 to
7 to 8 play
8 play 9 a
9 a 10 joke
10 joke 11 on
11 on 12 any
12 any 13 one
13 one 14 who
14 who 15 is
15 is 16 asleep
16 asleep 17 .

he sat down some distance from the barrel but where he could keep an eye on it . 
1 he 2 sat
2 sat 3 down
3 down 4 some
4 some 5 distance
5 distance 6 from
6 from 7 the
7 the 8 barrel
8 barrel 9 but
9 but 10 where
10 where 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 keep
13 keep 14 an
14 an 15 eye
15 eye 16 on
16 on 17 it
17 it 18 .

then he went into a brown study , which is one way of saying that he thought very hard . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 into
4 into 5 a
5 a 6 brown
6 brown 7 study
7 study 8 ,
8 , 9 which
9 which 10 is
10 is 11 one
11 one 12 way
12 way 13 of
13 of 14 saying
14 saying 15 that
15 that 16 he
16 he 17 thought
17 thought 18 very
18 very 19 hard
19 hard 20 .

all in a flash an idea came to him , an idea that made him laugh right out . 
1 all 2 in
2 in 3 a
3 a 4 flash
4 flash 5 an
5 an 6 idea
6 idea 7 came
7 came 8 to
8 to 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 an
11 an 12 idea
12 idea 13 that
13 that 14 made
14 made 15 him
15 him 16 laugh
16 laugh 17 right
17 right 18 out
18 out 19 .

" what are you laughing at ? " asked a voice . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 laughing
5 laughing 6 at
6 at 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 a
10 a 11 voice
11 voice 12 .

peter saw him lift his head to listen . 
1 peter 2 saw
2 saw 3 him
3 him 4 lift
4 lift 5 his
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 to
7 to 8 listen
8 listen 9 .

in a few minutes he began to trot that way . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 5 he
5 he 6 began
6 began 7 to
7 to 8 trot
8 trot 9 that
9 that 10 way
10 way 11 .

he was coming to find out what that fuss was about . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 coming
3 coming 4 to
4 to 5 find
5 find 6 out
6 out 7 what
7 what 8 that
8 that 9 fuss
9 fuss 10 was
10 was 11 about
11 about 12 .

never forget that . 
1 never 2 forget
2 forget 3 that
3 that 4 .

what was he doing ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 he
3 he 4 doing
4 doing 5 ?

did you ever hear of anything more foolish ? 
1 did 2 you
2 you 3 ever
3 ever 4 hear
4 hear 5 of
5 of 6 anything
6 anything 7 more
7 more 8 foolish
8 foolish 9 ?

that 's the trouble with thoughtlessness ; it never remembers other people . 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 trouble
4 trouble 5 with
5 with 6 thoughtlessness
6 thoughtlessness 7 ;
7 ; 8 it
8 it 9 never
9 never 10 remembers
10 remembers 11 other
11 other 12 people
12 people 13 .

" he will steal along to that place where the wall is lowest and will jump over it right there . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 will
3 will 4 steal
4 steal 5 along
5 along 6 to
6 to 7 that
7 that 8 place
8 place 9 where
9 where 10 the
10 the 11 wall
11 wall 12 is
12 is 13 lowest
13 lowest 14 and
14 and 15 will
15 will 16 jump
16 jump 17 over
17 over 18 it
18 it 19 right
19 right 20 there
20 there 21 .

i must be ready to jump the very second he does . " 
1 i 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 ready
4 ready 5 to
5 to 6 jump
6 jump 7 the
7 the 8 very
8 very 9 second
9 second 10 he
10 he 11 does
11 does 12 .
12 . 13 "

go it ! " he screamed excitedly . 
1 go 2 it
2 it 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 screamed
6 screamed 7 excitedly
7 excitedly 8 .

peter did go it . 
1 peter 2 did
2 did 3 go
3 go 4 it
4 it 5 .

he had to . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 to
3 to 4 .

he ran with all his might . 
1 he 2 ran
2 ran 3 with
3 with 4 all
4 all 5 his
5 his 6 might
6 might 7 .

oh , go it ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 go
3 go 4 it
4 it 5 !

in fact , he suspected that the joke which he had planned was working out just as he had hoped it would . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 suspected
5 suspected 6 that
6 that 7 the
7 the 8 joke
8 joke 9 which
9 which 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 planned
12 planned 13 was
13 was 14 working
14 working 15 out
15 out 16 just
16 just 17 as
17 as 18 he
18 he 19 had
19 had 20 hoped
20 hoped 21 it
21 it 22 would
22 would 23 .

now you remember that that barrel was right on the edge of the hill . 
1 now 2 you
2 you 3 remember
3 remember 4 that
4 that 5 that
5 that 6 barrel
6 barrel 7 was
7 was 8 right
8 right 9 on
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 edge
11 edge 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 hill
14 hill 15 .

it was just so this time . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 so
4 so 5 this
5 this 6 time
6 time 7 .

it bounced along over the ground , and every time it hit a little hummock it seemed to jump right up in the air . 
1 it 2 bounced
2 bounced 3 along
3 along 4 over
4 over 5 the
5 the 6 ground
6 ground 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 every
9 every 10 time
10 time 11 it
11 it 12 hit
12 hit 13 a
13 a 14 little
14 little 15 hummock
15 hummock 16 it
16 it 17 seemed
17 seemed 18 to
18 to 19 jump
19 jump 20 right
20 right 21 up
21 up 22 in
22 in 23 the
23 the 24 air
24 air 25 .

and all the time it was making the strangest noises . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 time
4 time 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 making
7 making 8 the
8 the 9 strangest
9 strangest 10 noises
10 noises 11 .

he simply stood and stared at the runaway . 
1 he 2 simply
2 simply 3 stood
3 stood 4 and
4 and 5 stared
5 stared 6 at
6 at 7 the
7 the 8 runaway
8 runaway 9 .

there was . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 .

and it wasn't at all comfortable . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 at
4 at 5 all
5 all 6 comfortable
6 comfortable 7 .

he went over and over so fast that it made him dizzy . 
1 he 2 went
2 went 3 over
3 over 4 and
4 and 5 over
5 over 6 so
6 so 7 fast
7 fast 8 that
8 that 9 it
9 it 10 made
10 made 11 him
11 him 12 dizzy
12 dizzy 13 .

first he was right side up and then wrong side up , so fast that he couldn't tell which side up he was . 
1 first 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 right
4 right 5 side
5 side 6 up
6 up 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 wrong
9 wrong 10 side
10 side 11 up
11 up 12 ,
12 , 13 so
13 so 14 fast
14 fast 15 that
15 that 16 he
16 he 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 tell
18 tell 19 which
19 which 20 side
20 side 21 up
21 up 22 he
22 he 23 was
23 was 24 .

of course , he couldn't get out , because he was rolled over and over so fast that he didn't have a chance to try . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 get
6 get 7 out
7 out 8 ,
8 , 9 because
9 because 10 he
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 rolled
12 rolled 13 over
13 over 14 and
14 and 15 over
15 over 16 so
16 so 17 fast
17 fast 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 didn't
20 didn't 21 have
21 have 22 a
22 a 23 chance
23 chance 24 to
24 to 25 try
25 try 26 .

he just knew by the sounds that some one was . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 knew
3 knew 4 by
4 by 5 the
5 the 6 sounds
6 sounds 7 that
7 that 8 some
8 some 9 one
9 one 10 was
10 was 11 .

so he started down the hill after the barrel to see what would happen when it stopped . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 started
3 started 4 down
4 down 5 the
5 the 6 hill
6 hill 7 after
7 after 8 the
8 the 9 barrel
9 barrel 10 to
10 to 11 see
11 see 12 what
12 what 13 would
13 would 14 happen
14 happen 15 when
15 when 16 it
16 it 17 stopped
17 stopped 18 .

of course , he heard the noise and looked up to see what it meant . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 heard
5 heard 6 the
6 the 7 noise
7 noise 8 and
8 and 9 looked
9 looked 10 up
10 up 11 to
11 to 12 see
12 see 13 what
13 what 14 it
14 it 15 meant
15 meant 16 .

peter decided that it was high time for him to get out of sight . 
1 peter 2 decided
2 decided 3 that
3 that 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 high
6 high 7 time
7 time 8 for
8 for 9 him
9 him 10 to
10 to 11 get
11 get 12 out
12 out 13 of
13 of 14 sight
14 sight 15 .

then slowly he rolled over and got on to his feet . 
1 then 2 slowly
2 slowly 3 he
3 he 4 rolled
4 rolled 5 over
5 over 6 and
6 and 7 got
7 got 8 on
8 on 9 to
9 to 10 his
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

peter breathed a sigh of relief . 
1 peter 2 breathed
2 breathed 3 a
3 a 4 sigh
4 sigh 5 of
5 of 6 relief
6 relief 7 .

he minds his own business , and if no one interferes with him , he interferes with no one . 
1 he 2 minds
2 minds 3 his
3 his 4 own
4 own 5 business
5 business 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 if
8 if 9 no
9 no 10 one
10 one 11 interferes
11 interferes 12 with
12 with 13 him
13 him 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 interferes
16 interferes 17 with
17 with 18 no
18 no 19 one
19 one 20 .

but once he is aroused and feels that he hasn't been treated fairly , look out for him ! 
1 but 2 once
2 once 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 aroused
5 aroused 6 and
6 and 7 feels
7 feels 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 hasn't
10 hasn't 11 been
11 been 12 treated
12 treated 13 fairly
13 fairly 14 ,
14 , 15 look
15 look 16 out
16 out 17 for
17 for 18 him
18 him 19 !

i don't know that any one could blame him . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 5 any
5 any 6 one
6 one 7 could
7 could 8 blame
8 blame 9 him
9 him 10 .

so he really is not to be blamed for feeling as he did . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 really
3 really 4 is
4 is 5 not
5 not 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 blamed
8 blamed 9 for
9 for 10 feeling
10 feeling 11 as
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 did
13 did 14 .

he knew that an old barrel which has been lying in one place for a long time doesn't move of its own accord . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 that
3 that 4 an
4 an 5 old
5 old 6 barrel
6 barrel 7 which
7 which 8 has
8 has 9 been
9 been 10 lying
10 lying 11 in
11 in 12 one
12 one 13 place
13 place 14 for
14 for 15 a
15 a 16 long
16 long 17 time
17 time 18 doesn't
18 doesn't 19 move
19 move 20 of
20 of 21 its
21 its 22 own
22 own 23 accord
23 accord 24 .

he used it now , and he didn't waste any time about it . 
1 he 2 used
2 used 3 it
3 it 4 now
4 now 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 waste
9 waste 10 any
10 any 11 time
11 time 12 about
12 about 13 it
13 it 14 .

" perhaps it will teach you not to play tricks on your honest neighbors ! " 
1 " 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 it
3 it 4 will
4 will 5 teach
5 teach 6 you
6 you 7 not
7 not 8 to
8 to 9 play
9 play 10 tricks
10 tricks 11 on
11 on 12 your
12 your 13 honest
13 honest 14 neighbors
14 neighbors 15 !
15 ! 16 "

some of that perfume got in his eyes and made them smart dreadfully . 
1 some 2 of
2 of 3 that
3 that 4 perfume
4 perfume 5 got
5 got 6 in
6 in 7 his
7 his 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 and
9 and 10 made
10 made 11 them
11 them 12 smart
12 smart 13 dreadfully
13 dreadfully 14 .

in fact , for a little while he couldn't see at all . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 for
4 for 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 while
7 while 8 he
8 he 9 couldn't
9 couldn't 10 see
10 see 11 at
11 at 12 all
12 all 13 .

and then the smell of it was so strong that it made him quite sick . 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 the
3 the 4 smell
4 smell 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 so
8 so 9 strong
9 strong 10 that
10 that 11 it
11 it 12 made
12 made 13 him
13 him 14 quite
14 quite 15 sick
15 sick 16 .

he rolled over and over on the ground , choking and gasping and rubbing his eyes . 
1 he 2 rolled
2 rolled 3 over
3 over 4 and
4 and 5 over
5 over 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 ground
8 ground 9 ,
9 , 10 choking
10 choking 11 and
11 and 12 gasping
12 gasping 13 and
13 and 14 rubbing
14 rubbing 15 his
15 his 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 .

" how do you like that ? " said he . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 like
5 like 6 that
6 that 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 he
10 he 11 .

" you thought yourself very smart , rolling me down hill in a barrel , didn't you ? 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 thought
3 thought 4 yourself
4 yourself 5 very
5 very 6 smart
6 smart 7 ,
7 , 8 rolling
8 rolling 9 me
9 me 10 down
10 down 11 hill
11 hill 12 in
12 in 13 a
13 a 14 barrel
14 barrel 15 ,
15 , 16 didn't
16 didn't 17 you
17 you 18 ?

you might have broken my neck . " 
1 you 2 might
2 might 3 have
3 have 4 broken
4 broken 5 my
5 my 6 neck
6 neck 7 .
7 . 8 "

i didn't have any idea that any one was in it . " 
1 i 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 have
3 have 4 any
4 any 5 idea
5 idea 6 that
6 that 7 any
7 any 8 one
8 one 9 was
9 was 10 in
10 in 11 it
11 it 12 .
12 . 13 "

he wanted to get away by himself . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
3 to 4 get
4 get 5 away
5 away 6 by
6 by 7 himself
7 himself 8 .

no indeed . 
1 no 2 indeed
2 indeed 3 .

instead he hung his head , and his handsome tail was dropped between his legs ; he was the very picture of shame . 
1 instead 2 he
2 he 3 hung
3 hung 4 his
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 handsome
9 handsome 10 tail
10 tail 11 was
11 was 12 dropped
12 dropped 13 between
13 between 14 his
14 his 15 legs
15 legs 16 ;
16 ; 17 he
17 he 18 was
18 was 19 the
19 the 20 very
20 very 21 picture
21 picture 22 of
22 of 23 shame
23 shame 24 .

he didn't know what to do or where to go . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 do
6 do 7 or
7 or 8 where
8 where 9 to
9 to 10 go
10 go 11 .

he knew just how they would point at him and make fun of him . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 just
3 just 4 how
4 how 5 they
5 they 6 would
6 would 7 point
7 point 8 at
8 at 9 him
9 him 10 and
10 and 11 make
11 make 12 fun
12 fun 13 of
13 of 14 him
14 him 15 .

he would never hear the last of it . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 never
3 never 4 hear
4 hear 5 the
5 the 6 last
6 last 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 .

he felt as if he never , never would be able to hold his head and his tail up again . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 never
6 never 7 ,
7 , 8 never
8 never 9 would
9 would 10 be
10 be 11 able
11 able 12 to
12 to 13 hold
13 hold 14 his
14 his 15 head
15 head 16 and
16 and 17 his
17 his 18 tail
18 tail 19 up
19 up 20 again
20 again 21 .

every few minutes he stopped to roll over and over on the ground trying to get rid of that dreadful perfume . 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 4 he
4 he 5 stopped
5 stopped 6 to
6 to 7 roll
7 roll 8 over
8 over 9 and
9 and 10 over
10 over 11 on
11 on 12 the
12 the 13 ground
13 ground 14 trying
14 trying 15 to
15 to 16 get
16 get 17 rid
17 rid 18 of
18 of 19 that
19 that 20 dreadful
20 dreadful 21 perfume
21 perfume 22 .

" phew ! " he exclaimed , holding on to his nose . 
1 " 2 phew
2 phew 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 exclaimed
6 exclaimed 7 ,
7 , 8 holding
8 holding 9 on
9 on 10 to
10 to 11 his
11 his 12 nose
12 nose 13 .

then he turned and hurried beyond the reach of that perfume . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 turned
3 turned 4 and
4 and 5 hurried
5 hurried 6 beyond
6 beyond 7 the
7 the 8 reach
8 reach 9 of
9 of 10 that
10 that 11 perfume
11 perfume 12 .

he felt too miserable to quarrel . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 too
3 too 4 miserable
4 miserable 5 to
5 to 6 quarrel
6 quarrel 7 .

after he had washed his face he felt better . 
1 after 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 washed
4 washed 5 his
5 his 6 face
6 face 7 he
7 he 8 felt
8 felt 9 better
9 better 10 .

water wouldn't take away the awful smell , but it did take away the smart from his eyes . 
1 water 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 take
3 take 4 away
4 away 5 the
5 the 6 awful
6 awful 7 smell
7 smell 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
10 it 11 did
11 did 12 take
12 take 13 away
13 away 14 the
14 the 15 smart
15 smart 16 from
16 from 17 his
17 his 18 eyes
18 eyes 19 .

then he tried to plan what to do next . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 tried
3 tried 4 to
4 to 5 plan
5 plan 6 what
6 what 7 to
7 to 8 do
8 do 9 next
9 next 10 .

there he stretched himself out and was perfectly miserable . 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 stretched
3 stretched 4 himself
4 himself 5 out
5 out 6 and
6 and 7 was
7 was 8 perfectly
8 perfectly 9 miserable
9 miserable 10 .

" it was all an accident and " he stopped and into his yellow eyes crept a look of suspicion . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 all
4 all 5 an
5 an 6 accident
6 accident 7 and
7 and 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 stopped
10 stopped 11 and
11 and 12 into
12 into 13 his
13 his 14 yellow
14 yellow 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 crept
16 crept 17 a
17 a 18 look
18 look 19 of
19 of 20 suspicion
20 suspicion 21 .

i wonder . " 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 .
3 . 4 "

so he chuckled as he waited for what was to happen . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 waited
6 waited 7 for
7 for 8 what
8 what 9 was
9 was 10 to
10 to 11 happen
11 happen 12 .

he had felt a pain as if a hot needle had been thrust into him . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 felt
3 felt 4 a
4 a 5 pain
5 pain 6 as
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 a
8 a 9 hot
9 hot 10 needle
10 needle 11 had
11 had 12 been
12 been 13 thrust
13 thrust 14 into
14 into 15 him
15 him 16 .

it made him almost jump out of the doorway . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
3 him 4 almost
4 almost 5 jump
5 jump 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 .

so it would not do to show himself now . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 not
4 not 5 do
5 do 6 to
6 to 7 show
7 show 8 himself
8 himself 9 now
9 now 10 .

no , indeed ! 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 !

all he could do was to kick and squirm and twist his head around to see what was happening . 
1 all 2 he
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 do
4 do 5 was
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 kick
7 kick 8 and
8 and 9 squirm
9 squirm 10 and
10 and 11 twist
11 twist 12 his
12 his 13 head
13 head 14 around
14 around 15 to
15 to 16 see
16 see 17 what
17 what 18 was
18 was 19 happening
19 happening 20 .

it didn't take long to find out . 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 take
3 take 4 long
4 long 5 to
5 to 6 find
6 find 7 out
7 out 8 .

two very angry little insects were just getting ready to sting him again , and more were coming . 
1 two 2 very
2 very 3 angry
3 angry 4 little
4 little 5 insects
5 insects 6 were
6 were 7 just
7 just 8 getting
8 getting 9 ready
9 ready 10 to
10 to 11 sting
11 sting 12 him
12 him 13 again
13 again 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 more
16 more 17 were
17 were 18 coming
18 coming 19 .

what could he do ? 
1 what 2 could
2 could 3 he
3 he 4 do
4 do 5 ?

he didn't dare go out , and he simply couldn't stay where he was . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 dare
3 dare 4 go
4 go 5 out
5 out 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 simply
9 simply 10 couldn't
10 couldn't 11 stay
11 stay 12 where
12 where 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 15 .

by this time he had lost all interest in what was going on outside . 
1 by 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 lost
6 lost 7 all
7 all 8 interest
8 interest 9 in
9 in 10 what
10 what 11 was
11 was 12 going
12 going 13 on
13 on 14 outside
14 outside 15 .

there was quite enough going on inside ; too much , in fact . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 quite
3 quite 4 enough
4 enough 5 going
5 going 6 on
6 on 7 inside
7 inside 8 ;
8 ; 9 too
9 too 10 much
10 much 11 ,
11 , 12 in
12 in 13 fact
13 fact 14 .

he looked down the long hall . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 down
3 down 4 the
4 the 5 long
5 long 6 hall
6 hall 7 .

it was dark down there . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 dark
3 dark 4 down
4 down 5 there
5 there 6 .

perhaps if he went down there , these angry little warriors wouldn't follow him . 
1 perhaps 2 if
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 down
5 down 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 these
8 these 9 angry
9 angry 10 little
10 little 11 warriors
11 warriors 12 wouldn't
12 wouldn't 13 follow
13 follow 14 him
14 him 15 .

it was worth trying , anyway . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 worth
3 worth 4 trying
4 trying 5 ,
5 , 6 anyway
6 anyway 7 .

ouch ! 
1 ouch 2 !

oh ! 
1 oh 2 !

those sharp little lances were very busy , and there was no way of fighting back . 
1 those 2 sharp
2 sharp 3 little
3 little 4 lances
4 lances 5 were
5 were 6 very
6 very 7 busy
7 busy 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 there
10 there 11 was
11 was 12 no
12 no 13 way
13 way 14 of
14 of 15 fighting
15 fighting 16 back
16 back 17 .

at the end of the long hall was a snug little room , very dark but cool and comfortable . 
1 at 2 the
2 the 3 end
3 end 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 long
6 long 7 hall
7 hall 8 was
8 was 9 a
9 a 10 snug
10 snug 11 little
11 little 12 room
12 room 13 ,
13 , 14 very
14 very 15 dark
15 dark 16 but
16 but 17 cool
17 cool 18 and
18 and 19 comfortable
19 comfortable 20 .

they had driven him away from their home , which was right near the entrance , and they were satisfied . 
1 they 2 had
2 had 3 driven
3 driven 4 him
4 him 5 away
5 away 6 from
6 from 7 their
7 their 8 home
8 home 9 ,
9 , 10 which
10 which 11 was
11 was 12 right
12 right 13 near
13 near 14 the
14 the 15 entrance
15 entrance 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 they
18 they 19 were
19 were 20 satisfied
20 satisfied 21 .

but what a fix he was in ! 
1 but 2 what
2 what 3 a
3 a 4 fix
4 fix 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 in
7 in 8 !

what a dreadful fix ! 
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 dreadful
3 dreadful 4 fix
4 fix 5 !

he ached and smarted all over . 
1 he 2 ached
2 ached 3 and
3 and 4 smarted
4 smarted 5 all
5 all 6 over
6 over 7 .

my goodness , how he did smart ! 
1 my 2 goodness
2 goodness 3 ,
3 , 4 how
4 how 5 he
5 he 6 did
6 did 7 smart
7 smart 8 !

i rather think he was , don't you ? 
1 i 2 rather
2 rather 3 think
3 think 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 ,
6 , 7 don't
7 don't 8 you
8 you 9 ?

many are the times he has given them warning of danger . 
1 many 2 are
2 are 3 the
3 the 4 times
4 times 5 he
5 he 6 has
6 has 7 given
7 given 8 them
8 them 9 warning
9 warning 10 of
10 of 11 danger
11 danger 12 .

this is one reason they are quite willing to overlook his own shortcomings . 
1 this 2 is
2 is 3 one
3 one 4 reason
4 reason 5 they
5 they 6 are
6 are 7 quite
7 quite 8 willing
8 willing 9 to
9 to 10 overlook
10 overlook 11 his
11 his 12 own
12 own 13 shortcomings
13 shortcomings 14 .

it seems to be just that way with a great many people . 
1 it 2 seems
2 seems 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 just
5 just 6 that
6 that 7 way
7 way 8 with
8 with 9 a
9 a 10 great
10 great 11 many
11 many 12 people
12 people 13 .

they like to see others who are considered very smart get into trouble . 
1 they 2 like
2 like 3 to
3 to 4 see
4 see 5 others
5 others 6 who
6 who 7 are
7 are 8 considered
8 considered 9 very
9 very 10 smart
10 smart 11 get
11 get 12 into
12 into 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 .

he had suddenly begun to wonder . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 suddenly
3 suddenly 4 begun
4 begun 5 to
5 to 6 wonder
6 wonder 7 .

he won't dare show his face around here for a long time . 
1 he 2 won't
2 won't 3 dare
3 dare 4 show
4 show 5 his
5 his 6 face
6 face 7 around
7 around 8 here
8 here 9 for
9 for 10 a
10 a 11 long
11 long 12 time
12 time 13 .

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

i 'll ask him a few questions . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 ask
3 ask 4 him
4 him 5 a
5 a 6 few
6 few 7 questions
7 questions 8 .
8 . 9 "

he had quite recovered his good nature . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 quite
3 quite 4 recovered
4 recovered 5 his
5 his 6 good
6 good 7 nature
7 nature 8 .

" yes , " said he . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

why ? " 
1 why 2 ?
2 ? 3 "

" he may have . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 may
3 may 4 have
4 have 5 .

" he didn't do it purposely . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 do
4 do 5 it
5 it 6 purposely
6 purposely 7 .

i am quite sure that he didn't know you were in it . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 quite
3 quite 4 sure
4 sure 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 know
8 know 9 you
9 you 10 were
10 were 11 in
11 in 12 it
12 it 13 .

i am wondering . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 wondering
3 wondering 4 .

it was a wink . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 wink
4 wink 5 .

is that it ? " 
1 is 2 that
2 that 3 it
3 it 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

then he looked thoughtful . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 thoughtful
4 thoughtful 5 .

" so that is your guess , is it ? 
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 that
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 your
5 your 6 guess
6 guess 7 ,
7 , 8 is
8 is 9 it
9 it 10 ?

i think he needs a lesson . 
1 i 2 think
2 think 3 he
3 he 4 needs
4 needs 5 a
5 a 6 lesson
6 lesson 7 .

jokes that put other people in danger or make them uncomfortable can have no excuse . 
1 jokes 2 that
2 that 3 put
3 put 4 other
4 other 5 people
5 people 6 in
6 in 7 danger
7 danger 8 or
8 or 9 make
9 make 10 them
10 them 11 uncomfortable
11 uncomfortable 12 can
12 can 13 have
13 have 14 no
14 no 15 excuse
15 excuse 16 .

i felt as if everything inside me was shaken out of place and all mixed up . 
1 i 2 felt
2 felt 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 everything
5 everything 6 inside
6 inside 7 me
7 me 8 was
8 was 9 shaken
9 shaken 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 place
12 place 13 and
13 and 14 all
14 all 15 mixed
15 mixed 16 up
16 up 17 .

even now my stomach feels a bit queer , as if it might not be just where it ought to be . 
1 even 2 now
2 now 3 my
3 my 4 stomach
4 stomach 5 feels
5 feels 6 a
6 a 7 bit
7 bit 8 queer
8 queer 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 it
12 it 13 might
13 might 14 not
14 not 15 be
15 be 16 just
16 just 17 where
17 where 18 it
18 it 19 ought
19 ought 20 to
20 to 21 be
21 be 22 .

i really would like to know myself what became of him . " 
1 i 2 really
2 really 3 would
3 would 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 myself
7 myself 8 what
8 what 9 became
9 became 10 of
10 of 11 him
11 him 12 .
12 . 13 "

then in his usual slow way he started back towards the broken barrel . 
1 then 2 in
2 in 3 his
3 his 4 usual
4 usual 5 slow
5 slow 6 way
6 way 7 he
7 he 8 started
8 started 9 back
9 back 10 towards
10 towards 11 the
11 the 12 broken
12 broken 13 barrel
13 barrel 14 .

he isn't likely to bother any one for some time . 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 likely
3 likely 4 to
4 to 5 bother
5 bother 6 any
6 any 7 one
7 one 8 for
8 for 9 some
9 some 10 time
10 time 11 .

i 'll just give him a little scare and let the scamp off with that . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 just
3 just 4 give
4 give 5 him
5 him 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 scare
8 scare 9 and
9 and 10 let
10 let 11 the
11 the 12 scamp
12 scamp 13 off
13 off 14 with
14 with 15 that
15 that 16 .

i have an idea he isn't very far away . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 an
3 an 4 idea
4 idea 5 he
5 he 6 isn't
6 isn't 7 very
7 very 8 far
8 far 9 away
9 away 10 .

let me see . 
1 let 2 me
2 me 3 see
3 see 4 .

i 'll have a look in that . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 have
3 have 4 a
4 a 5 look
5 look 6 in
6 in 7 that
7 that 8 .
8 . 9 "

there was no one near to see him , and this made him smile still more . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 one
4 one 5 near
5 near 6 to
6 to 7 see
7 see 8 him
8 him 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 this
11 this 12 made
12 made 13 him
13 him 14 smile
14 smile 15 still
15 still 16 more
16 more 17 .

he had puzzled over that a great deal . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 puzzled
3 puzzled 4 over
4 over 5 that
5 that 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 deal
8 deal 9 .

but there isn't . 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 .

not a thing . 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 thing
3 thing 4 .

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

now we will see what we shall see . " 
1 now 2 we
2 we 3 will
3 will 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 6 we
6 we 7 shall
7 shall 8 see
8 see 9 .
9 . 10 "

he walked softly as he drew near to the old house . 
1 he 2 walked
2 walked 3 softly
3 softly 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 drew
6 drew 7 near
7 near 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 house
11 house 12 .

at last he reached a position where with one jump he could land right on the doorstep . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 reached
4 reached 5 a
5 a 6 position
6 position 7 where
7 where 8 with
8 with 9 one
9 one 10 jump
10 jump 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 land
13 land 14 right
14 right 15 on
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 doorstep
17 doorstep 18 .

he waited a few minutes and cocked his head on one side to listen . 
1 he 2 waited
2 waited 3 a
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 minutes
5 minutes 6 and
6 and 7 cocked
7 cocked 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 on
10 on 11 one
11 one 12 side
12 side 13 to
13 to 14 listen
14 listen 15 .

then lightly he jumped over to the doorstep and looked in at the doorway . 
1 then 2 lightly
2 lightly 3 he
3 he 4 jumped
4 jumped 5 over
5 over 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 doorstep
8 doorstep 9 and
9 and 10 looked
10 looked 11 in
11 in 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 doorway
14 doorway 15 .

then he chuckled again . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 again
4 again 5 .

" the scamp is here all right , " he muttered . 
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 scamp
3 scamp 4 is
4 is 5 here
5 here 6 all
6 all 7 right
7 right 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 muttered
11 muttered 12 .

he stared down the long dark doorway a minute . 
1 he 2 stared
2 stared 3 down
3 down 4 the
4 the 5 long
5 long 6 dark
6 dark 7 doorway
7 doorway 8 a
8 a 9 minute
9 minute 10 .

then he made up his mind . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 made
3 made 4 up
4 up 5 his
5 his 6 mind
6 mind 7 .

he backed out in a hurry and actually hurried away to a safe distance . 
1 he 2 backed
2 backed 3 out
3 out 4 in
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 hurry
6 hurry 7 and
7 and 8 actually
8 actually 9 hurried
9 hurried 10 away
10 away 11 to
11 to 12 a
12 a 13 safe
13 safe 14 distance
14 distance 15 .

then he sat down to think . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
4 down 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 .

after a little he began to chuckle again . 
1 after 2 a
2 a 3 little
3 little 4 he
4 he 5 began
5 began 6 to
6 to 7 chuckle
7 chuckle 8 again
8 again 9 .

i reckon he 's been punished already . " 
1 i 2 reckon
2 reckon 3 he
3 he 4 's
4 's 5 been
5 been 6 punished
6 punished 7 already
7 already 8 .
8 . 9 "

i am afraid it wasn't quite the right kind of sorrow . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 afraid
3 afraid 4 it
4 it 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 quite
6 quite 7 the
7 the 8 right
8 right 9 kind
9 kind 10 of
10 of 11 sorrow
11 sorrow 12 .

but wishes of that kind are about the most useless things in the world . 
1 but 2 wishes
2 wishes 3 of
3 of 4 that
4 that 5 kind
5 kind 6 are
6 are 7 about
7 about 8 the
8 the 9 most
9 most 10 useless
10 useless 11 things
11 things 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 world
14 world 15 .

they wouldn't help him now . 
1 they 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 help
3 help 4 him
4 him 5 now
5 now 6 .

all at once he had a comforting thought . 
1 all 2 at
2 at 3 once
3 once 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 a
6 a 7 comforting
7 comforting 8 thought
8 thought 9 .

if that were the case here , he would be all right . 
1 if 2 that
2 that 3 were
3 were 4 the
4 the 5 case
5 case 6 here
6 here 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 would
9 would 10 be
10 be 11 all
11 all 12 right
12 right 13 .

he would find out . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 find
3 find 4 out
4 out 5 .

cautiously he poked his head out of the snug bedroom . 
1 cautiously 2 he
2 he 3 poked
3 poked 4 his
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 snug
9 snug 10 bedroom
10 bedroom 11 .

there was the long hall down which he had come . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 long
4 long 5 hall
5 hall 6 down
6 down 7 which
7 which 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 .

it must be the way to the back door . 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 back
8 back 9 door
9 door 10 .

and then he bumped his nose . 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 bumped
4 bumped 5 his
5 his 6 nose
6 nose 7 .

you see , it was an old house , and like most old houses it was rather a tumble-down affair . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 an
6 an 7 old
7 old 8 house
8 house 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 like
11 like 12 most
12 most 13 old
13 old 14 houses
14 houses 15 it
15 it 16 was
16 was 17 rather
17 rather 18 a
18 a 19 tumble-down
19 tumble-down 20 affair
20 affair 21 .

anyway , the back door had been blocked with a great stone , and the walls of the back hall had fallen in . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 the
3 the 4 back
4 back 5 door
5 door 6 had
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 blocked
8 blocked 9 with
9 with 10 a
10 a 11 great
11 great 12 stone
12 stone 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 the
15 the 16 walls
16 walls 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 back
19 back 20 hall
20 hall 21 had
21 had 22 fallen
22 fallen 23 in
23 in 24 .

there was no way out there . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 way
4 way 5 out
5 out 6 there
6 there 7 .

meanwhile he would try to get a nap and forget his aches and pains . 
1 meanwhile 2 he
2 he 3 would
3 would 4 try
4 try 5 to
5 to 6 get
6 get 7 a
7 a 8 nap
8 nap 9 and
9 and 10 forget
10 forget 11 his
11 his 12 aches
12 aches 13 and
13 and 14 pains
14 pains 15 .

it sounded as if it came from a long way off , but he knew just where it came from . 
1 it 2 sounded
2 sounded 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 it
5 it 6 came
6 came 7 from
7 from 8 a
8 a 9 long
9 long 10 way
10 way 11 off
11 off 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 he
14 he 15 knew
15 knew 16 just
16 just 17 where
17 where 18 it
18 it 19 came
19 came 20 from
20 from 21 .

it came from the doorway of that old house . 
1 it 2 came
2 came 3 from
3 from 4 the
4 the 5 doorway
5 doorway 6 of
6 of 7 that
7 that 8 old
8 old 9 house
9 house 10 .

he knew , too , whose voice it was . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 ,
3 , 4 too
4 too 5 ,
5 , 6 whose
6 whose 7 voice
7 voice 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 .

i may want to play a little joke on you to pay you back for the one you played on me . " 
1 i 2 may
2 may 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 play
5 play 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 joke
8 joke 9 on
9 on 10 you
10 you 11 to
11 to 12 pay
12 pay 13 you
13 you 14 back
14 back 15 for
15 for 16 the
16 the 17 one
17 one 18 you
18 you 19 played
19 played 20 on
20 on 21 me
21 me 22 .
22 . 23 "

twice he started up the long hall , but turned back . 
1 twice 2 he
2 he 3 started
3 started 4 up
4 up 5 the
5 the 6 long
6 long 7 hall
7 hall 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 turned
10 turned 11 back
11 back 12 .

he just couldn't stand any more stings . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 stand
4 stand 5 any
5 any 6 more
6 more 7 stings
7 stings 8 .

he was miserable . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 miserable
3 miserable 4 .

it was a horrid , mean joke . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 horrid
4 horrid 5 ,
5 , 6 mean
6 mean 7 joke
7 joke 8 .

then he stopped and scratched his head thoughtfully . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 and
4 and 5 scratched
5 scratched 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 thoughtfully
8 thoughtfully 9 .

then he sighed . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sighed
3 sighed 4 .

then he scratched his head again and once more sighed . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 scratched
3 scratched 4 his
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 again
6 again 7 and
7 and 8 once
8 once 9 more
9 more 10 sighed
10 sighed 11 .

i believe in keeping my word . 
1 i 2 believe
2 believe 3 in
3 in 4 keeping
4 keeping 5 my
5 my 6 word
6 word 7 .

there is nothing like making people believe that when you say a thing you mean it . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 like
4 like 5 making
5 making 6 people
6 people 7 believe
7 believe 8 that
8 that 9 when
9 when 10 you
10 you 11 say
11 say 12 a
12 a 13 thing
13 thing 14 you
14 you 15 mean
15 mean 16 it
16 it 17 .

there is nothing like keeping your word to make people respect you . " 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 like
4 like 5 keeping
5 keeping 6 your
6 your 7 word
7 word 8 to
8 to 9 make
9 make 10 people
10 people 11 respect
11 respect 12 you
12 you 13 .
13 . 14 "

in fact , he spent all the day there . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 spent
5 spent 6 all
6 all 7 the
7 the 8 day
8 day 9 there
9 there 10 .

then he poked his head in at the doorway . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 poked
3 poked 4 his
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 in
6 in 7 at
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 .

i 'm waiting for you ! " he called down the hall , and made his voice sound as angry as he could . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 waiting
3 waiting 4 for
4 for 5 you
5 you 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 called
9 called 10 down
10 down 11 the
11 the 12 hall
12 hall 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 made
15 made 16 his
16 his 17 voice
17 voice 18 sound
18 sound 19 as
19 as 20 angry
20 angry 21 as
21 as 22 he
22 he 23 could
23 could 24 .

but inside he was chuckling . 
1 but 2 inside
2 inside 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 chuckling
5 chuckling 6 .

he had kept his word . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 kept
3 kept 4 his
4 his 5 word
5 word 6 .

the sound of that voice almost broke his heart . 
1 the 2 sound
2 sound 3 of
3 of 4 that
4 that 5 voice
5 voice 6 almost
6 almost 7 broke
7 broke 8 his
8 his 9 heart
9 heart 10 .

" he has come back . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 come
4 come 5 back
5 back 6 .

there he stayed nearly all the rest of the night , though his stomach was so empty it ached . 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 stayed
3 stayed 4 nearly
4 nearly 5 all
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 rest
7 rest 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 ,
11 , 12 though
12 though 13 his
13 his 14 stomach
14 stomach 15 was
15 was 16 so
16 so 17 empty
17 empty 18 it
18 it 19 ached
19 ached 20 .

with his heart in his mouth , he sprang out of the doorway . 
1 with 2 his
2 his 3 heart
3 heart 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 sprang
9 sprang 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 doorway
13 doorway 14 .

he didn't hurry . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 hurry
3 hurry 4 .

hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors . 
1 hurrying 2 and
2 and 3 worrying
3 worrying 4 are
4 are 5 two
5 two 6 things
6 things 7 he
7 he 8 leaves
8 leaves 9 for
9 for 10 his
10 his 11 neighbors
11 neighbors 12 .

but it was plain to see that he had something besides fat beetles on his mind . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 plain
4 plain 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 something
10 something 11 besides
11 besides 12 fat
12 fat 13 beetles
13 beetles 14 on
14 on 15 his
15 his 16 mind
16 mind 17 .

he didn't hurry . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 hurry
3 hurry 4 .

it was too warm to hurry . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 warm
4 warm 5 to
5 to 6 hurry
6 hurry 7 .

anyway , he has no desire to have the experiment tried . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 has
4 has 5 no
5 no 6 desire
6 desire 7 to
7 to 8 have
8 have 9 the
9 the 10 experiment
10 experiment 11 tried
11 tried 12 .

so occasionally , when he discovers one of these people who think he would make a good dinner , he worries a little . 
1 so 2 occasionally
2 occasionally 3 ,
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 discovers
6 discovers 7 one
7 one 8 of
8 of 9 these
9 these 10 people
10 people 11 who
11 who 12 think
12 think 13 he
13 he 14 would
14 would 15 make
15 make 16 a
16 a 17 good
17 good 18 dinner
18 dinner 19 ,
19 , 20 he
20 he 21 worries
21 worries 22 a
22 a 23 little
23 little 24 .

" have you seen any fat beetles this morning ? " 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 seen
4 seen 5 any
5 any 6 fat
6 fat 7 beetles
7 beetles 8 this
8 this 9 morning
9 morning 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

ah had it on mah mind to ask yo ' the same thing . " 
1 ah 2 had
2 had 3 it
3 it 4 on
4 on 5 mah
5 mah 6 mind
6 mind 7 to
7 to 8 ask
8 ask 9 yo
9 yo 10 '
10 ' 11 the
11 the 12 same
12 same 13 thing
13 thing 14 .
14 . 15 "

his grin grew broader and became a chuckle . 
1 his 2 grin
2 grin 3 grew
3 grew 4 broader
4 broader 5 and
5 and 6 became
6 became 7 a
7 a 8 chuckle
8 chuckle 9 .

" but it seems to me a powerful waste of time . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 it
3 it 4 seems
4 seems 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 a
7 a 8 powerful
8 powerful 9 waste
9 waste 10 of
10 of 11 time
11 time 12 .

ah have mo ' important things to worry about . 
1 ah 2 have
2 have 3 mo
3 mo 4 '
4 ' 5 important
5 important 6 things
6 things 7 to
7 to 8 worry
8 worry 9 about
9 about 10 .

he scratched his head thoughtfully . 
1 he 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 thoughtfully
5 thoughtfully 6 .

" those who don't run away always are polite and step aside . 
1 " 2 those
2 those 3 who
3 who 4 don't
4 don't 5 run
5 run 6 away
6 away 7 always
7 always 8 are
8 are 9 polite
9 polite 10 and
10 and 11 step
11 step 12 aside
12 aside 13 .

no reason in particular . 
1 no 2 reason
2 reason 3 in
3 in 4 particular
4 particular 5 .

anybody who is prepared has no occasion to worry . 
1 anybody 2 who
2 who 3 is
3 is 4 prepared
4 prepared 5 has
5 has 6 no
6 no 7 occasion
7 occasion 8 to
8 to 9 worry
9 worry 10 .

ah ain't aiming fo ' trouble with either of yo ' . 
1 ah 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 aiming
3 aiming 4 fo
4 fo 5 '
5 ' 6 trouble
6 trouble 7 with
7 with 8 either
8 either 9 of
9 of 10 yo
10 yo 11 '
11 ' 12 .

" did you ever know me to pick a quarrel and use that bag of scent without being attacked ? " 
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 ever
4 ever 5 know
5 know 6 me
6 me 7 to
7 to 8 pick
8 pick 9 a
9 a 10 quarrel
10 quarrel 11 and
11 and 12 use
12 use 13 that
13 that 14 bag
14 bag 15 of
15 of 16 scent
16 scent 17 without
17 without 18 being
18 being 19 attacked
19 attacked 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

you notice he always is very polite when we meet . 
1 you 2 notice
2 notice 3 he
3 he 4 always
4 always 5 is
5 is 6 very
6 very 7 polite
7 polite 8 when
8 when 9 we
9 we 10 meet
10 meet 11 .

nobody bothers us , and we bother nobody . 
1 nobody 2 bothers
2 bothers 3 us
3 us 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 we
6 we 7 bother
7 bother 8 nobody
8 nobody 9 .

that 's the beauty of being prepared . " 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 beauty
4 beauty 5 of
5 of 6 being
6 being 7 prepared
7 prepared 8 .
8 . 9 "

then he sighed and sighed again . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sighed
3 sighed 4 and
4 and 5 sighed
5 sighed 6 again
6 again 7 .

ah cert'nly does just that very thing . 
1 ah 2 cert'nly
2 cert'nly 3 does
3 does 4 just
4 just 5 that
5 that 6 very
6 very 7 thing
7 thing 8 .

have yo ' found any nice fresh aiggs lately ? " 
1 have 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 found
4 found 5 any
5 any 6 nice
6 nice 7 fresh
7 fresh 8 aiggs
8 aiggs 9 lately
9 lately 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

so in the matter of eggs , as in a great many other matters , it all depends on the point of view . 
1 so 2 in
2 in 3 the
3 the 4 matter
4 matter 5 of
5 of 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 in
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 great
11 great 12 many
12 many 13 other
13 other 14 matters
14 matters 15 ,
15 , 16 it
16 it 17 all
17 all 18 depends
18 depends 19 on
19 on 20 the
20 the 21 point
21 point 22 of
22 of 23 view
23 view 24 .

their stomachs prompt them to think of eggs . 
1 their 2 stomachs
2 stomachs 3 prompt
3 prompt 4 them
4 them 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 of
7 of 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 .

eggs are good to fill empty stomachs . 
1 eggs 2 are
2 are 3 good
3 good 4 to
4 to 5 fill
5 fill 6 empty
6 empty 7 stomachs
7 stomachs 8 .

they say they " love " eggs , but they don't . 
1 they 2 say
2 say 3 they
3 they 4 "
4 " 5 love
5 love 6 "
6 " 7 eggs
7 eggs 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 they
10 they 11 don't
11 don't 12 .

they " like " them , which is quite different . 
1 they 2 "
2 " 3 like
3 like 4 "
4 " 5 them
5 them 6 ,
6 , 7 which
7 which 8 is
8 is 9 quite
9 quite 10 different
10 different 11 .

i should have said , rather , his stomach . 
1 i 2 should
2 should 3 have
3 have 4 said
4 said 5 ,
5 , 6 rather
6 rather 7 ,
7 , 8 his
8 his 9 stomach
9 stomach 10 .

i 've almost forgotten what an egg tastes like . 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 almost
3 almost 4 forgotten
4 forgotten 5 what
5 what 6 an
6 an 7 egg
7 egg 8 tastes
8 tastes 9 like
9 like 10 .

" that would be no mo ' than fair . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 would
3 would 4 be
4 be 5 no
5 no 6 mo
6 mo 7 '
7 ' 8 than
8 than 9 fair
9 fair 10 .

a right smart lot of birds make their nests on the ground there . 
1 a 2 right
2 right 3 smart
3 smart 4 lot
4 lot 5 of
5 of 6 birds
6 birds 7 make
7 make 8 their
8 their 9 nests
9 nests 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 ground
12 ground 13 there
13 there 14 .

the more he thought of them , the more he wanted some . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
5 of 6 them
6 them 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 he
10 he 11 wanted
11 wanted 12 some
12 some 13 .

the more he tried to forget about them , the more he thought about them . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 tried
4 tried 5 to
5 to 6 forget
6 forget 7 about
7 about 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 10 the
10 the 11 more
11 more 12 he
12 he 13 thought
13 thought 14 about
14 about 15 them
15 them 16 .

ah cert'nly would . " 
1 ah 2 cert'nly
2 cert'nly 3 would
3 would 4 .
4 . 5 "

he stopped to listen . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 to
3 to 4 listen
4 listen 5 .

it was a sigh of relief . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 sigh
4 sigh 5 of
5 of 6 relief
6 relief 7 .

then he crept around a corner of the henhouse towards a certain hole under it he remembered well . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 crept
3 crept 4 around
4 around 5 a
5 a 6 corner
6 corner 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 henhouse
9 henhouse 10 towards
10 towards 11 a
11 a 12 certain
12 certain 13 hole
13 hole 14 under
14 under 15 it
15 it 16 he
16 he 17 remembered
17 remembered 18 well
18 well 19 .

just as he reached it , he saw something white . 
1 just 2 as
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 reached
4 reached 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 saw
8 saw 9 something
9 something 10 white
10 white 11 .

it moved . 
1 it 2 moved
2 moved 3 .

it was coming towards him from the other end of the henhouse . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 coming
3 coming 4 towards
4 towards 5 him
5 him 6 from
6 from 7 the
7 the 8 other
8 other 9 end
9 end 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 henhouse
12 henhouse 13 .

he was undecided whether to run or stay . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 undecided
3 undecided 4 whether
4 whether 5 to
5 to 6 run
6 run 7 or
7 or 8 stay
8 stay 9 .

then he heard a little grunt and decided to stay . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 heard
3 heard 4 a
4 a 5 little
5 little 6 grunt
6 grunt 7 and
7 and 8 decided
8 decided 9 to
9 to 10 stay
10 stay 11 .

he even grinned . 
1 he 2 even
2 even 3 grinned
3 grinned 4 .

" what are you doing here ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 doing
5 doing 6 here
6 here 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 .

then he chuckled . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 .

" this is an unexpected meeting . 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 an
4 an 5 unexpected
5 unexpected 6 meeting
6 meeting 7 .

it is queer how a like thought often brings people together . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 queer
3 queer 4 how
4 how 5 a
5 a 6 like
6 like 7 thought
7 thought 8 often
8 often 9 brings
9 brings 10 people
10 people 11 together
11 together 12 .

more than this , it was the second time that day that they had met . 
1 more 2 than
2 than 3 this
3 this 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 the
7 the 8 second
8 second 9 time
9 time 10 that
10 that 11 day
11 day 12 that
12 that 13 they
13 they 14 had
14 had 15 met
15 met 16 .

and it was all on account of eggs . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 all
4 all 5 on
5 on 6 account
6 account 7 of
7 of 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 .

" are you just coming out , or are you just going in ? " 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 just
4 just 5 coming
5 coming 6 out
6 out 7 ,
7 , 8 or
8 or 9 are
9 are 10 you
10 you 11 just
11 just 12 going
12 going 13 in
13 in 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

yo ' cert'nly are most polite . 
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 are
4 are 5 most
5 most 6 polite
6 polite 7 .

yo ' are a credit to your bringing up , but politeness always did run in your family . 
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 3 are
3 are 4 a
4 a 5 credit
5 credit 6 to
6 to 7 your
7 your 8 bringing
8 bringing 9 up
9 up 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 politeness
12 politeness 13 always
13 always 14 did
14 did 15 run
15 run 16 in
16 in 17 your
17 your 18 family
18 family 19 .

" so you go first . 
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 you
3 you 4 go
4 go 5 first
5 first 6 .

i really couldn't think of such a thing . " 
1 i 2 really
2 really 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 6 such
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 thing
8 thing 9 .
9 . 10 "

and so they argued and argued , each insisting in the most polite way that the other should go first . 
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 they
3 they 4 argued
4 argued 5 and
5 and 6 argued
6 argued 7 ,
7 , 8 each
8 each 9 insisting
9 insisting 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 most
12 most 13 polite
13 polite 14 way
14 way 15 that
15 that 16 the
16 the 17 other
17 other 18 should
18 should 19 go
19 go 20 first
20 first 21 .

if the truth were known , neither of them was insisting out of politeness at all . 
1 if 2 the
2 the 3 truth
3 truth 4 were
4 were 5 known
5 known 6 ,
6 , 7 neither
7 neither 8 of
8 of 9 them
9 them 10 was
10 was 11 insisting
11 insisting 12 out
12 out 13 of
13 of 14 politeness
14 politeness 15 at
15 at 16 all
16 all 17 .

in both cases it was a kind of selfishness . 
1 in 2 both
2 both 3 cases
3 cases 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 kind
7 kind 8 of
8 of 9 selfishness
9 selfishness 10 .

each was thinking of self . 
1 each 2 was
2 was 3 thinking
3 thinking 4 of
4 of 5 self
5 self 6 .

how long they would have continued to argue and try to appear polite if something hadn't happened , nobody knows . 
1 how 2 long
2 long 3 they
3 they 4 would
4 would 5 have
5 have 6 continued
6 continued 7 to
7 to 8 argue
8 argue 9 and
9 and 10 try
10 try 11 to
11 to 12 appear
12 appear 13 polite
13 polite 14 if
14 if 15 something
15 something 16 hadn't
16 hadn't 17 happened
17 happened 18 ,
18 , 19 nobody
19 nobody 20 knows
20 knows 21 .

but something did happen . 
1 but 2 something
2 something 3 did
3 did 4 happen
4 happen 5 .

there was a sudden loud sniff just around the corner of the henhouse . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 sudden
4 sudden 5 loud
5 loud 6 sniff
6 sniff 7 just
7 just 8 around
8 around 9 the
9 the 10 corner
10 corner 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 henhouse
13 henhouse 14 .

they couldn't , because it wasn't big enough , but , they tried hard . 
1 they 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 ,
3 , 4 because
4 because 5 it
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 big
7 big 8 enough
8 enough 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 ,
11 , 12 they
12 they 13 tried
13 tried 14 hard
14 hard 15 .

he began to dig . 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 4 dig
4 dig 5 .

goodness , how he did make the dirt fly ! 
1 goodness 2 ,
2 , 3 how
3 how 4 he
4 he 5 did
5 did 6 make
6 make 7 the
7 the 8 dirt
8 dirt 9 fly
9 fly 10 !

all the time he whined with eagerness . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 time
3 time 4 he
4 he 5 whined
5 whined 6 with
6 with 7 eagerness
7 eagerness 8 .

he felt safe for the time being , anyway , and he didn't propose to worry over the future . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 safe
3 safe 4 for
4 for 5 the
5 the 6 time
6 time 7 being
7 being 8 ,
8 , 9 anyway
9 anyway 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 didn't
13 didn't 14 propose
14 propose 15 to
15 to 16 worry
16 worry 17 over
17 over 18 the
18 the 19 future
19 future 20 .

no , indeed , it wasn't fear . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 fear
7 fear 8 .

it was this that had caused him to struggle to be first through that hole under the henhouse . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 this
3 this 4 that
4 that 5 had
5 had 6 caused
6 caused 7 him
7 him 8 to
8 to 9 struggle
9 struggle 10 to
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 first
12 first 13 through
13 through 14 that
14 that 15 hole
15 hole 16 under
16 under 17 the
17 the 18 henhouse
18 henhouse 19 .

but once through , he had felt a bit ashamed that he had been so undignified . 
1 but 2 once
2 once 3 through
3 through 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 felt
7 felt 8 a
8 a 9 bit
9 bit 10 ashamed
10 ashamed 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 had
13 had 14 been
14 been 15 so
15 so 16 undignified
16 undignified 17 .

but he thought better of it . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 4 better
4 better 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 .

he meant to make sure of his share of the eggs he was certain were up there . 
1 he 2 meant
2 meant 3 to
3 to 4 make
4 make 5 sure
5 sure 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 share
8 share 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 certain
14 certain 15 were
15 were 16 up
16 up 17 there
17 there 18 .

there was a row of nesting boxes along one side close to the floor . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 row
4 row 5 of
5 of 6 nesting
6 nesting 7 boxes
7 boxes 8 along
8 along 9 one
9 one 10 side
10 side 11 close
11 close 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 floor
14 floor 15 .

above these was another row and above these a third row . 
1 above 2 these
2 these 3 was
3 was 4 another
4 another 5 row
5 row 6 and
6 and 7 above
7 above 8 these
8 these 9 a
9 a 10 third
10 third 11 row
11 row 12 .

it 's just as yo ' say . " 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
6 ' 7 say
7 say 8 .
8 . 9 "

there was nothing in the first one and nothing in the second one and nothing in the third one . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 first
6 first 7 one
7 one 8 and
8 and 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 second
12 second 13 one
13 one 14 and
14 and 15 nothing
15 nothing 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 third
18 third 19 one
19 one 20 .

at last he so lost his temper that when he found another of those eggs he angrily kicked it out of the nest . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 so
4 so 5 lost
5 lost 6 his
6 his 7 temper
7 temper 8 that
8 that 9 when
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 found
11 found 12 another
12 another 13 of
13 of 14 those
14 those 15 eggs
15 eggs 16 he
16 he 17 angrily
17 angrily 18 kicked
18 kicked 19 it
19 it 20 out
20 out 21 of
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 nest
23 nest 24 .

at least , he thought he did . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 thought
5 thought 6 he
6 he 7 did
7 did 8 .

" you did that purposely , and you needn't tell me you didn't . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 did
3 did 4 that
4 that 5 purposely
5 purposely 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 you
8 you 9 needn't
9 needn't 10 tell
10 tell 11 me
11 me 12 you
12 you 13 didn't
13 didn't 14 .
14 . 15 "

you did it purposely , and you can't make me believe anything else . 
1 you 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 purposely
4 purposely 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 you
7 you 8 can't
8 can't 9 make
9 make 10 me
10 me 11 believe
11 believe 12 anything
12 anything 13 else
13 else 14 .

come down here and fight . 
1 come 2 down
2 down 3 here
3 here 4 and
4 and 5 fight
5 fight 6 .

i dare you to ! " 
1 i 2 dare
2 dare 3 you
3 you 4 to
4 to 5 !
5 ! 6 "

he had apologized , and he felt that no one could do more than that . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 apologized
3 apologized 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 felt
7 felt 8 that
8 that 9 no
9 no 10 one
10 one 11 could
11 could 12 do
12 do 13 more
13 more 14 than
14 than 15 that
15 that 16 .

his little eyes glowed with rage . 
1 his 2 little
2 little 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 glowed
4 glowed 5 with
5 with 6 rage
6 rage 7 .

" if yo ' want to fight , come up here . 
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 want
5 want 6 to
6 to 7 fight
7 fight 8 ,
8 , 9 come
9 come 10 up
10 up 11 here
11 here 12 .

nobody can drop things on my head and not get paid back . 
1 nobody 2 can
2 can 3 drop
3 drop 4 things
4 things 5 on
5 on 6 my
6 my 7 head
7 head 8 and
8 and 9 not
9 not 10 get
10 get 11 paid
11 paid 12 back
12 back 13 .

" wait as long as yo ' please . 
1 " 2 wait
2 wait 3 as
3 as 4 long
4 long 5 as
5 as 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 8 please
8 please 9 .

it really was dreadful . 
1 it 2 really
2 really 3 was
3 was 4 dreadful
4 dreadful 5 .

and it was all because both had been sadly disappointed . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 all
4 all 5 because
5 because 6 both
6 both 7 had
7 had 8 been
8 been 9 sadly
9 sadly 10 disappointed
10 disappointed 11 .

they had found no eggs where they had been sure they would find plenty . 
1 they 2 had
2 had 3 found
3 found 4 no
4 no 5 eggs
5 eggs 6 where
6 where 7 they
7 they 8 had
8 had 9 been
9 been 10 sure
10 sure 11 they
11 they 12 would
12 would 13 find
13 find 14 plenty
14 plenty 15 .

did you ever notice what a bad thing for the temper disappointment often is ? 
1 did 2 you
2 you 3 ever
3 ever 4 notice
4 notice 5 what
5 what 6 a
6 a 7 bad
7 bad 8 thing
8 thing 9 for
9 for 10 the
10 the 11 temper
11 temper 12 disappointment
12 disappointment 13 often
13 often 14 is
14 is 15 ?

he had tried first one nest and then another , but none just suited him . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 tried
3 tried 4 first
4 first 5 one
5 one 6 nest
6 nest 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 another
9 another 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 none
12 none 13 just
13 just 14 suited
14 suited 15 him
15 him 16 .

this was partly because he wasn't sleepy . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 partly
3 partly 4 because
4 because 5 he
5 he 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 sleepy
7 sleepy 8 .

he was hungry and not at all sleepy . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 hungry
3 hungry 4 and
4 and 5 not
5 not 6 at
6 at 7 all
7 all 8 sleepy
8 sleepy 9 .

but as it began to get towards morning he began to grow anxious . 
1 but 2 as
2 as 3 it
3 it 4 began
4 began 5 to
5 to 6 get
6 get 7 towards
7 towards 8 morning
8 morning 9 he
9 he 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 grow
12 grow 13 anxious
13 anxious 14 .

then , too , he was hungry . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 hungry
7 hungry 8 .

he had counted on a good meal of eggs , and not one had he found . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 counted
3 counted 4 on
4 on 5 a
5 a 6 good
6 good 7 meal
7 meal 8 of
8 of 9 eggs
9 eggs 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 not
12 not 13 one
13 one 14 had
14 had 15 he
15 he 16 found
16 found 17 .

he wished he had never thought of eggs . 
1 he 2 wished
2 wished 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 never
5 never 6 thought
6 thought 7 of
7 of 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 .

at last he ventured to speak again . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 ventured
4 ventured 5 to
5 to 6 speak
6 speak 7 again
7 again 8 .

" ah reckons yo ' done forget something , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 done
6 done 7 forget
7 forget 8 something
8 something 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 he
12 he 13 .

that sounded like boasting , but it wasn't . 
1 that 2 sounded
2 sounded 3 like
3 like 4 boasting
4 boasting 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 it
7 it 8 wasn't
8 wasn't 9 .

he was so anxious that he couldn't keep still . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 anxious
4 anxious 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 keep
8 keep 9 still
9 still 10 .

he had heard the noise of the hens and was coming to find out what it was all about . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 heard
3 heard 4 the
4 the 5 noise
5 noise 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 hens
8 hens 9 and
9 and 10 was
10 was 11 coming
11 coming 12 to
12 to 13 find
13 find 14 out
14 out 15 what
15 what 16 it
16 it 17 was
17 was 18 all
18 all 19 about
19 about 20 .

" he 's coming ! 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 coming
4 coming 5 !

it will be much easier than squeezing through that hole . " 
1 it 2 will
2 will 3 be
3 be 4 much
4 much 5 easier
5 easier 6 than
6 than 7 squeezing
7 squeezing 8 through
8 through 9 that
9 that 10 hole
10 hole 11 .
11 . 12 "

yes , he did . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 did
4 did 5 .

you see , that might give him a chance to slip away himself . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 that
4 that 5 might
5 might 6 give
6 give 7 him
7 him 8 a
8 a 9 chance
9 chance 10 to
10 to 11 slip
11 slip 12 away
12 away 13 himself
13 himself 14 .

otherwise , he would be in a bad fix . 
1 otherwise 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 would
4 would 5 be
5 be 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 bad
8 bad 9 fix
9 fix 10 .

the latch on the door rattled . 
1 the 2 latch
2 latch 3 on
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 door
5 door 6 rattled
6 rattled 7 .

the door swung open , letting in a flood of light . 
1 the 2 door
2 door 3 swung
3 swung 4 open
4 open 5 ,
5 , 6 letting
6 letting 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 flood
9 flood 10 of
10 of 11 light
11 light 12 .

the hens stopped their noise . 
1 the 2 hens
2 hens 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 their
4 their 5 noise
5 noise 6 .

" so it 's you , you black and white rascal ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 's
4 's 5 you
5 you 6 ,
6 , 7 you
7 you 8 black
8 black 9 and
9 and 10 white
10 white 11 rascal
11 rascal 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 he
14 he 15 exclaimed
15 exclaimed 16 .

you are the most impudent and independent fellow of my acquaintance . 
1 you 2 are
2 are 3 the
3 the 4 most
4 most 5 impudent
5 impudent 6 and
6 and 7 independent
7 independent 8 fellow
8 fellow 9 of
9 of 10 my
10 my 11 acquaintance
11 acquaintance 12 .

that 's what you are . 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 what
3 what 4 you
4 you 5 are
5 are 6 .

come along out of there , you rascal . " 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 out
3 out 4 of
4 of 5 there
5 there 6 ,
6 , 7 you
7 you 8 rascal
8 rascal 9 .
9 . 10 "

he scratched his head thoughtfully . 
1 he 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 thoughtfully
5 thoughtfully 6 .

there certainly is nothing like being prepared if you want to avoid trouble . " 
1 there 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 is
3 is 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 like
5 like 6 being
6 being 7 prepared
7 prepared 8 if
8 if 9 you
9 you 10 want
10 want 11 to
11 to 12 avoid
12 avoid 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 .
14 . 15 "

that one thing was the china nest-egg on the floor . 
1 that 2 one
2 one 3 thing
3 thing 4 was
4 was 5 the
5 the 6 china
6 china 7 nest-egg
7 nest-egg 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 floor
10 floor 11 .

" now how did that come there ? 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 how
3 how 4 did
4 did 5 that
5 that 6 come
6 come 7 there
7 there 8 ?

" that 's queer , " he muttered . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 queer
4 queer 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 muttered
8 muttered 9 .

" that egg must have come from one of the upper nests . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 egg
3 egg 4 must
4 must 5 have
5 have 6 come
6 come 7 from
7 from 8 one
8 one 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 upper
11 upper 12 nests
12 nests 13 .

i 'll have to look into this . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 have
3 have 4 to
4 to 5 look
5 look 6 into
6 into 7 this
7 this 8 .
8 . 9 "

so he began with the second row of nests and looked in each . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 with
4 with 5 the
5 the 6 second
6 second 7 row
7 row 8 of
8 of 9 nests
9 nests 10 and
10 and 11 looked
11 looked 12 in
12 in 13 each
13 each 14 .

he couldn't help but see it . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 help
3 help 4 but
4 but 5 see
5 see 6 it
6 it 7 .

so there was more than one visitor here last night . 
1 so 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 more
4 more 5 than
5 than 6 one
6 one 7 visitor
7 visitor 8 here
8 here 9 last
9 last 10 night
10 night 11 .

this henhouse seems to be a very popular place . 
1 this 2 henhouse
2 henhouse 3 seems
3 seems 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 a
6 a 7 very
7 very 8 popular
8 popular 9 place
9 place 10 .

i see that the first thing for me to do after breakfast is to nail a board over that hole in the floor . 
1 i 2 see
2 see 3 that
3 that 4 the
4 the 5 first
5 first 6 thing
6 thing 7 for
7 for 8 me
8 me 9 to
9 to 10 do
10 do 11 after
11 after 12 breakfast
12 breakfast 13 is
13 is 14 to
14 to 15 nail
15 nail 16 a
16 a 17 board
17 board 18 over
18 over 19 that
19 that 20 hole
20 hole 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 floor
23 floor 24 .

found it a little hard for your teeth , didn't you ? 
1 found 2 it
2 it 3 a
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 hard
5 hard 6 for
6 for 7 your
7 your 8 teeth
8 teeth 9 ,
9 , 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 you
11 you 12 ?

lost your temper and kicked it out , didn't you ? 
1 lost 2 your
2 your 3 temper
3 temper 4 and
4 and 5 kicked
5 kicked 6 it
6 it 7 out
7 out 8 ,
8 , 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 you
10 you 11 ?

never lose your temper over trifles . 
1 never 2 lose
2 lose 3 your
3 your 4 temper
4 temper 5 over
5 over 6 trifles
6 trifles 7 .

it doesn't pay . 
1 it 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 pay
3 pay 4 .

so he held his breath and hoped and hoped that he hadn't been discovered . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 held
3 held 4 his
4 his 5 breath
5 breath 6 and
6 and 7 hoped
7 hoped 8 and
8 and 9 hoped
9 hoped 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 been
13 been 14 discovered
14 discovered 15 .

and perhaps he wouldn't have been but for that telltale nest-egg on the floor . 
1 and 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 he
3 he 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 have
5 have 6 been
6 been 7 but
7 but 8 for
8 for 9 that
9 that 10 telltale
10 telltale 11 nest-egg
11 nest-egg 12 on
12 on 13 the
13 the 14 floor
14 floor 15 .

that was the cause of all his troubles . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 cause
4 cause 5 of
5 of 6 all
6 all 7 his
7 his 8 troubles
8 troubles 9 .

it had seemed a trifle , kicking that egg out of that nest , but see what the results were . 
1 it 2 had
2 had 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 a
4 a 5 trifle
5 trifle 6 ,
6 , 7 kicking
7 kicking 8 that
8 that 9 egg
9 egg 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 that
12 that 13 nest
13 nest 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 see
16 see 17 what
17 what 18 the
18 the 19 results
19 results 20 were
20 were 21 .

truly , little things often are not so little as they seem . 
1 truly 2 ,
2 , 3 little
3 little 4 things
4 things 5 often
5 often 6 are
6 are 7 not
7 not 8 so
8 so 9 little
9 little 10 as
10 as 11 they
11 they 12 seem
12 seem 13 .

and he didn't pinch very hard , not hard enough to really hurt . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 pinch
4 pinch 5 very
5 very 6 hard
6 hard 7 ,
7 , 8 not
8 not 9 hard
9 hard 10 enough
10 enough 11 to
11 to 12 really
12 really 13 hurt
13 hurt 14 .

that tail might have belonged to any one but him so far as he made any sign . 
1 that 2 tail
2 tail 3 might
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 belonged
5 belonged 6 to
6 to 7 any
7 any 8 one
8 one 9 but
9 but 10 him
10 him 11 so
11 so 12 far
12 far 13 as
13 as 14 he
14 he 15 made
15 made 16 any
16 any 17 sign
17 sign 18 .

of course , he felt like pulling it away . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 felt
5 felt 6 like
6 like 7 pulling
7 pulling 8 it
8 it 9 away
9 away 10 .

any one would have in his place . 
1 any 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 in
5 in 6 his
6 his 7 place
7 place 8 .

he looked as if he were dead , and he acted as if he were dead . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 were
6 were 7 dead
7 dead 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 acted
11 acted 12 as
12 as 13 if
13 if 14 he
14 he 15 were
15 were 16 dead
16 dead 17 .

he lay just as he fell . 
1 he 2 lay
2 lay 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 fell
6 fell 7 .

that was what he wanted . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 what
3 what 4 he
4 he 5 wanted
5 wanted 6 .

then he went about his work of cleaning out the henhouse and measuring out the grain for the biddies . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 about
4 about 5 his
5 his 6 work
6 work 7 of
7 of 8 cleaning
8 cleaning 9 out
9 out 10 the
10 the 11 henhouse
11 henhouse 12 and
12 and 13 measuring
13 measuring 14 out
14 out 15 the
15 the 16 grain
16 grain 17 for
17 for 18 the
18 the 19 biddies
19 biddies 20 .

his hair was all rumpled up , as it usually is . 
1 his 2 hair
2 hair 3 was
3 was 4 all
4 all 5 rumpled
5 rumpled 6 up
6 up 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 it
9 it 10 usually
10 usually 11 is
11 is 12 .

it was filled with dust from the floor and bits of straw . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 filled
3 filled 4 with
4 with 5 dust
5 dust 6 from
6 from 7 the
7 the 8 floor
8 floor 9 and
9 and 10 bits
10 bits 11 of
11 of 12 straw
12 straw 13 .

his lips were drawn back and his mouth partly open . 
1 his 2 lips
2 lips 3 were
3 were 4 drawn
4 drawn 5 back
5 back 6 and
6 and 7 his
7 his 8 mouth
8 mouth 9 partly
9 partly 10 open
10 open 11 .

his eyes seemed to be closed . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 closed
6 closed 7 .

but to have looked at him you would have thought him as dead as the deadest thing that ever was . 
1 but 2 to
2 to 3 have
3 have 4 looked
4 looked 5 at
5 at 6 him
6 him 7 you
7 you 8 would
8 would 9 have
9 have 10 thought
10 thought 11 him
11 him 12 as
12 as 13 dead
13 dead 14 as
14 as 15 the
15 the 16 deadest
16 deadest 17 thing
17 thing 18 that
18 that 19 ever
19 ever 20 was
20 was 21 .

" you old fraud , " said he . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 old
3 old 4 fraud
4 fraud 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

i wonder how long you will keep it up . 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 how
3 how 4 long
4 long 5 you
5 you 6 will
6 will 7 keep
7 keep 8 it
8 it 9 up
9 up 10 .

he wondered where he was being taken to . 
1 he 2 wondered
2 wondered 3 where
3 where 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 being
6 being 7 taken
7 taken 8 to
8 to 9 .

he was terribly frightened . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 terribly
3 terribly 4 frightened
4 frightened 5 .

but he stuck to his old trick of playing dead which had served him so well more than once before . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 stuck
3 stuck 4 to
4 to 5 his
5 his 6 old
6 old 7 trick
7 trick 8 of
8 of 9 playing
9 playing 10 dead
10 dead 11 which
11 which 12 had
12 had 13 served
13 served 14 him
14 him 15 so
15 so 16 well
16 well 17 more
17 more 18 than
18 than 19 once
19 once 20 before
20 before 21 .

just imagine that ! 
1 just 2 imagine
2 imagine 3 that
3 that 4 !

just think of being nosed and sniffed at by one of whom you were terribly afraid and not so much as twitching an ear ! 
1 just 2 think
2 think 3 of
3 of 4 being
4 being 5 nosed
5 nosed 6 and
6 and 7 sniffed
7 sniffed 8 at
8 at 9 by
9 by 10 one
10 one 11 of
11 of 12 whom
12 whom 13 you
13 you 14 were
14 were 15 terribly
15 terribly 16 afraid
16 afraid 17 and
17 and 18 not
18 not 19 so
19 so 20 much
20 much 21 as
21 as 22 twitching
22 twitching 23 an
23 an 24 ear
24 ear 25 !

he 's dead . 
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 dead
3 dead 4 .

how did you kill him ? " 
1 how 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 kill
4 kill 5 him
5 him 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" what have you got there ? " she demanded . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 got
5 got 6 there
6 there 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 she
9 she 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 .

where did you kill him ? 
1 where 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 kill
4 kill 5 him
5 him 6 ?

was he the cause of all that racket among the chickens ? " 
1 was 2 he
2 he 3 the
3 the 4 cause
4 cause 5 of
5 of 6 all
6 all 7 that
7 that 8 racket
8 racket 9 among
9 among 10 the
10 the 11 chickens
11 chickens 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" poor little fellow , " said she . 
1 " 2 poor
2 poor 3 little
3 little 4 fellow
4 fellow 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 she
8 she 9 .

" poor little fellow . 
1 " 2 poor
2 poor 3 little
3 little 4 fellow
4 fellow 5 .

it was too bad he got into mischief and had to be killed . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 bad
4 bad 5 he
5 he 6 got
6 got 7 into
7 into 8 mischief
8 mischief 9 and
9 and 10 had
10 had 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 killed
13 killed 14 .

i don't suppose he knew any better . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 suppose
3 suppose 4 he
4 he 5 knew
5 knew 6 any
6 any 7 better
7 better 8 .

he went over to a corner and pulled a straw from his mother 's broom . 
1 he 2 went
2 went 3 over
3 over 4 to
4 to 5 a
5 a 6 corner
6 corner 7 and
7 and 8 pulled
8 pulled 9 a
9 a 10 straw
10 straw 11 from
11 from 12 his
12 his 13 mother
13 mother 14 's
14 's 15 broom
15 broom 16 .

she was puzzled . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 puzzled
3 puzzled 4 .

" what are you doing that for ? " she asked . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 doing
5 doing 6 that
6 that 7 for
7 for 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 she
10 she 11 asked
11 asked 12 .

he had got to sneeze . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 got
3 got 4 to
4 to 5 sneeze
5 sneeze 6 .

he did sneeze . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 sneeze
3 sneeze 4 .

he couldn't help it , though it were to cost him his life . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 help
3 help 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 though
6 though 7 it
7 it 8 were
8 were 9 to
9 to 10 cost
10 cost 11 him
11 him 12 his
12 his 13 life
13 life 14 .

he 's just pretending . 
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 just
3 just 4 pretending
4 pretending 5 .

i haven't hurt a hair of him . 
1 i 2 haven't
2 haven't 3 hurt
3 hurt 4 a
4 a 5 hair
5 hair 6 of
6 of 7 him
7 him 8 .

he looked at his mother reproachfully , and she hastened to apologize . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 4 his
4 his 5 mother
5 mother 6 reproachfully
6 reproachfully 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 she
9 she 10 hastened
10 hastened 11 to
11 to 12 apologize
12 apologize 13 .

what are you going to do with him , son ? " 
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 do
6 do 7 with
7 with 8 him
8 him 9 ,
9 , 10 son
10 son 11 ?
11 ? 12 "