it is surprising what a difference a little good news makes . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 surprising
3 surprising 4 what
4 what 5 a
5 a 6 difference
6 difference 7 a
7 a 8 little
8 little 9 good
9 good 10 news
10 news 11 makes
11 makes 12 .

and it was all because that sweet whistle was a promise , a promise that every one knew would come true . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 all
4 all 5 because
5 because 6 that
6 that 7 sweet
7 sweet 8 whistle
8 whistle 9 was
9 was 10 a
10 a 11 promise
11 promise 12 ,
12 , 13 a
13 a 14 promise
14 promise 15 that
15 that 16 every
16 every 17 one
17 one 18 knew
18 knew 19 would
19 would 20 come
20 come 21 true
21 true 22 .

she touched the little banks of snow that remained , and straightway they melted and disappeared . 
1 she 2 touched
2 touched 3 the
3 the 4 little
4 little 5 banks
5 banks 6 of
6 of 7 snow
7 snow 8 that
8 that 9 remained
9 remained 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 straightway
12 straightway 13 they
13 they 14 melted
14 melted 15 and
15 and 16 disappeared
16 disappeared 17 .

he couldn't understand it at all . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
4 it 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

" how does she do it ? 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 does
3 does 4 she
4 she 5 do
5 do 6 it
6 it 7 ?

peter was happy . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 happy
3 happy 4 .

he didn't know why . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 why
4 why 5 .

he just was happy . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 was
3 was 4 happy
4 happy 5 .

it was in the air . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 air
5 air 6 .

everybody else seemed happy , too . 
1 everybody 2 else
2 else 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 happy
4 happy 5 ,
5 , 6 too
6 too 7 .

peter had to stop every few minutes just to kick up his heels and try to jump over his own shadow . 
1 peter 2 had
2 had 3 to
3 to 4 stop
4 stop 5 every
5 every 6 few
6 few 7 minutes
7 minutes 8 just
8 just 9 to
9 to 10 kick
10 kick 11 up
11 up 12 his
12 his 13 heels
13 heels 14 and
14 and 15 try
15 try 16 to
16 to 17 jump
17 jump 18 over
18 over 19 his
19 his 20 own
20 own 21 shadow
21 shadow 22 .

suddenly he stopped right in the middle of the verse . 
1 suddenly 2 he
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 right
4 right 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 middle
7 middle 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 verse
10 verse 11 .

peter rubbed his eyes and looked again . 
1 peter 2 rubbed
2 rubbed 3 his
3 his 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 and
5 and 6 looked
6 looked 7 again
7 again 8 .

then he hurried as fast as he could , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 as
4 as 5 fast
5 fast 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 could
8 could 9 ,
9 , 10 lipperty-lipperty-lip
10 lipperty-lipperty-lip 11 .

how did you stand the long winter ? " 
1 how 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 stand
4 stand 5 the
5 the 6 long
6 long 7 winter
7 winter 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

peter was so delighted that in his hurry he fell over his own feet . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 delighted
4 delighted 5 that
5 that 6 in
6 in 7 his
7 his 8 hurry
8 hurry 9 he
9 he 10 fell
10 fell 11 over
11 over 12 his
12 his 13 own
13 own 14 feet
14 feet 15 .

he 's just been living on his own fat , " said another voice . 
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 just
3 just 4 been
4 been 5 living
5 living 6 on
6 on 7 his
7 his 8 own
8 own 9 fat
9 fat 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 another
13 another 14 voice
14 voice 15 .

he had come up without either of the others seeing him . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 come
3 come 4 up
4 up 5 without
5 without 6 either
6 either 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 others
9 others 10 seeing
10 seeing 11 him
11 him 12 .

peter 's big eyes opened wider than ever . 
1 peter 2 's
2 's 3 big
3 big 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 opened
5 opened 6 wider
6 wider 7 than
7 than 8 ever
8 ever 9 .

" do you mean to say that he has been eating his own fat ? " he gasped . 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 mean
4 mean 5 to
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 has
9 has 10 been
10 been 11 eating
11 eating 12 his
12 his 13 own
13 own 14 fat
14 fat 15 ?
15 ? 16 "
16 " 17 he
17 he 18 gasped
18 gasped 19 .

don't you see he hasn't got a particle of fat on him now ? " 
1 don't 2 you
2 you 3 see
3 see 4 he
4 he 5 hasn't
5 hasn't 6 got
6 got 7 a
7 a 8 particle
8 particle 9 of
9 of 10 fat
10 fat 11 on
11 on 12 him
12 him 13 now
13 now 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" don't ask me . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 ask
3 ask 4 me
4 me 5 .

as they wakened , many began to sing for joy . 
1 as 2 they
2 they 3 wakened
3 wakened 4 ,
4 , 5 many
5 many 6 began
6 began 7 to
7 to 8 sing
8 sing 9 for
9 for 10 joy
10 joy 11 .

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

so gentle , so loving , so sweet and so fair ! 
1 so 2 gentle
2 gentle 3 ,
3 , 4 so
4 so 5 loving
5 loving 6 ,
6 , 7 so
7 so 8 sweet
8 sweet 9 and
9 and 10 so
10 so 11 fair
11 fair 12 !

oh , who can be cross when there 's love in the air ? 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 who
3 who 4 can
4 can 5 be
5 be 6 cross
6 cross 7 when
7 when 8 there
8 there 9 's
9 's 10 love
10 love 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 air
13 air 14 ?

be happy ! 
1 be 2 happy
2 happy 3 !

be joyful ! 
1 be 2 joyful
2 joyful 3 !

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

it was very mysterious . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 mysterious
4 mysterious 5 .

peter didn't know , but he was willing to try to find out . 
1 peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 willing
8 willing 9 to
9 to 10 try
10 try 11 to
11 to 12 find
12 find 13 out
13 out 14 .

peter is always willing to try to find out about things he doesn't already know about . 
1 peter 2 is
2 is 3 always
3 always 4 willing
4 willing 5 to
5 to 6 try
6 try 7 to
7 to 8 find
8 find 9 out
9 out 10 about
10 about 11 things
11 things 12 he
12 he 13 doesn't
13 doesn't 14 already
14 already 15 know
15 know 16 about
16 about 17 .

the nearer they got , the louder became the voices singing : 
1 the 2 nearer
2 nearer 3 they
3 they 4 got
4 got 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 louder
7 louder 8 became
8 became 9 the
9 the 10 voices
10 voices 11 singing
11 singing 12 :

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

spring ! 
1 spring 2 !

but look as they would , they couldn't see a single singer among the brown bulrushes . 
1 but 2 look
2 look 3 as
3 as 4 they
4 they 5 would
5 would 6 ,
6 , 7 they
7 they 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 see
9 see 10 a
10 a 11 single
11 single 12 singer
12 singer 13 among
13 among 14 the
14 the 15 brown
15 brown 16 bulrushes
16 bulrushes 17 .

it was very strange , very strange indeed ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 strange
4 strange 5 ,
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 strange
7 strange 8 indeed
8 indeed 9 !

after he had sat perfectly still for a little while , it began again . 
1 after 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 sat
4 sat 5 perfectly
5 perfectly 6 still
6 still 7 for
7 for 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 while
10 while 11 ,
11 , 12 it
12 it 13 began
13 began 14 again
14 again 15 .

there was no doubt about it this time ; those voices came right out of the water . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 this
7 this 8 time
8 time 9 ;
9 ; 10 those
10 those 11 voices
11 voices 12 came
12 came 13 right
13 right 14 out
14 out 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 water
17 water 18 .

ha , ha , ha ! " 
1 ha 2 ,
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 4 ,
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" birds under water ! 
1 " 2 birds
2 birds 3 under
3 under 4 water
4 water 5 !

ho , ho , ho ! " 
1 ho 2 ,
2 , 3 ho
3 ho 4 ,
4 , 5 ho
5 ho 6 !
6 ! 7 "

they hadn't dreamed of anything else . 
1 they 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 dreamed
3 dreamed 4 of
4 of 5 anything
5 anything 6 else
6 else 7 .

so of course they went looking for birds . 
1 so 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 they
4 they 5 went
5 went 6 looking
6 looking 7 for
7 for 8 birds
8 birds 9 .

have you seen the birds sing under water yet ? " 
1 have 2 you
2 you 3 seen
3 seen 4 the
4 the 5 birds
5 birds 6 sing
6 sing 7 under
7 under 8 water
8 water 9 yet
9 yet 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

won't you point them out to me ? " 
1 won't 2 you
2 you 3 point
3 point 4 them
4 them 5 out
5 out 6 to
6 to 7 me
7 me 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

one day a sudden thought popped into his head . 
1 one 2 day
2 day 3 a
3 a 4 sudden
4 sudden 5 thought
5 thought 6 popped
6 popped 7 into
7 into 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 .

perhaps those singers were not birds at all ! 
1 perhaps 2 those
2 those 3 singers
3 singers 4 were
4 were 5 not
5 not 6 birds
6 birds 7 at
7 at 8 all
8 all 9 !

why hadn't he thought of that before ? 
1 why 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 before
7 before 8 ?

perhaps it was because he was looking so hard for birds that he hadn't seen anything else . 
1 perhaps 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 because
4 because 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 looking
7 looking 8 so
8 so 9 hard
9 hard 10 for
10 for 11 birds
11 birds 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 hadn't
14 hadn't 15 seen
15 seen 16 anything
16 anything 17 else
17 else 18 .

almost right away he saw some tiny little dark spots on the water . 
1 almost 2 right
2 right 3 away
3 away 4 he
4 he 5 saw
5 saw 6 some
6 some 7 tiny
7 tiny 8 little
8 little 9 dark
9 dark 10 spots
10 spots 11 on
11 on 12 the
12 the 13 water
13 water 14 .

they didn't look like much of anything . 
1 they 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 look
3 look 4 like
4 like 5 much
5 much 6 of
6 of 7 anything
7 anything 8 .

they were so small that he hadn't noticed them before . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 so
3 so 4 small
4 small 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 hadn't
7 hadn't 8 noticed
8 noticed 9 them
9 them 10 before
10 before 11 .

what a funny name ! " 
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 funny
3 funny 4 name
4 name 5 !
5 ! 6 "

spring is surely here . " 
1 spring 2 is
2 is 3 surely
3 surely 4 here
4 here 5 .
5 . 6 "

why was he unhappy ? 
1 why 2 was
2 was 3 he
3 he 4 unhappy
4 unhappy 5 ?

well , he hardly knew himself . 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 hardly
4 hardly 5 knew
5 knew 6 himself
6 himself 7 .

he had slept comfortably all the long winter . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 slept
3 slept 4 comfortably
4 comfortably 5 all
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 long
7 long 8 winter
8 winter 9 .

he had awakened very , very hungry , but now he had plenty to eat . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 awakened
3 awakened 4 very
4 very 5 ,
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 hungry
7 hungry 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 now
10 now 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 plenty
13 plenty 14 to
14 to 15 eat
15 eat 16 .

all about him the birds were singing or busily at work building new homes . 
1 all 2 about
2 about 3 him
3 him 4 the
4 the 5 birds
5 birds 6 were
6 were 7 singing
7 singing 8 or
8 or 9 busily
9 busily 10 at
10 at 11 work
11 work 12 building
12 building 13 new
13 new 14 homes
14 homes 15 .

it was dreadful to feel this way and not have any good reason for it . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 dreadful
3 dreadful 4 to
4 to 5 feel
5 feel 6 this
6 this 7 way
7 way 8 and
8 and 9 not
9 not 10 have
10 have 11 any
11 any 12 good
12 good 13 reason
13 reason 14 for
14 for 15 it
15 it 16 .

drummer 's red head flew back and forth , back and forth , and his sharp bill cut out tiny bits of wood . 
1 drummer 2 's
2 's 3 red
3 red 4 head
4 head 5 flew
5 flew 6 back
6 back 7 and
7 and 8 forth
8 forth 9 ,
9 , 10 back
10 back 11 and
11 and 12 forth
12 forth 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 his
15 his 16 sharp
16 sharp 17 bill
17 bill 18 cut
18 cut 19 out
19 out 20 tiny
20 tiny 21 bits
21 bits 22 of
22 of 23 wood
23 wood 24 .

it was slow work ; it was hard work . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 slow
3 slow 4 work
4 work 5 ;
5 ; 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 hard
8 hard 9 work
9 work 10 .

he had always thought it a very nice home . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 always
3 always 4 thought
4 thought 5 it
5 it 6 a
6 a 7 very
7 very 8 nice
8 nice 9 home
9 home 10 .

he had built it just as he wanted it . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 built
3 built 4 it
4 it 5 just
5 just 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 wanted
8 wanted 9 it
9 it 10 .

it had a front door and a hidden back door . 
1 it 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 front
4 front 5 door
5 door 6 and
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 hidden
8 hidden 9 back
9 back 10 door
10 door 11 .

yes , it was a very nice home indeed . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 very
6 very 7 nice
7 nice 8 home
8 home 9 indeed
9 indeed 10 .

too many people knew where it was . 
1 too 2 many
2 many 3 people
3 people 4 knew
4 knew 5 where
5 where 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 .

it wasn't big enough . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 big
3 big 4 enough
4 enough 5 .

the front door ought to face the other way . 
1 the 2 front
2 front 3 door
3 door 4 ought
4 ought 5 to
5 to 6 face
6 face 7 the
7 the 8 other
8 other 9 way
9 way 10 .

dear me , what a surprising lot of faults a discontented heart can find with things that have always been just right ! 
1 dear 2 me
2 me 3 ,
3 , 4 what
4 what 5 a
5 a 6 surprising
6 surprising 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 faults
9 faults 10 a
10 a 11 discontented
11 discontented 12 heart
12 heart 13 can
13 can 14 find
14 find 15 with
15 with 16 things
16 things 17 that
17 that 18 have
18 have 19 always
19 always 20 been
20 been 21 just
21 just 22 right
22 right 23 !

if other people had new houses , why shouldn't he ? 
1 if 2 other
2 other 3 people
3 people 4 had
4 had 5 new
5 new 6 houses
6 houses 7 ,
7 , 8 why
8 why 9 shouldn't
9 shouldn't 10 he
10 he 11 ?

the more he thought about it , the more dissatisfied and discontented he became and of course the more unhappy . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 dissatisfied
10 dissatisfied 11 and
11 and 12 discontented
12 discontented 13 he
13 he 14 became
14 became 15 and
15 and 16 of
16 of 17 course
17 course 18 the
18 the 19 more
19 more 20 unhappy
20 unhappy 21 .

you know one cannot be dissatisfied and discontented and happy at the same time . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 one
3 one 4 cannot
4 cannot 5 be
5 be 6 dissatisfied
6 dissatisfied 7 and
7 and 8 discontented
8 discontented 9 and
9 and 10 happy
10 happy 11 at
11 at 12 the
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 time
14 time 15 .

now dissatisfied and discontented people are not at all pleasant to have around . 
1 now 2 dissatisfied
2 dissatisfied 3 and
3 and 4 discontented
4 discontented 5 people
5 people 6 are
6 are 7 not
7 not 8 at
8 at 9 all
9 all 10 pleasant
10 pleasant 11 to
11 to 12 have
12 have 13 around
13 around 14 .

he had just had a fine breakfast of fat beetles and he was at peace with all the world . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 just
3 just 4 had
4 had 5 a
5 a 6 fine
6 fine 7 breakfast
7 breakfast 8 of
8 of 9 fat
9 fat 10 beetles
10 beetles 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 at
14 at 15 peace
15 peace 16 with
16 with 17 all
17 all 18 the
18 the 19 world
19 world 20 .

now he really hadn't thought of moving until that very minute . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 really
3 really 4 hadn't
4 hadn't 5 thought
5 thought 6 of
6 of 7 moving
7 moving 8 until
8 until 9 that
9 that 10 very
10 very 11 minute
11 minute 12 .

and he didn't know why he had said it . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 why
5 why 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 said
8 said 9 it
9 it 10 .

but he had said it , and because he is an obstinate little fellow he stuck to it . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 said
4 said 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 because
8 because 9 he
9 he 10 is
10 is 11 an
11 an 12 obstinate
12 obstinate 13 little
13 little 14 fellow
14 fellow 15 he
15 he 16 stuck
16 stuck 17 to
17 to 18 it
18 it 19 .

it was a funny thing to do , but he had done it . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 funny
4 funny 5 thing
5 thing 6 to
6 to 7 do
7 do 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 done
12 done 13 it
13 it 14 .

he didn't know why he had done it , excepting that he had become dissatisfied and discontented and unhappy in his old home . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 why
4 why 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 done
7 done 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 excepting
10 excepting 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 had
13 had 14 become
14 become 15 dissatisfied
15 dissatisfied 16 and
16 and 17 discontented
17 discontented 18 and
18 and 19 unhappy
19 unhappy 20 in
20 in 21 his
21 his 22 old
22 old 23 home
23 home 24 .

where was he going ? 
1 where 2 was
2 was 3 he
3 he 4 going
4 going 5 ?

he was going to see the world , and perhaps when he had seen the world , he would build him a new house . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 the
6 the 7 world
7 world 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 perhaps
10 perhaps 11 when
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 had
13 had 14 seen
14 seen 15 the
15 the 16 world
16 world 17 ,
17 , 18 he
18 he 19 would
19 would 20 build
20 build 21 him
21 him 22 a
22 a 23 new
23 new 24 house
24 house 25 .

but now , here he was , actually setting forth , and without a home to come back to ! 
1 but 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 here
4 here 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 ,
7 , 8 actually
8 actually 9 setting
9 setting 10 forth
10 forth 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 without
13 without 14 a
14 a 15 home
15 home 16 to
16 to 17 come
17 come 18 back
18 back 19 to
19 to 20 !

but he swallowed very hard and tried to make himself think that he was having a splendid time . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 swallowed
3 swallowed 4 very
4 very 5 hard
5 hard 6 and
6 and 7 tried
7 tried 8 to
8 to 9 make
9 make 10 himself
10 himself 11 think
11 think 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 15 having
15 having 16 a
16 a 17 splendid
17 splendid 18 time
18 time 19 .

already he was beginning to wonder where he should spend the night . 
1 already 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 beginning
4 beginning 5 to
5 to 6 wonder
6 wonder 7 where
7 where 8 he
8 he 9 should
9 should 10 spend
10 spend 11 the
11 the 12 night
12 night 13 .

he made up his mind that anyway he would fight . 
1 he 2 made
2 made 3 up
3 up 4 his
4 his 5 mind
5 mind 6 that
6 that 7 anyway
7 anyway 8 he
8 he 9 would
9 would 10 fight
10 fight 11 .

but he didn't offer to touch him . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 offer
4 offer 5 to
5 to 6 touch
6 touch 7 him
7 him 8 .

and right then all his fear left him . 
1 and 2 right
2 right 3 then
3 then 4 all
4 all 5 his
5 his 6 fear
6 fear 7 left
7 left 8 him
8 him 9 .

" who 's afraid of him ! " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 's
3 's 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 of
5 of 6 him
6 him 7 !
7 ! 8 "

he strutted and swaggered along as much as his short legs would let him . 
1 he 2 strutted
2 strutted 3 and
3 and 4 swaggered
4 swaggered 5 along
5 along 6 as
6 as 7 much
7 much 8 as
8 as 9 his
9 his 10 short
10 short 11 legs
11 legs 12 would
12 would 13 let
13 let 14 him
14 him 15 .

he held his head very high . 
1 he 2 held
2 held 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 very
5 very 6 high
6 high 7 .

already he felt that he had had an adventure and he longed for more . 
1 already 2 he
2 he 3 felt
3 felt 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 had
7 had 8 an
8 an 9 adventure
9 adventure 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 longed
12 longed 13 for
13 for 14 more
14 more 15 .

he forgot the terrible lonesome feeling of a little while before . 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 the
3 the 4 terrible
4 terrible 5 lonesome
5 lonesome 6 feeling
6 feeling 7 of
7 of 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 while
10 while 11 before
11 before 12 .

he forgot that he had given away the only home he had . 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 given
6 given 7 away
7 away 8 the
8 the 9 only
9 only 10 home
10 home 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 .

in fact , he felt as if he wouldn't care if he never had another home . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 felt
5 felt 6 as
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 he
8 he 9 wouldn't
9 wouldn't 10 care
10 care 11 if
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 never
13 never 14 had
14 had 15 another
15 another 16 home
16 home 17 .

do you know why ? 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 why
4 why 5 ?

just because he had just begun to realize how big and strong he really was . 
1 just 2 because
2 because 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 just
5 just 6 begun
6 begun 7 to
7 to 8 realize
8 realize 9 how
9 how 10 big
10 big 11 and
11 and 12 strong
12 strong 13 he
13 he 14 really
14 really 15 was
15 was 16 .

now it is a splendid thing to feel big and strong and brave , a very splendid thing ! 
1 now 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 splendid
5 splendid 6 thing
6 thing 7 to
7 to 8 feel
8 feel 9 big
9 big 10 and
10 and 11 strong
11 strong 12 and
12 and 13 brave
13 brave 14 ,
14 , 15 a
15 a 16 very
16 very 17 splendid
17 splendid 18 thing
18 thing 19 !

but it is a bad thing to let that feeling turn to pride , foolish pride . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 bad
5 bad 6 thing
6 thing 7 to
7 to 8 let
8 let 9 that
9 that 10 feeling
10 feeling 11 turn
11 turn 12 to
12 to 13 pride
13 pride 14 ,
14 , 15 foolish
15 foolish 16 pride
16 pride 17 .

the more he thought about it , the more tickled he felt and the more puffed up he felt . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 tickled
10 tickled 11 he
11 he 12 felt
12 felt 13 and
13 and 14 the
14 the 15 more
15 more 16 puffed
16 puffed 17 up
17 up 18 he
18 he 19 felt
19 felt 20 .

he began to talk to himself and to brag . 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 4 talk
4 talk 5 to
5 to 6 himself
6 himself 7 and
7 and 8 to
8 to 9 brag
9 brag 10 .

" pooh ! " said a voice . 
1 " 2 pooh
2 pooh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 a
6 a 7 voice
7 voice 8 .

" pooh ! 
1 " 2 pooh
2 pooh 3 !

it would take two like you to make me run away ! " 
1 it 2 would
2 would 3 take
3 take 4 two
4 two 5 like
5 like 6 you
6 you 7 to
7 to 8 make
8 make 9 me
9 me 10 run
10 run 11 away
11 away 12 !
12 ! 13 "

but it wouldn't do to let this stranger know it . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 do
4 do 5 to
5 to 6 let
6 let 7 this
7 this 8 stranger
8 stranger 9 know
9 know 10 it
10 it 11 .

of course not ! 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 not
3 not 4 !

ho , ho , ho ! 
1 ho 2 ,
2 , 3 ho
3 ho 4 ,
4 , 5 ho
5 ho 6 !

the stranger laughed an unpleasant laugh . 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 laughed
3 laughed 4 an
4 an 5 unpleasant
5 unpleasant 6 laugh
6 laugh 7 .

so run along , little boaster ! 
1 so 2 run
2 run 3 along
3 along 4 ,
4 , 5 little
5 little 6 boaster
6 boaster 7 !

there isn't room for both of us here , and the sooner you trot along the better . " 
1 there 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 room
3 room 4 for
4 for 5 both
5 both 6 of
6 of 7 us
7 us 8 here
8 here 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 sooner
12 sooner 13 you
13 you 14 trot
14 trot 15 along
15 along 16 the
16 the 17 better
17 better 18 .
18 . 19 "

the stranger suddenly showed all his teeth and gritted them unpleasantly . 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 suddenly
3 suddenly 4 showed
4 showed 5 all
5 all 6 his
6 his 7 teeth
7 teeth 8 and
8 and 9 gritted
9 gritted 10 them
10 them 11 unpleasantly
11 unpleasantly 12 .

he could hardly believe his own ears . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 hardly
3 hardly 4 believe
4 believe 5 his
5 his 6 own
6 own 7 ears
7 ears 8 .

over and over the two little fighters rolled , biting and scratching and tearing and growling and snarling . 
1 over 2 and
2 and 3 over
3 over 4 the
4 the 5 two
5 two 6 little
6 little 7 fighters
7 fighters 8 rolled
8 rolled 9 ,
9 , 10 biting
10 biting 11 and
11 and 12 scratching
12 scratching 13 and
13 and 14 tearing
14 tearing 15 and
15 and 16 growling
16 growling 17 and
17 and 18 snarling
18 snarling 19 .

the stranger had been in many fights and he was very crafty . 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 in
5 in 6 many
6 many 7 fights
7 fights 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 was
10 was 11 very
11 very 12 crafty
12 crafty 13 .

the very thought filled him with new rage and he fought harder than ever . 
1 the 2 very
2 very 3 thought
3 thought 4 filled
4 filled 5 him
5 him 6 with
6 with 7 new
7 new 8 rage
8 rage 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 fought
11 fought 12 harder
12 harder 13 than
13 than 14 ever
14 ever 15 .

he was very tired and very sore . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 tired
4 tired 5 and
5 and 6 very
6 very 7 sore
7 sore 8 .

his face was scratched and bitten . 
1 his 2 face
2 face 3 was
3 was 4 scratched
4 scratched 5 and
5 and 6 bitten
6 bitten 7 .

his clothes were torn , and he smarted dreadfully in a dozen places . 
1 his 2 clothes
2 clothes 3 were
3 were 4 torn
4 torn 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 smarted
8 smarted 9 dreadfully
9 dreadfully 10 in
10 in 11 a
11 a 12 dozen
12 dozen 13 places
13 places 14 .

he thought of this now , and then he thought with shame of how he had bragged and boasted just before the fight . 
1 he 2 thought
2 thought 3 of
3 of 4 this
4 this 5 now
5 now 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 he
9 he 10 thought
10 thought 11 with
11 with 12 shame
12 shame 13 of
13 of 14 how
14 how 15 he
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 bragged
17 bragged 18 and
18 and 19 boasted
19 boasted 20 just
20 just 21 before
21 before 22 the
22 the 23 fight
23 fight 24 .

what if he had lost ? 
1 what 2 if
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 lost
5 lost 6 ?

he resolved that he would never again brag or boast . 
1 he 2 resolved
2 resolved 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 never
6 never 7 again
7 again 8 brag
8 brag 9 or
9 or 10 boast
10 boast 11 .

but he also made up his mind that if any one should pick a quarrel with him , he would show that he wasn't afraid . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 also
3 also 4 made
4 made 5 up
5 up 6 his
6 his 7 mind
7 mind 8 that
8 that 9 if
9 if 10 any
10 any 11 one
11 one 12 should
12 should 13 pick
13 pick 14 a
14 a 15 quarrel
15 quarrel 16 with
16 with 17 him
17 him 18 ,
18 , 19 he
19 he 20 would
20 would 21 show
21 show 22 that
22 that 23 he
23 he 24 wasn't
24 wasn't 25 afraid
25 afraid 26 .

he had got to find a place to spend the night . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 got
3 got 4 to
4 to 5 find
5 find 6 a
6 a 7 place
7 place 8 to
8 to 9 spend
9 spend 10 the
10 the 11 night
11 night 12 .

just then there was a sharp hiss , a very fierce hiss . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 sharp
6 sharp 7 hiss
7 hiss 8 ,
8 , 9 a
9 a 10 very
10 very 11 fierce
11 fierce 12 hiss
12 hiss 13 .

then he raised his head and ran out his tongue in the most impudent way . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 raised
3 raised 4 his
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 and
6 and 7 ran
7 ran 8 out
8 out 9 his
9 his 10 tongue
10 tongue 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 most
13 most 14 impudent
14 impudent 15 way
15 way 16 .

i 've decided to sleep here myself to-night ! " he said sharply . 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 decided
3 decided 4 to
4 to 5 sleep
5 sleep 6 here
6 here 7 myself
7 myself 8 to-night
8 to-night 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 he
11 he 12 said
12 said 13 sharply
13 sharply 14 .

and because he didn't know any better , he had been afraid ever since . 
1 and 2 because
2 because 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 know
5 know 6 any
6 any 7 better
7 better 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 been
11 been 12 afraid
12 afraid 13 ever
13 ever 14 since
14 since 15 .

now to win an honest fight always makes one feel very strong and very sure of oneself . 
1 now 2 to
2 to 3 win
3 win 4 an
4 an 5 honest
5 honest 6 fight
6 fight 7 always
7 always 8 makes
8 makes 9 one
9 one 10 feel
10 feel 11 very
11 very 12 strong
12 strong 13 and
13 and 14 very
14 very 15 sure
15 sure 16 of
16 of 17 oneself
17 oneself 18 .

he made up his mind that as he had found the old log first , he had the best right to it . 
1 he 2 made
2 made 3 up
3 up 4 his
4 his 5 mind
5 mind 6 that
6 that 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 found
10 found 11 the
11 the 12 old
12 old 13 log
13 log 14 first
14 first 15 ,
15 , 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 18 the
18 the 19 best
19 best 20 right
20 right 21 to
21 to 22 it
22 it 23 .

" only a coward runs away without fighting , " he murmured sleepily . 
1 " 2 only
2 only 3 a
3 a 4 coward
4 coward 5 runs
5 runs 6 away
6 away 7 without
7 without 8 fighting
8 fighting 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 he
11 he 12 murmured
12 murmured 13 sleepily
13 sleepily 14 .

he blinked and blinked . 
1 he 2 blinked
2 blinked 3 and
3 and 4 blinked
4 blinked 5 .

then he rolled over . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 rolled
3 rolled 4 over
4 over 5 .

you see he was so stiff and sore from his great fight the day before , that it hurt to roll over . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 so
5 so 6 stiff
6 stiff 7 and
7 and 8 sore
8 sore 9 from
9 from 10 his
10 his 11 great
11 great 12 fight
12 fight 13 the
13 the 14 day
14 day 15 before
15 before 16 ,
16 , 17 that
17 that 18 it
18 it 19 hurt
19 hurt 20 to
20 to 21 roll
21 roll 22 over
22 over 23 .

but when he felt the smart of those wounds , he remembered where he was . 
1 but 2 when
2 when 3 he
3 he 4 felt
4 felt 5 the
5 the 6 smart
6 smart 7 of
7 of 8 those
8 those 9 wounds
9 wounds 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 remembered
12 remembered 13 where
13 where 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 .

" well , well , well ! 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 well
4 well 5 ,
5 , 6 well
6 well 7 !

what are you doing here ? " cried a sharp voice . 
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 doing
4 doing 5 here
5 here 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 9 a
9 a 10 sharp
10 sharp 11 voice
11 voice 12 .

there , peeping in , was a little face as sharp as the voice . 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 3 peeping
3 peeping 4 in
4 in 5 ,
5 , 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 little
8 little 9 face
9 face 10 as
10 as 11 sharp
11 sharp 12 as
12 as 13 the
13 the 14 voice
14 voice 15 .

" but that isn't telling me what you are doing so far from home . " 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 that
3 that 4 isn't
4 isn't 5 telling
5 telling 6 me
6 me 7 what
7 what 8 you
8 you 9 are
9 are 10 doing
10 doing 11 so
11 so 12 far
12 far 13 from
13 from 14 home
14 home 15 .
15 . 16 "

" you haven't any home ! " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 any
4 any 5 home
5 home 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" what have you done with it ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 done
5 done 6 with
6 with 7 it
7 it 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

finally he found his tongue . 
1 finally 2 he
2 he 3 found
3 found 4 his
4 his 5 tongue
5 tongue 6 .

" no such thing ! 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 such
3 such 4 thing
4 thing 5 !

" that may be , but there are different kinds of discontent . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 may
3 may 4 be
4 be 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 there
7 there 8 are
8 are 9 different
9 different 10 kinds
10 kinds 11 of
11 of 12 discontent
12 discontent 13 .

it was fun to just go where he pleased and not have a care in the world . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 fun
3 fun 4 to
4 to 5 just
5 just 6 go
6 go 7 where
7 where 8 he
8 he 9 pleased
9 pleased 10 and
10 and 11 not
11 not 12 have
12 have 13 a
13 a 14 care
14 care 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 17 world
17 world 18 .

his heart gave a great throb . 
1 his 2 heart
2 heart 3 gave
3 gave 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 throb
6 throb 7 .

what was that over near the lone elm-tree ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 that
3 that 4 over
4 over 5 near
5 near 6 the
6 the 7 lone
7 lone 8 elm-tree
8 elm-tree 9 ?

of course it was foolish , very foolish indeed . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 foolish
5 foolish 6 ,
6 , 7 very
7 very 8 foolish
8 foolish 9 indeed
9 indeed 10 .

but anger never stops to reason . 
1 but 2 anger
2 anger 3 never
3 never 4 stops
4 stops 5 to
5 to 6 reason
6 reason 7 .

it didn't now . 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 now
3 now 4 .

i 'll fix him ! 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 fix
3 fix 4 him
4 him 5 !

i 'll fix him ! " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 fix
3 fix 4 him
4 him 5 !
5 ! 6 "

he wasn't nice to see , not a bit nice . 
1 he 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 nice
3 nice 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 ,
6 , 7 not
7 not 8 a
8 a 9 bit
9 bit 10 nice
10 nice 11 .

they drew away from him , for they didn't want anything to do with any one in such a frightful temper . 
1 they 2 drew
2 drew 3 away
3 away 4 from
4 from 5 him
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 they
8 they 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 want
10 want 11 anything
11 anything 12 to
12 to 13 do
13 do 14 with
14 with 15 any
15 any 16 one
16 one 17 in
17 in 18 such
18 such 19 a
19 a 20 frightful
20 frightful 21 temper
21 temper 22 .

that is the trouble with anger . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 trouble
4 trouble 5 with
5 with 6 anger
6 anger 7 .

it crowds out everything else , when it once fills the heart . 
1 it 2 crowds
2 crowds 3 out
3 out 4 everything
4 everything 5 else
5 else 6 ,
6 , 7 when
7 when 8 it
8 it 9 once
9 once 10 fills
10 fills 11 the
11 the 12 heart
12 heart 13 .

that was because he was so angry . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 because
3 because 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 so
6 so 7 angry
7 angry 8 .

anger never is fair . 
1 anger 2 never
2 never 3 is
3 is 4 fair
4 fair 5 .

pretty soon he reached the lone elm-tree . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 reached
4 reached 5 the
5 the 6 lone
6 lone 7 elm-tree
7 elm-tree 8 .

the stranger wasn't to be seen ! 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 seen
6 seen 7 !

he 's a coward . 
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 coward
4 coward 5 .

but he can't get away from me so easily . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 can't
3 can't 4 get
4 get 5 away
5 away 6 from
6 from 7 me
7 me 8 so
8 so 9 easily
9 easily 10 .

somehow the stranger managed to keep out of his sight . 
1 somehow 2 the
2 the 3 stranger
3 stranger 4 managed
4 managed 5 to
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 10 sight
10 sight 11 .

he was almost ready to give up , when he almost stumbled over the stranger , hiding in a little clump of bushes . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 almost
3 almost 4 ready
4 ready 5 to
5 to 6 give
6 give 7 up
7 up 8 ,
8 , 9 when
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 almost
11 almost 12 stumbled
12 stumbled 13 over
13 over 14 the
14 the 15 stranger
15 stranger 16 ,
16 , 17 hiding
17 hiding 18 in
18 in 19 a
19 a 20 little
20 little 21 clump
21 clump 22 of
22 of 23 bushes
23 bushes 24 .

and then a funny thing happened . 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 a
3 a 4 funny
4 funny 5 thing
5 thing 6 happened
6 happened 7 .

what do you think it was ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 ?

his hair no longer stood on end . 
1 his 2 hair
2 hair 3 no
3 no 4 longer
4 longer 5 stood
5 stood 6 on
6 on 7 end
7 end 8 .

he didn't know why , but all of a sudden he felt foolish , very foolish indeed . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 why
4 why 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 all
7 all 8 of
8 of 9 a
9 a 10 sudden
10 sudden 11 he
11 he 12 felt
12 felt 13 foolish
13 foolish 14 ,
14 , 15 very
15 very 16 foolish
16 foolish 17 indeed
17 indeed 18 .

" who are you ? " he demanded gruffly . 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 demanded
8 demanded 9 gruffly
9 gruffly 10 .

" oh , dear ! " he sighed . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 sighed
8 sighed 9 .

now he was discontented with his clothes . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 discontented
4 discontented 5 with
5 with 6 his
6 his 7 clothes
7 clothes 8 .

he really didn't know himself . 
1 he 2 really
2 really 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 himself
5 himself 6 .

at least , he wouldn't have admitted that he knew . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 wouldn't
5 wouldn't 6 have
6 have 7 admitted
7 admitted 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 knew
10 knew 11 .

and it seemed to him that she would admire him a great deal more if he wore fine clothes . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 to
4 to 5 him
5 him 6 that
6 that 7 she
7 she 8 would
8 would 9 admire
9 admire 10 him
10 him 11 a
11 a 12 great
12 great 13 deal
13 deal 14 more
14 more 15 if
15 if 16 he
16 he 17 wore
17 wore 18 fine
18 fine 19 clothes
19 clothes 20 .

sometimes she would not notice him at all . 
1 sometimes 2 she
2 she 3 would
3 would 4 not
4 not 5 notice
5 notice 6 him
6 him 7 at
7 at 8 all
8 all 9 .

sometimes he would find her shyly peeping at him from behind a clump of grass . 
1 sometimes 2 he
2 he 3 would
3 would 4 find
4 find 5 her
5 her 6 shyly
6 shyly 7 peeping
7 peeping 8 at
8 at 9 him
9 him 10 from
10 from 11 behind
11 behind 12 a
12 a 13 clump
13 clump 14 of
14 of 15 grass
15 grass 16 .

sometimes she would hide from him , and when he found her she would run away . 
1 sometimes 2 she
2 she 3 would
3 would 4 hide
4 hide 5 from
5 from 6 him
6 him 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 when
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 found
11 found 12 her
12 her 13 she
13 she 14 would
14 would 15 run
15 run 16 away
16 away 17 .

when he wasn't with her , he spent his time looking for new patches of sweet clover to take her to . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 with
4 with 5 her
5 her 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 spent
8 spent 9 his
9 his 10 time
10 time 11 looking
11 looking 12 for
12 for 13 new
13 new 14 patches
14 patches 15 of
15 of 16 sweet
16 sweet 17 clover
17 clover 18 to
18 to 19 take
19 take 20 her
20 her 21 to
21 to 22 .

at first she wouldn't go without a great deal of coaxing , but after a while he didn't have to coax at all . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 she
3 she 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 go
5 go 6 without
6 without 7 a
7 a 8 great
8 great 9 deal
9 deal 10 of
10 of 11 coaxing
11 coaxing 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 after
14 after 15 a
15 a 16 while
16 while 17 he
17 he 18 didn't
18 didn't 19 have
19 have 20 to
20 to 21 coax
21 coax 22 at
22 at 23 all
23 all 24 .

she seemed to delight to be with him as much as he did to be with her . 
1 she 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 delight
4 delight 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 with
7 with 8 him
8 him 9 as
9 as 10 much
10 much 11 as
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 did
13 did 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 with
16 with 17 her
17 her 18 .

he was happier than he had ever been in all his life before . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 happier
3 happier 4 than
4 than 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 ever
7 ever 8 been
8 been 9 in
9 in 10 all
10 all 11 his
11 his 12 life
12 life 13 before
13 before 14 .

do you know what it is ? 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 it
5 it 6 is
6 is 7 ?

it is called love . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 called
3 called 4 love
4 love 5 .

he had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 even
3 even 4 forgotten
4 forgotten 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 started
8 started 9 out
9 out 10 to
10 to 11 see
11 see 12 the
12 the 13 world
13 world 14 .

he didn't care anything more about the world . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 care
3 care 4 anything
4 anything 5 more
5 more 6 about
6 about 7 the
7 the 8 world
8 world 9 .

then he was perfectly happy . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 perfectly
4 perfectly 5 happy
5 happy 6 .

one morning they were feasting in a patch of sweet clover over near an old stone wall . 
1 one 2 morning
2 morning 3 they
3 they 4 were
4 were 5 feasting
5 feasting 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 patch
8 patch 9 of
9 of 10 sweet
10 sweet 11 clover
11 clover 12 over
12 over 13 near
13 near 14 an
14 an 15 old
15 old 16 stone
16 stone 17 wall
17 wall 18 .

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 !

he drew himself together ready to spring . 
1 he 2 drew
2 drew 3 himself
3 himself 4 together
4 together 5 ready
5 ready 6 to
6 to 7 spring
7 spring 8 .

he showed all his sharp teeth and ground them savagely . 
1 he 2 showed
2 showed 3 all
3 all 4 his
4 his 5 sharp
5 sharp 6 teeth
6 teeth 7 and
7 and 8 ground
8 ground 9 them
9 them 10 savagely
10 savagely 11 .

little sparks of fire seemed to snap out of his eyes . 
1 little 2 sparks
2 sparks 3 of
3 of 4 fire
4 fire 5 seemed
5 seemed 6 to
6 to 7 snap
7 snap 8 out
8 out 9 of
9 of 10 his
10 his 11 eyes
11 eyes 12 .

just in front of him the dog stopped and barked . 
1 just 2 in
2 in 3 front
3 front 4 of
4 of 5 him
5 him 6 the
6 the 7 dog
7 dog 8 stopped
8 stopped 9 and
9 and 10 barked
10 barked 11 .

he was a little dog , a young and foolish dog , and he was terribly excited . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 dog
5 dog 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 8 young
8 young 9 and
9 and 10 foolish
10 foolish 11 dog
11 dog 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 terribly
16 terribly 17 excited
17 excited 18 .

he barked until he almost lost his breath . 
1 he 2 barked
2 barked 3 until
3 until 4 he
4 he 5 almost
5 almost 6 lost
6 lost 7 his
7 his 8 breath
8 breath 9 .

he barked and barked , until it seemed as if he would bark his head off . 
1 he 2 barked
2 barked 3 and
3 and 4 barked
4 barked 5 ,
5 , 6 until
6 until 7 it
7 it 8 seemed
8 seemed 9 as
9 as 10 if
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 would
12 would 13 bark
13 bark 14 his
14 his 15 head
15 head 16 off
16 off 17 .

finally the little dog , who was young and foolish , grew tired of just dancing around and barking . 
1 finally 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 4 dog
4 dog 5 ,
5 , 6 who
6 who 7 was
7 was 8 young
8 young 9 and
9 and 10 foolish
10 foolish 11 ,
11 , 12 grew
12 grew 13 tired
13 tired 14 of
14 of 15 just
15 just 16 dancing
16 dancing 17 around
17 around 18 and
18 and 19 barking
19 barking 20 .

" pooh ! " said he to himself . 
1 " 2 pooh
2 pooh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 to
7 to 8 himself
8 himself 9 .

his sharp teeth closed on one of the little dog 's ears , and he held on while with his stout claws he scratched and tore . 
1 his 2 sharp
2 sharp 3 teeth
3 teeth 4 closed
4 closed 5 on
5 on 6 one
6 one 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 little
9 little 10 dog
10 dog 11 's
11 's 12 ears
12 ears 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 he
15 he 16 held
16 held 17 on
17 on 18 while
18 while 19 with
19 with 20 his
20 his 21 stout
21 stout 22 claws
22 claws 23 he
23 he 24 scratched
24 scratched 25 and
25 and 26 tore
26 tore 27 .

he had forgotten all about seeing the world . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 forgotten
3 forgotten 4 all
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 seeing
6 seeing 7 the
7 the 8 world
8 world 9 .

it was a splendid place . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 splendid
4 splendid 5 place
5 place 6 .

from it you could see a great way in every direction . 
1 from 2 it
2 it 3 you
3 you 4 could
4 could 5 see
5 see 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 way
8 way 9 in
9 in 10 every
10 every 11 direction
11 direction 12 .

it would be shady on hot summer days . 
1 it 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 4 shady
4 shady 5 on
5 on 6 hot
6 hot 7 summer
7 summer 8 days
8 days 9 .

it was near a great big patch of sweet clover . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 near
3 near 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 big
6 big 7 patch
7 patch 8 of
8 of 9 sweet
9 sweet 10 clover
10 clover 11 .

she turned up her nose . 
1 she 2 turned
2 turned 3 up
3 up 4 her
4 her 5 nose
5 nose 6 .

" it 's too low ! " said she . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 low
5 low 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 she
9 she 10 .

probably it is wet . " 
1 probably 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 wet
4 wet 5 .
5 . 6 "

of course not . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 not
3 not 4 .

it was in a little hollow . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 a
4 a 5 little
5 little 6 hollow
6 hollow 7 .

by and by he stopped to rest . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 he
4 he 5 stopped
5 stopped 6 to
6 to 7 rest
7 rest 8 .

he looked this way and that way anxiously . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 this
3 this 4 way
4 way 5 and
5 and 6 that
6 that 7 way
7 way 8 anxiously
8 anxiously 9 .

just as he was getting ready to go hunt for her , she came hurrying back . 
1 just 2 as
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 getting
5 getting 6 ready
6 ready 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 hunt
9 hunt 10 for
10 for 11 her
11 her 12 ,
12 , 13 she
13 she 14 came
14 came 15 hurrying
15 hurrying 16 back
16 back 17 .

it was high and dry . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 high
3 high 4 and
4 and 5 dry
5 dry 6 .

it wasn't long before back she came in great excitement . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 long
3 long 4 before
4 before 5 back
5 back 6 she
6 she 7 came
7 came 8 in
8 in 9 great
9 great 10 excitement
10 excitement 11 .

she had found a better place ! 
1 she 2 had
2 had 3 found
3 found 4 a
4 a 5 better
5 better 6 place
6 place 7 !

and he had made up his mind to one thing . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 made
4 made 5 up
5 up 6 his
6 his 7 mind
7 mind 8 to
8 to 9 one
9 one 10 thing
10 thing 11 .

what do you think it was ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 ?

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

he loved them too well for that . 
1 he 2 loved
2 loved 3 them
3 them 4 too
4 too 5 well
5 well 6 for
6 for 7 that
7 that 8 .

it was very lovely , too . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 lovely
4 lovely 5 ,
5 , 6 too
6 too 7 .

so he set to work to build a home , and this time he meant business . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 set
3 set 4 to
4 to 5 work
5 work 6 to
6 to 7 build
7 build 8 a
8 a 9 home
9 home 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 this
12 this 13 time
13 time 14 he
14 he 15 meant
15 meant 16 business
16 business 17 .

twice since then he had built a new home , and now this would be better than either of the others . 
1 twice 2 since
2 since 3 then
3 then 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 built
6 built 7 a
7 a 8 new
8 new 9 home
9 home 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 now
12 now 13 this
13 this 14 would
14 would 15 be
15 be 16 better
16 better 17 than
17 than 18 either
18 either 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 others
21 others 22 .

" it would be a lot nicer out in that grassy place , and a lot easier to dig , " said she . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 be
4 be 5 a
5 a 6 lot
6 lot 7 nicer
7 nicer 8 out
8 out 9 in
9 in 10 that
10 that 11 grassy
11 grassy 12 place
12 place 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 a
15 a 16 lot
16 lot 17 easier
17 easier 18 to
18 to 19 dig
19 dig 20 ,
20 , 21 "
21 " 22 said
22 said 23 she
23 she 24 .

now , these old roots are just far enough apart for us to go in and out . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 these
3 these 4 old
4 old 5 roots
5 roots 6 are
6 are 7 just
7 just 8 far
8 far 9 enough
9 enough 10 apart
10 apart 11 for
11 for 12 us
12 us 13 to
13 to 14 go
14 go 15 in
15 in 16 and
16 and 17 out
17 out 18 .

they make a beautiful doorway . 
1 they 2 make
2 make 3 a
3 a 4 beautiful
4 beautiful 5 doorway
5 doorway 6 .

don't you see how safe it is ? " 
1 don't 2 you
2 you 3 see
3 see 4 how
4 how 5 safe
5 safe 6 it
6 it 7 is
7 is 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

then he made a long back hall , and all the sand from this he carried out the front way . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 made
3 made 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 back
6 back 7 hall
7 hall 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 all
10 all 11 the
11 the 12 sand
12 sand 13 from
13 from 14 this
14 this 15 he
15 he 16 carried
16 carried 17 out
17 out 18 the
18 the 19 front
19 front 20 way
20 way 21 .

you would never have guessed that there was a back door there . 
1 you 2 would
2 would 3 never
3 never 4 have
4 have 5 guessed
5 guessed 6 that
6 that 7 there
7 there 8 was
8 was 9 a
9 a 10 back
10 back 11 door
11 door 12 there
12 there 13 .

they missed him every time they passed his old house and then forgot him ; that is , most of the little meadow people did . 
1 they 2 missed
2 missed 3 him
3 him 4 every
4 every 5 time
5 time 6 they
6 they 7 passed
7 passed 8 his
8 his 9 old
9 old 10 house
10 house 11 and
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 forgot
13 forgot 14 him
14 him 15 ;
15 ; 16 that
16 that 17 is
17 is 18 ,
18 , 19 most
19 most 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 22 little
22 little 23 meadow
23 meadow 24 people
24 people 25 did
25 did 26 .

he knew those eyes . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 those
3 those 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 .

they were such sharp eyes that they were unpleasant . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 such
3 such 4 sharp
4 sharp 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 that
6 that 7 they
7 they 8 were
8 were 9 unpleasant
9 unpleasant 10 .

he didn't even have to look for the blue and white coat of the owner to know who had found his snug home . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 even
3 even 4 have
4 have 5 to
5 to 6 look
6 look 7 for
7 for 8 the
8 the 9 blue
9 blue 10 and
10 and 11 white
11 white 12 coat
12 coat 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 owner
15 owner 16 to
16 to 17 know
17 know 18 who
18 who 19 had
19 had 20 found
20 found 21 his
21 his 22 snug
22 snug 23 home
23 home 24 .

but he pretended to keep right on dozing , and pretty soon the owner of the eyes disappeared without making a sound . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 pretended
3 pretended 4 to
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 right
6 right 7 on
7 on 8 dozing
8 dozing 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 pretty
11 pretty 12 soon
12 soon 13 the
13 the 14 owner
14 owner 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 eyes
17 eyes 18 disappeared
18 disappeared 19 without
19 without 20 making
20 making 21 a
21 a 22 sound
22 sound 23 .

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 !

" what 's the news ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 news
5 news 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" there isn't any news , " said he . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 any
4 any 5 news
5 news 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
9 he 10 .

" why , everybody knows that you are so smart that you find out everything as soon as it happens . " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 knows
5 knows 6 that
6 that 7 you
7 you 8 are
8 are 9 so
9 so 10 smart
10 smart 11 that
11 that 12 you
12 you 13 find
13 find 14 out
14 out 15 everything
15 everything 16 as
16 as 17 soon
17 soon 18 as
18 as 19 it
19 it 20 happens
20 happens 21 .
21 . 22 "

you know people who do a great deal of flattering themselves are often the very easiest to flatter if you know how . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 people
3 people 4 who
4 who 5 do
5 do 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 deal
8 deal 9 of
9 of 10 flattering
10 flattering 11 themselves
11 themselves 12 are
12 are 13 often
13 often 14 the
14 the 15 very
15 very 16 easiest
16 easiest 17 to
17 to 18 flatter
18 flatter 19 if
19 if 20 you
20 you 21 know
21 know 22 how
22 how 23 .

in fact he had hunted and hunted for it , but hadn't found a trace of it . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 hunted
5 hunted 6 and
6 and 7 hunted
7 hunted 8 for
8 for 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 found
13 found 14 a
14 a 15 trace
15 trace 16 of
16 of 17 it
17 it 18 .

" by the way , he thinks you don't know where he lives now . " 
1 " 2 by
2 by 3 the
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 thinks
7 thinks 8 you
8 you 9 don't
9 don't 10 know
10 know 11 where
11 where 12 he
12 he 13 lives
13 lives 14 now
14 now 15 .
15 . 16 "

he wasn't fooled for one minute , not one little minute . 
1 he 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 fooled
3 fooled 4 for
4 for 5 one
5 one 6 minute
6 minute 7 ,
7 , 8 not
8 not 9 one
9 one 10 little
10 little 11 minute
11 minute 12 .

then he changed his mind . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 changed
3 changed 4 his
4 his 5 mind
5 mind 6 .

he got there first and hid in the top of a big apple-tree , where he could see all that went on . 
1 he 2 got
2 got 3 there
3 there 4 first
4 first 5 and
5 and 6 hid
6 hid 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 top
9 top 10 of
10 of 11 a
11 a 12 big
12 big 13 apple-tree
13 apple-tree 14 ,
14 , 15 where
15 where 16 he
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 see
18 see 19 all
19 all 20 that
20 that 21 went
21 went 22 on
22 on 23 .

every few steps he would stop and look and listen . 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 steps
3 steps 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 stop
6 stop 7 and
7 and 8 look
8 look 9 and
9 and 10 listen
10 listen 11 .

at every little noise he would start nervously . 
1 at 2 every
2 every 3 little
3 little 4 noise
4 noise 5 he
5 he 6 would
6 would 7 start
7 start 8 nervously
8 nervously 9 .

at last he decided to give it up . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 decided
4 decided 5 to
5 to 6 give
6 give 7 it
7 it 8 up
8 up 9 .

it was a sly , wicked , hungry grin . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 sly
4 sly 5 ,
5 , 6 wicked
6 wicked 7 ,
7 , 8 hungry
8 hungry 9 grin
9 grin 10 .

he flattened himself out in the grass behind the big apple-tree . 
1 he 2 flattened
2 flattened 3 himself
3 himself 4 out
4 out 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 grass
7 grass 8 behind
8 behind 9 the
9 the 10 big
10 big 11 apple-tree
11 apple-tree 12 .

" why don't you mind your own affairs , instead of making trouble for other people ? " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 don't
3 don't 4 you
4 you 5 mind
5 mind 6 your
6 your 7 own
7 own 8 affairs
8 affairs 9 ,
9 , 10 instead
10 instead 11 of
11 of 12 making
12 making 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 for
14 for 15 other
15 other 16 people
16 people 17 ?
17 ? 18 "

" what are you screaming so for ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 screaming
5 screaming 6 so
6 so 7 for
7 for 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

so he screamed louder than ever . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 screamed
3 screamed 4 louder
4 louder 5 than
5 than 6 ever
6 ever 7 .

he forgot where he was . 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 where
3 where 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 .

suddenly there was a great roar right behind him . 
1 suddenly 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 roar
6 roar 7 right
7 right 8 behind
8 behind 9 him
9 him 10 .

" bow , wow , wow ! 
1 " 2 bow
2 bow 3 ,
3 , 4 wow
4 wow 5 ,
5 , 6 wow
6 wow 7 !

bow , wow , wow , wow ! " just like that . 
1 bow 2 ,
2 , 3 wow
3 wow 4 ,
4 , 5 wow
5 wow 6 ,
6 , 7 wow
7 wow 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 just
10 just 11 like
11 like 12 that
12 that 13 .

then he flew away , still laughing . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 flew
3 flew 4 away
4 away 5 ,
5 , 6 still
6 still 7 laughing
7 laughing 8 .

he thought it the greatest joke ever . 
1 he 2 thought
2 thought 3 it
3 it 4 the
4 the 5 greatest
5 greatest 6 joke
6 joke 7 ever
7 ever 8 .

" perhaps one of my hens has stolen her nest down here , and he has found it . 
1 " 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 one
3 one 4 of
4 of 5 my
5 my 6 hens
6 hens 7 has
7 has 8 stolen
8 stolen 9 her
9 her 10 nest
10 nest 11 down
11 down 12 here
12 here 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 he
15 he 16 has
16 has 17 found
17 found 18 it
18 it 19 .

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

it was not that he was afraid for himself . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 afraid
7 afraid 8 for
8 for 9 himself
9 himself 10 .

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 !

he had a secret . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 secret
4 secret 5 .

he would come out on his doorstep and smile and sometimes give a funny little whistle of pure joy . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 come
3 come 4 out
4 out 5 on
5 on 6 his
6 his 7 doorstep
7 doorstep 8 and
8 and 9 smile
9 smile 10 and
10 and 11 sometimes
11 sometimes 12 give
12 give 13 a
13 a 14 funny
14 funny 15 little
15 little 16 whistle
16 whistle 17 of
17 of 18 pure
18 pure 19 joy
19 joy 20 .

to be sure it was a happy time of year . 
1 to 2 be
2 be 3 sure
3 sure 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 happy
7 happy 8 time
8 time 9 of
9 of 10 year
10 year 11 .

he spent so much time thinking about it and wondering what it could be , that it actually kept him out of mischief . 
1 he 2 spent
2 spent 3 so
3 so 4 much
4 much 5 time
5 time 6 thinking
6 thinking 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 and
9 and 10 wondering
10 wondering 11 what
11 what 12 it
12 it 13 could
13 could 14 be
14 be 15 ,
15 , 16 that
16 that 17 it
17 it 18 actually
18 actually 19 kept
19 kept 20 him
20 him 21 out
21 out 22 of
22 of 23 mischief
23 mischief 24 .

then he did foolish things . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 foolish
4 foolish 5 things
5 things 6 .

he kicked up his heels . 
1 he 2 kicked
2 kicked 3 up
3 up 4 his
4 his 5 heels
5 heels 6 .

he rolled over and over in the grass . 
1 he 2 rolled
2 rolled 3 over
3 over 4 and
4 and 5 over
5 over 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 grass
8 grass 9 .

he whistled . 
1 he 2 whistled
2 whistled 3 .

then suddenly he scrambled to his feet , carefully brushed his coat , and tried to look very dignified . 
1 then 2 suddenly
2 suddenly 3 he
3 he 4 scrambled
4 scrambled 5 to
5 to 6 his
6 his 7 feet
7 feet 8 ,
8 , 9 carefully
9 carefully 10 brushed
10 brushed 11 his
11 his 12 coat
12 coat 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 tried
15 tried 16 to
16 to 17 look
17 look 18 very
18 very 19 dignified
19 dignified 20 .

he strutted back and forth in front of his doorway , as if he was very proud of something . 
1 he 2 strutted
2 strutted 3 back
3 back 4 and
4 and 5 forth
5 forth 6 in
6 in 7 front
7 front 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 10 doorway
10 doorway 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 if
13 if 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 very
16 very 17 proud
17 proud 18 of
18 of 19 something
19 something 20 .

there was pride in the very way in which he took each step . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 pride
3 pride 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 very
6 very 7 way
7 way 8 in
8 in 9 which
9 which 10 he
10 he 11 took
11 took 12 each
12 each 13 step
13 step 14 .

there was pride in the very way in which he held his head . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 pride
3 pride 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 very
6 very 7 way
7 way 8 in
8 in 9 which
9 which 10 he
10 he 11 held
11 held 12 his
12 his 13 head
13 head 14 .

it was a beautiful morning . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 beautiful
4 beautiful 5 morning
5 morning 6 .

each apple-tree was like a huge bouquet of loveliness . 
1 each 2 apple-tree
2 apple-tree 3 was
3 was 4 like
4 like 5 a
5 a 6 huge
6 huge 7 bouquet
7 bouquet 8 of
8 of 9 loveliness
9 loveliness 10 .

yes , indeed , it was very beautiful that spring morning . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 very
7 very 8 beautiful
8 beautiful 9 that
9 that 10 spring
10 spring 11 morning
11 morning 12 .

so he sat very , very still among the apple blossoms and waited and watched . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 very
4 very 5 ,
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 still
7 still 8 among
8 among 9 the
9 the 10 apple
10 apple 11 blossoms
11 blossoms 12 and
12 and 13 waited
13 waited 14 and
14 and 15 watched
15 watched 16 .

he sat up very straight and looked this way and looked that way . 
1 he 2 sat
2 sat 3 up
3 up 4 very
4 very 5 straight
5 straight 6 and
6 and 7 looked
7 looked 8 this
8 this 9 way
9 way 10 and
10 and 11 looked
11 looked 12 that
12 that 13 way
13 way 14 .

" he seems to be terribly watchful this morning . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 seems
3 seems 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 terribly
6 terribly 7 watchful
7 watchful 8 this
8 this 9 morning
9 morning 10 .

i never knew him to be so watchful before . 
1 i 2 never
2 never 3 knew
3 knew 4 him
4 him 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 so
7 so 8 watchful
8 watchful 9 before
9 before 10 .

he hopped down from the old stone wall and scampered over to the doorway of his new house , and there he began to chatter . 
1 he 2 hopped
2 hopped 3 down
3 down 4 from
4 from 5 the
5 the 6 old
6 old 7 stone
7 stone 8 wall
8 wall 9 and
9 and 10 scampered
10 scampered 11 over
11 over 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 doorway
14 doorway 15 of
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 new
17 new 18 house
18 house 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 there
21 there 22 he
22 he 23 began
23 began 24 to
24 to 25 chatter
25 chatter 26 .

so that 's his secret and the reason he has appeared so proud lately ! " 
1 so 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 his
4 his 5 secret
5 secret 6 and
6 and 7 the
7 the 8 reason
8 reason 9 he
9 he 10 has
10 has 11 appeared
11 appeared 12 so
12 so 13 proud
13 proud 14 lately
14 lately 15 !
15 ! 16 "

then she put her head in at the doorway and began to call in the softest voice . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 put
3 put 4 her
4 her 5 head
5 head 6 in
6 in 7 at
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 and
10 and 11 began
11 began 12 to
12 to 13 call
13 call 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 softest
16 softest 17 voice
17 voice 18 .

it surprised him so that he nearly lost his balance . 
1 it 2 surprised
2 surprised 3 him
3 him 4 so
4 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 nearly
7 nearly 8 lost
8 lost 9 his
9 his 10 balance
10 balance 11 .

then there was another and another ! 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 another
4 another 5 and
5 and 6 another
6 another 7 !

it was because he had a family ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 because
3 because 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 a
6 a 7 family
7 family 8 !

he knew that his secret was a secret no longer . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 that
3 that 4 his
4 his 5 secret
5 secret 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 secret
8 secret 9 no
9 no 10 longer
10 longer 11 .

he isn't . 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 .

he dearly loves to get other people into all kinds of trouble , and this is one reason why nobody loves him . 
1 he 2 dearly
2 dearly 3 loves
3 loves 4 to
4 to 5 get
5 get 6 other
6 other 7 people
7 people 8 into
8 into 9 all
9 all 10 kinds
10 kinds 11 of
11 of 12 trouble
12 trouble 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 this
15 this 16 is
16 is 17 one
17 one 18 reason
18 reason 19 why
19 why 20 nobody
20 nobody 21 loves
21 loves 22 him
22 him 23 .

you may have to look a long time for it , but sooner or later you will find it . 
1 you 2 may
2 may 3 have
3 have 4 to
4 to 5 look
5 look 6 a
6 a 7 long
7 long 8 time
8 time 9 for
9 for 10 it
10 it 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 sooner
13 sooner 14 or
14 or 15 later
15 later 16 you
16 you 17 will
17 will 18 find
18 find 19 it
19 it 20 .

what a chance to make trouble now ! 
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 chance
3 chance 4 to
4 to 5 make
5 make 6 trouble
6 trouble 7 now
7 now 8 !

but by that time it was a different kind of a chuckle . 
1 but 2 by
2 by 3 that
3 that 4 time
4 time 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 different
8 different 9 kind
9 kind 10 of
10 of 11 a
11 a 12 chuckle
12 chuckle 13 .

it was a better chuckle to hear . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 better
4 better 5 chuckle
5 chuckle 6 to
6 to 7 hear
7 hear 8 .

the more he thought about it , the more he tickled and laughed . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 he
10 he 11 tickled
11 tickled 12 and
12 and 13 laughed
13 laughed 14 .

then he closed it again with a snap . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 closed
3 closed 4 it
4 it 5 again
5 again 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 snap
8 snap 9 .

you see , he had had a change of heart . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 had
6 had 7 a
7 a 8 change
8 change 9 of
9 of 10 heart
10 heart 11 .

the little goodness way down deep inside had come out of hiding . 
1 the 2 little
2 little 3 goodness
3 goodness 4 way
4 way 5 down
5 down 6 deep
6 deep 7 inside
7 inside 8 had
8 had 9 come
9 come 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 hiding
12 hiding 13 .

he does not have to go far from his own doorstep to get all he wants to eat . 
1 he 2 does
2 does 3 not
3 not 4 have
4 have 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 far
7 far 8 from
8 from 9 his
9 his 10 own
10 own 11 doorstep
11 doorstep 12 to
12 to 13 get
13 get 14 all
14 all 15 he
15 he 16 wants
16 wants 17 to
17 to 18 eat
18 eat 19 .

now people who do not have to work usually become lazy . 
1 now 2 people
2 people 3 who
3 who 4 do
4 do 5 not
5 not 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 work
8 work 9 usually
9 usually 10 become
10 become 11 lazy
11 lazy 12 .

it is the easiest habit in the world to learn and the hardest to get over . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 easiest
4 easiest 5 habit
5 habit 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 world
8 world 9 to
9 to 10 learn
10 learn 11 and
11 and 12 the
12 the 13 hardest
13 hardest 14 to
14 to 15 get
15 get 16 over
16 over 17 .

if he felt lazy these beautiful spring days , he didn't have time to think about it . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 felt
3 felt 4 lazy
4 lazy 5 these
5 these 6 beautiful
6 beautiful 7 spring
7 spring 8 days
8 days 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 have
12 have 13 time
13 time 14 to
14 to 15 think
15 think 16 about
16 about 17 it
17 it 18 .

whose were they ? 
1 whose 2 were
2 were 3 they
3 they 4 ?

you didn't know that , did you ? 
1 you 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 did
6 did 7 you
7 you 8 ?

well , it 's a fact . 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 's
4 's 5 a
5 a 6 fact
6 fact 7 .

if they don't , something dreadful is almost sure to happen . 
1 if 2 they
2 they 3 don't
3 don't 4 ,
4 , 5 something
5 something 6 dreadful
6 dreadful 7 is
7 is 8 almost
8 almost 9 sure
9 sure 10 to
10 to 11 happen
11 happen 12 .

you see he knew that unless they learned this first of all , none of the other lessons would do them much good . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
3 he 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
5 that 6 unless
6 unless 7 they
7 they 8 learned
8 learned 9 this
9 this 10 first
10 first 11 of
11 of 12 all
12 all 13 ,
13 , 14 none
14 none 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 other
17 other 18 lessons
18 lessons 19 would
19 would 20 do
20 do 21 them
21 them 22 much
22 much 23 good
23 good 24 .

they must first learn to mind instantly , without asking questions . 
1 they 2 must
2 must 3 first
3 first 4 learn
4 learn 5 to
5 to 6 mind
6 mind 7 instantly
7 instantly 8 ,
8 , 9 without
9 without 10 asking
10 asking 11 questions
11 questions 12 .

but all the time their sharp little eyes would be looking this way and that way , to see what the danger might be . 
1 but 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 time
4 time 5 their
5 their 6 sharp
6 sharp 7 little
7 little 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 would
9 would 10 be
10 be 11 looking
11 looking 12 this
12 this 13 way
13 way 14 and
14 and 15 that
15 that 16 way
16 way 17 ,
17 , 18 to
18 to 19 see
19 see 20 what
20 what 21 the
21 the 22 danger
22 danger 23 might
23 might 24 be
24 be 25 .

then they would once more begin to fill their little stomachs with sweet , tender , young clover . 
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 would
3 would 4 once
4 once 5 more
5 more 6 begin
6 begin 7 to
7 to 8 fill
8 fill 9 their
9 their 10 little
10 little 11 stomachs
11 stomachs 12 with
12 with 13 sweet
13 sweet 14 ,
14 , 15 tender
15 tender 16 ,
16 , 17 young
17 young 18 clover
18 clover 19 .

then there was a still different whistle . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 still
5 still 6 different
6 different 7 whistle
7 whistle 8 .

it meant " danger very near ; lie low ! " 
1 it 2 meant
2 meant 3 "
3 " 4 danger
4 danger 5 very
5 very 6 near
6 near 7 ;
7 ; 8 lie
8 lie 9 low
9 low 10 !
10 ! 11 "

of course , there never was any real danger . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 never
5 never 6 was
6 was 7 any
7 any 8 real
8 real 9 danger
9 danger 10 .

he took them up along the old stone wall and showed them how to find safe hiding-places among the stones . 
1 he 2 took
2 took 3 them
3 them 4 up
4 up 5 along
5 along 6 the
6 the 7 old
7 old 8 stone
8 stone 9 wall
9 wall 10 and
10 and 11 showed
11 showed 12 them
12 them 13 how
13 how 14 to
14 to 15 find
15 find 16 safe
16 safe 17 hiding-places
17 hiding-places 18 among
18 among 19 the
19 the 20 stones
20 stones 21 .

then he took them off a little way and suddenly gave the danger signal . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 took
3 took 4 them
4 them 5 off
5 off 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 way
8 way 9 and
9 and 10 suddenly
10 suddenly 11 gave
11 gave 12 the
12 the 13 danger
13 danger 14 signal
14 signal 15 .

then he made them try it all over again . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 made
3 made 4 them
4 them 5 try
5 try 6 it
6 it 7 all
7 all 8 over
8 over 9 again
9 again 10 .

but even the most watchful are surprised sometimes . 
1 but 2 even
2 even 3 the
3 the 4 most
4 most 5 watchful
5 watchful 6 are
6 are 7 surprised
7 surprised 8 sometimes
8 sometimes 9 .

there would be some fun now ! 
1 there 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 4 some
4 some 5 fun
5 fun 6 now
6 now 7 !

almost without stopping to think , he screamed at the top of his lungs : 
1 almost 2 without
2 without 3 stopping
3 stopping 4 to
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 screamed
8 screamed 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 top
11 top 12 of
12 of 13 his
13 his 14 lungs
14 lungs 15 :

he didn't wait to ask questions or even to look . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 wait
3 wait 4 to
4 to 5 ask
5 ask 6 questions
6 questions 7 or
7 or 8 even
8 even 9 to
9 to 10 look
10 look 11 .

and just in time they reached the snug house under the old apple-tree in the far corner . 
1 and 2 just
2 just 3 in
3 in 4 time
4 time 5 they
5 they 6 reached
6 reached 7 the
7 the 8 snug
8 snug 9 house
9 house 10 under
10 under 11 the
11 the 12 old
12 old 13 apple-tree
13 apple-tree 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 far
16 far 17 corner
17 corner 18 .