now he was thinking of going home , for it was getting late in the afternoon . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 thinking
4 thinking 5 of
5 of 6 going
6 going 7 home
7 home 8 ,
8 , 9 for
9 for 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 getting
12 getting 13 late
13 late 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 afternoon
16 afternoon 17 .

his home was on the other side . 
1 his 2 home
2 home 3 was
3 was 4 on
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 other
6 other 7 side
7 side 8 .

so , as he was jumping from one tree to another , he spied something down on the ground which excited his curiosity . 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 3 as
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 jumping
6 jumping 7 from
7 from 8 one
8 one 9 tree
9 tree 10 to
10 to 11 another
11 another 12 ,
12 , 13 he
13 he 14 spied
14 spied 15 something
15 something 16 down
16 down 17 on
17 on 18 the
18 the 19 ground
19 ground 20 which
20 which 21 excited
21 excited 22 his
22 his 23 curiosity
23 curiosity 24 .

so down the tree he ran , and in a few minutes he had found the queer thing , which had caught his eyes . 
1 so 2 down
2 down 3 the
3 the 4 tree
4 tree 5 he
5 he 6 ran
6 ran 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 in
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 few
11 few 12 minutes
12 minutes 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 found
15 found 16 the
16 the 17 queer
17 queer 18 thing
18 thing 19 ,
19 , 20 which
20 which 21 had
21 had 22 caught
22 caught 23 his
23 his 24 eyes
24 eyes 25 .

pretty soon he noticed there were a lot more on the ground . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 noticed
4 noticed 5 there
5 there 6 were
6 were 7 a
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 more
9 more 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 ground
12 ground 13 .

" they don't grow , for they haven't any roots . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 don't
3 don't 4 grow
4 grow 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 they
7 they 8 haven't
8 haven't 9 any
9 any 10 roots
10 roots 11 .

they are not thorns , for there is no plant from which they could come . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 not
3 not 4 thorns
4 thorns 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 there
7 there 8 is
8 is 9 no
9 no 10 plant
10 plant 11 from
11 from 12 which
12 which 13 they
13 they 14 could
14 could 15 come
15 come 16 .

they are not alive , so what can they be ? " 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 not
3 not 4 alive
4 alive 5 ,
5 , 6 so
6 so 7 what
7 what 8 can
8 can 9 they
9 they 10 be
10 be 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

he was so busy examining the queer things on the ground that he never once thought to look up in the tops of the trees . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 busy
4 busy 5 examining
5 examining 6 the
6 the 7 queer
7 queer 8 things
8 things 9 on
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 ground
11 ground 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 never
14 never 15 once
15 once 16 thought
16 thought 17 to
17 to 18 look
18 look 19 up
19 up 20 in
20 in 21 the
21 the 22 tops
22 tops 23 of
23 of 24 the
24 the 25 trees
25 trees 26 .

if he had , perhaps he would not have been so much puzzled . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 ,
4 , 5 perhaps
5 perhaps 6 he
6 he 7 would
7 would 8 not
8 not 9 have
9 have 10 been
10 been 11 so
11 so 12 much
12 much 13 puzzled
13 puzzled 14 .

as it was he just gathered up three or four of the queer things and started on again . 
1 as 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 he
4 he 5 just
5 just 6 gathered
6 gathered 7 up
7 up 8 three
8 three 9 or
9 or 10 four
10 four 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 queer
13 queer 14 things
14 things 15 and
15 and 16 started
16 started 17 on
17 on 18 again
18 again 19 .

then suddenly he squealed and sat down to nurse one of his feet . 
1 then 2 suddenly
2 suddenly 3 he
3 he 4 squealed
4 squealed 5 and
5 and 6 sat
6 sat 7 down
7 down 8 to
8 to 9 nurse
9 nurse 10 one
10 one 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 feet
13 feet 14 .

but he was up again in a flash with another squeal louder than before . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 up
4 up 5 again
5 again 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 flash
8 flash 9 with
9 with 10 another
10 another 11 squeal
11 squeal 12 louder
12 louder 13 than
13 than 14 before
14 before 15 .

one was sticking in his foot , and one was in the white patch on the seat of his trousers . 
1 one 2 was
2 was 3 sticking
3 sticking 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 foot
6 foot 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 one
9 one 10 was
10 was 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 white
13 white 14 patch
14 patch 15 on
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 seat
17 seat 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 trousers
20 trousers 21 .

" things do not have to be on plants in order to grow . 
1 " 2 things
2 things 3 do
3 do 4 not
4 not 5 have
5 have 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 on
8 on 9 plants
9 plants 10 in
10 in 11 order
11 order 12 to
12 to 13 grow
13 grow 14 .

" what is there that grows and doesn't grow on a plant ? " asked one of them . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 there
4 there 5 that
5 that 6 grows
6 grows 7 and
7 and 8 doesn't
8 doesn't 9 grow
9 grow 10 on
10 on 11 a
11 a 12 plant
12 plant 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 asked
15 asked 16 one
16 one 17 of
17 of 18 them
18 them 19 .

" of course , " they cried . 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 they
6 they 7 cried
7 cried 8 .

" we didn't think of that . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 .

but we are quite sure that these queer things that prick so are not claws , and certainly they are not hair . " 
1 but 2 we
2 we 3 are
3 are 4 quite
4 quite 5 sure
5 sure 6 that
6 that 7 these
7 these 8 queer
8 queer 9 things
9 things 10 that
10 that 11 prick
11 prick 12 so
12 so 13 are
13 are 14 not
14 not 15 claws
15 claws 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 certainly
18 certainly 19 they
19 they 20 are
20 are 21 not
21 not 22 hair
22 hair 23 .
23 . 24 "

presently , way up in the top of a big poplar , they found a stranger . 
1 presently 2 ,
2 , 3 way
3 way 4 up
4 up 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 top
7 top 8 of
8 of 9 a
9 a 10 big
10 big 11 poplar
11 poplar 12 ,
12 , 13 they
13 they 14 found
14 found 15 a
15 a 16 stranger
16 stranger 17 .

at first he was very shy and had nothing to say . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 very
5 very 6 shy
6 shy 7 and
7 and 8 had
8 had 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 to
10 to 11 say
11 say 12 .

" who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 's
3 's 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 of
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 fellow
7 fellow 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

just then the stranger began to come down the tree . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 the
3 the 4 stranger
4 stranger 5 began
5 began 6 to
6 to 7 come
7 come 8 down
8 down 9 the
9 the 10 tree
10 tree 11 .

" who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 's
3 's 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 of
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 fellow
7 fellow 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

he kept on coming down the tree just the same . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 on
3 on 4 coming
4 coming 5 down
5 down 6 the
6 the 7 tree
7 tree 8 just
8 just 9 the
9 the 10 same
10 same 11 .

he had never seen anything quite like this big dark fellow . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 never
3 never 4 seen
4 seen 5 anything
5 anything 6 quite
6 quite 7 like
7 like 8 this
8 this 9 big
9 big 10 dark
10 dark 11 fellow
11 fellow 12 .

then he growled his deepest growl . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 growled
3 growled 4 his
4 his 5 deepest
5 deepest 6 growl
6 growl 7 .

still the stranger paid no attention to him . 
1 still 2 the
2 the 3 stranger
3 stranger 4 paid
4 paid 5 no
5 no 6 attention
6 attention 7 to
7 to 8 him
8 him 9 .

by this time the stranger was down on the ground and starting for another tree , minding his own business . 
1 by 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 4 the
4 the 5 stranger
5 stranger 6 was
6 was 7 down
7 down 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 ground
10 ground 11 and
11 and 12 starting
12 starting 13 for
13 for 14 another
14 another 15 tree
15 tree 16 ,
16 , 17 minding
17 minding 18 his
18 his 19 own
19 own 20 business
20 business 21 .

then something happened . 
1 then 2 something
2 something 3 happened
3 happened 4 .

he just rolled himself up in a tight ball with his head tucked down in his waistcoat . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 rolled
3 rolled 4 himself
4 himself 5 up
5 up 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 tight
8 tight 9 ball
9 ball 10 with
10 with 11 his
11 his 12 head
12 head 13 tucked
13 tucked 14 down
14 down 15 in
15 in 16 his
16 his 17 waistcoat
17 waistcoat 18 .

then he reached out his nose and sniffed at this queer thing . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 out
4 out 5 his
5 his 6 nose
6 nose 7 and
7 and 8 sniffed
8 sniffed 9 at
9 at 10 this
10 this 11 queer
11 queer 12 thing
12 thing 13 .

slap ! 
1 slap 2 !

then the stranger unrolled himself and smiled , and all the little meadow people and forest folk who had been watching shouted aloud for joy . 
1 then 2 the
2 the 3 stranger
3 stranger 4 unrolled
4 unrolled 5 himself
5 himself 6 and
6 and 7 smiled
7 smiled 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 all
10 all 11 the
11 the 12 little
12 little 13 meadow
13 meadow 14 people
14 people 15 and
15 and 16 forest
16 forest 17 folk
17 folk 18 who
18 who 19 had
19 had 20 been
20 been 21 watching
21 watching 22 shouted
22 shouted 23 aloud
23 aloud 24 for
24 for 25 joy
25 joy 26 .

she was worried . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 worried
3 worried 4 .

there was no doubt about it . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 .

she didn't feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight . 
1 she 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 feel
3 feel 4 easy
4 easy 5 in
5 in 6 her
6 her 7 mind
7 mind 8 one
8 one 9 minute
9 minute 10 while
10 while 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 out
13 out 14 of
14 of 15 her
15 her 16 sight
16 sight 17 .

this particular morning she was unusually anxious . 
1 this 2 particular
2 particular 3 morning
3 morning 4 she
4 she 5 was
5 was 6 unusually
6 unusually 7 anxious
7 anxious 8 .

peter had been gone all night . 
1 peter 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 gone
4 gone 5 all
5 all 6 night
6 night 7 .

" something has happened . 
1 " 2 something
2 something 3 has
3 has 4 happened
4 happened 5 .

i just know something has happened ! " she wailed . 
1 i 2 just
2 just 3 know
3 know 4 something
4 something 5 has
5 has 6 happened
6 happened 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 she
9 she 10 wailed
10 wailed 11 .

" don't worry . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 worry
3 worry 4 .

" he 'll be home pretty soon . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 be
4 be 5 home
5 home 6 pretty
6 pretty 7 soon
7 soon 8 .

in a few minutes he reached her side . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 5 he
5 he 6 reached
6 reached 7 her
7 her 8 side
8 side 9 .

his eyes were very wide , and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 were
3 were 4 very
4 very 5 wide
5 wide 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 plain
10 plain 11 to
11 to 12 see
12 see 13 that
13 that 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 bursting
16 bursting 17 with
17 with 18 important
18 important 19 news
19 news 20 .

do tell me quick ! 
1 do 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
3 me 4 quick
4 quick 5 !

peter nodded while he panted for breath . 
1 peter 2 nodded
2 nodded 3 while
3 while 4 he
4 he 5 panted
5 panted 6 for
6 for 7 breath
7 breath 8 .

then he stopped . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 .

i was too scared . 
1 i 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 scared
4 scared 5 .

peter 's eyes grew very round and wide as he said this . 
1 peter 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 grew
4 grew 5 very
5 very 6 round
6 round 7 and
7 and 8 wide
8 wide 9 as
9 as 10 he
10 he 11 said
11 said 12 this
12 this 13 .

peter stared at her . 
1 peter 2 stared
2 stared 3 at
3 at 4 her
4 her 5 .

" sick ! 
1 " 2 sick
2 sick 3 !

me sick ! 
1 me 2 sick
2 sick 3 !

not a bit of it ! " he exclaimed . 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 bit
3 bit 4 of
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 exclaimed
9 exclaimed 10 .

what a silly question ! 
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 silly
3 silly 4 question
4 question 5 !

peter scratched his head in great perplexity . 
1 peter 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 in
5 in 6 great
6 great 7 perplexity
7 perplexity 8 .

suddenly he had a happy thought . 
1 suddenly 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 happy
5 happy 6 thought
6 thought 7 .

besides , this one didn't run exactly ; it rolled . 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 this
3 this 4 one
4 one 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 run
6 run 7 exactly
7 exactly 8 ;
8 ; 9 it
9 it 10 rolled
10 rolled 11 .

that is the reason why you should always be sure that a story you repeat is a good story . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 reason
4 reason 5 why
5 why 6 you
6 you 7 should
7 should 8 always
8 always 9 be
9 be 10 sure
10 sure 11 that
11 that 12 a
12 a 13 story
13 story 14 you
14 you 15 repeat
15 repeat 16 is
16 is 17 a
17 a 18 good
18 good 19 story
19 story 20 .

then you will be glad to have it travel on and on and on , and will never want to call it back . 
1 then 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 be
4 be 5 glad
5 glad 6 to
6 to 7 have
7 have 8 it
8 it 9 travel
9 travel 10 on
10 on 11 and
11 and 12 on
12 on 13 and
13 and 14 on
14 on 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 will
17 will 18 never
18 never 19 want
19 want 20 to
20 to 21 call
21 call 22 it
22 it 23 back
23 back 24 .

you see stories are just like rivers , they run on and on forever . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 stories
3 stories 4 are
4 are 5 just
5 just 6 like
6 like 7 rivers
7 rivers 8 ,
8 , 9 they
9 they 10 run
10 run 11 on
11 on 12 and
12 and 13 on
13 on 14 forever
14 forever 15 .

no one will believe it . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 will
3 will 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 .

i 'll just keep my tongue still . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 just
3 just 4 keep
4 keep 5 my
5 my 6 tongue
6 tongue 7 still
7 still 8 .
8 . 9 "

so now , impossible as this new story sounded , they didn't dare laugh at it . 
1 so 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 impossible
4 impossible 5 as
5 as 6 this
6 this 7 new
7 new 8 story
8 story 9 sounded
9 sounded 10 ,
10 , 11 they
11 they 12 didn't
12 didn't 13 dare
13 dare 14 laugh
14 laugh 15 at
15 at 16 it
16 it 17 .

some one ought to go ask him what he knows about it . 
1 some 2 one
2 one 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 go
5 go 6 ask
6 ask 7 him
7 him 8 what
8 what 9 he
9 he 10 knows
10 knows 11 about
11 about 12 it
12 it 13 .

if there is such a terrible creature up there , he ought to have seen it . 
1 if 2 there
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 such
4 such 5 a
5 a 6 terrible
6 terrible 7 creature
7 creature 8 up
8 up 9 there
9 there 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 ought
12 ought 13 to
13 to 14 have
14 have 15 seen
15 seen 16 it
16 it 17 .

you 're not afraid of anybody or anything . " 
1 you 2 're
2 're 3 not
3 not 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 of
5 of 6 anybody
6 anybody 7 or
7 or 8 anything
8 anything 9 .
9 . 10 "

whoever heard of such a thing ? 
1 whoever 2 heard
2 heard 3 of
3 of 4 such
4 such 5 a
5 a 6 thing
6 thing 7 ?

it gives me a queer feeling inside . " 
1 it 2 gives
2 gives 3 me
3 me 4 a
4 a 5 queer
5 queer 6 feeling
6 feeling 7 inside
7 inside 8 .
8 . 9 "

but there was nothing unusual to be seen . 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 unusual
5 unusual 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 seen
8 seen 9 .

" hello , there ! 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 !

are you deaf ? " 
1 are 2 you
2 you 3 deaf
3 deaf 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

" come on up and have some of this nice bark with me . " 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 on
3 on 4 up
4 up 5 and
5 and 6 have
6 have 7 some
7 some 8 of
8 of 9 this
9 this 10 nice
10 nice 11 bark
11 bark 12 with
12 with 13 me
13 me 14 .
14 . 15 "

then with this to chew on , he came half way down the tree and made himself comfortable on a big limb . 
1 then 2 with
2 with 3 this
3 this 4 to
4 to 5 chew
5 chew 6 on
6 on 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 came
9 came 10 half
10 half 11 way
11 way 12 down
12 down 13 the
13 the 14 tree
14 tree 15 and
15 and 16 made
16 made 17 himself
17 himself 18 comfortable
18 comfortable 19 on
19 on 20 a
20 a 21 big
21 big 22 limb
22 limb 23 .

" now , what is it you've got on your mind ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 what
4 what 5 is
5 is 6 it
6 it 7 you've
7 you've 8 got
8 got 9 on
9 on 10 your
10 your 11 mind
11 mind 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 he
14 he 15 demanded
15 demanded 16 .

have you ? " he concluded . 
1 have 2 you
2 you 3 ?
3 ? 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 concluded
6 concluded 7 .

" no , " said he . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

much obliged . " 
1 much 2 obliged
2 obliged 3 .
3 . 4 "

it never seems to enter his head that he is making other people happy just by being happy himself and saying so . 
1 it 2 never
2 never 3 seems
3 seems 4 to
4 to 5 enter
5 enter 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 is
10 is 11 making
11 making 12 other
12 other 13 people
13 people 14 happy
14 happy 15 just
15 just 16 by
16 by 17 being
17 being 18 happy
18 happy 19 himself
19 himself 20 and
20 and 21 saying
21 saying 22 so
22 so 23 .

then in a flash it came to him what it meant . 
1 then 2 in
2 in 3 a
3 a 4 flash
4 flash 5 it
5 it 6 came
6 came 7 to
7 to 8 him
8 him 9 what
9 what 10 it
10 it 11 meant
11 meant 12 .

he must get help somewhere else , and he must do it quickly . 
1 he 2 must
2 must 3 get
3 get 4 help
4 help 5 somewhere
5 somewhere 6 else
6 else 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 must
10 must 11 do
11 do 12 it
12 it 13 quickly
13 quickly 14 .

anxiously he looked this way and that way , but there was no one in sight . 
1 anxiously 2 he
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 this
4 this 5 way
5 way 6 and
6 and 7 that
7 that 8 way
8 way 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 there
11 there 12 was
12 was 13 no
13 no 14 one
14 one 15 in
15 in 16 sight
16 sight 17 .

he saw right away what was the trouble . 
1 he 2 saw
2 saw 3 right
3 right 4 away
4 away 5 what
5 what 6 was
6 was 7 the
7 the 8 trouble
8 trouble 9 .

indeed , he was so weak from his long struggle that he was glad to . 
1 indeed 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 so
5 so 6 weak
6 weak 7 from
7 from 8 his
8 his 9 long
9 long 10 struggle
10 struggle 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 glad
14 glad 15 to
15 to 16 .

for a minute the piece of bark held . 
1 for 2 a
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 4 the
4 the 5 piece
5 piece 6 of
6 of 7 bark
7 bark 8 held
8 held 9 .

it wasn't greed at all , " he replied . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 greed
3 greed 4 at
4 at 5 all
5 all 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 replied
9 replied 10 .

" you 're a coward . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 a
4 a 5 coward
5 coward 6 .

i wouldn't have run ! 
1 i 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 have
3 have 4 run
4 run 5 !

i would have waited and found out what it was . 
1 i 2 would
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 waited
4 waited 5 and
5 and 6 found
6 found 7 out
7 out 8 what
8 what 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 .

" all right . 
1 " 2 all
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 .

a friend is always worth keeping . 
1 a 2 friend
2 friend 3 is
3 is 4 always
4 always 5 worth
5 worth 6 keeping
6 keeping 7 .

he says that it is easier and a lot better to keep a friend than to make a new one . 
1 he 2 says
2 says 3 that
3 that 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 easier
6 easier 7 and
7 and 8 a
8 a 9 lot
9 lot 10 better
10 better 11 to
11 to 12 keep
12 keep 13 a
13 a 14 friend
14 friend 15 than
15 than 16 to
16 to 17 make
17 make 18 a
18 a 19 new
19 new 20 one
20 one 21 .

instead , he goes to that friend , finds out what the trouble is , explains it all away , and then does something nice . 
1 instead 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 goes
4 goes 5 to
5 to 6 that
6 that 7 friend
7 friend 8 ,
8 , 9 finds
9 finds 10 out
10 out 11 what
11 what 12 the
12 the 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 is
14 is 15 ,
15 , 16 explains
16 explains 17 it
17 it 18 all
18 all 19 away
19 away 20 ,
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 then
22 then 23 does
23 does 24 something
24 something 25 nice
25 nice 26 .

it made him very angry . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
3 him 4 very
4 very 5 angry
5 angry 6 .

" yo ' must have something on your mind . " 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 must
4 must 5 have
5 have 6 something
6 something 7 on
7 on 8 your
8 your 9 mind
9 mind 10 .
10 . 11 "

why would he tell me that he hasn't seen it if he has ? " 
1 why 2 would
2 would 3 he
3 he 4 tell
4 tell 5 me
5 me 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 hasn't
8 hasn't 9 seen
9 seen 10 it
10 it 11 if
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 has
13 has 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

he told the truth when he told you that he hadn't seen any stranger around his hill . 
1 he 2 told
2 told 3 the
3 the 4 truth
4 truth 5 when
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 told
7 told 8 you
8 you 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 hadn't
11 hadn't 12 seen
12 seen 13 any
13 any 14 stranger
14 stranger 15 around
15 around 16 his
16 his 17 hill
17 hill 18 .

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

only don ' forget that it 's a secret . " 
1 only 2 don
2 don 3 '
3 ' 4 forget
4 forget 5 that
5 that 6 it
6 it 7 's
7 's 8 a
8 a 9 secret
9 secret 10 .
10 . 11 "

he was just idly boasting and nothing more . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 idly
4 idly 5 boasting
5 boasting 6 and
6 and 7 nothing
7 nothing 8 more
8 more 9 .

he likes to strut around and talk big . 
1 he 2 likes
2 likes 3 to
3 to 4 strut
4 strut 5 around
5 around 6 and
6 and 7 talk
7 talk 8 big
8 big 9 .

but think as he would , he couldn't think of a single excuse that would sound reasonable . 
1 but 2 think
2 think 3 as
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 think
9 think 10 of
10 of 11 a
11 a 12 single
12 single 13 excuse
13 excuse 14 that
14 that 15 would
15 would 16 sound
16 sound 17 reasonable
17 reasonable 18 .

he didn't see that the door had carelessly been left open , and even if he had , it would have made no difference . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 see
3 see 4 that
4 that 5 the
5 the 6 door
6 door 7 had
7 had 8 carelessly
8 carelessly 9 been
9 been 10 left
10 left 11 open
11 open 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 even
14 even 15 if
15 if 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 18 ,
18 , 19 it
19 it 20 would
20 would 21 have
21 have 22 made
22 made 23 no
23 no 24 difference
24 difference 25 .

he hadn't a bit of appetite . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 a
3 a 4 bit
4 bit 5 of
5 of 6 appetite
6 appetite 7 .

he knew just what she would say . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 just
3 just 4 what
4 what 5 she
5 she 6 would
6 would 7 say
7 say 8 .

it seemed as if he could hear her sharp voice and the very words : 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 could
6 could 7 hear
7 hear 8 her
8 her 9 sharp
9 sharp 10 voice
10 voice 11 and
11 and 12 the
12 the 13 very
13 very 14 words
14 words 15 :

" serves you right for boasting about something you don't know anything about . 
1 " 2 serves
2 serves 3 you
3 you 4 right
4 right 5 for
5 for 6 boasting
6 boasting 7 about
7 about 8 something
8 something 9 you
9 you 10 don't
10 don't 11 know
11 know 12 anything
12 anything 13 about
13 about 14 .

that is the only way to keep out of trouble and live to a ripe old age . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 only
4 only 5 way
5 way 6 to
6 to 7 keep
7 keep 8 out
8 out 9 of
9 of 10 trouble
10 trouble 11 and
11 and 12 live
12 live 13 to
13 to 14 a
14 a 15 ripe
15 ripe 16 old
16 old 17 age
17 age 18 .

it seemed as if it never would pass , and yet he wished it would last forever . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 it
5 it 6 never
6 never 7 would
7 would 8 pass
8 pass 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 yet
11 yet 12 he
12 he 13 wished
13 wished 14 it
14 it 15 would
15 would 16 last
16 last 17 forever
17 forever 18 .

the more he thought about it , the more afraid he grew . 
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 afraid
10 afraid 11 he
11 he 12 grew
12 grew 13 .

the time had come , and he must choose between making his boast good or being called a coward by everybody . 
1 the 2 time
2 time 3 had
3 had 4 come
4 come 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 must
8 must 9 choose
9 choose 10 between
10 between 11 making
11 making 12 his
12 his 13 boast
13 boast 14 good
14 good 15 or
15 or 16 being
16 being 17 called
17 called 18 a
18 a 19 coward
19 coward 20 by
20 by 21 everybody
21 everybody 22 .

the trouble with a great many people is that they remember this too late . 
1 the 2 trouble
2 trouble 3 with
3 with 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 many
6 many 7 people
7 people 8 is
8 is 9 that
9 that 10 they
10 they 11 remember
11 remember 12 this
12 this 13 too
13 too 14 late
14 late 15 .

he knew now that there was no backing out ; he had got to go on . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 now
3 now 4 that
4 that 5 there
5 there 6 was
6 was 7 no
7 no 8 backing
8 backing 9 out
9 out 10 ;
10 ; 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 got
13 got 14 to
14 to 15 go
15 go 16 on
16 on 17 .

so , there being nothing else to do , he went on . 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 3 there
3 there 4 being
4 being 5 nothing
5 nothing 6 else
6 else 7 to
7 to 8 do
8 do 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 went
11 went 12 on
12 on 13 .

he reached the foot of the hill without seeing or hearing a thing out of the usual . 
1 he 2 reached
2 reached 3 the
3 the 4 foot
4 foot 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 hill
7 hill 8 without
8 without 9 seeing
9 seeing 10 or
10 or 11 hearing
11 hearing 12 a
12 a 13 thing
13 thing 14 out
14 out 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 usual
17 usual 18 .

nothing had happened , and nothing was going to happen . 
1 nothing 2 had
2 had 3 happened
3 happened 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 nothing
6 nothing 7 was
7 was 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 happen
10 happen 11 .

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

" ah ! 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 !

what was that ? " 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 that
3 that 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

he stopped short and looked up . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 short
3 short 4 and
4 and 5 looked
5 looked 6 up
6 up 7 .

coming down the hill straight towards him was the strangest thing he ever had seen . 
1 coming 2 down
2 down 3 the
3 the 4 hill
4 hill 5 straight
5 straight 6 towards
6 towards 7 him
7 him 8 was
8 was 9 the
9 the 10 strangest
10 strangest 11 thing
11 thing 12 he
12 he 13 ever
13 ever 14 had
14 had 15 seen
15 seen 16 .

he couldn't see any legs . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 see
3 see 4 any
4 any 5 legs
5 legs 6 .

he couldn't see any head . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 see
3 see 4 any
4 any 5 head
5 head 6 .

he couldn't see any tail . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 see
3 see 4 any
4 any 5 tail
5 tail 6 .

it was round like a ball , but it was the strangest looking ball that ever was . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 round
3 round 4 like
4 like 5 a
5 a 6 ball
6 ball 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 the
11 the 12 strangest
12 strangest 13 looking
13 looking 14 ball
14 ball 15 that
15 that 16 ever
16 ever 17 was
17 was 18 .

it was covered with old leaves . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 covered
3 covered 4 with
4 with 5 old
5 old 6 leaves
6 leaves 7 .

for just a wee minute he stared , and then , what do you think he did ? 
1 for 2 just
2 just 3 a
3 a 4 wee
4 wee 5 minute
5 minute 6 he
6 he 7 stared
7 stared 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 then
10 then 11 ,
11 , 12 what
12 what 13 do
13 do 14 you
14 you 15 think
15 think 16 he
16 he 17 did
17 did 18 ?

" why ! 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 !

peter hesitated . 
1 peter 2 hesitated
2 hesitated 3 .

he knew it would be a foolish thing to do , for he might walk right into danger . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 it
3 it 4 would
4 would 5 be
5 be 6 a
6 a 7 foolish
7 foolish 8 thing
8 thing 9 to
9 to 10 do
10 do 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 13 he
13 he 14 might
14 might 15 walk
15 walk 16 right
16 right 17 into
17 into 18 danger
18 danger 19 .

with that he boldly hopped up the hill and joined them . 
1 with 2 that
2 that 3 he
3 he 4 boldly
4 boldly 5 hopped
5 hopped 6 up
6 up 7 the
7 the 8 hill
8 hill 9 and
9 and 10 joined
10 joined 11 them
11 them 12 .

" what 's the joke ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 joke
5 joke 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 demanded
9 demanded 10 .

why , he almost ran into me and didn't see me at all . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 almost
4 almost 5 ran
5 ran 6 into
6 into 7 me
7 me 8 and
8 and 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 see
10 see 11 me
11 me 12 at
12 at 13 all
13 all 14 .

i guess he 's running yet . 
1 i 2 guess
2 guess 3 he
3 he 4 's
4 's 5 running
5 running 6 yet
6 yet 7 .

now , what 's the joke ? " 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 what
3 what 4 's
4 's 5 the
5 the 6 joke
6 joke 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

peter demanded . 
1 peter 2 demanded
2 demanded 3 .

" now who else can we scare ? " 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 who
3 who 4 else
4 else 5 can
5 can 6 we
6 we 7 scare
7 scare 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

and he was right ; everybody did know it , and everybody was laughing about it . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 right
4 right 5 ;
5 ; 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 did
7 did 8 know
8 know 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 everybody
12 everybody 13 was
13 was 14 laughing
14 laughing 15 about
15 about 16 it
16 it 17 .

usually he is very proud of his handsome red coat , but now he wished that he could get rid of it . 
1 usually 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 proud
5 proud 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 handsome
8 handsome 9 red
9 red 10 coat
10 coat 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 now
13 now 14 he
14 he 15 wished
15 wished 16 that
16 that 17 he
17 he 18 could
18 could 19 get
19 get 20 rid
20 rid 21 of
21 of 22 it
22 it 23 .

it is very hard to keep out of sight when you have bright colored clothes . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 hard
4 hard 5 to
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 sight
9 sight 10 when
10 when 11 you
11 you 12 have
12 have 13 bright
13 bright 14 colored
14 colored 15 clothes
15 clothes 16 .

coward ! 
1 coward 2 !

coward ! " 
1 coward 2 !
2 ! 3 "

it was saying over and over : 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 saying
3 saying 4 over
4 over 5 and
5 and 6 over
6 over 7 :

oh , me , me ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 me
3 me 4 ,
4 , 5 me
5 me 6 !

probably somebody has played a trick on you . 
1 probably 2 somebody
2 somebody 3 has
3 has 4 played
4 played 5 a
5 a 6 trick
6 trick 7 on
7 on 8 you
8 you 9 .

you go back into the house and stay there . 
1 you 2 go
2 go 3 back
3 back 4 into
4 into 5 the
5 the 6 house
6 house 7 and
7 and 8 stay
8 stay 9 there
9 there 10 .

i am going to have a look about and find out what is going on . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 a
6 a 7 look
7 look 8 about
8 about 9 and
9 and 10 find
10 find 11 out
11 out 12 what
12 what 13 is
13 is 14 going
14 going 15 on
15 on 16 .

he may be as sly and smart and clever some day , but he has got a lot to learn before then . 
1 he 2 may
2 may 3 be
3 be 4 as
4 as 5 sly
5 sly 6 and
6 and 7 smart
7 smart 8 and
8 and 9 clever
9 clever 10 some
10 some 11 day
11 day 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 he
14 he 15 has
15 has 16 got
16 got 17 a
17 a 18 lot
18 lot 19 to
19 to 20 learn
20 learn 21 before
21 before 22 then
22 then 23 .

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

she went about hunting her dinner just as usual and didn't appear to be paying the least attention to what was going on about her . 
1 she 2 went
2 went 3 about
3 about 4 hunting
4 hunting 5 her
5 her 6 dinner
6 dinner 7 just
7 just 8 as
8 as 9 usual
9 usual 10 and
10 and 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 appear
12 appear 13 to
13 to 14 be
14 be 15 paying
15 paying 16 the
16 the 17 least
17 least 18 attention
18 attention 19 to
19 to 20 what
20 what 21 was
21 was 22 going
22 going 23 on
23 on 24 about
24 about 25 her
25 her 26 .

with her nose to the ground she ran this way and ran that way as if hunting for a trail . 
1 with 2 her
2 her 3 nose
3 nose 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 ground
6 ground 7 she
7 she 8 ran
8 ran 9 this
9 this 10 way
10 way 11 and
11 and 12 ran
12 ran 13 that
13 that 14 way
14 way 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 hunting
17 hunting 18 for
18 for 19 a
19 a 20 trail
20 trail 21 .

so instead of coming to the hill along the hollow at the bottom , she came to it from the other way . 
1 so 2 instead
2 instead 3 of
3 of 4 coming
4 coming 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 hill
7 hill 8 along
8 along 9 the
9 the 10 hollow
10 hollow 11 at
11 at 12 the
12 the 13 bottom
13 bottom 14 ,
14 , 15 she
15 she 16 came
16 came 17 to
17 to 18 it
18 it 19 from
19 from 20 the
20 the 21 other
21 other 22 way
22 way 23 .

no one would ever have guessed that she was thinking of anything else . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 ever
4 ever 5 have
5 have 6 guessed
6 guessed 7 that
7 that 8 she
8 she 9 was
9 was 10 thinking
10 thinking 11 of
11 of 12 anything
12 anything 13 else
13 else 14 .

she followed these down to the bottom , but there they disappeared . 
1 she 2 followed
2 followed 3 these
3 these 4 down
4 down 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 bottom
7 bottom 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 there
10 there 11 they
11 they 12 disappeared
12 disappeared 13 .

no , she didn't exactly meet him , because he saw her before she saw him , and he promptly climbed a tree . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 she
3 she 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 exactly
5 exactly 6 meet
6 meet 7 him
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 because
9 because 10 he
10 he 11 saw
11 saw 12 her
12 her 13 before
13 before 14 she
14 she 15 saw
15 saw 16 him
16 him 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 he
19 he 20 promptly
20 promptly 21 climbed
21 climbed 22 a
22 a 23 tree
23 tree 24 .

granny stopped and looked up . 
1 granny 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 and
3 and 4 looked
4 looked 5 up
5 up 6 .

" huh ! 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !

i 'd like to see it ! 
1 i 2 'd
2 'd 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 it
6 it 7 !

ah wouldn't do it again . 
1 ah 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 do
3 do 4 it
4 it 5 again
5 again 6 .

well , he just guessed . 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 just
4 just 5 guessed
5 guessed 6 .

she 'll come just the way she did this afternoon , from back of the hill instead of along the holler . " 
1 she 2 'll
2 'll 3 come
3 come 4 just
4 just 5 the
5 the 6 way
6 way 7 she
7 she 8 did
8 did 9 this
9 this 10 afternoon
10 afternoon 11 ,
11 , 12 from
12 from 13 back
13 back 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 hill
16 hill 17 instead
17 instead 18 of
18 of 19 along
19 along 20 the
20 the 21 holler
21 holler 22 .
22 . 23 "

she couldn't see or hear anything in the least suspicious . 
1 she 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 see
3 see 4 or
4 or 5 hear
5 hear 6 anything
6 anything 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 least
9 least 10 suspicious
10 suspicious 11 .

she had seen him act in this stupid , uncertain way dozens of times before . 
1 she 2 had
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 4 him
4 him 5 act
5 act 6 in
6 in 7 this
7 this 8 stupid
8 stupid 9 ,
9 , 10 uncertain
10 uncertain 11 way
11 way 12 dozens
12 dozens 13 of
13 of 14 times
14 times 15 before
15 before 16 .

she didn't hurry the least little bit . 
1 she 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 hurry
3 hurry 4 the
4 the 5 least
5 least 6 little
6 little 7 bit
7 bit 8 .

the nearer it got , the stranger and more terrible it seemed . 
1 the 2 nearer
2 nearer 3 it
3 it 4 got
4 got 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 stranger
7 stranger 8 and
8 and 9 more
9 more 10 terrible
10 terrible 11 it
11 it 12 seemed
12 seemed 13 .

in fact , she quite lost it altogether . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 she
4 she 5 quite
5 quite 6 lost
6 lost 7 it
7 it 8 altogether
8 altogether 9 .

" did you see how her eyes popped out ? " 
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 see
4 see 5 how
5 how 6 her
6 her 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 popped
8 popped 9 out
9 out 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" ah reckons she am bound to have sore feet if she keeps on running the way she started . " 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 she
4 she 5 am
5 am 6 bound
6 bound 7 to
7 to 8 have
8 have 9 sore
9 sore 10 feet
10 feet 11 if
11 if 12 she
12 she 13 keeps
13 keeps 14 on
14 on 15 running
15 running 16 the
16 the 17 way
17 way 18 she
18 she 19 started
19 started 20 .
20 . 21 "

he just smiled in a quiet sort of way as he slowly climbed up to the top of the hill . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 smiled
3 smiled 4 in
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 quiet
6 quiet 7 sort
7 sort 8 of
8 of 9 way
9 way 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 slowly
12 slowly 13 climbed
13 climbed 14 up
14 up 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 top
17 top 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 hill
20 hill 21 .

who wouldn't have been at seeing a strange creature without head , tail , or legs rolling down hill straight towards them ? 
1 who 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 have
3 have 4 been
4 been 5 at
5 at 6 seeing
6 seeing 7 a
7 a 8 strange
8 strange 9 creature
9 creature 10 without
10 without 11 head
11 head 12 ,
12 , 13 tail
13 tail 14 ,
14 , 15 or
15 or 16 legs
16 legs 17 rolling
17 rolling 18 down
18 down 19 hill
19 hill 20 straight
20 straight 21 towards
21 towards 22 them
22 them 23 ?

it didn't take her long to decide that it wasn't . 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 take
3 take 4 her
4 her 5 long
5 long 6 to
6 to 7 decide
7 decide 8 that
8 that 9 it
9 it 10 wasn't
10 wasn't 11 .

then she did some quick thinking . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 did
3 did 4 some
4 some 5 quick
5 quick 6 thinking
6 thinking 7 .

she wasted no time thinking about it , but began to steal back the way she had come . 
1 she 2 wasted
2 wasted 3 no
3 no 4 time
4 time 5 thinking
5 thinking 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 steal
12 steal 13 back
13 back 14 the
14 the 15 way
15 way 16 she
16 she 17 had
17 had 18 come
18 come 19 .

then she smiled grimly . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 smiled
3 smiled 4 grimly
4 grimly 5 .

at last they were so tired with their good time that they just had to stop for a rest . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 they
3 they 4 were
4 were 5 so
5 so 6 tired
6 tired 7 with
7 with 8 their
8 their 9 good
9 good 10 time
10 time 11 that
11 that 12 they
12 they 13 just
13 just 14 had
14 had 15 to
15 to 16 stop
16 stop 17 for
17 for 18 a
18 a 19 rest
19 rest 20 .

i wonder who we " 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 who
3 who 4 we
4 we 5 "

peter didn't finish . 
1 peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 finish
3 finish 4 .

no one really knows who his best friends are until he gets in trouble . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 really
3 really 4 knows
4 knows 5 who
5 who 6 his
6 his 7 best
7 best 8 friends
8 friends 9 are
9 are 10 until
10 until 11 he
11 he 12 gets
12 gets 13 in
13 in 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 .

when everything is lovely and there is no sign of trouble anywhere , one may have ever and ever so many friends . 
1 when 2 everything
2 everything 3 is
3 is 4 lovely
4 lovely 5 and
5 and 6 there
6 there 7 is
7 is 8 no
8 no 9 sign
9 sign 10 of
10 of 11 trouble
11 trouble 12 anywhere
12 anywhere 13 ,
13 , 14 one
14 one 15 may
15 may 16 have
16 have 17 ever
17 ever 18 and
18 and 19 ever
19 ever 20 so
20 so 21 many
21 many 22 friends
22 friends 23 .

at least , it may seem so . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 may
5 may 6 seem
6 seem 7 so
7 so 8 .

these are the real friends , the true friends , and they are worth more than all the others put together . 
1 these 2 are
2 are 3 the
3 the 4 real
4 real 5 friends
5 friends 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 true
8 true 9 friends
9 friends 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 they
12 they 13 are
13 are 14 worth
14 worth 15 more
15 more 16 than
16 than 17 all
17 all 18 the
18 the 19 others
19 others 20 put
20 put 21 together
21 together 22 .

remember that if you are a true friend to any one , you will stand by him and help him , no matter what happens . 
1 remember 2 that
2 that 3 if
3 if 4 you
4 you 5 are
5 are 6 a
6 a 7 true
7 true 8 friend
8 friend 9 to
9 to 10 any
10 any 11 one
11 one 12 ,
12 , 13 you
13 you 14 will
14 will 15 stand
15 stand 16 by
16 by 17 him
17 him 18 and
18 and 19 help
19 help 20 him
20 him 21 ,
21 , 22 no
22 no 23 matter
23 matter 24 what
24 what 25 happens
25 happens 26 .

sometimes it is almost worth while getting into trouble just to find out who your real friends are . 
1 sometimes 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 almost
4 almost 5 worth
5 worth 6 while
6 while 7 getting
7 getting 8 into
8 into 9 trouble
9 trouble 10 just
10 just 11 to
11 to 12 find
12 find 13 out
13 out 14 who
14 who 15 your
15 your 16 real
16 real 17 friends
17 friends 18 are
18 are 19 .

now it was her turn to laugh , all because he had been careless and foolish . 
1 now 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 her
4 her 5 turn
5 turn 6 to
6 to 7 laugh
7 laugh 8 ,
8 , 9 all
9 all 10 because
10 because 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 been
13 been 14 careless
14 careless 15 and
15 and 16 foolish
16 foolish 17 .

you see , it was so sudden that they really didn't know what had happened . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 so
6 so 7 sudden
7 sudden 8 that
8 that 9 they
9 they 10 really
10 really 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 know
12 know 13 what
13 what 14 had
14 had 15 happened
15 happened 16 .

" drop him ! " he grunted . 
1 " 2 drop
2 drop 3 him
3 him 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 he
6 he 7 grunted
7 grunted 8 .

you know he is not afraid of anybody or anything . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 not
5 not 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 of
7 of 8 anybody
8 anybody 9 or
9 or 10 anything
10 anything 11 .

for just a minute she hesitated . 
1 for 2 just
2 just 3 a
3 a 4 minute
4 minute 5 she
5 she 6 hesitated
6 hesitated 7 .

it was more than her temper , never of the best , could stand . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 5 her
5 her 6 temper
6 temper 7 ,
7 , 8 never
8 never 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 best
11 best 12 ,
12 , 13 could
13 could 14 stand
14 stand 15 .

her yellow eyes snapped so that it seemed almost as if sparks of fire flew from them . 
1 her 2 yellow
2 yellow 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 snapped
4 snapped 5 so
5 so 6 that
6 that 7 it
7 it 8 seemed
8 seemed 9 almost
9 almost 10 as
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 sparks
12 sparks 13 of
13 of 14 fire
14 fire 15 flew
15 flew 16 from
16 from 17 them
17 them 18 .

so she talked herself out and then with many parting threats of what she would do , she started for home . 
1 so 2 she
2 she 3 talked
3 talked 4 herself
4 herself 5 out
5 out 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 with
8 with 9 many
9 many 10 parting
10 parting 11 threats
11 threats 12 of
12 of 13 what
13 what 14 she
14 she 15 would
15 would 16 do
16 do 17 ,
17 , 18 she
18 she 19 started
19 started 20 for
20 for 21 home
21 home 22 .

they looked him all over and found that he wasn't much the worse for his rough experience . 
1 they 2 looked
2 looked 3 him
3 him 4 all
4 all 5 over
5 over 6 and
6 and 7 found
7 found 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 wasn't
10 wasn't 11 much
11 much 12 the
12 the 13 worse
13 worse 14 for
14 for 15 his
15 his 16 rough
16 rough 17 experience
17 experience 18 .

" you are going to stay right here where we can take care of you . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 stay
6 stay 7 right
7 right 8 here
8 here 9 where
9 where 10 we
10 we 11 can
11 can 12 take
12 take 13 care
13 care 14 of
14 of 15 you
15 you 16 .

" oh ! " she cried , " you have come to bring me bad news . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 she
5 she 6 cried
6 cried 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 you
9 you 10 have
10 have 11 come
11 come 12 to
12 to 13 bring
13 bring 14 me
14 me 15 bad
15 bad 16 news
16 news 17 .

you see , when danger is over , it is quickly forgotten . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 danger
5 danger 6 is
6 is 7 over
7 over 8 ,
8 , 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 quickly
11 quickly 12 forgotten
12 forgotten 13 .

how do you suppose we can get him over here ? " 
1 how 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 suppose
4 suppose 5 we
5 we 6 can
6 can 7 get
7 get 8 him
8 him 9 over
9 over 10 here
10 here 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

yo ' know she isn't wasting any love on him . 
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 3 know
3 know 4 she
4 she 5 isn't
5 isn't 6 wasting
6 wasting 7 any
7 any 8 love
8 love 9 on
9 on 10 him
10 him 11 .

he knows when to be polite , and no one can be more polite than he . 
1 he 2 knows
2 knows 3 when
3 when 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 polite
6 polite 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 no
9 no 10 one
10 one 11 can
11 can 12 be
12 be 13 more
13 more 14 polite
14 polite 15 than
15 than 16 he
16 he 17 .

" they 'll be there , " he muttered . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 'll
3 'll 4 be
4 be 5 there
5 there 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 muttered
9 muttered 10 .

they 'll try to keep out of sight , but they 'll be there . " 
1 they 2 'll
2 'll 3 try
3 try 4 to
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 sight
8 sight 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 they
11 they 12 'll
12 'll 13 be
13 be 14 there
14 there 15 .
15 . 16 "

peter is going to come to a bad end some day if he doesn't watch out . " 
1 peter 2 is
2 is 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 come
5 come 6 to
6 to 7 a
7 a 8 bad
8 bad 9 end
9 end 10 some
10 some 11 day
11 day 12 if
12 if 13 he
13 he 14 doesn't
14 doesn't 15 watch
15 watch 16 out
16 out 17 .
17 . 18 "

" that 's one way of looking at it , " said he . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 one
4 one 5 way
5 way 6 of
6 of 7 looking
7 looking 8 at
8 at 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 he
13 he 14 .

my , but it was exciting to those who were watching ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 exciting
6 exciting 7 to
7 to 8 those
8 those 9 who
9 who 10 were
10 were 11 watching
11 watching 12 !

peter knew what it meant and jumped to one side . 
1 peter 2 knew
2 knew 3 what
3 what 4 it
4 it 5 meant
5 meant 6 and
6 and 7 jumped
7 jumped 8 to
8 to 9 one
9 one 10 side
10 side 11 .

it was plain to see that he was afraid , very much afraid . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 plain
3 plain 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 afraid
9 afraid 10 ,
10 , 11 very
11 very 12 much
12 much 13 afraid
13 afraid 14 .

quite suddenly he had lost his appetite . 
1 quite 2 suddenly
2 suddenly 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 lost
5 lost 6 his
6 his 7 appetite
7 appetite 8 .

you see , once you are started , it is not the easiest thing in the world to stop . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 once
4 once 5 you
5 you 6 are
6 are 7 started
7 started 8 ,
8 , 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 not
11 not 12 the
12 the 13 easiest
13 easiest 14 thing
14 thing 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 17 world
17 world 18 to
18 to 19 stop
19 stop 20 .

and then again , you are quite likely to stub your toes . 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 again
3 again 4 ,
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 are
6 are 7 quite
7 quite 8 likely
8 likely 9 to
9 to 10 stub
10 stub 11 your
11 your 12 toes
12 toes 13 .

he stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault . 
1 he 2 stubbed
2 stubbed 3 his
3 his 4 toes
4 toes 5 and
5 and 6 turned
6 turned 7 a
7 a 8 complete
8 complete 9 somersault
9 somersault 10 .

he looked so funny that the little scamps watching him had all they could do to keep from shouting right out . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 so
3 so 4 funny
4 funny 5 that
5 that 6 the
6 the 7 little
7 little 8 scamps
8 scamps 9 watching
9 watching 10 him
10 him 11 had
11 had 12 all
12 all 13 they
13 they 14 could
14 could 15 do
15 do 16 to
16 to 17 keep
17 keep 18 from
18 from 19 shouting
19 shouting 20 right
20 right 21 out
21 out 22 .

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

he just rolled over on to his feet and was off again , harder than before . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 rolled
3 rolled 4 over
4 over 5 on
5 on 6 to
6 to 7 his
7 his 8 feet
8 feet 9 and
9 and 10 was
10 was 11 off
11 off 12 again
12 again 13 ,
13 , 14 harder
14 harder 15 than
15 than 16 before
16 before 17 .

if he did , it would be almost too good to be true . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 would
6 would 7 be
7 be 8 almost
8 almost 9 too
9 too 10 good
10 good 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 true
13 true 14 .

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

then he began to laugh . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 laugh
5 laugh 6 .

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

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

very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over . 
1 very 2 slowly
2 slowly 3 the
3 the 4 strange
4 strange 5 creature
5 creature 6 unrolled
6 unrolled 7 and
7 and 8 turned
8 turned 9 over
9 over 10 .

there was a head now and a tail and four legs . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 head
4 head 5 now
5 now 6 and
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 tail
8 tail 9 and
9 and 10 four
10 four 11 legs
11 legs 12 .

" you might have scared somebody to death down here where they don't know you . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 might
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 scared
5 scared 6 somebody
6 somebody 7 to
7 to 8 death
8 death 9 down
9 down 10 here
10 here 11 where
11 where 12 they
12 they 13 don't
13 don't 14 know
14 know 15 you
15 you 16 .
16 . 17 "

like a great many other people , he couldn't take a joke on himself . 
1 like 2 a
2 a 3 great
3 great 4 many
4 many 5 other
5 other 6 people
6 people 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 couldn't
9 couldn't 10 take
10 take 11 a
11 a 12 joke
12 joke 13 on
13 on 14 himself
14 himself 15 .