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then she hurried away to fill the sails of the ships and blow them across the great ocean . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 away
4 away 5 to
5 to 6 fill
6 fill 7 the
7 the 8 sails
8 sails 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 ships
11 ships 12 and
12 and 13 blow
13 blow 14 them
14 them 15 across
15 across 16 the
16 the 17 great
17 great 18 ocean
18 ocean 19 .

it was then that one of them discovered something something very dreadful . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 then
3 then 4 that
4 that 5 one
5 one 6 of
6 of 7 them
7 them 8 discovered
8 discovered 9 something
9 something 10 something
10 something 11 very
11 very 12 dreadful
12 dreadful 13 .

it was a fire ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 fire
4 fire 5 !

some one had dropped a lighted match , and now little red flames were running through the grass in all directions . 
1 some 2 one
2 one 3 had
3 had 4 dropped
4 dropped 5 a
5 a 6 lighted
6 lighted 7 match
7 match 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 now
10 now 11 little
11 little 12 red
12 red 13 flames
13 flames 14 were
14 were 15 running
15 running 16 through
16 through 17 the
17 the 18 grass
18 grass 19 in
19 in 20 all
20 all 21 directions
21 directions 22 .

it was dreadful ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 dreadful
3 dreadful 4 !

there they would be quite safe from the little red flames . 
1 there 2 they
2 they 3 would
3 would 4 be
4 be 5 quite
5 quite 6 safe
6 safe 7 from
7 from 8 the
8 the 9 little
9 little 10 red
10 red 11 flames
11 flames 12 .

there must be a fire on the meadows . " 
1 there 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 a
4 a 5 fire
5 fire 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 meadows
8 meadows 9 .
9 . 10 "

" hurry ! hurry ! 
1 " 2 hurry
2 hurry 3 !
3 ! 4 hurry
4 hurry 5 !

oh , do hurry ! " 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 do
3 do 4 hurry
4 hurry 5 !
5 ! 6 "

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

spat ! 
1 spat 2 !

they were drops of water . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 drops
3 drops 4 of
4 of 5 water
5 water 6 .

sure enough , they were drops of water rain drops . 
1 sure 2 enough
2 enough 3 ,
3 , 4 they
4 they 5 were
5 were 6 drops
6 drops 7 of
7 of 8 water
8 water 9 rain
9 rain 10 drops
10 drops 11 .

that shower came up just in time and it is lucky it did . " 
1 that 2 shower
2 shower 3 came
3 came 4 up
4 up 5 just
5 just 6 in
6 in 7 time
7 time 8 and
8 and 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 lucky
11 lucky 12 it
12 it 13 did
13 did 14 .
14 . 15 "

" do you mean to say that you 've just discovered him ? 
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 you
8 you 9 've
9 've 10 just
10 just 11 discovered
11 discovered 12 him
12 him 13 ?

why , your news is so old that it is stale ; it is no news at all . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 your
3 your 4 news
4 news 5 is
5 is 6 so
6 so 7 old
7 old 8 that
8 that 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 stale
11 stale 12 ;
12 ; 13 it
13 it 14 is
14 is 15 no
15 no 16 news
16 news 17 at
17 at 18 all
18 all 19 .

i thought you had something really new to tell me . " 
1 i 2 thought
2 thought 3 you
3 you 4 had
4 had 5 something
5 something 6 really
6 really 7 new
7 new 8 to
8 to 9 tell
9 tell 10 me
10 me 11 .
11 . 12 "

their faces fell . 
1 their 2 faces
2 faces 3 fell
3 fell 4 .

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

it didn't occur to him to look anywhere but on the ground . 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 occur
3 occur 4 to
4 to 5 him
5 him 6 to
6 to 7 look
7 look 8 anywhere
8 anywhere 9 but
9 but 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 ground
12 ground 13 .

just then he noticed some scraps of bark around the foot of a tall maple . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 noticed
4 noticed 5 some
5 some 6 scraps
6 scraps 7 of
7 of 8 bark
8 bark 9 around
9 around 10 the
10 the 11 foot
11 foot 12 of
12 of 13 a
13 a 14 tall
14 tall 15 maple
15 maple 16 .

looking up to see where it came from he saw what do you think ? 
1 looking 2 up
2 up 3 to
3 to 4 see
4 see 5 where
5 where 6 it
6 it 7 came
7 came 8 from
8 from 9 he
9 he 10 saw
10 saw 11 what
11 what 12 do
12 do 13 you
13 you 14 think
14 think 15 ?

he could hardly believe what he saw . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 hardly
3 hardly 4 believe
4 believe 5 what
5 what 6 he
6 he 7 saw
7 saw 8 .

there at the top of the tall maple , stripping the branches of their bark and eating it , was the stranger , sure enough . 
1 there 2 at
2 at 3 the
3 the 4 top
4 top 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 tall
7 tall 8 maple
8 maple 9 ,
9 , 10 stripping
10 stripping 11 the
11 the 12 branches
12 branches 13 of
13 of 14 their
14 their 15 bark
15 bark 16 and
16 and 17 eating
17 eating 18 it
18 it 19 ,
19 , 20 was
20 was 21 the
21 the 22 stranger
22 stranger 23 ,
23 , 24 sure
24 sure 25 enough
25 enough 26 .

the stranger was anything but handsome , but his size filled them with respect . 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 was
3 was 4 anything
4 anything 5 but
5 but 6 handsome
6 handsome 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 his
9 his 10 size
10 size 11 filled
11 filled 12 them
12 them 13 with
13 with 14 respect
14 respect 15 .

the nearer he got to the ground the bigger he looked . 
1 the 2 nearer
2 nearer 3 he
3 he 4 got
4 got 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 ground
7 ground 8 the
8 the 9 bigger
9 bigger 10 he
10 he 11 looked
11 looked 12 .

his eyes were small and dull . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 were
3 were 4 small
4 small 5 and
5 and 6 dull
6 dull 7 .

his coat was rough , long and almost black . 
1 his 2 coat
2 coat 3 was
3 was 4 rough
4 rough 5 ,
5 , 6 long
6 long 7 and
7 and 8 almost
8 almost 9 black
9 black 10 .

his legs were short and stout . 
1 his 2 legs
2 legs 3 were
3 were 4 short
4 short 5 and
5 and 6 stout
6 stout 7 .

his tail was rather short and broad . 
1 his 2 tail
2 tail 3 was
3 was 4 rather
4 rather 5 short
5 short 6 and
6 and 7 broad
7 broad 8 .

altogether he was anything but handsome . 
1 altogether 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 anything
4 anything 5 but
5 but 6 handsome
6 handsome 7 .

" who are you ? " he demanded . 
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 .

he strutted back and forth in front of the stranger . 
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 the
9 the 10 stranger
10 stranger 11 .

the stranger refused to give him so much as a glance . 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 refused
3 refused 4 to
4 to 5 give
5 give 6 him
6 him 7 so
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 as
9 as 10 a
10 a 11 glance
11 glance 12 .

he just grunted and kept right on about his business . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 grunted
3 grunted 4 and
4 and 5 kept
5 kept 6 right
6 right 7 on
7 on 8 about
8 about 9 his
9 his 10 business
10 business 11 .

all the little meadow people and forest folks began to giggle and then to laugh . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 4 meadow
4 meadow 5 people
5 people 6 and
6 and 7 forest
7 forest 8 folks
8 folks 9 began
9 began 10 to
10 to 11 giggle
11 giggle 12 and
12 and 13 then
13 then 14 to
14 to 15 laugh
15 laugh 16 .

" you 're afraid to fight . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 to
5 to 6 fight
6 fight 7 .

" you don't dare to ! " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 don't
3 don't 4 dare
4 dare 5 to
5 to 6 !
6 ! 7 "

but though he spoke so bravely it was noticed that he went no nearer the stranger . 
1 but 2 though
2 though 3 he
3 he 4 spoke
4 spoke 5 so
5 so 6 bravely
6 bravely 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 noticed
9 noticed 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 went
12 went 13 no
13 no 14 nearer
14 nearer 15 the
15 the 16 stranger
16 stranger 17 .

then he gave the alarm . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 gave
3 gave 4 the
4 the 5 alarm
5 alarm 6 .

then he laughed so that he had to hold his sides to see the fright down below . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 laughed
3 laughed 4 so
4 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 to
8 to 9 hold
9 hold 10 his
10 his 11 sides
11 sides 12 to
12 to 13 see
13 see 14 the
14 the 15 fright
15 fright 16 down
16 down 17 below
17 below 18 .

he was the first one out of sight , running so fast that his feet seemed hardly to touch the ground . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 first
4 first 5 one
5 one 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 sight
8 sight 9 ,
9 , 10 running
10 running 11 so
11 so 12 fast
12 fast 13 that
13 that 14 his
14 his 15 feet
15 feet 16 seemed
16 seemed 17 hardly
17 hardly 18 to
18 to 19 touch
19 touch 20 the
20 the 21 ground
21 ground 22 .

then the hair on the back of his neck stood on end and he growled a deep , ugly growl . 
1 then 2 the
2 the 3 hair
3 hair 4 on
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 back
6 back 7 of
7 of 8 his
8 his 9 neck
9 neck 10 stood
10 stood 11 on
11 on 12 end
12 end 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 growled
15 growled 16 a
16 a 17 deep
17 deep 18 ,
18 , 19 ugly
19 ugly 20 growl
20 growl 21 .

still the stranger did not run . 
1 still 2 the
2 the 3 stranger
3 stranger 4 did
4 did 5 not
5 not 6 run
6 run 7 .

never before had he had such an experience . 
1 never 2 before
2 before 3 had
3 had 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 such
6 such 7 an
7 an 8 experience
8 experience 9 .

could it be that the stranger was not afraid of him ? 
1 could 2 it
2 it 3 be
3 be 4 that
4 that 5 the
5 the 6 stranger
6 stranger 7 was
7 was 8 not
8 not 9 afraid
9 afraid 10 of
10 of 11 him
11 him 12 ?

as he walked the stranger turned , so as always to face him . 
1 as 2 he
2 he 3 walked
3 walked 4 the
4 the 5 stranger
5 stranger 6 turned
6 turned 7 ,
7 , 8 so
8 so 9 as
9 as 10 always
10 always 11 to
11 to 12 face
12 face 13 him
13 him 14 .

it was perplexing and very provoking . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 perplexing
3 perplexing 4 and
4 and 5 very
5 very 6 provoking
6 provoking 7 .

it really seemed as if the stranger had no fear of him . 
1 it 2 really
2 really 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 as
4 as 5 if
5 if 6 the
6 the 7 stranger
7 stranger 8 had
8 had 9 no
9 no 10 fear
10 fear 11 of
11 of 12 him
12 him 13 .

the stranger looked for all the world like a huge black and yellow chestnut burr . 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 looked
3 looked 4 for
4 for 5 all
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 world
7 world 8 like
8 like 9 a
9 a 10 huge
10 huge 11 black
11 black 12 and
12 and 13 yellow
13 yellow 14 chestnut
14 chestnut 15 burr
15 burr 16 .

he stopped short and his eyes looked as if they would pop out of his head . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 short
3 short 4 and
4 and 5 his
5 his 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 looked
7 looked 8 as
8 as 9 if
9 if 10 they
10 they 11 would
11 would 12 pop
12 pop 13 out
13 out 14 of
14 of 15 his
15 his 16 head
16 head 17 .

the stranger did not move . 
1 the 2 stranger
2 stranger 3 did
3 did 4 not
4 not 5 move
5 move 6 .

once in a while he barked . 
1 once 2 in
2 in 3 a
3 a 4 while
4 while 5 he
5 he 6 barked
6 barked 7 .

still the stranger did not move . 
1 still 2 the
2 the 3 stranger
3 stranger 4 did
4 did 5 not
5 not 6 move
6 move 7 .

for all the sign of life he made he might in truth have been a giant chestnut burr . 
1 for 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 sign
4 sign 5 of
5 of 6 life
6 life 7 he
7 he 8 made
8 made 9 he
9 he 10 might
10 might 11 in
11 in 12 truth
12 truth 13 have
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 a
15 a 16 giant
16 giant 17 chestnut
17 chestnut 18 burr
18 burr 19 .

then he walked around to the other side and sat down . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 walked
3 walked 4 around
4 around 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 other
7 other 8 side
8 side 9 and
9 and 10 sat
10 sat 11 down
11 down 12 .

" what a very queer thing . " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 a
3 a 4 very
4 very 5 queer
5 queer 6 thing
6 thing 7 .
7 . 8 "

then he took another step . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 took
3 took 4 another
4 another 5 step
5 step 6 .

nothing happened . 
1 nothing 2 happened
2 happened 3 .

slap ! 
1 slap 2 !

every time he touched them he yelped with pain . 
1 every 2 time
2 time 3 he
3 he 4 touched
4 touched 5 them
5 them 6 he
6 he 7 yelped
7 yelped 8 with
8 with 9 pain
9 pain 10 .

he was not very social . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 very
4 very 5 social
5 social 6 .

some of these were so loose that they dropped out . 
1 some 2 of
2 of 3 these
3 these 4 were
4 were 5 so
5 so 6 loose
6 loose 7 that
7 that 8 they
8 they 9 dropped
9 dropped 10 out
10 out 11 .

peter wished that he had left them alone . 
1 peter 2 wished
2 wished 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 left
6 left 7 them
7 them 8 alone
8 alone 9 .

could he have left as mysteriously as he had come ? 
1 could 2 he
2 he 3 have
3 have 4 left
4 left 5 as
5 as 6 mysteriously
6 mysteriously 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 ?

he was swimming easily and you may be sure no one tried to bother him . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 swimming
3 swimming 4 easily
4 easily 5 and
5 and 6 you
6 you 7 may
7 may 8 be
8 be 9 sure
9 sure 10 no
10 no 11 one
11 one 12 tried
12 tried 13 to
13 to 14 bother
14 bother 15 him
15 him 16 .

as usual they brought him some foolish green flies . 
1 as 2 usual
2 usual 3 they
3 they 4 brought
4 brought 5 him
5 him 6 some
6 some 7 foolish
7 foolish 8 green
8 green 9 flies
9 flies 10 .

and he folded his hands across his white and yellow waistcoat . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 folded
3 folded 4 his
4 his 5 hands
5 hands 6 across
6 across 7 his
7 his 8 white
8 white 9 and
9 and 10 yellow
10 yellow 11 waistcoat
11 waistcoat 12 .

grandfather settled himself comfortably . 
1 grandfather 2 settled
2 settled 3 himself
3 himself 4 comfortably
4 comfortably 5 .

always some one reached the berry patch before he did . 
1 always 2 some
2 some 3 one
3 one 4 reached
4 reached 5 the
5 the 6 berry
6 berry 7 patch
7 patch 8 before
8 before 9 he
9 he 10 did
10 did 11 .

the beetles and the bugs were so spry that seldom could he catch them . 
1 the 2 beetles
2 beetles 3 and
3 and 4 the
4 the 5 bugs
5 bugs 6 were
6 were 7 so
7 so 8 spry
8 spry 9 that
9 that 10 seldom
10 seldom 11 could
11 could 12 he
12 he 13 catch
13 catch 14 them
14 them 15 .

hunger was in his stomach , and little else most of the time . 
1 hunger 2 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 stomach
5 stomach 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 little
8 little 9 else
9 else 10 most
10 most 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 time
13 time 14 .

his long , shaggy coat looked twice too big for him . 
1 his 2 long
2 long 3 ,
3 , 4 shaggy
4 shaggy 5 coat
5 coat 6 looked
6 looked 7 twice
7 twice 8 too
8 too 9 big
9 big 10 for
10 for 11 him
11 him 12 .

so he learned to see by night as well as by day . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 learned
3 learned 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 by
6 by 7 night
7 night 8 as
8 as 9 well
9 well 10 as
10 as 11 by
11 by 12 day
12 day 13 .

" one day he could not find a single berry and not a beetle or a bug could he catch . 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 day
3 day 4 he
4 he 5 could
5 could 6 not
6 not 7 find
7 find 8 a
8 a 9 single
9 single 10 berry
10 berry 11 and
11 and 12 not
12 not 13 a
13 a 14 beetle
14 beetle 15 or
15 or 16 a
16 a 17 bug
17 bug 18 could
18 could 19 he
19 he 20 catch
20 catch 21 .

softly she stole up behind him . 
1 softly 2 she
2 she 3 stole
3 stole 4 up
4 up 5 behind
5 behind 6 him
6 him 7 .

then she hurried on her way . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 on
4 on 5 her
5 her 6 way
6 way 7 .

he rolled his dull little eyes up at the big black birch . 
1 he 2 rolled
2 rolled 3 his
3 his 4 dull
4 dull 5 little
5 little 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 up
7 up 8 at
8 at 9 the
9 the 10 big
10 big 11 black
11 black 12 birch
12 birch 13 .

" slowly he turned and began to gnaw the bark of the big black birch . 
1 " 2 slowly
2 slowly 3 he
3 he 4 turned
4 turned 5 and
5 and 6 began
6 began 7 to
7 to 8 gnaw
8 gnaw 9 the
9 the 10 bark
10 bark 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 big
13 big 14 black
14 black 15 birch
15 birch 16 .

it was tough , but it tasted good . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 tough
3 tough 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 it
6 it 7 tasted
7 tasted 8 good
8 good 9 .

the higher he got the tenderer and sweeter the bark became . 
1 the 2 higher
2 higher 3 he
3 he 4 got
4 got 5 the
5 the 6 tenderer
6 tenderer 7 and
7 and 8 sweeter
8 sweeter 9 the
9 the 10 bark
10 bark 11 became
11 became 12 .

he filled his shaggy coat until it was so tight it threatened to burst . 
1 he 2 filled
2 filled 3 his
3 his 4 shaggy
4 shaggy 5 coat
5 coat 6 until
6 until 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 so
9 so 10 tight
10 tight 11 it
11 it 12 threatened
12 threatened 13 to
13 to 14 burst
14 burst 15 .

so he reached out and snapped up the strip of bark . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 out
4 out 5 and
5 and 6 snapped
6 snapped 7 up
7 up 8 the
8 the 9 strip
9 strip 10 of
10 of 11 bark
11 bark 12 .

" now the locust thorns were long and they were sharp . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 the
3 the 4 locust
4 locust 5 thorns
5 thorns 6 were
6 were 7 long
7 long 8 and
8 and 9 they
9 they 10 were
10 were 11 sharp
11 sharp 12 .

they stuck in the roof of his mouth . 
1 they 2 stuck
2 stuck 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 roof
5 roof 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 mouth
8 mouth 9 .

he rolled over and over trying to get rid of the thorns . 
1 he 2 rolled
2 rolled 3 over
3 over 4 and
4 and 5 over
5 over 6 trying
6 trying 7 to
7 to 8 get
8 get 9 rid
9 rid 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 thorns
12 thorns 13 .

for once in his life he hurried . 
1 for 2 once
2 once 3 in
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 life
5 life 6 he
6 he 7 hurried
7 hurried 8 .

he was safely hidden inside a hollow log . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 safely
3 safely 4 hidden
4 hidden 5 inside
5 inside 6 a
6 a 7 hollow
7 hollow 8 log
8 log 9 .

he just lay and thought and thought and thought . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 lay
3 lay 4 and
4 and 5 thought
5 thought 6 and
6 and 7 thought
7 thought 8 and
8 and 9 thought
9 thought 10 .

you do not know how to fight . 
1 you 2 do
2 do 3 not
3 not 4 know
4 know 5 how
5 how 6 to
6 to 7 fight
7 fight 8 .

you move too slowly . 
1 you 2 move
2 move 3 too
3 too 4 slowly
4 slowly 5 .

they shall be hidden in the long hair of your coat and only when you are in danger shall you use them . 
1 they 2 shall
2 shall 3 be
3 be 4 hidden
4 hidden 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 long
7 long 8 hair
8 hair 9 of
9 of 10 your
10 your 11 coat
11 coat 12 and
12 and 13 only
13 only 14 when
14 when 15 you
15 you 16 are
16 are 17 in
17 in 18 danger
18 danger 19 shall
19 shall 20 you
20 you 21 use
21 use 22 them
22 them 23 .

now go ! ' 
1 now 2 go
2 go 3 !
3 ! 4 '

once he stopped to smooth down his long , rough coat . 
1 once 2 he
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 to
4 to 5 smooth
5 smooth 6 down
6 down 7 his
7 his 8 long
8 long 9 ,
9 , 10 rough
10 rough 11 coat
11 coat 12 .

sure enough , there , under the long hair , he felt a thousand little spears . 
1 sure 2 enough
2 enough 3 ,
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 ,
5 , 6 under
6 under 7 the
7 the 8 long
8 long 9 hair
9 hair 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 felt
12 felt 13 a
13 a 14 thousand
14 thousand 15 little
15 little 16 spears
16 spears 17 .

in a flash he had rolled up into a tight ball . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 flash
3 flash 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 rolled
6 rolled 7 up
7 up 8 into
8 into 9 a
9 a 10 tight
10 tight 11 ball
11 ball 12 .

sure enough , the thousand little spears sprang out of his long coat , and he looked like a huge chestnut burr . 
1 sure 2 enough
2 enough 3 ,
3 , 4 the
4 the 5 thousand
5 thousand 6 little
6 little 7 spears
7 spears 8 sprang
8 sprang 9 out
9 out 10 of
10 of 11 his
11 his 12 long
12 long 13 coat
13 coat 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 he
16 he 17 looked
17 looked 18 like
18 like 19 a
19 a 20 huge
20 huge 21 chestnut
21 chestnut 22 burr
22 burr 23 .

it was spring . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 spring
3 spring 4 .

indeed , he was very unhappy . 
1 indeed 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 very
5 very 6 unhappy
6 unhappy 7 .

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

that was another tear . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 another
3 another 4 tear
4 tear 5 .

splash ! splash ! 
1 splash 2 !
2 ! 3 splash
3 splash 4 !

" my gracious ! 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 gracious
3 gracious 4 !

my gracious ! 
1 my 2 gracious
2 gracious 3 !

peter jumped . 
1 peter 2 jumped
2 jumped 3 .

then he winked the tears back and looked around . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 winked
3 winked 4 the
4 the 5 tears
5 tears 6 back
6 back 7 and
7 and 8 looked
8 looked 9 around
9 around 10 .

he looked very solemn , very solemn indeed . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 very
3 very 4 solemn
4 solemn 5 ,
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 solemn
7 solemn 8 indeed
8 indeed 9 .

he was wearing a shabby old suit , the very one he had slept in all winter . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 wearing
3 wearing 4 a
4 a 5 shabby
5 shabby 6 old
6 old 7 suit
7 suit 8 ,
8 , 9 the
9 the 10 very
10 very 11 one
11 one 12 he
12 he 13 had
13 had 14 slept
14 slept 15 in
15 in 16 all
16 all 17 winter
17 winter 18 .

peter looked a little foolish . 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 3 a
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 foolish
5 foolish 6 .

" bless my stars ! 
1 " 2 bless
2 bless 3 my
3 my 4 stars
4 stars 5 !

you don't eat eggs . " 
1 you 2 don't
2 don't 3 eat
3 eat 4 eggs
4 eggs 5 .
5 . 6 "

peter 's eyes filled with tears again . 
1 peter 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 filled
4 filled 5 with
5 with 6 tears
6 tears 7 again
7 again 8 .

he scratched the tip of his nose with his left hind foot . 
1 he 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 the
3 the 4 tip
4 tip 5 of
5 of 6 his
6 his 7 nose
7 nose 8 with
8 with 9 his
9 his 10 left
10 left 11 hind
11 hind 12 foot
12 foot 13 .

he chuckled and chuckled until he shook all over . 
1 he 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 and
3 and 4 chuckled
4 chuckled 5 until
5 until 6 he
6 he 7 shook
7 shook 8 all
8 all 9 over
9 over 10 .

" do you want us to go find a breakfast for you ? " 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 want
4 want 5 us
5 us 6 to
6 to 7 go
7 go 8 find
8 find 9 a
9 a 10 breakfast
10 breakfast 11 for
11 for 12 you
12 you 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

" crying because he cannot find any eggs ! 
1 " 2 crying
2 crying 3 because
3 because 4 he
4 he 5 cannot
5 cannot 6 find
6 find 7 any
7 any 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 !

they looked everywhere , but not so much as the tip of one of his long ears could they see . 
1 they 2 looked
2 looked 3 everywhere
3 everywhere 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 not
6 not 7 so
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 as
9 as 10 the
10 the 11 tip
11 tip 12 of
12 of 13 one
13 one 14 of
14 of 15 his
15 his 16 long
16 long 17 ears
17 ears 18 could
18 could 19 they
19 they 20 see
20 see 21 .

there was no trace of tears in his big , soft eyes . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 trace
4 trace 5 of
5 of 6 tears
6 tears 7 in
7 in 8 his
8 his 9 big
9 big 10 ,
10 , 11 soft
11 soft 12 eyes
12 eyes 13 .

peter 's eyes sparkled . 
1 peter 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 sparkled
4 sparkled 5 .

peter looked very mysterious . 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 3 very
3 very 4 mysterious
4 mysterious 5 .

" wait and see , " he replied . 
1 " 2 wait
2 wait 3 and
3 and 4 see
4 see 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 replied
8 replied 9 .

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

" will you do something for me ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 will
2 will 3 you
3 you 4 do
4 do 5 something
5 something 6 for
6 for 7 me
7 me 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 asked
11 asked 12 .

all the little song birds sang their sweetest , and some who really cannot sing at all tried to just because they were so happy . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 4 song
4 song 5 birds
5 birds 6 sang
6 sang 7 their
7 their 8 sweetest
8 sweetest 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 some
11 some 12 who
12 who 13 really
13 really 14 cannot
14 cannot 15 sing
15 sing 16 at
16 at 17 all
17 all 18 tried
18 tried 19 to
19 to 20 just
20 just 21 because
21 because 22 they
22 they 23 were
23 were 24 so
24 so 25 happy
25 happy 26 .

he had brushed his clothes until you would hardly have known him . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 brushed
3 brushed 4 his
4 his 5 clothes
5 clothes 6 until
6 until 7 you
7 you 8 would
8 would 9 hardly
9 hardly 10 have
10 have 11 known
11 known 12 him
12 him 13 .

everybody got in the way of everybody else . 
1 everybody 2 got
2 got 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 of
6 of 7 everybody
7 everybody 8 else
8 else 9 .

such a looking sight as he was ! 
1 such 2 a
2 a 3 looking
3 looking 4 sight
4 sight 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 !

in a few minutes the green grassy bank was covered with eggs big eggs , little eggs , all kinds of eggs . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 5 the
5 the 6 green
6 green 7 grassy
7 grassy 8 bank
8 bank 9 was
9 was 10 covered
10 covered 11 with
11 with 12 eggs
12 eggs 13 big
13 big 14 eggs
14 eggs 15 ,
15 , 16 little
16 little 17 eggs
17 eggs 18 ,
18 , 19 all
19 all 20 kinds
20 kinds 21 of
21 of 22 eggs
22 eggs 23 .

some were nearly round and rolled swiftly to the bottom . 
1 some 2 were
2 were 3 nearly
3 nearly 4 round
4 round 5 and
5 and 6 rolled
6 rolled 7 swiftly
7 swiftly 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 10 bottom
10 bottom 11 .

and it was such fun that he scrambled up and did it all over again . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 such
4 such 5 fun
5 fun 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 scrambled
8 scrambled 9 up
9 up 10 and
10 and 11 did
11 did 12 it
12 it 13 all
13 all 14 over
14 over 15 again
15 again 16 .

he tucked his head down in his vest and made himself into a perfectly round ball . 
1 he 2 tucked
2 tucked 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 down
5 down 6 in
6 in 7 his
7 his 8 vest
8 vest 9 and
9 and 10 made
10 made 11 himself
11 himself 12 into
12 into 13 a
13 a 14 perfectly
14 perfectly 15 round
15 round 16 ball
16 ball 17 .

over and over , faster and faster , he rolled down the green , grassy bank until he landed where do you think ? 
1 over 2 and
2 and 3 over
3 over 4 ,
4 , 5 faster
5 faster 6 and
6 and 7 faster
7 faster 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 rolled
10 rolled 11 down
11 down 12 the
12 the 13 green
13 green 14 ,
14 , 15 grassy
15 grassy 16 bank
16 bank 17 until
17 until 18 he
18 he 19 landed
19 landed 20 where
20 where 21 do
21 do 22 you
22 you 23 think
23 think 24 ?

why right in the midst of a lot of eggs that had been left when the other little people had scampered out of his way . 
1 why 2 right
2 right 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 midst
5 midst 6 of
6 of 7 a
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 of
9 of 10 eggs
10 eggs 11 that
11 that 12 had
12 had 13 been
13 been 14 left
14 left 15 when
15 when 16 the
16 the 17 other
17 other 18 little
18 little 19 people
19 people 20 had
20 had 21 scampered
21 scampered 22 out
22 out 23 of
23 of 24 his
24 his 25 way
25 way 26 .

and what do you think ? 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
5 think 6 ?

but she had said " no . 
1 but 2 she
2 she 3 had
3 had 4 said
4 said 5 "
5 " 6 no
6 no 7 .

it isn't safe for such a little chap as you . " 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 safe
3 safe 4 for
4 for 5 such
5 such 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 chap
8 chap 9 as
9 as 10 you
10 you 11 .
11 . 12 "

peter was trying to jump over his own shadow . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 trying
3 trying 4 to
4 to 5 jump
5 jump 6 over
6 over 7 his
7 his 8 own
8 own 9 shadow
9 shadow 10 .

peter hopped a couple of steps nearer . 
1 peter 2 hopped
2 hopped 3 a
3 a 4 couple
4 couple 5 of
5 of 6 steps
6 steps 7 nearer
7 nearer 8 .

come on ! " 
1 come 2 on
2 on 3 !
3 ! 4 "

" where 's your old clover patch ? " asked he . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 's
3 's 4 your
4 your 5 old
5 old 6 clover
6 clover 7 patch
7 patch 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 11 he
11 he 12 .

his long legs took him over the ground very fast . 
1 his 2 long
2 long 3 legs
3 legs 4 took
4 took 5 him
5 him 6 over
6 over 7 the
7 the 8 ground
8 ground 9 very
9 very 10 fast
10 fast 11 .

it was too late to go back now , for he didn't know the way . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 late
4 late 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 back
7 back 8 now
8 now 9 ,
9 , 10 for
10 for 11 he
11 he 12 didn't
12 didn't 13 know
13 know 14 the
14 the 15 way
15 way 16 .

if he did he would surely be lost , and then what should he do ? 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 surely
6 surely 7 be
7 be 8 lost
8 lost 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 then
11 then 12 what
12 what 13 should
13 should 14 he
14 he 15 do
15 do 16 ?

the very thought made him run just a little faster . 
1 the 2 very
2 very 3 thought
3 thought 4 made
4 made 5 him
5 him 6 run
6 run 7 just
7 just 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 faster
10 faster 11 .

but he kept right on doing it just the same . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 kept
3 kept 4 right
4 right 5 on
5 on 6 doing
6 doing 7 it
7 it 8 just
8 just 9 the
9 the 10 same
10 same 11 .

we 'd better be moving , " he said . 
1 we 2 'd
2 'd 3 better
3 better 4 be
4 be 5 moving
5 moving 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 said
9 said 10 .

" say , you are green ! 
1 " 2 say
2 say 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 are
5 are 6 green
6 green 7 !

there 's an old stone wall just a little way from here , and the sooner we get there the better ! " 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 an
3 an 4 old
4 old 5 stone
5 stone 6 wall
6 wall 7 just
7 just 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 way
10 way 11 from
11 from 12 here
12 here 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 the
15 the 16 sooner
16 sooner 17 we
17 we 18 get
18 get 19 there
19 there 20 the
20 the 21 better
21 better 22 !
22 ! 23 "

he made himself as small as possible and crept as far as he could underneath a friendly stone in the old wall . 
1 he 2 made
2 made 3 himself
3 himself 4 as
4 as 5 small
5 small 6 as
6 as 7 possible
7 possible 8 and
8 and 9 crept
9 crept 10 as
10 as 11 far
11 far 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 could
14 could 15 underneath
15 underneath 16 a
16 a 17 friendly
17 friendly 18 stone
18 stone 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 old
21 old 22 wall
22 wall 23 .

it was a long time before he would put so much as the tip of his wee black nose out . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 long
4 long 5 time
5 time 6 before
6 before 7 he
7 he 8 would
8 would 9 put
9 put 10 so
10 so 11 much
11 much 12 as
12 as 13 the
13 the 14 tip
14 tip 15 of
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 wee
17 wee 18 black
18 black 19 nose
19 nose 20 out
20 out 21 .

my , how good that sweet-clover did taste ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 how
3 how 4 good
4 good 5 that
5 that 6 sweet-clover
6 sweet-clover 7 did
7 did 8 taste
8 taste 9 !

he forgot all about his torn pants . 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 all
3 all 4 about
4 about 5 his
5 his 6 torn
6 torn 7 pants
7 pants 8 .

he forgot that he had run away and didn't know the way home . 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 run
6 run 7 away
7 away 8 and
8 and 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 know
10 know 11 the
11 the 12 way
12 way 13 home
13 home 14 .

he just ate and ate and ate until his stomach was so full he couldn't stuff another piece of sweet-clover into it . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 ate
3 ate 4 and
4 and 5 ate
5 ate 6 and
6 and 7 ate
7 ate 8 until
8 until 9 his
9 his 10 stomach
10 stomach 11 was
11 was 12 so
12 so 13 full
13 full 14 he
14 he 15 couldn't
15 couldn't 16 stuff
16 stuff 17 another
17 another 18 piece
18 piece 19 of
19 of 20 sweet-clover
20 sweet-clover 21 into
21 into 22 it
22 it 23 .

what new danger could there be now ? 
1 what 2 new
2 new 3 danger
3 danger 4 could
4 could 5 there
5 there 6 be
6 be 7 now
7 now 8 ?

in a minute he heard a queer noise . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 4 he
4 he 5 heard
5 heard 6 a
6 a 7 queer
7 queer 8 noise
8 noise 9 .

peeping between the stems of sweet-clover he saw what do you think ? 
1 peeping 2 between
2 between 3 the
3 the 4 stems
4 stems 5 of
5 of 6 sweet-clover
6 sweet-clover 7 he
7 he 8 saw
8 saw 9 what
9 what 10 do
10 do 11 you
11 you 12 think
12 think 13 ?

" you ought to think yourself lucky that your mother didn't find you here in the sweet-clover patch . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 yourself
6 yourself 7 lucky
7 lucky 8 that
8 that 9 your
9 your 10 mother
10 mother 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 find
12 find 13 you
13 you 14 here
14 here 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 17 sweet-clover
17 sweet-clover 18 patch
18 patch 19 .

now he didn't know the way home . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 the
5 the 6 way
6 way 7 home
7 home 8 .

" and if there was what good would it do you ? 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 if
3 if 4 there
4 there 5 was
5 was 6 what
6 what 7 good
7 good 8 would
8 would 9 it
9 it 10 do
10 do 11 you
11 you 12 ?

you 'll catch it anyway , so you might as well stay and have all fun you can . 
1 you 2 'll
2 'll 3 catch
3 catch 4 it
4 it 5 anyway
5 anyway 6 ,
6 , 7 so
7 so 8 you
8 you 9 might
9 might 10 as
10 as 11 well
11 well 12 stay
12 stay 13 and
13 and 14 have
14 have 15 all
15 all 16 fun
16 fun 17 you
17 you 18 can
18 can 19 .

let's go up and see it . 
1 let's 2 go
2 go 3 up
3 up 4 and
4 and 5 see
5 see 6 it
6 it 7 .

it 's a dandy place . " 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 dandy
4 dandy 5 place
5 place 6 .
6 . 7 "

cobwebs covered the doorway . 
1 cobwebs 2 covered
2 covered 3 the
3 the 4 doorway
4 doorway 5 .

" let's see if there isn't a back door , " said he . 
1 " 2 let's
2 let's 3 see
3 see 4 if
4 if 5 there
5 there 6 isn't
6 isn't 7 a
7 a 8 back
8 back 9 door
9 door 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 he
13 he 14 .

inside was a long dark hall and at the end of that a nice big room . 
1 inside 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 long
4 long 5 dark
5 dark 6 hall
6 hall 7 and
7 and 8 at
8 at 9 the
9 the 10 end
10 end 11 of
11 of 12 that
12 that 13 a
13 a 14 nice
14 nice 15 big
15 big 16 room
16 room 17 .

suddenly they heard a voice outside the front door . 
1 suddenly 2 they
2 they 3 heard
3 heard 4 a
4 a 5 voice
5 voice 6 outside
6 outside 7 the
7 the 8 front
8 front 9 door
9 door 10 .

then he slipped out the back door . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 slipped
3 slipped 4 out
4 out 5 the
5 the 6 back
6 back 7 door
7 door 8 .

half-way down the hill he stopped and shouted : 
1 half-way 2 down
2 down 3 the
3 the 4 hill
4 hill 5 he
5 he 6 stopped
6 stopped 7 and
7 and 8 shouted
8 shouted 9 :

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 .

he had to do it at least once every day . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 to
3 to 4 do
4 do 5 it
5 it 6 at
6 at 7 least
7 least 8 once
8 once 9 every
9 every 10 day
10 day 11 .

but usually he was near a safe hiding place and he rather enjoyed the excitement . 
1 but 2 usually
2 usually 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 near
5 near 6 a
6 a 7 safe
7 safe 8 hiding
8 hiding 9 place
9 place 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 rather
12 rather 13 enjoyed
13 enjoyed 14 the
14 the 15 excitement
15 excitement 16 .

he crept to the back door of the old house to watch . 
1 he 2 crept
2 crept 3 to
3 to 4 the
4 the 5 back
5 back 6 door
6 door 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 old
9 old 10 house
10 house 11 to
11 to 12 watch
12 watch 13 .

" oh , dear ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 5 !

oh , dear ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 !

while he had seemed to be running his very hardest , really he was not . 
1 while 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 seemed
4 seemed 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 running
7 running 8 his
8 his 9 very
9 very 10 hardest
10 hardest 11 ,
11 , 12 really
12 really 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 15 not
15 not 16 .

she did not see where she was going . 
1 she 2 did
2 did 3 not
3 not 4 see
4 see 5 where
5 where 6 she
6 she 7 was
7 was 8 going
8 going 9 .

it scratched her face and tore her bright red cloak . 
1 it 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 her
3 her 4 face
4 face 5 and
5 and 6 tore
6 tore 7 her
7 her 8 bright
8 bright 9 red
9 red 10 cloak
10 cloak 11 .

it threw her back flat on the ground , with all the wind knocked out of her body . 
1 it 2 threw
2 threw 3 her
3 her 4 back
4 back 5 flat
5 flat 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 ground
8 ground 9 ,
9 , 10 with
10 with 11 all
11 all 12 the
12 the 13 wind
13 wind 14 knocked
14 knocked 15 out
15 out 16 of
16 of 17 her
17 her 18 body
18 body 19 .

he stopped and sat up very straight . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 and
3 and 4 sat
4 sat 5 up
5 up 6 very
6 very 7 straight
7 straight 8 .

here comes a man who 's got a gun ! " 
1 here 2 comes
2 comes 3 a
3 a 4 man
4 man 5 who
5 who 6 's
6 's 7 got
7 got 8 a
8 a 9 gun
9 gun 10 !
10 ! 11 "

there was no one in sight . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 one
4 one 5 in
5 in 6 sight
6 sight 7 .

" you will be if you live long enough , " said a voice right behind him . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 be
4 be 5 if
5 if 6 you
6 you 7 live
7 live 8 long
8 long 9 enough
9 enough 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 a
13 a 14 voice
14 voice 15 right
15 right 16 behind
16 behind 17 him
17 him 18 .

" he 's a friend of mine . " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 friend
5 friend 6 of
6 of 7 mine
7 mine 8 .
8 . 9 "

by and by there was a queer rustling in the grass back of them . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 there
4 there 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 queer
7 queer 8 rustling
8 rustling 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 grass
11 grass 12 back
12 back 13 of
13 of 14 them
14 them 15 .

" what was that ? " he whispered . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 was
3 was 4 that
4 that 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 whispered
8 whispered 9 .

just then there was another rustle in the grass , a little nearer than before . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 5 another
5 another 6 rustle
6 rustle 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 grass
9 grass 10 ,
10 , 11 a
11 a 12 little
12 little 13 nearer
13 nearer 14 than
14 than 15 before
15 before 16 .

he stretched up on the tips of his toes and looked in the direction of the sound . 
1 he 2 stretched
2 stretched 3 up
3 up 4 on
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 tips
6 tips 7 of
7 of 8 his
8 his 9 toes
9 toes 10 and
10 and 11 looked
11 looked 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 direction
14 direction 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 sound
17 sound 18 .

something long and slim and black was wriggling through it . 
1 something 2 long
2 long 3 and
3 and 4 slim
4 slim 5 and
5 and 6 black
6 black 7 was
7 was 8 wriggling
8 wriggling 9 through
9 through 10 it
10 it 11 .

they were calling back and forth , apparently very much excited . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 calling
3 calling 4 back
4 back 5 and
5 and 6 forth
6 forth 7 ,
7 , 8 apparently
8 apparently 9 very
9 very 10 much
10 much 11 excited
11 excited 12 .

so the three of them , one behind the other , very softly crept in among the alders . 
1 so 2 the
2 the 3 three
3 three 4 of
4 of 5 them
5 them 6 ,
6 , 7 one
7 one 8 behind
8 behind 9 the
9 the 10 other
10 other 11 ,
11 , 12 very
12 very 13 softly
13 softly 14 crept
14 crept 15 in
15 in 16 among
16 among 17 the
17 the 18 alders
18 alders 19 .

a great commotion was going on among the dead leaves . 
1 a 2 great
2 great 3 commotion
3 commotion 4 was
4 was 5 going
5 going 6 on
6 on 7 among
7 among 8 the
8 the 9 dead
9 dead 10 leaves
10 leaves 11 .

there seemed to be something the matter with him . 
1 there 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 something
5 something 6 the
6 the 7 matter
7 matter 8 with
8 with 9 him
9 him 10 .

" nothing . 
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 .

wait and you 'll see . 
1 wait 2 and
2 and 3 you
3 you 4 'll
4 'll 5 see
5 see 6 .

they tiptoed out of the alder thicket and started back for the old house on the hill . 
1 they 2 tiptoed
2 tiptoed 3 out
3 out 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 alder
6 alder 7 thicket
7 thicket 8 and
8 and 9 started
9 started 10 back
10 back 11 for
11 for 12 the
12 the 13 old
13 old 14 house
14 house 15 on
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 hill
17 hill 18 .

he was dreaming that his tail was long like the tails of all his cousins . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 dreaming
3 dreaming 4 that
4 that 5 his
5 his 6 tail
6 tail 7 was
7 was 8 long
8 long 9 like
9 like 10 the
10 the 11 tails
11 tails 12 of
12 of 13 all
13 all 14 his
14 his 15 cousins
15 cousins 16 .

then we 'll see some fun . " 
1 then 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 see
4 see 5 some
5 some 6 fun
6 fun 7 .
7 . 8 "

" don't you want to take a walk with me this fine morning ? " 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 want
4 want 5 to
5 to 6 take
6 take 7 a
7 a 8 walk
8 walk 9 with
9 with 10 me
10 me 11 this
11 this 12 fine
12 fine 13 morning
13 morning 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

so they started out to walk and presently they came to the big tussock of grass . 
1 so 2 they
2 they 3 started
3 started 4 out
4 out 5 to
5 to 6 walk
6 walk 7 and
7 and 8 presently
8 presently 9 they
9 they 10 came
10 came 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 big
13 big 14 tussock
14 tussock 15 of
15 of 16 grass
16 grass 17 .

what did it mean ? 
1 what 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 mean
4 mean 5 ?

peter stopped laughing and peeped around the big tussock . 
1 peter 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 laughing
3 laughing 4 and
4 and 5 peeped
5 peeped 6 around
6 around 7 the
7 the 8 big
8 big 9 tussock
9 tussock 10 .

but he is . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 .

and he was there . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 there
4 there 5 .

his eyes had sparkled when he saw what a fine big suit it was . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 had
3 had 4 sparkled
4 sparkled 5 when
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 saw
7 saw 8 what
8 what 9 a
9 a 10 fine
10 fine 11 big
11 big 12 suit
12 suit 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 .

" my , but this will save me a lot of trouble , " said he to himself . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 ,
3 , 4 but
4 but 5 this
5 this 6 will
6 will 7 save
7 save 8 me
8 me 9 a
9 a 10 lot
10 lot 11 of
11 of 12 trouble
12 trouble 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 he
16 he 17 to
17 to 18 himself
18 himself 19 .

you know what had happened then . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 had
4 had 5 happened
5 happened 6 then
6 then 7 .

peter couldn't believe his own eyes , for he had left it there not three minutes before . 
1 peter 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 believe
3 believe 4 his
4 his 5 own
5 own 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 left
11 left 12 it
12 it 13 there
13 there 14 not
14 not 15 three
15 three 16 minutes
16 minutes 17 before
17 before 18 .

have you lost something ? " 
1 have 2 you
2 you 3 lost
3 lost 4 something
4 something 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

and off he started for home as fast as he could go . 
1 and 2 off
2 off 3 he
3 he 4 started
4 started 5 for
5 for 6 home
6 home 7 as
7 as 8 fast
8 fast 9 as
9 as 10 he
10 he 11 could
11 could 12 go
12 go 13 .

they were very pleasant dreams , very pleasant dreams indeed . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 very
3 very 4 pleasant
4 pleasant 5 dreams
5 dreams 6 ,
6 , 7 very
7 very 8 pleasant
8 pleasant 9 dreams
9 dreams 10 indeed
10 indeed 11 .

peter tickled the other ear . 
1 peter 2 tickled
2 tickled 3 the
3 the 4 other
4 other 5 ear
5 ear 6 .

peter almost giggled . 
1 peter 2 almost
2 almost 3 giggled
3 giggled 4 .

peter laughed before he could clap his hands over his mouth . 
1 peter 2 laughed
2 laughed 3 before
3 before 4 he
4 he 5 could
5 could 6 clap
6 clap 7 his
7 his 8 hands
8 hands 9 over
9 over 10 his
10 his 11 mouth
11 mouth 12 .

you fooled me that time . 
1 you 2 fooled
2 fooled 3 me
3 me 4 that
4 that 5 time
5 time 6 .

soon there was a big crowd of crows around the big pine , all talking at once . 
1 soon 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 big
5 big 6 crowd
6 crowd 7 of
7 of 8 crows
8 crows 9 around
9 around 10 the
10 the 11 big
11 big 12 pine
12 pine 13 ,
13 , 14 all
14 all 15 talking
15 talking 16 at
16 at 17 once
17 once 18 .

such a racket ! 
1 such 2 a
2 a 3 racket
3 racket 4 !

such a dreadful racket ! 
1 such 2 a
2 a 3 dreadful
3 dreadful 4 racket
4 racket 5 !

every few minutes one of them would fly into the big pine and yell at the top of his lungs . 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 4 one
4 one 5 of
5 of 6 them
6 them 7 would
7 would 8 fly
8 fly 9 into
9 into 10 the
10 the 11 big
11 big 12 pine
12 pine 13 and
13 and 14 yell
14 yell 15 at
15 at 16 the
16 the 17 top
17 top 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 lungs
20 lungs 21 .

then all would caw together . 
1 then 2 all
2 all 3 would
3 would 4 caw
4 caw 5 together
5 together 6 .

another would fly into the big pine and they would do it all over again . 
1 another 2 would
2 would 3 fly
3 fly 4 into
4 into 5 the
5 the 6 big
6 big 7 pine
7 pine 8 and
8 and 9 they
9 they 10 would
10 would 11 do
11 do 12 it
12 it 13 all
13 all 14 over
14 over 15 again
15 again 16 .

" they seem to be having a good time , anyway . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 seem
3 seem 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 having
6 having 7 a
7 a 8 good
8 good 9 time
9 time 10 ,
10 , 11 anyway
11 anyway 12 .

my gracious , how noisy they are ! " 
1 my 2 gracious
2 gracious 3 ,
3 , 4 how
4 how 5 noisy
5 noisy 6 they
6 they 7 are
7 are 8 !
8 ! 9 "

he was coming from the direction of the big pine . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 coming
3 coming 4 from
4 from 5 the
5 the 6 direction
6 direction 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 big
9 big 10 pine
10 pine 11 .

" did you speak to me ? " 
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 speak
4 speak 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

it 's great sport . " 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 great
3 great 4 sport
4 sport 5 .
5 . 6 "

i like people who mind their own affairs and leave other people alone . " 
1 i 2 like
2 like 3 people
3 people 4 who
4 who 5 mind
5 mind 6 their
6 their 7 own
7 own 8 affairs
8 affairs 9 and
9 and 10 leave
10 leave 11 other
11 other 12 people
12 people 13 alone
13 alone 14 .
14 . 15 "

i wonder why ! 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 why
3 why 4 !

that 's what comes of being so noisy . " 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 what
3 what 4 comes
4 comes 5 of
5 of 6 being
6 being 7 so
7 so 8 noisy
8 noisy 9 .
9 . 10 "

indeed , there are none sharper . 
1 indeed 2 ,
2 , 3 there
3 there 4 are
4 are 5 none
5 none 6 sharper
6 sharper 7 .

then , too , he is a mischief-maker . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 is
6 is 7 a
7 a 8 mischief-maker
8 mischief-maker 9 .

then he gave the signal . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 gave
3 gave 4 the
4 the 5 signal
5 signal 6 .

but he was curious to learn what the crows had been making such a fuss about , so he kept on towards the big pine . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 curious
4 curious 5 to
5 to 6 learn
6 learn 7 what
7 what 8 the
8 the 9 crows
9 crows 10 had
10 had 11 been
11 been 12 making
12 making 13 such
13 such 14 a
14 a 15 fuss
15 fuss 16 about
16 about 17 ,
17 , 18 so
18 so 19 he
19 he 20 kept
20 kept 21 on
21 on 22 towards
22 towards 23 the
23 the 24 big
24 big 25 pine
25 pine 26 .

peter did not need to be told twice . 
1 peter 2 did
2 did 3 not
3 not 4 need
4 need 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 told
7 told 8 twice
8 twice 9 .

he felt very fine . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 very
3 very 4 fine
4 fine 5 .

he had had a good breakfast in the sweet-clover patch . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 good
5 good 6 breakfast
6 breakfast 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 sweet-clover
9 sweet-clover 10 patch
10 patch 11 .

he had had a good nap on his own doorstep . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 good
5 good 6 nap
6 nap 7 on
7 on 8 his
8 his 9 own
9 own 10 doorstep
10 doorstep 11 .

they seemed in a very great hurry . 
1 they 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 in
3 in 4 a
4 a 5 very
5 very 6 great
6 great 7 hurry
7 hurry 8 .

they didn't stop to kiss the buttercups or tease the daisies . 
1 they 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 stop
3 stop 4 to
4 to 5 kiss
5 kiss 6 the
6 the 7 buttercups
7 buttercups 8 or
8 or 9 tease
9 tease 10 the
10 the 11 daisies
11 daisies 12 .

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

" what is it ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" it is bad news , " they replied . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 bad
4 bad 5 news
5 news 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 they
8 they 9 replied
9 replied 10 .

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

two big tears came into his eyes and ran down his funny little black nose . 
1 two 2 big
2 big 3 tears
3 tears 4 came
4 came 5 into
5 into 6 his
6 his 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 and
8 and 9 ran
9 ran 10 down
10 down 11 his
11 his 12 funny
12 funny 13 little
13 little 14 black
14 black 15 nose
15 nose 16 .

he stretched and yawned and then just lay quietly enjoying himself for a few minutes . 
1 he 2 stretched
2 stretched 3 and
3 and 4 yawned
4 yawned 5 and
5 and 6 then
6 then 7 just
7 just 8 lay
8 lay 9 quietly
9 quietly 10 enjoying
10 enjoying 11 himself
11 himself 12 for
12 for 13 a
13 a 14 few
14 few 15 minutes
15 minutes 16 .

then he heard a voice which he had heard before , and it made little shivers run all over him . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 heard
3 heard 4 a
4 a 5 voice
5 voice 6 which
6 which 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 heard
9 heard 10 before
10 before 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 it
13 it 14 made
14 made 15 little
15 little 16 shivers
16 shivers 17 run
17 run 18 all
18 all 19 over
19 over 20 him
20 him 21 .

very , very cautiously he stuck his little black nose out the doorway and sniffed . 
1 very 2 ,
2 , 3 very
3 very 4 cautiously
4 cautiously 5 he
5 he 6 stuck
6 stuck 7 his
7 his 8 little
8 little 9 black
9 black 10 nose
10 nose 11 out
11 out 12 the
12 the 13 doorway
13 doorway 14 and
14 and 15 sniffed
15 sniffed 16 .

yes , he could smell foxes , but he knew that they were not at his back door . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 could
4 could 5 smell
5 smell 6 foxes
6 foxes 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 he
9 he 10 knew
10 knew 11 that
11 that 12 they
12 they 13 were
13 were 14 not
14 not 15 at
15 at 16 his
16 his 17 back
17 back 18 door
18 door 19 .

little by little he crept out until he could peep through the grass . 
1 little 2 by
2 by 3 little
3 little 4 he
4 he 5 crept
5 crept 6 out
6 out 7 until
7 until 8 he
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 peep
10 peep 11 through
11 through 12 the
12 the 13 grass
13 grass 14 .

his black eyes snapped and he chuckled to himself . 
1 his 2 black
2 black 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 snapped
4 snapped 5 and
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 chuckled
7 chuckled 8 to
8 to 9 himself
9 himself 10 .

" what is it ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" keep still , " she whispered . 
1 " 2 keep
2 keep 3 still
3 still 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 she
6 she 7 whispered
7 whispered 8 .

he was just about to say " no " when he changed his mind . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 about
4 about 5 to
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 "
7 " 8 no
8 no 9 "
9 " 10 when
10 when 11 he
11 he 12 changed
12 changed 13 his
13 his 14 mind
14 mind 15 .

there , just a little way out from shore , a school of little striped perch were at play . 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 3 just
3 just 4 a
4 a 5 little
5 little 6 way
6 way 7 out
7 out 8 from
8 from 9 shore
9 shore 10 ,
10 , 11 a
11 a 12 school
12 school 13 of
13 of 14 little
14 little 15 striped
15 striped 16 perch
16 perch 17 were
17 were 18 at
18 at 19 play
19 play 20 .

then both together rush in as fast as you can swim . 
1 then 2 both
2 both 3 together
3 together 4 rush
4 rush 5 in
5 in 6 as
6 as 7 fast
7 fast 8 as
8 as 9 you
9 you 10 can
10 can 11 swim
11 swim 12 .

the fish will be so frightened they will rush in where the water is shallow . 
1 the 2 fish
2 fish 3 will
3 will 4 be
4 be 5 so
5 so 6 frightened
6 frightened 7 they
7 they 8 will
8 will 9 rush
9 rush 10 in
10 in 11 where
11 where 12 the
12 the 13 water
13 water 14 is
14 is 15 shallow
15 shallow 16 .

when they were between the playing fish and deep water they started in with a rush . 
1 when 2 they
2 they 3 were
3 were 4 between
4 between 5 the
5 the 6 playing
6 playing 7 fish
7 fish 8 and
8 and 9 deep
9 deep 10 water
10 water 11 they
11 they 12 started
12 started 13 in
13 in 14 with
14 with 15 a
15 a 16 rush
16 rush 17 .

the little striped perch were young and foolish . 
1 the 2 little
2 little 3 striped
3 striped 4 perch
4 perch 5 were
5 were 6 young
6 young 7 and
7 and 8 foolish
8 foolish 9 .

he had caught six fish and these he hid under a log . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 caught
3 caught 4 six
4 six 5 fish
5 fish 6 and
6 and 7 these
7 these 8 he
8 he 9 hid
9 hid 10 under
10 under 11 a
11 a 12 log
12 log 13 .

do you agree ? " 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 agree
3 agree 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

by and by they came to another sandy beach like the first one . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 they
4 they 5 came
5 came 6 to
6 to 7 another
7 another 8 sandy
8 sandy 9 beach
9 beach 10 like
10 like 11 the
11 the 12 first
12 first 13 one
13 one 14 .

they could see another school of foolish young fish at play . 
1 they 2 could
2 could 3 see
3 see 4 another
4 another 5 school
5 school 6 of
6 of 7 foolish
7 foolish 8 young
8 young 9 fish
9 fish 10 at
10 at 11 play
11 play 12 .

then he discovered a big pickerel sunning himself beside an old log floating in deep water . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 discovered
3 discovered 4 a
4 a 5 big
5 big 6 pickerel
6 pickerel 7 sunning
7 sunning 8 himself
8 himself 9 beside
9 beside 10 an
10 an 11 old
11 old 12 log
12 log 13 floating
13 floating 14 in
14 in 15 deep
15 deep 16 water
16 water 17 .

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

finally he thought of a plan . 
1 finally 2 he
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 4 of
4 of 5 a
5 a 6 plan
6 plan 7 .

very cautiously he backed away so as not to scare the big fish . 
1 very 2 cautiously
2 cautiously 3 he
3 he 4 backed
4 backed 5 away
5 away 6 so
6 so 7 as
7 as 8 not
8 not 9 to
9 to 10 scare
10 scare 11 the
11 the 12 big
12 big 13 fish
13 fish 14 .

there was not so much as a ripple to warn the big pickerel . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 so
4 so 5 much
5 much 6 as
6 as 7 a
7 a 8 ripple
8 ripple 9 to
9 to 10 warn
10 warn 11 the
11 the 12 big
12 big 13 pickerel
13 pickerel 14 .

all the time he was chuckling inwardly . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 time
3 time 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 chuckling
6 chuckling 7 inwardly
7 inwardly 8 .

for the rest of the day the fishing was poor . 
1 for 2 the
2 the 3 rest
3 rest 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 day
6 day 7 the
7 the 8 fishing
8 fishing 9 was
9 was 10 poor
10 poor 11 .

" it 's not yours ! " he shrieked . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 not
4 not 5 yours
5 yours 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 shrieked
9 shrieked 10 .

finally he worked himself into such a rage that he ran off home leaving his pile of fish behind . 
1 finally 2 he
2 he 3 worked
3 worked 4 himself
4 himself 5 into
5 into 6 such
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 rage
8 rage 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 ran
11 ran 12 off
12 off 13 home
13 home 14 leaving
14 leaving 15 his
15 his 16 pile
16 pile 17 of
17 of 18 fish
18 fish 19 behind
19 behind 20 .

the more he thought of his fish the hungrier he grew . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
5 of 6 his
6 his 7 fish
7 fish 8 the
8 the 9 hungrier
9 hungrier 10 he
10 he 11 grew
11 grew 12 .

his hands were folded across his white and yellow waistcoat and his eyes were closed . 
1 his 2 hands
2 hands 3 were
3 were 4 folded
4 folded 5 across
5 across 6 his
6 his 7 white
7 white 8 and
8 and 9 yellow
9 yellow 10 waistcoat
10 waistcoat 11 and
11 and 12 his
12 his 13 eyes
13 eyes 14 were
14 were 15 closed
15 closed 16 .

" it will be just the best joke and the greatest fun ever , and no harm done . " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 will
3 will 4 be
4 be 5 just
5 just 6 the
6 the 7 best
7 best 8 joke
8 joke 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 greatest
11 greatest 12 fun
12 fun 13 ever
13 ever 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 no
16 no 17 harm
17 harm 18 done
18 done 19 .
19 . 20 "

it floated along of itself now , and all they had to do was to steer it clear of rocks and old logs . 
1 it 2 floated
2 floated 3 along
3 along 4 of
4 of 5 itself
5 itself 6 now
6 now 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 all
9 all 10 they
10 they 11 had
11 had 12 to
12 to 13 do
13 do 14 was
14 was 15 to
15 to 16 steer
16 steer 17 it
17 it 18 clear
18 clear 19 of
19 of 20 rocks
20 rocks 21 and
21 and 22 old
22 old 23 logs
23 logs 24 .

at last , in a dear little pool with a mossy green bank , they anchored the big green lily-pad . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 ,
3 , 4 in
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 dear
6 dear 7 little
7 little 8 pool
8 pool 9 with
9 with 10 a
10 a 11 mossy
11 mossy 12 green
12 green 13 bank
13 bank 14 ,
14 , 15 they
15 they 16 anchored
16 anchored 17 the
17 the 18 big
18 big 19 green
19 green 20 lily-pad
20 lily-pad 21 .

one by one the little meadow people came hurrying up . 
1 one 2 by
2 by 3 one
3 one 4 the
4 the 5 little
5 little 6 meadow
6 meadow 7 people
7 people 8 came
8 came 9 hurrying
9 hurrying 10 up
10 up 11 .

then all hid where they could see him when he awoke , but where he could not see them . 
1 then 2 all
2 all 3 hid
3 hid 4 where
4 where 5 they
5 they 6 could
6 could 7 see
7 see 8 him
8 him 9 when
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 awoke
11 awoke 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 where
14 where 15 he
15 he 16 could
16 could 17 not
17 not 18 see
18 see 19 them
19 them 20 .

then he rubbed his eyes again and looked down at the big green lily-pad . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 rubbed
3 rubbed 4 his
4 his 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 again
6 again 7 and
7 and 8 looked
8 looked 9 down
9 down 10 at
10 at 11 the
11 the 12 big
12 big 13 green
13 green 14 lily-pad
14 lily-pad 15 .

yes , that was his , the very same lily-pad on which he sat every day . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 that
3 that 4 was
4 was 5 his
5 his 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 very
8 very 9 same
9 same 10 lily-pad
10 lily-pad 11 on
11 on 12 which
12 which 13 he
13 he 14 sat
14 sat 15 every
15 every 16 day
16 day 17 .

slowly he looked around . 
1 slowly 2 he
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 around
4 around 5 .

his own big green lily-pad was the only lily-pad in sight . 
1 his 2 own
2 own 3 big
3 big 4 green
4 green 5 lily-pad
5 lily-pad 6 was
6 was 7 the
7 the 8 only
8 only 9 lily-pad
9 lily-pad 10 in
10 in 11 sight
11 sight 12 .

had the world turned topsy-turvy while he slept ? 
1 had 2 the
2 the 3 world
3 world 4 turned
4 turned 5 topsy-turvy
5 topsy-turvy 6 while
6 while 7 he
7 he 8 slept
8 slept 9 ?

" this is very strange , very strange , indeed ! " 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 strange
5 strange 6 ,
6 , 7 very
7 very 8 strange
8 strange 9 ,
9 , 10 indeed
10 indeed 11 !
11 ! 12 "

then he turned around three times and pinched himself again . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 turned
3 turned 4 around
4 around 5 three
5 three 6 times
6 times 7 and
7 and 8 pinched
8 pinched 9 himself
9 himself 10 again
10 again 11 .

he scratched his head first with one hand and then with the other , and the more he scratched the stranger it all seemed . 
1 he 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 first
5 first 6 with
6 with 7 one
7 one 8 hand
8 hand 9 and
9 and 10 then
10 then 11 with
11 with 12 the
12 the 13 other
13 other 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 the
16 the 17 more
17 more 18 he
18 he 19 scratched
19 scratched 20 the
20 the 21 stranger
21 stranger 22 it
22 it 23 all
23 all 24 seemed
24 seemed 25 .

just then he heard a giggle up on the mossy green bank . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 5 a
5 a 6 giggle
6 giggle 7 up
7 up 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 mossy
10 mossy 11 green
11 green 12 bank
12 bank 13 .

i might have known that you were at the bottom of it . " 
1 i 2 might
2 might 3 have
3 have 4 known
4 known 5 that
5 that 6 you
6 you 7 were
7 were 8 at
8 at 9 the
9 the 10 bottom
10 bottom 11 of
11 of 12 it
12 it 13 .
13 . 14 "

" we didn't mean to , truly we didn't , " said the merriest one of all . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 mean
4 mean 5 to
5 to 6 ,
6 , 7 truly
7 truly 8 we
8 we 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 the
13 the 14 merriest
14 merriest 15 one
15 one 16 of
16 of 17 all
17 all 18 .

" we just wanted to know how you do this fine morning , and and " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 just
3 just 4 wanted
4 wanted 5 to
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 how
7 how 8 you
8 you 9 do
9 do 10 this
10 this 11 fine
11 fine 12 morning
12 morning 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 and
15 and 16 "

" how did you ever guess it ? " they cried . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 did
3 did 4 you
4 you 5 ever
5 ever 6 guess
6 guess 7 it
7 it 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 they
10 they 11 cried
11 cried 12 .

" it must be because you are so very , very wise . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 must
3 must 4 be
4 be 5 because
5 because 6 you
6 you 7 are
7 are 8 so
8 so 9 very
9 very 10 ,
10 , 11 very
11 very 12 wise
12 wise 13 .

will you please ? " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 please
3 please 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

they fidgeted about among the bulrushes and danced back and forth across the lily-pads . 
1 they 2 fidgeted
2 fidgeted 3 about
3 about 4 among
4 among 5 the
5 the 6 bulrushes
6 bulrushes 7 and
7 and 8 danced
8 danced 9 back
9 back 10 and
10 and 11 forth
11 forth 12 across
12 across 13 the
13 the 14 lily-pads
14 lily-pads 15 .

indeed , he was the smartest of all the birds . 
1 indeed 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 the
5 the 6 smartest
6 smartest 7 of
7 of 8 all
8 all 9 the
9 the 10 birds
10 birds 11 .

at least he thought there wasn't . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 there
5 there 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 .

besides , he worked for his living in a garden . 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 worked
4 worked 5 for
5 for 6 his
6 his 7 living
7 living 8 in
8 in 9 a
9 a 10 garden
10 garden 11 .

so when they happened to meet him on the road they always turned their backs . 
1 so 2 when
2 when 3 they
3 they 4 happened
4 happened 5 to
5 to 6 meet
6 meet 7 him
7 him 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 road
10 road 11 they
11 they 12 always
12 always 13 turned
13 turned 14 their
14 their 15 backs
15 backs 16 .

of course it wasn't long before he knew all about his neighbors and their private affairs . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 it
3 it 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 5 long
5 long 6 before
6 before 7 he
7 he 8 knew
8 knew 9 all
9 all 10 about
10 about 11 his
11 his 12 neighbors
12 neighbors 13 and
13 and 14 their
14 their 15 private
15 private 16 affairs
16 affairs 17 .

now it isn't safe to know too much about your neighbors and what they are doing . 
1 now 2 it
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 safe
4 safe 5 to
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 too
7 too 8 much
8 much 9 about
9 about 10 your
10 your 11 neighbors
11 neighbors 12 and
12 and 13 what
13 what 14 they
14 they 15 are
15 are 16 doing
16 doing 17 .

after a while he began to brag among his relatives of how much he knew about his neighbors . 
1 after 2 a
2 a 3 while
3 while 4 he
4 he 5 began
5 began 6 to
6 to 7 brag
7 brag 8 among
8 among 9 his
9 his 10 relatives
10 relatives 11 of
11 of 12 how
12 how 13 much
13 much 14 he
14 he 15 knew
15 knew 16 about
16 about 17 his
17 his 18 neighbors
18 neighbors 19 .

" now , gossiping is one of the worst habits in all the world , one of the very worst . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 gossiping
4 gossiping 5 is
5 is 6 one
6 one 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 worst
9 worst 10 habits
10 habits 11 in
11 in 12 all
12 all 13 the
13 the 14 world
14 world 15 ,
15 , 16 one
16 one 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 very
19 very 20 worst
20 worst 21 .

no good ever comes of it . 
1 no 2 good
2 good 3 ever
3 ever 4 comes
4 comes 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 .

it just makes trouble , trouble , trouble . 
1 it 2 just
2 just 3 makes
3 makes 4 trouble
4 trouble 5 ,
5 , 6 trouble
6 trouble 7 ,
7 , 8 trouble
8 trouble 9 .

it was so now . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 now
4 now 5 .

but they took great care that no one should know where they came from . 
1 but 2 they
2 they 3 took
3 took 4 great
4 great 5 care
5 care 6 that
6 that 7 no
7 no 8 one
8 one 9 should
9 should 10 know
10 know 11 where
11 where 12 they
12 they 13 came
13 came 14 from
14 from 15 .

instead , he lived on the fat of the land without working , and grew fat and lazy . 
1 instead 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 lived
4 lived 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 fat
7 fat 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 land
10 land 11 without
11 without 12 working
12 working 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 grew
15 grew 16 fat
16 fat 17 and
17 and 18 lazy
18 lazy 19 .

yes , indeed , he certainly was smart . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 certainly
6 certainly 7 was
7 was 8 smart
8 smart 9 .

he grew very crafty . 
1 he 2 grew
2 grew 3 very
3 very 4 crafty
4 crafty 5 .

and all the time he appeared to be the fine gentleman that he used to be . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 time
4 time 5 he
5 he 6 appeared
6 appeared 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 the
9 the 10 fine
10 fine 11 gentleman
11 gentleman 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 used
14 used 15 to
15 to 16 be
16 be 17 .

he wore his fine white coat as proudly as ever . 
1 he 2 wore
2 wore 3 his
3 his 4 fine
4 fine 5 white
5 white 6 coat
6 coat 7 as
7 as 8 proudly
8 proudly 9 as
9 as 10 ever
10 ever 11 .

" matters grew worse and worse . 
1 " 2 matters
2 matters 3 grew
3 grew 4 worse
4 worse 5 and
5 and 6 worse
6 worse 7 .

it didn't take her long to find that something was wrong , very wrong indeed . 
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 find
7 find 8 that
8 that 9 something
9 something 10 was
10 was 11 wrong
11 wrong 12 ,
12 , 13 very
13 very 14 wrong
14 wrong 15 indeed
15 indeed 16 .

he looked very innocent , oh , very , very innocent , but not once did he look her straight in the face . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 very
3 very 4 innocent
4 innocent 5 ,
5 , 6 oh
6 oh 7 ,
7 , 8 very
8 very 9 ,
9 , 10 very
10 very 11 innocent
11 innocent 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 not
14 not 15 once
15 once 16 did
16 did 17 he
17 he 18 look
18 look 19 her
19 her 20 straight
20 straight 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 face
23 face 24 .

" when they had all come together she told them all that had happened . 
1 " 2 when
2 when 3 they
3 they 4 had
4 had 5 all
5 all 6 come
6 come 7 together
7 together 8 she
8 she 9 told
9 told 10 them
10 them 11 all
11 all 12 that
12 that 13 had
13 had 14 happened
14 happened 15 .

at first they hardly knew him . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 they
3 they 4 hardly
4 hardly 5 knew
5 knew 6 him
6 him 7 .

instead of his suit of spotless white his clothes were black , as black as the blackest night . 
1 instead 2 of
2 of 3 his
3 his 4 suit
4 suit 5 of
5 of 6 spotless
6 spotless 7 white
7 white 8 his
8 his 9 clothes
9 clothes 10 were
10 were 11 black
11 black 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 14 black
14 black 15 as
15 as 16 the
16 the 17 blackest
17 blackest 18 night
18 night 19 .

so were the clothes of his uncles and aunts , his brothers and sisters , his cousins and all his poor relations . 
1 so 2 were
2 were 3 the
3 the 4 clothes
4 clothes 5 of
5 of 6 his
6 his 7 uncles
7 uncles 8 and
8 and 9 aunts
9 aunts 10 ,
10 , 11 his
11 his 12 brothers
12 brothers 13 and
13 and 14 sisters
14 sisters 15 ,
15 , 16 his
16 his 17 cousins
17 cousins 18 and
18 and 19 all
19 all 20 his
20 his 21 poor
21 poor 22 relations
22 relations 23 .

" thank you ! 
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
3 you 4 !

peter yawned . 
1 peter 2 yawned
2 yawned 3 .

then he disappeared as suddenly as he had come . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 disappeared
3 disappeared 4 as
4 as 5 suddenly
5 suddenly 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 come
9 come 10 .

a few minutes later he was back on the old log , but this time his cheeks were empty . 
1 a 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 4 later
4 later 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 back
7 back 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 log
11 log 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 this
14 this 15 time
15 time 16 his
16 his 17 cheeks
17 cheeks 18 were
18 were 19 empty
19 empty 20 .

then he closed his eyes for just a minute . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 closed
3 closed 4 his
4 his 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 for
6 for 7 just
7 just 8 a
8 a 9 minute
9 minute 10 .

then he was gone . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 gone
4 gone 5 .

the more he wondered the more he felt that he really must know . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 wondered
4 wondered 5 the
5 the 6 more
6 more 7 he
7 he 8 felt
8 felt 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 really
11 really 12 must
12 must 13 know
13 know 14 .

why don't you play a little ? " 
1 why 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 play
4 play 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

he knew all the little paths leading to their homes . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 all
3 all 4 the
4 the 5 little
5 little 6 paths
6 paths 7 leading
7 leading 8 to
8 to 9 their
9 their 10 homes
10 homes 11 .

he never had known . 
1 he 2 never
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 known
4 known 5 .

the more he thought of it the more curious he grew . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 the
7 the 8 more
8 more 9 curious
9 curious 10 he
10 he 11 grew
11 grew 12 .

he really must know . 
1 he 2 really
2 really 3 must
3 must 4 know
4 know 5 .

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

curiosity had driven away all desire to sleep . 
1 curiosity 2 had
2 had 3 driven
3 driven 4 away
4 away 5 all
5 all 6 desire
6 desire 7 to
7 to 8 sleep
8 sleep 9 .

it was a very good place to hide , a very good place . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 very
4 very 5 good
5 good 6 place
6 place 7 to
7 to 8 hide
8 hide 9 ,
9 , 10 a
10 a 11 very
11 very 12 good
12 good 13 place
13 place 14 .

but people full of curiosity are forever pricking up their ears to hear things which do not in the least concern them . 
1 but 2 people
2 people 3 full
3 full 4 of
4 of 5 curiosity
5 curiosity 6 are
6 are 7 forever
7 forever 8 pricking
8 pricking 9 up
9 up 10 their
10 their 11 ears
11 ears 12 to
12 to 13 hear
13 hear 14 things
14 things 15 which
15 which 16 do
16 do 17 not
17 not 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 least
20 least 21 concern
21 concern 22 them
22 them 23 .

once more he sat up and looked this way and looked that way . 
1 once 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 sat
4 sat 5 up
5 up 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 .

then he scuttled back towards the old log . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 scuttled
3 scuttled 4 back
4 back 5 towards
5 towards 6 the
6 the 7 old
7 old 8 log
8 log 9 .

he smiled to himself as he hurried over to the shining mound of yellow gravel . 
1 he 2 smiled
2 smiled 3 to
3 to 4 himself
4 himself 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 hurried
7 hurried 8 over
8 over 9 to
9 to 10 the
10 the 11 shining
11 shining 12 mound
12 mound 13 of
13 of 14 yellow
14 yellow 15 gravel
15 gravel 16 .

but there wasn't any doorway . 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 any
4 any 5 doorway
5 doorway 6 .

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

and all the time he was chuckling away to himself . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 time
4 time 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 chuckling
7 chuckling 8 away
8 away 9 to
9 to 10 himself
10 himself 11 .

peter was so surprised that he very nearly fell backward off the shining mound of yellow gravel . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 very
7 very 8 nearly
8 nearly 9 fell
9 fell 10 backward
10 backward 11 off
11 off 12 the
12 the 13 shining
13 shining 14 mound
14 mound 15 of
15 of 16 yellow
16 yellow 17 gravel
17 gravel 18 .

for a minute he didn't know what to say . 
1 for 2 a
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 know
6 know 7 what
7 what 8 to
8 to 9 say
9 say 10 .

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

it 's a very nice sand pile indeed . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 very
4 very 5 nice
5 nice 6 sand
6 sand 7 pile
7 pile 8 indeed
8 indeed 9 .

is this where you live ? " 
1 is 2 this
2 this 3 where
3 where 4 you
4 you 5 live
5 live 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" no , oh , my , no ! " said he . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 oh
4 oh 5 ,
5 , 6 my
6 my 7 ,
7 , 8 no
8 no 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 he
12 he 13 .

my goodness , no indeed ! 
1 my 2 goodness
2 goodness 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 indeed
5 indeed 6 !

everybody knows where this is . 
1 everybody 2 knows
2 knows 3 where
3 where 4 this
4 this 5 is
5 is 6 .

makes a nice sand pile , doesn't it ? 
1 makes 2 a
2 a 3 nice
3 nice 4 sand
4 sand 5 pile
5 pile 6 ,
6 , 7 doesn't
7 doesn't 8 it
8 it 9 ?

then with a jerk of his funny little tail he was gone . 
1 then 2 with
2 with 3 a
3 a 4 jerk
4 jerk 5 of
5 of 6 his
6 his 7 funny
7 funny 8 little
8 little 9 tail
9 tail 10 he
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 gone
12 gone 13 .

it seemed as if the earth must have swallowed him up . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 the
5 the 6 earth
6 earth 7 must
7 must 8 have
8 have 9 swallowed
9 swallowed 10 him
10 him 11 up
11 up 12 .

not so much as a grain is dropped on his doorstep to let his secret out . 
1 not 2 so
2 so 3 much
3 much 4 as
4 as 5 a
5 a 6 grain
6 grain 7 is
7 is 8 dropped
8 dropped 9 on
9 on 10 his
10 his 11 doorstep
11 doorstep 12 to
12 to 13 let
13 let 14 his
14 his 15 secret
15 secret 16 out
16 out 17 .

it was of no use , no use at all . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 of
3 of 4 no
4 no 5 use
5 use 6 ,
6 , 7 no
7 no 8 use
8 use 9 at
9 at 10 all
10 all 11 .

" can't , " said he . 
1 " 2 can't
2 can't 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

" why not ? 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 not
3 not 4 ?

" yes , my mother will let me . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 my
4 my 5 mother
5 mother 6 will
6 will 7 let
7 let 8 me
8 me 9 .

it isn't that . 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 that
3 that 4 .

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

a lot you know about it ! 
1 a 2 lot
2 lot 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 !

are you clerk of the weather ? 
1 are 2 you
2 you 3 clerk
3 clerk 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 weather
6 weather 7 ?

it is only fall now what can you know about what the winter will be ? 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 only
3 only 4 fall
4 fall 5 now
5 now 6 what
6 what 7 can
7 can 8 you
8 you 9 know
9 know 10 about
10 about 11 what
11 what 12 the
12 the 13 winter
13 winter 14 will
14 will 15 be
15 be 16 ?

" haven't time , " said he . 
1 " 2 haven't
2 haven't 3 time
3 time 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 he
7 he 8 .

he did not even smile . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 not
3 not 4 even
4 even 5 smile
5 smile 6 .

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

what are you doing anyway ? " 
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 doing
4 doing 5 anyway
5 anyway 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

of course every one was interested to see how the new house was coming along and to offer advice . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 every
3 every 4 one
4 one 5 was
5 was 6 interested
6 interested 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 how
9 how 10 the
10 the 11 new
11 new 12 house
12 house 13 was
13 was 14 coming
14 coming 15 along
15 along 16 and
16 and 17 to
17 to 18 offer
18 offer 19 advice
19 advice 20 .

then one of them had an idea . 
1 then 2 one
2 one 3 of
3 of 4 them
4 them 5 had
5 had 6 an
6 an 7 idea
7 idea 8 .

they all giggled and clapped their hands . 
1 they 2 all
2 all 3 giggled
3 giggled 4 and
4 and 5 clapped
5 clapped 6 their
6 their 7 hands
7 hands 8 .

pretty soon he was ready for some green twigs to use in the walls of the new house . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 ready
5 ready 6 for
6 for 7 some
7 some 8 green
8 green 9 twigs
9 twigs 10 to
10 to 11 use
11 use 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 walls
14 walls 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 new
17 new 18 house
18 house 19 .

what do you think he found when he got there ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 he
5 he 6 found
6 found 7 when
7 when 8 he
8 he 9 got
9 got 10 there
10 there 11 ?

i hope you can use them . " 
1 i 2 hope
2 hope 3 you
3 you 4 can
4 can 5 use
5 use 6 them
6 them 7 .
7 . 8 "

before he reached them he heard some one shouting : 
1 before 2 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 them
4 them 5 he
5 he 6 heard
6 heard 7 some
7 some 8 one
8 one 9 shouting
9 shouting 10 :

back to the new house he swam with the pile of young willow shoots . 
1 back 2 to
2 to 3 the
3 the 4 new
4 new 5 house
5 house 6 he
6 he 7 swam
7 swam 8 with
8 with 9 the
9 the 10 pile
10 pile 11 of
11 of 12 young
12 young 13 willow
13 willow 14 shoots
14 shoots 15 .

when he had placed them to suit him he sat up on the walls of his house to rest . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 placed
4 placed 5 them
5 them 6 to
6 to 7 suit
7 suit 8 him
8 him 9 he
9 he 10 sat
10 sat 11 up
11 up 12 on
12 on 13 the
13 the 14 walls
14 walls 15 of
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 house
17 house 18 to
18 to 19 rest
19 rest 20 .

then he rubbed his eyes and looked again . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 rubbed
3 rubbed 4 his
4 his 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 and
6 and 7 looked
7 looked 8 again
8 again 9 .

thick and high grew the walls of the new house . 
1 thick 2 and
2 and 3 high
3 high 4 grew
4 grew 5 the
5 the 6 walls
6 walls 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 new
9 new 10 house
10 house 11 .

over all he built a strong , thick roof beautifully rounded . 
1 over 2 all
2 all 3 he
3 he 4 built
4 built 5 a
5 a 6 strong
6 strong 7 ,
7 , 8 thick
8 thick 9 roof
9 roof 10 beautifully
10 beautifully 11 rounded
11 rounded 12 .

his legs are twice as long and he can jump twice as far . 
1 his 2 legs
2 legs 3 are
3 are 4 twice
4 twice 5 as
5 as 6 long
6 long 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 can
9 can 10 jump
10 jump 11 twice
11 twice 12 as
12 as 13 far
13 far 14 .

every few jumps he sat up very straight to look this way and look that way , and to listen with his long ears . 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 jumps
3 jumps 4 he
4 he 5 sat
5 sat 6 up
6 up 7 very
7 very 8 straight
8 straight 9 to
9 to 10 look
10 look 11 this
11 this 12 way
12 way 13 and
13 and 14 look
14 look 15 that
15 that 16 way
16 way 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 to
19 to 20 listen
20 listen 21 with
21 with 22 his
22 his 23 long
23 long 24 ears
24 ears 25 .

he jumped nervously at the least little noise . 
1 he 2 jumped
2 jumped 3 nervously
3 nervously 4 at
4 at 5 the
5 the 6 least
6 least 7 little
7 little 8 noise
8 noise 9 .

but behind his back they laughed at him . 
1 but 2 behind
2 behind 3 his
3 his 4 back
4 back 5 they
5 they 6 laughed
6 laughed 7 at
7 at 8 him
8 him 9 .

indeed , his whole life had been a game of hide and seek , and always he had been the one sought . 
1 indeed 2 ,
2 , 3 his
3 his 4 whole
4 whole 5 life
5 life 6 had
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 a
8 a 9 game
9 game 10 of
10 of 11 hide
11 hide 12 and
12 and 13 seek
13 seek 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 always
16 always 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 been
19 been 20 the
20 the 21 one
21 one 22 sought
22 sought 23 .

he made him acquainted with all his own secret hiding places in the old brier patch . 
1 he 2 made
2 made 3 him
3 him 4 acquainted
4 acquainted 5 with
5 with 6 all
6 all 7 his
7 his 8 own
8 own 9 secret
9 secret 10 hiding
10 hiding 11 places
11 places 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 old
14 old 15 brier
15 brier 16 patch
16 patch 17 .

then one bright sunny morning something happened . 
1 then 2 one
2 one 3 bright
3 bright 4 sunny
4 sunny 5 morning
5 morning 6 something
6 something 7 happened
7 happened 8 .

and they told all the others . 
1 and 2 they
2 they 3 told
3 told 4 all
4 all 5 the
5 the 6 others
6 others 7 .

peter was getting his breakfast in the sweet-clover bed , just beyond the old brier patch . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 getting
3 getting 4 his
4 his 5 breakfast
5 breakfast 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 sweet-clover
8 sweet-clover 9 bed
9 bed 10 ,
10 , 11 just
11 just 12 beyond
12 beyond 13 the
13 the 14 old
14 old 15 brier
15 brier 16 patch
16 patch 17 .

he looked this way and he looked that way , but he could see no one watching . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 this
3 this 4 way
4 way 5 and
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 looked
7 looked 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he
12 he 13 could
13 could 14 see
14 see 15 no
15 no 16 one
16 one 17 watching
17 watching 18 .

flat on his stomach he crawled inch by inch . 
1 flat 2 on
2 on 3 his
3 his 4 stomach
4 stomach 5 he
5 he 6 crawled
6 crawled 7 inch
7 inch 8 by
8 by 9 inch
9 inch 10 .

every few minutes he stopped to listen and to peep over at the sweet-clover bed . 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 4 he
4 he 5 stopped
5 stopped 6 to
6 to 7 listen
7 listen 8 and
8 and 9 to
9 to 10 peep
10 peep 11 over
11 over 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 sweet-clover
14 sweet-clover 15 bed
15 bed 16 .

now he was almost near enough to spring . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 almost
4 almost 5 near
5 near 6 enough
6 enough 7 to
7 to 8 spring
8 spring 9 .

" thump , thump , thump ! " 
1 " 2 thump
2 thump 3 ,
3 , 4 thump
4 thump 5 ,
5 , 6 thump
6 thump 7 !
7 ! 8 "

the sound came from the brier patch . 
1 the 2 sound
2 sound 3 came
3 came 4 from
4 from 5 the
5 the 6 brier
6 brier 7 patch
7 patch 8 .

" thump , thump ! " 
1 " 2 thump
2 thump 3 ,
3 , 4 thump
4 thump 5 !
5 ! 6 "

he had stopped eating and was sitting up very straight . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 eating
4 eating 5 and
5 and 6 was
6 was 7 sitting
7 sitting 8 up
8 up 9 very
9 very 10 straight
10 straight 11 .

" thump , thump , thump ! " came the signal from the brier patch . 
1 " 2 thump
2 thump 3 ,
3 , 4 thump
4 thump 5 ,
5 , 6 thump
6 thump 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 came
9 came 10 the
10 the 11 signal
11 signal 12 from
12 from 13 the
13 the 14 brier
14 brier 15 patch
15 patch 16 .

then the thing happened . 
1 then 2 the
2 the 3 thing
3 thing 4 happened
4 happened 5 .

in an instant he was on his feet and had whirled about , his eyes yellow with anger . 
1 in 2 an
2 an 3 instant
3 instant 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 on
6 on 7 his
7 his 8 feet
8 feet 9 and
9 and 10 had
10 had 11 whirled
11 whirled 12 about
12 about 13 ,
13 , 14 his
14 his 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 yellow
16 yellow 17 with
17 with 18 anger
18 anger 19 .

then it happened again . 
1 then 2 it
2 it 3 happened
3 happened 4 again
4 again 5 .

twice more he sprang , and twice more he was sent sprawling , with the breath knocked out of his body . 
1 twice 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 sprang
4 sprang 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 twice
7 twice 8 more
8 more 9 he
9 he 10 was
10 was 11 sent
11 sent 12 sprawling
12 sprawling 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 15 the
15 the 16 breath
16 breath 17 knocked
17 knocked 18 out
18 out 19 of
19 of 20 his
20 his 21 body
21 body 22 .

that was enough . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 enough
3 enough 4 .

" thump , thump , thump , thump ! 
1 " 2 thump
2 thump 3 ,
3 , 4 thump
4 thump 5 ,
5 , 6 thump
6 thump 7 ,
7 , 8 thump
8 thump 9 !