he had been thinking of other things . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 thinking
4 thinking 5 of
4 thinking 7 things
6 other 7 things
7 things 8 .

better watch out ! " 
1 better 2 watch
2 watch 3 out
3 out 4 !
4 ! 5 "

peter made a wry face and started for the sweet clover patch . 
1 peter 4 wry
2 made 4 wry
3 a 4 wry
4 wry 5 face
4 wry 7 started
4 wry 10 sweet
6 and 7 started
7 started 8 for
8 for 9 the
10 sweet 11 clover
11 clover 12 patch
12 patch 13 .

they seemed very much excited . 
1 they 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 excited
5 excited 6 .

and what do you suppose he was thinking about as he swam along ? 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
3 do 5 suppose
3 do 14 ?
5 suppose 6 he
6 he 12 swam
7 was 8 thinking
8 thinking 9 about
8 thinking 12 swam
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 swam
12 swam 13 along

as he drew near his favorite log , something tickled his nose . 
1 as 2 he
2 he 3 drew
3 drew 4 near
4 near 6 favorite
5 his 6 favorite
6 favorite 7 log
7 log 8 ,
7 log 10 tickled
9 something 10 tickled
10 tickled 12 nose
11 his 12 nose
12 nose 13 .

he stopped swimming to sniff and sniff . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 swimming
3 swimming 5 sniff
4 to 5 sniff
5 sniff 6 and
5 sniff 7 sniff
7 sniff 8 .

my , how good it did smell ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 how
3 how 4 good
3 how 5 it
3 how 6 did
6 did 7 smell
7 smell 8 !

and it seemed to come right straight from the old log . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 to
4 to 5 come
5 come 6 right
6 right 7 straight
7 straight 11 log
8 from 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 log
11 log 12 .

in a few minutes he scrambled out on the old log . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 6 scrambled
5 he 6 scrambled
6 scrambled 7 out
6 scrambled 11 log
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 log
11 log 12 .

there were luscious pieces of carrot lying right in front of him . 
1 there 2 were
2 were 3 luscious
3 luscious 4 pieces
3 luscious 6 carrot
5 of 6 carrot
6 carrot 7 lying
6 carrot 8 right
6 carrot 10 front
9 in 10 front
10 front 11 of
10 front 12 him
12 him 13 .

so he didn't stop to wonder how it got there . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
2 he 9 got
3 didn't 4 stop
4 stop 5 to
6 wonder 7 how
7 how 8 it
7 how 9 got
9 got 10 there
10 there 11 .

he just reached out for the nearest piece and ate it . 
1 he 3 reached
2 just 3 reached
3 reached 4 out
3 reached 6 the
4 out 5 for
6 the 7 nearest
7 nearest 8 piece
8 piece 10 ate
9 and 10 ate
10 ate 11 it
11 it 12 .

then he reached for the next piece and ate it . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 5 the
4 for 5 the
5 the 6 next
6 next 7 piece
7 piece 9 ate
8 and 9 ate
9 ate 10 it
10 it 11 .

then he did a funny little dance just for joy . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 5 funny
4 a 5 funny
5 funny 6 little
5 funny 7 dance
7 dance 8 just
7 dance 10 joy
9 for 10 joy
10 joy 11 .

when he was quite out of breath , he sat down to rest . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 quite
4 quite 7 breath
5 out 6 of
5 out 7 breath
7 breath 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 sat
10 sat 11 down
11 down 13 rest
12 to 13 rest
13 rest 14 .

snap ! 
1 snap 2 !

oh , how it did hurt ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 3 how
3 how 4 it
3 how 5 did
5 did 6 hurt
6 hurt 7 !

he twisted and turned , but he was held fast and could not see what had him . 
1 he 2 twisted
1 he 12 could
1 he 16 had
2 twisted 3 and
2 twisted 4 turned
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 he
7 he 8 was
7 he 12 could
9 held 10 fast
10 fast 11 and
10 fast 12 could
12 could 13 not
12 could 14 see
14 see 15 what
16 had 17 him
17 him 18 .

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

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

" was that a trap ? " he asked . 
1 " 9 asked
2 was 3 that
2 was 4 a
4 a 5 trap
5 trap 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 9 asked
7 " 8 he
9 asked 10 .

then he remembered that in his fright he didn't even see it . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 remembered
3 remembered 4 that
3 remembered 7 fright
5 in 6 his
6 his 7 fright
7 fright 13 .
8 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 even
9 didn't 11 see
11 see 12 it
12 it 13 .

he almost forgot to keep on climbing up in the blue sky , he was so interested in what he saw there . 
1 he 3 forgot
2 almost 3 forgot
3 forgot 7 climbing
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 on
5 keep 7 climbing
7 climbing 8 up
7 climbing 12 sky
9 in 10 the
10 the 12 sky
11 blue 12 sky
12 sky 13 ,
12 sky 15 was
12 sky 17 interested
12 sky 23 .
14 he 15 was
16 so 17 interested
17 interested 18 in
17 interested 21 saw
19 what 20 he
20 he 21 saw
21 saw 22 there

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

maybe it was , but that is a pretty long term . 
1 maybe 2 it
2 it 3 was
2 it 7 is
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 that
6 that 7 is
7 is 8 a
8 a 9 pretty
9 pretty 11 term
10 long 11 term
11 term 12 .

and everybody was looking very solemn , very solemn indeed . 
1 and 2 everybody
2 everybody 3 was
3 was 4 looking
4 looking 6 solemn
5 very 6 solemn
6 solemn 7 ,
6 solemn 9 solemn
8 very 9 solemn
9 solemn 10 indeed
10 indeed 11 .

then she made a speech . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 made
3 made 4 a
4 a 5 speech
5 speech 6 .

" what do you think did that ? " she demanded . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
2 what 6 did
2 what 8 ?
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
7 that 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 she
10 she 11 demanded
11 demanded 12 .

then she held up one hand to command silence . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 held
3 held 4 up
3 held 6 hand
5 one 6 hand
6 hand 8 command
7 to 8 command
8 command 9 silence
9 silence 10 .

what are we going to do about it ? " 
1 what 2 are
2 are 4 going
3 we 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 do
6 do 9 ?
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

everybody looked at everybody else in dismay . 
1 everybody 2 looked
1 everybody 5 else
2 looked 3 at
4 everybody 5 else
5 else 7 dismay
6 in 7 dismay
7 dismay 8 .

such excitement ! 
1 such 2 excitement
2 excitement 3 !

everybody had a different idea , and nobody would listen to anybody else . 
1 everybody 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 different
4 different 5 idea
5 idea 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 nobody
8 nobody 9 would
8 nobody 13 else
9 would 10 listen
10 listen 11 to
11 to 12 anybody
13 else 14 .

it looked very much as if the convention was going to break up in a sad quarrel . 
1 it 3 very
2 looked 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 8 convention
7 the 8 convention
8 convention 9 was
8 convention 10 going
8 convention 12 break
8 convention 14 in
10 going 11 to
12 break 13 up
14 in 15 a
15 a 16 sad
16 sad 17 quarrel
17 quarrel 18 .

all in favor please raise their right hands . " 
1 all 3 favor
2 in 3 favor
3 favor 4 please
3 favor 5 raise
5 raise 6 their
6 their 7 right
6 their 8 hands
8 hands 9 .
9 . 10 "

at once the air was full of hands , and everybody was good-natured once more . 
1 at 2 once
2 once 15 more
3 the 4 air
4 air 6 full
5 was 6 full
6 full 7 of
6 full 13 good-natured
8 hands 13 good-natured
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 everybody
11 everybody 13 good-natured
12 was 13 good-natured
13 good-natured 14 once
14 once 15 more
15 more 16 .

what trick are you trying to play on me now ? " 
1 what 2 trick
2 trick 7 play
2 trick 11 ?
3 are 4 you
3 are 5 trying
5 trying 6 to
6 to 7 play
7 play 8 on
9 me 11 ?
10 now 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

finally he spoke . 
1 finally 2 he
1 finally 3 spoke
3 spoke 4 .

you know an oracle is one who is very wise . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 4 oracle
3 an 4 oracle
4 oracle 5 is
4 oracle 10 wise
6 one 7 who
7 who 8 is
8 is 9 very
9 very 10 wise
10 wise 11 .

then he spoke in a very deep voice . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 spoke
3 spoke 8 voice
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 very
6 very 7 deep
7 deep 8 voice
8 voice 9 .

and not another word could they get out of him . 
1 and 2 not
2 not 4 word
3 another 4 word
4 word 9 of
5 could 7 get
6 they 7 get
7 get 8 out
8 out 9 of
9 of 10 him
10 him 11 .

no one felt safe any more , yet no one knew what to do . 
1 no 2 one
1 no 6 more
1 no 7 ,
1 no 10 one
3 felt 4 safe
3 felt 6 more
5 any 6 more
8 yet 9 no
9 no 10 one
10 one 11 knew
11 knew 12 what
12 what 14 do
13 to 14 do
14 do 15 .

you must use your eyes and your noses . 
1 you 2 must
2 must 3 use
3 use 8 noses
4 your 8 noses
5 eyes 6 and
5 eyes 8 noses
7 your 8 noses
8 noses 9 .

when you find things good to eat where you have never found them before , watch out ! 
1 when 2 you
2 you 3 find
3 find 7 eat
3 find 17 out
4 things 7 eat
5 good 7 eat
6 to 7 eat
8 where 9 you
9 you 10 have
10 have 11 never
10 have 12 found
12 found 13 them
12 found 17 out
13 them 14 before
13 them 15 ,
16 watch 17 out
17 out 18 !

when you get the first whiff of the man-smell , watch out ! 
1 when 2 you
2 you 3 get
3 get 9 man-smell
4 the 5 first
5 first 6 whiff
6 whiff 7 of
6 whiff 9 man-smell
8 the 9 man-smell
9 man-smell 10 ,
9 man-smell 11 watch
9 man-smell 13 !
11 watch 12 out

then go hide in the bulrushes where you can watch him , but where he cannot see you . 
1 then 15 he
2 go 3 hide
3 hide 6 bulrushes
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 bulrushes
6 bulrushes 7 where
6 bulrushes 10 watch
6 bulrushes 14 where
7 where 8 you
8 you 9 can
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 where
14 where 15 he
15 he 16 cannot
16 cannot 17 see
17 see 18 you
18 you 19 .

without knowing it , he will show you where every trap is hidden . 
1 without 2 knowing
2 knowing 3 it
2 knowing 9 where
3 it 4 ,
5 he 6 will
6 will 7 show
7 show 8 you
7 show 9 where
9 where 13 hidden
10 every 11 trap
11 trap 13 hidden
12 is 13 hidden
13 hidden 14 .

that will spring them , and then they will be harmless . 
1 that 2 will
2 will 3 spring
2 will 10 be
4 them 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 they
8 they 9 will
9 will 10 be
10 be 11 harmless
11 harmless 12 .

then you can bury them deep in the mud . 
1 then 4 bury
2 you 3 can
3 can 4 bury
4 bury 5 them
4 bury 6 deep
4 bury 9 mud
6 deep 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 mud
9 mud 10 .

everybody was excited . 
1 everybody 2 was
2 was 3 excited
3 excited 4 .

what was it all about ? 
1 what 2 was
1 what 3 it
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 ?

then little cold shivers ran down his backbone and way out to the tip of his tail . 
1 then 4 shivers
2 little 4 shivers
3 cold 4 shivers
4 shivers 5 ran
4 shivers 8 backbone
6 down 8 backbone
7 his 8 backbone
8 backbone 9 and
8 backbone 10 way
8 backbone 11 out
8 backbone 14 tip
8 backbone 18 .
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 tip
14 tip 15 of
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 tail

some one's left a fish on the edge of the bank : what a feast ! " 
1 some 2 one's
2 one's 3 left
2 one's 5 fish
2 one's 8 edge
4 a 5 fish
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 edge
8 edge 11 bank
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 bank
11 bank 12 :
11 bank 15 feast
13 what 14 a
14 a 15 feast
15 feast 16 !
16 ! 17 "

" don't touch it , " he panted . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 touch
3 touch 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 panted
8 panted 9 .

snap ! 
1 snap 2 !

" oh ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !

oh ! 
1 oh 2 !

but he left the claw behind and had a dreadfully sore toe as a result . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 left
3 left 4 the
3 left 5 claw
5 claw 6 behind
5 claw 12 toe
6 behind 7 and
8 had 9 a
9 a 12 toe
10 dreadfully 12 toe
11 sore 12 toe
12 toe 13 as
12 toe 15 result
14 a 15 result
15 result 16 .

then they buried the trap deep down in the mud and started to look for another . 
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 buried
3 buried 5 trap
4 the 5 trap
5 trap 6 deep
6 deep 17 .
7 down 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 mud
10 mud 12 started
11 and 12 started
12 started 15 for
13 to 14 look
14 look 15 for
15 for 16 another
16 another 17 .

very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank . 
1 very 2 cautiously
2 cautiously 4 peeped
3 he 4 peeped
4 peeped 5 over
5 over 6 the
6 the 7 edge
7 edge 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 bank
10 bank 11 .

the trap was gone ! 
1 the 2 trap
2 trap 4 gone
3 was 4 gone
4 gone 5 !

he was very much excited , as he caught hold of the end of the chain , which fastened it to the old log . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 excited
5 excited 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 16 chain
8 he 9 caught
9 caught 10 hold
10 hold 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 end
13 end 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 chain
16 chain 17 ,
17 , 18 which
18 which 19 fastened
19 fastened 24 log
20 it 21 to
21 to 22 the
22 the 23 old
23 old 24 log
24 log 25 .

when he pulled the trap up , it was empty . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 pulled
3 pulled 4 the
3 pulled 5 trap
5 trap 6 up
6 up 11 .
7 , 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 empty
10 empty 11 .

then he went on to his next trap ; it was nowhere to be seen . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 on
3 went 12 nowhere
4 on 6 his
5 to 6 his
7 next 8 trap
8 trap 9 ;
8 trap 12 nowhere
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 nowhere
12 nowhere 13 to
12 nowhere 14 be
12 nowhere 15 seen
15 seen 16 .

when he pulled the chain he was so excited that he trembled . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 4 the
2 he 3 pulled
4 the 5 chain
5 chain 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 so
8 so 9 excited
9 excited 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 trembled
12 trembled 13 .

the trap did not come up at once . 
1 the 2 trap
2 trap 3 did
3 did 4 not
4 not 5 come
5 come 6 up
6 up 7 at
7 at 8 once
8 once 9 .

he had stopped whistling by this time , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 whistling
4 whistling 5 by
5 by 6 this
6 this 7 time
7 time 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 there
10 there 11 was
11 was 12 a
12 a 13 puzzled
13 puzzled 14 frown
14 frown 17 freckled
15 on 16 his
16 his 17 freckled
17 freckled 18 face
18 face 19 .

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

the more he thought about it , the more puzzled he became . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 5 about
2 more 10 puzzled
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
5 about 8 the
6 it 7 ,
9 more 10 puzzled
10 puzzled 12 became
10 puzzled 13 .
11 he 12 became

" much good it will do you to set those traps again ! " 
1 " 3 good
2 much 3 good
3 good 13 !
4 it 5 will
5 will 6 do
5 will 9 set
6 do 7 you
8 to 9 set
9 set 11 traps
10 those 11 traps
11 traps 12 again
12 again 13 !
13 ! 14 "

everybody was happy , just as happy as could be . 
1 everybody 2 was
2 was 3 happy
2 was 5 just
3 happy 4 ,
5 just 6 as
5 just 8 as
7 happy 8 as
8 as 9 could
9 could 10 be
10 be 11 .

look over at that bank . " 
1 look 2 over
2 over 3 at
2 over 5 bank
3 at 4 that
5 bank 6 .
6 . 7 "

he stared and stared , but he didn't see anything unusual . 
1 he 2 stared
1 he 4 stared
2 stared 3 and
4 stared 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 8 didn't
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 see
9 see 10 anything
10 anything 11 unusual
11 unusual 12 .

" it certainly must be my eyes . 
1 " 3 certainly
2 it 3 certainly
3 certainly 4 must
4 must 5 be
5 be 6 my
6 my 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 .

it looks to me as if the water does not come as high up on the bank as it did yesterday . " 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 5 as
3 to 4 me
4 me 5 as
5 as 6 if
5 as 21 yesterday
7 the 8 water
7 the 17 bank
8 water 9 does
9 does 10 not
10 not 11 come
12 as 13 high
13 high 14 up
13 high 17 bank
15 on 16 the
15 on 17 bank
16 the 17 bank
17 bank 21 yesterday
18 as 21 yesterday
19 it 21 yesterday
20 did 21 yesterday
21 yesterday 22 .
22 . 23 "

" there 's nothing the matter with your eyes . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 4 nothing
3 's 9 eyes
5 the 6 matter
6 matter 7 with
7 with 9 eyes
8 your 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 .

the water is as low as it ever gets , even in the very middle of summer . 
1 the 2 water
1 the 15 middle
2 water 3 is
4 as 5 low
5 low 6 as
5 low 15 middle
6 as 7 it
8 ever 9 gets
9 gets 11 even
9 gets 15 middle
10 , 11 even
12 in 15 middle
13 the 15 middle
14 very 15 middle
15 middle 16 of
15 middle 17 summer
17 summer 18 .

what can it mean ? " 
1 what 2 can
1 what 3 it
1 what 4 mean
4 mean 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" it is queer ! 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 queer
4 queer 5 !

it certainly is very queer ! 
1 it 2 certainly
1 it 3 is
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 queer
5 queer 6 !

you know he is very old and very wise , so perhaps he can tell us what it means . " 
1 you 2 know
2 know 17 what
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 very
5 very 6 old
5 very 9 wise
7 and 8 very
8 very 9 wise
9 wise 10 ,
9 wise 12 perhaps
10 , 11 so
12 perhaps 13 he
12 perhaps 14 can
14 can 15 tell
15 tell 16 us
15 tell 17 what
17 what 19 means
18 it 19 means
19 means 20 .
20 . 21 "

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

see me ! 
1 see 2 me
2 me 3 !

why shouldn't he be ? 
1 why 2 shouldn't
1 why 5 ?
2 shouldn't 3 he
2 shouldn't 4 be

he nodded his head . 
1 he 2 nodded
2 nodded 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

little by little the smile grew smaller and smaller , until there wasn't any smile . 
1 little 2 by
2 by 3 little
2 by 4 the
4 the 5 smile
5 smile 7 smaller
6 grew 7 smaller
7 smaller 8 and
7 smaller 9 smaller
9 smaller 10 ,
9 smaller 11 until
9 smaller 13 wasn't
9 smaller 15 smile
12 there 13 wasn't
13 wasn't 14 any
15 smile 16 .

he didn't believe it , not a word of it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 believe
3 believe 4 it
3 believe 8 word
3 believe 10 it
4 it 5 ,
6 not 8 word
7 a 8 word
8 word 9 of
10 it 11 .

at least he tried to make himself think that he didn't believe it . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 4 tried
3 he 4 tried
4 tried 5 to
4 tried 6 make
6 make 7 himself
6 make 12 believe
8 think 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 believe
12 believe 13 it
13 it 14 .

so he wouldn't believe it now . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 now
6 now 7 .

ha ! he knew now what it was ! 
1 ha 2 !
1 ha 9 !
2 ! 3 he
3 he 4 knew
4 knew 5 now
4 knew 6 what
4 knew 7 it
7 it 8 was

" watching your toes ! 
1 " 5 !
2 watching 4 toes
3 your 4 toes
4 toes 5 !

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

watching your toes ! 
1 watching 3 toes
2 your 3 toes
3 toes 4 !

who ever heard of such a thing ? 
1 who 2 ever
2 ever 3 heard
3 heard 4 of
3 heard 5 such
5 such 6 a
5 such 7 thing
7 thing 8 ?

he kept right on watching his toes . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 right
2 kept 4 on
2 kept 5 watching
5 watching 7 toes
6 his 7 toes
7 toes 8 .

he looked down at his toes . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 down
2 looked 4 at
4 at 5 his
5 his 6 toes
6 toes 7 .

they were not in the water at all ! 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 not
2 were 4 in
2 were 8 all
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 water
7 at 8 all
8 all 9 !

indeed , the water was a good long jump away . 
1 indeed 2 ,
1 indeed 11 .
3 the 4 water
4 water 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 good
6 a 8 long
8 long 9 jump
9 jump 10 away
10 away 11 .

there was something wrong . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 something
3 something 4 wrong
4 wrong 5 .

at first he couldn't think what it was . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 think
5 think 6 what
5 think 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 .

it was a different kind of stillness from anything he could ever remember . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 different
4 different 5 kind
4 different 7 stillness
4 different 8 from
4 different 12 ever
4 different 14 .
5 kind 6 of
9 anything 11 could
10 he 11 could
11 could 12 ever
12 ever 13 remember

he missed something , and he couldn't think what it was . 
1 he 2 missed
1 he 7 couldn't
3 something 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 think
8 think 9 what
8 think 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 .

there were many times when he didn't hear that . 
1 there 2 were
2 were 3 many
3 many 4 times
4 times 5 when
4 times 10 .
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 hear
8 hear 9 that

could it be ? 
1 could 3 be
2 it 3 be
3 be 4 ?

it couldn't be true now ! 
1 it 4 true
2 couldn't 3 be
3 be 4 true
4 true 6 !
5 now 6 !

he stopped swimming to look around , and it seemed as if his great goggly eyes would pop right out of his head . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 swimming
3 swimming 6 around
3 swimming 10 seemed
4 to 5 look
5 look 6 around
6 around 8 and
7 , 8 and
9 it 10 seemed
10 seemed 11 as
10 seemed 15 goggly
11 as 12 if
13 his 15 goggly
14 great 15 goggly
15 goggly 16 eyes
15 goggly 18 pop
17 would 18 pop
18 pop 19 right
18 pop 20 out
20 out 21 of
21 of 22 his
22 his 23 head
23 head 24 .

besides , you couldn't swim there , anyway . " 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 you
3 you 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 swim
5 swim 8 anyway
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 anyway
8 anyway 9 .
9 . 10 "

anyway , it seemed so to him , and he couldn't understand it at all . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 9 and
3 it 4 seemed
4 seemed 5 so
4 seemed 6 to
6 to 7 him
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 understand
12 understand 13 it
13 it 15 all
14 at 15 all
15 all 16 .

he could see no change in them . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 see
2 could 5 change
4 no 5 change
5 change 6 in
5 change 7 them
7 them 8 .

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

he had built it with the doorway under water . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 built
3 built 4 it
3 built 7 doorway
5 with 6 the
6 the 7 doorway
7 doorway 8 under
8 under 9 water
9 water 10 .

anybody who wanted to could get into it . 
1 anybody 2 who
1 anybody 3 wanted
3 wanted 4 to
4 to 6 get
5 could 6 get
6 get 7 into
6 get 8 it
8 it 9 .

there was the doorway plainly to be seen . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 doorway
4 doorway 5 plainly
5 plainly 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 seen
8 seen 9 .

now anybody could find them , for they were plainly to be seen . 
1 now 2 anybody
2 anybody 3 could
3 could 4 find
4 find 5 them
5 them 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 they
8 they 9 were
9 were 10 plainly
10 plainly 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 seen
13 seen 14 .

it was mud , mud , mud everywhere ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 mud
3 mud 4 ,
3 mud 8 everywhere
5 mud 6 ,
5 mud 8 everywhere
7 mud 8 everywhere
8 everywhere 9 !

something had to be done . 
1 something 5 done
2 had 5 done
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 done
5 done 6 .

nobody had ever known anything like it before , and so nobody knew what to think or do . 
1 nobody 3 ever
1 nobody 13 knew
2 had 3 ever
3 ever 4 known
4 known 5 anything
4 known 8 before
5 anything 6 like
6 like 7 it
8 before 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 so
12 nobody 13 knew
13 knew 14 what
14 what 18 do
15 to 16 think
15 to 18 do
17 or 18 do
18 do 19 .

and yet they all felt that something must be done . 
1 and 2 yet
2 yet 3 they
3 they 4 all
3 they 5 felt
5 felt 6 that
5 felt 7 something
7 something 8 must
8 must 9 be
9 be 10 done
10 done 11 .

but somehow he didn't want to catch them . 
1 but 2 somehow
2 somehow 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 want
5 want 6 to
6 to 7 catch
7 catch 8 them
8 them 9 .

" of course there must be a cause , but where are we to look for it ? 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 there
3 course 13 we
3 course 17 it
4 there 5 must
5 must 6 be
6 be 7 a
7 a 8 cause
8 cause 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 where
11 where 12 are
14 to 15 look
15 look 16 for
16 for 17 it
17 it 18 ?

any one would know that ! " 
1 any 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 know
4 know 5 that
5 that 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" that 's so ! 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 so
4 so 5 !

his wings are very broad , and he can sail through the air very swiftly when he makes up his mind to . 
1 his 2 wings
2 wings 3 are
3 are 4 very
4 very 5 broad
5 broad 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 can
9 can 10 sail
10 sail 15 swiftly
11 through 13 air
12 the 13 air
13 air 15 swiftly
14 very 15 swiftly
15 swiftly 16 when
15 swiftly 18 makes
16 when 17 he
18 makes 19 up
19 up 21 mind
20 his 21 mind
21 mind 22 to
21 mind 23 .

he forgot everything but his own great surprise , and he blinked his eyes a great many times to make sure that he wasn't dreaming . 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 everything
2 forgot 5 his
3 everything 4 but
5 his 6 own
5 his 7 great
7 great 8 surprise
7 great 17 many
8 surprise 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 blinked
12 blinked 13 his
13 his 14 eyes
15 a 16 great
16 great 17 many
17 many 18 times
18 times 21 sure
19 to 20 make
20 make 21 sure
21 sure 22 that
22 that 23 he
23 he 24 wasn't
24 wasn't 25 dreaming
25 dreaming 26 .

" did yo ' ever ? 
1 " 3 yo
2 did 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 ever
5 ever 6 ?

did yo ' ever ? 
1 did 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 4 ever
4 ever 5 ?

four steps , five steps , six steps go ! 
1 four 2 steps
1 four 4 five
1 four 5 steps
2 steps 3 ,
5 steps 6 ,
5 steps 8 steps
7 six 8 steps
8 steps 9 go
9 go 10 !

and every time he said it , he felt better . 
1 and 2 every
2 every 3 time
3 time 4 he
4 he 5 said
4 he 9 felt
5 said 6 it
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 felt
9 felt 10 better
10 better 11 .

but each one carried him forward just so much , and he knew that he was just so much nearer the thing he was seeking . 
1 but 2 each
2 each 3 one
2 each 4 carried
4 carried 5 him
5 him 8 so
6 forward 7 just
7 just 8 so
8 so 9 much
8 so 19 much
9 much 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 knew
13 knew 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 just
18 so 19 much
19 much 20 nearer
20 nearer 25 seeking
20 nearer 26 .
21 the 22 thing
22 thing 25 seeking
23 he 24 was
24 was 25 seeking

anyway , he hoped he was . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 hoped
4 hoped 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 .

but he kept right on going . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 kept
3 kept 4 right
3 kept 5 on
3 kept 6 going
6 going 7 .

and he didn't stop for anything . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 stop
3 didn't 6 anything
5 for 6 anything
6 anything 7 .

he crawled over sticks and around big stones and sometimes , when he found a little pool of water , he swam . 
1 he 2 crawled
2 crawled 3 over
2 crawled 4 sticks
4 sticks 5 and
4 sticks 6 around
4 sticks 8 stones
7 big 8 stones
8 stones 9 and
8 stones 10 sometimes
8 stones 23 .
10 sometimes 22 swam
11 , 12 when
12 when 13 he
13 he 22 swam
14 found 15 a
15 a 16 little
16 little 17 pool
17 pool 22 swam
18 of 19 water
19 water 20 ,
19 water 22 swam
21 he 22 swam

he always felt better then , because he can swim faster than he can walk . 
1 he 3 felt
2 always 3 felt
3 felt 4 better
4 better 12 than
5 then 6 ,
5 then 8 he
6 , 7 because
8 he 10 swim
9 can 10 swim
10 swim 11 faster
11 faster 12 than
12 than 13 he
12 than 14 can
14 can 15 walk
15 walk 16 .

he just grinned and kept right on going . 
1 he 5 kept
2 just 3 grinned
3 grinned 4 and
3 grinned 5 kept
5 kept 6 right
5 kept 7 on
5 kept 8 going
8 going 9 .

who was it ? 
1 who 2 was
1 who 4 ?
3 it 4 ?

you see , he couldn't have believed it because why , because it didn't seem as if it could be really and truly so . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 15 seem
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 7 believed
5 couldn't 15 seem
6 have 7 believed
7 believed 8 it
8 it 9 because
10 why 11 ,
10 why 14 didn't
11 , 12 because
12 because 13 it
14 didn't 15 seem
15 seem 16 as
15 seem 20 be
15 seem 24 so
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 it
19 could 20 be
21 really 23 truly
22 and 23 truly
23 truly 24 so
24 so 25 .

it made no difference . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 no
3 no 4 difference
4 difference 5 .

do you wonder that he felt proud and very happy ? 
1 do 2 you
1 do 3 wonder
1 do 11 ?
3 wonder 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 proud
7 proud 8 and
8 and 9 very
10 happy 11 ?

he wanted to know what they thought . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
2 wanted 4 know
4 know 5 what
5 what 6 they
6 they 7 thought
7 thought 8 .

he wanted to talk it all over . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
3 to 4 talk
4 talk 7 over
5 it 6 all
6 all 7 over
7 over 8 .

right before him was the thing which he had found and which puzzled him so . 
1 right 2 before
2 before 3 him
2 before 14 him
4 was 5 the
4 was 13 puzzled
6 thing 13 puzzled
7 which 9 had
7 which 13 puzzled
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 found
10 found 11 and
12 which 13 puzzled
13 puzzled 14 him
14 him 15 so
14 him 16 .

what was it ? 
1 what 4 ?
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 ?

why , it was a wall . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 wall
6 wall 7 .

and he was still wondering when he fell asleep . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 still
3 was 5 wondering
5 wondering 6 when
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 fell
8 fell 9 asleep
9 asleep 10 .

there it was , just as he had seen it the night before ! 
1 there 3 was
2 it 3 was
3 was 5 just
4 , 5 just
5 just 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 seen
9 seen 10 it
9 seen 13 before
11 the 12 night
12 night 13 before
13 before 14 !

i can't climb , but he can't swim . 
1 i 2 can't
2 can't 8 swim
3 climb 4 ,
3 climb 8 swim
4 , 5 but
6 he 7 can't
7 can't 8 swim
8 swim 9 .

how foolish it is to wish for things never meant for you ! " 
1 how 2 foolish
2 foolish 5 to
2 foolish 6 wish
2 foolish 8 things
3 it 4 is
4 is 5 to
6 wish 7 for
8 things 10 meant
9 never 10 meant
10 meant 11 for
11 for 12 you
12 you 13 !
13 ! 14 "

instead , he picked out what looked like the easiest place to climb the bank and started up . 
1 instead 2 ,
1 instead 4 picked
3 he 4 picked
4 picked 5 out
4 picked 18 up
5 out 6 what
7 looked 8 like
7 looked 18 up
9 the 10 easiest
10 easiest 11 place
10 easiest 13 climb
12 to 13 climb
13 climb 15 bank
13 climb 18 up
14 the 15 bank
15 bank 16 and
17 started 18 up
18 up 19 .

my , my , my , it was hard work ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 10 work
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 hard
9 hard 10 work
10 work 11 !

then he tried the bank again , and just as before he slipped back two steps for every three he went up . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 4 the
2 he 3 tried
4 the 5 bank
4 the 15 two
5 bank 6 again
6 again 7 ,
7 , 10 as
8 and 9 just
9 just 10 as
10 as 12 he
11 before 12 he
12 he 13 slipped
13 slipped 14 back
15 two 16 steps
15 two 19 three
15 two 21 went
17 for 19 three
18 every 19 three
20 he 21 went
21 went 22 up
22 up 23 .

said he and started on again . 
1 said 2 he
2 he 4 started
3 and 4 started
4 started 5 on
4 started 6 again
6 again 7 .

twice more he tumbled clear down to the place he had started from , but each time he laughed at himself and tried again . 
1 twice 2 more
1 twice 4 tumbled
1 twice 12 started
3 he 4 tumbled
4 tumbled 5 clear
4 tumbled 6 down
6 down 7 to
6 down 8 the
8 the 9 place
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 started
12 started 13 from
12 started 16 each
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 each
16 each 17 time
17 time 18 he
18 he 19 laughed
18 he 23 tried
19 laughed 20 at
19 laughed 21 himself
22 and 23 tried
23 tried 24 again
24 again 25 .

and at last he reached the top of the bank . 
1 and 2 at
2 at 3 last
2 at 7 top
3 last 4 he
5 reached 6 the
6 the 7 top
7 top 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 bank
10 bank 11 .

then he hurried to see what was behind the strange wall . 
1 then 3 hurried
2 he 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 to
3 hurried 8 behind
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 what
6 what 7 was
8 behind 9 the
9 the 11 wall
10 strange 11 wall
11 wall 12 .

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

why , a pond ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 a
3 a 4 pond
4 pond 5 !

trees were coming up right out of the middle of it , but it was a sure enough pond . 
1 trees 2 were
2 were 3 coming
3 coming 4 up
3 coming 5 right
5 right 6 out
5 right 9 middle
6 out 7 of
8 the 9 middle
9 middle 10 of
9 middle 19 pond
10 of 11 it
11 it 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 it
14 it 15 was
15 was 16 a
17 sure 18 enough
18 enough 19 pond
19 pond 20 .

who had made the strange pond ? 
1 who 2 had
2 had 3 made
3 made 6 pond
4 the 6 pond
5 strange 6 pond
6 pond 7 ?

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

of course some one had made it . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 7 it
3 some 4 one
4 one 5 had
5 had 6 made
6 made 7 it
7 it 8 .

of course ! 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 !

there was nothing else for it to do . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 else
4 else 5 for
4 else 8 do
4 else 9 .
5 for 6 it
7 to 8 do

" how ever , ever , did you guess it ? 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 ever
2 how 7 did
3 ever 4 ,
5 ever 7 did
6 , 7 did
7 did 8 you
8 you 11 ?
9 guess 10 it
10 it 11 ?

are you sure , quite sure that the pond didn't make the wall ? " 
1 are 2 you
1 are 3 sure
3 sure 4 ,
3 sure 7 that
3 sure 9 pond
5 quite 6 sure
6 sure 7 that
8 the 9 pond
9 pond 10 didn't
9 pond 13 wall
10 didn't 11 make
12 the 13 wall
13 wall 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

it doesn't look so to me . " 
1 it 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 look
2 doesn't 6 me
3 look 4 so
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 .
7 . 8 "

he looked it all over with those sharp little eyes of his . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 5 over
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 over
5 over 12 his
6 with 8 sharp
7 those 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 little
8 sharp 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 .

but if they didn't do it , who did ? 
1 but 4 didn't
2 if 3 they
3 they 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 do
5 do 6 it
5 do 10 ?
7 , 8 who
8 who 9 did
9 did 10 ?

who could have done it ? " 
1 who 2 could
2 could 3 have
3 have 4 done
4 done 5 it
4 done 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

was there ever such a muddle ? 
1 was 2 there
2 there 3 ever
3 ever 6 muddle
4 such 6 muddle
5 a 6 muddle
6 muddle 7 ?

who is there will solve the riddle ? 
1 who 2 is
1 who 7 riddle
2 is 3 there
4 will 5 solve
5 solve 7 riddle
6 the 7 riddle
7 riddle 8 ?

why , just look at that great tree trunk at the bottom ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 just
3 just 4 look
4 look 5 at
4 look 13 !
5 at 12 bottom
6 that 8 tree
7 great 8 tree
8 tree 9 trunk
9 trunk 12 bottom
10 at 12 bottom
11 the 12 bottom

that tree wasn't dragged here ; it was cut so that it fell right where it lies . " 
1 that 2 tree
2 tree 4 dragged
2 tree 18 .
3 wasn't 4 dragged
4 dragged 5 here
5 here 6 ;
5 here 17 lies
6 ; 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 cut
8 was 10 so
10 so 11 that
12 it 14 right
13 fell 14 right
14 right 15 where
15 where 17 lies
16 it 17 lies
18 . 19 "

now he suddenly began to laugh . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 4 began
3 suddenly 4 began
4 began 5 to
4 began 6 laugh
6 laugh 7 .

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

" why , that would be as hard as to drag the tree here . " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 that
4 that 5 would
5 would 6 be
5 would 11 drag
6 be 7 as
8 hard 11 drag
9 as 10 to
10 to 11 drag
11 drag 13 tree
12 the 13 tree
13 tree 15 .
14 here 15 .
15 . 16 "

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

they looked this way , and they looked that way . 
1 they 2 looked
2 looked 10 way
3 this 4 way
3 this 10 way
4 way 5 ,
5 , 6 and
7 they 8 looked
8 looked 10 way
9 that 10 way
10 way 11 .

" and so we must spoil this dam . 
1 " 4 we
2 and 3 so
3 so 4 we
4 we 5 must
5 must 6 spoil
6 spoil 8 dam
7 this 8 dam
8 dam 9 .

" of course ! 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 !

then his big mouth widened in a big smile . 
1 then 5 widened
2 his 5 widened
3 big 5 widened
4 mouth 5 widened
5 widened 6 in
5 widened 8 big
5 widened 9 smile
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 big
9 smile 10 .

you see , it gave him all of the real work to do . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 13 do
2 see 3 ,
2 see 6 him
4 it 5 gave
5 gave 6 him
6 him 7 all
7 all 9 the
8 of 9 the
10 real 11 work
11 work 13 do
12 to 13 do
13 do 14 .

it was hard work , the hardest kind of hard work . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 hard
3 hard 4 work
3 hard 11 work
4 work 5 ,
6 the 7 hardest
7 hardest 8 kind
7 hardest 11 work
8 kind 9 of
10 hard 11 work
11 work 12 .

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

it was because he had worked so hard all day that he was going to sleep now . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 13 was
2 was 3 because
3 because 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 worked
6 worked 8 hard
7 so 8 hard
9 all 10 day
9 all 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 going
14 going 15 to
15 to 16 sleep
16 sleep 17 now
16 sleep 18 .

usually he would rather sleep a part of the day and be abroad at night . 
1 usually 2 he
2 he 3 would
3 would 4 rather
4 rather 5 sleep
5 sleep 15 night
6 a 7 part
7 part 8 of
7 part 13 abroad
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 day
10 day 11 and
12 be 13 abroad
13 abroad 14 at
13 abroad 15 night
15 night 16 .

but there wasn't any pleasant murmur . 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 any
3 wasn't 6 murmur
5 pleasant 6 murmur
6 murmur 7 .

there wasn't any sound at all . 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 any
2 wasn't 4 sound
2 wasn't 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

" you see , we are all worried . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 see
2 you 6 are
4 , 5 we
5 we 6 are
6 are 7 all
7 all 8 worried
8 worried 9 .

then he dived down under water on the other side . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 dived
3 dived 4 down
3 dived 5 under
5 under 6 water
5 under 8 the
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 other
9 other 10 side
10 side 11 .

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

" no , it isn't filled with drift stuff brought down by the water . 
1 " 2 no
1 " 5 isn't
2 no 3 ,
4 it 5 isn't
5 isn't 8 drift
6 filled 7 with
6 filled 8 drift
8 drift 9 stuff
8 drift 10 brought
8 drift 11 down
8 drift 12 by
8 drift 14 water
12 by 13 the
14 water 15 .

it is filled with sticks and mud that somebody has put there . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 5 sticks
3 filled 4 with
3 filled 5 sticks
5 sticks 6 and
5 sticks 7 mud
7 mud 9 somebody
7 mud 13 .
8 that 9 somebody
9 somebody 10 has
10 has 11 put
11 put 12 there

he hadn't tried again . 
1 he 2 hadn't
1 he 3 tried
3 tried 4 again
4 again 5 .

instead he had made up his mind that he would find out who was playing such a trick on him . 
1 instead 2 he
1 instead 15 playing
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 made
4 made 5 up
4 made 7 mind
6 his 7 mind
7 mind 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 would
10 would 11 find
11 find 12 out
13 who 14 was
14 was 15 playing
15 playing 18 trick
16 such 17 a
17 a 18 trick
18 trick 19 on
19 on 20 him
20 him 21 .

they bad gone to sleep now , each in his own secret place where he would be safe for the night . 
1 they 16 would
2 bad 13 place
3 gone 5 sleep
4 to 5 sleep
5 sleep 6 now
5 sleep 8 each
6 now 7 ,
8 each 11 own
9 in 10 his
10 his 11 own
11 own 12 secret
12 secret 13 place
13 place 14 where
14 where 15 he
15 he 16 would
16 would 17 be
17 be 18 safe
18 safe 19 for
19 for 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

the black shadows crept farther and farther across the pond and grew blacker and blacker . 
1 the 3 shadows
2 black 3 shadows
3 shadows 4 crept
3 shadows 13 blacker
4 crept 5 farther
5 farther 6 and
5 farther 7 farther
8 across 13 blacker
9 the 10 pond
10 pond 13 blacker
11 and 13 blacker
12 grew 13 blacker
13 blacker 15 blacker
14 and 15 blacker
15 blacker 16 .

he was listening and watching . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 listening
3 listening 5 watching
4 and 5 watching
5 watching 6 .

by and by he saw something that made him draw in his breath and anger leap into his eyes . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 4 he
4 he 5 saw
5 saw 6 something
6 something 7 that
7 that 8 made
8 made 9 him
9 him 20 .
10 draw 11 in
10 draw 13 breath
11 in 12 his
13 breath 14 and
13 breath 15 anger
15 anger 16 leap
15 anger 20 .
16 leap 19 eyes
17 into 18 his
18 his 19 eyes

it was a little silver line on the water , and it was coming straight towards the dam where he sat . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 little
3 a 18 dam
5 silver 6 line
6 line 16 towards
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 water
9 water 16 towards
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 it
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 coming
14 coming 16 towards
15 straight 16 towards
16 towards 17 the
16 towards 18 dam
18 dam 19 where
18 dam 21 sat
18 dam 22 .
20 he 21 sat

nearer and nearer came the silver line . 
1 nearer 2 and
1 nearer 3 nearer
3 nearer 6 silver
4 came 5 the
5 the 6 silver
6 silver 8 .
7 line 8 .

he didn't have room for anger ; a great fear had crowded it out . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 have
3 have 4 room
4 room 5 for
4 room 12 crowded
6 anger 7 ;
6 anger 10 fear
8 a 9 great
9 great 10 fear
10 fear 12 crowded
11 had 12 crowded
12 crowded 14 out
13 it 14 out
14 out 15 .

and his tail ! 
1 and 2 his
2 his 3 tail
3 tail 4 !

it was very broad and flat . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 broad
4 broad 5 and
4 broad 6 flat
6 flat 7 .

" don't you know me ? " 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 know
3 you 6 ?
5 me 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

it 's true . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 true
3 true 4 .

it 's the truest thing that ever was . 
1 it 2 's
1 it 8 was
2 's 4 truest
3 the 4 truest
4 truest 5 thing
4 truest 6 that
4 truest 7 ever
8 was 9 .

you see , it 's this way : words are more than just sounds . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 it
4 it 5 's
4 it 14 sounds
6 this 7 way
6 this 14 sounds
7 way 8 :
9 words 10 are
9 words 14 sounds
11 more 12 than
11 more 14 sounds
13 just 14 sounds
14 sounds 15 .

oh , my , yes ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 3 my
1 oh 4 ,
1 oh 6 !
4 , 5 yes

they are little messengers , and once they have been sent out , you can't call them back . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 4 messengers
3 little 4 messengers
4 messengers 5 ,
4 messengers 7 once
4 messengers 11 sent
5 , 6 and
8 they 9 have
9 have 10 been
10 been 11 sent
11 sent 12 out
11 sent 17 them
11 sent 18 back
13 , 14 you
14 you 15 can't
14 you 16 call
16 call 17 them
18 back 19 .

so he sat with chattering teeth , too frightened to even try to run . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 9 frightened
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 5 chattering
4 with 5 chattering
5 chattering 6 teeth
5 chattering 7 ,
5 chattering 9 frightened
8 too 9 frightened
9 frightened 10 to
9 frightened 11 even
11 even 12 try
12 try 13 to
13 to 14 run
14 run 15 .

then the big stranger had spoken . 
1 then 2 the
2 the 4 stranger
3 big 4 stranger
4 stranger 6 spoken
5 had 6 spoken
6 spoken 7 .

don't you know me ? " and his voice hadn't sounded the least bit angry . 
1 don't 3 know
1 don't 4 me
1 don't 15 angry
2 you 3 know
4 me 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 voice
9 voice 10 hadn't
10 hadn't 11 sounded
10 hadn't 13 least
12 the 13 least
13 least 14 bit
14 bit 15 angry
15 angry 16 .

at last he made up his mind to tell the whole story . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 made
4 made 5 up
4 made 7 mind
6 his 7 mind
7 mind 8 to
8 to 9 tell
9 tell 12 story
10 the 11 whole
11 whole 12 story
12 story 13 .

then there began a great disturbance down under water . 
1 then 2 there
1 then 3 began
3 began 6 disturbance
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 disturbance
6 disturbance 7 down
6 disturbance 8 under
6 disturbance 9 water
9 water 10 .

what do you think that sound was ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
3 you 8 ?
4 think 5 that
5 that 6 sound
5 that 7 was

there was a great hole in the dam , and already the brook was beginning to laugh as the water rushed down it . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 great
4 great 5 hole
5 hole 6 in
5 hole 8 dam
7 the 8 dam
8 dam 10 and
8 dam 11 already
8 dam 13 brook
9 , 10 and
12 the 13 brook
13 brook 15 beginning
13 brook 21 rushed
13 brook 24 .
14 was 15 beginning
15 beginning 16 to
15 beginning 17 laugh
17 laugh 18 as
19 the 20 water
20 water 21 rushed
21 rushed 22 down
23 it 24 .

i 'm sure we would all like to have you . " 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 sure
3 sure 5 would
4 we 5 would
5 would 7 like
5 would 9 have
6 all 7 like
7 like 8 to
9 have 10 you
10 you 11 .
11 . 12 "

" of course we would , " said a gruff voice right beside them . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 we
3 course 6 ,
4 we 5 would
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 gruff
9 a 10 gruff
10 gruff 11 voice
10 gruff 13 beside
12 right 13 beside
13 beside 14 them
14 them 15 .

and there was one more who laughed . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 one
4 one 5 more
4 one 6 who
6 who 7 laughed
7 laughed 8 .

who was it ? 
1 who 2 was
1 who 4 ?
3 it 4 ?

i 've found that is the only way to get anywhere . " 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 found
3 found 4 that
4 that 5 is
5 is 7 only
6 the 7 only
7 only 8 way
8 way 9 to
9 to 10 get
10 get 11 anywhere
11 anywhere 12 .
12 . 13 "

" we can help each other over the bad places . " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 can
3 can 4 help
4 help 5 each
5 each 6 other
6 other 10 places
7 over 8 the
8 the 10 places
9 bad 10 places
10 places 11 .
11 . 12 "

you see , while he is a great diver and can swim fast for a short distance , he is soon tired out . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 9 diver
3 , 4 while
4 while 5 he
4 while 9 diver
6 is 9 diver
7 a 8 great
8 great 9 diver
9 diver 10 and
9 diver 12 swim
9 diver 13 fast
11 can 12 swim
13 fast 16 short
14 for 15 a
15 a 16 short
16 short 17 distance
17 distance 18 ,
17 distance 19 he
17 distance 22 tired
17 distance 24 .
19 he 20 is
21 soon 22 tired
22 tired 23 out

pretty soon he was puffing and blowing and dropping farther and farther behind . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 puffing
5 puffing 7 blowing
6 and 7 blowing
7 blowing 9 dropping
8 and 9 dropping
9 dropping 10 farther
10 farther 11 and
10 farther 12 farther
12 farther 13 behind
13 behind 14 .

he came up choking and gasping and kicking his long legs very feebly . 
1 he 2 came
2 came 4 choking
3 up 4 choking
4 choking 6 gasping
5 and 6 gasping
6 gasping 7 and
6 gasping 8 kicking
8 kicking 9 his
8 kicking 13 feebly
10 long 11 legs
11 legs 13 feebly
12 very 13 feebly
13 feebly 14 .

" one never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again . " 
1 " 8 blessings
2 one 4 knows
3 never 4 knows
4 knows 5 how
4 knows 8 blessings
6 great 8 blessings
7 their 8 blessings
8 blessings 9 are
8 blessings 10 until
8 blessings 14 lost
10 until 11 they
12 have 13 been
12 have 14 lost
14 lost 16 found
15 and 16 found
16 found 17 again
17 again 18 .
18 . 19 "

the bulrushes nodded , as if they too were thinking of this . 
1 the 2 bulrushes
2 bulrushes 3 nodded
3 nodded 4 ,
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 they
7 they 8 too
7 they 9 were
9 were 10 thinking
10 thinking 11 of
11 of 12 this
12 this 13 .

you see their feet were once more in the cool water . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 10 cool
3 their 4 feet
4 feet 5 were
4 feet 6 once
4 feet 10 cool
6 once 7 more
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 cool
10 cool 11 water
11 water 12 .

i wouldn't feel safe here a minute . 
1 i 2 wouldn't
1 i 3 feel
3 feel 4 safe
4 safe 5 here
5 here 7 minute
6 a 7 minute
7 minute 8 .

besides , there is nothing to eat here . " 
1 besides 2 ,
1 besides 9 .
2 , 3 there
3 there 4 is
3 there 5 nothing
5 nothing 6 to
6 to 7 eat
7 eat 8 here
9 . 10 "

" perhaps we may yet , " said he . 
1 " 2 perhaps
1 " 8 said
2 perhaps 4 may
3 we 4 may
4 may 5 yet
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
8 said 10 .

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

in the next book you will be told about some of these , if you care to read about them . 
1 in 2 the
2 the 3 next
3 next 4 book
4 book 18 read
5 you 6 will
6 will 7 be
6 will 15 you
8 told 9 about
8 told 15 you
9 about 10 some
10 some 11 of
11 of 12 these
13 , 14 if
14 if 15 you
15 you 16 care
16 care 17 to
17 to 18 read
18 read 19 about
18 read 20 them
20 them 21 .