the result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid . 
1 the 2 result
2 result 3 is
3 is 5 he
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 gets
5 he 7 into
7 into 8 no
7 into 9 end
9 end 10 of
10 of 11 trouble
10 of 12 which
12 which 13 he
13 he 14 could
14 could 15 avoid
15 avoid 16 .

between them they see a great deal with which they have no business and which it would be better for them not to see . 
1 between 2 them
2 them 3 they
2 them 4 see
4 see 5 a
4 see 6 great
5 a 6 great
6 great 7 deal
7 deal 8 with
7 deal 9 which
8 with 9 which
9 which 11 have
10 they 11 have
11 have 12 no
12 no 13 business
13 business 15 which
14 and 15 which
15 which 17 would
16 it 17 would
17 would 19 better
18 be 19 better
19 better 20 for
20 for 22 not
21 them 22 not
22 not 24 see
23 to 24 see
24 see 25 .

he knew all about that nest . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 all
3 all 4 about
4 about 5 that
5 that 6 nest
6 nest 7 .

you never can tell what you may find in old houses . 
1 you 2 never
2 never 3 can
3 can 4 tell
4 tell 6 you
5 what 6 you
6 you 7 may
6 you 8 find
7 may 8 find
8 find 10 old
9 in 10 old
10 old 11 houses
10 old 12 .

so , instead of flying straight to that old nest , he first flew over the tree so that he could look down into it . 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 3 instead
3 instead 4 of
4 of 5 flying
5 flying 7 to
6 straight 7 to
7 to 8 that
8 that 9 old
8 that 10 nest
10 nest 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 14 flew
13 first 14 flew
14 flew 15 over
14 flew 16 the
15 over 16 the
16 the 17 tree
16 the 18 so
18 so 19 that
19 that 20 he
19 that 21 could
21 could 23 down
22 look 23 down
23 down 24 into
23 down 25 it
25 it 26 .

right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes . 
1 right 2 away
2 away 3 he
3 he 4 saw
4 saw 5 something
5 something 6 that
6 that 7 made
6 that 8 him
8 him 9 gasp
9 gasp 10 and
9 gasp 11 blink
11 blink 12 his
11 blink 13 eyes
13 eyes 14 .

it was quite large and white , and it looked it looked very much indeed like an egg ! 
1 it 2 was
1 it 19 !
2 was 4 large
3 quite 4 large
4 large 5 and
4 large 6 white
6 white 7 ,
6 white 8 and
8 and 9 it
8 and 10 looked
10 looked 11 it
10 looked 12 looked
11 it 12 looked
12 looked 14 much
13 very 14 much
14 much 16 like
15 indeed 16 like
16 like 17 an
16 like 18 egg
17 an 18 egg

the idea of any one laying an egg at this time of year ! 
1 the 2 idea
2 idea 3 of
3 of 4 any
3 of 5 one
4 any 5 one
5 one 6 laying
6 laying 7 an
6 laying 8 egg
7 an 8 egg
8 egg 10 this
9 at 10 this
10 this 12 of
11 time 12 of
12 of 14 !
13 year 14 !

" must be it was a little lump of snow , " thought he . 
1 " 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 lump
8 lump 9 of
8 lump 10 snow
10 snow 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 14 he
13 thought 14 he
14 he 15 .

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

several times he almost made up his mind to fly straight over there and make sure , but he didn't quite dare . 
1 several 2 times
1 several 3 he
3 he 5 made
4 almost 5 made
5 made 6 up
6 up 7 his
7 his 9 to
8 mind 9 to
9 to 10 fly
10 fly 11 straight
10 fly 12 over
11 straight 12 over
12 over 13 there
12 over 14 and
14 and 15 make
15 make 16 sure
16 sure 17 ,
17 , 18 but
18 but 19 he
18 but 20 didn't
19 he 20 didn't
20 didn't 21 quite
20 didn't 22 dare
22 dare 23 .

if it were an egg , it must belong to somebody , and perhaps it would be best to find out who . 
1 if 2 it
2 it 4 an
3 were 4 an
4 an 5 egg
4 an 6 ,
5 egg 6 ,
6 , 7 it
6 , 8 must
8 must 9 belong
9 belong 10 to
10 to 11 somebody
10 to 12 ,
12 , 14 perhaps
13 and 14 perhaps
14 perhaps 15 it
14 perhaps 16 would
16 would 17 be
16 would 18 best
18 best 19 to
18 best 20 find
19 to 20 find
20 find 21 out
20 find 22 who
22 who 23 .

" there couldn't , there just couldn't be an egg at this time of year , or in that old tumble-down nest ! 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 couldn't
2 there 4 ,
4 , 5 there
4 , 6 just
5 there 6 just
6 just 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 be
7 couldn't 9 an
9 an 10 egg
10 egg 11 at
10 egg 12 this
12 this 13 time
12 this 14 of
14 of 15 year
14 of 16 ,
15 year 16 ,
16 , 17 or
16 , 18 in
18 in 19 that
19 that 20 old
20 old 22 nest
21 tumble-down 22 nest
22 nest 23 !

i 'll just fly away and forget it . " 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 4 fly
2 'll 3 just
4 fly 5 away
5 away 6 and
6 and 7 forget
7 forget 8 it
8 it 9 .
9 . 10 "

so he flew away , but he couldn't forget it . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 4 away
3 flew 4 away
4 away 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 he
7 he 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 forget
9 forget 10 it
10 it 11 .

foolishness is no name for it . 
1 foolishness 2 is
2 is 3 no
2 is 4 name
4 name 5 for
5 for 6 it
6 it 7 .

it isn't egg time yet , and it won't be for a long time . 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 egg
2 isn't 4 time
4 time 5 yet
5 yet 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 it
8 it 9 won't
9 won't 10 be
10 be 11 for
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 long
13 long 14 time
14 time 15 .

take my advice and just forget about impossible things . 
1 take 2 my
2 my 3 advice
3 advice 4 and
4 and 5 just
5 just 7 about
6 forget 7 about
7 about 8 impossible
7 about 9 things
9 things 10 .

corn may not be as good as eggs , but it is very good and very filling . 
1 corn 2 may
2 may 4 be
3 not 4 be
4 be 6 good
5 as 6 good
6 good 7 as
6 good 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 it
11 it 12 is
12 is 13 very
13 very 14 good
14 good 15 and
15 and 16 very
16 very 17 filling
17 filling 18 .

" not this morning , thank you . 
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 this
3 this 4 morning
4 morning 5 ,
5 , 6 thank
6 thank 7 you
7 you 8 .

then he flew to the top of the tallest pine-tree to make sure that no one was about . 
1 then 3 flew
2 he 3 flew
3 flew 4 to
4 to 6 top
5 the 6 top
6 top 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 tallest
9 tallest 10 pine-tree
10 pine-tree 11 to
11 to 12 make
12 make 13 sure
13 sure 14 that
14 that 15 no
15 no 17 was
16 one 17 was
17 was 18 about
17 was 19 .
18 about 19 .

it won't do any harm to have another look , anyway . " 
1 it 2 won't
2 won't 3 do
3 do 4 any
4 any 5 harm
5 harm 6 to
6 to 7 have
7 have 8 another
8 another 9 look
9 look 10 ,
10 , 12 .
11 anyway 12 .
12 . 13 "

as he passed over the top of the tree , he looked down eagerly . 
1 as 2 he
2 he 3 passed
3 passed 4 over
4 over 5 the
5 the 6 top
6 top 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 tree
9 tree 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 looked
12 looked 13 down
13 down 15 .
14 eagerly 15 .

the day before there had been but one ; now there were two . 
1 the 2 day
2 day 3 before
3 before 4 there
4 there 6 been
5 had 6 been
6 been 7 but
6 been 8 one
7 but 8 one
8 one 10 now
9 ; 10 now
10 now 11 there
10 now 12 were
11 there 12 were
12 were 13 two
13 two 14 .

they couldn't be anything else . 
1 they 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 4 anything
3 be 4 anything
4 anything 5 else
5 else 6 .

somehow he didn't dare stop just then . 
1 somehow 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
2 he 4 dare
4 dare 5 stop
4 dare 6 just
6 just 8 .
7 then 8 .

he was too much excited by what he had discovered to think clearly . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 much
3 too 4 much
4 much 5 excited
4 much 6 by
5 excited 6 by
6 by 7 what
6 by 8 he
8 he 9 had
8 he 10 discovered
10 discovered 12 think
11 to 12 think
12 think 13 clearly
12 think 14 .

he had got to have time to get his wits together . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 got
3 got 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 time
6 time 7 to
7 to 8 get
8 get 9 his
9 his 10 wits
10 wits 11 together
11 together 12 .

whoever had laid those eggs was big and strong . 
1 whoever 2 had
2 had 3 laid
3 laid 4 those
3 laid 5 eggs
5 eggs 6 was
6 was 8 and
7 big 8 and
8 and 9 strong
8 and 10 .

he felt sure of that . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 sure
3 sure 4 of
4 of 5 that
5 that 6 .

he must first find out whose they were ; then he would know better what to do . 
1 he 2 must
1 he 3 first
3 first 5 out
4 find 5 out
5 out 6 whose
5 out 7 they
7 they 8 were
7 they 9 ;
8 were 9 ;
9 ; 10 then
10 then 11 he
11 he 12 would
12 would 13 know
13 know 14 better
14 better 15 what
15 what 16 to
16 to 17 do
17 do 18 .

he felt sure that no one else knew about them , and he knew that they couldn't run away . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 sure
3 sure 4 that
4 that 5 no
4 that 6 one
5 no 6 one
6 one 7 else
6 one 8 knew
8 knew 9 about
9 about 10 them
9 about 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 he
13 he 14 knew
14 knew 16 they
15 that 16 they
16 they 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 run
18 run 19 away
19 away 20 .

so he kept right on flying until he reached a certain tall pine-tree where he could sit and think without being disturbed [.] 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 kept
2 he 4 right
3 kept 4 right
4 right 5 on
4 right 6 flying
5 on 6 flying
6 flying 7 until
7 until 8 he
7 until 9 reached
8 he 9 reached
9 reached 11 certain
10 a 11 certain
11 certain 12 tall
12 tall 13 pine-tree
13 pine-tree 15 he
14 where 15 he
15 he 17 sit
16 could 17 sit
17 sit 19 think
18 and 19 think
19 think 20 without
20 without 22 disturbed
21 being 22 disturbed

" eggs ! " he muttered . 
1 " 2 eggs
2 eggs 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 muttered
6 muttered 7 .

it 's too much for me . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 too
3 too 4 much
4 much 5 for
5 for 6 me
6 me 7 .

it certainly is too much for me . " 
1 it 2 certainly
1 it 3 is
3 is 4 too
4 too 5 much
5 much 6 for
6 for 7 me
7 me 8 .
8 . 9 "

did ever anybody hear of such a thing before ? 
1 did 2 ever
1 did 3 anybody
3 anybody 5 of
4 hear 5 of
5 of 6 such
5 of 7 a
7 a 8 thing
7 a 9 before
8 thing 9 before
9 before 10 ?

" have to believe them . 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 to
3 to 4 believe
4 believe 5 them
5 them 6 .

whoever laid them must be crazy to start housekeeping at this time of year . 
1 whoever 2 laid
2 laid 3 them
2 laid 4 must
4 must 5 be
4 must 6 crazy
6 crazy 7 to
7 to 8 start
8 start 10 at
9 housekeeping 10 at
10 at 11 this
10 at 12 time
11 this 12 time
12 time 13 of
13 of 14 year
14 year 15 .

i must find out whose eggs they are and then " 
1 i 2 must
2 must 3 find
3 find 4 out
3 find 5 whose
4 out 5 whose
5 whose 6 eggs
5 whose 7 they
6 eggs 7 they
7 they 8 are
7 they 9 and
9 and 10 then
10 then 11 "

to have seen him , you would never have guessed that he was looking for anything in particular . 
1 to 2 have
2 have 3 seen
3 seen 4 him
4 him 5 ,
5 , 6 you
6 you 7 would
7 would 8 never
8 never 9 have
9 have 10 guessed
10 guessed 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 looking
14 looking 15 for
15 for 17 in
16 anything 17 in
17 in 19 .
18 particular 19 .

he seemed to be just flying over on his way to some distant place . 
1 he 2 seemed
1 he 3 to
3 to 5 just
4 be 5 just
5 just 7 over
6 flying 7 over
7 over 8 on
7 over 9 his
8 on 9 his
9 his 10 way
9 his 11 to
11 to 12 some
11 to 13 distant
13 distant 14 place
13 distant 15 .

perhaps there would be three ! 
1 perhaps 2 there
2 there 3 would
3 would 4 be
4 be 6 !
5 three 6 !

the very thought made him flap his wings a little faster . 
1 the 2 very
2 very 4 made
3 thought 4 made
4 made 5 him
4 made 6 flap
6 flap 8 wings
7 his 8 wings
8 wings 9 a
8 wings 10 little
9 a 10 little
10 little 11 faster
11 faster 12 .

a few more wing strokes and he would be right over the tree . 
1 a 2 few
2 few 3 more
3 more 4 wing
3 more 5 strokes
4 wing 5 strokes
5 strokes 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 would
8 would 9 be
9 be 10 right
10 right 11 over
11 over 12 the
12 the 14 .
13 tree 14 .

how he did hope to see those eggs ! 
1 how 2 he
2 he 3 did
2 he 4 hope
3 did 4 hope
4 hope 5 to
5 to 7 those
6 see 7 those
7 those 8 eggs
7 those 9 !

he could almost see into the nest now . 
1 he 2 could
1 he 3 almost
3 almost 5 into
4 see 5 into
5 into 6 the
5 into 7 nest
6 the 7 nest
7 nest 9 .
8 now 9 .

two strokes ! 
1 two 2 strokes
2 strokes 3 !

three strokes ! 
1 three 2 strokes
2 strokes 3 !

there were no eggs to be seen . 
1 there 2 were
2 were 3 no
3 no 4 eggs
4 eggs 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 seen
7 seen 8 .

he kept right on , just as if he hadn't seen anything , and as he flew he shivered a little . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 right
3 right 5 ,
4 on 5 ,
5 , 6 just
6 just 7 as
7 as 8 if
7 as 9 he
9 he 10 hadn't
9 he 11 seen
10 hadn't 11 seen
11 seen 12 anything
11 seen 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 he
15 as 16 he
16 he 18 he
17 flew 18 he
18 he 19 shivered
19 shivered 20 a
20 a 21 little
21 little 22 .

my , but she 's big ! 
1 my 2 ,
1 my 7 !
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 she
4 she 5 's
5 's 6 big

that was a very wise resolution . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 very
4 very 5 wise
5 wise 6 resolution
6 resolution 7 .

no one knows it better . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 knows
2 one 4 it
4 it 5 better
5 better 6 .

so he very wisely resolved to forget all about those eggs . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 4 wisely
3 very 4 wisely
4 wisely 6 to
5 resolved 6 to
6 to 8 all
7 forget 8 all
8 all 9 about
9 about 10 those
9 about 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 .

now it is one thing to make a resolution and quite another thing to live up to it , as you all know . 
1 now 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 one
4 one 5 thing
5 thing 6 to
6 to 7 make
7 make 9 resolution
8 a 9 resolution
9 resolution 10 and
9 resolution 11 quite
11 quite 13 thing
12 another 13 thing
13 thing 15 live
14 to 15 live
15 live 17 to
16 up 17 to
17 to 18 it
17 to 19 ,
19 , 20 as
20 as 21 you
21 you 23 know
22 all 23 know
23 know 24 .

it was easy enough to say that he would forget , but not at all easy to forget . 
1 it 3 easy
2 was 3 easy
3 easy 4 enough
4 enough 5 to
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 that
6 say 8 he
8 he 9 would
9 would 11 ,
10 forget 11 ,
11 , 12 but
11 , 13 not
12 but 13 not
13 not 14 at
14 at 15 all
15 all 16 easy
16 easy 17 to
17 to 18 forget
17 to 19 .
18 forget 19 .

he just couldn't seem to forget them . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 4 seem
3 couldn't 4 seem
4 seem 5 to
5 to 6 forget
6 forget 7 them
7 them 8 .

after a little , he didn't try . 
1 after 2 a
2 a 3 little
3 little 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 didn't
6 didn't 8 .
7 try 8 .

he is one of the smartest of all the little people who fly . 
1 he 2 is
2 is 4 of
3 one 4 of
4 of 5 the
4 of 6 smartest
5 the 6 smartest
6 smartest 7 of
7 of 8 all
8 all 9 the
9 the 10 little
10 little 11 people
11 people 12 who
12 who 14 .
13 fly 14 .

that is because he uses the wits in that black head of his . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 because
2 is 4 he
4 he 5 uses
4 he 6 the
6 the 7 wits
7 wits 8 in
8 in 9 that
9 that 10 black
9 that 11 head
11 head 12 of
12 of 13 his
13 his 14 .

in fact , some people are unkind enough to say that he spends all his spare time in planning mischief . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 some
4 some 5 people
5 people 6 are
5 people 7 unkind
7 unkind 9 to
8 enough 9 to
9 to 10 say
10 say 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 spends
13 spends 14 all
13 spends 15 his
15 his 16 spare
16 spare 17 time
16 spare 18 in
17 time 18 in
18 in 19 planning
18 in 20 mischief
20 mischief 21 .

he thought and he thought and he thought and he thought , and little by little a plan worked out in his little black head . 
1 he 2 thought
2 thought 3 and
3 and 4 he
4 he 5 thought
5 thought 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 thought
8 thought 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 thought
11 thought 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 little
13 and 15 by
15 by 16 little
15 by 17 a
16 little 17 a
17 a 18 plan
17 a 19 worked
19 worked 20 out
19 worked 21 in
21 in 22 his
22 his 23 little
22 his 24 black
23 little 24 black
24 black 25 head
25 head 26 .

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

he chuckled right out loud , then hurriedly looked around to see if any one had heard him . 
1 he 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 right
3 right 4 out
4 out 5 loud
5 loud 6 ,
6 , 7 then
7 then 8 hurriedly
8 hurriedly 10 around
9 looked 10 around
10 around 11 to
10 around 12 see
12 see 14 any
13 if 14 any
14 any 16 had
15 one 16 had
16 had 17 heard
16 had 18 him
18 him 19 .

no one had , so he chuckled again . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 had
3 had 5 so
4 , 5 so
5 so 7 chuckled
6 he 7 chuckled
7 chuckled 8 again
7 chuckled 9 .
8 again 9 .

then he cocked his head on the other side and did the same thing . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 cocked
3 cocked 4 his
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 9 side
8 other 9 side
9 side 10 and
10 and 11 did
11 did 12 the
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 thing
14 thing 15 .

" it 's all right , " said he at last . 
1 " 3 's
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 all
4 all 5 right
5 right 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
7 " 9 he
9 he 10 at
10 at 11 last
11 last 12 .

" it 'll give my relatives a lot of fun , and of course they will be very grateful to me for that . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 'll
3 'll 5 my
4 give 5 my
5 my 6 relatives
5 my 7 a
7 a 9 of
8 lot 9 of
9 of 10 fun
9 of 11 ,
10 fun 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 16 will
13 of 14 course
14 course 15 they
15 they 16 will
16 will 17 be
17 be 18 very
18 very 20 to
19 grateful 20 to
20 to 22 for
21 me 22 for
22 for 24 .
23 that 24 .

they have very short tempers , and people with short tempers usually forget everything else when they are angry . 
1 they 2 have
2 have 3 very
3 very 4 short
3 very 5 tempers
5 tempers 6 ,
5 tempers 7 and
7 and 8 people
7 and 9 with
8 people 9 with
9 with 10 short
9 with 11 tempers
11 tempers 13 forget
12 usually 13 forget
13 forget 14 everything
13 forget 15 else
14 everything 15 else
15 else 16 when
15 else 17 they
16 when 17 they
17 they 19 angry
18 are 19 angry
19 angry 20 .

without knowing that they are doing anything of the kind , my friends and relatives will help me to get a good meal . 
1 without 2 knowing
2 knowing 3 that
3 that 4 they
3 that 5 are
5 are 7 anything
6 doing 7 anything
7 anything 8 of
8 of 9 the
8 of 10 kind
10 kind 11 ,
10 kind 12 my
11 , 12 my
12 my 13 friends
12 my 14 and
13 friends 14 and
14 and 15 relatives
14 and 16 will
15 relatives 16 will
16 will 17 help
16 will 18 me
18 me 19 to
19 to 20 get
20 get 21 a
21 a 22 good
22 good 23 meal
23 meal 24 .

my , how good those eggs will taste ! " 
1 my 2 ,
1 my 3 how
2 , 3 how
3 how 5 those
4 good 5 those
5 those 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 will
6 eggs 8 taste
8 taste 9 !
9 ! 10 "

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

come on ! 
1 come 2 on
2 on 3 !

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

hurry up and flap your wings faster . 
1 hurry 2 up
2 up 3 and
3 and 4 flap
4 flap 5 your
4 flap 6 wings
5 your 6 wings
6 wings 7 faster
6 wings 8 .

" caw , caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted all his relatives in great glee . 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
3 , 7 ,
4 caw 5 ,
4 caw 6 caw
7 , 8 caw
8 caw 9 ,
8 caw 10 caw
9 , 10 caw
10 caw 11 ,
10 caw 12 caw
12 caw 13 !
13 ! 14 "
13 ! 15 shouted
14 " 15 shouted
15 shouted 16 all
16 all 17 his
17 his 18 relatives
18 relatives 19 in
19 in 21 glee
19 in 22 .
20 great 21 glee

" where is he ? 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 is
3 is 4 he
4 he 5 ?

lead us to him . 
1 lead 2 us
2 us 3 to
3 to 4 him
4 him 5 .

of course , he had heard the noisy crew coming , and he knew well enough what to expect . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 4 he
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 had
4 he 6 heard
6 heard 7 the
6 heard 8 noisy
8 noisy 10 coming
9 crew 10 coming
10 coming 11 ,
10 coming 12 and
12 and 13 he
13 he 14 knew
13 he 15 well
15 well 16 enough
15 well 17 what
17 what 18 to
18 to 19 expect
19 expect 20 .

as soon as they saw him , they began to scream as loud as ever they could and to call him all manner of names . 
1 as 2 soon
2 soon 3 as
3 as 4 they
4 they 5 saw
5 saw 6 him
6 him 7 ,
7 , 8 they
8 they 9 began
9 began 10 to
9 began 11 scream
11 scream 12 as
11 scream 13 loud
13 loud 14 as
13 loud 15 ever
15 ever 17 could
16 they 17 could
17 could 18 and
17 could 19 to
18 and 19 to
19 to 21 him
20 call 21 him
21 him 22 all
21 him 23 manner
23 manner 24 of
24 of 25 names
25 names 26 .

that is where he proves that smart as he is , he isn't as smart as he thinks he is . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 where
2 is 4 he
4 he 5 proves
5 proves 6 that
5 proves 7 smart
6 that 7 smart
7 smart 8 as
7 smart 9 he
9 he 10 is
9 he 11 ,
11 , 13 isn't
12 he 13 isn't
13 isn't 15 smart
14 as 15 smart
15 smart 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 thinks
18 thinks 19 he
19 he 20 is
20 is 21 .

that is , he always thought of him that way in daytime . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 6 thought
5 always 6 thought
6 thought 7 of
7 of 9 that
8 him 9 that
9 that 10 way
9 that 11 in
11 in 13 .
12 daytime 13 .

but in the daytime he was sure . 
1 but 2 in
2 in 3 the
3 the 4 daytime
4 daytime 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 sure
7 sure 8 .

not a bit of it . 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 bit
3 bit 4 of
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 .

" that will never do at all . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 will
3 will 4 never
4 never 5 do
5 do 6 at
6 at 7 all
7 all 8 .

i certainly must . " 
1 i 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 must
3 must 4 .
4 . 5 "

so he spread his broad wings and blundered away among the trees a little way . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 spread
3 spread 4 his
4 his 5 broad
5 broad 6 wings
6 wings 7 and
7 and 9 away
8 blundered 9 away
9 away 10 among
9 away 11 the
10 among 11 the
11 the 12 trees
11 the 13 a
13 a 14 little
13 a 15 way
15 way 16 .

because he couldn't use his claws or bill while flying , they grew bold enough to pull a few feathers out of his back . 
1 because 2 he
2 he 3 couldn't
2 he 4 use
4 use 5 his
4 use 6 claws
6 claws 7 or
7 or 8 bill
8 bill 9 while
8 bill 10 flying
9 while 10 flying
10 flying 11 ,
10 flying 12 they
12 they 13 grew
13 grew 14 bold
13 grew 15 enough
15 enough 17 pull
16 to 17 pull
17 pull 19 few
18 a 19 few
19 few 21 out
20 feathers 21 out
21 out 22 of
22 of 23 his
23 his 24 back
24 back 25 .

there he rested a few minutes and then did the same thing over again . 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 rested
3 rested 4 a
4 a 5 few
5 few 6 minutes
6 minutes 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 did
9 did 10 the
10 the 11 same
11 same 13 over
12 thing 13 over
13 over 14 again
13 over 15 .
14 again 15 .

certainly not . 
1 certainly 2 not
2 not 3 .

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

people who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try [.] 
1 people 2 who
2 who 3 succeed
2 who 4 are
4 are 5 those
5 those 6 who
6 who 8 not
7 do 8 not
8 not 9 give
8 not 10 up
9 give 10 up
10 up 12 they
11 because 12 they
12 they 14 the
13 fail 14 the
14 the 15 first
14 the 16 time
16 time 17 they
17 they 18 try

they are the ones who , as soon as one plan fails , get busy right away and think of another plan and try that . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 4 ones
3 the 4 ones
4 ones 5 who
4 ones 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 8 soon
8 soon 9 as
9 as 10 one
10 one 12 fails
11 plan 12 fails
12 fails 14 get
13 , 14 get
14 get 15 busy
14 get 16 right
16 right 18 and
17 away 18 and
18 and 20 of
19 think 20 of
20 of 21 another
21 another 22 plan
22 plan 23 and
22 plan 24 try
24 try 25 that
25 that 26 .

if the thing they are trying to do is a good thing , sooner or later they succeed . 
1 if 2 the
2 the 3 thing
2 the 4 they
4 they 5 are
5 are 6 trying
6 trying 7 to
7 to 8 do
8 do 9 is
9 is 10 a
10 a 11 good
11 good 12 thing
11 good 13 ,
13 , 14 sooner
14 sooner 15 or
15 or 16 later
15 or 19 .
17 they 18 succeed
18 succeed 19 .

if they are trying to do a wrong thing , very likely all their plans fail , as they should . 
1 if 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 trying
4 trying 5 to
5 to 6 do
6 do 7 a
7 a 8 wrong
8 wrong 9 thing
8 wrong 10 ,
10 , 11 very
10 , 12 likely
11 very 12 likely
12 likely 13 all
12 likely 14 their
13 all 14 their
14 their 15 plans
14 their 16 fail
16 fail 17 ,
17 , 18 as
18 as 19 they
19 they 20 should
19 they 21 .

he isn't easily discouraged . 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 easily
3 easily 5 .
4 discouraged 5 .

sometimes it is a pity that he isn't , because he plans so much mischief . 
1 sometimes 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 pity
5 pity 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 isn't
7 he 9 ,
9 , 11 he
10 because 11 he
11 he 12 plans
11 he 13 so
12 plans 13 so
13 so 14 much
13 so 15 mischief
15 mischief 16 .

not one of his relatives had noticed that nest . 
1 not 2 one
2 one 3 of
3 of 4 his
4 his 5 relatives
5 relatives 6 had
6 had 7 noticed
7 noticed 8 that
8 that 9 nest
9 nest 10 .

he didn't want them to know about that nest because he was selfish and wanted to get those eggs just for himself alone . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 want
2 didn't 4 them
4 them 5 to
4 them 6 know
5 to 6 know
6 know 8 that
7 about 8 that
8 that 9 nest
9 nest 10 because
9 nest 11 he
10 because 11 he
11 he 13 selfish
12 was 13 selfish
13 selfish 14 and
14 and 15 wanted
15 wanted 16 to
16 to 17 get
17 get 19 eggs
18 those 19 eggs
19 eggs 20 just
19 eggs 21 for
21 for 23 alone
22 himself 23 alone
23 alone 24 .

if she did that , there would be a chance that he might slip in and get at least one of those eggs . 
1 if 2 she
2 she 3 did
3 did 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 there
6 there 7 would
7 would 8 be
8 be 9 a
9 a 10 chance
10 chance 12 he
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 might
12 he 14 slip
14 slip 16 and
15 in 16 and
16 and 17 get
16 and 18 at
17 get 18 at
18 at 19 least
19 least 20 one
19 least 21 of
21 of 22 those
22 those 24 .
23 eggs 24 .

he would try it . 
1 he 2 would
1 he 3 try
3 try 5 .
4 it 5 .

then he opened his mouth . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 opened
3 opened 4 his
4 his 5 mouth
5 mouth 6 .

" caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he screamed . 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
2 caw 4 caw
4 caw 5 ,
5 , 6 caw
5 , 7 ,
6 caw 7 ,
7 , 9 !
8 caw 9 !
9 ! 10 "
9 ! 11 he
10 " 11 he
11 he 12 screamed
12 screamed 13 .

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

come back , everybody ! 
1 come 2 back
1 come 3 ,
3 , 5 !
4 everybody 5 !

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

besides , they wanted to see that nest . 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 they
3 they 4 wanted
4 wanted 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 that
7 that 8 nest
7 that 9 .
8 nest 9 .

so back they came , cawing at the top of their lungs , for they were very much excited . 
1 so 2 back
2 back 3 they
2 back 4 came
4 came 5 ,
5 , 6 cawing
6 cawing 8 the
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 top
8 the 10 of
10 of 11 their
11 their 12 lungs
12 lungs 13 ,
13 , 14 for
14 for 15 they
15 they 16 were
16 were 17 very
17 very 18 much
18 much 19 excited
19 excited 20 .

i know all about that nest . " 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 all
3 all 4 about
4 about 5 that
5 that 6 nest
6 nest 7 .
7 . 8 "

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

he had hope , a great hope , that he would get one of those eggs . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 ,
3 hope 4 ,
4 , 5 a
4 , 6 great
5 a 6 great
6 great 7 hope
7 hope 8 ,
7 hope 9 that
8 , 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 12 get
11 would 12 get
12 get 13 one
12 get 14 of
13 one 14 of
14 of 16 eggs
15 those 16 eggs
16 eggs 17 .

no one can live just for self alone . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 can
2 one 4 live
4 live 5 just
4 live 6 for
5 just 6 for
6 for 7 self
7 self 8 alone
7 self 9 .

a lot of people think they can , but they are very much mistaken . 
1 a 2 lot
1 a 3 of
3 of 4 people
4 people 6 they
5 think 6 they
6 they 7 can
7 can 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 they
10 they 11 are
11 are 12 very
12 very 13 much
13 much 14 mistaken
14 mistaken 15 .

they are making one of the greatest mistakes in the world . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 making
3 making 4 one
4 one 6 the
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 greatest
6 the 8 mistakes
7 greatest 8 mistakes
8 mistakes 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 world
11 world 12 .

every teeny , weeny act , no matter what it is , affects somebody else . 
1 every 2 teeny
2 teeny 3 ,
2 teeny 4 weeny
3 , 4 weeny
4 weeny 5 act
4 weeny 6 ,
6 , 7 no
6 , 8 matter
7 no 8 matter
8 matter 9 what
9 what 10 it
10 it 11 is
10 it 12 ,
12 , 13 affects
12 , 14 somebody
14 somebody 16 .
15 else 16 .

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

at first he gave a great sigh of relief and settled himself as if he meant to stay . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 5 a
4 gave 5 a
5 a 6 great
6 great 7 sigh
7 sigh 8 of
7 sigh 9 relief
9 relief 10 and
9 relief 11 settled
10 and 11 settled
11 settled 12 himself
11 settled 13 as
13 as 14 if
13 as 15 he
14 if 15 he
15 he 16 meant
16 meant 17 to
17 to 18 stay
18 stay 19 .

but it was only for a few minutes . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 only
4 only 5 for
4 only 6 a
6 a 7 few
7 few 8 minutes
8 minutes 9 .

he snapped his bill angrily and then more angrily . 
1 he 2 snapped
2 snapped 4 bill
3 his 4 bill
4 bill 5 angrily
4 bill 6 and
6 and 8 more
7 then 8 more
8 more 9 angrily
9 angrily 10 .

i hate to go back there in that bright sunshine . 
1 i 2 hate
2 hate 3 to
3 to 4 go
4 go 5 back
5 back 6 there
6 there 7 in
7 in 8 that
8 that 9 bright
9 bright 10 sunshine
10 sunshine 11 .

i 'd rather stay here , but " 
1 i 2 'd
2 'd 4 stay
3 rather 4 stay
4 stay 5 here
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 "

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

his great wings made no noise , for they are made so that he can fly without making a sound . 
1 his 2 great
1 his 3 wings
3 wings 5 no
4 made 5 no
5 no 6 noise
6 noise 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 they
9 they 10 are
10 are 11 made
10 are 12 so
11 made 12 so
12 so 13 that
12 so 14 he
14 he 16 fly
15 can 16 fly
16 fly 17 without
16 fly 18 making
17 without 18 making
18 making 19 a
18 making 20 sound
19 a 20 sound
20 sound 21 .

all of a sudden he was there , right in the tree close to the nest ! 
1 all 2 of
2 of 3 a
3 a 4 sudden
4 sudden 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 there
7 there 8 ,
8 , 10 in
9 right 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 tree
11 the 13 close
13 close 14 to
13 close 15 the
15 the 16 nest
16 nest 17 !

besides , there were those black tail feathers floating down to the snow-covered ground . 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 there
3 there 5 those
4 were 5 those
5 those 7 tail
6 black 7 tail
7 tail 8 feathers
7 tail 9 floating
9 floating 11 to
10 down 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 snow-covered
13 snow-covered 14 ground
14 ground 15 .

however could he get those eggs ? 
1 however 2 could
2 could 3 he
3 he 4 get
4 get 5 those
5 those 7 ?
6 eggs 7 ?

" such luck ! 
1 " 4 !
2 such 3 luck
3 luck 4 !

that is to say , none of my relatives can . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 to
3 to 4 say
4 say 5 ,
5 , 6 none
5 , 7 of
6 none 7 of
7 of 8 my
8 my 9 relatives
9 relatives 11 .
10 can 11 .

of course , that was absolute foolishness , but he made himself believe it just the same . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 5 was
4 that 5 was
5 was 7 foolishness
6 absolute 7 foolishness
7 foolishness 8 ,
7 foolishness 9 but
9 but 11 made
10 he 11 made
11 made 12 himself
11 made 13 believe
12 himself 13 believe
13 believe 14 it
13 believe 15 just
15 just 17 same
16 the 17 same
17 same 18 .

at least , he pretended to believe it . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 pretended
5 pretended 6 to
6 to 7 believe
7 believe 8 it
8 it 9 .

and the more he pretended , the angrier he grew . 
1 and 2 the
2 the 3 more
2 the 4 he
4 he 5 pretended
5 pretended 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 angrier
8 angrier 9 he
9 he 10 grew
10 grew 11 .

this is often the way with people who try to wrong others . 
1 this 4 the
2 is 3 often
2 is 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 with
5 way 7 people
6 with 7 people
7 people 8 who
7 people 9 try
8 who 9 try
9 try 10 to
10 to 11 wrong
10 to 12 others
12 others 13 .

they grow angry with the ones they have tried to wrong . 
1 they 2 grow
2 grow 12 .
3 angry 4 with
4 with 5 the
5 the 6 ones
6 ones 8 have
7 they 8 have
8 have 9 tried
8 have 10 to
10 to 11 wrong
11 wrong 12 .

just now he didn't care . 
1 just 2 now
2 now 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 care
5 care 6 .

if he couldn't have those eggs himself , the next best thing would be to see some one else get them . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 couldn't
2 he 4 have
3 couldn't 4 have
4 have 5 those
4 have 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 himself
6 eggs 8 ,
7 himself 8 ,
8 , 10 next
9 the 10 next
10 next 11 best
10 next 12 thing
12 thing 13 would
12 thing 14 be
14 be 16 see
15 to 16 see
16 see 18 one
17 some 18 one
18 one 19 else
18 one 20 get
19 else 20 get
20 get 21 them
20 get 22 .

dear me , dear me , such dreadful thoughts ! 
1 dear 2 me
2 me 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 5 me
4 dear 6 ,
6 , 7 such
6 , 8 dreadful
7 such 8 dreadful
8 dreadful 9 thoughts
9 thoughts 10 !

and the worst of it was , he seemed to get a lot of pleasure in his wicked plans . 
1 and 2 the
2 the 3 worst
3 worst 6 was
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 seemed
9 seemed 10 to
10 to 11 get
11 get 13 lot
12 a 13 lot
13 lot 14 of
13 lot 15 pleasure
15 pleasure 17 his
16 in 17 his
17 his 18 wicked
17 his 19 plans
19 plans 20 .

now right down in his heart he knew that they were wicked plans , but he tried to make excuses to himself . 
1 now 15 but
2 right 3 down
3 down 4 in
4 in 5 his
4 in 6 heart
5 his 6 heart
6 heart 8 knew
7 he 8 knew
8 knew 10 they
9 that 10 they
10 they 11 were
11 were 12 wicked
12 wicked 13 plans
13 plans 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 he
16 he 18 to
17 tried 18 to
18 to 20 excuses
19 make 20 excuses
20 excuses 21 to
20 excuses 22 himself
21 to 22 himself
22 himself 23 .

" everybody is afraid of him . 
1 " 7 .
2 everybody 3 is
2 everybody 4 afraid
4 afraid 6 him
5 of 6 him
6 him 7 .

he is big and fierce , and no one loves him . 
1 he 2 is
1 he 3 big
3 big 5 fierce
4 and 5 fierce
5 fierce 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 no
8 no 9 one
9 one 10 loves
10 loves 11 him
11 him 12 .

he had watched every day for a week for just this thing . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 watched
3 watched 5 day
4 every 5 day
5 day 6 for
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 week
8 week 9 for
9 for 10 just
9 for 11 this
11 this 12 thing
11 this 13 .
12 thing 13 .

at once all his relatives within hearing hurried over to join him . 
1 at 2 once
1 at 3 all
3 all 4 his
4 his 5 relatives
4 his 6 within
6 within 7 hearing
7 hearing 8 hurried
8 hurried 10 to
9 over 10 to
10 to 11 join
11 join 12 him
12 him 13 .

he stopped and listened . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 and
3 and 4 listened
4 listened 5 .

i wonder what he 's doing there . " 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 what
3 what 4 he
4 he 6 doing
5 's 6 doing
6 doing 7 there
7 there 8 .
8 . 9 "

he walked in a circle around the tree , looking up . 
1 he 2 walked
2 walked 3 in
3 in 4 a
3 in 5 circle
4 a 5 circle
5 circle 6 around
6 around 7 the
7 the 8 tree
8 tree 9 ,
9 , 10 looking
10 looking 11 up
11 up 12 .

suddenly he gave a little start . 
1 suddenly 2 he
2 he 3 gave
2 he 4 a
4 a 5 little
5 little 6 start
6 start 7 .

was that a tail sticking over the edge of the nest ? 
1 was 2 that
2 that 3 a
2 that 4 tail
3 a 4 tail
4 tail 5 sticking
4 tail 6 over
6 over 7 the
7 the 8 edge
8 edge 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 nest
11 nest 12 ?

he found a stick and threw it up . 
1 he 2 found
2 found 3 a
3 a 4 stick
4 stick 5 and
5 and 6 threw
6 threw 7 it
7 it 8 up
8 up 9 .

it struck the bottom of the nest , and out flew a great bird . 
1 it 2 struck
2 struck 3 the
3 the 4 bottom
4 bottom 5 of
5 of 6 the
5 of 7 nest
7 nest 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 flew
10 out 11 flew
11 flew 12 a
11 flew 13 great
12 a 13 great
13 great 15 .
14 bird 15 .

when a bird is found sitting on a nest , it is a pretty sure sign that that nest holds something worth while . 
1 when 2 a
2 a 3 bird
2 a 4 is
3 bird 4 is
4 is 5 found
4 is 6 sitting
6 sitting 7 on
7 on 8 a
8 a 9 nest
9 nest 10 ,
10 , 11 it
11 it 13 a
12 is 13 a
13 a 14 pretty
13 a 15 sure
15 sure 16 sign
16 sign 17 that
16 sign 18 that
18 that 20 holds
19 nest 20 holds
20 holds 22 worth
21 something 22 worth
22 worth 23 while
22 worth 24 .

it is a sign that that bird has set up housekeeping . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 a
2 is 4 sign
4 sign 5 that
4 sign 6 that
6 that 7 bird
7 bird 8 has
8 has 10 up
9 set 10 up
10 up 11 housekeeping
10 up 12 .

it ought to mean that there were eggs in that nest . 
1 it 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 mean
4 mean 5 that
5 that 6 there
6 there 7 were
7 were 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 in
9 in 10 that
10 that 11 nest
11 nest 12 .

why , spring had not come yet ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 4 had
3 spring 4 had
4 had 5 not
4 had 6 come
5 not 6 come
6 come 7 yet
6 come 8 !
7 yet 8 !

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

i suppose the way to find out is to climb up there . 
1 i 2 suppose
2 suppose 3 the
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 to
5 to 6 find
5 to 7 out
6 find 7 out
7 out 9 to
8 is 9 to
9 to 11 up
10 climb 11 up
11 up 12 there
11 up 13 .
12 there 13 .

he had no desire to feel these great claws . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 desire
3 no 4 desire
4 desire 6 feel
5 to 6 feel
6 feel 7 these
6 feel 8 great
7 these 8 great
8 great 9 claws
8 great 10 .

when he had found a stick to suit him , he began to climb the tree . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 found
4 found 5 a
5 a 6 stick
6 stick 10 ,
7 to 8 suit
8 suit 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 began
12 began 14 climb
13 to 14 climb
14 climb 15 the
15 the 17 .
16 tree 17 .

they drew nearer . 
1 they 2 drew
2 drew 3 nearer
3 nearer 4 .

they looked so big and fierce that he was almost tempted to give up and leave them in peace . 
1 they 2 looked
2 looked 3 so
3 so 4 big
4 big 5 and
4 big 6 fierce
6 fierce 7 that
6 fierce 8 he
8 he 10 almost
9 was 10 almost
10 almost 11 tempted
11 tempted 13 give
12 to 13 give
13 give 15 and
14 up 15 and
15 and 16 leave
15 and 17 them
17 them 18 in
17 them 19 peace
19 peace 20 .

but he just had to find out if there was anything in that nest , so he kept on . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 just
3 just 4 had
4 had 5 to
5 to 6 find
6 find 7 out
6 find 8 if
8 if 9 there
9 there 10 was
9 there 11 anything
11 anything 12 in
11 anything 13 that
13 that 14 nest
13 that 15 ,
14 nest 15 ,
15 , 16 so
16 so 17 he
17 he 19 on
18 kept 19 on
19 on 20 .

he held his stick ready to strike and kept on . 
1 he 2 held
1 he 3 his
3 his 4 stick
4 stick 6 to
5 ready 6 to
6 to 8 and
7 strike 8 and
8 and 9 kept
8 and 10 on
9 kept 10 on
10 on 11 .

the nest was simply a great platform of sticks . 
1 the 2 nest
2 nest 3 was
3 was 4 simply
4 simply 5 a
5 a 6 great
6 great 7 platform
7 platform 8 of
8 of 9 sticks
9 sticks 10 .

almost at once his fingers touched something that made him tingle all over . 
1 almost 2 at
2 at 3 once
2 at 4 his
3 once 4 his
4 his 5 fingers
5 fingers 7 something
6 touched 7 something
7 something 8 that
8 that 9 made
8 that 10 him
9 made 10 him
10 him 11 tingle
10 him 12 all
12 all 13 over
13 over 14 .

it was an egg , a great big egg ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 an
3 an 4 egg
4 egg 5 ,
5 , 6 a
6 a 8 big
7 great 8 big
8 big 10 !
9 egg 10 !

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 .

his eyes shone . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 4 .
3 shone 4 .

what a splendid prize to add to his collection of birds ' eggs ! 
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 splendid
3 splendid 4 prize
4 prize 5 to
4 prize 6 add
5 to 6 add
6 add 7 to
6 add 8 his
8 his 9 collection
9 collection 10 of
9 collection 11 birds
11 birds 12 '
11 birds 13 eggs
13 eggs 14 !

once more he felt in the nest and found there was another egg there . 
1 once 3 he
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 felt
4 felt 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 nest
7 nest 8 and
7 nest 9 found
8 and 9 found
9 found 10 there
9 found 11 was
10 there 11 was
11 was 12 another
11 was 13 egg
12 another 13 egg
13 egg 14 there
13 egg 15 .

just at that very minute he remembered something . 
1 just 2 at
2 at 3 that
3 that 4 very
4 very 5 minute
5 minute 6 he
5 minute 7 remembered
7 remembered 8 something
8 something 9 .

he remembered that he had stopped collecting eggs . 
1 he 2 remembered
2 remembered 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 7 collecting
6 stopped 7 collecting
7 collecting 8 eggs
7 collecting 9 .
8 eggs 9 .

he remembered that he had resolved never to take another bird 's egg . 
1 he 2 remembered
2 remembered 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 had
4 he 6 resolved
6 resolved 7 never
6 resolved 8 to
8 to 10 another
9 take 10 another
10 another 11 bird
11 bird 13 egg
12 's 13 egg
13 egg 14 .

" this isn't like taking the eggs of the little song birds . " 
1 " 3 isn't
2 this 3 isn't
3 isn't 5 taking
4 like 5 taking
5 taking 6 the
5 taking 7 eggs
6 the 7 eggs
7 eggs 9 the
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 little
9 the 11 song
10 little 11 song
11 song 12 birds
12 birds 13 .
13 . 14 "

a thing is wrong or it is right , and that is all there is to it . 
1 a 2 thing
1 a 3 is
3 is 5 or
4 wrong 5 or
5 or 6 it
6 it 7 is
7 is 8 right
8 right 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 that
11 that 12 is
12 is 13 all
13 all 14 there
14 there 15 is
14 there 16 to
16 to 17 it
17 it 18 .

but you can't do that with right and wrong . 
1 but 2 you
2 you 3 can't
3 can't 5 that
4 do 5 that
5 that 7 right
6 with 7 right
7 right 9 wrong
8 and 9 wrong
9 wrong 10 .

he was fighting a battle right inside himself . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 fighting
3 fighting 5 battle
4 a 5 battle
5 battle 6 right
5 battle 7 inside
7 inside 8 himself
7 inside 9 .

it was a battle between right and wrong . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 battle
3 a 4 battle
4 battle 5 between
4 battle 6 right
6 right 7 and
6 right 8 wrong
7 and 8 wrong
8 wrong 9 .

he bad declared that never again would he steal an egg from a bird . 
1 he 15 .
2 bad 4 that
3 declared 4 that
4 that 5 never
5 never 6 again
5 never 7 would
7 would 9 steal
8 he 9 steal
9 steal 10 an
9 steal 11 egg
11 egg 12 from
12 from 13 a
13 a 14 bird
14 bird 15 .

those two big eggs would add ever so much to his collection . 
1 those 2 two
2 two 3 big
3 big 4 eggs
4 eggs 6 add
5 would 6 add
6 add 7 ever
6 add 8 so
7 ever 8 so
8 so 9 much
8 so 10 to
9 much 10 to
10 to 11 his
10 to 12 collection
12 collection 13 .

" take ' em , " said a little voice inside . 
1 " 2 take
2 take 3 '
2 take 4 em
4 em 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 a
8 a 9 little
8 a 10 voice
10 voice 11 inside
11 inside 12 .

you will be doing a kindness to the other birds by taking them . " 
1 you 2 will
2 will 3 be
3 be 4 doing
4 doing 5 a
5 a 6 kindness
6 kindness 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 other
9 other 10 birds
9 other 11 by
10 birds 11 by
11 by 13 them
12 taking 13 them
13 them 15 "
14 . 15 "

" don't do it , " said another little voice . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 do
3 do 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 little
8 another 9 little
9 little 10 voice
9 little 11 .
10 voice 11 .

it is just as much stealing to take his eggs as to take the eggs of any other bird . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 just
3 just 5 much
4 as 5 much
5 much 6 stealing
5 much 7 to
7 to 9 his
8 take 9 his
9 his 10 eggs
9 his 11 as
10 eggs 11 as
11 as 12 to
11 as 13 take
13 take 15 eggs
14 the 15 eggs
15 eggs 17 any
16 of 17 any
17 any 18 other
18 other 19 bird
19 bird 20 .

" take one and leave one , " said the first voice . 
1 " 2 take
2 take 3 one
3 one 4 and
4 and 5 leave
4 and 6 one
6 one 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 the
9 said 12 voice
10 the 11 first
12 voice 13 .

" that will be just as much stealing as if you took both , " said the second voice . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 will
3 will 4 be
4 be 5 just
5 just 6 as
6 as 8 stealing
7 much 8 stealing
8 stealing 9 as
8 stealing 10 if
10 if 11 you
10 if 12 took
11 you 12 took
12 took 14 ,
13 both 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 the
17 the 18 second
18 second 19 voice
19 voice 20 .

" besides , you will be breaking your own word . 
1 " 2 besides
2 besides 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 will
5 will 6 be
6 be 8 your
7 breaking 8 your
8 your 9 own
9 own 11 .
10 word 11 .

you said that you never would take another egg . " 
1 you 2 said
2 said 3 that
3 that 4 you
4 you 5 never
5 never 6 would
5 never 7 take
6 would 7 take
7 take 8 another
8 another 10 .
9 egg 10 .
10 . 11 "

" a promise to yourself ought to be just as good as a promise to any one else . 
1 " 17 one
2 a 3 promise
3 promise 5 yourself
4 to 5 yourself
5 yourself 6 ought
6 ought 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 just
9 just 10 as
10 as 11 good
11 good 12 as
12 as 13 a
13 a 14 promise
14 promise 15 to
15 to 16 any
16 any 17 one
17 one 19 .
18 else 19 .

" and think how mean and small and cheap you 'll feel every time you look at them , " added the good little voice . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 think
2 and 4 how
4 how 5 mean
5 mean 6 and
5 mean 7 small
6 and 7 small
7 small 8 and
7 small 9 cheap
8 and 9 cheap
9 cheap 10 you
9 cheap 11 'll
11 'll 13 every
12 feel 13 every
13 every 15 you
14 time 15 you
15 you 17 at
16 look 17 at
17 at 18 them
17 at 19 ,
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 added
21 added 22 the
22 the 24 little
23 good 24 little
24 little 25 voice
25 voice 26 .

besides , wrong is wrong and right is right , always . " 
1 besides 3 wrong
2 , 3 wrong
3 wrong 5 wrong
4 is 5 wrong
5 wrong 6 and
5 wrong 7 right
7 right 9 right
8 is 9 right
9 right 10 ,
9 right 11 always
11 always 13 "
12 . 13 "

then he began to climb down the tree . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 climb
5 climb 6 down
6 down 7 the
7 the 8 tree
8 tree 9 .

when he reached the ground he went off a little way and watched . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 the
4 the 5 ground
5 ground 6 he
6 he 7 went
7 went 8 off
8 off 9 a
9 a 10 little
10 little 12 and
11 way 12 and
12 and 14 .
13 watched 14 .

no , indeed . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 .

his coat is black , and sometimes it seems as if his heart is all black , but this isn't so . 
1 his 2 coat
2 coat 3 is
2 coat 4 black
4 black 5 ,
4 black 6 and
6 and 7 sometimes
7 sometimes 8 it
8 it 9 seems
9 seems 10 as
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 his
12 his 13 heart
13 heart 14 is
14 is 15 all
15 all 17 ,
16 black 17 ,
17 , 18 but
17 , 19 this
18 but 19 this
19 this 21 so
20 isn't 21 so
21 so 22 .

you see , it didn't seem at all wrong to try to get those eggs . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 it
4 it 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 seem
6 seem 7 at
7 at 8 all
8 all 9 wrong
9 wrong 10 to
10 to 11 try
11 try 12 to
12 to 13 get
13 get 15 eggs
14 those 15 eggs
15 eggs 16 .

he felt sure that he would take both eggs . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 sure
3 sure 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 would
6 would 7 take
7 take 8 both
7 take 9 eggs
9 eggs 10 .

he hoped so , anyway . 
1 he 2 hoped
2 hoped 3 so
3 so 4 ,
4 , 5 anyway
5 anyway 6 .

he just couldn't believe what he saw . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 4 believe
3 couldn't 4 believe
4 believe 5 what
4 believe 6 he
6 he 8 .
7 saw 8 .

at first he was dreadfully disappointed and angry . 
1 at 3 he
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 was
3 he 6 disappointed
4 was 5 dreadfully
6 disappointed 7 and
7 and 8 angry
8 angry 9 .

he flew over to his favorite tree to think things over . 
1 he 2 flew
2 flew 3 over
2 flew 4 to
4 to 5 his
5 his 6 favorite
5 his 7 tree
7 tree 9 think
8 to 9 think
9 think 10 things
9 think 11 over
11 over 12 .

now sometimes it is a good thing to sit by oneself and think things over . 
1 now 2 sometimes
2 sometimes 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 5 a
5 a 6 good
5 a 7 thing
7 thing 9 sit
8 to 9 sit
9 sit 10 by
9 sit 11 oneself
10 by 11 oneself
11 oneself 12 and
11 oneself 13 think
13 think 15 over
14 things 15 over
15 over 16 .

it gives the little small voice deep down inside a chance to be heard . 
1 it 2 gives
2 gives 3 the
3 the 4 little
4 little 6 voice
5 small 6 voice
6 voice 8 down
7 deep 8 down
8 down 9 inside
8 down 10 a
9 inside 10 a
10 a 11 chance
11 chance 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 heard
14 heard 15 .

he knew that it was true . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 that
3 that 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 true
6 true 7 .

i 'll never do such a thing as that again . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 never
3 never 4 do
4 do 5 such
5 such 6 a
6 a 7 thing
7 thing 8 as
7 thing 9 that
8 as 9 that
9 that 10 again
9 that 11 .

and he did . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 .

" caw , caw , caw , caw . " 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
4 caw 5 ,
5 , 7 ,
6 caw 7 ,
7 , 8 caw
8 caw 9 .
9 . 10 "

there was no need of looking to see who that was . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 4 need
3 no 4 need
4 need 5 of
4 need 6 looking
6 looking 7 to
6 looking 8 see
8 see 9 who
9 who 10 that
9 who 11 was
11 was 12 .

just the same , both looked up . 
1 just 2 the
1 just 3 same
2 the 3 same
3 same 4 ,
3 same 5 both
4 , 5 both
5 both 6 looked
5 both 7 up
6 looked 7 up
7 up 8 .

" they are , " said she . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 she
7 she 8 .

" they are a credit to their parents . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 a
4 a 5 credit
4 a 6 to
5 credit 6 to
6 to 7 their
7 their 8 parents
8 parents 9 .

yes , indeed , they are a credit to their parents . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 5 they
5 they 6 are
6 are 7 a
7 a 8 credit
7 a 9 to
8 credit 9 to
9 to 10 their
10 their 11 parents
11 parents 12 .

how glad the hunters with terrible guns will be to see them . " 
1 how 2 glad
2 glad 4 hunters
3 the 4 hunters
4 hunters 5 with
4 hunters 6 terrible
6 terrible 7 guns
6 terrible 8 will
8 will 10 to
9 be 10 to
10 to 11 see
10 to 12 them
12 them 13 .
13 . 14 "

he chuckled softly . 
1 he 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 softly
3 softly 4 .

you know he dearly loves to make others uncomfortable . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 4 dearly
3 he 4 dearly
4 dearly 5 loves
4 dearly 6 to
6 to 8 others
7 make 8 others
8 others 9 uncomfortable
9 uncomfortable 10 .

that is how it happens we are here now . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 how
3 how 4 it
4 it 5 happens
5 happens 6 we
6 we 7 are
7 are 8 here
8 here 10 .
9 now 10 .

i know . 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 .

i 've been watching him and he has been watching those hunters . 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 been
3 been 4 watching
4 watching 5 him
5 him 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 has
8 has 9 been
9 been 10 watching
9 been 11 those
11 those 12 hunters
11 those 13 .
12 hunters 13 .

as long as you stay here , you will be safe . 
1 as 2 long
2 long 4 you
3 as 4 you
4 you 5 stay
4 you 6 here
6 here 7 ,
7 , 8 you
8 you 9 will
9 will 10 be
10 be 11 safe
11 safe 12 .

" he found them ready to meet him more than halfway in friendship and that some of them really are his best friends . " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 found
3 found 4 them
4 them 5 ready
4 them 6 to
5 ready 6 to
6 to 7 meet
6 to 8 him
8 him 9 more
8 him 10 than
10 than 11 halfway
10 than 12 in
12 in 13 friendship
13 friendship 14 and
13 friendship 15 that
14 and 15 that
15 that 17 of
16 some 17 of
17 of 18 them
17 of 19 really
19 really 21 his
20 are 21 his
21 his 22 best
21 his 23 friends
23 friends 24 .
24 . 25 "

everybody knows it . 
1 everybody 2 knows
2 knows 3 it
3 it 4 .

and because of this , all his neighbors have a great deal of respect for him , despite his mischievous ways . 
1 and 2 because
2 because 3 of
3 of 4 this
4 this 5 ,
5 , 6 all
5 , 7 his
7 his 8 neighbors
8 neighbors 10 a
9 have 10 a
10 a 11 great
10 a 12 deal
11 great 12 deal
12 deal 13 of
13 of 14 respect
14 respect 15 for
15 for 16 him
16 him 17 ,
17 , 18 despite
18 despite 19 his
19 his 22 .
20 mischievous 21 ways
21 ways 22 .

he had guessed what these things meant . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 what
3 guessed 4 what
4 what 6 things
5 these 6 things
6 things 7 meant
6 things 8 .
7 meant 8 .

they may be only guessing . 
1 they 2 may
2 may 3 be
2 may 4 only
3 be 4 only
4 only 5 guessing
4 only 6 .
5 guessing 6 .

anybody can do that , and one guess is as good as another . " 
1 anybody 2 can
2 can 3 do
3 do 4 that
3 do 5 ,
5 , 7 one
6 and 7 one
7 one 8 guess
8 guess 9 is
8 guess 10 as
10 as 11 good
10 as 12 as
11 good 12 as
12 as 13 another
12 as 14 .
13 another 14 .
14 . 15 "

i 'll look about a little . " 
1 i 8 "
2 'll 4 about
3 look 4 about
4 about 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 .
7 . 8 "

a little of that yellow corn would make a good breakfast . 
1 a 2 little
2 little 3 of
2 little 4 that
4 that 5 yellow
4 that 6 corn
6 corn 7 would
7 would 8 make
8 make 9 a
9 a 10 good
10 good 11 breakfast
11 breakfast 12 .

" don't remember ever having seen them as thick as these . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 4 ever
3 remember 4 ever
4 ever 5 having
4 ever 6 seen
5 having 6 seen
6 seen 7 them
6 seen 8 as
7 them 8 as
8 as 10 as
9 thick 10 as
10 as 11 these
10 as 12 .
11 these 12 .

wonder if it just happens to be so on this ear . " 
1 wonder 13 "
2 if 3 it
3 it 4 just
4 just 5 happens
5 happens 6 to
5 happens 7 be
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 so
7 be 9 on
8 so 9 on
9 on 10 this
10 this 11 ear
11 ear 12 .
12 . 13 "

then , as a sudden thought popped into his black head , he left that ear and went to another . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 as
3 as 4 a
4 a 5 sudden
4 a 6 thought
6 thought 8 into
7 popped 8 into
8 into 9 his
8 into 10 black
9 his 10 black
10 black 12 ,
11 head 12 ,
12 , 13 he
12 , 14 left
14 left 16 ear
15 that 16 ear
16 ear 17 and
16 ear 18 went
18 went 19 to
19 to 20 another
20 another 21 .

the husks of this were as thick as those on the first . 
1 the 2 husks
2 husks 3 of
2 husks 4 this
4 this 5 were
4 this 6 as
6 as 8 as
7 thick 8 as
8 as 9 those
8 as 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 first
12 first 13 .

he flew to another shock and found the husks there just the same . 
1 he 2 flew
2 flew 3 to
2 flew 4 another
4 another 6 and
5 shock 6 and
6 and 8 the
7 found 8 the
8 the 9 husks
8 the 10 there
9 husks 10 there
10 there 11 just
11 just 12 the
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 .

he tried a third shock with the same result . 
1 he 2 tried
1 he 3 a
3 a 5 shock
4 third 5 shock
5 shock 6 with
6 with 7 the
7 the 9 result
8 same 9 result
9 result 10 .

" huh , they are all alike , " said he . 
1 " 2 huh
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 they
4 they 5 are
5 are 6 all
6 all 7 alike
7 alike 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 he
11 he 12 .

then he looked thoughtful and for a few minutes sat perfectly still like a black statue . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 thoughtful
3 looked 4 thoughtful
4 thoughtful 5 and
4 thoughtful 6 for
6 for 7 a
6 for 8 few
8 few 9 minutes
8 few 10 sat
10 sat 11 perfectly
10 sat 12 still
11 perfectly 12 still
12 still 14 a
13 like 14 a
14 a 16 statue
15 black 16 statue
16 statue 17 .

" they are right , " said he at last . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 right
4 right 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 at
9 at 10 last
10 last 11 .

i know it myself now . 
1 i 2 know
1 i 3 it
3 it 4 myself
3 it 6 .
5 now 6 .

i 've found a sign . 
1 i 2 've
2 've 4 a
3 found 4 a
4 a 5 sign
5 sign 6 .

she doesn't do things without a reason . 
1 she 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 do
2 doesn't 4 things
3 do 4 things
4 things 6 a
5 without 6 a
6 a 7 reason
6 a 8 .
7 reason 8 .

" she wouldn't take care to protect the corn that way and not do as much for other things . 
1 " 2 she
2 she 3 wouldn't
2 she 4 take
3 wouldn't 4 take
4 take 5 care
4 take 6 to
6 to 8 the
7 protect 8 the
8 the 9 corn
8 the 10 that
9 corn 10 that
10 that 11 way
11 way 12 and
11 way 13 not
13 not 14 do
13 not 15 as
15 as 16 much
16 much 17 for
16 much 18 other
18 other 20 .
19 things 20 .

suddenly he made a funny little hop straight up . 
1 suddenly 2 he
2 he 3 made
3 made 4 a
4 a 5 funny
5 funny 6 little
6 little 7 hop
7 hop 9 up
8 straight 9 up
9 up 10 .

" is that so ? " piped a squeaky little voice . 
1 " 2 is
2 is 4 so
3 that 4 so
4 so 5 ?
4 so 6 "
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 piped
7 piped 8 a
7 piped 9 squeaky
8 a 9 squeaky
9 squeaky 10 little
10 little 12 .
11 voice 12 .

what is it you never did ? " 
1 what 2 is
2 is 3 it
2 is 4 you
3 it 4 you
4 you 5 never
4 you 6 did
6 did 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

peeping up at him from the brown grass were two bright little eyes . 
1 peeping 2 up
2 up 3 at
3 at 4 him
4 him 5 from
5 from 6 the
6 the 8 grass
7 brown 8 grass
8 grass 9 were
9 were 10 two
9 were 11 bright
10 two 11 bright
11 bright 12 little
12 little 14 .
13 eyes 14 .

i 've looked for you several times lately . " 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 looked
3 looked 4 for
4 for 6 several
5 you 6 several
6 several 7 times
6 several 8 lately
7 times 8 lately
8 lately 9 .
8 lately 10 "

" you 'll never see me when you are looking for me . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'll
2 you 4 never
4 never 5 see
4 never 6 me
6 me 8 you
7 when 8 you
8 you 9 are
8 you 10 looking
10 looking 11 for
11 for 13 .
12 me 13 .

he buried his bill in the feathers of his breast . 
1 he 2 buried
2 buried 3 his
3 his 4 bill
4 bill 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 feathers
7 feathers 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 10 breast
10 breast 11 .

there is a lot of down around the roots of them . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 lot
4 lot 5 of
5 of 6 down
5 of 7 around
7 around 8 the
8 the 9 roots
9 roots 10 of
10 of 11 them
11 them 12 .

i suppose you know what it means . " 
1 i 2 suppose
2 suppose 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 what
5 what 6 it
6 it 7 means
7 means 8 .
8 . 9 "

" you 'll find that everybody who doesn't go south or sleep all winter has a thicker coat than usual . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'll
2 you 4 find
4 find 5 that
4 find 6 everybody
5 that 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 who
7 who 8 doesn't
7 who 9 go
9 go 10 south
9 go 11 or
11 or 12 sleep
12 sleep 13 all
12 sleep 14 winter
13 all 14 winter
14 winter 15 has
15 has 16 a
15 has 17 thicker
16 a 17 thicker
17 thicker 18 coat
17 thicker 19 than
19 than 20 usual
20 usual 21 .

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

" more signs , " said he to himself . 
1 " 2 more
2 more 3 signs
3 signs 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 he
7 he 8 to
8 to 9 himself
9 himself 10 .

" more signs . 
1 " 2 more
2 more 3 signs
3 signs 4 .

there isn't a doubt that we are going to have a hard winter . 
1 there 2 isn't
1 there 3 a
2 isn't 3 a
3 a 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
4 doubt 6 we
6 we 7 are
7 are 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 have
10 have 11 a
11 a 12 hard
12 hard 13 winter
12 hard 14 .

again he may not be . 
1 again 3 may
2 he 3 may
3 may 5 be
4 not 5 be
5 be 6 .

if he is right , it will account for a lot of the queer people in the world . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 right
4 right 5 ,
5 , 7 will
6 it 7 will
7 will 8 account
7 will 9 for
9 for 10 a
9 for 11 lot
11 lot 12 of
12 of 13 the
12 of 14 queer
13 the 14 queer
14 queer 15 people
14 queer 16 in
15 people 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 world
18 world 19 .

they are not understood , and so they are queer . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 4 understood
3 not 4 understood
4 understood 6 and
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 so
6 and 8 they
8 they 9 are
9 are 10 queer
10 queer 11 .

at least , that is what other people say , and never once think that perhaps they are the queer ones for not understanding . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 4 that
4 that 5 is
5 is 6 what
6 what 7 other
6 what 8 people
8 people 10 ,
9 say 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 never
12 never 13 once
13 once 14 think
13 once 15 that
14 think 15 that
15 that 16 perhaps
15 that 17 they
17 they 18 are
18 are 19 the
19 the 20 queer
20 queer 21 ones
21 ones 22 for
22 for 25 .
23 not 24 understanding
24 understanding 25 .

he does his best to understand . 
1 he 2 does
2 does 4 best
3 his 4 best
4 best 6 understand
5 to 6 understand
6 understand 7 .

he waits and watches and uses those sharp eyes of his and those quick wits of his until at last usually he does understand . 
1 he 2 waits
2 waits 3 and
3 and 4 watches
4 watches 5 and
4 watches 6 uses
5 and 6 uses
6 uses 7 those
6 uses 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 eyes
8 sharp 10 of
10 of 11 his
10 of 12 and
12 and 13 those
13 those 14 quick
13 those 15 wits
14 quick 15 wits
15 wits 17 his
16 of 17 his
17 his 18 until
17 his 19 at
19 at 21 usually
20 last 21 usually
21 usually 22 he
21 usually 23 does
22 he 23 does
23 does 25 .
24 understand 25 .

more than once he had been shot at . 
1 more 2 than
2 than 3 once
3 once 4 he
4 he 5 had
4 he 6 been
5 had 6 been
6 been 7 shot
7 shot 9 .
8 at 9 .

but he had learned by these experiences . 
1 but 8 .
2 he 3 had
2 he 4 learned
4 learned 5 by
4 learned 6 these
6 these 7 experiences
7 experiences 8 .

for one thing , he had learned to know a gun when he saw it . 
1 for 2 one
2 one 3 thing
3 thing 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 learned
7 learned 8 to
8 to 10 a
9 know 10 a
10 a 11 gun
11 gun 12 when
12 when 13 he
13 he 14 saw
14 saw 15 it
15 it 16 .

but the man had none with him and therefore was not to be feared . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 man
2 the 4 had
4 had 5 none
4 had 6 with
6 with 8 and
7 him 8 and
8 and 9 therefore
8 and 10 was
10 was 11 not
11 not 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 feared
14 feared 15 .

the man was taking yellow corn from a bag , a handful at a time , and throwing it out in the water . 
1 the 2 man
1 the 3 was
3 was 5 yellow
4 taking 5 yellow
5 yellow 7 from
6 corn 7 from
7 from 8 a
7 from 9 bag
9 bag 10 ,
10 , 11 a
11 a 13 at
12 handful 13 at
13 at 14 a
13 at 15 time
15 time 16 ,
16 , 17 and
16 , 18 throwing
18 throwing 19 it
19 it 20 out
20 out 21 in
21 in 24 .
22 the 23 water
23 water 24 .

" what is he throwing perfectly good corn out in the water for ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 he
4 he 5 throwing
5 throwing 6 perfectly
6 perfectly 8 corn
7 good 8 corn
8 corn 9 out
9 out 10 in
9 out 11 the
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 water
12 water 14 ?
13 for 14 ?

he isn't planting it , for this isn't the planting season . 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 planting
2 isn't 4 it
4 it 5 ,
4 it 6 for
5 , 6 for
6 for 8 isn't
7 this 8 isn't
8 isn't 9 the
9 the 10 planting
9 the 11 season
10 planting 11 season
11 season 12 .

besides , it wouldn't grow in the water , anyway . 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 5 grow
4 wouldn't 5 grow
5 grow 6 in
5 grow 7 the
7 the 8 water
7 the 9 ,
9 , 10 anyway
10 anyway 11 .

it is a shame to waste nice corn like that . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 shame
4 shame 5 to
5 to 6 waste
6 waste 8 corn
7 nice 8 corn
8 corn 9 like
8 corn 10 that
10 that 11 .

what is he doing it for ? " 
1 what 2 is
2 is 3 he
3 he 4 doing
4 doing 5 it
5 it 6 for
6 for 7 ?
6 for 8 "

at last the man went away in a boat . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 the
3 the 4 man
4 man 5 went
5 went 7 in
6 away 7 in
7 in 9 boat
8 a 9 boat
9 boat 10 .

presently he saw something else . 
1 presently 2 he
2 he 3 saw
2 he 4 something
4 something 5 else
5 else 6 .

he seldom gets into any real trouble because he first makes sure there is no trouble to get into . 
1 he 2 seldom
2 seldom 4 into
3 gets 4 into
4 into 5 any
4 into 6 real
5 any 6 real
6 real 7 trouble
6 real 8 because
8 because 10 first
9 he 10 first
10 first 11 makes
10 first 12 sure
12 sure 14 is
13 there 14 is
14 is 15 no
14 is 16 trouble
16 trouble 17 to
16 trouble 18 get
18 get 19 into
18 get 20 .
19 into 20 .

only a few feathers . 
1 only 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 feathers
4 feathers 5 .

and few would have given them a thought if they had noticed them . 
1 and 2 few
2 few 3 would
2 few 4 have
4 have 5 given
4 have 6 them
5 given 6 them
6 them 7 a
7 a 8 thought
7 a 9 if
8 thought 9 if
9 if 11 had
10 they 11 had
11 had 12 noticed
12 noticed 13 them
13 them 14 .

if they should come back here and find this corn , they would have a feast , and they would be sure to come again . 
1 if 3 should
2 they 3 should
3 should 5 back
4 come 5 back
5 back 6 here
5 back 7 and
7 and 9 this
8 find 9 this
9 this 10 corn
9 this 11 ,
11 , 13 would
12 they 13 would
13 would 14 have
13 would 15 a
15 a 16 feast
16 feast 18 and
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 they
19 they 20 would
20 would 21 be
21 be 22 sure
22 sure 23 to
23 to 24 come
24 come 25 again
25 again 26 .

that man who scattered the corn here didn't have a terrible gun , but that doesn't mean that he isn't a hunter . 
1 that 2 man
1 that 3 who
3 who 5 the
4 scattered 5 the
5 the 6 corn
6 corn 8 didn't
7 here 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 have
9 have 10 a
10 a 11 terrible
11 terrible 12 gun
12 gun 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 that
15 that 17 mean
16 doesn't 17 mean
17 mean 19 he
18 that 19 he
19 he 21 a
20 isn't 21 a
21 a 22 hunter
22 hunter 23 .

he may come back again , and then he may have a terrible gun . 
1 he 2 may
2 may 3 come
3 come 4 back
4 back 5 again
5 again 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 then
7 and 9 he
9 he 10 may
10 may 11 have
11 have 12 a
12 a 13 terrible
13 terrible 14 gun
14 gun 15 .

i 'm suspicious of that man . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 4 of
3 suspicious 4 of
4 of 5 that
4 of 6 man
5 that 6 man
6 man 7 .

i am so . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 so
3 so 4 .

i don't like the looks of it . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 like
3 like 4 the
4 the 5 looks
5 looks 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 .

i don't indeed . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 4 .
3 indeed 4 .

i 'll keep watch of this place and see what happens . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 keep
2 'll 4 watch
3 keep 4 watch
4 watch 6 this
5 of 6 this
6 this 7 place
6 this 8 and
7 place 8 and
8 and 10 what
9 see 10 what
10 what 11 happens
10 what 12 .
11 happens 12 .
12 . 13 "

he didn't like the looks of it at all . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 like
2 didn't 4 the
4 the 6 of
5 looks 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 at
8 at 9 all
9 all 10 .

i 'll do it the very first thing in the morning , " he muttered , as he prepared to go to sleep . 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 3 do
2 'll 3 do
3 do 4 it
4 it 5 the
5 the 6 very
6 very 7 first
7 first 8 thing
8 thing 10 the
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 morning
10 the 12 ,
12 , 13 "
12 , 15 muttered
13 " 14 he
13 " 15 muttered
15 muttered 16 ,
16 , 18 he
17 as 18 he
18 he 19 prepared
18 he 20 to
20 to 21 go
21 go 22 to
22 to 24 .
23 sleep 24 .

long ago he learned that little things which in themselves seem harmless and not worth noticing may together prove the most important things in life . 
1 long 2 ago
2 ago 3 he
2 ago 4 learned
4 learned 5 that
5 that 6 little
5 that 7 things
6 little 7 things
7 things 8 which
7 things 9 in
8 which 9 in
9 in 10 themselves
9 in 11 seem
11 seem 13 and
12 harmless 13 and
13 and 15 worth
14 not 15 worth
15 worth 17 may
16 noticing 17 may
17 may 18 together
17 may 19 prove
19 prove 20 the
19 prove 21 most
20 the 21 most
21 most 23 things
22 important 23 things
23 things 24 in
24 in 25 life
25 life 26 .

then he got some breakfast . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 some
3 got 4 some
4 some 5 breakfast
4 some 6 .
5 breakfast 6 .

they seemed quite contented and in the best of spirits . 
1 they 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 quite
2 seemed 4 contented
4 contented 5 and
5 and 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 best
8 best 9 of
9 of 10 spirits
10 spirits 11 .

he knew that they must have come in there just at dusk the night before and at once had found that corn . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 that
3 that 4 they
4 they 5 must
5 must 6 have
6 have 7 come
7 come 8 in
8 in 10 just
9 there 10 just
10 just 11 at
10 just 12 dusk
12 dusk 14 night
13 the 14 night
14 night 16 and
15 before 16 and
16 and 17 at
16 and 18 once
18 once 19 had
18 once 20 found
20 found 21 that
20 found 22 corn
22 corn 23 .

mixed in with them were a lot of the brown rushes . 
1 mixed 2 in
2 in 3 with
2 in 4 them
3 with 4 them
4 them 5 were
5 were 7 lot
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 the
8 of 10 brown
9 the 10 brown
10 brown 11 rushes
10 brown 12 .

they looked very harmless and innocent . 
1 they 2 looked
2 looked 3 very
2 looked 4 harmless
4 harmless 5 and
5 and 6 innocent
6 innocent 7 .

he knew that they hadn't grown there . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 that
2 knew 4 they
3 that 4 they
4 they 6 grown
5 hadn't 6 grown
6 grown 8 .
7 there 8 .

he flew directly over them . 
1 he 2 flew
2 flew 4 over
3 directly 4 over
4 over 5 them
5 them 6 .

just back of them were a couple of logs . 
1 just 7 couple
2 back 3 of
2 back 4 them
4 them 6 a
5 were 6 a
6 a 7 couple
7 couple 10 .
8 of 9 logs
9 logs 10 .

those logs hadn't been there when he passed that way a few days before . 
1 those 2 logs
2 logs 3 hadn't
2 logs 4 been
4 been 5 there
5 there 6 when
6 when 8 passed
7 he 8 passed
8 passed 9 that
8 passed 10 way
9 that 10 way
10 way 12 few
11 a 12 few
12 few 14 before
13 days 14 before
14 before 15 .

he was sure of it . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 sure
3 sure 4 of
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 .

" those look to me as if they might be very handy , very handy indeed , for a hunter to sit on . 
1 " 2 those
1 " 3 look
2 those 3 look
3 look 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 as
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 they
8 they 9 might
9 might 10 be
10 be 11 very
11 very 12 handy
12 handy 13 ,
12 handy 14 very
14 very 15 handy
14 very 16 indeed
16 indeed 17 ,
17 , 18 for
18 for 19 a
19 a 20 hunter
20 hunter 21 to
21 to 22 sit
22 sit 23 on
23 on 24 .

it doesn't look right to me . 
1 it 3 look
2 doesn't 3 look
3 look 4 right
3 look 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 .

and as before , he went away in a boat . 
1 and 2 as
2 as 3 before
2 as 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 went
6 went 7 away
7 away 8 in
8 in 9 a
9 a 10 boat
10 boat 11 .

but never once did the man have a gun with him . 
1 but 3 once
2 never 3 once
3 once 5 the
4 did 5 the
5 the 6 man
5 the 7 have
6 man 7 have
7 have 9 gun
8 a 9 gun
9 gun 10 with
9 gun 11 him
11 him 12 .

that man may be fooling them , but he isn't fooling me . 
1 that 2 man
2 man 3 may
2 man 4 be
3 may 4 be
4 be 5 fooling
4 be 6 them
6 them 7 ,
6 them 8 but
7 , 8 but
8 but 10 isn't
9 he 10 isn't
10 isn't 11 fooling
10 isn't 12 me
12 me 13 .

not a bit of it . 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 bit
3 bit 4 of
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 .

i feel it in my bones . 
1 i 2 feel
1 i 3 it
3 it 4 in
4 in 5 my
5 my 6 bones
6 bones 7 .

then he will hide behind those bushes he has placed close to the edge of the water and wait for them with his terrible gun . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 will
2 he 4 hide
4 hide 5 behind
4 hide 6 those
5 behind 6 those
6 those 7 bushes
7 bushes 8 he
7 bushes 9 has
9 has 10 placed
9 has 11 close
11 close 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 edge
14 edge 15 of
14 edge 16 the
16 the 17 water
17 water 18 and
18 and 19 wait
19 wait 21 them
20 for 21 them
21 them 22 with
21 them 23 his
22 with 23 his
23 his 24 terrible
23 his 25 gun
24 terrible 25 gun
25 gun 26 .

so the next morning he stopped for a call . 
1 so 2 the
2 the 3 next
2 the 4 morning
4 morning 5 he
4 morning 6 stopped
5 he 6 stopped
6 stopped 7 for
7 for 8 a
8 a 10 .
9 call 10 .

what is it this time ? " 
1 what 2 is
2 is 3 it
3 it 4 this
4 this 5 time
5 time 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" on my honor , not a thing . 
1 " 2 on
2 on 3 my
3 my 4 honor
4 honor 5 ,
5 , 6 not
6 not 7 a
7 a 8 thing
8 thing 9 .

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

" how does corn happen to be way over here in the water ? " 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 does
2 how 4 corn
4 corn 5 happen
5 happen 6 to
5 happen 7 be
7 be 8 way
8 way 9 over
8 way 10 here
10 here 11 in
10 here 12 the
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 water
13 water 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

dusky shook his head . 
1 dusky 2 shook
2 shook 4 head
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

it is enough for me that it is here . " 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 enough
3 enough 4 for
3 enough 5 me
5 me 6 that
6 that 7 it
6 that 8 is
8 is 9 here
9 here 10 .
10 . 11 "

" he could hide behind these bushes , you know . " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 4 hide
3 could 4 hide
4 hide 6 these
5 behind 6 these
6 these 7 bushes
6 these 8 ,
7 bushes 8 ,
8 , 9 you
9 you 10 know
10 know 11 .
11 . 12 "

" there hasn't been a sign of danger here since we have been here . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 hasn't
3 hasn't 4 been
4 been 5 a
5 a 6 sign
6 sign 7 of
6 sign 8 danger
8 danger 9 here
8 danger 10 since
10 since 11 we
10 since 12 have
12 have 13 been
13 been 14 here
14 here 15 .

you are trying to scare us . 
1 you 2 are
2 are 3 trying
3 trying 5 scare
4 to 5 scare
5 scare 6 us
6 us 7 .

so there ! " 
1 so 2 there
2 there 3 !
2 there 4 "
3 ! 4 "

he wasn't there . 
1 he 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 4 .
3 there 4 .

presently the boat turned in among the rushes , and a moment later a man stepped out on the shore . 
1 presently 2 the
2 the 3 boat
3 boat 7 the
4 turned 5 in
5 in 6 among
5 in 7 the
7 the 10 and
8 rushes 9 ,
8 rushes 10 and
10 and 11 a
11 a 12 moment
11 a 13 later
12 moment 13 later
13 later 14 a
14 a 15 man
15 man 16 stepped
16 stepped 17 out
17 out 18 on
18 on 19 the
19 the 21 .
20 shore 21 .

then he walked along where he had scattered corn the day before . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 along
3 walked 4 along
4 along 5 where
4 along 6 he
5 where 6 he
6 he 7 had
6 he 8 scattered
8 scattered 9 corn
8 scattered 10 the
10 the 11 day
11 day 12 before
12 before 13 .

not a grain was to be seen . 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 grain
3 grain 4 was
4 was 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 seen
7 seen 8 .

this seemed to please him . 
1 this 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
2 seemed 6 .
3 to 4 please
4 please 5 him

then he went back to the bushes and sat down on a log behind them , his terrible gun across his knees . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 back
4 back 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 bushes
7 bushes 8 and
8 and 9 sat
9 sat 11 on
10 down 11 on
11 on 12 a
11 on 13 log
12 a 13 log
13 log 15 them
14 behind 15 them
15 them 16 ,
15 them 17 his
16 , 17 his
17 his 18 terrible
18 terrible 20 across
19 gun 20 across
20 across 21 his
20 across 22 knees
21 his 22 knees
22 knees 23 .

what terrible creatures these hunters are ! 
1 what 2 terrible
2 terrible 3 creatures
3 creatures 5 hunters
4 these 5 hunters
5 hunters 6 are
6 are 7 !

they don't know what fairness is . 
1 they 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 fairness
5 fairness 6 is
5 fairness 7 .

he knows they will feel so sure that all is safe that they will come in without looking for danger . 
1 he 2 knows
2 knows 4 will
3 they 4 will
4 will 5 feel
5 feel 6 so
5 feel 7 sure
7 sure 8 that
7 sure 9 all
9 all 10 is
9 all 11 safe
11 safe 12 that
12 that 13 they
12 that 14 will
14 will 15 come
15 come 16 in
15 come 17 without
16 in 17 without
17 without 18 looking
17 without 19 for
18 looking 19 for
19 for 21 .
20 danger 21 .

then he will fire that terrible gun and kill them without giving them any chance at all . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 fire
3 will 4 fire
4 fire 5 that
5 that 6 terrible
5 that 7 gun
7 gun 9 kill
8 and 9 kill
9 kill 10 them
9 kill 11 without
11 without 13 them
12 giving 13 them
13 them 14 any
13 them 15 chance
14 any 15 chance
15 chance 16 at
16 at 17 all
17 all 18 .

that is all right , because each of us is supposed to be on the watch for things of that sort . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 all
3 all 4 right
4 right 5 ,
5 , 7 each
6 because 7 each
7 each 8 of
8 of 9 us
9 us 10 is
10 is 11 supposed
11 supposed 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 on
14 on 15 the
15 the 16 watch
16 watch 17 for
16 watch 18 things
18 things 19 of
18 things 20 that
20 that 21 sort
20 that 22 .
21 sort 22 .

oh , dear , what 's to be done ? 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 ,
4 , 5 what
5 what 6 's
6 's 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 done
9 done 10 ?

i would be scared to death to be out after dark . 
1 i 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 4 scared
4 scared 5 to
5 to 6 death
6 death 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 10 after
9 out 10 after
10 after 11 dark
10 after 12 .
11 dark 12 .

he wished he was in that hemlock-tree that very minute . 
1 he 2 wished
2 wished 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 in
5 in 6 that
6 that 7 hemlock-tree
7 hemlock-tree 8 that
8 that 11 .
9 very 10 minute
10 minute 11 .

but instead he shivered . 
1 but 2 instead
2 instead 3 he
3 he 4 shivered
4 shivered 5 .

that is , he is afraid to be out after dark . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 is
5 is 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 10 after
9 out 10 after
10 after 12 .
11 dark 12 .

don't waste any more time here . 
1 don't 2 waste
2 waste 3 any
2 waste 4 more
3 any 4 more
4 more 5 time
4 more 6 here
5 time 6 here
6 here 7 .

go along home . " 
1 go 2 along
2 along 4 .
3 home 4 .
4 . 5 "

" wait a few minutes , " said another little voice down inside him . 
1 " 2 wait
2 wait 3 a
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 minutes
5 minutes 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 little
9 another 10 little
10 little 11 voice
10 little 12 down
12 down 13 inside
12 down 14 him
14 him 15 .

" don't be a coward . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 be
2 don't 4 a
4 a 5 coward
5 coward 6 .

it is the duty of each one who sees a common danger to warn his neighbors . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 duty
4 duty 5 of
4 duty 6 each
6 each 7 one
7 one 8 who
8 who 9 sees
9 sees 10 a
10 a 11 common
11 common 12 danger
12 danger 13 to
13 to 14 warn
14 warn 15 his
15 his 16 neighbors
16 neighbors 17 .

stay a little while and keep watch . " 
1 stay 2 a
2 a 3 little
3 little 4 while
3 little 5 and
4 while 5 and
5 and 6 keep
5 and 7 watch
7 watch 8 .
8 . 9 "

he knew what that black line was . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 what
2 knew 4 that
4 that 5 black
5 black 6 line
5 black 7 was
6 line 7 was
7 was 8 .

he looked over at the hunter hiding behind some bushes close to the edge of the water . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 over
3 over 5 the
4 at 5 the
5 the 6 hunter
6 hunter 8 behind
7 hiding 8 behind
8 behind 9 some
9 some 10 bushes
9 some 11 close
10 bushes 11 close
11 close 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 edge
13 the 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 water
17 water 18 .

the hunter was crouching with his terrible gun in his hands and was peeping over the bushes , watching that black line . 
1 the 2 hunter
2 hunter 3 was
3 was 4 crouching
3 was 5 with
4 crouching 5 with
5 with 6 his
5 with 7 terrible
6 his 7 terrible
7 terrible 8 gun
7 terrible 9 in
9 in 10 his
10 his 11 hands
11 hands 12 and
12 and 13 was
13 was 14 peeping
14 peeping 16 the
15 over 16 the
16 the 18 ,
17 bushes 18 ,
18 , 19 watching
19 watching 21 black
20 that 21 black
21 black 22 line
21 black 23 .

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

perhaps now he could give them warning . 
1 perhaps 2 now
2 now 4 could
3 he 4 could
4 could 5 give
4 could 6 them
6 them 7 warning
6 them 8 .

how swiftly they flew , those nine big birds ! 
1 how 2 swiftly
1 how 3 they
3 they 5 ,
4 flew 5 ,
5 , 7 nine
6 those 7 nine
7 nine 8 big
7 nine 9 birds
8 big 9 birds
9 birds 10 !

then they turned toward the other shore , swept around in a circle and headed straight in toward that hidden hunter . 
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 turned
2 they 4 toward
4 toward 5 the
5 the 6 other
6 other 7 shore
7 shore 8 ,
7 shore 9 swept
9 swept 11 in
10 around 11 in
11 in 12 a
12 a 13 circle
13 circle 14 and
14 and 15 headed
15 headed 17 in
16 straight 17 in
17 in 19 that
18 toward 19 that
19 that 20 hidden
20 hidden 22 .
21 hunter 22 .

" caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he shrieked at the top of his lungs . 
1 " 7 ,
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 ,
7 , 8 caw
8 caw 9 ,
8 caw 10 caw
9 , 10 caw
10 caw 12 "
11 ! 12 "
12 " 14 shrieked
13 he 14 shrieked
14 shrieked 15 at
15 at 16 the
15 at 17 top
17 top 19 his
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 lungs
19 his 21 .
20 lungs 21 .

" caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 
1 " 2 caw
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 6 caw
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 ,
7 , 8 caw
7 , 10 caw
8 caw 9 ,
10 caw 12 "
11 ! 12 "

he did put up his gun and aim at them , but he didn't shoot . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 put
2 did 4 up
3 put 4 up
4 up 5 his
5 his 6 gun
6 gun 7 and
7 and 8 aim
8 aim 9 at
8 aim 10 them
10 them 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 he
13 he 14 didn't
14 didn't 15 shoot
15 shoot 16 .

you see , he didn't want to frighten them so that they would not return . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 he
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
4 he 6 want
5 didn't 6 want
6 want 7 to
7 to 9 them
8 frighten 9 them
9 them 11 that
10 so 11 that
11 that 12 they
11 that 13 would
13 would 14 not
14 not 15 return
15 return 16 .

" they 'll come back , and so will that hunter [.] 
1 " 3 'll
2 they 3 'll
3 'll 5 back
4 come 5 back
5 back 6 ,
5 back 7 and
7 and 9 will
8 so 9 will
9 will 10 that
9 will 11 hunter

if he sees me around again , he 'll try to shoot me . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 4 me
3 sees 4 me
4 me 5 around
4 me 6 again
6 again 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 'll
9 'll 10 try
10 try 11 to
11 to 12 shoot
12 shoot 13 me
13 me 14 .

hello , who is that ? 
1 hello 2 ,
2 , 3 who
3 who 4 is
4 is 5 that
5 that 6 ?

i wish he would come over here . 
1 i 2 wish
2 wish 3 he
3 he 4 would
4 would 5 come
5 come 7 here
6 over 7 here
7 here 8 .

if he should find out about that hunter , perhaps he would do something to drive him away . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 should
3 should 4 find
3 should 5 out
5 out 6 about
6 about 8 hunter
7 that 8 hunter
8 hunter 9 ,
9 , 10 perhaps
10 perhaps 11 he
11 he 12 would
12 would 13 do
13 do 15 to
14 something 15 to
15 to 16 drive
15 to 17 him
16 drive 17 him
17 him 18 away
18 away 19 .

he has led me to a lot of interesting things , one time and another . 
1 he 2 has
2 has 4 me
3 led 4 me
4 me 5 to
4 me 6 a
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 interesting
9 interesting 10 things
10 things 12 one
11 , 12 one
12 one 13 time
12 one 14 and
14 and 15 another
15 another 16 .

" whatever it is , it is right down there , " he muttered . 
1 " 2 whatever
1 " 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 5 ,
4 is 6 it
6 it 7 is
6 it 8 right
8 right 9 down
8 right 10 there
10 there 11 ,
10 there 12 "
12 " 13 he
13 he 14 muttered
13 he 15 .
14 muttered 15 .

he walked forward rapidly but quietly , and presently he reached the edge of the bank . 
1 he 2 walked
2 walked 4 rapidly
3 forward 4 rapidly
4 rapidly 5 but
4 rapidly 6 quietly
5 but 6 quietly
6 quietly 7 ,
6 quietly 8 and
8 and 9 presently
9 presently 10 he
10 he 12 the
11 reached 12 the
12 the 13 edge
12 the 14 of
13 edge 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 bank
15 the 17 .
16 bank 17 .

" you 're just making believe , " he declared . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 just
4 just 5 making
4 just 6 believe
6 believe 7 ,
6 believe 8 "
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 declared
10 declared 11 .

now , what have you found over here ? " 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 what
3 what 4 have
4 have 6 found
5 you 6 found
6 found 7 over
6 found 8 here
7 over 8 here
8 here 9 ?
8 here 10 "
9 ? 10 "

he looked eagerly along the shore , and at once he saw a row of low bushes close to the edge of the water . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 4 along
3 eagerly 4 along
4 along 5 the
5 the 6 shore
6 shore 7 ,
6 shore 8 and
8 and 10 once
9 at 10 once
10 once 11 he
11 he 12 saw
12 saw 13 a
13 a 15 of
14 row 15 of
15 of 17 bushes
16 low 17 bushes
17 bushes 19 to
18 close 19 to
19 to 20 the
19 to 21 edge
21 edge 23 the
22 of 23 the
23 the 25 .
24 water 25 .

he knew what it was instantly . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 what
3 what 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 instantly
6 instantly 7 .

i wonder if he has killed any yet . 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 if
3 if 4 he
4 he 5 has
5 has 6 killed
5 has 7 any
7 any 8 yet
7 any 9 .
8 yet 9 .

i hope not . " 
1 i 2 hope
2 hope 3 not
3 not 4 .
4 . 5 "

a couple of grains of corn just inside the blind caught his eyes , and his face darkened . 
1 a 2 couple
2 couple 3 of
2 couple 4 grains
3 of 4 grains
4 grains 6 corn
5 of 6 corn
6 corn 7 just
6 corn 8 inside
7 just 8 inside
8 inside 10 blind
9 the 10 blind
10 blind 11 caught
10 blind 12 his
11 caught 12 his
12 his 13 eyes
13 eyes 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 his
16 his 17 face
17 face 18 darkened
18 darkened 19 .

" he has been putting out corn to get them to come here regularly . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 been
3 has 5 putting
4 been 5 putting
5 putting 6 out
5 putting 7 corn
6 out 7 corn
7 corn 9 get
8 to 9 get
9 get 10 them
9 get 11 to
10 them 11 to
11 to 12 come
11 to 13 here
13 here 15 .
14 regularly 15 .

i wonder if he has shot any yet . " 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 if
3 if 4 he
4 he 5 has
5 has 6 shot
5 has 7 any
7 any 8 yet
7 any 9 .
9 . 10 "

he looked all about keenly , and his face cleared . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 all
3 all 4 about
4 about 6 ,
5 keenly 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 face
9 face 10 cleared
10 cleared 11 .

that means that he was thinking very hard . 
1 that 2 means
2 means 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 7 very
6 thinking 7 very
7 very 8 hard
8 hard 9 .

to-night , or some night soon , that hunter will be waiting for them . 
1 to-night 2 ,
2 , 4 some
3 or 4 some
4 some 5 night
4 some 6 soon
6 soon 8 that
7 , 8 that
8 that 9 hunter
8 that 10 will
9 hunter 10 will
10 will 11 be
11 be 12 waiting
12 waiting 13 for
13 for 14 them
14 them 15 .

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

i would put up a sign saying that this was private property and no shooting was allowed . 
1 i 18 .
2 would 3 put
2 would 4 up
3 put 4 up
4 up 5 a
4 up 6 sign
6 sign 7 saying
6 sign 8 that
8 that 10 was
9 this 10 was
10 was 11 private
11 private 13 and
12 property 13 and
13 and 15 shooting
14 no 15 shooting
15 shooting 16 was
15 shooting 17 allowed
17 allowed 18 .

but it isn't my father 's land , and that hunter has a perfect right to shoot here . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 4 my
3 isn't 4 my
4 my 5 father
5 father 6 's
6 's 7 land
7 land 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 that
10 that 11 hunter
10 that 12 has
11 hunter 12 has
12 has 13 a
13 a 14 perfect
13 a 15 right
15 right 16 to
16 to 17 shoot
16 to 18 here
18 here 19 .

you see , he was thinking very hard , and when he does that he is very apt to frown . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
3 , 5 was
4 he 5 was
5 was 7 very
6 thinking 7 very
7 very 8 hard
8 hard 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 when
10 and 12 he
12 he 13 does
12 he 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 is
16 is 18 apt
17 very 18 apt
18 apt 19 to
19 to 20 frown
20 frown 21 .

he wouldn't know who did it . 
1 he 7 .
2 wouldn't 3 know
2 wouldn't 4 who
4 who 5 did
5 did 6 it
5 did 7 .

but that wouldn't do much good ; he would build another . 
1 but 2 that
2 that 3 wouldn't
2 that 4 do
4 do 5 much
4 do 6 good
6 good 7 ;
7 ; 8 he
8 he 9 would
8 he 10 build
9 would 10 build
10 build 11 another
10 build 12 .

besides , it wouldn't be right . 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 be
5 be 6 right
6 right 7 .

that wouldn't be honest . 
1 that 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 be
3 be 4 honest
4 honest 5 .

the frown on his freckled face grew deeper , and for a long time he sat without moving . 
1 the 2 frown
2 frown 4 his
3 on 4 his
4 his 5 freckled
4 his 6 face
6 face 9 ,
6 face 10 and
7 grew 8 deeper
8 deeper 9 ,
10 and 12 a
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 long
13 long 14 time
13 long 15 he
14 time 15 he
15 he 16 sat
15 he 17 without
16 sat 17 without
17 without 18 moving
18 moving 19 .

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

then he chuckled again and started for home . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 again
4 again 5 and
5 and 6 started
6 started 7 for
6 started 8 home
8 home 9 .

presently he began to whistle , a way he has when he is in good spirits . 
1 presently 2 he
2 he 4 to
3 began 4 to
4 to 17 .
5 whistle 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 9 he
8 way 9 he
9 he 10 has
9 he 11 when
11 when 12 he
12 he 14 in
13 is 14 in
14 in 15 good
14 in 16 spirits
15 good 16 spirits
16 spirits 17 .

" it is all right now . " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 all
4 all 5 right
5 right 6 now
6 now 7 .
7 . 8 "

when friends prove false , whom may we trust ? 
1 when 2 friends
2 friends 4 false
3 prove 4 false
4 false 5 ,
5 , 6 whom
5 , 7 may
6 whom 7 may
7 may 8 we
7 may 9 trust
9 trust 10 ?

the springs of faith are turned to dust . 
1 the 2 springs
2 springs 3 of
3 of 4 faith
3 of 5 are
5 are 6 turned
6 turned 7 to
6 turned 8 dust
8 dust 9 .

for a long time he sat there , seeing nothing unusual . 
1 for 2 a
2 a 3 long
3 long 4 time
4 time 5 he
5 he 6 sat
6 sat 7 there
7 there 8 ,
8 , 10 nothing
9 seeing 10 nothing
10 nothing 11 unusual
11 unusual 12 .

" he is coming over here to drive that hunter away . " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 coming
4 coming 6 here
5 over 6 here
6 here 7 to
6 here 8 drive
8 drive 9 that
9 that 10 hunter
10 hunter 11 away
11 away 12 .
12 . 13 "

the tiny figure grew larger . 
1 the 2 tiny
1 the 3 figure
3 figure 5 larger
4 grew 5 larger
5 larger 6 .

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

suddenly an idea popped into his head . 
1 suddenly 2 an
2 an 3 idea
3 idea 4 popped
4 popped 6 his
5 into 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 .

he laid his gun down on the bank and went down to the edge of the water . 
1 he 2 laid
2 laid 3 his
3 his 4 gun
4 gun 5 down
5 down 6 on
5 down 7 the
7 the 8 bank
7 the 12 to
8 bank 9 and
9 and 10 went
10 went 11 down
12 to 14 edge
13 the 14 edge
14 edge 15 of
15 of 16 the
15 of 17 water
17 water 18 .

a noise up river caught his attention [.] 
1 a 3 up
2 noise 3 up
3 up 5 caught
4 river 5 caught
5 caught 6 his
5 caught 7 attention

it was the noise of oars in a boat . 
1 it 3 the
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 noise
4 noise 5 of
5 of 6 oars
6 oars 7 in
7 in 9 boat
8 a 9 boat
9 boat 10 .

just as he had done the day before , he came ashore above his blind and walked down to it . 
1 just 2 as
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 done
5 done 6 the
6 the 7 day
7 day 8 before
8 before 9 ,
8 before 10 he
10 he 11 came
10 he 12 ashore
11 came 12 ashore
12 ashore 13 above
13 above 15 blind
14 his 15 blind
15 blind 16 and
15 blind 17 walked
17 walked 18 down
17 walked 19 to
19 to 20 it
20 it 21 .

he had to hurry , for it was later than usual , and he was afraid to be out after dark . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 to
3 to 5 ,
4 hurry 5 ,
5 , 7 it
6 for 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 later
9 later 13 and
10 than 11 usual
11 usual 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 was
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 afraid
15 was 17 to
16 afraid 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 20 after
19 out 20 after
20 after 22 .
21 dark 22 .

" it is well for you that you didn't wait for me to get nearer , " said the hunter . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 well
3 is 5 for
5 for 6 you
5 for 13 to
6 you 7 that
7 that 8 you
8 you 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 wait
10 wait 11 for
11 for 12 me
13 to 14 get
13 to 15 nearer
15 nearer 16 ,
16 , 17 "
16 , 18 said
17 " 18 said
18 said 19 the
19 the 20 hunter
20 hunter 21 .

" you are smart enough to know that you can't play the same trick on me twice . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
2 you 4 smart
4 smart 5 enough
5 enough 6 to
6 to 7 know
7 know 8 that
8 that 9 you
9 you 10 can't
10 can't 11 play
11 play 13 same
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 trick
13 same 15 on
15 on 16 me
16 me 18 .
17 twice 18 .

the hunter couldn't see him at all . 
1 the 2 hunter
2 hunter 3 couldn't
2 hunter 4 see
4 see 5 him
5 him 6 at
5 him 7 all
7 all 8 .

he didn't have the least idea that any one else was anywhere near . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 4 the
3 have 4 the
4 the 5 least
4 the 6 idea
6 idea 7 that
7 that 8 any
8 any 9 one
9 one 10 else
10 else 11 was
11 was 12 anywhere
12 anywhere 13 near
12 anywhere 14 .

" here they come , " he muttered , as he eagerly watched that black line draw nearer . 
1 " 2 here
2 here 3 they
3 they 4 come
4 come 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 muttered
8 muttered 10 as
9 , 10 as
10 as 11 he
10 as 12 eagerly
12 eagerly 13 watched
13 watched 14 that
13 watched 15 black
14 that 15 black
15 black 16 line
15 black 17 draw
16 line 17 draw
17 draw 18 nearer
18 nearer 19 .

but this time there was no warning . 
1 but 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 4 there
4 there 5 was
5 was 6 no
6 no 7 warning
7 warning 8 .

once more the flock circled and then headed straight for that place where they hoped to find more corn . 
1 once 2 more
2 more 3 the
3 the 5 circled
4 flock 5 circled
5 circled 6 and
5 circled 7 then
6 and 7 then
7 then 9 straight
8 headed 9 straight
9 straight 10 for
9 straight 11 that
11 that 13 where
12 place 13 where
13 where 15 hoped
14 they 15 hoped
15 hoped 17 find
16 to 17 find
17 find 19 corn
18 more 19 corn
19 corn 20 .

the hunter crouched lower . 
1 the 2 hunter
2 hunter 3 crouched
3 crouched 5 .
4 lower 5 .

they were almost near enough for him to shoot when " bang , bang " went a gun a short distance away . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 23 .
3 almost 4 near
4 near 5 enough
5 enough 6 for
5 enough 7 him
7 him 8 to
8 to 9 shoot
9 shoot 10 when
10 when 11 "
11 " 12 bang
11 " 13 ,
13 , 14 bang
14 bang 16 went
15 " 16 went
16 went 17 a
16 went 18 gun
18 gun 19 a
19 a 20 short
20 short 21 distance
20 short 23 .
21 distance 22 away

if ever there was a disappointed hunter , it was the one crouching in that blind . 
1 if 2 ever
2 ever 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 disappointed
6 disappointed 7 hunter
7 hunter 8 ,
8 , 9 it
9 it 10 was
9 it 11 the
11 the 12 one
11 the 13 crouching
13 crouching 15 that
14 in 15 that
15 that 16 blind
15 that 17 .
16 blind 17 .

" somebody else is hunting , and he spoiled my shot that time , " he muttered . 
1 " 2 somebody
2 somebody 3 else
2 somebody 4 is
4 is 6 ,
5 hunting 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 10 my
9 spoiled 10 my
10 my 11 shot
10 my 12 that
12 that 14 ,
13 time 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 he
15 " 17 muttered
17 muttered 18 .

" he must have a blind farther down . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 must
3 must 4 have
3 must 5 a
4 have 5 a
5 a 6 blind
5 a 7 farther
6 blind 7 farther
7 farther 8 down
7 farther 9 .
8 down 9 .

i wonder if he got them . 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 if
3 if 4 he
4 he 5 got
5 got 7 .
6 them 7 .

he once more made himself comfortable and settled down for a long wait . 
1 he 2 once
2 once 3 more
2 once 4 made
3 more 4 made
4 made 5 himself
4 made 6 comfortable
6 comfortable 7 and
6 comfortable 8 settled
7 and 8 settled
8 settled 9 down
8 settled 10 for
10 for 11 a
11 a 12 long
12 long 13 wait
13 wait 14 .

it was very still and peaceful . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 still
4 still 5 and
5 and 6 peaceful
6 peaceful 7 .

presently the hunter could see a silver line on the water , and then he made out nine black spots . 
1 presently 2 the
2 the 3 hunter
3 hunter 4 could
4 could 5 see
5 see 6 a
6 a 7 silver
7 silver 8 line
8 line 9 on
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 water
11 water 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 then
14 then 15 he
15 he 16 made
15 he 17 out
17 out 18 nine
17 out 19 black
19 black 21 .
20 spots 21 .

" bang , bang " went that gun below him again . 
1 " 2 bang
2 bang 3 ,
3 , 4 bang
3 , 5 "
5 " 6 went
6 went 7 that
7 that 8 gun
7 that 9 below
9 below 10 him
9 below 11 again
11 again 12 .

that hunter stood up and said things , and they were not nice things . 
1 that 2 hunter
2 hunter 3 stood
2 hunter 4 up
4 up 6 said
5 and 6 said
6 said 7 things
7 things 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 they
10 they 11 were
10 they 12 not
12 not 13 nice
13 nice 14 things
13 nice 15 .
14 things 15 .

and hadn't he with his own ears heard the " bang , bang " of that very gun ? 
1 and 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 he
2 hadn't 4 with
3 he 4 with
4 with 5 his
4 with 6 own
6 own 7 ears
6 own 8 heard
7 ears 8 heard
8 heard 10 "
9 the 10 "
10 " 11 bang
10 " 12 ,
12 , 13 bang
12 , 14 "
14 " 15 of
15 of 16 that
16 that 18 gun
17 very 18 gun
18 gun 19 ?

but there were no feathers . 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 were
3 were 4 no
4 no 5 feathers
5 feathers 6 .

there wasn't a thing to show that anything so dreadful had happened . 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 a
3 a 4 thing
4 thing 5 to
5 to 6 show
6 show 8 anything
7 that 8 anything
8 anything 9 so
8 anything 10 dreadful
9 so 10 dreadful
10 dreadful 11 had
11 had 12 happened
12 happened 13 .

instead of going to the same hiding place he made a new one farther down . 
1 instead 2 of
2 of 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 same
5 the 7 hiding
7 hiding 8 place
8 place 10 made
9 he 10 made
10 made 11 a
10 made 12 new
12 new 14 farther
13 one 14 farther
14 farther 15 down
14 farther 16 .
15 down 16 .

then came the hunter a little earlier than usual . 
1 then 2 came
2 came 4 hunter
3 the 4 hunter
4 hunter 6 little
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 earlier
6 little 8 than
8 than 10 .
9 usual 10 .

of course , there was no one there . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 was
5 was 6 no
6 no 8 there
7 one 8 there
8 there 9 .

the hunter looked both glad and disappointed . 
1 the 2 hunter
2 hunter 3 looked
3 looked 4 both
3 looked 5 glad
5 glad 6 and
5 glad 7 disappointed
6 and 7 disappointed
7 disappointed 8 .

but the same thing happened as on the night before . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 same
3 same 4 thing
3 same 5 happened
4 thing 5 happened
5 happened 6 as
6 as 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 night
9 night 10 before
10 before 11 .

they didn't come back again , and once more a disappointed hunter went home without any . 
1 they 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 come
3 come 4 back
4 back 5 again
5 again 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 once
8 once 9 more
9 more 10 a
9 more 11 disappointed
10 a 11 disappointed
11 disappointed 13 went
12 hunter 13 went
13 went 15 without
14 home 15 without
15 without 17 .
16 any 17 .

the next afternoon he was on hand very early . 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 on
6 on 7 hand
6 on 10 .
8 very 9 early
9 early 10 .

" hello ! " said he . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

" are you the one who was shooting here last night and the night before ? " 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 the
4 the 5 one
4 the 6 who
6 who 8 shooting
7 was 8 shooting
8 shooting 9 here
8 shooting 10 last
9 here 10 last
10 last 12 and
11 night 12 and
12 and 13 the
13 the 14 night
14 night 16 ?
15 before 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

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

" what luck did you have ? " asked the hunter . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 4 did
2 what 3 luck
4 did 5 you
5 you 6 have
6 have 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 the
10 the 11 hunter
11 hunter 12 .

" none , " said he . 
1 " 2 none
2 none 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

" then what did you mean by saying you had fine luck ? " demanded the hunter . 
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 what
3 what 4 did
3 what 5 you
5 you 7 by
6 mean 7 by
7 by 9 you
8 saying 9 you
9 you 10 had
10 had 11 fine
10 had 12 luck
11 fine 12 luck
12 luck 13 ?
12 luck 14 "
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 demanded
15 demanded 16 the
16 the 17 hunter
17 hunter 18 .

the hunter lost patience . 
1 the 2 hunter
2 hunter 4 patience
3 lost 4 patience
4 patience 5 .

but the latter said he had as much right there as the hunter had , and the hunter knew that this was so . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 4 said
3 latter 4 said
4 said 5 he
4 said 6 had
6 had 7 as
6 had 8 much
7 as 8 much
8 much 9 right
9 right 10 there
10 there 12 the
11 as 12 the
12 the 13 hunter
12 the 14 had
13 hunter 14 had
14 had 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 the
17 the 18 hunter
18 hunter 19 knew
19 knew 20 that
20 that 21 this
21 this 22 was
22 was 23 so
23 so 24 .

finally he gave up , and muttering angrily , he went back to his blind . 
1 finally 2 he
2 he 4 up
3 gave 4 up
4 up 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 muttering
7 muttering 9 ,
8 angrily 9 ,
9 , 11 went
10 he 11 went
11 went 12 back
11 went 13 to
13 to 14 his
14 his 15 blind
15 blind 16 .

eagerly he counted them . 
1 eagerly 2 he
2 he 3 counted
3 counted 4 them
4 them 5 .

there were nine . 
1 there 2 were
2 were 3 nine
3 nine 4 .

not one was missing . 
1 not 2 one
1 not 3 was
3 was 5 .
4 missing 5 .

dusky awoke with a start . 
1 dusky 2 awoke
2 awoke 3 with
3 with 4 a
4 a 5 start
5 start 6 .

" hello , yourself , " said he . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 4 yourself
4 yourself 5 ,
4 yourself 6 "
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" that gun wasn't fired at us , anyway . " 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 gun
3 gun 5 fired
4 wasn't 5 fired
5 fired 6 at
5 fired 7 us
7 us 9 anyway
8 , 9 anyway
9 anyway 10 .
10 . 11 "

dusky shook his head . 
1 dusky 2 shook
2 shook 4 head
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

we didn't want to take any chances . " 
1 we 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 take
5 take 6 any
6 any 7 chances
7 chances 8 .
8 . 9 "

" there was a hunter hiding behind those bushes all the time . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 a
3 was 5 hunter
5 hunter 6 hiding
5 hunter 7 behind
6 hiding 7 behind
7 behind 8 those
7 behind 9 bushes
8 those 9 bushes
9 bushes 10 all
10 all 12 time
11 the 12 time
12 time 13 .

i warned you of him once . " 
1 i 2 warned
2 warned 4 of
3 you 4 of
4 of 5 him
5 him 6 once
5 him 7 .
7 . 8 "

so it was a hunter . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 hunter
5 hunter 6 .

" do you come here in daytime instead of night now ? " 
1 " 3 you
2 do 3 you
3 you 5 here
4 come 5 here
5 here 6 in
6 in 7 daytime
6 in 8 instead
8 instead 9 of
9 of 10 night
10 night 12 ?
11 now 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" we come in after dark and spend the night here . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 4 in
3 come 4 in
4 in 5 after
4 in 6 dark
5 after 6 dark
6 dark 7 and
6 dark 8 spend
8 spend 10 night
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 here
10 night 12 .

there is nothing to fear from hunters after dark . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 nothing
2 is 4 to
4 to 6 from
5 fear 6 from
6 from 7 hunters
6 from 8 after
7 hunters 8 after
8 after 10 .
9 dark 10 .

we 've given up coming here until late in the evening . 
1 we 2 've
2 've 3 given
3 given 4 up
4 up 5 coming
5 coming 7 until
6 here 7 until
7 until 8 late
8 late 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 evening
11 evening 12 .

and since we did that , we haven't heard a gun . " 
1 and 2 since
2 since 3 we
2 since 4 did
4 did 5 that
4 did 6 ,
5 that 6 ,
6 , 7 we
7 we 8 haven't
7 we 9 heard
9 heard 10 a
10 a 11 gun
10 a 12 .
12 . 13 "

his shrewd little eyes twinkled . 
1 his 2 shrewd
2 shrewd 3 little
3 little 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 twinkled
5 twinkled 6 .

he wasn't shooting at anything . 
1 he 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 4 at
3 shooting 4 at
4 at 5 anything
4 at 6 .

it was a box just inside the henhouse door . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 5 just
4 box 5 just
5 just 6 inside
5 just 7 the
7 the 8 henhouse
8 henhouse 9 door
9 door 10 .

in the box was some hay and in that hay he was sure that he had seen an egg . 
1 in 2 the
2 the 3 box
3 box 5 some
4 was 5 some
5 some 6 hay
6 hay 8 in
7 and 8 in
8 in 9 that
9 that 10 hay
9 that 15 he
10 hay 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 sure
12 was 14 that
15 he 16 had
15 he 18 an
16 had 17 seen
18 an 19 egg
19 egg 20 .

in fact , he was sure that he saw two eggs there . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 sure
6 sure 7 that
7 that 8 he
7 that 9 saw
9 saw 10 two
9 saw 11 eggs
10 two 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 there
11 eggs 13 .

he might not have noticed them but for the fact that a hen had jumped down from that box , making a terrible fuss . 
1 he 2 might
2 might 3 not
3 not 4 have
4 have 6 them
5 noticed 6 them
6 them 8 for
7 but 8 for
8 for 9 the
9 the 10 fact
10 fact 11 that
11 that 13 hen
12 a 13 hen
13 hen 15 jumped
14 had 15 jumped
15 jumped 17 from
16 down 17 from
17 from 18 that
17 from 19 box
18 that 19 box
19 box 20 ,
19 box 21 making
21 making 23 terrible
22 a 23 terrible
23 terrible 24 fuss
23 terrible 25 .
24 fuss 25 .

she didn't seem frightened , but very proud . 
1 she 2 didn't
1 she 3 seem
3 seem 4 frightened
4 frightened 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 8 proud
7 very 8 proud
8 proud 9 .

the noise she was making made him nervous . 
1 the 2 noise
2 noise 3 she
3 she 4 was
3 she 5 making
5 making 6 made
5 making 7 him
7 him 8 nervous
7 him 9 .

he was afraid that it would bring some one to find out what was going on . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 afraid
2 was 4 that
4 that 6 would
5 it 6 would
6 would 7 bring
7 bring 8 some
7 bring 9 one
9 one 10 to
9 one 11 find
11 find 12 out
12 out 13 what
13 what 14 was
14 was 15 going
15 going 16 on
16 on 17 .

so he spread his black wings and flew away as silently as he had come . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 spread
3 spread 4 his
4 his 6 wings
5 black 6 wings
6 wings 7 and
7 and 9 away
8 flew 9 away
9 away 10 as
10 as 11 silently
11 silently 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 come
15 come 16 .

as he was flying away he saw those eggs . 
1 as 2 he
2 he 3 was
2 he 4 flying
4 flying 5 away
4 flying 6 he
6 he 8 those
7 saw 8 those
8 those 10 .
9 eggs 10 .

he saw the hay in the box and the two eggs in the hay , and that was enough for him . 
1 he 3 the
2 saw 3 the
3 the 5 in
4 hay 5 in
5 in 6 the
5 in 7 box
6 the 7 box
7 box 13 the
8 and 9 the
8 and 10 two
9 the 10 two
10 two 11 eggs
10 two 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 hay
14 hay 16 and
15 , 16 and
16 and 18 was
17 that 18 was
18 was 19 enough
19 enough 20 for
20 for 21 him
21 him 22 .

it may be true sometimes , but it is very far from true at other times . 
1 it 2 may
2 may 3 be
2 may 4 true
4 true 5 sometimes
4 true 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 it
8 it 9 is
9 is 10 very
10 very 11 far
11 far 13 true
12 from 13 true
13 true 14 at
13 true 15 other
15 other 16 times
15 other 17 .

but do you think they were out of mind ? 
1 but 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 they
5 they 6 were
6 were 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 mind
9 mind 10 ?

not much ! 
1 not 2 much
2 much 3 !

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

he couldn't think of anything else . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 think
3 think 4 of
4 of 5 anything
5 anything 6 else
6 else 7 .

i don't like having to go inside that henhouse , even though it is barely inside the door . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 like
3 like 4 having
4 having 5 to
4 having 6 go
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 inside
6 go 8 that
8 that 9 henhouse
9 henhouse 10 ,
9 henhouse 11 even
11 even 12 though
11 even 13 it
13 it 14 is
13 it 15 barely
15 barely 17 the
16 inside 17 the
17 the 18 door
17 the 19 .
18 door 19 .

i 'm suspicious of doors . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 suspicious
3 suspicious 4 of
3 suspicious 5 doors
5 doors 6 .

they have a way of closing most unexpectedly . 
1 they 2 have
2 have 3 a
2 have 4 way
4 way 5 of
5 of 6 closing
5 of 7 most
7 most 9 .
8 unexpectedly 9 .

the old sinner is too fond of eggs himself . 
1 the 2 old
1 the 3 sinner
3 sinner 5 too
4 is 5 too
5 too 6 fond
6 fond 7 of
7 of 8 eggs
8 eggs 10 .
9 himself 10 .

no . 
1 no 2 .

i 've got to get one of those eggs myself . 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 got
3 got 4 to
4 to 5 get
5 get 6 one
6 one 7 of
7 of 9 eggs
8 those 9 eggs
9 eggs 11 .
10 myself 11 .

they ought to be down in the cornfield pretty soon [.] 
1 they 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 6 in
5 down 6 in
6 in 7 the
6 in 8 cornfield
7 the 8 cornfield
8 cornfield 9 pretty
8 cornfield 10 soon

it won't take but a second . 
1 it 2 won't
2 won't 4 but
3 take 4 but
4 but 5 a
4 but 6 second
5 a 6 second
6 second 7 .

nothing in this world worth having is gained without some risk . 
1 nothing 2 in
2 in 4 world
3 this 4 world
4 world 5 worth
4 world 6 having
6 having 7 is
6 having 8 gained
7 is 8 gained
8 gained 9 without
8 gained 10 some
9 without 10 some
10 some 11 risk
11 risk 12 .

the thing to do is to make sure that the risk is as small as possible . " 
1 the 2 thing
2 thing 3 to
3 to 4 do
4 do 5 is
5 is 6 to
6 to 7 make
7 make 8 sure
8 sure 9 that
8 sure 10 the
10 the 11 risk
10 the 12 is
11 risk 12 is
12 is 13 as
12 is 14 small
13 as 14 small
14 small 15 as
14 small 16 possible
15 as 16 possible
16 possible 17 .
16 possible 18 "
17 . 18 "

he didn't have long to wait . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 have
3 have 4 long
4 long 5 to
5 to 6 wait
6 wait 7 .

he looked at them sharply , and then gave a little sigh of satisfaction . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
2 looked 4 them
4 them 5 sharply
5 sharply 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 10 a
9 gave 10 a
10 a 11 little
11 little 12 sigh
12 sigh 13 of
13 of 14 satisfaction
14 satisfaction 15 .

presently they reached the cornfield and turned into it . 
1 presently 2 they
2 they 3 reached
3 reached 4 the
4 the 5 cornfield
4 the 6 and
6 and 8 into
7 turned 8 into
8 into 9 it
8 into 10 .
9 it 10 .

he didn't fly straight there . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 4 straight
3 fly 4 straight
4 straight 5 there
4 straight 6 .
5 there 6 .

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

when he was quite sure , he silently flew down into the henyard as he had done many times before . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 3 was
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 quite
4 quite 6 ,
5 sure 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 silently
7 he 9 flew
9 flew 10 down
10 down 11 into
11 into 12 the
12 the 13 henyard
13 henyard 14 as
14 as 15 he
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 done
17 done 19 times
18 many 19 times
19 times 20 before
19 times 21 .

at last he could see the box with the hay in it . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 could
4 could 5 see
5 see 6 the
6 the 7 box
7 box 8 with
8 with 9 the
9 the 10 hay
10 hay 11 in
11 in 12 it
12 it 13 .

he walked right up to the open door and peered inside . 
1 he 2 walked
2 walked 3 right
2 walked 4 up
4 up 5 to
4 up 6 the
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 open
7 open 8 door
8 door 9 and
9 and 10 peered
10 peered 11 inside
11 inside 12 .

there was nothing to be afraid of that he could see . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 afraid
5 be 7 of
7 of 8 that
7 of 9 he
9 he 10 could
10 could 11 see
11 see 12 .

still he hesitated . 
1 still 2 he
2 he 3 hesitated
3 hesitated 4 .

" what are you afraid of ? " he muttered to himself as he opened his eyes . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 afraid
5 afraid 6 of
6 of 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 11 to
10 muttered 11 to
11 to 12 himself
11 to 13 as
13 as 14 he
14 he 15 opened
15 opened 16 his
16 his 17 eyes
17 eyes 18 .

then with a hurried look in all directions , he flew up to the edge of the box . 
1 then 2 with
2 with 3 a
2 with 4 hurried
4 hurried 5 look
4 hurried 6 in
6 in 7 all
7 all 8 directions
8 directions 9 ,
9 , 10 he
9 , 11 flew
11 flew 13 to
12 up 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 edge
14 the 16 of
15 edge 16 of
16 of 19 .
17 the 18 box
17 the 19 .

there lay the two eggs ! 
1 there 2 lay
2 lay 3 the
2 lay 4 two
3 the 4 two
4 two 5 eggs
4 two 6 !

all of which is pure nonsense . 
1 all 2 of
2 of 3 which
2 of 4 is
4 is 5 pure
5 pure 6 nonsense
6 nonsense 7 .

of course . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 .

nobody . 
1 nobody 2 .

and hadn't he , ever since he was big enough , hunted eggs and stolen eggs and eaten eggs ? 
1 and 20 ?
2 hadn't 4 ,
3 he 4 ,
4 , 5 ever
4 , 6 since
6 since 7 he
6 since 8 was
8 was 10 enough
9 big 10 enough
10 enough 11 ,
11 , 13 eggs
12 hunted 13 eggs
13 eggs 15 stolen
14 and 15 stolen
15 stolen 16 eggs
15 stolen 17 and
17 and 18 eaten
17 and 19 eggs
19 eggs 20 ?

if he didn't know about eggs , who did ? 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 about
5 about 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 ,
7 , 8 who
8 who 9 did
9 did 10 ?

it is since then that it has been unwise to mention eggs . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 since
3 since 5 that
4 then 5 that
5 that 6 it
5 that 7 has
7 has 9 unwise
8 been 9 unwise
9 unwise 10 to
9 unwise 11 mention
10 to 11 mention
11 mention 12 eggs
11 mention 13 .

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

one would be all that he could manage . 
1 one 3 be
2 would 3 be
3 be 5 that
4 all 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 could
7 could 8 manage
8 manage 9 .

he must take his choice and go away while the going was good . 
1 he 2 must
2 must 4 his
3 take 4 his
4 his 5 choice
4 his 6 and
6 and 8 away
7 go 8 away
8 away 10 the
9 while 10 the
10 the 11 going
10 the 12 was
11 going 12 was
12 was 13 good
12 was 14 .

which should he take ? 
1 which 2 should
2 should 3 he
2 should 4 take
3 he 4 take
4 take 5 ?

it often happens in this life that things which seem to be unimportant , mere trifles in themselves , prove to be just the opposite . 
1 it 2 often
2 often 3 happens
2 often 4 in
3 happens 4 in
4 in 5 this
4 in 6 life
5 this 6 life
6 life 7 that
6 life 8 things
8 things 9 which
9 which 10 seem
9 which 11 to
10 seem 11 to
11 to 12 be
11 to 13 unimportant
12 be 13 unimportant
13 unimportant 14 ,
14 , 15 mere
15 mere 16 trifles
15 mere 17 in
17 in 19 ,
18 themselves 19 ,
19 , 20 prove
20 prove 22 be
21 to 22 be
22 be 23 just
22 be 24 the
23 just 24 the
24 the 25 opposite
24 the 26 .
25 opposite 26 .

as a matter of fact , it made all the difference in the world . 
1 as 2 a
2 a 4 of
3 matter 4 of
4 of 5 fact
5 fact 7 it
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 made
7 it 9 all
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 difference
11 difference 12 in
12 in 13 the
12 in 14 world
14 world 15 .

the other , the larger of the two , was white and also very good to look at . 
1 the 2 other
2 other 3 ,
3 , 4 the
4 the 5 larger
5 larger 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 two
8 two 10 was
9 , 10 was
10 was 12 and
11 white 12 and
12 and 13 also
12 and 14 very
14 very 16 to
15 good 16 to
16 to 17 look
16 to 18 at
18 at 19 .

he fluttered to the ground just outside the door , and there he got a better grip . 
1 he 2 fluttered
1 he 3 to
3 to 4 the
3 to 5 ground
5 ground 6 just
6 just 8 the
7 outside 8 the
8 the 9 door
8 the 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 there
12 there 13 he
13 he 15 a
14 got 15 a
15 a 16 better
15 a 17 grip
17 grip 18 .

he would have liked to boast a little . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 liked
4 liked 5 to
5 to 7 a
6 boast 7 a
7 a 8 little
8 little 9 .

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

he wisely held his tongue . 
1 he 2 wisely
2 wisely 3 held
2 wisely 4 his
4 his 5 tongue
5 tongue 6 .

it would be time enough to do his boasting after he had reached a place of safety and had eaten that egg . 
1 it 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 5 enough
4 time 5 enough
5 enough 6 to
5 enough 7 do
6 to 7 do
7 do 9 boasting
8 his 9 boasting
9 boasting 10 after
9 boasting 11 he
11 he 12 had
11 he 14 a
12 had 13 reached
14 a 16 of
15 place 16 of
16 of 17 safety
17 safety 18 and
18 and 19 had
19 had 21 that
20 eaten 21 that
21 that 22 egg
22 egg 23 .

now at best it isn't easy to carry an egg without breaking it . 
1 now 2 at
2 at 3 best
2 at 4 it
4 it 5 isn't
4 it 6 easy
6 easy 7 to
7 to 8 carry
7 to 14 .
8 carry 9 an
9 an 10 egg
9 an 11 without
10 egg 11 without
11 without 13 it
12 breaking 13 it

you know how very careful you have to be . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 4 very
3 how 4 very
4 very 5 careful
5 careful 6 you
6 you 7 have
7 have 8 to
8 to 9 be
9 be 10 .

do what he would , he couldn't get a better grip on it . 
1 do 2 what
2 what 3 he
3 he 4 would
4 would 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 8 get
7 couldn't 8 get
8 get 9 a
9 a 11 grip
10 better 11 grip
11 grip 12 on
11 grip 13 it
12 on 13 it
13 it 14 .

it slipped a wee bit more . 
1 it 2 slipped
2 slipped 4 wee
3 a 4 wee
4 wee 5 bit
4 wee 6 more
6 more 7 .

but he wasn't quick enough . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 4 quick
3 wasn't 4 quick
4 quick 6 .
5 enough 6 .

then the white thing struck a branch of an old apple tree , bounced off and fell to the ground . 
1 then 2 the
2 the 3 white
3 white 4 thing
4 thing 5 struck
5 struck 6 a
5 struck 7 branch
7 branch 8 of
8 of 10 old
9 an 10 old
10 old 11 apple
10 old 12 tree
12 tree 14 bounced
13 , 14 bounced
14 bounced 15 off
14 bounced 16 and
16 and 18 to
17 fell 18 to
18 to 19 the
18 to 20 ground
20 ground 21 .

he was looking at it with the queerest expression . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 looking
3 looking 4 at
4 at 5 it
5 it 6 with
6 with 7 the
7 the 8 queerest
8 queerest 9 expression
9 expression 10 .

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

that egg wasn't behaving right . 
1 that 2 egg
2 egg 3 wasn't
2 egg 4 behaving
3 wasn't 4 behaving
4 behaving 5 right
4 behaving 6 .

it should have broken when it hit the branch of the apple tree . 
1 it 2 should
2 should 3 have
3 have 4 broken
4 broken 6 it
5 when 6 it
6 it 8 the
7 hit 8 the
8 the 10 of
9 branch 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 apple
12 apple 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

certainly it should have broken when he struck it that way with his bill . 
1 certainly 2 it
2 it 3 should
2 it 4 have
3 should 4 have
4 have 5 broken
4 have 6 when
6 when 7 he
6 when 8 struck
8 struck 9 it
8 struck 10 that
9 it 10 that
10 that 12 with
11 way 12 with
12 with 13 his
13 his 14 bill
14 bill 15 .

however was he to eat that egg , if he couldn't break the shell ? 
1 however 2 was
2 was 3 he
3 he 4 to
4 to 5 eat
5 eat 6 that
6 that 7 egg
7 egg 8 ,
8 , 9 if
9 if 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
10 he 12 break
12 break 13 the
13 the 14 shell
14 shell 15 ?

it wasn't like any egg he ever had seen or even heard of . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 like
2 wasn't 4 any
4 any 5 egg
4 any 6 he
5 egg 6 he
6 he 7 ever
7 ever 8 had
7 ever 9 seen
8 had 9 seen
9 seen 11 even
10 or 11 even
11 even 12 heard
12 heard 13 of
13 of 14 .

even now he wasn't sure that if he could only taste it , it would be all that he had hoped . 
1 even 2 now
1 even 3 he
3 he 5 sure
4 wasn't 5 sure
5 sure 6 that
5 sure 7 if
7 if 8 he
7 if 9 could
9 could 10 only
9 could 11 taste
11 taste 12 it
12 it 13 ,
13 , 14 it
14 it 15 would
15 would 17 all
16 be 17 all
17 all 19 he
18 that 19 he
19 he 21 hoped
20 had 21 hoped
21 hoped 22 .

but how could he taste it , when he couldn't break that shell ? 
1 but 2 how
2 how 4 he
3 could 4 he
4 he 5 taste
4 he 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 when
8 when 10 couldn't
9 he 10 couldn't
10 couldn't 11 break
10 couldn't 12 that
12 that 13 shell
13 shell 14 ?

he never had heard of such a shell . 
1 he 2 never
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 5 of
5 of 6 such
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 shell
8 shell 9 .

he doubted if anybody else ever had , either . 
1 he 2 doubted
2 doubted 3 if
2 doubted 4 anybody
3 if 4 anybody
4 anybody 5 else
4 anybody 6 ever
6 ever 7 had
6 ever 8 ,
7 had 8 ,
8 , 9 either
9 either 10 .

he had hammered at it with his stout bill until he was afraid that he would break that , instead of the egg . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 hammered
2 had 4 at
3 hammered 4 at
4 at 5 it
4 at 6 with
5 it 6 with
6 with 7 his
6 with 8 stout
7 his 8 stout
8 stout 9 bill
9 bill 11 he
10 until 11 he
11 he 12 was
11 he 13 afraid
12 was 13 afraid
13 afraid 14 that
13 afraid 15 he
15 he 16 would
15 he 17 break
17 break 19 ,
18 that 19 ,
19 , 20 instead
19 , 21 of
20 instead 21 of
21 of 24 .
22 the 23 egg
23 egg 24 .

you see , he had something of a guilty conscience . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 he
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 had
4 he 6 something
6 something 8 a
7 of 8 a
8 a 9 guilty
8 a 10 conscience
10 conscience 11 .

not that he felt at all a sense of having done wrong . 
1 not 2 that
2 that 4 felt
3 he 4 felt
4 felt 5 at
4 felt 6 all
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 a
6 all 8 sense
8 sense 9 of
8 sense 10 having
10 having 12 wrong
11 done 12 wrong
12 wrong 13 .

he wanted to get away where he could be sure of being alone . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
3 to 5 away
4 get 5 away
5 away 6 where
5 away 7 he
7 he 8 could
7 he 9 be
8 could 9 be
9 be 10 sure
10 sure 12 being
11 of 12 being
12 being 14 .
13 alone 14 .

then if he couldn't break that shell , no one would be the wiser . 
1 then 2 if
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 couldn't
3 he 5 break
4 couldn't 5 break
5 break 6 that
6 that 8 ,
7 shell 8 ,
8 , 9 no
9 no 10 one
10 one 11 would
11 would 12 be
12 be 13 the
13 the 15 .
14 wiser 15 .

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

always their pockets are filled with all sorts of useless odds and ends which they have picked up here and there . 
1 always 2 their
1 always 3 pockets
2 their 3 pockets
3 pockets 4 are
4 are 5 filled
4 are 6 with
6 with 7 all
6 with 8 sorts
7 all 8 sorts
8 sorts 10 useless
9 of 10 useless
10 useless 11 odds
11 odds 12 and
12 and 13 ends
12 and 14 which
14 which 15 they
14 which 16 have
16 have 17 picked
17 picked 19 here
18 up 19 here
19 here 20 and
20 and 21 there
21 there 22 .

little by little he forgot that it was an egg . 
1 little 2 by
2 by 4 he
3 little 4 he
4 he 5 forgot
4 he 6 that
6 that 7 it
6 that 8 was
8 was 9 an
9 an 10 egg
10 egg 11 .

at least , he forgot that he wanted to eat it . 
1 at 2 least
1 at 4 he
2 least 3 ,
4 he 5 forgot
5 forgot 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 wanted
8 wanted 9 to
9 to 10 eat
10 eat 11 it
11 it 12 .

he began to find pleasure in just looking at it . 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 5 pleasure
4 find 5 pleasure
5 pleasure 6 in
5 pleasure 7 just
7 just 8 looking
7 just 9 at
8 looking 9 at
9 at 10 it
10 it 11 .

it might not satisfy his stomach , but it certainly was very satisfying to his eyes . 
1 it 2 might
1 it 3 not
3 not 5 his
4 satisfy 5 his
5 his 6 stomach
6 stomach 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 it
9 it 10 certainly
9 it 11 was
11 was 12 very
12 very 13 satisfying
13 satisfying 14 to
14 to 15 his
15 his 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 .

he was glad he hadn't been able to break that shell . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 glad
2 was 4 he
3 glad 4 he
4 he 5 hadn't
5 hadn't 7 able
6 been 7 able
7 able 8 to
7 able 9 break
9 break 10 that
9 break 11 shell
11 shell 12 .

once more he spread his black wings and flew down to the egg . 
1 once 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 spread
4 spread 5 his
5 his 7 wings
6 black 7 wings
7 wings 8 and
8 and 9 flew
9 flew 10 down
10 down 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 egg
13 egg 14 .

he cocked his head to one side and looked at it . 
1 he 2 cocked
2 cocked 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 to
5 to 6 one
6 one 7 side
7 side 8 and
8 and 9 looked
9 looked 10 at
10 at 11 it
11 it 12 .

he cocked his head to the other side and looked at it . 
1 he 2 cocked
2 cocked 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 other
7 other 8 side
8 side 9 and
9 and 10 looked
10 looked 11 at
11 at 12 it
12 it 13 .

pretty , pretty , and all mine ! " 
1 pretty 2 ,
2 , 3 pretty
3 pretty 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 all
6 all 7 mine
7 mine 9 "
8 ! 9 "

than he craftily looked all about to make sure that no one was watching him . 
1 than 2 he
2 he 3 craftily
2 he 4 looked
3 craftily 4 looked
4 looked 5 all
4 looked 6 about
6 about 7 to
7 to 8 make
8 make 9 sure
9 sure 10 that
10 that 11 no
11 no 12 one
12 one 13 was
13 was 14 watching
14 watching 15 him
15 him 16 .

having made quite sure , he rolled the egg over and turned it around and admired it to his heart 's content . 
1 having 2 made
2 made 3 quite
2 made 4 sure
3 quite 4 sure
4 sure 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 rolled
7 rolled 8 the
8 the 9 egg
8 the 10 over
9 egg 10 over
10 over 11 and
10 over 12 turned
12 turned 13 it
12 turned 14 around
14 around 15 and
15 and 16 admired
16 admired 18 to
17 it 18 to
18 to 19 his
19 his 20 heart
20 heart 21 's
20 heart 22 content
22 content 23 .

that would be hardly fair to some of the other little people who also have had adventures and want them told to you . 
1 that 2 would
2 would 4 hardly
3 be 4 hardly
4 hardly 6 to
5 fair 6 to
6 to 7 some
6 to 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 other
10 other 11 little
11 little 12 people
12 people 13 who
13 who 14 also
14 also 15 have
14 also 16 had
16 had 18 and
17 adventures 18 and
18 and 19 want
18 and 20 them
20 them 22 to
21 told 22 to
22 to 23 you
22 to 24 .
23 you 24 .