produced by [kent] [fielden] 
1 produced 2 by

[blacky] [the] [crow] 

[by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 

[chapter] [i] [:] [blacky] [the] [crow] [makes] [a] [discovery] 

blacky the [crow] is always watching for things not intended for his sharp eyes . 
1 blacky 8 things
2 the 4 is
4 is 5 always
5 always 6 watching
5 always 7 for
7 for 8 things
8 things 9 not
9 not 11 for
10 intended 11 for
11 for 14 eyes
12 his 13 sharp
13 sharp 14 eyes
14 eyes 15 .

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

in this respect he is just like his cousin , [sammy] [jay] . 
1 in 2 this
2 this 3 respect
2 this 4 he
4 he 5 is
5 is 7 like
6 just 7 like
7 like 9 cousin
8 his 9 cousin
9 cousin 10 ,
10 , 13 .

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

you can believe just which you please , though [i] suspect that neither of them really knows . 
1 you 5 which
1 you 11 suspect
2 can 3 believe
3 believe 4 just
3 believe 5 which
5 which 8 ,
6 you 7 please
7 please 8 ,
8 , 9 though
11 suspect 15 them
11 suspect 18 .
12 that 13 neither
13 neither 14 of
14 of 15 them
15 them 16 really
16 really 17 knows

like the black imp he is , [blacky] flew over the tree-tops , his sharp eyes watching for something interesting below . 
1 like 2 the
1 like 4 imp
2 the 3 black
2 the 4 imp
4 imp 9 flew
5 he 6 is
5 he 9 flew
6 is 7 ,
9 flew 11 the
9 flew 12 tree-tops
10 over 11 the
12 tree-tops 22 .
13 , 14 his
14 his 15 sharp
14 his 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 watching
16 eyes 21 below
18 for 19 something
19 something 20 interesting
19 something 21 below
21 below 22 .

presently he saw ahead of him the old nest of [red-tail] . 
1 presently 2 he
2 he 3 saw
2 he 4 ahead
4 ahead 5 of
4 ahead 6 him
6 him 8 old
7 the 8 old
8 old 9 nest
8 old 10 of
10 of 12 .

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 .

he had visited it before when [red-tail] was away . 
1 he 3 visited
1 he 4 it
2 had 3 visited
4 it 5 before
5 before 6 when
6 when 8 was
8 was 9 away
9 away 10 .

still it might be worth another visit . 
1 still 2 it
2 it 3 might
2 it 4 be
4 be 6 another
5 worth 6 another
6 another 7 visit
7 visit 8 .

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

but [blacky] learned ever so long ago that there is nothing like making sure that there is no danger . 
1 but 3 learned
1 but 4 ever
4 ever 6 long
4 ever 16 there
5 so 6 long
6 long 8 that
7 ago 8 that
8 that 9 there
9 there 14 sure
9 there 16 there
10 is 11 nothing
11 nothing 12 like
12 like 13 making
13 making 14 sure
14 sure 15 that
16 there 19 danger
17 is 18 no
17 is 19 danger
19 danger 20 .

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

right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes . 
1 right 2 away
1 right 7 made
2 away 3 he
2 away 4 saw
3 he 4 saw
4 saw 5 something
5 something 6 that
7 made 8 him
8 him 9 gasp
8 him 10 and
9 gasp 10 and
10 and 12 his
11 blink 12 his
12 his 14 .
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 7 ,
2 was 4 large
2 was 5 and
3 quite 4 large
4 large 5 and
5 and 6 white
7 , 9 it
8 and 9 it
9 it 15 indeed
10 looked 11 it
10 looked 12 looked
12 looked 14 much
12 looked 15 indeed
13 very 14 much
15 indeed 16 like
15 indeed 18 egg
16 like 17 an
18 egg 19 !

do you wonder that [blacky] gasped and blinked ? 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 that
4 that 6 gasped
6 gasped 7 and
7 and 8 blinked
8 blinked 9 ?

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

blacky flew over to a tall pine-tree to think it over . 
1 blacky 2 flew
1 blacky 5 a
2 flew 3 over
2 flew 4 to
5 a 6 tall
6 tall 7 pine-tree
7 pine-tree 8 to
7 pine-tree 9 think
9 think 10 it
10 it 11 over
10 it 12 .

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

" yet if ever [i] saw an egg , that looked like one . 
1 " 3 if
2 yet 3 if
3 if 4 ever
4 ever 6 saw
4 ever 8 egg
6 saw 7 an
8 egg 9 ,
9 , 10 that
10 that 13 one
11 looked 12 like
11 looked 13 one
13 one 14 .

jumping grasshoppers , how good an egg would taste right now ! " 
1 jumping 2 grasshoppers
2 grasshoppers 3 ,
2 grasshoppers 5 good
3 , 4 how
5 good 6 an
5 good 7 egg
7 egg 8 would
8 would 10 right
9 taste 10 right
10 right 11 now
11 now 13 "
12 ! 13 "

you know [blacky] has a weakness for eggs . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 4 has
4 has 5 a
5 a 6 weakness
6 weakness 7 for
7 for 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 .

the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 
1 the 3 he
2 more 3 he
3 he 5 about
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
5 about 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 12 .
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
2 times 6 up
3 he 5 made
5 made 6 up
6 up 9 to
7 his 8 mind
8 mind 9 to
9 to 11 straight
10 fly 11 straight
11 straight 14 and
12 over 13 there
13 there 14 and
14 and 16 sure
15 make 16 sure
16 sure 17 ,
17 , 18 but
17 , 19 he
19 he 22 dare
19 he 23 .
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 4 an
1 if 11 somebody
2 it 3 were
3 were 4 an
4 an 5 egg
5 egg 6 ,
6 , 8 must
8 must 10 to
8 must 11 somebody
9 belong 10 to
11 somebody 14 perhaps
11 somebody 17 be
12 , 13 and
12 , 14 perhaps
14 perhaps 15 it
15 it 16 would
17 be 19 to
18 best 19 to
19 to 22 who
20 find 21 out
20 find 22 who
22 who 23 .

suddenly [blacky] shook himself . 
1 suddenly 3 shook
3 shook 4 himself
4 himself 5 .

" [i] must be dreaming , " said he . 
1 " 4 be
3 must 4 be
4 be 5 dreaming
5 dreaming 7 "
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
8 said 10 .

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

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

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

[chapter] [ii] [:] [blacky] [makes] [sure] 

" as true as ever [i] 've cawed a caw [that] was a new-laid egg [i] saw . " 
1 " 2 as
1 " 7 've
2 as 3 true
3 true 4 as
4 as 5 ever
7 've 10 caw
8 cawed 9 a
9 a 10 caw
10 caw 14 new-laid
12 was 13 a
13 a 14 new-laid
14 new-laid 15 egg
15 egg 18 .
17 saw 18 .
18 . 19 "

" oh nothing , [cousin] , nothing at all , " replied [blacky] . 
1 " 2 oh
1 " 4 ,
3 nothing 4 ,
4 , 6 ,
6 , 8 at
7 nothing 8 at
8 at 9 all
9 all 11 "
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
12 replied 14 .

" [i] was just talking foolishness to myself . " 
1 " 3 was
3 was 5 talking
4 just 5 talking
5 talking 7 to
6 foolishness 7 to
7 to 9 .
8 myself 9 .
9 . 10 "

sammy looked at him sharply . 
1 sammy 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 4 him
4 him 5 sharply
5 sharply 6 .

" you aren't feeling sick , are you , [cousin] [blacky] ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 6 ,
2 you 3 aren't
3 aren't 4 feeling
4 feeling 5 sick
6 , 8 you
7 are 8 you
8 you 13 "
9 , 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 he
14 he 15 asked
15 asked 16 .

" must be something the matter with you when you [begin] talking about new-laid eggs , when everything 's covered with snow and ice . 
1 " 3 be
2 must 3 be
3 be 8 you
4 something 5 the
4 something 6 matter
6 matter 7 with
6 matter 8 you
8 you 24 ice
9 when 10 you
10 you 12 talking
12 talking 13 about
13 about 14 new-laid
14 new-laid 15 eggs
14 new-laid 16 ,
15 eggs 16 ,
16 , 18 everything
16 , 24 ice
17 when 18 everything
18 everything 19 's
18 everything 20 covered
20 covered 22 snow
21 with 22 snow
22 snow 23 and
24 ice 25 .

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

whoever heard of such a thing as a new-laid egg this time of year . " 
1 whoever 4 such
2 heard 3 of
3 of 4 such
4 such 5 a
5 a 7 as
6 thing 7 as
7 as 8 a
7 as 10 egg
8 a 9 new-laid
10 egg 14 year
11 this 12 time
12 time 13 of
13 of 14 year
14 year 15 .
15 . 16 "

" nobody , [i] guess , " replied [blacky] . 
1 " 3 ,
2 nobody 3 ,
3 , 5 guess
5 guess 6 ,
5 guess 7 "
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 10 .

" [i] told you [i] was just talking foolishness . 
1 " 3 told
3 told 4 you
4 you 6 was
6 was 7 just
7 just 8 talking
8 talking 9 foolishness
9 foolishness 10 .

you see , [i] 'm so hungry that [i] just got to thinking what [i] 'd have if [i] could have anything [i] wanted . 
1 you 3 ,
1 you 7 hungry
2 see 3 ,
3 , 5 'm
5 'm 6 so
7 hungry 14 what
8 that 10 just
10 just 11 got
11 got 12 to
12 to 13 thinking
12 to 14 what
14 what 16 'd
16 'd 20 could
17 have 18 if
17 have 20 could
20 could 21 have
20 could 22 anything
21 have 22 anything
22 anything 25 .
24 wanted 25 .

i guess [i] must have said something about it . " 
1 i 2 guess
1 i 4 must
4 must 5 have
5 have 8 about
6 said 7 something
7 something 8 about
8 about 9 it
9 it 10 .
10 . 11 "

" [i] guess you must have . 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 4 you
4 you 5 must
5 must 6 have
6 have 7 .

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

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

i 'm going over to [farmer] [brown] 's corncrib . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 going
3 going 4 over
3 going 5 to
5 to 8 's
8 's 10 .
9 corncrib 10 .

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

better come along , " said [sammy] . 
1 better 2 come
2 come 3 along
3 along 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 8 .

" 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 .

some other time , perhaps , " replied [blacky] . 
1 some 2 other
2 other 3 time
2 other 5 perhaps
3 time 4 ,
5 perhaps 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 10 .

he watched [sammy] disappear through the trees . 
1 he 2 watched
2 watched 4 disappear
4 disappear 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 7 trees
7 trees 8 .

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

" [i] 'm foolish . 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 foolish
4 foolish 5 .

i know [i] 'm foolish , " he muttered . 
1 i 2 know
1 i 4 'm
4 'm 5 foolish
4 'm 6 ,
5 foolish 6 ,
6 , 7 "
6 , 8 he
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 muttered
9 muttered 10 .

" but [i] 've just got to have another look in that old nest of [redtail] the [hawk] . 
1 " 5 just
2 but 4 've
2 but 5 just
5 just 13 old
6 got 8 have
6 got 10 look
7 to 8 have
8 have 9 another
10 look 11 in
10 look 13 old
11 in 12 that
13 old 15 of
14 nest 15 of
15 of 19 .
17 the 19 .

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

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

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

that settled it in [blacky] 's mind ; they were eggs ! 
1 that 2 settled
1 that 7 mind
2 settled 3 it
3 it 4 in
6 's 7 mind
7 mind 8 ;
8 ; 9 they
9 they 10 were
10 were 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 !

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

blacky kept right on flying . 
1 blacky 2 kept
2 kept 3 right
3 right 4 on
4 on 5 flying
5 flying 6 .

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

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

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

whoever had laid those eggs was big and strong . 
1 whoever 5 eggs
2 had 3 laid
3 laid 4 those
4 those 5 eggs
5 eggs 8 and
6 was 7 big
7 big 8 and
8 and 9 strong
9 strong 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 4 find
2 must 3 first
2 must 4 find
4 find 5 out
4 find 9 ;
5 out 6 whose
7 they 8 were
7 they 9 ;
9 ; 10 then
10 then 13 know
10 then 15 what
11 he 12 would
11 he 13 know
13 know 14 better
13 know 15 what
15 what 17 do
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
1 he 13 he
2 felt 6 one
3 sure 4 that
4 that 5 no
5 no 6 one
6 one 7 else
7 else 8 knew
8 knew 11 ,
8 knew 13 he
9 about 10 them
9 about 11 ,
11 , 12 and
13 he 19 away
14 knew 15 that
14 knew 19 away
15 that 16 they
16 they 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 run
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
1 so 6 flying
2 he 3 kept
2 he 4 right
3 kept 4 right
6 flying 16 could
6 flying 23 .
7 until 9 reached
8 he 9 reached
9 reached 11 certain
10 a 11 certain
11 certain 13 pine-tree
11 certain 16 could
12 tall 13 pine-tree
13 pine-tree 14 where
14 where 15 he
16 could 18 and
16 could 19 think
17 sit 18 and
19 think 20 without
20 without 22 disturbed
20 without 23 .
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 .

" real eggs ! 
1 " 2 real
2 real 3 eggs
3 eggs 4 !

now who under the sun can have moved into [redtail] 's old house ? 
1 now 3 under
2 who 3 under
3 under 6 can
4 the 5 sun
5 sun 6 can
6 can 7 have
7 have 8 moved
8 moved 9 into
9 into 13 house
11 's 12 old
12 old 13 house
13 house 14 ?

and what can they mean by laying eggs before [mistress] [spring] has even sent word that she has started ? 
1 and 2 what
1 and 5 mean
2 what 3 can
2 what 4 they
5 mean 7 laying
5 mean 8 eggs
6 by 7 laying
7 laying 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 before
8 eggs 13 even
12 has 13 even
13 even 15 word
14 sent 15 word
15 word 19 started
16 that 18 has
17 she 18 has
18 has 19 started
19 started 20 ?

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

[chapter] [iii] [:] [blacky] [finds] [out] [who] [owns] [the] [eggs] 

two big white eggs in a tumbledown nest , and snow and ice everywhere ! 
1 two 2 big
1 two 6 a
2 big 3 white
2 big 4 eggs
3 white 4 eggs
5 in 6 a
6 a 7 tumbledown
7 tumbledown 10 and
8 nest 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 snow
11 snow 12 and
11 snow 13 ice
12 and 13 ice
13 ice 14 everywhere
14 everywhere 15 !

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

" wouldn't believe it , if [i] hadn't seen it with my own eyes , " muttered [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 " 2 wouldn't
1 " 6 if
2 wouldn't 4 it
3 believe 4 it
4 it 5 ,
6 if 8 hadn't
6 if 10 it
8 hadn't 9 seen
9 seen 10 it
10 it 17 muttered
11 with 13 own
12 my 13 own
13 own 14 eyes
14 eyes 15 ,
14 eyes 17 muttered
15 , 16 "
17 muttered 19 the
19 the 21 .

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

if [i] can't believe them , it 's of no use to try to believe anything in this world . 
1 if 8 's
1 if 10 no
3 can't 7 it
4 believe 6 ,
4 believe 7 it
5 them 6 ,
7 it 8 's
9 of 10 no
10 no 11 use
10 no 14 to
11 use 12 to
12 to 13 try
13 try 14 to
14 to 20 .
15 believe 16 anything
15 believe 20 .
16 anything 17 in
17 in 18 this
17 in 19 world

as sure as [i] sit here , that old nest has two eggs in it . 
1 as 3 as
2 sure 3 as
3 as 7 ,
5 sit 6 here
5 sit 7 ,
7 , 9 old
8 that 9 old
9 old 10 nest
10 nest 11 has
10 nest 12 two
12 two 16 .
13 eggs 14 in
14 in 15 it
15 it 16 .

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

i must find out whose eggs they are and then " 
1 i 2 must
1 i 3 find
2 must 3 find
3 find 4 out
4 out 5 whose
5 whose 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 they
7 they 8 are
8 are 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 10 guessed
2 have 3 seen
3 seen 5 ,
3 seen 6 you
4 him 5 ,
6 you 7 would
6 you 9 have
7 would 8 never
9 have 10 guessed
10 guessed 16 anything
11 that 12 he
11 that 13 was
13 was 14 looking
13 was 16 anything
14 looking 15 for
16 anything 19 .
17 in 18 particular
18 particular 19 .

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

blacky 's heart beat fast with excitement as he drew near that old tumble-down nest . 
1 blacky 2 's
1 blacky 4 beat
2 's 3 heart
3 heart 4 beat
4 beat 9 he
5 fast 6 with
6 with 8 as
7 excitement 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 11 near
10 drew 11 near
11 near 14 tumble-down
12 that 13 old
13 old 14 tumble-down
14 tumble-down 15 nest
15 nest 16 .

would those two big white eggs be there ? 
1 would 2 those
1 would 3 two
3 two 4 big
4 big 5 white
4 big 6 eggs
5 white 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 be
7 be 8 there
8 there 9 ?

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

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

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

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

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

one stroke ! 
1 one 2 stroke
2 stroke 3 !

two strokes ! 
1 two 2 strokes
2 strokes 3 !

three strokes ! 
1 three 2 strokes
2 strokes 3 !

blacky bit his tongue to keep from giving a sharp caw of disappointment and surprise . 
1 blacky 11 caw
1 blacky 12 of
2 bit 3 his
2 bit 4 tongue
4 tongue 5 to
5 to 6 keep
5 to 7 from
7 from 9 a
8 giving 9 a
9 a 10 sharp
9 a 11 caw
11 caw 12 of
12 of 16 .
13 disappointment 14 and
14 and 15 surprise
15 surprise 16 .

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

no , [sir] , there wasn't a sign of eggs in that old nest . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 6 wasn't
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 8 sign
7 a 8 sign
8 sign 9 of
9 of 10 eggs
9 of 11 in
11 in 13 old
12 that 13 old
13 old 14 nest
13 old 15 .
14 nest 15 .

there wasn't because why , do you think ? 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 4 why
3 because 4 why
4 why 5 ,
5 , 6 do
5 , 7 you
7 you 8 think
7 you 9 ?

blacky didn't turn to come back as he had planned . 
1 blacky 2 didn't
1 blacky 3 turn
3 turn 6 back
4 to 5 come
5 come 6 back
6 back 8 he
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 planned
10 planned 11 .

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

" [i] 'm thankful [i] knew enough to leave them alone , " said he . 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 thankful
4 thankful 7 enough
6 knew 7 enough
7 enough 8 to
7 enough 9 leave
9 leave 11 alone
10 them 11 alone
11 alone 12 ,
12 , 13 "
12 , 15 he
13 " 14 said
13 " 15 he
15 he 16 .

" [funny] [i] never once guessed whose eggs they are . 
1 " 6 guessed
4 never 5 once
5 once 6 guessed
6 guessed 7 whose
7 whose 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 they
9 they 11 .
10 are 11 .

i might have known that no one but [hooty] the [horned] [owl] would think of nesting at this time of year . 
1 i 2 might
1 i 3 have
3 have 4 known
4 known 13 would
5 that 6 no
6 no 7 one
7 one 8 but
8 but 10 the
10 the 13 would
13 would 16 nesting
14 think 15 of
14 think 16 nesting
16 nesting 21 year
17 at 19 time
18 this 19 time
19 time 20 of
20 of 21 year
21 year 22 .

and that was [mrs] [hooty] [i] saw on the nest just now . 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 was
3 was 8 on
7 saw 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 nest
10 nest 11 just
11 just 12 now
11 just 13 .

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

she 's bigger than [hooty] himself ! 
1 she 2 's
2 's 3 bigger
3 bigger 4 than
4 than 6 himself
6 himself 7 !

yes , [sir] , it 's a lucky thing [i] didn't try to get those eggs yesterday . 
1 yes 8 lucky
1 yes 13 to
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 's
6 's 7 a
6 's 8 lucky
9 thing 12 try
9 thing 13 to
11 didn't 12 try
13 to 14 get
13 to 16 eggs
14 get 15 those
16 eggs 17 yesterday
16 eggs 18 .
17 yesterday 18 .

blacky , [blacky] , the sooner you forget those eggs the better . " 
1 blacky 6 sooner
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 sooner
6 sooner 8 forget
7 you 8 forget
8 forget 9 those
8 forget 10 eggs
9 those 10 eggs
10 eggs 11 the
11 the 13 .
12 better 13 .
13 . 14 "

some things are best forgotten [as] soon as they are learned . 
1 some 2 things
1 some 3 are
2 things 3 are
3 are 5 forgotten
4 best 5 forgotten
5 forgotten 7 soon
7 soon 9 they
8 as 9 they
9 they 11 learned
10 are 11 learned
11 learned 12 .

who never plays with fire [will] surely not get burned . 
1 who 2 never
1 who 4 with
2 never 3 plays
4 with 5 fire
5 fire 9 get
7 surely 8 not
8 not 9 get
9 get 10 burned
10 burned 11 .

[chapter] [iv] [:] [the] [cunning] [of] [blacky] 

he would forget that he ever had seen them , and he would stay away from that corner of the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 would
1 he 5 he
2 would 3 forget
3 forget 4 that
5 he 8 seen
6 ever 7 had
7 had 8 seen
8 seen 11 and
9 them 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
11 and 14 stay
12 he 13 would
13 would 14 stay
14 stay 16 from
14 stay 20 the
15 away 16 from
17 that 18 corner
17 that 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 23 .

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

she is bigger than [hooty] and certainly quite as much to be feared by the little people . 
1 she 4 than
2 is 3 bigger
3 bigger 4 than
4 than 7 certainly
6 and 7 certainly
7 certainly 15 the
8 quite 9 as
9 as 10 much
10 much 11 to
11 to 12 be
11 to 15 the
12 be 13 feared
13 feared 14 by
15 the 17 people
16 little 17 people
17 people 18 .

all this [blacky] knows . 
1 all 2 this
2 this 5 .
4 knows 5 .

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

and [blacky] is not one to poke his head into trouble with his eyes open . 
1 and 3 is
3 is 7 poke
4 not 5 one
5 one 6 to
6 to 7 poke
7 poke 9 head
8 his 9 head
9 head 11 trouble
10 into 11 trouble
11 trouble 12 with
11 trouble 13 his
13 his 16 .
14 eyes 15 open
14 eyes 16 .

so he very wisely resolved to forget all about those eggs . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 5 resolved
2 he 3 very
3 very 4 wisely
5 resolved 6 to
6 to 7 forget
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 5 thing
2 it 3 is
2 it 5 thing
5 thing 8 a
6 to 7 make
7 make 8 a
8 a 9 resolution
9 resolution 11 quite
9 resolution 13 thing
10 and 11 quite
11 quite 12 another
13 thing 18 it
14 to 15 live
15 live 16 up
15 live 18 it
16 up 17 to
18 it 24 .
19 , 20 as
20 as 21 you
20 as 22 all
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 10 forget
2 was 3 easy
2 was 4 enough
4 enough 9 would
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 that
6 say 9 would
7 that 8 he
9 would 10 forget
10 forget 18 forget
11 , 12 but
11 , 13 not
13 not 14 at
14 at 15 all
15 all 16 easy
16 easy 17 to
16 easy 18 forget
18 forget 19 .

he just couldn't seem to forget them . 
1 he 2 just
1 he 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 3 little
2 a 3 little
3 little 4 ,
4 , 6 didn't
5 he 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 try
7 try 8 .

now [blacky] the [crow] is very , very cunning . 
1 now 3 the
3 the 5 is
5 is 6 very
6 very 7 ,
7 , 8 very
8 very 9 cunning
9 cunning 10 .

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

no one can get into more mischief and still keep out of trouble than can [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 9 still
3 can 4 get
4 get 5 into
5 into 6 more
5 into 9 still
6 more 7 mischief
7 mischief 8 and
9 still 10 keep
10 keep 15 can
11 out 12 of
12 of 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 than
13 trouble 15 can
15 can 19 .
17 the 19 .

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

that won't do at all , because [i] want them myself . 
1 that 3 do
2 won't 3 do
3 do 7 because
4 at 5 all
5 all 6 ,
6 , 7 because
7 because 10 them
9 want 10 them
10 them 11 myself
10 them 12 .

i found them , and [i] ought to have them . " 
1 i 2 found
1 i 3 them
3 them 4 ,
3 them 5 and
5 and 7 ought
5 and 8 to
7 ought 8 to
8 to 9 have
9 have 10 them
10 them 11 .
11 . 12 "

he quite forgot or overlooked the fact that those eggs really belonged to [hooty] and [mrs] [hooty] and to no one else . 
1 he 5 overlooked
2 quite 3 forgot
3 forgot 4 or
3 forgot 5 overlooked
5 overlooked 6 the
6 the 7 fact
6 the 9 those
7 fact 8 that
9 those 10 eggs
9 those 11 really
11 really 12 belonged
11 really 18 and
12 belonged 13 to
13 to 15 and
18 and 22 else
18 and 23 .
19 to 20 no
20 no 21 one
21 one 22 else
22 else 23 .

" now let me see , what can [i] do ? " 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 let
2 now 4 me
4 me 5 see
5 see 7 what
6 , 7 what
7 what 8 can
8 can 10 do
8 can 11 ?
10 do 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

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 6 and
2 thought 3 and
2 thought 5 thought
3 and 4 he
3 and 5 thought
5 thought 6 and
6 and 8 thought
7 he 8 thought
8 thought 11 thought
8 thought 13 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 thought
11 thought 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 little
14 little 25 head
15 by 16 little
15 by 18 plan
16 little 17 a
18 plan 21 in
19 worked 20 out
19 worked 21 in
21 in 22 his
21 in 23 little
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 4 out
2 chuckled 3 right
2 chuckled 4 out
4 out 12 see
5 loud 6 ,
6 , 11 to
6 , 12 see
7 then 8 hurriedly
8 hurriedly 9 looked
8 hurriedly 10 around
10 around 11 to
12 see 17 heard
13 if 14 any
14 any 15 one
15 one 16 had
15 one 17 heard
17 heard 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
8 again 9 .

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

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

it won't hurt [hooty] or [mrs] [hooty] a bit , but it will make them very angry . 
1 it 3 hurt
1 it 18 .
2 won't 3 hurt
5 or 9 bit
5 or 10 ,
8 a 9 bit
9 bit 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 it
12 it 13 will
12 it 14 make
14 make 16 very
14 make 18 .
15 them 16 very
16 very 17 angry

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

then [i] 'll slip in and get one and perhaps both of them . 
1 then 3 'll
1 then 7 get
3 'll 4 slip
4 slip 5 in
5 in 6 and
7 get 8 one
7 get 9 and
9 and 10 perhaps
9 and 11 both
11 both 12 of
11 both 13 them
13 them 14 .

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

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

[chapter] [v] [:] [blacky] [calls] [his] [friends] 

when [blacky] cries " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 
1 when 3 cries
3 cries 7 caw
4 " 5 caw
5 caw 6 ,
6 , 7 caw
7 caw 8 ,
8 , 9 caw
9 caw 10 ,
9 caw 11 caw
10 , 11 caw
11 caw 12 !
12 ! 13 "

as if he 'd [dislocate] his jaw , [his] relatives all hasten where [he] waits them with a crafty air . 
1 as 3 he
1 as 7 jaw
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 'd
4 'd 6 his
7 jaw 21 .
8 , 15 waits
10 relatives 13 where
11 all 12 hasten
12 hasten 13 where
13 where 15 waits
15 waits 16 them
16 them 17 with
16 them 21 .
17 with 19 crafty
18 a 19 crafty
19 crafty 20 air

they know that there is mischief afoot , and the [crow] family is always ready for mischief . 
1 they 9 and
2 know 3 that
3 that 4 there
3 that 6 mischief
4 there 5 is
6 mischief 8 ,
6 mischief 9 and
7 afoot 8 ,
9 and 14 always
10 the 12 family
12 family 13 is
12 family 14 always
14 always 18 .
15 ready 16 for
16 for 17 mischief
16 for 18 .

blacky chuckled as he saw them coming . 
1 blacky 3 as
2 chuckled 3 as
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 saw
5 saw 6 them
5 saw 7 coming
6 them 7 coming
7 coming 8 .

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

i know where [hooty] the [owl] is , and we 'll have no end of fun with him , " he cried . 
1 i 3 where
2 know 3 where
3 where 13 no
5 the 7 is
7 is 8 ,
8 , 10 we
9 and 10 we
10 we 11 'll
11 'll 12 have
11 'll 13 no
13 no 18 him
14 end 15 of
14 end 18 him
15 of 16 fun
16 fun 17 with
18 him 20 "
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 he
20 " 22 cried
22 cried 23 .

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

" 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 .

we 'll drive him out of the [green] [forest] ! " 
1 we 2 'll
2 'll 3 drive
3 drive 4 him
4 him 5 out
5 out 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 10 !
10 ! 11 "

blacky had taken pains to slip over early that morning and make sure just where he was . 
1 blacky 5 to
2 had 3 taken
3 taken 4 pains
3 taken 5 to
5 to 8 early
5 to 18 .
6 slip 7 over
6 slip 8 early
8 early 11 and
8 early 12 make
9 that 10 morning
10 morning 11 and
11 and 12 make
13 sure 14 just
13 sure 18 .
14 just 15 where
15 where 17 was
16 he 17 was

he had discovered [hooty] fast asleep , and he knew that he would remain right where he was until dark . 
1 he 3 discovered
2 had 3 discovered
3 discovered 9 he
3 discovered 10 knew
5 fast 6 asleep
5 fast 7 ,
7 , 8 and
7 , 9 he
9 he 10 knew
10 knew 13 would
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 would
13 would 16 where
13 would 19 until
14 remain 15 right
15 right 16 where
16 where 17 he
17 he 18 was
19 until 20 dark
20 dark 21 .

jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] was shining his very brightest , and the white snow on the ground made it seem brighter still . 
1 jolly 2 ,
1 jolly 11 very
2 , 3 round
2 , 4 ,
3 round 4 ,
4 , 5 bright
5 bright 8 was
8 was 9 shining
9 shining 10 his
11 very 12 brightest
11 very 16 white
12 brightest 13 ,
12 brightest 14 and
14 and 15 the
16 white 17 snow
16 white 18 on
18 on 19 the
18 on 20 ground
19 the 20 ground
20 ground 22 it
21 made 22 it
22 it 24 brighter
23 seem 24 brighter
24 brighter 26 .
25 still 26 .

even [blacky] had to blink , and he knew that poor [hooty] would find it harder still . 
1 even 6 ,
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 blink
5 blink 6 ,
6 , 7 and
6 , 13 would
8 he 9 knew
9 knew 11 poor
9 knew 13 would
10 that 11 poor
13 would 14 find
14 find 15 it
14 find 16 harder
15 it 16 harder
16 harder 18 .
17 still 18 .

but one thing [blacky] was very careful not to even hint of , and that was that [mrs] . hooty was right close at hand . 
1 but 2 one
1 but 3 thing
3 thing 6 very
5 was 6 very
6 very 7 careful
6 very 9 to
7 careful 8 not
9 to 10 even
9 to 11 hint
11 hint 12 of
12 of 23 close
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 that
14 and 16 was
16 was 17 that
17 that 19 .
19 . 22 right
20 hooty 21 was
20 hooty 22 right
22 right 23 close
23 close 25 hand
23 close 26 .
24 at 25 hand

mrs [hooty] is bigger and even more fierce than [hooty] , and [blacky] didn't want to frighten any of the more timid of his relatives . 
1 mrs 9 than
3 is 4 bigger
4 bigger 7 more
5 and 6 even
6 even 7 more
7 more 8 fierce
7 more 9 than
9 than 12 and
11 , 12 and
12 and 15 want
12 and 20 the
14 didn't 15 want
15 want 16 to
16 to 17 frighten
17 frighten 18 any
18 any 19 of
20 the 23 of
21 more 22 timid
22 timid 23 of
23 of 24 his
24 his 25 relatives
25 relatives 26 .

of course , he had heard the noisy [crew] coming , and he knew well enough what to expect . 
1 of 10 coming
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 had
4 he 6 heard
6 heard 7 the
6 heard 8 noisy
7 the 8 noisy
8 noisy 10 coming
10 coming 11 ,
10 coming 12 and
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 knew
12 and 17 what
13 he 14 knew
14 knew 15 well
14 knew 16 enough
15 well 16 enough
16 enough 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 3 as
2 soon 3 as
3 as 4 they
3 as 5 saw
5 saw 8 they
6 him 7 ,
7 , 8 they
8 they 19 to
9 began 10 to
9 began 11 scream
11 scream 15 ever
11 scream 19 to
12 as 13 loud
13 loud 14 as
14 as 15 ever
15 ever 16 they
15 ever 17 could
17 could 18 and
19 to 20 call
19 to 21 him
21 him 22 all
22 all 26 .
23 manner 25 names
23 manner 26 .
24 of 25 names

so far [blacky] 's plans were working out just as he had hoped . 
1 so 2 far
1 so 7 working
2 far 4 's
4 's 5 plans
5 plans 6 were
7 working 10 as
8 out 9 just
9 just 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 had
11 he 13 hoped
13 hoped 14 .

[chapter] [vi] [:] [hooty] [the] [owl] [doesn't] [stay] [still] 

now what's the good of being smart [when] others do not do their part ? 
1 now 2 what's
1 now 3 the
2 what's 3 the
3 the 5 of
4 good 5 of
5 of 7 smart
6 being 7 smart
7 smart 9 others
9 others 11 not
10 do 11 not
11 not 12 do
12 do 13 their
12 do 14 part
14 part 15 ?

if [blacky] the [crow] didn't say this to himself , he thought it . 
1 if 3 the
3 the 5 didn't
3 the 8 to
5 didn't 7 this
6 say 7 this
8 to 9 himself
9 himself 11 he
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 thought
11 he 13 it
13 it 14 .

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

he always thought of [hooty] the [owl] as stupid . 
1 he 2 always
2 always 3 thought
3 thought 4 of
4 of 6 the
6 the 8 as
8 as 9 stupid
9 stupid 10 .

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

no , in the night [blacky] was not at all sure that [hooty] was stupid . 
1 no 5 night
2 , 3 in
2 , 5 night
3 in 4 the
5 night 8 not
7 was 8 not
8 not 9 at
9 at 11 sure
10 all 11 sure
11 sure 12 that
12 that 14 was
14 was 15 stupid
14 was 16 .
15 stupid 16 .

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 .

you see , he quite forgot the fact that the brightness of day is to [hooty] what the blackness of night is to him . 
1 you 7 the
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
3 , 5 quite
5 quite 6 forgot
5 quite 7 the
7 the 11 brightness
8 fact 9 that
8 fact 11 brightness
9 that 10 the
11 brightness 19 blackness
12 of 13 day
13 day 14 is
14 is 15 to
15 to 17 what
17 what 18 the
18 the 19 blackness
19 blackness 20 of
20 of 21 night
20 of 25 .
21 night 22 is
22 is 23 to
23 to 24 him

but [hooty] isn't stupid . 
1 but 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 stupid
4 stupid 5 .

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

" [mrs] [hooty] mustn't be disturbed , " thought he . 
1 " 5 be
4 mustn't 5 be
5 be 8 "
6 disturbed 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 thought
9 thought 10 he
10 he 11 .

" 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 must lead these black rascals away where they won't discover [mrs] [hooty] . 
1 i 3 lead
2 must 3 lead
3 lead 6 rascals
4 these 5 black
5 black 6 rascals
6 rascals 8 where
7 away 8 where
8 where 10 won't
9 they 10 won't
10 won't 11 discover
10 won't 14 .

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

he didn't fly far because the instant he started to fly that whole noisy crew with the exception of [blacky] were after him . 
1 he 3 fly
1 he 7 instant
2 didn't 3 fly
3 fly 4 far
4 far 5 because
5 because 6 the
7 instant 8 he
7 instant 11 fly
8 he 9 started
9 started 10 to
11 fly 16 with
12 that 13 whole
12 that 14 noisy
13 whole 14 noisy
14 noisy 15 crew
14 noisy 16 with
16 with 17 the
16 with 18 exception
18 exception 19 of
18 exception 24 .
19 of 21 were
22 after 23 him
22 after 24 .

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 4 use
2 he 5 his
4 use 5 his
5 his 6 claws
5 his 11 ,
6 claws 7 or
6 claws 9 while
7 or 8 bill
9 while 10 flying
9 while 11 ,
11 , 12 they
12 they 13 grew
13 grew 16 to
13 grew 19 few
14 bold 15 enough
14 bold 16 to
16 to 17 pull
17 pull 18 a
19 few 20 feathers
19 few 22 of
21 out 22 of
22 of 23 his
23 his 25 .
24 back 25 .

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

no , [hooty] wasn't stupid . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 5 stupid
5 stupid 6 .

certainly not . 
1 certainly 2 not
2 not 3 .

blacky awoke to that fact as he sat in the top of a tall pine-tree silently watching . 
1 blacky 4 that
2 awoke 3 to
3 to 4 that
4 that 5 fact
4 that 11 top
5 fact 7 he
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 sat
8 sat 9 in
9 in 10 the
11 top 17 watching
12 of 13 a
13 a 14 tall
13 a 17 watching
14 tall 16 silently
15 pine-tree 16 silently
17 watching 18 .

blacky could imagine that she was smiling to herself . 
1 blacky 5 she
2 could 3 imagine
3 imagine 4 that
4 that 5 she
5 she 6 was
6 was 7 smiling
7 smiling 9 herself
8 to 9 herself
9 herself 10 .

it was clear that she had no intention of going to help [hooty] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 that
2 was 3 clear
4 that 5 she
5 she 6 had
5 she 7 no
6 had 7 no
7 no 9 of
8 intention 9 of
9 of 10 going
10 going 11 to
10 going 12 help
11 to 12 help
12 help 14 .

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

[chapter] [vii] [:] [blacky] [tries] [another] [plan] 

when one plan fails , just try another ; [declare] you 'll win some way or other . 
1 when 6 just
1 when 7 try
2 one 3 plan
3 plan 5 ,
3 plan 6 just
4 fails 5 ,
6 just 7 try
7 try 13 win
8 another 9 ;
9 ; 11 you
9 ; 13 win
11 you 12 'll
13 win 16 or
14 some 15 way
14 some 16 or
16 or 18 .
17 other 18 .

people who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try . 
1 people 3 succeed
1 people 18 try
2 who 3 succeed
3 succeed 4 are
4 are 6 who
4 are 9 give
5 those 6 who
6 who 7 do
6 who 8 not
7 do 8 not
9 give 12 they
10 up 11 because
11 because 12 they
13 fail 15 first
13 fail 18 try
14 the 15 first
15 first 17 they
16 time 17 they
18 try 19 .

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

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

now [blacky] the [crow] knows all about the value of trying and trying . 
1 now 6 all
3 the 5 knows
5 knows 6 all
6 all 9 value
7 about 8 the
8 the 9 value
9 value 12 and
10 of 11 trying
11 trying 12 and
12 and 13 trying
13 trying 14 .

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

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

when he invited all his relatives to join him in tormenting [hooty] the [owl] , he thought he had a plan that just couldn't fail . 
1 when 6 relatives
2 he 3 invited
3 invited 4 all
4 all 5 his
5 his 6 relatives
6 relatives 8 join
7 to 8 join
8 join 11 tormenting
8 join 15 ,
9 him 10 in
10 in 11 tormenting
11 tormenting 13 the
15 , 17 thought
15 , 18 he
16 he 17 thought
18 he 21 plan
19 had 20 a
20 a 21 plan
21 plan 24 couldn't
22 that 23 just
22 that 24 couldn't
24 couldn't 26 .
25 fail 26 .

he felt sure that [mrs] [hooty] would leave her nest and help [hooty] try to drive away his tormentors . 
1 he 2 felt
1 he 9 her
2 felt 4 that
3 sure 4 that
4 that 7 would
7 would 8 leave
7 would 9 her
9 her 14 try
10 nest 11 and
11 and 12 help
11 and 14 try
14 try 18 his
14 try 19 tormentors
15 to 17 away
16 drive 17 away
17 away 18 his
18 his 19 tormentors
19 tormentors 20 .

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

they had been too busy teasing [hooty] . 
1 they 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 too
4 too 5 busy
5 busy 6 teasing
6 teasing 8 .

this was just as [blacky] had hoped . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 just
2 was 4 as
3 just 4 as
4 as 6 had
6 had 7 hoped
7 hoped 8 .

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 3 want
1 he 6 know
2 didn't 3 want
3 want 4 them
4 them 5 to
6 know 8 that
6 know 10 because
7 about 8 that
10 because 12 was
10 because 15 wanted
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 selfish
13 selfish 14 and
15 wanted 16 to
15 wanted 18 those
16 to 17 get
18 those 21 for
19 eggs 20 just
20 just 21 for
21 for 24 .
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 3 did
1 if 5 ,
3 did 4 that
5 , 12 he
6 there 7 would
6 there 8 be
8 be 11 that
9 a 10 chance
10 chance 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 17 get
13 might 14 slip
13 might 17 get
14 slip 15 in
14 slip 16 and
17 get 20 one
18 at 19 least
19 least 20 one
20 one 21 of
20 one 22 those
22 those 24 .
23 eggs 24 .

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

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

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

here is [mrs] [hooty] on her nest ! 
1 here 2 is
1 here 5 on
5 on 6 her
6 her 7 nest
7 nest 8 !

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

now as soon as they heard that , all [blacky] 's relatives stopped chasing and tormenting [hooty] and started back as fast as they could fly . 
1 now 3 soon
2 as 3 soon
3 soon 4 as
3 soon 5 they
4 as 5 they
5 they 6 heard
6 heard 9 all
7 that 8 ,
8 , 9 all
9 all 19 started
11 's 12 relatives
12 relatives 13 stopped
13 stopped 14 chasing
14 chasing 15 and
14 chasing 19 started
15 and 18 and
16 tormenting 18 and
19 started 20 back
20 back 22 fast
20 back 25 could
21 as 22 fast
22 fast 23 as
23 as 24 they
23 as 25 could
25 could 27 .
26 fly 27 .

they didn't like the dark part of the [green] [forest] into which [hooty] was leading them . 
1 they 2 didn't
1 they 6 part
2 didn't 3 like
3 like 4 the
4 the 5 dark
6 part 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 11 into
11 into 12 which
11 into 17 .
14 was 15 leading
15 leading 16 them
15 leading 17 .

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

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

some of them never had seen a nest of [hooty] 's . 
1 some 2 of
2 of 3 them
3 them 4 never
4 never 5 had
4 never 6 seen
5 had 6 seen
6 seen 7 a
7 a 8 nest
8 nest 9 of
9 of 11 's
11 's 12 .

and anyway , it would be just as much fun to tease [mrs] [hooty] as it was to tease [hooty] . 
1 and 4 it
2 anyway 3 ,
2 anyway 4 it
4 it 5 would
4 it 6 be
5 would 6 be
6 be 7 just
6 be 9 much
7 just 8 as
9 much 12 tease
10 fun 11 to
11 to 12 tease
12 tease 21 .
15 as 16 it
15 as 17 was
17 was 18 to
18 to 19 tease
19 tease 21 .

" why , " exclaimed one , " that is the old nest of [redtail] the [hawk] . 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 5 exclaimed
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 "
5 exclaimed 8 "
6 one 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 that
8 " 10 is
9 that 10 is
10 is 11 the
11 the 12 old
12 old 14 of
13 nest 14 of
14 of 18 .
16 the 18 .

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 "

and he looked at [blacky] as if he thought [blacky] was playing a joke on them . 
1 and 2 he
1 and 3 looked
3 looked 4 at
3 looked 9 thought
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 he
7 if 9 thought
9 thought 12 playing
11 was 12 playing
12 playing 13 a
13 a 15 on
14 joke 15 on
15 on 16 them
15 on 17 .
16 them 17 .

" it was [redtail] 's , but it is [hooty] 's now . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 5 's
2 it 3 was
5 's 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 it
8 it 9 is
9 is 11 's
11 's 12 now
11 's 13 .

if you don't believe me , just look in it , " retorted [blacky] . 
1 if 5 me
2 you 3 don't
3 don't 4 believe
3 don't 5 me
5 me 8 look
6 , 7 just
7 just 8 look
8 look 11 ,
9 in 10 it
10 it 11 ,
11 , 13 retorted
12 " 13 retorted
13 retorted 15 .

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

right away [hooty] was forgotten , and the whole crowd at once began to torment [mrs] [hooty] . 
1 right 2 away
1 right 6 ,
2 away 5 forgotten
4 was 5 forgotten
6 , 11 at
7 and 8 the
8 the 9 whole
9 whole 10 crowd
9 whole 11 at
11 at 12 once
12 once 13 began
12 once 15 torment
13 began 14 to
13 began 15 torment
15 torment 18 .

only [blacky] sat watchful and silent , waiting for [mrs] [hooty] to lose her temper and try to catch one of her tormentors . 
1 only 3 sat
3 sat 6 silent
3 sat 8 waiting
4 watchful 5 and
5 and 6 silent
6 silent 7 ,
8 waiting 17 try
9 for 14 her
12 to 13 lose
13 lose 14 her
14 her 15 temper
15 temper 16 and
16 and 17 try
17 try 22 her
18 to 19 catch
19 catch 20 one
20 one 21 of
21 of 22 her
22 her 24 .
23 tormentors 24 .

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

[chapter] [viii] [:] [hooty] [comes] [to] [mrs] [.] [hooty] ['s] [aid] 

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

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

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

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

that is one of [old] [mother] [nature] 's great laws . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 one
3 one 4 of
4 of 8 's
8 's 10 laws
9 great 10 laws
10 laws 11 .

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

no , [sir] , he didn't . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 .

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

he listened to the voices of those noisy [crows] growing fainter and fainter and was glad . 
1 he 2 listened
1 he 10 growing
3 to 4 the
4 the 5 voices
4 the 6 of
5 voices 6 of
6 of 8 noisy
7 those 8 noisy
8 noisy 10 growing
10 growing 12 and
10 growing 16 glad
11 fainter 12 and
12 and 13 fainter
13 fainter 14 and
14 and 15 was
14 and 16 glad
16 glad 17 .

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

presently those voices stopped growing fainter . 
1 presently 3 voices
2 those 3 voices
3 voices 4 stopped
4 stopped 5 growing
5 growing 6 fainter
6 fainter 7 .

they grew more [excited-sounding] than ever , and they came right from one place . 
1 they 3 more
1 they 9 they
2 grew 3 more
3 more 5 than
6 ever 7 ,
6 ever 9 they
7 , 8 and
9 they 10 came
10 came 11 right
10 came 13 one
11 right 12 from
12 from 13 one
13 one 15 .
14 place 15 .

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

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

it hurts my eyes , and [i] don't like it , but [i] guess [i] 'll have to go back there . 
1 it 2 hurts
2 hurts 3 my
3 my 5 ,
4 eyes 5 ,
5 , 14 guess
6 and 8 don't
8 don't 9 like
8 don't 11 ,
9 like 10 it
10 it 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 14 guess
14 guess 16 'll
16 'll 20 back
17 have 18 to
17 have 19 go
19 go 20 back
20 back 22 .
21 there 22 .

mrs [hooty] needs my help . 
1 mrs 3 needs
3 needs 4 my
4 my 5 help
5 help 6 .

i 'd rather stay here , but " 
1 i 2 'd
1 i 4 stay
2 'd 3 rather
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 .

instead , he spread his broad wings and flew back towards the nest and [mrs] [hooty] . 
1 instead 3 he
1 instead 6 broad
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 spread
4 spread 5 his
4 spread 6 broad
6 broad 8 and
6 broad 11 towards
7 wings 8 and
8 and 10 back
9 flew 10 back
11 towards 13 nest
11 towards 17 .
12 the 13 nest
13 nest 14 and

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

" if [i] once get hold of one of those [crows] ! " he muttered to himself . 
1 " 6 hold
2 if 4 once
4 once 5 get
4 once 6 hold
6 hold 8 one
7 of 8 one
8 one 12 !
9 of 10 those
10 those 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 15 muttered
14 he 15 muttered
15 muttered 18 .
16 to 17 himself
17 himself 18 .

all this time the [crows] were having what they called fun with [mrs] [hooty] . 
1 all 3 time
2 this 3 time
3 time 9 they
4 the 6 were
6 were 7 having
7 having 8 what
8 what 9 they
9 they 10 called
10 called 11 fun
11 fun 12 with
12 with 15 .

nothing is true fun which makes others uncomfortable , but somehow a great many people seem to forget this . 
1 nothing 5 which
1 nothing 14 many
2 is 3 true
3 true 4 fun
3 true 5 which
5 which 7 others
6 makes 7 others
8 uncomfortable 9 ,
8 uncomfortable 10 but
10 but 11 somehow
10 but 12 a
12 a 13 great
12 a 14 many
14 many 20 .
15 people 18 forget
15 people 20 .
16 seem 17 to
17 to 18 forget
18 forget 19 this

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

it was lucky , very lucky indeed for that one that the sun was in [hooty] 's eyes and so he had missed his aim . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 9 that
2 was 3 lucky
2 was 9 that
3 lucky 4 ,
3 lucky 6 lucky
4 , 5 very
5 very 6 lucky
6 lucky 7 indeed
7 indeed 8 for
9 that 13 sun
10 one 12 the
11 that 12 the
12 the 13 sun
13 sun 14 was
13 sun 15 in
15 in 25 aim
17 's 18 eyes
18 eyes 22 had
19 and 20 so
19 and 21 he
20 so 21 he
21 he 22 had
22 had 23 missed
23 missed 24 his
23 missed 25 aim
25 aim 26 .

otherwise there would have been one less [crow] . 
1 otherwise 4 have
2 there 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 been
5 been 6 one
6 one 7 less
7 less 9 .

now it is one thing to tease one lone [owl] and quite another to tease two together . 
1 now 2 it
1 now 12 quite
2 it 3 is
2 it 5 thing
3 is 4 one
5 thing 7 tease
5 thing 8 one
6 to 7 tease
8 one 9 lone
8 one 12 quite
9 lone 11 and
12 quite 18 .
13 another 14 to
13 another 17 together
14 to 15 tease
16 two 17 together
17 together 18 .

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

blacky was the last to go , and his heart was sorrowful . 
1 blacky 4 last
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 last
4 last 7 ,
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 ,
7 , 10 heart
8 and 9 his
8 and 10 heart
10 heart 11 was
11 was 12 sorrowful
11 was 13 .
12 sorrowful 13 .

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

[chapter] [ix] [:] [blacky] [thinks] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] 

" such luck ! " grumbled [blacky] , as he flew over to his favorite tree to do a little thinking . 
1 " 2 such
1 " 18 do
2 such 3 luck
2 such 5 "
3 luck 4 !
3 luck 5 "
6 grumbled 8 ,
6 grumbled 10 he
8 , 9 as
8 , 10 he
10 he 11 flew
11 flew 13 to
11 flew 15 favorite
12 over 13 to
13 to 14 his
15 favorite 16 tree
16 tree 17 to
16 tree 18 do
18 do 21 thinking
19 a 20 little
20 little 21 thinking
21 thinking 22 .

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

there is one thing about it , though , and that is that if [i] can't get them , nobody can . 
1 there 11 that
2 is 3 one
3 one 4 thing
4 thing 7 ,
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 though
8 though 9 ,
8 though 11 that
9 , 10 and
11 that 14 if
12 is 13 that
13 that 14 if
14 if 20 nobody
14 if 21 can
16 can't 18 them
16 can't 20 nobody
17 get 18 them
18 them 19 ,
20 nobody 21 can
21 can 22 .

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

i 've tried every way [i] can think of , and those eggs are still there . 
1 i 4 every
1 i 7 can
2 've 3 tried
3 tried 4 every
4 every 5 way
5 way 7 can
7 can 11 and
8 think 9 of
9 of 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 those
11 and 14 are
12 those 13 eggs
14 are 16 there
14 are 17 .
15 still 16 there
16 there 17 .

my , my , my , how [i] would like one of them right now ! " 
1 my 3 my
2 , 3 my
3 my 5 my
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 ,
5 my 7 how
7 how 9 would
9 would 10 like
9 would 11 one
11 one 13 them
12 of 13 them
13 them 15 now
14 right 15 now
15 now 16 !
16 ! 17 "

yes , [sir] , that is what you would have thought if you could have heard him muttering to himself there in the tree-top . 
1 yes 5 that
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 is
5 that 7 what
7 what 11 thought
7 what 12 if
8 you 9 would
9 would 10 have
9 would 11 thought
12 if 13 you
12 if 15 have
13 you 14 could
14 could 15 have
15 have 16 heard
15 have 19 to
16 heard 17 him
16 heard 18 muttering
18 muttering 19 to
19 to 20 himself
20 himself 23 the
21 there 22 in
22 in 23 the
23 the 25 .
24 tree-top 25 .

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

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

and the more he pretended , the angrier he grew . 
1 and 3 more
2 the 3 more
3 more 4 he
4 he 6 ,
5 pretended 6 ,
6 , 10 grew
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 2 is
1 this 5 way
2 is 3 often
3 often 4 the
5 way 8 who
6 with 7 people
7 people 8 who
8 who 9 try
8 who 10 to
10 to 11 wrong
10 to 12 others
11 wrong 12 others
12 others 13 .

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

it was right then that he thought of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 then
3 right 4 then
4 then 7 thought
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 thought
7 thought 8 of
8 of 11 's
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 13 .

blacky 's eyes snapped . 
1 blacky 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 snapped
4 snapped 5 .

he remembered how , once upon a time , [farmer] [brown] 's boy had delighted to rob nests . 
1 he 2 remembered
1 he 5 once
2 remembered 3 how
2 remembered 4 ,
3 how 4 ,
5 once 6 upon
5 once 9 ,
6 upon 8 time
6 upon 9 ,
7 a 8 time
9 , 16 to
12 's 13 boy
13 boy 14 had
14 had 15 delighted
15 delighted 16 to
16 to 17 rob
17 rob 18 nests
17 rob 19 .
18 nests 19 .

blacky had seen him take the eggs from the nests of [blacky] 's own relatives and from many other feathered people . 
1 blacky 5 take
1 blacky 14 own
2 had 3 seen
2 had 4 him
4 him 5 take
5 take 6 the
6 the 7 eggs
7 eggs 8 from
8 from 9 the
9 the 10 nests
9 the 13 's
10 nests 11 of
14 own 15 relatives
14 own 18 many
15 relatives 16 and
16 and 17 from
18 many 20 feathered
18 many 21 people
19 other 20 feathered
21 people 22 .

what he did with the eggs , [blacky] had no idea . 
1 what 3 did
2 he 3 did
3 did 5 the
4 with 5 the
5 the 6 eggs
5 the 7 ,
7 , 9 had
9 had 10 no
10 no 11 idea
10 no 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 .

he would feel that he was even with [hooty] . 
1 he 2 would
1 he 3 feel
2 would 3 feel
3 feel 4 that
4 that 6 was
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 even
7 even 8 with
8 with 10 .

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

dear me , dear me , such dreadful thoughts ! 
1 dear 2 me
1 dear 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 !

i am afraid that [blacky] 's heart was as black as his coat . 
1 i 2 am
1 i 4 that
2 am 3 afraid
4 that 8 was
6 's 7 heart
7 heart 8 was
8 was 10 black
9 as 10 black
10 black 11 as
11 as 12 his
12 his 14 .
13 coat 14 .

and the worst of it was , he seemed to get a lot of pleasure in his wicked plans . 
1 and 2 the
1 and 3 worst
2 the 3 worst
3 worst 10 to
3 worst 11 get
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 ,
7 , 8 he
7 , 9 seemed
9 seemed 10 to
11 get 16 in
11 get 18 wicked
12 a 13 lot
13 lot 14 of
13 lot 15 pleasure
15 pleasure 16 in
16 in 17 his
18 wicked 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 9 that
2 right 3 down
2 right 6 heart
3 down 4 in
3 down 6 heart
4 in 5 his
6 heart 8 knew
6 heart 9 that
9 that 12 wicked
9 that 14 ,
10 they 11 were
11 were 12 wicked
12 wicked 13 plans
14 , 23 .
15 but 16 he
16 he 17 tried
17 tried 18 to
17 tried 20 excuses
18 to 19 make
20 excuses 22 himself
20 excuses 23 .
21 to 22 himself

" [hooty] the [owl] is a robber , " said he . 
1 " 3 the
3 the 5 is
5 is 7 robber
6 a 7 robber
7 robber 8 ,
8 , 9 "
8 , 11 he
9 " 10 said
11 he 12 .

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

he lives on other people , and so far as [i] know he does no good in the world . 
1 he 5 people
1 he 10 as
2 lives 3 on
3 on 4 other
4 other 5 people
5 people 6 ,
5 people 7 and
7 and 8 so
8 so 9 far
10 as 19 world
12 know 13 he
12 know 14 does
14 does 16 good
14 does 19 world
15 no 16 good
16 good 17 in
17 in 18 the
19 world 20 .

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

the [green] [forest] would be better off without him . 
1 the 4 would
4 would 6 better
5 be 6 better
6 better 7 off
6 better 8 without
7 off 8 without
8 without 10 .
9 him 10 .

so if [i] show [farmer] [brown] 's boy that nest and he takes those eggs , [i] will be doing a kindness to my neighbors . " 
1 so 2 if
1 so 8 boy
2 if 4 show
4 show 7 's
8 boy 15 eggs
9 that 10 nest
10 nest 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 takes
12 he 14 those
14 those 15 eggs
15 eggs 18 will
16 , 18 will
18 will 20 doing
19 be 20 doing
20 doing 23 to
21 a 22 kindness
22 kindness 23 to
23 to 25 neighbors
24 my 25 neighbors
25 neighbors 26 .
26 . 27 "

and all the time he watched for [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
2 all 6 watched
3 the 4 time
4 time 5 he
6 watched 7 for
7 for 10 's
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 .

[chapter] [x] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [hooty] 

farmer [brown] 's boy had taken it into his head to visit the [green] [forest] . 
1 farmer 6 taken
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 had
4 boy 6 taken
6 taken 9 his
7 it 8 into
8 into 9 his
9 his 11 to
10 head 11 to
11 to 12 visit
12 visit 13 the
13 the 16 .

blacky the [crow] saw him coming , and [blacky] chuckled to himself . 
1 blacky 2 the
1 blacky 4 saw
4 saw 6 coming
5 him 6 coming
6 coming 8 and
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 chuckled
8 and 12 himself
10 chuckled 11 to
12 himself 13 .

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

now he would tell [farmer] [brown] 's boy about that nest of [hooty] the [owl] . 
1 now 2 he
1 now 3 would
3 would 4 tell
4 tell 7 's
7 's 9 about
8 boy 9 about
9 about 10 that
9 about 11 nest
11 nest 12 of
12 of 14 the
12 of 16 .
14 the 16 .

" caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 
1 " 2 caw
1 " 6 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
4 caw 5 ,
6 caw 8 caw
7 , 8 caw
8 caw 11 !
9 , 10 caw
10 caw 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 shouted
13 shouted 15 .

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

they knew that he was tormenting [hooty] , and they wanted to join in the fun . 
1 they 12 to
2 knew 4 he
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 was
4 he 6 tormenting
6 tormenting 8 ,
6 tormenting 9 and
9 and 10 they
9 and 11 wanted
10 they 11 wanted
11 wanted 12 to
12 to 14 in
13 join 14 in
14 in 17 .
15 the 16 fun
16 fun 17 .

it wasn't long before there was a great racket going on over in that lonesome corner of the [green] [forest] . 
1 it 10 going
2 wasn't 3 long
2 wasn't 4 before
4 before 7 a
4 before 10 going
5 there 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 great
8 great 9 racket
10 going 18 the
11 on 12 over
11 on 13 in
13 in 14 that
13 in 15 lonesome
15 lonesome 16 corner
16 corner 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 21 .

of course [farmer] [brown] 's boy heard it . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 5 's
5 's 6 boy
6 boy 7 heard
7 heard 8 it
8 it 9 .

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

" now [i] wonder what [blacky] and his friends have found this time , " said he . 
1 " 4 wonder
2 now 4 wonder
4 wonder 11 found
5 what 7 and
7 and 9 friends
8 his 9 friends
9 friends 10 have
10 have 11 found
11 found 14 ,
12 this 13 time
13 time 14 ,
14 , 16 said
15 " 16 said
16 said 18 .
17 he 18 .

" whenever they make a fuss like that , there is usually something to see there . 
1 " 3 they
2 whenever 3 they
3 they 5 a
4 make 5 a
5 a 6 fuss
5 a 9 ,
6 fuss 7 like
6 fuss 8 that
9 , 12 usually
9 , 17 .
10 there 11 is
10 there 12 usually
12 usually 14 to
13 something 14 to
14 to 15 see
15 see 16 there
16 there 17 .

i believe [i] 'll so over and have a look . " 
1 i 2 believe
1 i 6 over
2 believe 4 'll
4 'll 5 so
6 over 7 and
7 and 9 a
8 have 9 a
9 a 10 look
10 look 11 .
11 . 12 "

blacky was the first to see him because he was watching for him . 
1 blacky 2 was
2 was 5 to
2 was 8 because
3 the 4 first
4 first 5 to
5 to 7 him
6 see 7 him
8 because 9 he
9 he 10 was
9 he 11 watching
11 watching 12 for
12 for 13 him
13 him 14 .

blacky went with them a little way . 
1 blacky 2 went
2 went 3 with
3 with 4 them
4 them 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way
7 way 8 .

" that 's an old nest of [red-tail] the [hawk] , " thought he . 
1 " 3 's
2 that 3 's
3 's 9 the
4 an 5 old
5 old 6 nest
6 nest 7 of
6 nest 9 the
9 the 11 ,
11 , 13 thought
12 " 13 thought
13 thought 14 he
14 he 15 .

" [i] found that last spring . 
1 " 3 found
3 found 4 that
4 that 5 last
5 last 6 spring
6 spring 7 .

now what can there be there to excite those [crows] so ? " 
1 now 5 be
2 what 3 can
3 can 4 there
4 there 5 be
5 be 7 to
6 there 7 to
7 to 9 those
8 excite 9 those
9 those 11 so
11 so 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

then he caught sight of [hooty] the [owl] . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 caught
3 caught 4 sight
4 sight 5 of
5 of 7 the
7 the 9 .

" [ha] , so that's it ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 so
4 so 5 that's
5 that's 7 !
6 it 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 10 exclaimed
9 he 10 exclaimed
10 exclaimed 11 .

" those scamps have discovered [hooty] and have been having no end of fun tormenting him . 
1 " 2 those
2 those 3 scamps
2 those 7 and
3 scamps 4 have
3 scamps 5 discovered
7 and 10 having
7 and 11 no
8 have 9 been
8 have 10 having
11 no 15 tormenting
11 no 17 .
12 end 14 fun
12 end 15 tormenting
13 of 14 fun
15 tormenting 16 him
16 him 17 .

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 "

hooty saw him , but instead of flying away , he snapped his bill just as he had at the [crows] and hissed . 
1 hooty 14 bill
2 saw 3 him
3 him 4 ,
4 , 5 but
4 , 6 instead
6 instead 12 snapped
6 instead 13 his
7 of 8 flying
8 flying 9 away
9 away 10 ,
9 away 12 snapped
10 , 11 he
13 his 14 bill
14 bill 15 just
15 just 16 as
15 just 17 he
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 24 .
19 at 20 the
20 the 22 and
22 and 23 hissed
23 hissed 24 .

" that 's funny , " thought [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
2 that 4 funny
4 funny 6 "
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 thought
7 thought 12 .
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 .

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

suddenly he gave a little start . 
1 suddenly 2 he
2 he 3 gave
3 gave 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 4 tail
3 a 4 tail
4 tail 5 sticking
4 tail 6 over
5 sticking 6 over
6 over 8 edge
7 the 8 edge
8 edge 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 nest
10 the 12 ?
11 nest 12 ?

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

it was [mrs] [hooty] ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 !

blacky the [crow] chuckled . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 chuckled
4 chuckled 5 .

[chapter] [xi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [tempted] 

when you 're tempted to do wrong [is] the time to prove you 're strong . 
1 when 2 you
2 you 7 wrong
3 're 4 tempted
3 're 6 do
4 tempted 5 to
6 do 7 wrong
7 wrong 12 prove
9 the 10 time
9 the 12 prove
10 time 11 to
12 prove 15 strong
12 prove 16 .
13 you 14 're
14 're 15 strong
15 strong 16 .

shut your eyes and [clench] each fist ; [it] will help you to resist . 
1 shut 4 and
2 your 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 and
4 and 8 ;
6 each 7 fist
7 fist 8 ;
8 ; 10 will
10 will 11 help
11 help 12 you
11 help 13 to
13 to 14 resist
13 to 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 10 ,
2 a 3 bird
3 bird 5 found
3 bird 6 sitting
4 is 5 found
6 sitting 9 nest
6 sitting 10 ,
7 on 8 a
8 a 9 nest
10 , 18 that
11 it 12 is
11 it 13 a
12 is 13 a
13 a 14 pretty
14 pretty 15 sure
14 pretty 18 that
15 sure 16 sign
16 sign 17 that
18 that 20 holds
19 nest 20 holds
20 holds 22 worth
21 something 22 worth
22 worth 23 while
23 while 24 .

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

perhaps [i] should say that he knew what it ought to mean . 
1 perhaps 3 should
3 should 5 that
4 say 5 that
5 that 8 what
6 he 7 knew
7 knew 8 what
8 what 12 mean
9 it 10 ought
10 ought 11 to
10 ought 12 mean
12 mean 13 .

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

but it was hard for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to believe that . 
1 but 3 was
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 hard
4 hard 5 for
5 for 10 to
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 10 to
10 to 11 believe
11 believe 12 that
12 that 13 .

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

there was still snow , and the [smiling] [pool] was still covered with ice . 
1 there 11 still
2 was 3 still
3 still 5 ,
3 still 11 still
4 snow 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 the
7 the 10 was
11 still 12 covered
12 covered 15 .
13 with 14 ice
14 ice 15 .

who ever heard of birds nesting at this time of year ? 
1 who 3 heard
2 ever 3 heard
3 heard 5 birds
4 of 5 birds
5 birds 6 nesting
5 birds 7 at
7 at 8 this
8 this 9 time
9 time 10 of
10 of 11 year
11 year 12 ?

certainly not [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 certainly 2 not
1 certainly 6 boy
5 's 6 boy
6 boy 7 .

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

" if [hooty] and his wife have taken it for their home , they are mighty poor housekeepers . 
1 " 10 for
2 if 4 and
2 if 6 wife
4 and 5 his
6 wife 7 have
7 have 8 taken
8 taken 9 it
8 taken 10 for
10 for 11 their
10 for 17 poor
11 their 13 ,
12 home 13 ,
13 , 14 they
14 they 15 are
14 they 16 mighty
15 are 16 mighty
17 poor 19 .
18 housekeepers 19 .

and if [mrs] [hooty] has laid eggs this time of year , she must be crazy . 
1 and 7 eggs
1 and 12 ,
2 if 5 has
2 if 6 laid
6 laid 7 eggs
7 eggs 11 year
8 this 9 time
9 time 10 of
10 of 11 year
11 year 12 ,
12 , 16 crazy
13 she 14 must
14 must 15 be
14 must 16 crazy
16 crazy 17 .

i suppose the way to find out is to climb up there . 
1 i 2 suppose
2 suppose 4 way
2 suppose 5 to
3 the 4 way
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
12 there 13 .

it seems foolish , but [i] 'm going to do it . 
1 it 5 but
2 seems 3 foolish
3 foolish 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 7 'm
7 'm 8 going
7 'm 9 to
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 do
10 do 11 it
11 it 12 .

those [owls] certainly act as if they are mighty anxious about something , and [i] 'm going to find out what it is . " 
1 those 12 something
3 certainly 4 act
4 act 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 they
6 if 8 are
8 are 9 mighty
9 mighty 10 anxious
9 mighty 12 something
10 anxious 11 about
12 something 13 ,
12 something 16 'm
13 , 14 and
16 'm 20 out
16 'm 22 it
17 going 19 find
18 to 19 find
19 find 20 out
20 out 21 what
22 it 24 .
23 is 24 .
24 . 25 "

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

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

hooty and [mrs] [hooty] snapped their bills and hissed fiercely . 
1 hooty 2 and
1 hooty 5 snapped
5 snapped 8 and
6 their 7 bills
7 bills 8 and
8 and 9 hissed
9 hissed 10 fiercely
10 fiercely 11 .

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

farmer [brown] 's boy kept a watchful eye on them . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 5 kept
5 kept 7 watchful
6 a 7 watchful
7 watchful 8 eye
8 eye 10 them
9 on 10 them
10 them 11 .

they looked so big [and] fierce that he was almost tempted to give up and leave them in peace . 
1 they 3 so
1 they 6 fierce
2 looked 3 so
3 so 4 big
6 fierce 7 that
6 fierce 13 give
7 that 11 tempted
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 almost
9 was 11 tempted
12 to 13 give
13 give 18 in
14 up 15 and
15 and 16 leave
16 leave 17 them
16 leave 18 in
18 in 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
1 but 4 had
2 he 3 just
4 had 8 if
4 had 11 anything
5 to 6 find
6 find 7 out
6 find 8 if
8 if 9 there
9 there 10 was
11 anything 20 .
12 in 13 that
12 in 20 .
13 that 14 nest
13 that 15 ,
15 , 16 so
16 so 17 he
17 he 18 kept
18 kept 19 on

as he drew near it , [mrs] [hooty] swooped very near to him , and the snap of her bill made an ugly sound . 
1 as 3 drew
2 he 3 drew
3 drew 4 near
4 near 5 it
4 near 12 to
5 it 6 ,
6 , 9 swooped
9 swooped 10 very
9 swooped 12 to
10 very 11 near
12 to 13 him
12 to 14 ,
14 , 16 the
15 and 16 the
16 the 20 bill
17 snap 19 her
17 snap 20 bill
18 of 19 her
20 bill 21 made
21 made 24 sound
22 an 23 ugly
23 ugly 24 sound
24 sound 25 .

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

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

almost at once his fingers touched something that made him tingle all over . 
1 almost 2 at
1 almost 3 once
3 once 8 that
4 his 5 fingers
4 his 6 touched
6 touched 7 something
7 something 8 that
8 that 9 made
9 made 10 him
9 made 11 tingle
11 tingle 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
3 an 5 ,
4 egg 5 ,
5 , 7 great
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 big
8 big 9 egg
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 .

farmer [brown] 's boy 's fingers closed over that egg and took it out of the nest . 
1 farmer 12 took
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 7 closed
5 's 6 fingers
6 fingers 7 closed
7 closed 8 over
8 over 9 that
8 over 12 took
9 that 10 egg
10 egg 11 and
12 took 17 nest
13 it 14 out
14 out 15 of
15 of 16 the
15 of 17 nest
17 nest 18 .

mrs [hooty] swooped very close , and [farmer] [brown] 's boy nearly dropped the egg as he struck at her with his stick . 
1 mrs 4 very
3 swooped 4 very
4 very 14 the
5 close 6 ,
5 close 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 's
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 13 dropped
12 nearly 13 dropped
13 dropped 14 the
14 the 15 egg
14 the 18 struck
15 egg 16 as
16 as 17 he
18 struck 22 his
19 at 20 her
20 her 21 with
20 her 22 his
22 his 24 .
23 stick 24 .

then [mrs] [hooty] and [hooty] seemed to lose courage and withdrew to a tree near by , where they snapped their bills and hissed . 
1 then 7 to
1 then 11 withdrew
4 and 6 seemed
6 seemed 7 to
7 to 9 courage
8 lose 9 courage
9 courage 10 and
11 withdrew 16 by
12 to 13 a
13 a 14 tree
14 tree 15 near
15 near 16 by
16 by 22 bills
17 , 18 where
18 where 19 they
19 they 20 snapped
19 they 21 their
20 snapped 21 their
21 their 22 bills
22 bills 24 hissed
23 and 24 hissed
24 hissed 25 .

then [farmer] [brown] 's boy looked at the prize in his hand . 
1 then 7 at
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 6 looked
6 looked 7 at
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 prize
8 the 10 in
10 in 11 his
11 his 12 hand
12 hand 13 .

it was a big , [dirty-white] egg . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 big
4 big 5 ,
5 , 7 egg
7 egg 8 .

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

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

it was the first egg of the [great] [horned] [owl] , the largest of all [owls] , that he ever had seen . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 first
2 was 5 egg
3 the 4 first
5 egg 6 of
6 of 7 the
6 of 13 largest
11 , 12 the
12 the 13 largest
13 largest 18 that
14 of 15 all
15 all 17 ,
17 , 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 21 had
20 ever 21 had
21 had 22 seen
22 seen 23 .

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

" [i] 'll take both of them , " said he . 
1 " 5 both
3 'll 4 take
4 take 5 both
5 both 7 them
6 of 7 them
7 them 8 ,
8 , 10 said
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 he
11 he 12 .

" it 's the first nest of [hooty] 's that [i] 've ever found , and perhaps [i] 'll never find another . 
1 " 3 's
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 first
4 the 7 of
5 first 6 nest
7 of 14 found
9 's 13 ever
10 that 12 've
12 've 13 ever
13 ever 14 found
14 found 17 perhaps
15 , 16 and
15 , 17 perhaps
17 perhaps 19 'll
19 'll 22 another
19 'll 23 .
20 never 21 find
21 find 22 another

gee , [i] 'm glad [i] came over here to find out what those [crows] were making such a fuss about . 
1 gee 4 'm
2 , 4 'm
4 'm 9 here
5 glad 7 came
5 glad 8 over
7 came 8 over
8 over 9 here
9 here 11 find
10 to 11 find
11 find 12 out
11 find 14 those
12 out 13 what
12 out 14 those
14 those 17 making
16 were 17 making
17 making 21 about
18 such 19 a
18 such 20 fuss
19 a 20 fuss
20 fuss 21 about
21 about 22 .

i wonder if [i] can get these down without breaking them . " 
1 i 2 wonder
1 i 6 get
2 wonder 3 if
3 if 5 can
6 get 7 these
6 get 10 breaking
7 these 8 down
8 down 9 without
10 breaking 11 them
10 breaking 12 .
12 . 13 "

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

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

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

" but this is different , " whispered the tempter . 
1 " 4 is
2 but 3 this
3 this 4 is
4 is 5 different
5 different 7 "
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 whispered
7 " 9 the
8 whispered 9 the
9 the 10 tempter
10 tempter 11 .

" 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
7 eggs 8 of
7 eggs 9 the
9 the 11 song
9 the 12 birds
10 little 11 song
12 birds 13 .
13 . 14 "

[chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [tree-top] [battle] 

as black is black and white is white , [so] wrong is wrong and right is right . 
1 as 2 black
1 as 6 white
2 black 3 is
3 is 4 black
4 black 5 and
6 white 9 ,
6 white 13 wrong
7 is 8 white
8 white 9 ,
11 wrong 12 is
12 is 13 wrong
13 wrong 14 and
13 wrong 15 right
14 and 15 right
15 right 17 right
16 is 17 right
17 right 18 .

there isn't any half way about it . 
1 there 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 any
2 isn't 4 half
4 half 5 way
5 way 6 about
5 way 7 it
7 it 8 .

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

they try to compromise . 
1 they 2 try
2 try 3 to
3 to 4 compromise
4 compromise 5 .

to compromise is to do neither one thing nor the other but a little of both . 
1 to 2 compromise
1 to 7 one
2 compromise 3 is
2 compromise 4 to
4 to 5 do
4 to 6 neither
7 one 9 nor
8 thing 9 nor
9 nor 11 other
10 the 11 other
11 other 12 but
12 but 13 a
13 a 17 .
14 little 15 of
15 of 16 both
16 both 17 .

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

no , he wasn't fighting with [hooty] or [mrs] [hooty] . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 5 fighting
5 fighting 6 with
6 with 8 or
8 or 11 .

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

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

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

but never before had he found a nest of [hooty] the [owl] . 
1 but 2 never
1 but 3 before
3 before 4 had
3 before 7 a
4 had 5 he
5 he 6 found
6 found 7 a
7 a 8 nest
8 nest 9 of
9 of 11 the
11 the 13 .

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

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

" [hooty] is a robber . 
1 " 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 robber
5 robber 6 .

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

" don't do it , " said another little voice . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 4 it
3 do 4 it
4 it 5 ,
4 it 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 another
8 another 11 .
9 little 10 voice
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 5 much
2 is 12 to
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 much
5 much 8 take
6 stealing 7 to
7 to 8 take
8 take 9 his
9 his 10 eggs
10 eggs 11 as
12 to 13 take
12 to 17 any
13 take 15 eggs
14 the 15 eggs
15 eggs 16 of
17 any 20 .
18 other 19 bird
18 other 20 .

he has just as much right to them as [jenny] [wren] has to hers . " 
1 he 2 has
1 he 6 right
2 has 3 just
2 has 4 as
4 as 5 much
6 right 7 to
7 to 9 as
8 them 9 as
9 as 15 .
12 has 13 to
13 to 14 hers
14 hers 15 .
15 . 16 "

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

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

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

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

" [i] didn't promise anybody but myself , " declared [farmer] [brown] 's boy right out loud . 
1 " 3 didn't
1 " 16 out
3 didn't 4 promise
3 didn't 8 ,
4 promise 5 anybody
5 anybody 6 but
6 but 7 myself
8 , 10 declared
9 " 10 declared
10 declared 15 right
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 right
16 out 17 loud
17 loud 18 .

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

i don't wonder [hooty] hisses at you , " said the good little voice . 
1 i 3 wonder
2 don't 3 wonder
3 wonder 5 hisses
5 hisses 8 ,
6 at 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 "
8 , 10 said
10 said 11 the
10 said 12 good
12 good 15 .
13 little 14 voice
14 voice 15 .

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

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

slowly [farmer] [brown] 's boy reached over the edge of the nest and put back the egg . 
1 slowly 4 's
1 slowly 5 boy
5 boy 7 over
5 boy 10 of
6 reached 7 over
7 over 8 the
8 the 9 edge
10 of 11 the
10 of 12 nest
11 the 12 nest
12 nest 13 and
12 nest 15 back
13 and 14 put
15 back 16 the
16 the 17 egg
17 egg 18 .

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

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

almost at once [mrs] [hooty] flew to the nest and settled down on the eggs , while [hooty] mounted guard close by . 
1 almost 2 at
1 almost 3 once
3 once 8 the
6 flew 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 15 eggs
9 nest 10 and
9 nest 11 settled
10 and 11 settled
11 settled 12 down
12 down 14 the
12 down 15 eggs
13 on 14 the
15 eggs 17 while
16 , 17 while
17 while 19 mounted
19 mounted 23 .
20 guard 21 close
20 guard 23 .
21 close 22 by

" [i] 'm glad [i] didn't take ' em , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 3 'm
1 " 6 didn't
3 'm 4 glad
6 didn't 7 take
6 didn't 9 em
7 take 8 '
8 ' 9 em
9 em 10 ,
10 , 12 said
11 " 12 said
12 said 17 .
15 's 16 boy
16 boy 17 .

" yes , [sir] , [i] 'm glad [i] didn't take ' em . " 
1 " 2 yes
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 13 em
7 'm 8 glad
8 glad 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 take
11 take 12 '
12 ' 13 em
13 em 14 .
14 . 15 "

[chapter] [xiii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [change] [of] [heart] 

blacky [the] [crow] isn't all black . 
1 blacky 4 isn't
4 isn't 5 all
5 all 6 black
6 black 7 .

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

it certainly seemed as if his heart was all black when he tried so hard to make trouble for [hooty] the [owl] . 
1 it 2 certainly
1 it 4 as
2 certainly 3 seemed
4 as 5 if
4 as 6 his
6 his 7 heart
7 heart 10 black
7 heart 15 hard
8 was 9 all
8 was 10 black
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 tried
13 tried 14 so
13 tried 15 hard
15 hard 16 to
15 hard 18 trouble
16 to 17 make
16 to 18 trouble
18 trouble 21 the
19 for 21 the
21 the 23 .

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

blacky was hungry , and those eggs would have given him a good meal . 
1 blacky 8 would
2 was 3 hungry
3 hungry 4 ,
3 hungry 5 and
5 and 6 those
5 and 8 would
6 those 7 eggs
8 would 13 good
9 have 10 given
10 given 11 him
11 him 12 a
12 a 13 good
13 good 14 meal
14 meal 15 .

and most of the other little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] would have felt the same way about it . 
1 and 2 most
1 and 4 the
2 most 3 of
4 the 5 other
4 the 6 little
6 little 8 of
7 people 8 of
8 of 20 same
9 the 12 and
12 and 13 the
13 the 16 would
16 would 17 have
17 have 18 felt
18 felt 19 the
19 the 20 same
20 same 22 about
21 way 22 about
22 about 23 it
23 it 24 .

you see , it is one of the laws of [old] [mother] [nature] that each one must learn to look out for himself . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 3 ,
2 see 3 ,
3 , 8 the
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 one
5 is 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 10 of
9 laws 10 of
10 of 16 one
14 that 15 each
15 each 16 one
16 one 18 learn
17 must 18 learn
18 learn 21 out
19 to 20 look
20 look 21 out
21 out 24 .
22 for 23 himself
23 himself 24 .

he was doing something then which was pure meanness . 
1 he 3 doing
2 was 3 doing
3 doing 5 then
4 something 5 then
5 then 7 was
6 which 7 was
7 was 8 pure
8 pure 9 meanness
9 meanness 10 .

he was just trying to make trouble for [hooty] , to get even because [hooty] had been too smart for him . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 10 ,
2 was 3 just
2 was 4 trying
4 trying 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 trouble
6 make 10 ,
7 trouble 8 for
10 , 17 been
11 to 12 get
11 to 13 even
13 even 14 because
14 because 16 had
16 had 17 been
17 been 19 smart
17 been 20 for
18 too 19 smart
20 for 21 him
21 him 22 .

he felt sure that he would take both eggs . 
1 he 2 felt
1 he 3 sure
3 sure 4 that
3 sure 5 he
5 he 6 would
6 would 7 take
6 would 8 both
7 take 8 both
8 both 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 3 couldn't
2 just 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 believe
4 believe 6 he
5 what 6 he
6 he 7 saw
7 saw 8 .

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

it looked very much as if he weren't going to get even with [hooty] after all . 
1 it 5 as
2 looked 4 much
2 looked 5 as
3 very 4 much
5 as 6 if
6 if 8 weren't
7 he 8 weren't
8 weren't 11 get
9 going 10 to
9 going 11 get
11 get 17 .
12 even 13 with
12 even 15 after
15 after 16 all
15 after 17 .

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

now sometimes it is a good thing to sit by oneself and think things over . 
1 now 4 is
1 now 11 oneself
2 sometimes 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 6 good
5 a 6 good
6 good 7 thing
7 thing 10 by
8 to 9 sit
9 sit 10 by
11 oneself 15 over
12 and 13 think
12 and 14 things
13 think 14 things
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
1 it 3 the
3 the 7 deep
3 the 15 .
4 little 6 voice
5 small 6 voice
6 voice 7 deep
7 deep 10 a
8 down 9 inside
9 inside 10 a
10 a 11 chance
11 chance 12 to
11 chance 15 .
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 heard

it was just that way with [blacky] now . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 that
4 that 5 way
5 way 6 with
6 with 8 now
8 now 9 .

the longer he thought , the meaner his action in calling [farmer] [brown] 's boy looked . 
1 the 2 longer
1 the 4 thought
2 longer 3 he
4 thought 5 ,
4 thought 10 in
5 , 6 the
5 , 7 meaner
7 meaner 8 his
7 meaner 9 action
10 in 14 's
11 calling 14 's
14 's 17 .
15 boy 16 looked
16 looked 17 .

blacky hung his head . 
1 blacky 2 hung
2 hung 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

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 .

at last [blacky] threw up his head and chuckled , and this time his chuckle was good to hear . 
1 at 10 ,
2 last 4 threw
2 last 7 head
4 threw 6 his
5 up 6 his
7 head 9 chuckled
7 head 10 ,
8 and 9 chuckled
10 , 19 hear
11 and 12 this
12 this 13 time
13 time 14 his
14 his 15 chuckle
15 chuckle 16 was
15 chuckle 19 hear
16 was 17 good
17 good 18 to
19 hear 20 .

" [i] 'm glad that [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't take those eggs , " said he right out loud . 
1 " 3 'm
1 " 14 ,
3 'm 5 that
4 glad 5 that
8 's 10 didn't
8 's 11 take
9 boy 10 didn't
11 take 12 those
11 take 14 ,
12 those 13 eggs
14 , 18 right
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 he
17 he 18 right
18 right 21 .
19 out 20 loud
20 loud 21 .

" yes , sir , [i] 'm glad . 
1 " 3 ,
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 sir
4 sir 5 ,
4 sir 7 'm
7 'm 8 glad
8 glad 9 .

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

i 'm ashamed of what [i] did ; yet [i] 'm glad [i] did it . 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 7 did
2 'm 3 ashamed
2 'm 4 of
4 of 5 what
7 did 8 ;
8 ; 9 yet
9 yet 11 'm
11 'm 12 glad
11 'm 14 did
12 glad 14 did
14 did 16 .
15 it 16 .

i 'm glad because [i] 've learned some things . 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 4 because
2 'm 3 glad
4 because 6 've
6 've 7 learned
6 've 9 things
8 some 9 things
9 things 10 .

i 've learned that [farmer] [brown] 's boy isn't as much to be feared as he used to be . 
1 i 4 that
2 've 3 learned
2 've 4 that
4 that 12 to
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 9 isn't
9 isn't 10 as
9 isn't 11 much
11 much 12 to
12 to 13 be
12 to 17 used
13 be 14 feared
14 feared 15 as
15 as 16 he
17 used 19 be
18 to 19 be
19 be 20 .

i 've learned that [hooty] isn't as stupid as [i] thought he was . 
1 i 2 've
1 i 3 learned
3 learned 4 that
3 learned 6 isn't
4 that 6 isn't
6 isn't 8 stupid
7 as 8 stupid
8 stupid 9 as
9 as 11 thought
11 thought 14 .
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 .

now [i] think [i] 'll go hunt for an honest meal . " 
1 now 3 think
3 think 5 'll
5 'll 8 for
6 go 7 hunt
7 hunt 8 for
8 for 12 .
9 an 10 honest
10 honest 11 meal
10 honest 12 .
12 . 13 "

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

[chapter] [xiv] [:] [blacky] [makes] [a] [call] 

judge no one by his style of dress ; [your] ignorance you thus confess . 
1 judge 2 no
2 no 9 ;
3 one 4 by
4 by 5 his
5 his 6 style
6 style 7 of
7 of 8 dress
8 dress 9 ;
9 ; 13 thus
11 ignorance 12 you
12 you 13 thus
13 thus 15 .
14 confess 15 .

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

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

peter [rabbit] knew without looking . 
1 peter 3 knew
3 knew 4 without
4 without 5 looking
5 looking 6 .

mrs [quack] knew without looking . 
1 mrs 3 knew
3 knew 4 without
4 without 5 looking
5 looking 6 .

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

just alighting in the top of a tall tree was [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 just 3 in
2 alighting 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 6 of
5 top 6 of
6 of 8 tall
6 of 9 tree
7 a 8 tall
9 tree 10 was
10 was 12 the
12 the 14 .

" [i] hope [i] am not interrupting any secret gossip . " 
1 " 3 hope
3 hope 6 not
5 am 6 not
6 not 7 interrupting
7 interrupting 8 any
7 interrupting 9 secret
9 secret 10 gossip
9 secret 11 .
10 gossip 11 .
11 . 12 "

" not at all , " [peter] hastened to say . 
1 " 3 at
2 not 3 at
3 at 4 all
4 all 5 ,
4 all 6 "
5 , 6 "
6 " 8 hastened
8 hastened 9 to
8 hastened 10 say
9 to 10 say
10 say 11 .

" [mrs] [quack] was just telling me of the troubles and [clangers] in bringing up a young family in the [far] [north] . 
1 " 4 was
1 " 6 telling
4 was 5 just
6 telling 8 of
7 me 8 of
8 of 10 troubles
9 the 10 troubles
10 troubles 16 a
11 and 13 in
13 in 14 bringing
14 bringing 15 up
15 up 16 a
16 a 18 family
17 young 18 family
18 family 23 .
19 in 20 the
20 the 23 .

how did you know the [quacks] had arrived ? " 
1 how 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 the
5 the 7 had
7 had 8 arrived
8 arrived 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

blacky chuckled hoarsely . 
1 blacky 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 hoarsely
3 hoarsely 4 .

" [i] didn't , " said he . 
1 " 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 he
7 he 8 .

mr [quack] , you and [mrs] [quack] are looking very fine this fall . 
1 mr 5 and
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 and
5 and 8 are
8 are 9 looking
8 are 10 very
9 looking 10 very
10 very 11 fine
10 very 12 this
12 this 14 .
13 fall 14 .

and those handsome young [quacks] , you don't mean to tell me that they are your children ! " 
1 and 6 ,
2 those 3 handsome
3 handsome 4 young
3 handsome 6 ,
6 , 9 mean
7 you 8 don't
8 don't 9 mean
9 mean 10 to
9 mean 17 children
10 to 11 tell
11 tell 12 me
11 tell 17 children
12 me 13 that
13 that 14 they
14 they 15 are
15 are 16 your
17 children 18 !
18 ! 19 "

mrs [quack] nodded proudly . 
1 mrs 3 nodded
3 nodded 4 proudly
4 proudly 5 .

" 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 6 to
5 credit 6 to
6 to 7 their
7 their 8 parents
7 their 9 .

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

never have [i] seen finer young [ducks] in all my life . 
1 never 2 have
1 never 4 seen
4 seen 5 finer
4 seen 6 young
6 young 10 my
8 in 9 all
9 all 10 my
10 my 11 life
11 life 12 .

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

mrs [quack] shivered at that , and [blacky] saw it . 
1 mrs 3 shivered
1 mrs 4 at
4 at 6 ,
5 that 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 saw
9 saw 10 it
10 it 11 .

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

" [i] saw three hunters over on the edge of the [big] [river] early this very morning , " said he . 
1 " 10 of
3 saw 4 three
4 three 5 hunters
5 hunters 6 over
6 over 9 edge
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 edge
9 edge 10 of
10 of 11 the
10 of 14 early
14 early 19 "
15 this 16 very
16 very 18 ,
17 morning 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 he
21 he 22 .

mrs [quack] looked more anxious than ever . 
1 mrs 3 looked
3 looked 5 anxious
4 more 5 anxious
5 anxious 7 ever
6 than 7 ever
7 ever 8 .

blacky 's sharp eyes noted this . 
1 blacky 2 's
2 's 3 sharp
3 sharp 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 noted
5 noted 6 this
6 this 7 .

" that is why [i] came over here , " he added kindly . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 6 came
3 is 4 why
4 why 6 came
6 came 8 here
7 over 8 here
8 here 9 ,
8 here 10 "
10 " 11 he
10 " 12 added
11 he 12 added
12 added 13 kindly
13 kindly 14 .

" [i] wanted to give you warning . " 
1 " 4 to
3 wanted 4 to
4 to 5 give
5 give 6 you
6 you 7 warning
7 warning 8 .
8 . 9 "

" but you didn't know the [quacks] were here ! " spoke up [peter] . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 6 the
2 but 3 you
2 but 4 didn't
3 you 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 know
6 the 8 were
8 were 10 !
9 here 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 spoke
12 spoke 13 up
13 up 15 .

" true enough , [peter] . 
1 " 2 true
2 true 3 enough
3 enough 4 ,
4 , 6 .

true enough , " replied [blacky] , his eyes twinkling . 
1 true 3 ,
1 true 4 "
2 enough 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 7 ,
7 , 10 twinkling
8 his 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 twinkling
10 twinkling 11 .

" but [i] thought they might be . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 6 might
4 thought 5 they
5 they 6 might
6 might 7 be
7 be 8 .

is it true , [mrs] [quack] , that we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter ? " 
1 is 11 going
2 it 3 true
3 true 4 ,
4 , 7 ,
7 , 8 that
8 that 9 we
8 that 10 are
10 are 11 going
11 going 16 ,
12 to 13 have
13 have 14 a
13 have 15 long
15 long 16 ,
16 , 17 hard
17 hard 18 ,
17 hard 20 winter
18 , 19 cold
20 winter 22 "
21 ? 22 "

" that is what they say up in the [far] [north] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 
1 " 3 is
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 what
4 what 6 say
5 they 6 say
6 say 8 in
7 up 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied
13 " 17 .

" and it is true that [jack] [frost] had started down earlier than usual . 
1 " 2 and
1 " 3 it
3 it 6 that
4 is 5 true
5 true 6 that
6 that 11 down
9 had 10 started
10 started 11 down
11 down 14 usual
12 earlier 13 than
12 earlier 14 usual
14 usual 15 .

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

but about those hunters over by the [big] [river] , do you suppose they will come over here ? " 
1 but 4 hunters
2 about 3 those
3 those 4 hunters
4 hunters 5 over
4 hunters 7 the
5 over 6 by
6 by 7 the
7 the 10 ,
10 , 13 suppose
11 do 12 you
12 you 13 suppose
13 suppose 16 come
14 they 15 will
15 will 16 come
16 come 19 ?
17 over 18 here
18 here 19 ?
19 ? 20 "

there was an anxious note in [mrs] [quack] 's voice . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 an
3 an 4 anxious
4 anxious 5 note
5 note 6 in
6 in 9 's
9 's 10 voice
9 's 11 .

" no , " replied [blacky] promptly . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 7 promptly
7 promptly 8 .

" [farmer] [brown] 's boy won't let them . 
1 " 4 's
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 6 won't
6 won't 7 let
7 let 8 them
8 them 9 .

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

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

what a great world this would be if all those two-legged creatures were like [farmer] [brown] 's boy . " 
1 what 3 great
1 what 8 if
2 a 3 great
3 great 4 world
4 world 5 this
5 this 6 would
7 be 8 if
8 if 10 those
9 all 10 those
10 those 11 two-legged
11 two-legged 20 "
12 creatures 14 like
13 were 14 like
14 like 19 .
17 's 18 boy
18 boy 19 .
19 . 20 "

" wouldn't it ! " cried [peter] . 
1 " 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 it
3 it 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 8 .

then he added , " [i] wish they were . " 
1 then 4 ,
2 he 3 added
3 added 4 ,
4 , 5 "
4 , 7 wish
7 wish 8 they
8 they 9 were
9 were 10 .
10 . 11 "

" you don't wish it half as much as [i] do , " declared [mrs] [quack] . 
1 " 3 don't
1 " 5 it
2 you 3 don't
3 don't 4 wish
5 it 7 as
6 half 7 as
7 as 8 much
7 as 9 as
8 much 9 as
9 as 12 ,
11 do 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 declared
14 declared 17 .

" what changed him ? " asked [mrs] [quack] , looking interested . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 changed
2 what 5 ?
3 changed 4 him
5 ? 7 asked
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 12 interested
10 , 11 looking
11 looking 12 interested
12 interested 13 .

" just getting really acquainted with some of the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] , " replied [blacky] . 
1 " 3 getting
1 " 5 acquainted
2 just 3 getting
3 getting 4 really
5 acquainted 7 some
6 with 7 some
7 some 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 13 the
10 little 11 people
11 people 12 of
11 people 13 the
13 the 16 and
16 and 17 the
17 the 24 .
20 , 21 "
20 , 22 replied
21 " 22 replied
22 replied 24 .

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

" and now he is their best friend , " spoke up [peter] . 
1 " 2 and
1 " 4 he
2 and 3 now
4 he 6 their
5 is 6 their
6 their 8 friend
7 best 8 friend
8 friend 9 ,
8 friend 10 "
10 " 11 spoke
10 " 14 .
11 spoke 12 up

blacky nodded . 
1 blacky 2 nodded
2 nodded 3 .

" right , [peter] , " said he . 
1 " 2 right
2 right 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" that is why the [quacks] are safe here and will be as long as they stay . " 
1 " 4 why
1 " 8 safe
2 that 3 is
2 that 4 why
4 why 5 the
5 the 7 are
8 safe 11 will
8 safe 12 be
9 here 10 and
9 here 11 will
12 be 17 stay
13 as 14 long
14 long 15 as
14 long 17 stay
15 as 16 they
17 stay 18 .
18 . 19 "

[chapter] [xv] [:] [blacky] [does] [a] [little] [looking] [about] 

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

blacky the [crow] is a shrewd fellow . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 is
4 is 5 a
5 a 6 shrewd
6 shrewd 7 fellow
7 fellow 8 .

he is one of the smartest and shrewdest of all the little people in the [green] [forest] and on the [green] [meadows] . 
1 he 2 is
1 he 8 shrewdest
2 is 3 one
2 is 4 of
3 one 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 smartest
6 smartest 7 and
8 shrewdest 10 all
9 of 10 all
10 all 14 in
11 the 12 little
12 little 13 people
13 people 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 18 and
18 and 20 the
19 on 20 the
20 the 23 .

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

you know there is very little that escapes the sharp eyes of [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 5 very
2 know 3 there
3 there 4 is
5 very 10 sharp
6 little 7 that
7 that 8 escapes
8 escapes 9 the
9 the 10 sharp
10 sharp 11 eyes
11 eyes 12 of
12 of 16 .
14 the 16 .

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

" they think we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter , " muttered [blacky] to himself . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 4 we
3 think 4 we
4 we 7 to
4 we 14 cold
5 are 6 going
5 are 7 to
7 to 8 have
7 to 12 hard
8 have 9 a
9 a 10 long
10 long 11 ,
10 long 12 hard
12 hard 13 ,
14 cold 15 winter
14 cold 20 to
15 winter 16 ,
17 " 18 muttered
18 muttered 20 to
20 to 22 .
21 himself 22 .

" perhaps they know , but [i] want to see some signs of it for myself . 
1 " 9 to
2 perhaps 3 they
3 they 4 know
4 know 5 ,
4 know 8 want
5 , 6 but
5 , 8 want
8 want 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 12 signs
10 see 15 for
11 some 12 signs
12 signs 13 of
14 it 15 for
15 for 16 myself
15 for 17 .
16 myself 17 .

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

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

mrs [quack] explained that [jack] [frost] had already started south , and so they had started earlier to keep well ahead of him . 
1 mrs 11 ,
3 explained 4 that
4 that 7 had
7 had 10 south
8 already 9 started
9 started 10 south
10 south 11 ,
11 , 12 and
11 , 16 started
12 and 13 so
13 so 14 they
14 they 15 had
14 they 16 started
16 started 20 well
17 earlier 18 to
18 to 19 keep
18 to 20 well
20 well 22 of
21 ahead 22 of
22 of 23 him
23 him 24 .

i wouldn't take their word for it any more than [i] would the word of [johnny] [chuck] or [jerry] [muskrat] or [paddy] the [beaver] . 
1 i 4 their
2 wouldn't 3 take
2 wouldn't 4 their
4 their 5 word
5 word 6 for
5 word 7 it
7 it 8 any
8 any 14 word
9 more 10 than
10 than 13 the
12 would 13 the
13 the 14 word
14 word 15 of
15 of 18 or
18 or 21 or
18 or 25 .
21 or 23 the

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

he headed straight for the [green] [meadows] and [farmer] [brown] 's cornfield . 
1 he 2 headed
2 headed 3 straight
3 straight 4 for
4 for 5 the
5 the 8 and
8 and 11 's
11 's 12 cornfield
12 cornfield 13 .

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

" seems to me these husks are unusually thick , " muttered [blacky] , as he tore at them with his stout bill . 
1 " 3 to
1 " 12 muttered
2 seems 3 to
3 to 5 these
4 me 5 these
5 these 10 ,
6 husks 9 thick
6 husks 10 ,
7 are 8 unusually
8 unusually 9 thick
10 , 11 "
12 muttered 14 ,
12 muttered 20 with
14 , 16 he
14 , 17 tore
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 tore
17 tore 18 at
18 at 19 them
20 with 21 his
21 his 22 stout
21 his 24 .
22 stout 23 bill
22 stout 24 .

" don't remember ever having seen them as thick as these . 
1 " 2 don't
1 " 4 ever
2 don't 3 remember
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
11 these 12 .

wonder if it just happens to be so on this ear . " 
1 wonder 3 it
2 if 3 it
3 it 5 happens
3 it 6 to
4 just 5 happens
6 to 7 be
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 4 a
1 then 7 popped
2 , 4 a
4 a 5 sudden
5 sudden 6 thought
7 popped 12 ,
7 popped 17 and
8 into 9 his
9 his 10 black
9 his 11 head
11 head 12 ,
12 , 14 left
13 he 14 left
15 that 16 ear
16 ear 17 and
17 and 21 .
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 11 the
7 thick 8 as
7 thick 9 those
9 those 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 5 shock
1 he 10 there
2 flew 3 to
3 to 4 another
4 another 5 shock
5 shock 7 found
5 shock 8 the
6 and 7 found
7 found 8 the
8 the 9 husks
9 husks 10 there
10 there 12 the
11 just 12 the
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 .

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

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

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

" yes , [sir] , they are right . " 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
2 yes 6 they
5 , 6 they
6 they 7 are
7 are 8 right
7 are 9 .
8 right 9 .
9 . 10 "

of course he meant [johnny] [chuck] and [jerry] [muskrat] and [paddy] the [beaver] and the [quacks] . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 he
3 he 4 meant
4 meant 7 and
7 and 10 and
10 and 12 the
12 the 14 and
14 and 15 the
15 the 17 .

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

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

old [mother] [nature] has wrapped this corn in extra thick husks , and of course she has done it to protect it . 
1 old 4 has
4 has 14 of
5 wrapped 6 this
5 wrapped 7 corn
7 corn 8 in
8 in 9 extra
9 extra 10 thick
9 extra 12 ,
10 thick 11 husks
12 , 13 and
12 , 14 of
14 of 15 course
15 course 21 protect
16 she 17 has
17 has 18 done
18 done 19 it
18 done 20 to
20 to 21 protect
21 protect 22 it
21 protect 23 .
22 it 23 .

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

we are going to have a cold winter , or my name isn't [blacky] the [crow] . " 
1 we 3 going
1 we 4 to
2 are 3 going
4 to 7 cold
4 to 10 or
5 have 6 a
5 have 7 cold
7 cold 8 winter
8 winter 9 ,
10 or 12 name
11 my 12 name
12 name 17 .
13 isn't 15 the
13 isn't 17 .
17 . 18 "

[chapter] [xvi] [:] [blacky] [finds] [other] [signs] 

a single fact may fail to prove you either right or wrong ; [confirm] it with another and your proof will then be strong . 
1 a 4 may
1 a 7 prove
2 single 3 fact
3 fact 4 may
4 may 5 fail
5 fail 6 to
7 prove 10 right
8 you 9 either
8 you 10 right
10 right 13 ;
10 right 17 another
11 or 12 wrong
12 wrong 13 ;
13 ; 15 it
16 with 17 another
17 another 19 your
18 and 19 your
19 your 24 strong
20 proof 21 will
21 will 22 then
21 will 24 strong
22 then 23 be
24 strong 25 .

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

but [blacky] long ago learned that it isn't wise or wholly safe to depend altogether on one thing . 
1 but 4 ago
1 but 10 or
3 long 4 ago
5 learned 6 that
6 that 7 it
7 it 8 isn't
7 it 10 or
8 isn't 9 wise
10 or 11 wholly
10 or 12 safe
12 safe 16 on
13 to 15 altogether
14 depend 15 altogether
15 altogether 16 on
16 on 19 .
17 one 18 thing
18 thing 19 .

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

there must be other signs , if [i] am smart enough to find them . " 
1 there 2 must
1 there 4 other
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 other
4 other 7 if
4 other 10 smart
5 signs 6 ,
5 signs 7 if
7 if 9 am
10 smart 11 enough
10 smart 12 to
12 to 16 "
13 find 14 them
14 them 15 .
15 . 16 "

he lifted one black wing and began to set in order the feathers beneath it . 
1 he 2 lifted
1 he 5 wing
2 lifted 4 black
3 one 4 black
5 wing 9 set
6 and 7 began
6 and 8 to
7 began 8 to
8 to 9 set
9 set 12 the
10 in 11 order
11 order 12 the
12 the 13 feathers
13 feathers 15 it
14 beneath 15 it
15 it 16 .

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

" well , [i] never ! " he exclaimed , as he spread his wings to regain his balance . 
1 " 5 never
1 " 10 ,
2 well 3 ,
2 well 5 never
5 never 6 !
6 ! 7 "
6 ! 8 he
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 exclaimed
10 , 13 spread
10 , 15 wings
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 spread
13 spread 14 his
15 wings 17 regain
16 to 17 regain
17 regain 18 his
17 regain 20 .
18 his 19 balance

" [i] never did ! " 
1 " 3 never
3 never 4 did
4 did 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" 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 "
6 " 7 piped
7 piped 8 a
8 a 9 squeaky
9 squeaky 11 voice
9 squeaky 12 .
10 little 11 voice
11 voice 12 .

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

blacky looked down . 
1 blacky 2 looked
2 looked 3 down
3 down 4 .

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

" [hello] , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 exclaimed
9 exclaimed 11 .

" [i] haven't seen you for a long time . 
1 " 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 seen
3 haven't 5 you
5 you 7 a
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 long
8 long 10 .
9 time 10 .

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

" [i] don't doubt it . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 it
5 it 6 .

i don't doubt it at all , " squeaked [danny] . 
1 i 2 don't
1 i 4 it
2 don't 3 doubt
4 it 5 at
5 at 7 ,
6 all 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 squeaked
9 squeaked 11 .

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

that is , you won't if [i] can help it . 
1 that 3 ,
2 is 3 ,
3 , 5 won't
4 you 5 won't
5 won't 8 can
6 if 8 can
8 can 9 help
9 help 10 it
10 it 11 .

you won't if [i] see you first . " 
1 you 3 if
2 won't 3 if
3 if 5 see
5 see 6 you
6 you 7 first
7 first 8 .
7 first 9 "

blacky chuckled . 
1 blacky 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 .

he knew what [danny] meant . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 what
3 what 5 meant
5 meant 6 .

" [i] 've had my breakfast , " said [blacky] , " and it isn't dinner time yet . " 
1 " 6 breakfast
1 " 9 said
3 've 4 had
3 've 6 breakfast
4 had 5 my
6 breakfast 8 "
7 , 8 "
9 said 11 ,
11 , 19 .
12 " 13 and
12 " 17 time
13 and 14 it
14 it 15 isn't
14 it 17 time
15 isn't 16 dinner
17 time 18 yet
17 time 19 .
19 . 20 "

" what is it you never did ? " persisted [danny] , in his squeaky voice . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 3 is
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 7 did
5 you 6 never
5 you 7 did
7 did 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
8 ? 10 persisted
9 " 10 persisted
10 persisted 15 squeaky
12 , 14 his
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 squeaky
15 squeaky 17 .
16 voice 17 .

" that was just an exclamation , " explained [blacky] . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 3 was
3 was 4 just
4 just 5 an
4 just 7 ,
6 exclamation 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 explained
9 explained 11 .

" [i] made a discovery that surprised me so [i] exclaimed right out . " 
1 " 3 made
3 made 4 a
3 made 7 surprised
4 a 5 discovery
5 discovery 6 that
7 surprised 9 so
8 me 9 so
9 so 11 exclaimed
11 exclaimed 13 out
12 right 13 out
13 out 14 .
14 . 15 "

" what was it ? " demanded [danny] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 was
3 was 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 demanded
7 demanded 9 .

" it was that the feathers of my coat are coming in thicker than [i] ever knew them to before . 
1 " 6 feathers
1 " 16 ever
2 it 3 was
3 was 5 the
4 that 5 the
5 the 6 feathers
6 feathers 7 of
7 of 12 in
8 my 9 coat
8 my 10 are
9 coat 10 are
10 are 11 coming
11 coming 12 in
12 in 13 thicker
13 thicker 14 than
16 ever 18 them
16 ever 20 before
17 knew 18 them
18 them 19 to
20 before 21 .

i hadn't noticed it until [i] started to set them in order a minute ago . " 
1 i 7 started
1 i 10 them
2 hadn't 3 noticed
3 noticed 4 it
3 noticed 5 until
5 until 7 started
7 started 8 to
9 set 10 them
10 them 11 in
11 in 12 order
12 order 14 minute
13 a 14 minute
14 minute 15 ago
15 ago 16 .
16 . 17 "

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

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

i am going to have the warmest coat [i] 've ever had . " 
1 i 2 am
1 i 7 warmest
3 going 4 to
3 going 7 warmest
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 the
7 warmest 11 ever
8 coat 10 've
10 've 11 ever
11 ever 14 "
12 had 13 .
13 . 14 "

" well , don't think you are the only one , " retorted [danny] . 
1 " 6 you
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 don't
4 don't 5 think
4 don't 6 you
6 you 8 the
7 are 8 the
8 the 9 only
8 the 10 one
10 one 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 retorted
12 " 15 .
13 retorted 15 .

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

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

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

there is old [roughleg] the [hawk] ! 
1 there 2 is
1 there 5 the
2 is 3 old
5 the 7 !

he has come extra early this year . 
1 he 4 extra
2 has 3 come
3 come 4 extra
4 extra 5 early
5 early 6 this
6 this 7 year
7 year 8 .

i think [i] 'll go back to warn [nanny] . " 
1 i 6 back
2 think 4 'll
4 'll 5 go
5 go 6 back
6 back 7 to
7 to 8 warn
8 warn 10 .
10 . 11 "

without another word [danny] disappeared in the brown grass . 
1 without 3 word
2 another 3 word
3 word 6 in
5 disappeared 6 in
6 in 7 the
6 in 8 brown
8 brown 9 grass
8 brown 10 .
9 grass 10 .

again [blacky] chuckled . 
1 again 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 .

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

i wonder if [i] can stand it or if [i] 'd better go a little way south , where it will be warmer . " 
1 i 7 it
2 wonder 6 stand
3 if 5 can
5 can 6 stand
6 stand 7 it
7 it 8 or
7 it 11 'd
8 or 9 if
11 'd 12 better
11 'd 18 ,
12 better 13 go
13 go 14 a
14 a 15 little
15 little 16 way
16 way 17 south
18 , 19 where
18 , 20 it
20 it 21 will
20 it 24 .
21 will 22 be
22 be 23 warmer
24 . 25 "

[chapter] [xvii] [:] [blacky] [watches] [a] [queer] [performance] 

this much to me is very clear : a thing not understood is queer . 
1 this 2 much
1 this 8 :
2 much 3 to
3 to 4 me
4 me 5 is
5 is 6 very
6 very 7 clear
8 : 10 thing
9 a 10 thing
10 thing 12 understood
11 not 12 understood
12 understood 15 .
13 is 14 queer
14 queer 15 .

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

blacky the [crow] may be right . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 may
4 may 5 be
5 be 6 right
6 right 7 .

again he may not be . 
1 again 2 he
2 he 3 may
3 may 4 not
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 5 ,
1 if 12 of
2 he 3 is
2 he 4 right
4 right 5 ,
5 , 7 will
6 it 7 will
7 will 11 lot
8 account 9 for
9 for 10 a
10 a 11 lot
12 of 15 people
12 of 19 .
13 the 14 queer
13 the 15 people
15 people 17 the
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 world

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

but [blacky] isn't like those people who are satisfied not to understand and to think other people and things queer . 
1 but 9 satisfied
3 isn't 7 who
3 isn't 9 satisfied
4 like 5 those
5 those 6 people
5 those 7 who
7 who 8 are
9 satisfied 12 understand
10 not 11 to
11 to 12 understand
12 understand 21 .
13 and 14 to
14 to 15 think
15 think 20 queer
16 other 17 people
17 people 18 and
18 and 19 things
18 and 20 queer
20 queer 21 .

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

long ago he discovered that many things are to be seen on or beside the [big] [river] , things not to be seen elsewhere . 
1 long 2 ago
1 long 4 discovered
2 ago 3 he
4 discovered 9 to
5 that 6 many
6 many 7 things
6 many 9 to
7 things 8 are
9 to 15 the
10 be 11 seen
11 seen 12 on
11 seen 15 the
12 on 13 or
13 or 14 beside
15 the 21 to
18 , 19 things
19 things 20 not
19 things 21 to
21 to 22 be
22 be 25 .
23 seen 24 elsewhere
24 elsewhere 25 .

so there are few clays in which he does not get over there . 
1 so 5 clays
2 there 3 are
3 are 4 few
4 few 5 clays
5 clays 9 does
6 in 8 he
7 which 8 he
8 he 9 does
9 does 11 get
10 not 11 get
11 get 13 there
12 over 13 there
13 there 14 .

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

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

oh , yes , [blacky] had learned . 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 yes
3 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 had
6 had 7 learned
7 learned 8 .

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

blacky looked sharply for a terrible gun . 
1 blacky 2 looked
2 looked 4 for
3 sharply 4 for
4 for 5 a
4 for 6 terrible
6 terrible 7 gun
7 gun 8 .

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

blacky boldly drew near until he was able to see what the man was doing . 
1 blacky 3 drew
1 blacky 9 to
2 boldly 3 drew
4 near 5 until
5 until 8 able
5 until 9 to
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 able
9 to 10 see
9 to 13 man
10 see 11 what
10 see 13 man
11 what 12 the
13 man 15 doing
14 was 15 doing
15 doing 16 .

then [blacky] 's eyes stretched their widest and he almost cawed right out with surprise . 
1 then 11 cawed
3 's 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 stretched
5 stretched 6 their
5 stretched 9 he
6 their 7 widest
7 widest 8 and
9 he 10 almost
9 he 11 cawed
11 cawed 16 .
12 right 14 with
13 out 14 with
14 with 15 surprise
14 with 16 .

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

yes , [sir] , that is what he was doing , scattering nice yellow corn among the rushes and wild rice in the water ! 
1 yes 5 that
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 9 was
6 is 7 what
7 what 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 18 rushes
9 was 19 and
10 doing 14 yellow
11 , 13 nice
11 , 14 yellow
12 scattering 13 nice
14 yellow 17 the
14 yellow 18 rushes
15 corn 16 among
15 corn 17 the
19 and 21 rice
20 wild 21 rice
21 rice 23 the
22 in 23 the
23 the 24 water
24 water 25 !

" that 's a queer performance , " muttered [blacky] , as he watched . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 3 's
2 that 3 's
3 's 7 ,
4 a 5 queer
4 a 6 performance
6 performance 7 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 9 muttered
9 muttered 13 he
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 watched
13 he 15 .

" what is he throwing perfectly good corn out in the water for ? 
1 " 6 perfectly
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 13 for
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
6 for 8 isn't
7 this 8 isn't
8 isn't 9 the
9 the 12 .
10 planting 11 season
11 season 12 .

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

it is a shame to waste nice corn like that . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 3 a
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
9 like 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 "

blacky flew over [to] a tree some distance away and alighted in the top of it to watch the queer performance . 
1 blacky 2 flew
1 blacky 6 tree
2 flew 5 a
3 over 5 a
6 tree 14 top
7 some 8 distance
7 some 10 and
8 distance 9 away
10 and 12 in
11 alighted 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 top
14 top 18 watch
15 of 16 it
16 it 17 to
17 to 18 watch
18 watch 19 the
19 the 22 .
20 queer 21 performance
20 queer 22 .

you know [blacky] has very keen eyes and he can see a long distance . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 5 very
2 know 4 has
5 very 15 .
6 keen 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 and
7 eyes 10 can
8 and 9 he
10 can 11 see
10 can 12 a
12 a 13 long
12 a 15 .
13 long 14 distance

for a while the man continued to scatter corn and [blacky] continued to wonder what he was doing it for . 
1 for 5 man
1 for 14 wonder
2 a 3 while
2 a 4 the
4 the 5 man
5 man 7 to
6 continued 7 to
7 to 8 scatter
8 scatter 10 and
9 corn 10 and
10 and 12 continued
12 continued 13 to
14 wonder 21 .
15 what 16 he
16 he 17 was
16 he 18 doing
17 was 18 doing
18 doing 19 it
19 it 20 for
20 for 21 .

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

blacky watched him until he was out of sight . 
1 blacky 2 watched
2 watched 3 him
3 him 5 he
4 until 5 he
5 he 7 out
6 was 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 sight
9 sight 10 .

he could see some of the yellow grains on the bottom . 
1 he 3 see
2 could 3 see
3 see 6 the
4 some 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 yellow
6 the 8 grains
8 grains 9 on
8 grains 11 bottom
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 bottom
11 bottom 12 .

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

" [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 7 .

[chapter] [xviii] [:] [blacky] [becomes] [very] [suspicious] 

of things you do not understand , [beware] ! 
1 of 2 things
2 things 3 you
3 you 4 do
4 do 5 not
5 not 6 understand
6 understand 7 ,
7 , 9 !

they may be wholly harmless but [beware] ! 
1 they 2 may
2 may 3 be
3 be 4 wholly
4 wholly 5 harmless
4 wholly 8 !
5 harmless 6 but

you 'll find the older that you grow [that] only things and folks you know [are] fully to be trusted , so [beware] ! 
1 you 2 'll
1 you 5 older
3 find 4 the
3 find 5 older
5 older 10 only
6 that 7 you
7 you 8 grow
8 grow 10 only
10 only 13 folks
11 things 12 and
11 things 13 folks
13 folks 19 be
14 you 15 know
15 know 17 fully
17 fully 18 to
17 fully 19 be
19 be 20 trusted
20 trusted 24 !
21 , 22 so
22 so 24 !

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

that is one of [blacky] 's wise sayings , and he lives up to it . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 3 one
3 one 4 of
4 of 8 sayings
6 's 7 wise
7 wise 8 sayings
8 sayings 9 ,
9 , 10 and
9 , 14 to
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 lives
12 lives 13 up
13 up 14 to
14 to 16 .
15 it 16 .

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

when he discovers something he does not understand , he is at once distrustful of it . 
1 when 4 something
2 he 3 discovers
2 he 4 something
4 something 6 does
5 he 6 does
6 does 9 ,
7 not 8 understand
8 understand 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 is
11 is 13 once
11 is 14 distrustful
12 at 13 once
14 distrustful 15 of
15 of 16 it
16 it 17 .

as he watched a man scattering yellow corn in the water from the shore of the [big] [river] he at once became suspicious . 
1 as 3 watched
2 he 3 watched
3 watched 9 in
4 a 5 man
5 man 6 scattering
5 man 7 yellow
7 yellow 8 corn
7 yellow 9 in
9 in 10 the
9 in 14 shore
10 the 11 water
11 water 12 from
11 water 13 the
14 shore 16 the
15 of 16 the
16 the 22 became
19 he 21 once
20 at 21 once
21 once 22 became
22 became 23 suspicious
23 suspicious 24 .

what was it [blacky] had discovered ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 it
2 was 7 ?
5 had 6 discovered
6 discovered 7 ?

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

no one with eyes less sharp than [blacky] 's would have noticed them . 
1 no 2 one
1 no 3 with
3 with 5 less
4 eyes 5 less
5 less 6 sharp
5 less 7 than
6 sharp 7 than
7 than 10 would
9 's 10 would
10 would 12 noticed
11 have 12 noticed
12 noticed 14 .
13 them 14 .

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

but [blacky] knew right away that those were feathers from a [duck] . 
1 but 3 knew
3 knew 5 away
4 right 5 away
5 away 7 those
6 that 7 those
7 those 8 were
8 were 9 feathers
9 feathers 10 from
10 from 11 a
11 a 13 .

" [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 7 .

" [mr] and [mrs] . quack or some of their relatives have been here . 
1 " 3 and
1 " 6 quack
3 and 5 .
6 quack 7 or
6 quack 11 relatives
7 or 8 some
8 some 9 of
9 of 10 their
11 relatives 12 have
12 have 14 here
13 been 14 here
14 here 15 .

it is just the kind of a place [ducks] like . 
1 it 3 just
2 is 3 just
3 just 5 kind
4 the 5 kind
5 kind 8 place
6 of 7 a
7 a 8 place
8 place 10 like
10 like 11 .

also some [ducks] like corn . 
1 also 2 some
2 some 4 like
4 like 5 corn
5 corn 6 .

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 2 they
1 if 10 corn
2 they 3 should
2 they 6 here
3 should 4 come
3 should 5 back
6 here 9 this
6 here 10 corn
7 and 8 find
8 find 9 this
10 corn 13 would
10 corn 15 a
11 , 12 they
11 , 13 would
15 a 16 feast
16 feast 20 would
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 they
18 and 20 would
20 would 21 be
20 would 22 sure
22 sure 24 come
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 13 ,
3 who 4 scattered
4 scattered 5 the
5 the 6 corn
5 the 7 here
7 here 12 gun
8 didn't 9 have
9 have 10 a
9 have 12 gun
10 a 11 terrible
12 gun 13 ,
13 , 16 doesn't
14 but 15 that
14 but 16 doesn't
16 doesn't 20 isn't
16 doesn't 21 a
17 mean 18 that
17 mean 19 he
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 isn't
21 a 23 .
22 hunter 23 .

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

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

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

i believe he put that corn here for [ducks] and [i] don't believe he did it out of the kindness of his heart . 
1 i 2 believe
1 i 12 don't
2 believe 4 put
2 believe 7 here
3 he 4 put
4 put 5 that
5 that 6 corn
7 here 8 for
8 for 10 and
12 don't 13 believe
12 don't 15 did
13 believe 14 he
15 did 20 kindness
16 it 17 out
17 out 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 kindness
20 kindness 21 of
20 kindness 22 his
21 of 22 his
22 his 24 .
23 heart 24 .

but it wasn't [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 6 's
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 .

i don't like the looks of it . 
1 i 3 like
2 don't 3 like
3 like 4 the
3 like 5 looks
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 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 .

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

he didn't like the looks of it at all . 
1 he 2 didn't
1 he 4 the
2 didn't 3 like
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 warn the [quacks] to keep away from there . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 5 the
3 'll 4 warn
5 the 7 to
7 to 9 away
8 keep 9 away
9 away 10 from
10 from 11 there
11 there 12 .

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

" if they have any sense at all , they will stay in the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] . 
1 " 2 if
1 " 7 at
2 if 3 they
2 if 4 have
4 have 5 any
5 any 6 sense
7 at 9 ,
8 all 9 ,
9 , 10 they
10 they 12 stay
11 will 12 stay
12 stay 14 the
13 in 14 the
14 the 15 pond
14 the 16 of
16 of 20 .
18 the 20 .

it may be all right , but [i] don't like the looks of it . " 
1 it 3 be
1 it 12 looks
2 may 3 be
3 be 4 all
3 be 5 right
5 right 6 ,
6 , 7 but
6 , 11 the
7 but 9 don't
9 don't 10 like
12 looks 16 "
13 of 14 it
14 it 15 .
15 . 16 "

and still full of suspicions , [blacky] went to sleep . 
1 and 3 full
2 still 3 full
3 full 4 of
4 of 5 suspicions
4 of 6 ,
6 , 8 went
8 went 11 .
9 to 10 sleep
10 sleep 11 .

[chapter] [xix] [:] [blacky] [makes] [more] [discoveries] 

little things you fail to see [may] important prove to be . 
1 little 2 things
2 things 4 fail
3 you 4 fail
4 fail 6 see
5 to 6 see
6 see 10 to
8 important 9 prove
9 prove 10 to
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 .

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

one of the secrets of [blacky] 's success in life is the fact that he never fails to take note of little things . 
1 one 2 of
1 one 12 the
2 of 3 the
2 of 4 secrets
4 secrets 5 of
4 secrets 10 life
5 of 7 's
7 's 8 success
8 success 9 in
10 life 11 is
12 the 17 fails
12 the 20 note
13 fact 14 that
13 fact 17 fails
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 never
17 fails 19 take
18 to 19 take
20 note 23 things
20 note 24 .
21 of 22 little
22 little 23 things

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

so , no matter how unimportant a thing may appear , [blacky] [examines] it closely with those sharp eyes of his and remembers it . 
1 so 4 matter
1 so 11 ,
2 , 3 no
3 no 4 matter
4 matter 6 unimportant
5 how 6 unimportant
7 a 8 thing
8 thing 9 may
9 may 10 appear
9 may 11 ,
11 , 19 eyes
14 it 15 closely
15 closely 16 with
16 with 17 those
17 those 18 sharp
17 those 19 eyes
19 eyes 23 remembers
20 of 21 his
21 his 22 and
22 and 23 remembers
23 remembers 25 .
24 it 25 .

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

he ate it in a hurry and flew straight over to the [big] [river] to the place where he had seen that yellow corn scattered . 
1 he 2 ate
1 he 5 a
2 ate 3 it
3 it 4 in
5 a 7 and
6 hurry 7 and
7 and 9 straight
8 flew 9 straight
9 straight 11 to
10 over 11 to
11 to 18 where
12 the 15 to
15 to 17 place
16 the 17 place
17 place 18 where
18 where 19 he
19 he 21 seen
19 he 26 .
20 had 21 seen
21 seen 22 that
22 that 23 yellow
22 that 25 scattered
23 yellow 24 corn

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

blacky guessed why . 
1 blacky 2 guessed
2 guessed 3 why
3 why 4 .

not a single grain of that yellow corn could [blacky] see . 
1 not 4 grain
2 a 3 single
2 a 4 grain
4 grain 7 yellow
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 yellow
7 yellow 9 could
8 corn 9 could
9 could 11 see
11 see 12 .

he knew the ways of [dusky] and his relatives . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 3 the
2 knew 3 the
3 the 4 ways
4 ways 5 of
5 of 9 relatives
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 relatives
9 relatives 10 .

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

dusky looked up as [blacky] flew over him , but [blacky] said nothing , and [dusky] said nothing . 
1 dusky 8 him
2 looked 4 as
3 up 4 as
4 as 6 flew
6 flew 7 over
7 over 8 him
8 him 9 ,
8 him 15 and
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 said
13 nothing 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 said
17 said 18 nothing
18 nothing 19 .

but if [blacky] didn't use his tongue , he did use his eyes . 
1 but 2 if
1 but 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 use
4 didn't 9 he
6 his 7 tongue
7 tongue 8 ,
7 tongue 9 he
9 he 11 use
10 did 11 use
11 use 14 .
12 his 13 eyes
13 eyes 14 .

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

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

but [blacky] knew every foot of that shore along the [big] [river] , and he knew that those bushes hadn't been there during the summer . 
1 but 3 knew
3 knew 10 the
4 every 5 foot
5 foot 6 of
5 foot 8 shore
6 of 7 that
8 shore 9 along
8 shore 10 the
10 the 19 bushes
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 he
14 and 16 knew
16 knew 17 that
16 knew 18 those
18 those 19 bushes
19 bushes 25 summer
20 hadn't 22 there
21 been 22 there
22 there 23 during
23 during 24 the
23 during 25 summer
25 summer 26 .

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

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

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

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

" [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] under his breath . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 7 under
7 under 8 his
8 his 9 breath
9 breath 10 .

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

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

no , [sir] , it doesn't look right to me . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 6 doesn't
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 doesn't
6 doesn't 9 to
7 look 8 right
8 right 9 to
9 to 10 me
10 me 11 .

i think [i] 'll keep an eye on this place . " 
1 i 6 an
2 think 4 'll
4 'll 5 keep
5 keep 6 an
6 an 7 eye
7 eye 8 on
8 on 9 this
9 this 10 place
10 place 11 .
11 . 12 "

so [blacky] came back to the [big] [river] several times that day . 
1 so 5 to
3 came 4 back
4 back 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 11 that
9 several 10 times
9 several 11 that
11 that 12 day
12 day 13 .

the second time back he found that [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his relatives had left . 
1 the 3 time
2 second 3 time
3 time 4 back
4 back 7 that
5 he 6 found
6 found 7 that
7 that 9 the
9 the 12 and
12 and 13 his
13 his 14 relatives
13 his 17 .
14 relatives 15 had
14 relatives 17 .
15 had 16 left

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

" [i] don't like it , " muttered [blacky] , shaking his black head . 
1 " 5 it
3 don't 4 like
3 don't 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 10 ,
8 muttered 10 ,
10 , 11 shaking
11 shaking 14 head
12 his 13 black
12 his 14 head
14 head 15 .

" [i] don't like it . " 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 like
4 like 5 it
5 it 6 .
6 . 7 "

[chapter] [xx] [:] [blacky] [drops] [a] [hint] 

when you see another 's danger [warn] him though he be a stranger . 
1 when 5 's
2 you 3 see
3 see 4 another
4 another 5 's
5 's 6 danger
6 danger 10 he
8 him 9 though
9 though 10 he
10 he 11 be
11 be 12 a
12 a 13 stranger
12 a 14 .

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

sometimes [blacky] watched from a distance , and sometimes he flew right over the man . 
1 sometimes 8 and
3 watched 4 from
4 from 7 ,
5 a 6 distance
6 distance 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 flew
8 and 13 over
9 sometimes 10 he
9 sometimes 11 flew
12 right 13 over
13 over 16 .
14 the 15 man
14 the 16 .

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

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

he hasn't had a gun with him once when [i] have seen him , but just the same he is a hunter . 
1 he 2 hasn't
1 he 8 once
2 hasn't 5 gun
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 gun
5 gun 6 with
6 with 7 him
8 once 12 seen
8 once 14 ,
9 when 11 have
9 when 12 seen
13 him 14 ,
14 , 19 he
15 but 16 just
15 but 19 he
16 just 18 same
17 the 18 same
19 he 21 a
20 is 21 a
21 a 22 hunter
21 a 23 .

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

he knows those silly [ducks] come in here every night for that corn he puts out . 
1 he 2 knows
1 he 12 that
2 knows 4 silly
2 knows 7 in
3 those 4 silly
4 silly 6 come
7 in 8 here
8 here 9 every
9 every 10 night
10 night 11 for
12 that 17 .
13 corn 15 puts
13 corn 17 .
14 he 15 puts
15 puts 16 out

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

that is what he will do , or my name isn't [blacky] . " 
1 that 2 is
1 that 3 what
2 is 3 what
3 what 6 do
4 he 5 will
4 he 6 do
6 do 7 ,
7 , 10 name
8 or 9 my
8 or 10 name
10 name 11 isn't
11 isn't 13 .
13 . 14 "

finally [blacky] decided to drop a hint to [dusky] the [black] [duck] . 
1 finally 3 decided
1 finally 7 hint
3 decided 4 to
4 to 5 drop
5 drop 6 a
7 hint 8 to
8 to 10 the
10 the 13 .

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

" good morning , " said he , as [dusky] swam in just in front of him . 
1 " 2 good
1 " 3 morning
3 morning 4 ,
3 morning 7 he
4 , 6 said
5 " 6 said
7 he 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 11 swam
9 as 14 in
11 swam 12 in
12 in 13 just
14 in 15 front
15 front 18 .
16 of 17 him
17 him 18 .

" [i] hope you are feeling as fine as you look . " 
1 " 5 are
3 hope 4 you
4 you 5 are
5 are 6 feeling
6 feeling 7 as
7 as 9 as
8 fine 9 as
9 as 10 you
10 you 12 .
11 look 12 .
12 . 13 "

" quack , quack , " replied [dusky] . 
1 " 2 quack
2 quack 4 quack
3 , 4 quack
4 quack 5 ,
5 , 6 "
5 , 7 replied
7 replied 9 .

" when [blacky] the [crow] [flatters] , he hopes to gain something . 
1 " 2 when
1 " 4 the
4 the 7 ,
7 , 9 hopes
8 he 9 hopes
9 hopes 10 to
9 hopes 11 gain
11 gain 13 .
12 something 13 .

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 "

" not a thing , " replied [blacky] . 
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 a
3 a 4 thing
4 thing 5 ,
4 thing 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 9 .

" 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 "

" corn , " replied [dusky] in a low voice , as if afraid some one might overhear him . 
1 " 8 a
1 " 18 overhear
2 corn 3 ,
2 corn 5 replied
3 , 4 "
5 replied 7 in
5 replied 8 a
8 a 9 low
9 low 10 voice
10 voice 15 some
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 if
12 as 14 afraid
13 if 14 afraid
14 afraid 15 some
15 some 16 one
15 some 18 overhear
16 one 17 might
18 overhear 20 .
19 him 20 .

" [nice] yellow corn . " 
1 " 3 yellow
3 yellow 4 corn
4 corn 5 .
5 . 6 "

" corn ! " exclaimed [blacky] , as if very much astonished . 
1 " 3 !
2 corn 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 7 ,
5 exclaimed 8 as
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 if
9 if 11 much
10 very 11 much
11 much 12 astonished
12 astonished 13 .

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

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

" don't ask me , for [i] can't tell you , " said he . 
1 " 5 ,
2 don't 3 ask
3 ask 4 me
3 ask 5 ,
5 , 9 tell
6 for 8 can't
8 can't 9 tell
9 tell 10 you
10 you 12 "
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 .
14 he 15 .

" [i] haven't the least idea . 
1 " 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 the
4 the 5 least
5 least 6 idea
6 idea 7 .

all [i] know is that every evening when we arrive , we find it here . 
1 all 3 know
1 all 6 every
3 know 4 is
4 is 5 that
6 every 12 we
7 evening 8 when
8 when 9 we
9 we 10 arrive
10 arrive 11 ,
10 arrive 12 we
12 we 13 find
13 find 14 it
14 it 15 here
14 it 16 .

how it gets here , [i] don't know , and furthermore [i] don't care . 
1 how 3 gets
1 how 7 don't
2 it 3 gets
3 gets 5 ,
4 here 5 ,
5 , 7 don't
7 don't 9 ,
7 don't 11 furthermore
8 know 9 ,
9 , 10 and
11 furthermore 14 care
11 furthermore 15 .
13 don't 14 care

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

" [i] 've seen a man over here every afternoon , " said [blacky] . 
1 " 3 've
1 " 4 seen
4 seen 5 a
4 seen 6 man
6 man 10 afternoon
7 over 9 every
8 here 9 every
9 every 10 afternoon
10 afternoon 12 "
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 .

" [i] thought he might be a hunter . " 
1 " 3 thought
3 thought 4 he
4 he 6 be
5 might 6 be
6 be 8 hunter
7 a 8 hunter
8 hunter 9 .
9 . 10 "

" did he have a terrible gun ? " asked [dusky] suspiciously . 
1 " 2 did
1 " 3 he
3 he 4 have
4 have 6 terrible
5 a 6 terrible
6 terrible 7 gun
7 gun 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 13 .
12 suspiciously 13 .

" [no-o] , " replied [blacky] . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 7 .

" then he isn't a hunter , " declared [dusky] , looking much relieved . 
1 " 2 then
2 then 11 ,
3 he 4 isn't
3 he 5 a
5 a 7 ,
6 hunter 7 ,
7 , 9 declared
8 " 9 declared
9 declared 11 ,
11 , 12 looking
11 , 15 .
12 looking 13 much
12 looking 15 .
13 much 14 relieved

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

" nonsense , " retorted [dusky] , tossing his head . 
1 " 2 nonsense
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 retorted
4 " 5 retorted
5 retorted 7 ,
7 , 9 his
8 tossing 9 his
9 his 11 .
10 head 11 .

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

i know you , [blacky] ; you are jealous because we find plenty to eat here , and you find nothing . 
1 i 2 know
1 i 6 ;
2 know 3 you
3 you 4 ,
6 ; 7 you
7 you 8 are
7 you 16 here
8 are 9 jealous
8 are 11 we
10 because 11 we
11 we 14 to
12 find 13 plenty
12 find 14 to
14 to 15 eat
15 eat 16 here
16 here 20 find
17 , 18 and
17 , 20 find
18 and 19 you
20 find 21 nothing
21 nothing 22 .

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

but [i] 'll tell you right now , you can't scare us away from such splendid eating as we have had here . 
1 but 8 ,
3 'll 4 tell
3 'll 7 now
5 you 6 right
5 you 7 now
7 now 8 ,
8 , 19 we
9 you 12 us
9 you 15 such
10 can't 11 scare
10 can't 12 us
12 us 13 away
13 away 14 from
15 such 16 splendid
16 splendid 17 eating
16 splendid 19 we
17 eating 18 as
19 we 20 have
20 have 21 had
20 have 23 .
21 had 22 here

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

[chapter] [xxi] [:] [at] [last] [blacky] [is] [sure] 

who for another conquers fear [is] truly brave , it is most clear . 
1 who 5 fear
2 for 3 another
3 another 4 conquers
4 conquers 5 fear
5 fear 8 brave
7 truly 8 brave
8 brave 9 ,
9 , 10 it
9 , 12 most
10 it 11 is
12 most 14 .
13 clear 14 .

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

it was late in the afternoon , and [blacky] the [crow] was on his way to the [green] [forest] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 the
2 was 3 late
2 was 5 the
3 late 4 in
5 the 7 ,
6 afternoon 7 ,
7 , 20 .
8 and 10 the
10 the 12 was
12 was 13 on
13 on 14 his
13 on 15 way
15 way 17 the
15 way 20 .
16 to 17 the

as usual , he went around by the [big] [river] to see if that man was scattering corn for the [ducks] . 
1 as 5 went
1 as 13 if
2 usual 4 he
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 went
5 went 6 around
5 went 8 the
6 around 7 by
8 the 11 to
12 see 13 if
13 if 15 man
14 that 15 man
15 man 17 scattering
16 was 17 scattering
17 scattering 18 corn
18 corn 20 the
19 for 20 the
20 the 22 .

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

no one was to be seen along the bank of the [big] [river] . 
1 no 2 one
1 no 3 was
2 one 3 was
3 was 7 along
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 seen
6 seen 7 along
7 along 9 bank
8 the 9 bank
9 bank 11 the
10 of 11 the
11 the 14 .

" he hasn't come to-day , or else he came early and has left , " thought [blacky] . 
1 " 3 hasn't
1 " 4 come
2 he 3 hasn't
4 come 8 else
5 to-day 6 ,
5 to-day 7 or
6 , 7 or
7 or 8 else
8 else 10 came
9 he 10 came
10 came 13 has
10 came 17 thought
11 early 12 and
12 and 13 has
13 has 14 left
14 left 15 ,
15 , 16 "
17 thought 19 .

what was it [blacky] saw ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 5 saw
5 saw 6 ?

it was a boat coming down the [big] [river] . 
1 it 3 a
2 was 3 a
3 a 5 coming
4 boat 5 coming
5 coming 6 down
6 down 7 the
7 the 10 .

blacky sat still and watched . 
1 blacky 2 sat
2 sat 3 still
3 still 4 and
4 and 5 watched
5 watched 6 .

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

it was the same man [blacky] had watched scatter corn in the rushes every day for a week . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 same
2 was 3 the
4 same 8 watched
5 man 7 had
5 man 8 watched
8 watched 15 day
9 scatter 10 corn
9 scatter 11 in
11 in 12 the
11 in 15 day
12 the 13 rushes
13 rushes 14 every
15 day 18 week
16 for 17 a
16 for 18 week
18 week 19 .

there wasn't the least doubt about it , it was the same man . 
1 there 2 wasn't
1 there 3 the
2 wasn't 3 the
3 the 4 least
4 least 8 ,
5 doubt 6 about
6 about 7 it
6 about 8 ,
8 , 11 the
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 the
11 the 13 man
12 same 13 man
13 man 14 .

" [ha] , ha ! " exclaimed [blacky] , and nearly lost his balance in his excitement . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 7 exclaimed
4 ha 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed
7 exclaimed 9 ,
9 , 10 and
9 , 13 his
10 and 12 lost
11 nearly 12 lost
13 his 15 in
14 balance 15 in
15 in 18 .
16 his 17 excitement
17 excitement 18 .

" [ha] , ha ! 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 ha
4 ha 5 !

it is just as [i] thought ! " 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 6 thought
6 thought 7 !
6 thought 8 "
7 ! 8 "

you see [blacky] 's sharp eyes had seen that the man was carrying something , and that something was a gun , a terrible gun . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 5 sharp
2 see 4 's
5 sharp 16 and
6 eyes 7 had
6 eyes 8 seen
8 seen 9 that
8 seen 10 the
9 that 10 the
10 the 11 man
10 the 12 was
12 was 13 carrying
12 was 15 ,
13 carrying 14 something
15 , 16 and
16 and 18 something
17 that 18 something
18 something 22 ,
19 was 20 a
19 was 21 gun
20 a 21 gun
21 gun 22 ,
22 , 24 terrible
23 a 24 terrible
24 terrible 26 .
25 gun 26 .

blacky knows a terrible gun as far as he can see it . 
1 blacky 2 knows
1 blacky 4 terrible
3 a 4 terrible
4 terrible 6 as
5 gun 6 as
6 as 7 far
6 as 8 as
8 as 9 he
8 as 11 see
9 he 10 can
11 see 13 .
12 it 13 .

the hunter looked out over the [big] [river] . 
1 the 2 hunter
2 hunter 3 looked
3 looked 4 out
4 out 5 over
5 over 6 the
6 the 9 .

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

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

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

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

" [i] was sure of it , " muttered [blacky] . 
1 " 3 was
3 was 4 sure
4 sure 5 of
5 of 8 "
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 muttered
9 muttered 11 .

" he is going to wait there for those [ducks] to come in , and then something dreadful will happen . 
1 " 4 going
2 he 3 is
2 he 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 7 there
6 wait 7 there
7 there 11 to
8 for 9 those
9 those 11 to
11 to 12 come
11 to 14 ,
12 come 13 in
14 , 15 and
14 , 16 then
16 then 17 something
16 then 18 dreadful
18 dreadful 19 will
19 will 20 happen
19 will 21 .

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

no , [sir] , they don't know what fairness is . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 6 don't
4 , 5 they
5 they 6 don't
6 don't 7 know
7 know 8 what
8 what 9 fairness
9 fairness 11 .
10 is 11 .

he knows they will feel so sure that all is safe that they will come in without looking for danger . 
1 he 4 will
1 he 15 come
2 knows 3 they
2 knows 4 will
4 will 5 feel
5 feel 6 so
7 sure 8 that
7 sure 10 is
8 that 9 all
10 is 12 that
10 is 15 come
11 safe 12 that
12 that 14 will
13 they 14 will
15 come 19 for
16 in 17 without
17 without 18 looking
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
1 then 4 fire
2 he 3 will
4 fire 8 and
5 that 6 terrible
5 that 7 gun
7 gun 8 and
8 and 9 kill
8 and 11 without
9 kill 10 them
11 without 17 all
12 giving 14 any
13 them 14 any
14 any 15 chance
15 chance 16 at
16 at 17 all
17 all 18 .

" [reddy] [fox] is a sly , clever hunter , but he wouldn't do a thing like that . 
1 " 8 clever
4 is 5 a
5 a 6 sly
6 sly 7 ,
6 sly 8 clever
8 clever 15 a
9 hunter 11 but
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he
12 he 14 do
13 wouldn't 14 do
14 do 15 a
15 a 17 like
16 thing 17 like
17 like 19 .
18 that 19 .

neither would [old] [man] [coyote] or anybody else who wears fur or feathers . 
1 neither 2 would
1 neither 7 anybody
6 or 7 anybody
7 anybody 10 wears
8 else 9 who
9 who 10 wears
10 wears 12 or
11 fur 12 or
12 or 14 .
13 feathers 14 .

they might hide and try to catch some one by surprise . 
1 they 6 to
2 might 3 hide
3 hide 4 and
4 and 5 try
5 try 6 to
6 to 8 some
7 catch 8 some
8 some 9 one
9 one 12 .
10 by 11 surprise
11 surprise 12 .

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

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

it is time [i] was getting home to the [green] [forest] . 
1 it 3 time
2 is 3 time
3 time 6 getting
5 was 6 getting
6 getting 8 to
7 home 8 to
8 to 9 the
8 to 12 .

the [black] [shadows] will soon come creeping out from the [purple] [hills] , and [i] must be safe in my hemlock-tree by then . 
1 the 8 out
4 will 5 soon
4 will 6 come
6 come 7 creeping
6 come 8 out
8 out 10 the
9 from 10 the
10 the 18 safe
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 must
16 must 17 be
16 must 18 safe
18 safe 20 my
19 in 20 my
20 my 21 hemlock-tree
21 hemlock-tree 24 .
22 by 23 then
23 then 24 .

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

yet those [ducks] ought to be warned . 
1 yet 2 those
2 those 5 to
4 ought 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 warned
7 warned 8 .

oh , dear , what shall [i] do ? " 
1 oh 4 ,
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 ,
4 , 5 what
5 what 6 shall
5 what 8 do
8 do 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

with them might come [hooty] the [owl] , and [hooty] wouldn't object in the least to a [crow] dinner . 
1 with 2 them
1 with 8 ,
2 them 4 come
3 might 4 come
4 come 6 the
8 , 9 and
8 , 12 object
9 and 11 wouldn't
12 object 13 in
12 object 17 a
13 in 14 the
14 the 15 least
15 least 16 to
17 a 19 dinner
17 a 20 .
19 dinner 20 .

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

" [i] 'll wait a little while longer , " muttered [blacky] , and tried to feel brave . 
1 " 5 a
3 'll 4 wait
3 'll 5 a
5 a 8 longer
6 little 7 while
7 while 8 longer
8 longer 15 tried
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 muttered
11 muttered 13 ,
11 muttered 14 and
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 tried
15 tried 16 to
16 to 17 feel
17 feel 19 .
18 brave 19 .

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

[chapter] [xxii] [:] [blacky] [goes] [home] [happy] 

no greater happiness is won [than] through a deed for others done . 
1 no 5 won
2 greater 3 happiness
2 greater 5 won
3 happiness 4 is
5 won 7 through
7 through 10 for
8 a 9 deed
9 deed 10 for
10 for 11 others
11 others 13 .
12 done 13 .

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the [big] [river] and couldn't make up his mind what to do . 
1 blacky 2 sat
1 blacky 3 in
3 in 4 the
3 in 8 tree
4 the 5 top
6 of 7 a
7 a 8 tree
8 tree 11 bank
9 near 10 the
10 the 11 bank
11 bank 12 of
11 bank 17 couldn't
13 the 16 and
16 and 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 22 what
18 make 19 up
19 up 21 mind
20 his 21 mind
21 mind 22 what
22 what 23 to
23 to 25 .
24 do 25 .

he wanted to get home to the big , thick hemlock-tree in the [green] [forest] before dusk , for [blacky] is afraid of the dark . 
1 he 5 home
2 wanted 4 get
2 wanted 5 home
3 to 4 get
5 home 9 ,
6 to 7 the
6 to 8 big
8 big 9 ,
9 , 10 thick
10 thick 11 hemlock-tree
10 thick 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 17 dusk
13 the 23 of
16 before 17 dusk
18 , 19 for
19 for 21 is
21 is 22 afraid
22 afraid 23 of
23 of 24 the
24 the 25 dark
24 the 26 .

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

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

what may happen to those silly [ducks] is no business of yours , and there is nothing you can do , anyway . 
1 what 2 may
1 what 9 no
2 may 5 those
3 happen 4 to
4 to 5 those
5 those 6 silly
6 silly 8 is
8 is 9 no
9 no 10 business
9 no 13 ,
10 business 11 of
11 of 12 yours
13 , 15 there
14 and 15 there
15 there 16 is
16 is 19 can
17 nothing 18 you
17 nothing 19 can
19 can 20 do
20 do 21 ,
20 do 23 .
21 , 22 anyway
22 anyway 23 .

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

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

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

you ought to warn [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock that a hunter with a terrible gun is waiting for them . 
1 you 2 ought
1 you 14 hunter
2 ought 3 to
2 ought 4 warn
3 to 4 warn
4 warn 11 flock
6 the 9 and
9 and 10 his
10 his 11 flock
11 flock 12 that
12 that 13 a
14 hunter 23 .
15 with 16 a
16 a 17 terrible
16 a 18 gun
18 gun 20 waiting
18 gun 22 them
19 is 20 waiting
20 waiting 21 for
22 them 23 .

is it true that it is no business of yours what happens to those [ducks] ? 
1 is 2 it
2 it 6 is
3 true 4 that
4 that 5 it
5 it 6 is
6 is 8 business
7 no 8 business
8 business 13 to
9 of 10 yours
10 yours 11 what
11 what 12 happens
12 happens 13 to
13 to 14 those
14 those 16 ?

think again , [blacky] ; think again . 
1 think 3 ,
2 again 3 ,
3 , 5 ;
5 ; 6 think
6 think 8 .
7 again 8 .

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

if something dreadful should happen to [dusky] because you were afraid of the dark , you never would be comfortable in your own mind . 
1 if 9 you
2 something 3 dreadful
3 dreadful 4 should
3 dreadful 5 happen
5 happen 6 to
5 happen 8 because
8 because 9 you
9 you 16 you
10 were 11 afraid
11 afraid 12 of
12 of 13 the
12 of 14 dark
14 dark 15 ,
14 dark 16 you
16 you 17 never
17 never 19 be
18 would 19 be
19 be 20 comfortable
19 be 23 own
20 comfortable 22 your
21 in 22 your
22 your 23 own
23 own 25 .
24 mind 25 .

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

not five minutes later [blacky] saw something that made him , oh , so glad he had kept watch . 
1 not 7 something
1 not 13 ,
2 five 4 later
3 minutes 4 later
4 later 6 saw
6 saw 7 something
7 something 8 that
8 that 9 made
8 that 12 oh
9 made 10 him
10 him 11 ,
13 , 14 so
14 so 17 had
15 glad 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 18 kept
18 kept 19 watch
18 kept 20 .
19 watch 20 .

it was a swiftly moving black line just above the water far down the [big] [river] , and it was coming up . 
1 it 5 moving
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 swiftly
4 swiftly 5 moving
5 moving 7 line
6 black 7 line
7 line 12 far
8 just 9 above
8 just 12 far
9 above 10 the
9 above 11 water
12 far 13 down
12 far 18 and
13 down 14 the
14 the 17 ,
18 and 20 was
19 it 20 was
20 was 21 coming
20 was 23 .
21 coming 22 up

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

he looked over at the hunter hiding behind some bushes close to the edge of the water . 
1 he 4 at
2 looked 3 over
2 looked 4 at
4 at 8 behind
5 the 6 hunter
5 the 8 behind
6 hunter 7 hiding
8 behind 11 close
8 behind 14 edge
9 some 10 bushes
10 bushes 11 close
12 to 13 the
12 to 14 edge
14 edge 18 .
15 of 16 the
15 of 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
1 the 4 crouching
2 hunter 3 was
4 crouching 7 terrible
4 crouching 16 the
5 with 6 his
6 his 7 terrible
7 terrible 14 peeping
8 gun 9 in
9 in 10 his
10 his 11 hands
11 hands 12 and
11 hands 14 peeping
12 and 13 was
14 peeping 15 over
16 the 17 bushes
17 bushes 18 ,
17 bushes 23 .
18 , 19 watching
19 watching 21 black
19 watching 22 line
20 that 21 black
21 black 22 line

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

it was a flock of [ducks] flying . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 flock
4 flock 5 of
5 of 7 flying
7 flying 8 .

and [blacky] was glad . 
1 and 3 was
3 was 4 glad
4 glad 5 .

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

up the middle of the [big] [river] , flying just above the water , swept the flock with [dusky] at its head . 
1 up 3 middle
1 up 10 just
2 the 3 middle
3 middle 5 the
4 of 5 the
5 the 8 ,
8 , 9 flying
10 just 12 the
10 just 15 swept
11 above 12 the
12 the 13 water
13 water 14 ,
15 swept 17 flock
15 swept 21 its
16 the 17 flock
17 flock 18 with
20 at 21 its
21 its 23 .
22 head 23 .

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

blacky envied them their swift wings . 
1 blacky 2 envied
2 envied 3 them
3 them 4 their
4 their 5 swift
5 swift 6 wings
6 wings 7 .

on past the hidden hunter but far out over the [big] [river] they swept . 
1 on 2 past
2 past 6 but
3 the 4 hidden
4 hidden 5 hunter
5 hunter 6 but
6 but 7 far
7 far 8 out
8 out 9 over
8 out 10 the
10 the 15 .
13 they 14 swept
14 swept 15 .

for just a minute [blacky] thought they were going on up the river and not coming in to eat , after all . 
1 for 3 a
2 just 3 a
3 a 4 minute
4 minute 12 the
6 thought 7 they
7 they 8 were
8 were 10 on
8 were 12 the
9 going 10 on
10 on 11 up
12 the 17 in
13 river 14 and
14 and 15 not
15 not 16 coming
16 coming 17 in
17 in 20 ,
18 to 19 eat
19 eat 20 ,
20 , 21 after
21 after 22 all
22 all 23 .

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

blacky glanced at him and saw that he was ready to shoot . 
1 blacky 2 glanced
1 blacky 3 at
3 at 4 him
4 him 6 saw
5 and 6 saw
6 saw 7 that
7 that 8 he
7 that 9 was
8 he 9 was
9 was 13 .
10 ready 11 to
11 to 12 shoot
12 shoot 13 .

almost without thinking , [blacky] spread his wings and started out from that tree . 
1 almost 2 without
1 almost 6 spread
2 without 3 thinking
3 thinking 4 ,
6 spread 10 started
7 his 9 and
8 wings 9 and
9 and 10 started
10 started 11 out
11 out 13 that
11 out 14 tree
12 from 13 that
13 that 14 tree
14 tree 15 .

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

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

it was his danger cry that everybody on the [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] knows . 
1 it 4 danger
2 was 3 his
2 was 4 danger
4 danger 9 the
5 cry 6 that
6 that 7 everybody
7 everybody 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 12 and
12 and 17 knows
13 in 14 the
14 the 17 knows
17 knows 18 .

he did put up his gun and aim at them , but he didn't shoot . 
1 he 4 up
2 did 3 put
2 did 4 up
4 up 9 at
5 his 6 gun
6 gun 7 and
6 gun 8 aim
8 aim 9 at
9 at 11 ,
10 them 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 he
12 but 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 6 want
1 you 9 them
2 see 3 ,
2 see 5 didn't
3 , 4 he
5 didn't 6 want
6 want 7 to
6 want 9 them
7 to 8 frighten
9 them 11 that
10 so 11 that
11 that 13 would
12 they 13 would
13 would 15 return
14 not 15 return
15 return 16 .

blacky headed straight for the [green] [forest] , chuckling as he flew . 
1 blacky 3 straight
2 headed 3 straight
3 straight 4 for
4 for 5 the
5 the 8 ,
8 , 9 chuckling
9 chuckling 11 he
9 chuckling 12 flew
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 flew
12 flew 13 .

he knew that those [ducks] would not return until after dark . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 4 those
2 knew 3 that
4 those 6 would
4 those 7 not
7 not 8 return
8 return 11 dark
9 until 10 after
10 after 11 dark
11 dark 12 .

he had saved them this time , and he was so happy he didn't even notice the [black] [shadows] . 
1 he 3 saved
1 he 4 them
2 had 3 saved
4 them 7 ,
5 this 6 time
6 time 7 ,
7 , 8 and
7 , 10 was
8 and 9 he
10 was 12 happy
10 was 17 the
11 so 12 happy
12 happy 13 he
12 happy 16 notice
13 he 14 didn't
14 didn't 15 even
17 the 20 .

and the hunter stood up and shook his fist at [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 and 2 the
1 and 3 hunter
3 hunter 4 stood
3 hunter 9 fist
4 stood 5 up
5 up 6 and
5 up 7 shook
7 shook 8 his
9 fist 10 at
10 at 12 the
12 the 14 .

[chapter] [xxiii] [:] [blacky] [calls] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] 

blacky awoke in the best of spirits . 
1 blacky 3 in
2 awoke 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 6 of
5 best 6 of
6 of 7 spirits
7 spirits 8 .

late the afternoon before he had saved [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock from a hunter with a terrible gun . 
1 late 4 before
1 late 9 the
2 the 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 before
4 before 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 saved
9 the 15 from
12 and 13 his
12 and 14 flock
14 flock 15 from
15 from 17 hunter
16 a 17 hunter
17 hunter 19 a
18 with 19 a
19 a 22 .
20 terrible 21 gun
20 terrible 22 .

he hates a hunter with a terrible gun , does [blacky] . 
1 he 2 hates
2 hates 5 with
3 a 4 hunter
4 hunter 5 with
5 with 7 terrible
6 a 7 terrible
7 terrible 9 ,
8 gun 9 ,
9 , 10 does
10 does 12 .

for that matter , so do all the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] . 
1 for 3 matter
2 that 3 matter
3 matter 4 ,
4 , 5 so
4 , 7 all
5 so 6 do
7 all 11 of
8 the 9 little
8 the 10 people
10 people 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 15 and
15 and 16 the
16 the 19 .

so [blacky] started out for his breakfast in high spirits . 
1 so 3 started
3 started 6 his
4 out 5 for
5 for 6 his
6 his 7 breakfast
7 breakfast 9 high
8 in 9 high
9 high 10 spirits
10 spirits 11 .

after breakfast , he flew over to the [big] [river] to see if [dusky] the [black] [duck] was feeding in the rushes along the shore . 
1 after 5 flew
2 breakfast 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 flew
5 flew 7 to
6 over 7 to
7 to 13 if
8 the 11 to
11 to 12 see
12 see 13 if
13 if 19 feeding
15 the 18 was
18 was 19 feeding
19 feeding 21 the
20 in 21 the
21 the 23 along
22 rushes 23 along
23 along 26 .
24 the 25 shore
25 shore 26 .

" they 'll come back , and so will that hunter . 
1 " 4 come
2 they 3 'll
2 they 4 come
4 come 6 ,
5 back 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 that
8 so 9 will
9 will 10 that
10 that 11 hunter
11 hunter 12 .

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

i 've done all [i] can do . 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 done
2 've 4 all
4 all 6 can
6 can 7 do
7 do 8 .

anyway , [dusky] ought to have sense enough to be suspicious of this place after that warning . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 10 be
4 ought 8 enough
5 to 6 have
6 have 7 sense
7 sense 8 enough
8 enough 9 to
8 enough 10 be
10 be 15 after
11 suspicious 12 of
11 suspicious 14 place
12 of 13 this
13 this 14 place
14 place 15 after
15 after 18 .
16 that 17 warning
17 warning 18 .

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

i do believe it is [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 i 2 do
2 do 3 believe
3 believe 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 8 's
8 's 10 .
9 boy 10 .

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

i 'll see if [i] can call him over here . " 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 4 if
2 'll 3 see
4 if 6 can
4 if 7 call
7 call 9 over
8 him 9 over
9 over 10 here
10 here 11 .
11 . 12 "

blacky began to call [in] the way he does when he has discovered something and wants others to know about it . 
1 blacky 9 does
2 began 3 to
3 to 4 call
4 call 6 the
4 call 7 way
7 way 8 he
7 way 9 does
9 does 12 has
10 when 11 he
10 when 12 has
12 has 19 know
13 discovered 14 something
14 something 15 and
14 something 17 others
16 wants 17 others
17 others 18 to
17 others 19 know
19 know 22 .
20 about 21 it
21 it 22 .

" caw , caw , [caaw] , [caaw] , caw , caw , [caaw] ! " screamed [blacky] , as if greatly excited . 
1 " 4 caw
2 caw 3 ,
2 caw 4 caw
4 caw 15 !
5 , 7 ,
7 , 9 ,
9 , 10 caw
10 caw 11 ,
10 caw 12 caw
11 , 12 caw
12 caw 13 ,
12 caw 15 !
15 ! 16 "
16 " 17 screamed
17 screamed 21 if
19 , 20 as
19 , 21 if
21 if 23 excited
22 greatly 23 excited
23 excited 24 .

he heard the excited cawing of [blacky] and at once turned in that direction . 
1 he 4 excited
2 heard 3 the
2 heard 4 excited
4 excited 6 of
5 cawing 6 of
6 of 8 and
8 and 11 turned
9 at 10 once
10 once 11 turned
11 turned 13 that
12 in 13 that
13 that 15 .
14 direction 15 .

" that black rascal has found something over on the shore of the [big] [river] , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy to himself . 
1 " 8 over
2 that 3 black
2 that 4 rascal
4 rascal 5 has
5 has 6 found
6 found 7 something
6 found 8 over
8 over 11 shore
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 shore
11 shore 13 the
12 of 13 the
13 the 16 ,
16 , 17 "
16 , 18 said
18 said 24 himself
21 's 22 boy
22 boy 23 to
22 boy 24 himself
24 himself 25 .

" [i] 'll go over there to see what it is . 
1 " 4 go
3 'll 4 go
4 go 9 what
5 over 6 there
6 there 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 what
9 what 10 it
10 it 11 is
11 is 12 .

there isn't much escapes the sharp eyes of that black busybody . 
1 there 2 isn't
1 there 4 escapes
2 isn't 3 much
4 escapes 5 the
5 the 8 of
6 sharp 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 of
8 of 9 that
9 that 10 black
9 that 12 .
11 busybody 12 .

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

there he is on the top of that tree over by the [big] [river] . " 
1 there 3 is
2 he 3 is
3 is 6 top
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 top
6 top 8 that
7 of 8 that
8 that 9 tree
9 tree 11 by
10 over 11 by
11 by 12 the
12 the 15 .
15 . 16 "

as [farmer] [brown] 's boy drew near , [blacky] flew down and disappeared below the bank . 
1 as 6 drew
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 6 drew
6 drew 8 ,
7 near 8 ,
8 , 10 flew
10 flew 11 down
10 flew 12 and
11 down 12 and
12 and 14 below
13 disappeared 14 below
14 below 15 the
15 the 16 bank
16 bank 17 .

fanner [brown] 's boy chuckled . 
1 fanner 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 .

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

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

up flew [blacky] cawing wildly , and pretending to be scared half to death . 
1 up 6 ,
2 flew 4 cawing
4 cawing 5 wildly
4 cawing 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 13 to
8 pretending 9 to
9 to 10 be
10 be 11 scared
11 scared 12 half
11 scared 13 to
13 to 15 .
14 death 15 .

again [farmer] [brown] 's boy chuckled . 
1 again 4 's
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 6 chuckled
6 chuckled 7 .

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

now , what have you found over here ? " 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 what
3 what 4 have
3 what 5 you
4 have 5 you
5 you 7 over
6 found 7 over
7 over 8 here
8 here 9 ?
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 3 eagerly
1 he 6 shore
2 looked 3 eagerly
3 eagerly 5 the
4 along 5 the
6 shore 7 ,
7 , 10 once
7 , 13 a
8 and 9 at
8 and 10 once
11 he 12 saw
12 saw 13 a
13 a 16 low
13 a 18 close
14 row 15 of
14 row 16 low
16 low 17 bushes
17 bushes 18 close
18 close 23 the
19 to 20 the
20 the 21 edge
20 the 22 of
22 of 23 the
23 the 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 .

" a [duck] blind ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 2 a
2 a 4 blind
4 blind 5 !
5 ! 6 "
5 ! 8 exclaimed
6 " 7 he
8 exclaimed 9 .

" a hunter has built a blind over here from which to shoot [ducks] . 
1 " 5 built
2 a 3 hunter
3 hunter 4 has
4 has 5 built
5 built 7 blind
6 a 7 blind
7 blind 8 over
8 over 9 here
8 over 11 which
9 here 10 from
11 which 12 to
12 to 13 shoot
12 to 15 .
13 shoot 15 .

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

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

he went down to the blind , for that is what a [duck] hunter 's hiding-place is called , and looked about . 
1 he 2 went
2 went 3 down
2 went 14 hunter
3 down 4 to
4 to 6 blind
4 to 7 ,
5 the 6 blind
7 , 11 what
8 for 9 that
9 that 10 is
10 is 11 what
12 a 14 hunter
14 hunter 21 looked
15 's 16 hiding-place
16 hiding-place 19 ,
16 hiding-place 20 and
17 is 18 called
18 called 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 looked
21 looked 22 about
22 about 23 .

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

" that fellow has been baiting [ducks] , " thought he . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 fellow
2 that 6 baiting
3 fellow 4 has
4 has 5 been
6 baiting 8 ,
8 , 9 "
8 , 10 thought
9 " 10 thought
10 thought 11 he
10 thought 12 .

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

my , how [i] hate that sort of thing ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 how
2 , 6 that
3 how 5 hate
6 that 7 sort
7 sort 8 of
8 of 9 thing
9 thing 10 !

it is bad enough to hunt them fairly , but to feed them and then kill them ugh ! 
1 it 4 enough
2 is 3 bad
2 is 4 enough
4 enough 5 to
5 to 6 hunt
5 to 9 ,
6 hunt 8 fairly
7 them 8 fairly
8 fairly 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 feed
11 to 12 feed
12 feed 14 and
13 them 14 and
14 and 15 then
15 then 17 them
16 kill 17 them
17 them 18 ugh
18 ugh 19 !

i wonder if he has shot any yet . " 
1 i 2 wonder
1 i 3 if
3 if 4 he
3 if 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 4 about
3 all 4 about
4 about 6 ,
5 keenly 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 face
8 his 9 face
9 face 10 cleared
9 face 11 .

he knew that if that hunter had killed any [ducks] , there would be tell-tale feathers in the blind , and there were none . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 6 hunter
2 knew 3 that
2 knew 4 if
4 if 5 that
6 hunter 16 feathers
7 had 13 would
8 killed 9 any
9 any 11 ,
11 , 12 there
12 there 13 would
13 would 15 tell-tale
14 be 15 tell-tale
15 tell-tale 16 feathers
16 feathers 20 ,
17 in 18 the
17 in 19 blind
18 the 19 blind
19 blind 20 ,
20 , 21 and
20 , 22 there
22 there 23 were
22 there 25 .
24 none 25 .

[chapter] [xxiv] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [some] [thinking] 

farmer [brown] 's boy sat on the bank of the [big] [river] in a brown study . 
1 farmer 4 boy
1 farmer 5 sat
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 sat
5 sat 14 a
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 bank
8 bank 10 the
9 of 10 the
10 the 13 in
13 in 14 a
14 a 17 .
15 brown 16 study
16 study 17 .

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

blacky the [crow] sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him . 
1 blacky 7 top
2 the 4 sat
4 sat 5 in
5 in 6 the
5 in 7 top
7 top 15 away
8 of 10 tall
8 of 13 short
9 a 10 tall
10 tall 11 tree
11 tree 12 a
13 short 14 distance
13 short 15 away
15 away 17 watched
16 and 17 watched
17 watched 18 him
18 him 19 .

blacky was silent now , and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes . 
1 blacky 5 ,
1 blacky 10 knowing
2 was 4 now
3 silent 4 now
4 now 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 there
6 and 10 knowing
7 there 8 was
8 was 9 a
10 knowing 12 in
11 look 12 in
12 in 13 his
12 in 14 shrewd
13 his 14 shrewd
14 shrewd 16 eyes
14 shrewd 17 .
15 little 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 .

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

" [i] guess the law that permits hunting [ducks] is all right , but there ought to be a law against baiting them in . 
1 " 6 that
3 guess 4 the
3 guess 5 law
5 law 6 that
6 that 8 hunting
7 permits 8 hunting
8 hunting 15 there
10 is 11 all
11 all 12 right
12 right 13 ,
13 , 14 but
13 , 15 there
15 there 20 law
16 ought 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 a
18 be 20 law
20 law 22 baiting
20 law 25 .
21 against 22 baiting
23 them 24 in
24 in 25 .

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

no , [sir] , that isn't hunting . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 isn't
6 isn't 7 hunting
7 hunting 8 .

if this land were my father 's , [i] would know what to do . 
1 if 2 this
2 this 3 land
3 land 8 ,
4 were 5 my
5 my 6 father
6 father 7 's
7 's 8 ,
8 , 10 would
10 would 12 what
11 know 12 what
12 what 13 to
13 to 15 .
14 do 15 .

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

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

he has just as much right here as [i] have . 
1 he 2 has
2 has 4 as
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 much
4 as 6 right
6 right 8 as
7 here 8 as
8 as 10 have
10 have 11 .

i wish [i] could stop him , but [i] don't see how [i] can . " 
1 i 2 wish
1 i 5 stop
2 wish 4 could
5 stop 6 him
5 stop 8 but
6 him 7 ,
8 but 10 don't
8 but 12 how
10 don't 11 see
12 how 15 .
14 can 15 .
15 . 16 "

a frown puckered the freckled face of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 a 2 frown
1 a 5 freckled
2 frown 3 puckered
3 puckered 4 the
5 freckled 6 face
6 face 7 of
6 face 11 boy
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 .

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

" [i] suppose , " he muttered , " [i] can tear down his blind . 
1 " 4 ,
3 suppose 4 ,
4 , 8 ,
5 " 6 he
6 he 7 muttered
7 muttered 8 ,
8 , 9 "
8 , 11 can
11 can 13 down
12 tear 13 down
13 down 15 blind
14 his 15 blind
15 blind 16 .

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

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

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

i won't do a thing [i] haven't a right to do . 
1 i 2 won't
2 won't 5 thing
3 do 4 a
4 a 5 thing
5 thing 9 right
7 haven't 8 a
8 a 9 right
9 right 11 do
10 to 11 do
11 do 12 .

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

i 've got to think of some other way of saving those [ducks] . " 
1 i 2 've
1 i 3 got
3 got 5 think
3 got 8 other
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 of
6 of 7 some
8 other 10 of
9 way 10 of
10 of 12 those
11 saving 12 those
12 those 14 .
14 . 15 "

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

suddenly his face cleared , and he jumped to his feet . 
1 suddenly 2 his
2 his 3 face
3 face 4 cleared
3 face 5 ,
5 , 7 he
6 and 7 he
7 he 9 to
8 jumped 9 to
9 to 10 his
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

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

" [i] have it ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 3 have
3 have 4 it
4 it 6 "
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 9 .

" [i] 'll do a little shooting myself ! " 
1 " 4 do
3 'll 4 do
4 do 6 little
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 shooting
7 shooting 8 myself
8 myself 9 !
9 ! 10 "

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

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

blacky the [crow] watched him go , and [blacky] was well satisfied . 
1 blacky 2 the
1 blacky 4 watched
4 watched 7 ,
5 him 6 go
6 go 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 well
10 was 11 well
11 well 12 satisfied
11 well 13 .
12 satisfied 13 .

perhaps [blacky] wouldn't have felt so sure could he have understood what [farmer] [brown] 's boy had said about doing a little shooting himself . 
1 perhaps 5 felt
1 perhaps 9 he
3 wouldn't 4 have
3 wouldn't 5 felt
6 so 7 sure
7 sure 8 could
7 sure 9 he
9 he 10 have
10 have 12 what
11 understood 12 what
12 what 23 shooting
15 's 16 boy
16 boy 17 had
17 had 18 said
18 said 19 about
18 said 20 doing
20 doing 21 a
21 a 22 little
21 a 23 shooting
23 shooting 24 himself
24 himself 25 .

none of the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] knew [farmer] [brown] 's boy better than did [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 none 2 of
1 none 3 the
3 the 6 of
4 little 5 people
5 people 6 of
6 of 7 the
6 of 18 boy
7 the 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 14 knew
14 knew 17 's
18 boy 19 better
18 boy 20 than
20 than 21 did
21 did 23 the
23 the 25 .

none knew better than he that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was their best friend . 
1 none 2 knew
2 knew 3 better
2 knew 9 's
3 better 4 than
4 than 5 he
5 he 6 that
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 was
11 was 15 .
12 their 13 best
12 their 14 friend
14 friend 15 .

" it is all right now , " chuckled [blacky] . 
1 " 3 is
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 all
4 all 5 right
5 right 6 now
6 now 7 ,
6 now 9 chuckled
7 , 8 "
9 chuckled 11 .

" 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 "

[chapter] [xxv] [:] [blacky] [gets] [a] [dreadful] [shock] 

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

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

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

blacky the [crow] was in the top of his favorite tree over near the [big] [river] early this afternoon . 
1 blacky 12 over
2 the 4 was
4 was 5 in
5 in 8 of
6 the 7 top
7 top 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 10 favorite
9 his 11 tree
10 favorite 11 tree
11 tree 12 over
12 over 14 the
12 over 17 early
13 near 14 the
14 the 17 early
17 early 19 afternoon
17 early 20 .
18 this 19 afternoon
19 afternoon 20 .

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

at last he spied a tiny figure far away across the [green] [meadows] . 
1 at 2 last
1 at 3 he
3 he 5 a
4 spied 5 a
5 a 6 tiny
6 tiny 7 figure
6 tiny 9 away
8 far 9 away
9 away 11 the
10 across 11 the
11 the 14 .

even at that distance he knew who it was ; it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and he was coming toward the [big] [river] . 
1 even 5 he
2 at 3 that
3 that 4 distance
4 distance 5 he
5 he 7 who
6 knew 7 who
7 who 16 boy
8 it 9 was
8 it 10 ;
10 ; 11 it
11 it 12 was
12 was 15 's
15 's 16 boy
16 boy 17 ,
16 boy 18 and
18 and 20 was
19 he 20 was
20 was 26 .
21 coming 22 toward
22 toward 23 the
23 the 26 .

" [i] thought as much , " chuckled [blacky] . 
1 " 3 thought
3 thought 4 as
4 as 6 ,
5 much 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 chuckled
8 chuckled 10 .

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

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

it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy beyond a doubt . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 6 boy
5 's 6 boy
6 boy 7 beyond
7 beyond 8 a
8 a 9 doubt
9 doubt 10 .

suddenly [blacky] 's eyes opened so wide that they looked as if they were in danger of popping out of his head . 
1 suddenly 9 they
1 suddenly 13 they
3 's 4 eyes
4 eyes 7 wide
5 opened 6 so
5 opened 7 wide
7 wide 8 that
8 that 9 they
9 they 10 looked
10 looked 11 as
10 looked 12 if
13 they 16 danger
13 they 23 .
14 were 15 in
15 in 16 danger
17 of 18 popping
18 popping 19 out
18 popping 20 of
20 of 21 his
21 his 22 head
21 his 23 .

he had discovered that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was carrying something and that that something was a gun ! 
1 he 2 had
1 he 8 boy
2 had 3 discovered
3 discovered 4 that
4 that 7 's
8 boy 10 carrying
8 boy 11 something
9 was 10 carrying
11 something 15 something
12 and 13 that
13 that 14 that
14 that 15 something
15 something 17 a
16 was 17 a
17 a 18 gun
18 gun 19 !

yes , [sir] , [farmer] [brown] 's boy was carrying a terrible gun ! 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 10 carrying
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 's
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 9 was
10 carrying 11 a
11 a 12 terrible
12 terrible 13 gun
13 gun 14 !

" a gun ! " croaked [blacky] . 
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 gun
3 gun 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 croaked
6 croaked 8 .

" [farmer] [brown] 's boy with a terrible gun ! 
1 " 4 's
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 terrible
8 terrible 9 gun
9 gun 10 !

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

nearer came [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and [blacky] could see that terrible gun plainly now . 
1 nearer 7 ,
1 nearer 13 terrible
2 came 5 's
5 's 6 boy
6 boy 7 ,
7 , 8 and
7 , 10 could
10 could 11 see
11 see 12 that
11 see 13 terrible
13 terrible 14 gun
14 gun 16 now
15 plainly 16 now
16 now 17 .

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

" perhaps he is going to shoot that hunter ! " thought [blacky] , and somehow he felt better . 
1 " 9 hunter
2 perhaps 6 to
2 perhaps 9 hunter
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 shoot
7 shoot 8 that
9 hunter 19 better
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 thought
12 thought 14 ,
14 , 18 felt
14 , 19 better
15 and 16 somehow
16 somehow 17 he
17 he 18 felt
19 better 20 .

farmer [brown] 's boy reached the [big] [river] at a point some distance below the blind built by the hunter . 
1 farmer 4 boy
1 farmer 14 below
3 's 4 boy
5 reached 6 the
5 reached 14 below
6 the 9 at
9 at 11 point
10 a 11 point
11 point 13 distance
12 some 13 distance
14 below 17 built
15 the 16 blind
16 blind 17 built
17 built 21 .
18 by 19 the
19 the 20 hunter
20 hunter 21 .

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

the rushes grew very thick there , and for a while [farmer] [brown] 's boy was very busy among them . 
1 the 2 rushes
1 the 4 very
2 rushes 3 grew
4 very 5 thick
5 thick 9 for
6 there 7 ,
6 there 9 for
7 , 8 and
9 for 11 while
10 a 11 while
11 while 15 boy
14 's 15 boy
15 boy 17 very
15 boy 19 among
16 was 17 very
17 very 18 busy
19 among 21 .
20 them 21 .

blacky from his high perch could watch him , and as he watched , he grew more and more puzzled . 
1 blacky 6 could
1 blacky 10 and
2 from 3 his
3 his 4 high
4 high 5 perch
4 high 6 could
6 could 8 him
7 watch 8 him
8 him 9 ,
10 and 13 watched
10 and 20 puzzled
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 watched
13 watched 16 grew
14 , 15 he
14 , 16 grew
16 grew 18 and
17 more 18 and
18 and 19 more
20 puzzled 21 .

it looked very much as if [farmer] [brown] 's boy was building a blind much like that of the hunter 's . 
1 it 2 looked
1 it 13 a
3 very 4 much
3 very 6 if
4 much 5 as
6 if 11 was
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 was
11 was 12 building
12 building 13 a
13 a 15 much
14 blind 15 much
15 much 17 that
16 like 17 that
17 that 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 hunter
20 hunter 21 's
20 hunter 22 .
21 's 22 .

he was quite hidden there , excepting from a place high up like [blacky] 's perch . 
1 he 4 hidden
2 was 3 quite
3 quite 4 hidden
4 hidden 6 ,
5 there 6 ,
6 , 7 excepting
6 , 10 place
7 excepting 8 from
9 a 10 place
10 place 11 high
11 high 12 up
12 up 13 like
13 like 17 .
15 's 16 perch
16 perch 17 .

" [i] [i] [i] do believe he is going to try to shoot those [ducks] himself , " gasped [blacky] . 
1 " 7 he
1 " 13 shoot
5 do 6 believe
5 do 7 he
8 is 9 going
9 going 10 to
9 going 13 shoot
10 to 11 try
11 try 12 to
13 shoot 17 ,
14 those 16 himself
16 himself 17 ,
17 , 19 gasped
18 " 19 gasped
19 gasped 21 .

" [i] wouldn't have believed it if any one had told me . 
1 " 4 have
3 wouldn't 4 have
4 have 5 believed
5 believed 7 if
5 believed 8 any
6 it 7 if
8 any 9 one
9 one 10 had
9 one 11 told
11 told 12 me
12 me 13 .

no , [sir] , [i] wouldn't have believed it . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 wouldn't
6 wouldn't 8 believed
6 wouldn't 9 it
7 have 8 believed
9 it 10 .

i [i] can't believe it now . 
1 i 3 can't
3 can't 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 now
6 now 7 .

farmer [brown] 's boy hunting with a terrible gun ! 
1 farmer 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 hunting
4 boy 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 terrible
8 terrible 9 gun
9 gun 10 !

yet [i] 've got to believe my own eyes . " 
1 yet 5 to
3 've 4 got
3 've 5 to
5 to 6 believe
6 believe 9 eyes
7 my 8 own
8 own 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 .
10 . 11 "

a noise up river caught his attention . 
1 a 2 noise
2 noise 3 up
3 up 4 river
4 river 5 caught
5 caught 6 his
6 his 7 attention
7 attention 8 .

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

there was the hunter , rowing down the [big] [river] . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 the
3 the 4 hunter
4 hunter 5 ,
5 , 7 down
6 rowing 7 down
7 down 8 the
8 the 11 .

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

" this is no place for me , " muttered [blacky] . 
1 " 3 is
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 no
4 no 6 for
5 place 6 for
6 for 8 ,
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 muttered
10 muttered 12 .

" he 'll remember that [i] scared those [ducks] yesterday , and as likely as not he 'll try to shoot me . " 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 5 that
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 remember
5 that 7 scared
5 that 8 those
7 scared 8 those
8 those 11 ,
10 yesterday 11 ,
11 , 13 as
12 and 13 as
13 as 15 as
14 likely 15 as
15 as 16 not
16 not 18 'll
16 not 23 .
17 he 18 'll
18 'll 19 try
18 'll 20 to
20 to 22 me
21 shoot 22 me
23 . 24 "

there he sat until the [black] [shadows] warned him that it was high time for him to be getting back to the [green] [forest] . 
1 there 3 sat
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 5 the
4 until 5 the
5 the 8 warned
8 warned 9 him
8 warned 18 be
9 him 12 was
9 him 13 high
10 that 11 it
11 it 12 was
13 high 15 for
14 time 15 for
15 for 16 him
16 him 17 to
18 be 20 back
18 be 22 the
19 getting 20 back
21 to 22 the
22 the 25 .

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

" it is true , " croaked [blacky] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 true
3 is 5 ,
4 true 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 croaked
7 croaked 9 .

" [farmer] [brown] 's boy has turned hunter . " 
1 " 4 's
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 6 has
6 has 7 turned
7 turned 8 hunter
8 hunter 9 .
9 . 10 "

it was such a dreadful shock to [blacky] that it was a long time before he could go to sleep . 
1 it 5 dreadful
1 it 14 time
2 was 3 such
2 was 5 dreadful
3 such 4 a
5 dreadful 6 shock
6 shock 13 long
7 to 9 that
9 that 10 it
9 that 11 was
11 was 12 a
12 a 13 long
13 long 14 time
14 time 20 sleep
15 before 16 he
15 before 20 sleep
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 go
18 go 19 to
20 sleep 21 .

[chapter] [xxvi] [:] [why] [the] [hunter] [got] [no] [ducks] 

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

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

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

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

far down the [big] [river] the hunter saw a swiftly moving black line just above the water . 
1 far 2 down
1 far 8 saw
2 down 3 the
2 down 7 hunter
6 the 7 hunter
8 saw 12 black
8 saw 15 above
9 a 10 swiftly
10 swiftly 11 moving
11 moving 12 black
13 line 14 just
14 just 15 above
15 above 18 .
16 the 17 water
17 water 18 .

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

twice those big black birds circled around over the [big] [river] opposite where the hunter was crouching behind his blind . 
1 twice 4 black
2 those 3 big
3 big 4 black
4 black 6 circled
5 birds 6 circled
6 circled 9 the
7 around 8 over
8 over 9 the
9 the 15 hunter
12 opposite 13 where
13 where 14 the
13 where 15 hunter
15 hunter 16 was
16 was 20 blind
17 crouching 18 behind
17 crouching 19 his
18 behind 19 his
19 his 20 blind
20 blind 21 .

it was plain that [dusky] , their leader , remembered [blacky] 's warning the night before . 
1 it 4 that
2 was 3 plain
2 was 4 that
4 that 10 remembered
6 , 7 their
7 their 8 leader
8 leader 9 ,
8 leader 10 remembered
10 remembered 14 the
12 's 13 warning
13 warning 14 the
14 the 15 night
15 night 16 before
15 night 17 .

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

everything appeared safe . 
1 everything 2 appeared
2 appeared 3 safe
3 safe 4 .

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

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

instantly [dusky] and his flock turned and on swift wings swung off and up the river . 
1 instantly 6 turned
1 instantly 10 wings
3 and 5 flock
3 and 6 turned
4 his 5 flock
6 turned 7 and
7 and 8 on
8 on 9 swift
10 wings 12 off
10 wings 16 river
11 swung 12 off
12 off 15 the
13 and 14 up
14 up 15 the
15 the 16 river
16 river 17 .

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

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

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

probably some other [ducks] [i] didn't see came in to him . 
1 probably 2 some
2 some 3 other
3 other 9 in
6 didn't 7 see
7 see 8 came
7 see 9 in
9 in 10 to
10 to 11 him
11 him 12 .

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

here 's hoping that next time those [ducks] come in here first . " 
1 here 2 's
2 's 3 hoping
2 's 7 those
4 that 5 next
5 next 6 time
6 time 7 those
7 those 9 come
9 come 11 here
9 come 13 .
10 in 11 here
12 first 13 .
13 . 14 "

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

the [black] [shadows] crept out from the farther bank of the [big] [river] . 
1 the 4 crept
4 crept 6 from
4 crept 7 the
5 out 6 from
6 from 7 the
7 the 9 bank
8 farther 9 bank
9 bank 11 the
10 of 11 the
11 the 14 .

jolly , round red [mr] [sun] had gone to bed , and the first little star was twinkling high overhead . 
1 jolly 3 round
1 jolly 8 gone
2 , 3 round
3 round 4 red
4 red 7 had
7 had 8 gone
8 gone 13 the
9 to 10 bed
10 bed 12 and
10 bed 13 the
11 , 12 and
13 the 16 star
14 first 15 little
14 first 16 star
16 star 17 was
17 was 19 high
18 twinkling 19 high
19 high 20 overhead
20 overhead 21 .

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 .

from out in the middle of the [big] [river] sounded a low " quack " ; [dusky] and his flock were swimming in this time . 
1 from 2 out
2 out 3 in
3 in 4 the
3 in 10 sounded
4 the 5 middle
4 the 6 of
5 middle 6 of
6 of 7 the
10 sounded 12 low
11 a 12 low
12 low 13 "
13 " 14 quack
14 quack 18 and
14 quack 22 swimming
15 " 16 ;
16 ; 18 and
18 and 20 flock
19 his 20 flock
20 flock 21 were
22 swimming 23 in
22 swimming 26 .
23 in 24 this
24 this 25 time

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

in a few minutes those [ducks] would be where he could shoot them . 
1 in 3 few
1 in 8 be
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
3 few 7 would
4 minutes 5 those
5 those 7 would
8 be 9 where
9 where 12 shoot
10 he 11 could
11 could 12 shoot
12 shoot 13 them
12 shoot 14 .

" bang , bang " went that gun below him again . 
1 " 2 bang
1 " 3 ,
2 bang 3 ,
3 , 5 "
4 bang 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 .

with a roar of wings , [dusky] and his flock were in the air and away . 
1 with 3 roar
2 a 3 roar
3 roar 5 wings
3 roar 17 .
4 of 5 wings
5 wings 6 ,
6 , 9 his
8 and 9 his
9 his 10 flock
10 flock 11 were
11 were 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 air
13 the 17 .
14 air 15 and
15 and 16 away

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 13 nice
10 they 11 were
11 were 12 not
12 not 13 nice
13 nice 14 things
14 things 15 .

he knew that those [ducks] would not come back again that night , and that once more he must go home empty-handed . 
1 he 9 back
1 he 11 that
2 knew 3 that
3 that 4 those
3 that 6 would
6 would 7 not
6 would 9 back
7 not 8 come
9 back 10 again
11 that 18 he
12 night 13 ,
13 , 15 that
13 , 18 he
14 and 15 that
15 that 16 once
16 once 17 more
18 he 19 must
18 he 20 go
19 must 20 go
20 go 21 home
20 go 23 .
21 home 22 empty-handed

he found the blind of [farmer] [brown] 's boy , but there was no one there . 
1 he 5 of
2 found 4 blind
2 found 5 of
3 the 4 blind
5 of 17 .
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 11 but
9 boy 14 no
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 there
11 but 13 was
14 no 15 one
14 no 17 .
15 one 16 there

you see , as soon as he had fired his gun the last time , [farmer] [brown] 's boy had slipped out and away . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 4 as
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 as
4 as 6 as
5 soon 6 as
6 as 11 gun
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 fired
8 had 10 his
10 his 11 gun
11 gun 15 ,
12 the 14 time
13 last 14 time
14 time 15 ,
15 , 21 slipped
18 's 19 boy
19 boy 20 had
19 boy 21 slipped
21 slipped 23 and
21 slipped 25 .
22 out 23 and
23 and 24 away
24 away 25 .

and as he tramped across the [green] [meadows] toward home with his gun , he chuckled . 
1 and 6 the
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 tramped
4 tramped 5 across
4 tramped 6 the
6 the 10 home
9 toward 10 home
10 home 14 ,
11 with 12 his
12 his 13 gun
13 gun 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 chuckled
16 chuckled 17 .

" he didn't get those [ducks] this time , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 5 those
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 get
4 get 5 those
5 those 9 ,
7 this 8 time
8 time 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 16 .
14 's 15 boy
15 boy 16 .

[chapter] [xxvii] [:] [the] [hunter] [gives] [up] 

blacky [the] [crow] didn't know what to think . 
1 blacky 5 know
4 didn't 5 know
5 know 7 to
6 what 7 to
7 to 8 think
8 think 9 .

he couldn't make himself believe that [farmer] [brown] 's boy had really turned hunter , yet what else could he believe ? 
1 he 6 that
2 couldn't 3 make
2 couldn't 4 himself
4 himself 5 believe
5 believe 6 that
6 that 10 boy
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 14 hunter
11 had 12 really
12 really 13 turned
12 really 14 hunter
14 hunter 15 ,
15 , 16 yet
15 , 18 else
16 yet 17 what
18 else 19 could
19 could 20 he
20 he 21 believe
20 he 22 ?

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

the very first thing the next morning [blacky] had hastened over to the place where [farmer] [brown] 's boy had hidden in the rushes . 
1 the 2 very
2 very 4 thing
2 very 9 had
3 first 4 thing
4 thing 5 the
6 next 7 morning
7 morning 9 had
9 had 10 hastened
10 hastened 15 where
11 over 12 to
12 to 14 place
12 to 15 where
13 the 14 place
15 where 21 hidden
18 's 19 boy
19 boy 20 had
19 boy 21 hidden
21 hidden 24 rushes
22 in 23 the
23 the 24 rushes
24 rushes 25 .

with sharp eyes he looked for feathers , that would tell the tale of a [duck] killed . 
1 with 12 the
2 sharp 3 eyes
2 sharp 5 looked
3 eyes 4 he
5 looked 6 for
5 looked 9 that
6 for 7 feathers
7 feathers 8 ,
9 that 10 would
10 would 11 tell
10 would 12 the
12 the 13 tale
12 the 17 killed
13 tale 14 of
14 of 15 a
17 killed 18 .

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
1 there 3 a
3 a 4 thing
4 thing 6 show
5 to 6 show
6 show 7 that
7 that 8 anything
7 that 12 happened
9 so 10 dreadful
10 dreadful 11 had
10 dreadful 12 happened
12 happened 13 .

perhaps [farmer] [brown] 's boy had missed when he shot at those [ducks] . 
1 perhaps 9 he
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 6 had
6 had 7 missed
7 missed 8 when
8 when 9 he
9 he 10 shot
10 shot 12 those
11 at 12 those
12 those 14 .

blacky shook his head and decided to say nothing to anybody about [farmer] [brown] 's boy and that terrible gun . 
1 blacky 2 shook
1 blacky 3 his
3 his 7 to
4 head 6 decided
4 head 7 to
5 and 6 decided
7 to 8 say
8 say 9 nothing
8 say 17 and
9 nothing 10 to
10 to 11 anybody
10 to 12 about
15 's 16 boy
16 boy 17 and
17 and 21 .
18 that 19 terrible
19 terrible 20 gun
19 terrible 21 .

you may be sure that early in the afternoon he was perched in the top of his favorite tree over by the [big] [river] . 
1 you 2 may
1 you 3 be
2 may 3 be
3 be 5 that
4 sure 5 that
5 that 9 afternoon
5 that 12 perched
6 early 7 in
6 early 9 afternoon
7 in 8 the
10 he 11 was
10 he 12 perched
12 perched 17 his
13 in 14 the
13 in 15 top
15 top 16 of
16 of 17 his
17 his 18 favorite
18 favorite 19 tree
18 favorite 20 over
20 over 21 by
21 by 22 the
22 the 25 .

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

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

instead of stopping at his blind , he walked straight to the blind [farmer] [brown] 's boy had first made . 
1 instead 5 his
2 of 3 stopping
3 stopping 4 at
4 at 5 his
5 his 6 blind
5 his 7 ,
6 blind 7 ,
7 , 12 the
8 he 9 walked
9 walked 10 straight
9 walked 12 the
10 straight 11 to
12 the 13 blind
13 blind 17 boy
13 blind 18 had
16 's 17 boy
18 had 21 .
19 first 20 made
20 made 21 .

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

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

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

just as those [ducks] were almost near enough , a gun went " bang , bang , " and away went the [ducks] . 
1 just 8 enough
2 as 3 those
3 those 5 were
5 were 7 near
6 almost 7 near
7 near 8 enough
8 enough 11 gun
8 enough 12 went
9 , 10 a
10 a 11 gun
12 went 19 and
13 " 14 bang
14 bang 15 ,
15 , 16 bang
16 bang 17 ,
16 bang 19 and
17 , 18 "
19 and 20 away
20 away 21 went
20 away 24 .
21 went 22 the

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

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

he was there before [farmer] [brown] 's boy arrived , and when he did come , of course the hunter saw him . 
1 he 3 there
2 was 3 there
3 there 12 when
4 before 7 's
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 9 arrived
8 boy 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 when
12 when 14 did
13 he 14 did
14 did 15 come
14 did 16 ,
16 , 17 of
16 , 18 course
18 course 21 saw
18 course 22 him
19 the 20 hunter
20 hunter 21 saw
22 him 23 .

he walked down to where [farmer] [brown] 's boy was hiding in the rushes . 
1 he 3 down
1 he 9 boy
2 walked 3 down
3 down 5 where
4 to 5 where
5 where 8 's
9 boy 14 rushes
10 was 11 hiding
11 hiding 13 the
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 rushes
14 rushes 15 .

" 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 " 6 who
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 11 night
9 here 10 last
11 night 12 and
11 night 14 night
12 and 13 the
14 night 17 "
15 before 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

farmer [brown] 's boy grinned . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 grinned
5 grinned 6 .

" 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 6 have
5 you 6 have
6 have 7 ?
7 ? 9 asked
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 11 hunter
10 the 11 hunter
11 hunter 12 .

" fine , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 3 ,
2 fine 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 8 's
8 's 10 .
9 boy 10 .

" how many [ducks] did you get ? " asked the hunter . 
1 " 2 how
1 " 5 did
2 how 3 many
5 did 7 get
6 you 7 get
7 get 9 "
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
9 " 11 the
11 the 13 .
12 hunter 13 .

farmer [brown] 's boy grinned more broadly than before . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 5 grinned
4 boy 5 grinned
5 grinned 7 broadly
6 more 7 broadly
7 broadly 8 than
8 than 10 .
9 before 10 .

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

" [i] guess [i] 'm not a very good shot . " 
1 " 7 a
3 guess 5 'm
5 'm 6 not
5 'm 7 a
7 a 8 very
8 very 9 good
9 good 10 shot
10 shot 11 .
11 . 12 "

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

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

he tried to order [farmer] [brown] 's boy away . 
1 he 2 tried
1 he 4 order
2 tried 3 to
4 order 7 's
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 9 away
9 away 10 .

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

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

again the gun of [farmer] [brown] 's boy frightened away the [ducks] just as they were coming in . 
1 again 3 gun
1 again 11 the
2 the 3 gun
3 gun 4 of
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 9 frightened
8 boy 10 away
9 frightened 10 away
10 away 11 the
11 the 13 just
13 just 19 .
14 as 15 they
15 they 16 were
16 were 17 coming
16 were 19 .
17 coming 18 in

the next afternoon there was no hunter nor the next , though [farmer] [brown] 's boy was there . 
1 the 3 afternoon
1 the 4 there
2 next 3 afternoon
4 there 6 no
5 was 6 no
6 no 7 hunter
6 no 11 ,
7 hunter 8 nor
8 nor 9 the
9 the 10 next
10 next 11 ,
11 , 12 though
11 , 16 boy
12 though 15 's
16 boy 18 there
16 boy 19 .
17 was 18 there
18 there 19 .

the hunter had decided that it was a waste of time to hunt there while [farmer] [brown] 's boy was about . 
1 the 2 hunter
1 the 5 that
2 hunter 4 decided
2 hunter 5 that
3 had 4 decided
5 that 11 time
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 a
8 a 9 waste
8 a 11 time
9 waste 10 of
11 time 13 hunt
12 to 13 hunt
13 hunt 14 there
14 there 15 while
14 there 18 's
18 's 19 boy
19 boy 20 was
20 was 21 about
20 was 22 .
21 about 22 .

[chapter] [xxviii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [talk] [with] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] 

doubt not a friend , but to the last [grip] hard on faith and hold it fast . 
1 doubt 5 ,
1 doubt 11 hard
2 not 3 a
2 not 4 friend
3 a 4 friend
4 friend 5 ,
5 , 7 to
6 but 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 last
9 last 11 hard
11 hard 14 and
12 on 13 faith
13 faith 14 and
14 and 18 .
15 hold 16 it
15 hold 17 fast
16 it 17 fast
17 fast 18 .

blacky the [crow] . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 .

every morning [blacky] the [crow] visited the rushes along the shore of the [big] [river] , hoping to find [dusky] the [black] [duck] . 
1 every 2 morning
1 every 6 visited
2 morning 4 the
6 visited 8 rushes
6 visited 11 shore
7 the 8 rushes
8 rushes 9 along
9 along 10 the
11 shore 12 of
11 shore 21 the
12 of 13 the
13 the 16 ,
17 hoping 18 to
18 to 19 find
18 to 21 the
21 the 24 .

he was anxious , was [blacky] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 anxious
3 anxious 4 ,
4 , 5 was
5 was 7 .

he feared that [dusky] or some of his flock had been killed , and he wanted to know . 
1 he 6 some
1 he 12 killed
2 feared 3 that
3 that 5 or
5 or 6 some
6 some 9 flock
7 of 8 his
8 his 9 flock
10 had 11 been
10 had 12 killed
12 killed 13 ,
13 , 17 to
14 and 15 he
15 he 16 wanted
16 wanted 17 to
17 to 19 .
18 know 19 .

you see , he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's boy had been shooting over there . 
1 you 3 ,
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
3 , 10 boy
4 he 5 knew
5 knew 6 that
5 knew 10 boy
6 that 9 's
10 boy 12 been
11 had 12 been
12 been 16 .
13 shooting 14 over
13 shooting 16 .
14 over 15 there

at last , early one morning , he found [dusky] and his flock in the rushes and wild rice . 
1 at 4 early
1 at 16 rushes
2 last 3 ,
2 last 4 early
4 early 5 one
5 one 6 morning
5 one 11 and
6 morning 7 ,
7 , 8 he
7 , 11 and
8 he 9 found
11 and 13 flock
12 his 13 flock
13 flock 14 in
13 flock 15 the
15 the 16 rushes
16 rushes 20 .
17 and 19 rice
18 wild 19 rice
19 rice 20 .

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
2 one 3 was
3 was 4 missing
4 missing 5 .

blacky sighed with relief and dropped down on the shore close to where [dusky] was taking a nap . 
1 blacky 2 sighed
1 blacky 6 dropped
2 sighed 4 relief
3 with 4 relief
4 relief 5 and
6 dropped 9 the
6 dropped 13 where
7 down 8 on
7 down 9 the
9 the 11 close
10 shore 11 close
11 close 12 to
11 close 13 where
13 where 18 nap
13 where 19 .
15 was 16 taking
15 was 18 nap
16 taking 17 a
18 nap 19 .

" hello ! " said [blacky] . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 .

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

" we haven't lost a feather , " declared [dusky] . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 4 lost
3 haven't 4 lost
4 lost 7 ,
5 a 6 feather
6 feather 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 declared
9 declared 11 .

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

" then who was it fired at ? " demanded [blacky] . 
1 " 2 then
1 " 3 who
3 who 5 it
4 was 5 it
5 it 6 fired
5 it 7 at
6 fired 7 at
7 at 9 "
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 demanded
10 demanded 12 .

" [i] haven't the least idea , " replied [dusky] . 
1 " 3 haven't
1 " 5 least
3 haven't 4 the
5 least 7 ,
6 idea 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 11 .

" have you seen any other [ducks] about here ? " inquired [blacky] . 
1 " 2 have
2 have 5 any
3 you 4 seen
4 seen 5 any
5 any 6 other
6 other 9 here
8 about 9 here
9 here 10 ?
10 ? 12 inquired
11 " 12 inquired
12 inquired 14 .

" not one , " was [dusky] 's prompt reply . 
1 " 2 not
2 not 4 ,
3 one 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 was
6 was 8 's
8 's 10 reply
9 prompt 10 reply
10 reply 11 .

" if there had been any , [i] guess we would have known it . " 
1 " 2 if
1 " 5 been
2 if 3 there
3 there 4 had
5 been 7 ,
6 any 7 ,
7 , 11 would
9 guess 10 we
10 we 11 would
11 would 12 have
11 would 13 known
12 have 13 known
13 known 14 it
14 it 15 .
15 . 16 "

" did you know that when that terrible gun was fired there was another terrible gun right over behind those bushes ? " asked [blacky] . 
1 " 3 you
1 " 8 terrible
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 that
5 that 6 when
7 that 8 terrible
8 terrible 13 was
9 gun 12 there
9 gun 13 was
10 was 11 fired
10 was 12 there
13 was 15 terrible
13 was 18 over
14 another 15 terrible
15 terrible 17 right
16 gun 17 right
18 over 19 behind
19 behind 23 "
20 those 21 bushes
21 bushes 22 ?
22 ? 23 "
23 " 24 asked
24 asked 26 .

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

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

" it is a lucky thing you did , " replied [blacky] . 
1 " 6 thing
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 lucky
5 lucky 6 thing
6 thing 8 did
7 you 8 did
8 did 9 ,
8 did 10 "
10 " 11 replied
11 replied 13 .

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

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

" that reminds me that [i] haven't thanked you , " said [dusky] . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 3 reminds
3 reminds 4 me
4 me 5 that
5 that 11 "
7 haven't 8 thanked
8 thanked 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
11 " 14 .

" [i] knew there was something wrong over here , but [i] didn't know what . 
1 " 3 knew
1 " 5 was
3 knew 4 there
5 was 8 over
6 something 7 wrong
6 something 8 over
8 over 13 didn't
9 here 10 ,
9 here 13 didn't
10 , 11 but
13 didn't 14 know
14 know 15 what
14 know 16 .
15 what 16 .

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

i guess it is a good thing that [i] heeded your warn-ing . " 
1 i 2 guess
1 i 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 6 good
4 is 7 thing
5 a 6 good
6 good 7 thing
7 thing 11 your
8 that 10 heeded
10 heeded 11 your
11 your 12 warn-ing
12 warn-ing 13 .
13 . 14 "

" [i] guess it is , " retorted [blacky] dryly . 
1 " 4 it
3 guess 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 7 "
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 retorted
8 retorted 10 dryly
10 dryly 11 .

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

" no , " replied [dusky] . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 7 .

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

there is nothing to fear from hunters after dark . 
1 there 4 to
2 is 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 to
4 to 5 fear
5 fear 6 from
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
1 we 5 coming
2 've 3 given
4 up 5 coming
5 coming 8 late
6 here 7 until
7 until 8 late
8 late 10 the
9 in 10 the
10 the 12 .
11 evening 12 .

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

blacky gossiped a while longer , then flew off to look for [his] breakfast ; and as he flew his heart was light . 
1 blacky 2 gossiped
1 blacky 6 ,
2 gossiped 5 longer
3 a 4 while
4 while 5 longer
6 , 8 flew
6 , 11 look
7 then 8 flew
8 flew 9 off
9 off 10 to
11 look 14 breakfast
11 look 18 he
12 for 14 breakfast
15 ; 16 and
16 and 17 as
17 as 18 he
18 he 23 light
19 flew 20 his
20 his 21 heart
21 heart 22 was
22 was 23 light
23 light 24 .

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

" [i] ought to have known [farmer] [brown] 's boy better than even to suspect him , " thought he . 
1 " 6 known
3 ought 4 to
3 ought 6 known
4 to 5 have
6 known 9 's
9 's 10 boy
9 's 14 to
10 boy 12 than
11 better 12 than
12 than 13 even
13 even 14 to
14 to 17 ,
15 suspect 16 him
16 him 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 thought
18 " 21 .
19 thought 20 he

" [i] know now why he had that terrible gun . 
1 " 3 know
3 know 5 why
4 now 5 why
5 why 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 that
7 had 9 terrible
9 terrible 10 gun
9 terrible 11 .

it was to frighten those [ducks] away so that the hunter would not have a chance to shoot them . 
1 it 7 away
1 it 18 shoot
2 was 3 to
3 to 4 frighten
3 to 5 those
5 those 7 away
7 away 11 hunter
8 so 9 that
9 that 10 the
10 the 11 hunter
11 hunter 12 would
11 hunter 15 a
12 would 13 not
13 not 14 have
15 a 16 chance
16 chance 17 to
18 shoot 20 .
19 them 20 .

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

he just fired in the air to scare those [ducks] away . 
1 he 4 in
2 just 3 fired
3 fired 4 in
4 in 6 air
5 the 6 air
6 air 8 scare
7 to 8 scare
8 scare 9 those
9 those 11 away
11 away 12 .

i know it just as well as if [i] had seen him do it . 
1 i 4 just
1 i 8 if
2 know 3 it
2 know 4 just
4 just 6 well
5 as 6 well
6 well 7 as
8 if 15 .
10 had 11 seen
11 seen 12 him
12 him 13 do
12 him 15 .
13 do 14 it

i 'll never doubt [farmer] [brown] 's boy again . 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 4 doubt
2 'll 3 never
4 doubt 7 's
7 's 9 again
8 boy 9 again
9 again 10 .

and [i] 'm glad [i] didn't say a word to anybody about seeing him with a terrible gun . " 
1 and 3 'm
1 and 7 say
3 'm 4 glad
3 'm 6 didn't
7 say 10 to
8 a 9 word
9 word 10 to
10 to 14 him
11 anybody 13 seeing
11 anybody 14 him
12 about 13 seeing
14 him 15 with
15 with 17 terrible
16 a 17 terrible
17 terrible 18 gun
18 gun 19 .
19 . 20 "

blacky was right . 
1 blacky 2 was
2 was 3 right
3 right 4 .

while appearing to be an enemy , he really had been a friend of [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock . 
1 while 4 be
2 appearing 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 an
4 be 7 ,
5 an 6 enemy
7 , 10 had
8 he 9 really
9 really 10 had
10 had 16 the
11 been 13 friend
11 been 16 the
12 a 13 friend
13 friend 14 of
16 the 22 .
19 and 20 his
20 his 21 flock
21 flock 22 .

[chapter] [xxix] [:] [blacky] [discovers] [an] [egg] 

blacky is fond of eggs , as you know . 
1 blacky 2 is
2 is 5 eggs
3 fond 4 of
3 fond 5 eggs
5 eggs 6 ,
6 , 7 as
6 , 8 you
7 as 8 you
8 you 9 know
9 know 10 .

in this he is a great deal like other people , [farmer] [brown] 's boy for instance . 
1 in 7 deal
2 this 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 a
5 a 6 great
5 a 7 deal
7 deal 10 people
8 like 9 other
9 other 10 people
10 people 11 ,
11 , 14 's
14 's 15 boy
15 boy 18 .
16 for 17 instance
17 instance 18 .

but as [blacky] cannot keep hens , as [farmer] [brown] 's boy does , he is obliged to steal eggs or else go without . 
1 but 6 hens
1 but 13 does
2 as 4 cannot
4 cannot 5 keep
5 keep 6 hens
6 hens 7 ,
7 , 8 as
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 13 does
13 does 15 he
13 does 19 steal
14 , 15 he
15 he 17 obliged
16 is 17 obliged
17 obliged 18 to
19 steal 21 or
20 eggs 21 or
21 or 25 .
22 else 23 go
23 go 24 without
24 without 25 .

he quite overlooks the fact that [farmer] [brown] 's boy feeds the biddies and takes the eggs as pay . 
1 he 14 and
2 quite 3 overlooks
3 overlooks 4 the
3 overlooks 5 fact
5 fact 6 that
6 that 10 boy
6 that 13 biddies
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 feeds
11 feeds 12 the
13 biddies 14 and
14 and 19 pay
15 takes 16 the
15 takes 19 pay
16 the 17 eggs
17 eggs 18 as
19 pay 20 .

anyway , that is what [farmer] [brown] 's boy says , but [i] do not know whether or not the biddies understand it that way . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 10 says
3 that 4 is
3 that 5 what
5 what 8 's
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 10 says
10 says 11 ,
11 , 15 not
11 , 16 know
12 but 14 do
14 do 15 not
15 not 16 know
16 know 18 or
17 whether 18 or
18 or 20 the
18 or 21 biddies
19 not 20 the
20 the 21 biddies
21 biddies 22 understand
22 understand 24 that
23 it 24 that
24 that 25 way
24 that 26 .
25 way 26 .

so [blacky] the [crow] cannot see why he should not help himself to an egg when he gets the chance . 
1 so 8 he
3 the 6 see
5 cannot 6 see
6 see 7 why
7 why 8 he
8 he 9 should
8 he 11 help
9 should 10 not
9 should 11 help
11 help 17 he
12 himself 14 an
12 himself 17 he
13 to 14 an
14 an 15 egg
15 egg 16 when
17 he 18 gets
18 gets 19 the
19 the 20 chance
20 chance 21 .

the eggs he does get are mostly those of his neighbors in the [green] [forest] and the [old] [orchard] . 
1 the 5 get
1 the 16 and
2 eggs 3 he
2 eggs 4 does
4 does 5 get
6 are 7 mostly
7 mostly 8 those
8 those 9 of
8 those 11 neighbors
9 of 10 his
11 neighbors 12 in
11 neighbors 16 and
12 in 13 the
16 and 17 the
17 the 20 .

blacky knows quite as well as any one what a gun looks like . 
1 blacky 2 knows
1 blacky 4 as
2 knows 3 quite
4 as 8 one
5 well 6 as
6 as 7 any
7 any 8 one
8 one 9 what
8 one 10 a
9 what 10 a
10 a 11 gun
11 gun 12 looks
12 looks 13 like
13 like 14 .

he also knows that without a terrible gun , there is little [farmer] [brown] or any one else can do to him . 
1 he 2 also
1 he 4 that
2 also 3 knows
4 that 5 without
4 that 7 terrible
5 without 6 a
7 terrible 11 is
8 gun 9 ,
9 , 10 there
9 , 11 is
11 is 20 do
12 little 15 or
15 or 18 else
16 any 17 one
17 one 18 else
18 else 19 can
18 else 20 do
20 do 21 to
21 to 22 him
22 him 23 .

but [blacky] doesn't do anything of this kind around the buildings of [farmer] [brown] . 
1 but 6 of
3 doesn't 4 do
4 do 5 anything
4 do 6 of
6 of 10 the
7 this 8 kind
8 kind 9 around
9 around 10 the
10 the 11 buildings
11 buildings 12 of
12 of 15 .

though he has suspected that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would not now try to harm him , [blacky] is naturally cautious and takes no chances . 
1 though 3 has
1 though 5 that
2 he 3 has
4 suspected 5 that
5 that 10 would
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 10 would
10 would 13 try
11 not 12 now
11 not 13 try
13 try 15 harm
13 try 17 ,
14 to 15 harm
16 him 17 ,
17 , 23 takes
19 is 20 naturally
20 naturally 21 cautious
21 cautious 22 and
22 and 23 takes
23 takes 24 no
23 takes 26 .
24 no 25 chances
24 no 26 .

first he sits in a tall tree from which he can watch [farmer] [brown] 's home . 
1 first 5 a
1 first 7 tree
2 he 3 sits
3 sits 4 in
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 tall
7 tree 9 which
7 tree 12 watch
8 from 9 which
9 which 10 he
10 he 11 can
10 he 12 watch
12 watch 17 .
15 's 16 home
16 home 17 .

it was on one of these silent visits that [blacky] spied something which he couldn't forget . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 13 which
2 was 5 of
3 on 4 one
4 one 5 of
5 of 8 visits
6 these 7 silent
7 silent 8 visits
8 visits 9 that
9 that 11 spied
11 spied 12 something
13 which 15 couldn't
14 he 15 couldn't
15 couldn't 16 forget
15 couldn't 17 .
16 forget 17 .

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

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

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

what under the sun she had to be proud about [blacky] couldn't understand , but he didn't stay to find out . 
1 what 2 under
2 under 7 to
3 the 4 sun
3 the 5 she
5 she 6 had
6 had 7 to
7 to 13 understand
8 be 9 proud
9 proud 10 about
9 proud 12 couldn't
12 couldn't 13 understand
13 understand 15 but
13 understand 20 find
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 he
15 but 17 didn't
16 he 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 stay
17 didn't 19 to
18 stay 19 to
19 to 20 find
20 find 21 out
20 find 22 .

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

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

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

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

that one glance was enough . 
1 that 2 one
2 one 3 glance
3 glance 4 was
4 was 5 enough
5 enough 6 .

you know [blacky] 's eyes are very sharp . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 6 are
4 's 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 are
6 are 7 very
7 very 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 .

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

from that instant [blacky] the [crow] began to scheme and plan to get one or both of those eggs . 
1 from 9 scheme
2 that 3 instant
3 instant 5 the
5 the 7 began
5 the 9 scheme
7 began 8 to
9 scheme 12 to
10 and 11 plan
11 plan 12 to
12 to 13 get
13 get 15 or
13 get 16 both
14 one 15 or
15 or 16 both
16 both 18 those
16 both 20 .
17 of 18 those
19 eggs 20 .

[chapter] [xxx] [:] [blacky] [screws] [up] [his] [courage] 

if out of sight , then out of mind . 
1 if 2 out
2 out 3 of
3 of 4 sight
3 of 6 then
4 sight 5 ,
6 then 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 mind
8 of 10 .

this is a saying which you often hear . 
1 this 3 a
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 saying
4 saying 5 which
5 which 6 you
6 you 7 often
7 often 8 hear
8 hear 9 .

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

take the case of [blacky] . 
1 take 2 the
2 the 3 case
3 case 4 of
4 of 6 .

then , as he flew away toward the [green] [forest] , those eggs were out of sight , of course . 
1 then 3 as
2 , 3 as
3 as 5 flew
4 he 5 flew
5 flew 7 toward
6 away 7 toward
7 toward 13 eggs
8 the 11 ,
11 , 12 those
12 those 13 eggs
13 eggs 17 sight
14 were 15 out
15 out 16 of
16 of 17 sight
17 sight 21 .
18 , 19 of
18 , 20 course
20 course 21 .

but do you think they were out of mind ? 
1 but 2 do
1 but 3 you
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 they
4 think 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 !

in fact , those eggs were very much in [blacky] 's mind . 
1 in 4 those
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 those
4 those 5 eggs
5 eggs 6 were
6 were 8 much
7 very 8 much
8 much 9 in
9 in 11 's
11 's 13 .
12 mind 13 .

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

he flew straight to a certain tall pine-tree in a lonely part of the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 4 to
2 flew 3 straight
2 flew 4 to
4 to 8 pine-tree
5 a 6 certain
6 certain 7 tall
7 tall 8 pine-tree
8 pine-tree 17 .
9 in 10 a
9 in 11 lonely
11 lonely 13 of
11 lonely 14 the
12 part 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 17 .

" there is more in one of those eggs than in a whole nestful of [welcome] [robin] 's eggs . 
1 " 2 there
1 " 3 is
2 there 3 is
3 is 13 whole
4 more 10 than
4 more 11 in
5 in 6 one
6 one 7 of
7 of 9 eggs
8 those 9 eggs
9 eggs 10 than
11 in 12 a
11 in 13 whole
13 whole 19 eggs
14 nestful 15 of
15 of 18 's
18 's 19 eggs
19 eggs 20 .

it is a very long time since [i] have been lucky enough to taste a hen 's egg , and now is my chance . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 9 have
2 is 4 very
3 a 4 very
4 very 7 since
5 long 6 time
5 long 7 since
9 have 18 egg
10 been 11 lucky
11 lucky 12 enough
11 lucky 13 to
13 to 14 taste
13 to 15 a
15 a 16 hen
15 a 18 egg
16 hen 17 's
18 egg 19 ,
18 egg 20 and
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 now
21 now 22 is
22 is 23 my
22 is 24 chance
23 my 24 chance
24 chance 25 .

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

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

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

i might see if [i] cannot get [unc] ' [billy] [possum] to bring one of those eggs out for me . 
1 i 3 see
1 i 6 cannot
2 might 3 see
3 see 4 if
6 cannot 12 to
7 get 9 '
9 ' 12 to
12 to 14 one
13 bring 14 one
14 one 16 those
14 one 17 eggs
15 of 16 those
17 eggs 20 me
18 out 19 for
19 for 20 me
20 me 21 .

but that plan won't do , come to think of it , because [i] can't trust [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 but 3 plan
1 but 10 of
2 that 3 plan
3 plan 4 won't
4 won't 6 ,
5 do 6 ,
6 , 7 come
7 come 9 think
8 to 9 think
10 of 11 it
11 it 12 ,
12 , 16 trust
13 because 15 can't
15 can't 16 trust
16 trust 20 .
18 ' 20 .

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

no . 
1 no 2 .

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

it is the only way [i] can be sure of it . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 5 way
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 only
5 way 7 can
7 can 8 be
7 can 10 of
9 sure 10 of
10 of 11 it
11 it 12 .

" the thing to do is to make sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [farmer] [brown] himself are nowhere about . 
1 " 3 thing
1 " 6 is
2 the 3 thing
3 thing 5 do
4 to 5 do
6 is 9 sure
7 to 8 make
8 make 9 sure
9 sure 18 himself
10 that 13 's
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 and
14 boy 18 himself
18 himself 19 are
19 are 20 nowhere
20 nowhere 22 .
21 about 22 .

they ought to be down in the cornfield pretty soon . 
1 they 2 ought
1 they 4 be
2 ought 3 to
4 be 5 down
4 be 7 the
5 down 6 in
7 the 9 pretty
8 cornfield 9 pretty
9 pretty 10 soon
10 soon 11 .

with them down there , [i] have only to watch my chance and slip in . 
1 with 2 them
1 with 5 ,
2 them 3 down
3 down 4 there
5 , 8 only
7 have 8 only
8 only 9 to
9 to 10 watch
9 to 12 chance
10 watch 11 my
12 chance 15 in
13 and 14 slip
14 slip 15 in
15 in 16 .

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

just a little courage , [blacky] , just a little courage ! 
1 just 3 little
2 a 3 little
3 little 4 courage
3 little 5 ,
5 , 7 ,
7 , 8 just
8 just 9 a
8 just 10 little
10 little 11 courage
11 courage 12 !

nothing in this world worth having is gained without some risk . 
1 nothing 3 this
2 in 3 this
3 this 5 worth
4 world 5 worth
5 worth 6 having
6 having 7 is
6 having 9 without
7 is 8 gained
8 gained 9 without
9 without 12 .
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
1 the 5 is
2 thing 3 to
3 to 4 do
5 is 17 .
6 to 7 make
6 to 10 the
7 make 8 sure
8 sure 9 that
10 the 11 risk
10 the 17 .
11 risk 14 small
11 risk 16 possible
12 is 13 as
13 as 14 small
14 small 15 as
17 . 18 "

blacky shook out his feathers and then flew out of the tall pine-tree as silently as he had flown into it . 
1 blacky 7 then
1 blacky 12 tall
2 shook 5 feathers
2 shook 7 then
3 out 4 his
4 his 5 feathers
5 feathers 6 and
8 flew 9 out
8 flew 11 the
9 out 10 of
11 the 12 tall
12 tall 14 as
13 pine-tree 14 as
14 as 15 silently
14 as 16 as
15 silently 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 had
17 he 22 .
18 had 19 flown
18 had 20 into
20 into 21 it

he headed straight toward [farmer] [brown] 's cornfield . 
1 he 2 headed
2 headed 3 straight
3 straight 4 toward
4 toward 7 's
7 's 8 cornfield
8 cornfield 9 .

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

in fact , he had been there but a few minutes when he spied two people coming down the [long] [lane] toward the cornfield . 
1 in 7 there
2 fact 4 he
2 fact 7 there
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 been
7 there 11 minutes
8 but 9 a
9 a 10 few
10 few 11 minutes
11 minutes 15 two
12 when 14 spied
13 he 14 spied
14 spied 15 two
15 two 19 the
16 people 17 coming
16 people 18 down
18 down 19 the
19 the 22 toward
22 toward 25 .
23 the 24 cornfield
23 the 25 .

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

they were [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 5 and
5 and 10 .
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 10 .

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

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

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

blacky is too clever to do anything like that . 
1 blacky 2 is
2 is 4 clever
3 too 4 clever
4 clever 5 to
5 to 6 do
5 to 8 like
6 do 7 anything
8 like 9 that
9 that 10 .

he flew toward the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 flew
2 flew 3 toward
3 toward 4 the
4 the 7 .

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

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

he walked right up to the open door and peered inside . 
1 he 4 up
2 walked 3 right
2 walked 4 up
4 up 7 open
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 open
7 open 9 and
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 4 to
2 was 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 to
4 to 6 afraid
5 be 6 afraid
6 afraid 8 that
7 of 8 that
8 that 11 see
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 .

blacky closed his eyes for just [a] second , and when he did that he seemed to see himself eating one of those eggs . 
1 blacky 5 for
2 closed 3 his
3 his 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 for
5 for 6 just
6 just 9 ,
6 just 10 and
8 second 9 ,
10 and 12 he
10 and 16 seemed
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 did
13 did 14 that
14 that 15 he
16 seemed 21 one
17 to 18 see
17 to 20 eating
18 see 19 himself
20 eating 21 one
21 one 25 .
22 of 23 those
23 those 24 eggs
23 those 25 .

" what are you afraid of ? " he muttered to himself as he opened his eyes . 
1 " 3 are
1 " 10 muttered
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 afraid
4 you 7 ?
5 afraid 6 of
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 he
10 muttered 12 himself
11 to 12 himself
12 himself 16 his
12 himself 17 eyes
13 as 14 he
13 as 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 6 in
1 then 9 ,
2 with 3 a
2 with 4 hurried
3 a 4 hurried
4 hurried 5 look
5 look 6 in
6 in 7 all
7 all 8 directions
9 , 10 he
10 he 17 the
11 flew 12 up
12 up 13 to
12 up 15 edge
13 to 14 the
15 edge 16 of
15 edge 17 the
17 the 18 box
17 the 19 .

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

[chapter] [xxxi] [:] [an] [egg] [that] [wouldn't] [behave] 

if you had an egg and it wouldn't behave [just] what would you do with that egg , may [i] ask ? 
1 if 5 egg
1 if 12 would
2 you 3 had
3 had 4 an
4 an 5 egg
5 egg 6 and
6 and 7 it
7 it 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 behave
9 behave 11 what
9 behave 12 would
12 would 14 do
13 you 14 do
14 do 18 ,
15 with 16 that
16 that 17 egg
17 egg 18 ,
18 , 19 may
19 may 22 ?
21 ask 22 ?

to make an egg do what it don't want to do [strikes] me like a difficult sort of a task . 
1 to 16 difficult
2 make 3 an
2 make 4 egg
4 egg 5 do
4 egg 6 what
6 what 7 it
7 it 8 don't
7 it 9 want
9 want 10 to
9 want 11 do
11 do 15 a
11 do 16 difficult
13 me 14 like
14 like 15 a
16 difficult 18 of
17 sort 18 of
18 of 21 .
19 a 20 task
20 task 21 .

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 .

who ever heard of an egg either behaving or misbehaving ? 
1 who 4 of
2 ever 3 heard
3 heard 4 of
4 of 6 egg
5 an 6 egg
6 egg 7 either
7 either 9 or
8 behaving 9 or
9 or 10 misbehaving
10 misbehaving 11 ?

nobody . 
1 nobody 2 .

that is , nobody that [i] know , unless it be [blacky] . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 4 nobody
2 is 3 ,
4 nobody 8 ,
5 that 7 know
7 know 8 ,
8 , 9 unless
9 unless 10 it
10 it 11 be
11 be 13 .

it is best not to mention eggs in [blacky] 's presence these days . 
1 it 3 best
1 it 4 not
2 is 3 best
3 best 4 not
4 not 7 eggs
5 to 6 mention
6 mention 7 eggs
7 eggs 8 in
8 in 10 's
10 's 13 days
11 presence 12 these
12 these 13 days
13 days 14 .

they are a forbidden topic when he is about . 
1 they 3 a
2 are 3 a
3 a 5 topic
4 forbidden 5 topic
5 topic 6 when
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 is
8 is 9 about
9 about 10 .

blacky is apt to be a little resentful at the mere mention of an egg . 
1 blacky 3 apt
1 blacky 5 be
2 is 3 apt
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 resentful
8 resentful 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 13 of
11 mere 12 mention
11 mere 13 of
13 of 16 .
14 an 15 egg
15 egg 16 .

i don't know as [i] wholly blame him . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 as
4 as 6 wholly
6 wholly 7 blame
7 blame 8 him
8 him 9 .

well , that is the way it is with [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 well 2 ,
1 well 5 the
2 , 3 that
4 is 5 the
5 the 6 way
6 way 7 it
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 with
9 with 11 the
11 the 13 .

if any one had told [blacky] that he didn't know all there is to know about eggs , he would have laughed at the idea . 
1 if 2 any
1 if 9 didn't
2 any 4 had
3 one 4 had
4 had 5 told
5 told 7 that
7 that 8 he
9 didn't 12 there
9 didn't 14 to
10 know 11 all
11 all 12 there
12 there 13 is
12 there 14 to
14 to 16 about
15 know 16 about
16 about 19 he
17 eggs 18 ,
18 , 19 he
19 he 22 laughed
20 would 21 have
20 would 22 laughed
22 laughed 24 the
22 laughed 25 idea
23 at 24 the
24 the 25 idea
25 idea 26 .

wasn't he , [blacky] , hatched from an egg himself ? 
1 wasn't 2 he
2 he 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 hatched
6 hatched 7 from
7 from 8 an
8 an 9 egg
9 egg 10 himself
10 himself 11 ?

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

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

that is the way he would have talked before his visit to [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 
1 that 3 the
1 that 4 way
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 way
4 way 6 would
5 he 6 would
6 would 8 talked
7 have 8 talked
8 talked 9 before
9 before 10 his
10 his 11 visit
10 his 12 to
11 visit 12 to
12 to 17 .
15 's 16 henhouse
16 henhouse 17 .

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

when [blacky] saw the two eggs in the nest in [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse how [blacky] did wish that he could take both . 
1 when 4 the
1 when 9 nest
3 saw 4 the
4 the 6 eggs
5 two 6 eggs
6 eggs 8 the
7 in 8 the
9 nest 10 in
10 in 13 's
13 's 14 henhouse
14 henhouse 19 that
15 how 17 did
15 how 19 that
17 did 18 wish
19 that 23 both
20 he 21 could
21 could 22 take
22 take 23 both
23 both 24 .

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

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

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

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

one was brown and very good to look at . 
1 one 2 was
1 one 3 brown
3 brown 4 and
4 and 5 very
4 and 6 good
6 good 7 to
7 to 8 look
8 look 9 at
8 look 10 .
9 at 10 .

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

in fact , [blacky] thought it the better of the two to look at , for it was very smooth and shiny . 
1 in 11 two
1 in 15 ,
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 7 the
5 thought 6 it
5 thought 7 the
7 the 8 better
7 the 11 two
8 better 9 of
8 better 10 the
11 two 13 look
12 to 13 look
13 look 14 at
15 , 22 shiny
16 for 17 it
17 it 19 very
18 was 19 very
19 very 20 smooth
19 very 21 and
21 and 22 shiny
22 shiny 23 .

so , partly on this account , and partly because it was the largest , [blacky] chose the white egg . 
1 so 3 partly
1 so 10 because
2 , 3 partly
3 partly 6 account
4 on 5 this
5 this 6 account
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 partly
8 and 10 because
10 because 19 white
11 it 12 was
11 it 14 largest
12 was 13 the
14 largest 15 ,
14 largest 19 white
15 , 17 chose
17 chose 18 the
19 white 20 egg
20 egg 21 .

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

never had [blacky] felt more like cawing at the top of his lungs . 
1 never 2 had
2 had 4 felt
2 had 9 the
4 felt 5 more
5 more 6 like
6 like 7 cawing
7 cawing 8 at
9 the 10 top
9 the 11 of
11 of 13 lungs
12 his 13 lungs
13 lungs 14 .

you see , he felt that he had been very smart , and [i] suspect that he also felt that he had been very brave . 
1 you 3 ,
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
3 , 8 had
5 felt 7 he
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 been
8 had 11 smart
9 been 10 very
9 been 11 smart
11 smart 15 suspect
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 suspect
15 suspect 22 had
16 that 17 he
17 he 18 also
18 also 19 felt
18 also 21 he
19 felt 20 that
19 felt 21 he
21 he 22 had
22 had 26 .
23 been 24 very
23 been 26 .
24 very 25 brave

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

he was halfway across the [old] [orchard] when he felt that egg beginning to slip . 
1 he 3 halfway
1 he 8 when
2 was 3 halfway
3 halfway 4 across
4 across 5 the
8 when 9 he
9 he 11 that
10 felt 11 that
11 that 13 beginning
12 egg 13 beginning
13 beginning 14 to
14 to 15 slip
14 to 16 .

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

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

just imagine how [blacky] felt when that egg began to slip . 
1 just 2 imagine
1 just 3 how
2 imagine 3 how
3 how 5 felt
5 felt 10 to
6 when 7 that
7 that 8 egg
8 egg 9 began
9 began 10 to
10 to 12 .
11 slip 12 .

do what he would , he couldn't get a better grip on it . 
1 do 3 he
1 do 5 ,
2 what 3 he
3 he 4 would
4 would 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 9 a
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 3 a
3 a 4 wee
4 wee 5 bit
5 bit 6 more
6 more 7 .

blacky started down towards the ground . 
1 blacky 2 started
1 blacky 3 down
2 started 3 down
3 down 4 towards
4 towards 5 the
5 the 6 ground
5 the 7 .

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

striped [chipmunk] , watching [blacky] from the old stone wall , saw something white drop from [blacky] 's claws . 
1 striped 9 stone
3 , 4 watching
3 , 9 stone
4 watching 6 from
6 from 7 the
7 the 8 old
9 stone 11 ,
9 stone 14 white
10 wall 11 ,
12 saw 13 something
13 something 14 white
14 white 20 .
15 drop 16 from
15 drop 19 claws
18 's 19 claws
19 claws 20 .

he saw [blacky] dash after it and clutch at it only to miss it . 
1 he 2 saw
2 saw 7 and
4 dash 5 after
5 after 6 it
6 it 7 and
7 and 11 only
8 clutch 9 at
9 at 10 it
10 it 11 only
11 only 13 miss
12 to 13 miss
13 miss 15 .
14 it 15 .

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

blacky followed it . 
1 blacky 2 followed
2 followed 3 it
3 it 4 .

striped [chipmunk] stole very softly through the grass to see what [blacky] was doing . 
1 striped 4 very
3 stole 4 very
4 very 5 softly
4 very 6 through
6 through 7 the
7 the 8 grass
7 the 10 see
8 grass 9 to
10 see 11 what
11 what 13 was
13 was 14 doing
14 doing 15 .

blacky was standing close beside a white thing that looked very much like an egg . 
1 blacky 4 close
1 blacky 8 thing
2 was 3 standing
3 standing 4 close
4 close 6 a
5 beside 6 a
6 a 7 white
8 thing 9 that
8 thing 12 much
9 that 10 looked
10 looked 11 very
12 much 15 egg
12 much 16 .
13 like 14 an
14 an 15 egg
15 egg 16 .

he was looking at it with the queerest expression . 
1 he 3 looking
2 was 3 looking
3 looking 4 at
4 at 5 it
5 it 6 with
6 with 7 the
6 with 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
3 wasn't 4 behaving
4 behaving 5 right
5 right 6 .

it should have broken when it hit the branch of the apple tree . 
1 it 2 should
2 should 3 have
2 should 5 when
4 broken 5 when
5 when 6 it
6 it 7 hit
7 hit 8 the
8 the 10 of
9 branch 10 of
10 of 14 .
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 4 have
1 certainly 5 broken
2 it 3 should
3 should 4 have
4 have 5 broken
5 broken 8 struck
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 struck
8 struck 9 it
9 it 10 that
9 it 11 way
11 way 13 his
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 6 that
2 was 3 he
2 was 4 to
4 to 5 eat
5 eat 6 that
6 that 7 egg
7 egg 8 ,
8 , 11 couldn't
9 if 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 13 the
12 break 13 the
13 the 14 shell
14 shell 15 ?

blacky didn't know . 
1 blacky 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 .

[chapter] [xxxii] [:] [what] [blacky] [did] [with] [the] [stolen] [egg] 

blacky was puzzled . 
1 blacky 2 was
2 was 3 puzzled
3 puzzled 4 .

he didn't know what to make of that egg he had stolen from [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 
1 he 3 know
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
3 know 5 to
5 to 6 make
5 to 9 egg
6 make 8 that
7 of 8 that
9 egg 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 stolen
11 had 18 .
12 stolen 13 from
16 's 17 henhouse
17 henhouse 18 .

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

it was a beautiful-looking egg , and he [had] been sure that it would taste as good , quite as good as it looked . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 3 a
3 a 6 ,
4 beautiful-looking 5 egg
4 beautiful-looking 6 ,
6 , 11 sure
7 and 8 he
7 and 10 been
10 been 11 sure
11 sure 13 it
11 sure 18 ,
12 that 13 it
13 it 14 would
14 would 15 taste
15 taste 16 as
17 good 18 ,
18 , 21 good
19 quite 20 as
20 as 21 good
21 good 25 .
22 as 23 it
23 it 24 looked
24 looked 25 .

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

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

he never had heard of such a shell . 
1 he 3 had
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 7 a
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 4 anybody
3 if 4 anybody
4 anybody 6 ever
5 else 6 ever
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 3 hammered
1 he 14 that
3 hammered 7 his
3 hammered 9 bill
4 at 5 it
5 it 6 with
6 with 7 his
7 his 8 stout
9 bill 12 was
10 until 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 afraid
13 afraid 14 that
14 that 16 would
15 he 16 would
16 would 18 that
17 break 18 that
18 that 20 instead
18 that 24 .
19 , 20 instead
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 egg
23 egg 24 .

but the [old] [orchard] was not the place for him to work on that egg . 
1 but 2 the
1 but 8 place
2 the 5 was
5 was 6 not
6 not 7 the
8 place 9 for
9 for 11 to
10 him 11 to
11 to 12 work
12 work 13 on
13 on 14 that
14 that 16 .
15 egg 16 .

in the first place , it was too near [farmer] [brown] 's house . 
1 in 2 the
1 in 3 first
2 the 3 first
3 first 5 ,
4 place 5 ,
5 , 7 was
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 too
8 too 9 near
9 near 12 's
12 's 14 .
13 house 14 .

this made [blacky] uneasy . 
1 this 2 made
2 made 4 uneasy
4 uneasy 5 .

you see , he had something of a guilty conscience . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 4 he
3 , 4 he
4 he 6 something
5 had 6 something
6 something 7 of
6 something 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 3 he
3 he 4 felt
4 felt 8 sense
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 a
7 a 8 sense
8 sense 11 done
9 of 10 having
10 having 11 done
11 done 12 wrong
12 wrong 13 .

yet he wasn't at all sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would look at the matter quite that way . 
1 yet 5 all
1 yet 15 the
2 he 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 at
4 at 5 all
5 all 6 sure
6 sure 12 would
7 that 10 's
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 would
12 would 13 look
13 look 14 at
15 the 17 quite
15 the 20 .
16 matter 17 quite
17 quite 18 that
17 quite 19 way

in fact , he had a feeling that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would call him a thief if he should be discovered with that egg . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 12 boy
3 , 4 he
3 , 5 had
5 had 7 feeling
6 a 7 feeling
7 feeling 8 that
8 that 11 's
12 boy 17 thief
13 would 14 call
14 call 15 him
14 call 16 a
15 him 16 a
16 a 17 thief
17 thief 18 if
17 thief 20 should
18 if 19 he
18 if 20 should
20 should 22 discovered
21 be 22 discovered
22 discovered 24 that
23 with 24 that
24 that 25 egg
25 egg 26 .

then , too , there were too many sharp eyes in the [old] [orchard] . 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 5 there
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
5 there 8 many
6 were 7 too
7 too 8 many
8 many 9 sharp
8 many 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 in
10 eyes 12 the
12 the 15 .

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

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

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

in fact , [blacky] is quite like a little child in this matter . 
1 in 3 ,
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 8 a
5 is 6 quite
6 quite 7 like
6 quite 8 a
8 a 10 child
9 little 10 child
10 child 11 in
11 in 12 this
12 this 14 .
13 matter 14 .

anything that is bright and shiny interests [blacky] right away . 
1 anything 4 bright
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 bright
4 bright 5 and
5 and 6 shiny
5 and 7 interests
7 interests 9 right
9 right 10 away
9 right 11 .

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

blacky has no pockets , so he keeps his treasures of this kind in a [secret] hiding-place , a sort of treasure storehouse . 
1 blacky 13 kind
2 has 3 no
3 no 4 pockets
3 no 8 keeps
4 pockets 5 ,
4 pockets 6 so
6 so 7 he
8 keeps 10 treasures
8 keeps 13 kind
9 his 10 treasures
10 treasures 11 of
11 of 12 this
13 kind 17 hiding-place
13 kind 18 ,
14 in 15 a
14 in 17 hiding-place
17 hiding-place 18 ,
18 , 20 sort
19 a 20 sort
20 sort 23 storehouse
21 of 22 treasure
22 treasure 23 storehouse
23 storehouse 24 .

first [blacky] took this egg over near his home , and there he once more tried and tried and tried to break the shell . 
1 first 7 near
3 took 4 this
4 this 6 over
5 egg 6 over
6 over 7 near
7 near 10 ,
8 his 9 home
9 home 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 18 tried
11 and 13 he
11 and 15 more
12 there 13 he
13 he 14 once
15 more 17 and
16 tried 17 and
18 tried 19 and
18 tried 20 tried
20 tried 23 the
21 to 22 break
22 break 23 the
23 the 25 .
24 shell 25 .

but the shell wouldn't break , not even when [blacky] quite lost his temper and hammered at it for all he was worth . 
1 but 6 ,
2 the 3 shell
2 the 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 break
4 wouldn't 6 ,
6 , 8 even
7 not 8 even
8 even 12 lost
8 even 18 it
9 when 11 quite
11 quite 12 lost
12 lost 13 his
13 his 14 temper
13 his 16 hammered
14 temper 15 and
16 hammered 17 at
18 it 24 .
19 for 20 all
20 all 21 he
21 he 22 was
22 was 23 worth
22 was 24 .

little by little he forgot that it was an egg . 
1 little 3 little
2 by 3 little
3 little 4 he
4 he 5 forgot
5 forgot 7 it
6 that 7 it
7 it 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 6 that
5 forgot 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 wanted
7 he 9 to
8 wanted 9 to
9 to 10 eat
10 eat 12 .
11 it 12 .

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

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

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

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

than he craftily looked all about to make sure that no one was watching him . 
1 than 2 he
1 than 3 craftily
3 craftily 7 to
4 looked 5 all
5 all 6 about
6 about 7 to
7 to 8 make
8 make 9 sure
8 make 10 that
9 sure 10 that
10 that 13 was
11 no 12 one
12 one 13 was
13 was 14 watching
14 watching 15 him
14 watching 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
1 having 5 ,
2 made 4 sure
5 , 7 rolled
5 , 12 turned
6 he 7 rolled
7 rolled 8 the
8 the 10 over
9 egg 10 over
10 over 11 and
12 turned 14 around
12 turned 20 heart
13 it 14 around
15 and 16 admired
16 admired 17 it
16 admired 18 to
18 to 19 his
18 to 20 heart
20 heart 22 content
20 heart 23 .
21 's 22 content
22 content 23 .

at last he picked it up and carried it to his [treasure-house] and covered it over very carefully . 
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blacky has had very many other adventures , but it would take another book [to] tell about all of them . 
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that [would] be hardly fair to some of the other little people who also have had adventures and want them told to you . 
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end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [blacky] the [crow] , by [thornton] [w] [burgess] 
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