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grubby acres : referring to the grabs of various beetles found in 



the soil and under the leaves of its woodland. 



BB: the name of shot about the size of sweet pea seed. 



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Pigeon Henny's coop : a pet name for one of the hens that looked 

 very much like a pigeon. 



shells : loaded cartridges used in a breech-loading gun. 

 bead drew dead : when the little metal ball on the end of the gun- 

 barrel, used to aim by, showed that the gun was pointing directly 

 at the fox. 



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the mind in the wild animal world : how the animals may really 

 feel when being chased, namely, not frightened to death, as we 

 commonly think, but perhaps cool and collected, taking the chase 

 as a matter of course, even enjoying it. 



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The Chase : The sound of the hunting is likened to a chorus of 

 singing voices; the changing sounds, as when the pack emerges 

 from thick woods into open meadow, being likened to the vari- 

 ous measures of the musical score; the whole musical composition 

 or chorus being called The Chase. 



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dead heat : a race between two or more horses or boats where two 

 of the racers come out even, neither winning. 



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Flood : Why spelled with a capital ? What flood is meant ? 



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hard-pressed fox had narrowly won his way : In spite of the author's 

 attempt to shoot the fox that was stealing his chickens do you think 

 the author would be glad if there were no foxes in his woods ? 

 How do they add interest to his out of doors ? What other things 

 besides chickens do they eat ? Might it not be that their destruc- 

 tion of woodchucks (for they eat woodchucks) and mice and musk- 

 rats quite balances their killing of poultry ? (The author thinks 

 so.) 



