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But one day, in passing this gateway, which was a long distance from the particular water-meadows where I had practised, and not thinking of snipes, suddenly one got up, and with a loud 'sceap' darted over the gate.
The Amateur Poacher Richard Jefferies 1867
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'Sceap -- sceap!' and very often the snipe successfully carries out the intention expressed in his odd-sounding cry, and does escape in reality.
The Amateur Poacher Richard Jefferies 1867
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'sceap, sceap' in as many different directions, made me hesitate at which to aim.
The Amateur Poacher Richard Jefferies 1867
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