Soon after, we scare up a flock of black ducks.

They ranged along abreast of the Snark on either side, pouncing upon the flying-fish her forefoot scared up.

In September, Henry walked Emerson's frequent route, Hosmer's-Goose Pond-Walden, and viewed the pond from the hill on the north side with the sawed pine stump atop, scaring up black ducks.

“By the way,” said his friend, “let’s go over into Leopoldstadt, and see if we can’t scare up a sleigh for a little turn in the suburbs.”

Gil also scared up other part-time jobs while in high school—delivering gas canisters and playing solo piano at tea time at the elegant Hotel Stockton.

Now, whenever he's in Nashville scaring up clients and I'm there scaring up stories, we hit the hillbilly circuit.

With the current budget crunch and the Fingertip case inactive, I couldn’t scare up much enthusiasm.

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