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1  He did not steal for joy of it, but because of the clamor of his stomach.
The Call of the Wild By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In Chapter II. The Law of Club and Fang
2  The other dog made no advances, nor received any; also, he did not attempt to steal from the newcomers.
The Call of the Wild By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In Chapter I. Into the Primitive
3  At once he became a thing of the wild, stealing along softly, cat-footed, a passing shadow that appeared and disappeared among the shadows.
The Call of the Wild By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In Chapter VII. The Sounding of the Call
4  So a lurking humor ran through his deeds, and it was his delight to steal upon the squirrels, and, when he all but had them, to let them go, chattering in mortal fear to the treetops.
The Call of the Wild By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In Chapter VII. The Sounding of the Call
5  They are afraid of this Ghost Dog, for it has cunning greater than they, stealing from their camps in fierce winters, robbing their traps, slaying their dogs, and defying their bravest hunters.
The Call of the Wild By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In Chapter VII. The Sounding of the Call
6  Because of his very great love, he could not steal from this man, but from any other man, in any other camp, he did not hesitate an instant; while the cunning with which he stole enabled him to escape detection.
The Call of the Wild By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In Chapter VI. For the Love of a Man
7  When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief, slyly steal a slice of bacon when Perrault's back was turned, he duplicated the performance the following day, getting away with the whole chunk.
The Call of the Wild By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In Chapter II. The Law of Club and Fang