Sentence:  She had surprised Hans like she had surprised me when she said she 'd go , and then she surprised him again when she came back so quick like she must have , because when I came in with the snow she was there with a bottle with <WSD>three</WSD> white feathers on its label and Hans was holding it angrily by the throat . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  being one more than two