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[the] [adventures] [of] [mr] [.] [mocker] 

[by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 

author of " the [adventures] of [reddy] [fox] , " " old [mother] [west] [wind] , " etc 
1 author 2 of
2 of 3 "
3 " 10 "
4 the 6 of
6 of 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 "
11 " 12 old
12 old 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 etc

[with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] 

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[contents] 

i [the] [lone] [traveler] [ii] . 
1 i 6 .

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [grows] [excited] [iii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy's] [vain] [search] [iv] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [comes] [home] [v] [sammy] [jay] [is] [indignant] [vi] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [thinks] [he's] [going] [crazy] [vii] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [sits] [up] [all] [night] [viii] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [is] [glad] [he] [sat] [up] [all] [night] [ix] [.] 

[the] [mystery] [grows] [x] [sammy] [jay] [seeks] [advice] [xi] [.] 

[how] [blacky] [the] [crow's] [plan] [worked] [out] [xii] [.] 

[no] [one] [believes] [peter] [rabbit] [xiii] [.] 

[sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [pours] [out] [his] [troubles] [xiv] [.] 

[peter] [rabbit] [meets] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [xv] [.] 

[peter] [rabbit] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [keep] [watch] [xvi] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [does] [a] [little] [surprising] [himself] [xvii] [.] 

[the] [meeting] [of] [two] [old] [friends] [xviii] [.] 

[the] [mischief-makers] [xix] [.] 

[bobby] [coon] [makes] [a] [discovery] [xx] [.] 

[bobby] [coon] [and] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [have] [a] [talk] [xxi] [.] 

[bobby] [coon] [has] [a] [busy] [day] [xxii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sees] [many] [backs] [xxiii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [consults] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [xxiv] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [gives] [a] [party] [xxv] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum's] [surprise] [xxvi] [.] 

[mr] [.] [mocker] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

" [i] [don't] [know] [that] [it's] [any] [of] [your] [business] ! " 
1 " 11 !
11 ! 12 "

[said] [sticky-toes] [.] 

[such] [a] [thing] [as] [unc] ['] [billy] [forgetting] [to] [say] [good-by] [had] [never] [happened] [before] 

[blacky's] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [he] [listened] [to] [sammy] [jay's] [tale] [of] [woe] [.] 

" [good] [mo'ning] , [brer] [coon] , " [said] [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] 
1 " 4 ,
4 , 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 11 '

[there] [sat] [the] [three] [little] [scamps] [on] [the] [big] [rock] 

[sometimes] [he] [woke] [up] [in] [the] [night] [and] [would] [sing] [for] [very] [joy] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [mistah] [mocker] 

[i] 

[the] [lone] [traveler] 

winsome [bluebird] goes just a little way ahead of her , for [winsome] [is] the herald of [mistress] [spring] . 
1 winsome 3 goes
3 goes 4 just
4 just 7 way
4 just 8 ahead
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way
8 ahead 9 of
8 ahead 11 ,
9 of 10 her
11 , 12 for
12 for 16 herald
15 the 16 herald
16 herald 17 of
17 of 20 .

and with her come [little] [friend] [the] [song] [sparrow] , and [cheerful] [robin] and [mr] and [mrs] . redwing . 
1 and 11 and
2 with 3 her
2 with 4 come
4 come 11 and
10 , 11 and
11 and 14 and
14 and 18 .
16 and 18 .
18 . 19 redwing
19 redwing 20 .

then follow other travelers , ever so many of them , all eager to get back to the beautiful [green] [forest] and [green] [meadows] . 
1 then 5 ,
2 follow 3 other
3 other 4 travelers
4 travelers 5 ,
5 , 6 ever
5 , 15 get
6 ever 7 so
6 ever 8 many
8 many 9 of
9 of 10 them
11 , 12 all
12 all 13 eager
13 eager 14 to
14 to 15 get
15 get 16 back
16 back 17 to
16 back 22 and
17 to 19 beautiful
18 the 19 beautiful
22 and 25 .

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] used to think that way . 
1 ol 2 '
2 ' 5 used
5 used 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 .

but he was . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 .

yes , [sir] , he was . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 .

he was so much interested that he began to wish he could see for himself all these things [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] was telling about . 
1 he 12 could
2 was 5 interested
3 so 4 much
4 much 5 interested
5 interested 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 began
8 began 9 to
9 to 10 wish
10 wish 11 he
10 wish 12 could
12 could 13 see
13 see 14 for
13 see 18 things
14 for 15 himself
16 all 17 these
16 all 18 things
18 things 20 '
20 ' 23 was
23 was 24 telling
24 telling 25 about
25 about 26 .

but he didn't say a word , not a word . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 say
4 say 8 not
5 a 6 word
6 word 7 ,
7 , 8 not
8 not 10 word
9 a 10 word
10 word 11 .

he just listened and listened and then went on about his business . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 4 and
3 listened 4 and
4 and 6 and
5 listened 6 and
6 and 7 then
6 and 8 went
7 then 8 went
8 went 9 on
8 went 10 about
10 about 12 business
11 his 12 business
12 business 13 .

he didn't say anything about it to any one , but he just started off by himself . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 say
3 say 4 anything
3 say 5 about
3 say 7 to
4 anything 5 about
5 about 6 it
7 to 9 one
8 any 9 one
9 one 11 but
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he
11 but 13 just
12 he 13 just
13 just 15 off
14 started 15 off
15 off 18 .
16 by 17 himself
17 himself 18 .

" all [ah] done got to do is to keep on going till [ah] see [brer] [buzzard] , " thought he . 
1 " 2 all
2 all 4 done
4 done 13 till
5 got 10 keep
6 to 7 do
6 to 8 is
8 is 9 to
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 on
11 on 12 going
12 going 13 till
13 till 18 ,
15 see 18 ,
18 , 20 thought
19 " 20 thought
20 thought 21 he
20 thought 22 .

so he traveled and traveled without speaking to any one , and always looking up in the blue , blue sky . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 4 and
2 he 3 traveled
4 and 10 one
4 and 20 blue
5 traveled 6 without
5 traveled 10 one
6 without 7 speaking
7 speaking 8 to
8 to 9 any
10 one 12 and
11 , 12 and
12 and 15 up
13 always 14 looking
14 looking 15 up
15 up 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 blue
18 blue 19 ,
20 blue 21 sky
20 blue 22 .

finally it dropped down , down , down until it disappeared among the trees . 
1 finally 2 it
2 it 3 dropped
3 dropped 4 down
4 down 6 down
4 down 9 until
5 , 6 down
6 down 7 ,
7 , 8 down
9 until 10 it
9 until 11 disappeared
11 disappeared 12 among
11 disappeared 14 trees
13 the 14 trees
14 trees 15 .

" ah reckon [ah] 'll give [unc] ' [billy] a surprise . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 reckon
3 reckon 5 'll
5 'll 6 give
6 give 8 '
8 ' 11 surprise
10 a 11 surprise
11 surprise 12 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon so . " 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 reckon
6 reckon 9 "
7 so 8 .
8 . 9 "

[ii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [grows] [excited] 

unc ' [billy] [possum] sat at the foot of the great hollow tree in which his home is . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 sat
5 sat 9 of
6 at 7 the
7 the 8 foot
8 foot 9 of
9 of 12 hollow
10 the 11 great
11 great 12 hollow
12 hollow 13 tree
12 hollow 15 which
13 tree 14 in
15 which 17 home
16 his 17 home
17 home 18 is
18 is 19 .

unc ' [billy] felt very fine that morning . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 felt
4 felt 5 very
5 very 6 fine
6 fine 7 that
7 that 9 .
8 morning 9 .

he could hear old [mrs] [possum] cleaning house and scolding the little [possums] who kept climbing up on her back . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 hear
3 hear 7 cleaning
3 hear 14 who
4 old 7 cleaning
8 house 9 and
8 house 14 who
9 and 12 little
10 scolding 11 the
11 the 12 little
14 who 15 kept
15 kept 16 climbing
16 climbing 17 up
16 climbing 20 back
17 up 18 on
18 on 19 her
20 back 21 .

as he listened , [unc] ' [billy] grinned and began to sing in a queer cracked voice : 
1 as 2 he
1 as 4 ,
2 he 3 listened
4 , 9 and
6 ' 8 grinned
8 grinned 9 and
9 and 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 sing
12 sing 13 in
13 in 17 voice
14 a 15 queer
14 a 17 voice
15 queer 16 cracked
17 voice 18 :

" [mah] ol ' woman am a plain ol ' dame ' [deed] she am ! 
1 " 5 woman
3 ol 4 '
4 ' 5 woman
5 woman 6 am
6 am 8 plain
6 am 11 dame
7 a 8 plain
9 ol 10 '
10 ' 11 dame
11 dame 12 '
12 ' 15 am
14 she 15 am
15 am 16 !

' [deed] she am ! 
1 ' 3 she
3 she 4 am
4 am 5 !

quick with her broom , with her tongue the same ' [deed] she am ! 
1 quick 2 with
1 quick 5 ,
2 with 3 her
3 her 4 broom
5 , 6 with
6 with 7 her
7 her 8 tongue
8 tongue 10 same
8 tongue 11 '
9 the 10 same
11 ' 14 am
13 she 14 am
14 am 15 !

' [deed] she am ! 
1 ' 3 she
3 she 4 am
4 am 5 !

' [deed] she am ! " 
1 ' 3 she
3 she 4 am
4 am 5 !
5 ! 6 "

just then out tumbled his eight children , making such a racket that [unc] ' [billy] clapped both hands over his ears . 
1 just 4 tumbled
2 then 3 out
2 then 4 tumbled
4 tumbled 7 children
5 his 6 eight
6 eight 7 children
7 children 9 making
8 , 9 making
9 making 12 racket
10 such 11 a
11 a 12 racket
12 racket 13 that
12 racket 17 clapped
13 that 15 '
15 ' 17 clapped
17 clapped 23 .
18 both 22 ears
19 hands 20 over
20 over 21 his
21 his 22 ears
22 ears 23 .

" [mah] goodness gracious sakes alive ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 3 goodness
3 goodness 4 gracious
4 gracious 7 !
5 sakes 6 alive
6 alive 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 10 exclaimed
9 he 10 exclaimed
10 exclaimed 11 .

one pulled [unc] ' [billy] 's tail . 
1 one 2 pulled
2 pulled 4 '
4 ' 6 's
6 's 7 tail
7 tail 8 .

two scrambled up on his back . 
1 two 2 scrambled
2 scrambled 3 up
2 scrambled 6 back
3 up 4 on
4 on 5 his
6 back 7 .

right in the midst of it [unc] ' [billy] sprang to his feet . 
1 right 2 in
2 in 3 the
3 the 4 midst
4 midst 5 of
4 midst 8 '
5 of 6 it
8 ' 10 sprang
10 sprang 11 to
11 to 12 his
12 his 13 feet
13 feet 14 .

his eyes were shining , and his funny little ears were pricked up . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 4 shining
3 were 4 shining
4 shining 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 funny
6 and 10 ears
7 his 8 funny
9 little 10 ears
10 ears 11 were
11 were 14 .
12 pricked 13 up
13 up 14 .

" hush , yo'alls ! " he commanded . 
1 " 4 yo'alls
2 hush 3 ,
3 , 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 commanded
8 commanded 9 .

" how do yo'alls think [ah] can hear anything with yo'alls making such a racket ? " 
1 " 3 do
1 " 5 think
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 yo'alls
5 think 7 can
7 can 8 hear
8 hear 9 anything
8 hear 12 making
9 anything 10 with
10 with 11 yo'alls
11 yo'alls 12 making
12 making 13 such
13 such 17 "
14 a 15 racket
14 a 17 "
15 racket 16 ?

" ah cert'nly thought [ah] heard the voice of an ol ' friend from way down [souf] ! 
1 " 3 cert'nly
2 ah 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 thought
4 thought 6 heard
6 heard 8 voice
7 the 8 voice
8 voice 9 of
8 voice 16 down
9 of 10 an
10 an 11 ol
11 ol 12 '
12 ' 13 friend
13 friend 14 from
14 from 15 way
16 down 18 !

[iii] 

[unc] ['] [billy's] [vain] [search] 

unc ' [billy] [possum] was excited . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 5 was
5 was 6 excited
6 excited 7 .

any one would have known it just to look at him . 
1 any 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 known
5 known 6 it
6 it 7 just
7 just 8 to
8 to 9 look
9 look 10 at
9 look 11 him
11 him 12 .

he hurried off up the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] without even saying good-by to old [mrs] [possum] and all the little [possums] . 
1 he 2 hurried
2 hurried 3 off
2 hurried 14 even
2 hurried 15 saying
3 off 4 up
4 up 9 through
5 the 9 through
10 the 14 even
13 without 14 even
15 saying 17 to
15 saying 26 .
16 good-by 17 to
18 old 26 .
21 and 22 all
22 all 23 the
23 the 24 little
24 little 26 .

yes , indeed , [unc] ' [billy] certainly was excited . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 8 certainly
8 certainly 9 was
9 was 10 excited
10 excited 11 .

old [mrs] [possum] sat in the doorway of their home in the great hollow tree and watched [unc] ' [billy] out of sight . 
1 old 11 in
4 sat 5 in
5 in 10 home
6 the 7 doorway
7 doorway 8 of
8 of 9 their
9 their 10 home
10 home 11 in
11 in 15 tree
12 the 15 tree
13 great 14 hollow
14 hollow 15 tree
15 tree 19 '
16 and 17 watched
17 watched 19 '
19 ' 22 of
21 out 22 of
22 of 23 sight
23 sight 24 .

her sharp little eyes seemed to grow sharper as she watched . 
1 her 2 sharp
2 sharp 4 eyes
3 little 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 seemed
5 seemed 6 to
5 seemed 7 grow
7 grow 8 sharper
8 sharper 9 as
9 as 10 she
9 as 11 watched
11 watched 12 .

no , [sah] ! 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 !

then she started out to hunt for their dinner , still muttering as she went . 
1 then 3 started
2 she 3 started
3 started 5 to
3 started 6 hunt
4 out 5 to
6 hunt 9 dinner
7 for 8 their
8 their 9 dinner
9 dinner 10 ,
10 , 11 still
11 still 14 she
12 muttering 13 as
13 as 14 she
14 she 15 went
15 went 16 .

old [mrs] [possum] was quite right . 
1 old 4 was
4 was 5 quite
5 quite 6 right
6 right 7 .

unc ['] [billy] had forgotten all about that dinner . 
1 unc 4 had
4 had 5 forgotten
5 forgotten 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 10 .
8 that 9 dinner
9 dinner 10 .

you see he had something else on his mind . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 something
5 something 6 else
6 else 7 on
6 else 10 .
7 on 8 his
9 mind 10 .

he had listened and listened but didn't hear it again , and yet he was sure he had heard it that once . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 and
2 had 10 again
3 listened 4 and
4 and 5 listened
5 listened 8 hear
6 but 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 hear
8 hear 9 it
10 again 12 and
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 he
12 and 19 heard
13 yet 14 he
14 he 15 was
16 sure 17 he
16 sure 19 heard
17 he 18 had
19 heard 20 it
20 it 23 .
21 that 22 once
22 once 23 .

he just had to go look for him . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 go
5 go 6 look
6 look 7 for
7 for 9 .
8 him 9 .

but nowhere did he catch a glimpse of his old friend . 
1 but 2 nowhere
1 but 3 did
3 did 4 he
4 he 5 catch
5 catch 7 glimpse
6 a 7 glimpse
7 glimpse 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 11 friend
10 old 11 friend
11 friend 12 .

the longer he looked , the more excited he grew . 
1 the 2 longer
2 longer 5 ,
3 he 4 looked
4 looked 5 ,
5 , 9 he
6 the 7 more
7 more 8 excited
8 excited 9 he
9 he 10 grew
10 grew 11 .

" [nuffin] , nuffin , [sah] ! 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 nuffin
4 nuffin 5 ,
5 , 7 !

ah 'm just walking fo ' mah health , " replied [unc] ' [billy] over his shoulder , as he hurried on . 
1 ah 2 'm
1 ah 8 health
2 'm 3 just
2 'm 6 '
3 just 5 fo
4 walking 5 fo
6 ' 7 mah
6 ' 8 health
8 health 9 ,
9 , 11 replied
10 " 11 replied
11 replied 13 '
13 ' 15 over
15 over 18 ,
16 his 17 shoulder
17 shoulder 18 ,
18 , 20 he
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 hurried
21 hurried 22 on
22 on 23 .

his neck ached from looking up in the tree-tops , and his feet were sore from walking . 
1 his 2 neck
2 neck 9 tree-tops
3 ached 4 from
4 from 5 looking
5 looking 6 up
6 up 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 tree-tops
9 tree-tops 10 ,
10 , 13 feet
11 and 12 his
12 his 13 feet
13 feet 14 were
14 were 15 sore
15 sore 16 from
16 from 18 .
17 walking 18 .

and just then [unc] ' [billy] for the first time thought of that dinner that old [mrs] [possum] had sent him to get . 
1 and 3 then
1 and 10 time
2 just 3 then
3 then 5 '
5 ' 7 for
7 for 9 first
8 the 9 first
10 time 14 dinner
11 thought 12 of
12 of 13 that
13 that 14 dinner
14 dinner 20 sent
15 that 16 old
16 old 19 had
19 had 20 sent
20 sent 21 him
21 him 22 to
22 to 24 .
23 get 24 .

unc ' [billy] sat down and mopped his brow in dismay . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 6 and
4 sat 5 down
5 down 6 and
6 and 7 mopped
7 mopped 9 brow
8 his 9 brow
9 brow 10 in
10 in 11 dismay
11 dismay 12 .

" ah ' specks [ah'm] in fo ' it this time , sho ' enough ! " he said . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 12 ,
2 ah 3 '
3 ' 4 specks
3 ' 8 '
4 specks 6 in
6 in 7 fo
8 ' 9 it
10 this 11 time
11 time 12 ,
12 , 13 sho
13 sho 14 '
13 sho 19 said
14 ' 15 enough
15 enough 16 !
16 ! 17 "
17 " 18 he
19 said 20 .

[iv] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [comes] [home] 

" ah ' specks [ah'm] in fo ' it . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 '
3 ' 4 specks
4 specks 6 in
6 in 7 fo
7 fo 10 .
8 ' 9 it
9 it 10 .

ah ' specks [ah] sho'ly am in fo ' it this time , " he kept muttering . 
1 ah 2 '
2 ' 3 specks
2 ' 9 '
3 specks 5 sho'ly
5 sho'ly 6 am
6 am 7 in
7 in 8 fo
9 ' 10 it
10 it 16 kept
11 this 12 time
12 time 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 he
14 " 16 kept
16 kept 18 .
17 muttering 18 .

so [unc] ' [billy] crept along in the black shadows until he got where he could look up and see his own doorway . 
1 so 12 he
1 so 13 got
1 so 18 up
3 ' 5 crept
5 crept 6 along
6 along 10 shadows
7 in 8 the
8 the 10 shadows
9 black 10 shadows
10 shadows 11 until
11 until 12 he
12 he 13 got
13 got 14 where
14 where 15 he
14 where 17 look
15 he 16 could
16 could 17 look
18 up 19 and
19 and 20 see
20 see 21 his
20 see 23 doorway
21 his 22 own
23 doorway 24 .

then he sat down and watched a while . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
4 down 5 and
5 and 6 watched
6 watched 8 while
7 a 8 while
8 while 9 .

all was still . 
1 all 2 was
2 was 3 still
3 still 4 .

there wasn't a sound in the great hollow tree . 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 4 sound
3 a 4 sound
4 sound 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 great
7 great 8 hollow
8 hollow 9 tree
9 tree 10 .

but at the first scratch of his toe-nails on the bark the sharp face of old [mrs] [possum] appeared in the doorway . 
1 but 2 at
1 but 8 toe-nails
2 at 5 scratch
3 the 5 scratch
4 first 5 scratch
5 scratch 6 of
6 of 7 his
8 toe-nails 14 face
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 bark
11 bark 12 the
12 the 14 face
13 sharp 14 face
14 face 15 of
15 of 16 old
16 old 23 .
19 appeared 20 in
20 in 22 doorway
21 the 22 doorway
22 doorway 23 .

" good evening , mah dear , " said [unc] ' [billy] , in the mildest kind of a voice . 
1 " 4 ,
1 " 9 said
2 good 3 evening
3 evening 4 ,
4 , 5 mah
5 mah 7 ,
5 mah 8 "
6 dear 7 ,
9 said 11 '
11 ' 13 ,
13 , 14 in
14 in 16 mildest
15 the 16 mildest
16 mildest 17 kind
17 kind 21 .
18 of 20 voice
19 a 20 voice
20 voice 21 .

old [mrs] [possum] said nothing , but [unc] ' [billy] felt as if her sharp black eyes were looking right through him . 
1 old 7 but
4 said 5 nothing
4 said 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 9 '
7 but 11 felt
11 felt 13 if
12 as 13 if
13 if 17 eyes
14 her 16 black
15 sharp 16 black
16 black 17 eyes
17 eyes 18 were
18 were 20 right
19 looking 20 right
20 right 21 through
21 through 22 him
22 him 23 .

unc ' [billy] grinned a sickly kind of grin as he said : 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 grinned
4 grinned 6 sickly
5 a 6 sickly
6 sickly 7 kind
7 kind 8 of
8 of 9 grin
9 grin 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 said
12 said 13 :

" ah hopes yo'alls are feeling good tonight . " 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 hopes
3 hopes 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 are
5 are 6 feeling
6 feeling 8 tonight
7 good 8 tonight
8 tonight 9 .
9 . 10 "

" where 's that dinner [ah] sent yo ' fo ' ? " demanded old [mrs] [possum] sharply . 
1 " 3 's
2 where 3 's
3 's 10 fo
4 that 5 dinner
4 that 7 sent
7 sent 9 '
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 fo
10 fo 11 '
11 ' 12 ?
12 ? 18 sharply
13 " 14 demanded
14 demanded 15 old
15 old 18 sharply
18 sharply 19 .

unc ' [billy] fidgeted uneasily . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 fidgeted
4 fidgeted 5 uneasily
5 uneasily 6 .

" ah done brought yo ' two eggs from [farmer] [brown] ['s] hen-house , " he replied meekly . 
1 " 3 done
1 " 9 from
2 ah 3 done
3 done 4 brought
4 brought 5 yo
5 yo 8 eggs
6 ' 7 two
7 two 8 eggs
9 from 13 hen-house
13 hen-house 15 "
14 , 15 "
15 " 17 replied
16 he 17 replied
17 replied 19 .
18 meekly 19 .

" two eggs ! 
1 " 2 two
2 two 3 eggs
3 eggs 4 !

two eggs ! 
1 two 2 eggs
2 eggs 3 !

how do yo ' think [ah] am going to feed eight hungry mouths on two eggs ? " snapped old [mrs] . possum . 
1 how 10 feed
2 do 4 '
2 do 5 think
3 yo 4 '
5 think 7 am
7 am 8 going
8 going 9 to
8 going 10 feed
10 feed 13 mouths
11 eight 12 hungry
11 eight 13 mouths
13 mouths 14 on
14 on 15 two
15 two 17 ?
16 eggs 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 snapped
18 " 24 .
19 snapped 20 old
20 old 22 .
22 . 23 possum

unc ' [billy] hung his head . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 hung
4 hung 5 his
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 .

he hadn't a word to say . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 4 word
3 a 4 word
4 word 5 to
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 .

no , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] hadn't a word to say . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 8 hadn't
4 , 6 '
6 ' 8 hadn't
8 hadn't 10 word
9 a 10 word
10 word 11 to
11 to 12 say
12 say 13 .

unc ' [billy] knew that he deserved every bit of it . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 knew
4 knew 7 deserved
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 deserved
7 deserved 9 bit
8 every 9 bit
9 bit 10 of
9 bit 12 .
10 of 11 it

he felt very miserable , and he was too tired to have a bit of spirit left . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 very
2 felt 8 was
3 very 4 miserable
4 miserable 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 too
9 too 15 of
10 tired 11 to
11 to 12 have
12 have 14 bit
13 a 14 bit
14 bit 15 of
15 of 16 spirit
16 spirit 17 left
17 left 18 .

all the time she was looking at [unc] ' [billy] with those sharp eyes of hers . 
1 all 2 the
1 all 4 she
2 the 3 time
4 she 5 was
5 was 6 looking
5 was 7 at
5 was 11 with
7 at 9 '
11 with 12 those
12 those 14 eyes
13 sharp 14 eyes
14 eyes 15 of
15 of 17 .
16 hers 17 .

when she had finished the egg , she pushed the other over to him . 
1 when 2 she
1 when 4 finished
1 when 6 egg
2 she 3 had
3 had 4 finished
5 the 6 egg
6 egg 7 ,
7 , 8 she
8 she 9 pushed
9 pushed 11 other
9 pushed 12 over
10 the 11 other
12 over 13 to
13 to 15 .
14 him 15 .

" yo ' eat that ! " she said shortly . 
1 " 2 yo
1 " 4 eat
2 yo 3 '
4 eat 6 !
5 that 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 she
7 " 9 said
8 she 9 said
9 said 11 .
10 shortly 11 .

" yo ' look as if yo ' hadn't had anything to eat to-day " ( which was true ) . 
1 " 15 "
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 look
4 look 5 as
4 look 12 to
5 as 6 if
7 yo 8 '
7 yo 9 hadn't
9 hadn't 10 had
10 had 11 anything
11 anything 12 to
12 to 13 eat
13 eat 14 to-day
14 to-day 15 "
15 " 18 was
16 ( 17 which
17 which 18 was
18 was 19 true
19 true 20 )
20 ) 21 .

" then yo ' hustle up to bed ; it 's all ready fo ' yo ' . " 
1 " 3 yo
1 " 5 hustle
2 then 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
5 hustle 6 up
6 up 7 to
7 to 8 bed
8 bed 9 ;
9 ; 11 's
10 it 11 's
11 's 12 all
12 all 13 ready
13 ready 16 yo
14 fo 15 '
15 ' 16 yo
16 yo 17 '
17 ' 18 .
18 . 19 "

unc ' [billy] did as he was bid , and as he tucked himself into his snug , warm bed he murmured sleepily : 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 10 and
4 did 9 ,
5 as 8 bid
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 bid
8 bid 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 he
10 and 13 tucked
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 tucked
13 tucked 14 himself
14 himself 15 into
15 into 16 his
16 his 20 bed
17 snug 19 warm
18 , 19 warm
19 warm 20 bed
20 bed 22 murmured
21 he 22 murmured
22 murmured 23 sleepily
23 sleepily 24 :

" [ol] ' [mrs] [possum] has a sharp , sharp tongue , [but] her bark is worse than her bite . 
1 " 12 ,
3 ' 6 has
6 has 9 ,
7 a 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 ,
9 , 10 sharp
10 sharp 11 tongue
11 tongue 12 ,
12 , 15 bark
14 her 15 bark
15 bark 16 is
16 is 17 worse
16 is 18 than
18 than 20 bite
19 her 20 bite
20 bite 21 .

for [ol] ' [mrs] [possum] has a soft , soft heart [though] she hides it way out of sight . " 
1 for 11 heart
3 ' 6 has
6 has 9 ,
7 a 8 soft
8 soft 9 ,
9 , 10 soft
10 soft 11 heart
11 heart 16 way
13 she 14 hides
14 hides 15 it
14 hides 16 way
16 way 18 of
17 out 18 of
18 of 19 sight
19 sight 20 .
20 . 21 "

[v] 

[sammy] [jay] [is] [indignant] 

sammy [jay] was indignant . 
1 sammy 3 was
3 was 4 indignant
4 indignant 5 .

yes , [sir] , [sammy] [jay] was very much put out . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 was
7 was 8 very
8 very 9 much
9 much 10 put
10 put 11 out
11 out 12 .

in fact , [sammy] was just plain downright mad ! 
1 in 2 fact
1 in 3 ,
3 , 7 plain
5 was 6 just
6 just 7 plain
7 plain 8 downright
8 downright 9 mad
9 mad 10 !

it had begun when he met [jimmy] [skunk] early in the morning . 
1 it 2 had
2 had 3 begun
3 begun 4 when
4 when 6 met
5 he 6 met
6 met 9 early
9 early 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 morning
12 morning 13 .

" hello , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 6 !

what were you doing up so late last night ? " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 what 4 doing
2 were 3 you
2 were 4 doing
4 doing 5 up
5 up 9 night
6 so 7 late
7 late 8 last
8 last 9 night
9 night 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
10 ? 12 said
12 said 15 .

" oh , come , [sammy] [jay] , be honest for once in your life ! 
1 " 2 oh
1 " 8 ,
2 oh 4 come
3 , 4 come
4 come 5 ,
8 , 9 be
9 be 10 honest
10 honest 11 for
10 honest 13 in
11 for 12 once
13 in 14 your
14 your 15 life
15 life 16 !

what was it all about ? " 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 it
2 was 6 ?
3 it 5 about
4 all 5 about
6 ? 7 "

sammy [jay] stamped one foot . 
1 sammy 3 stamped
3 stamped 4 one
4 one 5 foot
5 foot 6 .

he was beginning to lose his temper . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 beginning
3 beginning 4 to
4 to 5 lose
5 lose 6 his
6 his 7 temper
7 temper 8 .

you know he loses it very easily . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
3 he 4 loses
4 loses 5 it
5 it 6 very
6 very 7 easily
7 easily 8 .

" [i] am honest ! " he screamed . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 honest
4 honest 7 he
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 screamed
8 screamed 9 .

" [i] tell you [i] went to bed just as [i] always do , and [i] didn't wake up until this morning . " 
1 " 9 just
1 " 14 ,
3 tell 4 you
4 you 6 went
6 went 7 to
7 to 8 bed
8 bed 9 just
10 as 12 always
12 always 13 do
13 do 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 20 until
15 and 23 .
17 didn't 18 wake
18 wake 19 up
18 wake 20 until
21 this 22 morning
22 morning 23 .
23 . 24 "

when he did , he flew off screaming at the top of his lungs . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 3 did
1 when 4 ,
2 he 3 did
4 , 6 flew
5 he 6 flew
6 flew 9 at
7 off 8 screaming
8 screaming 9 at
9 at 11 top
10 the 11 top
11 top 12 of
12 of 13 his
13 his 14 lungs
14 lungs 15 .

he was still screaming when he flew over the [old] [briar-patch] where [peter] [rabbit] was just beginning to doze off . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 screaming
2 was 5 when
3 still 4 screaming
5 when 6 he
5 when 15 was
6 he 7 flew
7 flew 8 over
8 over 12 where
9 the 12 where
15 was 16 just
16 just 17 beginning
17 beginning 18 to
17 beginning 21 .
18 to 19 doze
19 doze 20 off

peter was sleepy . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 sleepy
3 sleepy 4 .

he didn't like to have his morning nap disturbed . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 8 nap
6 his 8 nap
7 morning 8 nap
8 nap 9 disturbed
9 disturbed 10 .

" hi , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 ,
3 , 6 !

didn't you make racket enough last night to give honest folks a little peace and quiet to-day ? " shouted [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 didn't 2 you
1 didn't 4 racket
2 you 3 make
4 racket 6 last
4 racket 8 to
5 enough 6 last
6 last 7 night
8 to 9 give
9 give 11 folks
9 give 20 shouted
10 honest 11 folks
12 a 13 little
12 a 14 peace
13 little 14 peace
14 peace 15 and
15 and 16 quiet
16 quiet 17 to-day
17 to-day 18 ?
18 ? 19 "
18 ? 20 shouted
20 shouted 23 .

" what 's the joke , [peter] [rabbit] ? 
1 " 2 what
1 " 6 ,
2 what 3 's
3 's 5 joke
4 the 5 joke
6 , 9 ?

" then it 's a funny way you have of sleeping , " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 then
2 then 4 's
3 it 4 's
4 's 7 way
5 a 6 funny
5 a 7 way
6 funny 7 way
7 way 8 you
7 way 9 have
8 you 9 have
9 have 17 .
10 of 11 sleeping
11 sleeping 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 17 .

" [peter] [rabbit] , you and [jimmy] [skunk] are crazy , just as crazy as loons ! " sputtered [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 4 ,
1 " 9 are
4 , 5 you
4 , 6 and
9 are 10 crazy
10 crazy 12 just
11 , 12 just
12 just 18 "
13 as 14 crazy
14 crazy 15 as
15 as 16 loons
16 loons 17 !
17 ! 18 "
18 " 19 sputtered
19 sputtered 22 .

" [i] tell you [i] was asleep , and [i] guess [i] ought to know ! " 
1 " 3 tell
1 " 4 you
4 you 8 ,
6 was 7 asleep
7 asleep 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 ought
11 guess 13 ought
13 ought 14 to
14 to 15 know
15 know 16 !
15 know 17 "

" and [i] guess [i] know your voice when [i] hear it ! " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 and
1 " 6 know
2 and 4 guess
6 know 8 voice
6 know 14 "
7 your 8 voice
8 voice 9 when
11 hear 12 it
11 hear 13 !
13 ! 14 "
14 " 15 replied
15 replied 18 .

" it 's bad enough in daytime , but if [i] was you , [i] 'd quit yelling in the night . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 12 was
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 bad
3 's 10 if
4 bad 5 enough
4 bad 8 ,
5 enough 6 in
6 in 7 daytime
8 , 9 but
12 was 13 you
12 was 18 yelling
14 , 16 'd
16 'd 17 quit
17 quit 18 yelling
18 yelling 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

some one of these times [hooty] the [owl] will hear you , and that will be the end of you and your noise . 
1 some 2 one
2 one 3 of
2 one 5 times
3 of 4 these
5 times 15 will
7 the 9 will
9 will 10 hear
10 hear 11 you
10 hear 13 and
11 you 12 ,
13 and 14 that
14 that 15 will
15 will 21 and
16 be 17 the
17 the 18 end
18 end 19 of
18 end 21 and
19 of 20 you
21 and 23 noise
22 your 23 noise
23 noise 24 .

now go away ; [i] want to sleep . " 
1 now 4 ;
2 go 3 away
3 away 4 ;
4 ; 6 want
6 want 7 to
7 to 8 sleep
8 sleep 9 .
9 . 10 "

sammy went . 
1 sammy 2 went
2 went 3 .

he was mad clear through , and yet he didn't know what to make of it . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 mad
2 was 7 and
3 mad 4 clear
5 through 6 ,
5 through 7 and
7 and 8 yet
8 yet 10 didn't
9 he 10 didn't
10 didn't 13 to
11 know 12 what
12 what 13 to
13 to 14 make
14 make 15 of
14 make 17 .
16 it 17 .

were they just trying to make him mad , or had he really been screaming in his sleep ? 
1 were 2 they
1 were 4 trying
2 they 3 just
4 trying 5 to
4 trying 8 mad
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 him
8 mad 9 ,
9 , 10 or
10 or 14 been
11 had 12 he
11 had 14 been
13 really 14 been
14 been 15 screaming
14 been 16 in
16 in 18 sleep
17 his 18 sleep
18 sleep 19 ?

he flew over to the [smiling] [pool] . 
1 he 2 flew
2 flew 3 over
2 flew 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 8 .

jerry [muskrat] looked up and saw him . 
1 jerry 3 looked
3 looked 4 up
4 up 5 and
5 and 6 saw
6 saw 7 him
7 him 8 .

" what were you yelling about in the night , [sammy] [jay] ? " asked [jerry] . 
1 " 3 were
2 what 3 were
3 were 7 in
4 you 5 yelling
5 yelling 6 about
5 yelling 7 in
7 in 10 ,
8 the 9 night
9 night 10 ,
10 , 13 ?
13 ? 15 asked
14 " 15 asked
15 asked 17 .

this was too much . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 much
4 much 5 .

sammy [jay] let his wings and his tail droop dejectedly and hung his head . 
1 sammy 3 let
3 let 5 wings
3 let 8 tail
4 his 5 wings
5 wings 6 and
6 and 7 his
7 his 8 tail
8 tail 10 dejectedly
9 droop 10 dejectedly
10 dejectedly 11 and
11 and 14 head
12 hung 13 his
13 his 14 head
14 head 15 .

" [i] don't know . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 .

i really don't know anything about it , " he said . 
1 i 2 really
2 really 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 anything
5 anything 6 about
6 about 8 ,
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 said
11 said 12 .

[vi] 

[sammy] [jay] [thinks] [he's] [going] [crazy] 

" [sammy] [jay] screams all day long , [and] now what do you think ? 
1 " 4 screams
4 screams 10 now
5 all 6 day
6 day 7 long
7 long 8 ,
8 , 10 now
10 now 11 what
10 now 12 do
11 what 12 do
12 do 13 you
13 you 14 think
14 think 15 ?

why , [sammy] sits and yells all night [and] doesn't sleep a wink ! " 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 4 sits
4 sits 5 and
4 sits 7 all
5 and 6 yells
7 all 8 night
8 night 11 sleep
10 doesn't 11 sleep
11 sleep 15 "
12 a 13 wink
13 wink 14 !
14 ! 15 "

everywhere he went [sammy] [jay] heard that shouted after him . 
1 everywhere 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 6 heard
6 heard 7 that
7 that 8 shouted
8 shouted 9 after
9 after 10 him
10 him 11 .

dozens and dozens of times a day he heard it . 
1 dozens 2 and
2 and 3 dozens
3 dozens 4 of
4 of 7 day
5 times 6 a
6 a 7 day
7 day 11 .
8 he 9 heard
9 heard 10 it
10 it 11 .

at first he lost his temper and was the very maddest [jaybird] ever seen on [the] [green] [meadows] or in the [green] [forest] . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 lost
4 lost 5 his
5 his 6 temper
6 temper 8 was
7 and 8 was
8 was 13 ever
9 the 10 very
9 the 11 maddest
11 maddest 13 ever
13 ever 14 seen
14 seen 19 or
15 on 19 or
19 or 20 in
20 in 24 .
21 the 24 .

" it isn't true ! 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 true
4 true 5 !

it isn't true ! 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 true
3 true 4 !

it isn't true ! " he would scream at the top of his lungs . 
1 it 7 would
2 isn't 3 true
3 true 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 he
5 " 7 would
7 would 8 scream
8 scream 9 at
9 at 11 top
10 the 11 top
11 top 12 of
12 of 13 his
13 his 14 lungs
14 lungs 15 .

and then everybody within hearing would shout : " it is true ! " 
1 and 2 then
1 and 7 shout
2 then 3 everybody
3 everybody 4 within
4 within 5 hearing
6 would 7 shout
7 shout 8 :
8 : 9 "
9 " 10 it
9 " 11 is
11 is 12 true
12 true 14 "
13 ! 14 "

sammy would just dance up and down and scream and scream and scream , he was so angry . 
1 sammy 2 would
2 would 3 just
3 just 4 dance
4 dance 5 up
4 dance 6 and
6 and 12 and
7 down 10 and
8 and 9 scream
8 and 10 and
10 and 11 scream
11 scream 12 and
12 and 13 scream
13 scream 16 was
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 18 angry
17 so 18 angry
18 angry 19 .

and then he was sure to hear some one pipe up : 
1 and 2 then
1 and 4 was
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 sure
5 sure 6 to
6 to 10 pipe
7 hear 8 some
8 some 9 one
9 one 10 pipe
10 pipe 12 :
11 up 12 :

" [sammy] 's mad and we are glad , [and] we know how to tease him ! 
1 " 5 and
1 " 9 ,
3 's 4 mad
3 's 5 and
5 and 6 we
6 we 7 are
7 are 8 glad
9 , 11 we
9 , 12 know
12 know 13 how
13 how 14 to
14 to 15 tease
15 tease 16 him
16 him 17 !

but some dark night he 'll get a fright , [for] [hooty] 'll come and seize him ! " 
1 but 3 dark
1 but 4 night
2 some 3 dark
4 night 7 get
5 he 6 'll
6 'll 7 get
7 get 15 and
8 a 9 fright
9 fright 10 ,
10 , 13 'll
13 'll 14 come
14 come 15 and
15 and 17 him
16 seize 17 him
17 him 18 !
18 ! 19 "

that really began to worry him . 
1 that 2 really
2 really 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 worry
5 worry 6 him
6 him 7 .

then he began to think that it might be true that he did talk in his sleep , and this worried him a whole lot . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 12 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
3 began 9 be
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 that
6 that 7 it
6 that 8 might
7 it 8 might
9 be 10 true
10 true 11 that
12 he 18 ,
13 did 14 talk
13 did 18 ,
14 talk 15 in
15 in 17 sleep
16 his 17 sleep
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 this
19 and 21 worried
21 worried 22 him
22 him 25 lot
23 a 24 whole
24 whole 25 lot
25 lot 26 .

the more he thought about it , the more worried [sammy] [jay] became . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 7 ,
6 it 7 ,
7 , 9 more
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 worried
10 worried 13 became
13 became 14 .

he lost his appetite and began to grow thin . 
1 he 2 lost
2 lost 3 his
3 his 4 appetite
4 appetite 5 and
5 and 6 began
6 began 7 to
7 to 8 grow
8 grow 9 thin
9 thin 10 .

he kept out of sight whenever possible and no longer screamed " [thief] ! thief ! " through the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 7 possible
3 out 4 of
4 of 5 sight
5 sight 6 whenever
6 whenever 7 possible
7 possible 14 !
8 and 9 no
8 and 10 longer
10 longer 11 screamed
11 screamed 12 "
12 " 14 !
14 ! 15 thief
15 thief 16 !
16 ! 18 through
17 " 18 through
18 through 22 .
19 the 22 .

in fact his voice was rarely heard during the day . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 4 voice
3 his 4 voice
4 voice 5 was
5 was 6 rarely
5 was 7 heard
7 heard 8 during
8 during 10 day
9 the 10 day
10 day 11 .

but it seemed that he must be talking just as much as ever in the night . 
1 but 2 it
1 but 5 he
2 it 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 that
5 he 6 must
6 must 7 be
7 be 11 much
8 talking 9 just
9 just 10 as
10 as 11 much
11 much 12 as
12 as 16 night
13 ever 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 night
16 night 17 .

at least everybody said that he was . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 everybody
3 everybody 4 said
4 said 5 that
5 that 7 was
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 .

worse still , different ones said that they heard him in different places in the [green] [forest] and even down on the [green] [meadows] . 
1 worse 2 still
1 worse 9 heard
2 still 3 ,
2 still 5 ones
3 , 4 different
5 ones 6 said
6 said 7 that
7 that 8 they
9 heard 10 him
9 heard 12 different
10 him 11 in
12 different 13 places
13 places 14 in
13 places 18 and
14 in 15 the
18 and 19 even
18 and 20 down
20 down 25 .
21 on 22 the
22 the 25 .

could it be that he was flying about as well as talking in his sleep ? 
1 could 2 it
2 it 3 be
3 be 4 that
4 that 5 he
4 that 6 was
6 was 7 flying
7 flying 8 about
7 flying 9 as
9 as 10 well
10 well 11 as
11 as 12 talking
12 talking 13 in
13 in 15 sleep
14 his 15 sleep
15 sleep 16 ?

and nobody believed him when he said that he was asleep all night . 
1 and 3 believed
2 nobody 3 believed
3 believed 4 him
3 believed 5 when
5 when 6 he
5 when 7 said
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 that
8 that 9 he
8 that 10 was
10 was 11 asleep
11 asleep 12 all
12 all 14 .
13 night 14 .

they thought that he was awake and doing it purposely . 
1 they 2 thought
1 they 4 he
2 thought 3 that
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 awake
5 was 7 and
6 awake 7 and
7 and 8 doing
8 doing 9 it
9 it 10 purposely
10 purposely 11 .

" if they are not all crazy , then [i] must be , " said . 
1 " 2 if
1 " 7 crazy
2 if 3 they
2 if 4 are
3 they 4 are
4 are 5 not
5 not 6 all
7 crazy 9 then
8 , 9 then
9 then 13 ,
11 must 12 be
12 be 13 ,
13 , 14 "
13 , 15 said
15 said 16 .

sammy [jay] to himself , as he turned away from the breakfast which he could not eat . 
1 sammy 3 to
3 to 5 ,
4 himself 5 ,
5 , 7 he
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 turned
8 turned 9 away
9 away 10 from
9 away 13 which
10 from 12 breakfast
11 the 12 breakfast
13 which 17 eat
14 he 15 could
15 could 17 eat
16 not 17 eat
17 eat 18 .

then he had a happy idea . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 6 idea
4 a 5 happy
4 a 6 idea
6 idea 7 .

" why didn't [i] think of it before ? 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 didn't
3 didn't 5 think
5 think 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 before
8 before 9 ?

i 'll sleep all day , and then [i] 'll keep awake all night and see what happens then ! " he exclaimed . 
1 i 3 sleep
1 i 15 and
2 'll 3 sleep
3 sleep 7 and
4 all 5 day
5 day 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 14 night
8 then 10 'll
8 then 11 keep
11 keep 12 awake
11 keep 14 night
12 awake 13 all
15 and 24 .
16 see 17 what
16 see 19 then
17 what 18 happens
19 then 20 !
19 then 22 he
19 then 24 .
21 " 22 he
22 he 23 exclaimed

so [sammy] [jay] hurried away to the darkest part of the [green] [forest] and tried to sleep through the day . 
1 so 4 hurried
4 hurried 6 to
5 away 6 to
6 to 9 part
7 the 8 darkest
7 the 9 part
9 part 10 of
9 part 15 tried
10 of 11 the
14 and 15 tried
15 tried 18 through
16 to 17 sleep
17 sleep 18 through
18 through 21 .
19 the 20 day
19 the 21 .

[vii] 

[sammy] [jay] [sits] [up] [all] [night] 

sammy [jay] sat in the dark and shivered . 
1 sammy 3 sat
3 sat 4 in
4 in 7 and
5 the 6 dark
6 dark 7 and
7 and 8 shivered
8 shivered 9 .

sammy was lonely , more lonely than he had ever supposed anybody could be . 
1 sammy 5 more
2 was 3 lonely
2 was 4 ,
3 lonely 4 ,
4 , 5 more
5 more 7 than
6 lonely 7 than
7 than 9 had
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 ever
10 ever 12 anybody
11 supposed 12 anybody
12 anybody 13 could
13 could 14 be
14 be 15 .

and to tell the truth [sammy] [jay] was scared . 
1 and 2 to
2 to 3 tell
3 tell 4 the
4 the 5 truth
5 truth 8 was
8 was 9 scared
9 scared 10 .

yes , [sir] , that was just the way [sammy] [jay] felt scared . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 was
5 that 6 was
6 was 7 just
7 just 8 the
8 the 9 way
9 way 12 felt
12 felt 13 scared
12 felt 14 .

every time a leaf rustled , [sammy] jumped almost out of his skin . 
1 every 4 leaf
2 time 3 a
3 a 4 leaf
4 leaf 5 rustled
5 rustled 6 ,
6 , 8 jumped
8 jumped 9 almost
8 jumped 14 .
9 almost 10 out
11 of 12 his
11 of 13 skin
13 skin 14 .

his heart went pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat . 
1 his 2 heart
1 his 4 pit-a-pat
2 heart 3 went
4 pit-a-pat 5 ,
5 , 6 pit-a-pat
6 pit-a-pat 7 ,
7 , 8 pit-a-pat
8 pit-a-pat 9 .

but to-night [sammy] sat in the darkest , thickest part of a big pine-tree and kept blinking his eyes to keep from going to sleep . 
1 but 2 to-night
2 to-night 4 sat
4 sat 5 in
5 in 15 and
6 the 7 darkest
6 the 9 thickest
7 darkest 8 ,
9 thickest 10 part
10 part 11 of
11 of 12 a
11 of 13 big
13 big 14 pine-tree
14 pine-tree 15 and
15 and 17 blinking
16 kept 17 blinking
17 blinking 19 eyes
18 his 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 to
20 to 21 keep
21 keep 22 from
22 from 23 going
23 going 26 .
24 to 25 sleep
25 sleep 26 .

he just would keep his eyes and his ears wide open . 
1 he 2 just
1 he 3 would
3 would 4 keep
4 keep 5 his
4 keep 10 wide
5 his 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 and
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 ears
10 wide 11 open
11 open 12 .

what was he doing it for ? 
1 what 2 was
1 what 7 ?
2 was 3 he
2 was 4 doing
4 doing 5 it
6 for 7 ?

now [sammy] knew better . 
1 now 3 knew
3 knew 4 better
4 better 5 .

he never in his life had screamed in the night unless well , unless he did it in his sleep and didn't know it . 
1 he 7 screamed
2 never 3 in
2 never 7 screamed
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 life
5 life 6 had
7 screamed 12 well
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 unless
11 unless 12 well
12 well 15 he
12 well 20 sleep
13 , 14 unless
14 unless 15 he
15 he 16 did
16 did 17 it
17 it 18 in
18 in 19 his
20 sleep 23 know
21 and 22 didn't
22 didn't 23 know
23 know 24 it
24 it 25 .

he had watched the black shadows creep through the [green] [forest] and grow blacker and blacker . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 watched
3 watched 6 shadows
4 the 5 black
4 the 6 shadows
6 shadows 7 creep
7 creep 8 through
8 through 17 .
9 the 15 and
12 and 13 grow
13 grow 14 blacker
14 blacker 15 and
15 and 16 blacker
16 blacker 17 .

the blacker they grew , the lonesomer he became . 
1 the 2 blacker
2 blacker 3 they
3 they 4 grew
4 grew 5 ,
5 , 7 lonesomer
6 the 7 lonesomer
7 lonesomer 9 became
8 he 9 became
9 became 10 .

by and by it was so dark that he couldn't see anything at all , and every little noise made him shiver . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 22 shiver
3 by 10 couldn't
3 by 11 see
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 so
6 so 7 dark
7 dark 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 couldn't
11 see 12 anything
12 anything 13 at
13 at 16 and
14 all 16 and
15 , 16 and
16 and 19 noise
16 and 20 made
17 every 18 little
18 little 19 noise
20 made 21 him
20 made 22 shiver
22 shiver 23 .

sammy [jay] had it now . 
1 sammy 3 had
3 had 4 it
3 had 5 now
5 now 6 .

he felt so creepy that it seemed as if he would crawl right out of his skin . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 4 creepy
2 felt 8 as
3 so 4 creepy
4 creepy 5 that
5 that 6 it
5 that 7 seemed
6 it 7 seemed
8 as 10 he
9 if 10 he
10 he 11 would
11 would 15 of
12 crawl 13 right
13 right 14 out
14 out 15 of
15 of 17 skin
16 his 17 skin
17 skin 18 .

he kept saying over and over to himself : " there 's nothing to be afraid of . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 saying
3 saying 6 over
3 saying 8 himself
4 over 5 and
5 and 6 over
7 to 8 himself
8 himself 9 :
9 : 10 "
10 " 15 be
11 there 12 's
12 's 14 to
13 nothing 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 afraid
16 afraid 17 of
17 of 18 .

there 's nothing to be afraid of . 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 of
7 of 8 .

i 'm just as safe as if [i] was fast asleep . " 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 safe
5 safe 7 if
5 safe 13 "
6 as 7 if
7 if 10 fast
9 was 10 fast
11 asleep 12 .
12 . 13 "

but still he shivered and shook . 
1 but 2 still
1 but 3 he
3 he 4 shivered
4 shivered 5 and
5 and 6 shook
6 shook 7 .

by and by , looking up through the top of the big pine-tree , he saw the little stars come out one by one . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 13 pine-tree
3 by 4 ,
3 by 5 looking
5 looking 6 up
6 up 7 through
7 through 9 top
8 the 9 top
9 top 10 of
9 top 12 big
10 of 11 the
12 big 13 pine-tree
13 pine-tree 16 saw
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 saw
16 saw 25 .
17 the 19 stars
18 little 19 stars
19 stars 20 come
20 come 21 out
20 come 22 one
22 one 23 by
23 by 24 one
24 one 25 .

they seemed to be looking right down at him and winking at him in the jolliest way . 
1 they 6 right
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 looking
4 be 6 right
6 right 10 and
7 down 8 at
7 down 10 and
8 at 9 him
10 and 11 winking
10 and 14 in
11 winking 12 at
12 at 13 him
14 in 16 jolliest
15 the 16 jolliest
16 jolliest 18 .
17 way 18 .

somehow , he didn't feel quite so lonely then , and he tried to wink back . 
1 somehow 9 then
2 , 3 he
2 , 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 feel
5 feel 6 quite
5 feel 7 so
7 so 8 lonely
8 lonely 9 then
9 then 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
11 and 13 tried
13 tried 15 wink
14 to 15 wink
15 wink 17 .
16 back 17 .

then little , soft , silvery bars of light began to creep through the branches of the trees and along the ground . 
1 then 10 began
2 little 3 ,
3 , 4 soft
4 soft 5 ,
4 soft 7 bars
5 , 6 silvery
7 bars 8 of
7 bars 9 light
9 light 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 creep
12 creep 13 through
12 creep 20 along
13 through 15 branches
14 the 15 branches
15 branches 16 of
16 of 17 the
18 trees 19 and
18 trees 20 along
20 along 22 ground
21 the 22 ground
22 ground 23 .

they were moonbeams , and [sammy] could see just a little , a very little . 
1 they 2 were
1 they 3 moonbeams
3 moonbeams 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 7 could
5 and 8 see
8 see 9 just
9 just 16 .
10 a 11 little
11 little 12 ,
12 , 15 little
13 a 14 very
14 very 15 little
15 little 16 .

he began to feel better . 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 4 feel
4 feel 5 better
5 better 6 .

" [whooo-hoo-hoo] , whooo-hoo ! " 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 whooo-hoo
4 whooo-hoo 5 !
5 ! 6 "

it was a terrible sound , fierce and hungry . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 sound
3 a 4 terrible
3 a 5 sound
5 sound 7 fierce
6 , 7 fierce
7 fierce 10 .
8 and 9 hungry
9 hungry 10 .

sammy [jay] nearly fell from his perch . 
1 sammy 3 nearly
3 nearly 4 fell
4 fell 8 .
5 from 7 perch
5 from 8 .
6 his 7 perch

he opened his mouth to scream with fright . 
1 he 2 opened
2 opened 3 his
3 his 4 mouth
4 mouth 5 to
5 to 6 scream
6 scream 7 with
7 with 8 fright
8 fright 9 .

then he remembered just in time and closed it without a sound . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 4 just
2 he 3 remembered
4 just 6 time
5 in 6 time
6 time 7 and
7 and 8 closed
8 closed 9 it
9 it 10 without
10 without 12 sound
11 a 12 sound
12 sound 13 .

it was the hunting-cry of [hooty] the [owl] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 hunting-cry
3 the 4 hunting-cry
4 hunting-cry 5 of
5 of 7 the
7 the 9 .

sammy [jay] sat huddled in a little , forlorn , shivering heap , while twice more that fierce cry rang through the [green] [forest] . 
1 sammy 9 forlorn
3 sat 4 huddled
3 sat 8 ,
4 huddled 5 in
5 in 7 little
6 a 7 little
8 , 9 forlorn
9 forlorn 11 shivering
10 , 11 shivering
11 shivering 14 while
12 heap 13 ,
13 , 14 while
14 while 15 twice
15 twice 16 more
16 more 20 rang
17 that 18 fierce
18 fierce 19 cry
19 cry 20 rang
20 rang 21 through
21 through 25 .
22 the 25 .

then a shadow floated over the big pine-tree . 
1 then 3 shadow
2 a 3 shadow
3 shadow 4 floated
4 floated 5 over
5 over 8 pine-tree
6 the 7 big
6 the 8 pine-tree
8 pine-tree 9 .

hooty [the] [owl] had flown away without seeing him , and [sammy] breathed easier . 
1 hooty 4 had
1 hooty 5 flown
5 flown 6 away
6 away 11 and
7 without 8 seeing
8 seeing 9 him
9 him 11 and
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 breathed
13 breathed 14 easier
14 easier 15 .

[viii] 

[sammy] [jay] [is] [glad] [he] [sat] [up] [all] [night] 

sammy [jay] was having no trouble in keeping awake now . 
1 sammy 3 was
3 was 4 having
4 having 6 trouble
5 no 6 trouble
6 trouble 7 in
7 in 8 keeping
8 keeping 9 awake
9 awake 10 now
10 now 11 .

not a bit ! 
1 not 3 bit
2 a 3 bit
3 bit 4 !

he was too frightened and shivery and creepy to sleep . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 frightened
3 too 4 frightened
4 frightened 7 and
5 and 6 shivery
6 shivery 7 and
7 and 8 creepy
8 creepy 9 to
9 to 10 sleep
10 sleep 11 .

but he didn't want to , anyway . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 want
4 want 5 to
5 to 6 ,
6 , 7 anyway
7 anyway 8 .

so he sat in the thickest part of the big pine-tree , shivering and creepy and miserable . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 3 sat
1 so 10 big
3 sat 4 in
4 in 6 thickest
5 the 6 thickest
6 thickest 7 part
7 part 8 of
8 of 9 the
10 big 13 shivering
11 pine-tree 12 ,
12 , 13 shivering
13 shivering 14 and
14 and 15 creepy
15 creepy 16 and
16 and 18 .
17 miserable 18 .

out in a patch of bright moonlight he saw [peter] [rabbit] jumping and dancing and having the greatest kind of a time all by himself . 
1 out 2 in
2 in 4 patch
3 a 4 patch
4 patch 7 moonlight
5 of 6 bright
6 bright 7 moonlight
7 moonlight 8 he
7 moonlight 12 jumping
8 he 9 saw
12 jumping 13 and
13 and 14 dancing
13 and 26 .
14 dancing 15 and
15 and 18 greatest
16 having 17 the
17 the 18 greatest
18 greatest 20 of
19 kind 20 of
21 a 26 .
22 time 23 all
23 all 24 by
24 by 25 himself
25 himself 26 .

pretty soon [peter] was joined by his cousin , [jumper] the [hare] . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 4 was
4 was 5 joined
5 joined 6 by
6 by 9 ,
7 his 8 cousin
8 cousin 9 ,
9 , 13 .
11 the 13 .

such antics as they did cut up ! 
1 such 2 antics
2 antics 3 as
3 as 4 they
4 they 5 did
5 did 6 cut
6 cut 7 up
7 up 8 !

sammy [jay] almost laughed aloud as he watched . 
1 sammy 3 almost
3 almost 4 laughed
4 laughed 5 aloud
5 aloud 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 watched
8 watched 9 .

it was less lonely with them there , and he did want to call to them dreadfully . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 with
2 was 9 and
3 less 4 lonely
4 lonely 5 with
5 with 6 them
6 them 7 there
7 there 8 ,
9 and 11 did
10 he 11 did
11 did 12 want
12 want 13 to
12 want 16 them
13 to 14 call
14 call 15 to
16 them 18 .
17 dreadfully 18 .

but that would never , never do , for no one must know that he was sitting up awake all night . 
1 but 2 that
1 but 5 ,
3 would 4 never
3 would 5 ,
5 , 8 ,
6 never 7 do
7 do 8 ,
8 , 16 was
9 for 10 no
9 for 11 one
11 one 12 must
11 one 13 know
13 know 16 was
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 18 up
17 sitting 18 up
18 up 22 .
19 awake 20 all
19 awake 21 night
21 night 22 .

by and [by] along came [jimmy] [skunk] , walking out into the patch of bright moonlight . 
1 by 17 .
2 and 5 came
4 along 5 came
5 came 9 walking
8 , 9 walking
9 walking 10 out
10 out 11 into
11 into 13 patch
12 the 13 patch
13 patch 14 of
14 of 15 bright
15 bright 16 moonlight
16 moonlight 17 .

he touched noses with [peter] [rabbit] and [jumper] the [hare] , which is one way of saying " good evening " in the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 touched
2 touched 3 noses
3 noses 4 with
4 with 26 .
7 and 9 the
9 the 17 saying
11 , 12 which
11 , 14 one
12 which 13 is
14 one 15 way
15 way 16 of
15 way 17 saying
17 saying 20 evening
18 " 19 good
19 good 20 evening
20 evening 21 "
21 " 22 in
22 in 23 the
23 the 26 .

" isn't it most time for [sammy] [jay] to scream in his sleep ? " asked [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 it
2 isn't 4 most
4 most 5 time
4 most 19 .
5 time 6 for
6 for 10 scream
9 to 10 scream
11 in 13 sleep
12 his 13 sleep
13 sleep 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 asked
16 asked 19 .

sammy pricked up his ears . 
1 sammy 2 pricked
2 pricked 3 up
3 up 4 his
4 his 5 ears
5 ears 6 .

" scream in his sleep ! 
1 " 2 scream
1 " 5 sleep
2 scream 3 in
3 in 4 his
5 sleep 6 !

nonsense ! 
1 nonsense 2 !

sammy [jay] isn't any more asleep than [i] am . 
1 sammy 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 any
4 any 5 more
5 more 6 asleep
6 asleep 7 than
7 than 9 am
9 am 10 .

he just screams out of pure meanness to wake up and frighten good honest folks who want to sleep . 
1 he 2 just
1 he 3 screams
2 just 3 screams
3 screams 5 of
3 screams 8 to
4 out 5 of
5 of 7 meanness
6 pure 7 meanness
8 to 11 and
9 wake 10 up
10 up 11 and
11 and 12 frighten
12 frighten 13 good
13 good 15 folks
13 good 16 who
14 honest 15 folks
16 who 20 .
17 want 18 to
17 want 20 .
18 to 19 sleep

for my part , [i] don't see what any one wants to sleep for on such a fine night as this , anyway . 
1 for 2 my
2 my 3 part
3 part 4 ,
3 part 8 what
4 , 7 see
6 don't 7 see
8 what 10 one
9 any 10 one
10 one 11 wants
11 wants 12 to
11 wants 13 sleep
12 to 13 sleep
13 sleep 14 for
14 for 24 .
15 on 19 night
16 such 17 a
17 a 18 fine
18 fine 19 night
19 night 23 anyway
20 as 22 ,
21 this 22 ,
22 , 23 anyway
23 anyway 24 .

it serves ' em right if they do get waked up , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 it 2 serves
2 serves 4 em
2 serves 5 right
3 ' 4 em
5 right 6 if
6 if 7 they
7 they 8 do
7 they 9 get
9 get 12 ,
10 waked 11 up
11 up 12 ,
12 , 14 replied
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 17 .

" but [sammy] [jay] says that he doesn't do it and doesn't know anything about it , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 8 doesn't
2 but 5 says
5 says 6 that
6 that 7 he
6 that 8 doesn't
8 doesn't 11 and
9 do 10 it
9 do 11 and
11 and 13 know
12 doesn't 13 know
13 know 14 anything
13 know 15 about
15 about 17 ,
16 it 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 22 .
19 said 22 .

" have you ever seen him scream in the night , [jimmy] [skunk] ? " 
1 " 2 have
2 have 5 seen
3 you 4 ever
4 ever 5 seen
5 seen 6 him
5 seen 7 scream
7 scream 8 in
8 in 10 night
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 ,
11 , 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" no , [i] don't have to , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 no
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 don't
5 don't 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 13 .

peter shook his head . 
1 peter 2 shook
2 shook 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

" [i] guess you 're right , [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 4 you
4 you 5 're
5 're 6 right
6 right 7 ,
7 , 10 .

i guess you 're right , " he said . 
1 i 2 guess
1 i 4 're
2 guess 3 you
4 're 5 right
5 right 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 said
9 said 10 .

" of course [i] 'm right . 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 5 'm
5 'm 6 right
6 right 7 .

there , now ! " 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 !
4 ! 5 "

jimmy held up one hand to warn [peter] to keep still . 
1 jimmy 2 held
1 jimmy 3 up
3 up 4 one
4 one 5 hand
5 hand 6 to
5 hand 9 to
6 to 7 warn
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 still
10 keep 12 .

they all heard it . 
1 they 2 all
2 all 3 heard
3 heard 4 it
4 it 5 .

sammy [jay] heard it , too , and scratched himself to be sure that he was awake and sitting there in the big pine-tree . 
1 sammy 6 too
3 heard 4 it
3 heard 5 ,
5 , 6 too
6 too 12 be
7 , 8 and
7 , 10 himself
8 and 9 scratched
10 himself 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 21 in
13 sure 18 and
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 awake
17 awake 18 and
18 and 19 sitting
19 sitting 20 there
20 there 21 in
21 in 25 .
22 the 23 big
22 the 25 .
23 big 24 pine-tree

" [i] 'm glad [i] kept awake , but 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 glad
4 glad 6 kept
6 kept 7 awake
7 awake 8 ,
8 , 9 but

" maybe [i] 'm going crazy ! 
1 " 2 maybe
2 maybe 4 'm
4 'm 5 going
5 going 6 crazy
6 crazy 7 !

my wits are getting hazy ! 
1 my 2 wits
2 wits 3 are
3 are 4 getting
4 getting 5 hazy
5 hazy 6 !

that 's surely me , [yet] here [i] be ! 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 surely
3 surely 4 me
4 me 5 ,
5 , 7 here
7 here 9 be
9 be 10 !

oh , dear , [i] sure am crazy ! " 
1 oh 3 dear
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 ,
4 , 6 sure
6 sure 7 am
7 am 8 crazy
8 crazy 10 "
9 ! 10 "

[ix] 

[the] [mystery] [grows] 

" can a body be a body , [yet] not a body be ? 
1 " 2 can
2 can 4 body
2 can 5 be
3 a 4 body
5 be 7 body
6 a 7 body
7 body 10 not
8 , 10 not
10 not 12 body
11 a 12 body
12 body 13 be
13 be 14 ?

tell a body , anybody , [didst] such a body see ? " 
1 tell 3 body
2 a 3 body
3 body 5 anybody
4 , 5 anybody
5 anybody 6 ,
6 , 8 such
8 such 10 body
9 a 10 body
10 body 13 "
11 see 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

of course it was [sammy] [jay] who was humming such a foolish-sounding rhyme as that . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 7 who
7 who 8 was
8 was 9 humming
8 was 13 rhyme
10 such 11 a
11 a 12 foolish-sounding
12 foolish-sounding 13 rhyme
13 rhyme 14 as
14 as 16 .
15 that 16 .

but really , it wasn't so foolish in [sammy] 's case , after all . 
1 but 2 really
2 really 3 ,
3 , 4 it
3 , 10 's
4 it 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 7 foolish
6 so 7 foolish
7 foolish 8 in
10 's 11 case
11 case 12 ,
12 , 13 after
13 after 14 all
14 all 15 .

now he knew . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 .

did ever [a] [jaybird] have anything so queer as that to puzzle him ? 
1 did 2 ever
1 did 5 have
5 have 6 anything
5 have 14 ?
6 anything 8 queer
7 so 8 queer
8 queer 9 as
8 queer 11 to
9 as 10 that
11 to 12 puzzle
13 him 14 ?

anyway , [sammy] [jay] knew that he didn't scream in his sleep , and there was a whole lot of comfort in that . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 6 that
2 , 5 knew
6 that 8 didn't
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 10 in
9 scream 10 in
10 in 19 lot
11 his 12 sleep
12 sleep 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 there
14 and 16 was
16 was 18 whole
17 a 18 whole
18 whole 19 lot
19 lot 20 of
20 of 21 comfort
21 comfort 22 in
22 in 24 .
23 that 24 .

he could eat with a better appetite now . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 eat
3 eat 4 with
4 with 7 appetite
5 a 6 better
5 a 7 appetite
7 appetite 8 now
8 now 9 .

now he knew that he could go to sleep in peace , just as he always had . 
1 now 2 he
1 now 3 knew
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 6 could
3 knew 7 go
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 could
7 go 8 to
8 to 9 sleep
9 sleep 10 in
10 in 12 ,
11 peace 12 ,
12 , 13 just
13 just 17 had
14 as 15 he
15 he 16 always
16 always 17 had
17 had 18 .

sammy [jay] brushed and smoothed out his handsome blue coat and made himself as pert and smart-appearing as possible . 
1 sammy 4 and
3 brushed 4 and
4 and 5 smoothed
4 and 6 out
6 out 7 his
7 his 10 coat
8 handsome 9 blue
9 blue 10 coat
10 coat 12 made
11 and 12 made
12 made 13 himself
13 himself 16 and
14 as 15 pert
15 pert 16 and
16 and 20 .
17 smart-appearing 18 as
18 as 19 possible
19 possible 20 .

he had been so worried lately that he hadn't taken much care of himself , which is very unusual for [sammy] [jay] . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 6 lately
3 been 4 so
4 so 5 worried
5 worried 6 lately
6 lately 16 which
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 hadn't
9 hadn't 10 taken
10 taken 12 care
11 much 12 care
12 care 13 of
13 of 15 ,
14 himself 15 ,
15 , 16 which
16 which 17 is
17 is 19 unusual
18 very 19 unusual
19 unusual 20 for
20 for 23 .

now , however , he felt so much better that he began to think about his looks . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 4 ,
2 , 3 however
4 , 5 he
4 , 6 felt
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 so
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 better
8 much 13 to
9 better 10 that
10 that 11 he
10 that 12 began
13 to 14 think
13 to 18 .
14 think 15 about
16 his 18 .
17 looks 18 .

when he had finished dressing , he started for the alders beside the [laughing] [brook] just to have a look around . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 5 dressing
1 when 7 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 finished
5 dressing 6 ,
7 he 8 started
8 started 9 for
9 for 11 alders
10 the 11 alders
11 alders 12 beside
12 beside 16 just
13 the 16 just
16 just 17 to
17 to 18 have
18 have 21 around
19 a 20 look
20 look 21 around
21 around 22 .

of course he didn't expect to find his voice down there , for who ever saw a voice ? 
1 of 2 course
1 of 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 expect
5 expect 6 to
6 to 7 find
7 find 9 voice
7 find 13 for
8 his 9 voice
9 voice 10 down
10 down 11 there
11 there 12 ,
13 for 14 who
14 who 15 ever
15 ever 16 saw
16 saw 18 voice
16 saw 19 ?
17 a 18 voice

still he thought that he might find something that would explain the mystery . 
1 still 3 thought
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 4 that
4 that 5 he
4 that 7 find
5 he 6 might
6 might 7 find
7 find 13 mystery
8 something 9 that
9 that 10 would
10 would 11 explain
11 explain 12 the
12 the 13 mystery
13 mystery 14 .

he hunted all around in the thicket of alders beside the [laughing] [brook] , but nothing unusual did he find . 
1 he 2 hunted
2 hunted 3 all
3 all 21 .
4 around 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 thicket
7 thicket 8 of
7 thicket 11 the
8 of 9 alders
9 alders 10 beside
11 the 21 .
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 nothing
16 nothing 18 did
16 nothing 21 .
17 unusual 18 did
18 did 20 find
19 he 20 find

then for a long time he sat as still as still can be , studying and thinking . 
1 then 6 he
2 for 4 long
3 a 4 long
4 long 5 time
5 time 6 he
6 he 12 can
7 sat 9 still
8 as 9 still
9 still 10 as
10 as 11 still
11 still 12 can
12 can 13 be
13 be 16 and
14 , 15 studying
15 studying 16 and
16 and 18 .
17 thinking 18 .

" thief ! thief ! thief ! " 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 4 thief
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "

then out popped [jenny] [wren] , and she was so mad that she couldn't sit still a second . 
1 then 2 out
2 out 3 popped
3 popped 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 11 mad
8 she 9 was
9 was 10 so
10 so 11 mad
11 mad 12 that
12 that 13 she
12 that 14 couldn't
14 couldn't 15 sit
15 sit 16 still
16 still 19 .
17 a 18 second
17 a 19 .
18 second 19 .

my , my , my , how she did scold ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
3 my 5 my
5 my 6 ,
6 , 7 how
7 how 8 she
8 she 9 did
9 did 10 scold
10 scold 11 !

" you ought to be ashamed of yourself , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 3 ought
2 you 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 ashamed
5 be 7 of
7 of 8 yourself
8 yourself 9 ,
9 , 12 !

you ought to be ashamed of yourself ! " she sputtered . 
1 you 2 ought
2 ought 4 be
3 to 4 be
4 be 9 "
5 ashamed 6 of
6 of 7 yourself
7 yourself 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 she
9 " 11 sputtered
11 sputtered 12 .

" isn't it enough to keep us awake half the night without coming down and screaming all day ? " 
1 " 2 isn't
1 " 4 enough
2 isn't 3 it
4 enough 6 keep
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 us
7 us 9 half
7 us 11 night
8 awake 9 half
10 the 11 night
11 night 12 without
12 without 13 coming
13 coming 14 down
14 down 15 and
15 and 16 screaming
16 screaming 20 "
17 all 18 day
17 all 20 "
18 day 19 ?

" [i] haven't been down here in the night , and [i] haven't kept anybody awake ! " replied [sammy] [jay] indignantly . 
1 " 4 been
1 " 11 and
3 haven't 4 been
4 been 5 down
4 been 6 here
6 here 7 in
7 in 8 the
9 night 10 ,
9 night 11 and
11 and 19 replied
13 haven't 14 kept
14 kept 15 anybody
15 anybody 16 awake
16 awake 17 !
17 ! 18 "
17 ! 19 replied
19 replied 22 indignantly
19 replied 23 .

jenny [wren] came right up in front of [sammy] [jay] and hopped up and down . 
1 jenny 6 in
3 came 4 right
4 right 5 up
5 up 6 in
6 in 7 front
7 front 8 of
8 of 14 and
11 and 12 hopped
12 hopped 13 up
13 up 14 and
14 and 16 .
15 down 16 .

she was so mad that with every word she jerked her funny little tail so that [sammy] [jay] almost had to laugh . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 4 mad
3 so 4 mad
4 mad 5 that
5 that 9 she
6 with 8 word
6 with 9 she
7 every 8 word
9 she 10 jerked
10 jerked 12 funny
10 jerked 16 that
11 her 12 funny
12 funny 14 tail
13 little 14 tail
15 so 16 that
16 that 19 almost
16 that 23 .
19 almost 20 had
20 had 21 to
20 had 22 laugh

" don't tell that to me , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 tell
3 tell 5 to
4 that 5 to
5 to 7 ,
6 me 7 ,
7 , 10 !

don't tell that to me ! " she cried . 
1 don't 2 tell
2 tell 3 that
3 that 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 she
8 she 9 cried
9 cried 10 .

" didn't [i] see you with my own eyes sitting in that alder over there ? 
1 " 2 didn't
2 didn't 4 see
4 see 5 you
4 see 6 with
6 with 8 own
7 my 8 own
8 own 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 sitting
10 sitting 11 in
10 sitting 15 there
11 in 13 alder
12 that 13 alder
13 alder 14 over
15 there 16 ?

don't tell that to me ! 
1 don't 2 tell
2 tell 3 that
3 that 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 !

you ought to be ashamed of yourself ! " 
1 you 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 ashamed
5 ashamed 6 of
6 of 7 yourself
7 yourself 8 !
8 ! 9 "

[x] 

[sammy] [jay] [seeks] [advice] 

sammy [jay] had a headache , such a headache ! 
1 sammy 3 had
3 had 5 headache
4 a 5 headache
5 headache 7 such
6 , 7 such
7 such 9 headache
8 a 9 headache
9 headache 10 !

he had thought and thought and thought , until now it seemed to him that the world surely had turned topsy-turvy . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 6 and
2 had 4 and
3 thought 4 and
4 and 5 thought
5 thought 6 and
6 and 7 thought
6 and 10 now
7 thought 9 until
8 , 9 until
10 now 11 it
10 now 12 seemed
12 seemed 13 to
12 seemed 15 that
13 to 14 him
15 that 17 world
15 that 22 .
16 the 17 world
17 world 19 had
18 surely 19 had
19 had 20 turned
20 turned 21 topsy-turvy

his poor little head was all in a whirl , and that was what made it ache . 
1 his 2 poor
1 his 4 head
3 little 4 head
4 head 5 was
5 was 6 all
6 all 7 in
7 in 11 and
8 a 9 whirl
9 whirl 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 18 .
12 that 13 was
13 was 14 what
14 what 15 made
15 made 16 it
16 it 17 ache
17 ache 18 .

first he had been accused of screaming in the night to waken and scare the little meadow and forest people who wanted to sleep . 
1 first 2 he
2 he 22 wanted
3 had 5 accused
3 had 13 and
4 been 5 accused
6 of 7 screaming
6 of 10 night
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 to
11 to 12 waken
12 waken 13 and
13 and 14 scare
14 scare 17 meadow
15 the 16 little
16 little 17 meadow
17 meadow 21 who
18 and 19 forest
19 forest 20 people
20 people 21 who
21 who 22 wanted
22 wanted 25 .
23 to 24 sleep
24 sleep 25 .

it was no wonder that his head ached . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 wonder
4 wonder 5 that
5 that 7 head
5 that 9 .
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 ached

hardly any of the little meadow and forest people would speak to him now . 
1 hardly 2 any
2 any 6 meadow
3 of 6 meadow
4 the 5 little
5 little 6 meadow
6 meadow 10 would
7 and 8 forest
8 forest 9 people
9 people 10 would
10 would 11 speak
11 speak 12 to
12 to 15 .
13 him 14 now
14 now 15 .

they just turned their backs to him whenever he met them . 
1 they 2 just
2 just 5 backs
3 turned 4 their
4 their 5 backs
5 backs 6 to
6 to 12 .
7 him 8 whenever
8 whenever 9 he
9 he 10 met
10 met 11 them
11 them 12 .

he didn't mind this so much , because he knew that none of them had ever liked him very well . 
1 he 10 knew
2 didn't 3 mind
3 mind 4 this
3 mind 8 because
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 ,
7 , 8 because
8 because 9 he
8 because 10 knew
10 knew 11 that
11 that 12 none
11 that 17 liked
12 none 13 of
12 none 15 had
13 of 14 them
15 had 16 ever
17 liked 18 him
18 him 21 .
19 very 20 well
20 well 21 .

you see he had played too many mean tricks for any one to really like him . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 8 mean
5 played 6 too
5 played 7 many
7 many 8 mean
8 mean 9 tricks
8 mean 13 to
9 tricks 10 for
10 for 12 one
11 any 12 one
13 to 15 like
14 really 15 like
15 like 16 him
16 him 17 .

but he did hate to have them blame him for something that he hadn't done . 
1 but 3 did
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 hate
4 hate 5 to
4 hate 6 have
5 to 6 have
6 have 7 them
7 them 8 blame
8 blame 9 him
9 him 10 for
10 for 11 something
11 something 14 hadn't
12 that 13 he
12 that 14 hadn't
14 hadn't 16 .
15 done 16 .

" it 's too much for me ! " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 much
4 too 8 !
5 much 6 for
6 for 7 me
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 13 .

" it 's too much for me ! 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 much
5 much 8 !
6 for 7 me
6 for 8 !

i must get help somewhere . 
1 i 2 must
2 must 3 get
3 get 4 help
4 help 5 somewhere
5 somewhere 6 .

now , who can [i] go to , so few will have anything to do with me ? " 
1 now 6 go
2 , 3 who
2 , 4 can
4 can 6 go
6 go 7 to
7 to 8 ,
8 , 9 so
9 so 10 few
10 few 11 will
11 will 12 have
12 have 14 to
12 have 18 ?
13 anything 14 to
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 with
16 with 17 me
18 ? 19 "

" caw , caw , caw ! " 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 6 caw
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 !
7 ! 8 "

sammy [jay] pricked up his ears and spread his wings . 
1 sammy 3 pricked
3 pricked 4 up
3 pricked 6 ears
5 his 6 ears
6 ears 7 and
7 and 8 spread
8 spread 9 his
9 his 10 wings
10 wings 11 .

" my cousin , [blacky] the [crow] ! " he cried . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 cousin
3 cousin 4 ,
4 , 8 !
6 the 8 !
8 ! 11 cried
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 cried
11 cried 12 .

" why didn't [i] think of him before ? 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 didn't
3 didn't 5 think
5 think 6 of
5 think 7 him
7 him 8 before
8 before 9 ?

he 's very smart , is [blacky] the [crow] , and perhaps he can tell me what to do . " 
1 he 5 ,
2 's 3 very
2 's 5 ,
3 very 4 smart
5 , 6 is
6 is 21 "
8 the 21 "
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 perhaps
12 perhaps 13 he
12 perhaps 14 can
13 he 14 can
14 can 15 tell
15 tell 16 me
16 me 17 what
17 what 20 .
18 to 19 do
19 do 20 .
20 . 21 "

so [sammy] [jay] hurried as fast as he could to lay his troubles before [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 so 8 he
4 hurried 5 as
5 as 6 fast
6 fast 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 could
9 could 11 lay
10 to 11 lay
11 lay 12 his
12 his 13 troubles
13 troubles 14 before
14 before 16 the
16 the 18 .

blacky 's eyes twinkled as he listened to [sammy] [jay] 's tale of woe . 
1 blacky 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 twinkled
4 twinkled 7 listened
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 listened
7 listened 8 to
8 to 11 's
11 's 12 tale
12 tale 13 of
13 of 15 .
14 woe 15 .

when [sammy] had finished and had asked for [blacky] ['s] advice , [blacky] went into a black study . 
1 when 5 and
3 had 4 finished
3 had 5 and
4 finished 5 and
5 and 6 had
6 had 7 asked
7 asked 8 for
8 for 12 ,
11 advice 12 ,
12 , 14 went
14 went 15 into
15 into 18 study
16 a 17 black
16 a 18 study
17 black 18 study
18 study 19 .

sammy sat and waited patiently , for he felt certain that [blacky] 's shrewd head would find some plan to solve the mystery . 
1 sammy 3 and
1 sammy 9 felt
2 sat 3 and
3 and 4 waited
3 and 5 patiently
5 patiently 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 he
9 felt 10 certain
9 felt 15 head
10 certain 11 that
11 that 13 's
13 's 14 shrewd
14 shrewd 15 head
15 head 17 find
16 would 17 find
17 find 19 plan
18 some 19 plan
19 plan 20 to
20 to 24 .
21 solve 22 the
22 the 23 mystery
23 mystery 24 .

" how ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 ?
3 ? 4 "
4 " 5 asked
5 asked 8 eagerly
8 eagerly 9 .

" go away from the [green] [meadows] and [the] [green] [forest] and stay away for a week , " replied [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 " 2 go
1 " 24 .
2 go 3 away
2 go 20 replied
3 away 4 from
5 the 20 replied
8 and 12 and
12 and 13 stay
13 stay 14 away
14 away 15 for
15 for 18 ,
16 a 17 week
17 week 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 replied
22 the 24 .

" go up to the far-away [old] [pasture] on the edge of the mountain , where [reddy] and [granny] [fox] are living . 
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 up
2 go 6 far-away
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 far-away
6 far-away 16 where
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 edge
11 edge 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 mountain
14 mountain 15 ,
15 , 16 where
16 where 21 are
18 and 21 are
21 are 22 living
22 living 23 .

" the very thing ! " cried [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 2 the
2 the 5 !
3 very 4 thing
4 thing 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 10 .

" [i] 'll move at once ! " 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 move
4 move 5 at
5 at 6 once
6 once 7 !
7 ! 8 "

and off he hurried to prepare to move up to the [old] [pasture] . 
1 and 4 hurried
2 off 3 he
3 he 4 hurried
4 hurried 8 move
5 to 6 prepare
6 prepare 7 to
7 to 8 move
8 move 9 up
9 up 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 14 .

[xi] 

[how] [blacky] [the] [crow's] [plan] [worked] [out] 

" thief ! thief ! thief ! " 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 4 thief
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "

old [granny] [fox] , trotting along a cow-path in the [old] [pasture] on the edge of the mountain , heard it and grinned . 
1 old 4 ,
4 , 5 trotting
5 trotting 9 in
6 along 8 cow-path
7 a 8 cow-path
8 cow-path 9 in
9 in 15 edge
10 the 15 edge
13 on 14 the
14 the 15 edge
15 edge 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 24 .
18 mountain 19 ,
19 , 22 and
20 heard 21 it
20 heard 22 and
22 and 23 grinned
23 grinned 24 .

pretty soon he caught sight of a wonderful coat of bright blue with white trimmings . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 9 coat
2 soon 3 he
2 soon 4 caught
4 caught 5 sight
5 sight 6 of
6 of 8 wonderful
7 a 8 wonderful
9 coat 10 of
10 of 12 blue
11 bright 12 blue
12 blue 13 with
13 with 14 white
14 white 15 trimmings
15 trimmings 16 .

" hi , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 ,
3 , 6 !

what are you doing up here ? " shouted [reddy] [fox] . 
1 what 2 are
1 what 5 up
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 doing
5 up 6 here
6 here 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 shouted
9 shouted 12 .

sammy [jay] heard him and hurried over to where [reddy] [fox] was sitting . 
1 sammy 3 heard
3 heard 4 him
4 him 5 and
5 and 6 hurried
6 hurried 7 over
6 hurried 8 to
8 to 9 where
9 where 12 was
12 was 13 sitting
13 sitting 14 .

" hello , [reddy] [fox] ! 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 6 !

how are you feeling ? " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 how 2 are
2 are 3 you
2 are 4 feeling
4 feeling 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 10 .

" better , thank you . 
1 " 2 better
2 better 3 ,
3 , 4 thank
4 thank 5 you
5 you 6 .

what are you doing way up here in this lonely place ? " replied [reddy] . 
1 what 2 are
1 what 10 lonely
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 doing
4 doing 5 way
5 way 6 up
6 up 7 here
6 up 8 in
8 in 9 this
10 lonely 11 place
10 lonely 13 "
11 place 12 ?
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 16 .

" it 's a long story , " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 5 long
3 's 6 story
4 a 5 long
6 story 7 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 9 said
9 said 12 .

" tell it to me , " begged [reddy] [fox] . 
1 " 2 tell
2 tell 3 it
3 it 4 to
4 to 6 ,
5 me 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 begged
8 begged 11 .

then he told about [blacky] the [crow] ['s] plan , which was that [sammy] should come to the [old] [pasture] and live for a week . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 9 plan
2 he 3 told
3 told 4 about
6 the 9 plan
9 plan 11 which
10 , 11 which
11 which 12 was
12 was 13 that
13 that 16 come
15 should 16 come
16 come 17 to
17 to 26 .
18 the 26 .
21 and 22 live
22 live 23 for
23 for 24 a
23 for 25 week
25 week 26 .

reddy [fox] chuckled as he listened . 
1 reddy 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 listened
6 listened 7 .

that night [sammy] [jay] found a comfortable place which seemed quite safe in which to go to sleep . 
1 that 2 night
1 that 5 found
5 found 8 place
6 a 7 comfortable
7 comfortable 8 place
8 place 11 quite
9 which 10 seemed
9 which 11 quite
11 quite 12 safe
12 safe 13 in
12 safe 14 which
14 which 15 to
14 which 16 go
15 to 16 go
16 go 19 .
17 to 18 sleep
18 sleep 19 .

sammy screamed twice . 
1 sammy 2 screamed
2 screamed 3 twice
3 twice 4 .

boomer heard him and down he came with a rush . 
1 boomer 2 heard
2 heard 3 him
2 heard 4 and
3 him 4 and
4 and 5 down
4 and 11 .
5 down 6 he
6 he 7 came
7 came 8 with
8 with 10 rush
9 a 10 rush

" why , [sammy] [jay] , what under the sun are you doing way off here ? " exclaimed [boomer] . 
1 " 2 why
1 " 10 sun
2 why 3 ,
3 , 6 ,
6 , 7 what
6 , 8 under
9 the 10 sun
10 sun 11 are
11 are 12 you
12 you 13 doing
13 doing 14 way
14 way 21 .
15 off 16 here
15 off 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 exclaimed
19 exclaimed 21 .

" going to bed , " replied [sammy] . 
1 " 2 going
2 going 3 to
3 to 4 bed
4 bed 6 "
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 9 .

" say , [boomer] , will you do something for me ? " 
1 " 2 say
1 " 3 ,
2 say 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 will
6 will 7 you
7 you 8 do
8 do 9 something
8 do 12 ?
9 something 10 for
10 for 11 me
12 ? 13 "

" that depends upon what it is , " replied [boomer] . 
1 " 6 it
2 that 3 depends
3 depends 4 upon
4 upon 5 what
5 what 6 it
6 it 7 is
7 is 8 ,
8 , 10 replied
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 12 .

boomer promised that he would , and off he started . 
1 boomer 2 promised
2 promised 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 6 ,
5 would 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 he
8 off 9 he
9 he 10 started
10 started 11 .

he found [peter] and told him . 
1 he 2 found
2 found 4 and
4 and 5 told
5 told 6 him
6 him 7 .

[xii] 

[no] [one] [believes] [peter] [rabbit] 

peter [rabbit] sat in his secret place in the middle of the [old] [briar-patch] . 
1 peter 3 sat
3 sat 4 in
3 sat 6 secret
5 his 6 secret
6 secret 8 in
7 place 8 in
8 in 10 middle
9 the 10 middle
10 middle 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 15 .

peter was doing some very hard thinking . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 doing
3 doing 4 some
4 some 5 very
5 very 6 hard
6 hard 7 thinking
7 thinking 8 .

he ought to have been asleep , for he had been out the whole night long . 
1 he 7 ,
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 been
5 been 6 asleep
6 asleep 7 ,
7 , 12 out
8 for 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 been
11 been 12 out
12 out 15 night
13 the 14 whole
13 the 15 night
15 night 16 long
16 long 17 .

but instead of sleeping , he was wide awake and thinking and thinking . 
1 but 2 instead
1 but 5 ,
2 instead 3 of
3 of 4 sleeping
5 , 6 he
5 , 7 was
7 was 8 wide
8 wide 9 awake
9 awake 10 and
10 and 11 thinking
11 thinking 14 .
12 and 13 thinking
13 thinking 14 .

you see early the night before [boomer] the [nighthawk] had told [peter] that [sammy] [jay] was up in the far-away [old] [pasture] . 
1 you 3 early
2 see 3 early
3 early 5 night
4 the 5 night
5 night 6 before
6 before 8 the
8 the 20 far-away
10 had 11 told
11 told 13 that
13 that 16 was
16 was 17 up
17 up 18 in
17 up 20 far-away
18 in 19 the
20 far-away 23 .

boomer had seen him going to bed there and had come straight down to tell [peter] . 
1 boomer 2 had
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 8 there
4 him 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 bed
7 bed 8 there
8 there 11 come
9 and 10 had
10 had 11 come
11 come 12 straight
12 straight 17 .
13 down 14 to
14 to 15 tell
15 tell 17 .

so he had hurried this way and that way , telling every one he met how [sammy] [jay] had moved away to the [old] [pasture] . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 13 one
3 had 7 and
4 hurried 6 way
4 hurried 7 and
5 this 6 way
7 and 9 way
8 that 9 way
9 way 12 every
10 , 11 telling
11 telling 12 every
12 every 13 one
13 one 15 met
14 he 15 met
15 met 16 how
15 met 21 away
16 how 19 had
19 had 20 moved
21 away 22 to
22 to 26 .
23 the 26 .

but no one believed him . 
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 believed
4 believed 5 him
5 him 6 .

" wait and see ! 
1 " 2 wait
2 wait 3 and
3 and 4 see
4 see 5 !

wait and see ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 wait 2 and
2 and 3 see
3 see 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 9 .

" it 's just a trick , " said [bobby] [coon] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 just
4 just 6 trick
5 a 6 trick
6 trick 7 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 9 said
9 said 12 .

" but [boomer] the [nighthawk] saw him up there going to bed and talked with him ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 9 there
4 the 9 there
6 saw 7 him
7 him 8 up
8 up 9 there
9 there 13 and
10 going 11 to
10 going 13 and
11 to 12 bed
13 and 14 talked
13 and 16 him
14 talked 15 with
16 him 17 !
17 ! 22 .
18 " 19 cried
19 cried 22 .

" but that would be a wrong story , and [i] don't believe that [boomer] would do anything like that ! " cried [peter] . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 4 would
2 but 3 that
4 would 5 be
4 would 10 and
6 a 7 wrong
7 wrong 10 and
8 story 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 believe
12 don't 13 believe
13 believe 14 that
14 that 17 do
16 would 17 do
17 do 21 !
18 anything 19 like
18 anything 21 !
19 like 20 that
21 ! 25 .
22 " 23 cried
23 cried 25 .

just then there was a shrill scream of " [thief] ! thief ! thief ! " over in the alder bushes . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 there
2 then 4 was
3 there 4 was
4 was 7 scream
4 was 18 in
5 a 7 scream
6 shrill 7 scream
7 scream 8 of
8 of 9 "
9 " 11 !
11 ! 12 thief
11 ! 13 !
13 ! 14 thief
13 ! 15 !
15 ! 16 "
16 " 17 over
18 in 21 bushes
19 the 20 alder
19 the 21 bushes
21 bushes 22 .

it certainly sounded [like] [sammy] [jay] 's voice . 
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 9 .
3 sounded 7 's
7 's 8 voice
8 voice 9 .

" what did [i] tell you ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 5 tell
5 tell 6 you
6 you 7 ?

now what do you think ? " cried [bobby] [coon] . 
1 now 2 what
1 now 4 you
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
5 think 7 "
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 11 .

peter didn't know what to think , and he said so . 
1 peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 5 to
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 ,
6 think 8 and
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 said
10 said 12 .
11 so 12 .

so now [peter] sat in the [old] [briar-patch] thinking and thinking , when he should have been asleep . 
1 so 4 sat
2 now 4 sat
4 sat 10 and
5 in 6 the
6 the 9 thinking
9 thinking 10 and
10 and 11 thinking
10 and 12 ,
12 , 17 been
13 when 14 he
14 he 15 should
15 should 16 have
16 have 17 been
17 been 18 asleep
18 asleep 19 .

finally he yawned and stretched and then started along one of his private little paths . 
1 finally 8 started
2 he 3 yawned
2 he 4 and
3 yawned 4 and
4 and 5 stretched
5 stretched 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 started
8 started 9 along
9 along 10 one
10 one 11 of
11 of 15 paths
12 his 13 private
13 private 14 little
14 little 15 paths
15 paths 16 .

" [i] 'll just run up to the [green] [forest] and try to find [sammy] [jay] , " he said . 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 just
3 'll 5 run
5 run 6 up
6 up 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 18 "
11 and 12 try
11 and 18 "
12 try 13 to
13 to 14 find
14 find 17 ,
18 " 21 .
19 he 20 said
20 said 21 .

so [peter] hunted and hunted all through [the] [green] [forest] for [sammy] [jay] , and asked everybody he met if they had seen [sammy] . 
1 so 16 asked
3 hunted 4 and
4 and 5 hunted
5 hunted 6 all
6 all 7 through
7 through 11 for
11 for 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 asked
16 asked 20 if
17 everybody 18 he
18 he 19 met
19 met 20 if
20 if 25 .
21 they 22 had
22 had 23 seen
23 seen 25 .

but no one had , though every one took pains to tell [peter] that they had heard [sammy] in the night . 
1 but 3 one
1 but 7 every
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 had
5 , 6 though
6 though 7 every
7 every 8 one
8 one 16 had
9 took 10 pains
9 took 11 to
11 to 12 tell
12 tell 14 that
14 that 15 they
15 they 16 had
16 had 17 heard
17 heard 21 night
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

at last [peter] found [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 4 found
4 found 9 .
6 the 9 .

he was muttering and grumbling to himself , and he didn't see [peter] . 
1 he 4 and
2 was 3 muttering
3 muttering 4 and
4 and 5 grumbling
4 and 6 to
6 to 8 ,
7 himself 8 ,
8 , 10 he
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 see
12 see 14 .

[xiii] 

[sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [pours] [out] [his] [troubles] 

sticky-toes was quite upset . 
1 sticky-toes 2 was
2 was 3 quite
3 quite 4 upset
4 upset 5 .

there was no doubt about it . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 4 doubt
2 was 7 .
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 about
5 about 6 it

" don't know what it means ! 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 it
5 it 6 means
6 means 7 !

don't know what it means ! 
1 don't 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 it
4 it 5 means
5 means 6 !

don't know what it means ! " croaked [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] , over and over again . 
1 don't 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 6 !
3 what 13 ,
4 it 5 means
5 means 6 !
6 ! 8 croaked
7 " 8 croaked
13 , 14 over
14 over 15 and
15 and 16 over
16 over 17 again
17 again 18 .

" don't know what what means ? " asked [peter] [rabbit] , whose curiosity would not let him keep still . 
1 " 5 what
1 " 9 asked
1 " 15 would
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 what
6 means 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 14 curiosity
12 , 13 whose
12 , 14 curiosity
13 whose 14 curiosity
15 would 16 not
15 would 17 let
17 let 18 him
17 let 19 keep
19 keep 21 .
20 still 21 .

" hello , [long-ears] ! 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 5 !

i don't know that it 's any of your business ! " said [sticky-toes] . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 6 's
5 it 6 's
6 's 7 any
7 any 8 of
8 of 9 your
9 your 10 business
10 business 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 .

sticky-toes nodded his head . 
1 sticky-toes 2 nodded
2 nodded 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

" [i] heard it , " said he . 
1 " 3 heard
3 heard 4 it
3 heard 5 ,
5 , 6 "
5 , 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" but how could [sammy] [jay] be down here if he went to bed way off there in the [old] [pasture] ? 
1 " 4 could
2 but 3 how
3 how 4 could
4 could 7 be
7 be 8 down
7 be 10 if
8 down 9 here
10 if 11 he
10 if 22 ?
11 he 12 went
12 went 13 to
13 to 14 bed
14 bed 15 way
15 way 16 off
17 there 18 in
17 there 22 ?
18 in 19 the

tell me that , [sticky-toes] ? " said [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 tell 2 me
1 tell 4 ,
2 me 3 that
4 , 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 .

sticky-toes shook his head . 
1 sticky-toes 2 shook
2 shook 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

" don't ask me ! 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 ask
3 ask 4 me
4 me 5 !

don't ask me ! 
1 don't 2 ask
2 ask 3 me
3 me 4 !

just tell me how it is that [i] hear my own voice when [i] don't speak a word , " said [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 just 3 me
2 tell 3 me
3 me 4 how
4 how 5 it
4 how 6 is
6 is 7 that
7 that 9 hear
9 hear 10 my
10 my 11 own
11 own 12 voice
11 own 21 said
12 voice 16 speak
13 when 15 don't
15 don't 16 speak
16 speak 20 "
17 a 18 word
18 word 19 ,
19 , 20 "
21 said 26 .
23 the 26 .

" what 's that ? " exclaimed [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 7 exclaimed
4 that 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed
7 exclaimed 10 .

then [sticky-toes] poured out all his troubles to [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 then 3 poured
3 poured 4 out
4 out 5 all
5 all 6 his
5 all 7 troubles
7 troubles 8 to
8 to 11 .

they were very much like the troubles of [sammy] [jay] . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 like
5 like 7 troubles
6 the 7 troubles
7 troubles 8 of
8 of 11 .

he was getting so worried that he couldn't eat . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 getting
3 getting 4 so
4 so 5 worried
5 worried 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 eat
9 eat 10 .

peter [rabbit] listened with his mouth wide open . 
1 peter 3 listened
3 listened 4 with
4 with 5 his
5 his 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 wide
7 wide 8 open
8 open 9 .

it was just the same kind of a story that [sammy] [jay] had told . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 the
4 the 5 same
5 same 6 kind
6 kind 7 of
7 of 9 story
8 a 9 story
9 story 10 that
9 story 13 had
13 had 14 told
14 told 15 .

what under the sun could be going on ? 
1 what 2 under
1 what 4 sun
3 the 4 sun
4 sun 5 could
5 could 6 be
6 be 7 going
7 going 8 on
8 on 9 ?

peter couldn't understand it at all . 
1 peter 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
3 understand 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

it certainly was very , very curious . 
1 it 3 was
2 certainly 3 was
3 was 4 very
4 very 7 curious
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 curious
7 curious 8 .

he just must find out about it ! 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 must
3 must 4 find
4 find 5 out
5 out 8 !
6 about 7 it
6 about 8 !

[xiv] 

[peter] [rabbit] [meets] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] 

after [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] had poured out his troubles , [peter] went back to the [old] [briar-patch] , more puzzled than ever . 
1 after 24 .
3 the 6 had
6 had 24 .
7 poured 8 out
8 out 9 his
9 his 10 troubles
10 troubles 11 ,
11 , 13 went
13 went 14 back
13 went 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 23 ever
19 , 20 more
20 more 21 puzzled
21 puzzled 22 than
21 puzzled 23 ever
23 ever 24 .

wasn't it enough to drive any one crazy ? 
1 wasn't 2 it
2 it 3 enough
3 enough 4 to
4 to 5 drive
5 drive 6 any
6 any 7 one
7 one 8 crazy
8 crazy 9 ?

the more [peter] studied over it , the more puzzled he grew . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 4 studied
4 studied 5 over
5 over 7 ,
6 it 7 ,
7 , 9 more
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 puzzled
10 puzzled 11 he
11 he 12 grew
12 grew 13 .

the next night he started out for the [green] [forest] with a new plan in his head . 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 night
3 night 4 he
4 he 5 started
5 started 6 out
5 started 7 for
5 started 15 in
7 for 8 the
11 with 14 plan
12 a 13 new
12 a 14 plan
13 new 14 plan
14 plan 15 in
15 in 17 head
16 his 17 head
17 head 18 .

he would hide down among the alders by the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 hide
3 hide 4 down
4 down 5 among
5 among 7 alders
6 the 7 alders
7 alders 8 by
8 by 12 .
9 the 12 .

he would see for himself who was screaming with the voice of [sammy] [jay] and talking with the voice of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 9 with
3 see 4 for
4 for 5 himself
5 himself 6 who
5 himself 8 screaming
6 who 7 was
8 screaming 9 with
9 with 19 voice
10 the 11 voice
11 voice 12 of
11 voice 15 and
15 and 16 talking
16 talking 17 with
17 with 19 voice
18 the 19 voice
19 voice 20 of
20 of 22 the
22 the 25 .

he just had to know ! 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 !

he was hurrying so that he almost ran into [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 hurrying
3 hurrying 4 so
4 so 7 almost
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 almost
7 almost 8 ran
8 ran 9 into
9 into 11 '
11 ' 14 .

" yo ' seem to be in a powerful hurry , [brer] [rabbit] , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 4 seem
3 ' 4 seem
4 seem 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 in
6 be 15 "
8 a 9 powerful
9 powerful 10 hurry
10 hurry 11 ,
11 , 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 20 .
16 said 18 '
18 ' 20 .

" [i] am , " replied [peter] . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 8 .

" [i] must get down to the [laughing] [brook] before dark . " 
1 " 3 must
3 must 4 get
4 get 5 down
4 get 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 13 "
10 before 11 dark
11 dark 12 .
12 . 13 "

" ' [pears] to me it must be mighty impo'tant to make yo ' hurry this way , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 " 8 be
2 ' 6 it
4 to 5 me
4 to 6 it
6 it 7 must
7 must 8 be
8 be 9 mighty
8 be 10 impo'tant
10 impo'tant 11 to
10 impo'tant 15 hurry
11 to 12 make
12 make 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
15 hurry 19 "
16 this 17 way
17 way 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 25 .
20 said 22 '
22 ' 25 .

" it is , " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 9 .

" it 's to keep me from going crazy . " 
1 " 3 's
2 it 3 's
3 's 5 keep
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 me
6 me 7 from
7 from 8 going
8 going 9 crazy
9 crazy 10 .
10 . 11 "

unc ' [billy] looked at [peter] very hard for a few minutes , just as if he thought that [peter] was crazy already . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 at
2 ' 4 looked
5 at 7 very
7 very 8 hard
8 hard 9 for
8 hard 15 as
9 for 12 minutes
10 a 11 few
10 a 12 minutes
13 , 14 just
13 , 15 as
15 as 18 thought
16 if 17 he
17 he 18 thought
18 thought 19 that
19 that 21 was
21 was 22 crazy
22 crazy 23 already
22 crazy 24 .

then he put a hand behind one ear just as if he was hard of hearing . 
1 then 3 put
2 he 3 put
3 put 5 hand
3 put 9 just
4 a 5 hand
5 hand 6 behind
6 behind 8 ear
7 one 8 ear
9 just 10 as
10 as 12 he
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 hard
13 was 15 of
15 of 17 .
16 hearing 17 .

peter chuckled in spite of himself , as he once more replied : 
1 peter 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 in
2 chuckled 8 as
3 in 4 spite
4 spite 5 of
5 of 6 himself
6 himself 7 ,
8 as 10 once
9 he 10 once
10 once 11 more
11 more 12 replied
12 replied 13 :

" it 's to keep me from going crazy . " 
1 " 3 's
2 it 3 's
3 's 5 keep
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 me
6 me 7 from
7 from 8 going
8 going 9 crazy
9 crazy 10 .
10 . 11 "

then [peter] told [unc] ' [billy] all about [sammy] [jay] 's troubles and all about the troubles of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 then 3 told
3 told 5 '
3 told 13 and
5 ' 8 about
7 all 8 about
11 's 12 troubles
11 's 13 and
13 and 23 .
14 all 15 about
15 about 17 troubles
16 the 17 troubles
17 troubles 18 of
18 of 20 the
20 the 23 .

he listened to all that [peter] [rabbit] had to say , and a funny , pleased sort of look came into his eyes . 
1 he 2 listened
1 he 12 and
2 listened 3 to
3 to 5 that
4 all 5 that
8 had 9 to
8 had 10 say
8 had 12 and
9 to 10 say
10 say 11 ,
12 and 16 pleased
13 a 14 funny
14 funny 15 ,
14 funny 16 pleased
16 pleased 17 sort
17 sort 18 of
18 of 19 look
19 look 24 .
20 came 21 into
21 into 23 eyes
22 his 23 eyes
23 eyes 24 .

" ah reckon [ah] will go along with yo'all , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 6 go
3 reckon 5 will
5 will 6 go
6 go 7 along
7 along 8 with
8 with 10 ,
9 yo'all 10 ,
10 , 13 he
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 he
13 he 14 .

so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] went [with] [peter] [rabbit] to the [laughing] [brook] , where they hid underneath the alders . 
1 so 3 '
3 ' 6 went
6 went 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 21 .
14 , 15 where
15 where 16 they
16 they 17 hid
17 hid 18 underneath
18 underneath 20 alders
19 the 20 alders
20 alders 21 .

[xv] 

[peter] [rabbit] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [keep] [watch] 

" what 's that ? " asked [peter] , pricking up his ears . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 3 's
3 's 7 asked
4 that 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 10 pricking
9 , 10 pricking
10 pricking 11 up
11 up 12 his
12 his 13 ears
13 ears 14 .

" nothing , nothing , [brer] [rabbit] , nothing at all . 
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 4 nothing
3 , 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 ,
5 , 8 ,
8 , 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 at
10 at 12 .
11 all 12 .

ah has a habit of just talking foolishness to mahself , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 ah 2 has
2 has 4 habit
2 has 8 foolishness
3 a 4 habit
4 habit 5 of
5 of 6 just
6 just 7 talking
8 foolishness 10 mahself
9 to 10 mahself
10 mahself 12 "
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 replied
13 replied 17 .
15 ' 17 .

unc ' [billy] agreed , and side by side they sat as still as if they were made of wood or stone . 
1 unc 5 ,
2 ' 4 agreed
4 agreed 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 10 they
7 side 8 by
8 by 9 side
9 side 10 they
10 they 11 sat
11 sat 13 still
11 sat 16 they
12 as 13 still
13 still 14 as
14 as 15 if
16 they 17 were
17 were 19 of
18 made 19 of
19 of 20 wood
20 wood 23 .
21 or 22 stone
22 stone 23 .

it grew later and later , and still there was not a sound of the voice of either [sammy] [jay] or [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 it 2 grew
1 it 4 and
2 grew 3 later
3 later 4 and
4 and 5 later
5 later 8 still
6 , 7 and
6 , 8 still
8 still 9 there
9 there 16 voice
10 was 11 not
11 not 13 sound
12 a 13 sound
13 sound 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 voice
16 voice 17 of
17 of 18 either
18 either 26 .
21 or 23 the
23 the 26 .

peter began to get hungry . 
1 peter 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 4 get
4 get 5 hungry
5 hungry 6 .

the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 7 ,
6 it 7 ,
7 , 12 .
8 the 9 hungrier
9 hungrier 11 grew
10 he 11 grew
11 grew 12 .

the moonbeams crept farther and farther into the thicket of alder trees and bushes where [peter] [rabbit] and [unc] ' [billy] [possum] were hiding . 
1 the 2 moonbeams
1 the 9 thicket
1 the 12 trees
2 moonbeams 3 crept
2 moonbeams 5 and
3 crept 4 farther
5 and 6 farther
6 farther 7 into
8 the 9 thicket
10 of 11 alder
11 alder 12 trees
12 trees 15 where
13 and 14 bushes
14 bushes 15 where
15 where 20 '
18 and 20 '
20 ' 25 .
23 were 24 hiding
24 hiding 25 .

then it was that they heard the voice of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 then 2 it
1 then 4 that
2 it 3 was
4 that 5 they
5 they 6 heard
6 heard 7 the
7 the 8 voice
8 voice 9 of
9 of 11 the
11 the 14 .

peter looked up . 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 3 up
3 up 4 .

there sat [sticky-toes] himself , but his voice was coming from an alder on the other side of the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 there 2 sat
1 there 5 ,
2 sat 4 himself
5 , 8 voice
5 , 9 was
6 but 7 his
6 but 8 voice
8 voice 9 was
9 was 10 coming
10 coming 11 from
11 from 13 alder
12 an 13 alder
13 alder 14 on
14 on 17 side
15 the 16 other
16 other 17 side
17 side 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 22 .

" do you hear that ? 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 hear
4 hear 5 that
5 that 6 ?

do you hear that ? 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 hear
3 hear 4 that
4 that 5 ?

there 's my voice over there , and here [i] am here ! 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 my
3 my 4 voice
4 voice 5 over
4 voice 8 and
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 here
9 here 11 am
11 am 12 here
12 here 13 !

what do you make of it ? " whispered [sticky-toes] . 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
2 do 7 ?
3 you 4 make
4 make 5 of
5 of 6 it
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 whispered
9 whispered 11 .

peter didn't know what to make of it . 
1 peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 of
6 make 9 .
7 of 8 it

all he could do was to gaze at [sticky-toes] as if he thought [sticky-toes] was a ghost . 
1 all 2 he
1 all 4 do
1 all 5 was
3 could 4 do
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 gaze
7 gaze 8 at
7 gaze 11 if
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 he
11 if 13 thought
12 he 13 thought
13 thought 18 .
15 was 17 ghost
16 a 17 ghost
17 ghost 18 .

peter turned to ask [unc] ' [billy] [possum] what he thought , but [unc] ' [billy] wasn't there . 
1 peter 10 he
2 turned 3 to
3 to 4 ask
4 ask 6 '
6 ' 9 what
9 what 10 he
10 he 11 thought
11 thought 15 '
12 , 13 but
12 , 15 '
15 ' 17 wasn't
17 wasn't 18 there
18 there 19 .

[xvi] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [does] [a] [little] [surprising] [himself] 

but when he heard a whisper right over their heads and looked up to see [sticky-toes] himself , [unc] ' [billy] almost chuckled out loud . 
1 but 3 he
1 but 4 heard
2 when 3 he
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 7 right
4 heard 10 heads
5 a 7 right
6 whisper 7 right
7 right 8 over
9 their 10 heads
10 heads 12 looked
11 and 12 looked
12 looked 14 to
13 up 14 to
14 to 18 ,
15 see 17 himself
17 himself 18 ,
18 , 22 almost
20 ' 22 almost
22 almost 26 .
23 chuckled 24 out
24 out 25 loud
25 loud 26 .

" yo ' can't fool [uncle] [billy] , [so] don't go fo ' to try ! 
1 " 4 can't
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 can't
4 can't 5 fool
5 fool 8 ,
8 , 10 don't
10 don't 11 go
11 go 13 '
11 go 15 try
12 fo 13 '
14 to 15 try
15 try 16 !

ah knows yo ' , yes , [ah] knows yo ' [ah] knows yo ' , [mistah] [sly] . " 
1 ah 3 yo
1 ah 7 ,
2 knows 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 6 yes
5 , 6 yes
7 , 9 knows
9 knows 10 yo
9 knows 15 '
10 yo 11 '
11 ' 13 knows
13 knows 14 yo
15 ' 16 ,
16 , 19 .
19 . 20 "

unc ' [billy] is very soft-footed , oh , very soft-footed indeed , when he wants to be . 
1 unc 8 oh
2 ' 4 is
4 is 5 very
5 very 6 soft-footed
6 soft-footed 7 ,
7 , 8 oh
8 oh 10 very
9 , 10 very
10 very 11 soft-footed
10 very 13 ,
11 soft-footed 12 indeed
13 , 16 wants
14 when 15 he
15 he 16 wants
16 wants 17 to
16 wants 18 be
18 be 19 .

you see one must needs be very soft-footed to steal eggs in [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 one
2 see 4 must
4 must 5 needs
5 needs 6 be
6 be 7 very
7 very 17 .
8 soft-footed 9 to
8 soft-footed 15 's
9 to 10 steal
10 steal 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 in
15 's 17 .
16 hen-house 17 .

peter rubbed his eyes and stared all around , this way and that way , but no sign of [unc] ' [billy] could he see . 
1 peter 8 around
1 peter 23 could
2 rubbed 3 his
2 rubbed 4 eyes
2 rubbed 5 and
5 and 6 stared
6 stared 7 all
7 all 8 around
8 around 9 ,
9 , 11 way
10 this 11 way
11 way 12 and
12 and 13 that
12 and 14 way
14 way 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 18 sign
17 no 18 sign
18 sign 19 of
19 of 21 '
23 could 24 he
23 could 25 see
25 see 26 .

this so surprised [peter] [rabbit] that he felt queer all over . 
1 this 6 that
2 so 3 surprised
3 surprised 6 that
6 that 8 felt
7 he 8 felt
8 felt 9 queer
9 queer 10 all
10 all 11 over
11 over 12 .

now here [unc] ' [billy] [possum] had disappeared , just as if the earth had swallowed him up . 
1 now 2 here
1 now 9 ,
2 here 8 disappeared
4 ' 7 had
7 had 8 disappeared
9 , 10 just
10 just 11 as
11 as 16 swallowed
12 if 14 earth
13 the 14 earth
14 earth 15 had
15 had 16 swallowed
16 swallowed 17 him
17 him 18 up
18 up 19 .

all this time [unc] ' [billy] [possum] had been crawling along without the tiniest sound . 
1 all 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 9 been
5 ' 8 had
8 had 9 been
9 been 10 crawling
10 crawling 11 along
11 along 14 tiniest
12 without 13 the
13 the 14 tiniest
14 tiniest 16 .
15 sound 16 .

when he came to the [laughing] [brook] , he went up a way until he found a big tree with a branch stretching clear across . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 3 came
2 he 3 came
3 came 15 he
4 to 5 the
5 the 14 until
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 went
10 went 11 up
10 went 13 way
12 a 13 way
13 way 14 until
14 until 15 he
15 he 16 found
16 found 19 tree
17 a 18 big
18 big 19 tree
19 tree 20 with
20 with 22 branch
21 a 22 branch
22 branch 23 stretching
22 branch 25 across
23 stretching 24 clear
25 across 26 .

he was across the [laughing] [brook] without even wetting his feet . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 across
3 across 7 without
3 across 8 even
4 the 7 without
8 even 9 wetting
9 wetting 10 his
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

unc ' [billy] didn't waste any time . 
1 unc 4 didn't
2 ' 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 waste
5 waste 6 any
6 any 7 time
7 time 8 .

unc ' [billy] listened , and the longer he listened , the broader grew the smile on [unc] ' [billy] 's shrewd face . 
1 unc 5 ,
2 ' 4 listened
4 listened 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 longer
6 and 9 he
6 and 14 grew
7 the 8 longer
9 he 10 listened
10 listened 11 ,
11 , 13 broader
12 the 13 broader
14 grew 16 smile
14 grew 17 on
14 grew 24 .
15 the 16 smile
19 ' 21 's
21 's 22 shrewd
22 shrewd 23 face
23 face 24 .

" thief ! thief ! thief ! " 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 4 thief
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "

it certainly sounded for all the world like [sammy] [jay] 's voice , and it was right over [unc] ' [billy] 's head . 
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 sounded
3 sounded 24 .
4 for 5 all
5 all 6 the
5 all 7 world
6 the 7 world
7 world 8 like
7 world 24 .
8 like 23 head
11 's 12 voice
11 's 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 it
14 and 22 's
15 it 16 was
16 was 17 right
17 right 18 over
18 over 20 '
22 's 23 head

unc ' [billy] peered up through the alders . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 peered
4 peered 5 up
5 up 6 through
6 through 8 alders
7 the 8 alders
8 alders 9 .

the leaves were so thick that he could not see very well , but what he did see was enough . 
1 the 2 leaves
1 the 9 not
2 leaves 3 were
3 were 4 so
4 so 5 thick
5 thick 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 could
9 not 15 what
10 see 11 very
11 very 12 well
12 well 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 what
15 what 18 see
16 he 17 did
17 did 18 see
18 see 21 .
19 was 20 enough
20 enough 21 .

it was a long tail , a tail of feathers hanging down . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 long
2 was 5 tail
3 a 4 long
5 tail 8 tail
6 , 8 tail
7 a 8 tail
8 tail 9 of
9 of 10 feathers
10 feathers 11 hanging
11 hanging 13 .
12 down 13 .

it [wasn't] [sammy] [jay] 's tail , either . 
1 it 5 's
5 's 6 tail
6 tail 7 ,
7 , 8 either
8 either 9 .

" [don] ' yo'all think that yo'all have joked enough ? " asked [unc] ' [billy] , trying hard to keep from chuckling aloud . 
1 " 3 '
1 " 12 "
3 ' 4 yo'all
4 yo'all 5 think
5 think 6 that
6 that 11 ?
7 yo'all 8 have
8 have 9 joked
9 joked 10 enough
10 enough 11 ?
12 " 17 ,
13 asked 15 '
15 ' 17 ,
17 , 21 keep
18 trying 19 hard
19 hard 20 to
20 to 21 keep
21 keep 25 .
22 from 23 chuckling
23 chuckling 24 aloud
24 aloud 25 .

a cry of " [thief] " stopped right in the middle , and two sharp eyes looked down in surprise at [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 a 7 stopped
2 cry 3 of
3 of 4 "
4 " 6 "
6 " 7 stopped
7 stopped 17 looked
8 right 11 middle
8 right 12 ,
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 middle
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 two
14 two 17 looked
15 sharp 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 looked
17 looked 18 down
18 down 19 in
18 down 21 at
19 in 20 surprise
21 at 23 '
23 ' 25 .

[xvii] 

[the] [meeting] [of] [two] [old] [friends] 

" why , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] ! 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 5 '
5 ' 8 !

what are yo'all doing way up here ? " cried the owner of the long tail and sharp eyes . 
1 what 2 are
1 what 3 yo'all
3 yo'all 6 up
4 doing 5 way
4 doing 6 up
6 up 7 here
7 here 16 tail
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 12 owner
11 the 12 owner
12 owner 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 long
15 long 16 tail
16 tail 20 .
17 and 18 sharp
18 sharp 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 .

" this is mah home now . 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 mah
4 mah 5 home
5 home 6 now
6 now 7 .

ah done moved up here , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 ah 5 here
2 done 3 moved
3 moved 4 up
4 up 5 here
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 10 '
10 ' 12 .

" ' [pears] to me that the question is what am yo'all doing way off up here ? 
1 " 2 '
1 " 9 is
2 ' 4 to
4 to 5 me
6 that 8 question
7 the 8 question
8 question 9 is
9 is 10 what
9 is 12 yo'all
10 what 11 am
12 yo'all 13 doing
13 doing 14 way
14 way 15 off
15 off 16 up
16 up 17 here
17 here 18 ?

ah thought [ah] sho'ly done hear your voice the other day , and [ah] most wore mah po ' feet out looking fo ' yo ' . 
1 ah 8 voice
2 thought 4 sho'ly
2 thought 6 hear
4 sho'ly 5 done
6 hear 7 your
7 your 8 voice
8 voice 11 day
9 the 10 other
9 the 11 day
11 day 12 ,
12 , 16 wore
13 and 15 most
15 most 16 wore
16 wore 19 '
17 mah 18 po
18 po 19 '
19 ' 25 yo
20 feet 21 out
21 out 22 looking
22 looking 23 fo
23 fo 24 '
24 ' 25 yo
25 yo 27 .
26 ' 27 .

ah thought [ah] was mistaken , but now [ah] reckon that [ah] was right , after all . 
1 ah 2 thought
1 ah 4 was
4 was 5 mistaken
5 mistaken 6 ,
5 mistaken 10 reckon
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 now
10 reckon 11 that
11 that 13 was
13 was 18 .
14 right 16 after
15 , 16 after
16 after 17 all
17 all 18 .

my , but [ah] am right smart glad to see yo ' ! " 
1 my 3 but
2 , 3 but
3 but 9 to
5 am 6 right
6 right 7 smart
7 smart 8 glad
8 glad 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 yo
11 yo 12 '
12 ' 14 "
13 ! 14 "

" thank yo ' , [unc] ' [billy] , " replied the owner of the long tail and the sharp eyes . 
1 " 5 ,
1 " 7 '
2 thank 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ,
7 ' 9 ,
9 , 11 replied
10 " 11 replied
11 replied 16 long
12 the 13 owner
13 owner 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 long
16 long 17 tail
16 long 18 and
18 and 20 sharp
18 and 22 .
19 the 20 sharp
21 eyes 22 .

" ah reckon yo ' can't be any more glad to see me , than [ah] am to see yo ' . 
1 " 4 yo
1 " 7 be
2 ah 3 reckon
2 ah 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 can't
7 be 15 than
8 any 9 more
9 more 11 to
9 more 12 see
10 glad 11 to
12 see 13 me
12 see 14 ,
14 , 15 than
15 than 19 see
17 am 18 to
18 to 19 see
19 see 20 yo
20 yo 21 '
20 yo 22 .

fact is , [ah] was getting right smart lonesome . 
1 fact 2 is
2 is 3 ,
3 , 10 .
5 was 6 getting
6 getting 7 right
7 right 8 smart
8 smart 9 lonesome
9 lonesome 10 .

" ' [pears] like if all [ah] hear am true , that yo ' haven't done much lying low nights . 
1 " 2 '
2 ' 4 like
4 like 11 ,
5 if 6 all
5 if 8 hear
8 hear 9 am
9 am 10 true
10 true 11 ,
11 , 20 nights
12 that 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
14 ' 15 haven't
15 haven't 16 done
16 done 17 much
16 done 18 lying
18 lying 19 low
19 low 20 nights
20 nights 21 .

ah reckon yo ' done make up fo ' those lonesome feelings . 
1 ah 2 reckon
1 ah 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 8 fo
5 done 6 make
6 make 7 up
7 up 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
9 ' 12 feelings
10 those 11 lonesome
11 lonesome 12 feelings
12 feelings 13 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon so . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 reckon
6 reckon 8 .
7 so 8 .

mah goodness , man , yo ' done set everybody to running around like they was crazy ! " exclaimed [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 mah 4 man
1 mah 8 done
2 goodness 3 ,
3 , 4 man
4 man 7 '
5 , 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
8 done 9 set
9 set 13 around
9 set 14 like
10 everybody 11 to
11 to 12 running
12 running 13 around
14 like 15 they
15 they 20 exclaimed
16 was 18 !
16 was 19 "
17 crazy 18 !
19 " 20 exclaimed
20 exclaimed 22 '
22 ' 24 .

the owner of the long tail and sharp eyes threw back his head and laughed , and his laugh was like the most beautiful music . 
1 the 2 owner
1 the 9 eyes
2 owner 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 long
4 the 8 sharp
5 long 6 tail
6 tail 7 and
9 eyes 13 head
10 threw 11 back
11 back 12 his
12 his 13 head
13 head 16 ,
14 and 15 laughed
15 laughed 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 19 laugh
17 and 26 .
18 his 19 laugh
19 laugh 20 was
20 was 21 like
21 like 23 most
22 the 23 most
24 beautiful 25 music
24 beautiful 26 .

it made [unc] ' [billy] feel good just listening to it . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 4 '
4 ' 6 feel
6 feel 7 good
7 good 8 just
8 just 9 listening
9 listening 10 to
10 to 11 it
11 it 12 .

the next mo'ning everybody said that he had been screaming just the same , and po ' [sammy] [jay] just moved away . 
1 the 4 everybody
1 the 10 screaming
2 next 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 said
5 said 6 that
6 that 7 he
6 that 8 had
8 had 9 been
10 screaming 11 just
11 just 16 po
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 po
16 po 21 moved
17 ' 20 just
20 just 21 moved
21 moved 22 away
22 away 23 .

yo ' ought to be ashamed to play such jokes . " 
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 7 to
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 ashamed
6 ashamed 7 to
7 to 8 play
8 play 9 such
9 such 10 jokes
10 jokes 11 .
11 . 12 "

unc ' [billy] grinned as he said it . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 6 he
4 grinned 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 it
8 it 9 .

then both little rascals laughed fit to kill themselves . 
1 then 2 both
1 then 4 rascals
3 little 4 rascals
4 rascals 5 laughed
5 laughed 6 fit
6 fit 7 to
6 fit 8 kill
8 kill 9 themselves
9 themselves 10 .

" yo ' come over to my house , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 5 over
3 ' 4 come
5 over 6 to
6 to 8 house
7 my 8 house
8 house 10 "
9 , 10 "
10 " 15 .
11 said 13 '
13 ' 15 .

she done been laughing at me fo ' a week , because [ah] was sho ' [ah] done hear yo ' that day . " 
1 she 3 been
1 she 18 done
2 done 3 been
3 been 4 laughing
4 laughing 5 at
5 at 8 '
6 me 7 fo
7 fo 8 '
9 a 10 week
10 week 11 ,
10 week 12 because
12 because 16 '
12 because 18 done
14 was 15 sho
14 was 16 '
18 done 19 hear
19 hear 21 '
19 hear 24 .
20 yo 21 '
22 that 23 day
23 day 24 .
24 . 25 "

[xviii] 

[the] [mischief-makers] 

there was a dreadful time on [the] [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 4 dreadful
2 was 5 time
3 a 4 dreadful
5 time 10 and
6 on 10 and
10 and 11 in
11 in 15 .
12 the 15 .

oh , dear , dear , dear ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 dear
2 , 4 ,
3 dear 4 ,
4 , 5 dear
5 dear 6 ,
6 , 7 dear
7 dear 8 !

it really was dreadful ! 
1 it 3 was
2 really 3 was
3 was 4 dreadful
4 dreadful 5 !

first [sammy] [jay] had been accused of screaming in the night and keeping honest little meadow and forest people awake when they wanted to sleep . 
1 first 16 meadow
4 had 5 been
4 had 12 and
5 been 6 accused
5 been 9 in
6 accused 7 of
7 of 8 screaming
9 in 11 night
10 the 11 night
11 night 12 and
12 and 13 keeping
13 keeping 14 honest
14 honest 16 meadow
15 little 16 meadow
16 meadow 17 and
17 and 18 forest
17 and 24 to
18 forest 23 wanted
19 people 20 awake
19 people 22 they
21 when 22 they
22 they 23 wanted
24 to 25 sleep
25 sleep 26 .

and all the time [sammy] [jay] hadn't made a sound . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 time
4 time 7 hadn't
7 hadn't 8 made
8 made 10 sound
9 a 10 sound
10 sound 11 .

those who had been the very best of friends would pass without speaking . 
1 those 4 been
1 those 7 best
2 who 3 had
3 had 4 been
5 the 6 very
5 the 7 best
7 best 8 of
8 of 9 friends
9 friends 11 pass
10 would 11 pass
11 pass 12 without
12 without 13 speaking
13 speaking 14 .

you see , everybody on [the] [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] knows everybody else by their voice . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 everybody
4 everybody 9 and
5 on 9 and
9 and 10 in
10 in 16 else
11 the 15 everybody
11 the 16 else
14 knows 15 everybody
16 else 17 by
17 by 20 .
18 their 19 voice
18 their 20 .

instead , he went straight over and told [johnny] [chuck] the unkind things that he had overheard [mrs] [redwing] saying about [johnny] . 
1 instead 2 ,
2 , 8 told
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 straight
4 went 7 and
5 straight 6 over
7 and 8 told
8 told 13 things
11 the 12 unkind
11 the 13 things
12 unkind 13 things
13 things 14 that
14 that 15 he
14 that 16 had
16 had 17 overheard
17 overheard 20 saying
20 saying 21 about
21 about 23 .

and so it was , all over [the] [green] [meadows] and through the [green] [forest] . 
1 and 3 it
1 and 11 and
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 7 over
5 , 6 all
6 all 7 over
11 and 12 through
12 through 16 .
13 the 16 .

it seemed as if almost everybody was heard talking about some one else , and never saying nice things . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 4 if
3 as 4 if
4 if 6 everybody
4 if 8 heard
5 almost 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 was
8 heard 9 talking
9 talking 10 about
9 talking 12 one
10 about 11 some
12 one 15 and
13 else 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 never
15 and 19 things
16 never 18 nice
17 saying 18 nice
19 things 20 .

the only one who still managed to keep on good terms with everybody was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 the 2 only
1 the 3 one
3 one 6 managed
4 who 5 still
5 still 6 managed
6 managed 7 to
7 to 8 keep
8 keep 9 on
9 on 11 terms
10 good 11 terms
11 terms 19 .
12 with 13 everybody
13 everybody 14 was
14 was 16 '
16 ' 19 .

my , my , no , indeed ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 ,
6 , 7 indeed
7 indeed 8 !

then they would whisper and sometimes talk right out loud , when they felt sure that no one was near to hear . 
1 then 2 they
1 then 3 would
2 they 3 would
3 would 7 talk
4 whisper 5 and
5 and 6 sometimes
6 sometimes 7 talk
7 talk 12 when
8 right 9 out
8 right 10 loud
10 loud 11 ,
11 , 12 when
12 when 13 they
12 when 15 sure
13 they 14 felt
15 sure 23 .
16 that 19 was
17 no 18 one
18 one 19 was
19 was 20 near
19 was 21 to
21 to 22 hear
22 hear 23 .

what were they talking about ? 
1 what 2 were
2 were 3 they
2 were 6 ?
3 they 4 talking
4 talking 5 about

yes , [sir] , they were the mischief-makers . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 they
5 they 6 were
6 were 8 mischief-makers
7 the 8 mischief-makers
8 mischief-makers 9 .

it was great fun to fool everybody so . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 great
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 to
5 to 6 fool
6 fool 7 everybody
6 fool 8 so
8 so 9 .

they never once stopped to think how very , very uncomfortable it kept everybody feeling . 
1 they 2 never
1 they 6 think
2 never 3 once
3 once 4 stopped
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 how
7 how 10 very
8 very 9 ,
8 very 10 very
10 very 11 uncomfortable
11 uncomfortable 12 it
12 it 13 kept
13 kept 15 feeling
13 kept 16 .
14 everybody 15 feeling
15 feeling 16 .

[xix] 

[bobby] [coon] [makes] [a] [discovery] 

bobby [coon] had overslept . 
1 bobby 3 had
3 had 4 overslept
4 overslept 5 .

usually [bobby] is astir shortly after jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] has gone to bed behind the [purple] [hills] . 
1 usually 6 after
3 is 4 astir
4 astir 5 shortly
5 shortly 6 after
6 after 10 ,
7 jolly 8 ,
7 jolly 10 ,
8 , 9 round
10 , 11 red
11 red 17 bed
14 has 15 gone
15 gone 16 to
16 to 17 bed
17 bed 18 behind
18 behind 19 the
19 the 22 .

but [bobby] is very irregular in his habits . 
1 but 3 is
3 is 5 irregular
4 very 5 irregular
5 irregular 6 in
6 in 8 habits
7 his 8 habits
8 habits 9 .

this night [bobby] [coon] had overslept because he had not gone to bed until the middle of the day . 
1 this 2 night
2 night 5 had
5 had 6 overslept
6 overslept 10 not
7 because 8 he
7 because 10 not
8 he 9 had
10 not 16 middle
11 gone 12 to
12 to 13 bed
13 bed 14 until
14 until 15 the
15 the 16 middle
16 middle 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 day
18 the 20 .

by this time [bobby] [coon] had sticks in his eyes . 
1 by 2 this
1 by 3 time
3 time 6 had
6 had 7 sticks
7 sticks 8 in
8 in 11 .
9 his 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 .

he was so sleepy that it seemed to him that he never , never could get home . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 sleepy
2 was 8 to
3 so 4 sleepy
4 sleepy 5 that
5 that 7 seemed
6 it 7 seemed
8 to 13 ,
9 him 10 that
10 that 11 he
10 that 13 ,
11 he 12 never
13 , 15 could
14 never 15 could
15 could 16 get
16 get 17 home
16 get 18 .

he was stumbling along through [the] [green] [forest] when he came to a hollow log . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 along
2 was 5 through
3 stumbling 4 along
5 through 9 when
9 when 10 he
9 when 11 came
10 he 11 came
11 came 12 to
12 to 14 hollow
13 a 14 hollow
14 hollow 16 .
15 log 16 .

what do you think he did ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 he
5 he 6 did
6 did 7 ?

there [bobby] slept all the rest of the day and until long after [mr] [sun] had pulled on his rosy nightcap . 
1 there 9 day
3 slept 4 all
4 all 5 the
4 all 6 rest
5 the 6 rest
6 rest 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 day
9 day 11 until
10 and 11 until
11 until 12 long
11 until 13 after
13 after 16 had
16 had 17 pulled
17 pulled 18 on
17 pulled 21 nightcap
18 on 20 rosy
19 his 20 rosy
21 nightcap 22 .

perhaps he would have slept there all night , if he hadn't been waked up . 
1 perhaps 10 if
2 he 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 slept
5 slept 6 there
6 there 7 all
7 all 8 night
8 night 9 ,
9 , 10 if
10 if 11 he
10 if 12 hadn't
11 he 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 been
13 been 14 waked
14 waked 16 .
15 up 16 .

it was the cry of " [thief] ! thief ! thief ! " that waked him . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 8 !
3 the 4 cry
4 cry 5 of
5 of 6 "
6 " 8 !
8 ! 14 that
9 thief 10 !
10 ! 11 thief
11 thief 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 that
14 that 15 waked
15 waked 17 .
16 him 17 .

it seemed to come from right over his head . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 come
4 come 5 from
5 from 6 right
6 right 7 over
7 over 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 .

at first he couldn't think where he was . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 think
5 think 6 where
6 where 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 .

then he remembered . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 remembered
3 remembered 4 .

" this is the greatest joke that ever was ! " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 this
1 " 6 joke
2 this 3 is
4 the 5 greatest
4 the 6 joke
6 joke 7 that
7 that 9 was
8 ever 9 was
9 was 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 16 .
12 said 14 '
14 ' 16 .

" pretty soon nobody on [the] [green] [meadows] or in the [green] [forest] will speak to anybody else excepting me . 
1 " 2 pretty
2 pretty 3 soon
3 soon 4 nobody
4 nobody 9 or
5 on 9 or
9 or 10 in
10 in 15 speak
11 the 14 will
14 will 15 speak
15 speak 20 me
16 to 17 anybody
17 anybody 18 else
18 else 19 excepting
19 excepting 20 me
20 me 21 .

yo ' cert'nly have got all your ol ' tricks with yo ' . " 
1 yo 4 have
2 ' 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 have
4 have 5 got
5 got 10 tricks
6 all 7 your
7 your 8 ol
8 ol 9 '
9 ' 10 tricks
10 tricks 11 with
11 with 12 yo
12 yo 13 '
13 ' 14 .
14 . 15 "

" yes , " said the voice , " ah done got all mah ol ' tricks and some more . 
1 " 2 yes
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 said
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 voice
5 said 12 got
6 the 7 voice
7 voice 9 "
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 ah
10 ah 11 done
12 got 14 mah
13 all 14 mah
14 mah 18 and
15 ol 16 '
15 ol 18 and
16 ' 17 tricks
18 and 20 more
19 some 20 more
20 more 21 .

don ' yo ' think it is most time to stop ? 
1 don 2 '
1 don 5 think
2 ' 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
5 think 6 it
6 it 7 is
7 is 8 most
8 most 10 to
9 time 10 to
10 to 11 stop
11 stop 12 ?

ah don't want to show mahself in daylight . 
1 ah 4 to
2 don't 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 show
5 show 6 mahself
6 mahself 7 in
7 in 8 daylight
8 daylight 9 .

besides , if [ah'm] found out , nobody ain't gwine to have anything to do with me . " 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 9 ain't
3 if 5 found
5 found 6 out
6 out 7 ,
7 , 8 nobody
8 nobody 9 ain't
9 ain't 10 gwine
10 gwine 11 to
11 to 12 have
12 have 13 anything
13 anything 14 to
14 to 15 do
14 to 18 .
15 do 16 with
16 with 17 me
18 . 19 "

" don't yo ' worry . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 worry
5 worry 6 .

nobody 's gwine to find yo ' out . 
1 nobody 2 's
2 's 3 gwine
3 gwine 4 to
4 to 5 find
5 find 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 8 out
8 out 9 .

we 'll keep it up just a day or two longer . 
1 we 2 'll
2 'll 3 keep
3 keep 4 it
4 it 5 up
5 up 9 or
6 just 7 a
7 a 8 day
8 day 9 or
9 or 12 .
10 two 11 longer
11 longer 12 .

yo ' cert'nly am powerful good at imitating other people 's voices . 
1 yo 4 am
2 ' 3 cert'nly
2 ' 4 am
4 am 5 powerful
5 powerful 6 good
6 good 7 at
7 at 8 imitating
8 imitating 9 other
9 other 10 people
10 people 11 's
11 's 13 .
12 voices 13 .

ah wonder that [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] hasn't got his eye on yo ' before now , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 ah 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 that
2 wonder 9 got
3 that 5 '
5 ' 8 hasn't
9 got 11 eye
10 his 11 eye
11 eye 16 now
12 on 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
14 ' 15 before
15 before 16 now
16 now 24 .
17 , 18 "
17 , 19 said
19 said 21 '
21 ' 24 .

bobby [coon] had become wide awake as he listened . 
1 bobby 3 had
3 had 4 become
4 become 5 wide
5 wide 6 awake
6 awake 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 listened
9 listened 10 .

bobby waited until [unc] ' [billy] and his friend had left . 
1 bobby 2 waited
2 waited 3 until
3 until 5 '
5 ' 7 and
7 and 9 friend
8 his 9 friend
9 friend 10 had
10 had 11 left
11 left 12 .

then he crawled out of the hollow log , and he was chuckling to himself . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 8 log
2 he 3 crawled
3 crawled 4 out
4 out 5 of
5 of 7 hollow
6 the 7 hollow
8 log 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 chuckling
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 chuckling
13 chuckling 14 to
14 to 15 himself
15 himself 16 .

" [i] 'll just have a little talk with [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , " said [bobby] to himself . 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 just
3 'll 5 have
5 have 8 talk
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 talk
8 talk 9 with
9 with 20 .
11 ' 16 said
14 , 15 "
14 , 16 said
16 said 18 to
18 to 19 himself
19 himself 20 .

[xx] 

[bobby] [coon] [and] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [have] [a] [talk] 

bobby had watched him until his own neck ached . 
1 bobby 2 had
2 had 3 watched
3 watched 4 him
4 him 5 until
5 until 8 neck
6 his 7 own
6 his 8 neck
8 neck 9 ached
9 ached 10 .

mistah [buzzard] hardly ever moved his wings . 
1 mistah 3 hardly
3 hardly 4 ever
4 ever 5 moved
5 moved 6 his
6 his 7 wings
7 wings 8 .

at last [mistah] [buzzard] came sailing down straight for the tall dead tree . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 5 came
5 came 9 for
6 sailing 7 down
7 down 8 straight
8 straight 9 for
9 for 13 tree
10 the 11 tall
10 the 13 tree
11 tall 12 dead
13 tree 14 .

with two or three flaps of his great wings he settled down on his favorite perch and looked down at [bobby] [coon] . 
1 with 5 flaps
2 two 3 or
3 or 4 three
3 or 5 flaps
5 flaps 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 16 perch
8 great 9 wings
9 wings 10 he
10 he 11 settled
11 settled 12 down
11 settled 13 on
13 on 14 his
14 his 15 favorite
15 favorite 16 perch
16 perch 17 and
17 and 18 looked
18 looked 19 down
18 looked 20 at
20 at 23 .

" good mo'ning , [brer] [coon] , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 ,
4 , 7 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 9 said
9 said 11 '
11 ' 14 .

" fair to middling well , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , with a twinkle in his eyes . 
1 " 4 middling
1 " 5 well
2 fair 3 to
3 to 4 middling
5 well 8 said
6 , 7 "
6 , 8 said
8 said 10 '
10 ' 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 16 twinkle
14 with 19 eyes
15 a 16 twinkle
16 twinkle 17 in
18 his 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 .

" what can [ah] do fo ' yo'all ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 can
3 can 5 do
5 do 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
7 ' 8 yo'all
8 yo'all 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

is there ? " 
1 is 2 there
2 there 3 ?
3 ? 4 "

bobby was using his very politest manner . 
1 bobby 2 was
2 was 3 using
3 using 4 his
4 his 7 manner
5 very 6 politest
6 politest 7 manner
7 manner 8 .

" [cert'nly] ! 
1 " 3 !

cert'nly ! " chuckled [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 cert'nly 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 chuckled
4 chuckled 6 '
6 ' 9 .

" it 's [mistah] [mockah] the [mocking-bird] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 8 .
6 the 8 .

why , that bird just likes to go around making trouble ; he just naturally likes to . 
1 why 4 bird
2 , 3 that
3 that 4 bird
4 bird 8 go
5 just 6 likes
6 likes 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 around
9 around 10 making
9 around 12 ;
10 making 11 trouble
12 ; 16 likes
13 he 14 just
14 just 15 naturally
15 naturally 16 likes
16 likes 17 to
17 to 18 .

why do yo ' ask , [brer] [coon] ? " 
1 why 2 do
2 do 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ask
5 ask 6 ,
6 , 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" because he is right here in the [green] [forest] now , " replied [bobby] [coon] . 
1 " 2 because
1 " 11 now
2 because 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 right
5 right 6 here
6 here 7 in
7 in 8 the
11 now 14 replied
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 17 .

" what 's that yo ' am a-saying , [brer] [coon] ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 that
4 that 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
6 ' 7 am
7 am 8 a-saying
8 a-saying 9 ,
9 , 12 ?

what 's that ? " cried [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , growing very excited . 
1 what 2 's
2 's 3 that
3 that 15 .
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 8 '
8 ' 11 ,
11 , 12 growing
12 growing 13 very
13 very 14 excited
13 very 15 .

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] chuckled . 
1 ol 2 '
2 ' 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 .

" yo ' might have known [unc] ' [billy] was behind all that trouble , " said he . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 5 have
3 ' 4 might
4 might 5 have
5 have 6 known
6 known 8 '
6 known 11 behind
8 ' 10 was
11 behind 15 ,
12 all 13 that
13 that 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 ,
15 , 19 .
16 " 17 said
17 said 18 he
18 he 19 .

" yes , [sah] , yo ' might have known that ol ' rascal was behind it . 
1 " 2 yes
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 yo
5 , 10 known
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 8 might
8 might 9 have
10 known 13 '
11 that 12 ol
12 ol 13 '
13 ' 14 rascal
14 rascal 15 was
15 was 16 behind
15 was 18 .
16 behind 17 it

when [unc] ' [billy] [possum] and [mockah] get their haids together , there sho'ly is gwine to be something doing . " 
1 when 13 there
3 ' 6 and
6 and 10 haids
8 get 9 their
9 their 10 haids
10 haids 11 together
11 together 12 ,
11 together 13 there
13 there 15 is
14 sho'ly 15 is
15 is 16 gwine
16 gwine 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 something
18 be 21 .
19 something 20 doing
21 . 22 "

[xxi] 

[bobby] [coon] [has] [a] [busy] [day] 

bobby [coon] had left [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] sitting on his favorite dead tree . 
1 bobby 3 had
3 had 4 left
4 left 11 his
6 ' 9 sitting
9 sitting 10 on
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 favorite
12 favorite 13 dead
13 dead 14 tree
14 tree 15 .

every few minutes [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] would chuckle . 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 5 '
5 ' 8 would
8 would 9 chuckle
9 chuckle 10 .

" [brer] [coon] is right smart , and [ah] reckon [unc] ' [billy] [possum] is gwine to get a taste of his own medicine . 
1 " 7 ,
1 " 15 is
4 is 5 right
4 is 7 ,
5 right 6 smart
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 reckon
10 reckon 12 '
15 is 16 gwine
16 gwine 17 to
17 to 18 get
18 get 20 taste
19 a 20 taste
20 taste 21 of
21 of 22 his
22 his 23 own
23 own 24 medicine
24 medicine 25 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon he is ! " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 7 he
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 reckon
7 he 8 is
8 is 9 !
8 is 13 '
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 said
13 ' 16 .

he whispered a few words in the ear of one and then hurried on to whisper to the next one . 
1 he 2 whispered
2 whispered 10 one
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 words
5 words 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 ear
8 ear 9 of
8 ear 10 one
10 one 11 and
10 one 16 whisper
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 hurried
13 hurried 14 on
15 to 16 whisper
16 whisper 21 .
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 next
19 next 20 one
20 one 21 .

when he got through , he always carried away with him a promise that just what he had asked should be done . 
1 when 3 got
1 when 6 he
2 he 3 got
3 got 4 through
4 through 5 ,
6 he 8 carried
7 always 8 carried
8 carried 9 away
8 carried 10 with
8 carried 13 promise
10 with 11 him
12 a 13 promise
13 promise 14 that
14 that 18 had
15 just 16 what
16 what 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 asked
19 asked 23 .
20 should 21 be
21 be 22 done
21 be 23 .

it was the busiest day that [bobby] [coon] could remember . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 busiest
2 was 5 day
3 the 4 busiest
5 day 6 that
6 that 9 could
9 could 10 remember
10 remember 11 .

it was the very next morning that [unc] ' [billy] [possum] was trotting along the [crooked] [little] [path] down the hill . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 13 trotting
3 the 4 very
3 the 5 next
5 next 6 morning
6 morning 7 that
7 that 9 '
9 ' 12 was
12 was 13 trotting
13 trotting 14 along
14 along 15 the
15 the 22 .
19 down 20 the
20 the 21 hill
21 hill 22 .

he was just starting out on his daily round of calls , and he was grinning as only [unc] ' [billy] [possum] can grin . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 starting
2 was 8 daily
3 just 4 starting
4 starting 5 out
5 out 6 on
6 on 7 his
8 daily 13 and
9 round 10 of
9 round 12 ,
10 of 11 calls
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 grinning
15 was 20 '
16 grinning 17 as
17 as 18 only
18 only 20 '
20 ' 25 .
23 can 24 grin
23 can 25 .

" [mah] name is [billy] [possum] and mah home 's a hollow tree ! 
1 " 3 name
3 name 4 is
4 is 7 and
7 and 8 mah
8 mah 9 home
9 home 10 's
10 's 14 !
11 a 12 hollow
12 hollow 13 tree
13 tree 14 !

by day or night [ah] wander forth it 's all the same to me ! 
1 by 3 or
1 by 6 wander
2 day 3 or
3 or 4 night
6 wander 7 forth
7 forth 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 10 all
10 all 12 same
11 the 12 same
12 same 13 to
13 to 14 me
14 me 15 !

ah fill mah stomach with an egg , or sometimes it is fish ; [in] fact [ah] always helps mahself to anything [ah] wish . 
1 ah 3 mah
1 ah 8 ,
2 fill 3 mah
4 stomach 5 with
4 stomach 8 ,
5 with 7 egg
6 an 7 egg
8 , 20 mahself
9 or 11 it
10 sometimes 11 it
11 it 12 is
12 is 13 fish
13 fish 14 ;
14 ; 16 fact
16 fact 18 always
18 always 19 helps
19 helps 20 mahself
20 mahself 21 to
21 to 22 anything
22 anything 25 .
24 wish 25 .

this morning he was on his way to call first on [johnny] [chuck] . 
1 this 2 morning
2 morning 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 on
5 on 7 way
6 his 7 way
7 way 8 to
8 to 9 call
9 call 10 first
10 first 11 on
11 on 14 .

half-way down the hill he met [bobby] [coon] . 
1 half-way 2 down
2 down 4 hill
3 the 4 hill
4 hill 6 met
5 he 6 met
6 met 9 .

unc ' [billy] stopped and held out one hand as he said " good mo'ning , [brer] [coon] . 
1 unc 4 stopped
1 unc 5 and
2 ' 4 stopped
5 and 6 held
6 held 8 one
7 out 8 one
8 one 9 hand
9 hand 11 he
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 said
12 said 13 "
13 " 14 good
14 good 15 mo'ning
15 mo'ning 19 .
16 , 19 .

how do yo'all do this fine mo'ning ? " 
1 how 2 do
2 do 3 yo'all
2 do 4 do
4 do 5 this
5 this 6 fine
6 fine 7 mo'ning
7 mo'ning 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

bobby [coon] walked right past as if he didn't see [unc] ' [billy] at all . 
1 bobby 3 walked
3 walked 4 right
3 walked 6 as
4 right 5 past
6 as 8 he
7 if 8 he
8 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 see
10 see 14 at
12 ' 14 at
14 at 15 all
15 all 16 .

he didn't even look at him . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 even
3 even 4 look
4 look 5 at
5 at 7 .
6 him 7 .

" what 's the matter with yo ' this mo'ning , [brer] [coon] ? " shouted [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 3 's
1 " 14 ?
3 's 5 matter
4 the 5 matter
5 matter 6 with
6 with 7 yo
7 yo 8 '
8 ' 11 ,
9 this 10 mo'ning
10 mo'ning 11 ,
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 shouted
16 shouted 18 '
18 ' 20 .

bobby [coon] kept right on , without so much as turning his head . 
1 bobby 3 kept
3 kept 4 right
3 kept 9 much
4 right 5 on
4 right 7 without
5 on 6 ,
8 so 9 much
9 much 10 as
10 as 11 turning
11 turning 13 head
12 his 13 head
13 head 14 .

unc ' [billy] watched him , and there was a puzzled look on [unc] ' [billy] 's face . 
1 unc 5 him
1 unc 6 ,
2 ' 4 watched
4 watched 5 him
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 there
7 and 12 look
8 there 9 was
9 was 11 puzzled
10 a 11 puzzled
12 look 13 on
12 look 15 '
15 ' 17 's
17 's 18 face
18 face 19 .

" must be that [brer] [coon] has something powerful impo'tant on his mind , " muttered [unc] ' [billy] , as he started on . 
1 " 7 has
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 that
4 that 7 has
7 has 10 impo'tant
8 something 9 powerful
9 powerful 10 impo'tant
10 impo'tant 11 on
11 on 20 ,
12 his 13 mind
13 mind 14 ,
14 , 15 "
14 , 16 muttered
15 " 16 muttered
16 muttered 18 '
18 ' 20 ,
20 , 25 .
21 as 22 he
21 as 25 .
22 he 23 started
23 started 24 on

pretty soon he met [jimmy] [skunk] who had always been one of [unc] ' [billy] 's best friends . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 8 had
3 he 4 met
4 met 7 who
7 who 8 had
8 had 9 always
9 always 10 been
10 been 16 's
11 one 12 of
11 one 16 's
12 of 14 '
16 's 17 best
17 best 18 friends
18 friends 19 .

jimmy was looking under every stick and stone for beetles for his breakfast . 
1 jimmy 2 was
2 was 4 under
3 looking 4 under
4 under 7 and
5 every 6 stick
6 stick 7 and
7 and 8 stone
7 and 9 for
9 for 10 beetles
10 beetles 11 for
11 for 13 breakfast
12 his 13 breakfast
13 breakfast 14 .

" good mo'ning , [neighbor] [skunk] ! " said [unc] ' [billy] in his heartiest voice . 
1 " 2 good
1 " 4 ,
2 good 3 mo'ning
4 , 7 !
4 , 9 said
7 ! 8 "
9 said 11 '
11 ' 16 voice
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 heartiest
15 heartiest 16 voice
16 voice 17 .

jimmy just went right on about his business . 
1 jimmy 2 just
2 just 3 went
3 went 4 right
4 right 5 on
5 on 6 about
6 about 7 his
7 his 8 business
8 business 9 .

unc ' [billy] sat down and scratched his head . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 sat
4 sat 5 down
5 down 6 and
6 and 7 scratched
7 scratched 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 .

his face had lost the cheerful grin with which he had started out . 
1 his 2 face
1 his 7 grin
2 face 3 had
3 had 4 lost
4 lost 6 cheerful
5 the 6 cheerful
7 grin 8 with
8 with 9 which
9 which 11 had
10 he 11 had
11 had 13 out
12 started 13 out
13 out 14 .

pretty soon he started on , but every few minutes he would stop and scratch his head thoughtfully . 
1 pretty 6 ,
1 pretty 7 but
2 soon 3 he
2 soon 4 started
4 started 5 on
5 on 6 ,
7 but 8 every
8 every 9 few
9 few 10 minutes
9 few 12 would
10 minutes 11 he
12 would 14 and
13 stop 14 and
14 and 15 scratch
15 scratch 17 head
15 scratch 18 thoughtfully
16 his 17 head
18 thoughtfully 19 .

he didn't know what to make of [bobby] [coon] and [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
4 what 6 make
6 make 7 of
6 make 10 and
10 and 13 .

he was so surprised that he hadn't known whether to be angry or not . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
2 was 4 surprised
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 8 known
6 he 7 hadn't
8 known 9 whether
9 whether 10 to
10 to 11 be
11 be 15 .
12 angry 13 or
13 or 14 not
14 not 15 .

" ah must find out what [brer] [chuck] knows about it , " thought [unc] ' [billy] , as he trotted on . 
1 " 4 find
1 " 12 ,
2 ah 3 must
3 must 4 find
4 find 6 what
5 out 6 what
9 knows 10 about
9 knows 12 ,
10 about 11 it
12 , 13 "
12 , 14 thought
13 " 14 thought
14 thought 16 '
16 ' 19 as
18 , 19 as
19 as 21 trotted
20 he 21 trotted
21 trotted 22 on
22 on 23 .

[xxii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sees] [many] [backs] 

unc ' [billy] [possum] was very sober as he hurried down the [lone] [little] [path] to [johnny] [chuck] ['s] house . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 5 was
5 was 6 very
6 very 11 down
6 very 21 .
7 sober 11 down
8 as 9 he
8 as 10 hurried
8 as 11 down
12 the 21 .
16 to 20 house
20 house 21 .

he was very sober indeed , and that is very unusual for [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 6 ,
2 was 3 very
2 was 4 sober
3 very 4 sober
4 sober 5 indeed
5 indeed 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 is
8 that 9 is
9 is 11 unusual
10 very 11 unusual
11 unusual 12 for
12 for 14 '
14 ' 17 .

it was very plain to see that something was bothering him . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 5 to
3 very 8 something
4 plain 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 that
8 something 9 was
9 was 10 bothering
10 bothering 11 him
11 him 12 .

johnny [chuck] was sitting on his doorstep when [unc] ' [billy] [possum] came in sight , trotting down the [lone] [little] [path] . 
1 johnny 3 was
3 was 4 sitting
3 was 10 '
4 sitting 5 on
5 on 7 doorstep
6 his 7 doorstep
7 doorstep 8 when
10 ' 17 trotting
13 came 14 in
14 in 15 sight
15 sight 16 ,
15 sight 17 trotting
17 trotting 18 down
18 down 19 the
19 the 23 .

unc ' [billy] came to a stop about two feet behind [johnny] [chuck] . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 came
4 came 5 to
5 to 7 stop
6 a 7 stop
7 stop 8 about
8 about 9 two
9 two 10 feet
10 feet 11 behind
11 behind 14 .

" [a-hem] ! " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 7 '
7 ' 9 .

johnny [chuck] sat there without moving , just as if he hadn't heard . 
1 johnny 7 ,
3 sat 4 there
4 there 5 without
5 without 6 moving
6 moving 7 ,
7 , 8 just
8 just 9 as
9 as 11 he
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 heard
13 heard 14 .

" it 's a fine mo'ning , " said [unc] ' [billy] in his pleasantest voice . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 5 fine
3 's 11 '
4 a 5 fine
5 fine 6 mo'ning
6 mo'ning 7 ,
7 , 9 said
8 " 9 said
11 ' 13 in
13 in 16 voice
14 his 15 pleasantest
14 his 16 voice
16 voice 17 .

instead of replying , [johnny] [chuck] suddenly kicked up his heels and disappeared inside his house . 
1 instead 3 replying
1 instead 4 ,
2 of 3 replying
4 , 8 kicked
7 suddenly 8 kicked
8 kicked 9 up
9 up 11 heels
10 his 11 heels
11 heels 12 and
12 and 13 disappeared
12 and 16 house
13 disappeared 14 inside
14 inside 15 his
16 house 17 .

after a while he started on . 
1 after 3 while
2 a 3 while
3 while 4 he
3 while 5 started
4 he 5 started
5 started 6 on
6 on 7 .

pretty soon he came to where [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was playing all by himself . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 4 came
2 soon 3 he
4 came 5 to
5 to 6 where
6 where 10 was
10 was 11 playing
11 playing 12 all
11 playing 13 by
13 by 15 .
14 himself 15 .

he didn't know that [unc] ' [billy] was about until [unc] ' [billy] said : " good mo'ning , [brer] [meadow] [mouse] . " 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 6 '
6 ' 8 was
8 was 12 '
9 about 10 until
10 until 12 '
12 ' 19 ,
14 said 15 :
14 said 19 ,
15 : 16 "
16 " 18 mo'ning
17 good 18 mo'ning
19 , 24 "
23 . 24 "

now [danny] had always been delighted to see [unc] ' [billy] [possum] and to have a chat with him whenever [unc] ' [billy] would stop . 
1 now 3 had
3 had 4 always
3 had 14 to
4 always 5 been
5 been 6 delighted
6 delighted 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 10 '
10 ' 13 and
14 to 15 have
15 have 17 chat
15 have 18 with
15 have 20 whenever
16 a 17 chat
18 with 19 him
20 whenever 26 .
22 ' 25 stop
22 ' 26 .
24 would 25 stop

but this morning no sooner did [danny] hear [unc] ' [billy] 's voice than he turned his back to [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 but 2 this
1 but 6 did
2 this 3 morning
3 morning 4 no
4 no 5 sooner
6 did 8 hear
8 hear 10 '
8 hear 13 voice
10 ' 12 's
12 's 13 voice
13 voice 14 than
14 than 16 turned
15 he 16 turned
16 turned 18 back
16 turned 19 to
17 his 18 back
19 to 21 '
21 ' 23 .

this was more than [unc] ' [billy] could stand . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 6 '
6 ' 8 could
8 could 9 stand
9 stand 10 .

so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] gave it up and went on down to the [smiling] [pool] . 
1 so 3 '
3 ' 6 gave
6 gave 7 it
7 it 8 up
8 up 9 and
9 and 10 went
10 went 11 on
10 went 13 to
11 on 12 down
13 to 14 the
14 the 17 .

there [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] and [jerry] [muskrat] were at play . 
1 there 5 and
5 and 14 .
8 and 11 were
11 were 12 at
12 at 13 play
13 play 14 .

" [hello] , yo'alls ! " shouted [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 !
5 ! 7 shouted
6 " 7 shouted
7 shouted 9 '
9 ' 11 .

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

all three had dived into the [smiling] [pool] , and though [unc] ' [billy] waited and waited , he didn't see one of them again . 
1 all 2 three
1 all 4 dived
2 three 3 had
4 dived 5 into
5 into 6 the
6 the 13 '
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 though
11 though 13 '
13 ' 16 and
15 waited 16 and
16 and 21 see
17 waited 18 ,
17 waited 19 he
19 he 20 didn't
20 didn't 21 see
21 see 25 again
21 see 26 .
22 one 23 of
23 of 24 them
24 them 25 again

so he went home to his hollow tree in the [green] [forest] early that day to try and study out what it all meant . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 13 early
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 home
3 went 5 to
4 home 5 to
5 to 8 tree
6 his 7 hollow
6 his 8 tree
8 tree 9 in
9 in 10 the
13 early 15 day
13 early 25 .
14 that 15 day
15 day 16 to
15 day 18 and
16 to 17 try
18 and 21 what
19 study 20 out
20 out 21 what
21 what 24 meant
22 it 23 all
23 all 24 meant
24 meant 25 .

[xxiii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [consults] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] 

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] has very sharp eyes . 
1 ol 2 '
2 ' 5 has
5 has 6 very
6 very 7 sharp
7 sharp 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 .

nobody has sharper eyes than he . 
1 nobody 2 has
2 has 3 sharper
3 sharper 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 than
5 than 6 he
6 he 7 .

there is very little that [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] misses . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 little
4 little 11 .
5 that 7 '
7 ' 10 misses
10 misses 11 .

by and by [unc] ' [billy] looked up in the sky where [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] was sailing ' round and ' round . 
1 by 11 sky
2 and 7 looked
3 by 5 '
5 ' 7 looked
7 looked 8 up
8 up 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 sky
11 sky 12 where
12 where 17 was
14 ' 17 was
17 was 18 sailing
18 sailing 21 and
19 ' 20 round
19 ' 21 and
21 and 22 '
22 ' 23 round
23 round 24 .

then [unc] ' [billy] hopped up mighty spry . 
1 then 3 '
3 ' 5 hopped
5 hopped 6 up
6 up 7 mighty
7 mighty 8 spry
8 spry 9 .

he hadn't been there long when [unc] ' [billy] [possum] came shuffling along , just as if he was out walking for his health . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 14 ,
3 been 4 there
4 there 5 long
4 there 6 when
6 when 11 came
8 ' 11 came
11 came 13 along
12 shuffling 13 along
13 along 14 ,
14 , 15 just
15 just 17 if
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 he
17 if 19 was
19 was 20 out
19 was 25 .
20 out 21 walking
21 walking 22 for
22 for 24 health
23 his 24 health

" howdy , [mistah] [buzzard] ! 
1 " 2 howdy
2 howdy 3 ,
3 , 6 !

ah cert'nly hopes yo'all feel right smart , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 ah 2 cert'nly
1 ah 3 hopes
3 hopes 4 yo'all
4 yo'all 5 feel
5 feel 6 right
6 right 7 smart
7 smart 9 "
7 smart 14 .
8 , 9 "
10 said 12 '
12 ' 14 .

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] 's eyes twinkled as he replied : " ah feel right pert , [brer] [possum] , thank yo ' . 
1 ol 10 replied
2 ' 5 's
5 's 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 twinkled
7 twinkled 9 he
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 replied
10 replied 12 "
11 : 12 "
12 " 14 feel
13 ah 14 feel
14 feel 15 right
15 right 16 pert
16 pert 17 ,
17 , 20 ,
20 , 24 .
21 thank 22 yo
22 yo 23 '
23 ' 24 .

ah hopes yo ' feel the same . 
1 ah 2 hopes
2 hopes 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 feel
5 feel 7 same
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 .

yo ' look like nothing ever bothers yo ' . " 
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 3 look
3 look 8 yo
4 like 5 nothing
5 nothing 6 ever
6 ever 7 bothers
7 bothers 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 .
10 . 11 "

nothing ever does bother me . " 
1 nothing 2 ever
2 ever 3 does
3 does 4 bother
4 bother 5 me
5 me 6 .
6 . 7 "

" ah watched yo ' take a long walk this mo'ning , [brer] [possum] , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 " 4 yo
2 ah 3 watched
2 ah 4 yo
4 yo 12 ,
5 ' 6 take
6 take 11 mo'ning
7 a 8 long
7 a 10 this
8 long 9 walk
10 this 11 mo'ning
11 mo'ning 12 ,
12 , 15 ,
15 , 16 "
15 , 17 said
17 said 19 '
19 ' 22 .

" did yo ' , indeed ; yo ' have keen eyes , [mistah] [buzzard] ! " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 yo
2 did 3 yo
3 yo 8 yo
4 ' 5 ,
5 , 6 indeed
5 , 8 yo
6 indeed 7 ;
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 16 !
10 have 11 keen
11 keen 12 eyes
12 eyes 13 ,
13 , 16 !
16 ! 17 "
17 " 18 replied
18 replied 20 '
20 ' 22 .

" ah saw yo ' meet a lot of yo ' friends . 
1 " 3 saw
2 ah 3 saw
3 saw 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 8 lot
5 ' 6 meet
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 of
9 of 12 friends
10 yo 11 '
11 ' 12 friends
12 friends 13 .

it 's fine to have a lot of friends , isn't it , [brer] [possum] ? " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 fine
2 's 7 lot
3 fine 4 to
4 to 5 have
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 13 ,
9 friends 10 ,
10 , 11 isn't
10 , 13 ,
11 isn't 12 it
13 , 23 .
16 ? 17 "
16 ? 20 '
17 " 18 said
20 ' 23 .

unc ' [billy] looked at [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] sharply . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 looked
4 looked 5 at
5 at 7 '
7 ' 10 sharply
10 sharply 11 .

unc ' [billy] stared , and for a minute he couldn't find his tongue . 
1 unc 5 ,
2 ' 4 stared
4 stared 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 10 he
7 for 9 minute
7 for 10 he
8 a 9 minute
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 find
12 find 14 tongue
13 his 14 tongue
14 tongue 15 .

then he heard a noise that sounded very much like a chuckle . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 5 noise
2 he 3 heard
4 a 5 noise
5 noise 6 that
6 that 8 very
7 sounded 8 very
8 very 9 much
9 much 10 like
10 like 13 .
11 a 12 chuckle
12 chuckle 13 .

in a few minutes it was a laugh . 
1 in 3 few
1 in 4 minutes
2 a 3 few
4 minutes 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 8 laugh
7 a 8 laugh
8 laugh 9 .

finally [unc] ' [billy] began to laugh too . 
1 finally 3 '
3 ' 5 began
5 began 6 to
6 to 7 laugh
7 laugh 8 too
8 too 9 .

unc ' [billy] shook his head doubtfully . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 shook
4 shook 5 his
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 doubtfully
7 doubtfully 8 .

" [serves] yo'alls right ! 
1 " 3 yo'alls
3 yo'alls 4 right
4 right 5 !

" ah know it . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 know
3 know 4 it
4 it 5 .

it cert'nly does , " replied [unc] ' [billy] meekly . 
1 it 2 cert'nly
2 cert'nly 5 "
3 does 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 8 '
8 ' 10 meekly
10 meekly 11 .

" mischief always trots ahead of grim ol ' [mistah] [trouble] , [they] look and act enough alike to be each other 's double . 
1 " 4 trots
1 " 12 ,
2 mischief 3 always
2 mischief 4 trots
4 trots 6 of
5 ahead 6 of
6 of 7 grim
7 grim 8 ol
8 ol 9 '
12 , 16 act
14 look 15 and
15 and 16 act
16 act 20 be
17 enough 18 alike
18 alike 19 to
18 alike 20 be
20 be 21 each
21 each 22 other
22 other 23 's
23 's 24 double
24 double 25 .

whoever fools with [mischief] ['s] gwine to wake some day or other [and] find that [trouble] 's just the same as [mischief] ['s] own twin brother . " 
1 whoever 3 with
2 fools 3 with
3 with 6 gwine
6 gwine 7 to
7 to 8 wake
8 wake 20 same
8 wake 21 as
9 some 10 day
9 some 14 find
10 day 11 or
11 or 12 other
14 find 15 that
15 that 17 's
17 's 18 just
18 just 20 same
19 the 20 same
21 as 25 twin
24 own 25 twin
25 twin 26 brother
26 brother 28 "
27 . 28 "

old [mrs] [possum] grumbled and scolded , but all the time she was thinking , and [unc] ' [billy] knew that she was . 
1 old 4 grumbled
1 old 11 time
4 grumbled 5 and
5 and 6 scolded
6 scolded 7 ,
7 , 8 but
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 time
11 time 13 was
12 she 13 was
13 was 14 thinking
13 was 18 '
14 thinking 15 ,
15 , 16 and
18 ' 23 was
20 knew 21 that
21 that 22 she
21 that 23 was
23 was 24 .

finally she finished sweeping the doorsteps and looked thoughtfully at [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 finally 3 finished
2 she 3 finished
3 finished 6 doorsteps
4 sweeping 5 the
5 the 6 doorsteps
6 doorsteps 7 and
7 and 8 looked
8 looked 9 thoughtfully
8 looked 10 at
10 at 12 '
12 ' 14 .

" why don't yo ' give a party fo ' [mistah] [mocking-bird] ? " she inquired . 
1 " 2 why
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 yo
3 don't 6 give
5 ' 6 give
6 give 9 fo
7 a 8 party
7 a 9 fo
9 fo 10 '
10 ' 16 inquired
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 she
14 " 16 inquired
16 inquired 17 .

" the very thing ! " cried [unc] ' [billy] , and like a flash back came his old-time grin . 
1 " 4 thing
1 " 12 and
2 the 3 very
2 the 4 thing
4 thing 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
9 ' 11 ,
9 ' 12 and
12 and 13 like
13 like 15 flash
14 a 15 flash
15 flash 21 .
16 back 17 came
17 came 20 grin
18 his 19 old-time
18 his 20 grin
20 grin 21 .

[xxiv] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [gives] [a] [party] 

at first [unc] ' [billy] had been afraid that no one would come . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 9 that
4 ' 6 had
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 that
9 that 11 one
10 no 11 one
11 one 12 would
12 would 13 come
13 come 14 .

of course that meant that [unc] ' [billy] must take them around himself . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 that
3 that 4 meant
4 meant 5 that
5 that 9 must
7 ' 9 must
9 must 10 take
10 take 11 them
11 them 14 .
12 around 13 himself
13 himself 14 .

my , but that was hard work ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 that
3 but 7 work
4 that 5 was
5 was 6 hard
7 work 8 !

it took him two whole days . 
1 it 2 took
2 took 3 him
3 him 4 two
4 two 5 whole
5 whole 6 days
6 days 7 .

in the first place there were so many to see . 
1 in 3 first
1 in 4 place
2 the 3 first
4 place 5 there
5 there 6 were
6 were 7 so
7 so 8 many
8 many 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 .

then [unc] ' [billy] would make another low bow and hurry on to the next one . 
1 then 5 would
3 ' 5 would
5 would 6 make
6 make 12 on
7 another 8 low
7 another 9 bow
9 bow 10 and
10 and 11 hurry
11 hurry 12 on
12 on 15 next
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 next
15 next 16 one
16 one 17 .

mistah [buzzard] had found [sammy] [jay] in the far-away [old] [pasture] , and [sammy] had moved back to the [green] [forest] that very day . 
1 mistah 3 had
3 had 4 found
4 found 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 far-away
9 far-away 12 ,
12 , 25 .
13 and 15 had
15 had 16 moved
16 moved 17 back
16 moved 18 to
18 to 19 the
19 the 25 .
22 that 23 very
23 very 24 day
24 day 25 .

such a good time as everybody did have ! 
1 such 2 a
2 a 4 time
3 good 4 time
4 time 5 as
4 time 7 did
5 as 6 everybody
7 did 8 have
8 have 9 !

there were heaps and heaps of good things to eat . 
1 there 2 were
1 there 4 and
2 were 3 heaps
4 and 5 heaps
5 heaps 6 of
6 of 7 good
7 good 8 things
8 things 9 to
9 to 10 eat
10 eat 11 .

they danced and played hide and seek . 
1 they 2 danced
2 danced 3 and
3 and 4 played
4 played 5 hide
5 hide 6 and
6 and 7 seek
7 seek 8 .

finally [unc] ' [billy] climbed up on a stump . 
1 finally 3 '
3 ' 5 climbed
5 climbed 6 up
6 up 7 on
7 on 9 stump
8 a 9 stump
9 stump 10 .

he was dressed in his finest suit , and he wore his broadest grin . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 dressed
3 dressed 9 and
4 in 5 his
4 in 6 finest
6 finest 9 and
7 suit 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 wore
11 wore 12 his
12 his 14 grin
13 broadest 14 grin
14 grin 15 .

everybody crowded around to hear what [unc] ' [billy] was about to say . 
1 everybody 2 crowded
2 crowded 3 around
2 crowded 6 what
3 around 4 to
4 to 5 hear
6 what 8 '
6 what 10 was
10 was 11 about
11 about 12 to
12 to 13 say
13 say 14 .

" [mah] friends and neighbors , " said [unc] ' [billy] , " ah have a great surprise fo ' yo'alls . " 
1 " 4 and
1 " 8 said
3 friends 4 and
4 and 5 neighbors
5 neighbors 6 ,
7 " 8 said
8 said 10 '
8 said 12 ,
12 , 13 "
12 , 15 have
13 " 14 ah
15 have 18 surprise
16 a 17 great
16 a 18 surprise
18 surprise 19 fo
19 fo 21 yo'alls
19 fo 23 "
20 ' 21 yo'alls
22 . 23 "

then he stepped down , and everybody began to wonder and to guess what the surprise could be . 
1 then 3 stepped
1 then 8 began
2 he 3 stepped
4 down 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 everybody
7 everybody 8 began
8 began 9 to
9 to 11 and
10 wonder 11 and
11 and 13 guess
12 to 13 guess
13 guess 14 what
14 what 18 be
15 the 16 surprise
16 surprise 17 could
17 could 18 be
18 be 19 .

[xxv] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum's] [surprise] 

everybody was asking everybody else what the surprise could be which [unc] ' [billy] had said he had for them . 
1 everybody 2 was
2 was 3 asking
3 asking 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 else
5 else 6 what
6 what 8 surprise
6 what 16 said
7 the 8 surprise
8 surprise 9 could
9 could 10 be
10 be 11 which
11 which 13 '
13 ' 15 had
16 said 17 he
16 said 21 .
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 for
19 for 20 them

after he had made his speech , he had scurried out of sight , and no one could find him . 
1 after 2 he
1 after 7 ,
2 he 3 had
3 had 6 speech
4 made 5 his
5 his 6 speech
7 , 10 scurried
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 scurried
10 scurried 12 of
11 out 12 of
12 of 15 and
13 sight 15 and
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 one
16 no 17 one
17 one 18 could
18 could 19 find
19 find 20 him
19 find 21 .
20 him 21 .

sammy [jay] became greatly excited . 
1 sammy 3 became
3 became 4 greatly
4 greatly 5 excited
5 excited 6 .

" there ! " he cried ! 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 cried
6 cried 7 !

" you heard that when you was standing right in front of me and talking to me , [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 7 was
2 you 3 heard
3 heard 4 that
5 when 6 you
6 you 7 was
7 was 11 front
8 standing 9 right
8 standing 11 front
9 right 10 in
11 front 12 of
12 of 14 and
13 me 14 and
14 and 15 talking
14 and 16 to
16 to 18 ,
17 me 18 ,
18 , 21 .

you know that [i] wasn't making a sound ! 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 that
3 that 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 making
6 making 8 sound
7 a 8 sound
8 sound 9 !

i told you that [i] hadn't been screaming in the night , and this proves it ! " 
1 i 2 told
2 told 3 you
2 told 4 that
4 that 11 night
6 hadn't 7 been
7 been 8 screaming
8 screaming 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 night
11 night 13 and
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 this
13 and 18 "
15 proves 17 !
15 proves 18 "
16 it 17 !

jerry [muskrat] looked as if he couldn't believe his own ears . 
1 jerry 3 looked
3 looked 4 as
4 as 6 he
5 if 6 he
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 believe
8 believe 12 .
9 his 10 own
10 own 11 ears
11 ears 12 .

just then the voice of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] began to [croak] " it 's going to rain ! 
1 just 2 then
1 just 4 voice
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
4 voice 10 began
5 of 7 the
10 began 11 to
11 to 13 "
13 " 15 's
14 it 15 's
15 's 18 rain
16 going 17 to
17 to 18 rain
18 rain 19 !

it 's going to rain ! 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 rain
5 rain 6 !

it 's going to rain ! " 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 rain
5 rain 6 !
6 ! 7 "

the voice seemed to come out of that very same hemlock-tree . 
1 the 2 voice
2 voice 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 to
3 seemed 7 of
4 to 5 come
5 come 6 out
7 of 11 hemlock-tree
8 that 9 very
9 very 10 same
10 same 11 hemlock-tree
11 hemlock-tree 12 .

it was [sticky-toes] himself , and he had dropped from another tree altogether . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 himself
4 himself 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
6 and 9 dropped
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 dropped
9 dropped 13 altogether
10 from 11 another
10 from 12 tree
12 tree 13 altogether
13 altogether 14 .

" you hear it ! " he shrieked , dancing up and down he was so angry . 
1 " 8 shrieked
2 you 3 hear
3 hear 4 it
3 hear 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 shrieked
8 shrieked 9 ,
9 , 12 and
10 dancing 11 up
11 up 12 and
12 and 13 down
13 down 15 was
14 he 15 was
15 was 17 angry
16 so 17 angry
17 angry 18 .

" you hear it ! 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 hear
3 hear 4 it
4 it 5 !

it isn't me , is it ? 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 me
3 me 4 ,
4 , 7 ?
5 is 6 it
6 it 7 ?

that 's my voice , yet it isn't mine , because [i] 'm right here ! 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 my
3 my 4 voice
4 voice 8 isn't
5 , 6 yet
5 , 8 isn't
6 yet 7 it
8 isn't 9 mine
8 isn't 10 ,
10 , 11 because
10 , 13 'm
13 'm 14 right
13 'm 15 here
15 here 16 !

how can [i] be here and over there too ? 
1 how 2 can
2 can 4 be
4 be 5 here
4 be 6 and
5 here 6 and
6 and 7 over
7 over 8 there
8 there 9 too
9 too 10 ?

tell me that ! " 
1 tell 2 me
2 me 3 that
3 that 4 !
4 ! 5 "

no one could tell him , and [sticky-toes] continued to scold and sputter and swell himself up with anger . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 11 scold
3 could 4 tell
4 tell 5 him
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 continued
9 continued 10 to
9 continued 11 scold
11 scold 12 and
12 and 13 sputter
13 sputter 16 himself
14 and 15 swell
15 swell 16 himself
16 himself 17 up
17 up 20 .
18 with 19 anger
19 anger 20 .

now no one knew that [blacky] the [crow] had come to the party , for [blacky] never goes abroad at night . 
1 now 2 no
1 now 3 one
3 one 4 knew
3 one 10 come
4 knew 5 that
7 the 9 had
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 to
11 to 14 ,
12 the 13 party
13 party 14 ,
14 , 18 goes
15 for 17 never
17 never 18 goes
18 goes 20 at
19 abroad 20 at
20 at 21 night
21 night 22 .

" come out , [blacky] ! " they all shouted . 
1 " 6 !
2 come 3 out
3 out 4 ,
4 , 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 they
8 they 9 all
9 all 10 shouted
10 shouted 11 .

but no [blacky] appeared . 
1 but 2 no
2 no 4 appeared
4 appeared 5 .

instead out of that magic hemlock-tree poured a beautiful song , so beautiful that when it ended everybody clapped their hands . 
1 instead 6 hemlock-tree
2 out 3 of
3 of 5 magic
3 of 6 hemlock-tree
4 that 5 magic
6 hemlock-tree 7 poured
7 poured 10 song
8 a 9 beautiful
8 a 10 song
9 beautiful 10 song
10 song 13 beautiful
11 , 12 so
12 so 13 beautiful
13 beautiful 14 that
14 that 19 clapped
15 when 18 everybody
16 it 17 ended
17 ended 18 everybody
18 everybody 19 clapped
19 clapped 21 hands
20 their 21 hands
21 hands 22 .

no one had ever heard anything like it , and when it ended every one shouted for more . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 had
3 had 5 heard
4 ever 5 heard
5 heard 6 anything
5 heard 17 for
6 anything 7 like
7 like 10 and
8 it 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 when
12 it 13 ended
13 ended 15 one
14 every 15 one
15 one 16 shouted
15 one 17 for
17 for 18 more
18 more 19 .

even [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] forgot his ill temper . 
1 even 3 the
3 the 9 temper
6 forgot 7 his
7 his 8 ill
8 ill 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

instead of more music , out from the hemlock-tree flew a stranger . 
1 instead 2 of
2 of 3 more
3 more 4 music
4 music 5 ,
5 , 6 out
6 out 7 from
7 from 9 hemlock-tree
8 the 9 hemlock-tree
9 hemlock-tree 13 .
10 flew 12 stranger
11 a 12 stranger
12 stranger 13 .

he was about the size of [sammy] [jay] and wore a modest gray suit with white trimmings . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 9 and
2 was 3 about
4 the 5 size
5 size 6 of
5 size 9 and
9 and 10 wore
10 wore 15 with
11 a 12 modest
12 modest 13 gray
13 gray 14 suit
14 suit 15 with
15 with 17 trimmings
16 white 17 trimmings
17 trimmings 18 .

unc ' [billy] wore his broadest grin . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 wore
4 wore 5 his
5 his 7 grin
6 broadest 7 grin
7 grin 8 .

we uns is right sorry fo ' the trouble we uns have made . 
1 we 2 uns
2 uns 3 is
3 is 4 right
4 right 5 sorry
5 sorry 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
6 fo 10 we
7 ' 9 trouble
8 the 9 trouble
10 we 11 uns
11 uns 12 have
12 have 13 made
13 made 14 .

it was all a joke , and now we asks yo ' pardon . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 all
3 all 7 and
4 a 5 joke
5 joke 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 now
8 now 11 yo
9 we 10 asks
10 asks 11 yo
11 yo 13 pardon
12 ' 13 pardon
13 pardon 14 .

mah friend [mistah] [mockah] would like to stay here and live , if yo'alls is willing , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 mah 2 friend
1 mah 8 stay
2 friend 5 would
5 would 6 like
6 like 7 to
7 to 8 stay
8 stay 9 here
9 here 10 and
10 and 11 live
11 live 12 ,
12 , 17 ,
13 if 14 yo'alls
14 yo'alls 15 is
15 is 16 willing
16 willing 17 ,
17 , 23 .
18 " 19 said
19 said 21 '
21 ' 23 .

[xxvi] 

[mr] [.] [mocker] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] 

while they were talking the matter over , [mr] [mocker] began to sing again that wonderful song of his . 
1 while 2 they
1 while 11 began
2 they 3 were
3 were 4 talking
4 talking 6 matter
4 talking 7 over
5 the 6 matter
7 over 8 ,
11 began 12 to
12 to 13 sing
13 sing 14 again
13 sing 15 that
15 that 16 wonderful
16 wonderful 17 song
17 song 18 of
18 of 20 .
19 his 20 .

it was so beautiful that by the time it was ended , every one was ready to grant the pardon . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 beautiful
2 was 5 that
3 so 4 beautiful
5 that 11 ended
6 by 8 time
6 by 9 it
7 the 8 time
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 ended
11 ended 13 every
12 , 13 every
13 every 18 grant
14 one 15 was
15 was 16 ready
15 was 17 to
16 ready 17 to
17 to 18 grant
18 grant 20 pardon
19 the 20 pardon
20 pardon 21 .

of course they heard all about the party the next morning and were very anxious indeed to see the stranger with the wonderful voice . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 3 they
3 they 11 morning
4 heard 5 all
5 all 6 about
6 about 11 morning
7 the 8 party
8 party 9 the
9 the 10 next
10 next 11 morning
11 morning 18 see
12 and 13 were
13 were 14 very
14 very 15 anxious
15 anxious 17 to
16 indeed 17 to
17 to 18 see
18 see 20 stranger
19 the 20 stranger
20 stranger 21 with
21 with 24 voice
22 the 23 wonderful
23 wonderful 24 voice
24 voice 25 .

of course [mr] [mocker] had to show off his wonderful voice to each one . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 5 had
5 had 7 show
6 to 7 show
7 show 11 voice
8 off 9 his
9 his 11 voice
10 wonderful 11 voice
11 voice 12 to
12 to 13 each
13 each 14 one
14 one 15 .

so he soon made himself at home and , because he was happy , he would sing all day long . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 4 made
2 he 3 soon
4 made 5 himself
5 himself 10 because
6 at 7 home
6 at 9 ,
8 and 9 ,
9 , 10 because
10 because 11 he
10 because 17 sing
12 was 13 happy
13 happy 14 ,
14 , 16 would
15 he 16 would
16 would 17 sing
17 sing 20 long
18 all 19 day
19 day 20 long
20 long 21 .

and sometimes , when the moon was shining , he woke up in the night and would sing for very joy . 
1 and 2 sometimes
1 and 6 moon
2 sometimes 3 ,
4 when 6 moon
5 the 6 moon
6 moon 12 up
7 was 8 shining
8 shining 11 woke
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 woke
11 woke 12 up
12 up 15 night
13 in 14 the
14 the 15 night
15 night 16 and
16 and 17 would
17 would 18 sing
17 would 21 joy
18 sing 19 for
19 for 20 very
21 joy 22 .

it was great fun . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 great
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 .

finally he thought of [grandfather] [frog] , who is very old and very wise . 
1 finally 2 he
1 finally 7 ,
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 4 of
7 , 8 who
8 who 9 is
8 who 10 very
10 very 11 old
11 old 15 .
12 and 13 very
13 very 14 wise
14 wise 15 .

" he 'll know , " said [peter] , as off he posted to the [smiling] [pool] . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 3 'll
1 " 5 ,
3 'll 4 know
5 , 7 said
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 13 posted
11 off 12 he
12 he 13 posted
13 posted 14 to
14 to 15 the
15 the 18 .

now [grandfather] [frog] was feeling out of sorts that morning . 
1 now 4 was
4 was 6 out
5 feeling 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 sorts
8 sorts 10 morning
9 that 10 morning
10 morning 11 .

" [chugarum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] crossly . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 8 crossly
8 crossly 9 .

" go ask [mr] [buzzard] , " and that was all that [peter] could get out of him . 
1 " 2 go
1 " 10 was
2 go 3 ask
3 ask 8 and
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 that
10 was 11 all
10 was 12 that
12 that 15 get
14 could 15 get
15 get 16 out
16 out 17 of
17 of 18 him
18 him 19 .

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] laughed when he heard that some folks said that [mr] [mocker] had not come by his voice honestly . 
1 ol 2 '
2 ' 5 laughed
5 laughed 18 come
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 heard
8 heard 9 that
8 heard 13 that
9 that 11 folks
10 some 11 folks
11 folks 12 said
13 that 16 had
16 had 17 not
16 had 18 come
18 come 21 voice
19 by 20 his
20 his 21 voice
21 voice 23 .
22 honestly 23 .

" there isn't a word of truth in it , [brer] [rabbit] , " he declared . 
1 " 2 there
1 " 3 isn't
3 isn't 5 word
4 a 5 word
5 word 6 of
5 word 8 in
6 of 7 truth
8 in 10 ,
9 it 10 ,
10 , 15 he
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 he
15 he 16 declared
16 declared 17 .

" yo ' go tell all your friends that [mistah] [mockah] is the best loved of all the birds way down [souf] . " 
1 " 2 yo
1 " 9 that
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 8 friends
4 go 5 tell
5 tell 8 friends
6 all 7 your
7 your 8 friends
9 that 12 is
12 is 14 best
13 the 14 best
14 best 15 loved
14 best 16 of
16 of 20 way
16 of 23 .
17 all 18 the
18 the 20 way
19 birds 20 way
20 way 21 down
23 . 24 "

and this is all for the present about the adventures of [mr] [mocker] the [mocking-bird] . 
1 and 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 all
4 all 5 for
5 for 7 present
6 the 7 present
7 present 8 about
8 about 9 the
9 the 10 adventures
10 adventures 11 of
11 of 14 the
14 the 16 .

but others have had adventures , and one is [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 but 2 others
1 but 6 ,
2 others 3 have
3 have 4 had
4 had 5 adventures
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 one
8 one 9 is
9 is 12 .

the next book will tell all about them . 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 book
3 book 4 will
4 will 5 tell
5 tell 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 them
8 them 9 .

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