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[burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

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[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

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

[boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] 

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[[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [and] [looked] [again] [.] 

frontispiece . []] 
1 frontispiece 2 .

[contents] 

[chapter] [page] 

[i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] [@number@] 

[ii] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [@number@] 

[iii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] [@number@] 

[iv] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] [@number@] 

v [..y] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] @number@ 
1 v 6 @number@

[vi] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] [@number@] 

[vii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] [@number@] 

[viii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] [@number@] 

[ix] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] [@number@] 

x . [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] [@number@] 
1 x 2 .

[xi] [.] 

[blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] [@number@] 

[xii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] [@number@] 

[xiii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] [@number@] 

[xiv] [.] 

[a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] [@number@] 

[xv] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] [@number@] 

[xvi] [.] 

[chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] [@number@] 

[xvii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] 

[xviii] [.] 

[somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] 

[xix] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] [@number@] 

[xx] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [@number@] 

[xxi] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] [@number@] 

[xxii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] [@number@] 

[xxiii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] [@number@] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

[buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [rapidly] [and] [looked] [again] [frontispiece] 

" [here's] [your] [trout] , [mr] [otter] , " [said] [he] [page] [@number@] 
1 " 5 ,
5 , 9 "
8 , 9 "

" [you] [take] [my] [advice] , [little] [joe] [otter] , " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] 
1 " 6 ,
6 , 11 "
10 , 11 "

[reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [@number@] 

[buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [too] [@number@] 

[those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] 

[those] [who] [could] [climb] [,] [climbed] [@number@] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

[i] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] 

once more he yawned , and slowly got to his feet and shook himself . 
1 once 2 more
2 more 15 .
3 he 4 yawned
3 he 14 himself
4 yawned 7 slowly
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 slowly
8 got 9 to
8 got 10 his
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 13 shook
12 and 13 shook
13 shook 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

after that he yawned until it seemed as if his jaws would crack , and then sat down to think what he wanted for breakfast . 
1 after 2 that
2 that 3 he
3 he 4 yawned
4 yawned 5 until
4 yawned 11 jaws
4 yawned 15 and
5 until 7 seemed
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 as
8 as 9 if
10 his 11 jaws
11 jaws 12 would
11 jaws 13 crack
13 crack 14 ,
15 and 16 then
16 then 17 sat
17 sat 18 down
18 down 19 to
18 down 25 breakfast
19 to 20 think
21 what 23 wanted
22 he 23 wanted
23 wanted 25 breakfast
24 for 25 breakfast
25 breakfast 26 .

he heard [sammy] [jay] [way] [off] [in] the [distance] [screaming] [,] ["] [thief] [!] 
1 he 2 heard
2 heard 8 the

thief ! " and grinned . 
1 thief 2 !
1 thief 5 grinned
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 and
5 grinned 6 .

probably he is the thief himself . " 
1 probably 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 thief
5 thief 6 himself
6 himself 7 .
7 . 8 "

he heard [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] scolding as fast as he could make [his] tongue go [and] working himself into a terrible rage . 
1 he 2 heard
2 heard 4 the
4 the 7 scolding
7 scolding 9 fast
8 as 9 fast
9 fast 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 make
12 could 16 go
13 make 15 tongue
16 go 18 working
18 working 24 .
19 himself 20 into
20 into 21 a
21 a 23 rage
22 terrible 23 rage
23 rage 24 .

" must be that [chatterer] got out of bed the [wrong] [way] this morning , " thought he . 
1 " 2 must
1 " 4 that
2 must 3 be
4 that 14 morning
4 that 18 he
4 that 19 .
6 got 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 bed
8 of 10 the
10 the 14 morning
13 this 14 morning
14 morning 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 thought

he heard the sweet voices of happy little singers , and they were good to hear . 
1 he 2 heard
2 heard 3 the
3 the 9 singers
4 sweet 9 singers
5 voices 6 of
5 voices 9 singers
7 happy 9 singers
8 little 9 singers
9 singers 13 were
9 singers 17 .
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 they
12 they 13 were
13 were 14 good
14 good 15 to
15 to 16 hear

it was the voice of the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 9 .

and [as] [buster] listened it suddenly came to him just what he wanted for breakfast . 
1 and 4 listened
4 listened 8 to
5 it 7 came
6 suddenly 7 came
7 came 8 to
8 to 9 him
9 him 16 .
10 just 11 what
10 just 13 wanted
12 he 13 wanted
13 wanted 15 breakfast
14 for 15 breakfast
15 breakfast 16 .

" [i] ['m] going fishing , " said he in his deep grumbly-rumbly voice to no one in particular . 
1 " 20 .
4 going 5 fishing
5 fishing 6 ,
5 fishing 10 in
5 fishing 20 .
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
10 in 19 particular
11 his 13 grumbly-rumbly
12 deep 13 grumbly-rumbly
13 grumbly-rumbly 14 voice
13 grumbly-rumbly 15 to
13 grumbly-rumbly 19 particular
16 no 17 one
16 no 19 particular
18 in 19 particular

" yes , [sir] , [i] ['m] [going] fishing . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
2 yes 5 ,
5 , 9 fishing
9 fishing 10 .

i want some fat trout for my breakfast . " 
1 i 2 want
2 want 3 some
3 some 4 fat
4 fat 5 trout
5 trout 6 for
6 for 7 my
7 my 8 breakfast
8 breakfast 9 .
9 . 10 "

now it just happened that early as he was , some one was [before] [buster] [bear] . 
1 now 4 happened
2 it 4 happened
3 just 4 happened
4 happened 5 that
5 that 8 he
6 early 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 was
8 he 13 was
9 was 12 one
10 , 12 one
11 some 12 one
13 was 17 .

who was it ? 
1 who 4 ?
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 ?

why , [little] [joe] [otter] to be sure . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 8 sure
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 sure
8 sure 9 .

he was just climbing up the bank with the fat trout in his mouth . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 climbing
4 climbing 5 up
4 climbing 7 bank
4 climbing 11 trout
4 climbing 14 mouth
6 the 7 bank
8 with 9 the
9 the 10 fat
10 fat 11 trout
12 in 13 his
13 his 14 mouth
14 mouth 15 .

buster [bear] 's [own] mouth [watered] [as] [he] saw it . 
1 buster 3 's
3 's 5 mouth
5 mouth 11 .
9 saw 10 it
10 it 11 .

little [joe] sat down on the bank and prepared to enjoy his breakfast . 
1 little 7 bank
3 sat 4 down
3 sat 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 bank
7 bank 14 .
8 and 9 prepared
9 prepared 10 to
10 to 11 enjoy
11 enjoy 13 breakfast
12 his 13 breakfast
13 breakfast 14 .

he hadn't [seen] [buster] [bear] , and he didn't know that he or any one else was anywhere near . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 14 any
6 , 7 and
6 , 13 or
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 know
10 know 11 that
11 that 12 he
13 or 14 any
14 any 15 one
15 one 16 else
16 else 18 anywhere
17 was 18 anywhere
18 anywhere 19 near
18 anywhere 20 .

buster [bear] tiptoed up very softly until he was right [behind] [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 buster 10 right
3 tiptoed 4 up
3 tiptoed 6 softly
5 very 6 softly
6 softly 7 until
7 until 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 right
10 right 15 .

" woof , woof ! " said he in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 
1 " 2 woof
2 woof 3 ,
2 woof 14 grumbly-rumbly
3 , 6 "
4 woof 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
9 in 10 his
9 in 11 deepest
11 deepest 14 grumbly-rumbly
12 , 14 grumbly-rumbly
13 most 14 grumbly-rumbly
14 grumbly-rumbly 15 voice
15 voice 16 .

" that 's a very fine looking trout . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 8 trout
4 a 6 fine
5 very 6 fine
6 fine 8 trout
7 looking 8 trout
8 trout 9 .

i wouldn't mind if [i] [had] it myself . " 
1 i 2 wouldn't
1 i 8 myself
2 wouldn't 3 mind
3 mind 4 if
7 it 8 myself
8 myself 9 .
9 . 10 "

buster [bear] sprang forward and with one of his big paws caught the fat trout just as it was slipping back into the water . 
1 buster 3 sprang
3 sprang 4 forward
4 forward 5 and
4 forward 6 with
4 forward 12 caught
6 with 7 one
8 of 9 his
9 his 11 paws
10 big 11 paws
11 paws 12 caught
12 caught 15 trout
13 the 14 fat
13 the 15 trout
14 fat 15 trout
15 trout 16 just
15 trout 20 slipping
16 just 17 as
17 as 18 it
18 it 19 was
20 slipping 21 back
20 slipping 22 into
22 into 24 water
23 the 24 water
24 water 25 .

" [come] [and] [get] it . " 
1 " 5 it
5 it 6 .
6 . 7 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [here] ['s] [your] [trout] [,] [mr] [otter] [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] 

page @number@ []] 
1 page 2 @number@

but [little] [joe] [wouldn't] . 
1 but 5 .

the fact is , he was afraid to . 
1 the 2 fact
2 fact 3 is
2 fact 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 afraid
7 afraid 8 to
8 to 9 .

he snarled at [buster] [bear] [and] called him a thief and everything bad he could think of . 
1 he 2 snarled
1 he 7 called
1 he 15 could
2 snarled 3 at
7 called 8 him
7 called 13 bad
9 a 10 thief
9 a 13 bad
10 thief 12 everything
11 and 12 everything
14 he 15 could
15 could 16 think
16 think 17 of
17 of 18 .

buster didn't seem to mind . 
1 buster 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 seem
2 didn't 5 mind
3 seem 4 to
5 mind 6 .

he chuckled as if he thought it all a great joke and repeated his invitation [to] [little] [joe] [to] [come] and [get] his fish . 
1 he 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 as
3 as 4 if
3 as 9 a
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 thought
6 thought 7 it
7 it 8 all
9 a 10 great
10 great 11 joke
11 joke 12 and
11 joke 15 invitation
13 repeated 15 invitation
14 his 15 invitation
15 invitation 25 .
21 and 23 his
23 his 24 fish
24 fish 25 .

but [little] [joe] [just] [turned] his [back] and went off down the [laughing] [brook] in a great rage . 
1 but 6 his
6 his 19 .
8 and 9 went
9 went 10 off
9 went 11 down
11 down 12 the
12 the 18 rage
15 in 16 a
15 in 18 rage
16 a 17 great
18 rage 19 .

" it 's too bad to waste such a fine fish , " said [buster] thoughtfully . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 bad
4 too 10 fine
4 too 12 ,
6 to 7 waste
7 waste 8 such
8 such 9 a
9 a 10 fine
10 fine 11 fish
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 16 thoughtfully
16 thoughtfully 17 .

" [i] wonder [what] [i] 'd [better] do [with] it . " 
1 " 3 wonder
1 " 8 do
3 wonder 6 'd
8 do 10 it
10 it 11 .
11 . 12 "

and while he was wondering , he ate it all up . 
1 and 8 ate
2 while 3 he
2 while 7 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 wondering
5 wondering 6 ,
7 he 8 ate
8 ate 9 it
9 it 10 all
9 it 12 .
11 up 12 .

then he started down the [laughing] [brook] to try to catch [some] [for] himself . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 started
2 he 14 himself
3 started 4 down
4 down 5 the
8 to 9 try
9 try 10 to
10 to 11 catch
11 catch 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

[ii] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] 

little [joe] [otter] [was] [in] [a] [terrible] rage . 
1 little 8 rage
8 rage 9 .

it was a [bad] beginning for a beautiful day and [little] [joe] knew it . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 5 beginning
5 beginning 6 for
5 beginning 15 .
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 beautiful
8 beautiful 9 day
9 day 10 and
13 knew 14 it
14 it 15 .

but who wouldn't be in a rage if his breakfast was taken from him just as he was about to eat it ? 
1 but 3 wouldn't
2 who 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 be
4 be 12 taken
5 in 6 a
5 in 9 his
6 a 7 rage
7 rage 8 if
9 his 10 breakfast
10 breakfast 12 taken
11 was 12 taken
12 taken 13 from
12 taken 20 to
13 from 14 him
15 just 16 as
15 just 19 about
15 just 20 to
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 was
20 to 21 eat
21 eat 22 it
21 eat 23 ?

anyway , that is what [little] [joe] [told] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 3 that
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 what

perhaps he didn't tell it quite exactly as it was , but you know he was very badly frightened at the time . 
1 perhaps 2 he
1 perhaps 5 it
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 tell
5 it 6 quite
6 quite 8 as
6 quite 19 frightened
7 exactly 8 as
9 it 10 was
9 it 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 you
12 but 15 he
13 you 14 know
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 very
17 very 18 badly
18 badly 19 frightened
19 frightened 20 at
19 frightened 23 .
21 the 22 time
22 time 23 .

he took that fat trout away from me and ate it just as if it belonged to him ! 
1 he 2 took
1 he 10 ate
3 that 4 fat
4 fat 5 trout
5 trout 6 away
5 trout 10 ate
6 away 7 from
7 from 8 me
9 and 10 ate
10 ate 11 it
10 ate 15 it
10 ate 16 belonged
12 just 13 as
13 as 14 if
14 if 15 it
16 belonged 17 to
16 belonged 18 him
18 him 19 !

i hate him ! 
1 i 2 hate
2 hate 3 him
3 him 4 !

[if] [i] [live] [long] [enough] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [get] [even] [with] [him] [!] ["] 

buster [bear] hadn't actually taken the fish away from [little] [joe] . 
1 buster 3 hadn't
3 hadn't 5 taken
4 actually 5 taken
5 taken 7 fish
5 taken 8 away
6 the 7 fish
8 away 9 from
8 away 12 .

but [looking] [at] the [matter] as [little] [joe] [did] [,] it amounted to the same thing . 
1 but 4 the
1 but 11 it
6 as 11 it
11 it 17 .
12 amounted 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 same
15 same 16 thing
15 same 17 .

" where is he now ? " asked [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 is
2 where 4 he
2 where 6 ?
5 now 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 11 .

" he 's [somewhere] up the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 5 up
5 up 9 .
6 the 9 .

i wish he 'd fall in and get drowned ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 
1 i 2 wish
2 wish 3 he
3 he 4 'd
4 'd 9 drowned
5 fall 6 in
5 fall 9 drowned
7 and 9 drowned
8 get 9 drowned
9 drowned 12 snapped
9 drowned 15 .
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 snapped

billy [mink] [just] had to laugh . 
1 billy 4 had
4 had 5 to
5 to 6 laugh
6 laugh 7 .

the idea of [great] [big] [buster] [bear] getting drowned in the [laughing] [brook] was too funny . 
1 the 2 idea
2 idea 3 of
2 idea 17 .
3 of 11 the
8 getting 9 drowned
9 drowned 10 in
10 in 11 the
14 was 15 too
15 too 16 funny
16 funny 17 .

" let's go see what he is doing , " said [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 let's
1 " 11 said
2 let's 3 go
2 let's 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 7 is
6 he 7 is
8 doing 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 14 .

at first [little] [joe] [didn't] [want] [to] , but at last his curiosity got the better of his fear , and he agreed . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 at
10 at 11 last
11 last 13 curiosity
11 last 17 of
12 his 13 curiosity
13 curiosity 14 got
14 got 15 the
14 got 16 better
17 of 18 his
17 of 19 fear
19 fear 20 ,
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 he
22 he 23 agreed
23 agreed 24 .

so [the] [two] little [brown-coated] [scamps] [turned] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] , [taking] [the] greatest care to keep out of sight themselves . 
1 so 4 little
4 little 12 ,
12 , 15 greatest
15 greatest 23 .
16 care 17 to
17 to 18 keep
18 keep 19 out
19 out 20 of
19 out 21 sight
21 sight 22 themselves
22 themselves 23 .

they had gone [only] a little way when [billy] [mink] whispered [:] ["] [sh-h] [!] 
1 they 2 had
1 they 11 whispered
2 had 3 gone
2 had 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way
7 way 8 when

there he is . " 
1 there 3 is
1 there 4 .
2 he 3 is
4 . 5 "

sure enough , there was [buster] [bear] sitting [close] [beside] a little pool and looking into it very intently . 
1 sure 2 enough
1 sure 4 there
2 enough 3 ,
4 there 5 was
5 was 8 sitting
8 sitting 19 intently
11 a 12 little
12 little 13 pool
13 pool 14 and
13 pool 19 intently
15 looking 16 into
15 looking 19 intently
17 it 19 intently
18 very 19 intently
19 intently 20 .

" what 's he doing ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] , as [buster] [bear] sat for the longest [time] [without] [moving] . 
1 " 8 asked
2 what 3 's
2 what 4 he
2 what 5 doing
5 doing 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 8 asked
8 asked 12 ,
8 asked 23 .
12 , 13 as
16 sat 19 longest
17 for 18 the
18 the 19 longest
19 longest 23 .

" he 's fishing ! " exclaimed [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 fishing
4 fishing 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed
7 exclaimed 10 .

and that is just what [buster] [bear] was doing , and it was very plain to see that he was having great fun . 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 just
4 just 5 what
5 what 8 was
8 was 9 doing
9 doing 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 it
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 very
14 very 15 plain
14 very 22 great
15 plain 16 to
16 to 17 see
17 see 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 was
20 was 21 having
22 great 23 fun
23 fun 24 .

when he had eaten the trout he had caught , he moved along to the next little pool . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 7 he
1 when 11 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 eaten
4 eaten 5 the
5 the 6 trout
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 caught
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 moved
12 moved 13 along
13 along 15 the
14 to 15 the
15 the 16 next
16 next 18 pool
17 little 18 pool
18 pool 19 .

" they are our fish ! " said [little] [joe] fiercely . 
1 " 8 said
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 our
4 our 5 fish
5 fish 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 fiercely
11 fiercely 12 .

" he has no business catching our fish [!] ["] 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 no
4 no 5 business
5 business 6 catching
6 catching 7 our
6 catching 8 fish

" [i] don't see how we are going to stop him , " said [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 see
4 see 5 how
5 how 7 are
6 we 7 are
7 are 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 stop
10 stop 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 17 .

" [i] do ! " cried [little] [joe] [,] [into] [whose] [head] [an] idea had [just] popped . 
1 " 3 do
3 do 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 18 .
14 idea 17 popped
14 idea 18 .
15 had 17 popped

" [i] ['m] going to drive all the [fish] out of the little pools and [muddy] the [water] [all] up . 
1 " 21 .
4 going 5 to
4 going 10 out
5 to 8 the
6 drive 7 all
7 all 8 the
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 little
12 the 14 pools
14 pools 15 and
15 and 17 the
17 the 20 up
20 up 21 .

then we 'll see how many fish he will get [!] 
1 then 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 see
3 'll 10 get
4 see 5 how
5 how 6 many
5 how 8 he
6 many 7 fish
9 will 10 get

just [you] watch me [get] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] . " 
1 just 3 watch
3 watch 4 me
4 me 10 .
10 . 11 "

little [joe] slipped [swiftly] into the water [and] swam [straight] [to] the little pool [that] [buster] [bear] [would] try [next] . 
1 little 14 pool
3 slipped 5 into
3 slipped 14 pool
5 into 7 water
5 into 12 the
6 the 7 water
7 water 9 swam
12 the 13 little
14 pool 21 .
19 try 21 .

he frightened the fish so that they fled in every direction . 
1 he 2 frightened
2 frightened 12 .
3 the 4 fish
3 the 11 direction
5 so 6 that
6 that 11 direction
7 they 8 fled
8 fled 11 direction
9 in 11 direction
10 every 11 direction
11 direction 12 .

then he stirred up the mud until the water was so dirty that [buster] couldn't have [seen] a fish right under his nose . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stirred
2 he 10 was
2 he 15 couldn't
3 stirred 4 up
3 stirred 6 mud
5 the 6 mud
6 mud 7 until
6 mud 9 water
8 the 9 water
10 was 11 so
11 so 12 dirty
12 dirty 13 that
15 couldn't 19 fish
16 have 18 a
18 a 19 fish
19 fish 21 under
20 right 21 under
21 under 22 his
22 his 23 nose
23 nose 24 .

he did [the] [same] [thing] [in] [the] [next] [pool] [and] [the] [next] . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 13 .

buster [bear] 's [fishing] [was] spoiled for that [day] . 
1 buster 3 's
1 buster 6 spoiled
6 spoiled 7 for
7 for 8 that
8 that 10 .

[iii] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] 

buster [bear] [hadn't] [enjoyed] himself [so] [much] [since] [he] [came] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [live] . 
1 buster 5 himself
5 himself 17 .

when he had finished it , he started on to do some fishing himself . 
1 when 4 finished
1 when 7 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 it
5 it 6 ,
7 he 8 started
7 he 14 himself
8 started 9 on
10 to 11 do
10 to 14 himself
12 some 13 fishing
13 fishing 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

presently he came to another little pool . 
1 presently 2 he
1 presently 3 came
1 presently 5 another
3 came 4 to
5 another 6 little
6 little 7 pool
7 pool 8 .

he stole up to it very , very softly , so as not to frighten the fish . 
1 he 2 stole
2 stole 3 up
2 stole 9 softly
2 stole 17 fish
3 up 4 to
5 it 6 very
6 very 9 softly
7 , 9 softly
8 very 9 softly
9 softly 10 ,
9 softly 12 as
11 so 12 as
13 not 14 to
14 to 15 frighten
15 frighten 17 fish
16 the 17 fish
17 fish 18 .

then he sat down close to the edge of it and didn't move . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sat
2 he 12 didn't
3 sat 4 down
3 sat 5 close
5 close 6 to
5 close 8 edge
7 the 8 edge
8 edge 9 of
9 of 10 it
10 it 11 and
12 didn't 13 move
13 move 14 .

so he didn't move so much as an eye lash . 
1 so 10 lash
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 move
4 move 10 lash
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 as
6 much 10 lash
7 as 10 lash
8 an 10 lash
9 eye 10 lash
10 lash 11 .

he was so still that he looked almost like the stump of an old tree . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 still
3 so 5 that
5 that 11 stump
6 he 7 looked
7 looked 8 almost
8 almost 9 like
8 almost 11 stump
10 the 11 stump
11 stump 12 of
11 stump 15 tree
11 stump 16 .
13 an 14 old
14 old 15 tree

one of them moved now , and quicker than a wink had scooped one of those foolish fish out on to the bank . 
1 one 2 of
2 of 3 them
3 them 11 wink
4 moved 5 now
5 now 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 quicker
8 quicker 9 than
9 than 11 wink
10 a 11 wink
11 wink 13 scooped
12 had 13 scooped
13 scooped 14 one
13 scooped 15 of
13 scooped 16 those
13 scooped 17 foolish
13 scooped 18 fish
13 scooped 19 out
13 scooped 23 bank
20 on 22 the
21 to 22 the
22 the 23 bank
23 bank 24 .

the fish were so frightened that they wouldn't come back for a long , long time . 
1 the 2 fish
1 the 16 time
2 fish 3 were
3 were 4 so
4 so 5 frightened
5 frightened 6 that
6 that 7 they
7 they 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 come
9 come 10 back
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 long
13 long 14 ,
13 long 16 time
15 long 16 time
16 time 17 .

at the next little pool the same thing happened . 
1 at 7 same
2 the 3 next
2 the 7 same
3 next 5 pool
4 little 5 pool
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 thing
8 thing 9 happened
9 happened 10 .

by this time [buster] [bear] was in [fine] spirits . 
1 by 2 this
2 this 3 time
2 this 6 was
6 was 7 in
7 in 9 spirits
9 spirits 10 .

it was fun to catch the fish , and it was still more fun to eat them . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 fun
3 fun 4 to
4 to 5 catch
5 catch 7 fish
6 the 7 fish
7 fish 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 still
12 still 13 more
13 more 14 fun
14 fun 15 to
15 to 16 eat
16 eat 17 them
17 them 18 .

what finer breakfast could any one have than fresh-caught trout ? 
1 what 2 finer
2 finer 3 breakfast
2 finer 9 fresh-caught
4 could 9 fresh-caught
5 any 9 fresh-caught
6 one 9 fresh-caught
7 have 9 fresh-caught
8 than 9 fresh-caught
9 fresh-caught 10 trout
9 fresh-caught 11 ?

no wonder he felt good ! 
1 no 2 wonder
1 no 5 good
2 wonder 3 he
3 he 4 felt
5 good 6 !

but it takes more than three trout to fill [buster] [bear] 's stomach , so he kept on to the next little pool . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 takes
2 it 24 .
3 takes 9 fill
4 more 5 than
5 than 7 trout
6 three 7 trout
7 trout 9 fill
8 to 9 fill
12 's 13 stomach
13 stomach 14 ,
14 , 16 he
15 so 16 he
16 he 17 kept
17 kept 18 on
18 on 20 the
19 to 20 the
20 the 21 next
21 next 23 pool
22 little 23 pool
23 pool 24 .

it looked as if some one had just stirred up all the mud at the bottom . 
1 it 2 looked
1 it 17 .
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 some
5 some 6 one
5 some 13 mud
7 had 8 just
8 just 9 stirred
9 stirred 10 up
9 stirred 13 mud
11 all 12 the
12 the 13 mud
13 mud 16 bottom
13 mud 17 .
14 at 15 the
15 the 16 bottom

" huh ! " said [buster] [bear] . 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 .

" it 's of no use to try to fish here . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 6 use
4 of 6 use
5 no 6 use
6 use 8 try
7 to 8 try
8 try 9 to
8 try 10 fish
10 fish 11 here
10 fish 12 .

i would just waste my time . 
1 i 2 would
2 would 4 waste
3 just 4 waste
4 waste 5 my
4 waste 6 time
6 time 7 .

i 'll try the next pool . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 try
3 try 5 next
4 the 5 next
5 next 6 pool
6 pool 7 .
7 . 8 "

so he went on to the next little pool . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 on
4 on 6 the
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 next
7 next 9 pool
8 little 9 pool
9 pool 10 .

he found this just as muddy as the other . 
1 he 2 found
1 he 4 just
2 found 3 this
4 just 7 as
5 as 6 muddy
6 muddy 7 as
7 as 9 other
8 the 9 other
9 other 10 .

then he went on to another , and this was no better . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 on
3 went 5 to
5 to 6 another
6 another 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 this
9 this 10 was
10 was 11 no
11 no 12 better
12 better 13 .

buster sat down and scratched his head . 
1 buster 2 sat
2 sat 3 down
2 sat 5 scratched
4 and 5 scratched
5 scratched 6 his
5 scratched 7 head
7 head 8 .

it was puzzling . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 puzzling
3 puzzling 4 .

yes , [sir] , it was puzzling . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 8 .
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 puzzling
7 puzzling 8 .

he looked this way and he looked that way suspiciously , but there was no one to be seen . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 10 suspiciously
3 this 4 way
4 way 10 suspiciously
5 and 7 looked
6 he 7 looked
7 looked 10 suspiciously
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 suspiciously
10 suspiciously 12 but
10 suspiciously 20 .
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 there
13 there 14 was
13 there 15 no
15 no 16 one
16 one 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 seen

everything was still save for the laughter of the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 everything 2 was
2 was 3 still
3 still 7 laughter
4 save 5 for
5 for 6 the
6 the 7 laughter
7 laughter 12 .
8 of 9 the
8 of 12 .

somehow , it seemed to [buster] as if [the] [brook] were laughing at him . 
1 somehow 2 ,
1 somehow 3 it
3 it 4 seemed
4 seemed 5 to
4 seemed 7 as
7 as 8 if
8 if 11 were
11 were 12 laughing
12 laughing 15 .
13 at 14 him
14 him 15 .

" it 's very curious , " muttered [buster] , " very curious [indeed] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 very
4 very 5 curious
5 curious 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 muttered
8 muttered 15 .
10 , 11 "
10 , 12 very
12 very 13 curious
13 curious 15 .

it looks as if my fishing is spoiled for to-day . 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 3 as
2 looks 6 fishing
3 as 4 if
5 my 6 fishing
6 fishing 8 spoiled
7 is 8 spoiled
8 spoiled 9 for
8 spoiled 10 to-day
8 spoiled 11 .

i don't understand it at all . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
4 it 6 all
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

it 's [lucky] [i] [caught] what [i] did . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 6 what
6 what 8 did
8 did 9 .

it looks as if somebody is trying to ha ! " 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 somebody
5 somebody 6 is
5 somebody 7 trying
7 trying 8 to
7 trying 9 ha
9 ha 10 !
10 ! 11 "

a sudden thought had popped into his head . 
1 a 2 sudden
2 sudden 5 popped
3 thought 5 popped
4 had 5 popped
5 popped 6 into
5 popped 8 head
7 his 8 head
8 head 9 .

then he began to chuckle and finally to laugh . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 began
3 began 4 to
3 began 5 chuckle
3 began 8 to
3 began 9 laugh
5 chuckle 7 finally
6 and 7 finally
9 laugh 10 .

" [i] [do] [believe] that scamp [joe] [otter] is [trying] to get [even] [with] [me] [for] [eating] [that] fat trout ! " 
1 " 5 that
5 that 6 scamp
6 scamp 19 fat
9 is 11 to
11 to 12 get
12 get 19 fat
19 fat 20 trout
20 trout 21 !
21 ! 22 "

" you 're [pretty] smart , [mr] [otter] [!] 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 5 smart
5 smart 6 ,

[iv] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] 

getting [even] [just] [for] spite [doesn't] [always] [pay] . 
1 getting 5 spite
5 spite 9 .

fact is , it is very apt [to] work the other way . 
1 fact 2 is
1 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 very
5 is 7 apt
7 apt 9 work
9 work 13 .
10 the 11 other
11 other 12 way
12 way 13 .

that is just how it came about that [little] [joe] [otter] [furnished] [buster] [bear] with the [best] breakfast he had had for a long time . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 19 he
2 is 3 just
3 just 4 how
4 how 5 it
4 how 6 came
6 came 7 about
8 that 18 breakfast
8 that 19 he
15 with 16 the
16 the 18 breakfast
19 he 20 had
19 he 21 had
21 had 23 a
22 for 23 a
23 a 24 long
24 long 25 time
25 time 26 .

he didn't mean to do it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mean
3 mean 4 to
4 to 5 do
5 do 6 it
6 it 7 .

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 3 my
1 oh 4 ,
1 oh 5 no
1 oh 6 !

the truth is , he thought all the time that he was preventing [buster] [bear] from [getting] a breakfast . 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is
2 truth 4 ,
2 truth 11 he
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 thought
6 thought 10 that
7 all 9 time
7 all 10 that
8 the 9 time
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 preventing
13 preventing 20 .
16 from 18 a
18 a 19 breakfast
19 breakfast 20 .

spite and selfishness were at the bottom of it . 
1 spite 3 selfishness
2 and 3 selfishness
3 selfishness 4 were
3 selfishness 7 bottom
5 at 6 the
5 at 7 bottom
7 bottom 10 .
8 of 9 it
9 it 10 .

to be sure [bobby] [coon] [caught] a [few] little fish [there] , but they didn't [mind] [bobby] . 
1 to 2 be
2 be 3 sure
2 be 7 a
7 a 9 little
9 little 10 fish
10 fish 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 15 didn't
14 they 15 didn't
15 didn't 18 .

but when they discovered that [buster] [bear] was a fisherman , they made up their minds that something had got to be done . 
1 but 2 when
2 when 3 they
3 they 4 discovered
3 they 19 had
4 discovered 5 that
5 that 8 was
8 was 9 a
9 a 10 fisherman
10 fisherman 11 ,
10 fisherman 14 up
12 they 13 made
13 made 14 up
14 up 16 minds
15 their 16 minds
16 minds 17 that
17 that 18 something
19 had 23 done
20 got 21 to
21 to 22 be
22 be 23 done
23 done 24 .

at least , [little] [joe] [did] . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
2 least 7 .

" he 'll try it again to-morrow morning , " said [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 try
4 try 5 it
4 try 6 again
6 again 7 to-morrow
6 again 14 .
7 to-morrow 8 morning
8 morning 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said

i guess that 'll teach him to let our fish alone . " 
1 i 2 guess
2 guess 3 that
2 guess 4 'll
4 'll 5 teach
4 'll 8 let
5 teach 6 him
7 to 8 let
8 let 11 alone
9 our 10 fish
10 fish 11 alone
11 alone 12 .
12 . 13 "

so the [next] [morning] [little] [joe] hid before daylight close by the [little] pool where [buster] [bear] had given him such a fright . 
1 so 24 .
2 the 14 pool
2 the 23 fright
7 hid 9 daylight
8 before 9 daylight
9 daylight 10 close
10 close 11 by
11 by 12 the
12 the 14 pool
14 pool 15 where
18 had 19 given
18 had 21 such
19 given 20 him
21 such 22 a
22 a 23 fright
23 fright 24 .

then he hurried down to the next little pool and did the same thing . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 down
4 down 5 to
4 down 6 the
6 the 7 next
6 the 13 same
7 next 9 pool
8 little 9 pool
9 pool 10 and
11 did 13 same
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 thing
13 same 15 .

now [buster] [bear] is very smart . 
1 now 7 .
4 is 5 very
5 very 6 smart
6 smart 7 .

you know he had guessed the day before who had spoiled his fishing . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 5 guessed
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 guessed
5 guessed 8 before
5 guessed 9 who
5 guessed 11 spoiled
6 the 7 day
7 day 8 before
9 who 10 had
11 spoiled 12 his
11 spoiled 13 fishing
11 spoiled 14 .

things happened just as he had expected . 
1 things 2 happened
2 happened 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 expected
7 expected 8 .

when they came to [the] [place] [where] [buster] was waiting , all he had to do was to scoop them out on to the bank . 
1 when 2 they
1 when 3 came
3 came 4 to
4 to 19 scoop
9 was 10 waiting
10 waiting 15 to
11 , 12 all
11 , 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 to
15 to 16 do
15 to 19 scoop
17 was 19 scoop
18 to 19 scoop
19 scoop 20 them
19 scoop 21 out
19 scoop 25 bank
22 on 24 the
23 to 24 the
24 the 25 bank
25 bank 26 .

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

it didn't take [buster] long to catch all the fish he could eat . 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 take
2 didn't 13 eat
3 take 5 long
6 to 13 eat
7 catch 10 fish
8 all 9 the
9 the 10 fish
10 fish 13 eat
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 eat
13 eat 14 .

then he saved a nice fat trout and waited . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 saved
3 saved 6 fat
4 a 5 nice
5 nice 6 fat
6 fat 7 trout
7 trout 9 waited
7 trout 10 .
8 and 9 waited

by and by [along] [came] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] [chuckling] [to] [think] [how] he had spoiled [buster] [bear] ['s] fishing . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 14 he
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 spoiled
16 spoiled 20 fishing
16 spoiled 21 .

he was so intent on looking behind him to see if [buster] [was] [coming] that he didn't see [buster] waiting [there] [until] [he] [spoke] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
2 was 4 intent
3 so 4 intent
4 intent 5 on
4 intent 6 looking
6 looking 7 behind
7 behind 8 him
8 him 9 to
8 him 25 .
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 if
10 see 15 that
15 that 16 he
16 he 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 see
20 waiting 25 .

" [i] ['m] much obliged for the [fine] breakfast you have given me , " said [buster] in his deepest [,] [most] [grumbly-rumbly] [voice] . 
1 " 16 said
4 much 5 obliged
5 obliged 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 9 breakfast
9 breakfast 14 ,
10 you 11 have
11 have 12 given
12 given 13 me
13 me 14 ,
14 , 16 said
15 " 16 said
16 said 25 .
18 in 19 his
18 in 20 deepest
20 deepest 25 .

" [i] ['ve] [saved] a fat trout for you to make up for the one [i] ate yesterday . 
1 " 5 a
5 a 18 yesterday
6 fat 7 trout
6 fat 18 yesterday
7 trout 8 for
7 trout 12 up
7 trout 13 for
7 trout 17 ate
8 for 9 you
10 to 11 make
11 make 12 up
13 for 14 the
13 for 15 one
18 yesterday 19 .

i hope we 'll go fishing together often [.] ["] 
1 i 2 hope
1 i 4 'll
3 we 4 'll
4 'll 5 go
5 go 6 fishing
6 fishing 7 together
6 fishing 8 often

then he went off laughing fit to kill himself . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
2 he 9 himself
3 went 4 off
5 laughing 6 fit
6 fit 7 to
7 to 8 kill
8 kill 9 himself
9 himself 10 .

little [joe] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] [to] [say] . 
1 little 9 .

he was so surprised and angry that he went off by himself and sulked . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 surprised
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 14 sulked
5 and 14 sulked
6 angry 14 sulked
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 went
9 went 10 off
10 off 14 sulked
11 by 12 himself
12 himself 14 sulked
13 and 14 sulked
14 sulked 15 .

and [billy] [mink] , who had been watching [,] ate the fat trout . 
1 and 14 .
4 , 5 who
4 , 14 .
5 who 6 had
5 who 10 ate
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 watching
10 ate 13 trout
11 the 12 fat
11 the 13 trout

[v] 

[grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] 

there is nothing quite like common sense to smooth out troubles . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 nothing
2 is 4 quite
4 quite 6 common
5 like 6 common
6 common 7 sense
7 sense 9 smooth
8 to 9 smooth
9 smooth 11 troubles
10 out 11 troubles
11 troubles 12 .

people who have plenty of just plain common sense are often thought to be very wise . 
1 people 2 who
1 people 12 thought
3 have 4 plenty
3 have 9 sense
3 have 11 often
4 plenty 5 of
6 just 7 plain
7 plain 8 common
8 common 9 sense
10 are 11 often
11 often 12 thought
12 thought 15 very
13 to 14 be
14 be 15 very
15 very 16 wise
16 wise 17 .

their neighbors look up to them and are forever running to them for advice , and they are very much respected . 
1 their 2 neighbors
2 neighbors 3 look
2 neighbors 9 forever
3 look 4 up
4 up 5 to
5 to 6 them
6 them 7 and
8 are 9 forever
9 forever 10 running
9 forever 22 .
10 running 11 to
11 to 12 them
13 for 14 advice
14 advice 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 they
17 they 18 are
18 are 19 very
19 very 20 much
20 much 21 respected
21 respected 22 .

that is the way with [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 that 4 way
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 with
4 way 8 .

he is very old and very wise . 
1 he 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 old
3 very 7 wise
5 and 6 very
6 very 7 wise
7 wise 8 .

anyway , that is what his neighbors think . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 7 neighbors
1 anyway 9 .
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 what
5 what 7 neighbors
6 his 7 neighbors
7 neighbors 8 think

the truth is , he simply has a lot of common sense , which after all is the very best kind of wisdom . 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is
2 truth 4 ,
2 truth 7 has
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 simply
7 has 8 a
8 a 9 lot
9 lot 10 of
9 lot 11 common
11 common 12 sense
12 sense 22 of
13 , 14 which
14 which 16 all
14 which 17 is
15 after 16 all
17 is 18 the
17 is 19 very
19 very 20 best
19 very 21 kind
21 kind 22 of
22 of 23 wisdom
23 wisdom 24 .

little [joe] [wouldn't] [tell] , but [billy] [mink] [told] the whole story . 
1 little 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 10 the
10 the 11 whole
11 whole 12 story
12 story 13 .

so did [grandfather] [frog] [.] 
1 so 2 did

so [did] [jerry] [muskrat] , who had been listening . 
1 so 5 ,
5 , 6 who
6 who 7 had
7 had 8 been
8 been 9 listening
9 listening 10 .

of course this made [little] [joe] angrier [than] [ever] . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 3 this
3 this 4 made
4 made 7 angrier
7 angrier 10 .

" he 's nothing but a great big bully and thief ! " declared [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 14 declared
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 nothing
3 's 6 a
4 nothing 5 but
7 great 9 bully
8 big 9 bully
9 bully 10 and
9 bully 11 thief
9 bully 14 declared
11 thief 12 !
12 ! 13 "
14 declared 17 .

" [chug-a-rum] ! 
1 " 3 !

" [didn't] he catch [my] [fish] [and] [eat] them ? " snapped [little] [joe] . 
1 " 3 he
3 he 4 catch
4 catch 9 them
9 them 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 snapped
12 snapped 15 .

" [doesn't] that make him a thief ? ["] 
1 " 3 that
3 that 8 ?
4 make 5 him
4 make 6 a
6 a 7 thief
7 thief 8 ?

" they were no more your fish than mine , " protested [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 4 no
2 they 3 were
3 were 4 no
4 no 5 more
5 more 8 than
6 your 7 fish
7 fish 8 than
8 than 9 mine
9 mine 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 protested
12 protested 15 .

" well , our fish , then [!] 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
2 well 7 then
4 our 5 fish
5 fish 6 ,
5 fish 7 then

he stole our fish , if you like that any better . 
1 he 2 stole
2 stole 4 fish
2 stole 8 like
3 our 4 fish
4 fish 5 ,
5 , 6 if
7 you 8 like
8 like 9 that
8 like 11 better
10 any 11 better
11 better 12 .

that makes him just as much a thief , doesn't it ? " growled [little] [joe] . 
1 that 2 makes
2 makes 3 him
2 makes 7 a
4 just 5 as
4 just 7 a
5 as 6 much
7 a 8 thief
8 thief 9 ,
9 , 13 "
10 doesn't 11 it
10 doesn't 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 growled
14 growled 17 .

grandfather [frog] looked up [at] jolly , [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] and [slowly] winked one of his great , goggly eyes . 
1 grandfather 3 looked
3 looked 4 up
4 up 13 and
6 jolly 7 ,
7 , 13 and
13 and 15 winked
15 winked 21 goggly
16 one 17 of
17 of 18 his
18 his 21 goggly
19 great 21 goggly
20 , 21 goggly
21 goggly 22 eyes
22 eyes 23 .

" there comes a foolish green fly , " said he . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 comes
3 comes 5 foolish
4 a 5 foolish
5 foolish 6 green
5 foolish 7 fly
7 fly 12 .
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 he
10 said 12 .

" who does he belong to ? ["] 
1 " 2 who
2 who 7 ?
3 does 4 he
3 does 5 belong
5 belong 6 to
5 belong 7 ?

" nobody ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 
1 " 5 snapped
2 nobody 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 snapped
5 snapped 8 .

" what have foolish green flies got to do with my [i] mean our fish ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 have
2 what 16 ?
4 foolish 6 flies
4 foolish 15 fish
5 green 6 flies
6 flies 7 got
7 got 8 to
8 to 9 do
9 do 10 with
9 do 13 mean
10 with 11 my
14 our 15 fish
15 fish 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" nothing , nothing at all , " replied [grandfather] [frog] mildly . 
1 " 9 replied
2 nothing 3 ,
3 , 9 replied
4 nothing 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 12 mildly
12 mildly 13 .

" [i] [was] [just] hoping [that] he would come near enough for me to snap him up ; then he would belong to me . 
1 " 5 hoping
1 " 7 he
7 he 8 would
8 would 9 come
9 come 10 near
10 near 11 enough
11 enough 12 for
12 for 13 me
13 me 14 to
13 me 25 .
14 to 15 snap
15 snap 16 him
16 him 17 up
18 ; 19 then
19 then 20 he
20 he 21 would
21 would 22 belong
22 belong 23 to
23 to 24 me
24 me 25 .

as long as he doesn't , he doesn't belong to any one . 
1 as 3 as
2 long 3 as
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 doesn't
5 doesn't 9 belong
5 doesn't 11 any
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 doesn't
8 doesn't 9 belong
9 belong 10 to
11 any 12 one
11 any 13 .

i suppose that [if] [buster] [bear] should happen along [and] catch him , he would be stealing from me , according to [little] [joe] . " 
1 i 2 suppose
1 i 11 catch
2 suppose 3 that
3 that 7 should
7 should 8 happen
8 happen 9 along
11 catch 12 him
12 him 21 according
13 , 21 according
14 he 15 would
15 would 16 be
16 be 21 according
17 stealing 21 according
18 from 19 me
19 me 20 ,
20 , 21 according
21 according 22 to
22 to 25 .
25 . 26 "

" [of] course [not] [!] 
1 " 3 course

what a silly idea ! 
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 silly
3 silly 4 idea
4 idea 5 !

you 're getting foolish in your old age , " retorted [little] [joe] . 
1 you 2 're
1 you 14 .
2 're 3 getting
3 getting 4 foolish
4 foolish 8 age
5 in 6 your
6 your 8 age
7 old 8 age
8 age 11 retorted
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 retorted

little [joe] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] [to] [say] . 
1 little 9 .

you 'll find it pays . " 
1 you 2 'll
2 'll 3 find
3 find 4 it
4 it 5 pays
5 pays 6 .
6 . 7 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [take] [my] [advice] [,] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] ["] [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 

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[vi] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] 

who makes an enemy a friend , [to] fear and worry puts an end . 
1 who 2 makes
2 makes 3 an
3 an 4 enemy
3 an 14 end
4 enemy 6 friend
4 enemy 12 puts
5 a 6 friend
6 friend 7 ,
9 fear 12 puts
10 and 12 puts
11 worry 12 puts
13 an 14 end
14 end 15 .

little [joe] [otter] [found] [that] [out] [when] [he] [took] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] advice . 
1 little 13 advice
13 advice 14 .

he wouldn't have admitted that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] . 
1 he 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 have
2 wouldn't 4 admitted
4 admitted 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 was
6 he 12 .
7 was 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 of

no one ever likes to admit [being] [afraid] [,] least of all [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 ever
2 one 4 likes
4 likes 5 to
5 to 6 admit
6 admit 16 .
10 least 11 of
11 of 12 all
12 all 16 .

and [really] [little] [joe] [has] [a] [great] deal [of] courage . 
1 and 8 deal
8 deal 10 courage
10 courage 11 .

now having one 's own way too much is a bad thing . 
1 now 2 having
2 having 3 one
3 one 12 thing
4 's 5 own
4 's 11 bad
5 own 6 way
7 too 8 much
7 too 11 bad
9 is 11 bad
10 a 11 bad
11 bad 12 thing
12 thing 13 .

it is apt to make one selfish and thoughtless of other people and very hard to get along with . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 apt
3 apt 4 to
3 apt 5 make
3 apt 6 one
3 apt 16 to
3 apt 17 get
4 to 5 make
6 one 7 selfish
7 selfish 9 thoughtless
8 and 9 thoughtless
9 thoughtless 12 people
9 thoughtless 13 and
9 thoughtless 15 hard
10 of 12 people
11 other 12 people
14 very 15 hard
17 get 18 along
18 along 19 with
18 along 20 .

little [joe] [otter] [had] his way too much . 
1 little 6 way
5 his 6 way
6 way 9 .
7 too 8 much
7 too 9 .

grandfather [frog] knew it and shook his head very soberly when [little] [joe] [had] [been] disrespectful to him . 
1 grandfather 3 knew
3 knew 4 it
4 it 19 .
5 and 6 shook
6 shook 8 head
7 his 8 head
8 head 10 soberly
9 very 10 soberly
10 soberly 11 when
10 soberly 16 disrespectful
10 soberly 19 .
16 disrespectful 17 to
17 to 18 him

" [too] [bad] . 
1 " 4 .

too bad ! 
1 too 2 bad
1 too 3 !

too bad ! 
1 too 2 bad
1 too 3 !

chug-a-rum ! 
1 chug-a-rum 2 !

it is too bad that such a fine young fellow as [little] [joe] [should] spoil a good disposition by such selfish heedlessness . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 4 bad
2 is 5 that
2 is 6 such
3 too 4 bad
6 such 7 a
6 such 11 as
6 such 22 heedlessness
7 a 8 fine
8 fine 10 fellow
9 young 10 fellow
15 spoil 22 heedlessness
16 a 17 good
17 good 18 disposition
18 disposition 19 by
18 disposition 22 heedlessness
20 such 22 heedlessness
21 selfish 22 heedlessness
22 heedlessness 23 .

too bad , " said he . 
1 too 2 bad
1 too 3 ,
1 too 7 .
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he

it tickled him so that he had hard work to keep a straight face . 
1 it 2 tickled
2 tickled 3 him
2 tickled 4 so
4 so 5 that
4 so 8 hard
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
8 hard 9 work
8 hard 11 keep
10 to 11 keep
11 keep 12 a
11 keep 13 straight
13 straight 14 face
14 face 15 .

that was good common sense advice , but [little] [joe] just sniffed and went off declaring that he [would] [get] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [yet] . 
1 that 2 was
1 that 4 common
2 was 3 good
4 common 5 sense
5 sense 6 advice
6 advice 7 ,
6 advice 26 .
7 , 8 but
7 , 13 and
8 but 11 just
12 sniffed 13 and
13 and 14 went
14 went 15 off
16 declaring 17 that
17 that 18 he
18 he 26 .

by and by he grinned . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 4 he
4 he 5 grinned
5 grinned 6 .

it was a little sheepish grin at first , but at last it grew into a laugh . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 5 sheepish
4 little 5 sheepish
5 sheepish 6 grin
6 grin 7 at
6 grin 9 ,
6 grin 11 at
6 grin 14 grew
6 grin 17 laugh
6 grin 18 .
7 at 8 first
9 , 10 but
11 at 12 last
13 it 14 grew
15 into 16 a
16 a 17 laugh

i 'll try it to-morrow [morning] . " 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 5 to-morrow
2 'll 3 try
3 try 4 it
5 to-morrow 7 .
7 . 8 "

it was so big and fat that it [made] [little] [joe] 's mouth water , for you know fat trout [are] his favorite food . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 12 's
1 it 25 .
2 was 3 so
2 was 6 fat
3 so 4 big
4 big 5 and
6 fat 7 that
7 that 8 it
12 's 13 mouth
13 mouth 14 water
14 water 15 ,
16 for 17 you
16 for 20 trout
17 you 18 know
18 know 19 fat
20 trout 23 favorite
22 his 23 favorite
23 favorite 24 food
24 food 25 .

but he didn't take so much as one bite . 
1 but 3 didn't
1 but 8 one
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 take
3 didn't 6 much
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 as
8 one 9 bite
9 bite 10 .

instead he carefully laid it on [an] [old] log where [buster] [bear] would be sure to see it [if] [he] [should] [come] [along] [that] [way] . 
1 instead 2 he
1 instead 3 carefully
3 carefully 4 laid
4 laid 5 it
4 laid 6 on
6 on 9 log
9 log 26 .
10 where 13 would
13 would 14 be
14 be 15 sure
15 sure 18 it
16 to 17 see
17 see 18 it
18 it 26 .

then he hid near by , where he could watch . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 hid
2 he 9 could
3 hid 4 near
3 hid 7 where
4 near 5 by
6 , 7 where
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 watch
10 watch 11 .

buster was late that morning . 
1 buster 3 late
2 was 3 late
3 late 4 that
3 late 5 morning
3 late 6 .

it seemed to [little] [joe] [that] he [never] would come . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 11 .
2 seemed 3 to
7 he 9 would
7 he 11 .
9 would 10 come

once he nearly lost the fish . 
1 once 4 lost
2 he 4 lost
3 nearly 4 lost
4 lost 6 fish
5 the 6 fish
6 fish 7 .

he had turned his head for just a minute , and when he looked back again , the trout was nowhere to be seen . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 turned
3 turned 4 his
4 his 5 head
4 his 19 trout
6 for 8 a
6 for 19 trout
7 just 8 a
8 a 9 minute
9 minute 10 ,
11 and 12 when
12 when 13 he
12 when 18 the
13 he 14 looked
14 looked 15 back
15 back 16 again
16 again 17 ,
18 the 19 trout
19 trout 21 nowhere
19 trout 25 .
20 was 21 nowhere
21 nowhere 22 to
21 nowhere 23 be
21 nowhere 24 seen

buster couldn't have stolen up and taken it , because such a big fellow couldn't possibly have gotten out of sight again . 
1 buster 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 4 stolen
2 couldn't 10 because
2 couldn't 16 possibly
3 have 4 stolen
4 stolen 5 up
4 stolen 7 taken
4 stolen 8 it
5 up 6 and
9 , 10 because
11 such 12 a
12 a 14 fellow
13 big 14 fellow
14 fellow 16 possibly
15 couldn't 16 possibly
16 possibly 18 gotten
17 have 18 gotten
18 gotten 21 sight
18 gotten 22 again
19 out 20 of
19 out 21 sight
22 again 23 .

little [joe] [darted] [over] [to] [the] log [and] [looked] on the other side . 
1 little 7 log
7 log 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 other
12 other 13 side
13 side 14 .

little [joe] [sprang] [at] [him] [angrily] , [but] [shadow] was too quick and [darted] [away] . 
1 little 16 .
7 , 13 and
7 , 16 .
10 was 11 too
11 too 12 quick
12 quick 13 and

little [joe] [put] [the] fish back on the log [and] [waited] [.] 
1 little 5 fish
5 fish 9 log
6 back 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 log

this time he didn't take his eyes off it . 
1 this 2 time
2 time 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 take
5 take 8 off
5 take 9 it
6 his 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 off
9 it 10 .

at last , when he was almost ready to give up , he saw [buster] [bear] shuffling [along] [towards] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 17 shuffling
2 last 14 saw
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 almost
7 almost 8 ready
8 ready 9 to
9 to 10 give
10 give 11 up
11 up 12 ,
12 , 13 he
13 he 14 saw

suddenly [buster] stopped [and] [sniffed] . 
1 suddenly 3 stopped
3 stopped 6 .

one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] had carried the scent of that fat trout over to him . 
1 one 2 of
2 of 3 the
2 of 14 trout
7 had 8 carried
8 carried 10 scent
9 the 10 scent
10 scent 14 trout
11 of 12 that
12 that 13 fat
13 fat 14 trout
14 trout 15 over
15 over 17 him
16 to 17 him
17 him 18 .

then he came straight over to where the fish lay , his nose wrinkling , and his eyes twinkling with pleasure . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 came
2 he 10 lay
3 came 4 straight
4 straight 5 over
4 straight 6 to
7 where 10 lay
8 the 9 fish
9 fish 10 lay
10 lay 14 wrinkling
11 , 14 wrinkling
12 his 13 nose
13 nose 14 wrinkling
14 wrinkling 15 ,
14 wrinkling 16 and
14 wrinkling 19 twinkling
14 wrinkling 21 pleasure
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 his
17 his 18 eyes
20 with 21 pleasure
21 pleasure 22 .

" now [i] wonder who was so thoughtful as to leave this fine breakfast ready for me , " said he out loud . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 24 .
4 wonder 5 who
5 who 6 was
6 was 7 so
7 so 8 thoughtful
7 so 23 loud
9 as 23 loud
10 to 11 leave
11 leave 12 this
12 this 13 fine
13 fine 14 breakfast
14 breakfast 15 ready
14 breakfast 18 ,
14 breakfast 23 loud
15 ready 16 for
16 for 17 me
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 he
22 out 23 loud
23 loud 24 .

" me , " said [little] [joe] in a rather faint voice . 
1 " 5 said
2 me 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 12 voice
8 in 9 a
9 a 11 faint
10 rather 11 faint
11 faint 12 voice
12 voice 13 .

" [i] caught it especially for you . " 
1 " 7 you
3 caught 4 it
3 caught 5 especially
5 especially 6 for
6 for 7 you
7 you 8 .
8 . 9 "

" thank you , " replied [buster] , and his eyes twinkled [more] [than] [ever] . 
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
2 thank 4 ,
4 , 5 "
4 , 9 and
5 " 6 replied
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 his
10 his 11 eyes
11 eyes 12 twinkled
12 twinkled 16 .

" [i] [think] we are going to be friends . " 
1 " 4 we
4 we 5 are
5 are 6 going
6 going 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 friends
9 friends 10 .
10 . 11 "

" [i] [i] [hope] so , " replied [little] [joe] . 
1 " 5 so
5 so 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 11 .

[vii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] 

farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] tramped through the [green] [forest] [,] [whistling] [merrily] . 
1 farmer 5 tramped
1 farmer 13 .
5 tramped 6 through
6 through 7 the

he always whistles when he feels light-hearted , and he always feels light-hearted when he goes fishing . 
1 he 13 light-hearted
2 always 3 whistles
2 always 13 light-hearted
3 whistles 4 when
4 when 5 he
6 feels 13 light-hearted
7 light-hearted 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 light-hearted
10 he 13 light-hearted
11 always 13 light-hearted
12 feels 13 light-hearted
13 light-hearted 14 when
13 light-hearted 17 fishing
14 when 15 he
15 he 16 goes
16 goes 17 fishing
17 fishing 18 .

you see , he is just as fond of fishing [as] [is] [little] [joe] [otter] [or] [billy] [mink] [or] [buster] [bear] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 is
5 is 8 fond
6 just 7 as
7 as 8 fond
8 fond 9 of
8 fond 10 fishing
10 fishing 22 .

so he whistled as he tramped along , and his whistle was good to hear . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 13 good
2 he 3 whistled
2 he 6 tramped
2 he 12 was
4 as 6 tramped
5 he 6 tramped
6 tramped 7 along
6 tramped 10 his
6 tramped 11 whistle
7 along 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 his
13 good 14 to
13 good 16 .
14 to 15 hear

he kept very quiet and fished and fished , patiently waiting for a foolish trout to take his hook . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 4 quiet
3 very 4 quiet
4 quiet 8 fished
4 quiet 20 .
5 and 8 fished
6 fished 8 fished
7 and 8 fished
8 fished 10 patiently
8 fished 14 foolish
8 fished 15 trout
8 fished 17 take
8 fished 18 his
8 fished 19 hook
9 , 10 patiently
10 patiently 11 waiting
11 waiting 12 for
12 for 13 a
14 foolish 15 trout
16 to 17 take

but he didn't get so much as a nibble . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 get
4 get 9 nibble
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 as
6 much 9 nibble
8 a 9 nibble
9 nibble 10 .

there the same thing happened . 
1 there 5 happened
2 the 3 same
3 same 4 thing
4 thing 5 happened
5 happened 6 .

farmer [brown] 's boy trudged on to the next pool , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 trudged
5 trudged 6 on
6 on 8 the
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 next
9 next 10 pool
10 pool 12 and
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 there
13 there 14 was
14 was 15 a
15 a 17 frown
16 puzzled 17 frown
17 frown 18 on
17 frown 20 freckled
17 frown 22 .
19 his 20 freckled
20 freckled 21 face

such a thing never had happened before . 
1 such 2 a
1 such 3 thing
3 thing 6 happened
4 never 6 happened
5 had 6 happened
6 happened 7 before
6 happened 8 .

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

" [i] never had [such] [bad] luck in all my life before . 
1 " 3 never
3 never 4 had
4 had 7 luck
7 luck 8 in
8 in 11 life
9 all 10 my
10 my 11 life
11 life 12 before
11 life 13 .

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

what 's this ? " 
1 what 2 's
1 what 4 ?
3 this 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

there , on the bank beside the little pool , were the heads of three trout . 
1 there 2 ,
1 there 3 on
3 on 5 bank
4 the 5 bank
5 bank 6 beside
5 bank 9 pool
5 bank 16 trout
5 bank 17 .
6 beside 7 the
7 the 9 pool
8 little 9 pool
9 pool 10 ,
9 pool 11 were
12 the 16 trout
13 heads 14 of
13 heads 16 trout
14 of 16 trout
15 three 16 trout

farmer [brown] 's boy scowled [down] at them [more] [puzzled] [than] [ever] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 13 .
5 scowled 7 at
7 at 8 them
8 them 13 .

" somebody has been fishing [here] , and they have had better luck [than] [i] have , " thought he . 
1 " 2 somebody
2 somebody 3 has
3 has 4 been
4 been 5 fishing
5 fishing 7 ,
7 , 8 and
7 , 18 "
8 and 9 they
9 they 10 have
9 they 16 have
10 have 13 luck
11 had 12 better
12 better 13 luck
17 , 18 "
18 " 20 he
19 thought 20 he
20 he 21 .

he looked up [the] [laughing] [brook] and [down] the [laughing] [brook] [and] this way and that way , but no one was to be seen . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 up
2 looked 17 way
3 up 7 and
3 up 9 the
13 this 14 way
13 this 17 way
14 way 15 and
16 that 17 way
17 way 18 ,
17 way 23 to
17 way 26 .
18 , 19 but
19 but 20 no
20 no 21 one
21 one 22 was
23 to 24 be
24 be 25 seen

then he picked up one of the little heads and looked at it sharply . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 picked
3 picked 4 up
3 picked 5 one
5 one 6 of
6 of 7 the
6 of 9 heads
7 the 8 little
9 heads 10 and
10 and 11 looked
11 looked 12 at
12 at 13 it
13 it 15 .
14 sharply 15 .

" it wasn't cut off with a knife ; it was bitten off ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 17 exclaimed
2 it 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 cut
4 cut 5 off
4 cut 13 off
5 off 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 knife
8 knife 9 ;
9 ; 10 it
10 it 11 was
12 bitten 13 off
14 ! 15 "
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 exclaimed
17 exclaimed 18 .

" [i] wonder now [if] [billy] [mink] is the scamp who has spoiled my fun . " 
1 " 3 wonder
3 wonder 10 scamp
4 now 8 is
8 is 9 the
9 the 10 scamp
10 scamp 13 spoiled
11 who 12 has
12 has 13 spoiled
13 spoiled 14 my
13 spoiled 15 fun
13 spoiled 16 .
16 . 17 "

this puzzled him more than ever . 
1 this 2 puzzled
2 puzzled 3 him
2 puzzled 5 than
2 puzzled 7 .
4 more 5 than
5 than 6 ever

it didn't seem possible that [such] a little fellow as [billy] [mink] could have [caught] [or] [frightened] all the fish [or] [have] [eaten] [so] [many] . 
1 it 4 possible
2 didn't 3 seem
3 seem 4 possible
4 possible 5 that
5 that 20 fish
7 a 8 little
7 a 20 fish
8 little 9 fellow
9 fellow 10 as
13 could 14 have
14 have 18 all
18 all 19 the
19 the 20 fish
20 fish 26 .

besides , he didn't remember [ever] [having] [known] [billy] to leave heads around that way . 
1 besides 2 ,
1 besides 14 that
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 remember
5 remember 10 to
10 to 11 leave
11 leave 12 heads
12 heads 13 around
14 that 15 way
15 way 16 .

billy sometimes catches more fish than he can eat , but then he usually hides them . 
1 billy 3 catches
2 sometimes 3 catches
3 catches 4 more
4 more 6 than
5 fish 6 than
6 than 14 usually
7 he 14 usually
8 can 9 eat
9 eat 14 usually
10 , 11 but
11 but 14 usually
12 then 13 he
13 he 14 usually
14 usually 15 hides
15 hides 16 them
16 them 17 .

the farther [he] [went] down [the] [laughing] [brook] , [the] [more] [puzzled] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [grew] . 
1 the 2 farther
2 farther 18 .
5 down 9 ,
9 , 18 .

it made him feel very queer . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
2 made 4 feel
4 feel 6 queer
5 very 6 queer
6 queer 7 .

they were [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [buster] [bear] . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 9 .

[viii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] 

' [twas] [just] a sudden odd surprise [made] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ['s] [hair] to rise . 
1 ' 6 odd
4 a 5 sudden
5 sudden 6 odd
6 odd 17 .
7 surprise 16 rise
7 surprise 17 .
15 to 16 rise

that 's a funny thing for hair to do rise up all of a sudden isn't it ? 
1 that 2 's
2 's 4 funny
2 's 7 hair
3 a 4 funny
4 funny 5 thing
5 thing 6 for
7 hair 10 rise
8 to 9 do
8 to 10 rise
10 rise 11 up
10 rise 18 ?
12 all 15 sudden
13 of 15 sudden
14 a 15 sudden
15 sudden 16 isn't
16 isn't 17 it
16 isn't 18 ?

there are just two things that make hair rise anger and fear . 
1 there 2 are
2 are 3 just
3 just 4 two
3 just 9 rise
4 two 5 things
5 things 6 that
7 make 9 rise
8 hair 9 rise
9 rise 10 anger
10 anger 11 and
10 anger 12 fear
10 anger 13 .

both anger and fear make it do that . 
1 both 2 anger
2 anger 3 and
2 anger 4 fear
2 anger 9 .
4 fear 5 make
4 fear 8 that
5 make 6 it
7 do 8 that

it never had happened before . 
1 it 5 before
2 never 5 before
3 had 4 happened
4 happened 5 before
5 before 6 .

you see , there isn't much of anything that [farmer] [brown] 's boy is really afraid of . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 15 really
2 see 3 ,
2 see 8 anything
4 there 5 isn't
5 isn't 8 anything
6 much 7 of
7 of 8 anything
9 that 12 's
9 that 14 is
12 's 13 boy
14 is 15 really
15 really 16 afraid
16 afraid 17 of
16 afraid 18 .

perhaps he wouldn't have been afraid this time if it hadn't been for the surprise of what he found . 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 have
4 have 5 been
4 have 8 time
4 have 12 been
4 have 19 found
5 been 6 afraid
7 this 8 time
9 if 10 it
10 it 11 hadn't
11 hadn't 12 been
12 been 13 for
13 for 14 the
15 surprise 16 of
15 surprise 19 found
17 what 18 he
18 he 19 found
19 found 20 .

anyway , that is what he said when he told about it afterward . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 3 that
3 that 6 he
4 is 5 what
5 what 6 he
6 he 7 said
6 he 10 told
8 when 9 he
9 he 10 told
10 told 13 afterward
11 about 12 it
11 about 13 afterward
13 afterward 14 .

what was it he saw ? 
1 what 2 was
1 what 3 it
1 what 4 he
1 what 6 ?
4 he 5 saw

what do you think ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
2 do 4 think
2 do 5 ?

why , it was a footprint in the soft mud . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 footprint
6 footprint 7 in
6 footprint 10 mud
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 soft
10 mud 11 .

yes , [sir] , that 's what it was , and [all] it was . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 8 it
2 , 7 what
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 's
6 's 7 what
8 it 9 was
8 it 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 .

it was the footprint of [buster] [bear] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 .
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 footprint
4 footprint 5 of

now [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [know] that [buster] [bear] had come down to the [green] [forest] to live . 
1 now 8 that
8 that 11 had
11 had 12 come
12 come 13 down
12 come 14 to
12 come 18 to
14 to 15 the
18 to 19 live
19 live 20 .

he never had heard of a [bear] being in the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 4 heard
1 he 13 .
2 never 4 heard
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 5 of
5 of 6 a
5 of 8 being
5 of 10 the
9 in 10 the

somehow , he didn't feel like meeting [buster] [bear] . 
1 somehow 2 ,
1 somehow 7 meeting
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 feel
5 feel 6 like
7 meeting 10 .

if he had had his terrible gun with him , it might have been different . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 had
2 he 4 had
2 he 5 his
5 his 7 gun
6 terrible 7 gun
7 gun 8 with
7 gun 10 ,
8 with 9 him
10 , 11 it
11 it 12 might
12 might 13 have
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 different
15 different 16 .

but he didn't , and so he suddenly made up his mind that he didn't want to fish any more that day . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 16 want
4 , 5 and
5 and 9 made
6 so 7 he
7 he 8 suddenly
7 he 9 made
9 made 10 up
10 up 12 mind
11 his 12 mind
12 mind 13 that
13 that 14 he
14 he 15 didn't
15 didn't 16 want
16 want 17 to
16 want 18 fish
16 want 19 any
19 any 20 more
19 any 22 day
21 that 22 day
22 day 23 .

he had a funny feeling , too , that he was being watched , although he couldn't see any one . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 funny
4 funny 5 feeling
5 feeling 7 too
5 feeling 9 that
5 feeling 12 being
6 , 7 too
7 too 8 ,
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 was
12 being 13 watched
13 watched 15 although
14 , 15 although
15 although 16 he
16 he 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 see
17 couldn't 19 any
19 any 20 one
20 one 21 .

he was being watched . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 4 watched
3 being 4 watched
4 watched 5 .

little [joe] [otter] [and] [buster] [bear] [were] [watching] [him] [and] [taking] [the] greatest [care] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [his] [sight] [.] 
1 little 13 greatest

he hadn't run , but he had wanted to . 
1 he 2 hadn't
1 he 8 wanted
2 hadn't 3 run
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 he
6 he 7 had
6 he 8 wanted
8 wanted 9 to
8 wanted 10 .

" huh ! " said [buster] [bear] to [little] [joe] [otter] , " [i] [believe] he was afraid ! " 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
2 huh 12 ,
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 to
12 , 13 "
13 " 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 afraid
18 afraid 19 !
19 ! 20 "

and [buster] [bear] was [just] exactly [right] . 
1 and 6 exactly
4 was 6 exactly
6 exactly 8 .

[ix] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] 

little [joe] [otter] [was] [fairly] [bursting] [with] excitement . 
1 little 8 excitement
8 excitement 9 .

he could hardly contain himself . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 4 contain
3 hardly 4 contain
4 contain 5 himself
5 himself 6 .

he felt that he had the [greatest] news to tell [since] [peter] [rabbit] had [first] found the tracks of [buster] [bear] in the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 5 had
1 he 14 had
1 he 26 .
2 felt 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 8 news
6 the 8 news
8 news 9 to
9 to 10 tell
14 had 16 found
16 found 17 the
17 the 18 tracks
18 tracks 19 of
19 of 23 the
22 in 23 the

he couldn't keep it to himself a minute longer than he had to . 
1 he 2 couldn't
1 he 12 had
2 couldn't 3 keep
3 keep 4 it
3 keep 6 himself
3 keep 9 longer
5 to 6 himself
7 a 8 minute
8 minute 9 longer
9 longer 10 than
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 to
13 to 14 .

mr and [mrs] [.] redwing [were] [there] , and [blacky] [the] [crow] [was] sitting in the [big] [hickory-tree] . 
1 mr 2 and
1 mr 5 redwing
5 redwing 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 14 sitting
14 sitting 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 19 .

little [joe] [otter] [swam] [straight] [to] [the] [big] [rock] [and] [climbed] up to the [very] highest [part] . 
1 little 12 up
12 up 16 highest
13 to 14 the
14 the 16 highest
16 highest 18 .

he looked so excited , and his eyes sparkled so , that every one knew right away that something had happened . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 15 knew
2 looked 3 so
3 so 4 excited
4 excited 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 9 sparkled
7 his 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 sparkled
9 sparkled 10 so
10 so 11 ,
10 so 12 that
13 every 14 one
14 one 15 knew
15 knew 16 right
15 knew 18 that
16 right 17 away
18 that 21 happened
19 something 21 happened
20 had 21 happened
21 happened 22 .

" hi ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 8 .

" look at [little] [joe] [otter] ! 
1 " 2 look
2 look 3 at
2 look 7 !

it must be [that] for [once] he has been smarter [than] [buster] [bear] . " 
1 it 2 must
1 it 14 .
2 must 3 be
3 be 5 for
7 he 8 has
8 has 9 been
9 been 10 smarter
10 smarter 14 .
14 . 15 "

little [joe] [made] [a] good-natured [face] [at] [billy] [mink] and [shook] his [head] [.] 
1 little 5 good-natured
5 good-natured 10 and
10 and 12 his

" no , [billy] , " said he , " you are wrong , altogether wrong . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
2 no 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 you
11 you 12 are
12 are 13 wrong
13 wrong 17 .
14 , 15 altogether
15 altogether 16 wrong
15 altogether 17 .

i don't believe anybody can be smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 
1 i 2 don't
1 i 5 can
2 don't 3 believe
3 believe 4 anybody
5 can 6 be
6 be 7 smarter
7 smarter 8 than
7 smarter 11 .
11 . 12 "

[[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] 

page @number@ []] 
1 page 2 @number@

reddy [fox] [rolled] [his] [lips] [back] [in] [an] [unpleasant] grin . 
1 reddy 10 grin
10 grin 11 .

" don't be too sure of that ! " he snapped . 
1 " 2 don't
1 " 11 snapped
2 don't 3 be
3 be 4 too
3 be 5 sure
5 sure 6 of
7 that 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 snapped
11 snapped 12 .

" [i] ['m] not [through] [with] [him] [yet] . " 
1 " 4 not
4 not 9 .
9 . 10 "

" boaster ! 
1 " 2 boaster
2 boaster 3 !

boaster ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 boaster 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 cried
4 cried 7 .

reddy [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] . 
1 reddy 9 .

" [i] ['m] not [through] [with] you [either] , [peter] [rabbit] ! " he snarled . 
1 " 4 not
1 " 7 you
7 you 9 ,
9 , 13 "
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 he
14 he 15 snarled
15 snarled 16 .

" you 'll find it out one of these fine days [!] ["] 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 find
4 find 5 it
4 find 6 out
6 out 8 of
7 one 8 of
8 of 9 these
9 these 11 days
10 fine 11 days

" [reddy] , [reddy] , smart and sly , [couldn't] catch a buzzing [fly] ! " 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 16 "
5 , 7 and
5 , 8 sly
6 smart 7 and
8 sly 9 ,
8 sly 11 catch
11 catch 12 a
12 a 13 buzzing
13 buzzing 15 !
15 ! 16 "

taunted [peter] . 
1 taunted 3 .

" [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest [,] [gruffest] [voice] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 14 .
8 in 9 his
8 in 10 deepest
10 deepest 14 .

" we know all about that . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 know
3 know 5 about
3 know 6 that
3 know 7 .
4 all 5 about

what we want to know is what [little] [joe] [otter] has got on his mind . " 
1 what 2 we
2 we 3 want
2 we 12 got
3 want 4 to
3 want 5 know
5 know 7 what
6 is 7 what
11 has 12 got
12 got 13 on
13 on 14 his
14 his 15 mind
15 mind 16 .
16 . 17 "

" it 's news great news ! " cried [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 news
4 news 6 news
5 great 6 news
6 news 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 12 .

" we can tell [better] how great it is when we [hear] what it [is] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [testily] . 
1 " 2 we
1 " 18 replied
2 we 3 can
3 can 4 tell
4 tell 6 how
6 how 7 great
6 how 8 it
6 how 11 we
8 it 9 is
10 when 11 we
13 what 14 it
14 it 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 replied
18 replied 22 .

" what is it ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

for a minute no one said a word . 
1 for 2 a
2 a 3 minute
2 a 8 word
4 no 5 one
5 one 8 word
6 said 8 word
7 a 8 word
8 word 9 .

then [blacky] [the] [crow] leaned down from his perch in the [big] [hickory-tree] and looked [very] [hard] [at] [little] [joe] as he said : 
1 then 11 the
1 then 24 :
5 leaned 6 down
6 down 7 from
7 from 8 his
8 his 9 perch
9 perch 10 in
10 in 11 the
14 and 15 looked
15 looked 21 as
21 as 22 he
22 he 23 said
23 said 24 :

" [i] don't believe it . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 .

i don't believe a word of it . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 believe
3 believe 5 word
4 a 5 word
5 word 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 .

we are all afraid [of] [him] . " 
1 we 2 are
2 are 3 all
2 are 4 afraid
4 afraid 7 .
7 . 8 "

little [joe] [glared] [back] [at] [blacky] . 
1 little 7 .

" [i] don't [care] [whether] you believe it or not ; it 's true , " he retorted . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 6 you
3 don't 7 believe
7 believe 8 it
7 believe 12 it
8 it 10 not
9 or 10 not
11 ; 12 it
12 it 13 's
13 's 14 true
14 true 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 he
17 he 18 retorted
18 retorted 19 .

" now tell me that he isn't afraid ! " concluded [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 tell
3 tell 4 me
4 me 5 that
4 me 9 !
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 isn't
7 isn't 8 afraid
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 concluded
11 concluded 14 .

" for once he knows just how we feel when he comes prowling around where we are . 
1 " 15 where
2 for 3 once
3 once 4 he
4 he 5 knows
5 knows 7 how
5 knows 15 where
6 just 7 how
7 how 8 we
9 feel 13 prowling
10 when 11 he
10 when 12 comes
12 comes 13 prowling
13 prowling 14 around
13 prowling 15 where
15 where 17 are
16 we 17 are
17 are 18 .

isn't that great news ? 
1 isn't 2 that
1 isn't 5 ?
3 great 4 news
4 news 5 ?

now we 'll get even with him ! " 
1 now 2 we
1 now 8 !
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 get
4 get 5 even
4 get 7 him
6 with 7 him
8 ! 9 "

" [i] ['ll] [believe] it [when] [i] [see] it for [myself] ! " snapped [blacky] the [crow] [.] 
1 " 5 it
1 " 14 snapped
9 it 10 for
9 it 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 snapped
14 snapped 16 the

[x] 

[buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] 

of course , [peter] [rabbit] [helped] [spread] it . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 8 it
8 it 9 .

trust [peter] for that [!] 
1 trust 3 for
3 for 4 that

but everybody else helped too . 
1 but 2 everybody
2 everybody 3 else
3 else 4 helped
4 helped 5 too
5 too 6 .

and so it was that [buster] [bear] [became] a hero right away to [most] [of] them . 
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 it
2 so 5 that
3 it 4 was
5 that 10 hero
9 a 10 hero
10 hero 17 .
11 right 12 away
11 right 13 to
13 to 16 them
16 them 17 .

a few [doubted] [little] [joe] 's story . 
1 a 2 few
1 a 7 story
2 few 6 's
7 story 8 .

one of them was [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 one 2 of
1 one 4 was
2 of 3 them
4 was 6 the
6 the 8 .

another [was] [reddy] [fox] . 
1 another 5 .

blacky doubted because he knew [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] so well that he couldn't imagine him afraid . 
1 blacky 2 doubted
1 blacky 5 knew
1 blacky 15 imagine
1 blacky 17 afraid
2 doubted 3 because
4 he 5 knew
10 so 11 well
10 so 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 couldn't
14 couldn't 15 imagine
15 imagine 16 him
17 afraid 18 .

reddy doubted because he didn't want to believe . 
1 reddy 2 doubted
1 reddy 5 didn't
1 reddy 9 .
2 doubted 3 because
3 because 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 want
5 didn't 8 believe
6 want 7 to

you see , he was jealous of [buster] [bear] , and at the same time he was afraid of him . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 13 the
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 jealous
6 jealous 7 of
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 the
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 same
14 same 15 time
14 same 21 .
15 time 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 afraid
18 afraid 19 of
20 him 21 .

but nearly everybody else believed it , and there was great rejoicing . 
1 but 2 nearly
2 nearly 3 everybody
2 nearly 12 rejoicing
3 everybody 4 else
3 everybody 5 believed
5 believed 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 there
9 there 10 was
11 great 12 rejoicing
12 rejoicing 13 .

most of them were afraid of [buster] , very much afraid of him , because he was so big and strong . 
1 most 2 of
2 of 3 them
3 them 9 very
4 were 5 afraid
4 were 9 very
5 afraid 6 of
8 , 9 very
9 very 10 much
9 very 21 strong
10 much 11 afraid
11 afraid 12 of
13 him 15 because
14 , 15 because
15 because 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 so
18 so 21 strong
19 big 21 strong
20 and 21 strong
21 strong 22 .

they tried in ever so many ways to show him how friendly they felt and went quite out of their way to do him favors . 
1 they 2 tried
2 tried 7 ways
2 tried 12 friendly
3 in 7 ways
4 ever 5 so
5 so 6 many
6 many 7 ways
7 ways 9 show
8 to 9 show
9 show 10 him
9 show 11 how
12 friendly 14 felt
12 friendly 21 way
13 they 14 felt
14 felt 17 quite
15 and 16 went
16 went 17 quite
18 out 19 of
19 of 20 their
20 their 21 way
21 way 25 favors
21 way 26 .
22 to 23 do
23 do 25 favors
24 him 25 favors

whenever they met [one] [another] , [all] they could [talk] [about] was the smartness and the greatness of [buster] [bear] . 
1 whenever 2 they
1 whenever 6 ,
2 they 3 met
6 , 8 they
6 , 15 and
8 they 9 could
12 was 13 the
13 the 14 smartness
14 smartness 15 and
15 and 16 the
16 the 17 greatness
17 greatness 18 of
18 of 21 .

" and [he] [won't] dare set any more traps for me , " gloated [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 and
1 " 5 dare
5 dare 17 .
6 set 9 traps
7 any 8 more
8 more 9 traps
9 traps 10 for
9 traps 14 gloated
10 for 11 me
11 me 12 ,
12 , 13 "
14 gloated 17 .

" ah wish [brer] [bear] would go up to [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse and scare [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [so] that he would keep away [from] [there] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 21 that
2 ah 15 scare
3 wish 6 would
6 would 7 go
7 go 8 up
8 up 9 to
8 up 14 and
9 to 13 henhouse
14 and 15 scare
21 that 23 would
21 that 28 .
22 he 23 would
23 would 24 keep
24 keep 25 away

it would be a favor to me [which] [ah] [cert'nly] [would] appreciate , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] when he heard the news . 
1 it 2 would
1 it 13 ,
2 would 3 be
2 would 12 appreciate
3 be 4 a
4 a 5 favor
5 favor 6 to
6 to 7 me
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 25 .
17 ' 24 news
20 when 21 he
20 when 22 heard
22 heard 23 the
23 the 24 news
24 news 25 .

" let's all go [together] and tell [buster] [bear] how much obliged we are for what he has done [,] ["] proposed [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 " 2 let's
1 " 16 what
2 let's 3 all
2 let's 4 go
4 go 6 and
6 and 7 tell
7 tell 10 how
10 how 11 much
11 much 12 obliged
12 obliged 13 we
12 obliged 15 for
13 we 14 are
16 what 18 has
17 he 18 has
18 has 19 done
18 has 22 proposed
22 proposed 25 .

" that 's a splendid idea ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 splendid
5 splendid 6 idea
6 idea 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 13 .

" we 'll do it right away . " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 do
4 do 5 it
5 it 6 right
6 right 7 away
7 away 8 .
8 . 9 "

" caw , caw caw ! " [broke] [in] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
2 caw 13 .
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 caw
5 caw 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" [i] [say] , let's wait and see for ourselves if it is all true . " 
1 " 5 let's
4 , 5 let's
5 let's 6 wait
5 let's 8 see
5 let's 10 ourselves
5 let's 14 all
6 wait 7 and
9 for 10 ourselves
10 ourselves 11 if
11 if 12 it
12 it 13 is
14 all 15 true
15 true 16 .
16 . 17 "

" of course it 's true ! " snapped [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 " 9 snapped
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 it
4 it 5 's
5 's 6 true
6 true 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 snapped
9 snapped 13 .

" don't you [believe] [i] ['m] telling the truth ? " 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 10 ?
7 telling 8 the
8 the 9 truth
9 truth 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" certainly , certainly . 
1 " 4 certainly
2 certainly 3 ,
2 certainly 4 certainly
4 certainly 5 .

of course no one doubts your word , " replied [blacky] , with the utmost politeness . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 16 politeness
3 no 4 one
3 no 5 doubts
5 doubts 15 utmost
6 your 7 word
7 word 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 15 utmost
12 , 13 with
13 with 15 utmost
14 the 15 utmost
15 utmost 16 politeness
16 politeness 17 .

" but you say yourself that [farmer] [brown] 's boy [didn't] [see] [buster] [bear] , but [only] his footprint . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 3 you
3 you 4 say
4 say 5 yourself
4 say 6 that
6 that 9 's
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 18 his
18 his 19 footprint
19 footprint 20 .

perhaps he didn't know whose it was , and if he had he wouldn't have been afraid . 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
2 he 7 was
2 he 12 had
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 whose
6 it 7 was
8 , 9 and
8 , 10 if
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 16 been
13 he 14 wouldn't
14 wouldn't 15 have
15 have 16 been
16 been 17 afraid
17 afraid 18 .

now [i] 've got a plan [by] which we can see for ourselves if he [really] is afraid of [buster] [bear] . ["] 
1 now 22 .
3 've 4 got
4 got 5 a
5 a 6 plan
6 plan 19 of
6 plan 22 .
8 which 9 we
9 we 10 can
10 can 11 see
11 see 14 if
12 for 13 ourselves
13 ourselves 14 if
14 if 15 he
15 he 17 is
17 is 18 afraid
18 afraid 19 of

" what is it ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
5 ? 7 asked
7 asked 10 eagerly
10 eagerly 11 .

blacky [the] [crow] shook his head and winked . 
1 blacky 4 shook
4 shook 6 head
4 shook 8 winked
5 his 6 head
7 and 8 winked
8 winked 9 .

" that 's telling , " said he . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 7 said
2 that 3 's
4 telling 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" [i] want to think it [over] . 
1 " 8 .
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 it
6 it 8 .

[xi] 

[blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] 

blacky is a dreamer ! 
1 blacky 4 dreamer
2 is 4 dreamer
3 a 4 dreamer
4 dreamer 5 !

blacky is a schemer ! 
1 blacky 4 schemer
2 is 4 schemer
3 a 4 schemer
4 schemer 5 !

his [voice] [is] strong [;] [when] [things] [go] wrong [blacky] [is] [a] [screamer] ! 
1 his 4 strong
4 strong 9 wrong
9 wrong 14 !

it 's a fact . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 fact
4 fact 5 .

blacky the [crow] [is] forever dreaming and scheming and almost always it is of mischief . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 15 mischief
5 forever 8 scheming
6 dreaming 7 and
6 dreaming 8 scheming
7 and 8 scheming
8 scheming 9 and
8 scheming 10 almost
8 scheming 11 always
8 scheming 12 it
8 scheming 15 mischief
12 it 13 is
13 is 14 of
15 mischief 16 .

blacky likes excitement . 
1 blacky 2 likes
2 likes 3 excitement
3 excitement 4 .

he wants something going on . 
1 he 2 wants
2 wants 3 something
3 something 5 on
3 something 6 .
4 going 5 on

the more exciting it is , the better he likes it . 
1 the 3 exciting
2 more 3 exciting
3 exciting 10 likes
3 exciting 12 .
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 ,
5 is 7 the
5 is 8 better
8 better 10 likes
9 he 10 likes
10 likes 11 it
11 it 12 .

then he has a chance to use that harsh voice of his , and how he does use it ! 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 has
2 he 17 does
4 a 5 chance
4 a 9 harsh
5 chance 6 to
7 use 8 that
7 use 9 harsh
9 harsh 10 voice
9 harsh 14 and
9 harsh 17 does
10 voice 11 of
11 of 12 his
13 , 14 and
15 how 17 does
16 he 17 does
17 does 18 use
17 does 19 it
19 it 20 !

in the first place he felt very important , and you know [blacky] dearly loves to feel important . 
1 in 2 the
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 place
3 first 5 he
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 very
7 very 8 important
7 very 18 important
8 important 15 loves
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 you
10 and 15 loves
11 you 12 know
14 dearly 15 loves
15 loves 16 to
17 feel 18 important
18 important 19 .

on [the] [big] [rock] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [sat] [little] [joe] [otter] , [billy] [mink] , and [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 on 13 ,
13 , 17 and
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 .

on his big , green lily-pad [sat] [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 on 2 his
2 his 6 lily-pad
3 big 4 ,
3 big 6 lily-pad
5 green 6 lily-pad
6 lily-pad 10 .

on another [lily-pad] [sat] [spotty] [the] [turtle] . 
1 on 2 another
2 another 8 .

on the other side of the [smiling] [pool] [were] [reddy] [fox] [,] [digger] [the] [badger] , and [bobby] [coon] . 
1 on 2 the
1 on 20 .
2 the 3 other
3 other 4 side
4 side 5 of
4 side 17 and
5 of 6 the
16 , 17 and

in [the] [big] [hickory-tree] [were] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] , [happy] [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] , and [sammy] [jay] . 
1 in 10 ,
10 , 17 and
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 .

blacky waited until he was sure that no one else was coming . 
1 blacky 11 was
2 waited 3 until
3 until 4 he
4 he 5 was
4 he 11 was
5 was 6 sure
5 was 8 no
7 that 8 no
8 no 9 one
9 one 10 else
11 was 12 coming
12 coming 13 .

then he cleared his throat very loudly and began to speak . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 cleared
3 cleared 4 his
3 cleared 5 throat
4 his 5 throat
5 throat 7 loudly
5 throat 9 began
6 very 7 loudly
8 and 9 began
9 began 10 to
10 to 11 speak
11 speak 12 .

" friends , " said he . 
1 " 5 said
2 friends 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

but no one said anything , and [blacky] went on . 
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 one
2 no 6 ,
4 said 5 anything
4 said 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 went
9 went 10 on
10 on 11 .

perhaps he was , and then again perhaps he wasn't . 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 was
2 he 10 wasn't
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 then
6 then 7 again
6 then 9 he
8 perhaps 9 he
9 he 10 wasn't
10 wasn't 11 .

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

you have made a hero [of] [buster] [bear] , because you believe [little] [joe] ['s] [story] . 
1 you 2 have
1 you 17 .
2 have 3 made
3 made 4 a
4 a 5 hero
5 hero 9 ,
9 , 10 because
10 because 11 you
11 you 12 believe

now [here] [is] my plan : 
1 now 4 my
4 my 5 plan
5 plan 6 :

" [to-morrow] [morning] , very early , [sammy] [jay] and [i] [will] make a great fuss near the edge of the [green] [forest] . 
1 " 24 .
4 , 10 and
4 , 24 .
5 very 6 early
6 early 7 ,
7 , 10 and
10 and 13 make
13 make 16 fuss
14 a 15 great
15 great 16 fuss
16 fuss 17 near
17 near 19 edge
18 the 19 edge
19 edge 20 of
19 edge 21 the

farmer [brown] 's [boy] [has] a lot of curiosity , and he will be sure to come over to see what it is all about . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 6 a
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 curiosity
9 curiosity 10 ,
9 curiosity 26 .
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 will
13 will 14 be
14 be 15 sure
16 to 17 come
16 to 20 see
17 come 18 over
19 to 20 see
20 see 21 what
21 what 23 is
22 it 23 is
23 is 24 all
24 all 25 about
25 about 26 .

then we will lead him to [where] [buster] [bear] [is] . 
1 then 2 we
2 we 3 will
3 will 4 lead
4 lead 5 him
5 him 6 to
5 him 11 .

now what do you say ? " 
1 now 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 say
5 say 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

right away everybody began to talk at the same time . 
1 right 2 away
1 right 5 to
1 right 7 at
3 everybody 4 began
4 began 5 to
5 to 6 talk
7 at 9 same
8 the 9 same
9 same 10 time
9 same 11 .

it was such a simple plan that everybody agreed to it . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 a
3 such 4 a
4 a 6 plan
5 simple 6 plan
6 plan 8 everybody
6 plan 12 .
7 that 8 everybody
8 everybody 9 agreed
9 agreed 10 to
11 it 12 .

so it was agreed that [blacky] [should] [try] [his] [plan] the very next morning [.] 
1 so 2 it
1 so 5 that
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 agreed
5 that 14 morning
11 the 13 next
12 very 13 next
13 next 14 morning

[xii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] 

what was he watching for ? 
1 what 2 was
1 what 6 ?
2 was 4 watching
3 he 4 watching
4 watching 5 for

why , for [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] to come out on his way to milk the cows . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 for
3 for 17 cows
8 to 9 come
9 come 10 out
9 come 11 on
9 come 14 to
11 on 12 his
12 his 13 way
14 to 15 milk
15 milk 17 cows
16 the 17 cows
17 cows 18 .

by and by the back door of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] [opened] , and [out] stepped [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 
1 by 4 the
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 the
4 the 6 door
5 back 6 door
6 door 7 of
6 door 16 stepped
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 stepped

in each hand he carried a milk pail . 
1 in 8 pail
2 each 5 carried
3 hand 5 carried
4 he 5 carried
5 carried 8 pail
6 a 8 pail
7 milk 8 pail
8 pail 9 .

right away [blacky] [began] to scream at the top of his lungs . 
1 right 2 away
1 right 5 to
5 to 6 scream
6 scream 12 lungs
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 top
9 top 10 of
9 top 12 lungs
11 his 12 lungs
12 lungs 13 .

" caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 6 caw
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 shouted
9 shouted 11 .

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

no , [sir] , he started straight for the barn . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 5 he
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 started
6 started 7 straight
6 started 8 for
6 started 10 barn
9 the 10 barn
10 barn 11 .

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

so , when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [started] [for] the barn [instead] [of] [for] [the] [green] [forest] , [blacky] didn't know [what] to make of it . 
1 so 3 when
2 , 3 when
3 when 10 the
10 the 11 barn
11 barn 27 .
18 , 20 didn't
20 didn't 21 know
21 know 26 it
23 to 24 make
24 make 26 it
25 of 26 it
26 it 27 .

when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [disappeared] [in] the barn , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] snickered [right] [out] [loud] . 
1 when 8 the
8 the 9 barn
9 barn 15 snickered
10 , 12 the
12 the 15 snickered
15 snickered 19 .

" [ha] , ha , ha ! 
1 " 4 ha
3 , 4 ha
4 ha 6 ha
5 , 6 ha
6 ha 7 !

this is a great plan of yours , [blacky] ! 
1 this 2 is
1 this 5 plan
1 this 10 !
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 great
5 plan 7 yours
6 of 7 yours
7 yours 8 ,

ha , ha , ha ! " he shouted . 
1 ha 2 ,
1 ha 3 ha
3 ha 5 ha
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 .

blacky couldn't find a word to say . 
1 blacky 2 couldn't
1 blacky 8 .
2 couldn't 3 find
2 couldn't 7 say
4 a 5 word
5 word 7 say
6 to 7 say

he just hung [his] [head] , which is something [blacky] [seldom] [does] . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 hung
3 hung 13 .
6 , 7 which
6 , 13 .
7 which 8 is
8 is 9 something

so it was decided to wait . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 decided
4 decided 5 to
5 to 6 wait
6 wait 7 .

it seemed as if [farmer] [brown] 's boy never would come out , but at last he did . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 7 's
2 seemed 3 as
3 as 4 if
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 13 ,
9 never 11 come
10 would 11 come
11 come 12 out
11 come 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 at
15 at 16 last
16 last 17 he
17 he 18 did
18 did 19 .

blacky and [sammy] [jay] at once began to scream and [make] all the fuss they could . 
1 blacky 7 began
2 and 7 began
5 at 6 once
6 once 7 began
7 began 8 to
8 to 9 scream
9 scream 13 the
9 scream 14 fuss
10 and 12 all
12 all 13 the
14 fuss 17 .
15 they 16 could
16 could 17 .

farmer [brown] ['s] boy took the two pails of milk [into] [the] [house] , then [out] he [came] and started [straight] for the [green] [forest] . 
1 farmer 26 .
4 boy 8 pails
5 took 8 pails
6 the 8 pails
7 two 8 pails
8 pails 9 of
8 pails 10 milk
10 milk 14 ,
10 milk 26 .
14 , 15 then
15 then 17 he
17 he 20 started
19 and 20 started
20 started 22 for
22 for 23 the

he was so curious to know what it all meant that he couldn't wait another minute . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 curious
4 curious 5 to
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 what
7 what 10 meant
8 it 9 all
8 it 10 meant
10 meant 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 couldn't
13 couldn't 14 wait
14 wait 16 minute
15 another 16 minute
16 minute 17 .

now there was some one else with a great deal of curiosity also . 
1 now 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 13 also
4 some 5 one
4 some 12 curiosity
5 one 6 else
7 with 8 a
7 with 12 curiosity
8 a 10 deal
9 great 10 deal
10 deal 11 of
10 deal 12 curiosity
12 curiosity 13 also
13 also 14 .

he had heard [the] [screaming] of [blacky] the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] , and he had listened until he couldn't stand it another minute . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 heard
2 had 17 listened
3 heard 6 of
6 of 8 the
10 and 17 listened
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 he
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 listened
17 listened 18 until
18 until 19 he
19 he 20 couldn't
20 couldn't 21 stand
21 stand 22 it
22 it 25 .
23 another 24 minute
24 minute 25 .

he just had to know what it was all about . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 10 about
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 10 about
6 what 7 it
7 it 8 was
7 it 9 all
9 all 10 about
10 about 11 .

he walked very softly so as not to make a sound . 
1 he 2 walked
2 walked 4 softly
3 very 4 softly
4 softly 6 as
4 softly 8 to
4 softly 12 .
5 so 6 as
7 not 8 to
8 to 9 make
9 make 11 sound
10 a 11 sound

it was [buster] [bear] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 .

[xiii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] 

if you [should] meet with [buster] [bear] [while] [walking] [through] the wood , [what] [would] you do ? 
1 if 2 you
1 if 16 you
2 you 4 meet
4 meet 5 with
5 with 11 the
11 the 12 wood
12 wood 13 ,
16 you 18 ?
17 do 18 ?

now tell me true , [i] ['d] [run] [the] [best] [i] [could] . 
1 now 2 tell
1 now 5 ,
2 tell 3 me
3 me 4 true
5 , 13 .

farmer [brown] [had] laughed and [laughed] [.] 
1 farmer 4 laughed
4 laughed 5 and

if you want to find [mr] [bear] [,] you will have to go to the [great] [woods] . 
1 if 2 you
1 if 9 you
2 you 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 find
9 you 10 will
10 will 11 have
10 will 13 go
11 have 12 to
13 go 14 to
13 go 18 .
14 to 15 the

i don't know [who] [made] that footprint [,] but it certainly couldn't have been a [bear] . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 6 that
6 that 7 footprint
7 footprint 17 .
9 but 10 it
9 but 12 couldn't
10 it 11 certainly
12 couldn't 13 have
13 have 14 been
13 have 15 a
15 a 17 .

i think you must have imagined it . " 
1 i 2 think
1 i 5 have
2 think 3 you
4 must 5 have
5 have 6 imagined
6 imagined 7 it
7 it 8 .
8 . 9 "

buster [bear] had come to live in the [green] [forest] , and [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [seen] his footprint . 
1 buster 3 had
3 had 4 come
4 come 5 to
5 to 6 live
6 live 7 in
7 in 8 the
7 in 19 his
11 , 12 and
12 and 19 his
19 his 20 footprint
20 footprint 21 .

it was very exciting , the most exciting thing they could remember . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 13 .
2 was 3 very
2 was 8 exciting
3 very 4 exciting
4 exciting 5 ,
6 the 7 most
7 most 8 exciting
8 exciting 9 thing
10 they 11 could
11 could 12 remember
12 remember 13 .

every one was so busy watching [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] that no one [saw] [buster] [coming] [from] [the] [other] direction . 
1 every 2 one
1 every 13 one
3 was 4 so
3 was 12 no
4 so 5 busy
5 busy 6 watching
11 that 12 no
12 no 13 one
13 one 20 direction
20 direction 21 .

you see , [buster] [walked] [very] [softly] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 8 .

big as he is , he can walk without making the teeniest , weeniest sound . 
1 big 2 as
1 big 5 ,
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 is
5 , 14 weeniest
6 he 7 can
7 can 8 walk
8 walk 12 teeniest
9 without 12 teeniest
10 making 12 teeniest
11 the 12 teeniest
12 teeniest 13 ,
12 teeniest 14 weeniest
14 weeniest 15 sound
14 weeniest 16 .

then everybody held [their] breath , even [blacky] the [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] [.] 
1 then 2 everybody
2 everybody 3 held
3 held 5 breath
5 breath 6 ,
6 , 7 even
7 even 9 the

for just a little minute it was so still there in the [green] [forest] [that] not the least little sound could be heard . 
1 for 3 a
2 just 3 a
3 a 4 little
3 a 5 minute
3 a 19 little
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 so
7 was 9 still
9 still 10 there
9 still 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 18 least
16 not 18 least
17 the 18 least
18 least 19 little
19 little 20 sound
20 sound 21 could
20 sound 23 heard
20 sound 24 .
21 could 22 be

what was going to happen ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 happen
5 happen 6 ?

[xiv] 

[a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] 

blacky the [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] , looking down from the top of a tall tree , held their breath . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 12 top
7 , 8 looking
8 looking 9 down
9 down 10 from
10 from 11 the
11 the 12 top
12 top 15 tall
13 of 14 a
14 a 15 tall
15 tall 16 tree
16 tree 17 ,
16 tree 18 held
18 held 20 breath
19 their 20 breath
20 breath 21 .

happy [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] [and] [his] cousin , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , looking down from another tree , held their breath . 
1 happy 8 cousin
8 cousin 24 .
9 , 11 the
11 the 23 breath
14 , 15 looking
15 looking 16 down
16 down 17 from
17 from 19 tree
17 from 22 their
18 another 19 tree
19 tree 20 ,
21 held 22 their
22 their 23 breath
23 breath 24 .

unc ['] [billy] [possum] [,] sticking his head [out] [from] [a] [hollow] [tree] , held his breath . 
1 unc 6 sticking
6 sticking 8 head
7 his 8 head
8 head 18 .
14 , 15 held
15 held 17 breath
16 his 17 breath
17 breath 18 .

bobby [coon] , looking through a hole in a hollow stump in which he was hiding , held his breath . 
1 bobby 21 .
3 , 4 looking
4 looking 5 through
5 through 7 hole
6 a 7 hole
7 hole 8 in
7 hole 11 stump
7 hole 12 in
7 hole 13 which
8 in 9 a
9 a 10 hollow
13 which 18 held
14 he 15 was
14 he 18 held
15 was 16 hiding
16 hiding 18 held
17 , 18 held
18 held 20 breath
19 his 20 breath
20 breath 21 .

reddy [fox] [,] [lying] [flat] [down] [behind] [a] [heap] [of] brush , [held] [his] [breath] . 
1 reddy 11 brush
11 brush 12 ,
12 , 16 .

peter [rabbit] [,] sitting bolt upright under a thick hemlock branch , with eyes and ears wide open , held his breath . 
1 peter 23 .
4 sitting 6 upright
5 bolt 6 upright
6 upright 7 under
7 under 10 hemlock
7 under 22 breath
8 a 9 thick
8 a 10 hemlock
9 thick 10 hemlock
10 hemlock 11 branch
11 branch 17 wide
12 , 13 with
13 with 14 eyes
14 eyes 17 wide
15 and 17 wide
16 ears 17 wide
17 wide 18 open
18 open 19 ,
20 held 22 breath
21 his 22 breath
22 breath 23 .

and all the other little people who happened to be where they could see did the same thing . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 17 same
3 the 4 other
3 the 17 same
4 other 6 people
5 little 6 people
6 people 7 who
7 who 8 happened
7 who 13 could
7 who 15 did
8 happened 9 to
9 to 10 be
11 where 12 they
12 they 13 could
13 could 14 see
16 the 17 same
17 same 18 thing
17 same 19 .

you see , it was the most exciting moment ever was in the [green] [forest] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 it
4 it 5 was
4 it 11 was
5 was 7 most
6 the 7 most
7 most 8 exciting
8 exciting 9 moment
8 exciting 10 ever
11 was 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 16 .

then something happened . 
1 then 3 happened
2 something 3 happened
3 happened 4 .

yes , [sir] , [something] happened . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 6 happened
1 yes 7 .
4 , 6 happened

farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] opened his mouth and yelled ! 
1 farmer 5 opened
5 opened 7 mouth
6 his 7 mouth
7 mouth 8 and
7 mouth 9 yelled
9 yelled 10 !

and that yell was a yell of fright . 
1 and 6 yell
2 that 6 yell
3 yell 6 yell
4 was 6 yell
5 a 6 yell
6 yell 7 of
6 yell 8 fright
8 fright 9 .

there wasn't any doubt that he was afraid , very much afraid . 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 any
3 any 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 afraid
7 was 12 afraid
9 , 10 very
10 very 11 much
11 much 12 afraid
12 afraid 13 .

everybody leaned forward to watch him . 
1 everybody 2 leaned
2 leaned 3 forward
3 forward 7 .
4 to 5 watch
5 watch 6 him
6 him 7 .

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

didn't [i] say that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] ? " cried [little] [joe] [otter] [,] dancing about [with] excitement . 
1 didn't 3 say
3 say 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 afraid
7 afraid 8 of
8 of 21 excitement
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 cried
13 cried 18 dancing
18 dancing 19 about
18 dancing 21 excitement
21 excitement 22 .

" you were right , [little] [joe] [!] 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 were
3 were 4 right
4 right 5 ,

i 'm sorry that [i] doubted it . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 sorry
3 sorry 4 that
3 sorry 6 doubted
6 doubted 8 .
7 it 8 .

see him go ! 
1 see 2 him
2 him 3 go
3 go 4 !

caw , caw , caw ! " shrieked [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 caw 2 ,
2 , 3 caw
3 caw 4 ,
3 caw 12 .
4 , 7 "
5 caw 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 shrieked
8 shrieked 10 the

for a minute or two everybody forgot about [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 for 2 a
1 for 6 everybody
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 4 or
4 or 5 two
6 everybody 7 forgot
7 forgot 8 about

then there was a great crash which made everybody turn to look the other way . 
1 then 6 crash
2 there 6 crash
3 was 4 a
4 a 6 crash
5 great 6 crash
6 crash 7 which
6 crash 8 made
6 crash 9 everybody
6 crash 10 turn
6 crash 13 the
10 turn 12 look
11 to 12 look
13 the 14 other
14 other 15 way
15 way 16 .

what do you think they saw ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
2 do 4 think
2 do 7 ?
4 think 5 they
5 they 6 saw

why , [buster] [bear] was running away [too] , and he was running twice [as] [fast] [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [!] 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 10 and
5 was 6 running
6 running 7 away
7 away 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 running
13 running 14 twice

he bumped into trees and crashed through bushes and jumped over logs , and in almost no time at all he was out of sight . 
1 he 2 bumped
2 bumped 3 into
2 bumped 4 trees
4 trees 6 crashed
5 and 6 crashed
6 crashed 7 through
6 crashed 8 bushes
8 bushes 9 and
8 bushes 12 logs
10 jumped 12 logs
11 over 12 logs
12 logs 14 and
12 logs 15 in
13 , 14 and
15 in 25 sight
16 almost 19 at
17 no 18 time
18 time 19 at
19 at 20 all
19 at 25 sight
21 he 22 was
22 was 23 out
23 out 24 of
23 out 25 sight
25 sight 26 .

altogether it was the most surprising thing that the little people [of] [the] [green] [forest] [ever] [had] [seen] [.] 
1 altogether 2 it
1 altogether 9 the
2 it 3 was
3 was 5 most
4 the 5 most
5 most 6 surprising
6 surprising 7 thing
7 thing 8 that
9 the 10 little
10 little 11 people

[[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [,] [too] [.] 

page @number@ [.] []] 
1 page 2 @number@

then [little] [joe] [gave] a funny little gasp . 
1 then 5 a
5 a 8 gasp
6 funny 7 little
6 funny 8 gasp
8 gasp 9 .

" why , why-e-e ! " said he , " [i] [believe] [buster] [bear] is [afraid] too ! " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
2 why 4 why-e-e
4 why-e-e 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 "
9 , 19 "
15 is 17 too
17 too 18 !
18 ! 19 "

unc ['] [billy] [possum] chuckled . 
1 unc 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 .

" ah [believe] yo ' are right again , [brer] [otter] , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 14 said
2 ah 4 yo
5 ' 6 are
5 ' 14 said
7 right 8 again
8 again 9 ,
9 , 13 "
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 15 he
15 he 16 .

" it cert'nly does look so . 
1 " 3 cert'nly
2 it 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 does
4 does 5 look
4 does 7 .
5 look 6 so

if [brer] [bear] isn't scared , he must have remembered something impo'tant and has gone to attend to it in a powerful hurry . " 
1 if 4 isn't
4 isn't 5 scared
5 scared 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 must
8 must 9 have
9 have 10 remembered
10 remembered 12 impo'tant
11 something 12 impo'tant
12 impo'tant 13 and
12 impo'tant 14 has
12 impo'tant 18 to
14 has 15 gone
16 to 17 attend
17 attend 18 to
18 to 19 it
18 to 23 hurry
20 in 21 a
21 a 22 powerful
22 powerful 23 hurry
23 hurry 24 .
24 . 25 "

then everybody began to laugh . 
1 then 3 began
2 everybody 3 began
3 began 4 to
3 began 5 laugh
5 laugh 6 .

[xv] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] 

that was the way with [buster] [bear] . 
1 that 2 was
1 that 4 way
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 with
4 way 8 .

at least some of them had . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 4 of
3 some 4 of
4 of 5 them
5 them 6 had
5 them 7 .

it was hard to believe , but it was true . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 hard
3 hard 4 to
3 hard 5 believe
5 believe 8 it
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 true
10 true 11 .

and right away everybody lost a great deal of the respect [for] [buster] which they had felt . 
1 and 4 everybody
2 right 3 away
2 right 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 lost
4 everybody 16 had
4 everybody 17 felt
4 everybody 18 .
6 a 8 deal
7 great 8 deal
8 deal 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 respect
11 respect 14 which
14 which 16 had
15 they 16 had

it is always that way . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 always
2 is 4 that
4 that 5 way
5 way 6 .

they began to say unkind things about him . 
1 they 2 began
2 began 3 to
2 began 5 unkind
4 say 5 unkind
5 unkind 6 things
5 unkind 7 about
7 about 8 him
8 him 9 .

a dozen times a day [buster] [would] [hear] [them] [screaming] [this] . 
1 a 2 dozen
2 dozen 3 times
3 times 5 day
4 a 5 day
5 day 12 .

he would grind his teeth and glare up at them , but that was all he could do . 
1 he 2 would
1 he 17 could
2 would 3 grind
3 grind 5 teeth
4 his 5 teeth
5 teeth 6 and
5 teeth 7 glare
7 glare 8 up
7 glare 9 at
10 them 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 16 he
13 that 14 was
13 that 16 he
14 was 15 all
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 do
18 do 19 .

he couldn't get at them . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 get
3 get 5 them
4 at 5 them
5 them 6 .

he just had to stand it and do nothing . 
1 he 2 just
1 he 3 had
3 had 9 nothing
4 to 5 stand
4 to 8 do
5 stand 6 it
5 stand 7 and
8 do 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 .

he gave a deep , [angry] growl [that] made little shivers run over [chatterer] , and then suddenly he started up that tree [after] [chatterer] . 
1 he 2 gave
2 gave 3 a
3 a 4 deep
4 deep 5 ,
4 deep 7 growl
7 growl 26 .
9 made 11 shivers
10 little 11 shivers
11 shivers 12 run
11 shivers 13 over
11 shivers 21 up
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 then
17 then 18 suddenly
17 then 19 he
19 he 20 started
20 started 21 up
21 up 23 tree
22 that 23 tree
23 tree 26 .

with a frightened little shriek [chatterer] scampered to the top of the tree . 
1 with 2 a
1 with 5 shriek
2 a 5 shriek
3 frightened 5 shriek
4 little 5 shriek
5 shriek 7 scampered
7 scampered 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 10 top
10 top 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

he hadn't known that [buster] could climb . 
1 he 2 hadn't
1 he 6 could
2 hadn't 3 known
3 known 4 that
6 could 7 climb
7 climb 8 .

how [chatterer] did wish that he had kept his tongue still ! 
1 how 12 !
3 did 4 wish
4 wish 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
6 he 8 kept
8 kept 9 his
8 kept 10 tongue
9 his 10 tongue
10 tongue 11 still
10 tongue 12 !

the worst of it was there wasn't another tree near enough for him to jump to . 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
2 worst 4 it
4 it 5 was
4 it 7 wasn't
5 was 6 there
7 wasn't 11 enough
8 another 9 tree
9 tree 10 near
10 near 11 enough
11 enough 12 for
11 enough 14 to
11 enough 16 to
11 enough 17 .
12 for 13 him
14 to 15 jump

he was in [trouble] this time , was [chatterer] [,] sure enough [!] 
1 he 2 was
1 he 8 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 5 this
5 this 6 time
6 time 7 ,
8 was 11 sure
11 sure 12 enough

and there was no one to help him . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 was
2 there 4 no
4 no 5 one
4 no 7 help
6 to 7 help
7 help 8 him
8 him 9 .

[xvi] 

[chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] 

it [isn't] very often [that] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] knows [fear] . 
1 it 3 very
1 it 12 .
3 very 4 often
10 knows 12 .

that is one reason that he is so often impudent and saucy . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 reason
3 one 4 reason
4 reason 5 that
4 reason 10 impudent
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 is
8 so 9 often
9 often 10 impudent
10 impudent 12 saucy
11 and 12 saucy
12 saucy 13 .

but once in a while [a] great fear takes possession of him , as when he knows that [shadow] [the] [weasel] is [looking] for [him] [.] 
1 but 2 once
2 once 4 a
3 in 4 a
4 a 5 while
4 a 7 great
7 great 8 fear
8 fear 10 possession
8 fear 18 that
9 takes 10 possession
10 possession 11 of
10 possession 12 him
10 possession 15 when
12 him 13 ,
13 , 14 as
15 when 16 he
16 he 17 knows
18 that 22 is
22 is 24 for

you see , he knows that [shadow] [can] [go] wherever he can go . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 13 go
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 knows
5 knows 6 that
10 wherever 13 go
11 he 12 can
12 can 13 go
13 go 14 .

if only he [had] kept his tongue still instead of saying [hateful] [things] [to] [buster] [bear] [!] 
1 if 2 only
1 if 3 he
3 he 5 kept
5 kept 7 tongue
5 kept 11 saying
6 his 7 tongue
7 tongue 8 still
7 tongue 9 instead
9 instead 10 of

if only [he] [had] known that [buster] could climb a tree ! 
1 if 2 only
1 if 8 could
2 only 5 known
6 that 8 could
8 could 9 climb
9 climb 11 tree
10 a 11 tree
11 tree 12 !

if only he had chosen a tree near enough to other trees for him to jump across ! 
1 if 2 only
1 if 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 chosen
5 chosen 7 tree
6 a 7 tree
7 tree 8 near
8 near 9 enough
9 enough 10 to
9 enough 13 for
9 enough 15 to
10 to 11 other
11 other 12 trees
13 for 14 him
15 to 16 jump
16 jump 17 across
16 jump 18 !

chatterer was in the worst kind of trouble , and there was no one to blame but himself . 
1 chatterer 8 trouble
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 worst
5 worst 6 kind
6 kind 7 of
6 kind 8 trouble
8 trouble 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 there
11 there 12 was
11 there 13 no
13 no 14 one
14 one 16 blame
15 to 16 blame
16 blame 17 but
16 blame 18 himself
18 himself 19 .

that is usually the case with those who get into trouble . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 usually
3 usually 5 case
4 the 5 case
5 case 6 with
5 case 7 those
5 case 10 into
7 those 8 who
9 get 10 into
10 into 11 trouble
11 trouble 12 .

nearer and nearer came [buster] [bear] [,] [and] deeper and angrier sounded his voice . 
1 nearer 2 and
1 nearer 3 nearer
3 nearer 4 came
3 nearer 9 deeper
9 deeper 10 and
9 deeper 11 angrier
11 angrier 12 sounded
11 angrier 14 voice
13 his 14 voice
14 voice 15 .

chatterer gave a little frightened gasp and looked this way and looked that way . 
1 chatterer 2 gave
2 gave 6 gasp
2 gave 14 way
3 a 4 little
3 a 6 gasp
4 little 6 gasp
5 frightened 6 gasp
6 gasp 7 and
6 gasp 8 looked
9 this 10 way
9 this 14 way
11 and 12 looked
12 looked 14 way
13 that 14 way
14 way 15 .

what should he do ? 
1 what 2 should
1 what 3 he
1 what 4 do
4 do 5 ?

what could he do ! 
1 what 4 do
2 could 3 he
2 could 4 do
4 do 5 !

the ground seemed a terrible distance below . 
1 the 2 ground
2 ground 8 .
3 seemed 6 distance
4 a 5 terrible
5 terrible 6 distance
6 distance 7 below
7 below 8 .

if only he had wings [like] [sammy] [jay] [!] 
1 if 2 only
1 if 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 wings

but he hadn't . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 hadn't
3 hadn't 4 .

" [gr-r-r-r] ! " growled [buster] [bear] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 growled
5 growled 8 .

" [i] 'll teach you [manners] [!] 
1 " 5 you
3 'll 4 teach
4 teach 5 you

i 'll teach you to treat your betters with respect ! 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 teach
3 teach 8 betters
4 you 5 to
5 to 6 treat
6 treat 8 betters
7 your 8 betters
8 betters 9 with
8 betters 10 respect
8 betters 11 !

i 'll swallow you [whole] , that 's what [i] 'll do . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 swallow
3 swallow 4 you
4 you 6 ,
6 , 7 that
7 that 8 's
8 's 9 what
9 what 12 do
11 'll 12 do
12 do 13 .

gr-r-r-r ! " 
1 gr-r-r-r 2 !
2 ! 3 "

" oh ! " cried [chatterer] . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 7 .

" [gr-r-r-r] ! 
1 " 3 !

i 'll eat you all up to the last hair on your tail ! " growled [buster] [,] [scrambling] a little nearer . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 eat
2 'll 4 you
2 'll 5 all
5 all 8 the
6 up 7 to
6 up 8 the
8 the 9 last
9 last 23 .
10 hair 11 on
11 on 12 your
12 your 13 tail
13 tail 14 !
14 ! 15 "
15 " 16 growled
16 growled 22 nearer
20 a 21 little
20 a 22 nearer
22 nearer 23 .

" oh ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !

oh ! " cried [chatterer] , and ran [out] to the very tip of the little branch to which he had been clinging . 
1 oh 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 cried
4 cried 11 the
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 ran
8 ran 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 13 tip
12 very 13 tip
13 tip 14 of
13 tip 17 branch
13 tip 19 which
13 tip 23 clinging
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 little
18 to 19 which
20 he 21 had
21 had 22 been
22 been 23 clinging
23 clinging 24 .

but [chatterer] [didn't] think of [that] . 
1 but 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 7 .

he did it [now] . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 5 .

and then there was his tail , that funny little tail he is so fond of jerking when he scolds . 
1 and 2 then
1 and 17 jerking
3 there 4 was
3 there 17 jerking
5 his 6 tail
6 tail 7 ,
6 tail 17 jerking
8 that 9 funny
9 funny 10 little
9 funny 17 jerking
11 tail 17 jerking
12 he 13 is
13 is 15 fond
14 so 15 fond
15 fond 16 of
15 fond 17 jerking
17 jerking 18 when
17 jerking 20 scolds
18 when 19 he
19 he 20 scolds
20 scolds 21 .

this helped him too . 
1 this 2 helped
2 helped 3 him
2 helped 4 too
4 too 5 .

it helped him keep his balance and keep from turning over and over . 
1 it 14 .
2 helped 3 him
2 helped 6 balance
4 keep 6 balance
5 his 6 balance
6 balance 7 and
6 balance 8 keep
6 balance 10 turning
6 balance 14 .
8 keep 9 from
10 turning 11 over
10 turning 13 over
11 over 12 and

down , down , down he sailed and landed on his feet . 
1 down 2 ,
2 , 6 he
3 down 4 ,
4 , 5 down
4 , 6 he
6 he 7 sailed
7 sailed 12 feet
8 and 9 landed
9 landed 11 his
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 feet
12 feet 13 .

of course , he hit the ground pretty hard , and for just a second he quite lost his breath . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 4 he
2 course 10 ,
2 course 16 he
4 he 5 hit
5 hit 7 ground
6 the 7 ground
7 ground 8 pretty
8 pretty 9 hard
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 for
12 for 14 a
13 just 14 a
14 a 15 second
16 he 18 lost
17 quite 18 lost
18 lost 19 his
19 his 20 breath
20 breath 21 .

but it was only for a second , and then he was [scurrying] [off] as fast as a [frightened] [squirrel] could . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 only
3 was 6 a
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 second
7 second 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 then
10 then 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 15 as
15 as 17 as
15 as 21 could
16 fast 17 as
17 as 18 a
21 could 22 .

buster [bear] watched him and grinned . 
1 buster 3 watched
3 watched 4 him
4 him 7 .
5 and 6 grinned
6 grinned 7 .

[xvii] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] 

buster [bear] [is] [a] [great] [hand] [to] [talk] [to] [himself] when he thinks no one is around to overhear . 
1 buster 16 is
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 thinks
13 thinks 16 is
14 no 15 one
15 one 16 is
16 is 19 overhear
17 around 19 overhear
18 to 19 overhear
19 overhear 20 .

it 's a habit . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 habit
4 habit 5 .

however , it isn't a bad habit unless it is carried too far . 
1 however 2 ,
1 however 3 it
3 it 4 isn't
4 isn't 6 bad
5 a 6 bad
6 bad 7 habit
7 habit 8 unless
8 unless 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 12 too
11 carried 12 too
12 too 13 far
12 too 14 .

any habit becomes bad , if it is carried too far . 
1 any 2 habit
2 habit 3 becomes
2 habit 12 .
3 becomes 4 bad
3 becomes 9 carried
4 bad 6 if
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 it
7 it 8 is
9 carried 11 far
10 too 11 far

suppose you had a secret , a real secret , something that nobody else knew and that you didn't want anybody else to know . 
1 suppose 2 you
2 you 11 something
3 had 4 a
3 had 7 a
3 had 11 something
4 a 5 secret
5 secret 6 ,
7 a 9 secret
8 real 9 secret
9 secret 10 ,
11 something 12 that
11 something 22 else
11 something 23 to
13 nobody 14 else
13 nobody 15 knew
13 nobody 22 else
15 knew 17 that
16 and 17 that
18 you 20 want
19 didn't 20 want
20 want 21 anybody
21 anybody 22 else
23 to 24 know
24 know 25 .

and [suppose] [you] [had] the habit of talking to [yourself] . 
1 and 5 the
5 the 6 habit
6 habit 7 of
6 habit 8 talking
8 talking 9 to
9 to 11 .

then there wouldn't be any secret . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 5 any
3 wouldn't 4 be
3 wouldn't 5 any
5 any 6 secret
6 secret 7 .

that is the way that a habit which isn't bad in itself can become bad when it is carried too far . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 15 bad
3 the 4 way
3 the 7 habit
4 way 5 that
6 a 7 habit
7 habit 8 which
7 habit 9 isn't
7 habit 14 become
7 habit 15 bad
9 isn't 10 bad
11 in 12 itself
12 itself 14 become
13 can 14 become
15 bad 16 when
16 when 17 it
17 it 18 is
18 is 20 too
19 carried 20 too
20 too 21 far
20 too 22 .

now [buster] [bear] had lived by himself in [the] [great] [woods] so long that [this] habit of talking [to] [himself] [had] grown [and] [grown] . 
1 now 25 .
4 had 5 lived
5 lived 8 in
6 by 7 himself
7 himself 8 in
8 in 16 habit
12 so 13 long
12 so 14 that
14 that 16 habit
16 habit 17 of
17 of 18 talking
18 talking 22 grown
22 grown 25 .

he did it just to keep from being lonesome . 
1 he 2 did
1 he 4 just
3 it 4 just
4 just 6 keep
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 from
7 from 8 being
8 being 9 lonesome
9 lonesome 10 .

of course , [when] he came down to the [green] [forest] to live , he [brought] all his habits with him . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 19 habits
2 course 3 ,
2 course 5 he
2 course 14 ,
2 course 15 he
5 he 6 came
6 came 7 down
6 came 12 to
7 down 8 to
7 down 9 the
12 to 13 live
17 all 18 his
18 his 19 habits
19 habits 22 .
20 with 21 him
21 him 22 .

that is one thing about habits , you always take them with you wherever you go . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 one
3 one 4 thing
4 thing 6 habits
5 about 6 habits
6 habits 7 ,
6 habits 9 always
6 habits 14 wherever
6 habits 17 .
7 , 8 you
10 take 11 them
11 them 14 wherever
12 with 14 wherever
13 you 14 wherever
14 wherever 15 you
14 wherever 16 go

" [i] [find] my appetite [isn't] [what] it ought to be . 
1 " 4 my
4 my 5 appetite
5 appetite 12 .
8 it 9 ought
8 it 12 .
9 ought 10 to
10 to 11 be

i need a change . 
1 i 2 need
2 need 4 change
3 a 4 change
4 change 5 .

yes , [sir] [,] [i] [need] a change . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 8 change
1 yes 9 .
7 a 8 change

there is something [i] [ought] to have at this time of year [,] [and] [i] haven't got [it] . 
1 there 2 is
1 there 3 something
3 something 6 to
3 something 19 .
6 to 7 have
7 have 17 got
8 at 9 this
9 this 10 time
9 this 12 year
10 time 11 of
12 year 16 haven't
16 haven't 17 got

there is something [that] [i] [used] to have [and] [don't] [have] [now] . 
1 there 2 is
1 there 3 something
3 something 7 to
3 something 13 .
7 to 8 have

ha ! 
1 ha 2 !

i know ! 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 !

i need some fresh fruit . 
1 i 2 need
2 need 5 fruit
3 some 4 fresh
4 fresh 5 fruit
5 fruit 6 .

that 's it fresh fruit ! 
1 that 2 's
1 that 5 fruit
3 it 4 fresh
4 fresh 5 fruit
5 fruit 6 !

it must be about berry time now , and [i] ['d] forgotten all about it . 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 5 berry
4 about 5 berry
5 berry 6 time
5 berry 7 now
5 berry 12 forgotten
7 now 8 ,
8 , 9 and
12 forgotten 14 about
13 all 14 about
14 about 15 it
15 it 16 .

my , my , my , how good some berries would taste ! 
1 my 12 taste
2 , 3 my
3 my 12 taste
4 , 5 my
5 my 12 taste
6 , 7 how
7 how 8 good
8 good 12 taste
9 some 10 berries
10 berries 12 taste
11 would 12 taste
12 taste 13 !

now [if] [i] [were] [back] [up] there [in] [the] [great] [woods] [i] [could] [have] [all] [i] [could] [eat] . 
1 now 7 there
7 there 19 .

um-m-m-m ! 
1 um-m-m-m 2 !

makes my mouth water just to think of it . 
1 makes 2 my
1 makes 7 think
2 my 3 mouth
3 mouth 4 water
5 just 7 think
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 of
7 think 9 it
9 it 10 .

there ought to be [some] up in the [old] [pasture] . 
1 there 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 6 up
6 up 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 11 .

there ought to be a lot of ' em up there . 
1 there 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 a
5 a 6 lot
6 lot 7 of
7 of 9 em
8 ' 9 em
9 em 12 .
10 up 11 there
11 there 12 .

if [i] [wasn't] [afraid] [that] some one [would] [see] me , [i] ['d] [go] up [there] . ["] 
1 if 6 some
6 some 7 one
7 one 17 .
10 me 11 ,
10 me 17 .
11 , 15 up

buster sighed . 
1 buster 2 sighed
2 sighed 3 .

then he sighed again . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sighed
3 sighed 4 again
4 again 5 .

the more he thought about those berries he felt sure were growing in the [old] [pasture] , the [more] he wanted some . 
1 the 7 berries
2 more 5 about
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 those
6 those 7 berries
7 berries 9 felt
7 berries 12 growing
7 berries 22 some
7 berries 23 .
8 he 9 felt
9 felt 10 sure
11 were 12 growing
12 growing 13 in
13 in 14 the
13 in 18 the
17 , 18 the
20 he 21 wanted
21 wanted 22 some

it seemed to him that never in all his life had he wanted berries as he did now . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 17 did
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 him
4 him 5 that
6 never 11 had
6 never 17 did
7 in 10 life
8 all 10 life
9 his 10 life
10 life 11 had
12 he 13 wanted
12 he 17 did
13 wanted 14 berries
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 did
17 did 19 .
18 now 19 .

he wandered about uneasily . 
1 he 2 wandered
2 wandered 3 about
2 wandered 4 uneasily
4 uneasily 5 .

he was hungry hungry for berries and nothing else . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 hungry
3 hungry 6 berries
3 hungry 10 .
4 hungry 5 for
4 hungry 6 berries
6 berries 7 and
6 berries 9 else
8 nothing 9 else

by and by he began talking to himself again . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 5 began
4 he 5 began
5 began 6 talking
5 began 7 to
5 began 9 again
7 to 8 himself
9 again 10 .

" [if] [i] [wasn't] [afraid] [of] [being] [seen] [,] [i] ['d] go [up] to the [old] [pasture] this [very] minute . 
1 " 12 go
12 go 14 to
14 to 15 the
15 the 20 minute
18 this 20 minute
20 minute 21 .

seems as if [i] could taste those berries . " 
1 seems 2 as
2 as 3 if
3 if 5 could
5 could 6 taste
6 taste 8 berries
7 those 8 berries
8 berries 9 .
9 . 10 "

he licked his lips hungrily as he spoke . 
1 he 2 licked
1 he 8 spoke
2 licked 3 his
3 his 4 lips
4 lips 5 hungrily
6 as 8 spoke
7 he 8 spoke
8 spoke 9 .

then his face brightened . 
1 then 4 brightened
2 his 3 face
3 face 4 brightened
4 brightened 5 .

" [i] know what [i] 'll do ! 
1 " 4 what
3 know 4 what
4 what 7 do
6 'll 7 do
7 do 8 !

i 'll go up there at the very first peep of day to-morrow . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 go
3 go 13 to-morrow
4 up 13 to-morrow
5 there 10 peep
6 at 9 first
7 the 9 first
8 very 9 first
9 first 10 peep
10 peep 11 of
10 peep 13 to-morrow
12 day 13 to-morrow
13 to-morrow 14 .

that 's just what [i] 'll do . 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 just
3 just 4 what
4 what 7 do
6 'll 7 do
7 do 8 .

my , [i] [wish] to-morrow [morning] [would] hurry up [and] [come] . " 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 5 to-morrow
5 to-morrow 8 hurry
8 hurry 9 up
9 up 12 .
12 . 13 "

now [though] [buster] didn't know it , [some] [one] had been listening , and that some one [was] none [other] [than] [sammy] [jay] . 
1 now 15 that
1 now 24 .
4 didn't 5 know
5 know 6 it
5 know 7 ,
5 know 15 that
7 , 14 and
10 had 11 been
10 had 12 listening
12 listening 13 ,
13 , 14 and
16 some 17 one
17 one 19 none
19 none 24 .

when [at] last [buster] [lay] [down] [for] [a] [nap] [,] [sammy] [flew] [away] [,] [chuckling] [to] [himself] [.] 
1 when 3 last

" [i] [believe] [i] ['ll] [visit] [the] [old] [pasture] to-morrow morning [myself] , " thought he . 
1 " 10 to-morrow
10 to-morrow 11 morning
11 morning 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 16 he
15 thought 16 he
16 he 17 .

" [i] have an idea that [something] [interesting] may [happen] [if] [buster] [doesn't] change his mind . ["] 
1 " 14 change
3 have 5 idea
4 an 5 idea
5 idea 6 that
6 that 9 may
9 may 14 change
14 change 17 .
15 his 16 mind
16 mind 17 .

sammy was on the lookout very early the next morning . 
1 sammy 2 was
1 sammy 5 lookout
3 on 5 lookout
4 the 5 lookout
5 lookout 6 very
5 lookout 7 early
5 lookout 11 .
7 early 10 morning
8 the 9 next
9 next 10 morning

it moved very swiftly and silently , as if in a great hurry . 
1 it 2 moved
2 moved 4 swiftly
3 very 4 swiftly
4 swiftly 6 silently
5 and 6 silently
6 silently 8 as
6 silently 10 in
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 if
10 in 13 hurry
11 a 12 great
12 great 13 hurry
13 hurry 14 .

sammy knew who it was : it was [buster] [bear] , and he was [going] berrying . 
1 sammy 2 knew
2 knew 3 who
2 knew 4 it
4 it 5 was
4 it 8 was
4 it 17 .
6 : 7 it
7 it 8 was
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 16 berrying
16 berrying 17 .

sammy waited a little until he could see better . 
1 sammy 2 waited
2 waited 3 a
2 waited 5 until
2 waited 10 .
3 a 4 little
5 until 6 he
5 until 9 better
6 he 7 could
7 could 8 see

then he [too] started for the [old] [pasture] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 started
4 started 5 for
5 for 6 the

[xviii] 

[somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] 

that is just what happened the [day] [that] [buster] [bear] first thought of [going] [berrying] . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 just
3 just 4 what
4 what 5 happened
5 happened 6 the
6 the 13 of
11 first 12 thought
12 thought 13 of
13 of 16 .

" will you make me a berry pie [if] [i] will get the berries to-morrow ? " asked [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [of] [his] [mother] . 
1 " 2 will
2 will 3 you
2 will 4 make
4 make 5 me
4 make 6 a
6 a 7 berry
7 berry 8 pie
8 pie 15 to-morrow
8 pie 16 ?
11 will 12 get
12 get 14 berries
13 the 14 berries
14 berries 15 to-morrow
16 ? 17 "
17 " 18 asked
18 asked 26 .

now [the] [old] [pasture] is very large . 
1 now 8 .
5 is 6 very
6 very 7 large
7 large 8 .

it lies at the foot of the [big] [mountain] , and even extends a little way up [on] [the] [big] [mountain] . 
1 it 2 lies
2 lies 3 at
2 lies 22 .
3 at 4 the
4 the 5 foot
5 foot 6 of
6 of 7 the
10 , 11 and
10 , 13 extends
11 and 12 even
13 extends 17 up
14 a 15 little
14 a 17 up
15 little 16 way
17 up 22 .

you see , the bushes grow very thick there , and you cannot see very far in any direction . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 the
4 the 5 bushes
5 bushes 6 grow
5 bushes 20 .
6 grow 8 thick
7 very 8 thick
8 thick 9 there
8 thick 11 and
8 thick 16 far
8 thick 19 direction
10 , 11 and
12 you 13 cannot
13 cannot 14 see
13 cannot 16 far
15 very 16 far
17 in 19 direction
18 any 19 direction

farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] started to whistle , and then he stopped . 
1 farmer 5 started
5 started 6 to
6 to 7 whistle
7 whistle 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 then
10 then 12 stopped
11 he 12 stopped
12 stopped 13 .

that is how he happened to hear a little cry , a very faint little cry . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 4 he
2 is 3 how
4 he 5 happened
5 happened 6 to
6 to 7 hear
6 to 16 cry
8 a 9 little
8 a 14 faint
9 little 10 cry
10 cry 11 ,
12 a 13 very
12 a 14 faint
13 very 14 faint
14 faint 16 cry
15 little 16 cry
16 cry 17 .

if he had been whistling , he wouldn't have heard it at all . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 whistling
5 whistling 14 .
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 have
9 have 10 heard
10 heard 11 it
11 it 13 all
11 it 14 .
12 at 13 all

he stopped to listen . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 4 listen
3 to 4 listen
4 listen 5 .

he never had heard a cry just like it before . 
1 he 2 never
2 never 4 heard
2 never 10 before
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 6 cry
5 a 6 cry
7 just 8 like
7 just 10 before
8 like 9 it
10 before 11 .

at first he couldn't make out just what it was or where it came from . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 14 came
2 first 16 .
3 he 4 couldn't
3 he 10 was
3 he 14 came
4 couldn't 5 make
5 make 6 out
7 just 8 what
8 what 10 was
9 it 10 was
11 or 12 where
12 where 13 it
13 it 14 came
14 came 15 from

but one thing he was sure of , and that was that it was a cry of fright . 
1 but 2 one
1 but 4 he
2 one 3 thing
4 he 5 was
4 he 19 .
5 was 6 sure
6 sure 7 of
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 that
10 that 11 was
11 was 15 a
12 that 14 was
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 a
15 a 16 cry
16 cry 17 of
17 of 18 fright
18 fright 19 .

he stood perfectly still and listened with all his might . 
1 he 6 listened
1 he 10 might
2 stood 4 still
2 stood 6 listened
3 perfectly 4 still
5 and 6 listened
6 listened 7 with
7 with 8 all
7 with 9 his
10 might 11 .

there it was [again] ["] [help] ! 
1 there 3 was
1 there 7 !
2 it 3 was

help ! 
1 help 2 !

help " and it was very faint and sounded terribly frightened . 
1 help 4 it
2 " 4 it
3 and 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 very
6 very 7 faint
7 faint 8 and
7 faint 9 sounded
9 sounded 10 terribly
10 terribly 11 frightened
11 frightened 12 .

he waited a minute or two , but heard nothing more . 
1 he 2 waited
1 he 9 heard
2 waited 4 minute
3 a 4 minute
4 minute 5 or
4 minute 7 ,
5 or 6 two
7 , 8 but
9 heard 10 nothing
10 nothing 11 more
11 more 12 .

then he put down his pail and began a hurried look here , there , and everywhere . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 put
3 put 4 down
4 down 6 pail
5 his 6 pail
6 pail 8 began
6 pail 10 hurried
6 pail 17 everywhere
7 and 8 began
9 a 10 hurried
10 hurried 11 look
11 look 12 here
12 here 13 ,
14 there 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 everywhere
17 everywhere 18 .

well , [i] don't like to tell you , but he was trying to swallow one of the children of [stickytoes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 10 but
4 don't 5 like
5 like 6 to
6 to 7 tell
7 tell 8 you
8 you 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 trying
13 trying 14 to
13 trying 25 .
14 to 15 swallow
15 swallow 16 one
16 one 17 of
17 of 18 the
17 of 22 the
18 the 19 children
20 of 22 the

of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] didn't let him . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 let
8 let 9 him
9 him 10 .

he made [little] [mr] [gartersnake] [set] [master] [stickytoes] free [and] [held] [mr] [gartersnake] [until] [master] [stickytoes] [was] safely [out] [of] reach . 
1 he 2 made
2 made 9 free
9 free 22 .
18 safely 21 reach
21 reach 22 .

[xix] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] 

buster [bear] was having the finest time he had had since he came down from the [great] [woods] to live in [the] [green] [forest] . 
1 buster 3 was
1 buster 25 .
3 was 21 in
4 having 6 finest
5 the 6 finest
6 finest 7 time
7 time 8 he
7 time 11 since
8 he 9 had
8 he 10 had
11 since 13 came
12 he 13 came
13 came 14 down
13 came 15 from
13 came 19 to
15 from 16 the
19 to 20 live
20 live 21 in

to be sure , he wasn't [in] [the] [green] [forest] now , but he wasn't far from it . 
1 to 2 be
1 to 19 .
2 be 3 sure
3 sure 5 he
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 wasn't
11 now 12 ,
11 now 19 .
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 he
14 he 15 wasn't
15 wasn't 16 far
15 wasn't 18 it
16 far 17 from

he was in the [old] [pasture] [,] [one] edge of which [touches] [one] edge of the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 19 .
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 9 edge
9 edge 10 of
10 of 11 which
10 of 16 the
14 edge 15 of
15 of 16 the

and where do you think he was [,] in the [old] [pasture] ? 
1 and 2 where
2 where 4 you
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
4 you 13 ?
5 think 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 9 in
9 in 10 the

why , [right] in the middle of the biggest patch of the biggest blueberries he ever had seen in all his life ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 9 biggest
6 middle 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 biggest
9 biggest 10 patch
9 biggest 14 blueberries
9 biggest 20 all
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 biggest
13 biggest 14 blueberries
14 blueberries 15 he
14 blueberries 16 ever
14 blueberries 19 in
16 ever 18 seen
17 had 18 seen
20 all 22 life
21 his 22 life
22 life 23 !

nothing can quite equal honey in [buster] ['s] mind . 
1 nothing 2 can
2 can 4 equal
3 quite 4 equal
4 equal 5 honey
4 equal 10 .
5 honey 6 in
6 in 9 mind

but [next] [to] [honey] [give] [him] berries . 
1 but 7 berries
7 berries 8 .

he isn't particular what kind of berries . 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 particular
3 particular 7 berries
4 what 5 kind
5 kind 6 of
6 of 7 berries
7 berries 8 .

raspberries , blackberries , or blueberries , either kind , will make him perfectly happy . 
1 raspberries 3 blackberries
2 , 3 blackberries
3 blackberries 4 ,
3 blackberries 5 or
5 or 6 blueberries
6 blueberries 8 either
6 blueberries 9 kind
6 blueberries 10 ,
6 blueberries 12 make
6 blueberries 14 perfectly
7 , 8 either
11 will 12 make
12 make 13 him
14 perfectly 15 happy
15 happy 16 .

he didn't try to get them out . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 try
3 try 4 to
4 to 5 get
5 get 6 them
5 get 7 out
7 out 8 .

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 3 my
1 oh 4 ,
1 oh 5 no
1 oh 6 !

he just chomped them all up together and patted his stomach from sheer delight . 
1 he 3 chomped
2 just 3 chomped
3 chomped 4 them
3 chomped 5 all
3 chomped 6 up
3 chomped 7 together
3 chomped 9 patted
3 chomped 11 stomach
3 chomped 13 sheer
3 chomped 14 delight
8 and 9 patted
10 his 11 stomach
12 from 13 sheer
14 delight 15 .

it seems funny but he actually is afraid of them . 
1 it 2 seems
2 seems 3 funny
3 funny 6 actually
4 but 5 he
5 he 6 actually
6 actually 8 afraid
7 is 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 of
9 of 10 them
10 them 11 .

but when he found those berries he was so hungry that he forgot his fears and everything else . 
1 but 2 when
2 when 3 he
3 he 4 found
3 he 13 forgot
4 found 6 berries
5 those 6 berries
7 he 8 was
7 he 13 forgot
8 was 9 so
10 hungry 13 forgot
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 forgot
13 forgot 15 fears
13 forgot 17 everything
14 his 15 fears
15 fears 16 and
17 everything 18 else
18 else 19 .

they tasted so good that he just had to eat and eat and eat . 
1 they 2 tasted
1 they 8 had
1 they 14 eat
2 tasted 3 so
2 tasted 4 good
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 just
6 he 8 had
9 to 10 eat
9 to 12 eat
9 to 14 eat
10 eat 11 and
12 eat 13 and
14 eat 15 .

now you know that [buster] is a very big fellow , and it takes a lot to fill him up . 
1 now 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 6 is
6 is 7 a
7 a 10 fellow
8 very 9 big
9 big 10 fellow
10 fellow 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 takes
13 it 14 takes
14 takes 16 lot
15 a 16 lot
16 lot 21 .
17 to 18 fill
18 fill 19 him
19 him 20 up
20 up 21 .

he kept eating and eating and eating , and the more he ate the more he wanted . 
1 he 2 kept
1 he 17 wanted
2 kept 7 eating
3 eating 4 and
3 eating 5 eating
5 eating 6 and
5 eating 7 eating
7 eating 9 and
7 eating 11 more
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
12 he 13 ate
12 he 17 wanted
13 ate 14 the
14 the 15 more
15 more 16 he
17 wanted 18 .

you know how it is . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 how
2 know 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 .

so he wandered from one [patch] of berries to another [in] [the] [old] [pasture] , and never once thought of the time . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 wandered
2 he 19 thought
3 wandered 4 from
3 wandered 5 one
5 one 7 of
7 of 8 berries
8 berries 16 and
9 to 10 another
10 another 15 ,
15 , 16 and
17 never 18 once
17 never 19 thought
19 thought 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 22 time
22 time 23 .

somehow , time is the hardest thing in the world to remember , when you are having a good time . 
1 somehow 2 ,
1 somehow 3 time
3 time 6 hardest
4 is 6 hardest
5 the 6 hardest
6 hardest 7 thing
6 hardest 8 in
6 hardest 11 to
6 hardest 20 time
8 in 10 world
9 the 10 world
12 remember 13 ,
12 remember 14 when
12 remember 17 having
15 you 16 are
16 are 17 having
17 having 19 good
18 a 19 good
19 good 20 time
20 time 21 .

jolly , [round] , [red] [mr] [sun] climbed higher and higher in the blue , blue sky . 
1 jolly 2 ,
2 , 8 climbed
4 , 8 climbed
8 climbed 18 .
9 higher 10 and
9 higher 11 higher
11 higher 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 17 sky
14 blue 15 ,
14 blue 17 sky
16 blue 17 sky
17 sky 18 .

he looked down on all the [great] [world] and saw all that was going on . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 10 saw
2 looked 3 down
3 down 4 on
4 on 6 the
5 all 6 the
9 and 10 saw
10 saw 12 that
11 all 12 that
12 that 13 was
13 was 14 going
14 going 15 on
15 on 16 .

he saw [buster] [bear] [in] the [old] [pasture] , and smiled as he saw what a perfectly glorious [time] [buster] was [having] . 
1 he 2 saw
1 he 21 was
2 saw 6 the
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 smiled
11 smiled 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 saw
13 he 21 was
14 saw 15 what
15 what 18 glorious
16 a 17 perfectly
16 a 18 glorious
21 was 23 .

and he saw something else [in] the [old] [pasture] [that] [made] [his] [smile] [still] broader . 
1 and 2 he
1 and 7 the
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 something
4 something 5 else
7 the 15 broader
15 broader 16 .

" [um-m-m] , um-m-m , " mumbled [buster] [bear] with his mouth [full] , as he moved along to another patch of berries . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 6 "
3 , 10 with
4 um-m-m 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 mumbled
10 with 11 his
11 his 12 mouth
12 mouth 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 moved
17 moved 18 along
17 moved 19 to
17 moved 23 berries
19 to 20 another
21 patch 22 of
21 patch 23 berries
23 berries 24 .

and then he gave a little gasp of surprise and delight . 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 gave
4 gave 7 gasp
5 a 6 little
5 a 7 gasp
7 gasp 8 of
7 gasp 9 surprise
9 surprise 10 and
9 surprise 11 delight
11 delight 12 .

right in front of him was a shiny thing just full of the finest , biggest , bluest berries ! 
1 right 2 in
2 in 3 front
2 in 7 a
3 front 4 of
4 of 5 him
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 shiny
8 shiny 9 thing
8 shiny 18 bluest
10 just 18 bluest
11 full 18 bluest
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 finest
14 finest 18 bluest
15 , 18 bluest
16 biggest 18 bluest
17 , 18 bluest
18 bluest 19 berries
18 bluest 20 !

there were no leaves or green ones there . 
1 there 2 were
1 there 3 no
3 no 4 leaves
4 leaves 5 or
4 leaves 6 green
6 green 7 ones
7 ones 8 there
7 ones 9 .

buster blinked his greedy little eyes rapidly and looked again . 
1 buster 2 blinked
2 blinked 3 his
2 blinked 4 greedy
2 blinked 7 rapidly
2 blinked 10 again
4 greedy 5 little
4 greedy 6 eyes
7 rapidly 9 looked
8 and 9 looked
10 again 11 .

no , he wasn't dreaming . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 5 dreaming
5 dreaming 6 .

they were real berries , and all he had got to do was to help himself . 
1 they 2 were
1 they 9 had
1 they 10 got
2 were 7 all
3 real 4 berries
4 berries 6 and
4 berries 7 all
5 , 6 and
8 he 9 had
10 got 11 to
10 got 14 to
11 to 12 do
13 was 14 to
14 to 15 help
15 help 16 himself
16 himself 17 .

buster looked sharply at the shiny thing that held the berries . 
1 buster 3 sharply
2 looked 3 sharply
3 sharply 4 at
3 sharply 6 shiny
3 sharply 12 .
5 the 6 shiny
6 shiny 7 thing
6 shiny 9 held
6 shiny 11 berries
7 thing 8 that
10 the 11 berries

it seemed perfectly harmless . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 perfectly
3 perfectly 4 harmless
4 harmless 5 .

he reached out a big paw and pushed it gently . 
1 he 2 reached
2 reached 6 paw
3 out 6 paw
4 a 5 big
5 big 6 paw
6 paw 8 pushed
7 and 8 pushed
8 pushed 9 it
9 it 11 .
10 gently 11 .

it tipped over and spilled out a lot of the berries . 
1 it 2 tipped
2 tipped 5 spilled
3 over 5 spilled
4 and 5 spilled
5 spilled 6 out
5 spilled 8 lot
5 spilled 11 berries
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 of
9 of 10 the
11 berries 12 .

yes , it was perfectly harmless . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 perfectly
5 perfectly 6 harmless
6 harmless 7 .

buster gave a little sigh of pure happiness . 
1 buster 2 gave
2 gave 5 sigh
3 a 4 little
3 a 5 sigh
5 sigh 9 .
6 of 8 happiness
7 pure 8 happiness
8 happiness 9 .

he would eat those berries to the last one , and then he would go home to the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 2 would
1 he 14 would
2 would 3 eat
3 eat 5 berries
4 those 5 berries
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 last
8 last 9 one
8 last 13 he
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 he
13 he 14 would
14 would 15 go
15 go 16 home
15 go 17 to
17 to 18 the

[xx] 

[buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] 

the question [is] , did [buster] [bear] steal [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy 's pail ? 
1 the 2 question
1 the 12 boy
2 question 4 ,
2 question 8 steal
5 did 8 steal
12 boy 14 pail
13 's 14 pail
14 pail 15 ?

to steal is to take something which belongs to some one else . 
1 to 2 steal
2 steal 12 else
3 is 4 to
3 is 6 something
4 to 5 take
6 something 12 else
7 which 8 belongs
8 belongs 9 to
8 belongs 11 one
10 some 11 one
11 one 12 else
12 else 13 .

there is no doubt that he stole the berries that were in the pail when he found it , for he deliberately ate them . 
1 there 2 is
1 there 3 no
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 stole
7 stole 8 the
8 the 9 berries
9 berries 14 pail
10 that 11 were
11 were 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 pail
14 pail 25 .
15 when 16 he
15 when 21 he
16 he 17 found
17 found 18 it
19 , 20 for
19 , 21 he
21 he 22 deliberately
22 deliberately 23 ate
23 ate 24 them
24 them 25 .

he knew well enough that some one must have picked them for whoever heard of blueberries growing in tin pails ? 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 well
2 knew 5 that
3 well 4 enough
5 that 21 ?
6 some 7 one
6 some 16 blueberries
8 must 9 have
9 have 10 picked
10 picked 11 them
10 picked 16 blueberries
11 them 12 for
13 whoever 14 heard
13 whoever 16 blueberries
14 heard 15 of
16 blueberries 17 growing
16 blueberries 19 tin
17 growing 18 in
19 tin 20 pails
20 pails 21 ?

so there is no doubt [that] when [buster] took them , he stole [them] . 
1 so 2 there
2 there 3 is
2 there 4 no
4 no 5 doubt
5 doubt 7 when
7 when 12 he
9 took 10 them
10 them 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 stole
13 stole 15 .

but with the pail it was different . 
1 but 7 different
2 with 3 the
3 the 4 pail
4 pail 7 different
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 different
7 different 8 .

he took the pail , but he didn't mean to take it . 
1 he 2 took
2 took 3 the
3 the 4 pail
4 pail 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 8 didn't
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 mean
9 mean 10 to
10 to 11 take
11 take 12 it
12 it 13 .

in fact , he didn't want that pail at all . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 want
6 want 8 pail
7 that 8 pail
8 pail 9 at
8 pail 11 .
9 at 10 all

he didn't think anything about the right or wrong of helping himself . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 think
2 didn't 4 anything
4 anything 5 about
4 anything 9 wrong
5 about 6 the
7 right 9 wrong
8 or 9 wrong
9 wrong 11 helping
10 of 11 helping
11 helping 12 himself
12 himself 13 .

and that is just what he did do . 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 just
4 just 5 what
5 what 7 did
5 what 8 do
6 he 7 did
8 do 9 .

of course he upset the pail , but he didn't mind a little thing like that . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 10 didn't
2 course 17 .
3 he 4 upset
4 upset 5 the
5 the 6 pail
6 pail 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 10 didn't
9 he 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 mind
10 didn't 15 like
12 a 13 little
13 little 14 thing
14 thing 15 like
15 like 16 that

just then he heard a little noise , as if some one were coming . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 noise
7 noise 8 ,
8 , 10 if
9 as 10 if
10 if 11 some
10 if 13 were
11 some 12 one
13 were 14 coming
14 coming 15 .

get out of there [!] ["] 
1 get 2 out
1 get 4 there
2 out 3 of

he didn't need to be told whose voice that was . 
1 he 2 didn't
1 he 10 was
2 didn't 3 need
3 need 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 told
7 whose 8 voice
7 whose 10 was
9 that 10 was
10 was 11 .

it was the voice of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 's
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 10 .

right then and there [buster] [bear] [nearly] [had] [a] [fit] . 
1 right 2 then
2 then 4 there
3 and 4 there
4 there 11 .

there was that awful pail fast over his head so that he couldn't see a thing . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 4 awful
3 that 4 awful
4 awful 5 pail
4 awful 16 thing
5 pail 6 fast
5 pail 13 couldn't
6 fast 8 his
7 over 8 his
8 his 9 head
10 so 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 couldn't
13 couldn't 14 see
15 a 16 thing
16 thing 17 .

he growled and whined and squealed . 
1 he 2 growled
2 growled 4 whined
3 and 4 whined
4 whined 5 and
5 and 6 squealed
6 squealed 7 .

he tried to back out of the pail and couldn't . 
1 he 2 tried
1 he 10 couldn't
2 tried 3 to
4 back 7 the
5 out 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 pail
8 pail 9 and
8 pail 10 couldn't
10 couldn't 11 .

he tried to shake it off and couldn't . 
1 he 2 tried
1 he 8 couldn't
2 tried 3 to
3 to 4 shake
4 shake 6 off
5 it 6 off
6 off 7 and
8 couldn't 9 .

he tried to pull it off , but somehow he couldn't get hold of it . 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
2 tried 4 pull
4 pull 5 it
4 pull 6 off
4 pull 9 somehow
6 off 7 ,
7 , 8 but
9 somehow 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 get
12 get 13 hold
13 hold 14 of
14 of 15 it
15 it 16 .

then there was another yell . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
2 there 4 another
4 another 5 yell
5 yell 6 .

you see [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [just] discovered [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 you 2 see
1 you 9 discovered

in fact , he was too surprised and frightened even to run . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 too
5 was 9 frightened
6 too 7 surprised
7 surprised 8 and
9 frightened 10 even
9 frightened 12 run
9 frightened 13 .
11 to 12 run

after that second yell he just stood still and stared . 
1 after 2 that
2 that 4 yell
3 second 4 yell
4 yell 7 stood
4 yell 11 .
5 he 7 stood
6 just 7 stood
7 stood 8 still
7 stood 10 stared
9 and 10 stared

buster clawed at that awful thing on his head more frantically than ever . 
1 buster 2 clawed
2 clawed 3 at
2 clawed 4 that
2 clawed 5 awful
2 clawed 6 thing
2 clawed 11 frantically
2 clawed 14 .
7 on 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 11 frantically
10 more 11 frantically
11 frantically 12 than
12 than 13 ever

suddenly it slipped off , so that he could see . 
1 suddenly 3 slipped
2 it 3 slipped
3 slipped 4 off
4 off 5 ,
5 , 6 so
6 so 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 see
10 see 11 .

but the funniest thing of all is this he took that pail with him ! 
1 but 3 funniest
2 the 3 funniest
3 funniest 4 thing
3 funniest 8 this
3 funniest 12 pail
5 of 8 this
6 all 8 this
7 is 8 this
9 he 10 took
10 took 12 pail
11 that 12 pail
12 pail 13 with
13 with 14 him
14 him 15 !

yes , [sir] [,] [buster] [bear] ran away with the [big] tin pail of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy ! 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 12 tin
1 yes 19 !
7 ran 8 away
8 away 9 with
9 with 10 the
10 the 12 tin
12 tin 13 pail
13 pail 14 of
18 boy 19 !

he didn't want it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 want
2 didn't 4 it
4 it 5 .

he would have given anything to get rid of it . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 given
4 given 5 anything
5 anything 8 rid
5 anything 11 .
6 to 7 get
7 get 8 rid
8 rid 9 of
9 of 10 it

but he took it because he couldn't help it . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 took
2 he 7 couldn't
3 took 4 it
5 because 6 he
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 help
8 help 9 it
9 it 10 .

and that brings us back to the question , [did] [buster] [steal] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] ['s] [pail] [?] 
1 and 2 that
2 that 15 's
3 brings 4 us
3 brings 5 back
3 brings 7 the
5 back 6 to
7 the 8 question
8 question 9 ,
8 question 15 's

what do you think ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
2 do 4 think
2 do 5 ?

[xxi] 

[sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] 

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

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

sammy [jay] was screaming at the top of his lungs , as he followed [buster] [bear] [across] the [old] [pasture] [towards] [the] [green] [forest] . 
1 sammy 3 was
1 sammy 25 .
3 was 4 screaming
4 screaming 10 lungs
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 top
7 top 8 of
7 top 10 lungs
9 his 10 lungs
10 lungs 11 ,
10 lungs 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 followed
14 followed 18 the

never had he screamed so loud , and never had his voice sounded so excited . 
1 never 2 had
2 had 13 sounded
3 he 4 screamed
4 screamed 6 loud
5 so 6 loud
6 loud 8 and
6 loud 12 voice
7 , 8 and
9 never 10 had
10 had 11 his
11 his 12 voice
12 voice 13 sounded
13 sounded 15 excited
14 so 15 excited
15 excited 16 .

but every blessed one [who] [heard] [sammy] [this] [morning] [stopped] [whatever] he was doing and pricked up his ears to listen . 
1 but 4 one
1 but 12 he
2 every 3 blessed
2 every 4 one
12 he 13 was
12 he 16 pricked
13 was 14 doing
15 and 16 pricked
16 pricked 22 .
17 up 18 his
18 his 19 ears
19 ears 20 to
20 to 21 listen
21 listen 22 .

he was so surprised that he almost forgot to keep his wings moving . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 8 forgot
7 almost 8 forgot
8 forgot 10 keep
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 13 moving
11 his 12 wings
12 wings 13 moving
13 moving 14 .

buster [bear] had [what] [looked] to [blacky] very much like a tin pail hanging from his neck ! 
1 buster 3 had
1 buster 13 pail
3 had 6 to
8 very 9 much
9 much 10 like
10 like 11 a
11 a 12 tin
12 tin 13 pail
13 pail 14 hanging
13 pail 17 neck
15 from 16 his
16 his 17 neck
17 neck 18 !

no wonder [sammy] was excited . 
1 no 2 wonder
2 wonder 6 .
4 was 5 excited
5 excited 6 .

blacky beat his wings fiercely [and] [started] after [sammy] . 
1 blacky 2 beat
2 beat 4 wings
3 his 4 wings
4 wings 10 .
5 fiercely 8 after
5 fiercely 10 .

come on , everybody ! 
1 come 2 on
1 come 3 ,
1 come 5 !
3 , 4 everybody

come on ! 
1 come 2 on
1 come 3 !

come on ! " 
1 come 2 on
1 come 3 !
3 ! 4 "

poor [buster] ! 
1 poor 3 !

he felt humiliated . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 humiliated
3 humiliated 4 .

that is just another way of saying shamed . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 just
2 is 4 another
4 another 8 shamed
4 another 9 .
5 way 6 of
5 way 8 shamed
7 saying 8 shamed

but [buster] [is] so [big] [that] it is not easy for him to find a hiding [place] . 
1 but 7 it
4 so 7 it
7 it 8 is
8 is 10 easy
8 is 15 a
9 not 10 easy
10 easy 11 for
10 easy 13 to
11 for 12 him
13 to 14 find
15 a 16 hiding
16 hiding 18 .

but it was of no use . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 of
3 was 5 no
5 no 6 use
6 use 7 .

the sharp [eyes] [of] [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] [the] [crow] saw him . 
1 the 2 sharp
2 sharp 13 .
7 and 11 saw
11 saw 12 him
12 him 13 .

they actually flew into the very tree under which he was hiding , and how they did scream ! 
1 they 3 flew
2 actually 3 flew
3 flew 4 into
4 into 5 the
4 into 12 hiding
5 the 6 very
7 tree 8 under
7 tree 9 which
7 tree 12 hiding
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 hiding
12 hiding 18 scream
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 how
15 how 17 did
16 they 17 did
17 did 18 scream
18 scream 19 !

ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [began] [to] grin as soon as he saw that tin pail [on] [buster] ['s] [neck] . 
1 ol 7 grin
7 grin 15 pail
8 as 9 soon
9 soon 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 saw
12 saw 13 that
13 that 14 tin
14 tin 15 pail
15 pail 20 .

even [timid] [little] [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] [was] [where] [he] [could] [peer] [out] [and] [see] [without] [being] [seen] [.] 
1 even 5 the

of course , [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] and [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] were there . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 15 there
3 , 8 and
8 and 11 the
14 were 15 there
15 there 16 .

" thief , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] [until] his throat was sore . 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 ,
2 thief 4 thief
4 thief 5 ,
4 thief 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 screamed
9 screamed 13 throat
12 his 13 throat
13 throat 15 sore
14 was 15 sore
15 sore 16 .

the worst of it was [buster] knew that everybody knew that it was true . 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
3 of 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 14 true
7 knew 11 that
7 knew 12 it
8 that 9 everybody
9 everybody 10 knew
10 knew 11 that
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 true
14 true 15 .

that awful pail was proof of it . 
1 that 3 pail
2 awful 3 pail
3 pail 4 was
3 pail 5 proof
5 proof 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 .

" [i] [wish] [i] never had thought of berries , " growled [buster] to himself . 
1 " 12 growled
5 never 6 had
5 never 7 thought
7 thought 8 of
8 of 9 berries
9 berries 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 growled
12 growled 16 .
14 to 15 himself
15 himself 16 .

[xxii] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] 

a temper is a bad , bad thing [when] [once] it gets [away] . 
1 a 2 temper
2 temper 7 bad
2 temper 12 gets
2 temper 14 .
3 is 5 bad
4 a 5 bad
5 bad 6 ,
5 bad 7 bad
7 bad 8 thing
11 it 12 gets

there 's nothing quite at all like it [to] spoil a pleasant day . 
1 there 2 's
1 there 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 quite
3 nothing 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 like
7 like 8 it
8 it 14 .
10 spoil 12 pleasant
11 a 12 pleasant
12 pleasant 13 day
13 day 14 .

buster [bear] was in a terrible temper . 
1 buster 3 was
3 was 5 a
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 terrible
6 terrible 7 temper
7 temper 8 .

yes , [sir] [,] [buster] [bear] was [having] the worst fit of temper [ever] [seen] in the [green] [forest] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 10 worst
7 was 9 the
9 the 10 worst
10 worst 11 fit
11 fit 12 of
12 of 13 temper
13 temper 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 20 .

now ordinarily [buster] is one of the most good-natured persons in the world . 
1 now 14 .
2 ordinarily 4 is
4 is 12 the
5 one 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 most
8 most 9 good-natured
9 good-natured 10 persons
10 persons 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 world
13 world 14 .

it takes a great deal to rouse his temper . 
1 it 2 takes
2 takes 7 rouse
3 a 5 deal
4 great 5 deal
5 deal 7 rouse
6 to 7 rouse
7 rouse 9 temper
8 his 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

he isn't one tenth so quick [tempered] [as] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] , or [sammy] [jay] [,] [or] [reddy] [fox] . 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 4 tenth
3 one 4 tenth
4 tenth 5 so
4 tenth 6 quick
6 quick 13 ,
13 , 14 or
14 or 21 .

but when his temper is aroused and gets away from him , then watch out ! 
1 but 2 when
2 when 8 gets
3 his 4 temper
4 temper 6 aroused
5 is 6 aroused
6 aroused 7 and
6 aroused 8 gets
8 gets 9 away
8 gets 15 out
10 from 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 then
13 then 14 watch
14 watch 15 out
15 out 16 !

it seemed to [buster] that he had had all that he could stand that day and a little more . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 13 stand
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
6 he 8 had
6 he 12 could
9 all 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 stand
13 stand 14 that
13 stand 19 more
14 that 15 day
16 and 17 a
17 a 18 little
18 little 19 more
19 more 20 .

first had come [the] [fright] [back] [there] in the [old] [pasture] . 
1 first 2 had
2 had 3 come
3 come 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 12 .

this was bad enough , for he knew just how funny he must look , and besides , it was very uncomfortable . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 4 enough
2 was 9 just
3 bad 4 enough
4 enough 5 ,
4 enough 6 for
7 he 8 knew
8 knew 9 just
9 just 10 how
9 just 14 look
10 how 11 funny
12 he 13 must
13 must 14 look
14 look 22 uncomfortable
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 besides
17 besides 18 ,
17 besides 22 uncomfortable
19 it 20 was
20 was 21 very
21 very 22 uncomfortable
22 uncomfortable 23 .

but [to] [have] [sammy] [jay] [call] everybody within hearing to come and see him was more than he could stand . 
1 but 7 everybody
7 everybody 8 within
8 within 9 hearing
9 hearing 21 .
10 to 11 come
10 to 13 see
11 come 12 and
13 see 14 him
14 him 16 more
15 was 16 more
16 more 17 than
17 than 19 could
18 he 19 could
19 could 20 stand
20 stand 21 .

it was more than any [self-respecting] [bear] could stand . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 10 .
2 was 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 5 any
8 could 9 stand
9 stand 10 .

with a roar of anger [buster] [bear] charged out of his [hiding] place . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 roar
3 roar 4 of
3 roar 5 anger
5 anger 10 of
8 charged 9 out
9 out 10 of
10 of 11 his
11 his 13 place
13 place 14 .

he rushed this way and that way [!] 
1 he 2 rushed
2 rushed 7 way
3 this 4 way
3 this 7 way
4 way 5 and
6 that 7 way

he roared with all his might [!] 
1 he 2 roared
2 roared 3 with
3 with 4 all
3 with 5 his
5 his 6 might

he was very terrible to see . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 very
2 was 5 to
3 very 4 terrible
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 .

those who could fly , flew . 
1 those 2 who
2 who 3 could
3 could 4 fly
4 fly 5 ,
4 fly 6 flew
4 fly 7 .

those who could climb , climbed . 
1 those 2 who
2 who 6 climbed
3 could 4 climb
4 climb 5 ,
4 climb 6 climbed
6 climbed 7 .

and those who were swift of foot , ran . 
1 and 9 ran
2 those 3 who
2 those 4 were
2 those 5 swift
5 swift 6 of
5 swift 7 foot
5 swift 9 ran
7 foot 8 ,
9 ran 10 .

a few who could neither fly nor climb [nor] run fast , [hid] and [lay] shaking and trembling [for] fear that [buster] would [find] [them] . 
1 a 2 few
1 a 8 climb
2 few 3 who
3 who 4 could
4 could 5 neither
5 neither 6 fly
5 neither 7 nor
8 climb 16 shaking
10 run 11 fast
11 fast 12 ,
12 , 14 and
14 and 16 shaking
16 shaking 18 trembling
17 and 18 trembling
18 trembling 20 fear
20 fear 21 that
21 that 23 would
23 would 26 .

in [less] time [than] it takes to tell about it , [buster] was alone . 
1 in 3 time
3 time 15 .
5 it 6 takes
6 takes 7 to
7 to 8 tell
8 tell 9 about
9 about 10 it
10 it 11 ,
10 it 13 was
13 was 14 alone
14 alone 15 .

at least , he couldn't see any one . 
1 at 2 least
1 at 7 any
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 see
5 couldn't 7 any
7 any 8 one
8 one 9 .

[[] [illustration] [:] [those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] 

those who could climb , climbed . 
1 those 2 who
2 who 6 climbed
3 could 4 climb
4 climb 5 ,
4 climb 6 climbed
6 climbed 7 .

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then he vented his temper on the tin pail . 
1 then 3 vented
2 he 3 vented
3 vented 4 his
3 vented 5 temper
3 vented 6 on
3 vented 7 the
3 vented 8 tin
4 his 5 temper
8 tin 9 pail
9 pail 10 .

he cuffed at it and pulled at it , all the time growling angrily . 
1 he 2 cuffed
2 cuffed 3 at
2 cuffed 4 it
4 it 15 .
5 and 6 pulled
5 and 13 growling
6 pulled 7 at
8 it 9 ,
8 it 10 all
10 all 12 time
11 the 12 time
12 time 13 growling
13 growling 14 angrily
14 angrily 15 .

he lay down and clawed at it with his hind feet . 
1 he 5 clawed
2 lay 3 down
2 lay 5 clawed
4 and 5 clawed
5 clawed 6 at
5 clawed 7 it
5 clawed 10 hind
8 with 10 hind
9 his 10 hind
10 hind 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

at last the handle broke , and he was free ! 
1 at 2 last
2 last 4 handle
3 the 4 handle
4 handle 5 broke
4 handle 6 ,
4 handle 10 free
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 free
10 free 11 !

he shook himself . 
1 he 3 himself
2 shook 3 himself
3 himself 4 .

then he jumped on the helpless pail . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 jumped
3 jumped 4 on
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 helpless
6 helpless 7 pail
7 pail 8 .

with a blow of a big paw he sent it clattering against a tree . 
1 with 7 paw
2 a 3 blow
3 blow 4 of
3 blow 7 paw
4 of 5 a
6 big 7 paw
7 paw 11 clattering
8 he 9 sent
9 sent 11 clattering
10 it 11 clattering
11 clattering 12 against
11 clattering 14 tree
13 a 14 tree
14 tree 15 .

he tried to bite it . 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
3 to 4 bite
4 bite 5 it
5 it 6 .

then , and not till then , [did] [buster] [recover] [his] [usual] [good] [nature] . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 and
3 and 15 .
4 not 5 till
5 till 6 then
6 then 7 ,
7 , 15 .

little by little , as he thought it all over , a look of shame crept into his face . 
1 little 16 crept
2 by 3 little
3 little 16 crept
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 thought
6 he 16 crept
7 thought 8 it
8 it 9 all
8 it 11 ,
9 all 10 over
12 a 15 shame
13 look 15 shame
14 of 15 shame
15 shame 16 crept
16 crept 17 into
17 into 18 his
18 his 19 face
19 face 20 .

" [i] [i] [guess] it wasn't the fault of that [thing] . 
1 " 5 it
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 8 fault
6 wasn't 12 .
7 the 8 fault
8 fault 9 of
8 fault 10 that

i ought to have known enough to keep my head out of it , " he said slowly and thoughtfully . 
1 i 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
2 ought 7 to
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 known
6 enough 7 to
7 to 8 keep
8 keep 9 my
9 my 10 head
10 head 11 out
10 head 20 thoughtfully
11 out 12 of
12 of 13 it
13 it 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 he
17 said 20 thoughtfully
18 slowly 19 and
18 slowly 20 thoughtfully
20 thoughtfully 21 .

" you ought to know by this time that no good comes of stealing . ["] 
1 " 2 you
1 " 15 .
2 you 3 ought
2 you 5 know
3 ought 4 to
5 know 7 this
5 know 9 that
6 by 7 this
7 this 8 time
9 that 12 comes
10 no 11 good
11 good 12 comes
12 comes 13 of
12 comes 14 stealing

buster [bear] looked up and grinned , and there was a twinkle in his eyes . 
1 buster 3 looked
1 buster 6 grinned
3 looked 4 up
4 up 5 and
6 grinned 12 twinkle
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 there
9 there 10 was
10 was 11 a
11 a 12 twinkle
12 twinkle 13 in
12 twinkle 15 eyes
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 .

" you ought to know , [sammy] [jay] , " said he . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 ,
6 , 10 "
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 he
12 he 13 .

" [i] [hope] you 'll always remember it . " 
1 " 4 you
4 you 5 'll
5 'll 7 remember
6 always 7 remember
7 remember 8 it
8 it 9 .
9 . 10 "

" thief , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] , and flew away . 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 ,
2 thief 4 thief
4 thief 5 ,
4 thief 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 screamed
9 screamed 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 flew
13 flew 14 away
14 away 15 .

[xxiii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] 

it hadn't entered his head that it could be anybody who would eat those berries . 
1 it 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 entered
3 entered 5 head
4 his 5 head
5 head 16 .
6 that 7 it
6 that 8 could
8 could 9 be
8 could 13 eat
10 anybody 11 who
10 anybody 13 eat
12 would 13 eat
13 eat 15 berries
13 eat 16 .
14 those 15 berries

" if he is so afraid of me , [i] guess [i] needn't be afraid of him , " said he . 
1 " 3 he
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 so
5 so 21 he
6 afraid 16 of
6 afraid 17 him
7 of 8 me
8 me 9 ,
9 , 11 guess
11 guess 13 needn't
13 needn't 14 be
13 needn't 15 afraid
15 afraid 16 of
17 him 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 he
21 he 22 .

" [i] ['ve] [lost] my berries , but it is worth it to find out that he is afraid of me . 
1 " 5 my
5 my 6 berries
6 berries 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 it
9 it 10 is
9 it 22 .
10 is 11 worth
10 is 13 to
11 worth 12 it
13 to 14 find
14 find 15 out
15 out 20 of
16 that 17 he
16 that 18 is
18 is 19 afraid
19 afraid 20 of
21 me 22 .

there [are] plenty more on the bushes , and all [i] 've got to do is to pick them . 
1 there 3 plenty
3 plenty 4 more
3 plenty 7 bushes
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 bushes
7 bushes 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 all
10 all 20 .
12 've 13 got
13 got 14 to
14 to 15 do
15 do 18 pick
16 is 17 to
17 to 18 pick
18 pick 19 them
19 them 20 .

it might be worse . " 
1 it 2 might
2 might 3 be
3 be 4 worse
4 worse 5 .
5 . 6 "

he whistled . 
1 he 2 whistled
2 whistled 3 .

" it 's worse than [i] [thought] , " cried he . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 12 .
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 worse
4 worse 5 than
8 , 9 "
8 , 12 .
9 " 10 cried
9 " 11 he

" that bear has cheated me out of that berry pie my mother promised me . " 
1 " 2 that
1 " 5 cheated
2 that 3 bear
4 has 5 cheated
5 cheated 10 berry
6 me 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 that
9 that 10 berry
10 berry 11 pie
10 berry 13 mother
10 berry 14 promised
12 my 13 mother
14 promised 15 me
15 me 16 .
16 . 17 "

yes , indeed , it might have been worse . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 10 .
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 might
6 might 7 have
7 have 8 been
8 been 9 worse
9 worse 10 .

that [bear] might have tried to eat me instead of the berries . 
1 that 3 might
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 tried
5 tried 6 to
6 to 7 eat
7 eat 12 berries
7 eat 13 .
8 me 9 instead
9 instead 10 of
9 instead 12 berries
11 the 12 berries

i guess [i] 'll [go] eat [that] lunch [i] [left] [back] by the spring , and then [i] 'll go home . 
1 i 2 guess
1 i 4 'll
4 'll 6 eat
4 'll 20 go
6 eat 8 lunch
8 lunch 16 and
12 by 13 the
13 the 14 spring
14 spring 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 then
19 'll 20 go
20 go 21 home
21 home 22 .

i can pick berries some other day . " 
1 i 2 can
2 can 3 pick
2 can 8 .
3 pick 4 berries
3 pick 5 some
5 some 7 day
6 other 7 day
8 . 9 "

" my , but those sandwiches will taste good , " thought he . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 8 taste
3 , 4 but
4 but 6 sandwiches
5 those 6 sandwiches
6 sandwiches 7 will
6 sandwiches 8 taste
8 taste 9 good
8 taste 14 .
9 good 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 13 he
12 thought 13 he

" [i] ['m] [glad] [they] are big and thick . 
1 " 6 are
6 are 9 thick
7 big 9 thick
8 and 9 thick
9 thick 10 .

i never was hungrier in my life . 
1 i 2 never
2 never 4 hungrier
3 was 4 hungrier
4 hungrier 5 in
4 hungrier 7 life
6 my 7 life
7 life 8 .

hello ! " 
1 hello 2 !
2 ! 3 "

no , [sir] , there wasn't so much as a crumb [left] [of] [those] [two] [thick] sandwiches . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 17 sandwiches
2 , 9 as
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 8 much
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 as
10 a 11 crumb
10 a 17 sandwiches
17 sandwiches 18 .

you see , [old] [man] [coyote] [had] [found] [them] and gobbled them up [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was [away] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 12 them
3 , 10 and
10 and 11 gobbled
12 them 13 up
12 them 21 .
19 was 21 .

but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] didn't [know] [anything] [about] [old] [man] [coyote] . 
1 but 6 didn't
6 didn't 13 .

he rubbed his eyes and stared everywhere , even up in the trees , as if he thought those sandwiches might be hanging up there . 
1 he 2 rubbed
2 rubbed 3 his
2 rubbed 4 eyes
2 rubbed 6 stared
3 his 4 eyes
5 and 6 stared
6 stared 7 everywhere
7 everywhere 8 ,
8 , 9 even
9 even 11 in
10 up 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 trees
13 trees 14 ,
14 , 16 if
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 he
17 he 18 thought
18 thought 20 sandwiches
19 those 20 sandwiches
20 sandwiches 21 might
20 sandwiches 23 hanging
20 sandwiches 26 .
21 might 22 be
23 hanging 24 up
24 up 25 there

farmer [brown] ['s] boy gaped foolishly this way and that way . 
1 farmer 12 .
4 boy 5 gaped
5 gaped 6 foolishly
6 foolishly 8 way
6 foolishly 11 way
6 foolishly 12 .
7 this 8 way
8 way 9 and
10 that 11 way

then , instead of growing angry , a slow smile stole over his freckled face . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 14 freckled
3 instead 4 of
3 instead 5 growing
5 growing 6 angry
5 growing 9 slow
6 angry 7 ,
8 a 9 slow
9 slow 10 smile
9 slow 11 stole
11 stole 12 over
11 stole 14 freckled
13 his 14 freckled
14 freckled 15 face
15 face 16 .

" [i] guess some one else was hungry too , " he muttered . 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 12 he
4 some 5 one
5 one 6 else
6 else 7 was
7 was 8 hungry
8 hungry 9 too
9 too 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 muttered
13 muttered 14 .

" wonder who it was ? 
1 " 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 who
2 wonder 6 ?
3 who 5 was
4 it 5 was

guess this [old] [pasture] is no place for me to-day . 
1 guess 2 this
2 this 5 is
5 is 6 no
6 no 7 place
7 place 8 for
8 for 9 me
9 me 10 to-day
10 to-day 11 .

i 'll fill up [on] berries and then [i] 'll go home . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 fill
2 'll 11 go
3 fill 4 up
3 fill 6 berries
6 berries 7 and
7 and 8 then
10 'll 11 go
11 go 12 home
12 home 13 .
13 . 14 "

two or three times , as he trudged along , he stopped to scratch his head thoughtfully . 
1 two 3 three
2 or 3 three
3 three 4 times
4 times 6 as
5 , 6 as
6 as 8 trudged
7 he 8 trudged
8 trudged 9 along
8 trudged 14 scratch
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 stopped
12 stopped 14 scratch
13 to 14 scratch
14 scratch 17 thoughtfully
15 his 16 head
16 head 17 thoughtfully
17 thoughtfully 18 .

this is the [end] of the adventures [of] [buster] [bear] in this book [because] guess why . 
1 this 2 is
2 is 16 why
3 the 5 of
3 the 13 book
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 adventures
7 adventures 11 in
11 in 12 this
13 book 15 guess
15 guess 16 why
16 why 17 .

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