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[the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] 

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

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

[boston] 

[little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] 

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[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] [!] ["] 

[frontispiece] [.] 

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[contents] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

" [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] ! ["] 
1 " 11 !

[frontispiece] 

" [pooh] , ["] [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 " 3 ,

" [who's] [afraid] [of] [that] [fellow] ? ["] 
1 " 7 ?

[then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] 

[reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] 

" [drop] [him] ! ["] 
1 " 4 !

[he] [grunted] 

" [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] , [prickly] [porky] ! ["] 
1 " 11 ,
1 " 14 !

[he] [shouted] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] 

[i] 

[happy] [jack] [squirrel] [makes] [a] [find] 

happy [jack] [squirrel] [had] had a wonderful day . 
1 happy 8 day
5 had 6 a
6 a 7 wonderful
7 wonderful 8 day
8 day 9 .

now he was thinking of going home , for it was getting late in the afternoon . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 thinking
3 was 6 going
4 thinking 5 of
6 going 7 home
7 home 8 ,
8 , 9 for
9 for 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 getting
12 getting 13 late
13 late 16 afternoon
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 afternoon
16 afternoon 17 .

he looked out across the [open] [field] [where] [mr] [goshawk] had [nearly] caught him that morning . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 11 had
2 looked 3 out
2 looked 4 across
4 across 5 the
11 had 13 caught
13 caught 14 him
14 him 17 .
15 that 16 morning
16 morning 17 .

his home was on the other side . 
1 his 2 home
1 his 7 side
3 was 4 on
4 on 7 side
5 the 6 other
6 other 7 side
7 side 8 .

so [happy] [jack] [started] on [his] [long] [journey] [around] the [open] field [.] 
1 so 5 on
5 on 10 the
10 the 12 field

now , [happy] [jack] ['s] [eyes] [are] [bright] , and there is very little that [happy] [jack] [does] [not] [see] . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 15 that
2 , 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 there
11 there 12 is
12 is 13 very
13 very 14 little
15 that 21 .

so , as he was jumping from one tree to another , he spied something down on the ground which excited his curiosity . 
1 so 2 ,
1 so 4 he
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 was
4 he 14 spied
5 was 6 jumping
6 jumping 7 from
8 one 11 another
9 tree 10 to
10 to 11 another
11 another 14 spied
12 , 13 he
13 he 14 spied
14 spied 15 something
14 spied 19 ground
16 down 17 on
17 on 19 ground
18 the 19 ground
19 ground 21 excited
20 which 21 excited
21 excited 23 curiosity
22 his 23 curiosity
23 curiosity 24 .

" [i] must [stop] and see what that is , " said [happy] [jack] . 
1 " 7 what
1 " 12 said
3 must 6 see
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 what
7 what 9 is
8 that 9 is
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 15 .

so down the tree he ran , and in a few minutes he had found the queer thing , which had caught his eyes . 
1 so 17 queer
2 down 4 tree
2 down 9 in
3 the 4 tree
4 tree 6 ran
4 tree 8 and
5 he 6 ran
7 , 8 and
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 few
10 a 17 queer
11 few 12 minutes
12 minutes 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 found
15 found 16 the
17 queer 18 thing
18 thing 20 which
19 , 20 which
20 which 21 had
21 had 22 caught
22 caught 23 his
23 his 24 eyes
24 eyes 25 .

it was smooth and black and white , and at one end it was very sharp with a tiny little barb . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 14 was
2 was 3 smooth
3 smooth 4 and
3 smooth 7 white
3 smooth 9 and
5 black 6 and
5 black 7 white
8 , 9 and
10 at 12 end
11 one 12 end
12 end 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 very
15 very 21 barb
16 sharp 21 barb
17 with 21 barb
18 a 19 tiny
19 tiny 21 barb
20 little 21 barb
21 barb 22 .

[happy] [jack] [found] [it] [out] [by] [pricking] [himself] [with] [it] [.] 

" [ooch] , " he cried , and dropped the queer thing . 
1 " 6 cried
3 , 4 "
4 " 6 cried
5 he 6 cried
6 cried 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 dropped
9 dropped 10 the
9 dropped 11 queer
11 queer 12 thing
12 thing 13 .

pretty soon he noticed there were a lot more on the ground . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 4 noticed
3 he 4 noticed
4 noticed 5 there
4 noticed 8 lot
5 there 6 were
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 more
8 lot 10 on
10 on 12 ground
11 the 12 ground
12 ground 13 .

" [i] [wonder] what they are , " said [happy] [jack] . 
1 " 4 what
1 " 9 said
4 what 6 are
5 they 6 are
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 .

" they don't [grow] [,] [for] [they] [haven't] any [roots] [.] 
1 " 3 don't
2 they 3 don't
3 don't 9 any

they are not thorns , for there is no plant from which they could come . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 4 thorns
3 not 4 thorns
4 thorns 5 ,
4 thorns 6 for
4 thorns 10 plant
7 there 8 is
7 there 9 no
9 no 10 plant
10 plant 11 from
10 plant 12 which
12 which 13 they
13 they 14 could
14 could 15 come
15 come 16 .

they are not alive , so what can they be ? " 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 not
2 are 4 alive
4 alive 5 ,
4 alive 11 ?
5 , 6 so
7 what 8 can
7 what 11 ?
8 can 10 be
9 they 10 be
11 ? 12 "

now , [happy] [jack] 's eyes [are] [bright] , but [sometimes] he doesn't use them to the very best advantage . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 10 but
5 's 6 eyes
6 eyes 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 he
12 he 13 doesn't
13 doesn't 14 use
14 use 15 them
14 use 16 to
14 use 20 advantage
17 the 19 best
18 very 19 best
19 best 20 advantage
20 advantage 21 .

he was so busy examining the queer things on the ground that he never once thought to look up in the tops of the trees . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 busy
3 so 4 busy
4 busy 5 examining
5 examining 6 the
5 examining 7 queer
5 examining 11 ground
5 examining 21 the
7 queer 8 things
9 on 11 ground
10 the 11 ground
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 never
14 never 15 once
15 once 16 thought
15 once 20 in
17 to 18 look
18 look 19 up
19 up 20 in
20 in 21 the
21 the 22 tops
22 tops 23 of
22 tops 25 trees
24 the 25 trees
25 trees 26 .

if he had , perhaps he would not have been so much puzzled . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 10 been
4 , 5 perhaps
5 perhaps 6 he
6 he 7 would
7 would 8 not
7 would 9 have
9 have 10 been
10 been 11 so
11 so 12 much
12 much 13 puzzled
13 puzzled 14 .

as it was he just gathered up three or four of the queer things and started on again . 
1 as 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 5 just
4 he 5 just
5 just 6 gathered
6 gathered 7 up
6 gathered 8 three
6 gathered 18 again
8 three 10 four
9 or 10 four
10 four 14 things
11 of 12 the
11 of 14 things
13 queer 14 things
15 and 16 started
16 started 17 on
16 started 18 again
18 again 19 .

on the way he [met] [peter] [rabbit] and [showed] [peter] what he had . 
1 on 2 the
2 the 3 way
3 way 4 he
4 he 13 had
8 and 11 what
11 what 12 he
12 he 13 had
13 had 14 .

now , you know [peter] [rabbit] is [very] [curious] . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 10 .
2 , 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 7 is

he [just] [couldn't] [sit] [still] , but [must] [scamper] [over] [to] the place [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [told] [him] [about] . 
1 he 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 12 the
12 the 13 place
13 place 20 .

" you 'd better be careful [,] [peter] [rabbit] [;] they ['re] [very] [sharp] [,] ["] shouted [happy] [jack] . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 17 shouted
2 you 3 'd
3 'd 4 better
3 'd 5 be
5 be 6 careful
11 they 17 shouted
17 shouted 20 .

but as usual , [peter] was [in] too much of a hurry to heed what was said to him . 
1 but 14 heed
2 as 3 usual
2 as 9 much
3 usual 4 ,
6 was 8 too
8 too 9 much
9 much 10 of
10 of 11 a
11 a 12 hurry
12 hurry 13 to
12 hurry 14 heed
14 heed 15 what
14 heed 18 to
15 what 16 was
17 said 18 to
18 to 19 him
19 him 20 .

[lipperty-lipperty-lip] [,] [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [,] [went] [peter] [rabbit] [through] [the] [woods] [,] [as] [fast] [as] [his] [long] [legs] [would] [take] [him] [.] 

then suddenly he squealed and sat down to nurse one of his feet . 
1 then 2 suddenly
2 suddenly 4 squealed
2 suddenly 13 feet
3 he 4 squealed
4 squealed 5 and
4 squealed 6 sat
4 squealed 9 nurse
6 sat 7 down
7 down 8 to
10 one 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 feet
13 feet 14 .

but he was up again in a flash with another squeal louder than before . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 up
4 up 5 again
5 again 12 louder
5 again 15 .
6 in 8 flash
7 a 8 flash
8 flash 11 squeal
9 with 11 squeal
10 another 11 squeal
11 squeal 12 louder
12 louder 13 than
12 louder 14 before

peter [rabbit] had found [the] queer things that [happy] [jack] [squirrel] had told him [about] . 
1 peter 3 had
3 had 4 found
4 found 14 him
6 queer 7 things
7 things 8 that
8 that 12 had
12 had 13 told
13 told 14 him
14 him 16 .

one was sticking in his foot , and one was in the white patch on the seat of his trousers . 
1 one 2 was
2 was 3 sticking
3 sticking 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 foot
5 his 20 trousers
6 foot 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 one
10 was 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 white
13 white 14 patch
14 patch 15 on
14 patch 20 trousers
15 on 16 the
17 seat 20 trousers
18 of 20 trousers
19 his 20 trousers
20 trousers 21 .

[ii] 

[the] [stranger] [from] [the] [north] 

the [merry] [little] [breezes] of [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [were] [excited] [.] 
1 the 5 of

yes , [sir] , they [certainly] were excited . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 they
5 they 7 were
7 were 8 excited
8 excited 9 .

they hurried this way and that way over [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [told] every one they met . 
1 they 2 hurried
1 they 17 met
2 hurried 7 way
2 hurried 8 over
3 this 4 way
3 this 7 way
4 way 5 and
4 way 6 that
14 every 15 one
14 every 17 met
16 they 17 met
17 met 18 .

finally [they] reached the [smiling] [pool] [and] [excitedly] [told] [grandfather] [frog] [all] [about] [it] [.] 
1 finally 3 reached
3 reached 4 the

[grandfather] [frog] [smoothed] [down] [his] [white] [and] [yellow] [waistcoat] [and] [looked] [very] [wise] [,] [for] [you] [know] [that] [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] [.] 

" pooh , " said [grandfather] [frog] [.] 
1 " 2 pooh
2 pooh 5 said
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said

" [i] [know] what they are [.] ["] 
1 " 4 what
4 what 6 are
5 they 6 are

" what ? " cried [all] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [together] . 
1 " 5 cried
2 what 3 ?
3 ? 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 7 the
5 cried 12 .

" [happy] [jack] says he is sure they do not grow , for there are no strange plants over there . " 
1 " 4 says
4 says 5 he
5 he 6 is
6 is 7 sure
6 is 16 no
7 sure 8 they
8 they 11 grow
9 do 10 not
10 not 11 grow
11 grow 12 ,
12 , 13 for
14 there 15 are
14 there 16 no
16 no 18 plants
17 strange 18 plants
18 plants 19 over
19 over 20 there
19 over 21 .
21 . 22 "

[grandfather] [frog] [opened] [his] [big] [mouth] [and] [snapped] [up] [a] [foolish] [green] [fly] [that] [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [blew] [over] [to] [him] [.] 

" [chug-a-rum] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 " 5 said
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 .

" things do not have to be on plants in order to grow . 
1 " 3 do
2 things 3 do
3 do 4 not
4 not 5 have
5 have 6 to
6 to 7 be
6 to 13 grow
8 on 9 plants
9 plants 11 order
9 plants 13 grow
10 in 11 order
12 to 13 grow
13 grow 14 .

now [i] [am] [sure] [that] [those] [things] [grew] , and that they did not grow [on] [a] [plant] . " 
1 now 9 ,
1 now 11 that
9 , 10 and
11 that 12 they
12 they 13 did
12 they 15 grow
13 did 14 not
15 grow 19 .
19 . 20 "

[the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [looked] [puzzled] [.] 

" what is there that grows and doesn't grow on a plant ? " asked one of them . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 there
4 there 6 grows
5 that 6 grows
6 grows 12 plant
7 and 12 plant
8 doesn't 9 grow
9 grow 10 on
9 grow 12 plant
11 a 12 plant
12 plant 13 ?
12 plant 18 them
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 15 asked
15 asked 16 one
16 one 17 of
18 them 19 .

" how about [the] [claws] [on] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [toes] [and] [the] [hair] [of] [happy] [jack] ['s] [tail] ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 " 2 how
1 " 21 asked
3 about 19 ?
19 ? 20 "
19 ? 21 asked
21 asked 24 .

[the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [looked] [foolish] [.] 

" of course , " they cried . 
1 " 7 cried
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 7 cried
6 they 7 cried
7 cried 8 .

" we didn't think of that . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 think
4 think 5 of
4 think 6 that
6 that 7 .

but we are quite sure that [these] [queer] [things] [that] [prick] [so] are not [claws] , and [certainly] they are not [hair] . " 
1 but 2 we
2 we 3 are
2 we 13 are
2 we 20 are
3 are 4 quite
4 quite 5 sure
5 sure 6 that
13 are 14 not
16 , 17 and
17 and 19 they
19 they 20 are
20 are 21 not
21 not 23 .
23 . 24 "

" don't you be too sure , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
2 don't 4 be
4 be 5 too
4 be 6 sure
6 sure 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 .

away [raced] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] to [the] [green] [forest] and [began] [to] [search] [among] the [treetops] [.] 
1 away 7 to
7 to 16 the
11 and 16 the

presently , way up in the top of a big poplar , they found a stranger . 
1 presently 2 ,
1 presently 16 stranger
3 way 4 up
4 up 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 top
6 the 16 stranger
7 top 8 of
9 a 10 big
10 big 11 poplar
10 big 16 stranger
11 poplar 14 found
12 , 13 they
13 they 14 found
15 a 16 stranger
16 stranger 17 .

" good morning , " said [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 morning
3 morning 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 11 politely
11 politely 12 .

" [mornin] ' [,] ["] [grunted] [the] [stranger] [in] [the] [treetop] [.] 
1 " 3 '

" may we ask where you come from ? " said [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 
1 " 11 said
2 may 4 ask
3 we 4 ask
4 ask 5 where
4 ask 6 you
6 you 7 come
6 you 9 ?
7 come 8 from
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 18 politely
18 politely 19 .

[iii] 

[prickly] [porky] [makes] [friends] 

the [merry] [little] [breezes] [soon] [spread] [the] [news] [over] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [that] [a] stranger had come from the [north] [.] 
1 the 20 stranger
20 stranger 21 had
21 had 22 come
22 come 23 from
23 from 24 the

at first he was very shy and had nothing to say . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 was
3 he 8 had
4 was 5 very
5 very 6 shy
6 shy 7 and
8 had 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 to
10 to 11 say
11 say 12 .

" [pooh] , " exclaimed [reddy] [fox] . 
1 " 5 exclaimed
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 8 .

" who ['s] [afraid] of that [fellow] ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 8 ?
5 of 6 that
6 that 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

just then the stranger began to come down the tree . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 5 began
3 the 4 stranger
4 stranger 5 began
5 began 6 to
6 to 7 come
7 come 8 down
8 down 10 tree
9 the 10 tree
10 tree 11 .

reddy backed away . 
1 reddy 2 backed
2 backed 3 away
3 away 4 .

" it looks as if you were afraid , [reddy] [fox] , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 14 said
2 it 3 looks
3 looks 4 as
4 as 5 if
5 if 6 you
5 if 7 were
7 were 8 afraid
9 , 13 "
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 17 .

" [i] ['m] not [afraid] of [anything] , " said [reddy] [fox] , [and] [swelled] [himself] [up] [to] [look] [twice] as big as he really is . 
1 " 4 not
1 " 10 said
4 not 6 of
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 13 ,
13 , 21 as
21 as 23 as
22 big 23 as
23 as 24 he
24 he 25 really
24 he 26 is
26 is 27 .

" it seems to me [i] hear [bowser] the [hound] [,] ["] [piped] [up] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 seems
3 seems 4 to
4 to 5 me
4 to 7 hear
7 hear 9 the

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [pooh] [,] ["] [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] [.] 

" who ['s] [afraid] of that [fellow] ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 8 ?
5 of 6 that
6 that 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

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my , [how] [everybody] [did] run , [everybody] but [the] [stranger] [from] [the] [north] [.] 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 9 but
6 run 7 ,
7 , 9 but

he kept on coming down the tree just the same . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 on
2 kept 4 coming
4 coming 5 down
5 down 7 tree
6 the 7 tree
7 tree 8 just
8 just 10 same
9 the 10 same
10 same 11 .

bowser saw him and stopped in surprise . 
1 bowser 2 saw
1 bowser 5 stopped
2 saw 3 him
4 and 5 stopped
5 stopped 7 surprise
6 in 7 surprise
7 surprise 8 .

he had never seen anything quite like this big dark fellow . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 seen
3 never 4 seen
4 seen 5 anything
5 anything 7 like
6 quite 7 like
7 like 8 this
8 this 11 fellow
9 big 10 dark
9 big 11 fellow
11 fellow 12 .

" bow , wow , wow ! " [shouted] [bowser] [in] [his] [deepest] [voice] [.] 
1 " 4 wow
2 bow 4 wow
3 , 4 wow
4 wow 6 wow
5 , 6 wow
6 wow 7 !
7 ! 8 "

bowser was so surprised that he just stood still and stared . 
1 bowser 4 surprised
1 bowser 11 stared
2 was 4 surprised
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 5 that
5 that 6 he
7 just 11 stared
8 stood 9 still
9 still 11 stared
10 and 11 stared
11 stared 12 .

then he growled his deepest growl . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 growled
3 growled 6 growl
4 his 5 deepest
5 deepest 6 growl
6 growl 7 .

still the stranger paid no attention to him . 
1 still 3 stranger
2 the 3 stranger
3 stranger 4 paid
4 paid 6 attention
5 no 6 attention
6 attention 7 to
7 to 8 him
8 him 9 .

bowser did not know what to make of it . 
1 bowser 2 did
2 did 3 not
3 not 4 know
4 know 5 what
4 know 9 it
5 what 7 make
6 to 7 make
7 make 8 of
9 it 10 .

" [i] ['ll] [teach] that fellow [a] [lesson] , " said [bowser] to himself . 
1 " 11 said
5 that 6 fellow
6 fellow 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 14 himself
13 to 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

" [i] ['ll] [shake] [him] , and [shake] [him] [and] [shake] [him] [until] he hasn't any breath left . " 
1 " 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 14 he
14 he 15 hasn't
15 hasn't 16 any
15 hasn't 17 breath
17 breath 18 left
17 breath 19 .
19 . 20 "

by this time the stranger was down on the ground and starting for another tree , minding his own business . 
1 by 2 this
1 by 17 minding
2 this 3 time
4 the 5 stranger
4 the 10 ground
5 stranger 6 was
7 down 8 on
8 on 10 ground
9 the 10 ground
10 ground 11 and
10 ground 12 starting
12 starting 13 for
12 starting 17 minding
14 another 17 minding
15 tree 16 ,
15 tree 17 minding
17 minding 20 business
18 his 19 own
19 own 20 business
20 business 21 .

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

bowser made a rush at him , and instead of running , what do you suppose the stranger did ? 
1 bowser 4 rush
1 bowser 17 the
2 made 4 rush
3 a 4 rush
4 rush 5 at
4 rush 9 instead
5 at 6 him
6 him 7 ,
7 , 8 and
9 instead 10 of
9 instead 11 running
9 instead 12 ,
12 , 13 what
13 what 14 do
14 do 15 you
14 do 16 suppose
17 the 18 stranger
18 stranger 19 did
19 did 20 ?

he just rolled himself up in a tight ball with his head tucked down in his waistcoat . 
1 he 3 rolled
2 just 3 rolled
3 rolled 4 himself
3 rolled 5 up
3 rolled 8 tight
5 up 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 tight
8 tight 9 ball
8 tight 13 tucked
10 with 11 his
11 his 12 head
12 head 13 tucked
13 tucked 14 down
13 tucked 15 in
13 tucked 17 waistcoat
16 his 17 waistcoat
17 waistcoat 18 .

bowser stopped short . 
1 bowser 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 short
3 short 4 .

then he reached out his nose and sniffed at this queer thing . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 reached
2 he 8 sniffed
3 reached 4 out
5 his 6 nose
6 nose 8 sniffed
7 and 8 sniffed
8 sniffed 9 at
8 sniffed 11 queer
9 at 10 this
11 queer 12 thing
12 thing 13 .

slap ! 
1 slap 2 !

then the stranger unrolled himself and smiled , and all the little meadow people and forest folk who had been watching shouted aloud for joy . 
1 then 4 unrolled
2 the 3 stranger
3 stranger 4 unrolled
4 unrolled 5 himself
4 unrolled 6 and
4 unrolled 7 smiled
4 unrolled 9 and
4 unrolled 11 the
4 unrolled 15 and
8 , 9 and
10 all 11 the
11 the 12 little
12 little 13 meadow
13 meadow 14 people
15 and 25 joy
16 forest 17 folk
17 folk 18 who
18 who 19 had
19 had 20 been
20 been 21 watching
21 watching 22 shouted
22 shouted 23 aloud
23 aloud 25 joy
24 for 25 joy
25 joy 26 .

and this is the way that [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] made [friends] [.] 
1 and 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 that
6 that 11 made

[iv] 

[peter] [rabbit] [has] [some] [startling] [news] 

she was worried . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 worried
3 worried 4 .

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

[little] [mrs] [peter] [was] [very] [much] [worried] [.] 

why didn't [peter] come home ? 
1 why 2 didn't
1 why 6 ?
2 didn't 4 come
4 come 5 home

she did wish that he would be content [to] [stay] [close] [by] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] . 
1 she 2 did
2 did 3 wish
3 wish 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 would
6 would 7 be
7 be 8 content
8 content 17 .

for her part , she couldn't see why [under] [the] [sun] he wanted to go [way] [over] to the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 for 2 her
2 her 3 part
3 part 4 ,
3 part 19 the
4 , 5 she
5 she 6 couldn't
6 couldn't 7 see
7 see 8 why
12 he 13 wanted
13 wanted 14 to
14 to 15 go
15 go 18 to
18 to 19 the

she didn't feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight . 
1 she 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 feel
3 feel 4 easy
4 easy 5 in
5 in 6 her
5 in 9 minute
5 in 16 sight
6 her 7 mind
8 one 9 minute
9 minute 10 while
10 while 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 out
13 out 14 of
14 of 15 her
16 sight 17 .

but he wouldn't promise not to go to the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 promise
4 promise 5 not
4 promise 6 to
6 to 7 go
7 go 8 to
8 to 9 the

no , [sir] , [peter] [wouldn't] [promise] that [.] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 8 that

this particular morning she was unusually anxious . 
1 this 2 particular
2 particular 3 morning
2 particular 6 unusually
4 she 5 was
5 was 6 unusually
6 unusually 7 anxious
7 anxious 8 .

peter had been gone all night . 
1 peter 2 had
2 had 3 been
2 had 4 gone
4 gone 7 .
5 all 6 night
6 night 7 .

" something has happened . 
1 " 2 something
2 something 4 happened
3 has 4 happened
4 happened 5 .

i just know something has happened ! " she wailed . 
1 i 2 just
1 i 3 know
3 know 4 something
4 something 6 happened
5 has 6 happened
6 happened 10 wailed
7 ! 8 "
7 ! 10 wailed
9 she 10 wailed
10 wailed 11 .

" oh , [peter] , [peter] , [peter] [rabbit] [why] will [you] be so [heedless] [?] 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
2 oh 5 ,
2 oh 7 ,
7 , 11 will
11 will 13 be
13 be 14 so

why will you [take] [such] [dreadful] [risks] , [so] [foolish] and so [needless] ? " 
1 why 14 ?
2 will 3 you
3 you 8 ,
3 you 14 ?
8 , 11 and
11 and 12 so
14 ? 15 "

" don't worry . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 worry
3 worry 4 .

" he 'll be home pretty soon . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 be
3 'll 7 soon
4 be 5 home
6 pretty 7 soon
7 soon 8 .

in fact , [i] [think] [i] see him coming now . " 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 12 "
7 see 8 him
8 him 9 coming
9 coming 10 now
10 now 11 .
11 . 12 "

[mrs] [peter] [looked] [in] [the] [direction] [that] [the] [merry] [little] [breeze] [was] [looking] [,] [and] [sure] [enough] [there] [was] [peter] [.] 

[mrs] [peter] ['s] [heart] [gave] [a] [frightened] [thump] [.] 

in a few minutes he reached her side . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 5 he
5 he 6 reached
6 reached 8 side
7 her 8 side
8 side 9 .

his eyes were very wide , and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 were
2 eyes 5 wide
4 very 5 wide
5 wide 6 ,
5 wide 10 plain
7 and 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 plain
10 plain 12 see
10 plain 13 that
10 plain 16 bursting
11 to 12 see
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 bursting
16 bursting 17 with
16 bursting 18 important
16 bursting 19 news
19 news 20 .

" what is it , [peter] ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
2 what 7 ?
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ,

do tell me quick ! 
1 do 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
2 tell 4 quick
4 quick 5 !

have you [had] [another] [narrow] escape ? " gasped [little] [mrs] [.] peter . 
1 have 2 you
2 you 7 ?
6 escape 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 gasped
9 gasped 13 peter
9 gasped 14 .

peter nodded while he panted for breath . 
1 peter 2 nodded
2 nodded 5 panted
3 while 5 panted
4 he 5 panted
5 panted 6 for
5 panted 7 breath
7 breath 8 .

[v] 

[peter] [rabbit] [tells] [his] [story] 

at least , that is what [peter] [said] [.] 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
2 least 4 that
4 that 5 is
5 is 6 what

" you see , it was this way , " [declared] [peter] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 see
3 see 4 ,
3 see 5 it
3 see 7 this
5 it 6 was
7 this 8 way
8 way 9 ,
8 way 13 .
9 , 10 "

[mrs] [peter] [nodded] [.] 

" but somehow [time] [slipped] [away] [faster] [than] [i] [thought] [for] [,] [or] [else] [mr] [sun] got up [earlier] [than] [usual] , " continued [peter] [.] 
1 " 2 but
1 " 22 ,
3 somehow 17 got
17 got 18 up
18 up 22 ,
22 , 23 "
23 " 24 continued

then he stopped . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 .

that [last] [idea] [was] [a] [new] one , and [it] [struck] [peter] [as] a good one . 
1 that 7 one
7 one 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 14 a
14 a 15 good
15 good 16 one
16 one 17 .

[mrs] [peter] [looked] [as] [if] [she] [very] [much] [doubted] [it] [,] [but] [she] [didn't] [say] [anything] [,] [and] [so] [peter] [went] [on] [with] [his] [story] [.] 

of course [i] thought it was [prickly] [himself] [starting] out [for] [his] [breakfast] , and [i] looked up [with] [my] [mouth] [open] to say hello [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 5 it
4 thought 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 10 out
10 out 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 looked
17 looked 18 up
18 up 23 to
23 to 24 say
24 say 25 hello

but [i] didn't say hello . 
1 but 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 say
4 say 5 hello
4 say 6 .

no , [sir] [,] [i] didn't say a word . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 9 word
6 didn't 7 say
7 say 9 word
8 a 9 word
9 word 10 .

i was too scared . 
1 i 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 scared
4 scared 5 .

peter 's eyes [grew] [very] [round] and [wide] [as] he said [this] . 
1 peter 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 7 and
7 and 10 he
10 he 11 said
11 said 13 .

" [i] [took] [one] [good] [look] , and then [i] jumped . 
1 " 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 then
9 then 11 jumped
11 jumped 12 .

my gracious , how [i] did jump ! " he continued . 
1 my 2 gracious
2 gracious 3 ,
2 gracious 4 how
2 gracious 7 jump
2 gracious 8 !
4 how 6 did
8 ! 9 "
9 " 11 continued
10 he 11 continued
11 continued 12 .

[mrs] [peter] [had] [listened] [with] [her] [mouth] [wide] [open] [.] 

when [peter] [finished] [,] she [closed] [it] [with] [a] [snap] [and] [hopped] [over] [and] felt [of] [his] [head] . 
1 when 5 she
5 she 15 felt
15 felt 19 .

" are you sick , [peter] ? " she asked anxiously . 
1 " 2 are
1 " 10 asked
2 are 3 you
2 are 4 sick
4 sick 5 ,
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 10 asked
8 " 9 she
10 asked 11 anxiously
11 anxiously 12 .

peter stared at her . 
1 peter 2 stared
2 stared 3 at
3 at 4 her
4 her 5 .

" sick ! 
1 " 3 !
2 sick 3 !

me sick ! 
1 me 2 sick
1 me 3 !

not a bit of it ! " he exclaimed . 
1 not 3 bit
2 a 3 bit
3 bit 4 of
4 of 5 it
5 it 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 9 exclaimed
8 he 9 exclaimed
9 exclaimed 10 .

" never felt better in my life , save that [i] am a little tired from my long run . 
1 " 2 never
2 never 3 felt
2 never 15 tired
3 felt 4 better
3 felt 7 life
3 felt 10 that
5 in 7 life
6 my 7 life
7 life 9 save
8 , 9 save
12 am 15 tired
13 a 14 little
14 little 15 tired
15 tired 16 from
15 tired 19 run
16 from 17 my
18 long 19 run
19 run 20 .

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

do [i] [look] sick ? " 
1 do 5 ?
4 sick 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" [no-o] , " replied [little] [mrs] [peter] [slowly] . 
1 " 5 replied
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 10 .

" [no-o] [,] you [don't] [look] [sick] , but you talk as if there were something the matter with your head . 
1 " 4 you
4 you 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 14 there
10 you 11 talk
11 talk 12 as
12 as 13 if
13 if 14 there
14 there 15 were
14 there 16 something
16 something 18 matter
17 the 18 matter
18 matter 19 with
19 with 20 your
20 your 21 head
21 head 22 .

i think you must be [just] a little [light-headed] , [peter] [,] [or] [else] [you] have [taken] [a] [nap] [somewhere] [and] had a bad dream . 
1 i 2 think
1 i 4 must
3 you 4 must
4 must 5 be
4 must 16 have
5 be 7 a
7 a 8 little
8 little 10 ,
16 have 23 a
22 had 23 a
23 a 25 dream
24 bad 25 dream
25 dream 26 .

did [i] [understand] [you] to say that this dreadful creature has no legs , and yet that it chased you ? " 
1 did 6 say
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 that
6 say 17 that
6 say 18 it
6 say 21 ?
7 that 9 dreadful
8 this 9 dreadful
9 dreadful 10 creature
10 creature 11 has
10 creature 13 legs
11 has 12 no
13 legs 15 and
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 yet
19 chased 20 you
20 you 21 ?
21 ? 22 "

peter scratched his head in great perplexity . 
1 peter 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 his
2 scratched 4 head
2 scratched 7 perplexity
5 in 7 perplexity
6 great 7 perplexity
7 perplexity 8 .

suddenly he had a happy thought . 
1 suddenly 2 he
2 he 3 had
2 he 6 thought
3 had 4 a
5 happy 6 thought
6 thought 7 .

" [mr] [blacksnake] [runs] [fast] [enough] [,] but he doesn't have [legs] , does he ? " he asked [in] [triumph] . 
1 " 8 but
1 " 19 asked
8 but 9 he
9 he 10 doesn't
10 doesn't 11 have
13 , 17 "
14 does 15 he
14 does 16 ?
16 ? 17 "
17 " 19 asked
18 he 19 asked
19 asked 22 .

[little] [mrs] [peter] [looked] [a] [bit] [discomfited] [.] 

" [no-o] [,] ["] [she] [admitted] [slowly] [,] ["] he doesn't have legs ; but [i] never could understand how he runs without them . " 
1 " 10 he
10 he 11 doesn't
10 he 18 could
11 doesn't 12 have
11 doesn't 13 legs
13 legs 14 ;
14 ; 15 but
17 never 18 could
18 could 19 understand
19 understand 20 how
20 how 21 he
20 how 22 runs
22 runs 23 without
23 without 24 them
24 them 25 .
25 . 26 "

" well , then , " [snapped] [peter] , " if he can run without legs , why can't other creatures ? 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
2 well 9 ,
3 , 4 then
4 then 5 ,
5 , 6 "
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 if
10 " 18 why
11 if 12 he
11 if 13 can
13 can 14 run
14 run 16 legs
15 without 16 legs
16 legs 17 ,
18 why 19 can't
18 why 22 ?
20 other 21 creatures
21 creatures 22 ?

besides , this one didn't run exactly ; it rolled . 
1 besides 2 ,
1 besides 3 this
1 besides 5 didn't
3 this 4 one
5 didn't 7 exactly
6 run 7 exactly
7 exactly 8 ;
7 exactly 10 rolled
7 exactly 11 .
8 ; 9 it

now [i] ['ve] [told] you all [i] ['m] [going] [to] . 
1 now 5 you
5 you 6 all
6 all 11 .

i need a long nap , after all [i] 've been through , so don't let any one disturb me . " 
1 i 2 need
1 i 10 've
1 i 15 don't
2 need 5 nap
3 a 4 long
3 a 5 nap
5 nap 6 ,
5 nap 7 after
7 after 8 all
10 've 11 been
11 been 12 through
11 been 14 so
13 , 14 so
15 don't 19 disturb
16 let 19 disturb
17 any 18 one
18 one 19 disturb
19 disturb 20 me
20 me 21 .
21 . 22 "

" [i] [won't] , " replied [mrs] [peter] [meekly] . 
1 " 6 replied
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 10 .

" [but] [,] [peter] [,] if [i] [were] you [,] [i] wouldn't tell [that] story to any one [else] . ["] 
1 " 6 if
6 if 9 you
9 you 12 wouldn't
12 wouldn't 13 tell
13 tell 15 story
15 story 20 .
16 to 17 any
17 any 18 one
18 one 20 .

[vi] 

[peter] [has] [to] [tell] [his] [story] [many] [times] 

once you start a story [you] [cannot] [call] [it] [back] [;] [it] [travels] [on] [and] [on] [and] [on] [and] [ever] [on] [,] [alack] [!] 
1 once 3 start
1 once 4 a
2 you 3 start
4 a 5 story

that is the reason why you should always be sure that a story you repeat is a good story . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 16 is
2 is 4 reason
3 the 4 reason
4 reason 5 why
5 why 6 you
5 why 7 should
7 should 9 be
7 should 15 repeat
8 always 9 be
9 be 10 sure
10 sure 11 that
12 a 13 story
13 story 15 repeat
14 you 15 repeat
16 is 17 a
17 a 18 good
18 good 19 story
19 story 20 .

then you will be glad to have it travel on and on and on , and will never want to call it back . 
1 then 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 be
3 will 18 never
4 be 5 glad
5 glad 6 to
6 to 7 have
6 to 9 travel
8 it 9 travel
9 travel 10 on
9 travel 11 and
9 travel 12 on
9 travel 13 and
9 travel 14 on
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 will
17 will 18 never
18 never 19 want
18 never 23 back
19 want 20 to
20 to 21 call
21 call 22 it
23 back 24 .

you see stories are just like rivers , they run on and on forever . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 14 forever
3 stories 4 are
3 stories 7 rivers
5 just 6 like
6 like 7 rivers
7 rivers 8 ,
7 rivers 9 they
7 rivers 10 run
10 run 11 on
11 on 14 forever
12 and 13 on
13 on 14 forever
14 forever 15 .

when [peter] [awoke] [,] the first thing he thought of [was] the terrible creature he had seen [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 when 5 the
5 the 6 first
6 first 7 thing
6 first 9 thought
8 he 9 thought
9 thought 10 of
10 of 12 the
12 the 14 creature
13 terrible 14 creature
14 creature 17 seen
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 seen

" [i] won't , " said [peter] to himself . 
1 " 3 won't
1 " 6 said
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 9 himself
8 to 9 himself
9 himself 10 .

" [i] [won't] [repeat] it [to] [a] [soul] . 
1 " 5 it
5 it 9 .

no one will believe it . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 will
3 will 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 .

the truth is , [i] can hardly believe it myself . 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is
2 truth 4 ,
2 truth 10 myself
6 can 7 hardly
7 hardly 8 believe
7 hardly 10 myself
8 believe 9 it
10 myself 11 .

i 'll just keep my tongue still . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 just
2 'll 4 keep
4 keep 7 still
5 my 6 tongue
6 tongue 7 still
7 still 8 .
8 . 9 "

so [peter] was obliged to repeat it ever so many times , and every time it sounded to him more foolish than before . 
1 so 4 obliged
3 was 4 obliged
4 obliged 5 to
4 obliged 6 repeat
6 repeat 7 it
6 repeat 21 foolish
8 ever 9 so
9 so 10 many
10 many 11 times
10 many 21 foolish
11 times 14 every
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 every
14 every 15 time
16 it 17 sounded
17 sounded 20 more
18 to 19 him
19 him 20 more
20 more 21 foolish
21 foolish 22 than
22 than 23 before
23 before 24 .

now , strange to say , no one laughed at [peter] [,] queer as the story sounded . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 3 strange
3 strange 4 to
3 strange 16 story
4 to 5 say
5 say 6 ,
5 say 7 no
7 no 8 one
9 laughed 10 at
9 laughed 13 queer
13 queer 14 as
13 queer 16 story
15 the 16 story
16 story 17 sounded
16 story 18 .

then it [had] [been] [peter] ['s] [turn] [to] [laugh] [at] [them] [.] 
1 then 2 it

so now , [impossible] as [this] [new] [story] [sounded] [,] [they] [didn't] [dare] [laugh] [at] [it] [.] 
1 so 5 as
2 now 3 ,
3 , 5 as

" that is very true , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] [solemnly] . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 very
3 is 5 true
5 true 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 13 .

" [probably] [peter] [has] [seen] [something] [out] [of] [the] [ordinary] , and in [his] [excitement] [he] [has] [exaggerated] it . 
1 " 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 in
13 in 19 it
19 it 20 .

the thing to do is to make sure whether or not there is a stranger [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 
1 the 2 thing
2 thing 3 to
3 to 4 do
3 to 7 make
5 is 6 to
6 to 7 make
7 make 8 sure
7 make 14 a
8 sure 9 whether
9 whether 10 or
9 whether 11 not
12 there 13 is
13 is 14 a
14 a 15 stranger
15 stranger 20 .

peter says that it [came] [down] [the] [hill] [where] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [lives] . 
1 peter 2 says
2 says 3 that
2 says 4 it
4 it 15 .

some one ought to go ask him what he knows about it . 
1 some 2 one
2 one 10 knows
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 go
5 go 6 ask
6 ask 7 him
6 ask 8 what
8 what 9 he
9 he 10 knows
10 knows 11 about
11 about 12 it
12 it 13 .

if there is such a terrible creature up there , he ought to have seen it . 
1 if 2 there
1 if 9 there
1 if 11 he
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 such
4 such 5 a
5 a 6 terrible
6 terrible 7 creature
8 up 9 there
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 ought
12 ought 13 to
12 ought 14 have
14 have 15 seen
15 seen 16 it
16 it 17 .

why don't you go up there and ask him , [jimmy] [skunk] ? 
1 why 2 don't
1 why 13 ?
2 don't 3 you
2 don't 8 ask
4 go 5 up
4 go 8 ask
5 up 6 there
7 and 8 ask
8 ask 9 him
9 him 10 ,

you 're not afraid of anybody or anything [.] ["] 
1 you 2 're
2 're 3 not
3 not 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 of
4 afraid 6 anybody
6 anybody 8 anything
7 or 8 anything

" [i] [will] , " [replied] [jimmy] [promptly] , and [off] he started . 
1 " 4 ,
4 , 10 and
5 " 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 he
12 he 13 started
13 started 14 .

[vii] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [calls] [on] [prickly] [porky] 

" of course [i] ['m] not [afraid] , but [just] [the] [same] [i] don't [like] [meddling] [with] [things] [i] don't know anything about . 
1 " 14 don't
2 of 3 course
3 course 6 not
3 course 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 14 don't
14 don't 21 know
20 don't 21 know
21 know 22 anything
22 anything 23 about
23 about 24 .

whoever heard of such a thing ? 
1 whoever 2 heard
2 heard 3 of
2 heard 4 such
4 such 5 a
4 such 6 thing
6 thing 7 ?

it gives me a queer feeling inside . " 
1 it 2 gives
2 gives 3 me
2 gives 6 feeling
4 a 5 queer
5 queer 6 feeling
6 feeling 7 inside
7 inside 8 .
8 . 9 "

but there was nothing unusual to be seen . 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 was
2 there 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 unusual
5 unusual 8 seen
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 seen
8 seen 9 .

[the] [green] [forest] [looked] [just] [as] [it] [always] [did] [.] 

it was very still and quiet [there] [save] [for] [the] [cheerful] [voice] [of] [redeye] [the] [vireo] [telling] [over] and [over] how [happy] he was . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 24 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 still
3 very 6 quiet
5 and 6 quiet
19 and 21 how
21 how 23 he
23 he 24 was
24 was 25 .

" [that] [doesn't] [sound] [as] if [there] were [any] [terrible] [stranger] [around] here , " muttered [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 6 if
6 if 8 were
8 were 13 here
13 here 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 muttered

jimmy grinned as he listened . 
1 jimmy 2 grinned
2 grinned 3 as
2 grinned 5 listened
2 grinned 6 .
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 listened

" that 's [prickly] [porky] [telling] [himself] [how] good [his] [dinner] [tastes] , " laughed [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 9 good
9 good 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 laughed

" [funny] [how] [some] [people] do [like] [to] [hear] their own [voices] . ["] 
1 " 6 do
6 do 13 .
10 their 11 own
11 own 13 .

" hello ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 .

[prickly] [porky] [took] [no] [notice] [.] 

he was so busy eating , and making so much noise about it , that he didn't hear [jimmy] [at] [all] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 17 didn't
2 was 4 busy
3 so 4 busy
4 busy 5 eating
4 busy 8 making
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 making
8 making 11 noise
9 so 10 much
10 much 11 noise
11 noise 12 about
11 noise 14 ,
12 about 13 it
15 that 16 he
16 he 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 hear
18 hear 22 .

" hello ! " [shouted] [jimmy] [a] [little] [louder] [.] 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "

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

are you deaf ? " 
1 are 2 you
1 are 3 deaf
3 deaf 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

of course [this] [wasn't] [polite] [at] [all] , but [jimmy] was [feeling] a little [out] of [sorts] [because] he had [had] to make this call . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 8 ,
2 course 19 he
8 , 9 but
9 but 11 was
11 was 13 a
13 a 14 little
14 little 16 of
19 he 20 had
20 had 22 to
22 to 23 make
22 to 25 call
23 make 24 this
25 call 26 .

this time [prickly] [porky] [looked] [down] . 
1 this 2 time
2 time 7 .

" hello yourself , and see how you like it , [jimmy] [skunk] [!] " he cried . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 yourself
2 hello 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 how
7 how 8 you
8 you 9 like
9 like 10 it
10 it 11 ,
11 , 15 "
15 " 17 cried
16 he 17 cried
17 cried 18 .

" come [on] [up] [and] [have] [some] [of] [this] [nice] [bark] with me . " 
1 " 2 come
2 come 12 with
12 with 13 me
13 me 14 .
14 . 15 "

jimmy made a face at him . 
1 jimmy 2 made
2 made 3 a
2 made 4 face
2 made 6 him
5 at 6 him
6 him 7 .

" thank you [,] [i] 've just [dined] [.] 
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
3 you 6 've
6 've 7 just

come down here where [i] can [talk] [to] you [without] [straining] [my] [voice] , " he replied . 
1 come 2 down
1 come 3 here
3 here 4 where
4 where 6 can
6 can 9 you
9 you 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 17 replied
16 he 17 replied
17 replied 18 .

" wait until [i] [get] another [bite] , " replied [prickly] [porky] [,] [stripping] [off] [a] [long] [piece] [of] [bark] . 
1 " 2 wait
1 " 10 replied
2 wait 3 until
6 another 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 21 .

then with this to chew on , he came half way down the tree and made himself comfortable on a big limb . 
1 then 12 down
2 with 3 this
3 this 11 way
4 to 5 chew
5 chew 6 on
5 chew 9 came
5 chew 10 half
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 came
10 half 11 way
11 way 12 down
12 down 14 tree
13 the 14 tree
14 tree 15 and
14 tree 22 limb
16 made 18 comfortable
17 himself 18 comfortable
18 comfortable 22 limb
19 on 22 limb
20 a 22 limb
21 big 22 limb
22 limb 23 .

" now , what is it you've got on your mind ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 now
1 " 15 demanded
2 now 3 ,
4 what 5 is
4 what 7 you've
4 what 12 ?
6 it 7 you've
7 you've 8 got
7 you've 11 mind
8 got 9 on
10 your 11 mind
12 ? 13 "
12 ? 15 demanded
13 " 14 he
15 demanded 16 .

at once [jimmy] [told] him the [queer] story [peter] [rabbit] [had] [told] . 
1 at 2 once
1 at 5 him
5 him 13 .
6 the 8 story
8 story 13 .

" [i] ['ve] [been] [sent] [up] [here] [to] [find] [out] if you have seen [this] [legless] [,] [headless] [,] [tailess] [creature] [.] 
1 " 11 if
11 if 12 you
12 you 13 have
13 have 14 seen

have you ? " he concluded . 
1 have 2 you
2 you 3 ?
3 ? 4 "
4 " 6 concluded
5 he 6 concluded
6 concluded 7 .

[prickly] [porky] [slowly] [shook] [his] [head] [.] 

" no , " said he . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
5 said 7 .

" [i] ['ve] [been] [right] [here] all [the] time , [and] [i] [haven't] [seen] any such creature . " 
1 " 7 all
7 all 9 time
9 time 10 ,
10 , 19 "
15 any 17 creature
16 such 17 creature
17 creature 18 .
18 . 19 "

" that 's all [i] [want] to know , " replied [jimmy] . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 11 replied
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 all
7 to 8 know
8 know 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 replied
11 replied 13 .

" peter [rabbit] 's [got] [something] [the] [matter] [with] [his] eyes , and [i] ['m] [going] [straight] [back] [to] [the] [old] [briar-patch] [to] tell him so . 
1 " 2 peter
2 peter 4 's
4 's 11 eyes
11 eyes 13 and
12 , 13 and
13 and 24 tell
24 tell 25 him
25 him 26 so
25 him 27 .

much obliged . " 
1 much 2 obliged
2 obliged 3 .
3 . 4 "

with that [jimmy] [started] [back] [the] [way] he had come [,] [grumbling] to himself . 
1 with 2 that
2 that 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 come
10 come 13 to
13 to 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

[viii] 

[prickly] [porky] [nearly] [chokes] 

he was very busy [,] [was] [redeye] , [telling] [all] [who] [would] [listen] how [happy] he was and what a beautiful world this is . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 17 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 busy
8 , 14 how
14 how 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 20 a
18 and 19 what
19 what 20 a
20 a 21 beautiful
21 beautiful 22 world
22 world 24 is
22 world 25 .
23 this 24 is

it never seems to enter his head that he is making other people happy just by being happy himself and saying so . 
1 it 3 seems
2 never 3 seems
3 seems 4 to
3 seems 5 enter
5 enter 7 head
5 enter 11 making
6 his 7 head
8 that 9 he
8 that 10 is
10 is 11 making
11 making 13 people
11 making 19 himself
12 other 13 people
13 people 14 happy
13 people 15 just
16 by 17 being
16 by 19 himself
17 being 18 happy
19 himself 20 and
19 himself 23 .
20 and 22 so
21 saying 22 so

right away he saw that [prickly] [porky] was in some kind of trouble , and that it was he who was making the queer noise . 
1 right 2 away
2 away 3 he
3 he 4 saw
3 he 8 was
4 saw 5 that
8 was 22 making
9 in 10 some
10 some 11 kind
10 some 13 trouble
11 kind 12 of
13 trouble 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 19 he
16 that 18 was
16 that 19 he
17 it 18 was
19 he 21 was
20 who 21 was
21 was 22 making
22 making 25 noise
23 the 25 noise
24 queer 25 noise
25 noise 26 .

it was such a strange [performance] [that] [redeye] [simply] [stared] for a [minute] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 14 .
2 was 3 such
3 such 4 a
3 such 12 a
4 a 5 strange
11 for 12 a

then in a flash it came to him what it meant . 
1 then 6 came
2 in 4 flash
3 a 4 flash
4 flash 6 came
5 it 6 came
6 came 7 to
7 to 8 him
8 him 9 what
9 what 11 meant
10 it 11 meant
11 meant 12 .

[prickly] [porky] [was] [choking] [,] [and] [if] [something] [wasn't] [done] [to] [help] [him] [,] [he] [might] [choke] [to] [death] [!] 

now [there] [was] [nothing] that [redeye] [himself] [could] [do] [to] [help] , for he was too small [.] 
1 now 5 that
5 that 14 he
12 , 13 for
12 , 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 too
16 too 17 small

he must get help somewhere else , and he must do it quickly . 
1 he 2 must
2 must 3 get
2 must 13 quickly
3 get 5 somewhere
4 help 5 somewhere
5 somewhere 6 else
6 else 11 do
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 must
10 must 11 do
11 do 12 it
13 quickly 14 .

anxiously he looked this way and that way , but there was no one in sight . 
1 anxiously 3 looked
1 anxiously 8 way
2 he 3 looked
4 this 5 way
4 this 8 way
5 way 6 and
7 that 8 way
8 way 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 there
11 there 12 was
11 there 13 no
13 no 14 one
14 one 15 in
15 in 16 sight
16 sight 17 .

then he [remembered] that [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] 's [hollow] [tree] was not far away . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 12 was
4 that 9 's
4 that 12 was
12 was 13 not
13 not 14 far
14 far 15 away
15 away 16 .

perhaps [unc] ['] [billy] could help . 
1 perhaps 6 help
5 could 6 help
6 help 7 .

he [hoped] [that] [unc] ['] [billy] was at home , and [he] [wasted] [no] [time] [in] [finding] out . 
1 he 7 was
7 was 8 at
8 at 9 home
9 home 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 18 out
18 out 19 .

he saw right away what was the trouble . 
1 he 2 saw
2 saw 3 right
3 right 4 away
4 away 9 .
5 what 6 was
6 was 7 the
7 the 8 trouble
8 trouble 9 .

[prickly] [porky] [did] [as] [he] [was] [told] [.] 

indeed , he was so weak from his long struggle that he was glad to . 
1 indeed 2 ,
1 indeed 16 .
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 so
5 so 6 weak
5 so 14 glad
6 weak 7 from
6 weak 10 struggle
7 from 8 his
9 long 10 struggle
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 glad
14 glad 15 to

unc ' [billy] [caught] [hold] [of] [the] [piece] [of] [bark] [hanging] [from] [prickly] [porky] ['s] [mouth] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

then he braced himself and pulled with all his might . 
1 then 3 braced
2 he 3 braced
3 braced 4 himself
3 braced 5 and
3 braced 6 pulled
3 braced 7 with
3 braced 8 all
3 braced 9 his
9 his 10 might
10 might 11 .

for a minute the piece of bark held . 
1 for 2 a
2 a 3 minute
2 a 5 piece
4 the 5 piece
5 piece 6 of
5 piece 7 bark
7 bark 8 held
7 bark 9 .

then it gave way [so] suddenly [that] [unc] ['] [billy] [fell] [over] [flat] [on] [his] [back] . 
1 then 3 gave
1 then 6 suddenly
2 it 3 gave
3 gave 4 way
6 suddenly 17 .

[[] [illustration] [:] [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [.] 

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[prickly] [porky] [grinned] [weakly] [and] [rather] [foolishly] [.] 

" it [wasn't] [greed] , [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 5 ,
5 , 7 '
7 ' 9 .

it wasn't greed at all , " he replied . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 greed
3 greed 4 at
3 greed 9 replied
4 at 5 all
6 , 7 "
7 " 9 replied
8 he 9 replied
9 replied 10 .

" then what was it [,] [may] [ah] [ask] ? " demanded [unc] ['] [billy] severely . 
1 " 2 then
1 " 12 demanded
3 what 4 was
3 what 5 it
3 what 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
10 ? 12 demanded
12 demanded 16 severely
16 severely 17 .

he laughed and laughed and laughed , until [finally] [unc] ['] [billy] [quite] [lost] [patience] [.] 
1 he 2 laughed
2 laughed 3 and
2 laughed 8 until
4 laughed 5 and
4 laughed 8 until
6 laughed 7 ,
6 laughed 8 until

" [yo] ['] [cert'nly] [have] [lost] [your] [manners] [,] [brer] [porky] ! " he snapped . 
1 " 15 snapped
12 ! 13 "
12 ! 15 snapped
14 he 15 snapped
15 snapped 16 .

[prickly] [porky] [wiped] [the] [tears] [from] [his] [eyes] [.] 

" come [closer] so [that] [i] [can] [whisper] , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 
1 " 2 come
1 " 15 said
4 so 9 ,
9 , 11 '
11 ' 15 said
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 he
15 said 17 .

[ix] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tell] [different] [stories] 

the [little] people [of] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] [didn't] know what to believe . 
1 the 3 people
3 people 13 know
13 know 14 what
14 what 15 to
15 to 16 believe
16 believe 17 .

first came [peter] [rabbit] [with] [the] [strangest] [kind] [of] [a] [story] [about] [being] [chased] [by] [a] [terrible] [creature] [without] [legs] [,] [head] [,] [or] [tail] [.] 
1 first 2 came

he said that it had come down the hill [where] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [lives] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 said
1 he 5 had
3 that 4 it
3 that 5 had
5 had 6 come
6 come 7 down
7 down 9 hill
8 the 9 hill
9 hill 20 .

if [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [right] [,] [why] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] queer story wasn't to be believed at all . 
1 if 13 wasn't
11 queer 12 story
12 story 13 wasn't
13 wasn't 14 to
13 wasn't 17 at
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 believed
17 at 18 all
18 all 19 .

if [unc] ['] [billy] [was] [right] [,] [why] [peter] ['s] [story] [wasn't] [as] [crazy] [as] it [sounded] . 
1 if 16 it
16 it 18 .

little by little [they] [began] [to] [think] [that] [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [right] , and that [peter] [rabbit] 's [terrible] [creature] [existed] only [in] [peter] ['s] [imagination] [.] 
1 little 2 by
2 by 3 little
3 little 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 that
15 that 18 's
18 's 22 only

about this time [unc] ['] [billy] [told] of [having] [just] [such] [an] [experience] [as] [peter] [had] [.] 
1 about 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 8 of

" what did you do , [unc] ['] [billy] ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 4 you
4 you 5 do
5 do 6 ,
6 , 11 "
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 asked
12 asked 15 .

" what did [ah] do ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
2 what 5 do
5 do 6 ?

" yes , [sah] , [ah] done [run] , and [ah] [didn't] [turn] [around] [until] [ah] was [safe] in [mah] [holler] [tree] . " 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 24 "
5 , 10 and
5 , 24 "
7 done 9 ,
9 , 10 and
17 was 19 in
19 in 23 .
23 . 24 "

" pooh ! " [sneered] [reddy] [fox] [,] [who] [had] [been] [listening] [.] 
1 " 2 pooh
2 pooh 3 !
3 ! 4 "

" you 're a coward . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 5 coward
4 a 5 coward
5 coward 6 .

i wouldn't have run ! 
1 i 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 have
3 have 4 run
4 run 5 !

i would have waited and found out what it was . 
1 i 3 have
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 waited
3 have 6 found
4 waited 5 and
6 found 7 out
7 out 8 what
8 what 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 .

you [and] [peter] [rabbit] [would] run away from [your] [own] [shadows] . " 
1 you 6 run
6 run 7 away
7 away 8 from
7 away 12 .
12 . 13 "

" you don't dare go there [yourself] [at] [daybreak] [to-morrow] ! " retorted [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 " 3 don't
1 " 13 retorted
2 you 3 don't
3 don't 4 dare
4 dare 5 go
5 go 6 there
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 retorted
13 retorted 17 .

" [i] do [too] ! " [declared] [reddy] [angrily] [,] [though] he didn't have the least intention of going [.] 
1 " 3 do
3 do 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 12 he
12 he 13 didn't
13 didn't 14 have
13 didn't 16 least
15 the 16 least
16 least 17 intention
17 intention 18 of
17 intention 19 going

" all right . 
1 " 3 right
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 .

then [reddy] [knew] [that] he would have to [go] [or] [else] be [called] a coward . 
1 then 5 he
5 he 6 would
6 would 7 have
7 have 8 to
8 to 12 be
12 be 15 coward
14 a 15 coward
15 coward 16 .

" [i] 'll be there , " he snarled angrily , as he slunk away . 
1 " 9 snarled
3 'll 4 be
4 be 5 there
5 there 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 9 snarled
8 he 9 snarled
9 snarled 10 angrily
9 snarled 14 slunk
9 snarled 16 .
10 angrily 11 ,
12 as 13 he
12 as 14 slunk
14 slunk 15 away

[x] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tells] [jimmy] [skunk] [a] [secret] 

be sure before you drop a friend [that] you 've done nothing to offend . 
1 be 2 sure
1 be 11 done
2 sure 4 you
3 before 4 you
4 you 5 drop
5 drop 7 friend
6 a 7 friend
9 you 10 've
10 've 11 done
11 done 14 offend
12 nothing 14 offend
13 to 14 offend
14 offend 15 .

a friend is always worth keeping . 
1 a 2 friend
2 friend 3 is
3 is 4 always
3 is 5 worth
5 worth 6 keeping
5 worth 7 .

unc ' [billy] [possum] [says] [so] [,] [and] [he] [knows] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

and when [unc] ['] [billy] [makes] a friend , he [keeps] [him] [.] 
1 and 2 when
2 when 10 he
7 a 8 friend
8 friend 9 ,
9 , 10 he

he says that it is easier and a lot better to keep a friend than to make a new one . 
1 he 2 says
2 says 3 that
3 that 5 is
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 easier
6 easier 15 than
6 easier 16 to
7 and 8 a
8 a 9 lot
9 lot 10 better
10 better 12 keep
10 better 15 than
11 to 12 keep
12 keep 13 a
13 a 14 friend
16 to 17 make
17 make 18 a
18 a 19 new
19 new 20 one
20 one 21 .

instead , he goes to that friend , finds out what the trouble is , explains it all away , and then does something nice . 
1 instead 2 ,
1 instead 4 goes
3 he 4 goes
4 goes 5 to
4 goes 9 finds
4 goes 19 away
5 to 6 that
7 friend 8 ,
7 friend 9 finds
9 finds 10 out
9 finds 11 what
12 the 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 is
13 trouble 16 explains
15 , 16 explains
16 explains 17 it
16 explains 18 all
16 explains 19 away
19 away 20 ,
19 away 26 .
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 then
22 then 24 something
23 does 24 something
24 something 25 nice

in fact , [they] [had] [been] [partners] [in] [stealing] [eggs] [from] the [hen-house] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 
1 in 2 fact
1 in 12 the
2 fact 3 ,
12 the 18 boy
18 boy 19 .

it seemed to him that [either] [prickly] [porky] [had] told [an] [untruth] [or] that [unc] ['] [billy] was [telling] [an] [untruth] [.] 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 18 was
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 him
4 him 5 that
10 told 14 that
14 that 18 was

it made him very angry . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
2 made 5 angry
4 very 5 angry
5 angry 6 .

jimmy scowled and was going to pass without so much as speaking . 
1 jimmy 2 scowled
2 scowled 3 and
2 scowled 7 pass
4 was 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 pass
7 pass 8 without
8 without 10 much
8 without 12 speaking
9 so 10 much
10 much 11 as
12 speaking 13 .

unc ' [billy] ['s] [shrewd] [little] [eyes] [twinkled] [,] [and] [he] [grinned] [as] [only] [unc] ['] [billy] [can] [grin] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" [howdy] , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 
1 " 8 said
3 , 7 "
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
8 said 10 .

jimmy just frowned harder than ever and tried to pass . 
1 jimmy 3 frowned
2 just 3 frowned
3 frowned 4 harder
3 frowned 8 tried
4 harder 5 than
5 than 6 ever
7 and 8 tried
8 tried 9 to
8 tried 10 pass
10 pass 11 .

" [howdy] [,] [brer] [skunk] , " repeated [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 " 8 repeated
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 repeated
8 repeated 13 .

" [yo] ['] must have something on your mind . " 
1 " 4 must
4 must 5 have
5 have 6 something
6 something 7 on
7 on 8 your
8 your 9 mind
9 mind 10 .
10 . 11 "

[jimmy] [skunk] [stopped] [.] 

" [i] [have] ! " he snapped . 
1 " 7 snapped
4 ! 5 "
4 ! 7 snapped
6 he 7 snapped
7 snapped 8 .

" [i] [want] to know [whether] it is you [or] [prickly] [porky] [who] [has] been [telling] [an] [untruth] [.] 
1 " 8 is
1 " 9 you
4 to 5 know
5 know 7 it
7 it 8 is
9 you 15 been

if [peter] [saw] [that] [thing] [,] [prickly] [porky] [would] [know] it , for he hasn't been [away] [from] [home] [this] [summer] [.] 
1 if 11 it
1 if 14 he
11 it 12 ,
12 , 13 for
14 he 15 hasn't
15 hasn't 16 been

why would he tell me that he hasn't seen it if he has ? " 
1 why 14 ?
2 would 4 tell
3 he 4 tell
4 tell 5 me
5 me 6 that
5 me 14 ?
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 hasn't
8 hasn't 9 seen
9 seen 10 it
10 it 11 if
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 has
14 ? 15 "

" [don] ' [be] [hasty] [,] [brer] [skunk] [.] 
1 " 3 '

don ' [be] [hasty] [,] ["] [replied] [unc] ['] [billy] [soothingly] [.] 
1 don 2 '

" ah [haven't] said that [brer] [porky] [told] me that he had seen [the] [thing] [that] [peter] [says] [chased] him . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 4 said
4 said 5 that
4 said 21 .
9 me 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 seen
13 seen 20 him
20 him 21 .

he told the truth when he told you that he hadn't seen any stranger around his hill . 
1 he 2 told
1 he 11 hadn't
2 told 4 truth
3 the 4 truth
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 told
6 he 11 hadn't
7 told 8 you
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 hadn't
11 hadn't 12 seen
11 hadn't 13 any
13 any 14 stranger
14 stranger 15 around
15 around 16 his
15 around 17 hill
17 hill 18 .

what he told me was that ["] [here] [unc] ['] [billy] whispered [.] 
1 what 2 he
2 he 3 told
2 he 5 was
2 he 12 whispered
3 told 4 me
5 was 6 that

jimmy [skunk] 's [face] [cleared] [.] 
1 jimmy 3 's

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

" of course it is , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 " 8 replied
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 it
3 course 6 ,
4 it 5 is
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 12 .

" yo ' [see] [peter] [did] [see] [something] [strange] [,] [even] if [brer] [porky] [didn't] [.] 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 12 if

only don ' [forget] [that] [it] ['s] [a] [secret] [.] ["] 
1 only 2 don
2 don 3 '

jimmy was chuckling by this time . 
1 jimmy 3 chuckling
2 was 3 chuckling
3 chuckling 4 by
3 chuckling 7 .
4 by 5 this
5 this 6 time

" [i] won't [forget] [,] [and] [i] 'll be there , " he promised [.] 
1 " 3 won't
3 won't 9 be
8 'll 9 be
9 be 10 there
10 there 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 he
13 he 14 promised

" [don] ['] [mention] it , [brer] [skunk] [,] [don] ' [mention] it [.] 
1 " 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 11 '
11 ' 13 it

ah 'll be looking fo ' yo ' [to-morrow] [mo'ning] [,] ["] [replied] [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [with] [a] [sly] [wink] [that] [made] [jimmy] [laugh] [aloud] . 
1 ah 2 'll
1 ah 7 yo
2 'll 3 be
4 looking 5 fo
5 fo 6 '
5 fo 7 yo
7 yo 8 '
8 ' 27 .

[xi] 

[what] [happened] [to] [reddy] [fox] 

he was just idly boasting and nothing more . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 idly
4 idly 5 boasting
5 boasting 6 and
5 boasting 7 nothing
7 nothing 8 more
8 more 9 .

you [see] , [reddy] [is] [one] [of] [the] [greatest] [boasters] in the [green] [forest] [or] [on] the [green] [meadows] [.] 
1 you 3 ,
3 , 11 in
11 in 12 the
11 in 17 the

he likes to strut around and talk big . 
1 he 2 likes
2 likes 4 strut
3 to 4 strut
4 strut 5 around
4 strut 6 and
4 strut 7 talk
4 strut 8 big
4 strut 9 .

but like most boasters , he is a coward at heart . 
1 but 4 boasters
2 like 4 boasters
3 most 4 boasters
4 boasters 5 ,
4 boasters 6 he
4 boasters 7 is
4 boasters 9 coward
8 a 9 coward
9 coward 10 at
9 coward 11 heart
11 heart 12 .

but think as he would , he couldn't think of a single excuse that would sound reasonable . 
1 but 2 think
2 think 13 excuse
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 would
4 he 8 couldn't
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 think
8 couldn't 12 single
9 think 10 of
11 a 12 single
12 single 13 excuse
13 excuse 17 reasonable
14 that 15 would
15 would 17 reasonable
16 sound 17 reasonable
17 reasonable 18 .

but he knew that [bowser] was [chained] . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 that
4 that 6 was
6 was 8 .

nevertheless he did go up [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [dooryard] [to] [make] [sure] . 
1 nevertheless 3 did
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 go
4 go 5 up
5 up 14 .

it was just as he expected [,] [bowser] [was] [chained] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 expected
6 expected 11 .

reddy [sneaked] [away] [without] [even] [a] [look] [at] [farmer] [brown] 's [hen-house] [.] 
1 reddy 11 's

he didn't see that the door had carelessly been left open , and even if he had , it would have made no difference . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 see
3 see 4 that
4 that 16 he
5 the 6 door
6 door 11 open
7 had 8 carelessly
8 carelessly 9 been
8 carelessly 10 left
8 carelessly 11 open
11 open 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 even
14 even 15 if
15 if 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 22 made
18 , 19 it
19 it 20 would
20 would 21 have
21 have 22 made
22 made 24 difference
23 no 24 difference
24 difference 25 .

he hadn't a bit of appetite . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 4 bit
3 a 4 bit
4 bit 5 of
4 bit 6 appetite
6 appetite 7 .

no , [sir] [.] 
1 no 2 ,

reddy [fox] [wouldn't] [have] [eaten] [the] [fattest] [chicken] [there] [if] [it] had been right before him . 
1 reddy 12 had
12 had 13 been
13 been 15 before
14 right 15 before
15 before 16 him
16 him 17 .

he just [wandered] [about] [restlessly] [,] [waiting] [for] [daybreak] [and] [hoping] [that] [something] would turn up to [prevent] him from [going] [to] [prickly] [porky] ['s] [hill] [.] 
1 he 2 just
1 he 14 would
14 would 15 turn
15 turn 16 up
16 up 17 to
17 to 19 him
19 him 20 from

he didn't dare to tell [old] [granny] [fox] [about] [it] . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 dare
3 dare 4 to
3 dare 5 tell
5 tell 11 .

he knew just what she would say . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 4 what
3 just 4 what
4 what 7 say
5 she 6 would
6 would 7 say
7 say 8 .

it seemed as if he could hear her sharp voice and the very words : 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 could
6 could 7 hear
7 hear 10 voice
8 her 10 voice
9 sharp 10 voice
10 voice 15 :
11 and 12 the
12 the 14 words
13 very 14 words
14 words 15 :

" serves you right for boasting about something you don't know anything about . 
1 " 2 serves
2 serves 3 you
2 serves 4 right
2 serves 6 boasting
5 for 6 boasting
6 boasting 7 about
6 boasting 8 something
6 boasting 13 about
9 you 10 don't
10 don't 11 know
11 know 12 anything
12 anything 13 about
13 about 14 .

how many times have [i] told you [that] no good comes of boasting ? 
1 how 2 many
2 many 3 times
3 times 4 have
4 have 6 told
4 have 9 no
6 told 7 you
9 no 10 good
10 good 13 boasting
11 comes 13 boasting
12 of 13 boasting
13 boasting 14 ?

a [wise] [fox] [never] [goes] [near] strange [things] [until] [he] [has] [found] [out] [all] [about] [them] [.] 
1 a 7 strange

that is the only way to keep out of trouble and live to a ripe old age . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 only
3 the 4 only
4 only 5 way
5 way 6 to
6 to 7 keep
7 keep 8 out
8 out 9 of
9 of 17 age
10 trouble 15 ripe
11 and 12 live
12 live 13 to
12 live 15 ripe
14 a 15 ripe
15 ripe 17 age
16 old 17 age
17 age 18 .

[wisdom] [is] [nothing] [but] [knowledge] [,] [and] [a] [wise] [fox] [always] [knows] [what] [he] [is] [doing] [.] ["] 

so [reddy] [wandered] [about] [all] [the] long [night] . 
1 so 7 long
7 long 9 .

it seemed as if it never would pass , and yet he wished it would last forever . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 it
5 it 7 would
6 never 7 would
7 would 8 pass
7 would 17 forever
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 yet
11 yet 13 wished
12 he 13 wished
13 wished 15 would
13 wished 17 forever
14 it 15 would
16 last 17 forever
17 forever 18 .

the more he thought about it , the more afraid he grew . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 5 about
2 more 9 more
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
5 about 8 the
6 it 7 ,
9 more 10 afraid
9 more 12 grew
11 he 12 grew
12 grew 13 .

at last he saw the first [beams] [from] [jolly] , [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] [creeping] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 6 first
2 last 4 saw
3 he 4 saw
5 the 6 first
6 first 10 ,

the time had come , and he must choose between making his boast good or being called a coward by everybody . 
1 the 2 time
2 time 3 had
3 had 4 come
4 come 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 must
8 must 9 choose
9 choose 10 between
9 choose 13 boast
11 making 13 boast
12 his 13 boast
13 boast 14 good
13 boast 15 or
13 boast 19 coward
16 being 17 called
17 called 19 coward
18 a 19 coward
19 coward 21 everybody
19 coward 22 .
20 by 21 everybody

very , [very] slowly , [reddy] [fox] [began] [to] [walk] [towards] [the] [hill] [where] [prickly] [porky] [lives] [.] 
1 very 2 ,
1 very 4 slowly
4 slowly 5 ,

[xii] 

[what] [reddy] [fox] [saw] [and] [did] 

the trouble with a great many people is that they remember this too late . 
1 the 2 trouble
2 trouble 3 with
2 trouble 8 is
3 with 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 many
6 many 7 people
8 is 9 that
8 is 12 this
8 is 13 too
9 that 10 they
11 remember 12 this
13 too 14 late
14 late 15 .

[reddy] [fox] [is] [one] [of] [these] [.] 

you see it [is] [a] [boastful] [tongue] [and] [an] [untruthful] [tongue] and that is the [worst] [combination] [for] [making] [trouble] [that] [i] know [of] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 23 know
2 see 3 it
3 it 14 is
12 and 13 that
13 that 14 is
14 is 15 the
23 know 25 .

he had almost reached the foot of the hill [without] [seeing] [anything] out of the usual and without any [signs] of [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 
1 he 2 had
1 he 4 reached
3 almost 4 reached
4 reached 5 the
4 reached 6 foot
6 foot 7 of
6 foot 9 hill
6 foot 21 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 hill
13 out 14 of
13 out 21 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 usual
16 usual 17 and
16 usual 18 without
18 without 19 any

reddy looked up with a sickly grin . 
1 reddy 2 looked
1 reddy 6 sickly
3 up 4 with
4 with 5 a
5 a 6 sickly
6 sickly 7 grin
7 grin 8 .

there [sat] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] in a [pine] tree [right] [over] [his] [head] . 
1 there 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 10 tree
10 tree 15 .

he knew now that there was no backing out ; he had got to go on . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 now
2 knew 4 that
2 knew 8 backing
4 that 5 there
5 there 6 was
5 there 7 no
7 no 8 backing
8 backing 9 out
8 backing 10 ;
8 backing 13 got
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 got
13 got 14 to
14 to 15 go
15 go 16 on
16 on 17 .

he tried to swagger and look very bold and brave . 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
2 tried 4 swagger
4 swagger 5 and
4 swagger 6 look
4 swagger 8 bold
4 swagger 9 and
4 swagger 10 brave
4 swagger 11 .
7 very 8 bold

" [i] [told] you [i] ['m] [not] [afraid] . 
1 " 4 you
4 you 9 .

" keep right on to the foot of the hill ; that 's where [ah] saw it yesterday . 
1 " 2 keep
2 keep 3 right
2 keep 17 it
3 right 4 on
4 on 10 hill
5 to 6 the
6 the 10 hill
7 foot 8 of
7 foot 10 hill
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 hill
10 hill 11 ;
10 hill 13 's
10 hill 14 where
12 that 13 's
16 saw 17 it
17 it 18 yesterday
18 yesterday 19 .

my , [ah] 'm glad that we 've got some one [so] [truly] [brave] ! " [replied] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 16 "
4 'm 5 glad
5 glad 6 that
5 glad 8 've
7 we 8 've
8 've 9 got
9 got 10 some
10 some 11 one
11 one 15 !
15 ! 16 "

so , [there] [being] [nothing] [else] [to] [do] [,] he went on . 
1 so 2 ,
1 so 10 he
10 he 11 went
11 went 12 on
12 on 13 .

he reached the foot of the hill without seeing or hearing a thing out of the usual . 
1 he 2 reached
2 reached 3 the
2 reached 4 foot
2 reached 16 the
4 foot 5 of
4 foot 7 hill
4 foot 15 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 hill
7 hill 9 seeing
8 without 9 seeing
9 seeing 11 hearing
10 or 11 hearing
11 hearing 13 thing
12 a 13 thing
14 out 15 of
16 the 17 usual
17 usual 18 .

[the] [green] [forest] [seemed] [just] [as] [it] [always] [had] [seemed] [.] 

[redeye] [the] [vireo] [was] [pouring] [out] [his] [little] [song] [of] [gladness] [,] [quite] [as] [if] [everything] [was] [just] [as] [it] [should] [be] [.] 

reddy 's courage began to come back . 
1 reddy 4 began
2 's 3 courage
3 courage 4 began
4 began 5 to
5 to 6 come
6 come 7 back
7 back 8 .

nothing had happened , and nothing was going to happen . 
1 nothing 3 happened
2 had 3 happened
3 happened 9 to
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 nothing
6 nothing 9 to
7 was 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 happen
10 happen 11 .

of course not ! 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 not
2 course 4 !

it was all [some] [of] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [foolishness] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 3 all
3 all 10 .

some day he would [catch] [peter] [rabbit] and put an end to such silly tales . 
1 some 2 day
1 some 14 silly
2 day 3 he
3 he 4 would
8 and 9 put
9 put 11 end
9 put 13 such
10 an 11 end
12 to 13 such
13 such 14 silly
14 silly 15 tales
15 tales 16 .

" ah ! 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 !

what was that ? " 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 that
3 that 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

reddy 's sharp ears had caught a sound up near the top of the hill . 
1 reddy 3 sharp
2 's 3 sharp
3 sharp 4 ears
4 ears 6 caught
4 ears 8 sound
5 had 6 caught
7 a 8 sound
8 sound 13 of
9 up 12 top
10 near 12 top
11 the 12 top
12 top 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 hill
15 hill 16 .

he stopped short and looked up . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 short
2 stopped 5 looked
4 and 5 looked
5 looked 6 up
6 up 7 .

for [just] a [little] [wee] minute [reddy] couldn't believe [that] his eyes [saw] [right] . 
1 for 6 minute
3 a 6 minute
6 minute 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 believe
9 believe 12 eyes
11 his 12 eyes
12 eyes 15 .

coming down the hill straight towards him was the strangest thing he ever had seen . 
1 coming 6 towards
2 down 4 hill
3 the 4 hill
4 hill 5 straight
5 straight 6 towards
6 towards 7 him
6 towards 10 strangest
8 was 10 strangest
9 the 10 strangest
10 strangest 11 thing
10 strangest 13 ever
11 thing 12 he
13 ever 15 seen
14 had 15 seen
15 seen 16 .

he couldn't see any legs . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 see
2 couldn't 4 any
4 any 5 legs
5 legs 6 .

he couldn't see any [head] . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 see
2 couldn't 4 any
4 any 6 .

he couldn't see any tail . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 see
2 couldn't 4 any
4 any 5 tail
5 tail 6 .

it was round like a ball , but it was the strangest looking ball that ever was . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 round
3 round 6 ball
4 like 5 a
5 a 6 ball
6 ball 14 ball
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 12 strangest
11 the 12 strangest
12 strangest 13 looking
12 strangest 14 ball
14 ball 16 ever
14 ball 18 .
15 that 16 ever
16 ever 17 was

it was covered with old leaves . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 covered
3 covered 4 with
3 covered 6 leaves
5 old 6 leaves
6 leaves 7 .

reddy wouldn't have believed that it was alive but for the noises it was making . 
1 reddy 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 4 believed
3 have 4 believed
4 believed 5 that
4 believed 8 alive
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 alive
8 alive 9 but
8 alive 12 noises
10 for 11 the
11 the 12 noises
12 noises 15 making
12 noises 16 .
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 making

for just a wee minute he stared , and then , what do you think he did ? 
1 for 2 just
2 just 4 wee
2 just 10 then
3 a 4 wee
4 wee 5 minute
4 wee 7 stared
6 he 7 stared
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 then
10 then 11 ,
10 then 16 he
12 what 13 do
13 do 14 you
14 you 15 think
15 think 16 he
16 he 17 did
17 did 18 ?

yes , [sir] , that 's just what [reddy] [fox] did . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 's
6 's 7 just
7 just 8 what
8 what 11 did
11 did 12 .

[[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] [.] 

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[xiii] 

[reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [miserable] 

he forgot all about [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [watching] [from] the [safety] [of] [a] big [pine-tree] [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 all
2 forgot 4 about
4 about 11 the
11 the 15 big

he didn't see [jimmy] [skunk] [poking] [his] [head] [out] [from] [behind] [an] [old] [stump] [and] laughing fit to [kill] himself . 
1 he 2 didn't
1 he 20 himself
2 didn't 3 see
16 laughing 17 fit
17 fit 18 to
18 to 20 himself
20 himself 21 .

when [reddy] [was] [safely] [past] [,] [peter] came out . 
1 when 8 came
8 came 9 out
9 out 10 .

" why ! 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 !

why , my [gracious] , [i] do [believe] [reddy] [has] [had] [a] [fright] ! " [exclaimed] [peter] [.] 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 5 ,
5 , 15 "
7 do 14 !
14 ! 15 "

" [i] do believe [that] [was] it ! " he cried . 
1 " 11 cried
3 do 4 believe
4 believe 7 it
7 it 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 11 cried
10 he 11 cried
11 cried 12 .

" [i] [do] believe it was . 
1 " 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 .

reddy [is] [coming] [from] [the] [direction] [of] [prickly] [porky] 's [,] [and] [that] [was] [where] [i] [got] [my] [fright] [.] 
1 reddy 10 's

[i] [i] ["] 

peter hesitated . 
1 peter 2 hesitated
2 hesitated 3 .

he knew it would be a foolish thing to do , for he might walk right into danger . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 14 might
2 knew 3 it
3 it 4 would
4 would 5 be
4 would 10 do
5 be 6 a
7 foolish 8 thing
8 thing 10 do
9 to 10 do
10 do 12 for
11 , 12 for
13 he 14 might
14 might 15 walk
15 walk 16 right
16 right 17 into
17 into 18 danger
18 danger 19 .

" it won't do any harm to go part way up there [,] ["] [thought] [peter] . 
1 " 3 won't
2 it 3 won't
3 won't 6 harm
4 do 6 harm
5 any 6 harm
6 harm 7 to
6 harm 10 way
7 to 8 go
9 part 10 way
10 way 11 up
11 up 12 there
12 there 17 .

" [perhaps] [i] will find out something without going way up there [.] ["] 
1 " 12 there
4 will 5 find
5 find 6 out
5 find 7 something
5 find 10 way
7 something 9 going
8 without 9 going
10 way 11 up
11 up 12 there

with that he boldly hopped up the hill and joined them . 
1 with 2 that
2 that 3 he
3 he 4 boldly
4 boldly 5 hopped
4 boldly 10 joined
5 hopped 6 up
7 the 8 hill
8 hill 10 joined
9 and 10 joined
10 joined 11 them
11 them 12 .

" what 's the joke ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 9 demanded
2 what 3 's
4 the 5 joke
5 joke 9 demanded
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 9 demanded
8 he 9 demanded
9 demanded 10 .

" did you meet [reddy] [fox] ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] , [wiping] [the] [tears] [of] [laughter] [from] [his] [eyes] . 
1 " 9 asked
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 meet
3 you 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 9 asked
9 asked 12 ,
9 asked 21 .

" did [i] [meet] [him] [?] 
1 " 2 did

why , he almost ran into me and didn't see me at all . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 9 didn't
3 he 5 ran
3 he 9 didn't
4 almost 5 ran
5 ran 6 into
5 ran 8 and
7 me 8 and
9 didn't 10 see
10 see 11 me
11 me 12 at
12 at 13 all
13 all 14 .

i guess he 's running yet . 
1 i 2 guess
2 guess 3 he
2 guess 5 running
3 he 4 's
5 running 6 yet
6 yet 7 .

now , what 's the joke ? " 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 8 "
3 what 4 's
3 what 7 ?
5 the 6 joke
6 joke 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

peter demanded . 
1 peter 2 demanded
2 demanded 3 .

" [now] who else can we scare ? " 
1 " 3 who
3 who 4 else
4 else 7 scare
4 else 8 ?
5 can 7 scare
6 we 7 scare
8 ? 9 "

all of which shows that there was something very like [mischief] [being] [planned] [on] [the] [hill] [where] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [lives] [.] 
1 all 2 of
2 of 3 which
3 which 4 shows
3 which 7 was
4 shows 5 that
6 there 7 was
7 was 9 very
8 something 9 very
9 very 10 like

[xiv] 

[reddy] [fox] [tries] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] 

never in all his life was [reddy] [fox] [more] [uncomfortable] in his mind . 
1 never 2 in
2 in 4 his
3 all 4 his
4 his 5 life
4 his 13 mind
5 life 6 was
11 in 12 his
12 his 13 mind
13 mind 14 .

and he was right ; everybody did know it , and everybody was laughing about it . 
1 and 6 everybody
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 right
4 right 5 ;
5 ; 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 did
6 everybody 12 everybody
7 did 8 know
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 everybody
12 everybody 13 was
13 was 14 laughing
14 laughing 15 about
14 laughing 17 .
15 about 16 it

usually he is very proud of his handsome red coat , but now he wished that he could get rid of it . 
1 usually 2 he
1 usually 5 proud
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 proud
5 proud 6 of
5 proud 8 handsome
5 proud 21 of
7 his 8 handsome
8 handsome 10 coat
9 red 10 coat
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 now
12 but 14 he
14 he 15 wished
15 wished 16 that
16 that 17 he
17 he 18 could
18 could 19 get
19 get 20 rid
20 rid 21 of
21 of 22 it
22 it 23 .

it is very hard to keep out of sight when you have bright colored clothes . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 hard
4 hard 6 keep
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 out
7 out 8 of
7 out 9 sight
9 sight 14 colored
10 when 11 you
11 you 12 have
12 have 14 colored
13 bright 14 colored
14 colored 15 clothes
15 clothes 16 .

presently [sammy] [jay] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [spied] [him] [as] he tried to [crawl] [up] [on] [the] [young] [family] [of] [mrs] [grouse] . 
1 presently 10 he
10 he 11 tried
11 tried 12 to
12 to 22 .

at once [sammy] [flew] [over] there [screaming] [at] the top of [his] [lungs] [:] 
1 at 2 once
1 at 10 top
2 once 6 there
9 the 10 top
10 top 11 of

reddy looked up [at] [sammy] and [snarled] [.] 
1 reddy 2 looked
2 looked 3 up
3 up 6 and

he had gone only a little way when a [sharp] voice called : " [coward] [!] 
1 he 2 had
1 he 12 called
2 had 3 gone
2 had 9 a
3 gone 4 only
4 only 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way
7 way 8 when
9 a 11 voice
12 called 13 :
13 : 14 "

coward ! 
1 coward 2 !

coward ! " 
1 coward 2 !
2 ! 3 "

it was [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 7 .
2 was 4 the

no sooner had [he] [got] [out] [out] [of] [chatterer] ['s] [sight] than he heard another voice . 
1 no 2 sooner
2 sooner 3 had
2 sooner 12 than
12 than 13 he
13 he 14 heard
14 heard 16 voice
15 another 16 voice
16 voice 17 .

it was saying over and over : 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 saying
3 saying 4 over
3 saying 6 over
3 saying 7 :
4 over 5 and

" [dee] [,] dee , dee ! 
1 " 4 dee
4 dee 5 ,
4 dee 6 dee
6 dee 7 !

oh , me , me ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 4 ,
1 oh 6 !
3 me 4 ,
5 me 6 !

some folks can talk so [very] [brave] [and] [then] [such] [cowards] be . " 
1 some 2 folks
2 folks 3 can
3 can 4 talk
3 can 12 be
4 talk 5 so
12 be 13 .
13 . 14 "

it was [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 7 .
2 was 5 the

but nowhere that he could go was he free from those taunting voices . 
1 but 2 nowhere
2 nowhere 5 could
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 could
5 could 6 go
6 go 12 taunting
7 was 12 taunting
8 he 12 taunting
9 free 12 taunting
10 from 12 taunting
11 those 12 taunting
12 taunting 13 voices
12 taunting 14 .

" [bumble] , [grumble] [,] [rumble] [,] [hum] ! 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 9 !

reddy surely can run some [.] ["] 
1 reddy 2 surely
2 surely 3 can
2 surely 5 some
3 can 4 run

late that [afternoon] [old] [granny] [fox] [called] [him] [out] [,] [and] [it] [was] [clear] [to] [see] [that] [granny] [was] [very] [much] [put] [out] [about] [something] [.] 
1 late 2 that

" [serves] you [right] [for] [boasting] ! " [snapped] [granny] [.] 
1 " 3 you
3 you 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" how many times have [i] told you [that] no good comes of boasting ? 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 many
3 many 4 times
4 times 5 have
5 have 7 told
5 have 10 no
7 told 8 you
10 no 11 good
11 good 14 boasting
12 comes 14 boasting
13 of 14 boasting
14 boasting 15 ?

[probably] [somebody] [has] [played] [a] [trick] [on] [you] [.] 

i 've lived a good many years [,] [and] [i] never [before] heard of such a creature . 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 lived
2 've 13 heard
3 lived 7 years
4 a 5 good
5 good 6 many
6 many 7 years
11 never 13 heard
13 heard 14 of
13 heard 15 such
15 such 16 a
15 such 17 creature
17 creature 18 .

if there were [one] [,] [i] ['d] [have] [seen] [it] [before] [now] [.] 
1 if 3 were
2 there 3 were

you go back into the house and stay there . 
1 you 2 go
1 you 8 stay
2 go 3 back
3 back 4 into
4 into 5 the
5 the 6 house
6 house 7 and
8 stay 9 there
9 there 10 .

you [are] [a] [disgrace] to the [fox] family . 
1 you 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 8 family
8 family 9 .

i am going to have a look about and find out what is going on . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 have
4 to 7 look
4 to 10 find
5 have 6 a
7 look 8 about
9 and 10 find
10 find 11 out
11 out 12 what
12 what 13 is
13 is 14 going
14 going 15 on
15 on 16 .

if this [is] [some] [trick] [,] [they] ['ll] [find] [that] [old] [granny] [fox] isn't so [easily] [fooled] . " 
1 if 14 isn't
2 this 14 isn't
14 isn't 15 so
15 so 18 .
18 . 19 "

[xv] 

[old] [granny] [fox] [investigates] 

in-vest-i-gate is a great big word , but its meaning is very simple . 
1 in-vest-i-gate 2 is
2 is 3 a
2 is 13 simple
3 a 4 great
4 great 5 big
5 big 6 word
6 word 7 ,
7 , 8 but
9 its 10 meaning
10 meaning 13 simple
11 is 12 very
12 very 13 simple
13 simple 14 .

to in-vest-i-gate is to look into and try to find out all about something . 
1 to 2 in-vest-i-gate
2 in-vest-i-gate 3 is
2 in-vest-i-gate 5 look
2 in-vest-i-gate 6 into
2 in-vest-i-gate 8 try
2 in-vest-i-gate 10 find
2 in-vest-i-gate 14 something
4 to 5 look
7 and 8 try
8 try 9 to
10 find 11 out
11 out 12 all
12 all 13 about
13 about 14 something
14 something 15 .

now [old] [granny] [fox] [is] [very] [sly] [and] [smart] [and] [clever] , as you all know . 
1 now 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 14 you
14 you 15 all
14 you 16 know
16 know 17 .

[compared] [with] [her] [,] [reddy] [fox] [is] [almost] [stupid] [.] 

he may be as sly and smart and clever some day , but he has got a lot to learn before then . 
1 he 2 may
2 may 3 be
3 be 5 sly
4 as 5 sly
5 sly 6 and
5 sly 7 smart
7 smart 8 and
7 smart 9 clever
7 smart 18 lot
9 clever 10 some
10 some 11 day
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 he
14 he 15 has
15 has 16 got
16 got 17 a
17 a 18 lot
18 lot 20 learn
19 to 20 learn
20 learn 21 before
21 before 22 then
21 before 23 .

but [old] [granny] [fox] did nothing of the kind . 
1 but 5 did
5 did 6 nothing
6 nothing 7 of
6 nothing 9 kind
7 of 8 the
9 kind 10 .

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

she went about hunting her dinner just as usual and didn't appear to be paying the least attention to what was going on about her . 
1 she 2 went
2 went 3 about
3 about 15 paying
4 hunting 6 dinner
5 her 6 dinner
6 dinner 9 usual
7 just 8 as
8 as 9 usual
9 usual 10 and
9 usual 15 paying
11 didn't 12 appear
12 appear 15 paying
13 to 14 be
14 be 15 paying
15 paying 18 attention
15 paying 20 what
15 paying 22 going
15 paying 25 her
16 the 17 least
17 least 18 attention
18 attention 19 to
21 was 22 going
22 going 23 on
24 about 25 her
25 her 26 .

with her nose to the ground she ran this way and ran that way as if hunting for a trail . 
1 with 2 her
2 her 3 nose
3 nose 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 ground
5 the 20 trail
6 ground 8 ran
7 she 8 ran
9 this 10 way
9 this 14 way
9 this 17 hunting
10 way 11 and
12 ran 14 way
13 that 14 way
14 way 15 as
15 as 16 if
17 hunting 18 for
17 hunting 20 trail
18 for 19 a
20 trail 21 .

granny had heard that the same thing had happened to [peter] [rabbit] [and] [to] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 
1 granny 2 had
2 had 3 heard
3 heard 4 that
3 heard 5 the
5 the 6 same
6 same 7 thing
7 thing 9 happened
8 had 9 happened
9 happened 10 to

so instead of coming to the hill along the hollow at the bottom , she came to it from the other way . 
1 so 2 instead
2 instead 3 of
2 instead 13 bottom
4 coming 5 to
4 coming 8 along
6 the 7 hill
7 hill 8 along
8 along 10 hollow
9 the 10 hollow
10 hollow 13 bottom
11 at 13 bottom
12 the 13 bottom
13 bottom 16 came
14 , 15 she
15 she 16 came
16 came 17 to
16 came 19 from
18 it 19 from
19 from 20 the
20 the 21 other
21 other 22 way
22 way 23 .

" if there is [anything] there , [i] ['ll] [be] [behind] [it] instead [of] in front of it , " [she] thought [shrewdly] . 
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 there
3 there 4 is
4 is 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 20 "
13 instead 17 of
15 in 16 front
16 front 17 of
17 of 18 it
18 it 19 ,
19 , 20 "
20 " 22 thought
22 thought 24 .

no one would ever have guessed that she was thinking of anything else . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 13 else
3 would 4 ever
4 ever 6 guessed
4 ever 12 anything
5 have 6 guessed
6 guessed 7 that
7 that 8 she
8 she 9 was
9 was 10 thinking
10 thinking 11 of
12 anything 13 else
13 else 14 .

she followed these down to the bottom , but there they disappeared . 
1 she 2 followed
2 followed 3 these
2 followed 7 bottom
4 down 5 to
4 down 7 bottom
6 the 7 bottom
7 bottom 12 disappeared
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 there
9 but 11 they
11 they 12 disappeared
12 disappeared 13 .

as she was [trotting] [home] [along] the [lone] [little] [path] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [,] she met [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 
1 as 2 she
1 as 16 she
2 she 3 was
3 was 7 the
16 she 17 met

no , she didn't exactly meet him , because he saw her before she saw him , and he promptly climbed a tree . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 she
3 she 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 exactly
5 exactly 6 meet
5 exactly 21 climbed
6 meet 7 him
6 meet 16 him
7 him 8 ,
9 because 10 he
10 he 11 saw
11 saw 12 her
11 saw 16 him
13 before 16 him
14 she 15 saw
15 saw 16 him
17 , 18 and
18 and 21 climbed
19 he 21 climbed
20 promptly 21 climbed
21 climbed 23 tree
22 a 23 tree
23 tree 24 .

granny stopped and looked up . 
1 granny 2 stopped
2 stopped 4 looked
3 and 4 looked
4 looked 5 up
5 up 6 .

" it doesn't [take] [much] [to] [scare] [the] [young] [and] [innocent] , [mr] [possum] , " she replied . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 18 replied
2 it 3 doesn't
12 , 16 "
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 she
16 " 18 replied
18 replied 19 .

" [i] don't believe all [i] [hear] [.] 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 believe
4 believe 5 all

i 've just been [hunting] all over the hill [where] [prickly] [porky] [lives] , and [i] couldn't find [so] [much] [as] a [wood] [mouse] [for] [dinner] [.] 
1 i 2 've
1 i 17 couldn't
2 've 3 just
2 've 4 been
4 been 6 all
6 all 7 over
7 over 15 and
8 the 9 hill
9 hill 14 ,
14 , 15 and
17 couldn't 18 find
18 find 22 a

do you [believe] [such] [a] [foolish] [tale] , [mr] [possum] ? " 
1 do 2 you
2 you 8 ,
8 , 12 "
11 ? 12 "

unc ' [billy] [coughed] [behind] [one] [hand] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" yes , [mrs] [fox] , [ah] [confess] [ah] [done] have to believe it , " he replied . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
2 yes 6 ,
2 yes 15 ,
11 have 12 to
12 to 13 believe
13 believe 14 it
14 it 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 18 replied
17 he 18 replied
18 replied 19 .

" [yo] ['] see , [ah] [done] [see] [that] [thing] [mah] [own] [self] , and [ah] [just] [naturally] has [to] [believe] [mah] own eyes . " 
1 " 4 see
4 see 5 ,
5 , 26 "
14 , 15 and
14 , 26 "
15 and 19 has
23 own 24 eyes
24 eyes 25 .
25 . 26 "

" huh ! 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !

i 'd like to see it ! 
1 i 2 'd
2 'd 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 it
6 it 7 !

maybe [i] ['d] [believe] it [then] [!] ["] [snapped] [granny] [fox] . 
1 maybe 5 it
5 it 12 .

" the [only] time to see it is [just] [at] [sun-up] , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 " 8 is
1 " 14 replied
2 the 4 time
4 time 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 it
7 it 8 is
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 18 .

" [anybody] that [comes] [along] [through] that [hollow] [at] [the] [foot] [of] [brer] [porky] 's [hill] [at] [sun-up] is likely [never] to [forget] [it] . 
1 " 3 that
3 that 15 's
3 that 19 is
7 that 15 's
19 is 20 likely
20 likely 22 to
22 to 25 .

ah wouldn't do it again . 
1 ah 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 do
3 do 4 it
4 it 5 again
5 again 6 .

no , [sah] , [once] is enough [fo] ['] [your] [unc] ['] [billy] . " 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 15 "
6 is 7 enough
7 enough 14 .
14 . 15 "

" huh ! " [snorted] [granny] and [trotted] [on] [.] 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 7 and

unc ' [billy] [watched] [her] [out] [of] [sight] [and] [grinned] [broadly] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" [as] [sho] ['] [as] [brer] [sun] [gets] up [to-morrow] [mo'ning] , [ol] ' [granny] [fox] will be there , " he chuckled . 
1 " 12 ,
9 up 12 ,
12 , 21 "
14 ' 17 will
17 will 18 be
18 be 19 there
19 there 20 ,
20 , 21 "
21 " 22 he
22 he 23 chuckled
23 chuckled 24 .

" ah [must] [get] [word] [to] [brer] [porky] [and] [brer] [skunk] [and] [brer] [rabbit] [.] ["] 
1 " 2 ah

[xvi] 

[old] [granny] [fox] [loses] [her] [dignity] 

how did [unc] ['] [billy] know ? 
1 how 2 did
2 did 6 know
6 know 7 ?

well , he just guessed . 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 5 guessed
4 just 5 guessed
5 guessed 6 .

she 'll come just the way she did this afternoon , from back of the hill instead of along the holler . " 
1 she 2 'll
2 'll 3 come
2 'll 4 just
4 just 5 the
5 the 6 way
5 the 16 hill
6 way 7 she
6 way 12 from
6 way 13 back
7 she 8 did
8 did 9 this
9 this 10 afternoon
10 afternoon 11 ,
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 hill
16 hill 21 holler
16 hill 22 .
17 instead 18 of
17 instead 21 holler
19 along 20 the
19 along 21 holler
22 . 23 "

unc ' [billy] [was] [quite] [right] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

she was at the [top] of the hill where [prickly] [porky] [lives] [a] [full] [hour] before [sun-up] , and [there] [she] sat down to wait . 
1 she 2 was
1 she 22 sat
2 was 3 at
3 at 4 the
4 the 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 hill
8 hill 9 where
16 before 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 22 sat
22 sat 23 down
23 down 24 to
24 to 25 wait
25 wait 26 .

she couldn't see or hear anything in the least suspicious . 
1 she 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 see
3 see 4 or
4 or 10 suspicious
5 hear 6 anything
6 anything 10 suspicious
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 least
9 least 10 suspicious
10 suspicious 11 .

only [prickly] [porky] [was] to be [seen] , and he seemed to be [asleep] in his favorite tree . 
1 only 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 seemed
11 seemed 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 15 in
15 in 16 his
16 his 17 favorite
17 favorite 18 tree
18 tree 19 .

everything seemed to be [just] as [old] [granny] [fox] had seen it a hundred times before . 
1 everything 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 11 seen
6 as 10 had
10 had 11 seen
11 seen 12 it
11 seen 16 before
13 a 14 hundred
14 hundred 15 times
15 times 16 before
16 before 17 .

at last the [jolly] [little] [sunbeams] [began] [to] dance [through] [the] [green] [forest] , [chasing] [out] [the] [black] [shadows] [.] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 3 the
3 the 9 dance
9 dance 14 ,

[redeye] [the] [vireo] [awoke] [and] [at] [once] [began] [to] [sing] [,] [as] [is] [his] [way] [,] [not] [even] [waiting] [to] [get] [a] [mouthful] [of] [breakfast] [.] 

[prickly] [porky] [yawned] [and] [grunted] [.] 

old [granny] [fox] [arose] and [slowly] [stretched] [.] 
1 old 5 and

[she] [glanced] [at] [prickly] [porky] [contemptuously] [.] 

she had seen him act in this stupid , uncertain way dozens of times before . 
1 she 2 had
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 4 him
3 seen 12 dozens
5 act 10 uncertain
6 in 7 this
7 this 10 uncertain
8 stupid 9 ,
8 stupid 10 uncertain
10 uncertain 12 dozens
11 way 12 dozens
12 dozens 13 of
12 dozens 14 times
14 times 15 before
15 before 16 .

now [old] [granny] [fox] [can] [be] [very] [dignified] [when] [she] [wants] [to] [be] , and she was now . 
1 now 14 ,
1 now 19 .
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 she
16 she 17 was
17 was 18 now

she didn't hurry the least little bit . 
1 she 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 hurry
2 didn't 7 bit
4 the 5 least
5 least 7 bit
6 little 7 bit
7 bit 8 .

she carried her big , plumey tail just so . 
1 she 2 carried
2 carried 6 plumey
3 her 6 plumey
4 big 6 plumey
5 , 6 plumey
6 plumey 7 tail
6 plumey 8 just
6 plumey 9 so
9 so 10 .

she [turned] [like] [a] [flash] [and] [then] [well] [,] [for] [a] [minute] [old] [granny] [fox] was [too] [surprised] to do anything but [stare] [.] 
1 she 16 was
16 was 19 to
19 to 20 do
20 do 21 anything
21 anything 22 but

there , rolling down the hill straight towards [her] [,] was the very thing [reddy] [had] [told] [her] [about] . 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 3 rolling
3 rolling 4 down
3 rolling 6 hill
5 the 6 hill
6 hill 7 straight
6 hill 20 .
7 straight 8 towards
8 towards 12 the
11 was 12 the
12 the 14 thing
13 very 14 thing

the nearer it got , the stranger and more terrible it seemed . 
1 the 2 nearer
2 nearer 3 it
2 nearer 13 .
3 it 12 seemed
4 got 6 the
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 stranger
7 stranger 10 terrible
7 stranger 12 seemed
8 and 9 more
9 more 10 terrible
11 it 12 seemed

[then] [granny] [forgot] [her] [dignity] [.] 

yes , [sir] , she [forgot] [her] [dignity] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 she

in fact , she quite lost it altogether . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 8 altogether
4 she 6 lost
5 quite 6 lost
6 lost 8 altogether
7 it 8 altogether
8 altogether 9 .

granny [fox] [ran] [just] [as] [reddy] had [run] [!] 
1 granny 7 had

[xvii] 

[granny] [fox] [catches] [peter] [rabbit] 

now listen to this [little] [tale] [that] [deals] [somewhat] [with] [folly] , [and] [shows] [how] [sometimes] [one] [may] [be] [a] [little] [bit] [too] [jolly] [.] 
1 now 2 listen
2 listen 3 to
3 to 4 this
4 this 12 ,

" [ho] [,] ho , ho ! " [shouted] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 " 4 ho
4 ho 6 ho
5 , 6 ho
6 ho 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" [i] [wonder] what [reddy] [fox] would have said if he could have seen [old] [granny] [go] [down] that [hollow] [!] ["] 
1 " 4 what
1 " 9 said
4 what 7 would
7 would 8 have
9 said 11 he
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 have
13 have 14 seen
14 seen 19 that

" [ha] [,] ha , ha ! " [shouted] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 " 4 ha
4 ha 6 ha
5 , 6 ha
6 ha 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" did you see [how] her eyes popped out ? " 
1 " 3 you
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 see
3 you 10 ?
4 see 6 her
6 her 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 popped
8 popped 9 out
10 ? 11 "

" [hee] [,] hee , hee ! " [squeaked] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [in] [his] [funny] [cracked] [voice] [.] 
1 " 4 hee
4 hee 6 hee
5 , 6 hee
6 hee 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" ah reckons she am bound to have sore feet if she keeps on running the way she started . " 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 she
3 reckons 5 am
3 reckons 6 bound
3 reckons 9 sore
6 bound 7 to
8 have 9 sore
9 sore 10 feet
9 sore 13 keeps
9 sore 20 .
11 if 12 she
12 she 13 keeps
13 keeps 14 on
13 keeps 15 running
13 keeps 19 started
15 running 17 way
16 the 17 way
18 she 19 started
20 . 21 "

[prickly] [porky] [didn't] [say] [a] [word] [.] 

he just smiled in a quiet sort of way as he slowly climbed up to the top of the hill . 
1 he 13 climbed
2 just 3 smiled
2 just 10 as
3 smiled 6 quiet
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 quiet
6 quiet 7 sort
7 sort 8 of
7 sort 9 way
10 as 11 he
11 he 13 climbed
12 slowly 13 climbed
13 climbed 14 up
13 climbed 17 top
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 top
17 top 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 hill
20 hill 21 .

[now] [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [been] [badly] [frightened] [.] 

who wouldn't have been at seeing a strange creature without head , tail , or legs rolling down hill straight towards them ? 
1 who 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 have
2 wouldn't 6 seeing
3 have 4 been
5 at 6 seeing
6 seeing 8 strange
6 seeing 22 them
7 a 8 strange
8 strange 9 creature
9 creature 10 without
11 head 12 ,
11 head 13 tail
13 tail 17 rolling
14 , 15 or
15 or 17 rolling
16 legs 17 rolling
17 rolling 18 down
17 rolling 19 hill
19 hill 20 straight
20 straight 21 towards
21 towards 22 them
22 them 23 ?

but [granny] [was] [too] [old] [and] [wise] to run [very] [far] [without] [cause] . 
1 but 8 to
8 to 9 run
9 run 14 .

it didn't take her long to decide that it wasn't . 
1 it 10 wasn't
2 didn't 3 take
3 take 4 her
3 take 5 long
5 long 7 decide
6 to 7 decide
7 decide 10 wasn't
8 that 10 wasn't
9 it 10 wasn't
10 wasn't 11 .

then she did some quick thinking . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 did
3 did 4 some
4 some 6 thinking
5 quick 6 thinking
6 thinking 7 .

" [i] said beforehand that there was some trick [,] [and] [now] [i] 'm sure of it , " she muttered . 
1 " 3 said
3 said 4 beforehand
4 beforehand 5 that
4 beforehand 6 there
4 beforehand 9 trick
4 beforehand 17 it
4 beforehand 18 ,
6 there 7 was
8 some 9 trick
9 trick 15 sure
14 'm 15 sure
15 sure 16 of
18 , 19 "
19 " 21 muttered
20 she 21 muttered
21 muttered 22 .

" [i] [have] [an] [idea] [that] [that] [good-for-nothing] [old] [billy] [possum] [knows] [something] [about] it , [and] [i] ['m] just going back to find out . " 
1 " 15 it
15 it 16 ,
16 , 27 "
20 just 21 going
21 going 23 to
22 back 23 to
23 to 24 find
24 find 25 out
25 out 26 .
26 . 27 "

she wasted no time thinking about it , but began to steal back the way she had come . 
1 she 2 wasted
1 she 17 had
2 wasted 3 no
2 wasted 4 time
2 wasted 5 thinking
2 wasted 15 way
5 thinking 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 but
10 began 11 to
10 began 12 steal
12 steal 13 back
13 back 14 the
14 the 15 way
16 she 17 had
17 had 18 come
18 come 19 .

now , [no] one [is] [lighter] of [foot] [than] old [granny] [fox] , and no one knows [better] [how] [to] [keep] [out] of sight . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 13 ,
2 , 4 one
4 one 7 of
7 of 10 old
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 no
15 no 16 one
16 one 17 knows
16 one 23 of
23 of 24 sight
24 sight 25 .

then she smiled grimly . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 smiled
3 smiled 4 grimly
4 grimly 5 .

at last they were so tired with their good time that they just had to stop for a rest . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 they
2 last 10 time
3 they 4 were
3 they 8 their
4 were 6 tired
5 so 6 tired
7 with 8 their
9 good 10 time
10 time 17 for
11 that 12 they
12 they 13 just
12 they 14 had
14 had 15 to
15 to 16 stop
16 stop 17 for
17 for 18 a
17 for 19 rest
19 rest 20 .

" oh , dear , [i] ['m] all [out] of [breath] , " [panted] [peter] [,] [as] he [threw] himself [flat] [on] [the] [ground] . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
2 oh 4 dear
2 oh 5 ,
2 oh 12 ,
5 , 8 all
8 all 10 of
12 , 13 "
13 " 18 he
18 he 20 himself
20 himself 25 .

" that was the [funniest] [thing] [i] [ever] [saw] [.] 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 was
3 was 4 the

i wonder who [we] ["] 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 who

peter didn't finish . 
1 peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 finish
3 finish 4 .

no , [sir] , [peter] [didn't] [finish] [.] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,

[old] [granny] [fox] [had] [caught] [peter] [rabbit] [at] [last] [!] 

[xviii] 

[a] [friend] [in] [need] [is] [a] [friend] [indeed] 

the friendship which is truest , best , [is] that which meets the trouble test . 
1 the 5 truest
2 friendship 5 truest
3 which 5 truest
4 is 5 truest
5 truest 6 ,
5 truest 7 best
7 best 8 ,
7 best 12 meets
10 that 12 meets
11 which 12 meets
12 meets 15 test
13 the 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 test
15 test 16 .

no one really knows who his best friends are until he gets in trouble . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 4 knows
3 really 4 knows
4 knows 5 who
4 knows 7 best
6 his 7 best
7 best 8 friends
8 friends 9 are
8 friends 10 until
10 until 12 gets
11 he 12 gets
12 gets 14 trouble
13 in 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 .

when everything is lovely and there is no sign of trouble anywhere , one may have ever and ever so many friends . 
1 when 2 everything
2 everything 3 is
3 is 4 lovely
3 is 8 no
5 and 6 there
6 there 7 is
6 there 8 no
8 no 9 sign
8 no 14 one
8 no 22 friends
9 sign 10 of
9 sign 12 anywhere
11 trouble 12 anywhere
12 anywhere 13 ,
15 may 16 have
16 have 17 ever
17 ever 20 so
18 and 20 so
19 ever 20 so
20 so 21 many
21 many 22 friends
22 friends 23 .

at least , it may seem so . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 6 seem
3 , 4 it
4 it 6 seem
5 may 6 seem
6 seem 7 so
7 so 8 .

these are the real friends , the true friends , and they are worth more than all the others put together . 
1 these 2 are
2 are 3 the
3 the 19 others
4 real 5 friends
4 real 9 friends
5 friends 6 ,
6 , 7 the
8 true 9 friends
9 friends 10 ,
9 friends 14 worth
11 and 12 they
12 they 13 are
13 are 14 worth
14 worth 15 more
15 more 16 than
16 than 19 others
17 all 19 others
18 the 19 others
19 others 21 together
20 put 21 together
21 together 22 .

remember [that] [if] [you] [are] [a] [true] [friend] [to] [any] [one] , [you] [will] [stand] [by] [him] and help him , no matter [what] [happens] . 
1 remember 12 ,
12 , 18 and
18 and 19 help
19 help 20 him
20 him 26 .
21 , 22 no
22 no 23 matter
23 matter 26 .

sometimes it is almost worth while getting into trouble just to find out who your real friends are . 
1 sometimes 7 getting
2 it 3 is
3 is 5 worth
4 almost 5 worth
5 worth 6 while
5 worth 7 getting
7 getting 8 into
7 getting 13 out
7 getting 16 real
8 into 9 trouble
10 just 11 to
11 to 12 find
12 find 13 out
13 out 14 who
15 your 16 real
16 real 17 friends
17 friends 18 are
17 friends 19 .

peter [rabbit] found out who some of his truest friends are when , because of his own [carelessness] [,] [old] [granny] [fox] [caught] [him] . 
1 peter 3 found
3 found 4 out
4 out 5 who
4 out 7 of
6 some 7 of
7 of 8 his
8 his 9 truest
8 his 17 own
9 truest 10 friends
9 truest 11 are
9 truest 12 when
9 truest 14 because
13 , 14 because
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 own
17 own 25 .

now it was her turn to laugh , all because he had been careless and foolish . 
1 now 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 16 foolish
4 her 5 turn
5 turn 7 laugh
6 to 7 laugh
7 laugh 8 ,
8 , 10 because
9 all 10 because
10 because 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 been
13 been 14 careless
14 careless 15 and
14 careless 16 foolish
16 foolish 17 .

at [peter] ['s] [scream] [of] [fright] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [scampered] [for] the [nearest] tree , and [jimmy] [skunk] [dodged] [behind] a [big] [stump] [.] 
1 at 14 the
14 the 16 tree
16 tree 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 23 a

you see , it was so sudden that they really didn't know what had happened . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 so
6 so 7 sudden
6 so 8 that
8 that 9 they
9 they 10 really
10 really 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 know
12 know 13 what
13 what 15 happened
14 had 15 happened
15 happened 16 .

but [prickly] [porky] [,] [whom] [some] [people] [call] [stupid] [,] made no move to run away . 
1 but 12 no
11 made 12 no
12 no 13 move
13 move 15 run
14 to 15 run
15 run 16 away
16 away 17 .

he happened to be looking at [peter] when [granny] caught him , and so he knew just what it meant . 
1 he 17 just
2 happened 3 to
2 happened 17 just
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 looking
5 looking 6 at
8 when 15 he
10 caught 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 so
14 so 15 he
15 he 16 knew
16 knew 17 just
17 just 18 what
18 what 20 meant
19 it 20 meant
20 meant 21 .

a spark of anger flashed in his usually dull eyes and [for] [once] [in] [his] [life] [prickly] [porky] [moved] quickly [.] 
1 a 2 spark
2 spark 3 of
2 spark 5 flashed
4 anger 5 flashed
5 flashed 6 in
5 flashed 8 usually
5 flashed 20 quickly
6 in 7 his
8 usually 9 dull
9 dull 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 and

the [thousand] [little] [spears] [hidden] [in] [his] [coat] [suddenly] [stood] [on] end [and] [prickly] [porky] [made] [a] [fierce] [little] [rush] [forward] . 
1 the 12 end
12 end 22 .

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [drop] [him] [!] ["] [he] [grunted] [.] 

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1 page 2 @number@

" drop him ! " he grunted . 
1 " 7 grunted
2 drop 3 him
2 drop 7 grunted
4 ! 5 "
4 ! 7 grunted
6 he 7 grunted
7 grunted 8 .

granny [fox] [just] [snarled] [and] [backed] away , [dragging] [peter] [with] [her] and [keeping] [him] [between] [prickly] [porky] [and] [herself] [.] 
1 granny 13 and
7 away 8 ,
8 , 13 and

by this time [jimmy] [skunk] had [recovered] himself . 
1 by 2 this
1 by 8 himself
2 this 3 time
3 time 6 had
8 himself 9 .

you know he is not afraid of anybody or anything . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 10 anything
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 not
5 not 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 of
6 afraid 8 anybody
8 anybody 10 anything
9 or 10 anything
10 anything 11 .

he [sprang] [out] [from] [behind] [the] [stump] , looking a [wee] bit [shame-faced] , and started for [old] [granny] [fox] . 
1 he 16 started
8 , 9 looking
8 , 15 and
10 a 12 bit
12 bit 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 started
16 started 17 for
17 for 21 .

" [you] let [peter] [rabbit] go [!] ["] [he] [commanded] in a [very] [threatening] way . 
1 " 3 let
3 let 6 go
6 go 11 in
11 in 12 a
12 a 15 way
15 way 16 .

[granny] [fox] [knows] [all] [about] [this] [.] 

for just a minute she hesitated . 
1 for 4 minute
2 just 4 minute
3 a 4 minute
4 minute 5 she
4 minute 6 hesitated
6 hesitated 7 .

so she kept on [backing] [away] , [dragging] [peter] [with] [her] [.] 
1 so 2 she
2 she 3 kept
3 kept 4 on
4 on 7 ,

he [slipped] [down] [from] the tree where he had [sought] [safety] [,] [crept] [around] [behind] [granny] [,] [and] [bit] [her] [sharply] [on] [one] [heel] . 
1 he 9 had
5 the 6 tree
6 tree 7 where
7 where 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 25 .

granny let go [of] [peter] to [turn] [and] [snap] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 granny 2 let
2 let 3 go
3 go 6 to
6 to 14 .

this was [peter] ['s] [chance] . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 6 .

he [slipped] [out] [from] [under] [granny] 's [paws] [and] [in] a [flash] was [behind] [prickly] [porky] . 
1 he 7 's
1 he 13 was
7 's 11 a
13 was 17 .

[xix] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [takes] [word] [to] [mrs] [.] [peter] 

to think that she [actually] had caught [peter] [rabbit] [and] [then] [lost] him [was] [too] [provoking] [!] 
1 to 2 think
2 think 3 that
3 that 4 she
4 she 6 had
6 had 7 caught
7 caught 13 him

it was more than her temper , never of the best , could stand . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 13 could
5 her 6 temper
6 temper 7 ,
6 temper 8 never
8 never 13 could
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 best
11 best 12 ,
11 best 13 could
13 could 14 stand
14 stand 15 .

her yellow eyes snapped so that it seemed almost as if sparks of fire flew from them . 
1 her 3 eyes
2 yellow 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 snapped
3 eyes 15 flew
5 so 6 that
6 that 8 seemed
7 it 8 seemed
8 seemed 9 almost
9 almost 12 sparks
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 sparks
12 sparks 13 of
12 sparks 14 fire
12 sparks 15 flew
15 flew 16 from
16 from 17 them
17 them 18 .

it [made] [peter] [shiver] just to look at her . 
1 it 5 just
5 just 7 look
6 to 7 look
7 look 8 at
8 at 9 her
9 her 10 .

so she talked herself out and then with many parting threats of what she would do , she started for home . 
1 so 9 many
2 she 3 talked
3 talked 4 herself
4 herself 5 out
4 herself 8 with
5 out 6 and
6 and 7 then
8 with 9 many
9 many 11 threats
10 parting 11 threats
11 threats 12 of
11 threats 13 what
11 threats 18 she
13 what 16 do
14 she 15 would
15 would 16 do
17 , 18 she
18 she 19 started
19 started 20 for
19 started 21 home
21 home 22 .

when she had gone , the others turned to [peter] [rabbit] to see how badly he had been hurt . 
1 when 2 she
2 she 3 had
3 had 4 gone
4 gone 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 others
7 others 8 turned
8 turned 9 to
9 to 13 see
12 to 13 see
13 see 14 how
14 how 15 badly
15 badly 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 18 been
18 been 19 hurt
19 hurt 20 .

they looked him all over and found that he wasn't much the worse for his rough experience . 
1 they 2 looked
1 they 7 found
2 looked 3 him
2 looked 5 over
4 all 5 over
6 and 7 found
7 found 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 wasn't
10 wasn't 11 much
11 much 13 worse
12 the 13 worse
13 worse 14 for
13 worse 17 experience
15 his 16 rough
16 rough 17 experience
17 experience 18 .

" [i] must get home now , " said he in a rather faint voice . 
1 " 9 said
3 must 4 get
4 get 5 home
5 home 6 now
6 now 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 he
9 said 15 voice
11 in 12 a
12 a 14 faint
13 rather 14 faint
14 faint 15 voice
15 voice 16 .

" [mrs] [peter] will be sure that something has happened to me and will be [worried] [almost] [to] [death] . " 
1 " 4 will
4 will 5 be
5 be 6 sure
6 sure 7 that
7 that 8 something
8 something 10 happened
9 has 10 happened
10 happened 11 to
11 to 12 me
11 to 15 be
12 me 13 and
14 will 15 be
15 be 20 .
20 . 21 "

" no , you don't ! " [declared] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
2 no 6 !
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 don't
6 ! 7 "

" you are going to stay right here where we can take care of you . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 going
3 are 15 you
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 stay
6 stay 7 right
6 stay 8 here
6 stay 9 where
9 where 10 we
10 we 11 can
11 can 12 take
12 take 13 care
13 care 14 of
15 you 16 .

he found [little] [mrs] [peter] [anxiously] [looking] [towards] the [green] [forest] [for] [some] [sign] [of] [peter] [.] 
1 he 2 found
2 found 9 the

" oh ! " she cried , " you have come to bring me bad news . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 6 cried
5 she 6 cried
6 cried 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 you
9 you 10 have
10 have 11 come
11 come 12 to
12 to 13 bring
13 bring 14 me
13 bring 16 news
15 bad 16 news
16 news 17 .

do tell me quickly what has happened to [peter] [!] ["] 
1 do 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
2 tell 5 what
3 me 4 quickly
5 what 7 happened
6 has 7 happened
7 happened 8 to

" nothing much [has] happened [to] [peter] , " replied [jimmy] promptly . 
1 " 10 replied
2 nothing 3 much
2 nothing 5 happened
5 happened 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 12 promptly
12 promptly 13 .

but little [mrs] [peter] [wasn't] [wholly] [satisfied] . 
1 but 2 little
2 little 8 .

nothing [that] [jimmy] [could] [say] [had] [the] [least] [effect] , and [so] at last he [agreed] [to] [take] [her] [to] [peter] [.] 
1 nothing 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 at
13 at 14 last
14 last 15 he

[xx] 

[a] [plot] [to] [frighten] [old] [man] [coyote] 

[mischief] [leads] [to] [mischief] [,] [for] [it] [is] [almost] [sure] [to] [never] [,] [never] [be] [content] [without] [a] [little] [more] [.] 

no , [sir] , they were not [!] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 5 they
5 they 6 were
6 were 7 not

you see , when danger is over , it is quickly forgotten . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 5 danger
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 danger
5 danger 6 is
5 danger 10 is
5 danger 11 quickly
6 is 7 over
8 , 9 it
9 it 10 is
11 quickly 12 forgotten
12 forgotten 13 .

" there [is] [old] [man] [coyote] ; he is [forever] [frightening] [those] [smaller] [and] [weaker] [than] [himself] . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 9 is
7 ; 8 he
8 he 9 is
9 is 18 .

i ['d] just love [to] [see] him [run] , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 i 4 love
3 just 4 love
4 love 7 him
7 him 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 14 .

" the very one ! " cried [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 7 cried
2 the 3 very
3 very 4 one
4 one 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 10 .

" [i] [wonder] if he would be afraid . 
1 " 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 would
6 would 7 be
7 be 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 .

you know [he] [is] [even] [smarter] [than] [granny] [fox] , [and] though she was frightened at first , [she] [soon] [got] [over] it . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 10 ,
2 know 23 it
10 , 12 though
12 though 13 she
13 she 14 was
14 was 15 frightened
15 frightened 16 at
16 at 17 first
17 first 18 ,
23 it 24 .

how do you suppose we can get him over here ? " 
1 how 2 do
1 how 6 can
2 do 3 you
4 suppose 5 we
5 we 6 can
6 can 7 get
7 get 8 him
7 get 9 over
9 over 10 here
10 here 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

" [we-uns] will take [brer] [jay] [into] [our] [secret] [.] 
1 " 3 will
3 will 4 take

" that 's all [brer] [jay] [need] [to] [say] . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 all
4 all 10 .

" [peter] [has] [had] [trouble] [enough] [already] [,] [and] [i] ['m] not going to [let] [him] have any more , so there ! " 
1 " 12 not
12 not 13 going
13 going 14 to
14 to 17 have
17 have 18 any
18 any 19 more
19 more 20 ,
20 , 21 so
20 , 24 "
22 there 23 !
23 ! 24 "

" [peter] isn't going to get into any trouble , " [spoke] [up] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 " 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 going
3 isn't 8 any
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 get
6 get 7 into
8 any 9 trouble
9 trouble 10 ,
10 , 11 "

now , please , [mrs] [.] [peter] , don't be foolish . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 8 ,
2 , 3 please
3 please 4 ,
8 , 9 don't
9 don't 10 be
10 be 11 foolish
11 foolish 12 .

you don't like [old] [man] [coyote] , do you ? 
1 you 2 don't
2 don't 3 like
2 don't 9 you
7 , 8 do
8 do 9 you
9 you 10 ?

you know [sammy] is [always] [ready] [for] [any] [mischief] [.] 
1 you 2 know
2 know 4 is

just as he started to look [for] [old] [man] [coyote] , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [made] [another] [suggestion] . 
1 just 2 as
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 started
4 started 5 to
5 to 6 look
6 look 11 ,
11 , 13 '
13 ' 19 .

yo ' know she isn't wasting any love on him . 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 3 know
1 yo 6 wasting
4 she 5 isn't
5 isn't 6 wasting
6 wasting 7 any
6 wasting 8 love
6 wasting 9 on
9 on 10 him
10 him 11 .

what do yo ' alls say ? " 
1 what 5 alls
2 do 5 alls
3 yo 5 alls
4 ' 5 alls
5 alls 6 say
5 alls 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

[xxi] 

[sammy] [jay] [delivers] [his] [message] 

[sammy] [jay] [has] [been] [the] [bearer] [of] [so] [many] [messages] [that] [no] [one] [knows] [better] [than] [he] [how] [to] [deliver] [one] [.] 

he knows when to be polite , and no one can be more polite than he . 
1 he 2 knows
2 knows 3 when
2 knows 6 polite
2 knows 13 more
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 polite
6 polite 8 and
7 , 8 and
9 no 10 one
9 no 13 more
10 one 11 can
11 can 12 be
13 more 14 polite
13 more 15 than
15 than 16 he
15 than 17 .

" all right , " replied [sammy] , quite as if it made no difference to him . 
1 " 6 replied
1 " 14 no
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
8 , 10 as
9 quite 10 as
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 it
12 it 13 made
13 made 14 no
14 no 15 difference
15 difference 17 him
16 to 17 him
17 him 18 .

" they 'll be there , " he muttered . 
1 " 9 muttered
2 they 3 'll
3 'll 4 be
4 be 5 there
5 there 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 9 muttered
8 he 9 muttered
9 muttered 10 .

they 'll try to keep out of sight , but they 'll be [there] [.] ["] 
1 they 2 'll
2 'll 13 be
3 try 4 to
4 to 13 be
5 keep 6 out
6 out 7 of
6 out 8 sight
8 sight 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 they
11 they 12 'll
12 'll 13 be

[sammy] [found] [old] [man] [coyote] [taking] [a] [sun-bath] [.] 

" good morning , [mr] [coyote] [.] 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 morning
3 morning 4 ,

i hope you are feeling well , ["] [said] [sammy] in his [politest] [manner] . 
1 i 2 hope
2 hope 3 you
3 you 4 are
4 are 5 feeling
5 feeling 6 well
6 well 7 ,
7 , 11 in
11 in 12 his
12 his 15 .

" what 's the news [in] [the] [green] [forest] ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
2 what 5 news
4 the 5 news
5 news 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" there [isn't] [any] , that is , [none] [to] [amount] [to] [anything] [,] ["] [declared] [sammy] [.] 
1 " 2 there
2 there 5 ,
5 , 6 that
6 that 7 is
7 is 8 ,

" [i] never did see [such] [a] [dull] [summer] . 
1 " 3 never
3 never 4 did
4 did 5 see
5 see 10 .

is there any news [down] [here] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] ? 
1 is 2 there
1 is 11 ?
2 there 3 any
3 any 4 news

i hear [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [has] [found] [his] [lost] [baby] . ["] 
1 i 2 hear
2 hear 11 .

" so [i] [hear] , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 
1 " 2 so
2 so 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 11 .

" [i] [tried] [to] [find] it for him . 
1 " 6 it
6 it 9 .
7 for 8 him
8 him 9 .

you know [i] [believe] [in] [being] [neighborly] . " 
1 you 2 know
2 know 8 .
8 . 9 "

peter is going to come to a bad end some day if he doesn't watch out . " 
1 peter 2 is
2 is 3 going
3 going 4 to
3 going 6 to
5 come 6 to
6 to 15 watch
7 a 8 bad
8 bad 9 end
8 bad 11 day
8 bad 15 watch
10 some 11 day
12 if 14 doesn't
13 he 14 doesn't
14 doesn't 15 watch
15 watch 16 out
16 out 17 .
17 . 18 "

" [that] [depends] [on] what you call [a] bad [end] , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] [with] [a] [sly] [grin] . 
1 " 5 what
1 " 13 replied
5 what 6 you
6 you 7 call
9 bad 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 replied
13 replied 21 .

" it might be bad for [peter] [and] [at] the same time [be] [very] [good] for [some] one [else] . " 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 might
2 it 20 .
3 might 4 be
4 be 5 bad
5 bad 6 for
6 for 10 the
10 the 11 same
11 same 12 time
12 time 16 for
16 for 18 one
20 . 21 "

sammy laughed right out . 
1 sammy 2 laughed
2 laughed 3 right
2 laughed 5 .
3 right 4 out

" that 's one way of looking at it , " said he . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 12 said
2 that 3 's
2 that 5 way
3 's 4 one
5 way 6 of
7 looking 8 at
8 at 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 he
12 said 14 .

i think [i] 'll go up to the [old] [orchard] and see what is going on there . " 
1 i 2 think
1 i 4 'll
4 'll 5 go
4 'll 12 see
5 go 6 up
5 go 7 to
7 to 8 the
11 and 12 see
12 see 13 what
13 what 14 is
14 is 15 going
14 is 17 there
15 going 16 on
17 there 18 .
18 . 19 "

off [flew] [sammy] in the direction of the [old] [orchard] [,] [and] [once] [more] [he] [chuckled] [as] [he] [flew] [.] 
1 off 4 in
4 in 8 the
5 the 6 direction
6 direction 7 of
7 of 8 the

" [old] [man] [coyote] [will] [start] [for] [the] [green] [forest] [as] [soon] [as] [i] [am] [out] [of] [sight] [,] ["] thought [sammy] . 
1 " 21 thought
21 thought 23 .

and that is just what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 just
4 just 5 what
5 what 9 did
9 did 10 .

[xxii] 

[old] [man] [coyote] [loses] [his] [appetite] 

hardly was [sammy] [jay] out of sight [,] [flying] [towards] [the] [old] [orchard] [,] [before] [old] [man] [coyote] [started] [for] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 hardly 7 sight
2 was 5 out
5 out 6 of
5 out 7 sight

he is very sharp , [is] [old] [man] [coyote] [,] [so] sharp that it is not very often that he is fooled . 
1 he 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 sharp
3 very 12 sharp
3 very 18 often
4 sharp 5 ,
13 that 15 is
14 it 15 is
15 is 16 not
15 is 17 very
17 very 18 often
18 often 22 fooled
19 that 20 he
19 that 21 is
21 is 22 fooled
22 fooled 23 .

sammy had been clever enough to know this . 
1 sammy 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 clever
4 clever 5 enough
4 clever 9 .
5 enough 6 to
6 to 7 know
7 know 8 this

there wasn't [even] a [hint] [that] [old] [man] [coyote] [should] [go] [over] [there] [.] 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 4 a

this was what made him sure that [the] [news] [about] [peter] was [probably] true . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 6 sure
3 what 4 made
4 made 5 him
4 made 6 sure
6 sure 7 that
7 that 12 was
12 was 14 true
14 true 15 .

" [i] [knew] [they] [would] [be] on hand , " he chuckled . 
1 " 12 chuckled
7 on 8 hand
8 hand 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 he
11 he 12 chuckled
12 chuckled 13 .

it was decided that everybody but [peter] should get out of sight at once . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 decided
3 decided 4 that
4 that 5 everybody
4 that 8 should
5 everybody 6 but
8 should 9 get
9 get 10 out
10 out 11 of
10 out 12 sight
12 sight 15 .
13 at 14 once
14 once 15 .

[so] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [climbed] [a] [tree] [.] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [crawled] [into] [a] [hollow] [log] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [hid] [in] [the] [thickest] [part] [of] [a] [hemlock] [tree] [.] 

[prickly] [porky] [got] [behind] [a] [big] [stump] [right] [at] [the] [top] [of] [the] [hill] [.] 

peter [took] [a] [couple] [of] [steps] , and it was very [plain] to see that he was [lame] , just as [sammy] [jay] had [said] . 
1 peter 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 very
10 was 13 to
13 to 14 see
14 see 15 that
15 that 16 he
16 he 17 was
16 he 24 had
17 was 20 just
19 , 20 just
20 just 21 as
24 had 26 .

" [that] [good-for-nothing] [jay] [told] [the] [truth] [for] [once] [,] ["] thought [old] [man] [coyote] [,] [with] [a] [hungry] [gleam] [in] [his] [eyes] . 
1 " 12 thought
12 thought 24 .

he [would] [lie] [perfectly] [still] [when] [peter] seemed to be [looking] [towards] him . 
1 he 8 seemed
8 seemed 9 to
9 to 10 be
9 to 13 him
13 him 14 .

my , but it was exciting to those who were watching ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 it
4 it 5 was
4 it 12 !
5 was 11 watching
6 exciting 7 to
6 exciting 11 watching
8 those 9 who
9 who 11 watching
10 were 11 watching

peter knew what it meant and jumped to one side . 
1 peter 7 jumped
2 knew 3 what
3 what 5 meant
4 it 5 meant
5 meant 7 jumped
6 and 7 jumped
7 jumped 8 to
7 jumped 10 side
9 one 10 side
10 side 11 .

it was plain to see that he was afraid , very much afraid . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 plain
2 was 13 afraid
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 afraid
8 was 13 afraid
10 , 11 very
11 very 12 much
12 much 13 afraid
13 afraid 14 .

quite suddenly he had lost his appetite . 
1 quite 2 suddenly
1 quite 5 lost
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 lost
5 lost 7 appetite
6 his 7 appetite
7 appetite 8 .

[xxiii] 

[buster] [bear] [gives] [it] [all] [away] 

now [,] it is a very bad plan to run fast down-hill . 
1 now 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 6 very
5 a 6 very
6 very 12 down-hill
7 bad 12 down-hill
8 plan 12 down-hill
9 to 10 run
10 run 12 down-hill
11 fast 12 down-hill
12 down-hill 13 .

yes , [sir] , it is a very bad plan . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 is
6 is 8 very
7 a 8 very
8 very 9 bad
9 bad 10 plan
10 plan 11 .

you see , once you are started , it is not the easiest thing in the world to stop . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 once
4 once 7 started
5 you 6 are
6 are 7 started
7 started 13 easiest
8 , 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 not
10 is 13 easiest
12 the 13 easiest
13 easiest 14 thing
13 easiest 17 world
13 easiest 19 stop
15 in 17 world
16 the 17 world
18 to 19 stop
19 stop 20 .

and then again , you are quite likely to stub your toes . 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 again
3 again 4 ,
3 again 8 likely
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 are
6 are 7 quite
7 quite 8 likely
8 likely 9 to
8 likely 10 stub
10 stub 12 toes
11 your 12 toes
12 toes 13 .

this is what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 
1 this 2 is
2 is 3 what
3 what 7 did
7 did 8 .

he stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault . 
1 he 2 stubbed
2 stubbed 3 his
2 stubbed 4 toes
2 stubbed 6 turned
2 stubbed 8 complete
5 and 6 turned
7 a 8 complete
8 complete 9 somersault
8 complete 10 .

he looked so funny that the little scamps watching him had all they could do to keep from shouting right out . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 4 funny
3 so 4 funny
4 funny 5 that
4 funny 8 scamps
6 the 7 little
7 little 8 scamps
8 scamps 9 watching
9 watching 10 him
9 watching 18 from
10 him 12 all
11 had 12 all
13 they 14 could
14 could 15 do
14 could 17 keep
16 to 17 keep
17 keep 18 from
18 from 19 shouting
19 shouting 20 right
20 right 21 out
21 out 22 .

old [granny] [fox] and [reddy] [fox] [,] [looking] [on] [from] [a] [safe] [distance] [,] [did] [laugh] [.] 
1 old 4 and

but [old] [man] [coyote] [didn't] [stop] for a little thing like [a] [tumble] . 
1 but 7 for
7 for 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 thing
10 thing 11 like
11 like 14 .

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

he just rolled over on to his feet and was off again , harder than before . 
1 he 3 rolled
2 just 3 rolled
3 rolled 4 over
3 rolled 5 on
3 rolled 7 his
3 rolled 11 off
6 to 7 his
7 his 8 feet
8 feet 9 and
10 was 11 off
11 off 12 again
12 again 13 ,
12 again 14 harder
12 again 17 .
14 harder 15 than
15 than 16 before
16 before 17 .

why , [buster] [bear] , to be sure . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 5 ,
5 , 8 sure
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 sure
8 sure 9 .

where [buster] [had] [come] [from] [nobody] [knew] [,] [but] [there] he was [,] as big as [life] [.] 
1 where 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 14 as
14 as 16 as
15 big 16 as

then [it] [was] [that] [buster] [bear] [first] [saw] , [rolling] down [the] [hill] , [the] [strange] [creature] [which] [had] so [frightened] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 
1 then 9 ,
1 then 11 down
11 down 14 ,
14 , 20 so

if he did , it would be almost too good to be true . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 did
2 he 6 would
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 would
6 would 7 be
6 would 12 be
8 almost 9 too
9 too 10 good
10 good 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 true
13 true 14 .

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

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

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

ho , ho , ho ! 
1 ho 3 ho
2 , 3 ho
3 ho 5 ho
4 , 5 ho
5 ho 6 !

ha , ha , ho ! 
1 ha 3 ha
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 5 ho
4 , 5 ho
5 ho 6 !

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] [,] [prickly] [porky] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] 

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old [man] [coyote] [heard] [him] and [stopped] [short] [and] [turned] [to] [see] [what] [it] [meant] [.] 
1 old 6 and

very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over . 
1 very 2 slowly
2 slowly 6 unrolled
3 the 4 strange
4 strange 6 unrolled
5 creature 6 unrolled
6 unrolled 7 and
6 unrolled 8 turned
6 unrolled 9 over
9 over 10 .

there was a head now and a tail and four legs . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 8 tail
4 head 6 and
4 head 8 tail
5 now 6 and
7 a 8 tail
8 tail 9 and
8 tail 11 legs
10 four 11 legs
11 legs 12 .

it was none other than [prickly] [porky] [himself] ! 
1 it 2 was
1 it 9 !
2 was 3 none
3 none 4 other
3 none 5 than

[prickly] [porky] [grinned] [.] 

" [i] [think] it was high time [i] [did] , " replied [buster] [bear] [,] [still] [chuckling] . 
1 " 4 it
1 " 12 replied
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 high
6 high 7 time
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
12 replied 18 .

" you might have scared somebody to death down here where they don't know you . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 might
2 you 14 know
3 might 4 have
3 might 5 scared
5 scared 6 somebody
5 scared 8 death
7 to 8 death
9 down 10 here
10 here 11 where
11 where 12 they
12 they 13 don't
13 don't 14 know
14 know 15 you
14 know 16 .
16 . 17 "

as for [old] [man] [coyote] , he [sneaked] [away] [,] [grinding] [his] [teeth] [angrily] [.] 
1 as 2 for
1 as 7 he
6 , 7 he

like a great many other people , he couldn't take a joke on himself . 
1 like 2 a
2 a 3 great
3 great 4 many
3 great 12 joke
4 many 5 other
6 people 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 couldn't
9 couldn't 10 take
10 take 12 joke
11 a 12 joke
12 joke 13 on
12 joke 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

so [prickly] [porky] [made] [himself] [at] [home] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [took] [his] [place] [among] [the] little [people] [who] [live] [there] . 
1 so 18 little
18 little 23 .

in just the same way [old] [man] [coyote] [came] as [a] stranger [to] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [established] [himself] [there] . 
1 in 3 the
2 just 3 the
3 the 4 same
3 the 12 stranger
4 same 5 way
4 same 10 as
12 stranger 21 .

[the] [end] 

[end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess]