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

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

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

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

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[contents] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

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

[said] [sticky-toes] [.] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

[i] 

[the] [lone] [traveler] 

winsome [bluebird] goes just a little way ahead of her , for [winsome] is the [herald] of [mistress] [spring] . 
1 winsome 15 the
3 goes 5 a
4 just 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way
6 little 8 ahead
8 ahead 9 of
9 of 10 her
10 her 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 14 is
14 is 15 the
15 the 17 of
17 of 20 .

and with her [come] [little] [friend] the [song] [sparrow] , and [cheerful] [robin] and [mr] and [mrs] . redwing . 
1 and 2 with
2 with 3 her
3 her 7 the
7 the 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 14 and
14 and 16 and
16 and 18 .
18 . 19 redwing
19 redwing 20 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[iii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

old [mrs] [possum] [was] [quite] [right] . 
1 old 7 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[iv] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

two eggs ! 
1 two 2 eggs
2 eggs 3 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[v] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

peter was [sleepy] . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 4 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

sammy went . 
1 sammy 2 went
2 went 3 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[vi] 

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

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

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

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

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

at first he lost his temper and was the [very] maddest [jaybird] [ever] [seen] on the [green] [meadows] or in the [green] [forest] . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 lost
4 lost 5 his
5 his 6 temper
6 temper 7 and
7 and 8 was
8 was 9 the
9 the 11 maddest
11 maddest 15 on
15 on 16 the
16 the 19 or
19 or 20 in
19 or 21 the
21 the 24 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[vii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

hooty the [owl] had flown away without seeing him , and [sammy] breathed easier . 
1 hooty 2 the
2 the 4 had
4 had 5 flown
5 flown 6 away
6 away 8 seeing
7 without 8 seeing
8 seeing 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 breathed
13 breathed 15 .
14 easier 15 .

[viii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pretty soon [peter] [was] [joined] [by] [his] [cousin] , [jumper] [the] [hare] . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 9 ,
9 , 13 .

such [antics] as they did cut up [!] 
1 such 3 as
3 as 4 they
4 they 5 did
5 did 6 cut
5 did 7 up

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

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

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

by and by along came [jimmy] [skunk] , walking out into the patch of bright moonlight . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 8 ,
3 by 4 along
4 along 5 came
8 , 9 walking
9 walking 10 out
10 out 11 into
11 into 12 the
12 the 13 patch
13 patch 14 of
14 of 15 bright
15 bright 16 moonlight
16 moonlight 17 .

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

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

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

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

nonsense ! 
1 nonsense 2 !

sammy [jay] [isn't] [any] [more] asleep [than] [i] [am] . 
1 sammy 10 .
6 asleep 10 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ix] 

[the] [mystery] [grows] 

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

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

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

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

now he [knew] [.] 
1 now 2 he

did [ever] a [jaybird] [have] [anything] [so] queer as that to puzzle him ? 
1 did 3 a
3 a 8 queer
8 queer 10 that
9 as 10 that
10 that 11 to
10 that 12 puzzle
12 puzzle 14 ?
13 him 14 ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[x] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

they [just] [turned] [their] [backs] to [him] whenever he met them . 
1 they 6 to
6 to 12 .
8 whenever 9 he
9 he 10 met
9 he 11 them
11 them 12 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" go away from the [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] and stay away for a week , " replied [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 away
3 away 4 from
4 from 5 the
5 the 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 12 and
12 and 13 stay
13 stay 16 a
14 away 15 for
15 for 16 a
16 a 17 week
16 a 18 ,
17 week 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 replied
20 replied 22 the
22 the 24 .

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

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

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

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

[xi] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it [certainly] sounded like [sammy] [jay] ['s] [voice] . 
1 it 3 sounded
3 sounded 4 like
4 like 9 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

so [peter] [hunted] and hunted all through the [green] [forest] [for] [sammy] [jay] , and asked everybody he met if they had seen [sammy] . 
1 so 4 and
4 and 5 hunted
5 hunted 6 all
6 all 7 through
7 through 8 the
8 the 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 everybody
16 asked 17 everybody
17 everybody 18 he
17 everybody 19 met
19 met 21 they
20 if 21 they
21 they 22 had
21 they 23 seen
22 had 23 seen
23 seen 25 .

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

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

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

[xiii] 

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

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

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

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

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

don't know what it means ! " croaked [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] , over and over again . 
1 don't 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 it
4 it 5 means
5 means 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 croaked
8 croaked 10 the
10 the 13 ,
13 , 14 over
14 over 15 and
15 and 16 over
16 over 17 again
17 again 18 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

peter couldn't [understand] [it] [at] [all] [.] 
1 peter 2 couldn't

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

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

[xiv] 

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

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

wasn't it [enough] [to] [drive] [any] [one] [crazy] ? 
1 wasn't 2 it
2 it 9 ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xv] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xvi] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it wasn't [sammy] [jay] 's tail , either . 
1 it 2 wasn't
1 it 9 .
5 's 6 tail
6 tail 7 ,
7 , 8 either
8 either 9 .

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

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

[xvii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xviii] 

[the] [mischief-makers] 

there was a dreadful time on the [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
2 was 4 dreadful
3 a 4 dreadful
4 dreadful 5 time
5 time 6 on
5 time 12 the
6 on 7 the
7 the 10 and
10 and 11 in
12 the 15 .

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

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

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

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

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

you see , everybody on the [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] [knows] everybody else by their voice . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 9 and
9 and 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 20 .
15 everybody 17 by
16 else 17 by
17 by 18 their
17 by 19 voice
19 voice 20 .

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

and so it was , all over the [green] [meadows] and through the [green] [forest] . 
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 ,
5 , 6 all
6 all 7 over
7 over 8 the
8 the 11 and
11 and 16 .
12 through 13 the
13 the 16 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xix] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

he was stumbling along through the [green] [forest] when he came to a hollow log . 
1 he 3 stumbling
2 was 3 stumbling
3 stumbling 5 through
4 along 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 15 log
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 came
11 came 12 to
12 to 13 a
13 a 14 hollow
14 hollow 15 log
15 log 16 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" [pretty] [soon] [nobody] on the [green] [meadows] [or] in [the] [green] [forest] will speak to anybody else excepting me . 
1 " 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 10 in
10 in 21 .
14 will 15 speak
15 speak 16 to
15 speak 17 anybody
16 to 17 anybody
17 anybody 18 else
17 anybody 19 excepting
18 else 19 excepting
19 excepting 20 me
20 me 21 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xx] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" [cert'nly] ! 
1 " 3 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xxi] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xxii] 

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

unc ['] [billy] [possum] was very sober as he hurried down the [lone] [little] [path] to [johnny] [chuck] 's house . 
1 unc 5 was
5 was 6 very
6 very 7 sober
7 sober 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 hurried
10 hurried 11 down
11 down 12 the
12 the 16 to
16 to 19 's
19 's 21 .
20 house 21 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

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

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

[xxiii] 

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

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

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

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

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

then [unc] ' [billy] [hopped] [up] [mighty] [spry] [.] 
1 then 3 '

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xxiv] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xxv] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

we [uns] [is] [right] sorry fo ' the trouble [we] [uns] [have] [made] . 
1 we 5 sorry
5 sorry 14 .
6 fo 7 '
7 ' 8 the
8 the 9 trouble
9 trouble 14 .

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

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

[xxvi] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

now [grandfather] [frog] was [feeling] [out] [of] [sorts] [that] [morning] [.] 
1 now 4 was

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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