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[the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] 

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

author [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [peter] [cottontail] [,] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [,] etc . 
1 author 14 etc
14 etc 15 .

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

boston [little] , [brown] , and [company] 
1 boston 3 ,
3 , 6 and
5 , 6 and

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[[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [fox] [sprang] [up] [as] [if] [some] [one] [had] [stuck] [a] [pin] [into] [him] [.] 

[frontispiece] [.] []] 

[contents] 

[chapter] 

i [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [is] [caught] [ii] . 
1 i 9 .

[reddy] [fox] [thinks] [he] [sees] [a] [ghost] [iii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sends] [for] [his] [family] [iv] [.] 

[bobby] [coon] [enters] [the] [wrong] [house] [v] [bobby] [coon] [is] [waked] [up] [vi] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [learns] [peter] [rabbit's] [secret] [vii] [.] 

[four] [little] [scamps] [plan] [mischief] [viii] [.] 

[peter] [rabbit] [sends] [out] [word] [ix] [.] 

[mr] [.] [toad] [and] [prickly] [porky] [put] [their] [heads] [together] [x] [the] [runaway] [cabbage] [xi] [.] 

[reddy] [fox] [goes] [hungry] [xii] [.] 

[prickly] [porky] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] [xiii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [grows] [hungry] [xiv] [.] 

[old] [mrs] [possum] [grows] [worried] [xv] [.] 

[the] [foolishness] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [xvi] [.] 

[why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [didn't] [go] [home] [xvii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [lies] [low] [xviii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [is] [a] [prisoner] [xix] [.] 

[what] [the] [snow] [did] [xx] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [wishes] [he] [had] [snowshoes] [xxi] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [chops] [down] [a] [tree] [xxii] [.] 

[where] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [was] [xxiii] [.] 

[happy] [jack] [squirrel] [makes] [an] [unexpected] [call] [xxiv] [.] 

[happy] [jack] [squirrel] [helps] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [xxv] [.] 

[happy] [jack] [squirrel's] [bright] [idea] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

[reddy] [fox] [sprang] [up] [as] [if] [some] [one] [had] [stuck] [a] [pin] [into] [him] 

[my] [!] 

[my] [!] 

[my] [!] 

[such] [a] [rumpus] [as] [there] [was] [right] [away] [in] [that] [hollow] [tree] [!] 

" [what] [do] [you] [mean] ? " 
1 " 7 "
6 ? 7 "

[exclaimed] [the] [others] [all] [together] 

[he] [just] [ate] [and] [ate] [and] [ate] [until] [he] [couldn't] [eat] [another] [one] 

[there] [all] [the] [way] [from] [farmer] [brown's] [hen-house] [,] [was] [a] [broad] [trail] [in] [the] [smooth] [white] [snow] 

" [yo] ['] [tell] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [that] [ah] [don] ['] [care] [if] [he] [never] [comes] [back] " 
1 " 19 "

[i] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [is] [caught] 

the [green] [meadows] [were] [thrown] [into] [great] [excitement] late [one] [afternoon] , [just] [as] the black shadows [came] creeping down from the [purple] [hills] . 
1 the 9 late
1 the 17 shadows
9 late 12 ,
15 the 16 black
16 black 17 shadows
17 shadows 19 creeping
19 creeping 20 down
19 creeping 21 from
21 from 22 the
22 the 25 .

reddy [fox] brought the news , and when he told it he grinned as if he enjoyed it and was glad of it . 
1 reddy 13 grinned
3 brought 5 news
4 the 5 news
5 news 10 told
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 told
8 when 9 he
8 when 10 told
10 told 11 it
10 told 13 grinned
12 he 13 grinned
13 grinned 14 as
13 grinned 16 he
13 grinned 17 enjoyed
13 grinned 24 .
14 as 15 if
17 enjoyed 18 it
17 enjoyed 21 glad
17 enjoyed 23 it
18 it 20 was
19 and 20 was
21 glad 22 of
23 it 24 .

" [old] [billy] [possum] is dead . 
1 " 5 is
5 is 6 dead
6 dead 7 .

i know it [because] [i] [saw] [farmer] [brown] 's boy carrying him [home] by the tail , " said [reddy] . 
1 i 2 know
1 i 11 carrying
2 know 3 it
3 it 9 's
9 's 10 boy
11 carrying 12 him
12 him 21 .
14 by 15 the
15 the 16 tail
16 tail 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 21 .

" [so] you see he wasn't so smart as [you] [thought] he was , " he added maliciously . 
1 " 3 you
1 " 18 maliciously
3 you 4 see
5 he 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 so
7 so 8 smart
8 smart 18 maliciously
9 as 12 he
9 as 16 he
12 he 13 was
14 , 15 "
14 , 16 he
16 he 17 added
17 added 18 maliciously
18 maliciously 19 .

that is , [everybody] [but] [reddy] [fox] [said] so . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 9 so
2 is 10 .
3 , 9 so

reddy [said] [that] [it] served [unc] ['] [billy] right , [because] he was [of] no account , anyway . 
1 reddy 5 served
5 served 19 .
9 right 10 ,
10 , 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 15 no
15 no 16 account
16 account 18 anyway
16 account 19 .
17 , 18 anyway

then [everybody] [began] [to] [hoot] and [hiss] [at] [reddy] [until] he was glad enough to slink [away] . 
1 then 11 he
1 then 16 slink
6 and 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 glad
13 glad 15 to
14 enough 15 to
16 slink 18 .

and while they were all saying such nice things about him , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [was] [having] [an] exciting adventure . 
1 and 2 while
2 while 4 were
2 while 6 saying
3 they 4 were
4 were 5 all
6 saying 7 such
7 such 9 things
7 such 20 exciting
8 nice 9 things
9 things 10 about
10 about 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 14 '
20 exciting 21 adventure
21 adventure 22 .

for once he had been too bold . 
1 for 2 once
2 once 7 bold
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 been
5 been 6 too
5 been 7 bold
7 bold 8 .

he [had] [gone] up to [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house [before] [dark] . 
1 he 4 up
4 up 5 to
5 to 12 .
8 's 9 hen-house
9 hen-house 12 .

jimmy [skunk] had [tried] to stop him , but he had heeded [jimmy] [skunk] not at all . 
1 jimmy 3 had
1 jimmy 18 .
3 had 5 to
5 to 6 stop
6 stop 7 him
6 stop 12 heeded
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 he
10 he 11 had
15 not 16 at
16 at 17 all
16 at 18 .

he had said that he was hungry and wanted an egg , and he couldn't wait till dark to get it . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 said
1 he 15 couldn't
4 that 15 couldn't
5 he 15 couldn't
6 was 7 hungry
7 hungry 8 and
7 hungry 11 egg
9 wanted 11 egg
10 an 11 egg
11 egg 12 ,
11 egg 15 couldn't
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 couldn't
15 couldn't 16 wait
15 couldn't 20 get
15 couldn't 21 it
15 couldn't 22 .
16 wait 17 till
16 wait 18 dark
19 to 20 get

so off he had started , [for] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] is very headstrong [and] obstinate . 
1 so 16 obstinate
2 off 16 obstinate
3 he 4 had
3 he 16 obstinate
5 started 16 obstinate
6 , 9 '
6 , 16 obstinate
9 ' 12 is
12 is 14 headstrong
13 very 14 headstrong
16 obstinate 17 .

he had reached the hen-house and slipped inside without being seen . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 11 seen
3 reached 4 the
3 reached 5 hen-house
5 hen-house 6 and
5 hen-house 7 slipped
5 hen-house 8 inside
5 hen-house 10 being
5 hen-house 11 seen
9 without 10 being
11 seen 12 .

the nests were full of eggs , and soon [unc] ' [billy] was enjoying [his] [feast] so that he forgot to keep watch . 
1 the 2 nests
1 the 24 .
2 nests 4 full
2 nests 6 eggs
3 were 4 full
4 full 5 of
6 eggs 11 '
7 , 8 and
7 , 11 '
8 and 9 soon
13 was 14 enjoying
14 enjoying 18 that
14 enjoying 24 .
17 so 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 forgot
20 forgot 23 watch
21 to 22 keep
22 keep 23 watch

suddenly the door opened , and in stepped [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [to] [get] [some] [eggs] for [supper] . 
1 suddenly 4 opened
2 the 3 door
3 door 4 opened
4 opened 6 and
4 opened 7 in
4 opened 8 stepped
5 , 6 and
8 stepped 19 .
17 for 19 .

there was no time to run . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 no
3 no 4 time
4 time 5 to
5 to 6 run
6 run 7 .

unc ['] [billy] just dropped right down in his tracks as if he were dead . 
1 unc 10 tracks
4 just 5 dropped
5 dropped 10 tracks
6 right 7 down
6 right 10 tracks
8 in 9 his
9 his 10 tracks
10 tracks 14 were
10 tracks 15 dead
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 he
12 if 14 were
15 dead 16 .

when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] saw him , he didn't know what to [make] [of] him , [for] he had never seen [unc] ['] [billy] before . 
1 when 6 saw
1 when 9 he
6 saw 7 him
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 know
11 know 12 what
11 know 27 .
13 to 16 him
16 him 19 he
17 , 19 he
19 he 20 had
20 had 22 seen
21 never 22 seen
22 seen 26 before
26 before 27 .

" he certainly is dead enough , whatever killed him . 
1 " 3 certainly
2 he 3 certainly
3 certainly 9 killed
4 is 5 dead
5 dead 8 whatever
6 enough 8 whatever
7 , 8 whatever
8 whatever 9 killed
9 killed 10 him
10 him 11 .

i wonder what he was doing in here . ["] 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 what
2 wonder 9 .
3 what 6 doing
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 doing
6 doing 7 in
6 doing 8 here

then he saw some egg [on] [unc] ['] [billy] 's lips . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 some
3 saw 5 egg
5 egg 12 .
10 's 11 lips
11 lips 12 .

" [ho] ! ho ! " shouted [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 7 shouted
3 ! 6 "
3 ! 7 shouted
4 ho 5 !
5 ! 6 "
7 shouted 12 .
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 .

" so you are the thief who has been getting my eggs ! " 
1 " 6 thief
2 so 3 you
3 you 4 are
4 are 6 thief
5 the 6 thief
6 thief 12 eggs
6 thief 13 !
7 who 8 has
8 has 9 been
8 has 12 eggs
10 getting 11 my
10 getting 12 eggs
13 ! 14 "

and picking up [unc] ['] [billy] by the tail [,] [he] [started] [with] him for the house . 
1 and 2 picking
2 picking 9 tail
3 up 9 tail
7 by 8 the
8 the 9 tail
9 tail 18 .
14 him 15 for
14 him 18 .
15 for 16 the
16 the 17 house

when he [turned] [to] [pick] [up] [unc] ['] [billy] [again] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] wasn't there . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 15 wasn't
15 wasn't 16 there
16 there 17 .

farmer [brown] 's boy dropped his wood and hunted everywhere , but not a [trace] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] could [he] find . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 5 dropped
3 's 4 boy
5 dropped 6 his
5 dropped 9 hunted
7 wood 8 and
7 wood 9 hunted
9 hunted 10 everywhere
10 everywhere 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 not
12 but 20 could
13 not 14 a
20 could 22 find
22 find 23 .

[ii] 

[reddy] [fox] [thinks] [he] [sees] [a] [ghost] 

reddy [fox] [came] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [on] [his] [way] [to] [the] [green] [meadows] . 
1 reddy 20 .

he had brushed his red coat until it shone . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 brushed
3 brushed 6 coat
3 brushed 7 until
3 brushed 9 shone
4 his 6 coat
5 red 6 coat
7 until 8 it
9 shone 10 .

his white waistcoat was spotless , and he carried his big tail high in the air , that it might not become soiled . 
1 his 3 waistcoat
2 white 3 waistcoat
3 waistcoat 5 spotless
4 was 5 spotless
5 spotless 6 ,
5 spotless 7 and
5 spotless 8 he
5 spotless 9 carried
9 carried 12 tail
9 carried 13 high
9 carried 23 soiled
9 carried 24 .
10 his 12 tail
11 big 12 tail
13 high 16 air
14 in 16 air
15 the 16 air
17 , 23 soiled
18 that 20 might
19 it 20 might
20 might 23 soiled
21 not 23 soiled
22 become 23 soiled

reddy was feeling as fine as he looked . 
1 reddy 3 feeling
1 reddy 8 looked
1 reddy 9 .
2 was 3 feeling
3 feeling 4 as
3 feeling 5 fine
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 looked

if there is one thing [that] [reddy] [fox] [dislikes] [more] [than] [another] [,] it is [being] [laughed] [at] . 
1 if 2 there
2 there 3 is
2 there 4 one
4 one 5 thing
5 thing 19 .
14 it 15 is
14 it 19 .

reddy chuckled at his thoughts , and what do you think he was thinking about ? 
1 reddy 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 at
2 chuckled 5 thoughts
2 chuckled 8 what
2 chuckled 12 he
3 at 4 his
5 thoughts 6 ,
6 , 7 and
8 what 9 do
9 do 10 you
9 do 11 think
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 thinking
14 thinking 15 about
15 about 16 ?

why , [about] [how] he had seen [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [carrying] [off] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] by the tail the afternoon [before] . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 seen
7 seen 11 boy
11 boy 15 '
15 ' 24 .
18 by 19 the
19 the 20 tail
20 tail 22 afternoon
20 tail 24 .
21 the 22 afternoon

of course [unc] ['] [billy] was dead . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 8 .
6 was 7 dead
7 dead 8 .

there could be no doubt about it . 
1 there 3 be
1 there 5 doubt
2 could 3 be
4 no 5 doubt
5 doubt 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 .

and [reddy] [was] [glad] [of] it . 
1 and 6 it
6 it 7 .

yes , [sir] [,] [reddy] was [glad] [of] it . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 6 was
1 yes 9 it
9 it 10 .

reddy [remembered] [that] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [hollow] [tree] was not [far] [away] . 
1 reddy 10 was
10 was 11 not
11 not 14 .

he would go over that way , just to have another look at it . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 go
3 go 4 over
3 go 6 way
3 go 12 look
5 that 6 way
6 way 7 ,
8 just 12 look
9 to 12 look
10 have 11 another
11 another 12 look
12 look 13 at
13 at 15 .
14 it 15 .

so over he went . 
1 so 4 went
2 over 4 went
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 .

it was [reddy] 's [turn] [to] grin [now] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 's
4 's 7 grin
7 grin 9 .

" [ol] ['] [bill] [possum] [,] he 's gone [before] ! 
1 " 7 he
1 " 8 's
1 " 11 !
9 gone 11 !

ol ' [bill] [possum] , he is no more [!] 
1 ol 2 '
2 ' 7 is
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 is
7 is 8 no
8 no 9 more

bill was a scamp , [sir] [;] [bill] was a thief ! 
1 bill 4 scamp
1 bill 5 ,
1 bill 11 thief
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 scamp
9 was 10 a
10 a 11 thief
11 thief 12 !

bill stole [an] egg , [sir] [;] [bill] came to grief . 
1 bill 2 stole
1 bill 4 egg
4 egg 5 ,
4 egg 11 grief
9 came 10 to
10 to 11 grief
11 grief 12 .

ol ['] [bill] [possum] , it served [him] [right] [;] [and] he is no more , for he died last night . " 
1 ol 5 ,
1 ol 12 he
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 served
12 he 13 is
13 is 23 "
14 no 15 more
14 no 16 ,
16 , 23 "
17 for 21 night
18 he 19 died
19 died 20 last
20 last 21 night
21 night 22 .
22 . 23 "

" very good , [sah] [,] [very] [good] . 
1 " 9 .
2 very 3 good
3 good 4 ,
4 , 9 .

reddy [fox] sprang [up] as if some one [had] [stuck] a [pin] [into] [him] [.] 
1 reddy 3 sprang
3 sprang 11 a
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 some
7 some 8 one
8 one 11 a

every hair stood on [end] [,] [as] [he] [looked] [up] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [doorway] [.] 
1 every 2 hair
2 hair 3 stood
3 stood 4 on

then his teeth began to chatter with fright . 
1 then 6 chatter
2 his 3 teeth
3 teeth 6 chatter
4 began 5 to
4 began 6 chatter
6 chatter 8 fright
7 with 8 fright
8 fright 9 .

looking out of [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] doorway and grinning down at [him] [was] [something] [that] [looked] [for] all the world like [unc] ['] [billy] [himself] . 
1 looking 2 out
2 out 3 of
3 of 8 doorway
8 doorway 10 grinning
9 and 10 grinning
10 grinning 27 .
11 down 12 at
12 at 19 all
12 at 27 .
19 all 21 world
20 the 21 world
21 world 22 like

reddy never once looked back . 
1 reddy 4 looked
2 never 3 once
2 never 4 looked
4 looked 5 back
5 back 6 .

" how did [ah] do it ? 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 did
2 how 5 do
5 do 6 it
5 do 7 ?

why , [ah] [just] pretended [ah] [was] [daid] , when [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [caught] [me] , " explained [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 5 pretended
5 pretended 10 when
5 pretended 14 boy
9 , 10 when
14 boy 18 "
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 explained
19 explained 23 .
21 ' 23 .

" of course [he] ['] [wouldn't] [kill] [a] daid [possum] . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 9 daid
9 daid 11 .

unc ['] [billy] [possum] [grinned] broader than ever , and [jimmy] [skunk] grinned , too . 
1 unc 6 broader
6 broader 13 grinned
7 than 8 ever
7 than 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 grinned
13 grinned 16 .
14 , 15 too
15 too 16 .

[iii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sends] [for] [his] [family] 

everybody [hastened] to pay [their] [respects] [,] that is [everybody] [but] [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 everybody 9 is
3 to 4 pay
4 pay 8 that
8 that 9 is

thereafter whenever [one] [of] [them] caught sight of [reddy] [fox] [at] a safe distance , he [would] shout : 
1 thereafter 2 whenever
2 whenever 16 he
2 whenever 18 shout
6 caught 7 sight
7 sight 8 of
8 of 12 a
12 a 13 safe
13 safe 14 distance
14 distance 15 ,
15 , 16 he
18 shout 19 :

" [ol] ['] [bill] [possum] [,] he 's gone [before] ! 
1 " 7 he
1 " 8 's
1 " 11 !
9 gone 11 !

ol ' [bill] [possum] , he is no more ! " 
1 ol 11 "
2 ' 7 is
2 ' 10 !
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 is
7 is 8 no
8 no 9 more
10 ! 11 "

and [of] [course] [reddy] [fox] [hated] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] more than ever . 
1 and 11 more
11 more 12 than
12 than 13 ever
13 ever 14 .

but [unc] ' [billy] [didn't] [care] [,] [not] he [!] 
1 but 9 he
3 ' 9 he

but in spite of all his [friends] , [unc] ' [billy] [was] lonesome . 
1 but 3 spite
2 in 3 spite
3 spite 4 of
3 spite 5 all
3 spite 6 his
6 his 14 .
8 , 10 '
10 ' 13 lonesome
13 lonesome 14 .

finally he told [jimmy] [skunk] all about it , and [for] once [unc] ['] [billy] had forgotten [how] to [grin] . 
1 finally 8 it
1 finally 16 had
1 finally 17 forgotten
2 he 3 told
3 told 7 about
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 once
17 forgotten 19 to
19 to 21 .

yes , [sir] , [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [forgotten] [how] [to] grin . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 12 grin
12 grin 13 .

instead he just wept , wept great big tears of lonesomeness . 
1 instead 4 wept
2 he 4 wept
3 just 4 wept
4 wept 5 ,
4 wept 11 lonesomeness
6 wept 11 lonesomeness
7 great 11 lonesomeness
8 big 11 lonesomeness
9 tears 11 lonesomeness
10 of 11 lonesomeness
11 lonesomeness 12 .

" ah reckon [ah] 'll have to go back to [ol] ' [virginny] , [ah] cert'nly [do] , " said [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 20 said
3 reckon 5 'll
3 reckon 12 '
5 'll 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 back
9 back 10 to
12 ' 20 said
14 , 20 said
16 cert'nly 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 25 .

jimmy [skunk] grew very thoughtful . 
1 jimmy 5 thoughtful
3 grew 4 very
3 grew 5 thoughtful
4 very 5 thoughtful
5 thoughtful 6 .

now [unc] ['] [billy] was [talking] [about] [going] [away] [.] 
1 now 5 was

jimmy thought very hard . 
1 jimmy 3 very
1 jimmy 5 .
2 thought 3 very
3 very 4 hard

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

" why not send for [your] [family] [to] [come] [here] and [live] [in] the [green] [forest] , [uncle] [billy] ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 not
2 why 17 ,
2 why 20 ?
3 not 4 send
4 send 5 for
5 for 14 the
11 and 14 the
20 ? 21 "
20 ? 22 he
20 ? 23 asked
23 asked 24 .

unc ['] [billy] stopped crying . 
1 unc 4 stopped
4 stopped 5 crying
5 crying 6 .

his two little eyes looked up sharply . 
1 his 4 eyes
2 two 3 little
2 two 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 looked
5 looked 6 up
5 looked 7 sharply
7 sharply 8 .

" how do yo'all [reckon] [ah] can send [word] ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 how
1 " 4 yo'all
2 how 3 do
4 yo'all 11 "
7 can 8 send
7 can 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 13 asked
12 he 13 asked
13 asked 14 .

jimmy scratched his head . 
1 jimmy 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 his
2 scratched 4 head
4 head 5 .

" there ['s] [mr] [skimmer] the [swallow] [;] [he] ['s] fixing to go [south] . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 11 fixing
6 the 11 fixing
11 fixing 15 .
12 to 13 go
13 go 15 .

perhaps he 'll take the message to your family , " said he . 
1 perhaps 2 he
1 perhaps 3 'll
1 perhaps 6 message
1 perhaps 13 he
4 take 5 the
5 the 6 message
6 message 7 to
6 message 9 family
8 your 9 family
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 he
13 he 14 .

" the very thing ! " cried [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [,] [wiping] his eyes . 
1 " 7 cried
2 the 4 thing
3 very 4 thing
4 thing 7 cried
5 ! 6 "
5 ! 7 cried
7 cried 16 .
14 his 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 .

" ah thanks yo ' , [sah] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 4 yo
2 ah 3 thanks
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 8 .
5 ' 6 ,

ah does , indeed . 
1 ah 2 does
1 ah 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 .

ah ['ll] see [mistah] [skimmer] at once . ["] 
1 ah 3 see
3 see 8 .
6 at 7 once
6 at 8 .

and [without] [another] [word] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [started] [down] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [for] [the] [green] [meadows] to look [for] [skimmer] [the] [swallow] . 
1 and 20 look
19 to 20 look
20 look 25 .

[iv] 

[bobby] [coon] [enters] [the] [wrong] [house] 

unc ['] [billy] isn't any too fond of work . 
1 unc 7 fond
4 isn't 5 any
4 isn't 7 fond
6 too 7 fond
7 fond 8 of
7 fond 9 work
9 work 10 .

but getting ready to receive his family was different . 
1 but 9 different
2 getting 3 ready
3 ready 5 receive
4 to 5 receive
5 receive 6 his
5 receive 7 family
5 receive 9 different
8 was 9 different
9 different 10 .

no one else could arrange things to suit him . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 else
3 else 5 arrange
4 could 5 arrange
5 arrange 9 him
6 things 7 to
7 to 8 suit
8 suit 9 him
9 him 10 .

this was [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [own] job , and he tended right to it every minute of the day [.] 
1 this 2 was
2 was 8 job
8 job 12 tended
9 , 12 tended
10 and 12 tended
11 he 12 tended
12 tended 13 right
12 tended 15 it
12 tended 17 minute
12 tended 20 day
13 right 14 to
16 every 17 minute
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 day

first of all he had to clean house . 
1 first 2 of
1 first 5 had
1 first 7 clean
2 of 3 all
4 he 5 had
6 to 7 clean
7 clean 8 house
8 house 9 .

he had been keeping bachelor's hall so long in the big hollow tree that things were not very tidy . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 5 bachelor's
2 had 3 been
2 had 5 bachelor's
3 been 5 bachelor's
4 keeping 5 bachelor's
5 bachelor's 6 hall
5 bachelor's 7 so
5 bachelor's 8 long
5 bachelor's 9 in
5 bachelor's 10 the
5 bachelor's 11 big
11 big 13 tree
12 hollow 13 tree
13 tree 14 that
13 tree 19 tidy
15 things 16 were
15 things 19 tidy
17 not 19 tidy
18 very 19 tidy
19 tidy 20 .

so [unc] ['] [billy] cleaned [house] , and while he worked he whistled and sang . 
1 so 11 worked
5 cleaned 11 worked
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 worked
9 while 11 worked
10 he 11 worked
11 worked 13 whistled
12 he 13 whistled
13 whistled 15 sang
13 whistled 16 .
14 and 15 sang
15 sang 16 .

peter [rabbit] , [passing] [that] [way] [,] [overheard] [unc] ' [billy] [singing] [:] 
1 peter 3 ,
3 , 10 '

" [mah] ol ' [woman] is [away] [down] [souf] [come] [along] ! 
1 " 3 ol
1 " 12 !
4 ' 6 is
4 ' 12 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

ain't nothin ' sharper [than] [the] tongue in her [mouf] [come] [along] ! 
1 ain't 2 nothin
1 ain't 13 !
2 nothin 3 '
2 nothin 4 sharper
4 sharper 7 tongue
7 tongue 8 in
8 in 9 her

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

" [mah] pickaninnies [am] a-headin ' dis [way] [come] [along] ! 
1 " 11 !
3 pickaninnies 5 a-headin
5 a-headin 7 dis
5 a-headin 11 !
6 ' 7 dis

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

daddy am a-watchin ' fo ' ' em day by day [come] [along] [!] 
1 daddy 3 a-watchin
2 am 3 a-watchin
3 a-watchin 4 '
3 a-watchin 5 fo
3 a-watchin 6 '
3 a-watchin 7 '
3 a-watchin 8 em
3 a-watchin 9 day
3 a-watchin 11 day
10 by 11 day

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

come along ! " 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !
3 ! 4 "

every little [while] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [would] [sit] [down] [to] [rest] [,] [for] [he] [wasn't] [used] [to] [so] [much] [real] [work] [.] 
1 every 2 little

the more he thought about it , the more he wanted that egg . 
1 the 13 egg
2 more 11 wanted
3 he 4 thought
3 he 11 wanted
4 thought 5 about
4 thought 9 more
5 about 6 it
5 about 7 ,
5 about 8 the
10 he 11 wanted
11 wanted 13 egg
12 that 13 egg
13 egg 14 .

now [unc] ['] [billy] was [hardly] [out] [of] [sight] [when] [along] [came] [bobby] [coon] [.] 
1 now 5 was

anyway , when he reached [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] hollow [tree] , he began to climb [up] it just as if it [were] [his] [own] . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 5 reached
3 when 5 reached
4 he 5 reached
5 reached 11 hollow
11 hollow 27 .
13 , 15 began
14 he 15 began
15 began 16 to
16 to 17 climb
17 climb 19 it
19 it 20 just
20 just 21 as
21 as 22 if
22 if 23 it
23 it 27 .

he looked [in] at [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] door . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 4 at
4 at 9 door
9 door 10 .

there was the most comfortable bed that he had seen for a long time . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 4 most
3 the 4 most
4 most 5 comfortable
4 most 10 seen
4 most 14 time
5 comfortable 6 bed
7 that 9 had
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 seen
11 for 14 time
12 a 13 long
13 long 14 time
14 time 15 .

he looked this way and he looked that way . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 9 way
3 this 4 way
3 this 9 way
4 way 5 and
6 he 7 looked
7 looked 9 way
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 .

nobody was in sight . 
1 nobody 4 sight
2 was 4 sight
3 in 4 sight
4 sight 5 .

then he looked [in] at [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [door] once more . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 5 at
5 at 11 once
11 once 12 more
12 more 13 .

that bed certainly did look soft and comfortable . 
1 that 8 comfortable
2 bed 8 comfortable
3 certainly 4 did
3 certainly 8 comfortable
4 did 5 look
6 soft 8 comfortable
7 and 8 comfortable
8 comfortable 9 .

bobby [coon] chuckled to himself . 
1 bobby 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 5 himself
3 chuckled 6 .
4 to 5 himself

" [i] [believe] [i] 'll [just] see [if] that [bed] is as comfortable as it looks , " said he . 
1 " 11 is
1 " 18 "
5 'll 7 see
7 see 9 that
9 that 11 is
11 is 13 comfortable
12 as 13 comfortable
13 comfortable 14 as
14 as 15 it
16 looks 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 he
20 he 21 .

and [two] minutes [later] [bobby] [coon] [was] curled up fast asleep in [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] [bed] . 
1 and 3 minutes
3 minutes 8 curled
8 curled 9 up
8 curled 19 .
10 fast 11 asleep
11 asleep 12 in
12 in 19 .

[v] 

[bobby] [coon] [is] [waked] [up] 

" [dey] 's a-coming , dey's a-coming , dey's a-coming [mighty] [soon] . 
1 " 3 's
1 " 6 dey's
4 a-coming 5 ,
4 a-coming 6 dey's
6 dey's 7 a-coming
7 a-coming 10 a-coming
8 , 9 dey's
9 dey's 10 a-coming
10 a-coming 13 .

but dey can't come soon enuff fo ' me ! 
1 but 6 enuff
2 dey 6 enuff
3 can't 6 enuff
4 come 6 enuff
5 soon 6 enuff
6 enuff 7 fo
6 enuff 9 me
6 enuff 10 !
7 fo 8 '

dey 's a-coming , dey's a-coming at de [turning] ob [de] moon , [whar] [ah] waits in mah ol ' holler tree ! " 
1 dey 2 's
1 dey 12 moon
2 's 3 a-coming
3 a-coming 10 ob
4 , 5 dey's
5 dey's 6 a-coming
6 a-coming 7 at
6 a-coming 8 de
8 de 10 ob
12 moon 13 ,
13 , 24 "
16 waits 21 holler
17 in 21 holler
18 mah 19 ol
18 mah 21 holler
19 ol 20 '
21 holler 22 tree
21 holler 23 !
23 ! 24 "

unc ['] [billy] [possum] was singing to himself , as he slowly trudged home from [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 unc 6 singing
5 was 6 singing
6 singing 20 .
7 to 8 himself
8 himself 13 trudged
9 , 13 trudged
10 as 13 trudged
11 he 13 trudged
12 slowly 13 trudged
13 trudged 14 home
13 trudged 15 from
13 trudged 19 hen-house
18 's 19 hen-house
19 hen-house 20 .

he was feeling very [good] , very good indeed , was [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 11 was
2 was 3 feeling
3 feeling 9 indeed
4 very 9 indeed
6 , 9 indeed
7 very 9 indeed
8 good 9 indeed
9 indeed 10 ,
11 was 16 .

so he trudged along and sang in a funny , cracked voice . 
1 so 9 funny
2 he 3 trudged
3 trudged 4 along
3 trudged 6 sang
3 trudged 7 in
3 trudged 9 funny
5 and 6 sang
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 funny
9 funny 10 ,
9 funny 11 cracked
11 cracked 12 voice
12 voice 13 .

presently he came to his big hollow tree and started to climb up to the door of his house . 
1 presently 2 he
1 presently 3 came
1 presently 7 hollow
3 came 4 to
4 to 5 his
6 big 7 hollow
7 hollow 8 tree
7 hollow 12 climb
8 tree 9 and
10 started 12 climb
11 to 12 climb
12 climb 13 up
12 climb 16 door
14 to 16 door
15 the 16 door
16 door 19 house
16 door 20 .
17 of 19 house
18 his 19 house

half way up he broke off short in the middle of his song and sat down on a convenient branch . 
1 half 2 way
1 half 5 broke
2 way 3 up
2 way 4 he
5 broke 6 off
5 broke 10 middle
7 short 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 middle
10 middle 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 song
13 song 19 convenient
14 and 15 sat
15 sat 16 down
15 sat 17 on
15 sat 19 convenient
18 a 19 convenient
19 convenient 20 branch
20 branch 21 .

he put one ear against the trunk of the tree and listened . 
1 he 2 put
2 put 4 ear
3 one 4 ear
4 ear 7 trunk
4 ear 12 listened
5 against 7 trunk
6 the 7 trunk
7 trunk 8 of
7 trunk 10 tree
8 of 9 the
10 tree 11 and
12 listened 13 .

then he put the other ear against the tree and listened . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 11 listened
3 put 6 ear
4 the 5 other
5 other 6 ear
6 ear 7 against
6 ear 11 listened
7 against 9 tree
8 the 9 tree
10 and 11 listened
11 listened 12 .

there certainly was a funny noise , and it seemed to come from right inside his hollow tree . 
1 there 2 certainly
1 there 3 was
1 there 4 a
4 a 6 noise
4 a 18 tree
5 funny 6 noise
6 noise 8 and
6 noise 10 seemed
7 , 8 and
9 it 10 seemed
10 seemed 11 to
12 come 13 from
13 from 18 tree
14 right 17 hollow
15 inside 16 his
15 inside 17 hollow
17 hollow 18 tree
18 tree 19 .

unc ['] [billy] turned and looked up at his doorway , scratching his head thoughtfully with one hand . 
1 unc 10 doorway
4 turned 6 looked
5 and 6 looked
6 looked 7 up
7 up 10 doorway
8 at 9 his
8 at 10 doorway
9 his 10 doorway
10 doorway 12 scratching
10 doorway 19 .
11 , 12 scratching
12 scratching 15 thoughtfully
12 scratching 17 one
12 scratching 18 hand
13 his 14 head
14 head 15 thoughtfully
15 thoughtfully 16 with

" [mah] goodness ! " said [unc] ['] [billy] , " it cert'nly sounds like there was somebody in mah house ! " 
1 " 3 goodness
3 goodness 4 !
4 ! 5 "
4 ! 6 said
6 said 10 ,
6 said 13 cert'nly
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 it
13 cert'nly 14 sounds
14 sounds 15 like
14 sounds 20 mah
16 there 17 was
17 was 18 somebody
18 somebody 20 mah
19 in 20 mah
20 mah 21 house
20 mah 22 !
22 ! 23 "

then very softly [unc] ['] [billy] crept up to his doorway and peeped in . 
1 then 13 peeped
2 very 3 softly
3 softly 13 peeped
7 crept 8 up
7 crept 11 doorway
9 to 10 his
10 his 11 doorway
11 doorway 13 peeped
12 and 13 peeped
13 peeped 14 in
13 peeped 15 .

but if he couldn't see , he could hear . 
1 but 8 could
2 if 8 could
3 he 4 couldn't
3 he 8 could
4 couldn't 5 see
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 could
8 could 9 hear
9 hear 10 .

oh , yes , indeed , [unc] ' [billy] [could] [hear] perfectly [well] , and what he heard was a snore ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 3 yes
1 oh 6 ,
1 oh 16 what
3 yes 4 ,
3 yes 5 indeed
6 , 8 '
8 ' 12 perfectly
12 perfectly 14 ,
14 , 15 and
16 what 21 snore
17 he 18 heard
18 heard 21 snore
19 was 21 snore
20 a 21 snore
21 snore 22 !

there was some one [in] [unc] ' [billy] ['s] [house] , and more than that [,] [they] [were] fast [asleep] in [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [bed] . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 some
1 there 21 in
3 some 4 one
7 ' 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 more
12 and 19 fast
13 more 14 than
14 than 15 that
19 fast 21 in
21 in 27 .

" [mah] goodness ! 
1 " 3 goodness
3 goodness 4 !

mah goodness ! " exclaimed [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , and his [two] sharp [little] [eyes] began to snap . 
1 mah 2 goodness
1 mah 10 ,
2 goodness 3 !
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 7 '
4 " 5 exclaimed
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 his
12 his 14 sharp
14 sharp 19 snap
14 sharp 20 .
17 began 18 to
17 began 19 snap

then he stuck his head in at the door and shouted : 
1 then 2 he
1 then 12 :
2 he 3 stuck
3 stuck 5 head
3 stuck 6 in
3 stuck 9 door
4 his 5 head
7 at 9 door
8 the 9 door
9 door 10 and
11 shouted 12 :

" hi , yo'all ! 
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 ,
2 hi 4 yo'all
2 hi 5 !

what yo ' doing in mah house ? " 
1 what 2 yo
1 what 8 ?
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 6 mah
4 doing 6 mah
5 in 6 mah
6 mah 7 house
8 ? 9 "

the only answer was another snore . 
1 the 2 only
2 only 6 snore
3 answer 6 snore
4 was 6 snore
5 another 6 snore
6 snore 7 .

unc ['] [billy] waited a minute . 
1 unc 4 waited
4 waited 6 minute
5 a 6 minute
6 minute 7 .

then he put his head in once more . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 put
1 then 7 once
3 put 5 head
3 put 6 in
4 his 5 head
7 once 8 more
8 more 9 .

the only answer was a snore louder than before . 
1 the 2 only
2 only 6 snore
3 answer 6 snore
4 was 6 snore
5 a 6 snore
6 snore 7 louder
6 snore 9 before
6 snore 10 .
7 louder 8 than

then [unc] ['] [billy] [quite] [lost] his [temper] [.] 
1 then 7 his

some one who had no business there was in his house [!] 
1 some 2 one
2 one 3 who
3 who 8 was
4 had 5 no
5 no 6 business
6 business 7 there
7 there 8 was
8 was 9 in
9 in 10 his
9 in 11 house

he didn't know who it was , and he didn't care . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
2 didn't 11 care
3 know 4 who
3 know 5 it
5 it 6 was
7 , 8 and
7 , 9 he
9 he 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 care
11 care 12 .

they were going to come out or he would know why not . 
1 they 2 were
1 they 9 would
2 were 3 going
3 going 4 to
3 going 6 out
5 come 6 out
7 or 9 would
8 he 9 would
9 would 12 not
10 know 11 why
11 why 12 not
12 not 13 .

unc ['] [billy] gritted his teeth and in he went . 
1 unc 4 gritted
4 gritted 5 his
4 gritted 6 teeth
4 gritted 7 and
4 gritted 8 in
4 gritted 10 went
5 his 6 teeth
9 he 10 went
10 went 11 .

my ! my ! my ! such a rumpus as there was right away in that hollow tree ! 
1 my 9 rumpus
2 ! 9 rumpus
3 my 9 rumpus
4 ! 9 rumpus
5 my 9 rumpus
6 ! 9 rumpus
7 such 9 rumpus
8 a 9 rumpus
9 rumpus 10 as
9 rumpus 11 there
9 rumpus 12 was
9 rumpus 13 right
9 rumpus 14 away
9 rumpus 15 in
15 in 17 hollow
16 that 17 hollow
17 hollow 18 tree
18 tree 19 !

peter [rabbit] [happened] [to] [be] [coming] [along] [that] [way] [and] heard it . 
1 peter 11 heard
11 heard 12 it
12 it 13 .

peter stopped and gazed at the hollow tree with eyes and mouth wide open . 
1 peter 2 stopped
2 stopped 4 gazed
3 and 4 gazed
4 gazed 5 at
4 gazed 7 hollow
6 the 7 hollow
7 hollow 8 tree
7 hollow 13 wide
7 hollow 15 .
9 with 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 and
10 eyes 13 wide
12 mouth 13 wide
13 wide 14 open

such a snarling and growling ! 
1 such 2 a
1 such 3 snarling
3 snarling 4 and
3 snarling 5 growling
3 snarling 6 !

then out of the doorway began to fly leaves and moss . 
1 then 2 out
2 out 3 of
2 out 5 doorway
4 the 5 doorway
5 doorway 11 moss
5 doorway 12 .
6 began 11 moss
7 to 8 fly
8 fly 11 moss
9 leaves 10 and
9 leaves 11 moss

they were [part] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [bed] . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 10 .

then [peter] saw [a] [big] ringed tail hanging out of the doorway . 
1 then 3 saw
1 then 6 ringed
6 ringed 13 .
7 tail 8 hanging
7 tail 13 .
8 hanging 12 doorway
9 out 10 of
10 of 11 the
10 of 12 doorway

peter recognized it right away . 
1 peter 2 recognized
2 recognized 3 it
2 recognized 4 right
4 right 5 away
5 away 6 .

no one possessed a tail like that [but] [bobby] [coon] . 
1 no 2 one
1 no 11 .
2 one 3 possessed
4 a 5 tail
5 tail 6 like
5 tail 11 .
6 like 7 that

in [a] [minute] [bobby] [followed] his tail , hastily backing down the [tree] . 
1 in 6 his
6 his 7 tail
7 tail 8 ,
7 tail 14 .
8 , 9 hastily
9 hastily 10 backing
11 down 12 the
11 down 14 .

then [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [sharp] [little] [old] [face] appeared at the doorway . 
1 then 10 appeared
10 appeared 13 doorway
11 at 12 the
12 the 13 doorway
13 doorway 14 .

unc ['] [billy] looked down at [peter] [rabbit] and grinned . 
1 unc 10 grinned
4 looked 5 down
4 looked 6 at
4 looked 10 grinned
9 and 10 grinned
10 grinned 11 .

" ah guess [mistah] [coon] done make a mistake when he went to bed in mah house , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 guess
3 guess 16 mah
6 done 16 mah
7 make 9 mistake
8 a 9 mistake
9 mistake 14 bed
10 when 11 he
10 when 12 went
12 went 14 bed
13 to 14 bed
14 bed 16 mah
15 in 16 mah
16 mah 17 house
16 mah 19 "
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 he
21 he 22 .

and [bobby] [coon] sheepishly admitted that he did . 
1 and 7 he
4 sheepishly 5 admitted
5 admitted 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 did
8 did 9 .

[vi] 

[sammy] [jay] [learns] [peter] [rabbit's] [secret] 

" [i] 'm [mr] [jaybird] [,] tee-hee-hee ! 
1 " 3 'm
1 " 8 !
7 tee-hee-hee 8 !

i 'm [mr] [jaybird] [;] you watch me ! 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 6 you
6 you 8 me
7 watch 8 me
8 me 9 !

you 've got to [rise] ['] [fore] break [of] [day] [if] you want to fool [old] [mr] [jay] . " 
1 you 2 've
2 've 3 got
3 got 4 to
4 to 8 break
8 break 12 you
12 you 20 "
13 want 14 to
13 want 15 fool
15 fool 19 .
19 . 20 "

over [and] [over] [sammy] [jay] [hummed] [this] , as he brushed [his] handsome blue and [white] coat . 
1 over 15 and
1 over 17 coat
8 , 10 he
8 , 15 and
9 as 10 he
10 he 11 brushed
11 brushed 13 handsome
13 handsome 14 blue
17 coat 18 .

when [peter] goes [about] whispering , it 's a [sure] sign that he ['s] got a secret . 
1 when 3 goes
3 goes 11 sign
5 whispering 11 sign
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 's
8 's 9 a
9 a 11 sign
11 sign 18 .
12 that 13 he
13 he 15 got
15 got 17 secret
16 a 17 secret
17 secret 18 .

he thinks that he can keep it from me , but he [can't] [.] 
1 he 2 thinks
2 thinks 4 he
2 thinks 5 can
2 thinks 12 he
3 that 4 he
5 can 6 keep
5 can 9 me
6 keep 7 it
6 keep 8 from
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he

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

i never knew of a secret that could be kept by more than two people , and already [i] ['ve] [seen] [peter] whisper to [five] . 
1 i 2 never
2 never 3 knew
3 knew 6 secret
3 knew 7 that
3 knew 11 by
3 knew 18 already
4 of 5 a
5 a 6 secret
7 that 8 could
8 could 9 be
9 be 10 kept
12 more 13 than
13 than 15 people
13 than 18 already
14 two 15 people
15 people 17 and
16 , 17 and
18 already 23 whisper
23 whisper 26 .
24 to 26 .

i 'll [just] see what [reddy] [fox] knows about it . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 11 .
8 knows 9 about
9 about 10 it
10 it 11 .
11 . 12 "

with a flirt of his tail [sammy] [jay] [started] for the [green] [meadows] [,] [where] [reddy] [fox] was busy hunting for his breakfast . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 flirt
3 flirt 4 of
3 flirt 6 tail
4 of 5 his
6 tail 10 for
6 tail 24 .
10 for 11 the
18 was 19 busy
19 busy 20 hunting
19 busy 24 .
20 hunting 21 for
21 for 23 breakfast
22 his 23 breakfast

" it 's a [fine] morning , [reddy] [fox] [,] " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 3 's
1 " 11 "
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
6 morning 7 ,
7 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 15 .

" it would be finer , if [i] could fill my stomach faster , " replied [reddy] . 
1 " 16 replied
2 it 5 finer
3 would 4 be
3 would 5 finer
5 finer 7 if
5 finer 9 could
5 finer 10 fill
6 , 7 if
10 fill 12 stomach
10 fill 13 faster
11 my 12 stomach
13 faster 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 replied
16 replied 18 .

" that 's a pretty good secret [of] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [,] isn't it ? " asked [sammy] , [pretending] to look [very] wise . 
1 " 17 asked
2 that 3 's
2 that 13 isn't
4 a 6 good
4 a 7 secret
5 pretty 6 good
7 secret 13 isn't
13 isn't 14 it
13 isn't 15 ?
15 ? 16 "
15 ? 17 asked
17 asked 19 ,
17 asked 25 .
21 to 22 look
22 look 24 wise
24 wise 25 .

reddy pricked up his sharp little ears . 
1 reddy 2 pricked
2 pricked 3 up
2 pricked 4 his
2 pricked 5 sharp
2 pricked 7 ears
5 sharp 6 little
7 ears 8 .

" what secret ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 4 ?
3 secret 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 he
5 " 7 demanded
7 demanded 8 .

blacky knew nothing about [peter] [rabbit] 's [secret] , [nor] [did] [shadow] the [weasel] [,] whom [he] [met] [by] [the] [way] . 
1 blacky 2 knew
1 blacky 22 .
2 knew 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 about
7 's 16 whom
9 , 13 the
13 the 16 whom
16 whom 22 .

but [sammy] [jay] was not in the least bit discouraged . 
1 but 5 not
4 was 5 not
5 not 9 bit
6 in 7 the
6 in 8 least
8 least 9 bit
9 bit 10 discouraged
10 discouraged 11 .

" [i] 'll [try] [johnny] [chuck] [;] he ['ll] [know] , " said [sammy] to himself . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 13 said
8 he 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 16 himself
13 said 17 .
15 to 16 himself

he found [johnny] [sitting] [on] his [doorstep] [,] watching the world [go] [by] . 
1 he 2 found
1 he 6 his
6 his 14 .
9 watching 10 the
9 watching 14 .
10 the 11 world

" good morning , [johnny] [chuck] [,] " said [sammy] , with a low bow . 
1 " 8 "
2 good 3 morning
2 good 4 ,
4 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 16 .
11 , 12 with
12 with 13 a
13 a 14 low
14 low 15 bow
15 bow 16 .

" [good] [morning] , " [replied] [johnny] [chuck] , who [always] is polite . 
1 " 4 ,
4 , 5 "
4 , 13 polite
5 " 12 is
9 , 10 who
10 who 12 is
13 polite 14 .

" isn't that a [fine] [secret] [of] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] ? " [exclaimed] [sammy] , just as if he knew all about it . 
1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 that
2 isn't 4 a
2 isn't 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 24 .
15 , 19 he
15 , 24 .
16 just 17 as
17 as 18 if
17 as 19 he
19 he 20 knew
20 knew 22 about
21 all 22 about
22 about 23 it

johnny [chuck] raised his eyebrows and put on the most surprised look . 
1 johnny 5 eyebrows
3 raised 4 his
3 raised 5 eyebrows
4 his 5 eyebrows
5 eyebrows 7 put
5 eyebrows 10 most
5 eyebrows 11 surprised
5 eyebrows 13 .
6 and 7 put
7 put 8 on
9 the 10 most
12 look 13 .

" do tell me what it is ! " he begged . 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 tell
3 tell 4 me
3 tell 5 what
5 what 6 it
6 it 7 is
6 it 12 .
7 is 8 !
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 begged
11 begged 12 .

and as he flew , [he] said to himself : ["] [johnny] [chuck] [can't] fool [me] ; he does know [peter] [rabbit] 's secret . " 
1 and 3 he
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 flew
4 flew 5 ,
5 , 7 said
7 said 9 himself
7 said 10 :
8 to 9 himself
10 : 26 "
15 fool 17 ;
15 fool 24 secret
17 ; 18 he
18 he 19 does
19 does 20 know
23 's 24 secret
24 secret 25 .
25 . 26 "

over [in] the [green] [forest] [he] [found] [drummer] the [woodpecker] [making] a [great] racket on the hollow limb of an old chestnut . 
1 over 3 the
3 the 17 hollow
9 the 12 a
12 a 14 racket
14 racket 17 hollow
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 hollow
17 hollow 18 limb
17 hollow 23 .
18 limb 19 of
18 limb 22 chestnut
20 an 21 old
21 old 22 chestnut

sammy sat down near by and listened . 
1 sammy 2 sat
2 sat 3 down
2 sat 5 by
2 sat 7 listened
4 near 5 by
6 and 7 listened
7 listened 8 .

" my , that 's fine ! 
1 " 7 !
2 my 3 ,
2 my 7 !
4 that 5 's
5 's 6 fine
6 fine 7 !

i wish [i] could do that . 
1 i 2 wish
1 i 5 do
2 wish 4 could
5 do 6 that
5 do 7 .

you [must] [be] [practising] , " said [sammy] at the end of a long rat-a-tat-tat . 
1 you 6 "
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 16 .
9 at 15 rat-a-tat-tat
10 the 15 rat-a-tat-tat
11 end 12 of
11 end 15 rat-a-tat-tat
13 a 15 rat-a-tat-tat
14 long 15 rat-a-tat-tat
15 rat-a-tat-tat 16 .

drummer the [woodpecker] [felt] [very] [much] flattered . 
1 drummer 7 flattered
1 drummer 8 .
2 the 7 flattered

" [i] [am] , " said he . 
1 " 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 he
7 he 8 .

" [i] ['m] practising [for] [peter] [rabbit] 's party . " 
1 " 11 "
4 practising 9 party
8 's 9 party
9 party 10 .
10 . 11 "

" [i] thought [so] , " replied [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 7 replied
3 thought 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 10 .

of course he hadn't thought anything of the kind . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 4 hadn't
3 he 4 hadn't
4 hadn't 5 thought
4 hadn't 6 anything
6 anything 9 kind
6 anything 10 .
7 of 8 the
7 of 9 kind

" won't [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] be surprised ? " remarked [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] , as he sat down to rest . 
1 " 2 won't
2 won't 7 be
2 won't 9 ?
7 be 8 surprised
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 remarked
11 remarked 15 ,
15 , 17 he
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 sat
18 sat 19 down
19 down 21 rest
20 to 21 rest
21 rest 22 .

by and [by] , as he flew home , [sammy] [jay] chuckled [and] said : 
1 by 2 and
2 and 7 flew
4 , 6 he
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 flew
7 flew 8 home
7 flew 12 chuckled
8 home 9 ,
12 chuckled 15 :
14 said 15 :

" you 've got to [rise] ['] [fore] break [of] [day] [if] you want to fool [old] [mr] [jay] . " 
1 " 3 've
2 you 3 've
3 've 4 got
4 got 5 to
5 to 9 break
9 break 13 you
13 you 21 "
14 want 15 to
14 want 16 fool
16 fool 20 .
20 . 21 "

[vii] 

[four] [little] [scamps] [plan] [mischief] 

" [some] [folks] [think] they 're mighty smart [oh] , la [me] ! 
1 " 6 're
1 " 13 !
5 they 6 're
6 're 7 mighty
8 smart 10 ,
8 smart 11 la
11 la 13 !

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

like the knave [who] [stole] [the] [tart] [oh] [,] [la] [me] [!] 
1 like 3 knave
2 the 3 knave

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

some folks [will] [waken] [up] [some] [day] [and] [find] [they] [can't] fool [mr] [jay] [!] ["] 
1 some 2 folks
2 folks 12 fool

sammy [jay] was mightily pleased with himself . 
1 sammy 4 mightily
3 was 4 mightily
4 mightily 5 pleased
4 mightily 7 himself
4 mightily 8 .
5 pleased 6 with

sammy [jay] smacked his lips as he thought of this . 
1 sammy 3 smacked
3 smacked 4 his
3 smacked 5 lips
3 smacked 6 as
3 smacked 7 he
3 smacked 8 thought
3 smacked 11 .
9 of 10 this
9 of 11 .

then he looked up at jolly , [round] , [red] [mr] [sun] and winked . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 up
3 looked 5 at
5 at 15 .
6 jolly 7 ,
6 jolly 14 winked
9 , 13 and
13 and 14 winked
14 winked 15 .

the worst of it is , they are not honest . 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
2 worst 4 it
2 worst 6 ,
4 it 5 is
6 , 7 they
7 they 8 are
8 are 9 not
9 not 10 honest
10 honest 11 .

they steal whenever they get a chance , and always they try to get others into trouble . 
1 they 2 steal
2 steal 3 whenever
2 steal 15 others
3 whenever 4 they
3 whenever 7 chance
5 get 7 chance
6 a 7 chance
7 chance 12 try
7 chance 14 get
8 , 9 and
9 and 12 try
10 always 12 try
11 they 12 try
12 try 13 to
15 others 17 trouble
16 into 17 trouble
17 trouble 18 .

that was [why] [peter] [rabbit] [had] [left] them [out] , when he planned his surprise party [for] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 13 planned
8 them 10 ,
10 , 12 he
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 planned
13 planned 22 .
14 his 15 surprise
15 surprise 16 party
16 party 22 .

sammy had a plan , and the angrier the others grew , the more likely were they to help him . 
1 sammy 4 plan
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 plan
4 plan 8 angrier
4 plan 19 help
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 angrier
7 the 8 angrier
8 angrier 10 others
8 angrier 11 grew
9 the 10 others
11 grew 12 ,
11 grew 13 the
11 grew 14 more
14 more 15 likely
15 likely 17 they
15 likely 18 to
16 were 17 they
19 help 20 him
20 him 21 .

" you wait till [i] catch [peter] [rabbit] ! " said [reddy] [fox] and showed all his teeth . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 11 said
3 wait 4 till
3 wait 6 catch
6 catch 9 !
9 ! 10 "
9 ! 11 said
11 said 19 .
14 and 15 showed
15 showed 18 teeth
16 all 17 his
17 his 18 teeth
18 teeth 19 .

he quite forgot that , despite all his smartness , he never yet had caught [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 he 3 forgot
2 quite 3 forgot
3 forgot 4 that
3 forgot 6 despite
5 , 6 despite
6 despite 9 smartness
7 all 9 smartness
8 his 9 smartness
9 smartness 11 he
9 smartness 12 never
9 smartness 13 yet
9 smartness 14 had
9 smartness 15 caught
10 , 11 he

blacky [the] [crow] scratched his head thoughtfully . 
1 blacky 4 scratched
4 scratched 5 his
4 scratched 6 head
4 scratched 7 thoughtfully
5 his 6 head
7 thoughtfully 8 .

" we can spoil [his] surprise by telling [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] all about it beforehand , " said he . 
1 " 2 we
1 " 19 said
2 we 3 can
3 can 4 spoil
4 spoil 6 surprise
6 surprise 8 telling
7 by 8 telling
13 all 14 about
14 about 15 it
15 it 16 beforehand
16 beforehand 18 "
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 he
19 said 21 .

sammy [jay] winked at each of the others . 
1 sammy 3 winked
3 winked 4 at
3 winked 5 each
3 winked 8 others
3 winked 9 .
5 each 6 of
7 the 8 others

he cleared his throat and looked all around , to make sure that no one else was near . 
1 he 2 cleared
1 he 17 was
2 cleared 4 throat
2 cleared 5 and
2 cleared 8 around
2 cleared 9 ,
3 his 4 throat
6 looked 8 around
7 all 8 around
10 to 11 make
11 make 12 sure
12 sure 13 that
13 that 14 no
13 that 17 was
14 no 15 one
15 one 16 else
17 was 18 near
18 near 19 .

then he leaned forward and whispered : " let's invite ourselves to the party . " 
1 then 2 he
1 then 9 let's
2 he 3 leaned
3 leaned 4 forward
4 forward 5 and
4 forward 6 whispered
6 whispered 7 :
7 : 8 "
9 let's 10 invite
10 invite 11 ourselves
11 ourselves 14 party
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 party
14 party 15 .
15 . 16 "

" what do you mean ? " exclaimed the others , all together . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 5 mean
2 what 6 ?
3 do 5 mean
4 you 5 mean
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 10 others
8 exclaimed 14 .
9 the 10 others
10 others 11 ,
10 others 13 together
12 all 13 together

" [just] what [i] say , " replied [sammy] . 
1 " 3 what
3 what 5 say
5 say 10 .
6 , 7 "
6 , 10 .
7 " 8 replied

" we 'll be the real surprise . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 be
4 be 6 real
5 the 6 real
6 real 7 surprise
7 surprise 8 .

before the party begins , you will hide close to where it is to be . 
1 before 2 the
1 before 4 begins
3 party 4 begins
4 begins 7 will
4 begins 8 hide
4 begins 9 close
5 , 7 will
6 you 7 will
9 close 10 to
9 close 11 where
9 close 14 to
11 where 13 is
12 it 13 is
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 .

of course every one will run away , and we 'll have all the good things to eat . " 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 every
2 course 5 will
3 every 4 one
5 will 6 run
5 will 18 eat
6 run 7 away
7 away 8 ,
9 and 10 we
10 we 11 'll
11 'll 12 have
11 'll 18 eat
13 all 14 the
13 all 16 things
15 good 16 things
16 things 18 eat
17 to 18 eat
18 eat 19 .
19 . 20 "

" haw ! haw ! haw ! 
1 " 6 haw
2 haw 3 !
2 haw 4 haw
4 haw 5 !
4 haw 6 haw
6 haw 7 !

the very thing ! 
1 the 3 thing
2 very 3 thing
3 thing 4 !

we 'll all be [there] [,] ["] [cried] [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 we 2 'll
2 'll 3 all
2 'll 4 be
4 be 10 the
10 the 12 .

the four little scamps shook hands and separated . 
1 the 4 scamps
2 four 4 scamps
3 little 4 scamps
4 scamps 5 shook
4 scamps 8 separated
5 shook 6 hands
6 hands 7 and
8 separated 9 .

as they went [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [,] [sammy] [jay] ['s] [voice] floated back to the [lone] [pine] . 
1 as 2 they
2 they 3 went
3 went 13 floated
13 floated 15 to
13 floated 16 the
14 back 15 to
16 the 19 .

he was singing , although he has a very poor voice for singing , and this was his song : 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 singing
3 singing 5 although
3 singing 19 song
4 , 5 although
6 he 7 has
7 has 8 a
8 a 11 voice
9 very 10 poor
9 very 11 voice
11 voice 13 singing
12 for 13 singing
13 singing 15 and
13 singing 19 song
14 , 15 and
16 this 19 song
17 was 18 his
18 his 19 song
19 song 20 :

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [what] [do] [you] [mean] [?] ["] [exclaimed] [the] [others] [all] [together] [.] []] 

" [some] [folks] [think] they 're mighty smart [oh] , la [me] ! 
1 " 6 're
1 " 13 !
5 they 6 're
6 're 7 mighty
8 smart 10 ,
8 smart 11 la
11 la 13 !

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

like the knave [who] [stole] [the] [tart] [oh] [,] [la] [me] [!] 
1 like 3 knave
2 the 3 knave

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

some folks [will] [waken] [up] [some] [day] [and] [find] [they] [can't] fool [mr] [jay] [!] ["] 
1 some 2 folks
2 folks 12 fool

" is that so ? 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 that
2 is 4 so
2 is 5 ?

then [old] [mr] [toad] winked slowly [and] [solemnly] [at] jolly , [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] and started off [to] [find] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 then 5 winked
5 winked 6 slowly
6 slowly 10 jolly
10 jolly 11 ,
11 , 17 and
17 and 18 started
18 started 19 off

[viii] 

[peter] [rabbit] [sends] [out] [word] 

it was a beautiful morning . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 beautiful
3 a 4 beautiful
4 beautiful 5 morning
4 beautiful 6 .

everybody said so , and what everybody says is usually so . 
1 everybody 2 said
1 everybody 3 so
1 everybody 6 what
1 everybody 7 everybody
4 , 5 and
4 , 6 what
7 everybody 8 says
7 everybody 10 usually
7 everybody 11 so
7 everybody 12 .
8 says 9 is

peter [rabbit] wore the broadest [kind] [of] a [smile] . 
1 peter 3 wore
3 wore 10 .
4 the 5 broadest
5 broadest 8 a
8 a 10 .

peter stopped them before they had a chance to run away . 
1 peter 2 stopped
2 stopped 8 chance
3 them 8 chance
4 before 5 they
5 they 6 had
6 had 8 chance
7 a 8 chance
8 chance 9 to
8 chance 10 run
8 chance 12 .
10 run 11 away

sammy [jay] had risen very early that morning . 
1 sammy 4 risen
3 had 4 risen
4 risen 6 early
5 very 6 early
6 early 8 morning
7 that 8 morning
8 morning 9 .

almost at once his sharp eyes [had] [seen] [peter] [rabbit] sending [out] the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 
1 almost 3 once
1 almost 5 sharp
2 at 3 once
4 his 5 sharp
5 sharp 6 eyes
5 sharp 11 sending
11 sending 17 .
13 the 17 .

sammy 's wits are as sharp as his eyes , and you know it is very hard to really fool sharp wits . 
1 sammy 6 sharp
2 's 3 wits
3 wits 4 are
3 wits 5 as
3 wits 6 sharp
6 sharp 7 as
6 sharp 9 eyes
6 sharp 22 wits
8 his 9 eyes
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 you
12 you 13 know
13 know 14 it
14 it 15 is
14 it 17 hard
16 very 17 hard
17 hard 18 to
17 hard 22 wits
19 really 22 wits
20 fool 22 wits
21 sharp 22 wits
22 wits 23 .

right [away] [sammy] [had] [guessed] [what] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [were] [hurrying] [so] [for] , but he sat and waited and listened . 
1 right 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 he
17 he 22 listened
18 sat 22 listened
19 and 20 waited
20 waited 22 listened
21 and 22 listened
22 listened 23 .

pretty soon he [heard] [drummer] the [woodpecker] start a [long] [rat-a-tat-tat] [over] [by] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] ['s] hollow [tree] [.] 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 19 hollow
2 soon 3 he
6 the 8 start
6 the 19 hollow
8 start 9 a
9 a 15 '

then [sammy] [was] [sure] that [this] was the day of [peter] [rabbit] ['s] party . 
1 then 5 that
5 that 7 was
7 was 14 party
8 the 9 day
8 the 10 of
8 the 14 party
14 party 15 .

sammy grinned as he hurried [off] [to] [find] [blacky] [the] [crow] and [reddy] [fox] and [shadow] the [weasel] . 
1 sammy 2 grinned
2 grinned 3 as
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 hurried
5 hurried 12 and
5 hurried 19 .
15 and 17 the
17 the 19 .

reddy was not [yet] [out] [of] [bed] , [but] [when] he [heard] [sammy] [jay] [at] [his] [door] , he tumbled out [in] a hurry . 
1 reddy 2 was
2 was 24 hurry
3 not 8 ,
3 not 24 hurry
8 , 11 he
11 he 20 tumbled
18 , 19 he
19 he 20 tumbled
20 tumbled 21 out
21 out 23 a
24 hurry 25 .

he didn't stop to get any breakfast , because he had planned to get all he could eat at the party . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 stop
2 didn't 5 get
2 didn't 6 any
4 to 5 get
6 any 12 planned
7 breakfast 12 planned
8 , 9 because
9 because 12 planned
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 planned
12 planned 18 eat
12 planned 21 party
13 to 18 eat
14 get 18 eat
15 all 17 could
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 eat
19 at 20 the
20 the 21 party
21 party 22 .

so he hurried over to where the party was to be . 
1 so 3 hurried
2 he 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 over
3 hurried 5 to
3 hurried 6 where
3 hurried 8 party
3 hurried 10 to
7 the 8 party
8 party 9 was
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 .

there [he] stretched [himself] [out] [and] [made] himself as comfortable [as] [he] [could] . 
1 there 3 stretched
3 stretched 14 .
8 himself 9 as
8 himself 10 comfortable
8 himself 14 .

pretty soon [shadow] [the] [weasel] joined [reddy] [fox] in the [hollow] log , and they [whispered] and chuckled while they waited . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 6 joined
6 joined 12 log
9 in 10 the
10 the 12 log
12 log 17 and
12 log 18 chuckled
12 log 22 .
13 , 14 and
13 , 17 and
14 and 15 they
18 chuckled 21 waited
19 while 21 waited
20 they 21 waited

sammy [jay] saw him [there] but , smart as [sammy] [is] [,] he didn't [once] suspect [innocent-looking] [old] [mr] [toad] . 
1 sammy 3 saw
3 saw 4 him
4 him 21 .
6 but 14 didn't
7 , 13 he
8 smart 9 as
9 as 13 he
13 he 14 didn't
14 didn't 16 suspect
16 suspect 21 .

you see , he didn't know that [old] [mr] [toad] had overheard all of his plans . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 6 know
2 see 3 ,
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 know
6 know 7 that
7 that 11 had
11 had 12 overheard
12 overheard 16 plans
13 all 14 of
14 of 16 plans
15 his 16 plans
16 plans 17 .

[ix] 

[mr] [.] [toad] [and] [prickly] [porky] [put] [their] [heads] [together] 

when he reached the ground , [prickly] [porky] [shook] [himself] [until] he rattled the [thousand] [little] spears hidden in his long coat . 
1 when 3 reached
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 the
4 the 5 ground
5 ground 6 ,
5 ground 18 hidden
6 , 12 he
12 he 13 rattled
13 rattled 17 spears
14 the 17 spears
18 hidden 22 coat
18 hidden 23 .
19 in 20 his
20 his 22 coat
21 long 22 coat

" [tee-hee-hee] ! " 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "

" no one is laughing at you , " replied a voice right behind him . 
1 " 10 replied
2 no 3 one
2 no 10 replied
4 is 10 replied
5 laughing 6 at
5 laughing 10 replied
7 you 8 ,
8 , 10 replied
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 12 voice
10 replied 16 .
11 a 12 voice
12 voice 14 behind
13 right 14 behind
14 behind 15 him

prickly [porky] turned [around] [.] 
1 prickly 3 turned

there [sat] [old] [mr] [toad] . 
1 there 6 .

his big mouth was stretched wide open , and he was laughing all to himself . 
1 his 3 mouth
2 big 3 mouth
3 mouth 6 wide
4 was 6 wide
5 stretched 6 wide
6 wide 7 open
6 wide 12 laughing
7 open 8 ,
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 laughing
12 laughing 13 all
12 laughing 15 himself
12 laughing 16 .
14 to 15 himself

something [was] [tickling] [old] [mr] [toad] [mightily] . 
1 something 8 .

prickly [porky] scowled , and a few [more] [little] spears peeped [out] of his long coat . 
1 prickly 3 scowled
3 scowled 10 spears
3 scowled 17 .
4 , 5 and
4 , 10 spears
5 and 6 a
6 a 7 few
11 peeped 16 coat
13 of 14 his
13 of 16 coat
14 his 15 long
16 coat 17 .

you know no one likes to be laughed at , and it certainly did look as if [old] [mr] [toad] [was] laughing at him . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 5 likes
3 no 4 one
4 one 5 likes
5 likes 6 to
5 likes 8 laughed
6 to 7 be
8 laughed 9 at
8 laughed 11 and
8 laughed 23 at
8 laughed 24 him
10 , 11 and
12 it 13 certainly
13 certainly 14 did
14 did 15 look
15 look 16 as
15 look 23 at
16 as 17 if
22 laughing 23 at
24 him 25 .

mr [toad] [stopped] [laughing] [and] [hopped] a [step] [nearer] . 
1 mr 7 a
7 a 10 .

" it 's a joke , " said he , and slowly winked one eye . 
1 " 3 's
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 joke
5 joke 7 "
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
8 said 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 slowly
12 slowly 13 winked
13 winked 16 .
14 one 15 eye
15 eye 16 .

" [i] don't see [any] joke , " said [prickly] [porky] , and his voice was very fretful . 
1 " 3 don't
1 " 6 joke
3 don't 4 see
6 joke 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 his
14 his 15 voice
15 voice 18 fretful
16 was 17 very
17 very 18 fretful
18 fretful 19 .

mr [toad] [hopped] a [step] [nearer] . 
1 mr 4 a
4 a 7 .

" are you going to [peter] [rabbit] ['s] party ? " 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 you
2 are 4 going
4 going 5 to
4 going 9 party
9 party 11 "
10 ? 11 "

" of course [i] [am] . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 6 .

what a [foolish] question , " replied [prickly] [porky] . 
1 what 2 a
2 a 4 question
4 question 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 10 .

" to be sure [,] a very foolish [question] , [a] very foolish question , indeed , " assented [mr] [toad] . 
1 " 6 a
2 to 3 be
3 be 4 sure
3 be 6 a
6 a 22 .
7 very 8 foolish
8 foolish 10 ,
10 , 18 "
12 very 13 foolish
12 very 16 indeed
13 foolish 14 question
15 , 16 indeed
16 indeed 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 assented
19 assented 22 .

old [mr] [toad] chuckled deep [down] in his throat . 
1 old 4 chuckled
4 chuckled 10 .
5 deep 7 in
7 in 8 his
8 his 9 throat
9 throat 10 .

" [i] was underneath a piece [of] [bark] on which [sammy] [jay] [was] [sitting] when the plan was [made] . 
1 " 20 .
3 was 4 underneath
4 underneath 6 piece
5 a 6 piece
6 piece 10 which
6 piece 17 plan
9 on 10 which
15 when 16 the
16 the 17 plan
17 plan 18 was
17 plan 20 .

of course he didn't know [i] [was] there , and of course [i] didn't [tell] [him] . ["] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 4 didn't
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 know
5 know 17 .
8 there 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 of
11 of 12 course
11 of 17 .
12 course 14 didn't

" of course [not] , " interrupted [prickly] [porky] , beginning to grin . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 interrupted
7 interrupted 13 grin
10 , 11 beginning
11 beginning 12 to
11 beginning 13 grin
13 grin 14 .

" of course not , " continued [mr] [toad] , grinning , too . 
1 " 3 course
1 " 7 continued
2 of 3 course
4 not 5 ,
5 , 7 continued
6 " 7 continued
7 continued 11 grinning
7 continued 14 .
10 , 11 grinning
12 , 13 too
13 too 14 .

" have you [told] [peter] [rabbit] ? " asked [prickly] [porky] . 
1 " 3 you
2 have 3 you
3 you 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 9 asked
9 asked 12 .

" [not] [yet] [,] [but] [i] 'm [going] [to] , by and by , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 
1 " 7 'm
1 " 16 replied
10 , 12 and
10 , 16 replied
11 by 12 and
12 and 13 by
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 replied
16 replied 20 .

" but first , [i] [want] you to [help] me fool [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] the [crow] [and] [reddy] [fox] [and] [shadow] [the] [weasel] . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 4 ,
1 " 7 you
3 first 4 ,
7 you 10 me
8 to 10 me
10 me 25 .
11 fool 14 and
11 fool 25 .
14 and 16 the

will you ? " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 ?
3 ? 4 "

" of course [i] [will] [if] [i] can , but how can [i] ? " answered [prickly] [porky] promptly . 
1 " 3 course
1 " 19 promptly
2 of 3 course
8 can 14 ?
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 how
11 how 12 can
11 how 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 answered
16 answered 19 promptly
19 promptly 20 .

old [mr] [toad] [hopped] [up] [,] [and] stretching [up] [on] tiptoe , [whispered] in [one] [of] [prickly] [porky] ['s] ears . 
1 old 8 stretching
8 stretching 21 .
11 tiptoe 12 ,
11 tiptoe 21 .
12 , 14 in
14 in 20 ears

prickly [porky] [began] [to] smile . 
1 prickly 5 smile
5 smile 6 .

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

finally he laughed until he had to hold his sides . 
1 finally 2 he
2 he 6 had
3 laughed 4 until
4 until 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 to
7 to 8 hold
8 hold 10 sides
9 his 10 sides
10 sides 11 .

" will you do it ? " asked [mr] [toad] . 
1 " 3 you
2 will 3 you
3 you 6 ?
4 do 5 it
4 do 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 8 asked
8 asked 11 .

prickly [porky] [reached] for his bundle [of] tender [young] bark . 
1 prickly 6 bundle
4 for 5 his
5 his 6 bundle
6 bundle 11 .
8 tender 10 bark
8 tender 11 .

" of course [i] [will] , " said he , still chuckling . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 12 chuckling
9 he 12 chuckling
10 , 12 chuckling
11 still 12 chuckling
12 chuckling 13 .

" come on , [mr] [toad] , it 's time we were [going] . " 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 on
2 come 4 ,
4 , 15 "
7 , 15 "
8 it 9 's
8 it 10 time
10 time 11 we
11 we 12 were
12 were 14 .
14 . 15 "

[x] 

[the] [runaway] [cabbage] 

reddy [fox] [,] hiding with [shadow] the [weasel] in a hollow log [near] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] ['s] [home] [,] nudged [shadow] with his elbow . 
1 reddy 4 hiding
4 hiding 26 .
5 with 7 the
5 with 11 hollow
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 hollow
11 hollow 25 elbow
12 log 15 '
12 log 21 nudged
21 nudged 23 with
23 with 24 his
24 his 25 elbow
25 elbow 26 .

" [i] hear some one coming , " he whispered . 
1 " 10 whispered
3 hear 4 some
3 hear 6 coming
4 some 5 one
6 coming 10 whispered
7 , 10 whispered
8 " 10 whispered
9 he 10 whispered
10 whispered 11 .

shadow peeped out . 
1 shadow 2 peeped
2 peeped 3 out
2 peeped 4 .

" it 's old [mr] [toad] and [prickly] [porky] , " he whispered [back] . 
1 " 13 whispered
2 it 3 's
2 it 13 whispered
3 's 4 old
7 and 10 ,
10 , 13 whispered
11 " 13 whispered
12 he 13 whispered
13 whispered 15 .

" [and] there [comes] [jimmy] [skunk] , with a [big-goose] egg [under] [each] arm ! " continued [shadow] [,] smacking his lips . 
1 " 3 there
1 " 17 continued
7 , 8 with
8 with 9 a
9 a 11 egg
11 egg 14 arm
14 arm 15 !
15 ! 16 "
16 " 17 continued
17 continued 23 .
20 smacking 22 lips
20 smacking 23 .
21 his 22 lips

reddy [fox] wriggled [up] [where] [he] [could] [peep] [out] , too . 
1 reddy 3 wriggled
3 wriggled 12 .
10 , 11 too
11 too 12 .

" my goodness ! 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 goodness
3 goodness 4 !

what 's that [coming] [down] the [lone] [little] [path] ? " whispered [reddy] . 
1 what 2 's
1 what 10 ?
3 that 6 the
3 that 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 whispered
12 whispered 14 .

shadow looked . 
1 shadow 2 looked
2 looked 3 .

then he began to laugh , and [reddy] began to laugh , too . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 began
3 began 4 to
3 began 11 laugh
5 laugh 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 began
9 began 10 to
9 began 11 laugh
11 laugh 12 ,
11 laugh 13 too
11 laugh 14 .

but it was laughter that [made] no sound , [for] [reddy] and [shadow] didn't want [any] [one] to know that they were hiding there . 
1 but 2 it
1 but 7 no
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 laughter
4 laughter 5 that
7 no 8 sound
7 no 9 ,
9 , 12 and
12 and 21 they
14 didn't 15 want
14 didn't 19 know
15 want 18 to
19 know 20 that
20 that 21 they
21 they 22 were
22 were 23 hiding
23 hiding 24 there
24 there 25 .

it was a funny sight they were peeping out at . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 funny
4 funny 8 peeping
5 sight 8 peeping
6 they 7 were
7 were 8 peeping
8 peeping 9 out
8 peeping 10 at
10 at 11 .

it certainly was a funny sight . 
1 it 2 certainly
1 it 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 funny
5 funny 6 sight
6 sight 7 .

down [the] [lone] [little] [path] [came] [peter] [rabbit] and his cousin , [juniper] the [hare] , [rolling] a [huge] cabbage . 
1 down 9 and
9 and 21 .
10 his 11 cousin
11 cousin 12 ,
11 cousin 20 cabbage
12 , 14 the
16 , 18 a
18 a 20 cabbage
20 cabbage 21 .

right at the top of a little hill the cabbage got away from them . 
1 right 12 away
2 at 4 top
3 the 4 top
4 top 5 of
4 top 8 hill
4 top 10 cabbage
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 hill
9 the 10 cabbage
10 cabbage 11 got
10 cabbage 12 away
12 away 13 from
12 away 15 .
14 them 15 .

down [it] [started] , [rolling] and bounding [along] , [with] [peter] [rabbit] and [jumper] the [hare] frantically trying to catch it . 
1 down 18 trying
4 , 6 and
4 , 18 trying
6 and 7 bounding
7 bounding 17 frantically
9 , 13 and
13 and 15 the
15 the 17 frantically
18 trying 22 .
19 to 20 catch
20 catch 21 it
21 it 22 .

just ahead was [johnny] [chuck] with a big bundle of [sweet] clover , [which] he was bringing to [peter] [rabbit] 's party . 
1 just 2 ahead
1 just 12 clover
3 was 6 with
6 with 9 bundle
7 a 8 big
7 a 9 bundle
9 bundle 10 of
9 bundle 12 clover
12 clover 23 .
13 , 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 bringing
17 bringing 18 to
17 bringing 22 party
21 's 22 party
22 party 23 .

he didn't see the big cabbage coming . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 see
2 didn't 6 cabbage
4 the 6 cabbage
5 big 6 cabbage
6 cabbage 7 coming
6 cabbage 8 .

it knocked his feet from under him , and down he went with a thump , flat on his back . 
1 it 17 flat
2 knocked 4 feet
2 knocked 7 him
2 knocked 9 and
2 knocked 10 down
2 knocked 17 flat
3 his 4 feet
4 feet 6 under
5 from 6 under
8 , 9 and
11 he 12 went
12 went 15 thump
13 with 14 a
13 with 15 thump
14 a 15 thump
15 thump 16 ,
15 thump 17 flat
17 flat 18 on
17 flat 19 his
17 flat 20 back
17 flat 21 .

right on top of [him] [fell] [jumper] the [hare] , who was close behind the runaway cabbage [and] had no time to turn aside . 
1 right 2 on
2 on 3 top
3 top 4 of
3 top 17 cabbage
4 of 8 the
10 , 11 who
11 who 12 was
11 who 16 runaway
13 close 16 runaway
14 behind 16 runaway
15 the 16 runaway
16 runaway 17 cabbage
17 cabbage 25 .
19 had 20 no
20 no 21 time
20 no 24 aside
21 time 22 to
22 to 23 turn
24 aside 25 .

over the two of them fell [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 over 2 the
1 over 9 .
2 the 3 two
3 two 5 them
3 two 6 fell
4 of 5 them

such a mix-up ! 
1 such 3 mix-up
2 a 3 mix-up
3 mix-up 4 !

and the big cabbage kept right on running away . 
1 and 2 the
2 the 4 cabbage
3 big 4 cabbage
4 cabbage 5 kept
4 cabbage 8 running
5 kept 6 right
5 kept 7 on
8 running 9 away
9 away 10 .

jimmy [skunk] , who never hurries , heard the noise behind him and turned to see what it all meant . 
1 jimmy 6 hurries
3 , 6 hurries
4 who 6 hurries
5 never 6 hurries
6 hurries 7 ,
6 hurries 10 noise
6 hurries 11 behind
6 hurries 17 what
6 hurries 21 .
8 heard 10 noise
9 the 10 noise
11 behind 12 him
13 and 14 turned
14 turned 15 to
15 to 16 see
16 see 17 what
17 what 20 meant
18 it 19 all
18 it 20 meant

but he didn't have time to more than blink his eyes before the runaway cabbage hit him full in the stomach . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 9 blink
4 have 9 blink
5 time 9 blink
6 to 9 blink
7 more 8 than
8 than 9 blink
9 blink 10 his
9 blink 11 eyes
9 blink 12 before
9 blink 14 runaway
9 blink 22 .
13 the 14 runaway
14 runaway 15 cabbage
14 runaway 16 hit
14 runaway 18 full
16 hit 17 him
18 full 21 stomach
19 in 20 the
19 in 21 stomach

down [went] [jimmy] [skunk] with a grunt . 
1 down 5 with
5 with 6 a
6 a 8 .
7 grunt 8 .

one big egg flew over against a tree and broke . 
1 one 2 big
2 big 8 tree
3 egg 4 flew
4 flew 5 over
4 flew 8 tree
6 against 8 tree
7 a 8 tree
8 tree 9 and
8 tree 10 broke
8 tree 11 .

jimmy landed on the other , and this broke , too . 
1 jimmy 2 landed
2 landed 3 on
2 landed 5 other
2 landed 7 and
2 landed 8 this
2 landed 9 broke
4 the 5 other
6 , 7 and
9 broke 11 too
10 , 11 too
11 too 12 .

such a [sight] as [jimmy] [skunk] was ! 
1 such 2 a
1 such 4 as
1 such 8 !
4 as 7 was

egg dripped from every part of his handsome black and white coat . 
1 egg 2 dripped
2 dripped 3 from
2 dripped 4 every
2 dripped 5 part
2 dripped 7 his
2 dripped 8 handsome
2 dripped 13 .
5 part 6 of
8 handsome 12 coat
9 black 10 and
9 black 11 white
11 white 12 coat

it was in his eyes and all over his face and dripped from his whiskers . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 eyes
5 eyes 12 dripped
6 and 12 dripped
7 all 12 dripped
8 over 12 dripped
9 his 10 face
9 his 12 dripped
10 face 12 dripped
11 and 12 dripped
12 dripped 13 from
12 dripped 15 whiskers
14 his 15 whiskers
15 whiskers 16 .

it knocked [all] the wind out of [mr] [toad] , and of [course] [striped] [chipmunk] spilled all his corn . 
1 it 20 .
2 knocked 4 the
2 knocked 19 corn
4 the 5 wind
5 wind 7 of
5 wind 16 spilled
6 out 7 of
10 , 11 and
10 , 16 spilled
11 and 12 of
17 all 18 his
17 all 19 corn
19 corn 20 .

prickly [porky] the [porcupine] [heard] the noise . 
1 prickly 8 .
3 the 7 noise
6 the 7 noise
7 noise 8 .

he looked up to see a [strange] [thing] [bounding] down the [lone] [little] [path] [.] 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 up
2 looked 10 down
3 up 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 a
10 down 11 the

prickly [porky] didn't wait to see [what] it was . 
1 prickly 9 was
3 didn't 6 see
3 didn't 8 it
4 wait 5 to
5 to 6 see
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 .

the runaway cabbage bounced off the stump and hit [prickly] [porky] . 
1 the 2 runaway
1 the 12 .
2 runaway 3 cabbage
3 cabbage 4 bounced
4 bounced 5 off
6 the 7 stump
7 stump 8 and
7 stump 9 hit
9 hit 12 .

then it stopped . 
1 then 2 it
1 then 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 .

[xi] 

[reddy] [fox] [goes] [hungry] 

like a great green pincushion lay the runaway cabbage of [peter] [rabbit] and [jumper] the [hare] . 
1 like 2 a
1 like 5 pincushion
2 a 3 great
3 great 5 pincushion
4 green 5 pincushion
5 pincushion 6 lay
5 pincushion 8 runaway
7 the 8 runaway
8 runaway 9 cabbage
8 runaway 17 .
9 cabbage 10 of
9 cabbage 15 the
13 and 15 the

every one thought it was the very best joke ever . 
1 every 2 one
2 one 10 ever
3 thought 4 it
3 thought 9 joke
5 was 6 the
5 was 7 very
7 very 8 best
8 best 9 joke
9 joke 10 ever
10 ever 11 .

jimmy [skunk] had gone off to take a bath and get two more eggs [for] [peter] [rabbit] 's party . 
1 jimmy 3 had
3 had 20 .
4 gone 9 bath
5 off 9 bath
6 to 7 take
7 take 9 bath
8 a 9 bath
9 bath 10 and
9 bath 11 get
9 bath 12 two
9 bath 13 more
9 bath 14 eggs
14 eggs 19 party
18 's 19 party
19 party 20 .

shadow smacked his lips . 
1 shadow 2 smacked
2 smacked 3 his
2 smacked 4 lips
4 lips 5 .

he meant to have those eggs himself . 
1 he 7 himself
2 meant 3 to
2 meant 4 have
2 meant 6 eggs
5 those 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 himself
7 himself 8 .

my , such a feast as was spread out there ! 
1 my 2 ,
1 my 5 feast
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 feast
5 feast 6 as
5 feast 7 was
5 feast 8 spread
5 feast 10 there
5 feast 11 !
8 spread 9 out

over [in] the top of a tall pine [tree] [blacky] [the] [crow] [was] hiding [and] chuckling to himself as he watched . 
1 over 3 the
3 the 4 top
4 top 5 of
5 of 6 a
6 a 7 tall
7 tall 8 pine
7 tall 22 .
8 pine 14 hiding
14 hiding 16 chuckling
16 chuckling 18 himself
17 to 18 himself
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 watched
21 watched 22 .

reddy [fox] was [getting] impatient . 
1 reddy 3 was
3 was 5 impatient
5 impatient 6 .

he was hungry . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 hungry
3 hungry 4 .

it seemed as if his stomach would just give him no peace at all . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 4 if
2 seemed 6 stomach
3 as 4 if
5 his 6 stomach
6 stomach 12 peace
7 would 8 just
7 would 9 give
9 give 10 him
9 give 12 peace
11 no 12 peace
12 peace 14 all
12 peace 15 .
13 at 14 all

he wished that [sammy] [jay] would [bring] the false message [that] [bowser] [the] [hound] was coming , so as to frighten all the rest away . 
1 he 2 wished
1 he 15 was
2 wished 3 that
2 wished 9 false
3 that 6 would
8 the 9 false
9 false 10 message
15 was 16 coming
16 coming 21 frighten
17 , 18 so
18 so 19 as
18 so 21 frighten
20 to 21 frighten
21 frighten 24 rest
21 frighten 25 away
22 all 24 rest
23 the 24 rest
25 away 26 .

" [i] 'm nearly starved ! " whispered [reddy] [fox] . 
1 " 3 'm
1 " 8 whispered
4 nearly 7 "
4 nearly 8 whispered
5 starved 6 !
6 ! 7 "
8 whispered 11 .

" [i] [hope] [sammy] [jay] [will] hurry up . " 
1 " 10 "
7 hurry 8 up
8 up 9 .
9 . 10 "

just then they noticed that [peter] [rabbit] was very busy . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 4 noticed
3 they 4 noticed
4 noticed 5 that
4 noticed 10 busy
8 was 9 very
9 very 10 busy
10 busy 11 .

he hopped from guest to guest and whispered in the ear of each . 
1 he 2 hopped
2 hopped 3 from
2 hopped 4 guest
2 hopped 5 to
2 hopped 6 guest
6 guest 7 and
6 guest 11 ear
8 whispered 11 ear
9 in 10 the
9 in 11 ear
11 ear 13 each
11 ear 14 .
12 of 13 each

" [now] [i] wonder what [peter] [rabbit] is whispering [about] , " said [reddy] . 
1 " 4 wonder
4 wonder 5 what
5 what 8 is
8 is 9 whispering
9 whispering 12 "
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 .

suddenly the light at the end of the hollow log disappeared . 
1 suddenly 11 disappeared
2 the 3 light
2 the 6 end
4 at 6 end
5 the 6 end
6 end 7 of
6 end 10 log
8 the 10 log
9 hollow 10 log
10 log 11 disappeared
11 disappeared 12 .

there was a queer rattling sound that sent shivers up and [down] [reddy] ['s] backbone . 
1 there 5 rattling
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 queer
4 queer 5 rattling
5 rattling 6 sound
5 rattling 9 shivers
6 sound 7 that
7 that 9 shivers
8 sent 9 shivers
9 shivers 15 backbone
10 up 11 and
11 and 15 backbone
15 backbone 16 .

reddy [fox] [and] [shadow] [the] [weasel] [were] [in] a [prison] [.] 
1 reddy 9 a

you see there was no other opening to the hollow log . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 there
3 there 4 was
3 there 5 no
5 no 6 other
6 other 7 opening
7 opening 11 log
8 to 9 the
9 the 11 log
10 hollow 11 log
11 log 12 .

" never mind , " whispered [shadow] [the] [weasel] , " [he] ['ll] [go] [away] when [sammy] [jay] [shouts] that [bowser] [the] [hound] is [coming] . " 
1 " 27 "
2 never 3 mind
3 mind 4 ,
3 mind 26 .
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 whispered
6 whispered 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 24 is
16 when 24 is
20 that 24 is
26 . 27 "

blacky [the] [crow] , hidden in the top of the tall pine , was also wondering what [peter] was whispering . 
1 blacky 4 ,
1 blacky 5 hidden
5 hidden 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 top
8 top 9 of
8 top 12 pine
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 tall
12 pine 13 ,
12 pine 15 also
12 pine 16 wondering
12 pine 21 .
14 was 15 also
16 wondering 17 what
16 wondering 20 whispering
19 was 20 whispering

now , [sammy] [jay] [knew] [nothing] [about] [all] [this] . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 10 .

now , [sammy] , with all his faults [,] [is] [one] [of] [the] [best] [watchmen] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 20 .
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 all
6 all 8 faults
7 his 8 faults
8 faults 20 .

if there is any danger which his sharp eyes discover , he always screams at the top of his lungs . 
1 if 2 there
2 there 3 is
2 there 5 danger
4 any 5 danger
5 danger 6 which
5 danger 21 .
7 his 20 lungs
8 sharp 9 eyes
8 sharp 14 screams
10 discover 14 screams
11 , 12 he
12 he 14 screams
13 always 14 screams
14 screams 20 lungs
15 at 20 lungs
16 the 17 top
17 top 20 lungs
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 lungs
20 lungs 21 .

because [sammy] knew [this] he felt sure of breaking up this party . 
1 because 3 knew
1 because 5 he
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 sure
7 sure 8 of
7 sure 9 breaking
9 breaking 10 up
9 breaking 12 party
11 this 12 party
12 party 13 .

" run ! run ! run ! 
1 " 7 !
2 run 3 !
2 run 4 run
4 run 5 !
4 run 6 run
6 run 7 !

here [comes] [bowser] the [hound] , " he shouted . 
1 here 4 the
1 here 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 9 shouted
8 he 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 .

still no one moved . 
1 still 2 no
1 still 4 moved
2 no 3 one
4 moved 5 .

sammy stopped on a tall pine and pretended to be terribly excited . 
1 sammy 2 stopped
2 stopped 6 pine
3 on 6 pine
4 a 5 tall
5 tall 6 pine
6 pine 7 and
6 pine 8 pretended
6 pine 11 terribly
8 pretended 9 to
9 to 10 be
11 terribly 12 excited
12 excited 13 .

" you had better [run] [before] [bowser] [gets] here , " he shouted . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 13 shouted
2 you 4 better
3 had 4 better
9 here 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 13 shouted
12 he 13 shouted
13 shouted 14 .

what do you think happened then ? 
1 what 2 do
1 what 5 happened
1 what 7 ?
2 do 3 you
2 do 4 think
6 then 7 ?

why , everybody set up a great shout . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 3 everybody
3 everybody 8 shout
3 everybody 9 .
4 set 8 shout
5 up 8 shout
6 a 7 great
6 a 8 shout
7 great 8 shout

" [ha] ! ha ! ha ! " [laughed] [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 8 "
3 ! 12 .
4 ha 5 !
4 ha 6 ha
6 ha 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" [ho] ! ho ! ho ! " shouted [johnny] [chuck] . 
1 " 6 ho
3 ! 4 ho
4 ho 5 !
4 ho 6 ho
6 ho 7 !
6 ho 9 shouted
7 ! 8 "
9 shouted 12 .

" [hee] [!] hee ! hee ! " giggled [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 
1 " 4 hee
4 hee 5 !
4 hee 9 giggled
5 ! 8 "
6 hee 7 !
7 ! 8 "
9 giggled 13 .

" what time will [bowser] get here ? " asked [bobby] [coon] , gravely . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 4 will
2 what 8 ?
3 time 4 will
4 will 6 get
7 here 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
8 ? 10 asked
10 asked 14 gravely
13 , 14 gravely
14 gravely 15 .

" [tell] [bowser] [that] we are [all] waiting for him , " added [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 5 we
5 we 6 are
5 we 16 .
6 are 8 waiting
8 waiting 9 for
10 him 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 added
13 added 16 .

" is [bowser] [quite] [out] [of] breath ? " inquired [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 " 2 is
2 is 8 ?
7 breath 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 inquired
10 inquired 13 .

sammy [jay] didn't know what to do or what to say . 
1 sammy 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 what
4 know 8 or
4 know 9 what
5 what 7 do
6 to 7 do
9 what 11 say
10 to 11 say
11 say 12 .

you see , [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [told] [peter] [all] [about] [sammy] 's plan , and this [is] [what] [peter] [had] [been] whispering to the others . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 23 whispering
3 , 23 whispering
13 's 14 plan
13 's 23 whispering
14 plan 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 this
23 whispering 27 .
24 to 25 the
25 the 26 others
26 others 27 .

[xii] 

[prickly] [porky] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] 

peter [rabbit] 's party promised to be a great success . 
1 peter 3 's
3 's 4 party
4 party 11 .
5 promised 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 a
8 a 9 great
9 great 10 success
10 success 11 .

prickly [porky] settled [himself] [very] [comfortably] and began to tell [stories] about [his] [home] [,] way up in the [north] [woods] . 
1 prickly 3 settled
3 settled 7 and
7 and 8 began
8 began 9 to
9 to 10 tell
10 tell 12 about
12 about 19 the
12 about 22 .
16 way 17 up
17 up 18 in
18 in 19 the

worse still , he was so hungry that he could cry . 
1 worse 2 still
2 still 7 hungry
3 , 4 he
4 he 7 hungry
5 was 6 so
5 was 7 hungry
6 so 7 hungry
7 hungry 9 he
7 hungry 11 cry
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 could
11 cry 12 .

shadow the [weasel] felt just as uncomfortable [as] [reddy] [fox] , and [shadow] [is] [very] short-tempered . 
1 shadow 2 the
1 shadow 16 short-tempered
4 felt 6 as
4 felt 7 uncomfortable
5 just 6 as
7 uncomfortable 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 16 short-tempered
16 short-tempered 17 .

every time [reddy] [moved] and squeezed [shadow] , [shadow] [would] snap [at] [him] . 
1 every 2 time
2 time 14 .
5 and 6 squeezed
6 squeezed 8 ,
6 squeezed 11 snap
11 snap 14 .

he certainly was enjoying himself . 
1 he 2 certainly
2 certainly 4 enjoying
3 was 4 enjoying
4 enjoying 5 himself
5 himself 6 .

it tickled him almost to pieces to think how easily he had trapped smart [reddy] [fox] , the boaster . 
1 it 2 tickled
2 tickled 3 him
2 tickled 4 almost
2 tickled 6 pieces
2 tickled 7 to
2 tickled 8 think
5 to 6 pieces
8 think 13 trapped
9 how 13 trapped
10 easily 13 trapped
11 he 13 trapped
12 had 13 trapped
13 trapped 14 smart
13 trapped 19 boaster
17 , 18 the
18 the 19 boaster
19 boaster 20 .

only [sammy] [jay] [,] [blacky] [the] [crow] [,] [reddy] [fox] [and] [shadow] [the] [weasel] [were] [unhappy] [,] [and] [of] [course] [no] one cared [for] that . 
1 only 22 one
1 only 23 cared
23 cared 26 .
25 that 26 .

[xiii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [grows] [hungry] 

unc ['] [billy] didn't like the [cold] weather . 
1 unc 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 like
5 like 8 weather
6 the 8 weather
8 weather 9 .

and all the time he would be saying : 
1 and 9 :
2 all 3 the
2 all 4 time
4 time 5 he
5 he 6 would
5 he 9 :
6 would 7 be
8 saying 9 :

" [way] [down] [souf] de [sun] [am] [shinin] ['] [yas] , [sah] , dat [am] [so] ! 
1 " 5 de
5 de 11 ,
5 de 14 dat
13 , 14 dat
14 dat 17 !

fo ' dat lan ' mah [heart] [am] pinin ['] [yas] [,] [sah] , dat am so ! 
1 fo 4 lan
2 ' 4 lan
3 dat 4 lan
4 lan 5 '
4 lan 6 mah
4 lan 9 pinin
4 lan 16 am
9 pinin 15 dat
14 , 15 dat
16 am 17 so
16 am 18 !

now [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [prepared] for the [winter] [by] [getting] [just] [as] [fat] [as] [he] [knew] [how] . 
1 now 7 for
7 for 8 the
8 the 19 .

he was so fat that he could hardly waddle [when] [jack] [frost] [first] [came] to the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 9 waddle
2 was 4 fat
2 was 9 waddle
3 so 4 fat
4 fat 5 that
4 fat 6 he
6 he 7 could
7 could 8 hardly
9 waddle 15 to
9 waddle 19 .
15 to 16 the

now [johnny] [chuck] [just] slept and slept and slept [,] [without] waking [once] the [whole] winter [long] . 
1 now 5 slept
5 slept 12 waking
6 and 7 slept
7 slept 9 slept
8 and 9 slept
9 slept 12 waking
12 waking 18 .
14 the 16 winter
16 winter 18 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] couldn't sleep like that . 
1 but 6 couldn't
6 couldn't 7 sleep
7 sleep 8 like
7 sleep 10 .
8 like 9 that

he had to stick his head out every little while to see how the world was getting along without him . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 stick
3 to 4 stick
4 stick 6 head
4 stick 7 out
4 stick 8 every
5 his 6 head
8 every 10 while
9 little 10 while
10 while 17 getting
11 to 12 see
12 see 13 how
13 how 17 getting
14 the 15 world
15 world 17 getting
16 was 17 getting
17 getting 18 along
18 along 19 without
19 without 20 him
20 him 21 .

but he didn't enjoy it much . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 enjoy
4 enjoy 5 it
4 enjoy 6 much
4 enjoy 7 .

it made his feet cold , and then he didn't like the tracks he made . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 his
3 his 4 feet
3 his 13 tracks
3 his 16 .
4 feet 5 cold
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 he
9 he 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 like
10 didn't 13 tracks
12 the 13 tracks
13 tracks 15 made
14 he 15 made

so [unc] ['] [billy] [didn't] go out very much , and very seldom indeed when the snow was soft . 
1 so 13 seldom
6 go 7 out
6 go 11 and
8 very 9 much
8 very 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 seldom
12 very 13 seldom
13 seldom 14 indeed
13 seldom 15 when
13 seldom 19 soft
13 seldom 20 .
15 when 16 the
16 the 17 snow
17 snow 18 was

it seemed to [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [as] [if] the winter never , never would go . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 15 would
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 10 the
10 the 11 winter
12 never 14 never
13 , 14 never
14 never 15 would
15 would 16 go
16 go 17 .

he was beginning to grow thin now , and of course he was getting hungry . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 beginning
3 beginning 4 to
3 beginning 5 grow
5 grow 6 thin
5 grow 15 hungry
6 thin 9 and
7 now 8 ,
8 , 9 and
10 of 11 course
11 course 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 getting
13 was 15 hungry
15 hungry 16 .

he began to think about it , and the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 
1 he 2 began
1 he 17 hungrier
2 began 3 to
4 think 17 hungrier
5 about 6 it
5 about 17 hungrier
7 , 17 hungrier
8 and 9 the
9 the 17 hungrier
10 more 11 he
11 he 17 hungrier
12 thought 17 hungrier
13 about 14 it
13 about 17 hungrier
15 , 17 hungrier
16 the 17 hungrier
17 hungrier 18 he
17 hungrier 19 grew
17 hungrier 20 .

one morning he stuck his head out of his doorway , and whom [should] he [see] trotting [along] below [but] [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 one 4 stuck
2 morning 4 stuck
3 he 4 stuck
4 stuck 6 head
4 stuck 7 out
4 stuck 9 his
4 stuck 10 doorway
5 his 6 head
7 out 8 of
10 doorway 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 whom
13 whom 15 he
15 he 17 trotting
17 trotting 19 below
19 below 23 .

jimmy looked fat and comfortable and as if he did not mind the cold weather at all . 
1 jimmy 2 looked
1 jimmy 5 comfortable
3 fat 5 comfortable
4 and 5 comfortable
5 comfortable 6 and
5 comfortable 7 as
5 comfortable 12 mind
5 comfortable 18 .
7 as 8 if
8 if 9 he
9 he 10 did
10 did 11 not
12 mind 15 weather
13 the 15 weather
14 cold 15 weather
15 weather 17 all
16 at 17 all

" [good] mo'ning , [jimmy] [skunk] , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 ,
3 mo'ning 13 .
4 , 9 said
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
11 ' 13 .

jimmy [skunk] looked up . 
1 jimmy 3 looked
3 looked 4 up
4 up 5 .

" hello , [unc] ' [billy] ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 5 '
5 ' 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 10 exclaimed
9 he 10 exclaimed
10 exclaimed 11 .

" [i] haven't [seen] [you] for a long time [!] ["] 
1 " 3 haven't
3 haven't 9 time
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 long
8 long 9 time

" [whar] yo ' [been] , [jimmy] [skunk] ? " asked [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 " 3 yo
1 " 11 asked
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 6 ,
9 ? 10 "
9 ? 11 asked
11 asked 15 .

jimmy winked one eye . 
1 jimmy 2 winked
2 winked 4 eye
3 one 4 eye
4 eye 5 .

" getting my breakfast of nice fresh eggs , " he replied . 
1 " 12 replied
2 getting 4 breakfast
3 my 4 breakfast
4 breakfast 7 fresh
5 of 7 fresh
6 nice 7 fresh
7 fresh 8 eggs
7 fresh 12 replied
9 , 12 replied
10 " 11 he
10 " 12 replied
12 replied 13 .

unc ['] [billy] [possum] 's mouth began to water . 
1 unc 6 mouth
5 's 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 began
6 mouth 9 water
7 began 8 to
9 water 10 .

" did yo ' leave any ? " he anxiously inquired . 
1 " 3 yo
1 " 10 anxiously
2 did 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 leave
6 any 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 he
8 " 10 anxiously
10 anxiously 11 inquired
11 inquired 12 .

unc ['] [billy] couldn't sleep any more [now] . 
1 unc 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 sleep
4 couldn't 6 any
6 any 7 more
7 more 9 .

no , [sir] , he couldn't sleep a wink . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 10 .
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 couldn't
6 couldn't 7 sleep
7 sleep 9 wink
8 a 9 wink
9 wink 10 .

all he could do was to think how hungry he was . 
1 all 3 could
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 do
4 do 7 think
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 how
8 how 9 hungry
9 hungry 10 he
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 .

finally [unc] ' [billy] [made] [up] [his] [mind] [.] 
1 finally 3 '

" ah 'm going up there the very first dark night ! " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 'm
1 " 14 said
3 'm 4 going
3 'm 8 very
4 going 5 up
5 up 6 there
5 up 7 the
8 very 9 first
9 first 11 night
10 dark 11 night
12 ! 13 "
12 ! 14 said
14 said 15 he
14 said 16 .

[xiv] 

[old] [mrs] [possum] [grows] [worried] 

" one , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight . " 
1 " 18 "
2 one 3 ,
2 one 4 two
4 two 5 ,
4 two 6 three
6 three 7 ,
6 three 8 four
8 four 9 ,
8 four 10 five
10 five 11 ,
10 five 12 six
12 six 13 ,
12 six 14 seven
14 seven 15 ,
14 seven 16 eight
16 eight 17 .
17 . 18 "

they were all [there] . 
1 they 2 were
1 they 3 all
3 all 5 .

just as soon as the beautiful spring came , they would one by one slip away . 
1 just 2 as
1 just 15 slip
2 as 3 soon
3 soon 4 as
3 soon 8 came
5 the 7 spring
6 beautiful 7 spring
7 spring 8 came
9 , 10 they
10 they 11 would
11 would 15 slip
12 one 15 slip
13 by 14 one
14 one 15 slip
15 slip 16 away
16 away 17 .

mrs [possum] sighed again . 
1 mrs 3 sighed
3 sighed 5 .
4 again 5 .

she didn't like winter . 
1 she 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 like
3 like 5 .
4 winter 5 .

no , [sir] [,] [she] [didn't] [like] [winter] one [bit] [.] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 9 one

but when she thought of how her babies would leave her , she almost wished that spring never would come . 
1 but 3 she
2 when 3 she
3 she 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
4 thought 8 babies
6 how 8 babies
7 her 8 babies
8 babies 10 leave
8 babies 14 almost
8 babies 17 spring
8 babies 20 come
8 babies 21 .
9 would 10 leave
10 leave 11 her
11 her 13 she
12 , 13 she
14 almost 15 wished
15 wished 16 that
18 never 20 come
19 would 20 come

sure that her babies were warm and comfortable , [old] [mrs] [possum] [went] [to] [the] [door] and looked out . 
1 sure 2 that
1 sure 4 babies
3 her 4 babies
4 babies 5 were
4 babies 6 warm
4 babies 19 out
6 warm 8 comfortable
7 and 8 comfortable
8 comfortable 9 ,
9 , 17 and
17 and 18 looked
19 out 20 .

it was plain to be seen that [mrs] [possum] was worried . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 plain
3 plain 4 to
3 plain 11 worried
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 seen
7 that 10 was
10 was 11 worried
11 worried 12 .

that was the tenth time she had looked out in half an hour . 
1 that 2 was
1 that 4 tenth
3 the 4 tenth
4 tenth 5 time
4 tenth 6 she
4 tenth 7 had
4 tenth 8 looked
4 tenth 9 out
4 tenth 10 in
4 tenth 14 .
10 in 13 hour
11 half 13 hour
12 an 13 hour

her sharp little old face looked sharper than ever . 
1 her 7 sharper
2 sharp 7 sharper
3 little 7 sharper
4 old 7 sharper
5 face 7 sharper
6 looked 7 sharper
7 sharper 8 than
7 sharper 9 ever
7 sharper 10 .
8 than 9 ever

it always looks sharper when she is worried , just as the tongues of some people always grow sharper when they are worried . 
1 it 2 always
2 always 4 sharper
3 looks 4 sharper
4 sharper 5 when
4 sharper 6 she
4 sharper 7 is
4 sharper 8 worried
8 worried 13 tongues
9 , 10 just
10 just 11 as
10 just 13 tongues
12 the 13 tongues
13 tongues 14 of
13 tongues 19 sharper
15 some 16 people
16 people 19 sharper
17 always 19 sharper
18 grow 19 sharper
19 sharper 20 when
19 sharper 23 worried
20 when 21 they
21 they 22 are
23 worried 24 .

" ah don ' see what can be keepin ' mah ol ' man ! 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 don
2 ah 15 !
3 don 9 keepin
4 ' 9 keepin
5 see 9 keepin
6 what 9 keepin
7 can 9 keepin
8 be 9 keepin
9 keepin 10 '
9 keepin 11 mah
9 keepin 12 ol
9 keepin 13 '
9 keepin 14 man

ah 'm plumb worried to death , " muttered [old] [mrs] [possum] [.] 
1 ah 3 plumb
2 'm 3 plumb
3 plumb 4 worried
3 plumb 6 death
3 plumb 9 muttered
4 worried 5 to
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 muttered

right that very minute she heard a noise outside that made her hurry to the door and thrust her head out once more . 
1 right 4 minute
2 that 3 very
3 very 4 minute
4 minute 8 noise
5 she 6 heard
6 heard 8 noise
7 a 8 noise
8 noise 9 outside
8 noise 11 made
8 noise 13 hurry
10 that 11 made
11 made 12 her
13 hurry 14 to
13 hurry 18 thrust
13 hurry 24 .
15 the 16 door
16 door 17 and
16 door 18 thrust
18 thrust 20 head
18 thrust 21 out
18 thrust 22 once
19 her 20 head
22 once 23 more

it was [sammy] [jay] , [shrieking] [:] 
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 ,

" thief ! 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !

thief ! 
1 thief 2 !

thief ! " at the top of his lungs . 
1 thief 2 !
1 thief 6 top
2 ! 3 "
4 at 5 the
5 the 6 top
6 top 7 of
7 of 8 his
8 his 9 lungs
9 lungs 10 .

" good mo'ning , [brer] [jay] , " said she . 
1 " 9 said
2 good 9 said
3 mo'ning 4 ,
4 , 9 said
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 she
9 said 11 .

" hello ! " exclaimed [sammy] [jay] , not at all [politely] . 
1 " 2 hello
1 " 13 .
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
8 , 9 not
8 , 13 .
9 not 10 at
10 at 11 all

" where 's [uncle] [billy] [possum] ? " 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 's
2 where 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" he done go out fo ' a walk [,] ["] replied [old] [mrs] [possum] . 
1 " 12 replied
2 he 3 done
3 done 6 fo
4 go 6 fo
5 out 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
6 fo 9 walk
6 fo 12 replied
8 a 9 walk
12 replied 16 .

" ah reckons yo'all just got up , or yo ' would have met up with him somewhere . " 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 yo'all
3 reckons 10 yo
4 yo'all 5 just
4 yo'all 6 got
4 yo'all 7 up
4 yo'all 9 or
8 , 9 or
10 yo 11 '
10 yo 13 have
10 yo 14 met
12 would 13 have
14 met 16 with
14 met 17 him
14 met 18 somewhere
15 up 16 with
18 somewhere 19 .
19 . 20 "

sammy 's temper flared up right away . 
1 sammy 4 flared
2 's 4 flared
3 temper 4 flared
4 flared 5 up
4 flared 6 right
4 flared 7 away
7 away 8 .

" [i] 've been up ever since sun-up ! " he sputtered . 
1 " 12 sputtered
3 've 4 been
4 been 5 up
4 been 7 since
6 ever 7 since
7 since 12 sputtered
8 sun-up 12 sputtered
9 ! 10 "
9 ! 12 sputtered
11 he 12 sputtered
12 sputtered 13 .

no , [sir] , [i] [wouldn't] blame him the [least] [bit] ! " 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 13 "
4 , 13 "
7 blame 8 him
7 blame 12 !
8 him 9 the
12 ! 13 "

" [keep] your temper [,] [brer] [jay] ! 
1 " 8 !
3 your 4 temper
3 your 8 !

keep your temper [,] [do] [,] [oh] pray ! " 
1 keep 2 your
1 keep 3 temper
3 temper 8 pray
3 temper 9 !
9 ! 10 "

said [old] [mrs] [possum] , grinning in the most aggravating way as she [turned] back to her [babies] . 
1 said 5 ,
1 said 19 .
5 , 6 grinning
6 grinning 10 aggravating
7 in 8 the
7 in 10 aggravating
8 the 9 most
11 way 19 .
12 as 13 she
13 she 17 her
15 back 16 to
16 to 17 her
17 her 19 .

she had found out what she wanted to know [sammy] [jay] had seen nothing of [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 she 2 had
1 she 12 had
1 she 20 .
2 had 3 found
3 found 4 out
3 found 7 wanted
5 what 7 wanted
6 she 7 wanted
7 wanted 8 to
7 wanted 9 know
12 had 13 seen
13 seen 14 nothing
14 nothing 15 of

old [mrs] [possum] [sat] [down] [with] [her] [head] [in] [her] [hands] . 
1 old 12 .

she was more worried than ever . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 5 than
3 more 4 worried
3 more 5 than
5 than 6 ever
6 ever 7 .

[xv] 

[the] [foolishness] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] 

but all those things did happen . 
1 but 6 happen
2 all 4 things
3 those 4 things
4 things 6 happen
5 did 6 happen
6 happen 7 .

after [jimmy] [skunk] [had] mentioned his [fine] [breakfast] [of] fresh eggs , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [couldn't] [think] [of] [anything] [else] . 
1 after 5 mentioned
5 mentioned 22 .
6 his 10 fresh
10 fresh 11 eggs
10 fresh 22 .
11 eggs 12 ,
12 , 14 '

he knew well enough [where] [jimmy] had [found] [those] eggs . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 7 had
2 knew 3 well
3 well 4 enough
7 had 10 eggs
10 eggs 11 .

yes , indeed , [unc] ['] [billy] [knew] all about it . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 3 indeed
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 9 all
9 all 10 about
10 about 11 it
11 it 12 .

he could see the rows of nests and the beautiful brown eggs in them . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 5 rows
3 see 5 rows
4 the 5 rows
5 rows 6 of
5 rows 7 nests
7 nests 8 and
7 nests 10 beautiful
7 nests 11 brown
7 nests 12 eggs
7 nests 13 in
7 nests 14 them
8 and 9 the
14 them 15 .

jimmy [skunk] couldn't climb , and so he could have gotten only the eggs in the lower nests . 
1 jimmy 14 eggs
3 couldn't 4 climb
3 couldn't 11 gotten
4 climb 6 and
5 , 6 and
7 so 11 gotten
8 he 11 gotten
9 could 11 gotten
10 have 11 gotten
11 gotten 12 only
11 gotten 14 eggs
13 the 14 eggs
14 eggs 18 nests
14 eggs 19 .
15 in 16 the
15 in 18 nests
17 lower 18 nests

he hadn't been there , and he couldn't go now , because it was daylight . 
1 he 8 couldn't
2 hadn't 3 been
2 hadn't 8 couldn't
3 been 4 there
5 , 6 and
5 , 7 he
7 he 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 go
8 couldn't 12 because
9 go 10 now
10 now 11 ,
12 because 15 daylight
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 daylight
15 daylight 16 .

it made him more and more uneasy and fidgety . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
3 him 9 fidgety
4 more 9 fidgety
5 and 9 fidgety
6 more 9 fidgety
7 uneasy 9 fidgety
8 and 9 fidgety
9 fidgety 10 .

old [mrs] [possum] [couldn't] [stand] [it] . 
1 old 7 .

" what all am the matter with yo ' ? " she snapped . 
1 " 13 snapped
2 what 3 all
2 what 4 am
2 what 6 matter
5 the 6 matter
6 matter 7 with
6 matter 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
8 yo 13 snapped
10 ? 11 "
10 ? 13 snapped
12 she 13 snapped
13 snapped 14 .

" ah do wish yo ' would keep still a minute ! " 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 5 yo
2 ah 12 !
3 do 4 wish
4 wish 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
5 yo 8 keep
5 yo 11 minute
7 would 8 keep
8 keep 9 still
10 a 11 minute
12 ! 13 "

unc ['] [billy] muttered [something] , but all that [mrs] [possum] [could] [hear] was ["] eggs . " 
1 unc 4 muttered
4 muttered 6 ,
4 muttered 16 eggs
6 , 7 but
7 but 14 was
8 all 9 that
9 that 14 was
16 eggs 17 .
17 . 18 "

" now don't yo'all get to thinking of such foolishness as eggs , " she commanded . 
1 " 4 yo'all
2 now 4 yo'all
3 don't 4 yo'all
4 yo'all 5 get
4 yo'all 7 thinking
4 yo'all 9 such
4 yo'all 10 foolishness
5 get 6 to
7 thinking 8 of
10 foolishness 11 as
10 foolishness 12 eggs
10 foolishness 16 commanded
10 foolishness 17 .
12 eggs 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 she
16 commanded 17 .

" it [isn't] safe to be [snooping] [around] [farmer] [brown] ['s] hen-house when there 's snow on the ground . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 6 be
4 safe 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 20 .
12 hen-house 16 snow
12 hen-house 19 ground
13 when 14 there
14 there 15 's
15 's 16 snow
17 on 18 the
18 the 19 ground
19 ground 20 .

yo ' just fo'get all about eggs ! 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 4 fo'get
3 just 4 fo'get
4 fo'get 5 all
4 fo'get 6 about
4 fo'get 7 eggs
4 fo'get 8 !

do yo ' [hear] what [ah] say ? ["] 
1 do 8 ?
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 5 what
5 what 7 say
5 what 8 ?

unc ['] [billy] nodded that he did . 
1 unc 4 nodded
4 nodded 7 did
4 nodded 8 .
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 did

but just the same he couldn't think of anything else . 
1 but 6 couldn't
2 just 4 same
2 just 6 couldn't
3 the 4 same
5 he 6 couldn't
6 couldn't 7 think
6 couldn't 10 else
7 think 8 of
9 anything 10 else
10 else 11 .

just the same , [unc] ['] [billy] felt that he had got to have a nice fresh egg . 
1 just 3 same
2 the 3 same
3 same 4 ,
4 , 10 he
8 felt 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 19 .
12 got 13 to
13 to 14 have
14 have 16 nice
15 a 16 nice
16 nice 17 fresh
17 fresh 18 egg
18 egg 19 .

he had got to have it . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 got
3 got 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 it
6 it 7 .

that is all there was about it . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 all
3 all 6 about
4 there 5 was
4 there 6 about
6 about 7 it
6 about 8 .

" where are yo ['] going ? " demanded [mrs] [possum] . 
1 " 3 are
1 " 9 demanded
2 where 3 are
4 yo 9 demanded
6 going 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 9 demanded
9 demanded 12 .

" just to stretch the kinks out of mah legs , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 " 13 replied
2 just 6 kinks
3 to 6 kinks
4 stretch 6 kinks
5 the 6 kinks
6 kinks 7 out
6 kinks 9 mah
6 kinks 10 legs
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 mah
10 legs 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 replied
13 replied 17 .

old [mrs] [possum] [looked] [after] [him] [suspiciously] . 
1 old 8 .

" don't yo ' go fo ' to do any foolishness ! " she called . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 6 fo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 6 fo
5 go 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
6 fo 11 foolishness
8 to 9 do
9 do 11 foolishness
10 any 11 foolishness
11 foolishness 15 called
11 foolishness 16 .
12 ! 13 "
12 ! 15 called
14 she 15 called

unc ['] [billy] didn't answer . 
1 unc 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 answer
5 answer 6 .

he was on his way to [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 4 his
2 was 3 on
4 his 5 way
5 way 6 to
6 to 11 .
9 's 10 hen-house
10 hen-house 11 .

[xvi] 

[why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [didn't] [go] [home] 

unc ['] [billy] [possum] had a very good reason for not going home , a very good reason , indeed . 
1 unc 18 reason
5 had 6 a
6 a 8 good
7 very 8 good
8 good 9 reason
8 good 14 ,
8 good 18 reason
9 reason 10 for
9 reason 11 not
11 not 12 going
12 going 13 home
15 a 17 good
16 very 17 good
17 good 18 reason
18 reason 20 indeed
19 , 20 indeed
20 indeed 21 .

even [old] [mrs] [possum] [would] [have] [thought] [it] [was] [a] [good] reason , could she have known it . 
1 even 12 reason
12 reason 19 .
13 , 16 have
14 could 16 have
15 she 16 have
16 have 17 known
17 known 18 it
18 it 19 .

sometimes he felt little shivers of fear run all over him as he thought of what might become of him if he should be found . 
1 sometimes 5 shivers
2 he 3 felt
3 felt 5 shivers
4 little 5 shivers
5 shivers 6 of
5 shivers 7 fear
5 shivers 8 run
5 shivers 9 all
5 shivers 10 over
5 shivers 11 him
5 shivers 13 he
5 shivers 14 thought
5 shivers 20 him
12 as 13 he
14 thought 15 of
14 thought 17 might
16 what 17 might
17 might 18 become
18 become 19 of
20 him 22 he
20 him 26 .
21 if 22 he
22 he 25 found
23 should 24 be
24 be 25 found

now [unc] ['] [billy] [was] [very] , [very] crafty . 
1 now 7 ,
7 , 9 crafty
9 crafty 10 .

but with [all] [his] craft , there was [one] [thing] [that] [unc] ['] [billy] [forgot] . 
1 but 2 with
2 with 16 .
5 craft 8 was
5 craft 16 .
6 , 7 there
7 there 8 was

yes , [sir] , [there] [was] [one] [thing] [unc] ['] [billy] [forgot] all about . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 13 all
13 all 14 about
14 about 15 .

he forgot to keep his tail up . 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 4 keep
2 forgot 5 his
3 to 4 keep
5 his 6 tail
6 tail 8 .
7 up 8 .

[[] [illustration] [:] [he] [just] [ate] [and] [ate] [until] [he] [couldn't] [eat] [another] [one] [.] []] 

when [unc] ['] [billy] was [safely] in the hen-house , he hurried from [one] nest to another . 
1 when 5 was
5 was 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 18 .
9 hen-house 10 ,
9 hen-house 15 nest
9 hen-house 18 .
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 hurried
12 hurried 13 from
15 nest 17 another
16 to 17 another

there were eggs , plenty of them . 
1 there 2 were
1 there 5 plenty
3 eggs 4 ,
3 eggs 5 plenty
5 plenty 6 of
6 of 7 them
7 them 8 .

it seemed to him that nothing he had ever seen before had looked half so good as those eggs . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
2 seemed 4 him
2 seemed 5 that
2 seemed 6 nothing
6 nothing 10 seen
7 he 8 had
8 had 10 seen
9 ever 10 seen
10 seen 11 before
11 before 12 had
11 before 14 half
13 looked 14 half
14 half 15 so
14 half 16 good
14 half 17 as
14 half 19 eggs
18 those 19 eggs
19 eggs 20 .

he just ate and ate and ate until he couldn't eat another one . 
1 he 2 just
1 he 7 ate
2 just 7 ate
3 ate 5 ate
4 and 5 ate
5 ate 7 ate
6 and 7 ate
7 ate 8 until
7 ate 10 couldn't
7 ate 11 eat
7 ate 12 another
8 until 9 he
12 another 13 one
12 another 14 .

now a full stomach is very apt to make a sleepy head . 
1 now 4 stomach
2 a 3 full
3 full 4 stomach
4 stomach 7 apt
5 is 7 apt
6 very 7 apt
7 apt 8 to
7 apt 9 make
7 apt 11 sleepy
7 apt 12 head
9 make 10 a
12 head 13 .

unc ['] [billy] knew that the thing for him to do was to hurry home as fast as he could go , but he didn't . 
1 unc 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
4 knew 12 was
4 knew 20 could
5 that 7 thing
6 the 7 thing
7 thing 8 for
7 thing 11 do
8 for 9 him
10 to 11 do
12 was 13 to
14 hurry 17 fast
15 home 17 fast
16 as 17 fast
17 fast 18 as
17 fast 20 could
19 he 20 could
20 could 21 go
21 go 22 ,
21 go 26 .
22 , 23 but
23 but 25 didn't
24 he 25 didn't

no , [sir] [,] he didn't do [it] . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 9 .
2 , 5 he
5 he 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 do

the hen-house was warm and here were some of the nicest nests of hay . 
1 the 2 hen-house
2 hen-house 3 was
2 hen-house 4 warm
2 hen-house 5 and
2 hen-house 6 here
2 hen-house 7 were
2 hen-house 8 some
8 some 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 nicest
11 nicest 15 .
12 nests 13 of
12 nests 14 hay
14 hay 15 .

why not take a teeny , weeny nap before he started back home ? 
1 why 7 weeny
1 why 14 ?
2 not 7 weeny
3 take 7 weeny
4 a 5 teeny
5 teeny 6 ,
5 teeny 7 weeny
7 weeny 8 nap
7 weeny 9 before
7 weeny 11 started
7 weeny 12 back
7 weeny 13 home
10 he 11 started

unc ['] [billy] climbed to the very last nest in the topmost row , way up in a dark corner . 
1 unc 4 climbed
4 climbed 16 up
4 climbed 20 corner
5 to 6 the
5 to 12 topmost
6 the 12 topmost
7 very 12 topmost
8 last 12 topmost
9 nest 12 topmost
10 in 11 the
10 in 12 topmost
11 the 12 topmost
12 topmost 13 row
12 topmost 14 ,
12 topmost 15 way
12 topmost 16 up
17 in 18 a
17 in 20 corner
18 a 20 corner
19 dark 20 corner
20 corner 21 .

it hadn't been used for a long time , but it was full of nice , soft hay . 
1 it 2 hadn't
1 it 12 was
2 hadn't 3 been
2 hadn't 8 time
4 used 7 long
5 for 7 long
6 a 7 long
7 long 8 time
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 it
11 it 12 was
12 was 13 full
13 full 14 of
13 full 18 hay
15 nice 16 ,
15 nice 18 hay
17 soft 18 hay
18 hay 19 .

he didn't open them again until he heard an angry voice right close to him . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 6 until
3 open 4 them
3 open 6 until
5 again 6 until
6 until 7 he
6 until 13 close
8 heard 11 voice
9 an 10 angry
10 angry 11 voice
11 voice 13 close
12 right 13 close
13 close 14 to
13 close 15 him
15 him 16 .

he peeped out . 
1 he 2 peeped
2 peeped 3 out
2 peeped 4 .

farmer [brown] 's boy was angry . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 was
5 was 6 angry
6 angry 7 .

yes , indeed , he was very , very angry . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 3 indeed
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 very
7 very 8 ,
7 very 9 very
9 very 10 angry
10 angry 11 .

unc ['] [billy] shivered as he listened . 
1 unc 4 shivered
4 shivered 5 as
4 shivered 7 listened
4 shivered 8 .
5 as 6 he

then he snuggled down out of sight under the hay of the nest . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 snuggled
3 snuggled 4 down
3 snuggled 7 sight
3 snuggled 8 under
5 out 6 of
5 out 7 sight
8 under 9 the
8 under 10 hay
10 hay 14 .
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 nest
13 nest 14 .

[xvii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [lies] [low] 

farmer [brown] 's boy was angry . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 was
5 was 6 angry
6 angry 7 .

yes , [sir] , he was angry . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 angry
7 angry 8 .

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

it was a terrible position to be in , right there in the hen-house , with no chance to run . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 terrible
4 terrible 5 position
5 position 7 be
5 position 8 in
5 position 21 .
6 to 7 be
8 in 9 ,
8 in 14 hen-house
10 right 11 there
10 right 14 hen-house
12 in 14 hen-house
13 the 14 hen-house
14 hen-house 17 no
14 hen-house 18 chance
14 hen-house 20 run
15 , 16 with
15 , 17 no
18 chance 19 to

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

why hadn't he gone right straight back there , after eating those eggs , instead of taking a nap ? 
1 why 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 4 gone
3 he 4 gone
4 gone 19 nap
5 right 11 eating
6 straight 7 back
6 straight 8 there
6 straight 11 eating
9 , 10 after
10 after 11 eating
11 eating 13 eggs
12 those 13 eggs
13 eggs 19 nap
14 , 15 instead
15 instead 16 of
15 instead 19 nap
17 taking 19 nap
18 a 19 nap
19 nap 20 ?

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

he had taken a nap and overslept , and here he was , right in the hen-house , in broad daylight . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 7 overslept
3 taken 7 overslept
4 a 5 nap
5 nap 6 and
5 nap 7 overslept
7 overslept 8 ,
7 overslept 10 here
7 overslept 11 he
7 overslept 12 was
7 overslept 13 ,
7 overslept 18 ,
7 overslept 22 .
8 , 9 and
11 he 12 was
14 right 17 hen-house
14 right 18 ,
15 in 17 hen-house
16 the 17 hen-house
19 in 21 daylight
20 broad 21 daylight
21 daylight 22 .

i 'll just look around a bit . ["] 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 8 .
2 'll 3 just
3 just 7 bit
4 look 5 around
4 look 7 bit
6 a 7 bit

unc ['] [billy] [almost] chuckled as he heard [farmer] [brown] 's boy go out . 
1 unc 5 chuckled
1 unc 12 boy
5 chuckled 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 heard
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 15 .
13 go 14 out
14 out 15 .

" he ['ll] [find] [jimmy] [skunk] ['s] tracks , but he won't [find] [mine] [,] ["] [thought] [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 12 won't
8 tracks 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 he
10 but 12 won't
12 won't 21 .

" isn't it lucky that [i] thought to step [right] [in] [jimmy] [skunk] ['s] tracks when [i] came here ? " 
1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 4 lucky
3 it 4 lucky
4 lucky 5 that
4 lucky 7 thought
4 lucky 8 to
4 lucky 9 step
9 step 15 tracks
9 step 19 here
16 when 18 came
18 came 19 here
19 here 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

he lay still and listened to [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] poking around outside . 
1 he 5 listened
2 lay 3 still
3 still 5 listened
4 and 5 listened
5 listened 6 to
5 listened 11 poking
11 poking 14 .
12 around 13 outside
13 outside 14 .

unc ['] [billy] almost chuckled again as he thought what a smart fellow he had been to step in [jimmy] [skunk] ['s] [tracks] . 
1 unc 5 chuckled
4 almost 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 again
5 chuckled 7 as
5 chuckled 8 he
5 chuckled 9 thought
9 thought 12 smart
10 what 11 a
11 a 12 smart
12 smart 13 fellow
12 smart 16 been
12 smart 17 to
12 smart 18 step
12 smart 24 .
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 been
18 step 19 in

" hello ! " said the voice [of] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 !
2 hello 5 said
3 ! 4 "
5 said 7 voice
5 said 13 .
6 the 7 voice
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 13 .

" these are [queer] tracks ! 
1 " 3 are
1 " 6 !
2 these 3 are
5 tracks 6 !

he had dragged it in the snow , and of course it had left a mark . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 dragged
3 dragged 4 it
3 dragged 7 snow
5 in 6 the
5 in 7 snow
6 the 7 snow
7 snow 9 and
7 snow 11 course
8 , 9 and
10 of 11 course
11 course 12 it
11 course 16 mark
13 had 14 left
14 left 16 mark
15 a 16 mark
16 mark 17 .

" [i] guess that there was more than one visitor here last night , " continued the voice [of] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 3 guess
1 " 22 's
3 guess 10 visitor
4 that 10 visitor
5 there 6 was
5 there 7 more
7 more 8 than
7 more 10 visitor
9 one 10 visitor
10 visitor 11 here
10 visitor 13 night
10 visitor 16 continued
12 last 13 night
14 , 16 continued
15 " 16 continued
16 continued 17 the
16 continued 18 voice
22 's 23 boy
23 boy 24 .

whoever made them must be right around here now . ["] 
1 whoever 2 made
1 whoever 3 them
1 whoever 4 must
1 whoever 6 right
4 must 5 be
6 right 8 here
6 right 9 now
7 around 8 here
9 now 10 .

back into the hen-house came [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and began to poke [around] in all the corners . 
1 back 2 into
2 into 3 the
3 the 4 hen-house
4 hen-house 13 poke
4 hen-house 19 .
5 came 10 and
10 and 11 began
11 began 12 to
12 to 13 poke
13 poke 18 corners
15 in 18 corners
16 all 17 the
17 the 18 corners

he moved all the boxes and looked in the grain bin . 
1 he 2 moved
2 moved 5 boxes
3 all 4 the
4 the 5 boxes
5 boxes 12 .
6 and 7 looked
7 looked 12 .
8 in 12 .
9 the 12 .
10 grain 11 bin
10 grain 12 .

then he began to look in the nests . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 began
3 began 4 to
3 began 8 nests
5 look 8 nests
6 in 8 nests
7 the 8 nests
8 nests 9 .

unc ['] [billy] could hear him coming nearer and nearer . 
1 unc 10 nearer
4 could 5 hear
5 hear 6 him
5 hear 8 nearer
7 coming 8 nearer
8 nearer 9 and
8 nearer 10 nearer
10 nearer 11 .

he was looking in the very next nest to the one [in] [which] [unc] ['] [billy] [was] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 9 to
2 was 3 looking
3 looking 5 the
3 looking 6 very
3 looking 8 nest
4 in 5 the
6 very 7 next
9 to 10 the
10 the 18 .
11 one 18 .

finally he looked into that very nest . 
1 finally 2 he
1 finally 7 nest
2 he 3 looked
4 into 7 nest
5 that 6 very
5 that 7 nest
7 nest 8 .

unc ['] [billy] [possum] held his breath . 
1 unc 5 held
5 held 6 his
5 held 7 breath
7 breath 8 .

" it 's queer , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 3 's
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 queer
4 queer 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 12 .
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 .

" it 's very queer ! 
1 " 3 's
2 it 3 's
3 's 5 queer
4 very 5 queer
5 queer 6 !

i guess [i] shall have [to] [set] some traps . " 
1 i 2 guess
1 i 4 shall
4 shall 5 have
5 have 8 some
8 some 9 traps
9 traps 10 .
10 . 11 "

and all the time [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [held] his breath and [lay] low . 
1 and 2 all
1 and 10 his
2 all 3 the
2 all 4 time
10 his 11 breath
11 breath 12 and
11 breath 14 low
14 low 15 .

[xviii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [is] [a] [prisoner] 

" [mah] [home] is [in] a [holler] [tree] [it] ['s] a long way home ! 
1 " 4 is
1 " 15 !
4 is 6 a
6 a 12 long
11 a 12 long
12 long 13 way
13 way 14 home

ah [wish] [ah] ['s] [there] , but [here] [ah] be [it] 's [a] [long] [way] [home] ! 
1 ah 6 ,
1 ah 17 !
6 , 7 but
10 be 17 !
12 's 17 !

unc ['] [billy] [possum] lay curled up under the hay in the highest nest in the darkest corner in [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 unc 6 curled
5 lay 6 curled
6 curled 7 up
6 curled 17 darkest
8 under 9 the
8 under 17 darkest
10 hay 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 17 darkest
13 highest 17 darkest
14 nest 17 darkest
15 in 16 the
15 in 17 darkest
16 the 17 darkest
17 darkest 18 corner
17 darkest 23 hen-house
18 corner 19 in
22 's 23 hen-house
23 hen-house 24 .

unc ['] [billy] didn't dare go to sleep , because he was afraid that [farmer] [brown] 's boy might find him . 
1 unc 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 dare
4 didn't 20 find
5 dare 6 go
6 go 7 to
7 to 8 sleep
9 , 10 because
10 because 11 he
10 because 13 afraid
12 was 13 afraid
13 afraid 19 might
14 that 17 's
14 that 19 might
17 's 18 boy
19 might 20 find
20 find 21 him
21 him 22 .

and , anyway , he wanted to see [just] what [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was doing . 
1 and 3 anyway
2 , 3 anyway
3 anyway 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 wanted
6 wanted 7 to
6 wanted 8 see
8 see 10 what
10 what 16 doing
14 boy 15 was
15 was 16 doing
16 doing 17 .

so peeping [out] [,] he watched [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [,] [who] [seemed] to be very busy [indeed] . 
1 so 2 peeping
1 so 5 he
5 he 10 boy
6 watched 10 boy
10 boy 19 .
14 to 15 be
14 to 19 .
15 be 16 very
16 very 17 busy

what do you think he was doing ? 
1 what 2 do
1 what 7 doing
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 doing
7 doing 8 ?

unc ['] [billy] knew . 
1 unc 4 knew
1 unc 5 .

yes , [sir] [,] [unc] ' [billy] [knew] just what [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [was] [doing] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 17 .
6 ' 10 what
6 ' 14 boy
9 just 10 what
14 boy 17 .

he was setting traps . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 setting
3 setting 4 traps
4 traps 5 .

unc ['] [billy] almost chuckled aloud . 
1 unc 5 chuckled
4 almost 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 aloud
5 chuckled 7 .

yes , [sir] , he [almost] chuckled aloud . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 7 chuckled
7 chuckled 8 aloud
8 aloud 9 .

unc ['] [billy] laughed under his breath as [farmer] [brown] 's boy closed the door of the hen-house and went off whistling . 
1 unc 7 breath
1 unc 11 's
1 unc 13 closed
4 laughed 7 breath
5 under 7 breath
6 his 7 breath
7 breath 8 as
11 's 12 boy
13 closed 14 the
13 closed 18 hen-house
14 the 15 door
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 hen-house
18 hen-house 22 whistling
19 and 20 went
20 went 22 whistling
21 off 22 whistling
22 whistling 23 .

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

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

hee , hee ! " 
1 hee 3 hee
2 , 3 hee
3 hee 4 !
4 ! 5 "

unc ['] [billy] broke off short , right in the very middle of his laugh . 
1 unc 6 short
4 broke 5 off
4 broke 6 short
6 short 7 ,
6 short 12 middle
6 short 15 laugh
8 right 12 middle
9 in 10 the
9 in 12 middle
10 the 12 middle
11 very 12 middle
12 middle 13 of
12 middle 14 his
15 laugh 16 .

he had just thought of something , and it wasn't funny at all . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 just
1 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
4 thought 11 funny
6 something 11 funny
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 it
9 it 10 wasn't
10 wasn't 11 funny
11 funny 13 all
11 funny 14 .
12 at 13 all

the joke [wasn't] [on] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , after all ; it was [on] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 the 2 joke
2 joke 9 ,
2 joke 20 .
9 , 10 after
10 after 11 all
12 ; 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 20 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] [couldn't] [see] that it was [any] joke at all . 
1 but 7 that
1 but 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 11 joke
11 joke 14 .
12 at 13 all
13 all 14 .

" it 's a [long] way [home] , " said [unc] ' [billy] mournfully , as he peeped out of a crack toward the [green] [forest] . 
1 " 3 's
1 " 9 "
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
6 way 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 27 .
12 ' 14 mournfully
14 mournfully 15 ,
15 , 17 he
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 peeped
18 peeped 19 out
18 peeped 21 a
19 out 20 of
21 a 22 crack
22 crack 23 toward
22 crack 27 .
23 toward 24 the

[xix] 

[what] [the] [snow] [did] 

unc ['] [billy] [possum] did a lot of thinking [.] 
1 unc 7 lot
5 did 7 lot
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
7 lot 9 thinking

he was a prisoner , just as much a prisoner as if he were in a cage . 
1 he 10 prisoner
2 was 3 a
2 was 10 prisoner
3 a 10 prisoner
4 prisoner 5 ,
4 prisoner 6 just
4 prisoner 8 much
4 prisoner 10 prisoner
7 as 8 much
9 a 10 prisoner
10 prisoner 11 as
10 prisoner 15 in
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 he
12 if 14 were
15 in 16 a
16 a 17 cage
17 cage 18 .

if it hadn't been for [those] [two] worries , [unc] ['] [billy] would have been willing to stay there the rest of the winter . 
1 if 3 hadn't
2 it 3 hadn't
3 hadn't 4 been
3 hadn't 5 for
3 hadn't 8 worries
3 hadn't 15 been
9 , 13 would
13 would 14 have
14 have 15 been
15 been 16 willing
16 willing 17 to
16 willing 18 stay
18 stay 19 there
18 stay 21 rest
20 the 21 rest
21 rest 22 of
21 rest 24 winter
23 the 24 winter
24 winter 25 .

it was delightfully warm and cosy . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 delightfully
3 delightfully 6 cosy
4 warm 5 and
5 and 6 cosy
6 cosy 7 .

[having] [all] [the] [eggs] [he] [could] [eat] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [grown] [very] [particular] [.] 

nothing but the best , the very best , would do for him . 
1 nothing 2 but
1 nothing 11 do
1 nothing 12 for
3 the 4 best
4 best 5 ,
4 best 8 best
6 the 8 best
7 very 8 best
8 best 9 ,
8 best 11 do
10 would 11 do
12 for 13 him
13 him 14 .

" [cut] , [cut] [,] [cut] [,] [cut] [,] [cut] [,] cut-aa-cut ! 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 13 !
12 cut-aa-cut 13 !

i [lay] the finest eggs [in] [the] [world] [!] ["] 
1 i 5 eggs
3 the 4 finest
4 finest 5 eggs

no one lays such splendid eggs as [i] do ! ["] 
1 no 3 lays
1 no 10 !
2 one 3 lays
3 lays 4 such
3 lays 5 splendid
3 lays 6 eggs
3 lays 7 as
3 lays 9 do

sometimes the door was left open during the day , and [unc] ['] [billy] [would] peep out and [wish] that he dared to run . 
1 sometimes 7 during
2 the 3 door
3 door 6 open
4 was 5 left
5 left 6 open
6 open 7 during
7 during 8 the
7 during 9 day
7 during 22 dared
9 day 11 and
10 , 11 and
16 peep 22 dared
17 out 18 and
18 and 20 that
20 that 22 dared
21 he 22 dared
22 dared 23 to
22 dared 24 run
24 run 25 .

at last one day it began to snow . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 4 day
3 one 4 day
4 day 6 began
4 day 8 snow
5 it 6 began
6 began 7 to
8 snow 9 .

it snowed all day and it snowed all night . 
1 it 7 snowed
2 snowed 3 all
2 snowed 7 snowed
4 day 7 snowed
5 and 7 snowed
6 it 7 snowed
7 snowed 8 all
7 snowed 9 night
9 night 10 .

rough [brother] [north] [wind] piled it up in great drifts in front of the hen-house door and all along one side of the hen-house . 
1 rough 5 piled
5 piled 10 drifts
6 it 10 drifts
7 up 10 drifts
8 in 10 drifts
9 great 10 drifts
10 drifts 12 front
10 drifts 15 hen-house
10 drifts 16 door
10 drifts 19 along
10 drifts 24 hen-house
11 in 12 front
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 hen-house
16 door 17 and
18 all 19 along
20 one 21 side
21 side 22 of
21 side 24 hen-house
23 the 24 hen-house
24 hen-house 25 .

it covered the traps so deep that they couldn't possibly catch any one . 
1 it 2 covered
2 covered 4 traps
3 the 4 traps
4 traps 5 so
4 traps 6 deep
4 traps 8 they
4 traps 10 possibly
7 that 8 they
9 couldn't 10 possibly
10 possibly 11 catch
10 possibly 12 any
12 any 13 one
12 any 14 .

[xx] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [wishes] [he] [had] [snowshoes] 

usually he dislikes the snow very much , and doesn't go out in it any more than he has to . 
1 usually 3 dislikes
2 he 3 dislikes
3 dislikes 5 snow
3 dislikes 6 very
3 dislikes 7 much
3 dislikes 8 ,
3 dislikes 9 and
3 dislikes 14 it
3 dislikes 17 than
4 the 5 snow
8 , 9 and
10 doesn't 11 go
10 doesn't 14 it
11 go 12 out
12 out 13 in
15 any 16 more
16 more 17 than
17 than 18 he
17 than 21 .
18 he 19 has
19 has 20 to

but [this] [time] the snow had [done] [unc] ['] [billy] a good turn [,] a [very] [good] turn [,] [indeed] . 
1 but 4 the
4 the 5 snow
5 snow 21 .
6 had 11 a
11 a 12 good
11 a 21 .
12 good 13 turn
12 good 18 turn
13 turn 15 a

once out of the hen-house , [unc] ['] [billy] [lost] no [time] in [starting] [for] the [green] [forest] . 
1 once 19 .
2 out 3 of
2 out 4 the
4 the 5 hen-house
5 hen-house 6 ,
5 hen-house 19 .
6 , 16 the
11 no 13 in
13 in 16 the

but it was slow , hard work . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 slow
4 slow 5 ,
4 slow 7 work
6 hard 7 work
7 work 8 .

you see , the snow was newly fallen and very soft . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 7 newly
3 , 7 newly
4 the 5 snow
5 snow 7 newly
6 was 7 newly
7 newly 8 fallen
7 newly 10 very
7 newly 11 soft
8 fallen 9 and
11 soft 12 .

of course [unc] ['] [billy] [sank] [into] it [almost] up to his middle [at] [every] [step] . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 8 it
8 it 17 .
10 up 11 to
11 to 13 middle
12 his 13 middle
13 middle 17 .

he huffed and he puffed and he grunted and groaned . 
1 he 2 huffed
2 huffed 3 and
2 huffed 4 he
2 huffed 5 puffed
2 huffed 6 and
2 huffed 7 he
2 huffed 8 grunted
8 grunted 9 and
8 grunted 10 groaned
8 grunted 11 .

now it [never] [does] [to] [let] [one] 's wits [go] to sleep . 
1 now 2 it
2 it 8 's
8 's 9 wits
9 wits 13 .
11 to 12 sleep
11 to 13 .

some folks call it forgetting , but forgetting is nothing but sleepy wits . 
1 some 2 folks
2 folks 8 forgetting
3 call 8 forgetting
4 it 5 forgetting
5 forgetting 8 forgetting
6 , 7 but
6 , 8 forgetting
8 forgetting 10 nothing
8 forgetting 12 sleepy
9 is 10 nothing
10 nothing 11 but
12 sleepy 13 wits
13 wits 14 .

and sleepy wits get more people into trouble than anything else in the world . 
1 and 2 sleepy
2 sleepy 3 wits
2 sleepy 15 .
3 wits 8 trouble
3 wits 10 anything
4 get 8 trouble
5 more 8 trouble
6 people 8 trouble
7 into 8 trouble
9 than 10 anything
10 anything 11 else
12 in 14 world
13 the 14 world
14 world 15 .

unc ['] [billy] [possum] 's wits [were] [asleep] when he [left] [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 unc 6 wits
5 's 6 wits
6 wits 16 .
9 when 10 he
10 he 14 's
14 's 15 hen-house
15 hen-house 16 .

if they hadn't been , he would have remembered this little saying : 
1 if 2 they
1 if 3 hadn't
3 hadn't 4 been
3 hadn't 9 remembered
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 would
6 he 9 remembered
7 would 8 have
9 remembered 10 this
9 remembered 12 saying
10 this 11 little
12 saying 13 :

but [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] wits [certainly] [were] [asleep] [.] 
1 but 6 wits

yes , [sir] , [unc] ['] [billy] [forgot] [!] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,

what did he forget ? 
1 what 2 did
1 what 5 ?
2 did 4 forget
3 he 4 forget

[[] [illustration] [:] [there] [all] [the] [way] [from] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hen-house] [was] [a] [broad] [trail] [in] [the] [smooth] [white] [snow] [.] []] 

unc ['] [billy] looked [behind] him , and he turned pale . 
1 unc 4 looked
1 unc 12 .
6 him 9 he
6 him 12 .
7 , 8 and
7 , 9 he
9 he 10 turned
10 turned 11 pale

yes , [sir] , [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [turned] [pale] [!] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,

" oh , dear ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
2 oh 4 dear
2 oh 5 !

oh , dear ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 3 dear
1 oh 4 !

whatever did [ah] leave [the] [hen-house] for ? " wailed [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 whatever 8 ?
2 did 4 leave
2 did 8 ?
4 leave 7 for
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 wailed
10 wailed 14 .
12 ' 14 .

his wits were all wide awake now . 
1 his 2 wits
2 wits 3 were
2 wits 4 all
2 wits 6 awake
5 wide 6 awake
6 awake 7 now
7 now 8 .

it wouldn't do to go back . 
1 it 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 do
2 wouldn't 5 go
4 to 5 go
5 go 6 back
6 back 7 .

farmer [brown] 's boy [would] see that he had [gone] [back] , and then he [would] hunt [that] hen-house [through] [until] [he] [found] [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 27 .
6 see 7 that
7 that 9 had
8 he 9 had
9 had 17 hunt
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 then
14 then 15 he
15 he 17 hunt
17 hunt 19 hen-house
19 hen-house 27 .

unc ['] [billy] drew a long breath and began to wade ahead toward the [green] [forest] . 
1 unc 4 drew
4 drew 7 breath
5 a 6 long
6 long 7 breath
7 breath 11 wade
8 and 11 wade
9 began 10 to
9 began 11 wade
11 wade 12 ahead
12 ahead 13 toward
13 toward 17 .
14 the 17 .

" if [ah] [only] [had] snowshoes ! " he panted . 
1 " 2 if
1 " 10 panted
6 snowshoes 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 10 panted
9 he 10 panted
10 panted 11 .

" if [ah] [only] [had] snowshoes like [mrs] [grouse] . " 
1 " 2 if
1 " 11 "
6 snowshoes 11 "
7 like 10 .
10 . 11 "

[xxi] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [chops] [down] [a] [tree] 

" [there] [was] [an] [old] [possum] [lived] up [in] a [tree] [;] [hi] [,] ho , [see] the chips fly ! 
1 " 8 up
1 " 15 ho
8 up 10 a
15 ho 16 ,
15 ho 21 !
16 , 18 the
18 the 19 chips
19 chips 20 fly

the sliest old thief that you ever did [see] [;] [hi] [,] ho , [see] the chips fly ! 
1 the 2 sliest
2 sliest 3 old
2 sliest 4 thief
2 sliest 5 that
2 sliest 6 you
2 sliest 7 ever
2 sliest 8 did
8 did 18 fly
13 ho 14 ,
14 , 16 the
16 the 17 chips
17 chips 18 fly
18 fly 19 !

hi , ho , see the chips fly ! " 
1 hi 7 chips
1 hi 9 !
2 , 3 ho
3 ho 4 ,
3 ho 7 chips
5 see 7 chips
6 the 7 chips
7 chips 8 fly
9 ! 10 "

farmer [brown] 's boy sang as he swung his keen axe , and the chips did fly . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 5 sang
3 's 4 boy
5 sang 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 swung
8 swung 10 keen
9 his 10 keen
10 keen 15 chips
11 axe 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 the
13 and 15 chips
15 chips 18 .
16 did 17 fly
17 fly 18 .

they flew out on the white snow in all directions . 
1 they 2 flew
2 flew 3 out
3 out 10 directions
4 on 5 the
5 the 7 snow
6 white 7 snow
7 snow 10 directions
8 in 10 directions
9 all 10 directions
10 directions 11 .

and the louder [farmer] [brown] 's boy sang , the faster the chips flew . 
1 and 2 the
1 and 8 sang
2 the 7 boy
3 louder 6 's
3 louder 7 boy
8 sang 11 faster
9 , 10 the
10 the 11 faster
11 faster 15 .
12 the 13 chips
12 the 15 .
13 chips 14 flew

he didn't have the least doubt about it , and that is why he sang as he [made] the chips fly . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 have
2 didn't 5 least
4 the 5 least
5 least 6 doubt
6 doubt 7 about
7 about 8 it
7 about 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 that
10 and 15 sang
11 that 12 is
12 is 13 why
14 he 15 sang
15 sang 16 as
15 sang 20 chips
16 as 17 he
19 the 20 chips
20 chips 22 .
21 fly 22 .

he had tracked [that] [possum] [right] [up] [to] [that] tree , and there were no tracks going away from it . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 16 tracks
2 had 3 tracked
10 tree 12 and
10 tree 16 tracks
11 , 12 and
13 there 16 tracks
14 were 16 tracks
15 no 16 tracks
16 tracks 17 going
17 going 18 away
18 away 19 from
18 away 21 .
20 it 21 .

right up near the top he [could] [see] [a] hollow [,] [just] such a hollow [as] a [possum] [likes] . 
1 right 10 hollow
2 up 10 hollow
3 near 10 hollow
4 the 5 top
4 the 10 hollow
5 top 6 he
10 hollow 15 hollow
13 such 14 a
14 a 15 hollow
15 hollow 17 a
17 a 20 .

all [he] [had] [to] [do] was [to] [cut] [the] [tree] [down] [and] split it [open] , and [mr] [possum] would be [his] . 
1 all 6 was
1 all 13 split
13 split 23 .
14 it 21 be
14 it 23 .
16 , 17 and
16 , 20 would
20 would 21 be

of course it was [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] whose tracks he had followed . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 it
3 it 4 was
3 it 14 .
4 was 9 whose
10 tracks 11 he
10 tracks 14 .
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 followed

he had seen them outside of the hen-house , just as [unc] ['] [billy] had been afraid that he [would] . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 4 them
4 them 21 .
5 outside 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 hen-house
8 hen-house 9 ,
8 hen-house 21 .
9 , 19 he
10 just 11 as
11 as 15 had
15 had 16 been
16 been 17 afraid
17 afraid 18 that
18 that 19 he

he couldn't very well have helped it , those tracks were so very plain to be seen . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 6 helped
3 very 4 well
4 well 5 have
5 have 6 helped
6 helped 7 it
6 helped 10 tracks
6 helped 18 .
7 it 8 ,
9 those 10 tracks
10 tracks 11 were
10 tracks 14 plain
12 so 14 plain
13 very 14 plain
14 plain 17 seen
15 to 16 be
16 be 17 seen

that had been a long , hard [,] anxious journey [for] [unc] ['] [billy] [from] [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house to the [green] [forest] . 
1 that 2 had
2 had 3 been
2 had 9 anxious
3 been 5 long
3 been 7 hard
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 ,
9 anxious 10 journey
10 journey 24 .
18 's 19 hen-house
19 hen-house 24 .
20 to 21 the
21 the 24 .

the snow was so deep that he could hardly wade through it . 
1 the 2 snow
1 the 5 deep
2 snow 3 was
3 was 4 so
5 deep 10 wade
6 that 10 wade
7 he 8 could
8 could 10 wade
9 hardly 10 wade
10 wade 11 through
10 wade 12 it
12 it 13 .

when he reached that hollow tree , he was so tired that it was all he could do to climb it . 
1 when 3 reached
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 5 hollow
4 that 5 hollow
5 hollow 6 tree
5 hollow 20 climb
6 tree 7 ,
8 he 20 climb
9 was 10 so
10 so 11 tired
11 tired 20 climb
12 that 14 was
12 that 15 all
12 that 16 he
13 it 14 was
16 he 20 climb
17 could 18 do
17 could 20 climb
19 to 20 climb
20 climb 21 it
20 climb 22 .

of course it wasn't his own hollow tree , where [old] [mrs] [possum] [and] [the] [eight] [little] [possums] lived . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 4 wasn't
3 it 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 7 hollow
5 his 6 own
5 his 7 hollow
7 hollow 8 tree
7 hollow 20 .
8 tree 9 ,
8 tree 10 where
10 where 19 lived

he [knew] [better] [than] to go there [,] [leaving] a plain track for [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy to follow . 
1 he 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 there
7 there 10 a
10 a 11 plain
11 plain 12 track
11 plain 20 .
12 track 17 boy
13 for 17 boy
18 to 19 follow
19 follow 20 .

so he had been very thankful to climb up this hollow tree . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 been
3 had 6 thankful
4 been 5 very
6 thankful 8 climb
7 to 8 climb
8 climb 9 up
8 climb 10 this
8 climb 12 tree
11 hollow 12 tree
12 tree 13 .

and , just as he had feared [,] there was [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 and 3 just
2 , 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 feared
7 feared 15 .
9 there 10 was
9 there 13 's
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 .

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

the snow was covered with chips now . 
1 the 2 snow
2 snow 6 chips
3 was 4 covered
4 covered 5 with
4 covered 6 chips
6 chips 7 now
7 now 8 .

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

the tree began to shiver and then to shake . 
1 the 2 tree
2 tree 3 began
2 tree 10 .
3 began 4 to
3 began 9 shake
5 shiver 9 shake
6 and 7 then
7 then 9 shake
8 to 9 shake

cra-a-ck ! 
1 cra-a-ck 2 !

with a great crash over it went ! 
1 with 2 a
1 with 4 crash
2 a 4 crash
3 great 4 crash
4 crash 5 over
4 crash 7 went
4 crash 8 !
5 over 6 it

but he didn't run out . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 run
4 run 5 out
4 run 6 .

farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] rapped on the tree with the handle of his axe , but no one ran out . 
1 farmer 5 rapped
5 rapped 6 on
5 rapped 7 the
5 rapped 8 tree
5 rapped 11 handle
5 rapped 20 out
5 rapped 21 .
9 with 10 the
10 the 11 handle
11 handle 12 of
11 handle 14 axe
13 his 14 axe
14 axe 17 no
14 axe 19 ran
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 no
17 no 18 one

and as he chopped , he began to sing again . 
1 and 4 chopped
2 as 3 he
2 as 4 chopped
3 he 4 chopped
4 chopped 5 ,
4 chopped 7 began
4 chopped 9 sing
4 chopped 10 again
5 , 6 he
7 began 8 to
8 to 9 sing
10 again 11 .

pretty soon he had split the tree wide open . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 5 split
2 soon 3 he
4 had 5 split
5 split 8 wide
6 the 7 tree
7 tree 8 wide
8 wide 9 open
8 wide 10 .

in the bottom of the [hollow] was an old nest of [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , and that was all . 
1 in 2 the
1 in 10 nest
2 the 3 bottom
3 bottom 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 9 old
7 was 8 an
8 an 9 old
10 nest 11 of
10 nest 21 .
11 of 13 the
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 that
18 that 19 was
19 was 20 all
20 all 21 .

farmer [brown] 's boy rubbed his eyes and stared and stared and stared . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 rubbed
5 rubbed 6 his
5 rubbed 7 eyes
5 rubbed 13 stared
7 eyes 8 and
9 stared 10 and
9 stared 11 stared
11 stared 12 and
11 stared 13 stared
13 stared 14 .

there were [unc] ['] [billy] 's tracks leading straight up to that tree and [none] leading [away] . 
1 there 2 were
1 there 6 's
6 's 7 tracks
7 tracks 18 .
8 leading 9 straight
8 leading 16 leading
9 straight 13 tree
10 up 11 to
10 up 13 tree
12 that 13 tree
14 and 16 leading
16 leading 18 .

did that [possum] [have] [wings] ? 
1 did 2 that
1 did 6 ?

[xxii] 

[where] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [was] 

where was [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ? 
1 where 2 was
1 where 7 ?

that [is] [what] [farmer] [brown] 's boy wanted to [know] . 
1 that 6 's
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 11 .
8 wanted 9 to
9 to 11 .

that is [what] [bowser] [the] [hound] [wanted] to know . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 8 to
8 to 9 know
8 to 10 .

where was [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ? 
1 where 2 was
1 where 7 ?

" you [certainly] did , [unc] ' [billy] ! 
1 " 2 you
1 " 4 did
1 " 9 !
5 , 7 '
7 ' 9 !

how did you do it ? " asked a voice right over [unc] ['] [billy] 's head . 
1 how 2 did
1 how 3 you
1 how 4 do
4 do 5 it
4 do 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 8 asked
8 asked 10 voice
8 asked 18 .
9 a 10 voice
10 voice 11 right
11 right 12 over
16 's 17 head
17 head 18 .

unc ['] [billy] looked up in surprise . 
1 unc 7 surprise
4 looked 5 up
4 looked 7 surprise
6 in 7 surprise
7 surprise 8 .

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

unc ['] [billy] grinned . 
1 unc 4 grinned
4 grinned 5 .

" ah [just] naturally expected [ah] was gwine to [have] visitors , and so [ah] prepared a little surprise . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 20 .
4 naturally 5 expected
4 naturally 19 surprise
7 was 17 a
8 gwine 9 to
8 gwine 11 visitors
11 visitors 12 ,
11 visitors 16 prepared
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 so
16 prepared 17 a
17 a 18 little
18 little 19 surprise
19 surprise 20 .

yes , [sah] [,] [ah] [done] prepare a [little] [surprise] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 11 .
7 prepare 8 a
8 a 11 .

yo ' see , mah tracks in the snow was powerful plain . 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 5 mah
3 see 4 ,
3 see 5 mah
5 mah 11 powerful
6 tracks 7 in
6 tracks 11 powerful
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 snow
9 snow 10 was
11 powerful 12 plain
12 plain 13 .

yes , [sah] [,] they [sho'ly] was ! 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 7 was
1 yes 8 !
2 , 5 they

yes , [sah] , [ah] [done] [get] so [anxious] [ah] [just] couldn't get [any] [rest] in [mah] [mind] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 8 so
8 so 12 couldn't
12 couldn't 13 get
13 get 16 in
16 in 19 .

sho ' enough , just before sundown , here he comes . 
1 sho 2 '
1 sho 3 enough
1 sho 4 ,
1 sho 5 just
1 sho 7 sundown
6 before 7 sundown
7 sundown 8 ,
7 sundown 9 here
7 sundown 10 he
7 sundown 11 comes
7 sundown 12 .

" so this is [whar] yo ' [live] [,] is it , [mistah] [possum] ? 
1 " 4 is
1 " 6 yo
2 so 3 this
3 this 4 is
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 10 is
10 is 15 ?
11 it 12 ,
11 it 15 ?

ah reckon [bowser] [and] [ah] 'll make yo ['] a [call] to-morrow . " 
1 ah 2 reckon
2 reckon 14 "
6 'll 7 make
6 'll 8 yo
8 yo 10 a
10 a 12 to-morrow
10 a 13 .
13 . 14 "

" when [i] heard him [say] [that] , [ah] [felt] [right] [bad] . 
1 " 13 .
2 when 4 heard
4 heard 5 him
5 him 8 ,
8 , 13 .

yes , [sah] [,] [ah] [sho'ly] did [feel] [right] smart [bad] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 7 did
7 did 10 smart
10 smart 12 .

ah studied and [ah] [studied] [how] [ah] was gwine to fool [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and [bowser] the [hound] . 
1 ah 2 studied
2 studied 20 .
3 and 8 was
3 and 9 gwine
9 gwine 10 to
9 gwine 11 fool
11 fool 16 and
16 and 18 the
18 the 20 .

ah done [wish] [ah] had wings like yo ['] [and] [brer] [buzzard] . 
1 ah 2 done
1 ah 8 yo
5 had 6 wings
6 wings 7 like
6 wings 8 yo
8 yo 13 .

" [so] [po] ['] ol ['] [unc] ['] [billy] [sat] studying [and] studying and getting mo ' and mo ' troubled in his mind . 
1 " 5 ol
1 " 11 studying
11 studying 19 mo
13 studying 14 and
13 studying 19 mo
15 getting 19 mo
16 mo 17 '
16 mo 19 mo
18 and 19 mo
19 mo 20 '
19 mo 21 troubled
19 mo 22 in
19 mo 24 mind
23 his 24 mind
24 mind 25 .

ah didn't waste no mo ' time studying . 
1 ah 5 mo
2 didn't 5 mo
3 waste 5 mo
4 no 5 mo
5 mo 6 '
5 mo 8 studying
5 mo 9 .
7 time 8 studying

no , [sah] , [ah] just moved right [away] , and [here] [ah] [am] . " 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 16 "
4 , 16 "
6 just 7 moved
7 moved 8 right
8 right 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 15 .
15 . 16 "

" and you didn't [leave] [any] [tracks] , [and] you didn't have [any] wings , " said [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] . 
1 " 3 you
1 " 4 didn't
1 " 17 said
2 and 3 you
8 , 10 you
8 , 17 said
10 you 12 have
11 didn't 12 have
14 wings 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 22 .
20 the 22 .

" [dee] , dee , dee ! " [laughed] [tommy] [tit] merrily . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 dee
4 dee 6 dee
5 , 6 dee
6 dee 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 12 merrily
12 merrily 13 .

" [be] patient , [unc] ' [billy] , and perhaps you will . " 
1 " 14 "
3 patient 12 will
3 patient 13 .
4 , 9 and
4 , 10 perhaps
6 ' 8 ,
8 , 9 and
10 perhaps 12 will
11 you 12 will
13 . 14 "

[xxiii] 

[happy] [jack] [squirrel] [makes] [an] [unexpected] [call] 

happy [jack] [squirrel] likes [the] [snow] [.] 
1 happy 4 likes

he always has liked the snow . 
1 he 4 liked
2 always 3 has
2 always 4 liked
4 liked 6 snow
5 the 6 snow
6 snow 7 .

it makes him feel frisky . 
1 it 2 makes
2 makes 5 frisky
3 him 5 frisky
4 feel 5 frisky
5 frisky 6 .

when his feet get cold , all he has to do is to scamper up a tree and warm them in his own fur coat . 
1 when 5 cold
2 his 3 feet
3 feet 5 cold
4 get 5 cold
5 cold 6 ,
5 cold 7 all
5 cold 19 warm
8 he 14 scamper
9 has 14 scamper
10 to 14 scamper
11 do 14 scamper
12 is 14 scamper
13 to 14 scamper
14 scamper 17 tree
14 scamper 19 warm
15 up 17 tree
16 a 17 tree
17 tree 18 and
19 warm 24 fur
20 them 24 fur
21 in 22 his
21 in 24 fur
22 his 23 own
23 own 24 fur
24 fur 25 coat
24 fur 26 .
25 coat 26 .

happy [jack] [didn't] [know] [anything] [about] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] troubles . 
1 happy 12 troubles
12 troubles 13 .

after frisking about he would stop to rest . 
1 after 2 frisking
2 frisking 3 about
2 frisking 4 he
2 frisking 5 would
2 frisking 6 stop
2 frisking 7 to
2 frisking 8 rest
8 rest 9 .

his beautiful , great gray tail would be arched up over his back . 
1 his 2 beautiful
1 his 9 arched
1 his 14 .
3 , 9 arched
4 great 9 arched
5 gray 9 arched
6 tail 9 arched
7 would 8 be
7 would 9 arched
9 arched 10 up
9 arched 11 over
9 arched 12 his
9 arched 13 back

farmer [brown] 's boy called it barking , but it [was] [happy] [jack] 's way [of] shouting . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 called
4 boy 18 .
6 it 7 barking
6 it 18 .
7 barking 17 shouting
8 , 9 but
8 , 17 shouting
9 but 10 it
10 it 14 's
14 's 15 way

" [i] love [to] romp ! 
1 " 6 !
3 love 5 romp
5 romp 6 !

i love to play ! 
1 i 2 love
2 love 4 play
2 love 5 !
3 to 4 play

i 'm happy , happy , all the day ! 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 5 happy
3 happy 5 happy
4 , 5 happy
5 happy 9 day
5 happy 10 !
6 , 7 all
7 all 9 day
8 the 9 day

i love the snow , so soft and white ! 
1 i 2 love
2 love 4 snow
2 love 10 !
3 the 4 snow
4 snow 5 ,
4 snow 6 so
4 snow 7 soft
4 snow 8 and
4 snow 9 white
5 , 6 so

i love the sun that shines so bright ! 
1 i 2 love
2 love 6 shines
3 the 4 sun
4 sun 6 shines
5 that 6 shines
6 shines 7 so
6 shines 8 bright
6 shines 9 !

i love [the] [whole] [world] [,] [for] [,] you [see] [,] [the] world is very good to me ! " 
1 i 2 love
2 love 9 you
9 you 20 "
13 world 14 is
14 is 15 very
15 very 16 good
16 good 19 !
17 to 18 me
18 me 19 !
19 ! 20 "

" hello ! " exclaimed [happy] [jack] . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 8 .

" that 's one of the [old] [storehouses] of my cousin , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] ! 
1 " 3 's
1 " 17 !
2 that 3 's
4 one 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 9 of
9 of 10 my
10 my 11 cousin
11 cousin 12 ,
11 cousin 17 !
12 , 14 the

i 've got an old storehouse near here , and [i] guess [i] ['ll] [see] [if] [i] [have] left any nuts in it . " 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 got
3 got 6 storehouse
4 an 5 old
4 an 6 storehouse
6 storehouse 7 near
6 storehouse 8 here
6 storehouse 10 and
6 storehouse 12 guess
6 storehouse 21 nuts
9 , 10 and
19 left 21 nuts
20 any 21 nuts
21 nuts 22 in
21 nuts 24 .
23 it 24 .
24 . 25 "

he scampered over to another hollow tree standing near . 
1 he 2 scampered
2 scampered 3 over
2 scampered 4 to
2 scampered 5 another
2 scampered 6 hollow
2 scampered 8 standing
6 hollow 7 tree
8 standing 9 near
9 near 10 .

he scampered up the tree as only [happy] [jack] [can] and whisked in at the open doorway of the hollow . 
1 he 2 scampered
2 scampered 5 tree
2 scampered 6 as
2 scampered 7 only
2 scampered 17 doorway
3 up 5 tree
4 the 5 tree
11 and 12 whisked
12 whisked 17 doorway
13 in 17 doorway
14 at 15 the
14 at 17 doorway
15 the 17 doorway
16 open 17 doorway
17 doorway 18 of
17 doorway 20 hollow
17 doorway 21 .
19 the 20 hollow

happy [jack] was so surprised that he didn't know what to [do] [for] a [second] [.] 
1 happy 14 a
3 was 5 surprised
4 so 5 surprised
5 surprised 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 know
8 didn't 11 to
9 know 10 what
11 to 14 a

happy [jack] was so frightened that he scrambled [out] as [fast] as [he] [could] [.] 
1 happy 12 as
3 was 4 so
3 was 5 frightened
4 so 5 frightened
5 frightened 6 that
5 frightened 8 scrambled
6 that 7 he
8 scrambled 10 as
10 as 12 as

he could hear a very angry voice inside , and in a minute who should appear at the doorway [but] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 hear
2 could 13 minute
4 a 13 minute
5 very 6 angry
5 very 13 minute
6 angry 7 voice
6 angry 10 and
8 inside 9 ,
9 , 10 and
11 in 13 minute
12 a 13 minute
13 minute 16 appear
14 who 16 appear
15 should 16 appear
16 appear 17 at
16 appear 19 doorway
17 at 18 the
18 the 19 doorway
19 doorway 22 '
22 ' 25 .

unc ['] [billy] had been waked out of a sound sleep , and that was enough to make any one cross . 
1 unc 6 waked
4 had 5 been
5 been 6 waked
6 waked 7 out
6 waked 10 sound
6 waked 11 sleep
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 a
11 sleep 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 that
14 that 15 was
14 that 22 .
15 was 16 enough
16 enough 17 to
16 enough 18 make
18 make 19 any
19 any 20 one
20 one 21 cross

besides , he had been badly frightened , and that made him crosser still . 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 been
5 been 6 badly
6 badly 7 frightened
7 frightened 13 crosser
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 crosser
10 that 11 made
11 made 13 crosser
12 him 13 crosser
13 crosser 14 still
14 still 15 .

" what do you mean by stealing into other folk 's houses ? " demanded [happy] [jack] , just as angrily . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 5 mean
3 do 5 mean
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 7 stealing
6 by 7 stealing
7 stealing 8 into
7 stealing 10 folk
7 stealing 11 's
7 stealing 12 houses
9 other 10 folk
12 houses 22 .
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 demanded
15 demanded 21 angrily
18 , 19 just
18 , 21 angrily
19 just 20 as
21 angrily 22 .

[xxiv] 

[happy] [jack] [squirrel] [helps] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] 

it is enough to make any one lose his temper . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 enough
3 enough 4 to
3 enough 5 make
3 enough 8 lose
5 make 6 any
6 any 7 one
8 lose 10 temper
9 his 10 temper
10 temper 11 .

happy [jack] [squirrel] [lost] [his] . 
1 happy 6 .

it is enough to make any one lose his temper . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 enough
3 enough 4 to
3 enough 5 make
3 enough 8 lose
5 make 6 any
6 any 7 one
8 lose 10 temper
9 his 10 temper
10 temper 11 .

unc ['] [billy] [possum] [lost] his . 
1 unc 6 his
6 his 7 .

and [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] sat in the doorway of the hollow [tree] and showed his teeth [to] [happy] [jack] and said unpleasant things . 
1 and 9 doorway
6 sat 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 15 showed
12 hollow 14 and
12 hollow 15 showed
15 showed 16 his
16 his 25 .
17 teeth 21 and
17 teeth 23 unpleasant
22 said 23 unpleasant
23 unpleasant 24 things
23 unpleasant 25 .

it really was very dreadful the way those two did talk . 
1 it 5 dreadful
2 really 4 very
2 really 5 dreadful
3 was 4 very
5 dreadful 11 talk
6 the 7 way
7 way 11 talk
8 those 9 two
8 those 11 talk
10 did 11 talk
11 talk 12 .

pretty soon he was [laughing] just as [hard] as [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 6 just
6 just 7 as
6 just 9 as
9 as 14 .

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

ha , ha , ha ! " they laughed together . 
1 ha 2 ,
1 ha 3 ha
3 ha 5 ha
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 !
5 ha 9 laughed
6 ! 7 "
8 they 9 laughed
9 laughed 10 together
10 together 11 .

finally they had to stop for breath . 
1 finally 2 they
2 they 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 stop
5 stop 7 breath
6 for 7 breath
7 breath 8 .

" what are you [doing] in my storehouse , [unc] ' [billy] ? " asked [happy] [jack] [,] when he could stop laughing . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
2 what 4 you
4 you 6 in
6 in 8 storehouse
7 my 8 storehouse
8 storehouse 24 .
9 , 11 '
9 , 20 he
11 ' 15 asked
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 15 asked
19 when 20 he
20 he 21 could
21 could 22 stop
22 stop 23 laughing
23 laughing 24 .

happy [jack] [put] [his] [head] [on] [one] [side] [and] thought [very] hard . 
1 happy 10 thought
10 thought 12 hard
12 hard 13 .

" why don't you stay right here [until] the snow [goes] , [unc] ' [billy] ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 don't
2 why 4 you
4 you 5 stay
5 stay 6 right
5 stay 10 snow
6 right 7 here
9 the 10 snow
10 snow 20 .
12 , 14 '
12 , 20 .
14 ' 19 asked
16 ? 17 "
16 ? 18 he
18 he 19 asked

there was a [twinkle] [in] [unc] ' [billy] 's eyes . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 a
3 a 7 '
7 ' 11 .
9 's 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 .

happy [jack] [laughed] . 
1 happy 4 .

" you 're welcome to stay as long as you like , [unc] ' [billy] , " he said . 
1 " 3 're
1 " 19 said
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 welcome
4 welcome 6 stay
5 to 6 stay
6 stay 8 long
7 as 8 long
8 long 9 as
9 as 10 you
10 you 11 like
12 , 14 '
14 ' 19 said
16 , 19 said
17 " 19 said
18 he 19 said
19 said 20 .

" you better stay right where you are , and [i] ['ll] [go] tell [old] [mrs] [possum] where you are . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 4 stay
3 better 4 stay
4 stay 5 right
4 stay 6 where
6 where 7 you
7 you 8 are
7 you 22 "
9 , 10 and
9 , 22 "
10 and 14 tell
18 where 19 you
19 you 20 are
19 you 22 "
21 . 22 "

" thank yo ' ! 
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 yo
2 thank 5 !
3 yo 4 '

thank yo ' ! 
1 thank 2 yo
1 thank 4 !
2 yo 3 '

that is very kind of yo ['] , [brer] [squirrel] . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 6 yo
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 kind
4 kind 5 of
6 yo 11 .
8 , 11 .

that will be a great help , fo ' it will lift a [great] [load] [off] mah [mind] , ["] said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 that 3 be
2 will 3 be
3 be 8 fo
4 a 5 great
5 great 8 fo
6 help 7 ,
6 help 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
8 fo 10 it
8 fo 17 mah
10 it 13 a
11 will 12 lift
12 lift 13 a
17 mah 19 ,
19 , 21 said
21 said 23 '
23 ' 25 .

" to get yourself in trouble is a very easy thing . 
1 " 4 yourself
2 to 3 get
3 get 4 yourself
4 yourself 6 trouble
4 yourself 10 easy
4 yourself 12 .
5 in 6 trouble
7 is 8 a
7 is 10 easy
9 very 10 easy
10 easy 11 thing

i notice that to others it will always worries bring . 
1 i 10 bring
2 notice 3 that
2 notice 5 others
4 to 5 others
5 others 9 worries
6 it 7 will
6 it 9 worries
8 always 9 worries
9 worries 10 bring
10 bring 11 .

but getting out of trouble 's always quite the other way [the] [more] [you] [try] [to] [wriggle] out [,] [the] [longer] [you] [must] [stay] [.] ["] 
1 but 10 other
2 getting 3 out
2 getting 5 trouble
3 out 4 of
5 trouble 10 other
6 's 7 always
7 always 10 other
8 quite 10 other
9 the 10 other
10 other 11 way
11 way 18 out

[xxv] 

[happy] [jack] [squirrel's] [bright] [idea] 

he [found] [old] [mrs] [possum] [very] [much] worried and [very] [much] out of sorts . 
1 he 8 worried
8 worried 15 .
9 and 12 out
12 out 13 of
13 of 14 sorts
14 sorts 15 .

you see [unc] ['] [billy] had been gone a long time for him [,] [and] [she] [didn't] know what had become of him . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 18 know
2 see 13 him
6 had 7 been
6 had 8 gone
8 gone 10 long
9 a 10 long
10 long 11 time
11 time 12 for
12 for 13 him
18 know 19 what
19 what 21 become
20 had 21 become
21 become 22 of
21 become 23 him
23 him 24 .

but just as soon as she knew that he was safe , she forgot all about how worried she had been . 
1 but 2 just
2 just 3 as
3 as 4 soon
3 as 19 she
4 soon 5 as
4 soon 14 forgot
5 as 6 she
7 knew 10 was
7 knew 11 safe
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 was
11 safe 14 forgot
12 , 13 she
13 she 14 forgot
14 forgot 15 all
14 forgot 16 about
14 forgot 17 how
14 forgot 18 worried
19 she 20 had
20 had 21 been
21 been 22 .

" yo ' tell [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [that] [ah] don ['] care if he never [comes] [back] . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 6 '
2 yo 11 don
3 ' 4 tell
3 ' 6 '
11 don 13 care
11 don 19 .
13 care 14 if
14 if 15 he
15 he 16 never

happy [jack] [chuckled] [as] [he] [started] [back] to tell [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 happy 14 .
8 to 9 tell
8 to 14 .

he knew perfectly well [that] [old] [mrs] [possum] didn't mean [what] [she] [said] . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 9 didn't
2 knew 3 perfectly
3 perfectly 4 well
9 didn't 10 mean
10 mean 14 .

he knew that [unc] ['] [billy] would [know] [that] [she] didn't mean [it] . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 11 didn't
2 knew 3 that
2 knew 7 would
11 didn't 12 mean
12 mean 14 .

then all [of] [a] sudden [happy] [jack] thought of a [way] [for] [unc] ['] [billy] to get home without waiting until the snow melted away . 
1 then 2 all
1 then 5 sudden
5 sudden 10 a
8 thought 9 of
9 of 10 a
10 a 26 .
16 to 17 get
16 to 26 .
17 get 18 home
17 get 19 without
19 without 20 waiting
20 waiting 21 until
20 waiting 23 snow
22 the 23 snow
23 snow 24 melted
24 melted 25 away

that might be a very long time , for there was a great deal of snow on the ground . 
1 that 2 might
2 might 3 be
2 might 14 deal
4 a 6 long
4 a 14 deal
5 very 6 long
6 long 7 time
7 time 8 ,
7 time 9 for
10 there 14 deal
11 was 12 a
12 a 14 deal
13 great 14 deal
14 deal 15 of
14 deal 16 snow
16 snow 19 ground
17 on 18 the
18 the 19 ground
19 ground 20 .

what do you suppose [gave] [happy] [jack] his idea ? 
1 what 2 do
1 what 9 idea
1 what 10 ?
2 do 3 you
2 do 4 suppose
8 his 9 idea

why , [a] [tiny] [little] snowflake [that] hit [happy] [jack] [right] on the end of his nose [!] 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 6 snowflake
6 snowflake 8 hit
8 hit 17 nose
12 on 13 the
12 on 16 his
13 the 14 end
14 end 15 of
16 his 17 nose

yes , [sir] [,] it was that tiny [little] snowflake [that] [gave] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] his bright idea . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 it
5 it 6 was
5 it 19 .
6 was 7 that
7 that 8 tiny
8 tiny 10 snowflake
16 his 17 bright
17 bright 18 idea
18 idea 19 .

he hurried back to the hollow [tree] where [unc] ['] [billy] was hiding and scrambled up to the doorway . 
1 he 2 hurried
2 hurried 4 to
2 hurried 19 doorway
3 back 4 to
5 the 6 hollow
5 the 12 was
6 hollow 8 where
12 was 13 hiding
13 hiding 14 and
13 hiding 15 scrambled
15 scrambled 16 up
16 up 19 doorway
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 doorway
19 doorway 20 .

" hello , [unc] ' [billy] ! 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 5 '
5 ' 7 !

you can go home to-night ! " he shouted . 
1 you 2 can
1 you 5 to-night
2 can 3 go
3 go 4 home
5 to-night 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 9 shouted
8 he 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 .

unc ['] [billy] [possum] stuck his head out of the doorway . 
1 unc 5 stuck
1 unc 12 .
5 stuck 6 his
6 his 7 head
8 out 9 of
9 of 11 doorway
10 the 11 doorway
11 doorway 12 .

" what 's [that] yo ' say , [brer] [squirrel] ? " he said . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 14 said
2 what 3 's
5 yo 14 said
6 ' 14 said
7 say 8 ,
7 say 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 14 said
13 he 14 said
14 said 15 .

" just look up in the sky , [unc] ['] [billy] ! " said [happy] [jack] . 
1 " 3 look
1 " 14 said
2 just 3 look
4 up 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 sky
7 sky 8 ,
8 , 14 said
12 ! 13 "
12 ! 14 said
14 said 17 .

unc ['] [billy] looked . 
1 unc 4 looked
4 looked 5 .

the sky was full of dancing snowflakes . 
1 the 2 sky
2 sky 5 of
2 sky 7 snowflakes
3 was 4 full
4 full 5 of
6 dancing 7 snowflakes
7 snowflakes 8 .

they got in his eyes and clung to his whiskers . 
1 they 2 got
2 got 10 whiskers
3 in 4 his
4 his 10 whiskers
5 eyes 6 and
5 eyes 10 whiskers
7 clung 10 whiskers
8 to 9 his
9 his 10 whiskers
10 whiskers 11 .

unc ['] [billy] shook his head in disgust . 
1 unc 4 shook
1 unc 8 disgust
4 shook 6 head
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 in
8 disgust 9 .

" ah don ' see anything but mo ' snow , and yo ['] [know] [ah] don ' like snow ! " he said . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 don
2 ah 21 !
3 don 4 '
3 don 8 mo
5 see 8 mo
6 anything 7 but
6 anything 8 mo
8 mo 9 '
8 mo 10 snow
8 mo 13 yo
10 snow 12 and
11 , 12 and
13 yo 17 don
17 don 18 '
17 don 20 snow
19 like 20 snow
21 ! 22 "
21 ! 23 he
21 ! 24 said
24 said 25 .

" what yo ['] driving [at] , [brer] [squirrel] ? " 
1 " 2 what
1 " 3 yo
3 yo 5 driving
5 driving 7 ,
5 driving 11 "
10 ? 11 "

happy [jack] [laughed] . 
1 happy 4 .

" why , it ['s] just as simple as can be , [unc] ' [billy] ! " he cried . 
1 " 2 why
1 " 19 cried
3 , 4 it
3 , 19 cried
4 it 11 be
6 just 7 as
6 just 9 as
7 as 8 simple
9 as 10 can
10 can 11 be
12 , 14 '
14 ' 16 !
16 ! 17 "
17 " 19 cried
18 he 19 cried
19 cried 20 .

" just as soon as it 's [dark] , you start for home . 
1 " 7 's
1 " 9 ,
1 " 10 you
2 just 3 as
3 as 4 soon
4 soon 5 as
5 as 6 it
6 it 7 's
10 you 11 start
11 start 12 for
11 start 13 home
11 start 14 .

it 's going to snow all night , and in the morning there won't be any tracks . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 17 tracks
3 going 4 to
3 going 5 snow
5 snow 7 night
6 all 7 night
7 night 9 and
7 night 12 morning
8 , 9 and
10 in 12 morning
11 the 12 morning
12 morning 17 tracks
13 there 17 tracks
14 won't 15 be
14 won't 16 any
16 any 17 tracks
17 tracks 18 .

the snowflakes will have covered them all up . " 
1 the 2 snowflakes
2 snowflakes 3 will
2 snowflakes 4 have
2 snowflakes 5 covered
2 snowflakes 6 them
2 snowflakes 7 all
2 snowflakes 8 up
8 up 9 .
9 . 10 "

unc ['] [billy] grinned . 
1 unc 4 grinned
4 grinned 5 .

" ah [believe] yo ' are right , [brer] [squirrel] [,] [ah] [believe] [yo] ' are [right] ! " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 6 are
4 yo 7 right
7 right 8 ,
8 , 15 '
15 ' 20 said
15 ' 22 '
16 are 18 !
18 ! 19 "
18 ! 20 said
22 ' 24 .

so [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [learned] [how] easy it is to [get] [into] [trouble] [and] how [hard] to get out of it . 
1 so 8 easy
8 easy 21 of
9 it 10 is
9 it 11 to
11 to 19 get
16 how 19 get
18 to 19 get
19 get 20 out
20 out 21 of
21 of 22 it
22 it 23 .

but he isn't the only one who has found this out . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 isn't
2 he 8 has
2 he 9 found
4 the 5 only
5 only 6 one
6 one 7 who
7 who 8 has
9 found 10 this
9 found 11 out
11 out 12 .

just [ask] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] particular [friend] [,] [mistah] [mocker] [the] [mocking] [bird] . 
1 just 7 particular
7 particular 15 .

he [will] [tell] [you] [the] [very] [same] [thing] . 
1 he 9 .