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[a] [bedtime] [story-book] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] 

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

illustrations by [harrison] [cady] 
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[[] [illustration] []] 

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1 little 2 ,
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[contents] 

[chapter] [page] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] 

[i] 

[peter] [rabbit] [plans] [a] [joke] 

the [imp] of [mischief] [,] woe is [me] , [is] always busy [as] a bee . 
1 the 3 of
1 the 6 woe
6 woe 14 a
7 is 12 busy
9 , 11 always
11 always 12 busy
12 busy 14 a
14 a 16 .
15 bee 16 .

that is why so many people are forever getting into trouble . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 8 forever
3 why 4 so
4 so 5 many
5 many 6 people
6 people 7 are
6 people 8 forever
8 forever 9 getting
8 forever 11 trouble
8 forever 12 .
10 into 11 trouble

he won't keep still . 
1 he 4 still
2 won't 3 keep
3 keep 4 still
4 still 5 .

no , [sir] , [he] won't keep still unless he is made to . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 9 unless
4 , 6 won't
6 won't 9 unless
7 keep 8 still
7 keep 9 unless
9 unless 10 he
9 unless 11 is
9 unless 12 made
9 unless 13 to
13 to 14 .

once let him get started there is no knowing where he will stop . 
1 once 5 started
2 let 3 him
2 let 4 get
4 get 5 started
5 started 9 knowing
6 there 7 is
6 there 8 no
6 there 9 knowing
9 knowing 10 where
9 knowing 13 stop
10 where 11 he
12 will 13 stop
13 stop 14 .

of course [peter] shouldn't have listened . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 4 shouldn't
4 shouldn't 5 have
4 shouldn't 6 listened
6 listened 7 .

certainly not . 
1 certainly 2 not
2 not 3 .

but he did . 
1 but 3 did
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 .

you know [peter] [dearly] [loves] [a] joke [when] it is [on] [some] one [else] . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 7 joke
7 joke 15 .
9 it 10 is
10 is 13 one
13 one 15 .

he [sat] right where he was and watched to see if [jimmy] would come out of the barrel . 
1 he 6 was
3 right 4 where
4 where 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 19 .
7 and 8 watched
8 watched 9 to
8 watched 18 barrel
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 if
13 would 14 come
14 come 15 out
15 out 16 of
15 out 17 the
17 the 18 barrel
18 barrel 19 .

jimmy didn't come out , and after a [little] [peter] stole over to the barrel and peeped inside . 
1 jimmy 15 barrel
2 didn't 3 come
3 come 4 out
3 come 6 and
3 come 7 after
5 , 6 and
7 after 8 a
8 a 11 stole
11 stole 15 barrel
12 over 15 barrel
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 barrel
15 barrel 17 peeped
16 and 17 peeped
17 peeped 18 inside
18 inside 19 .

there was [jimmy] [skunk] curled up for a nap . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 5 curled
5 curled 6 up
5 curled 9 nap
7 for 8 a
8 a 9 nap
9 nap 10 .

peter tiptoed away very softly . 
1 peter 2 tiptoed
2 tiptoed 3 away
2 tiptoed 5 softly
4 very 5 softly
5 softly 6 .

all the time the [imp] [of] [mischief] was whispering to him that [this] was a splendid chance to play a joke [on] [jimmy] . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 time
2 the 21 joke
4 the 8 was
8 was 9 whispering
9 whispering 10 to
9 whispering 21 joke
10 to 11 him
11 him 20 a
12 that 14 was
12 that 19 play
14 was 15 a
15 a 16 splendid
16 splendid 17 chance
17 chance 18 to
19 play 20 a
21 joke 24 .

you know it is very easy to play a joke on any one who is asleep . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 4 is
3 it 4 is
4 is 5 very
5 very 6 easy
6 easy 10 joke
7 to 8 play
8 play 10 joke
9 a 10 joke
10 joke 11 on
10 joke 13 one
10 joke 16 asleep
12 any 13 one
13 one 14 who
14 who 15 is
16 asleep 17 .

peter [doesn't] [often] have a chance to play a joke [on] [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 peter 10 joke
4 have 10 joke
5 a 6 chance
5 a 10 joke
6 chance 9 a
7 to 8 play
7 to 9 a
10 joke 14 .

it isn't a very safe thing to do , not [if] [jimmy] is [awake] . 
1 it 2 isn't
1 it 13 is
2 isn't 3 a
3 a 4 very
4 very 5 safe
5 safe 6 thing
6 thing 8 do
7 to 8 do
8 do 10 not
9 , 10 not
13 is 15 .

no one knows [that] [better] [than] [peter] . 
1 no 2 one
1 no 8 .
2 one 3 knows

he sat down some distance from the barrel but where he could keep an eye on it . 
1 he 2 sat
2 sat 3 down
2 sat 16 on
3 down 8 barrel
4 some 5 distance
5 distance 8 barrel
6 from 7 the
7 the 8 barrel
8 barrel 9 but
8 barrel 10 where
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 keep
13 keep 15 eye
14 an 15 eye
15 eye 16 on
16 on 18 .
17 it 18 .

then he went into a brown study , which is one way of saying that he thought very hard . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 went
3 went 7 study
4 into 7 study
5 a 7 study
6 brown 7 study
7 study 9 which
7 study 19 hard
7 study 20 .
8 , 9 which
9 which 10 is
9 which 12 way
9 which 14 saying
10 is 11 one
12 way 13 of
14 saying 15 that
16 he 17 thought
17 thought 19 hard
18 very 19 hard

he wanted to play a joke [on] [jimmy] , but [like] [most] [jokers] he didn't want [the] joke to come back [on] [himself] . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
3 to 4 play
4 play 6 joke
5 a 6 joke
6 joke 18 joke
9 , 10 but
9 , 18 joke
10 but 15 didn't
14 he 15 didn't
15 didn't 16 want
18 joke 24 .
19 to 20 come
20 come 21 back
21 back 24 .

as he sat there in a brown study , he happened to glance [over] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] and [there] he saw [something] [red] . 
1 as 2 he
1 as 25 .
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 8 study
4 there 5 in
5 in 8 study
6 a 8 study
7 brown 8 study
8 study 13 glance
9 , 10 he
10 he 13 glance
11 happened 12 to
11 happened 13 glance
13 glance 22 saw
19 and 22 saw
21 he 22 saw

he looked very hard , and in a minute he saw that [it] was [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 very
3 very 4 hard
3 very 5 ,
3 very 9 minute
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 in
7 in 8 a
9 minute 10 he
10 he 14 was
11 saw 12 that
12 that 14 was

right away , [peter] ['s] [nimble] [wits] began to plan [how] he could [use] [reddy] [fox] [to] play a joke [on] [jimmy] . 
1 right 2 away
2 away 23 .
3 , 8 began
8 began 9 to
8 began 20 joke
9 to 19 a
10 plan 18 play
10 plan 19 a
12 he 13 could
13 could 18 play
20 joke 23 .

all in a flash an idea came to him , an idea that made him laugh right out . 
1 all 4 flash
1 all 17 right
2 in 3 a
2 in 4 flash
3 a 4 flash
4 flash 6 idea
4 flash 7 came
4 flash 9 him
4 flash 12 idea
5 an 6 idea
7 came 8 to
9 him 10 ,
11 an 12 idea
12 idea 13 that
12 idea 14 made
14 made 15 him
14 made 16 laugh
17 right 18 out
17 right 19 .

you see , the [imp] [of] [mischief] [was] [very] , [very] busy [whispering] to [peter] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 12 busy
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 the
10 , 12 busy
12 busy 16 .
14 to 16 .

" what are you laughing at ? " asked a voice . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 7 ?
3 are 7 ?
4 you 7 ?
5 laughing 6 at
5 laughing 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 9 asked
9 asked 11 voice
9 asked 12 .
10 a 11 voice

it was the voice [of] [sammy] [jay] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 .
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 voice

right away a plan [for] [getting] [reddy] [up] [there] flashed into [peter] 's head . 
1 right 2 away
2 away 15 .
3 a 4 plan
4 plan 10 flashed
4 plan 15 .
10 flashed 11 into
10 flashed 13 's
10 flashed 14 head

he [would] [get] [sammy] angry [,] and that would make [sammy] scream . 
1 he 5 angry
5 angry 7 and
7 and 13 .
8 that 9 would
8 that 12 scream
9 would 10 make
12 scream 13 .

reddy [would] [be] [sure] [to] [come] up there [to] [see] [what] [sammy] [jay] was making such a fuss about . 
1 reddy 7 up
7 up 8 there
8 there 14 was
14 was 15 making
15 making 18 fuss
16 such 17 a
17 a 18 fuss
18 fuss 20 .
19 about 20 .

sammy , you know , is very quick-tempered . 
1 sammy 7 very
1 sammy 9 .
2 , 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 ,
4 know 6 is
6 is 7 very
8 quick-tempered 9 .

no one knows this [better] [than] [peter] . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 knows
3 knows 4 this
4 this 8 .

so [instead] [of] replying politely [to] [sammy] , [as] he [should] [have] [done] [,] [peter] spoke crossly [:] 
1 so 4 replying
4 replying 5 politely
5 politely 8 ,
8 , 10 he
10 he 16 spoke
16 spoke 17 crossly

" fly away , [sammy] [,] fly [away] ! 
1 " 4 ,
1 " 9 !
2 fly 3 away
3 away 4 ,
7 fly 9 !

it is no business of yours what [i] am laughing at , " said he . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 6 yours
3 no 4 business
4 business 6 yours
5 of 6 yours
6 yours 10 laughing
6 yours 12 ,
6 yours 13 "
7 what 9 am
7 what 10 laughing
10 laughing 11 at
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 15 he
15 he 16 .

right away [sammy] ['s] quick temper [flared] [up] . 
1 right 2 away
2 away 9 .
5 quick 6 temper
6 temper 9 .

he began to call [peter] names , and [peter] answered back . 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
2 began 6 names
4 call 6 names
6 names 10 answered
7 , 8 and
7 , 10 answered
10 answered 12 .
11 back 12 .

peter saw him lift his head to listen . 
1 peter 4 lift
2 saw 3 him
2 saw 4 lift
4 lift 6 head
4 lift 8 listen
5 his 6 head
7 to 8 listen
8 listen 9 .

in a few minutes he began to trot that way . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 8 trot
5 he 6 began
6 began 7 to
6 began 8 trot
8 trot 10 way
9 that 10 way
10 way 11 .

he was coming to find out what that fuss was about . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 coming
3 coming 9 fuss
4 to 5 find
5 find 6 out
5 find 9 fuss
7 what 9 fuss
8 that 9 fuss
9 fuss 10 was
9 fuss 11 about
9 fuss 12 .

peter knew that [reddy] [wouldn't] come straight up [there] . 
1 peter 2 knew
1 peter 7 straight
2 knew 3 that
6 come 7 straight
7 straight 8 up
8 up 10 .

that isn't [reddy] 's way . 
1 that 2 isn't
1 that 4 's
1 that 5 way
5 way 6 .

" as soon as he sees me he will [think] [that] [at] [last] [he] [has] [a] [chance] [to] catch me , " thought [peter] [.] 
1 " 9 will
2 as 3 soon
3 soon 4 as
3 soon 6 sees
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 sees
6 sees 7 me
6 sees 8 he
6 sees 9 will
9 will 19 catch
19 catch 20 me
20 me 22 "
21 , 22 "
22 " 23 thought

" [i] shall have to run my very fastest , but if everything goes right , [he] [will] [soon] [forget] [all] [about] [me] . 
1 " 24 .
3 shall 9 fastest
4 have 9 fastest
5 to 6 run
6 run 9 fastest
7 my 9 fastest
8 very 9 fastest
9 fastest 10 ,
9 fastest 11 but
9 fastest 12 if
9 fastest 13 everything
9 fastest 14 goes
9 fastest 15 right
9 fastest 16 ,
10 , 11 but
16 , 24 .

[ii] 

[peter] [makes] [a] [flying] [jump] 

to risk your life unless there 's [need] [is] [downright] foolishness [indeed] . 
1 to 2 risk
2 risk 3 your
2 risk 4 life
2 risk 5 unless
5 unless 11 foolishness
6 there 7 's
7 's 11 foolishness
11 foolishness 13 .

never forget that . 
1 never 2 forget
2 forget 3 that
2 forget 4 .

never [do] such a crazy [thing] as [peter] [rabbit] was [doing] [.] 
1 never 3 such
3 such 4 a
3 such 7 as
4 a 5 crazy
7 as 10 was

what was he doing ? 
1 what 4 doing
2 was 4 doing
3 he 4 doing
4 doing 5 ?

why , he was running the risk of being [caught] [by] [reddy] [fox] all for the sake of a joke . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 running
5 running 6 the
5 running 7 risk
7 risk 8 of
8 of 9 being
9 being 20 joke
14 all 16 the
14 all 17 sake
15 for 16 the
17 sake 18 of
18 of 19 a
19 a 20 joke
20 joke 21 .

did you ever hear of anything more foolish ? 
1 did 4 hear
1 did 9 ?
2 you 4 hear
3 ever 4 hear
4 hear 5 of
4 hear 6 anything
6 anything 7 more
7 more 8 foolish

the fact is , [peter] didn't stop to think what dreadful thing might happen if his plans didn't work out as he intended . 
1 the 2 fact
2 fact 3 is
2 fact 4 ,
2 fact 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 stop
7 stop 9 think
7 stop 14 happen
8 to 9 think
10 what 14 happen
11 dreadful 12 thing
11 dreadful 14 happen
13 might 14 happen
14 happen 15 if
14 happen 17 plans
16 his 17 plans
17 plans 18 didn't
17 plans 23 intended
17 plans 24 .
19 work 20 out
19 work 23 intended
21 as 22 he
21 as 23 intended

he didn't once think of [little] [mrs] [peter] [over] [in] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [and] how she would feel if he [never] came home [again] . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 once
2 didn't 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 26 .
16 how 19 feel
17 she 18 would
18 would 19 feel
19 feel 20 if
20 if 21 he
21 he 23 came
23 came 24 home
24 home 26 .

that 's the trouble with thoughtlessness ; it never remembers other people . 
1 that 6 thoughtlessness
2 's 6 thoughtlessness
3 the 6 thoughtlessness
4 trouble 6 thoughtlessness
5 with 6 thoughtlessness
6 thoughtlessness 7 ;
6 thoughtlessness 8 it
6 thoughtlessness 9 never
6 thoughtlessness 10 remembers
6 thoughtlessness 11 other
6 thoughtlessness 12 people
6 thoughtlessness 13 .

if he had known it , he would have suspected one of [peter] 's tricks . 
1 if 2 he
1 if 4 known
3 had 4 known
4 known 10 suspected
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 would
8 would 9 have
9 have 10 suspected
10 suspected 15 tricks
10 suspected 16 .
11 one 12 of
11 one 15 tricks
12 of 15 tricks
14 's 15 tricks

" [he] [will] steal [along] to that place where the wall is lowest and will jump over it right [there] . 
1 " 21 .
4 steal 6 to
4 steal 21 .
6 to 7 that
7 that 13 lowest
8 place 9 where
8 place 13 lowest
10 the 11 wall
11 wall 13 lowest
12 is 13 lowest
13 lowest 14 and
13 lowest 15 will
13 lowest 16 jump
13 lowest 17 over
13 lowest 19 right
17 over 18 it

i must be ready to jump the very second he does . ["] 
1 i 2 must
1 i 12 .
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 ready
4 ready 5 to
4 ready 6 jump
6 jump 9 second
6 jump 11 does
7 the 8 very
7 the 9 second
10 he 11 does

it all happened just as [peter] had expected . 
1 it 3 happened
2 all 3 happened
3 happened 8 expected
3 happened 9 .
4 just 5 as
5 as 8 expected
7 had 8 expected

the instant that sharp nose dropped out of sight [,] [peter] [made] [ready] [to] [run] [for] his life . 
1 the 2 instant
2 instant 3 that
2 instant 4 sharp
2 instant 6 dropped
4 sharp 5 nose
6 dropped 9 sight
6 dropped 17 his
7 out 8 of
7 out 9 sight
17 his 18 life
18 life 19 .

" go it , [peter] ! 
1 " 6 !
2 go 4 ,
2 go 6 !
3 it 4 ,

go it ! " he screamed excitedly . 
1 go 3 !
2 it 3 !
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 6 screamed
5 he 6 screamed
6 screamed 7 excitedly
7 excitedly 8 .

that was just [like] [sammy] . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 6 .

peter did go it . 
1 peter 2 did
2 did 3 go
2 did 4 it
4 it 5 .

he had to . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 to
3 to 4 .

he ran with all his might . 
1 he 2 ran
1 he 6 might
3 with 6 might
4 all 6 might
5 his 6 might
6 might 7 .

reddy grinned as he saw [peter] start towards [the] [green] [meadows] . 
1 reddy 2 grinned
2 grinned 12 .
3 as 4 he
3 as 7 start
4 he 5 saw
7 start 8 towards
8 towards 12 .

he watched [sharply] [for] [peter] [to] dodge and [try] to get back to the old stone wall . 
1 he 2 watched
2 watched 7 dodge
7 dodge 17 wall
8 and 14 the
10 to 11 get
10 to 14 the
11 get 12 back
12 back 13 to
14 the 17 wall
15 old 16 stone
15 old 17 wall
17 wall 18 .

he didn't mean to [let] [peter] do that . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mean
3 mean 4 to
4 to 7 do
4 to 9 .
7 do 8 that

but [peter] didn't [even] [try] . 
1 but 3 didn't
3 didn't 6 .

he [ran] straight for the edge of the hill above [the] [green] [meadows] . 
1 he 3 straight
3 straight 6 edge
4 for 5 the
5 the 6 edge
6 edge 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 hill
9 hill 10 above
10 above 14 .

then , for the first time , [reddy] [noticed] [an] [old] barrel there lying on its side . 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 4 the
3 for 4 the
4 the 5 first
4 the 12 barrel
5 first 6 time
5 first 7 ,
12 barrel 13 there
12 barrel 14 lying
14 lying 15 on
15 on 17 side
16 its 17 side
17 side 18 .

" if he tries [that] , [i] [will] [get] [him] [without] the [trouble] of [much] [of] a chase , ["] thought [reddy] , and [chuckled] . 
1 " 17 a
1 " 18 chase
2 if 4 tries
3 he 4 tries
4 tries 6 ,
4 tries 17 a
6 , 12 the
12 the 14 of
18 chase 26 .
19 , 24 and
19 , 26 .
21 thought 23 ,
23 , 24 and

lipperty-lipperty-lip [ran] [peter] [,] [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [,] [reddy] right at his heels ! 
1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 11 heels
8 right 11 heels
9 at 11 heels
10 his 11 heels
11 heels 12 !

to [sammy] [jay] [it] looked as [if] [in] a few [more] jumps [reddy] [certainly] [would] [catch] [peter] . 
1 to 18 .
5 looked 6 as
6 as 9 a
9 a 10 few
10 few 12 jumps
12 jumps 18 .

" go it , [peter] ! 
1 " 6 !
2 go 4 ,
2 go 6 !
3 it 4 ,

oh , go it ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 3 go
1 oh 4 it
1 oh 5 !

just as he reached the [old] barrel [,] [reddy] [was] [so] close to him that [peter] was [almost] sure that he could [feel] [reddy] 's breath . 
1 just 2 as
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 reached
4 reached 5 the
5 the 7 barrel
7 barrel 12 close
12 close 14 him
13 to 14 him
14 him 27 .
15 that 17 was
15 that 25 's
17 was 19 sure
19 sure 20 that
20 that 22 could
21 he 22 could
25 's 26 breath
26 breath 27 .

in fact , he suspected that the joke which he had planned was working out just as he had hoped it would . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 4 he
2 fact 5 suspected
5 suspected 6 that
5 suspected 8 joke
7 the 8 joke
8 joke 12 planned
8 joke 23 .
9 which 11 had
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 planned
12 planned 14 working
13 was 14 working
14 working 15 out
14 working 20 hoped
16 just 20 hoped
17 as 18 he
18 he 20 hoped
19 had 20 hoped
20 hoped 22 would
21 it 22 would

[iii] 

[what] [happened] [at] [the] [old] [barrel] 

peter [rabbit] ['s] jump [over] the old barrel [on] [the] edge of the hill was unexpected to [reddy] [fox] . 
1 peter 4 jump
4 jump 11 edge
6 the 7 old
6 the 11 edge
7 old 8 barrel
11 edge 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 hill
14 hill 16 unexpected
14 hill 20 .
15 was 16 unexpected
16 unexpected 17 to

in fact , [reddy] was so close [on] [peter] ['s] heels that he had no thought of [anything] [but] catching [peter] . 
1 in 2 fact
1 in 22 .
2 fact 3 ,
5 was 6 so
5 was 20 catching
6 so 7 close
7 close 11 heels
11 heels 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 had
13 he 16 thought
14 had 15 no
16 thought 17 of
20 catching 22 .

now you remember that that barrel was right on the edge of the hill . 
1 now 3 remember
2 you 3 remember
3 remember 4 that
3 remember 5 that
3 remember 6 barrel
6 barrel 7 was
6 barrel 8 right
6 barrel 11 edge
6 barrel 14 hill
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 edge
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 hill
14 hill 15 .

you know a barrel is a very rolly sort of thing , and once it has started down a hill , nothing can stop it . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 8 rolly
3 a 4 barrel
3 a 8 rolly
4 barrel 8 rolly
5 is 8 rolly
6 a 8 rolly
7 very 8 rolly
8 rolly 9 sort
8 rolly 10 of
8 rolly 11 thing
8 rolly 12 ,
8 rolly 13 and
8 rolly 14 once
12 , 13 and
14 once 17 started
15 it 16 has
16 has 17 started
17 started 20 hill
18 down 20 hill
19 a 20 hill
20 hill 21 ,
20 hill 24 stop
20 hill 26 .
22 nothing 23 can
23 can 24 stop
24 stop 25 it

it was just so this time . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 3 just
3 just 6 time
4 so 5 this
5 this 6 time
6 time 7 .

reddy [fox] had no more than picked himself up when the barrel was half way down the hill and going faster and faster . 
1 reddy 12 barrel
3 had 4 no
3 had 7 picked
4 no 5 more
5 more 6 than
7 picked 8 himself
7 picked 9 up
7 picked 12 barrel
10 when 11 the
11 the 12 barrel
12 barrel 13 was
12 barrel 14 half
12 barrel 18 hill
14 half 15 way
16 down 18 hill
17 the 18 hill
18 hill 23 faster
18 hill 24 .
19 and 23 faster
20 going 23 faster
21 faster 22 and
21 faster 23 faster

it bounced along over the ground , and every time it hit a little hummock it seemed to jump right up in the air . 
1 it 15 hummock
2 bounced 3 along
2 bounced 4 over
2 bounced 6 ground
2 bounced 8 and
2 bounced 12 hit
4 over 5 the
6 ground 7 ,
9 every 10 time
9 every 12 hit
10 time 11 it
12 hit 15 hummock
13 a 15 hummock
14 little 15 hummock
15 hummock 17 seemed
15 hummock 19 jump
15 hummock 20 right
15 hummock 21 up
16 it 17 seemed
17 seemed 18 to
21 up 24 air
22 in 24 air
23 the 24 air
24 air 25 .

and all the time it was making the strangest noises . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
2 all 4 time
4 time 11 .
5 it 6 was
6 was 9 strangest
7 making 8 the
8 the 9 strangest
9 strangest 10 noises
10 noises 11 .

reddy quite forgot the smarting sore places where he had bumped into the barrel . 
1 reddy 5 smarting
2 quite 5 smarting
3 forgot 4 the
3 forgot 5 smarting
5 smarting 6 sore
5 smarting 7 places
5 smarting 11 bumped
5 smarting 15 .
8 where 11 bumped
9 he 11 bumped
10 had 11 bumped
11 bumped 12 into
11 bumped 14 barrel
13 the 14 barrel

he simply stood and stared at the runaway . 
1 he 2 simply
2 simply 8 runaway
2 simply 9 .
3 stood 8 runaway
4 and 5 stared
5 stared 8 runaway
6 at 7 the
7 the 8 runaway

" [as] [i] [live] , " he exclaimed , " [i] [believe] there was some one [in] [that] [old] barrel ! " 
1 " 5 ,
1 " 21 !
5 , 6 "
6 " 8 exclaimed
7 he 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 9 ,
9 , 10 "
13 there 14 was
13 there 15 some
15 some 16 one
16 one 20 barrel
20 barrel 21 !
21 ! 22 "

there was . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 .

you [remember] that [jimmy] [skunk] [had] curled [up] in [there] for a nap . 
1 you 3 that
3 that 13 nap
7 curled 9 in
9 in 12 a
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 nap
13 nap 14 .

now [jimmy] [was] awake , [very] [much] awake . 
1 now 4 awake
4 awake 8 awake
4 awake 9 .
5 , 8 awake

and it wasn't at all comfortable . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 5 all
3 wasn't 6 comfortable
4 at 5 all
6 comfortable 7 .

no , [sir] [,] it wasn't at all a comfortable way in which to travel . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 16 .
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 8 all
6 wasn't 10 comfortable
7 at 8 all
9 a 10 comfortable
10 comfortable 15 travel
10 comfortable 16 .
11 way 15 travel
12 in 13 which
13 which 15 travel
14 to 15 travel

he went over and over so fast that it made him dizzy . 
1 he 2 went
2 went 3 over
2 went 4 and
2 went 5 over
2 went 7 fast
6 so 7 fast
7 fast 12 dizzy
8 that 12 dizzy
9 it 12 dizzy
10 made 11 him
10 made 12 dizzy
12 dizzy 13 .

first he was right side up and then wrong side up , so fast that he couldn't tell which side up he was . 
1 first 3 was
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 right
4 right 20 side
5 side 8 then
5 side 10 side
6 up 7 and
7 and 8 then
9 wrong 10 side
10 side 14 fast
10 side 20 side
11 up 12 ,
12 , 13 so
13 so 14 fast
14 fast 16 he
15 that 16 he
16 he 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 tell
19 which 20 side
20 side 24 .
21 up 24 .
22 he 23 was
23 was 24 .

of course , he couldn't get out , because he was rolled over and over so fast that he didn't have a chance to try . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 5 couldn't
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 get
5 couldn't 9 because
5 couldn't 17 fast
5 couldn't 21 have
6 get 7 out
8 , 9 because
9 because 10 he
9 because 11 was
12 rolled 13 over
12 rolled 14 and
12 rolled 15 over
12 rolled 17 fast
16 so 17 fast
17 fast 19 he
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 didn't
21 have 23 chance
22 a 23 chance
23 chance 24 to
23 chance 25 try
23 chance 26 .

now [reddy] didn't know who was [in] the barrel . 
1 now 9 barrel
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 who
5 who 6 was
6 was 8 the
8 the 9 barrel
9 barrel 10 .

he just knew by the sounds that some one was . 
1 he 2 just
1 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 by
4 by 5 the
5 the 6 sounds
6 sounds 11 .
7 that 9 one
7 that 10 was
8 some 9 one
10 was 11 .

so he started down the hill after the barrel to see what would happen when it stopped . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 17 stopped
3 started 9 barrel
3 started 17 stopped
4 down 5 the
5 the 6 hill
6 hill 9 barrel
7 after 9 barrel
8 the 9 barrel
9 barrel 14 happen
9 barrel 15 when
10 to 11 see
11 see 12 what
12 what 14 happen
13 would 14 happen
15 when 16 it
17 stopped 18 .

sammy [jay] was flying overhead , screaming enough to split his throat . 
1 sammy 7 screaming
3 was 5 overhead
4 flying 5 overhead
5 overhead 6 ,
5 overhead 7 screaming
7 screaming 10 split
7 screaming 12 throat
8 enough 9 to
8 enough 10 split
11 his 12 throat
12 throat 13 .

altogether , it was quite the most exciting [thing] [peter] had ever seen . 
1 altogether 4 was
1 altogether 7 most
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 quite
6 the 7 most
7 most 8 exciting
7 most 12 ever
11 had 12 ever
12 ever 13 seen
13 seen 14 .

of course , he heard the noise and looked up to see what it meant . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 15 meant
4 he 9 looked
4 he 15 meant
5 heard 7 noise
6 the 7 noise
7 noise 9 looked
8 and 9 looked
9 looked 10 up
11 to 12 see
12 see 13 what
13 what 15 meant
14 it 15 meant
15 meant 16 .

peter decided that it was high time for him to get out of sight . 
1 peter 2 decided
2 decided 3 that
3 that 5 was
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 high
6 high 7 time
7 time 8 for
8 for 9 him
9 him 10 to
10 to 11 get
11 get 12 out
12 out 13 of
12 out 14 sight
14 sight 15 .

so he dodged into the old [house] [of] [johnny] [chuck] and [lay] low in the doorway , [where] he could watch . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 dodged
3 dodged 16 doorway
4 into 5 the
4 into 16 doorway
5 the 6 old
11 and 13 low
13 low 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 doorway
16 doorway 22 .
17 , 19 he
19 he 20 could
20 could 21 watch
21 watch 22 .

he saw [jimmy] [skunk] [lay] perfectly still , and a great fear crept into his heart . 
1 he 2 saw
1 he 13 crept
6 perfectly 7 still
7 still 13 crept
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 crept
10 a 11 great
11 great 12 fear
12 fear 13 crept
13 crept 14 into
13 crept 16 heart
15 his 16 heart
16 heart 17 .

had [jimmy] been killed ? 
1 had 3 been
3 been 4 killed
4 killed 5 ?

he hadn't once thought of [what] [might] [happen] [to] [jimmy] when he planned that joke . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 4 thought
3 once 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
4 thought 15 joke
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 planned
13 planned 14 that
13 planned 15 joke
14 that 15 joke
15 joke 16 .

but presently [jimmy] [began] [to] wave [first] [one] leg [and] [then] [another] , as if to make sure that he had some [legs] left . 
1 but 2 presently
2 presently 6 wave
6 wave 9 leg
9 leg 25 .
13 , 15 if
13 , 25 .
14 as 15 if
15 if 21 had
16 to 17 make
17 make 18 sure
18 sure 19 that
19 that 21 had
20 he 21 had
21 had 22 some
21 had 24 left

then slowly he rolled over and got on to his feet . 
1 then 2 slowly
1 then 3 he
3 he 4 rolled
4 rolled 5 over
4 rolled 8 on
4 rolled 11 feet
5 over 6 and
7 got 8 on
9 to 11 feet
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

peter breathed a sigh of relief . 
1 peter 2 breathed
2 breathed 6 relief
3 a 4 sigh
4 sigh 5 of
4 sigh 6 relief
6 relief 7 .

[iv] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [is] [very] [mad] [indeed] 

when [jimmy] [skunk] [is] angry [then] [every] [one] [watch] [out] [!] 
1 when 5 angry

it 's better far at such a time [to] [be] nowhere about . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 better
2 's 6 such
3 better 4 far
5 at 6 such
6 such 7 a
6 such 11 nowhere
8 time 11 nowhere
11 nowhere 12 about
11 nowhere 13 .

jimmy [skunk] was angry this time and no mistake . 
1 jimmy 4 angry
3 was 4 angry
4 angry 5 this
4 angry 7 and
4 angry 9 mistake
5 this 6 time
8 no 9 mistake
9 mistake 10 .

he was just plain mad , and when [jimmy] [skunk] feels that way , no one wants to be very near him . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 11 feels
2 was 3 just
2 was 4 plain
4 plain 5 mad
5 mad 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 when
11 feels 12 that
11 feels 17 wants
13 way 14 ,
13 way 17 wants
15 no 16 one
16 one 17 wants
17 wants 18 to
17 wants 19 be
17 wants 21 near
18 to 19 be
20 very 21 near
21 near 22 him
22 him 23 .

you know he is one of the very best-natured little fellows in the world ordinarily . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 16 .
3 he 9 best-natured
4 is 9 best-natured
5 one 9 best-natured
6 of 9 best-natured
7 the 9 best-natured
8 very 9 best-natured
9 best-natured 10 little
9 best-natured 11 fellows
9 best-natured 12 in
9 best-natured 14 world
9 best-natured 15 ordinarily
13 the 14 world
15 ordinarily 16 .

he minds his own business , and if no one interferes with him , he interferes with no one . 
1 he 16 interferes
2 minds 5 business
3 his 4 own
4 own 5 business
5 business 16 interferes
6 , 7 and
6 , 16 interferes
7 and 16 interferes
8 if 16 interferes
9 no 16 interferes
10 one 16 interferes
11 interferes 12 with
11 interferes 13 him
11 interferes 15 he
11 interferes 16 interferes
14 , 15 he
16 interferes 17 with
16 interferes 18 no
16 interferes 19 one
16 interferes 20 .

but once he is aroused and feels that he hasn't been treated fairly , look out for him ! 
1 but 5 aroused
2 once 5 aroused
3 he 5 aroused
4 is 5 aroused
5 aroused 6 and
5 aroused 7 feels
5 aroused 8 that
5 aroused 10 hasn't
5 aroused 16 out
5 aroused 18 him
6 and 7 feels
9 he 10 hasn't
10 hasn't 11 been
10 hasn't 12 treated
12 treated 13 fairly
12 treated 15 look
13 fairly 14 ,
17 for 18 him
18 him 19 !

and this time [jimmy] was mad clear through , [as] he got to [his] [feet] and shook [himself] to see that he was all there . 
1 and 5 was
2 this 3 time
2 this 5 was
5 was 6 mad
6 mad 7 clear
6 mad 26 .
7 clear 8 through
9 , 11 he
9 , 16 and
11 he 12 got
12 got 13 to
16 and 17 shook
17 shook 19 to
17 shook 26 .
19 to 20 see
20 see 21 that
20 see 25 there
21 that 22 he
22 he 23 was
23 was 24 all

i don't know that any one could blame him . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
2 don't 5 any
2 don't 8 blame
3 know 4 that
5 any 6 one
7 could 8 blame
8 blame 9 him
8 blame 10 .
9 him 10 .

so he really is not to be blamed for feeling as he did . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 13 did
3 really 8 blamed
4 is 5 not
5 not 8 blamed
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 blamed
8 blamed 9 for
8 blamed 10 feeling
8 blamed 13 did
10 feeling 11 as
11 as 12 he
13 did 14 .

now [jimmy] can never be [accused] [of] [being] stupid . 
1 now 9 stupid
3 can 4 never
3 can 5 be
5 be 9 stupid
9 stupid 10 .

he knew that an old barrel which has been lying in one place for a long time doesn't move of its own accord . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 that
2 knew 6 barrel
4 an 5 old
5 old 6 barrel
6 barrel 7 which
6 barrel 10 lying
6 barrel 12 one
8 has 9 been
9 been 10 lying
10 lying 11 in
12 one 23 accord
13 place 14 for
14 for 15 a
15 a 16 long
16 long 17 time
17 time 23 accord
18 doesn't 23 accord
19 move 23 accord
20 of 23 accord
21 its 23 accord
22 own 23 accord
23 accord 24 .

the first person he saw [was] [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 the 2 first
2 first 3 person
2 first 5 saw
4 he 5 saw

in fact , [reddy] [was] right close at hand . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 7 close
6 right 7 close
7 close 8 at
7 close 9 hand
9 hand 10 .

if [reddy] had known that it was [jimmy] [skunk] , he would have been quite content to remain at the top of the hill . 
1 if 4 known
3 had 4 known
4 known 5 that
4 known 18 remain
5 that 7 was
6 it 7 was
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 would
12 would 13 have
13 have 14 been
13 have 17 to
14 been 15 quite
15 quite 16 content
17 to 18 remain
18 remain 21 top
19 at 20 the
19 at 21 top
20 the 21 top
21 top 22 of
21 top 24 hill
22 of 23 the
24 hill 25 .

now [when] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] angry , [he] [doesn't] [bite] and he doesn't scratch . 
1 now 6 angry
1 now 7 ,
7 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
11 and 15 .
12 he 13 doesn't
13 doesn't 14 scratch

that is why he [is] [afraid] [of] no [one] , and [why] every one respects [jimmy] and his rights . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 4 he
2 is 3 why
4 he 20 .
8 no 10 ,
8 no 15 respects
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 every
13 every 14 one
15 respects 19 rights
17 and 18 his
18 his 19 rights
19 rights 20 .

he used it now , and he didn't waste any time about it . 
1 he 2 used
1 he 8 didn't
2 used 3 it
2 used 4 now
4 now 5 ,
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 waste
8 didn't 12 about
9 waste 10 any
9 waste 11 time
12 about 13 it
13 it 14 .

he threw [some] [of] [that] [perfume] [right] in the [face] of [reddy] [fox] [before] [reddy] had a chance [to] [turn] [or] to say a word . 
1 he 2 threw
1 he 16 had
2 threw 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 11 of
16 had 18 chance
17 a 18 chance
18 chance 26 .
22 to 23 say
22 to 26 .
23 say 25 word
24 a 25 word

" [take] that ! " snapped [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 3 that
1 " 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 snapped
6 snapped 9 .

" perhaps it will teach you not to play tricks on your honest neighbors ! " 
1 " 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 it
2 perhaps 4 will
4 will 5 teach
5 teach 6 you
5 teach 10 tricks
7 not 8 to
7 not 10 tricks
9 play 10 tricks
10 tricks 11 on
10 tricks 13 honest
10 tricks 14 neighbors
10 tricks 15 !
12 your 13 honest
13 honest 14 neighbors
15 ! 16 "

poor [reddy] ! 
1 poor 3 !

some of that perfume got in his eyes and made them smart dreadfully . 
1 some 4 perfume
2 of 4 perfume
3 that 4 perfume
4 perfume 5 got
4 perfume 6 in
4 perfume 8 eyes
4 perfume 10 made
6 in 7 his
8 eyes 9 and
10 made 13 dreadfully
11 them 13 dreadfully
12 smart 13 dreadfully
13 dreadfully 14 .

in fact , for a little while he couldn't see at all . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 8 he
4 for 7 while
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 while
7 while 8 he
8 he 9 couldn't
9 couldn't 10 see
9 couldn't 12 all
11 at 12 all
12 all 13 .

and then the smell of it was so strong that it made him quite sick . 
1 and 2 then
1 and 9 strong
3 the 4 smell
4 smell 5 of
4 smell 8 so
4 smell 9 strong
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 so
9 strong 15 sick
10 that 12 made
11 it 12 made
12 made 13 him
12 made 15 sick
14 quite 15 sick
15 sick 16 .

he rolled over and over on the ground , choking and gasping and rubbing his eyes . 
1 he 12 gasping
2 rolled 3 over
2 rolled 4 and
2 rolled 5 over
2 rolled 8 ground
6 on 8 ground
7 the 8 ground
8 ground 12 gasping
9 , 12 gasping
10 choking 11 and
10 choking 12 gasping
12 gasping 13 and
12 gasping 14 rubbing
12 gasping 17 .
14 rubbing 15 his
15 his 16 eyes

jimmy [skunk] [just] stood and looked on , and there wasn't a bit of pity in his eyes . 
1 jimmy 6 looked
4 stood 6 looked
5 and 6 looked
6 looked 18 eyes
7 on 8 ,
7 on 17 his
9 and 10 there
9 and 17 his
10 there 11 wasn't
11 wasn't 13 bit
12 a 13 bit
14 of 15 pity
15 pity 16 in
16 in 17 his
17 his 18 eyes
18 eyes 19 .

" how do you like that ? " said he . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 like
5 like 6 that
6 that 10 he
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 he
10 he 11 .

" you thought yourself very smart , rolling me down hill in a barrel , didn't you ? 
1 " 2 you
2 you 4 yourself
2 you 18 ?
3 thought 4 yourself
4 yourself 8 rolling
5 very 6 smart
6 smart 8 rolling
7 , 8 rolling
8 rolling 9 me
8 rolling 10 down
8 rolling 11 hill
8 rolling 12 in
8 rolling 14 barrel
12 in 13 a
14 barrel 15 ,
16 didn't 17 you
17 you 18 ?

you might have broken my neck . " 
1 you 2 might
2 might 3 have
2 might 4 broken
4 broken 6 neck
5 my 6 neck
6 neck 7 .
7 . 8 "

" huh ! " snorted [jimmy] [skunk] , [who] didn't [believe] a [word] of it . 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
2 huh 5 snorted
3 ! 4 "
5 snorted 16 .
8 , 10 didn't
10 didn't 15 it
12 a 14 of
14 of 15 it
15 it 16 .

" [i] didn't [.] 
1 " 3 didn't

honestly [i] [didn't] , " protested [reddy] . 
1 honestly 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 protested
6 protested 8 .

" [i] [ran] [against] the barrel by accident , chasing [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 13 .
5 the 6 barrel
6 barrel 10 chasing
7 by 8 accident
8 accident 9 ,
8 accident 10 chasing
10 chasing 13 .

i didn't have any idea that any one was in it . " 
1 i 2 didn't
1 i 3 have
3 have 5 idea
3 have 7 any
4 any 5 idea
5 idea 6 that
7 any 8 one
8 one 9 was
9 was 10 in
10 in 12 .
11 it 12 .
12 . 13 "

" huh ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] again . 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
2 huh 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 9 .
8 again 9 .

" [if] you were chasing [peter] [rabbit] , where is he now ? " 
1 " 3 you
1 " 8 ,
3 you 4 were
4 were 5 chasing
8 , 14 "
9 where 10 is
9 where 11 he
9 where 12 now
9 where 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

reddy had to confess he didn't know . 
1 reddy 2 had
1 reddy 6 didn't
2 had 3 to
3 to 4 confess
5 he 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 know
7 know 8 .

he was nowhere in sight [,] and he certainly [hadn't] had time to reach the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 14 reach
2 was 3 nowhere
3 nowhere 4 in
3 nowhere 5 sight
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 certainly
8 he 11 had
11 had 14 reach
12 time 13 to
13 to 14 reach
14 reach 19 .
15 the 19 .

jimmy looked this way and that way , [but] [there] [was] [no] sign of [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 jimmy 2 looked
1 jimmy 13 sign
2 looked 7 way
3 this 4 way
3 this 7 way
4 way 5 and
6 that 7 way
7 way 8 ,
13 sign 17 .
14 of 17 .

" huh ! " said he [again] , turning his back on [reddy] [fox] and walking [away] with a great deal of dignity . 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
2 huh 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
5 said 8 ,
8 , 9 turning
9 turning 24 .
10 his 11 back
11 back 16 walking
12 on 15 and
15 and 16 walking
16 walking 23 dignity
18 with 19 a
19 a 21 deal
20 great 21 deal
21 deal 22 of
21 deal 23 dignity
23 dignity 24 .

[v] 

[reddy] [fox] [sneaks] [away] 

just as soon as [reddy] [fox] could [see] [after] [jimmy] [skunk] [had] thrown that [terrible] perfume [in] [reddy] ['s] [face] [he] [started] for the [green] [forest] . 
1 just 2 as
2 as 3 soon
3 soon 4 as
3 soon 13 thrown
4 as 7 could
13 thrown 16 perfume
14 that 16 perfume
16 perfume 27 .
23 for 24 the
23 for 27 .

he wanted to get away by himself . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
2 wanted 4 get
4 get 5 away
5 away 8 .
6 by 7 himself
7 himself 8 .

but he didn't trot with his head up and his big plumey tail carried proudly as is usual with him . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 trot
4 trot 20 him
5 with 18 usual
5 with 20 him
6 his 12 plumey
7 head 12 plumey
8 up 9 and
8 up 12 plumey
9 and 12 plumey
10 his 12 plumey
11 big 12 plumey
12 plumey 13 tail
12 plumey 14 carried
12 plumey 15 proudly
12 plumey 16 as
12 plumey 17 is
12 plumey 18 usual
19 with 20 him
20 him 21 .

no indeed . 
1 no 2 indeed
2 indeed 3 .

instead he hung his head , and his handsome tail was dropped between his legs ; he was the very picture of shame . 
1 instead 2 he
1 instead 3 hung
3 hung 4 his
4 his 5 head
4 his 15 legs
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 his
8 his 15 legs
9 handsome 10 tail
10 tail 15 legs
11 was 13 between
12 dropped 13 between
13 between 15 legs
14 his 15 legs
15 legs 16 ;
15 legs 23 shame
15 legs 24 .
16 ; 17 he
17 he 18 was
19 the 20 very
19 the 21 picture
21 picture 22 of
21 picture 23 shame

poor [reddy] ! 
1 poor 3 !

he didn't know what to do or where to go . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
2 didn't 10 go
3 know 4 what
3 know 7 or
3 know 8 where
4 what 6 do
5 to 6 do
9 to 10 go
10 go 11 .

he couldn't go home , for old [granny] [fox] [would] [drive] [him] [out] of the house . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 go
3 go 4 home
3 go 6 for
3 go 16 house
4 home 5 ,
7 old 16 house
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 house
16 house 17 .

sammy [jay] [would] [see] to that . 
1 sammy 7 .
5 to 6 that
5 to 7 .

he knew just how they would point at him and make fun of him . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 just
3 just 4 how
3 just 12 fun
4 how 5 they
6 would 12 fun
7 point 8 at
7 point 12 fun
8 at 9 him
9 him 10 and
11 make 12 fun
12 fun 13 of
12 fun 14 him
14 him 15 .

he would never hear the last of it . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 never
2 would 4 hear
4 hear 7 of
4 hear 8 it
4 hear 9 .
5 the 6 last
5 the 7 of

he felt as if he never , never would be able to hold his head and his tail up again . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 as
3 as 4 if
3 as 5 he
5 he 6 never
6 never 11 able
6 never 20 again
7 , 8 never
8 never 11 able
9 would 10 be
10 be 11 able
11 able 12 to
11 able 13 hold
13 hold 18 tail
14 his 15 head
15 head 18 tail
16 and 17 his
17 his 18 tail
19 up 20 again
20 again 21 .

every few minutes he stopped to roll over and over on the ground trying to get rid of that dreadful perfume . 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 7 roll
4 he 5 stopped
5 stopped 7 roll
6 to 7 roll
7 roll 8 over
7 roll 10 over
7 roll 13 ground
8 over 9 and
11 on 12 the
11 on 13 ground
12 the 13 ground
13 ground 17 rid
13 ground 22 .
14 trying 15 to
14 trying 17 rid
16 get 17 rid
17 rid 18 of
17 rid 21 perfume
19 that 21 perfume
20 dreadful 21 perfume

when he reached the [green] [forest] he hurried [over] to the [laughing] [brook] to wash [out] his eyes . 
1 when 3 reached
1 when 7 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 the
7 he 8 hurried
8 hurried 10 to
8 hurried 11 the
8 hurried 15 wash
14 to 15 wash
15 wash 19 .
17 his 18 eyes
17 his 19 .

it was [just] his luck [to] [have] [billy] [mink] [come] [along] [while] he was doing this . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 his
4 his 5 luck
5 luck 17 .
13 he 14 was
13 he 17 .
14 was 15 doing
15 doing 16 this

billy didn't need to be told what had happened . 
1 billy 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 need
3 need 5 be
3 need 6 told
4 to 5 be
6 told 9 happened
7 what 9 happened
8 had 9 happened
9 happened 10 .

" phew ! " he exclaimed , holding on to his nose . 
1 " 2 phew
2 phew 6 exclaimed
2 phew 8 holding
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 5 he
3 ! 6 exclaimed
7 , 8 holding
8 holding 9 on
8 holding 10 to
8 holding 12 nose
11 his 12 nose
12 nose 13 .

then he turned and hurried beyond the reach of that perfume . 
1 then 5 hurried
2 he 5 hurried
3 turned 5 hurried
4 and 5 hurried
5 hurried 11 perfume
6 beyond 7 the
6 beyond 8 reach
8 reach 11 perfume
9 of 11 perfume
10 that 11 perfume
11 perfume 12 .

there [he] [stopped] [and] [made] fun [of] [reddy] [fox] [and] said [all] [the] [provoking] [things] he could think of . 
1 there 6 fun
6 fun 20 .
11 said 16 he
11 said 20 .
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 think
18 think 19 of

reddy took no notice at all . 
1 reddy 4 notice
2 took 4 notice
3 no 4 notice
4 notice 6 all
4 notice 7 .
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

he felt too miserable to quarrel . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 4 miserable
3 too 4 miserable
4 miserable 6 quarrel
5 to 6 quarrel
6 quarrel 7 .

after he had washed his face he felt better . 
1 after 4 washed
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 washed
4 washed 6 face
4 washed 8 felt
5 his 6 face
7 he 8 felt
8 felt 9 better
9 better 10 .

water wouldn't take away the awful smell , but it did take away the smart from his eyes . 
1 water 7 smell
1 water 16 from
2 wouldn't 3 take
3 take 4 away
4 away 7 smell
5 the 7 smell
6 awful 7 smell
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
9 but 11 did
11 did 12 take
12 take 13 away
13 away 14 the
13 away 16 from
15 smart 16 from
16 from 17 his
17 his 18 eyes
18 eyes 19 .

then he tried to plan what to do next . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 tried
3 tried 4 to
3 tried 5 plan
5 plan 9 next
5 plan 10 .
6 what 8 do
6 what 9 next
7 to 8 do

" [the] [only] [thing] [i] [can] do is to get [as] [far] [away] [from] [everybody] [as] [i] [can] , " thought he . 
1 " 7 do
1 " 19 ,
7 do 10 get
8 is 9 to
9 to 10 get
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 thought
21 thought 22 he
22 he 23 .

" [i] guess [i] 'll have to go [up] to the [old] [pasture] [to] [live] for a while . ["] 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 8 go
3 guess 19 .
5 'll 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 10 to
10 to 11 the
16 for 18 while
16 for 19 .
17 a 18 while

so he [started] [for] [the] [old] [pasture] , [keeping] as much [out] [of] [sight] as possible . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 16 possible
8 , 10 as
10 as 11 much
11 much 15 as
11 much 16 possible
16 possible 17 .

on the way [he] [remembered] [that] [old] [man] [coyote] [lived] [there] . 
1 on 2 the
1 on 3 way
3 way 12 .

there he [stretched] himself [out] [and] was perfectly miserable . 
1 there 7 was
2 he 4 himself
2 he 7 was
7 was 8 perfectly
8 perfectly 9 miserable
9 miserable 10 .

" it [wouldn't] be so bad [if] [i] had really been [to] blame [,] [but] [i] [wasn't] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 4 be
4 be 5 so
4 be 18 .
5 so 6 bad
9 had 11 been
9 had 13 blame
10 really 11 been
13 blame 18 .

i didn't know [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [in] that [barrel] [and] [i] [didn't] [mean] to start it rolling down the hill anyway , " he muttered . 
1 i 3 know
1 i 14 to
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 8 that
14 to 26 .
15 start 16 it
15 start 17 rolling
17 rolling 18 down
18 down 19 the
19 the 20 hill
20 hill 21 anyway
21 anyway 22 ,
21 anyway 25 muttered
23 " 25 muttered
24 he 25 muttered
25 muttered 26 .

" it was all an accident and " he stopped and into his yellow eyes crept a look of suspicion . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 all
3 was 5 an
5 an 6 accident
5 an 20 suspicion
6 accident 7 and
6 accident 10 stopped
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 stopped
10 stopped 11 and
12 into 13 his
13 his 14 yellow
14 yellow 20 suspicion
15 eyes 20 suspicion
16 crept 20 suspicion
17 a 20 suspicion
18 look 20 suspicion
19 of 20 suspicion
20 suspicion 21 .

i wonder . " 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 .
3 . 4 "

[vi] 

[peter] [rabbit] [doesn't] [enjoy] [his] [joke] 

he felt sure that [reddy] [fox] was in [for] [something] unpleasant , and he was glad . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 sure
2 felt 11 unpleasant
3 sure 4 that
4 that 7 was
7 was 8 in
11 unpleasant 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
13 and 17 .
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 glad

of course , that wasn't a bit nice of [peter] . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 11 .
2 course 3 ,
2 course 5 wasn't
4 that 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 7 bit
6 a 7 bit
7 bit 8 nice
7 bit 9 of

so he chuckled as he waited for what was to happen . 
1 so 6 waited
2 he 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 as
3 chuckled 6 waited
5 he 6 waited
6 waited 7 for
6 waited 11 happen
8 what 11 happen
9 was 10 to
10 to 11 happen
11 happen 12 .

suddenly that chuckle broke right off in the middle , [and] [peter] [cried] " ouch ! " 
1 suddenly 2 that
1 suddenly 3 chuckle
3 chuckle 4 broke
3 chuckle 9 middle
4 broke 6 off
5 right 6 off
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 middle
9 middle 10 ,
10 , 14 "
14 " 15 ouch
15 ouch 16 !
16 ! 17 "

he had felt a pain as if a hot needle had been thrust into him . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 felt
1 he 13 thrust
4 a 5 pain
4 a 10 needle
5 pain 10 needle
6 as 7 if
7 if 10 needle
8 a 9 hot
8 a 10 needle
9 hot 10 needle
10 needle 12 been
10 needle 13 thrust
11 had 12 been
13 thrust 14 into
14 into 16 .
15 him 16 .

it made him almost jump out of the doorway . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
2 made 5 jump
4 almost 5 jump
5 jump 9 doorway
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 the
7 of 9 doorway
8 the 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 .

so it would not do to show himself now . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 not
3 would 5 do
3 would 7 show
6 to 7 show
7 show 8 himself
8 himself 10 .
9 now 10 .

no , indeed ! 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 !

all he could do was to kick and squirm and twist his head around to see what was happening . 
1 all 14 around
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 do
3 could 7 kick
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 kick
7 kick 9 squirm
8 and 9 squirm
9 squirm 10 and
9 squirm 11 twist
9 squirm 13 head
9 squirm 14 around
12 his 13 head
14 around 19 happening
15 to 16 see
16 see 19 happening
17 what 19 happening
18 was 19 happening
19 happening 20 .

it didn't take long to find out . 
1 it 8 .
2 didn't 3 take
2 didn't 6 find
3 take 4 long
5 to 6 find
6 find 7 out
7 out 8 .

two very angry little insects were just getting ready to sting him again , and more were coming . 
1 two 5 insects
2 very 3 angry
3 angry 5 insects
4 little 5 insects
5 insects 6 were
5 insects 7 just
5 insects 8 getting
5 insects 9 ready
5 insects 11 sting
9 ready 10 to
11 sting 12 him
11 sting 13 again
11 sting 16 more
11 sting 17 were
11 sting 19 .
13 again 14 ,
15 and 16 more
17 were 18 coming

they were [yellow] [jackets] , [which] [you] [know] belong to the wasp family and carry very sharp little lances in their tails . 
1 they 2 were
1 they 9 belong
2 were 5 ,
9 belong 10 to
9 belong 12 wasp
9 belong 19 lances
10 to 11 the
11 the 12 wasp
12 wasp 13 family
12 wasp 14 and
12 wasp 15 carry
12 wasp 16 very
16 very 17 sharp
18 little 19 lances
19 lances 23 .
20 in 21 their
20 in 23 .
21 their 22 tails

poor [peter] ! 
1 poor 3 !

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

he didn't dare go out , and he simply couldn't stay where he was . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 dare
3 dare 4 go
3 dare 9 simply
3 dare 11 stay
4 go 5 out
6 , 7 and
6 , 8 he
8 he 9 simply
9 simply 10 couldn't
11 stay 12 where
11 stay 15 .
12 where 14 was
13 he 14 was

by this time he had lost all interest in what was going on outside . 
1 by 3 time
2 this 3 time
3 time 6 lost
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 lost
6 lost 7 all
6 lost 8 interest
8 interest 9 in
8 interest 14 outside
8 interest 15 .
10 what 12 going
11 was 12 going
12 going 13 on
13 on 14 outside

there was quite enough going on inside ; too much , in fact . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 quite
3 quite 4 enough
3 quite 13 fact
5 going 6 on
6 on 7 inside
7 inside 13 fact
8 ; 13 fact
9 too 10 much
10 much 11 ,
10 much 13 fact
12 in 13 fact
13 fact 14 .

he remembered that [johnny] [chuck] [digs] his [house] deep down in the ground . 
1 he 2 remembered
1 he 7 his
2 remembered 3 that
7 his 9 deep
7 his 14 .
9 deep 13 ground
10 down 13 ground
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 ground

he looked down the long hall . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 down
3 down 6 hall
4 the 6 hall
5 long 6 hall
6 hall 7 .

it was dark down there . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 dark
3 dark 5 there
4 down 5 there
5 there 6 .

perhaps if he went down there , these angry little warriors wouldn't follow him . 
1 perhaps 2 if
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 down
5 down 11 warriors
6 there 7 ,
6 there 11 warriors
8 these 11 warriors
9 angry 11 warriors
10 little 11 warriors
11 warriors 12 wouldn't
11 warriors 13 follow
11 warriors 14 him
14 him 15 .

it was worth trying , anyway . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 worth
3 worth 7 .
4 trying 5 ,
4 trying 6 anyway
6 anyway 7 .

so [peter] scrambled [to] [his] [feet] and scurried [down] the [long] hall , and [as] he [ran] [,] he cried " ouch ! 
1 so 3 scrambled
1 so 19 he
3 scrambled 8 scurried
7 and 8 scurried
8 scurried 14 and
10 the 12 hall
12 hall 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 he
19 he 22 ouch
20 cried 22 ouch
21 " 22 ouch
22 ouch 23 !

ouch ! 
1 ouch 2 !

oh ! 
1 oh 2 !

ohoo ! " 
1 ohoo 2 !
2 ! 3 "

those sharp little lances were very busy , and there was no way of fighting back . 
1 those 4 lances
2 sharp 4 lances
3 little 4 lances
4 lances 7 busy
4 lances 8 ,
4 lances 10 there
5 were 6 very
6 very 7 busy
8 , 9 and
10 there 11 was
10 there 12 no
12 no 15 fighting
13 way 15 fighting
14 of 15 fighting
15 fighting 17 .
16 back 17 .

at the end of the long hall was a snug little room , very dark but cool and comfortable . 
1 at 2 the
2 the 7 hall
3 end 4 of
3 end 7 hall
5 the 7 hall
6 long 7 hall
7 hall 8 was
7 hall 10 snug
9 a 10 snug
10 snug 11 little
10 snug 12 room
10 snug 14 very
10 snug 15 dark
10 snug 17 cool
12 room 13 ,
16 but 17 cool
17 cool 20 .
18 and 19 comfortable
19 comfortable 20 .

it was just as he had hoped [;] [the] [yellow] [jackets] [did] [not] follow him [down] there . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 hoped
7 hoped 18 .
14 follow 15 him
15 him 17 there
15 him 18 .

they had driven him away from their home , which was right near the entrance , and they were satisfied . 
1 they 7 their
2 had 3 driven
3 driven 4 him
3 driven 5 away
3 driven 7 their
5 away 6 from
7 their 8 home
7 their 15 entrance
9 , 10 which
10 which 11 was
10 which 15 entrance
12 right 15 entrance
13 near 15 entrance
14 the 15 entrance
15 entrance 20 satisfied
15 entrance 21 .
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 they
18 they 19 were
19 were 20 satisfied

but what [a] [fix] he was in ! 
1 but 2 what
1 but 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 in
7 in 8 !

what a dreadful fix ! 
1 what 4 fix
2 a 3 dreadful
3 dreadful 4 fix
4 fix 5 !

he ached and smarted all over . 
1 he 4 smarted
2 ached 4 smarted
3 and 4 smarted
4 smarted 5 all
4 smarted 6 over
4 smarted 7 .

my goodness , how he did smart ! 
1 my 2 goodness
2 goodness 3 ,
2 goodness 4 how
2 goodness 7 smart
2 goodness 8 !
4 how 6 did
5 he 6 did

and to get out he would have to go [right] [past] [the] [yellow] [jacket] home again . 
1 and 4 out
1 and 5 he
2 to 3 get
3 get 4 out
5 he 6 would
6 would 7 have
7 have 8 to
8 to 9 go
9 go 15 home
15 home 16 again
16 again 17 .

" [i] guess [i] [am] served just right . ["] 
1 " 3 guess
1 " 9 .
3 guess 6 served
6 served 8 right
7 just 8 right

i rather think he was , don't you ? 
1 i 2 rather
1 i 3 think
1 i 7 don't
3 think 4 he
4 he 5 was
6 , 7 don't
7 don't 8 you
8 you 9 ?

[vii] 

[sammy] [jay] [does] [some] [guessing] 

sammy [jay] is a queer fellow . 
1 sammy 5 queer
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 queer
5 queer 6 fellow
5 queer 7 .

many are the times he has given them warning of danger . 
1 many 4 times
2 are 3 the
2 are 4 times
4 times 9 warning
5 he 6 has
6 has 7 given
7 given 9 warning
8 them 9 warning
9 warning 10 of
9 warning 11 danger
9 warning 12 .

this is one reason they are quite willing to overlook his own shortcomings . 
1 this 2 is
2 is 4 reason
3 one 4 reason
4 reason 10 overlook
5 they 6 are
6 are 10 overlook
7 quite 8 willing
8 willing 9 to
8 willing 10 overlook
10 overlook 12 own
10 overlook 13 shortcomings
11 his 12 own
13 shortcomings 14 .

so [,] [of] [course] [,] he had seen what happened to [reddy] . 
1 so 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 seen
7 had 10 happened
9 what 10 happened
10 happened 11 to
11 to 13 .

now , instead [of] [being] sorry [for] [reddy] , he had openly rejoiced . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 instead
3 instead 14 .
6 sorry 9 ,
6 sorry 12 openly
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 had
12 openly 13 rejoiced
12 openly 14 .

it seems to be just that way with a great many people . 
1 it 2 seems
2 seems 3 to
2 seems 4 be
2 seems 5 just
2 seems 7 way
2 seems 11 many
3 to 4 be
6 that 7 way
8 with 10 great
9 a 10 great
10 great 11 many
11 many 12 people
12 people 13 .

they like to see others who are considered very smart get into trouble . 
1 they 11 get
2 like 3 to
3 to 4 see
3 to 11 get
5 others 10 smart
6 who 7 are
7 are 10 smart
8 considered 10 smart
9 very 10 smart
10 smart 11 get
11 get 13 trouble
12 into 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 .

so [sammy] [had] [laughed] [and] [made] [fun] [of] poor [reddy] . 
1 so 9 poor
9 poor 11 .

in the first place it was very exciting , and [sammy] dearly loves excitement . 
1 in 2 the
1 in 14 excitement
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 place
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 very
7 very 8 exciting
8 exciting 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 dearly
12 dearly 13 loves
13 loves 14 excitement
14 excitement 15 .

and then it would make such a [splendid] story to tell , and no one likes to carry tales [more] [than] [does] [sammy] [jay] . 
1 and 2 then
1 and 16 likes
2 then 4 would
3 it 4 would
4 would 5 make
5 make 6 such
6 such 7 a
7 a 9 story
9 story 11 tell
10 to 11 tell
12 , 13 and
12 , 14 no
14 no 15 one
15 one 16 likes
16 likes 17 to
16 likes 19 tales
17 to 18 carry
19 tales 25 .

he watched [reddy] sneak [away] to the [green] [forest] , and [jimmy] [skunk] slowly walk away in a very dignified manner . 
1 he 2 watched
2 watched 4 sneak
4 sneak 22 .
6 to 7 the
7 the 21 manner
10 , 11 and
11 and 14 slowly
14 slowly 20 dignified
15 walk 20 dignified
16 away 20 dignified
17 in 20 dignified
18 a 19 very
19 very 20 dignified
20 dignified 21 manner
21 manner 22 .

then [sammy] flew back to [the] [old] [orchard] [to] spread the [news] [among] [the] little [people] [there] . 
1 then 3 flew
3 flew 4 back
3 flew 10 spread
4 back 5 to
10 spread 11 the
11 the 15 little
15 little 18 .

it wasn't until he reached [the] [old] [orchard] [that] [he] remembered [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 it 2 wasn't
1 it 11 remembered
2 wasn't 3 until
3 until 5 reached
4 he 5 reached
11 remembered 14 .

the fact is , [sammy] [jay] was [doing] [some] [hard] [thinking] . 
1 the 2 fact
2 fact 3 is
2 fact 4 ,
2 fact 7 was
7 was 12 .

he had suddenly begun to wonder . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 begun
3 suddenly 4 begun
4 begun 5 to
4 begun 6 wonder
6 wonder 7 .

it [had] popped [into] that shrewd [little] [head] of [his] that it was very strange [how] [suddenly] [peter] [rabbit] [had] [disappeared] . 
1 it 3 popped
3 popped 6 shrewd
5 that 6 shrewd
6 shrewd 22 .
9 of 11 that
9 of 22 .
11 that 13 was
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 very
14 very 15 strange

but [i] [saw] it [all] , and [i] know that it was all an accident so far as [reddy] [was] concerned . 
1 but 4 it
4 it 22 .
6 , 7 and
6 , 22 .
7 and 11 it
9 know 10 that
9 know 11 it
11 it 12 was
12 was 13 all
12 was 14 an
14 an 15 accident
15 accident 21 concerned
16 so 17 far
17 far 18 as
18 as 21 concerned

but [peter] [rabbit] [may] have [known] [.] 
1 but 5 have

why [did] [peter] [run] so that he would have to jump [over] [that] barrel [when] [he] [could] [have] [run] [right] [past] [it] ? 
1 why 14 barrel
1 why 23 ?
5 so 6 that
6 that 8 would
7 he 8 would
8 would 9 have
9 have 10 to
10 to 11 jump
11 jump 14 barrel

that would have been pretty smart [of] [peter] [and] quite like him . 
1 that 2 would
2 would 3 have
2 would 11 like
2 would 12 him
3 have 4 been
4 been 6 smart
5 pretty 6 smart
6 smart 10 quite
12 him 13 .

the [more] [i] think of it , the [more] [i] [believe] [that] [peter] did know [and] that he planned the whole [thing] . 
1 the 21 whole
4 think 5 of
4 think 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 21 whole
14 did 15 know
15 know 17 that
17 that 18 he
18 he 19 planned
19 planned 20 the
20 the 21 whole
21 whole 23 .

if he did , it was one of the smartest tricks [i] ever heard of . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 did
2 he 10 smartest
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 one
7 one 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 smartest
10 smartest 11 tricks
10 smartest 13 ever
13 ever 14 heard
13 ever 16 .
14 heard 15 of

i didn't think [peter] [had] it in [him] . 
1 i 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 think
2 didn't 9 .
3 think 6 it
6 it 7 in

it was [rather] [hard] on [jimmy] [skunk] , but it [got] rid [of] [reddy] [fox] for a [while] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 ,
2 was 5 on
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
9 but 12 rid
12 rid 16 for
16 for 17 a
17 a 19 .

he [won't] [dare] [show] his [face] [around] here for a long time . 
1 he 5 his
5 his 13 .
8 here 9 for
9 for 10 a
10 a 11 long
11 long 12 time
12 time 13 .

that means that [peter] [will] [have] one less [worry] [on] [his] [mind] . 
1 that 2 means
2 means 13 .
3 that 7 one
7 one 8 less
8 less 13 .

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

here comes [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 here 2 comes

i 'll ask him a few questions . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 ask
3 ask 4 him
3 ask 7 questions
4 him 5 a
6 few 7 questions
7 questions 8 .
8 . 9 "

jimmy came ambling along in his usual lazy manner . 
1 jimmy 3 ambling
2 came 3 ambling
3 ambling 4 along
3 ambling 5 in
3 ambling 6 his
3 ambling 7 usual
3 ambling 8 lazy
3 ambling 9 manner
9 manner 10 .

he had quite recovered his good nature . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 recovered
3 quite 4 recovered
4 recovered 5 his
4 recovered 6 good
4 recovered 7 nature
7 nature 8 .

" hello , [jimmy] . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 5 .

have you [seen] [peter] [rabbit] this morning ? " cried [sammy] [jay] . 
1 have 2 you
2 you 8 ?
6 this 7 morning
6 this 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 13 .

jimmy looked up and grinned . 
1 jimmy 5 grinned
2 looked 3 up
2 looked 5 grinned
3 up 4 and
5 grinned 6 .

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

" [i] [saw] [him] [up] here [early] this [morning] . 
1 " 6 here
1 " 10 .
6 here 8 this

why ? " 
1 why 2 ?
2 ? 3 "

" did he see you go into that old barrel ? " persisted [sammy] . 
1 " 13 persisted
2 did 3 he
2 did 4 see
2 did 5 you
5 you 6 go
6 go 7 into
7 into 10 barrel
8 that 10 barrel
9 old 10 barrel
10 barrel 13 persisted
11 ? 12 "
11 ? 13 persisted
13 persisted 15 .

" [i] don't know , " confessed [jimmy] . 
1 " 3 don't
1 " 5 ,
3 don't 4 know
5 , 6 "
6 " 9 .
7 confessed 9 .

" he may have . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 3 may
3 may 4 have
3 may 5 .

what have you got on your mind , [sammy] [jay] ? " 
1 what 2 have
1 what 11 ?
2 have 3 you
2 have 4 got
4 got 5 on
6 your 7 mind
6 your 11 ?
7 mind 8 ,
11 ? 12 "

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

" then [reddy] didn't do it purposely ! " he [exclaimed] . 
1 " 2 then
1 " 7 purposely
4 didn't 7 purposely
5 do 6 it
5 do 7 purposely
6 it 7 purposely
7 purposely 12 .
8 ! 9 "
8 ! 12 .
10 he 12 .

" no , " replied [sammy] . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 7 .

" he didn't do it purposely . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 6 purposely
3 didn't 6 purposely
4 do 6 purposely
5 it 6 purposely
6 purposely 7 .

i am quite sure that he didn't know you were in it . 
1 i 2 am
1 i 8 know
2 am 4 sure
3 quite 4 sure
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 know
8 know 9 you
8 know 12 it
8 know 13 .
9 you 10 were
10 were 11 in

but how about [peter] [rabbit] ? 
1 but 2 how
2 how 6 ?
3 about 6 ?

i am wondering . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 wondering
3 wondering 4 .

and [i] ['m] [doing] a [little] [guessing] , too . " 
1 and 5 a
5 a 11 "
8 , 9 too
9 too 10 .
10 . 11 "

[viii] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [looks] [for] [peter] 

jimmy [skunk] [looked] very hard at [sammy] [jay] . 
1 jimmy 4 very
1 jimmy 9 .
4 very 5 hard
6 at 9 .

sammy [jay] [looked] very hard at [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 sammy 4 very
1 sammy 9 .
4 very 5 hard
6 at 9 .

then [sammy] slowly shut one eye and as slowly opened it [again] . 
1 then 3 slowly
3 slowly 6 eye
3 slowly 13 .
4 shut 6 eye
5 one 6 eye
6 eye 7 and
6 eye 8 as
9 slowly 10 opened
10 opened 11 it
11 it 13 .

it was a wink . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 wink
4 wink 5 .

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

sammy [jay] said nothing , but winked again . 
1 sammy 7 winked
3 said 4 nothing
4 nothing 6 but
4 nothing 7 winked
5 , 6 but
7 winked 8 again
8 again 9 .

jimmy grinned . 
1 jimmy 2 grinned
2 grinned 3 .

then he looked thoughtful . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 thoughtful
4 thoughtful 5 .

" [i] wonder , " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 5 "
3 wonder 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 9 .

" [and] [i] wonder [if] he did it just [to] get [reddy] [into] [trouble] , " continued [jimmy] . 
1 " 17 continued
4 wonder 6 he
4 wonder 17 continued
6 he 7 did
7 did 8 it
7 did 11 get
8 it 9 just
15 , 17 continued
16 " 17 continued
17 continued 19 .

" [i] wonder , " repeated [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 6 repeated
3 wonder 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 repeated
6 repeated 9 .

" [i] wonder , " said [sammy] [jay] [once] [more] , and burst out laughing . 
1 " 5 "
3 wonder 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 11 ,
6 said 16 .
11 , 12 and
13 burst 14 out
13 burst 15 laughing
13 burst 16 .

now [jimmy] [skunk] [has] a very shrewd [little] head on his shoulders . 
1 now 13 .
5 a 6 very
5 a 7 shrewd
7 shrewd 12 shoulders
9 head 12 shoulders
10 on 11 his
10 on 12 shoulders
11 his 12 shoulders
12 shoulders 13 .

" so that is your guess , is it ? 
1 " 4 is
2 so 3 that
3 that 4 is
4 is 10 ?
5 your 6 guess
5 your 10 ?
7 , 8 is
8 is 10 ?
9 it 10 ?

well , [i] wouldn't be a bit surprised if you are right , " said he , nodding his head . 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 18 nodding
4 wouldn't 8 surprised
5 be 6 a
6 a 7 bit
7 bit 8 surprised
8 surprised 9 if
8 surprised 12 right
9 if 10 you
10 you 11 are
12 right 18 nodding
13 , 18 nodding
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 he
15 said 18 nodding
17 , 18 nodding
18 nodding 20 head
19 his 20 head
20 head 21 .

" [i] [think] [i] will [go] [look] [for] [peter] . 
1 " 5 will
5 will 10 .

i think he needs a lesson . 
1 i 2 think
1 i 4 needs
2 think 3 he
4 needs 5 a
5 a 6 lesson
6 lesson 7 .

jokes that put other people in danger or make them uncomfortable can have no excuse . 
1 jokes 2 that
1 jokes 3 put
1 jokes 4 other
1 jokes 7 danger
4 other 5 people
6 in 7 danger
7 danger 11 uncomfortable
8 or 9 make
9 make 10 them
9 make 11 uncomfortable
11 uncomfortable 15 excuse
11 uncomfortable 16 .
12 can 13 have
13 have 14 no
14 no 15 excuse
15 excuse 16 .

my neck might have been broken in that wild ride down the hill , and certainly [i] was made most uncomfortable . 
1 my 2 neck
2 neck 6 broken
3 might 4 have
3 might 6 broken
4 have 5 been
6 broken 7 in
6 broken 10 ride
7 in 8 that
8 that 10 ride
9 wild 10 ride
10 ride 13 hill
11 down 13 hill
12 the 13 hill
13 hill 21 uncomfortable
14 , 15 and
15 and 21 uncomfortable
16 certainly 21 uncomfortable
18 was 21 uncomfortable
19 made 21 uncomfortable
20 most 21 uncomfortable
21 uncomfortable 22 .

i felt as if everything inside me was shaken out of place and all mixed up . 
1 i 2 felt
2 felt 4 if
2 felt 9 shaken
3 as 4 if
5 everything 9 shaken
6 inside 9 shaken
7 me 9 shaken
8 was 9 shaken
9 shaken 10 out
9 shaken 15 mixed
10 out 11 of
12 place 15 mixed
13 and 15 mixed
14 all 15 mixed
15 mixed 16 up
15 mixed 17 .

even now my stomach feels a bit queer , as if it might not be just where it ought to be . 
1 even 2 now
2 now 4 stomach
3 my 4 stomach
4 stomach 5 feels
4 stomach 8 queer
4 stomach 9 ,
4 stomach 16 just
5 feels 7 bit
6 a 7 bit
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 it
12 it 15 be
12 it 16 just
13 might 14 not
13 might 15 be
16 just 17 where
16 just 20 to
18 it 20 to
19 ought 20 to
20 to 21 be
20 to 22 .

by the way , what became of [peter] after he jumped over the barrel ? " 
1 by 2 the
2 the 3 way
3 way 4 ,
4 , 5 what
5 what 6 became
5 what 15 ?
6 became 7 of
9 after 10 he
10 he 11 jumped
11 jumped 12 over
12 over 13 the
13 the 14 barrel
14 barrel 15 ?
15 ? 16 "

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

" [i] don't know , " he confessed . 
1 " 3 don't
1 " 5 ,
3 don't 4 know
5 , 6 "
6 " 9 .
7 he 8 confessed
8 confessed 9 .

i guess [reddy] [fox] forgot all about [peter] . 
1 i 2 guess
2 guess 5 forgot
5 forgot 9 .
6 all 7 about
7 about 9 .

i [know] [i] did . 
1 i 4 did
4 did 5 .

after it was over , [i] [looked] [for] [peter] [,] [but] he was nowhere in sight [.] 
1 after 12 he
2 it 3 was
2 it 5 ,
3 was 4 over
5 , 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 nowhere
14 nowhere 15 in
14 nowhere 16 sight

he [hadn't] had time to reach the [old] [briar-patch] . 
1 he 3 had
3 had 4 time
4 time 5 to
5 to 6 reach
6 reach 7 the
6 reach 10 .

i really would like to know myself what became of him . " 
1 i 6 know
1 i 7 myself
2 really 6 know
3 would 4 like
4 like 5 to
4 like 6 know
7 myself 13 "
8 what 9 became
9 became 10 of
9 became 11 him
11 him 12 .
12 . 13 "

jimmy [skunk] turned and looked down the hill . 
1 jimmy 5 looked
3 turned 5 looked
4 and 5 looked
5 looked 6 down
6 down 7 the
7 the 8 hill
8 hill 9 .

then in his usual slow way he started back towards the broken barrel . 
1 then 2 in
2 in 13 barrel
2 in 14 .
3 his 4 usual
4 usual 5 slow
5 slow 6 way
5 slow 10 towards
7 he 8 started
8 started 10 towards
9 back 10 towards
10 towards 11 the
10 towards 13 barrel
11 the 12 broken
12 broken 13 barrel

" where are you going ? " asked [sammy] . 
1 " 4 you
2 where 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 6 ?
5 going 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 8 asked
8 asked 10 .

" [to] look [for] [peter] [rabbit] , " replied [jimmy] . 
1 " 3 look
1 " 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 11 .

" [i] [want] to ask him a few questions . " 
1 " 11 "
4 to 5 ask
5 ask 6 him
6 him 7 a
7 a 11 "
8 few 9 questions
9 questions 10 .
10 . 11 "

jimmy [skunk] ambled along down the hill . 
1 jimmy 3 ambled
3 ambled 4 along
3 ambled 5 down
3 ambled 7 hill
5 down 6 the
6 the 7 hill
7 hill 8 .

he [isn't] likely to bother any one for some time . 
1 he 3 likely
3 likely 4 to
3 likely 5 bother
5 bother 6 any
6 any 7 one
6 any 10 time
6 any 11 .
8 for 10 time
9 some 10 time

peter really ought to be punished , but somehow [i] don't feel so much like punishing him as [i] did . 
1 peter 6 punished
2 really 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
3 ought 6 punished
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 punished
6 punished 9 somehow
6 punished 21 .
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 somehow
9 somehow 11 don't
9 somehow 12 feel
12 feel 16 punishing
13 so 14 much
14 much 16 punishing
15 like 16 punishing
16 punishing 17 him
16 punishing 18 as
16 punishing 20 did

i 'll just give him a little scare and let the scamp off with that . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 12 scamp
3 just 8 scare
4 give 8 scare
5 him 8 scare
6 a 7 little
6 a 8 scare
8 scare 10 let
8 scare 12 scamp
9 and 10 let
11 the 12 scamp
12 scamp 13 off
12 scamp 15 that
12 scamp 16 .
13 off 14 with

now , [i] wonder [where] [he] [can] [be] . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 4 wonder
4 wonder 9 .

i have an idea he isn't very far away . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 4 idea
3 an 4 idea
4 idea 6 isn't
5 he 6 isn't
6 isn't 8 far
7 very 8 far
8 far 9 away
9 away 10 .

let me see . 
1 let 2 me
1 let 3 see
3 see 4 .

seems to me [i] [remember] [an] [old] [house] [of] [johnny] [chuck] ['s] not [very] [far] [from] [here] . 
1 seems 2 to
2 to 3 me
3 me 18 .
13 not 18 .

i 'll have a look in that . " 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 7 that
2 'll 3 have
3 have 4 a
4 a 5 look
5 look 6 in
7 that 8 .
8 . 9 "

[[] [illustration] []] 

[ix] 

[jimmy] [visits] [johnny] [chuck's] [old] [house] 

jimmy [skunk] was smiling as he ambled towards the old house of [johnny] [chuck] [near] the foot of the hill . 
1 jimmy 3 was
1 jimmy 4 smiling
4 smiling 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 ambled
7 ambled 8 towards
8 towards 17 foot
9 the 11 house
9 the 12 of
10 old 11 house
12 of 16 the
16 the 17 foot
17 foot 20 hill
17 foot 21 .
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 hill

there was no one near to see him , and this made him smile still more . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 no
3 no 4 one
3 no 5 near
3 no 9 ,
3 no 16 more
5 near 8 him
6 to 7 see
7 see 8 him
9 , 10 and
11 this 12 made
12 made 13 him
12 made 14 smile
12 made 16 more
15 still 16 more
16 more 17 .

to [jimmy] [himself] it wasn't unpleasant [at] [all] , [and] he couldn't understand why other people disliked it so . 
1 to 20 .
4 it 5 wasn't
4 it 20 .
5 wasn't 6 unpleasant
6 unpleasant 9 ,
9 , 11 he
11 he 12 couldn't
12 couldn't 13 understand
13 understand 14 why
13 understand 17 disliked
15 other 16 people
16 people 17 disliked
17 disliked 19 so
18 it 19 so

he had puzzled over that a great deal . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 8 deal
3 puzzled 4 over
3 puzzled 5 that
3 puzzled 8 deal
6 a 7 great
6 a 8 deal
7 great 8 deal
8 deal 9 .

" [i] guess it 's a good thing [that] [old] [mother] [nature] [didn't] make [us] [all] alike , " said he to himself . 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 4 it
4 it 5 's
4 it 24 .
5 's 8 thing
6 a 7 good
6 a 8 thing
14 make 17 alike
17 alike 18 ,
18 , 19 "
18 , 21 he
19 " 20 said
21 he 23 himself
22 to 23 himself
23 himself 24 .

" [i] think there must be something the matter with their noses , and [i] suppose they think there is something the matter with mine . 
1 " 3 think
1 " 26 .
4 there 6 be
4 there 7 something
5 must 6 be
7 something 12 noses
8 the 9 matter
9 matter 12 noses
10 with 12 noses
11 their 12 noses
12 noses 14 and
12 noses 16 suppose
12 noses 17 they
12 noses 18 think
12 noses 25 mine
12 noses 26 .
13 , 14 and
19 there 20 is
20 is 23 matter
20 is 25 mine
21 something 23 matter
22 the 23 matter
23 matter 24 with

but there isn't . 
1 but 3 isn't
2 there 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 .

not a thing . 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 thing
3 thing 4 .

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

there [is] [johnny] [chuck] 's [old] [house] just ahead [of] me . 
1 there 5 's
5 's 8 just
8 just 9 ahead
9 ahead 12 .
11 me 12 .

now we will see what we shall see . ["] 
1 now 7 shall
2 we 3 will
2 we 7 shall
4 see 5 what
5 what 7 shall
6 we 7 shall
7 shall 8 see
8 see 9 .

he walked softly as he drew near to the old house . 
1 he 6 drew
2 walked 3 softly
3 softly 6 drew
4 as 5 he
4 as 6 drew
5 he 6 drew
6 drew 7 near
7 near 11 house
8 to 11 house
9 the 11 house
10 old 11 house
11 house 12 .

if [peter] was way down inside , it wouldn't matter how he approached . 
1 if 6 inside
1 if 9 wouldn't
3 was 6 inside
4 way 5 down
5 down 6 inside
7 , 9 wouldn't
8 it 9 wouldn't
9 wouldn't 13 approached
10 matter 11 how
10 matter 13 approached
12 he 13 approached
13 approached 14 .

jimmy didn't intend to [give] [peter] a chance to do any such thing . 
1 jimmy 3 intend
2 didn't 3 intend
3 intend 4 to
3 intend 8 chance
3 intend 9 to
3 intend 11 any
7 a 8 chance
9 to 10 do
11 any 13 thing
11 any 14 .
12 such 13 thing

if [peter] [once] [got] [outside] [that] [old] [house] [,] [his] [long] [legs] would [soon] [put] [him] [beyond] [jimmy] ['s] reach , and [jimmy] [knew] it . 
1 if 13 would
13 would 20 reach
20 reach 26 .
21 , 22 and
22 and 25 it
25 it 26 .

at last he reached a position where with one jump he could land right on the doorstep . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 4 reached
3 he 4 reached
4 reached 6 position
4 reached 17 doorstep
5 a 6 position
6 position 7 where
6 position 10 jump
8 with 10 jump
9 one 10 jump
10 jump 13 land
10 jump 14 right
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 land
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 doorstep
17 doorstep 18 .

he waited a few minutes and cocked his head on one side to listen . 
1 he 2 waited
1 he 7 cocked
2 waited 7 cocked
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 minutes
5 minutes 6 and
5 minutes 7 cocked
7 cocked 8 his
7 cocked 9 head
7 cocked 10 on
7 cocked 11 one
7 cocked 12 side
12 side 14 listen
12 side 15 .
13 to 14 listen

there wasn't a sound to tell him whether [peter] was there or not . 
1 there 2 wasn't
1 there 3 a
3 a 4 sound
4 sound 8 whether
5 to 6 tell
6 tell 7 him
6 tell 8 whether
8 whether 10 was
8 whether 11 there
8 whether 12 or
8 whether 13 not
13 not 14 .

then lightly he jumped over to the doorstep and looked in at the doorway . 
1 then 2 lightly
2 lightly 8 doorstep
3 he 4 jumped
4 jumped 5 over
4 jumped 8 doorstep
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 doorstep
8 doorstep 10 looked
8 doorstep 14 doorway
9 and 10 looked
10 looked 11 in
10 looked 12 at
12 at 13 the
14 doorway 15 .

there was no [peter] to be seen . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
2 was 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 seen
7 seen 8 .

" if he is here , he is [way] [down] [inside] , " thought [jimmy] . 
1 " 8 is
1 " 16 .
2 if 3 he
2 if 4 is
4 is 5 here
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 is
12 , 13 "
12 , 16 .
13 " 14 thought

" [i] [wonder] [if] he [really] is [here] . 
1 " 7 is
5 he 7 is
7 is 9 .

i think [i] ['ll] [look] about a [bit] [before] [i] [go] in . " 
1 i 2 think
2 think 6 about
6 about 7 a
7 a 14 "
12 in 13 .
13 . 14 "

now the doorstep was [of] sand [,] [as] [johnny] [chuck] ['s] [doorsteps] [always] are . 
1 now 6 sand
1 now 15 .
2 the 3 doorstep
2 the 6 sand
3 doorstep 4 was
6 sand 14 are

almost at once [jimmy] [chuckled] [.] 
1 almost 3 once
2 at 3 once

there were [peter] 's tracks , and they pointed straight towards the inside of [johnny] [chuck] 's old house . 
1 there 2 were
1 there 4 's
4 's 5 tracks
5 tracks 20 .
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 they
7 and 9 pointed
9 pointed 10 straight
10 straight 11 towards
11 towards 12 the
12 the 13 inside
13 inside 14 of
13 inside 19 house
13 inside 20 .
17 's 19 house
18 old 19 house

jimmy looked carefully , but not a single track pointing the other way could he find . 
1 jimmy 2 looked
1 jimmy 10 pointing
3 carefully 4 ,
3 carefully 9 track
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 not
7 a 8 single
8 single 9 track
9 track 10 pointing
10 pointing 11 the
10 pointing 12 other
10 pointing 13 way
10 pointing 16 find
10 pointing 17 .
14 could 16 find
15 he 16 find

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

" the scamp is here all right , " he muttered . 
1 " 11 muttered
2 the 3 scamp
3 scamp 4 is
3 scamp 5 here
3 scamp 7 right
6 all 7 right
7 right 11 muttered
8 , 11 muttered
9 " 11 muttered
10 he 11 muttered
11 muttered 12 .

in this [jimmy] was partly [right] and partly wrong , as you [and] [i] know . 
1 in 2 this
2 this 4 was
4 was 5 partly
5 partly 7 and
5 partly 8 partly
8 partly 9 wrong
8 partly 16 .
9 wrong 10 ,
10 , 11 as
11 as 12 you
12 you 15 know

he stared down the long dark doorway a minute . 
1 he 2 stared
2 stared 7 doorway
2 stared 9 minute
2 stared 10 .
3 down 4 the
4 the 7 doorway
5 long 6 dark
6 dark 7 doorway
8 a 9 minute

then he made up his mind . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 made
3 made 6 mind
4 up 6 mind
5 his 6 mind
6 mind 7 .

but that was as far as [jimmy] [skunk] [went] [.] 
1 but 3 was
2 that 3 was
3 was 5 far
4 as 5 far
5 far 6 as

yes , [sir] , [that] [was] [just] [as] [far] [as] [jimmy] [skunk] [went] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 14 .

jimmy [skunk] knows all about [yellow] [jackets] and the sharp little lances [they] carry in their tails ; he has the greatest respect for them . 
1 jimmy 3 knows
1 jimmy 26 .
3 knows 5 about
4 all 5 about
8 and 9 the
9 the 12 lances
10 sharp 11 little
10 sharp 12 lances
12 lances 17 tails
14 carry 15 in
15 in 16 their
16 their 17 tails
17 tails 18 ;
17 tails 20 has
17 tails 22 greatest
17 tails 23 respect
18 ; 19 he
21 the 22 greatest
23 respect 24 for
23 respect 25 them
25 them 26 .

he backed out in a hurry and actually hurried away to a safe distance . 
1 he 2 backed
2 backed 3 out
2 backed 6 hurry
2 backed 7 and
2 backed 8 actually
2 backed 10 away
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 hurry
8 actually 9 hurried
10 away 14 distance
11 to 14 distance
12 a 14 distance
13 safe 14 distance
14 distance 15 .

then he sat down to think . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
4 down 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 .

after a little he began to chuckle again . 
1 after 5 began
2 a 3 little
3 little 5 began
4 he 5 began
5 began 6 to
5 began 7 chuckle
5 began 8 again
8 again 9 .

" [i] [know] what happened , " said he [,] talking to himself . 
1 " 4 what
1 " 8 said
4 what 5 happened
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 13 himself
8 said 14 .
9 he 11 talking
9 he 13 himself
12 to 13 himself

" [peter] [rabbit] popped into that doorway . 
1 " 8 .
4 popped 5 into
4 popped 7 doorway
6 that 7 doorway
7 doorway 8 .

those [yellow] [jackets] [just] naturally [got] after him . 
1 those 5 naturally
5 naturally 9 .
7 after 8 him
8 him 9 .

i reckon [i] [don't] [need] to scare [peter] to pay him for that joke . 
1 i 2 reckon
2 reckon 6 to
2 reckon 7 scare
7 scare 10 pay
9 to 10 pay
10 pay 11 him
10 pay 12 for
10 pay 14 joke
13 that 14 joke
14 joke 15 .

i reckon he 's been punished already . " 
1 i 2 reckon
2 reckon 3 he
2 reckon 4 's
2 reckon 6 punished
5 been 6 punished
6 punished 7 already
6 punished 8 .
8 . 9 "

[[] [illustration] []] 

[x] 

[peter] [rabbit] [is] [most] [uncomfortable] 

if ever any one was sorry for having played pranks on other folks , that one was [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 if 2 ever
1 if 3 any
3 any 4 one
3 any 10 pranks
5 was 6 sorry
6 sorry 7 for
6 sorry 10 pranks
8 having 10 pranks
9 played 10 pranks
10 pranks 11 on
10 pranks 13 folks
10 pranks 14 ,
10 pranks 15 that
10 pranks 16 one
10 pranks 20 .
12 other 13 folks
16 one 17 was

i am afraid it wasn't quite the right kind of sorrow . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 afraid
3 afraid 10 of
4 it 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 quite
5 wasn't 9 kind
6 quite 7 the
6 quite 8 right
9 kind 10 of
10 of 11 sorrow
11 sorrow 12 .

peter wished with all his might that he had known about [their] home [in] [johnny] [chuck] ['s] [old] [house] [before] [ever] [he] [thought] [of] [hiding] [there] . 
1 peter 27 .
2 wished 6 might
2 wished 13 home
3 with 6 might
4 all 6 might
5 his 6 might
6 might 10 known
7 that 9 had
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 known
10 known 11 about
13 home 27 .

but wishes of that kind are about the most useless things in the world . 
1 but 2 wishes
2 wishes 15 .
3 of 5 kind
3 of 14 world
4 that 5 kind
5 kind 6 are
6 are 7 about
8 the 14 world
9 most 14 world
10 useless 14 world
11 things 14 world
12 in 14 world
13 the 14 world
14 world 15 .

they wouldn't help him now . 
1 they 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 4 him
3 help 4 him
4 him 5 now
4 him 6 .

all at once he had a comforting thought . 
1 all 3 once
2 at 3 once
3 once 7 comforting
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 a
6 a 7 comforting
7 comforting 8 thought
7 comforting 9 .

he remembered that [johnny] [chuck] usually [has] [a] back [door] . 
1 he 2 remembered
2 remembered 3 that
2 remembered 6 usually
6 usually 9 back
9 back 11 .

if that were the case here , he would be all right . 
1 if 3 were
2 that 3 were
3 were 4 the
3 were 6 here
3 were 11 all
4 the 5 case
6 here 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 would
9 would 10 be
11 all 12 right
12 right 13 .

he would find out . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 find
3 find 4 out
4 out 5 .

cautiously he poked his head out of the snug bedroom . 
1 cautiously 3 poked
2 he 3 poked
3 poked 5 head
3 poked 6 out
3 poked 8 the
3 poked 9 snug
4 his 5 head
7 of 8 the
9 snug 10 bedroom
10 bedroom 11 .

there was the long hall down which he had come . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 5 hall
3 the 5 hall
4 long 5 hall
5 hall 6 down
5 hall 7 which
5 hall 11 .
7 which 9 had
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 come

and there [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [there] was [another] hall [!] 
1 and 2 there
2 there 8 was
8 was 10 hall

it must be the way to the back door . 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 6 to
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 to
6 to 9 door
7 the 9 door
8 back 9 door
9 door 10 .

carefully [peter] crept up it . 
1 carefully 3 crept
1 carefully 5 it
3 crept 4 up
5 it 6 .

" funny , " thought he , " [that] [i] don't see any light ahead of me . " 
1 " 19 "
2 funny 12 see
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 thought
4 " 11 don't
5 thought 6 he
7 , 8 "
8 " 11 don't
11 don't 12 see
12 see 13 any
12 see 14 light
14 light 15 ahead
15 ahead 16 of
15 ahead 17 me
15 ahead 18 .
17 me 18 .
18 . 19 "

and then he bumped his nose . 
1 and 2 then
2 then 4 bumped
3 he 4 bumped
4 bumped 6 nose
5 his 6 nose
6 nose 7 .

yes , [sir] , [peter] [bumped] [his] [nose] [against] [the] [end] [of] [that] [hall] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 15 .

you see , it was an old house , and like most old houses it was rather a tumble-down affair . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 an
6 an 7 old
7 old 19 tumble-down
8 house 9 ,
8 house 19 tumble-down
10 and 19 tumble-down
11 like 12 most
11 like 13 old
13 old 19 tumble-down
14 houses 19 tumble-down
15 it 16 was
16 was 17 rather
17 rather 19 tumble-down
18 a 19 tumble-down
19 tumble-down 20 affair
20 affair 21 .

anyway , the back door had been blocked with a great stone , and the walls of the back hall had fallen in . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 the
3 the 16 walls
4 back 8 blocked
5 door 8 blocked
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 blocked
8 blocked 9 with
8 blocked 11 great
8 blocked 12 stone
10 a 11 great
12 stone 16 walls
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 the
15 the 16 walls
16 walls 17 of
16 walls 20 hall
16 walls 22 fallen
16 walls 24 .
18 the 20 hall
19 back 20 hall
21 had 22 fallen
22 fallen 23 in

there was no way out [there] . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 no
3 no 4 way
4 way 5 out
4 way 7 .

sadly [peter] backed [out] to the little bedroom . 
1 sadly 3 backed
3 backed 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 9 .
7 little 8 bedroom
8 bedroom 9 .

meanwhile he would try to get a nap and forget his aches and pains . 
1 meanwhile 8 nap
2 he 3 would
3 would 4 try
4 try 5 to
4 try 6 get
4 try 8 nap
7 a 8 nap
8 nap 9 and
8 nap 12 aches
8 nap 15 .
10 forget 12 aches
11 his 12 aches
12 aches 13 and
12 aches 14 pains

hardly had [peter] curled [up] [for] [that] [nap] when he heard a voice . 
1 hardly 2 had
1 hardly 4 curled
1 hardly 9 when
9 when 10 he
9 when 11 heard
11 heard 13 voice
12 a 13 voice
13 voice 14 .

it sounded as if it came from a long way off , but he knew just where it came from . 
1 it 2 sounded
1 it 16 just
2 sounded 4 if
2 sounded 7 from
2 sounded 11 off
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 it
6 came 7 from
8 a 9 long
9 long 10 way
10 way 11 off
12 , 13 but
13 but 15 knew
14 he 15 knew
15 knew 16 just
16 just 17 where
17 where 20 from
18 it 20 from
19 came 20 from
20 from 21 .

it came from the doorway of that old house . 
1 it 10 .
2 came 3 from
3 from 5 doorway
4 the 5 doorway
5 doorway 6 of
5 doorway 8 old
5 doorway 9 house
5 doorway 10 .
6 of 7 that

he knew , too , whose voice it was . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 4 too
2 knew 9 was
3 , 4 too
5 , 6 whose
6 whose 7 voice
6 whose 9 was
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 .

it was [jimmy] [skunk] 's voice . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 's
5 's 6 voice
6 voice 7 .

" [i] know where you are , [peter] [rabbit] , " said the voice . 
1 " 6 are
1 " 12 said
3 know 4 where
4 where 6 are
5 you 6 are
7 , 12 said
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 14 voice
12 said 15 .
13 the 14 voice

" [and] [i] know why you are hiding [down] [there] . 
1 " 5 why
4 know 5 why
5 why 6 you
6 you 7 are
7 are 11 .
8 hiding 11 .

i know , too , how it happened that [i] was rolled down hill in that barrel . 
1 i 2 know
2 know 6 how
3 , 4 too
4 too 5 ,
5 , 6 how
6 how 8 happened
7 it 8 happened
8 happened 17 barrel
8 happened 18 .
9 that 17 barrel
11 was 12 rolled
12 rolled 13 down
12 rolled 17 barrel
13 down 14 hill
14 hill 17 barrel
15 in 17 barrel
16 that 17 barrel

i 'm just giving you a little warning , [peter] . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 4 giving
3 just 4 giving
4 giving 5 you
4 giving 6 a
4 giving 8 warning
6 a 7 little
8 warning 11 .
9 , 11 .

there are a lot of [very] angry [yellow] [jackets] [up] here , as you will find out if you try to come out before dark . 
1 there 2 are
1 there 4 lot
2 are 3 a
4 lot 5 of
4 lot 7 angry
7 angry 12 ,
7 angry 13 as
11 here 12 ,
13 as 14 you
14 you 15 will
15 will 16 find
16 find 17 out
16 find 23 out
18 if 19 you
19 you 20 try
19 you 22 come
20 try 21 to
22 come 23 out
23 out 25 dark
24 before 25 dark
25 dark 26 .

i 'm going away [now] , but [i] 'm going to come back about dark to wait for you . 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 9 'm
2 'm 3 going
3 going 4 away
4 away 6 ,
6 , 7 but
9 'm 10 going
10 going 16 to
11 to 12 come
12 come 13 back
13 back 15 dark
13 back 16 to
14 about 15 dark
16 to 17 wait
17 wait 18 for
18 for 19 you
19 you 20 .

i may want to play a little joke on you to pay you back for the one you played on me . " 
1 i 3 want
2 may 3 want
3 want 4 to
3 want 5 play
5 play 8 joke
5 play 21 me
6 a 7 little
6 a 8 joke
8 joke 9 on
8 joke 12 pay
8 joke 17 one
8 joke 19 played
8 joke 20 on
10 you 12 pay
11 to 12 pay
12 pay 13 you
12 pay 14 back
12 pay 15 for
12 pay 16 the
18 you 19 played
21 me 23 "
22 . 23 "

that put an end [to] [peter] 's hope of a nap . 
1 that 4 end
2 put 4 end
3 an 4 end
4 end 7 's
4 end 9 of
8 hope 9 of
9 of 12 .
10 a 11 nap
11 nap 12 .

he shivered as he thought of [what] [might] happen to him if [jimmy] [skunk] should catch him . 
1 he 2 shivered
2 shivered 3 as
2 shivered 4 he
2 shivered 5 thought
3 as 4 he
5 thought 6 of
6 of 18 .
9 happen 10 to
9 happen 16 catch
10 to 11 him
12 if 15 should
15 should 16 catch
16 catch 17 him
17 him 18 .

he was almost ready to [face] [those] [yellow] [jackets] [rather] [than] wait and meet [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 almost
3 almost 4 ready
4 ready 5 to
5 to 12 wait
12 wait 13 and
12 wait 14 meet
14 meet 17 .

twice he started up the long hall , but turned back . 
1 twice 3 started
2 he 3 started
3 started 4 up
3 started 11 back
5 the 7 hall
6 long 7 hall
7 hall 8 ,
7 hall 10 turned
8 , 9 but
10 turned 11 back
11 back 12 .

he just couldn't stand any more stings . 
1 he 7 stings
2 just 7 stings
3 couldn't 7 stings
4 stand 7 stings
5 any 7 stings
6 more 7 stings
7 stings 8 .

he was miserable . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 miserable
3 miserable 4 .

yes , [sir] , he was miserable and most uncomfortable in both body and [mind] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 miserable
7 miserable 10 uncomfortable
7 miserable 16 .
8 and 10 uncomfortable
9 most 10 uncomfortable
10 uncomfortable 11 in
10 uncomfortable 12 both
12 both 13 body
12 both 14 and

" [i] wish [i] 'd never thought of that joke , " he half sobbed . 
1 " 3 wish
1 " 15 sobbed
5 'd 6 never
6 never 7 thought
7 thought 8 of
7 thought 10 joke
9 that 10 joke
10 joke 15 sobbed
11 , 15 sobbed
12 " 13 he
12 " 15 sobbed
14 half 15 sobbed
15 sobbed 16 .

" [i] thought it was a great joke , but it wasn't . 
1 " 13 .
3 thought 4 it
3 thought 8 joke
4 it 5 was
4 it 8 joke
5 was 6 a
6 a 8 joke
7 great 8 joke
8 joke 12 wasn't
8 joke 13 .
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 wasn't
11 it 12 wasn't

it was a horrid , mean joke . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 8 .
4 horrid 5 ,
4 horrid 6 mean
4 horrid 7 joke
7 joke 8 .

why , oh , why did [i] ever think of it ? " 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 13 "
3 oh 4 ,
3 oh 5 why
5 why 6 did
5 why 12 ?
6 did 8 ever
6 did 9 think
9 think 10 of
9 think 11 it
12 ? 13 "

meanwhile [jimmy] [skunk] had gone off [,] chuckling . 
1 meanwhile 4 had
1 meanwhile 8 chuckling
4 had 5 gone
5 gone 6 off
8 chuckling 9 .

[xi] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [keeps] [his] [word] 

keep [your] [word] [,] [whate'er] [you] [do] [,] [and] to your [inmost] [self] [be] [true] [.] 
1 keep 11 your
10 to 11 your

he did it to [make] [peter] uneasy and [to] worry him . 
1 he 2 did
1 he 10 worry
3 it 4 to
3 it 7 uneasy
7 uneasy 10 worry
8 and 10 worry
10 worry 12 .
11 him 12 .

the truth is [,] [jimmy] [was] no longer angry at all . 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is
3 is 7 no
7 no 8 longer
8 longer 9 angry
9 angry 12 .
10 at 11 all
10 at 12 .

he had quite recovered his good nature and was very much inclined to laugh himself over [peter] 's trick . 
1 he 15 himself
2 had 4 recovered
3 quite 4 recovered
4 recovered 5 his
4 recovered 6 good
4 recovered 7 nature
4 recovered 15 himself
7 nature 12 inclined
8 and 12 inclined
9 was 12 inclined
10 very 11 much
11 much 12 inclined
12 inclined 13 to
12 inclined 14 laugh
15 himself 19 trick
15 himself 20 .
16 over 19 trick
18 's 19 trick

so that is why he told [peter] that he was coming back at dark . 
1 so 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 why
3 is 11 coming
5 he 6 told
6 told 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 was
10 was 11 coming
11 coming 12 back
12 back 13 at
12 back 14 dark
14 dark 15 .

as [jimmy] [ambled] [away] [to] [look] for [some] beetles , he chuckled and chuckled and chuckled . 
1 as 7 for
7 for 17 .
9 beetles 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 chuckled
12 chuckled 14 chuckled
13 and 14 chuckled
14 chuckled 16 chuckled
15 and 16 chuckled
16 chuckled 17 .

" [i] guess [that] by this time [peter] wishes he hadn't thought of [that] joke [on] [reddy] [fox] [and] myself , " said he . 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 15 joke
5 by 6 this
6 this 7 time
6 this 9 wishes
9 wishes 13 of
9 wishes 15 joke
10 he 11 hadn't
11 hadn't 12 thought
12 thought 13 of
15 joke 25 .
20 myself 22 "
21 , 22 "
22 " 23 said
23 said 24 he
24 he 25 .

" perhaps [i] 'll go back [there] tonight [and] [perhaps] [i] [won't] . 
1 " 2 perhaps
1 " 13 .
4 'll 5 go
5 go 6 back
6 back 8 tonight
8 tonight 13 .

he won't [know] whether [i] do [or] not , and he won't dare come out . " 
1 he 13 dare
2 won't 13 dare
4 whether 6 do
6 do 8 not
8 not 13 dare
9 , 10 and
9 , 11 he
11 he 13 dare
12 won't 13 dare
13 dare 14 come
14 come 15 out
15 out 16 .
16 . 17 "

then he stopped and scratched his head thoughtfully . 
1 then 3 stopped
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 and
3 stopped 8 thoughtfully
5 scratched 6 his
5 scratched 7 head
5 scratched 8 thoughtfully
6 his 7 head
8 thoughtfully 9 .

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

then he scratched his head again and once more sighed . 
1 then 3 scratched
1 then 10 sighed
2 he 3 scratched
3 scratched 4 his
3 scratched 5 head
3 scratched 8 once
5 head 6 again
5 head 7 and
8 once 9 more
10 sighed 11 .

" [i] [really] don't want to go back there tonight , " he muttered , " but [i] guess [i] 'll have to . 
1 " 4 don't
1 " 19 guess
4 don't 5 want
5 want 6 to
5 want 7 go
7 go 8 back
8 back 10 tonight
9 there 10 tonight
10 tonight 14 muttered
11 , 14 muttered
12 " 14 muttered
13 he 14 muttered
14 muttered 15 ,
15 , 16 "
15 , 17 but
19 guess 21 'll
21 'll 22 have
22 have 23 to
23 to 24 .

i said [i] [would] , and so [i] 'll have to do it . 
1 i 2 said
2 said 5 ,
2 said 14 .
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 so
9 'll 10 have
10 have 11 to
11 to 12 do
12 do 13 it
13 it 14 .

i believe in keeping my word . 
1 i 2 believe
2 believe 6 word
3 in 4 keeping
4 keeping 6 word
5 my 6 word
6 word 7 .

yes , [sir] , [i] ['ll] [have] [to] [go] [back] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 11 .

there is nothing like making people believe that when you say a thing [you] [mean] [it] [.] 
1 there 2 is
1 there 3 nothing
1 there 13 thing
3 nothing 11 say
4 like 6 people
5 making 6 people
6 people 7 believe
6 people 11 say
7 believe 8 that
7 believe 9 when
10 you 11 say
12 a 13 thing

there is nothing like keeping your word to make people respect [you] . " 
1 there 2 is
1 there 3 nothing
1 there 13 .
3 nothing 4 like
3 nothing 5 keeping
5 keeping 6 your
5 keeping 7 word
5 keeping 11 respect
8 to 9 make
9 make 11 respect
10 people 11 respect
13 . 14 "

there [jimmy] [found] a warm , sunny spot and curled up for a nap . 
1 there 4 a
4 a 5 warm
5 warm 6 ,
5 warm 7 sunny
7 sunny 8 spot
8 spot 9 and
9 and 15 .
10 curled 11 up
10 curled 14 nap
12 for 13 a
13 a 14 nap
14 nap 15 .

in fact , he spent all the day there . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 4 he
2 fact 5 spent
5 spent 8 day
5 spent 9 there
6 all 8 day
7 the 8 day
9 there 10 .

a look at the footprints in the sand on the doorstep [told] [him] that [peter] had not come out . 
1 a 2 look
2 look 3 at
2 look 5 footprints
4 the 5 footprints
5 footprints 6 in
5 footprints 8 sand
5 footprints 11 doorstep
5 footprints 19 out
6 in 7 the
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 doorstep
14 that 16 had
16 had 18 come
17 not 18 come
18 come 19 out
19 out 20 .

jimmy sat down and waited until it was quite dark . 
1 jimmy 5 waited
2 sat 3 down
2 sat 5 waited
4 and 5 waited
5 waited 6 until
6 until 10 dark
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 quite
9 quite 10 dark
10 dark 11 .

then he poked his head in at the doorway . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 poked
3 poked 4 his
3 poked 9 doorway
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 in
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 .

the [yellow] [jackets] had [gone] to [bed] [for] [the] [night] . 
1 the 4 had
4 had 6 to
6 to 11 .

" come out , [peter] . 
1 " 2 come
1 " 6 .
2 come 3 out
4 , 6 .

i 'm waiting for you ! " he called down the hall , and made his voice sound as angry as he could . 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 waiting
3 waiting 4 for
3 waiting 12 hall
4 for 5 you
6 ! 7 "
6 ! 9 called
8 he 9 called
9 called 12 hall
10 down 12 hall
11 the 12 hall
12 hall 14 and
12 hall 18 sound
12 hall 24 .
13 , 14 and
15 made 18 sound
16 his 17 voice
17 voice 18 sound
18 sound 19 as
18 sound 20 angry
18 sound 23 could
21 as 23 could
22 he 23 could

but inside he was chuckling . 
1 but 5 chuckling
2 inside 5 chuckling
3 he 5 chuckling
4 was 5 chuckling
5 chuckling 6 .

then [jimmy] [skunk] calmly [turned] [and] [went] [about] [his] [business] . 
1 then 4 calmly
4 calmly 11 .

he had kept his word . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 kept
3 kept 4 his
3 kept 5 word
5 word 6 .

as for [peter] [rabbit] , that [had] [been] one of the very worst days he could recall . 
1 as 13 worst
2 for 5 ,
2 for 13 worst
6 that 13 worst
9 one 10 of
9 one 13 worst
10 of 11 the
11 the 13 worst
12 very 13 worst
13 worst 17 recall
14 days 17 recall
15 he 16 could
16 could 17 recall
17 recall 18 .

he had [had] [just] a little [bit] [of] [hope] , and this was [that] [jimmy] [skunk] [wouldn't] come back [when] [it] [grew] [dark] . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 13 was
2 had 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 this
13 was 24 .
18 come 19 back
19 back 24 .

poor [peter] ! 
1 poor 3 !

the sound of that voice almost broke his heart . 
1 the 2 sound
2 sound 3 of
2 sound 4 that
2 sound 5 voice
2 sound 7 broke
6 almost 7 broke
7 broke 9 heart
8 his 9 heart
9 heart 10 .

" [he] [has] come back . 
1 " 4 come
4 come 5 back
5 back 6 .

he 's kept his word , " he half sobbed as he once more went [back] [to] [johnny] [chuck] ['s] [old] bedroom . 
1 he 2 's
1 he 3 kept
1 he 15 went
3 kept 4 his
3 kept 5 word
6 , 7 "
6 , 8 he
8 he 15 went
9 half 10 sobbed
9 half 11 as
11 as 12 he
12 he 15 went
13 once 14 more
13 once 15 went
15 went 22 bedroom
22 bedroom 23 .

there he stayed [nearly] all the rest of the night [,] [though] his stomach [was] [so] empty it [ached] . 
1 there 17 empty
2 he 3 stayed
2 he 13 his
3 stayed 10 night
5 all 7 rest
6 the 7 rest
7 rest 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 night
13 his 14 stomach
14 stomach 17 empty
17 empty 20 .
18 it 20 .

just before it was time for [mr] [sun] [to] rise [,] [peter] [ventured] [to] dash out of [johnny] [chuck] ['s] old [house] . 
1 just 2 before
2 before 23 .
3 it 4 was
3 it 5 time
5 time 6 for
6 for 10 rise
10 rise 15 dash
15 dash 16 out
16 out 17 of
16 out 23 .
17 of 21 old

he got [past] [the] [home] [of] [the] [yellow] [jackets] safely [,] for they were not yet [awake] . 
1 he 2 got
2 got 10 safely
10 safely 18 .
12 for 13 they
12 for 18 .
13 they 14 were
14 were 15 not
15 not 16 yet

with his heart in his mouth , he sprang out of the doorway . 
1 with 6 mouth
2 his 3 heart
2 his 6 mouth
4 in 5 his
4 in 6 mouth
5 his 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 ,
6 mouth 9 sprang
7 , 8 he
9 sprang 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 13 doorway
12 the 13 doorway
13 doorway 14 .

jimmy [skunk] wasn't there . 
1 jimmy 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 there
4 there 5 .

with a sigh of relief , [peter] [started] [for] the [dear] [,] safe [old] [briar-patch] [,] lipperty-lipperty-lip , as fast as he could go . 
1 with 2 a
1 with 13 safe
2 a 3 sigh
3 sigh 4 of
3 sigh 5 relief
5 relief 10 the
6 , 10 the
13 safe 17 lipperty-lipperty-lip
17 lipperty-lipperty-lip 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 fast
20 fast 21 as
21 as 23 could
22 he 23 could
23 could 24 go
24 go 25 .

" [i] 'll [never] , never play [another] joke , " he said , over and over again as he ran . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 13 said
3 'll 7 play
5 , 6 never
6 never 7 play
9 joke 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 13 said
12 he 13 said
13 said 14 ,
13 said 22 .
15 over 16 and
15 over 18 again
17 over 18 again
18 again 19 as
18 again 22 .
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 ran

[xii] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [meet] 

jimmy [skunk] ambled [along] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 
1 jimmy 3 ambled
3 ambled 14 .

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

jimmy never does hurry . 
1 jimmy 2 never
1 jimmy 3 does
1 jimmy 4 hurry
4 hurry 5 .

hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors . 
1 hurrying 2 and
1 hurrying 3 worrying
3 worrying 4 are
3 worrying 5 two
3 worrying 6 things
3 worrying 8 leaves
3 worrying 9 for
6 things 7 he
9 for 10 his
10 his 11 neighbors
11 neighbors 12 .

now and then [jimmy] [stopped] [to] [turn] [over] a [bit] [of] [bark] [or] [a] [stick] , hoping to [find] [some] fat beetles . 
1 now 3 then
1 now 16 ,
2 and 3 then
3 then 9 a
16 , 17 hoping
17 hoping 18 to
17 hoping 21 fat
21 fat 22 beetles
22 beetles 23 .

but it was plain to see that he had something besides fat beetles on his mind . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 plain
4 plain 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 13 beetles
7 that 9 had
8 he 9 had
9 had 13 beetles
10 something 11 besides
11 besides 13 beetles
12 fat 13 beetles
13 beetles 14 on
13 beetles 15 his
13 beetles 16 mind
13 beetles 17 .

up [the] [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] [shuffled] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 up 15 .
6 through 7 the
7 the 15 .

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

it was too warm to hurry . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 warm
4 warm 6 hurry
5 to 6 hurry
6 hurry 7 .

unlike [jimmy] [skunk] , he does hurry [sometimes] , [does] [unc] ' [billy] , especially when he [suspects] that [bowser] [the] [hound] is [about] . 
1 unlike 4 ,
1 unlike 7 hurry
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 does
7 hurry 25 .
9 , 17 he
9 , 25 .
12 ' 14 ,
14 , 15 especially
15 especially 16 when
16 when 17 he
17 he 23 is
19 that 23 is

and [sometimes] [unc] ['] [billy] [does] worry . 
1 and 7 worry
7 worry 8 .

you see , there are people who think that [unc] ['] [billy] [would] [make] a [very] [good] [dinner] [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 there
4 there 5 are
5 are 6 people
6 people 7 who
6 people 8 think
8 think 9 that
9 that 15 a

unc ['] [billy] [doesn't] [think] he would [.] 
1 unc 7 would
6 he 7 would

anyway , he has no desire to have the experiment tried . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 6 desire
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 has
5 no 6 desire
6 desire 7 to
6 desire 8 have
6 desire 10 experiment
9 the 10 experiment
10 experiment 11 tried
10 experiment 12 .

so occasionally , when he discovers one of these people who think he would make a good dinner , he worries a little . 
1 so 6 discovers
2 occasionally 3 ,
2 occasionally 6 discovers
4 when 5 he
4 when 6 discovers
6 discovers 7 one
6 discovers 9 these
6 discovers 10 people
6 discovers 11 who
6 discovers 12 think
8 of 9 these
12 think 14 would
13 he 14 would
14 would 15 make
15 make 18 dinner
16 a 17 good
17 good 18 dinner
18 dinner 19 ,
18 dinner 21 worries
18 dinner 24 .
19 , 20 he
21 worries 23 little
22 a 23 little

but just now [unc] ['] [billy] [was] [neither] [hurrying] [nor] worrying . 
1 but 2 just
2 just 3 now
2 just 11 worrying
11 worrying 12 .

there was no need of [doing] either , and [unc] ['] [billy] [never] [does] [anything] [that] there is no need of doing . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 no
3 no 4 need
3 no 19 no
4 need 5 of
7 either 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 17 there
17 there 18 is
17 there 19 no
19 no 20 need
20 need 21 of
20 need 22 doing
22 doing 23 .

[[] [illustration] []] 

jimmy [skunk] grinned . 
1 jimmy 3 grinned
3 grinned 4 .

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

" have you seen any fat beetles this morning ? " 
1 " 3 you
1 " 6 fat
2 have 3 you
3 you 5 any
4 seen 5 any
6 fat 7 beetles
7 beetles 11 "
8 this 9 morning
8 this 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

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

" [good] mo'nin ['] , [brer] [skunk] , " he replied . 
1 " 3 mo'nin
3 mo'nin 5 ,
3 mo'nin 12 .
8 , 9 "
8 , 12 .
9 " 10 he
9 " 11 replied

" ah can't rightly say [ah] [have] . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 8 .
3 can't 4 rightly
4 rightly 5 say
4 rightly 8 .

ah had it on mah mind to ask yo ' the same thing . " 
1 ah 5 mah
1 ah 9 yo
2 had 3 it
2 had 5 mah
4 on 5 mah
5 mah 6 mind
5 mah 8 ask
7 to 8 ask
9 yo 10 '
10 ' 11 the
11 the 12 same
12 same 13 thing
12 same 14 .
14 . 15 "

jimmy sat down and looked at [unc] ' [billy] [with] twinkling [eyes] . 
1 jimmy 5 looked
2 sat 3 down
2 sat 5 looked
4 and 5 looked
5 looked 6 at
6 at 13 .
8 ' 11 twinkling
11 twinkling 13 .

his grin grew broader and became a chuckle . 
1 his 4 broader
2 grin 4 broader
3 grew 4 broader
4 broader 5 and
4 broader 6 became
4 broader 8 chuckle
6 became 7 a
8 chuckle 9 .

" [unc] ['] [billy] , " said he , " have you ever in your life combed your hair or brushed your coat ? " 
1 " 25 "
5 , 6 "
5 , 8 he
6 " 7 said
8 he 21 brushed
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 have
11 have 17 combed
12 you 17 combed
13 ever 17 combed
14 in 16 life
15 your 16 life
16 life 17 combed
17 combed 18 your
17 combed 19 hair
17 combed 20 or
17 combed 21 brushed
21 brushed 23 coat
22 your 23 coat
23 coat 24 ?
24 ? 25 "

unc ['] [billy] 's eyes twinkled . 
1 unc 4 's
4 's 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 twinkled
6 twinkled 7 .

" but it seems to me a powerful waste of time . 
1 " 4 seems
2 but 4 seems
3 it 4 seems
4 seems 5 to
4 seems 6 me
4 seems 8 powerful
6 me 7 a
8 powerful 9 waste
9 waste 10 of
9 waste 11 time
11 time 12 .

ah have mo ' important things to worry about . 
1 ah 3 mo
2 have 3 mo
3 mo 4 '
3 mo 5 important
3 mo 8 worry
5 important 6 things
7 to 8 worry
8 worry 9 about
8 worry 10 .

by the way , [brer] [skunk] [,] did yo ' ever [run] [away] [from] [anybody] [in] [all] your life ? " 
1 by 2 the
2 the 3 way
3 way 4 ,
4 , 21 "
8 did 9 yo
8 did 20 ?
9 yo 10 '
9 yo 11 ever
18 your 19 life
18 your 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

jimmy looked surprised at the question . 
1 jimmy 3 surprised
2 looked 3 surprised
3 surprised 4 at
3 surprised 6 question
4 at 5 the
6 question 7 .

he scratched his head thoughtfully . 
1 he 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 his
2 scratched 4 head
2 scratched 5 thoughtfully
3 his 4 head
5 thoughtfully 6 .

" not [that] [i] [remember] of , " said he after a little . 
1 " 2 not
1 " 9 said
6 of 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 he
9 said 14 .
10 he 12 a
11 after 12 a
12 a 13 little

" most folks run away from me , " he added with a little throaty chuckle . 
1 " 15 throaty
2 most 3 folks
3 folks 6 from
3 folks 7 me
4 run 5 away
5 away 6 from
7 me 9 "
8 , 9 "
9 " 15 throaty
10 he 15 throaty
11 added 15 throaty
12 with 15 throaty
13 a 15 throaty
14 little 15 throaty
15 throaty 16 chuckle
16 chuckle 17 .

" those who don't run away always are polite and step aside . 
1 " 3 who
2 those 3 who
3 who 9 polite
4 don't 9 polite
5 run 6 away
5 run 9 polite
7 always 9 polite
8 are 9 polite
9 polite 10 and
9 polite 12 aside
9 polite 13 .
11 step 12 aside

why do you ask [,] [unc] ['] [billy] ? " 
1 why 9 ?
2 do 3 you
2 do 4 ask
2 do 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" oh , no reason [in] particular , [brer] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
2 oh 4 no
4 no 5 reason
5 reason 7 particular
7 particular 8 ,
8 , 11 .

no reason in particular . 
1 no 2 reason
2 reason 4 particular
3 in 4 particular
4 particular 5 .

only [ah] [wonder] [sometimes] if yo ['] [ever] [realize] [how] lucky yo ['] [are] . 
1 only 11 lucky
5 if 6 yo
6 yo 11 lucky
11 lucky 15 .
12 yo 15 .

if [ah] [never] had [to] worry [about] mah hungry neighbors , [ah] reckons [perhaps] [ah] [might] brush mah coat oftener . " 
1 if 4 had
4 had 6 worry
6 worry 8 mah
8 mah 13 reckons
9 hungry 10 neighbors
10 neighbors 11 ,
11 , 13 reckons
13 reckons 21 .
17 brush 18 mah
17 brush 21 .
18 mah 20 oftener
19 coat 20 oftener
21 . 22 "

unc ['] [billy] 's eyes twinkled more than ever . 
1 unc 6 twinkled
4 's 6 twinkled
5 eyes 6 twinkled
6 twinkled 9 ever
6 twinkled 10 .
7 more 8 than
8 than 9 ever

" [worry] , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] sagely , " is the result of being unprepared . 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 8 sagely
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
8 sagely 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 16 unprepared
11 is 12 the
12 the 13 result
13 result 16 unprepared
14 of 16 unprepared
15 being 16 unprepared
16 unprepared 17 .

anybody who is prepared has no occasion to worry . 
1 anybody 2 who
1 anybody 7 occasion
3 is 4 prepared
4 prepared 7 occasion
5 has 6 no
5 has 7 occasion
7 occasion 9 worry
8 to 9 worry
9 worry 10 .

just think it over [,] [unc] ['] [billy] . " 
1 just 2 think
2 think 3 it
2 think 4 over
4 over 9 .
9 . 10 "

it was [unc] ' [billy] ['s] [turn] to scratch his head thoughtfully . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 13 .
4 ' 9 scratch
8 to 9 scratch
9 scratch 12 thoughtfully
10 his 11 head
11 head 12 thoughtfully
12 thoughtfully 13 .

" ah [fear] [ah] don't [quite] get [your] meaning , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 5 don't
5 don't 7 get
7 get 9 meaning
9 meaning 17 .
10 , 15 said
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 he
16 he 17 .

" [sit] [down] , [unc] ' [billy] , and [i] ['ll] explain , " replied [jimmy] . 
1 " 15 replied
4 , 9 and
4 , 15 replied
6 ' 8 ,
8 , 9 and
12 explain 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 replied
15 replied 17 .

[xiii] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [explains] 

you 'll [find] [this] [true] [where'er] [you] go [that] [those] prepared few troubles [know] . 
1 you 2 'll
2 'll 8 go
8 go 11 prepared
11 prepared 15 .
12 few 13 troubles
13 troubles 15 .

" [to] begin [with] , [i] [am] not [such] a very [big] [fellow] , [am] [i] ? " said [jimmy] . 
1 " 3 begin
1 " 19 said
3 begin 10 a
5 , 8 not
8 not 10 a
11 very 14 ,
14 , 19 said
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 21 .

you know [jimmy] [skunk] [really] is a little [fellow] compared with some of his neighbors . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 16 .
6 is 7 a
6 is 10 compared
7 a 8 little
10 compared 15 neighbors
11 with 15 neighbors
12 some 13 of
13 of 14 his
14 his 15 neighbors
15 neighbors 16 .

" and [i] haven't very long claws or very big teeth , have [i] ? " continued [jimmy] . 
1 " 17 continued
2 and 4 haven't
4 haven't 7 claws
5 very 6 long
6 long 7 claws
7 claws 8 or
7 claws 9 very
7 claws 10 big
7 claws 11 teeth
11 teeth 12 ,
12 , 17 continued
13 have 15 ?
15 ? 16 "
16 " 17 continued
17 continued 19 .

" ah reckons mine are about as long and about as big , " returned [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [looking] [more] puzzled [than] [ever] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 13 ,
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 mine
3 reckons 5 are
3 reckons 6 about
3 reckons 7 as
3 reckons 8 long
3 reckons 10 about
3 reckons 11 as
8 long 9 and
11 as 12 big
13 , 14 "
13 , 22 puzzled
14 " 15 returned
22 puzzled 25 .

" but you never see anybody bothering me , do you ? " [went] [on] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 13 "
2 but 7 bothering
3 you 7 bothering
4 never 7 bothering
5 see 7 bothering
6 anybody 7 bothering
7 bothering 8 me
7 bothering 10 do
7 bothering 12 ?
8 me 9 ,
10 do 11 you
12 ? 13 "

" no , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 9 .

" and it 's [the] [same] [way] [with] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [.] 
1 " 4 's
2 and 3 it
3 it 4 's

you never see anybody bothering him or offering to do him any harm , do you ? " persisted [jimmy] . 
1 you 5 bothering
2 never 5 bothering
3 see 5 bothering
4 anybody 5 bothering
5 bothering 6 him
5 bothering 7 or
5 bothering 8 offering
8 offering 9 to
8 offering 13 harm
10 do 13 harm
11 him 13 harm
12 any 13 harm
13 harm 19 persisted
14 , 19 persisted
15 do 16 you
16 you 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 persisted
19 persisted 21 .

" no , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] [once] more . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
2 no 10 more
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
10 more 11 .

" why ? " demanded [jimmy] . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ?
3 ? 4 "
4 " 5 demanded
5 demanded 7 .

unc ['] [billy] grinned broadly . 
1 unc 5 broadly
4 grinned 5 broadly
5 broadly 6 .

leastways , [ah] [does] . 
1 leastways 2 ,
1 leastways 5 .

ah ain't aiming fo ' trouble with either of yo ' . 
1 ah 10 yo
2 ain't 3 aiming
3 aiming 4 fo
4 fo 5 '
4 fo 6 trouble
4 fo 8 either
4 fo 10 yo
6 trouble 7 with
8 either 9 of
10 yo 11 '
10 yo 12 .

ah [knows] [when] [ah] ['s] well [off] , and [ah] reckons [most] [folks] feel the same way . " 
1 ah 8 ,
1 ah 19 "
6 well 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 reckons
14 feel 16 same
15 the 16 same
16 same 17 way
16 same 18 .
18 . 19 "

jimmy [skunk] chuckled . 
1 jimmy 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 .

" one more [question] , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 
1 " 11 said
2 one 3 more
3 more 5 ,
5 , 7 '
7 ' 11 said
9 , 11 said
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 he
11 said 13 .

" did you ever know me to pick a quarrel and use that bag of scent without being attacked ? " 
1 " 21 "
2 did 3 you
2 did 4 ever
4 ever 10 quarrel
5 know 8 pick
6 me 8 pick
7 to 8 pick
8 pick 10 quarrel
9 a 10 quarrel
10 quarrel 12 use
10 quarrel 14 bag
11 and 12 use
12 use 13 that
14 bag 15 of
14 bag 19 attacked
16 scent 19 attacked
17 without 19 attacked
18 being 19 attacked
19 attacked 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

unc ['] [billy] considered for a few minutes . 
1 unc 4 considered
4 considered 5 for
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 few
7 few 8 minutes
8 minutes 9 .

" ah can't say [ah] [ever] [did] , " he replied . 
1 " 12 .
2 ah 3 can't
2 ah 12 .
3 can't 4 say
8 , 9 "
8 , 12 .
9 " 10 he
9 " 11 replied

" [and] you [never] [knew] [prickly] [porky] to go hunting trouble [either] , " declared [jimmy] . 
1 " 3 you
3 you 9 go
8 to 9 go
9 go 17 .
10 hunting 14 "
10 hunting 15 declared
11 trouble 13 ,
13 , 14 "
15 declared 17 .

buster [bear] could squash me by just stepping on me , but he doesn't try it . 
1 buster 4 squash
3 could 4 squash
4 squash 5 me
4 squash 6 by
4 squash 7 just
4 squash 8 stepping
4 squash 17 .
8 stepping 9 on
8 stepping 10 me
8 stepping 12 but
8 stepping 14 doesn't
11 , 12 but
13 he 14 doesn't
14 doesn't 15 try
15 try 16 it

you notice he always is very polite when we meet . 
1 you 10 meet
2 notice 7 polite
3 he 7 polite
4 always 7 polite
5 is 7 polite
6 very 7 polite
7 polite 8 when
7 polite 10 meet
9 we 10 meet
10 meet 11 .

prickly [porky] and [i] [are] armed [for] [defence] , but we [never] use [our] [weapons] for offence [.] 
1 prickly 3 and
1 prickly 6 armed
6 armed 17 offence
9 , 10 but
9 , 16 for
10 but 11 we
11 we 13 use
16 for 17 offence

nobody bothers us , and we bother nobody . 
1 nobody 2 bothers
2 bothers 3 us
2 bothers 4 ,
2 bothers 6 we
2 bothers 7 bother
2 bothers 8 nobody
2 bothers 9 .
4 , 5 and

that 's the beauty of being prepared . " 
1 that 2 's
2 's 4 beauty
3 the 4 beauty
4 beauty 7 prepared
5 of 6 being
6 being 7 prepared
7 prepared 8 .
8 . 9 "

unc ['] [billy] thought it over for a few minutes . 
1 unc 10 minutes
1 unc 11 .
4 thought 5 it
4 thought 6 over
4 thought 10 minutes
7 for 10 minutes
8 a 9 few
9 few 10 minutes

then he sighed and sighed again . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sighed
3 sighed 5 sighed
4 and 5 sighed
5 sighed 7 .
6 again 7 .

" ah reckons yo ' and [brer] [porky] [are] [about] the luckiest [people] [ah] [knows] , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 18 said
6 and 11 the
11 the 12 luckiest
12 luckiest 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 said
18 said 19 he
19 he 20 .

" yes , [sah] , [ah] reckons yo ' is [just] that . 
1 " 2 yes
1 " 8 yo
2 yes 3 ,
2 yes 5 ,
5 , 7 reckons
8 yo 9 '
8 yo 13 .
9 ' 10 is
10 is 12 that

ah [don't] [fear] anybody mah [own] size , but [ah] cert'nly does have some mighty [scary] [times] [when] [ah] [meets] [some] [people] [ah] [might] [mention] . 
1 ah 4 anybody
1 ah 11 cert'nly
4 anybody 9 but
5 mah 7 size
7 size 8 ,
8 , 9 but
11 cert'nly 12 does
11 cert'nly 26 .
13 have 14 some
14 some 15 mighty
15 mighty 26 .

ah cert'nly believes in preparedness after seein ' yo ['] , [brer] [skunk] . 
1 ah 2 cert'nly
1 ah 14 .
2 cert'nly 5 preparedness
3 believes 5 preparedness
4 in 5 preparedness
5 preparedness 6 after
5 preparedness 7 seein
5 preparedness 9 yo
7 seein 8 '
11 , 14 .

ah cert'nly does just that very thing . 
1 ah 2 cert'nly
2 cert'nly 3 does
2 cert'nly 4 just
2 cert'nly 7 thing
5 that 7 thing
6 very 7 thing
7 thing 8 .

have yo ' found any nice fresh aiggs lately ? " 
1 have 9 lately
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 8 aiggs
4 found 8 aiggs
5 any 8 aiggs
6 nice 8 aiggs
7 fresh 8 aiggs
8 aiggs 9 lately
9 lately 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

[xiv] 

[a] [little] [something] [about] [eggs] 

" [an] egg , " [says] [jimmy] [skunk] , " is good [;] [it] ['s] very good indeed to eat . ["] 
1 " 3 egg
3 egg 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 21 .
9 , 10 "
9 , 21 .
10 " 11 is
11 is 12 good
11 is 16 very
16 very 18 indeed
17 good 18 indeed
18 indeed 20 eat
19 to 20 eat

" an egg , " [says] [mrs] [grouse] , " is [dear] [;] ['] [twill] hatch [into] a baby [sweet] . " 
1 " 22 "
2 an 3 egg
3 egg 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 16 hatch
9 , 10 "
9 , 16 hatch
10 " 11 is
16 hatch 18 a
18 a 22 "
19 baby 21 .
21 . 22 "

so in the matter of eggs , as in a great many other matters , it all depends on the point of view . 
1 so 12 many
2 in 3 the
3 the 4 matter
4 matter 6 eggs
5 of 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 ,
6 eggs 8 as
6 eggs 9 in
7 , 8 as
9 in 11 great
10 a 11 great
11 great 12 many
12 many 18 depends
13 other 14 matters
14 matters 18 depends
15 , 18 depends
16 it 18 depends
17 all 18 depends
18 depends 19 on
18 depends 23 view
19 on 20 the
20 the 21 point
21 point 22 of
23 view 24 .

to [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] eggs [are] [looked] [on] from the viewpoint of [something] [to] [eat] . 
1 to 9 eggs
9 eggs 20 .
13 from 14 the
14 the 15 viewpoint
15 viewpoint 16 of
15 viewpoint 20 .

their stomachs prompt them to think of eggs . 
1 their 2 stomachs
2 stomachs 3 prompt
2 stomachs 9 .
3 prompt 4 them
3 prompt 5 to
3 prompt 6 think
3 prompt 8 eggs
7 of 8 eggs

eggs are good to fill empty stomachs . 
1 eggs 2 are
1 eggs 7 stomachs
3 good 4 to
3 good 7 stomachs
4 to 5 fill
5 fill 6 empty
7 stomachs 8 .

the mere thought of eggs [will] [make] [jimmy] and [unc] ['] [billy] smack their lips . 
1 the 2 mere
2 mere 3 thought
2 mere 4 of
2 mere 5 eggs
3 thought 4 of
5 eggs 13 smack
9 and 13 smack
13 smack 16 .
14 their 15 lips
15 lips 16 .

they say they " love " eggs , but they don't . 
1 they 2 say
2 say 3 they
2 say 4 "
4 " 11 don't
5 love 6 "
6 " 11 don't
7 eggs 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 they
9 but 11 don't
11 don't 12 .

they ["] like ["] [them] [,] [which] [is] [quite] [different] [.] 
1 they 3 like

it is the heart [instead] of the stomach that responds to the thought of eggs . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 10 responds
2 is 6 of
3 the 6 of
4 heart 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 stomach
8 stomach 9 that
10 responds 16 .
11 to 12 the
11 to 15 eggs
12 the 14 of
13 thought 14 of
15 eggs 16 .

blacky [the] [crow] is one and his cousin [,] [sammy] [jay] [,] [is] [another] [.] 
1 blacky 4 is
1 blacky 8 cousin
4 is 5 one
6 and 7 his
7 his 8 cousin

i should have said , rather , his stomach . 
1 i 2 should
1 i 6 rather
2 should 3 have
4 said 5 ,
4 said 6 rather
6 rather 7 ,
6 rather 9 stomach
8 his 9 stomach
9 stomach 10 .

to tell the truth , it was [a] longing for some eggs that had brought [jimmy] to the [green] [forest] . 
1 to 2 tell
2 tell 4 truth
3 the 4 truth
4 truth 5 ,
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 was
6 it 12 eggs
7 was 9 longing
9 longing 10 for
10 for 11 some
12 eggs 13 that
12 eggs 21 .
13 that 14 had
14 had 15 brought
17 to 18 the
18 the 21 .

" no , " replied [jimmy] , " [i] haven't had any luck at all this spring . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
2 no 7 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
7 , 8 "
8 " 18 .
10 haven't 12 any
10 haven't 13 luck
11 had 12 any
13 luck 14 at
13 luck 17 spring
14 at 15 all
16 this 17 spring
17 spring 18 .

i 've almost forgotten what an egg tastes like . 
1 i 2 've
2 've 8 tastes
3 almost 8 tastes
4 forgotten 8 tastes
5 what 8 tastes
6 an 7 egg
7 egg 8 tastes
8 tastes 9 like
8 tastes 10 .

either [i] ['m] growing dull and stupid , or some [folks] [are] [smarter] [than] [they] [used] [to] [be] . 
1 either 4 growing
4 growing 19 .
5 dull 7 stupid
5 dull 19 .
6 and 7 stupid
7 stupid 8 ,
8 , 9 or
9 or 10 some

by the way , [have] you [seen] [mrs] . grouse lately ? " 
1 by 2 the
2 the 3 way
3 way 4 ,
4 , 6 you
6 you 9 .
6 you 12 ?
10 grouse 11 lately
11 lately 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

jimmy looked very innocent as he asked this . 
1 jimmy 2 looked
1 jimmy 4 innocent
3 very 4 innocent
4 innocent 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 asked
7 asked 9 .
8 this 9 .

unc ['] [billy] chuckled until his sides shook . 
1 unc 4 chuckled
4 chuckled 7 sides
4 chuckled 8 shook
4 chuckled 9 .
5 until 7 sides
6 his 7 sides

" [do] yo ' [suppose] [ah] 'd tell yo ['] [if] [ah] [had] ? " he demanded . 
1 " 3 yo
1 " 17 demanded
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 9 yo
7 'd 8 tell
8 tell 9 yo
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 he
15 " 17 demanded
17 demanded 18 .

here [unc] ['] [billy] [looked] [back] [over] his shoulder to make sure that [old] [mrs] [possum] [wasn't] within hearing , and [jimmy] [skunk] chuckled . 
1 here 25 .
8 his 9 shoulder
8 his 25 .
9 shoulder 10 to
9 shoulder 24 chuckled
10 to 11 make
11 make 12 sure
12 sure 13 that
18 within 19 hearing
18 within 20 ,
20 , 21 and
21 and 24 chuckled

" that would be no mo ' than fair . 
1 " 10 .
2 that 3 would
3 would 4 be
3 would 6 mo
5 no 6 mo
6 mo 7 '
6 mo 8 than
6 mo 9 fair
9 fair 10 .

yo ['] [know] [ah] never did hanker fo ' to get far away from trees , but yo ' don't mind . 
1 yo 7 hanker
5 never 7 hanker
6 did 7 hanker
7 hanker 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
8 fo 11 get
8 fo 12 far
8 fo 18 yo
8 fo 19 '
10 to 11 get
12 far 13 away
12 far 14 from
15 trees 16 ,
15 trees 18 yo
16 , 17 but
19 ' 20 don't
20 don't 21 mind
21 mind 22 .

a right smart lot of birds make their nests on the ground there . 
1 a 3 smart
2 right 3 smart
3 smart 9 nests
4 lot 5 of
4 lot 9 nests
5 of 6 birds
6 birds 9 nests
7 make 9 nests
8 their 9 nests
9 nests 12 ground
9 nests 13 there
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 ground
13 there 14 .

there is [brer] [bob] [white] [and] [brer] [meadowlark] [and] [brer] [bobolink] [and] [brer] [field] [sparrow] [and] [brer] ["] 
1 there 2 is

" never mind [any] [more] , [unc] ' [billy] , " interrupted [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 12 interrupted
2 never 3 mind
3 mind 12 interrupted
6 , 8 '
6 , 12 interrupted
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 interrupted
12 interrupted 15 .

" [i] know all about them . 
1 " 7 .
3 know 5 about
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 them
6 them 7 .

that is [,] [i] [know] all [about] [them] [i] want to know , except where their eggs are . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 6 all
6 all 19 .
10 want 11 to
10 want 12 know
12 know 15 where
12 know 19 .
13 , 14 except
14 except 15 where
15 where 18 are
16 their 17 eggs
17 eggs 18 are

didn't [i] [just] tell you [i] haven't had any luck at all ? 
1 didn't 4 tell
4 tell 5 you
5 you 7 haven't
7 haven't 9 any
7 haven't 10 luck
8 had 9 any
10 luck 11 at
11 at 12 all
12 all 13 ?

that 's [why] [i] ['m] [over] here . " 
1 that 2 's
2 's 7 here
7 here 9 "
8 . 9 "

[xv] 

[a] [second] [meeting] 

jimmy [skunk] couldn't think of anything but eggs . 
1 jimmy 8 eggs
3 couldn't 4 think
3 couldn't 8 eggs
5 of 8 eggs
6 anything 7 but
6 anything 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 .

the more he thought of them , the more he wanted some . 
1 the 13 .
2 more 11 wanted
2 more 13 .
3 he 4 thought
3 he 11 wanted
4 thought 5 of
4 thought 9 more
5 of 6 them
6 them 7 ,
8 the 9 more
10 he 11 wanted
11 wanted 12 some

unc ['] [billy] [possum] was faring about the same way . 
1 unc 6 faring
5 was 6 faring
6 faring 7 about
6 faring 9 same
6 faring 10 way
6 faring 11 .
8 the 9 same

he couldn't , for the life of him , stop thinking [about] [those] [eggs] [that] [belonged] [to] [mrs] [grouse] [.] 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 10 stop
3 , 4 for
4 for 5 the
4 for 6 life
4 for 8 him
6 life 7 of
8 him 9 ,
8 him 10 stop
10 stop 11 thinking

the [more] [he] [tried] [to] forget about them , [the] [more] he thought about [them] . 
1 the 6 forget
6 forget 16 .
7 about 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 12 he
12 he 13 thought
13 thought 14 about
14 about 16 .

" no , [sah] , [there] [isn't] the [least] [bit] of [use] . 
1 " 2 no
1 " 13 .
2 no 3 ,
5 , 8 the
5 , 13 .
8 the 11 of

ah [done] [look] [every] [place] [ah] [can] think of already . 
1 ah 8 think
8 think 9 of
9 of 11 .
10 already 11 .

still , [ah] [haven't] [got] [anything] [else] [special] [on] mah [mind] , and [those] aiggs cert'nly [would] taste [good] . 
1 still 20 .
2 , 10 mah
2 , 16 cert'nly
10 mah 12 ,
10 mah 15 aiggs
12 , 13 and
16 cert'nly 18 taste
18 taste 20 .

ah [reckons] it must be [ah] needs [those] [aiggs] , [or] [ah] [wouldn't] have them [on] [mah] [mind] [so] [much] . 
1 ah 3 it
1 ah 7 needs
3 it 5 be
4 must 5 be
7 needs 10 ,
7 needs 21 .
14 have 15 them
15 them 21 .

ah finds it [rather] painful to carry aiggs [on] mah [mind] [all] [the] [time] , but [ah] would enjoy carrying them in mah stomach . 
1 ah 7 carry
2 finds 3 it
2 finds 5 painful
5 painful 6 to
6 to 7 carry
7 carry 25 .
8 aiggs 10 mah
8 aiggs 23 mah
15 , 16 but
15 , 19 enjoy
16 but 18 would
19 enjoy 23 mah
20 carrying 21 them
20 carrying 23 mah
22 in 23 mah
23 mah 24 stomach
24 stomach 25 .

ah cert'nly would . " 
1 ah 2 cert'nly
2 cert'nly 3 would
2 cert'nly 5 "
4 . 5 "

unc ['] [billy] grinned and started to ramble about aimlessly , hoping that chance would lead him to the nest of [mrs] [grouse] . 
1 unc 4 grinned
4 grinned 10 aimlessly
5 and 10 aimlessly
6 started 10 aimlessly
7 to 10 aimlessly
8 ramble 10 aimlessly
9 about 10 aimlessly
10 aimlessly 11 ,
10 aimlessly 12 hoping
10 aimlessly 13 that
10 aimlessly 14 chance
10 aimlessly 15 would
10 aimlessly 16 lead
16 lead 17 him
16 lead 18 to
16 lead 20 nest
18 to 19 the
20 nest 21 of
21 of 24 .

and [that] led [him] to think of [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse . 
1 and 3 led
3 led 5 to
3 led 11 henhouse
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 of
11 henhouse 12 .

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

there was no sign of [bowser] the [hound] , and [unc] ' [billy] sighed gently . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 no
3 no 4 sign
4 sign 5 of
5 of 7 the
7 the 16 .
9 , 10 and
9 , 12 '
12 ' 14 sighed
14 sighed 15 gently
15 gently 16 .

it was a sigh of relief . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 sigh
4 sigh 6 relief
5 of 6 relief
6 relief 7 .

then he crept around a corner of the henhouse towards a certain hole under it he remembered well . 
1 then 17 remembered
2 he 17 remembered
3 crept 6 corner
4 around 6 corner
5 a 6 corner
6 corner 7 of
6 corner 13 hole
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 henhouse
9 henhouse 10 towards
10 towards 12 certain
11 a 12 certain
13 hole 14 under
13 hole 15 it
13 hole 17 remembered
16 he 17 remembered
17 remembered 18 well
17 remembered 19 .

just as he reached it , he saw something white . 
1 just 4 reached
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 reached
4 reached 8 saw
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 saw
8 saw 9 something
8 saw 10 white
10 white 11 .

it moved . 
1 it 2 moved
2 moved 3 .

it was coming towards him from the other end of the henhouse . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 coming
3 coming 4 towards
4 towards 5 him
4 towards 12 henhouse
6 from 12 henhouse
7 the 9 end
8 other 9 end
9 end 10 of
9 end 12 henhouse
11 the 12 henhouse
12 henhouse 13 .

unc ['] [billy] stopped right where he was . 
1 unc 4 stopped
4 stopped 5 right
5 right 6 where
5 right 9 .
6 where 7 he
7 he 8 was

he was undecided whether to run or stay . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 undecided
3 undecided 4 whether
3 undecided 5 to
3 undecided 6 run
3 undecided 7 or
3 undecided 8 stay
3 undecided 9 .

then he heard a little grunt and decided to stay . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 6 grunt
3 heard 6 grunt
4 a 5 little
4 a 6 grunt
6 grunt 7 and
6 grunt 8 decided
6 grunt 10 stay
6 grunt 11 .
8 decided 9 to
9 to 10 stay

he even grinned . 
1 he 3 grinned
2 even 3 grinned
3 grinned 4 .

a few [seconds] later [up] came [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 a 2 few
2 few 4 later
4 later 6 came
6 came 9 .

it was a white [stripe] [on] [jimmy] ['s] coat that [unc] ['] [billy] had [seen] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
2 was 9 coat
3 a 4 white
9 coat 14 had
9 coat 16 .
10 that 14 had

jimmy gave a little snort of surprise [when] [he] [almost] bumped [into] [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 jimmy 5 snort
2 gave 5 snort
3 a 4 little
3 a 5 snort
4 little 5 snort
5 snort 6 of
5 snort 11 bumped
6 of 7 surprise
11 bumped 16 .

" what are you doing here ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 5 doing
3 are 5 doing
4 you 5 doing
5 doing 6 here
5 doing 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 he
8 " 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 .

" [just] [taking] a li'l [walk] fo ' the [good] [of] mah [appetite] , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , grinning [more] broadly [than] [ever] . 
1 " 12 mah
4 a 5 li'l
5 li'l 7 fo
7 fo 8 '
7 fo 12 mah
8 ' 9 the
12 mah 14 ,
12 mah 15 "
12 mah 26 .
15 " 16 replied
18 ' 20 ,
18 ' 21 grinning
21 grinning 23 broadly
23 broadly 26 .

" what are [yo] ' doing here , [brer] [skunk] ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
2 what 6 doing
3 are 5 '
6 doing 7 here
6 doing 11 ?
7 here 8 ,
11 ? 12 "

" the same [thing] , " replied [jimmy] . 
1 " 7 replied
2 the 3 same
3 same 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 9 .

then he chuckled . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 .

" this is an unexpected meeting . 
1 " 3 is
2 this 3 is
3 is 5 unexpected
4 an 5 unexpected
5 unexpected 6 meeting
6 meeting 7 .

i guess you must have [had] [the] same [thing] [on] [your] [mind] all day that [i] have , " he added . 
1 i 5 have
1 i 22 .
2 guess 3 you
3 you 4 must
4 must 5 have
8 same 14 day
13 all 14 day
14 day 20 he
15 that 17 have
15 that 20 he
18 , 19 "
18 , 20 he
20 he 21 added
21 added 22 .

" ah reckon [so] , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , and [both] grinned . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 reckon
3 reckon 5 ,
3 reckon 14 grinned
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
9 ' 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 grinned
14 grinned 15 .

[[] [illustration] []] 

[xvi] 

[a] [matter] [of] [politeness] 

it [costs] [not] [much] to be polite [and] , furthermore [,] it 's always [right] . 
1 it 6 be
1 it 10 furthermore
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 polite
7 polite 9 ,
10 furthermore 16 .
12 it 13 's
12 it 16 .
13 's 14 always

it is queer how a like thought often brings people together . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 9 brings
3 queer 4 how
3 queer 9 brings
4 how 6 like
5 a 6 like
7 thought 9 brings
8 often 9 brings
9 brings 10 people
9 brings 11 together
11 together 12 .

more than this , it was the second time that day that they had met . 
1 more 2 than
2 than 14 had
2 than 16 .
3 this 6 was
3 this 9 time
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
7 the 8 second
8 second 9 time
9 time 14 had
10 that 11 day
10 that 14 had
12 that 14 had
13 they 14 had
14 had 15 met

and it was all on account of eggs . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 was
2 it 4 all
4 all 8 eggs
5 on 6 account
6 account 7 of
6 account 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 .

yes , [sir] [,] it was all on account of eggs . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 all
6 was 11 eggs
8 on 9 account
9 account 10 of
9 account 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 .

" are you just coming out , or are you just going in ? " 
1 " 2 are
2 are 12 going
2 are 13 in
2 are 14 ?
3 you 4 just
3 you 9 are
4 just 5 coming
5 coming 6 out
6 out 8 or
7 , 8 or
9 are 10 you
9 are 12 going
11 just 12 going
14 ? 15 "

jimmy inquired politely . 
1 jimmy 2 inquired
2 inquired 3 politely
3 politely 4 .

" ah was just going in , but [ah] ['ll] follow yo ' , [brer] [skunk] , " [replied] [unc] ['] [billy] just as politely . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 25 politely
2 ah 4 just
2 ah 7 ,
2 ah 12 yo
3 was 4 just
4 just 5 going
5 going 6 in
7 , 8 but
8 but 11 follow
12 yo 13 '
13 ' 14 ,
14 , 24 as
17 , 18 "
18 " 23 just
23 just 24 as
25 politely 26 .

" [nothing] [of] [the] [kind] , " returned [jimmy] . 
1 " 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 returned
8 returned 10 .

" [i] wouldn't for a [minute] [think] [of] [going] [before] you . 
1 " 3 wouldn't
1 " 11 you
4 for 5 a
4 for 11 you
11 you 12 .

i hope [i] know my manners better than that . " 
1 i 2 hope
1 i 4 know
4 know 6 manners
5 my 6 manners
6 manners 10 .
7 better 8 than
7 better 10 .
8 than 9 that
10 . 11 "

" yo ' cert'nly are most polite , [brer] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 yo
1 " 11 .
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 4 cert'nly
4 cert'nly 5 are
4 cert'nly 7 polite
6 most 7 polite
8 , 11 .

yo ' cert'nly are most polite . 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 are
3 cert'nly 6 polite
5 most 6 polite
6 polite 7 .

yo ' are a credit to your bringing up , but politeness always did run in your family . 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 3 are
1 yo 5 credit
4 a 5 credit
5 credit 6 to
5 credit 7 your
5 credit 8 bringing
6 to 7 your
8 bringing 9 up
8 bringing 12 politeness
9 up 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 politeness
12 politeness 13 always
12 politeness 14 did
12 politeness 15 run
12 politeness 17 your
12 politeness 18 family
12 politeness 19 .
16 in 17 your

there is a saying that han'some is as han'some does , and your politeness is [as] [fine] [as] [yo] ['] [are] han'some [,] [brer] [skunk] . 
1 there 2 is
1 there 9 han'some
2 is 9 han'some
3 a 9 han'some
4 saying 9 han'some
5 that 9 han'some
6 han'some 7 is
6 han'some 9 han'some
8 as 9 han'some
9 han'some 10 does
9 han'some 11 ,
9 han'some 12 and
9 han'some 13 your
9 han'some 14 politeness
9 han'some 15 is
9 han'some 22 han'some
22 han'some 26 .

jimmy [skunk] chuckled . 
1 jimmy 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 .

" [i] guess you 've forgotten that [other] [old] [saying] , ' [age] [before] beauty , ' [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 25 .
4 you 5 've
5 've 6 forgotten
6 forgotten 7 that
7 that 24 he
11 , 12 '
11 , 24 he
12 ' 17 '
15 beauty 16 ,
16 , 17 '
17 ' 19 '
19 ' 23 said
21 , 23 said
22 " 23 said
24 he 25 .

" so you go first . 
1 " 3 you
2 so 3 you
3 you 4 go
4 go 5 first
4 go 6 .

you know you are older [than] [i] [..y] [i] couldn't think of being so impolite as to go first . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 15 impolite
3 you 4 are
4 are 15 impolite
5 older 13 being
10 couldn't 11 think
11 think 12 of
12 of 13 being
13 being 15 impolite
14 so 15 impolite
15 impolite 16 as
15 impolite 17 to
15 impolite 18 go
15 impolite 19 first
15 impolite 20 .

i really couldn't think of such a thing . ["] 
1 i 4 think
2 really 4 think
3 couldn't 4 think
4 think 5 of
4 think 6 such
6 such 7 a
6 such 8 thing
8 thing 9 .

and so they argued and argued , each insisting in the most polite way that the other should go first . 
1 and 3 they
2 so 3 they
3 they 9 insisting
4 argued 9 insisting
5 and 6 argued
6 argued 9 insisting
7 , 9 insisting
8 each 9 insisting
9 insisting 10 in
9 insisting 12 most
9 insisting 13 polite
9 insisting 14 way
9 insisting 15 that
9 insisting 16 the
9 insisting 18 should
10 in 11 the
16 the 17 other
18 should 19 go
19 go 20 first
19 go 21 .

if the truth were known , neither of them was insisting out of politeness at all . 
1 if 5 known
2 the 3 truth
3 truth 4 were
3 truth 5 known
5 known 11 insisting
6 , 11 insisting
7 neither 11 insisting
8 of 11 insisting
9 them 11 insisting
10 was 11 insisting
11 insisting 12 out
11 insisting 14 politeness
11 insisting 15 at
11 insisting 16 all
12 out 13 of
13 of 14 politeness
16 all 17 .

if there was , [he] much [preferred] [that] [unc] ['] [billy] [should] [be] [the] [one] to find it out . 
1 if 2 there
1 if 17 find
2 there 3 was
2 there 6 much
3 was 4 ,
16 to 17 find
17 find 18 it
17 find 19 out
19 out 20 .

yes , [sir] , that is why [jimmy] [skunk] was so [very] [polite] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 11 so
5 that 6 is
5 that 10 was
6 is 7 why
10 was 11 so

unc ' [billy] [wanted] [jimmy] [to] [go] [first] [because] he [always] feels safer [behind] [jimmy] [than] in front of him . 
1 unc 12 feels
2 ' 10 he
10 he 12 feels
12 feels 21 .
13 safer 18 front
17 in 18 front
18 front 19 of
18 front 20 him
20 him 21 .

jimmy seldom uses it , but sometimes he does if he happens to be startled and thinks danger near . 
1 jimmy 3 uses
2 seldom 3 uses
3 uses 4 it
3 uses 6 but
3 uses 7 sometimes
3 uses 8 he
3 uses 9 does
5 , 6 but
9 does 12 happens
10 if 11 he
10 if 12 happens
12 happens 13 to
12 happens 15 startled
12 happens 17 thinks
13 to 14 be
15 startled 16 and
17 thinks 18 danger
18 danger 19 near
18 danger 20 .

so [unc] ['] [billy] [preferred] that [jimmy] should [go] [first] . 
1 so 6 that
6 that 8 should
8 should 11 .

it wasn't politeness at all on the part of [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 politeness
3 politeness 4 at
3 politeness 5 all
3 politeness 6 on
3 politeness 8 part
3 politeness 13 .
4 at 5 all
6 on 7 the
8 part 9 of

in both cases it was a kind of selfishness . 
1 in 3 cases
2 both 3 cases
3 cases 9 selfishness
4 it 5 was
4 it 9 selfishness
5 was 9 selfishness
6 a 7 kind
7 kind 8 of
7 kind 9 selfishness
9 selfishness 10 .

each was thinking of self . 
1 each 5 self
2 was 3 thinking
3 thinking 4 of
3 thinking 5 self
5 self 6 .

how long they would have continued to argue and try to appear polite if something hadn't happened , nobody knows . 
1 how 8 argue
2 long 8 argue
3 they 8 argue
4 would 5 have
4 would 8 argue
6 continued 8 argue
7 to 8 argue
8 argue 10 try
8 argue 12 appear
8 argue 13 polite
9 and 10 try
10 try 11 to
11 to 12 appear
13 polite 16 hadn't
13 polite 17 happened
13 polite 18 ,
13 polite 19 nobody
13 polite 21 .
14 if 16 hadn't
15 something 16 hadn't
19 nobody 20 knows

but something did happen . 
1 but 4 happen
2 something 4 happen
3 did 4 happen
4 happen 5 .

there was a sudden loud sniff just around the corner of the henhouse . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 4 sudden
3 a 4 sudden
4 sudden 6 sniff
5 loud 6 sniff
6 sniff 7 just
6 sniff 10 corner
8 around 10 corner
9 the 10 corner
10 corner 11 of
10 corner 13 henhouse
12 the 13 henhouse
13 henhouse 14 .

it was [from] [bowser] the [hound] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 the
5 the 7 .

they couldn't , because it wasn't big enough , but , they tried hard . 
1 they 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 4 because
3 , 4 because
4 because 6 wasn't
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 8 enough
6 wasn't 14 hard
7 big 8 enough
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 they
11 , 12 they
12 they 13 tried
13 tried 14 hard
14 hard 15 .

bowser sniffed [again] , and this time [unc] ['] [billy] managed to squeeze [jimmy] aside and slip [through] . 
1 bowser 2 sniffed
2 sniffed 15 aside
4 , 5 and
4 , 11 managed
5 and 6 this
6 this 7 time
11 managed 13 squeeze
12 to 13 squeeze
13 squeeze 15 aside
15 aside 19 .
16 and 17 slip
17 slip 19 .

jimmy was right at his heels . 
1 jimmy 2 was
1 jimmy 6 heels
3 right 6 heels
4 at 6 heels
5 his 6 heels
6 heels 7 .

[xvii] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [gets] [a] [bump] 

when [bowser] reached [that] hole , of course he [smelled] [the] [tracks] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] and [jimmy] [,] [and] [right] [away] he became excited . 
1 when 3 reached
3 reached 5 hole
5 hole 17 and
6 , 8 course
6 , 17 and
7 of 8 course
8 course 9 he
17 and 23 he
23 he 24 became
24 became 25 excited
25 excited 26 .

he began to dig . 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 4 dig
4 dig 5 .

goodness , how he did make the dirt fly ! 
1 goodness 2 ,
1 goodness 3 how
1 goodness 10 !
3 how 8 dirt
4 he 5 did
5 did 8 dirt
6 make 8 dirt
7 the 8 dirt
8 dirt 9 fly

all the time he whined with eagerness . 
1 all 2 the
1 all 3 time
3 time 5 whined
4 he 5 whined
5 whined 7 eagerness
6 with 7 eagerness
7 eagerness 8 .

unc ['] [billy] [knew] [that] [bowser] couldn't get through that , even if he did manage to dig his way under the henhouse . 
1 unc 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 get
7 couldn't 12 even
8 get 9 through
10 that 12 even
11 , 12 even
12 even 13 if
13 if 14 he
14 he 15 did
15 did 16 manage
16 manage 18 dig
17 to 18 dig
18 dig 23 henhouse
19 his 20 way
20 way 23 henhouse
21 under 22 the
21 under 23 henhouse
22 the 23 henhouse
23 henhouse 24 .

once [through] [that] [and] [fairly] in the henhouse , [unc] ' [billy] drew a long breath . 
1 once 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 henhouse
8 henhouse 9 ,
8 henhouse 13 drew
9 , 11 '
13 drew 16 breath
14 a 15 long
15 long 16 breath
16 breath 17 .

he felt safe for the time being , anyway , and he didn't propose to worry over the future . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 safe
3 safe 7 being
3 safe 9 anyway
4 for 6 time
5 the 6 time
6 time 7 being
8 , 9 anyway
9 anyway 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
11 and 19 future
12 he 13 didn't
14 propose 15 to
14 propose 16 worry
16 worry 17 over
17 over 18 the
18 the 19 future
19 future 20 .

jimmy [skunk] hurried [after] [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 jimmy 3 hurried
3 hurried 8 .

it wasn't [fear] that caused [jimmy] to hurry . 
1 it 2 wasn't
1 it 9 .
2 wasn't 4 that
5 caused 7 to
5 caused 8 hurry
8 hurry 9 .

no , indeed , it wasn't fear . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 7 fear
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 fear
7 fear 8 .

he had been startled by the [unexpectedness] of [bowser] ['s] appearance . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 startled
4 startled 12 .
5 by 6 the
5 by 11 appearance
6 the 8 of
11 appearance 12 .

it was this that had caused him to struggle to be first through that hole under the henhouse . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 9 struggle
3 this 6 caused
4 that 6 caused
5 had 6 caused
6 caused 7 him
6 caused 8 to
6 caused 9 struggle
9 struggle 10 to
9 struggle 12 first
9 struggle 15 hole
10 to 11 be
13 through 15 hole
14 that 15 hole
15 hole 18 henhouse
16 under 17 the
17 the 18 henhouse
18 henhouse 19 .

but once through , he had felt a bit ashamed that he had been so undignified . 
1 but 5 he
2 once 3 through
2 once 5 he
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 16 undignified
7 felt 10 ashamed
8 a 9 bit
9 bit 10 ashamed
10 ashamed 16 undignified
11 that 16 undignified
12 he 13 had
13 had 14 been
14 been 16 undignified
15 so 16 undignified
16 undignified 17 .

he wasn't afraid of [bowser] . 
1 he 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 afraid
3 afraid 4 of
4 of 6 .

he was sorely tempted to turn around and send [bowser] [about] his [business] , as he knew he very well could . 
1 he 3 sorely
1 he 17 knew
2 was 3 sorely
3 sorely 4 tempted
3 sorely 6 turn
3 sorely 7 around
3 sorely 8 and
3 sorely 9 send
4 tempted 5 to
9 send 12 his
14 , 16 he
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 knew
17 knew 18 he
17 knew 20 well
17 knew 21 could
19 very 20 well
21 could 22 .

but he thought better of it . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 4 better
3 thought 5 of
3 thought 6 it
6 it 7 .

he had come for eggs , and so had [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 9 had
2 had 3 come
2 had 4 for
2 had 5 eggs
5 eggs 8 so
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 so
9 had 13 .

it would never do to let [unc] ['] [billy] be alone [up] [there] [for] [long] . 
1 it 2 would
1 it 16 .
2 would 3 never
2 would 4 do
2 would 6 let
5 to 6 let
10 be 11 alone
11 alone 16 .

so [jimmy] [skunk] did what he [very] [seldom] [does] hurried . 
1 so 10 hurried
4 did 5 what
5 what 6 he
6 he 10 hurried
10 hurried 11 .

yes , [sir] , he hurried [after] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 hurried
6 hurried 12 .

he meant to make sure of his share of the eggs he was certain were up there . 
1 he 2 meant
2 meant 3 to
2 meant 8 share
3 to 4 make
4 make 5 sure
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 share
8 share 9 of
8 share 11 eggs
8 share 14 certain
8 share 18 .
9 of 10 the
11 eggs 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 certain
14 certain 15 were
14 certain 17 there
16 up 17 there

there was a row of nesting boxes along one side close to the floor . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 6 nesting
2 was 3 a
4 row 6 nesting
5 of 6 nesting
6 nesting 7 boxes
6 nesting 8 along
6 nesting 9 one
6 nesting 10 side
6 nesting 11 close
11 close 12 to
11 close 14 floor
13 the 14 floor
14 floor 15 .

above these was another row and above these a third row . 
1 above 11 row
1 above 12 .
2 these 11 row
3 was 11 row
4 another 11 row
5 row 11 row
6 and 7 above
7 above 11 row
8 these 11 row
9 a 11 row
10 third 11 row

jimmy [doesn't] climb , but [unc] ' [billy] is a famous climber . 
1 jimmy 3 climb
1 jimmy 13 .
3 climb 5 but
4 , 5 but
7 ' 9 is
9 is 10 a
10 a 11 famous
11 famous 12 climber
12 climber 13 .

" [i] 'll [take] [these] lower nests , " said [jimmy] , and lifted his tail in a way that [made] [unc] ['] [billy] nervous . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 10 said
6 lower 7 nests
7 nests 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 ,
10 said 26 .
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 lifted
14 lifted 16 tail
15 his 16 tail
17 in 18 a
18 a 19 way
18 a 25 nervous
19 way 20 that
25 nervous 26 .

" all right , " [replied] [unc] ['] [billy] promptly . 
1 " 4 ,
1 " 10 promptly
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 ,
5 " 10 promptly
10 promptly 11 .

" all right , [brer] [skunk] . 
1 " 3 right
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 ,
3 right 7 .

it 's just as yo ' say . " 
1 it 2 's
2 's 5 yo
3 just 4 as
3 just 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
5 yo 7 say
7 say 9 "
8 . 9 "

with [this] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [scrambled] [up] [to] the [next] row of nests . 
1 with 10 the
10 the 15 .
12 row 13 of
12 row 14 nests
14 nests 15 .

jimmy grinned and started to look in the lower nests . 
1 jimmy 2 grinned
2 grinned 4 started
2 grinned 11 .
3 and 4 started
4 started 10 nests
5 to 6 look
6 look 10 nests
7 in 8 the
7 in 10 nests
9 lower 10 nests

he took his time about it , for that is [jimmy] 's way . 
1 he 2 took
2 took 3 his
2 took 4 time
2 took 6 it
5 about 6 it
6 it 8 for
6 it 10 is
6 it 12 's
7 , 8 for
9 that 10 is
12 's 13 way
13 way 14 .

there was nothing in the first one and nothing in the second one and nothing in the third one . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 nothing
1 there 4 in
4 in 5 the
4 in 19 one
4 in 20 .
5 the 18 third
6 first 7 one
6 first 12 second
8 and 11 the
9 nothing 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 second
12 second 18 third
13 one 14 and
14 and 18 third
15 nothing 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 third

this was disappointing , to say the least , and [jimmy] began to move a little faster . 
1 this 3 disappointing
2 was 3 disappointing
3 disappointing 4 ,
3 disappointing 6 say
3 disappointing 8 least
3 disappointing 9 ,
3 disappointing 13 to
5 to 6 say
7 the 8 least
9 , 10 and
12 began 13 to
13 to 14 move
14 move 17 faster
15 a 16 little
16 little 17 faster
17 faster 18 .

meanwhile [unc] ['] [billy] [had] hurried [from] one nest to another in the second row with no better success . 
1 meanwhile 6 hurried
6 hurried 9 nest
8 one 9 nest
9 nest 11 another
9 nest 15 row
10 to 11 another
12 in 13 the
12 in 15 row
13 the 14 second
14 second 15 row
15 row 19 success
16 with 19 success
17 no 18 better
18 better 19 success
19 success 20 .

disappointment [was] [making] [unc] ['] [billy] lose his temper . 
1 disappointment 7 lose
7 lose 9 temper
8 his 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

at last he so lost his temper that when he found another of those eggs he angrily kicked it out of the nest . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 so
3 he 18 kicked
5 lost 7 temper
6 his 7 temper
7 temper 18 kicked
8 that 10 he
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 found
10 he 18 kicked
12 another 18 kicked
13 of 18 kicked
14 those 15 eggs
15 eggs 18 kicked
16 he 18 kicked
17 angrily 18 kicked
18 kicked 20 out
18 kicked 23 nest
19 it 20 out
20 out 21 of
22 the 23 nest
23 nest 24 .

now [it] [happened] that [jimmy] [skunk] was just underneath . 
1 now 4 that
4 that 7 was
7 was 8 just
8 just 9 underneath
9 underneath 10 .

down [fell] [that] [hard] [china] [egg] [squarely] on [jimmy] [skunk] ['s] [head] . 
1 down 8 on
8 on 13 .

for just a minute [jimmy] [saw] stars . 
1 for 4 minute
2 just 3 a
3 a 4 minute
4 minute 7 stars
4 minute 8 .

at least , he thought he did . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 thought
5 thought 6 he
6 he 7 did
7 did 8 .

jimmy was sore at heart because he had found no eggs , and now he had a bump on the head that also was sore . 
1 jimmy 3 sore
2 was 3 sore
3 sore 5 heart
4 at 5 heart
5 heart 18 bump
6 because 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 found
8 had 18 bump
9 found 10 no
9 found 11 eggs
11 eggs 13 and
12 , 13 and
14 now 18 bump
15 he 16 had
16 had 18 bump
17 a 18 bump
18 bump 19 on
18 bump 21 head
18 bump 22 that
18 bump 23 also
18 bump 26 .
19 on 20 the
24 was 25 sore
25 sore 26 .

jimmy [skunk] lost his temper , a thing he rarely does . 
1 jimmy 5 temper
3 lost 5 temper
4 his 5 temper
5 temper 10 rarely
6 , 10 rarely
7 a 8 thing
8 thing 10 rarely
9 he 10 rarely
10 rarely 11 does
10 rarely 12 .

[xviii] 

a [sad] , [sad] [quarrel] 
1 a 3 ,

what he saw was the anxious [looking] [face] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] staring down at him . 
1 what 2 he
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 6 anxious
4 was 5 the
4 was 6 anxious
6 anxious 18 .
14 staring 16 at
14 staring 17 him
15 down 16 at
17 him 18 .

" you did that purposely ! " snapped [jimmy] . 
1 " 8 snapped
2 you 5 purposely
3 did 5 purposely
4 that 5 purposely
5 purposely 8 snapped
6 ! 7 "
6 ! 8 snapped
8 snapped 10 .

" you did that purposely , and you needn't tell me you didn't . " 
1 " 2 you
1 " 5 purposely
2 you 5 purposely
3 did 5 purposely
4 that 5 purposely
5 purposely 6 ,
5 purposely 7 and
5 purposely 9 needn't
5 purposely 10 tell
5 purposely 15 "
8 you 9 needn't
10 tell 11 me
10 tell 12 you
12 you 13 didn't
14 . 15 "

" [on] mah honor [ah] [didn't] , " protested [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 mah
3 mah 4 honor
4 honor 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 protested
9 protested 13 .
11 ' 13 .

" it was an accident , just a sho ' ' nuff accident , and [ah] ['m] [right] sorry fo ['] it . " 
1 " 2 it
1 " 20 fo
2 it 3 was
3 was 5 accident
4 an 5 accident
5 accident 9 sho
6 , 9 sho
7 just 9 sho
8 a 9 sho
9 sho 12 nuff
10 ' 12 nuff
11 ' 12 nuff
12 nuff 13 accident
12 nuff 14 ,
12 nuff 15 and
12 nuff 19 sorry
14 , 15 and
20 fo 24 "
22 it 23 .
23 . 24 "

" [that] sounds very nice , but [i] don't believe a word of it . 
1 " 3 sounds
3 sounds 15 .
4 very 5 nice
5 nice 7 but
6 , 7 but
7 but 14 it
9 don't 10 believe
10 believe 12 word
10 believe 14 it
11 a 12 word
12 word 13 of
14 it 15 .

you did it purposely , and you can't make me believe anything else . 
1 you 4 purposely
2 did 4 purposely
3 it 4 purposely
4 purposely 5 ,
4 purposely 6 and
4 purposely 8 can't
4 purposely 14 .
5 , 6 and
7 you 8 can't
8 can't 12 anything
9 make 10 me
9 make 11 believe
11 believe 12 anything
12 anything 13 else

come down here and fight . 
1 come 2 down
1 come 3 here
1 come 4 and
1 come 5 fight
5 fight 6 .

i dare you to ! " 
1 i 2 dare
2 dare 3 you
3 you 4 to
3 you 6 "
5 ! 6 "

jimmy was getting more and more angry every minute . 
1 jimmy 3 getting
2 was 3 getting
3 getting 7 angry
3 getting 9 minute
4 more 6 more
5 and 6 more
6 more 7 angry
8 every 9 minute
9 minute 10 .

unc ['] [billy] began to grow angry . 
1 unc 4 began
4 began 5 to
4 began 6 grow
6 grow 7 angry
7 angry 8 .

he hadn't known that [jimmy] was [there] . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 known
3 known 4 that
4 that 6 was
6 was 8 .

he had apologized , and he felt that no one could do more than that . 
1 he 3 apologized
2 had 3 apologized
3 apologized 5 and
3 apologized 7 felt
3 apologized 9 no
3 apologized 15 that
3 apologized 16 .
4 , 5 and
6 he 7 felt
7 felt 8 that
9 no 10 one
9 no 13 more
11 could 12 do
11 could 13 more
13 more 14 than

jimmy [skunk] had doubted his word , had refused to believe him , and that made him [angry] . 
1 jimmy 4 doubted
1 jimmy 19 .
3 had 4 doubted
4 doubted 5 his
4 doubted 6 word
4 doubted 9 refused
7 , 9 refused
8 had 9 refused
9 refused 10 to
9 refused 11 believe
9 refused 12 him
9 refused 17 him
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 made
15 that 16 made
16 made 17 him

his little eyes glowed with rage . 
1 his 3 eyes
2 little 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 glowed
4 glowed 5 with
4 glowed 6 rage
6 rage 7 .

" if yo ' want to fight , come up here . 
1 " 3 yo
2 if 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 7 fight
3 yo 10 up
5 want 6 to
5 want 7 fight
7 fight 8 ,
9 come 10 up
10 up 11 here
10 up 12 .

i 'll wait fo ' yo ' right where [ah] [am] , " he [sputtered] . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 wait
3 wait 4 fo
4 fo 5 '
4 fo 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
6 yo 8 right
6 yo 16 .
8 right 9 where
12 , 13 "
12 , 14 he
14 he 16 .

this [made] [jimmy] angrier than ever . 
1 this 4 angrier
4 angrier 5 than
4 angrier 7 .
5 than 6 ever

he couldn't climb up [there] , and he knew that [unc] ['] [billy] [knew] it . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 climb
3 climb 16 .
4 up 6 ,
6 , 7 and
6 , 8 he
8 he 9 knew
9 knew 10 that
9 knew 15 it
15 it 16 .

unc ['] [billy] was perfectly safe in promising to wait for him . 
1 unc 5 perfectly
4 was 5 perfectly
5 perfectly 6 safe
5 perfectly 8 promising
6 safe 7 in
8 promising 10 wait
9 to 10 wait
10 wait 13 .
11 for 12 him
12 him 13 .

" you 're a coward , just a plain no-account coward ! " snapped [jimmy] . 
1 " 5 coward
2 you 3 're
3 're 5 coward
4 a 5 coward
5 coward 14 snapped
6 , 7 just
6 , 14 snapped
8 a 9 plain
8 a 11 coward
9 plain 10 no-account
11 coward 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 snapped
14 snapped 16 .

nobody can drop things on my head and not get paid back . 
1 nobody 2 can
1 nobody 3 drop
3 drop 4 things
3 drop 5 on
3 drop 7 head
3 drop 12 back
6 my 7 head
7 head 8 and
9 not 10 get
9 not 11 paid
11 paid 12 back
12 back 13 .

i thought you [were] a friend , but now [i] [know] [better] . " 
1 i 2 thought
1 i 3 you
3 you 14 "
5 a 6 friend
6 friend 7 ,
6 friend 13 .
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 now
13 . 14 "

" wait as long as yo ' please . 
1 " 6 yo
2 wait 4 long
2 wait 6 yo
3 as 4 long
4 long 5 as
6 yo 7 '
6 yo 8 please
8 please 9 .

ah reckons [ah] [can] stay as long as yo ['] [can] , " retorted [unc] ' [billy] , grinding [and] snapping his teeth . 
1 ah 2 reckons
1 ah 24 .
2 reckons 14 retorted
5 stay 7 long
5 stay 9 yo
6 as 7 long
7 long 8 as
9 yo 13 "
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 retorted
16 ' 18 ,
18 , 19 grinding
19 grinding 21 snapping
21 snapping 23 teeth
22 his 23 teeth
23 teeth 24 .

" suit yourself , " retorted [jimmy] . 
1 " 6 retorted
2 suit 3 yourself
3 yourself 6 retorted
4 , 6 retorted
5 " 6 retorted
6 retorted 8 .

" [i] ['m] [going] to pay [you] up for that bump on my head or know the reason why . " 
1 " 19 why
1 " 20 .
5 to 6 pay
5 to 17 the
6 pay 9 for
6 pay 11 bump
8 up 9 for
10 that 11 bump
11 bump 12 on
11 bump 13 my
11 bump 14 head
11 bump 15 or
11 bump 16 know
13 my 14 head
17 the 18 reason
18 reason 19 why
20 . 21 "

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

and it was all because both had been sadly disappointed . 
1 and 2 it
1 and 10 disappointed
3 was 4 all
3 was 10 disappointed
5 because 10 disappointed
6 both 10 disappointed
7 had 8 been
8 been 10 disappointed
9 sadly 10 disappointed
10 disappointed 11 .

they had found no eggs where they had been sure they would find plenty . 
1 they 2 had
1 they 15 .
2 had 3 found
2 had 4 no
4 no 5 eggs
5 eggs 14 plenty
6 where 7 they
6 where 9 been
6 where 13 find
7 they 8 had
8 had 9 been
10 sure 12 would
11 they 12 would
12 would 13 find
13 find 14 plenty

you see , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [gathered] [every] egg when he shut the biddies [up] [for] the [night] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 11 egg
11 egg 21 .
12 when 13 he
13 he 14 shut
14 shut 16 biddies
15 the 16 biddies
16 biddies 21 .
19 the 21 .

did you ever notice what a bad thing for the temper disappointment often is ? 
1 did 15 ?
2 you 15 ?
3 ever 4 notice
3 ever 15 ?
5 what 14 is
5 what 15 ?
6 a 11 temper
7 bad 11 temper
8 thing 9 for
8 thing 11 temper
9 for 10 the
11 temper 12 disappointment
11 temper 14 is
12 disappointment 13 often

[[] [illustration] []] 

[xix] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [is] [true] [to] [his] [word] 

unc ['] [billy] [possum] was [having] a [bad] [night] of it . 
1 unc 5 was
5 was 7 a
7 a 12 .
10 of 11 it
11 it 12 .

when he had grown tired of [quarreling] [with] [jimmy] [skunk] , he had tried to take a nap . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 12 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 grown
4 grown 5 tired
5 tired 6 of
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 had
13 had 19 .
14 tried 15 to
15 to 16 take
16 take 18 nap
17 a 18 nap
18 nap 19 .

he had tried first one nest and then another , but none just suited him . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 tried
3 tried 9 another
4 first 5 one
5 one 9 another
6 nest 9 another
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 another
9 another 14 suited
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 none
12 none 14 suited
13 just 14 suited
14 suited 15 him
14 suited 16 .
15 him 16 .

this was partly because he wasn't sleepy . 
1 this 2 was
1 this 3 partly
2 was 3 partly
3 partly 4 because
3 partly 6 wasn't
3 partly 7 sleepy
4 because 5 he
7 sleepy 8 .

he was hungry and not at all sleepy . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 hungry
3 hungry 4 and
3 hungry 8 sleepy
5 not 6 at
6 at 7 all
7 all 8 sleepy
8 sleepy 9 .

unc ['] [billy] had no intention of [going] [down] [while] [jimmy] [was] [there] . 
1 unc 4 had
1 unc 14 .
4 had 5 no
6 intention 7 of
6 intention 14 .

he thought that [jimmy] would [soon] grow tired of [waiting] and go away . 
1 he 2 thought
1 he 13 away
2 thought 9 of
3 that 5 would
3 that 7 grow
7 grow 8 tired
8 tired 9 of
11 and 13 away
12 go 13 away
13 away 14 .

so [for] [quite] awhile [unc] ['] [billy] didn't worry . 
1 so 9 worry
4 awhile 9 worry
8 didn't 9 worry
9 worry 10 .

but as it began to get towards morning he began to grow anxious . 
1 but 3 it
2 as 3 it
3 it 12 grow
4 began 5 to
4 began 12 grow
5 to 6 get
7 towards 8 morning
7 towards 12 grow
9 he 10 began
10 began 11 to
10 began 12 grow
12 grow 13 anxious
12 grow 14 .

unc ['] [billy] had no desire to be found in that henhouse when [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy came to feed the biddies . 
1 unc 6 desire
4 had 5 no
5 no 6 desire
6 desire 7 to
6 desire 12 henhouse
8 be 9 found
9 found 12 henhouse
10 in 12 henhouse
11 that 12 henhouse
12 henhouse 22 biddies
12 henhouse 23 .
13 when 22 biddies
17 boy 22 biddies
18 came 22 biddies
19 to 20 feed
20 feed 21 the
20 feed 22 biddies
21 the 22 biddies

then , too , he was hungry . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 hungry
7 hungry 8 .

he had counted on a good meal of eggs , and not one had he found . 
1 he 3 counted
1 he 12 not
1 he 16 found
2 had 3 counted
3 counted 4 on
3 counted 7 meal
3 counted 9 eggs
5 a 6 good
5 a 7 meal
7 meal 8 of
9 eggs 10 ,
10 , 11 and
13 one 16 found
14 had 16 found
15 he 16 found
16 found 17 .

yes , [sir] , it was a great deal better to go hungry . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 13 hungry
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 a
6 was 13 hungry
7 a 8 great
9 deal 10 better
9 deal 13 hungry
10 better 12 go
11 to 12 go
13 hungry 14 .

several times , when he thought [jimmy] was asleep , he tried to steal down . 
1 several 2 times
1 several 15 down
2 times 4 when
2 times 14 steal
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 thought
8 was 9 asleep
9 asleep 14 steal
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 tried
12 tried 13 to
12 tried 14 steal
15 down 16 .

he was [just] [as] careful [not] to make a sound as he could be , but [every] time [jimmy] knew and was waiting for him . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 20 knew
2 was 5 careful
5 careful 7 to
7 to 8 make
8 make 9 a
9 a 10 sound
9 a 18 time
10 sound 13 could
10 sound 16 but
11 as 13 could
12 he 13 could
13 could 14 be
14 be 15 ,
20 knew 22 was
21 and 22 was
22 was 23 waiting
23 waiting 24 for
23 waiting 25 him
25 him 26 .

unc ['] [billy] wished that there was no [such] [place] [as] [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 
1 unc 4 wished
4 wished 5 that
5 that 7 was
6 there 7 was
7 was 8 no
8 no 16 .
14 's 15 henhouse
15 henhouse 16 .

he wished he had never thought of eggs . 
1 he 2 wished
2 wished 4 had
2 wished 8 eggs
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 never
5 never 6 thought
6 thought 7 of
8 eggs 9 .

" [don] ' yo ' [think] we-uns [better] [make] up and [get] out of [here] , [brer] [skunk] [?] " he [ventured] . 
1 " 7 we-uns
3 ' 4 yo
3 ' 5 '
5 ' 7 we-uns
7 we-uns 23 .
10 up 11 and
10 up 16 ,
11 and 13 out
13 out 14 of
16 , 23 .
20 " 21 he
20 " 23 .

it was plain to see that [jimmy] [hadn't] forgiven him . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 plain
3 plain 4 to
3 plain 11 .
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 that
9 forgiven 10 him
10 him 11 .

for some time [unc] ' [billy] [said] no more , but he grew more and more restless . 
1 for 3 time
1 for 18 .
2 some 3 time
5 ' 8 no
5 ' 17 restless
8 no 9 more
8 no 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he
12 he 13 grew
13 grew 14 more
13 grew 15 and
13 grew 16 more
17 restless 18 .

you [see] , he knew it [would] [soon] [be] [time] [for] [farmer] [brown] 's boy to come to [let] the hens [out] and feed them . 
1 you 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 knew
5 knew 6 it
6 it 15 boy
14 's 15 boy
15 boy 26 .
16 to 17 come
17 come 18 to
18 to 20 the
20 the 21 hens
21 hens 23 and
21 hens 24 feed
24 feed 25 them
25 them 26 .

at last he ventured to speak again . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 4 ventured
3 he 4 ventured
4 ventured 5 to
4 ventured 6 speak
6 speak 7 again
7 again 8 .

" ah reckons yo ' done forget something , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 9 ,
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 yo
3 reckons 6 done
3 reckons 7 forget
3 reckons 8 something
4 yo 5 '
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 he
12 he 13 .

" what is that ? " asked [jimmy] . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
2 what 5 ?
4 that 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
5 ? 7 asked
7 asked 9 .

" [i] 'm [not] worrying [about] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 3 'm
1 " 5 worrying
5 worrying 11 .
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 .

he [can] [come] [as] [soon] [as] [he] pleases , " retorted [jimmy] [skunk] , and grinned . 
1 he 8 pleases
8 pleases 15 and
8 pleases 16 grinned
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 retorted
11 retorted 14 ,
14 , 15 and
16 grinned 17 .

that sounded like boasting , but it wasn't . 
1 that 4 boasting
2 sounded 3 like
2 sounded 4 boasting
4 boasting 8 wasn't
5 , 6 but
6 but 8 wasn't
7 it 8 wasn't
8 wasn't 9 .

no , [sir] , it [wasn't] , and [unc] ' [billy] [knew] [it] . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 10 '
4 , 8 and
4 , 10 '
5 it 7 ,
7 , 8 and
10 ' 14 .

he knew that [jimmy] meant it . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 5 meant
2 knew 3 that
5 meant 6 it
6 it 7 .

unc ['] [billy] was in despair . 
1 unc 4 was
4 was 5 in
5 in 6 despair
6 despair 7 .

he didn't dare stay , and he didn't dare go down and [face] [jimmy] [skunk] , and there he was . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 dare
3 dare 4 stay
4 stay 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
6 and 21 .
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 dare
9 dare 10 go
10 go 11 down
11 down 12 and
16 , 17 and
16 , 21 .
17 and 18 there
18 there 20 was
19 he 20 was

it [certainly] had been a bad night [for] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 it 6 bad
3 had 4 been
3 had 5 a
5 a 6 bad
6 bad 7 night
7 night 13 .

[xx] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [arrives] 

the light crept farther under the door [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse [,] [and] by this time the hens were all awake . 
1 the 2 light
2 light 3 crept
3 crept 4 farther
3 crept 12 henhouse
4 farther 7 door
5 under 6 the
6 the 7 door
12 henhouse 15 by
12 henhouse 23 .
15 by 17 time
16 this 17 time
18 the 19 hens
19 hens 20 were
19 hens 22 awake
19 hens 23 .
20 were 21 all

furthermore , [they] had discovered [jimmy] [skunk] [down] below and were making a great fuss . 
1 furthermore 2 ,
1 furthermore 5 discovered
1 furthermore 9 below
4 had 5 discovered
9 below 16 .
10 and 11 were
11 were 12 making
12 making 15 fuss
13 a 14 great
13 a 15 fuss
15 fuss 16 .

" [i] don't mind their noise . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 mind
4 mind 6 noise
4 mind 7 .
5 their 6 noise

it [doesn't] [trouble] me a [bit] , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] [,] and grinned . 
1 it 4 me
4 me 5 a
5 a 15 .
7 , 8 "
7 , 13 and
8 " 9 replied
13 and 14 grinned
13 and 15 .

it was plain enough to [unc] ['] [billy] that [jimmy] was enjoying the situation . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 plain
3 plain 4 enough
3 plain 9 that
4 enough 5 to
9 that 11 was
11 was 12 enjoying
12 enjoying 14 situation
13 the 14 situation
14 situation 15 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] wasn't . 
1 but 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 .

he was so anxious that he couldn't keep still . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 7 couldn't
2 was 4 anxious
3 so 4 anxious
4 anxious 5 that
5 that 6 he
7 couldn't 8 keep
8 keep 9 still
9 still 10 .

at last he heard them , and he knew by the sound that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was coming in a [hurry] . 
1 at 2 last
1 at 23 .
2 last 4 heard
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 5 them
4 heard 12 sound
4 heard 13 that
4 heard 19 coming
6 , 7 and
6 , 8 he
8 he 9 knew
9 knew 12 sound
10 by 12 sound
11 the 12 sound
13 that 18 was
20 in 21 a
21 a 23 .

he had heard the noise of the hens and was coming to find out what it was all about . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 heard
3 heard 5 noise
3 heard 19 about
4 the 5 noise
5 noise 8 hens
5 noise 9 and
5 noise 11 coming
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 hens
10 was 11 coming
11 coming 14 out
12 to 13 find
13 find 14 out
15 what 19 about
16 it 17 was
16 it 18 all
18 all 19 about
19 about 20 .

unc ['] [billy] hoped [that] [now] [jimmy] [skunk] [would] retreat through the hole in the floor and give him a chance to escape . 
1 unc 4 hoped
1 unc 24 .
10 retreat 13 hole
10 retreat 16 floor
11 through 12 the
12 the 13 hole
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 floor
16 floor 17 and
16 floor 21 chance
18 give 19 him
18 give 21 chance
20 a 21 chance
21 chance 22 to
21 chance 23 escape
23 escape 24 .

" he 's coming ! 
1 " 2 he
1 " 3 's
3 's 4 coming
4 coming 5 !

farmer [brown] 's boy is [coming] [,] [brer] [skunk] [!] 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 is

yo ' better [get] [away] [while] yo ' can ! " whispered [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 3 better
1 yo 16 .
7 yo 12 whispered
7 yo 16 .
8 ' 9 can
8 ' 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 whispered

" [i] hear him , " replied [jimmy] calmly . 
1 " 7 replied
3 hear 4 him
4 him 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 9 calmly
9 calmly 10 .

" [i] ['m] [waiting] [for] [him] [to] open [the] [door] for me to go out . 
1 " 8 open
1 " 12 me
11 for 12 me
12 me 16 .
13 to 14 go
14 go 15 out
15 out 16 .

it will be much easier than squeezing through that hole . " 
1 it 7 squeezing
2 will 3 be
2 will 7 squeezing
4 much 7 squeezing
5 easier 6 than
5 easier 7 squeezing
7 squeezing 8 through
7 squeezing 9 that
7 squeezing 10 hole
7 squeezing 11 .
11 . 12 "

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

he hoped that [at] [last] [jimmy] 's boldness would [get] him into trouble . 
1 he 2 hoped
1 he 9 would
2 hoped 3 that
2 hoped 8 boldness
3 that 7 's
9 would 11 him
11 him 14 .
12 into 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 .

yes , he did . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 did
4 did 5 .

you see , that might give him a chance to slip away himself . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 that
4 that 5 might
5 might 11 slip
6 give 7 him
6 give 9 chance
8 a 9 chance
9 chance 10 to
9 chance 11 slip
11 slip 12 away
11 slip 13 himself
13 himself 14 .

otherwise , he would be in a bad fix . 
1 otherwise 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 would
4 would 5 be
5 be 10 .
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 bad
8 bad 9 fix
9 fix 10 .

the latch on the door rattled . 
1 the 2 latch
2 latch 3 on
2 latch 5 door
2 latch 6 rattled
2 latch 7 .
3 on 4 the

the door swung open , letting in a flood of light . 
1 the 2 door
2 door 3 swung
3 swung 9 flood
4 open 9 flood
5 , 9 flood
6 letting 7 in
6 letting 9 flood
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 flood
9 flood 10 of
9 flood 11 light
9 flood 12 .

the hens stopped their noise . 
1 the 2 hens
1 the 6 .
2 hens 3 stopped
4 their 5 noise
5 noise 6 .

farmer [brown] 's boy stood in the doorway and looked in . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 8 doorway
5 stood 8 doorway
6 in 7 the
6 in 8 doorway
7 the 8 doorway
8 doorway 10 looked
8 doorway 11 in
8 doorway 12 .
9 and 10 looked
11 in 12 .

of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy saw him [at] [once] . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 11 .
2 course 6 boy
7 saw 8 him
8 him 11 .

" so it 's you , you black and white rascal ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 4 's
1 " 15 exclaimed
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 's
5 you 11 rascal
6 , 7 you
7 you 11 rascal
8 black 9 and
8 black 10 white
8 black 11 rascal
11 rascal 15 exclaimed
12 ! 13 "
12 ! 14 he
12 ! 15 exclaimed
15 exclaimed 16 .

" [i] [suppose] you expect me to [step] [out] [of] your way , and [i] [suppose] [i] will do just that very thing . 
1 " 4 you
1 " 13 ,
4 you 5 expect
4 you 11 your
5 expect 6 me
5 expect 7 to
11 your 12 way
13 , 14 and
14 and 18 will
18 will 19 do
19 do 23 thing
20 just 23 thing
21 that 23 thing
22 very 23 thing
23 thing 24 .

you are the most impudent and independent fellow of my acquaintance . 
1 you 2 are
2 are 5 impudent
3 the 4 most
4 most 5 impudent
5 impudent 7 independent
6 and 7 independent
7 independent 8 fellow
7 independent 11 acquaintance
7 independent 12 .
9 of 10 my
10 my 11 acquaintance

that 's what you are . 
1 that 2 's
1 that 3 what
3 what 5 are
4 you 5 are
5 are 6 .

you didn't get any eggs [,] because [i] gathered all of them last night . 
1 you 3 get
2 didn't 3 get
3 get 4 any
3 get 5 eggs
5 eggs 9 gathered
5 eggs 15 .
7 because 9 gathered
9 gathered 14 night
10 all 14 night
11 of 12 them
11 of 14 night
13 last 14 night

come [along] out of [there] , you rascal . " 
1 come 3 out
1 come 6 ,
3 out 4 of
6 , 10 "
7 you 8 rascal
8 rascal 10 "
9 . 10 "

[xxi] 

[the] [nest-egg] [gives] [unc] ['] [billy] [away] 

' [tis] [little] things that [often] [seem] [scarce] worth a [passing] [thought] [which] in the end [may] prove [that] [they] [with] [big] [results] [are] [fraught] . 
1 ' 9 worth
4 things 5 that
5 that 9 worth
9 worth 10 a
10 a 26 .
14 in 15 the
14 in 18 prove
15 the 16 end
18 prove 26 .

farmer [brown] 's boy watched [jimmy] [skunk] [calmly] and [peacefully] go [his] [way] and grinned as he watched him . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 15 grinned
3 's 4 boy
5 watched 9 and
5 watched 15 grinned
11 go 14 and
14 and 15 grinned
15 grinned 20 .
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 watched
18 watched 19 him
19 him 20 .

he scratched his head thoughtfully . 
1 he 2 scratched
2 scratched 3 his
2 scratched 4 head
2 scratched 5 thoughtfully
3 his 4 head
5 thoughtfully 6 .

" [i] suppose , " said he , " that that is as perfect an example of the value of preparedness as there is . 
1 " 3 suppose
3 suppose 16 example
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
5 " 12 is
6 said 7 he
6 said 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 that
11 that 12 is
12 is 14 perfect
13 as 14 perfect
14 perfect 16 example
15 an 16 example
16 example 21 preparedness
16 example 25 .
17 of 21 preparedness
18 the 21 preparedness
19 value 21 preparedness
20 of 21 preparedness
21 preparedness 22 as
21 preparedness 23 there
21 preparedness 24 is

jimmy knew he was all ready for trouble if [i] chose to make [it] , and that because of [that] [i] [wouldn't] make it . 
1 jimmy 2 knew
2 knew 4 was
3 he 4 was
4 was 6 ready
5 all 6 ready
6 ready 7 for
6 ready 11 chose
8 trouble 11 chose
9 if 11 chose
11 chose 13 make
11 chose 18 because
11 chose 23 make
12 to 13 make
15 , 16 and
15 , 18 because
16 and 17 that
18 because 19 of
23 make 24 it
23 make 25 .

so he has calmly gone his way as if he were as much bigger than [i] as [i] am bigger than he . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 13 much
2 he 3 has
4 calmly 5 gone
4 calmly 7 way
4 calmly 8 as
6 his 7 way
8 as 9 if
8 as 12 as
9 if 10 he
9 if 11 were
12 as 13 much
13 much 20 bigger
13 much 23 .
14 bigger 15 than
14 bigger 20 bigger
17 as 20 bigger
19 am 20 bigger
20 bigger 21 than
20 bigger 22 he

there certainly is nothing like being prepared if you want to avoid trouble . " 
1 there 2 certainly
2 certainly 6 being
3 is 4 nothing
4 nothing 6 being
5 like 6 being
6 being 12 avoid
7 prepared 12 avoid
8 if 12 avoid
9 you 10 want
10 want 11 to
10 want 12 avoid
12 avoid 13 trouble
12 avoid 14 .
14 . 15 "

then [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] once more [turned] to the henhouse and entered [it] . 
1 then 6 once
6 once 7 more
7 more 15 .
9 to 10 the
9 to 15 .
10 the 11 henhouse
11 henhouse 12 and
11 henhouse 13 entered

that one thing was the china nest-egg on the floor . 
1 that 7 nest-egg
2 one 7 nest-egg
3 thing 7 nest-egg
4 was 7 nest-egg
5 the 6 china
5 the 7 nest-egg
6 china 7 nest-egg
7 nest-egg 8 on
7 nest-egg 10 floor
7 nest-egg 11 .
9 the 10 floor

" hello ! " exclaimed [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy when he saw it . 
1 " 5 exclaimed
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 9 boy
5 exclaimed 14 .
10 when 12 saw
11 he 12 saw
12 saw 13 it
13 it 14 .

" now how did that come there ? 
1 " 2 now
1 " 3 how
3 how 4 did
3 how 8 ?
4 did 5 that
4 did 6 come
7 there 8 ?

it must be [that] [jimmy] [skunk] pulled [it] out of one of those lower nests . " 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
2 must 7 pulled
7 pulled 9 out
9 out 10 of
9 out 12 of
9 out 15 nests
11 one 12 of
13 those 15 nests
14 lower 15 nests
15 nests 16 .
16 . 17 "

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

" that egg must have come from one of the upper nests . 
1 " 13 .
2 that 3 egg
3 egg 4 must
3 egg 7 from
5 have 6 come
6 come 7 from
7 from 12 nests
8 one 12 nests
9 of 12 nests
10 the 11 upper
11 upper 12 nests
12 nests 13 .

jimmy couldn't have got up to those . 
1 jimmy 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 have
2 couldn't 7 those
2 couldn't 8 .
3 have 4 got
4 got 5 up
4 got 6 to

none of the hens [could] [have] kicked it out [last] [night] , because they were all [on] the roosts [when] [i] [shut] them up . 
1 none 2 of
2 of 3 the
3 the 4 hens
4 hens 7 kicked
4 hens 15 were
7 kicked 9 out
8 it 9 out
12 , 13 because
13 because 14 they
14 they 15 were
15 were 16 all
16 all 18 the
18 the 19 roosts
19 roosts 25 .
23 them 24 up
23 them 25 .

they certainly [didn't] [do] it [this] [morning] , [because] they [wouldn't] have [dared] [leave] the roosts with [jimmy] [skunk] [here] . 
1 they 2 certainly
1 they 16 roosts
5 it 8 ,
8 , 10 they
10 they 12 have
12 have 16 roosts
15 the 16 roosts
16 roosts 21 .
17 with 21 .

i 'll have to look into [this] . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 have
2 'll 8 .
3 have 4 to
4 to 5 look
5 look 6 into
8 . 9 "

so he began with the second row of nests and looked in each . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 with
3 began 9 nests
5 the 6 second
6 second 9 nests
7 row 9 nests
8 of 9 nests
9 nests 13 each
9 nests 14 .
10 and 11 looked
11 looked 13 each
12 in 13 each

yes , [sir] , [unc] ['] [billy] had forgotten [his] tail , and [it] hung just over the edge of the nest . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 13 and
8 had 9 forgotten
9 forgotten 11 tail
11 tail 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 hung
15 hung 17 over
16 just 17 over
17 over 19 edge
18 the 19 edge
19 edge 20 of
19 edge 21 the
19 edge 22 nest
22 nest 23 .

of course , [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [saw] it . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 9 it
3 , 7 boy
9 it 10 .

he couldn't help but see it . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 help
2 couldn't 5 see
2 couldn't 6 it
2 couldn't 7 .
4 but 5 see

" [ho] , ho ! " he exclaimed right away . 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 4 ho
4 ho 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 8 exclaimed
7 he 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 11 .
9 right 10 away
10 away 11 .

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

so there [was] [more] [than] [one] [visitor] [here] [last] [night] [.] 
1 so 2 there

this henhouse seems to be a very popular place . 
1 this 9 place
2 henhouse 8 popular
3 seems 4 to
3 seems 8 popular
4 to 5 be
6 a 8 popular
7 very 8 popular
8 popular 9 place
9 place 10 .

i see that the first [thing] for me to do after breakfast is to nail a board over that hole in the floor . 
1 i 2 see
2 see 3 that
2 see 4 the
4 the 23 floor
5 first 20 hole
7 for 8 me
7 for 12 breakfast
9 to 10 do
9 to 12 breakfast
11 after 12 breakfast
12 breakfast 15 nail
13 is 15 nail
14 to 15 nail
15 nail 17 board
15 nail 18 over
15 nail 20 hole
16 a 17 board
19 that 20 hole
20 hole 21 in
20 hole 23 floor
21 in 22 the
23 floor 24 .

so it was [you] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [,] [who] kicked [that] [nest-egg] [out] . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 12 kicked
12 kicked 16 .

found it a little hard for your teeth , didn't you ? 
1 found 5 hard
2 it 5 hard
3 a 4 little
3 a 5 hard
5 hard 6 for
5 hard 8 teeth
7 your 8 teeth
8 teeth 9 ,
8 teeth 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 you
11 you 12 ?

lost your temper and kicked it out , didn't you ? 
1 lost 3 temper
2 your 3 temper
3 temper 5 kicked
4 and 5 kicked
5 kicked 7 out
5 kicked 8 ,
5 kicked 9 didn't
6 it 7 out
9 didn't 10 you
10 you 11 ?

that was foolish , [unc] ' [billy] , very foolish indeed . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 10 foolish
3 foolish 4 ,
3 foolish 10 foolish
4 , 6 '
8 , 9 very
9 very 10 foolish
10 foolish 11 indeed
11 indeed 12 .

never lose your temper over trifles . 
1 never 6 trifles
2 lose 3 your
2 lose 4 temper
4 temper 6 trifles
5 over 6 trifles
6 trifles 7 .

it doesn't pay . 
1 it 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 pay
3 pay 4 .

now [i] wonder what [i] ['d] [better] do with [you] . " 
1 now 12 "
3 wonder 4 what
4 what 8 do
8 do 9 with
9 with 11 .
11 . 12 "

all this time [unc] ['] [billy] [hadn't] [moved] . 
1 all 3 time
1 all 9 .
2 this 3 time

of course , he couldn't understand what [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was saying . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 14 .
2 course 3 ,
2 course 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
4 he 12 was
5 couldn't 6 understand
6 understand 7 what
12 was 13 saying

nor could he see what [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was doing . 
1 nor 2 could
2 could 4 see
3 he 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 11 doing
9 boy 10 was
10 was 11 doing
11 doing 12 .

so he held his breath and hoped and hoped that he hadn't been discovered . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 9 hoped
3 held 4 his
3 held 5 breath
5 breath 6 and
5 breath 9 hoped
7 hoped 9 hoped
8 and 9 hoped
9 hoped 10 that
9 hoped 12 hadn't
9 hoped 14 discovered
9 hoped 15 .
11 he 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 been

and perhaps he wouldn't have been but for that telltale nest-egg on the floor . 
1 and 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 he
2 perhaps 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 10 telltale
5 have 10 telltale
6 been 10 telltale
7 but 10 telltale
8 for 10 telltale
9 that 10 telltale
10 telltale 11 nest-egg
11 nest-egg 12 on
11 nest-egg 14 floor
11 nest-egg 15 .
12 on 13 the
13 the 14 floor

that was the cause of all his troubles . 
1 that 2 was
1 that 8 troubles
3 the 4 cause
4 cause 5 of
4 cause 8 troubles
6 all 8 troubles
7 his 8 troubles
8 troubles 9 .

first [it] [had] [angered] [jimmy] [skunk] [because] [as] [you] [remember] [,] [it] [had] fallen [on] [jimmy] 's head . 
1 first 14 fallen
14 fallen 19 .
17 's 18 head
18 head 19 .

then it had led [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy to look in all the nests . 
1 then 4 led
2 it 4 led
3 had 4 led
4 led 14 nests
8 boy 14 nests
9 to 10 look
10 look 14 nests
11 in 14 nests
12 all 13 the
13 the 14 nests
14 nests 15 .

it had seemed a trifle , kicking that egg out of that nest , but see what the results were . 
1 it 3 seemed
2 had 3 seemed
3 seemed 5 trifle
4 a 5 trifle
5 trifle 7 kicking
6 , 7 kicking
7 kicking 9 egg
7 kicking 10 out
7 kicking 13 nest
8 that 9 egg
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 that
13 nest 19 results
14 , 15 but
15 but 19 results
16 see 19 results
17 what 19 results
18 the 19 results
19 results 20 were
19 results 21 .

truly , little things often are not so little as they seem . 
1 truly 2 ,
1 truly 4 things
3 little 4 things
4 things 12 seem
4 things 13 .
5 often 12 seem
6 are 7 not
7 not 12 seem
8 so 9 little
8 so 11 they
10 as 11 they
11 they 12 seem

[[] [illustration] []] 

[xxii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tries] [his] [old] [trick] 

the first knowledge [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [had] that he was discovered came to him through his tail . 
1 the 2 first
1 the 3 knowledge
3 knowledge 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 discovered
12 discovered 19 .
13 came 14 to
14 to 15 him
15 him 16 through
15 him 17 his
15 him 19 .
17 his 18 tail

yes , [sir] [,] it came to him through his tail . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 it
5 it 7 to
6 came 7 to
7 to 8 him
8 him 9 through
8 him 10 his
8 him 12 .
10 his 11 tail

farmer [brown] 's boy pinched it . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 pinched
5 pinched 7 .
6 it 7 .

it was [rather] a mean thing to do , but [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was curious . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 15 was
2 was 4 a
4 a 6 thing
5 mean 6 thing
6 thing 8 do
6 thing 9 ,
7 to 8 do
9 , 10 but
10 but 14 boy
15 was 16 curious
16 curious 17 .

he wanted to see what [unc] ['] [billy] would do . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
2 wanted 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 10 do
9 would 10 do
10 do 11 .

and he didn't pinch very hard , not hard enough to really hurt . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 pinch
3 didn't 13 hurt
4 pinch 6 hard
4 pinch 7 ,
4 pinch 8 not
4 pinch 9 hard
4 pinch 10 enough
5 very 6 hard
10 enough 11 to
12 really 13 hurt
13 hurt 14 .

farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] is too good-hearted to hurt any one if he can help it . 
1 farmer 7 good-hearted
5 is 7 good-hearted
6 too 7 good-hearted
7 good-hearted 8 to
7 good-hearted 9 hurt
7 good-hearted 10 any
7 good-hearted 11 one
7 good-hearted 12 if
12 if 13 he
12 if 14 can
14 can 15 help
15 help 16 it
16 it 17 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] didn't . 
1 but 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 .

no , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] [didn't] . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 6 '
4 , 6 '
6 ' 9 .

that tail might have belonged to any one but him so far as he made any sign . 
1 that 5 belonged
1 that 15 made
2 tail 5 belonged
3 might 4 have
3 might 5 belonged
5 belonged 6 to
5 belonged 7 any
5 belonged 9 but
5 belonged 10 him
7 any 8 one
10 him 14 he
11 so 12 far
12 far 13 as
13 as 14 he
15 made 17 sign
16 any 17 sign
17 sign 18 .

of course , he felt like pulling it away . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 7 pulling
3 , 7 pulling
4 he 5 felt
5 felt 6 like
5 felt 7 pulling
7 pulling 9 away
8 it 9 away
9 away 10 .

any one would have in his place . 
1 any 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 7 place
5 in 6 his
5 in 7 place
7 place 8 .

but he didn't move it the tiniest bit , which goes to show [that] [unc] ['] [billy] [has] [great] self-control when he [wishes] . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 7 tiniest
4 move 7 tiniest
5 it 7 tiniest
6 the 7 tiniest
7 tiniest 8 bit
7 tiniest 9 ,
7 tiniest 10 which
7 tiniest 11 goes
11 goes 12 to
12 to 13 show
13 show 20 self-control
20 self-control 24 .
21 when 22 he
22 he 24 .

farmer [brown] 's boy pinched again , just a little harder , but still [unc] ['] [billy] made no sign . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 5 pinched
3 's 4 boy
5 pinched 6 again
5 pinched 8 just
5 pinched 10 little
5 pinched 11 harder
7 , 8 just
9 a 10 little
11 harder 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 still
14 still 21 .
18 made 19 no
19 no 20 sign
20 sign 21 .

farmer [brown] 's boy chuckled and began to pull on that tail . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 9 pull
5 chuckled 13 .
6 and 7 began
7 began 8 to
7 began 9 pull
9 pull 12 tail
10 on 12 tail
11 that 12 tail

there [wasn't] the least sign [of] [life] [about] [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 there 5 sign
3 the 4 least
4 least 5 sign
5 sign 12 .
10 ' 12 .

he looked as if he were dead , and he acted as if he were dead . 
1 he 11 acted
2 looked 3 as
2 looked 11 acted
4 if 5 he
5 he 11 acted
6 were 7 dead
7 dead 11 acted
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
9 and 11 acted
10 he 11 acted
11 acted 12 as
11 acted 13 if
11 acted 15 were
11 acted 16 dead
13 if 14 he
16 dead 17 .

any one [not] [knowing] [unc] ['] [billy] would have supposed that he was dead . 
1 any 2 one
2 one 8 would
8 would 9 have
9 have 10 supposed
10 supposed 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 dead
14 dead 15 .

farmer [brown] 's boy dropped [unc] ['] [billy] on the floor . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 dropped
5 dropped 11 floor
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 floor
11 floor 12 .

he lay just as he fell . 
1 he 2 lay
2 lay 6 fell
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 fell
6 fell 7 .

farmer [brown] ['s] boy rolled him [over] with his foot , but there [wasn't] a sign of life [in] [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 rolled
4 boy 16 sign
5 rolled 6 him
5 rolled 8 with
8 with 9 his
9 his 10 foot
10 foot 11 ,
10 foot 15 a
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 there
16 sign 17 of
16 sign 23 .
17 of 18 life
21 ' 23 .

he [hoped] [that] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [really] [did] [think] [him] dead . 
1 he 12 dead
6 's 12 dead
12 dead 13 .

that was [what] he wanted . 
1 that 2 was
1 that 4 he
4 he 5 wanted
5 wanted 6 .

then he went about his work of cleaning out the henhouse and measuring out the grain for the biddies . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 went
3 went 19 biddies
4 about 8 cleaning
5 his 8 cleaning
6 work 7 of
6 work 8 cleaning
8 cleaning 13 measuring
9 out 13 measuring
10 the 13 measuring
11 henhouse 12 and
11 henhouse 13 measuring
13 measuring 14 out
13 measuring 15 the
13 measuring 16 grain
13 measuring 17 for
13 measuring 19 biddies
18 the 19 biddies
19 biddies 20 .

unc ['] [billy] lay [there] on the box , and he [certainly] was pathetic [looking] . 
1 unc 14 pathetic
4 lay 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 box
8 box 9 ,
9 , 10 and
9 , 11 he
11 he 13 was
13 was 14 pathetic
14 pathetic 16 .

his hair was all rumpled up , as it usually is . 
1 his 5 rumpled
2 hair 5 rumpled
3 was 5 rumpled
4 all 5 rumpled
5 rumpled 6 up
5 rumpled 7 ,
5 rumpled 10 usually
5 rumpled 11 is
5 rumpled 12 .
8 as 10 usually
9 it 10 usually

it was filled with dust from the floor and bits of straw . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 filled
3 filled 4 with
3 filled 5 dust
5 dust 8 floor
6 from 7 the
7 the 8 floor
8 floor 9 and
9 and 10 bits
10 bits 12 straw
11 of 12 straw
12 straw 13 .

his lips were drawn back and his mouth partly open . 
1 his 2 lips
2 lips 4 drawn
3 were 4 drawn
4 drawn 5 back
4 drawn 9 partly
6 and 9 partly
7 his 8 mouth
8 mouth 9 partly
9 partly 10 open
10 open 11 .

his eyes seemed to be closed . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 seemed
2 eyes 6 closed
2 eyes 7 .
3 seemed 4 to
3 seemed 5 be

but to have looked at him you would have thought him as dead as the deadest thing that ever was . 
1 but 2 to
2 to 16 deadest
3 have 6 him
4 looked 5 at
4 looked 6 him
6 him 16 deadest
7 you 9 have
8 would 9 have
9 have 10 thought
10 thought 16 deadest
11 him 16 deadest
12 as 16 deadest
13 dead 16 deadest
14 as 16 deadest
15 the 16 deadest
16 deadest 17 thing
16 deadest 18 that
16 deadest 19 ever
16 deadest 20 was
20 was 21 .

as he [went] [about] his [work] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] kept an eye on [unc] ['] [billy] [and] chuckled . 
1 as 2 he
2 he 5 his
5 his 20 .
11 kept 13 eye
12 an 13 eye
13 eye 14 on
13 eye 19 chuckled
19 chuckled 20 .

" you old fraud , " said he . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 4 fraud
2 you 4 fraud
3 old 4 fraud
4 fraud 5 ,
4 fraud 6 "
4 fraud 7 said
4 fraud 8 he
4 fraud 9 .
6 " 7 said

" you think you are fooling me , but [i] know you . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 4 you
1 " 12 you
2 you 3 think
4 you 5 are
4 you 7 me
5 are 6 fooling
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 11 know
12 you 13 .

possums don't die of nothing in hens ' nests . 
1 possums 2 don't
1 possums 3 die
1 possums 4 of
1 possums 5 nothing
1 possums 6 in
1 possums 7 hens
1 possums 10 .
7 hens 9 nests
8 ' 9 nests

you certainly are a clever old rascal , and the best actor [i] 've ever seen . 
1 you 7 rascal
2 certainly 7 rascal
3 are 5 clever
4 a 5 clever
5 clever 7 rascal
6 old 7 rascal
7 rascal 12 actor
8 , 9 and
9 and 12 actor
10 the 11 best
11 best 12 actor
12 actor 14 've
12 actor 15 ever
12 actor 16 seen
12 actor 17 .

i wonder how long you will keep it up . 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 how
3 how 4 long
3 how 5 you
5 you 6 will
6 will 7 keep
7 keep 8 it
7 keep 9 up
9 up 10 .

i wish [i] [had] half as much self-control . " 
1 i 2 wish
2 wish 8 self-control
5 half 6 as
5 half 8 self-control
6 as 7 much
7 much 8 self-control
8 self-control 9 .
9 . 10 "

still [unc] ['] [billy] [gave] [no] sign of life . 
1 still 10 .
7 sign 8 of
7 sign 10 .
8 of 9 life

he wondered where he was being taken to . 
1 he 2 wondered
2 wondered 3 where
2 wondered 7 taken
3 where 4 he
5 was 6 being
6 being 7 taken
7 taken 8 to
8 to 9 .

he was terribly frightened . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 terribly
3 terribly 4 frightened
4 frightened 5 .

but he stuck to his old trick of playing dead which had served him so well more than once before . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 stuck
3 stuck 4 to
3 stuck 5 his
3 stuck 7 trick
6 old 7 trick
7 trick 8 of
7 trick 13 served
7 trick 19 once
9 playing 13 served
10 dead 13 served
11 which 12 had
11 which 13 served
13 served 14 him
13 served 15 so
13 served 16 well
13 served 18 than
17 more 18 than
19 once 20 before
20 before 21 .

[[] [illustration] []] 

[xxiii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [gives] [himself] [away] 

never had [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] played that [old] trick of his better than he was playing [it] [now] . 
1 never 2 had
1 never 7 played
7 played 8 that
8 that 10 trick
10 trick 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 20 .
13 better 14 than
14 than 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 playing
17 playing 20 .

they were half-way [from] [the] henyard to the [house] when [bowser] [the] [hound] came to meet [his] [master] . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 half-way
3 half-way 6 henyard
6 henyard 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 19 .
10 when 14 came
14 came 15 to
15 to 16 meet
16 meet 19 .

" now we shall see what we shall see , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy , as [bowser] [came] [trotting] up . 
1 " 11 "
2 now 8 shall
2 now 10 ,
3 we 8 shall
4 shall 5 see
5 see 6 what
6 what 8 shall
7 we 8 shall
8 shall 9 see
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 23 .
16 boy 17 ,
16 boy 22 up
17 , 18 as
22 up 23 .

" if [unc] ['] [billy] can stand this test [,] [i] ['ll] [take] [off] [my] [hat] to him every time [we] meet [hereafter] . " 
1 " 2 if
1 " 25 "
6 can 7 stand
7 stand 8 this
7 stand 9 test
9 test 18 him
17 to 18 him
18 him 24 .
19 every 20 time
20 time 22 meet
22 meet 24 .
24 . 25 "

he [held] [unc] ' [billy] [out] [to] [bowser] , and [bowser] sniffed him [all] [over] . 
1 he 12 sniffed
4 ' 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 sniffed
12 sniffed 13 him
13 him 16 .

just imagine that [!] 
1 just 2 imagine
2 imagine 3 that

just think of being nosed and sniffed at by one of whom you were terribly afraid and not so much as twitching an ear ! 
1 just 5 nosed
2 think 5 nosed
3 of 5 nosed
4 being 5 nosed
5 nosed 7 sniffed
5 nosed 8 at
5 nosed 9 by
5 nosed 10 one
6 and 7 sniffed
10 one 12 whom
11 of 12 whom
12 whom 13 you
12 whom 15 terribly
14 were 15 terribly
15 terribly 16 afraid
16 afraid 22 twitching
17 and 22 twitching
18 not 22 twitching
19 so 20 much
20 much 21 as
20 much 22 twitching
22 twitching 23 an
22 twitching 24 ear
22 twitching 25 !

he 's dead . 
1 he 3 dead
2 's 3 dead
3 dead 4 .

he must be the fellow [i] saw go under the henhouse last night . 
1 he 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 14 .
4 the 11 henhouse
5 fellow 11 henhouse
7 saw 11 henhouse
8 go 11 henhouse
9 under 10 the
9 under 11 henhouse
10 the 11 henhouse
11 henhouse 13 night
11 henhouse 14 .
12 last 13 night

how did you kill him ? " 
1 how 2 did
1 how 6 ?
3 you 4 kill
3 you 6 ?
5 him 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

farmer [brown] 's boy [laughed] [and] picked [unc] ['] [billy] up by the tail again . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 7 picked
3 's 4 boy
7 picked 14 tail
11 up 14 tail
12 by 13 the
13 the 14 tail
14 tail 16 .
15 again 16 .

the mother of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was in the doorway , watching them approach . 
1 the 2 mother
1 the 15 approach
3 of 15 approach
7 boy 13 watching
8 was 13 watching
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 doorway
11 doorway 13 watching
12 , 13 watching
13 watching 15 approach
14 them 15 approach
15 approach 16 .

" what have you got there ? " she demanded . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 have
2 what 7 ?
3 have 4 you
3 have 5 got
5 got 6 there
7 ? 8 "
8 " 10 demanded
9 she 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 .

" [i] declare if it isn't a [possum] ! 
1 " 3 declare
1 " 9 !
3 declare 6 isn't
4 if 6 isn't
5 it 6 isn't
6 isn't 7 a

where did you kill him ? 
1 where 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 6 ?
4 kill 5 him
4 kill 6 ?

was [he] the cause of [all] that racket among the chickens ? " 
1 was 3 the
1 was 4 cause
4 cause 8 racket
5 of 7 that
7 that 8 racket
8 racket 9 among
8 racket 11 chickens
8 racket 12 ?
10 the 11 chickens
12 ? 13 "

farmer [brown] 's boy took [unc] ['] [billy] into the kitchen and dropped him [on] a chair . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 took
5 took 11 kitchen
9 into 10 the
10 the 11 kitchen
11 kitchen 13 dropped
12 and 13 dropped
13 dropped 14 him
14 him 18 .
16 a 17 chair
17 chair 18 .

mrs [brown] [came] [over] [to] [look] [at] [him] [closer] . 
1 mrs 10 .

" poor little fellow , " said she . 
1 " 2 poor
1 " 5 ,
2 poor 3 little
2 poor 4 fellow
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 she
7 said 9 .

" poor little fellow . 
1 " 2 poor
2 poor 3 little
2 poor 4 fellow
4 fellow 5 .

it was too bad he got into mischief and had to be killed . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 bad
2 was 3 too
4 bad 8 mischief
5 he 6 got
6 got 7 into
7 into 8 mischief
8 mischief 13 killed
8 mischief 14 .
9 and 13 killed
10 had 13 killed
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 killed

i don't suppose he knew any better . 
1 i 3 suppose
2 don't 3 suppose
3 suppose 4 he
3 suppose 6 any
4 he 5 knew
6 any 7 better
6 any 8 .

she [stroked] [unc] ['] [billy] gently . 
1 she 6 gently
6 gently 7 .

the [eyes] [of] [farmer] [brown] 's boy twinkled . 
1 the 9 .
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 twinkled
8 twinkled 9 .

he went over to a corner and pulled a straw from his mother 's broom . 
1 he 2 went
2 went 3 over
2 went 4 to
2 went 15 broom
4 to 5 a
5 a 6 corner
6 corner 8 pulled
7 and 8 pulled
9 a 15 broom
10 straw 11 from
10 straw 15 broom
11 from 15 broom
12 his 13 mother
13 mother 14 's
13 mother 15 broom
15 broom 16 .

then he [returned] [to] [unc] ['] [billy] [and] began to [tickle] [unc] ['] [billy] 's nose . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 9 began
9 began 10 to
10 to 17 .
15 's 16 nose
16 nose 17 .

mrs [brown] [looked] puzzled [.] 
1 mrs 4 puzzled

she was puzzled . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 puzzled
3 puzzled 4 .

" what are you doing that for ? " she asked . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 5 doing
3 are 5 doing
4 you 5 doing
5 doing 6 that
5 doing 7 for
5 doing 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
8 ? 10 she
8 ? 11 asked
11 asked 12 .

" [just] [for] fun , " replied [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [and] [kept] [on] [tickling] [unc] ' [billy] 's nose . 
1 " 7 replied
4 fun 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 11 boy
11 boy 17 '
17 ' 21 .
19 's 20 nose
20 nose 21 .

he had got to sneeze . 
1 he 5 sneeze
2 had 5 sneeze
3 got 5 sneeze
4 to 5 sneeze
5 sneeze 6 .

he did sneeze . 
1 he 3 sneeze
2 did 3 sneeze
3 sneeze 4 .

he couldn't help it , though it were to cost him his life . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 help
3 help 4 it
4 it 10 cost
5 , 6 though
6 though 10 cost
7 it 9 to
7 it 10 cost
8 were 9 to
10 cost 11 him
10 cost 13 life
12 his 13 life
13 life 14 .

" do you mean to say that that [possum] is alive ? " 
1 " 4 mean
2 do 4 mean
3 you 4 mean
4 mean 5 to
4 mean 6 say
4 mean 7 that
4 mean 8 that
4 mean 12 ?
10 is 11 alive
10 is 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" seems that way , " replied [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [as] [unc] ' [billy] [sneezed] [again] , for that [straw] was [still] [tickling] [his] nose . 
1 " 2 seems
1 " 7 replied
2 seems 4 way
3 that 4 way
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 11 boy
11 boy 14 '
14 ' 27 .
18 , 19 for
19 for 20 that
20 that 22 was
22 was 26 nose
26 nose 27 .

" [i] [should] [certainly] [say] it seems that way . 
1 " 7 seems
6 it 7 seems
7 seems 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 .

the old sinner is no more dead than [i] [am] . 
1 the 2 old
2 old 3 sinner
3 sinner 4 is
3 sinner 6 more
3 sinner 7 dead
3 sinner 8 than
3 sinner 11 .
5 no 6 more

he 's just pretending . 
1 he 4 pretending
2 's 3 just
3 just 4 pretending
4 pretending 5 .

he fooled you all right , [mother] [,] but he didn't fool me . 
1 he 2 fooled
2 fooled 14 .
3 you 13 me
4 all 5 right
5 right 6 ,
6 , 9 but
9 but 11 didn't
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 fool
12 fool 13 me
13 me 14 .

i haven't hurt a hair of him . 
1 i 2 haven't
2 haven't 3 hurt
2 haven't 4 a
2 haven't 5 hair
5 hair 6 of
5 hair 8 .
7 him 8 .

you ought to know me well enough by this time to know that [i] wouldn't hurt him . ["] 
1 you 4 know
1 you 12 know
2 ought 3 to
2 ought 4 know
4 know 5 me
4 know 6 well
6 well 7 enough
7 enough 11 to
8 by 10 time
9 this 10 time
10 time 11 to
12 know 13 that
12 know 18 .
15 wouldn't 16 hurt
16 hurt 17 him
17 him 18 .

he looked at his mother reproachfully , and she hastened to apologize . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
2 looked 6 reproachfully
3 at 4 his
4 his 5 mother
5 mother 6 reproachfully
6 reproachfully 7 ,
6 reproachfully 12 apologize
6 reproachfully 13 .
7 , 8 and
9 she 10 hastened
10 hastened 11 to
10 hastened 12 apologize

" but what [could] [i] think ? " she demanded . 
1 " 3 what
1 " 10 demanded
2 but 3 what
6 think 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 10 demanded
9 she 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 .

" [if] [he] isn't a [dead-looking] creature , [i] [never] [have] [seen] [one] [.] 
1 " 4 isn't
4 isn't 5 a
5 a 7 creature
7 creature 8 ,

what are you going to do with him , son ? " 
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 you
2 are 4 going
4 going 5 to
4 going 6 do
4 going 7 with
7 with 8 him
8 him 9 ,
9 , 12 "
10 son 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

" [take] [him] [over] to the [green] [forest] [after] breakfast [and] [let] [him] [go] , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 17 replied
5 to 6 the
6 the 10 breakfast
10 breakfast 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 replied
17 replied 22 .
20 's 21 boy
21 boy 22 .

this is just what he did do , and [unc] ' [billy] wasted [no] [time] in [getting] [home] . 
1 this 2 is
1 this 13 wasted
2 is 3 just
3 just 4 what
4 what 6 did
4 what 7 do
5 he 6 did
7 do 11 '
8 , 9 and
8 , 11 '
13 wasted 19 .
16 in 19 .

it was a long time before he [met] [jimmy] [skunk] [again] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 12 .
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 long
4 long 5 time
4 long 6 before
6 before 7 he

when he did [,] [jimmy] was [his] usual good-natured self , and [unc] ' [billy] was wise enough [not] to refer to eggs . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 16 was
2 he 3 did
2 he 6 was
2 he 9 good-natured
6 was 8 usual
9 good-natured 10 self
10 self 14 '
11 , 12 and
11 , 14 '
16 was 17 wise
17 wise 18 enough
18 enough 20 to
20 to 21 refer
21 refer 23 eggs
21 refer 24 .
22 to 23 eggs