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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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[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 15 bee
12 busy 15 bee
13 as 15 bee
14 a 15 bee
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
2 , 5 he
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 10 is
9 it 10 is
10 is 15 .

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

[jimmy] [didn't] [come] [out] [,] [and] [after] [a] [little] [peter] [stole] [over] [to] [the] [barrel] [and] [peeped] [inside] [.] 

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

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
1 all 3 time
1 all 12 that
12 that 14 was
14 was 15 a
15 a 17 chance
17 chance 18 to

you know it is very easy to play a joke on any one who is asleep . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 it
3 it 6 easy
4 is 6 easy
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 6 chance
6 chance 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 5 safe
5 safe 6 thing
5 safe 11 if
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 5 better
5 better 8 .

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
3 down 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
1 he 23 himself
2 wanted 3 to
2 wanted 4 play
14 he 15 didn't
14 he 23 himself
15 didn't 16 want
16 want 19 to
23 himself 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 10 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 there
4 there 6 a
10 he 22 saw
19 and 21 he
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
1 right 3 ,
1 right 17 to
3 , 12 he
11 how 12 he

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 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
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 the

" 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

right away [a] [plan] [for] [getting] [reddy] [up] [there] [flashed] [into] [peter] ['s] [head] . 
1 right 2 away
2 away 15 .

he would get [sammy] [angry] [,] [and] [that] [would] [make] [sammy] [scream] [.] 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 get

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

[sammy] [,] [you] [know] [,] [is] [very] [quick-tempered] [.] 

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

so [instead] [of] [replying] [politely] [to] [sammy] , as [he] [should] [have] [done] [,] [peter] [spoke] [crossly] [:] 
1 so 9 as
8 , 9 as

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

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
13 " 14 said
14 said 15 he
14 said 16 .

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

he began to call [peter] [names] [,] [and] [peter] [answered] [back] [.] 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
2 began 4 call

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 4 minutes
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 5 he
4 minutes 8 trot
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
2 knew 3 that

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
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 21 ,

" [i] [shall] [have] [to] [run] [my] [very] [fastest] [,] [but] [if] [everything] [goes] right [,] [he] will soon forget all about me . 
1 " 15 right
15 right 24 .
18 will 19 soon
19 soon 20 forget
20 forget 22 about
20 forget 23 me
20 forget 24 .
21 all 22 about

[ii] 

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

to [risk] your [life] [unless] [there] ['s] [need] [is] [downright] [foolishness] [indeed] [.] 
1 to 3 your

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
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 14 all
14 all 16 the
14 all 21 .
15 for 16 the

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 22 he
15 if 22 he

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 18 would
18 would 20 if
20 if 21 he
21 he 22 never
22 never 25 again
23 came 24 home
24 home 25 again
25 again 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 4 known
2 he 3 had
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 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 " 12 is
12 is 19 right
19 right 21 .

i must be ready to jump the very second he does [.] ["] 
1 i 2 must
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 7 excitedly
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

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 .

he [watched] [sharply] [for] [peter] to [dodge] [and] [try] [to] [get] [back] [to] the [old] [stone] wall . 
1 he 6 to
6 to 14 the
14 the 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 2 ran
2 ran 14 .

then , [for] the first time , [reddy] [noticed] [an] [old] [barrel] [there] [lying] [on] [its] [side] . 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 4 the
4 the 5 first
5 first 6 time
6 time 7 ,
6 time 18 .

" [if] [he] [tries] that , [i] [will] [get] [him] [without] [the] [trouble] [of] [much] [of] [a] [chase] [,] " thought [reddy] [,] [and] [chuckled] [.] 
1 " 5 that
1 " 6 ,
6 , 20 "
20 " 21 thought

[lipperty-lipperty-lip] [ran] [peter] [,] [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [,] [reddy] [right] [at] [his] [heels] [!] 

to [sammy] [jay] it [looked] [as] [if] [in] [a] [few] [more] [jumps] [reddy] [certainly] [would] [catch] [peter] [.] 
1 to 4 it

" 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 10 was
10 was 11 so
10 was 27 .
11 so 15 that
15 that 17 was
17 was 19 sure
19 sure 20 that
20 that 22 could
21 he 22 could

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 17 as
16 just 20 hoped
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 15 was
1 peter 20 .
15 was 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 17 of
2 fact 3 ,
5 was 6 so
6 so 12 that
12 that 14 had
13 he 14 had
14 had 16 thought
16 thought 17 of

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 11 edge
10 the 11 edge
11 edge 12 of
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 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
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 8 himself
8 himself 24 .

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
5 the 6 ground
7 , 8 and
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 10 noises
2 all 3 the
2 all 4 time
4 time 10 noises
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 making
7 making 10 noises
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
12 into 13 the

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 6 at
5 stared 8 runaway
7 the 8 runaway

" [as] [i] [live] , " he exclaimed , ["] [i] [believe] there was [some] [one] [in] that [old] [barrel] ! " 
1 " 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 8 exclaimed
7 he 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 9 ,
9 , 22 "
13 there 14 was
13 there 21 !
14 was 18 that
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 12 a
3 that 6 had
6 had 12 a

now [jimmy] was [awake] [,] [very] [much] [awake] [.] 
1 now 3 was

and it wasn't at all comfortable . 
1 and 6 comfortable
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 6 wasn't
1 no 16 .
5 it 6 wasn't

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 23 was
2 he 3 was
2 he 23 was
3 was 4 right
4 right 12 ,
12 , 16 he
16 he 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 tell

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 5 couldn't
3 , 4 he
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 6 was

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

altogether , it was quite [the] [most] [exciting] [thing] [peter] [had] [ever] [seen] [.] 
1 altogether 4 was
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 quite

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 14 sight
2 decided 3 that
2 decided 6 high
2 decided 10 to
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 high
6 high 7 time
7 time 8 for
8 for 9 him
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 19 he
17 , 19 he

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 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
5 of 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 20 he
20 he 21 had
21 had 24 left
24 left 25 .

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

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
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 time
8 time 13 .

jimmy [skunk] was [angry] [this] [time] [and] [no] [mistake] [.] 
1 jimmy 3 was

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 18 to
2 was 15 no
6 , 7 and
6 , 15 no
7 and 8 when
15 no 16 one
18 to 19 be
19 be 20 very

you know [he] is one of [the] [very] [best-natured] [little] [fellows] [in] the world [ordinarily] . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 16 .
4 is 5 one
5 one 6 of
6 of 14 world
13 the 14 world
14 world 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 , 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
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 18 himself
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 got
12 got 13 to
13 to 18 himself
18 himself 22 he
19 to 20 see
20 see 21 that
21 that 22 he
22 he 23 was
23 was 24 all
24 all 26 .

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
6 one 7 could
8 blame 9 him
8 blame 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] [.] 

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 17 time
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 3 had
1 if 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 20 the
20 the 21 top
21 top 22 of
21 top 24 hill
23 the 24 hill
24 hill 25 .

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

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
1 that 5 is
2 is 3 why
5 is 14 one
8 no 9 one
8 no 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 every
13 every 14 one

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
12 about 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 16 had
16 had 17 a
16 had 19 to
19 to 23 say
23 say 25 word
24 a 25 word
25 word 26 .

" [take] [that] ! " snapped [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 6 snapped
4 ! 5 "
4 ! 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 10 tricks
8 to 9 play
9 play 10 tricks
10 tricks 11 on
10 tricks 13 honest
10 tricks 14 neighbors
10 tricks 15 !
12 your 13 honest
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
7 his 8 eyes
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
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
14 rubbing 16 eyes

[jimmy] [skunk] [just] [stood] [and] [looked] [on] [,] [and] [there] [wasn't] [a] [bit] [of] [pity] [in] [his] [eyes] [.] 

" how do you like that ? " said he . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 you
3 do 7 ?
4 you 5 like
5 like 6 that
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 he
9 said 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
13 a 14 barrel
14 barrel 15 ,
14 barrel 16 didn't
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 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 15 it
12 a 14 of
14 of 15 it

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

[honestly] [i] [didn't] [,] ["] [protested] [reddy] [.] 

" [i] [ran] [against] the [barrel] [by] [accident] [,] [chasing] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 " 5 the

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

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

" if you [were] [chasing] [peter] [rabbit] , where is he now ? " 
1 " 3 you
1 " 8 ,
2 if 3 you
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 6 didn't
2 had 4 confess
3 to 4 confess
4 confess 6 didn't
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 11 had
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 13 to
13 to 19 .

jimmy [looked] [this] [way] [and] [that] [way] [,] [but] [there] was [no] [sign] [of] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 jimmy 11 was

" [huh] ! " said he [again] [,] [turning] [his] [back] [on] [reddy] [fox] [and] [walking] [away] [with] a great deal of [dignity] . 
1 " 5 said
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 5 said
5 said 6 he
5 said 24 .
6 he 19 a
19 a 21 deal
20 great 21 deal
21 deal 22 of

[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
4 as 7 could
4 as 21 he
21 he 22 started
22 started 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 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
5 head 7 and
6 , 7 and
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] [.] 

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 16 and
15 head 18 tail
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 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

it was [just] his [luck] [to] [have] [billy] [mink] [come] [along] [while] [he] was doing this [.] 
1 it 2 was
1 it 14 was
2 was 4 his
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 3 stopped
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 20 .

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

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 " 5 'll
5 'll 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 20 "
16 for 18 while
16 for 19 .
17 a 18 while
19 . 20 "

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

" [it] [wouldn't] [be] [so] [bad] [if] [i] [had] [really] [been] [to] [blame] , but [i] wasn't . 
1 " 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 17 wasn't
17 wasn't 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 13 mean
12 didn't 13 mean
13 mean 14 to
13 mean 17 rolling
15 start 16 it
15 start 17 rolling
17 rolling 18 down
17 rolling 20 hill
19 the 20 hill

" 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 17 a
4 all 9 he
17 a 18 look

i wonder [.] ["] 
1 i 2 wonder

[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
1 he 15 was
2 felt 3 sure
3 sure 4 that
4 that 7 was
7 was 8 in
12 , 13 and
12 , 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 17 .

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 9 was
8 what 11 happen
10 to 11 happen
11 happen 12 .

suddenly [that] [chuckle] [broke] [right] [off] [in] the [middle] [,] [and] [peter] [cried] ["] [ouch] [!] ["] 
1 suddenly 8 the

he [had] felt [a] [pain] as if [a] [hot] [needle] had been [thrust] [into] [him] . 
1 he 3 felt
1 he 11 had
3 felt 7 if
6 as 7 if
11 had 12 been
12 been 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
6 out 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
5 do 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 5 to
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 15 and
14 , 15 and
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 21 their
2 were 14 and
5 , 7 you
5 , 14 and
7 you 8 know

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
4 go 7 and
6 , 7 and
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
2 remembered 3 that

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

so [peter] [scrambled] [to] [his] [feet] [and] [scurried] [down] [the] long [hall] , and [as] [he] ran [,] [he] [cried] ["] [ouch] [!] 
1 so 11 long
11 long 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 17 ran

ouch ! 
1 ouch 2 !

oh ! 
1 oh 2 !

ohoo ! " 
1 ohoo 2 !
1 ohoo 3 "

those [sharp] little [lances] [were] [very] [busy] [,] [and] [there] [was] [no] [way] [of] [fighting] [back] [.] 
1 those 3 little

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 19 comfortable
12 room 13 ,
16 but 17 cool
17 cool 18 and
17 cool 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 12 did
12 did 13 not
13 not 14 follow
14 follow 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 19 were
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 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 " 8 right
8 right 9 .

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
5 was 6 ,
7 don't 8 you
8 you 9 ?

[vii] 

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

[sammy] [jay] [is] [a] [queer] [fellow] [.] 

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
10 happened 11 to
10 happened 13 .

now , instead of being [sorry] [for] [reddy] [,] [he] [had] [openly] [rejoiced] [.] 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 3 instead
3 instead 4 of
3 instead 5 being

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
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 15 .
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 place
4 place 9 ,
9 , 10 and

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 3 it
3 it 4 would
4 would 5 make
5 make 7 a
7 a 9 story
9 story 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 20 more
20 more 21 than
21 than 25 .

he [watched] [reddy] [sneak] [away] to the [green] [forest] [,] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [slowly] [walk] [away] [in] [a] [very] [dignified] [manner] [.] 
1 he 6 to
6 to 7 the

then [sammy] [flew] [back] [to] the [old] [orchard] [to] [spread] [the] [news] [among] [the] little people [there] [.] 
1 then 6 the
6 the 16 people
15 little 16 people

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

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

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 13 was
9 of 12 it
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 very
14 very 15 strange
14 very 22 .

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 5 all
4 it 12 was
6 , 7 and
7 and 11 it
9 know 10 that
9 know 11 it
11 it 12 was
12 was 16 so
16 so 17 far
17 far 18 as
17 far 22 .

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 2 did
1 why 23 ?
2 did 6 that

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 7 of
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 5 of
5 of 6 it
5 of 23 .
6 it 7 ,
7 , 18 he
14 did 15 know
15 know 17 that
17 that 18 he

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

i [didn't] think [peter] [had] it in him . 
1 i 3 think
1 i 8 him
3 think 6 it
6 it 7 in
8 him 9 .

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
10 it 19 .

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

that [means] [that] [peter] will [have] [one] [less] [worry] [on] [his] [mind] . 
1 that 5 will
5 will 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
5 a 6 few
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 " 3 ,

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
4 and 5 grinned
5 grinned 6 .

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

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

why ? " 
1 why 2 ?
2 ? 3 "

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

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

" 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
5 on 6 your
6 your 7 mind
6 your 11 ?
7 mind 8 ,
11 ? 12 "

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

" [then] [reddy] [didn't] do it [purposely] ! " he [exclaimed] . 
1 " 5 do
1 " 8 !
5 do 6 it
8 ! 9 "
8 ! 10 he
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 " 6 purposely
2 he 3 didn't
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
1 i 3 wondering
3 wondering 4 .

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

[viii] 

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

[jimmy] [skunk] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [sammy] [jay] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 

then [sammy] [slowly] [shut] [one] [eye] [and] [as] [slowly] [opened] [it] again . 
1 then 12 again
12 again 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] [.] 

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 " 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
6 he 17 continued
17 continued 19 .

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

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

[now] [jimmy] [skunk] [has] [a] [very] [shrewd] [little] [head] [on] [his] [shoulders] [.] 

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

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

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
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
7 of 13 the
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 " 8 confessed
3 don't 4 know
4 know 8 confessed
5 , 8 confessed
6 " 8 confessed
7 he 8 confessed
8 confessed 9 .

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

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] [.] 

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
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
5 ask 9 questions
7 a 8 few
8 few 9 questions
9 questions 10 .
10 . 11 "

[jimmy] [skunk] [ambled] [along] [down] [the] [hill] [.] 

he [isn't] [likely] to [bother] [any] [one] [for] [some] [time] . 
1 he 4 to
4 to 11 .

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
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 13 so
13 so 14 much
14 much 15 like

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 ,

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
1 seems 3 me
3 me 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

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 4 it
4 it 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 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 " 5 's
1 " 20 said
4 it 5 's
5 's 7 good
6 a 7 good
16 all 18 ,
18 , 20 said
19 " 20 said
20 said 23 himself
20 said 24 .
21 he 23 himself
22 to 23 himself

" [i] [think] there must be something the matter with [their] [noses] , and [i] [suppose] [they] [think] there is something the matter with mine [.] 
1 " 5 must
1 " 13 ,
4 there 5 must
5 must 6 be
5 must 7 something
7 something 9 matter
8 the 9 matter
9 matter 10 with
13 , 14 and
14 and 19 there
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 7 house
7 house 12 .

now we will see what we shall see . ["] 
1 now 7 shall
2 we 7 shall
3 will 4 see
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 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 9 wouldn't
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] [.] 

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
9 , 13 would

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 17 doorstep
16 the 17 doorstep
17 doorstep 18 .

he waited a few minutes and cocked his head on one side to listen . 
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 10 was
10 was 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
13 the 14 doorway
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 " 12 ,
2 if 3 he
2 if 4 is
4 is 5 here
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 is
12 , 13 "
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
1 i 4 'll
4 'll 11 go
11 go 12 in

now [the] [doorstep] [was] [of] [sand] , as [johnny] [chuck] ['s] [doorsteps] always [are] [.] 
1 now 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 13 always

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 19 house
6 , 7 and
7 and 12 the
12 the 19 house
19 house 20 .

jimmy looked carefully , but not a single track pointing the other way could he find . 
1 jimmy 10 pointing
2 looked 3 carefully
3 carefully 9 track
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 not
6 not 8 single
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
3 chuckled 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 9 wrong
9 wrong 15 know
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
3 was 4 as
4 as 6 as
5 far 6 as

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

[jimmy] [skunk] [knows] [all] [about] [yellow] [jackets] [and] [the] [sharp] [little] [lances] [they] [carry] [in] [their] [tails] [;] [he] [has] [the] [greatest] [respect] [for] [them] [.] 

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 6 hurry
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 13 himself
12 to 13 himself

" [peter] [rabbit] [popped] [into] that [doorway] [.] 
1 " 6 that

[those] [yellow] [jackets] [just] [naturally] [got] [after] [him] [.] 

i [reckon] [i] [don't] [need] to [scare] [peter] to [pay] him [for] [that] [joke] . 
1 i 6 to
6 to 11 him
9 to 11 him
11 him 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 17 's
1 peter 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 7 has
7 has 8 a
8 a 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
6 out 7 of
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
6 , 8 was

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] [.] 

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

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 20 affair
6 an 7 old
7 old 19 tumble-down
8 house 19 tumble-down
9 , 10 and
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 , 14 and
6 had 7 been
6 had 10 a
7 been 9 with
10 a 11 great
11 great 14 and

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] [.] 

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] [.] 

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 7 that
7 that 8 old
8 old 9 house

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

" [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 .

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
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
1 i 5 you
2 'm 3 just
5 you 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
2 are 6 very
3 a 6 very

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
17 wait 19 you
17 wait 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 7 's
7 's 10 a

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
5 thought 6 of
6 of 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 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 11 in
11 in 15 mind
15 mind 16 .

" [i] [wish] [i] 'd never thought of that joke , " he half sobbed . 
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 " 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 wasn't
11 it 12 wasn't
12 wasn't 13 .

it was a horrid , mean joke . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 7 joke
3 a 7 joke
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 ,
1 why 12 ?
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 7 ,

[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
2 did 3 it
3 it 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 12 .

he had quite recovered his good nature and was very much inclined to laugh himself over [peter] 's trick . 
1 he 2 had
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 11 he
10 , 11 he

" [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
1 " 23 said
20 myself 22 "
21 , 22 "
22 " 23 said
23 said 24 he
23 said 25 .

" [perhaps] [i] ['ll] [go] [back] there [tonight] [and] [perhaps] [i] won't . 
1 " 7 there
1 " 12 won't
12 won't 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
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
14 come 17 "
15 out 16 .

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
8 thoughtfully 9 .

then he sighed . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 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 " 12 "
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
12 " 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 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 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 ,

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
3 nothing 8 to
3 nothing 13 .
8 to 9 make

there [jimmy] [found] [a] [warm] , [sunny] [spot] and [curled] up for a [nap] [.] 
1 there 13 a
6 , 9 and
6 , 12 for
9 and 11 up
12 for 13 a

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

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
3 at 13 him
13 him 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 3 poked
2 he 3 poked
3 poked 5 head
3 poked 9 doorway
4 his 5 head
6 in 9 doorway
7 at 9 doorway
8 the 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 .

the [yellow] [jackets] [had] [gone] [to] [bed] [for] [the] night . 
1 the 10 night
10 night 11 .

" come out [,] [peter] . 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 out
3 out 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 5 turned

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 13 worst
6 that 13 worst
9 one 10 of
9 one 13 worst
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 3 had
3 had 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 was
12 this 13 was

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
5 word 7 "
6 , 7 "
9 half 10 sobbed
9 half 11 as
11 as 12 he
12 he 15 went
15 went 23 .

there he [stayed] [nearly] [all] [the] [rest] [of] [the] [night] [,] [though] [his] [stomach] was [so] [empty] [it] [ached] . 
1 there 15 was
2 he 15 was
15 was 20 .

just [before] [it] [was] [time] [for] [mr] [sun] [to] [rise] [,] [peter] [ventured] [to] [dash] out of [johnny] [chuck] ['s] old [house] . 
1 just 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 5 home
5 home 11 ,

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 6 mouth
5 his 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 ,
6 mouth 9 sprang
8 he 9 sprang
9 sprang 13 doorway
10 out 11 of
10 out 13 doorway
12 the 13 doorway
13 doorway 14 .

[jimmy] [skunk] [wasn't] [there] [.] 

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 3 sigh
2 a 3 sigh
3 sigh 4 of
3 sigh 5 relief
3 sigh 25 .

" [i] 'll [never] , never [play] another [joke] , " he said , over and over again as he ran . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 13 said
5 , 6 never
5 , 13 said
8 another 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] [.] 

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

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

but it was plain to see that he had something besides fat beetles on his mind . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
2 it 4 plain
4 plain 6 see
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 2 the

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
3 too 7 .
4 warm 6 hurry
5 to 6 hurry

[unlike] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [he] [does] [hurry] [sometimes] [,] [does] [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [especially] [when] [he] [suspects] [that] [bowser] [the] [hound] [is] [about] [.] 

[and] [sometimes] [unc] ['] [billy] [does] [worry] [.] 

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 19 .

[unc] ['] [billy] [doesn't] [think] [he] [would] [.] 

anyway , he has no desire to have the experiment tried . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 3 he
1 anyway 6 desire
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 3 now
2 just 3 now
3 now 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
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
9 said 11 .

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

[unc] ['] [billy] [grinned] [.] 

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

" [ah] [can't] [rightly] say [ah] [have] . 
1 " 5 say
5 say 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 '
9 yo 12 same
11 the 12 same
12 same 13 thing

[jimmy] [sat] [down] [and] [looked] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [with] [twinkling] [eyes] [.] 

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
7 a 8 chuckle
8 chuckle 9 .

" [unc] ['] [billy] , " [said] he , " have you ever in your life combed your hair or brushed your coat ? " 
1 " 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 25 "
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] [.] 

" 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
7 a 8 powerful
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
5 thoughtfully 6 .

" not [that] [i] [remember] of , " said he after a little . 
1 " 2 not
1 " 9 said
6 of 7 ,
7 , 9 said
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 9 ?
3 you 5 ,
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
6 in 7 particular
7 particular 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] [.] 

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 5 to
5 to 21 .
21 . 22 "

[unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [more] [than] [ever] [.] 

" [worry] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [skunk] [sagely] , " is [the] [result] [of] [being] [unprepared] . 
1 " 4 "
4 " 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 is
11 is 17 .

anybody who is prepared has no occasion to worry . 
1 anybody 2 who
1 anybody 7 occasion
2 who 3 is
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 .
7 turn 11 head
10 his 11 head
11 head 13 .

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

" [sit] [down] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] , and [i] ['ll] [explain] , " replied [jimmy] . 
1 " 15 replied
8 , 9 and
8 , 15 replied
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
1 you 14 know
2 'll 3 find
14 know 15 .

" [to] [begin] [with] [,] [i] [am] not such a very big [fellow] [,] [am] [i] ? " said [jimmy] . 
1 " 8 not
1 " 19 said
9 such 10 a
9 such 17 ?
10 a 12 big
11 very 12 big
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 .
12 some 13 of
13 of 14 his
14 his 16 .

" [and] [i] [haven't] [very] [long] [claws] [or] [very] [big] [teeth] , have [i] ? " [continued] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 12 ,
12 , 16 "
13 have 15 ?
15 ? 16 "

" ah reckons mine are about as long and about as big [,] ["] [returned] [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [looking] [more] [puzzled] [than] [ever] [.] 
1 " 2 ah
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

" but you [never] see anybody [bothering] [me] , do you ? " [went] [on] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 3 you
1 " 9 ,
2 but 3 you
3 you 5 see
5 see 6 anybody
9 , 13 "
10 do 11 you
11 you 12 ?
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 3 see
1 you 17 ?
3 see 4 anybody
10 do 12 any
10 do 16 you
14 , 16 you
15 do 16 you
16 you 17 ?
17 ? 18 "

" 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 " 5 demanded
2 why 3 ?
3 ? 4 "
3 ? 5 demanded
5 demanded 7 .

[unc] ['] [billy] [grinned] [broadly] [.] 

[leastways] [,] [ah] [does] [.] 

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 ,
8 , 19 "
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 " 3 you
3 you 6 me
3 you 20 ?
6 me 7 to
13 that 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

[unc] ['] [billy] [considered] [for] [a] [few] [minutes] [.] 

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

" and you never [knew] [prickly] [porky] [to] [go] [hunting] [trouble] [either] , " [declared] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 3 you
1 " 13 ,
2 and 3 you
3 you 4 never
13 , 14 "

[buster] [bear] [could] [squash] [me] [by] [just] [stepping] [on] [me] [,] [but] [he] [doesn't] [try] [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] [.] 

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] [.] 

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

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

" [yes] [,] [sah] [,] [ah] [reckons] yo ' is [just] that [.] 
1 " 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
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 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 13 have

ah [cert'nly] [believes] [in] [preparedness] [after] [seein] ' [yo] ['] [,] [brer] [skunk] [.] 
1 ah 8 '

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 " 5 "
5 " 9 ,
9 , 10 "
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 " 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 22 "
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 is
11 is 18 a
18 a 19 baby
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
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
21 point 23 view
22 of 23 view
23 view 24 .

to [jimmy] [skunk] and [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [eggs] are [looked] on [from] the [viewpoint] [of] [something] [to] [eat] . 
1 to 14 the
1 to 20 .
4 and 10 are
4 and 12 on
12 on 14 the

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 7 stomachs
4 to 5 fill
5 fill 7 stomachs
6 empty 7 stomachs
7 stomachs 8 .

the [mere] thought of [eggs] [will] [make] [jimmy] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [smack] [their] [lips] [.] 
1 the 4 of
3 thought 4 of

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 11 to
2 is 6 of
3 the 6 of
4 heart 6 of
6 of 7 the
11 to 12 the
12 the 14 of
13 thought 14 of

[blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [one] [and] [his] [cousin] [,] [sammy] [jay] [,] [is] [another] [.] 

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
1 to 18 the
2 tell 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 a
7 was 13 that

" 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 " 10 haven't

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 8 ,

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

[jimmy] [looked] [very] [innocent] [as] [he] [asked] [this] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [chuckled] [until] [his] [sides] [shook] [.] 

" do [yo] ['] [suppose] [ah] ['d] [tell] [yo] ['] [if] [ah] [had] ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 do
2 do 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
14 ? 17 demanded
16 he 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 20 ,
20 , 21 and

" [that] [would] [be] no [mo] ['] [than] [fair] . 
1 " 5 no
5 no 10 .

yo ' [know] [ah] [never] [did] [hanker] [fo] ['] [to] [get] [far] [away] [from] [trees] , [but] yo ' [don't] [mind] [.] 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 18 yo
2 ' 16 ,
18 yo 19 '

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
6 birds 9 nests
7 make 9 nests
8 their 9 nests
9 nests 12 ground
9 nests 13 there
10 on 12 ground
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 " 6 ,
6 , 11 "

" [i] know [all] [about] [them] [.] 
1 " 3 know

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 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] [.] 

the [more] [he] [thought] of them , [the] [more] he wanted [some] . 
1 the 5 of
5 of 6 them
6 them 7 ,
7 , 10 he
10 he 11 wanted
11 wanted 13 .

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [was] [faring] [about] [the] [same] [way] [.] 

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
10 stop 17 to

the more [he] [tried] [to] [forget] [about] [them] [,] [the] [more] [he] [thought] [about] [them] [.] 
1 the 2 more

" no , [sah] , [there] [isn't] [the] [least] [bit] [of] use . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
2 no 5 ,
2 no 12 use
12 use 13 .

[ah] [done] [look] [every] [place] [ah] [can] [think] [of] [already] [.] 

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

ah [reckons] [it] [must] [be] [ah] [needs] [those] [aiggs] , [or] [ah] [wouldn't] [have] [them] on [mah] [mind] [so] [much] [.] 
1 ah 10 ,
10 , 16 on

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 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 18 would

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] [.] 

and [that] [led] him to think of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] . 
1 and 4 him
4 him 12 .
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 of
7 of 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

it was a sigh of relief . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 6 relief
2 was 3 a
4 sigh 5 of
4 sigh 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 9 henhouse
8 the 9 henhouse
9 henhouse 10 towards
9 henhouse 12 certain
9 henhouse 13 hole
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 2 as
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] [.] 

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

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

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

[jimmy] [gave] [a] [little] [snort] [of] [surprise] [when] [he] [almost] [bumped] [into] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 

" what are you doing here ? " he demanded . 
1 " 10 demanded
2 what 5 doing
3 are 5 doing
4 you 5 doing
5 doing 6 here
5 doing 10 demanded
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 10 demanded
9 he 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 " 16 replied
8 ' 10 good
10 good 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 replied
16 replied 26 .

" what are [yo] ['] doing here , [brer] [skunk] ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 6 doing
3 are 6 doing
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 7 .

i [guess] you [must] have had [the] [same] [thing] on your mind [all] [day] [that] [i] [have] , " [he] [added] [.] 
1 i 3 you
3 you 5 have
3 you 11 your
5 have 6 had
10 on 11 your
11 your 12 mind
12 mind 18 ,
18 , 19 "

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

[[] [illustration] []] 

[xvi] 

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

it [costs] [not] [much] [to] [be] [polite] [and] [,] [furthermore] , it 's [always] right . 
1 it 13 's
1 it 15 right
11 , 12 it
12 it 13 's
15 right 16 .

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
2 it 6 account
5 on 6 account
6 account 7 of
6 account 8 eggs
6 account 9 .

yes , [sir] [,] it was all on account of eggs . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 it
5 it 6 was
5 it 7 all
7 all 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 3 politely
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 " 12 yo
12 yo 13 '
13 ' 14 ,
14 , 24 as
17 , 18 "
18 " 23 just
23 just 24 as

" [nothing] [of] [the] [kind] , " returned [jimmy] . 
1 " 8 returned
6 , 8 returned
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 7 better
7 better 8 than
8 than 9 that
8 than 10 .
10 . 11 "

" yo ' cert'nly are most polite [,] [brer] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 4 cert'nly
4 cert'nly 5 are
4 cert'nly 7 polite
6 most 7 polite
7 polite 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
8 bringing 9 up
8 bringing 12 politeness
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 15 is
2 is 5 that
11 , 12 and
11 , 15 is

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
1 " 23 said
3 guess 4 you
11 , 12 '
12 ' 17 '
16 , 17 '
17 ' 19 '
19 ' 23 said
21 , 23 said
22 " 23 said
23 said 24 he
23 said 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
1 you 11 think
2 know 3 you
11 think 12 of
12 of 13 being

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
11 the 12 most
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
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] [.] 

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
1 so 11 .
6 that 8 should

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

in both cases it was a kind of selfishness . 
1 in 3 cases
2 both 3 cases
3 cases 9 selfishness
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
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
1 there 3 a
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
1 it 7 .
2 was 3 from

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] [.] 

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 9 he
1 when 23 he
6 , 9 he
19 , 20 and
19 , 23 he
20 and 22 away

he began to dig . 
1 he 4 dig
2 began 3 to
2 began 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] [.] 

once [through] [that] [and] [fairly] [in] [the] [henhouse] , [unc] ' [billy] [drew] a [long] [breath] [.] 
1 once 9 ,
1 once 14 a
9 , 11 '

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 ,
9 anyway 14 propose
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 didn't
13 didn't 14 propose
14 propose 15 to
14 propose 16 worry
14 propose 19 future
16 worry 17 over
18 the 19 future
19 future 20 .

[jimmy] [skunk] [hurried] [after] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 

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

no , indeed , it wasn't fear . 
1 no 3 indeed
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 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 18 henhouse
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 2 was
1 he 17 knew
2 was 8 and
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
3 come 7 and
4 for 6 ,
6 , 7 and
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

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

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

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
4 make 6 of
7 his 8 share
8 share 9 of
8 share 11 eggs
8 share 14 certain
8 share 18 .
9 of 10 the
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
3 a 4 row
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 2 doesn't

" [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
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 ,
10 said 26 .
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 his
15 his 19 way
17 in 18 a
17 in 19 way

" [all] [right] , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] promptly . 
1 " 6 replied
4 , 6 replied
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 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
1 it 8 .
2 's 5 yo
3 just 4 as
3 just 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
5 yo 7 say
8 . 9 "

with [this] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [scrambled] [up] [to] the [next] [row] [of] [nests] . 
1 with 10 the
1 with 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 10 nests
8 the 9 lower
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
10 and 12 began
12 began 13 to
13 to 14 move
14 move 17 faster
14 move 18 .
15 a 16 little
16 little 17 faster

[meanwhile] [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [hurried] [from] [one] [nest] [to] [another] [in] [the] [second] [row] [with] [no] [better] [success] [.] 

[disappointment] [was] [making] [unc] ['] [billy] [lose] [his] [temper] [.] 

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
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 nest
23 nest 24 .

now it happened that [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [just] [underneath] [.] 
1 now 3 happened
2 it 3 happened
3 happened 4 that

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 3 a

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
23 also 25 sore
24 was 25 sore

[jimmy] [skunk] [lost] [his] [temper] [,] [a] [thing] [he] [rarely] [does] [.] 

[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 17 him
17 him 18 .

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

" you did that purposely , and you needn't tell me you didn't . " 
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 " 9 protested
6 didn't 9 protested
7 , 9 protested
8 " 9 protested
9 protested 13 .

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

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

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 .
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
2 dare 4 to

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] [.] 

he hadn't known [that] [jimmy] was there [.] 
1 he 2 hadn't
1 he 6 was
2 hadn't 3 known
6 was 7 there

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] [.] 

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

this made [jimmy] [angrier] [than] [ever] [.] 
1 this 2 made

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

[unc] ['] [billy] [was] [perfectly] [safe] [in] [promising] [to] [wait] [for] [him] [.] 

" you ['re] [a] [coward] , [just] [a] [plain] [no-account] coward ! " [snapped] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 2 you
1 " 6 ,
6 , 13 "
11 coward 12 !
12 ! 13 "

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 "
7 , 8 but
7 , 14 "
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
2 reckons 9 yo
9 yo 10 '
10 ' 12 ,
12 , 20 and
20 and 22 his

" 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 " 3 'm
1 " 7 you
7 you 16 know
7 you 21 "
16 know 19 why
17 the 18 reason
18 reason 19 why
20 . 21 "

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

and it was all because both had been sadly disappointed . 
1 and 10 disappointed
2 it 3 was
3 was 10 disappointed
4 all 5 because
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
2 had 14 plenty
3 found 4 no
3 found 14 plenty
5 eggs 14 plenty
6 where 7 they
6 where 9 been
6 where 13 find
8 had 9 been
10 sure 12 would
11 they 12 would
12 would 13 find
13 find 14 plenty
14 plenty 15 .

you [see] , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [gathered] [every] [egg] [when] he [shut] [the] [biddies] [up] for the [night] [.] 
1 you 3 ,
1 you 18 for
3 , 13 he
18 for 19 the

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] [.] 

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 15 to
15 to 16 take
16 take 17 a

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 .

this was partly because he wasn't sleepy . 
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 3 hungry
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] [.] 

he [thought] [that] [jimmy] would soon grow tired of waiting [and] [go] [away] . 
1 he 5 would
5 would 6 soon
6 soon 8 tired
7 grow 8 tired
8 tired 9 of
8 tired 10 waiting
10 waiting 14 .

[so] [for] [quite] [awhile] [unc] ['] [billy] [didn't] [worry] [.] 

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] [.] 

then , too , he was hungry . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 7 hungry
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 7 meal
6 good 7 meal
8 of 9 eggs
9 eggs 11 and
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 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 13 hungry
7 a 9 deal
8 great 9 deal
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
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 thought
6 thought 8 was
8 was 13 to
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 6 not
6 not 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 ,
18 time 24 for
24 for 25 him
25 him 26 .

[unc] ['] [billy] [wished] [that] [there] [was] [no] [such] [place] [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [.] 

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
7 of 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 .

" [don] ['] [yo] ['] [think] [we-uns] [better] [make] up and get out [of] [here] , [brer] [skunk] [?] ["] [he] [ventured] [.] 
1 " 16 ,
10 up 11 and
10 up 16 ,
11 and 13 out
12 get 13 out

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

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
3 time 12 he
5 ' 8 no
8 no 9 more
8 no 10 ,
10 , 12 he

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
5 knew 7 would
7 would 17 come
17 come 18 to
18 to 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 " 11 said
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
11 said 13 .

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

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

he [can] [come] [as] [soon] [as] [he] [pleases] , " [retorted] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [and] [grinned] [.] 
1 he 9 ,
9 , 10 "

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 , 8 and
8 and 13 it
13 it 14 .

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

[unc] ['] [billy] [was] [in] [despair] [.] 

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
1 he 20 was
2 didn't 3 dare
3 dare 4 stay
5 , 7 he
5 , 19 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 dare
9 dare 10 go
10 go 11 down
11 down 17 and
16 , 17 and
19 he 20 was
20 was 21 .

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 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] [.] 

" [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 7 ,
7 , 13 and

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

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
3 so 4 anxious
4 anxious 7 couldn't
5 that 7 couldn't
6 he 7 couldn't
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

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 8 hens
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] [.] 

" 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 7 yo
7 yo 8 '

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

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] [.] 

he [hoped] [that] [at] [last] [jimmy] ['s] [boldness] would [get] him into trouble . 
1 he 9 would
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 4 would
1 otherwise 10 .
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 would
4 would 5 be
5 be 9 fix
6 in 9 fix
7 a 8 bad
8 bad 9 fix

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 .
4 the 5 door

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
8 a 9 flood
9 flood 10 of
9 flood 11 light
9 flood 12 .

the hens stopped their noise . 
1 the 5 noise
2 hens 3 stopped
2 hens 4 their
2 hens 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 8 doorway
7 the 8 doorway
8 doorway 10 looked
8 doorway 11 in
8 doorway 12 .
9 and 10 looked

of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [saw] [him] [at] [once] . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 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
4 you 5 expect
5 expect 6 me
5 expect 7 to
7 to 24 .
11 your 13 ,
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 11 acquaintance
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
3 get 12 them
12 them 15 .

come [along] out of [there] , you [rascal] . " 
1 come 3 out
1 come 6 ,
3 out 4 of
6 , 10 "
7 you 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 ' 24 are
12 thought 19 that
19 that 20 they
20 they 24 are

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 4 boy
4 boy 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
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
1 " 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
5 " 24 is
6 said 7 he
6 said 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 that
11 that 12 is
11 that 24 is
12 is 17 of
24 is 25 .

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
6 ready 12 to
12 to 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
3 has 5 gone
13 much 17 as
17 as 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 .

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 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 " 2 hello
2 hello 5 exclaimed
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 5 exclaimed
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
3 be 16 .
4 that 11 one
11 one 12 of
12 of 16 .

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

" that [egg] must have [come] [from] one of the [upper] [nests] . 
1 " 4 must
2 that 4 must
4 must 5 have
5 have 8 one
8 one 9 of
9 of 10 the
9 of 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
1 none 23 them
2 of 8 it
8 it 12 ,
12 , 14 they
14 they 15 were
15 were 18 the
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 4 do
4 do 21 .

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

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
13 and 14 it
13 and 18 the
18 the 20 of
20 of 21 the

of course , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [saw] it . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 9 it
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 " 4 ho
4 ho 5 !
5 ! 6 "
5 ! 7 he
5 ! 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 11 .
9 right 10 away
10 away 11 .

" [ho] [,] ho ! 
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 5 be
3 seems 8 popular
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 10 do
3 that 6 thing
4 the 6 thing
6 thing 7 for
6 thing 10 do
7 for 8 me
9 to 10 do

so it was [you] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [,] [who] [kicked] that [nest-egg] [out] . 
1 so 13 that
1 so 16 .
2 it 3 was
3 was 13 that

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
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
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 .
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 11 ,
1 first 19 .

then it [had] [led] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [to] [look] [in] all [the] [nests] [.] 
1 then 12 all
2 it 7 's
2 it 12 all
7 's 8 boy

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
12 that 13 nest
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
2 first 11 was
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 was

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 7 .

it was [rather] a mean thing to do , but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was curious . 
1 it 2 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 15 was
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 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 is

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 '

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 2 he
1 but 21 when
9 , 16 '
9 , 21 when
16 ' 18 has

farmer [brown] 's boy [pinched] again [,] [just] [a] [little] [harder] [,] [but] [still] [unc] ['] [billy] [made] [no] [sign] . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 6 again
6 again 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 2 wasn't

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
3 as 4 if
5 he 11 acted
6 were 7 dead
7 dead 11 acted
8 , 9 and
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
1 any 15 .
2 one 8 would
8 would 9 have
9 have 10 supposed
10 supposed 11 that

farmer [brown] 's boy [dropped] [unc] ['] [billy] [on] [the] [floor] . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 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 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 6 him
6 him 23 .
17 of 18 life
18 life 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 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] [.] 

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 12 straw
5 dust 6 from
5 dust 10 bits
7 the 8 floor
8 floor 9 and
8 floor 10 bits
10 bits 11 of
10 bits 12 straw
12 straw 13 .

his lips were drawn back and his mouth partly open . 
1 his 2 lips
2 lips 4 drawn
2 lips 11 .
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

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 3 went
3 went 4 about
3 went 5 his
3 went 6 work

" you old fraud , " said he . 
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 .

" you [think] you are [fooling] me , but [i] know you . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 12 you
2 you 11 know
4 you 5 are
4 you 7 me
4 you 11 know
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 but
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 3 are
3 are 11 best
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 best
11 best 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 10 "
5 half 6 as
6 as 7 much
7 much 9 .
9 . 10 "

still [unc] ['] [billy] [gave] no [sign] [of] [life] [.] 
1 still 6 no

he wondered where he was being taken to . 
1 he 2 wondered
2 wondered 3 where
2 wondered 7 taken
3 where 5 was
4 he 5 was
6 being 7 taken
7 taken 8 to
8 to 9 .

he was terribly frightened . 
1 he 3 terribly
2 was 3 terribly
3 terribly 4 frightened
3 terribly 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
2 had 12 his

they [were] [half-way] [from] [the] [henyard] [to] [the] [house] [when] [bowser] [the] [hound] came to [meet] [his] [master] . 
1 they 14 came
14 came 15 to
15 to 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 17 ,
12 said 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 13 take
13 take 18 him
17 to 18 him
18 him 24 .
24 . 25 "

he [held] [unc] ['] [billy] [out] to [bowser] [,] [and] [bowser] [sniffed] [him] [all] [over] . 
1 he 7 to
7 to 16 .

just imagine [that] [!] 
1 just 2 imagine

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 .

how did you kill him ? " 
1 how 6 ?
2 did 3 you
3 you 6 ?
4 kill 5 him
4 kill 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

farmer [brown] 's boy [laughed] [and] [picked] [unc] ['] [billy] [up] [by] [the] [tail] again . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 15 again
15 again 16 .

the mother of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [in] [the] [doorway] [,] [watching] them [approach] . 
1 the 2 mother
1 the 3 of
3 of 14 them
14 them 16 .

" what have you got there ? " she demanded . 
1 " 10 demanded
2 what 3 have
2 what 7 ?
3 have 4 you
3 have 5 got
5 got 6 there
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 9 she
7 ? 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 .

" [i] [declare] if [it] [isn't] a [possum] ! 
1 " 4 if
1 " 9 !
7 a 9 !

where did you kill him ? 
1 where 6 ?
2 did 6 ?
3 you 6 ?
4 kill 5 him
4 kill 6 ?

was [he] [the] [cause] [of] [all] that [racket] [among] [the] [chickens] ? " 
1 was 7 that
7 that 12 ?
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 14 him
14 him 18 .

[mrs] [brown] [came] [over] [to] [look] [at] [him] [closer] [.] 

" 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
3 too 4 bad
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] [.] 

the eyes of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [twinkled] [.] 
1 the 3 of
2 eyes 3 of

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
5 a 15 broom
6 corner 10 straw
7 and 8 pulled
8 pulled 10 straw
9 a 10 straw
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

[mrs] [brown] [looked] [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 " 5 ,
5 , 12 and
12 and 13 kept
13 kept 14 on
14 on 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 12 ?
8 that 10 is
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 " 3 that
1 " 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 10 's
10 's 19 for
19 for 20 that
20 that 22 was
22 was 23 still
23 still 27 .

" [i] [should] [certainly] [say] [it] seems that way . 
1 " 7 seems
7 seems 9 way
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 .

the old [sinner] [is] [no] [more] [dead] [than] [i] [am] . 
1 the 2 old
2 old 11 .

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 11 didn't
4 all 5 right
5 right 6 ,
6 , 9 but
9 but 11 didn't
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 14 .

i haven't [hurt] [a] [hair] [of] [him] . 
1 i 2 haven't
2 haven't 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
13 that 18 .
18 . 19 "

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 .
8 and 10 hastened
9 she 10 hastened
10 hastened 11 to
10 hastened 12 apologize

" but what [could] [i] think ? " she demanded . 
1 " 10 demanded
2 but 3 what
3 what 6 think
3 what 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 9 she
7 ? 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 .

" [if] he isn't [a] [dead-looking] [creature] [,] [i] [never] [have] [seen] [one] [.] 
1 " 4 isn't
3 he 4 isn't

what are you going to do with him , son ? " 
1 what 11 ?
2 are 3 you
2 are 4 going
2 are 11 ?
4 going 5 to
6 do 7 with
6 do 11 ?
7 with 8 him
8 him 9 ,
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
4 over 5 to
5 to 13 him
13 him 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 replied
17 replied 22 .

this is just what he did do , and [unc] ' [billy] [wasted] [no] time [in] [getting] [home] . 
1 this 2 is
1 this 15 time
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 '
15 time 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] [.] 
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1 when 16 was
2 he 6 was
6 was 12 and
11 , 12 and
16 was 18 enough
18 enough 20 to
19 not 20 to