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

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

author [of] " the [adventures] of [reddy] [fox] , " " old [mother] [west] [wind] , " etc 
1 author 3 "
1 author 4 the
4 the 6 of
6 of 18 etc
9 , 10 "
10 " 12 old
11 " 12 old
12 old 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 etc

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

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[contents] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

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

[said] [sticky-toes] [.] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

[i] 

[the] [lone] [traveler] 

winsome [bluebird] goes just a little way ahead of her , for [winsome] is the herald of [mistress] [spring] . 
1 winsome 8 ahead
1 winsome 11 ,
3 goes 4 just
4 just 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way
6 little 8 ahead
8 ahead 9 of
9 of 10 her
11 , 12 for
12 for 16 herald
14 is 15 the
15 the 16 herald
16 herald 17 of
16 herald 20 .

and [with] her come [little] [friend] the [song] [sparrow] , and [cheerful] [robin] and [mr] and [mrs] . redwing . 
1 and 3 her
1 and 4 come
4 come 7 the
7 the 20 .
10 , 11 and
10 , 14 and
14 and 19 redwing
16 and 18 .
18 . 19 redwing
19 redwing 20 .

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

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] used to think that way . 
1 ol 2 '
1 ol 5 used
5 used 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 .

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

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

he was so much interested that he began to wish he could see for himself all these things [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] was telling about . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 12 could
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 much
3 so 7 he
4 much 5 interested
5 interested 6 that
8 began 11 he
8 began 12 could
9 to 10 wish
10 wish 11 he
12 could 13 see
13 see 14 for
13 see 24 telling
14 for 15 himself
15 himself 16 all
16 all 17 these
17 these 18 things
18 things 20 '
23 was 24 telling
24 telling 25 about
25 about 26 .

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

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

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

" all [ah] done got to do is to keep on going till [ah] see [brer] [buzzard] , " thought he . 
1 " 2 all
2 all 7 do
4 done 5 got
4 done 7 do
5 got 6 to
7 do 13 till
8 is 9 to
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 on
11 on 12 going
12 going 13 till
13 till 18 ,
15 see 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 21 he
19 " 22 .
20 thought 21 he
21 he 22 .

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

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

" ah reckon [ah] 'll give [unc] ' [billy] a surprise . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 reckon
3 reckon 6 give
5 'll 6 give
6 give 11 surprise
8 ' 10 a
10 a 11 surprise
11 surprise 12 .

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

[ii] 

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

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

unc ' [billy] felt very fine that morning . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 felt
4 felt 7 that
5 very 6 fine
6 fine 7 that
7 that 8 morning
8 morning 9 .

he could hear old [mrs] [possum] cleaning house and scolding the little [possums] who kept climbing up on her back . 
1 he 4 old
2 could 3 hear
2 could 4 old
4 old 8 house
7 cleaning 8 house
8 house 9 and
8 house 10 scolding
10 scolding 11 the
10 scolding 15 kept
11 the 12 little
12 little 14 who
15 kept 21 .
16 climbing 17 up
17 up 18 on
17 up 21 .
18 on 19 her
19 her 20 back

as he listened , [unc] ' [billy] grinned and began to sing in a queer cracked voice : 
1 as 2 he
1 as 8 grinned
2 he 3 listened
3 listened 4 ,
4 , 6 '
8 grinned 12 sing
9 and 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 sing
12 sing 13 in
13 in 14 a
14 a 15 queer
15 queer 16 cracked
16 cracked 17 voice
17 voice 18 :

" [mah] ol ' woman am a plain ol ' dame ' [deed] she am ! 
1 " 5 woman
3 ol 4 '
4 ' 5 woman
5 woman 8 plain
6 am 7 a
7 a 8 plain
8 plain 9 ol
9 ol 10 '
10 ' 11 dame
11 dame 12 '
12 ' 16 !
14 she 15 am
15 am 16 !

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

quick with her broom , with her tongue the same ' [deed] she am ! 
1 quick 2 with
2 with 3 her
2 with 7 her
3 her 4 broom
4 broom 5 ,
5 , 6 with
7 her 8 tongue
8 tongue 10 same
9 the 10 same
10 same 13 she
11 ' 13 she
13 she 14 am
14 am 15 !

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

' [deed] she am ! " 
1 ' 3 she
3 she 4 am
4 am 5 !
5 ! 6 "

just then out tumbled his eight children , making such a racket that [unc] ' [billy] clapped both hands over his ears . 
1 just 3 out
1 just 11 a
2 then 3 out
4 tumbled 5 his
4 tumbled 6 eight
6 eight 7 children
6 eight 8 ,
8 , 9 making
8 , 11 a
9 making 10 such
11 a 12 racket
12 racket 13 that
12 racket 19 hands
15 ' 17 clapped
17 clapped 19 hands
18 both 19 hands
19 hands 23 .
20 over 21 his
21 his 22 ears
21 his 23 .

" [mah] goodness gracious sakes alive ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 6 alive
3 goodness 4 gracious
4 gracious 5 sakes
4 gracious 6 alive
6 alive 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 exclaimed
10 exclaimed 11 .

one pulled [unc] ' [billy] 's tail . 
1 one 2 pulled
2 pulled 8 .
4 ' 7 tail
6 's 7 tail
7 tail 8 .

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

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

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

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

" how do yo'alls think [ah] can hear anything with yo'alls making such a racket ? " 
1 " 4 yo'alls
1 " 11 yo'alls
2 how 3 do
2 how 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 7 can
5 think 7 can
7 can 8 hear
8 hear 9 anything
9 anything 10 with
11 yo'alls 12 making
11 yo'alls 16 ?
12 making 13 such
12 making 15 racket
13 such 14 a
15 racket 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" ah cert'nly thought [ah] heard the voice of an ol ' friend from way down [souf] ! 
1 " 4 thought
1 " 6 heard
2 ah 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 thought
6 heard 8 voice
7 the 8 voice
8 voice 9 of
9 of 10 an
10 an 11 ol
10 an 15 way
11 ol 12 '
11 ol 13 friend
13 friend 14 from
15 way 16 down
16 down 18 !

[iii] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] was excited . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 6 excited
5 was 6 excited
6 excited 7 .

any one would have known it just to look at him . 
1 any 4 have
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 known
5 known 6 it
6 it 7 just
7 just 8 to
7 just 9 look
9 look 12 .
10 at 11 him
11 him 12 .

he hurried off up the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] without even saying good-by to old [mrs] [possum] and all the little [possums] . 
1 he 2 hurried
1 he 9 through
2 hurried 3 off
2 hurried 4 up
4 up 5 the
9 through 17 to
10 the 13 without
13 without 14 even
13 without 15 saying
15 saying 16 good-by
15 saying 17 to
17 to 18 old
18 old 21 and
21 and 22 all
22 all 23 the
22 all 26 .
23 the 24 little

yes , indeed , [unc] ' [billy] certainly was excited . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
2 , 3 indeed
4 , 6 '
6 ' 8 certainly
8 certainly 9 was
8 certainly 10 excited
10 excited 11 .

old [mrs] [possum] sat in the doorway of their home in the great hollow tree and watched [unc] ' [billy] out of sight . 
1 old 8 of
4 sat 6 the
4 sat 7 doorway
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 doorway
7 doorway 8 of
8 of 9 their
9 their 10 home
10 home 13 great
10 home 16 and
11 in 12 the
11 in 13 great
13 great 14 hollow
14 hollow 15 tree
16 and 17 watched
17 watched 24 .
19 ' 21 out
21 out 24 .
22 of 23 sight
23 sight 24 .

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

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

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

old [mrs] [possum] was quite right . 
1 old 4 was
4 was 5 quite
5 quite 6 right
6 right 7 .

unc ' [billy] had forgotten all about that dinner . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 forgotten
4 had 5 forgotten
5 forgotten 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 9 dinner
8 that 9 dinner
9 dinner 10 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and just then [unc] ' [billy] for the first time thought of that dinner that old [mrs] [possum] had sent him to get . 
1 and 3 then
1 and 20 sent
2 just 3 then
5 ' 7 for
7 for 9 first
8 the 9 first
9 first 10 time
10 time 11 thought
10 time 16 old
11 thought 13 that
11 thought 14 dinner
12 of 13 that
14 dinner 15 that
16 old 19 had
19 had 20 sent
20 sent 24 .
21 him 22 to
22 to 23 get
23 get 24 .

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

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

[iv] 

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

" ah ' specks [ah'm] in fo ' it . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 '
2 ah 4 specks
4 specks 6 in
4 specks 7 fo
7 fo 8 '
8 ' 9 it
9 it 10 .

ah ' specks [ah] sho'ly am in fo ' it this time , " he kept muttering . 
1 ah 2 '
1 ah 8 fo
2 ' 3 specks
3 specks 5 sho'ly
5 sho'ly 7 in
6 am 7 in
8 fo 9 '
8 fo 16 kept
9 ' 10 it
11 this 12 time
12 time 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 he
15 he 16 kept
16 kept 17 muttering
17 muttering 18 .

so [unc] ' [billy] crept along in the black shadows until he got where he could look up and see his own doorway . 
1 so 6 along
3 ' 5 crept
5 crept 6 along
6 along 11 until
7 in 8 the
7 in 9 black
8 the 9 black
9 black 10 shadows
10 shadows 11 until
11 until 16 could
12 he 13 got
13 got 14 where
14 where 15 he
14 where 16 could
16 could 17 look
16 could 20 see
17 look 18 up
17 look 20 see
18 up 19 and
20 see 24 .
21 his 22 own
22 own 23 doorway
22 own 24 .
23 doorway 24 .

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

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

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

but at the first scratch of his toe-nails on the bark the sharp face of old [mrs] [possum] appeared in the doorway . 
1 but 4 first
2 at 3 the
3 the 4 first
4 first 5 scratch
5 scratch 8 toe-nails
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 toe-nails
8 toe-nails 9 on
8 toe-nails 13 sharp
9 on 10 the
11 bark 12 the
11 bark 13 sharp
13 sharp 19 appeared
14 face 16 old
15 of 16 old
16 old 19 appeared
19 appeared 23 .
20 in 21 the
21 the 22 doorway
22 doorway 23 .

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

old [mrs] [possum] said nothing , but [unc] ' [billy] felt as if her sharp black eyes were looking right through him . 
1 old 7 but
1 old 11 felt
4 said 5 nothing
4 said 6 ,
6 , 7 but
9 ' 11 felt
11 felt 13 if
11 felt 19 looking
12 as 13 if
14 her 15 sharp
15 sharp 16 black
16 black 17 eyes
16 black 18 were
18 were 19 looking
19 looking 20 right
20 right 21 through
20 right 22 him
22 him 23 .

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

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

" where 's that dinner [ah] sent yo ' fo ' ? " demanded old [mrs] [possum] sharply . 
1 " 2 where
1 " 5 dinner
2 where 3 's
4 that 5 dinner
5 dinner 10 fo
7 sent 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 fo
10 fo 11 '
11 ' 18 sharply
12 ? 13 "
12 ? 14 demanded
14 demanded 15 old
15 old 18 sharply
18 sharply 19 .

unc ' [billy] fidgeted uneasily . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 fidgeted
4 fidgeted 5 uneasily
5 uneasily 6 .

" ah done brought yo ' two eggs from [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house , " he replied meekly . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 4 brought
2 ah 3 done
4 brought 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
5 yo 7 two
5 yo 13 hen-house
7 two 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 from
12 's 13 hen-house
13 hen-house 18 meekly
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 replied
16 he 18 meekly
18 meekly 19 .

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

two eggs ! 
1 two 2 eggs
2 eggs 3 !

how do yo ' think [ah] am going to feed eight hungry mouths on two eggs ? " snapped old [mrs] . possum . 
1 how 2 do
1 how 9 to
2 do 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 think
5 think 8 going
7 am 8 going
9 to 10 feed
10 feed 11 eight
10 feed 13 mouths
10 feed 19 snapped
11 eight 12 hungry
12 hungry 13 mouths
14 on 15 two
15 two 16 eggs
15 two 19 snapped
16 eggs 18 "
17 ? 18 "
19 snapped 20 old
19 snapped 22 .
22 . 23 possum
22 . 24 .

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

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

no , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] hadn't a word to say . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 8 hadn't
8 hadn't 11 to
9 a 10 word
10 word 11 to
11 to 12 say
12 say 13 .

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

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

all the time she was looking at [unc] ' [billy] with those sharp eyes of hers . 
1 all 3 time
2 the 3 time
3 time 6 looking
4 she 5 was
4 she 6 looking
6 looking 7 at
6 looking 13 sharp
9 ' 12 those
11 with 12 those
12 those 13 sharp
13 sharp 15 of
13 sharp 16 hers
14 eyes 15 of
16 hers 17 .

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

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

" yo ' look as if yo ' hadn't had anything to eat to-day " ( [which] was true ) . 
1 " 4 look
1 " 16 (
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 look
4 look 7 yo
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 yo
7 yo 9 hadn't
7 yo 13 eat
8 ' 9 hadn't
9 hadn't 11 anything
10 had 11 anything
12 to 13 eat
13 eat 14 to-day
15 " 16 (
16 ( 19 true
18 was 19 true
19 true 20 )
20 ) 21 .

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

unc ' [billy] did as he was bid , and as he tucked himself into his snug , warm bed he murmured sleepily : 
1 unc 9 ,
2 ' 4 did
4 did 8 bid
5 as 8 bid
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 bid
8 bid 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 15 into
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 tucked
12 he 14 himself
14 himself 15 into
15 into 19 warm
16 his 17 snug
17 snug 18 ,
18 , 19 warm
19 warm 22 murmured
20 bed 21 he
21 he 22 murmured
22 murmured 24 :
23 sleepily 24 :

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

for [ol] ' [mrs] [possum] has a soft , soft heart [though] she hides it way out of sight . " 
1 for 7 a
3 ' 6 has
6 has 7 a
7 a 10 soft
8 soft 9 ,
9 , 10 soft
10 soft 11 heart
11 heart 16 way
13 she 14 hides
14 hides 15 it
14 hides 16 way
16 way 17 out
17 out 18 of
18 of 19 sight
19 sight 20 .
20 . 21 "

[v] 

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

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

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

in fact , [sammy] was just plain downright mad ! 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 5 was
5 was 6 just
6 just 7 plain
7 plain 8 downright
8 downright 9 mad
9 mad 10 !

it had begun when he met [jimmy] [skunk] early in the morning . 
1 it 2 had
2 had 3 begun
2 had 6 met
3 begun 4 when
4 when 5 he
6 met 11 the
9 early 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 morning
12 morning 13 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" [i] tell you [i] went to bed just as [i] always do , and [i] didn't wake up until this morning . " 
1 " 4 you
3 tell 4 you
4 you 6 went
6 went 7 to
6 went 12 always
7 to 8 bed
8 bed 9 just
9 just 10 as
12 always 14 ,
12 always 19 up
13 do 14 ,
14 , 15 and
17 didn't 18 wake
17 didn't 19 up
19 up 22 morning
19 up 23 .
20 until 21 this
21 this 22 morning
23 . 24 "

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

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

peter was sleepy . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 sleepy
3 sleepy 4 .

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

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

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

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

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

" [peter] [rabbit] , you and [jimmy] [skunk] are crazy , just as crazy as loons ! " sputtered [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 5 you
4 , 5 you
5 you 9 are
6 and 9 are
9 are 12 just
10 crazy 11 ,
11 , 12 just
12 just 14 crazy
13 as 14 crazy
14 crazy 15 as
15 as 16 loons
16 loons 19 sputtered
17 ! 18 "
17 ! 19 sputtered
19 sputtered 22 .

" [i] tell you [i] was asleep , and [i] guess [i] ought to know ! " 
1 " 3 tell
3 tell 7 asleep
4 you 6 was
6 was 7 asleep
7 asleep 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 guess
11 guess 13 ought
13 ought 14 to
13 ought 15 know
15 know 16 !
16 ! 17 "

" and [i] guess [i] know your voice when [i] hear it ! " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 4 guess
4 guess 6 know
6 know 7 your
7 your 8 voice
8 voice 18 .
9 when 11 hear
11 hear 18 .
12 it 13 !
13 ! 14 "
14 " 15 replied
15 replied 18 .

" it 's bad enough in daytime , but if [i] was you , [i] 'd quit yelling in the night . 
1 " 4 bad
1 " 5 enough
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 bad
5 enough 7 daytime
6 in 7 daytime
7 daytime 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 if
9 but 13 you
10 if 12 was
13 you 17 quit
13 you 18 yelling
14 , 16 'd
16 'd 17 quit
18 yelling 21 night
19 in 20 the
19 in 21 night
21 night 22 .

some one of these times [hooty] the [owl] will hear you , and that will be the end of you and your noise . 
1 some 4 these
1 some 9 will
2 one 3 of
2 one 4 these
4 these 5 times
5 times 7 the
9 will 10 hear
9 will 16 be
10 hear 13 and
11 you 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 that
14 that 15 will
16 be 17 the
17 the 18 end
17 the 23 noise
18 end 19 of
20 you 22 your
21 and 22 your
22 your 23 noise
23 noise 24 .

now go away ; [i] want to sleep . " 
1 now 2 go
2 go 3 away
2 go 6 want
3 away 4 ;
6 want 7 to
7 to 8 sleep
8 sleep 10 "
9 . 10 "

sammy went . 
1 sammy 2 went
2 went 3 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[vi] 

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

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

why , [sammy] sits and yells all night [and] doesn't sleep a wink ! " 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 4 sits
4 sits 6 yells
5 and 6 yells
6 yells 12 a
7 all 8 night
8 night 11 sleep
10 doesn't 11 sleep
11 sleep 12 a
12 a 13 wink
13 wink 14 !
14 ! 15 "

everywhere he went [sammy] [jay] heard that shouted after him . 
1 everywhere 2 he
1 everywhere 3 went
3 went 6 heard
6 heard 7 that
6 heard 8 shouted
7 that 8 shouted
8 shouted 9 after
9 after 10 him
10 him 11 .

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

at first he lost his temper and was the very maddest [jaybird] ever seen on the [green] [meadows] or in the [green] [forest] . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 4 lost
2 first 10 very
3 he 4 lost
4 lost 5 his
5 his 6 temper
6 temper 7 and
7 and 8 was
8 was 9 the
10 very 11 maddest
10 very 19 or
11 maddest 13 ever
13 ever 14 seen
14 seen 15 on
15 on 16 the
19 or 20 in
20 in 21 the
21 the 24 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

but some dark night he 'll get a fright , [for] [hooty] 'll come and seize him ! " 
1 but 2 some
1 but 6 'll
2 some 5 he
3 dark 4 night
3 dark 5 he
5 he 6 'll
6 'll 8 a
7 get 8 a
8 a 10 ,
8 a 16 seize
9 fright 10 ,
13 'll 14 come
14 come 15 and
15 and 16 seize
16 seize 18 !
17 him 18 !
18 ! 19 "

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

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

the more he thought about it , the more worried [sammy] [jay] became . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 4 thought
2 more 7 ,
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 6 it
5 about 6 it
7 , 8 the
8 the 10 worried
9 more 10 worried
10 worried 13 became
13 became 14 .

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

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

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

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

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

worse still , different ones said that they heard him in different places in the [green] [forest] and even down on the [green] [meadows] . 
1 worse 2 still
1 worse 4 different
1 worse 5 ones
2 still 3 ,
3 , 4 different
4 different 5 ones
5 ones 8 they
6 said 7 that
7 that 8 they
8 they 9 heard
9 heard 12 different
9 heard 19 even
10 him 11 in
11 in 12 different
12 different 13 places
13 places 14 in
14 in 15 the
18 and 19 even
19 even 20 down
20 down 21 on
20 down 25 .
21 on 22 the
22 the 25 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[vii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

now [sammy] knew better . 
1 now 3 knew
3 knew 4 better
4 better 5 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

i 'm just as safe as if [i] was fast asleep . " 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 3 just
3 just 4 as
3 just 6 as
4 as 5 safe
6 as 7 if
7 if 10 fast
9 was 10 fast
10 fast 11 asleep
11 asleep 12 .
12 . 13 "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[viii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

out in a patch of bright moonlight he saw [peter] [rabbit] jumping and dancing and having the greatest kind of a time all by himself . 
1 out 2 in
1 out 3 a
3 a 7 moonlight
4 patch 5 of
5 of 6 bright
6 bright 7 moonlight
7 moonlight 19 kind
8 he 9 saw
9 saw 12 jumping
12 jumping 14 dancing
13 and 14 dancing
14 dancing 16 having
15 and 16 having
16 having 17 the
16 having 19 kind
17 the 18 greatest
19 kind 20 of
20 of 21 a
21 a 22 time
22 time 25 himself
22 time 26 .
23 all 24 by
24 by 25 himself

pretty soon [peter] was joined by his cousin , [jumper] the [hare] . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 6 by
4 was 5 joined
5 joined 6 by
6 by 8 cousin
7 his 8 cousin
8 cousin 9 ,
9 , 11 the
11 the 13 .

such antics as they did cut up ! 
1 such 2 antics
2 antics 3 as
3 as 4 they
4 they 5 did
5 did 6 cut
6 cut 7 up
7 up 8 !

sammy [jay] almost laughed aloud as he watched . 
1 sammy 3 almost
3 almost 5 aloud
4 laughed 5 aloud
5 aloud 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 watched
8 watched 9 .

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

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

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

he touched noses with [peter] [rabbit] and [jumper] the [hare] , which is one way of saying " good evening " in the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 touched
1 he 17 saying
2 touched 3 noses
3 noses 4 with
7 and 9 the
7 and 17 saying
9 the 16 of
11 , 12 which
12 which 13 is
12 which 15 way
13 is 14 one
15 way 16 of
17 saying 26 .
18 " 19 good
19 good 20 evening
20 evening 21 "
20 evening 22 in
22 in 23 the
23 the 26 .

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

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

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

nonsense ! 
1 nonsense 2 !

sammy [jay] isn't any more asleep than [i] am . 
1 sammy 5 more
3 isn't 4 any
4 any 5 more
5 more 6 asleep
5 more 7 than
6 asleep 7 than
7 than 9 am
9 am 10 .

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

for my part , [i] don't see what any one wants to sleep for on such a fine night as this , anyway . 
1 for 2 my
1 for 17 a
2 my 8 what
3 part 7 see
4 , 6 don't
4 , 7 see
7 see 8 what
8 what 12 to
9 any 10 one
9 any 11 wants
11 wants 12 to
12 to 13 sleep
13 sleep 14 for
15 on 16 such
16 such 17 a
17 a 23 anyway
18 fine 19 night
18 fine 23 anyway
19 night 20 as
20 as 21 this
21 this 22 ,
23 anyway 24 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" of course [i] 'm right . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 6 right
5 'm 6 right
6 right 7 .

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

jimmy held up one hand to warn [peter] to keep still . 
1 jimmy 3 up
1 jimmy 5 hand
2 held 3 up
4 one 5 hand
5 hand 7 warn
6 to 7 warn
7 warn 9 to
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 still
11 still 12 .

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

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

" [i] 'm glad [i] kept awake , but 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 glad
4 glad 6 kept
6 kept 7 awake
7 awake 8 ,
8 , 9 but

" maybe [i] 'm going crazy ! 
1 " 2 maybe
2 maybe 4 'm
4 'm 5 going
5 going 6 crazy
6 crazy 7 !

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

that 's surely me , [yet] here [i] be ! 
1 that 2 's
1 that 7 here
2 's 3 surely
3 surely 5 ,
4 me 5 ,
7 here 9 be
9 be 10 !

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

[ix] 

[the] [mystery] [grows] 

" can a body be a body , [yet] not a body be ? 
1 " 2 can
1 " 3 a
3 a 4 body
3 a 8 ,
4 body 5 be
5 be 7 body
6 a 7 body
8 , 10 not
10 not 11 a
11 a 12 body
12 body 13 be
13 be 14 ?

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

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

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

now he knew . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 .

did ever a [jaybird] have anything so queer as that to puzzle him ? 
1 did 2 ever
1 did 5 have
2 ever 3 a
5 have 7 so
6 anything 7 so
7 so 8 queer
8 queer 9 as
8 queer 12 puzzle
9 as 10 that
11 to 12 puzzle
12 puzzle 13 him
13 him 14 ?

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

he could eat with a better appetite now . 
1 he 3 eat
2 could 3 eat
3 eat 7 appetite
4 with 5 a
5 a 6 better
6 better 7 appetite
7 appetite 8 now
8 now 9 .

now he knew that he could go to sleep in peace , just as he always had . 
1 now 4 that
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 9 sleep
6 could 7 go
6 could 9 sleep
7 go 8 to
9 sleep 13 just
10 in 11 peace
11 peace 12 ,
12 , 13 just
13 just 14 as
14 as 15 he
15 he 16 always
15 he 17 had
17 had 18 .

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

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

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

when he had finished dressing , he started for the alders beside the [laughing] [brook] just to have a look around . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 4 finished
2 he 8 started
3 had 4 finished
5 dressing 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 started
8 started 12 beside
9 for 10 the
10 the 11 alders
11 alders 12 beside
12 beside 21 around
13 the 16 just
16 just 17 to
17 to 18 have
18 have 19 a
19 a 20 look
19 a 21 around
20 look 21 around
21 around 22 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" [i] haven't been down here in the night , and [i] haven't kept anybody awake ! " replied [sammy] [jay] indignantly . 
1 " 3 haven't
1 " 4 been
4 been 7 in
5 down 6 here
6 here 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 night
8 the 14 kept
9 night 11 and
9 night 13 haven't
10 , 11 and
14 kept 17 !
15 anybody 16 awake
15 anybody 17 !
17 ! 18 "
17 ! 19 replied
19 replied 22 indignantly
22 indignantly 23 .

jenny [wren] came right up in front of [sammy] [jay] and hopped up and down . 
1 jenny 3 came
1 jenny 5 up
3 came 4 right
3 came 5 up
5 up 6 in
6 in 7 front
7 front 8 of
7 front 16 .
11 and 15 down
11 and 16 .
12 hopped 13 up
13 up 14 and
13 up 15 down

she was so mad that with every word she jerked her funny little tail so that [sammy] [jay] almost had to laugh . 
1 she 2 was
1 she 10 jerked
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 mad
3 so 9 she
4 mad 5 that
5 that 8 word
6 with 7 every
7 every 8 word
9 she 10 jerked
10 jerked 21 to
11 her 12 funny
11 her 19 almost
12 funny 13 little
13 little 14 tail
14 tail 16 that
15 so 16 that
19 almost 20 had
20 had 21 to
21 to 22 laugh
22 laugh 23 .

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

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

" didn't [i] see you with my own eyes sitting in that alder over there ? 
1 " 2 didn't
1 " 7 my
2 didn't 4 see
4 see 5 you
4 see 6 with
7 my 8 own
7 my 9 eyes
8 own 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 sitting
10 sitting 11 in
10 sitting 13 alder
11 in 12 that
13 alder 14 over
14 over 15 there
15 there 16 ?

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

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

[x] 

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

sammy [jay] had a headache , such a headache ! 
1 sammy 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 headache
5 headache 6 ,
5 headache 9 headache
7 such 8 a
8 a 9 headache
9 headache 10 !

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

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

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

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

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

they just turned their backs to him whenever he met them . 
1 they 2 just
1 they 5 backs
2 just 3 turned
3 turned 4 their
5 backs 6 to
6 to 7 him
7 him 8 whenever
8 whenever 9 he
9 he 10 met
10 met 11 them
10 met 12 .
11 them 12 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

so [sammy] [jay] hurried as fast as he could to lay his troubles before [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 so 6 fast
4 hurried 5 as
5 as 6 fast
6 fast 7 as
7 as 8 he
7 as 11 lay
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 to
11 lay 14 before
12 his 13 troubles
13 troubles 14 before
14 before 16 the
16 the 18 .

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

when [sammy] had finished and had asked for [blacky] 's advice , [blacky] went into a black study . 
1 when 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 14 went
5 and 6 had
6 had 7 asked
7 asked 8 for
7 asked 11 advice
10 's 11 advice
11 advice 12 ,
12 , 14 went
14 went 15 into
14 went 17 black
15 into 16 a
16 a 17 black
17 black 19 .
18 study 19 .

sammy sat and waited patiently , for he felt certain that [blacky] 's shrewd head would find some plan to solve the mystery . 
1 sammy 5 patiently
1 sammy 6 ,
2 sat 3 and
3 and 4 waited
4 waited 5 patiently
6 , 7 for
6 , 9 felt
7 for 8 he
9 felt 11 that
10 certain 11 that
11 that 13 's
13 's 18 some
13 's 19 plan
14 shrewd 15 head
15 head 16 would
15 head 18 some
16 would 17 find
19 plan 20 to
19 plan 23 mystery
21 solve 22 the
21 solve 23 mystery
23 mystery 24 .

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

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

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

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

" [i] 'll move at once ! " 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 move
4 move 5 at
5 at 6 once
6 once 7 !
7 ! 8 "

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

[xi] 

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

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

old [granny] [fox] , trotting along a cow-path in the [old] [pasture] on the edge of the mountain , heard it and grinned . 
1 old 6 along
4 , 5 trotting
5 trotting 6 along
6 along 9 in
7 a 8 cow-path
8 cow-path 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 15 edge
13 on 14 the
14 the 15 edge
15 edge 19 ,
15 edge 23 grinned
16 of 17 the
16 of 18 mountain
18 mountain 19 ,
19 , 20 heard
21 it 22 and
22 and 23 grinned
23 grinned 24 .

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

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

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

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

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

how are you feeling ? " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 how 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 feeling
4 feeling 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 10 .

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

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

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

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

then he told about [blacky] the [crow] 's plan , which was that [sammy] should come to the [old] [pasture] and live for a week . 
1 then 6 the
2 he 3 told
3 told 4 about
4 about 6 the
6 the 9 plan
8 's 9 plan
9 plan 10 ,
10 , 11 which
11 which 18 the
12 was 13 that
12 was 16 come
15 should 16 come
16 come 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 25 week
21 and 22 live
22 live 23 for
23 for 24 a
24 a 25 week
25 week 26 .

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

that night [sammy] [jay] found a comfortable place which seemed quite safe in which to go to sleep . 
1 that 2 night
1 that 8 place
2 night 6 a
5 found 6 a
6 a 7 comfortable
8 place 12 safe
9 which 11 quite
10 seemed 11 quite
11 quite 12 safe
12 safe 15 to
12 safe 19 .
13 in 14 which
14 which 15 to
16 go 17 to
17 to 18 sleep
17 to 19 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xii] 

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

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

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

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

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

you see early the night before [boomer] the [nighthawk] had told [peter] that [sammy] [jay] was up in the far-away [old] [pasture] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 early
2 see 6 before
3 early 4 the
3 early 6 before
4 the 5 night
6 before 8 the
8 the 20 far-away
10 had 11 told
11 told 13 that
13 that 16 was
16 was 17 up
17 up 20 far-away
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 far-away
20 far-away 23 .

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

so he had hurried this way and that way , telling every one he met how [sammy] [jay] had moved away to the [old] [pasture] . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 8 that
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 hurried
4 hurried 5 this
5 this 6 way
6 way 7 and
8 that 9 way
9 way 16 how
10 , 11 telling
11 telling 12 every
12 every 13 one
12 every 16 how
14 he 15 met
14 he 16 how
16 how 21 away
19 had 20 moved
20 moved 21 away
21 away 22 to
22 to 23 the
23 the 26 .

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

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

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

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

" but [boomer] the [nighthawk] saw him up there going to bed and talked with him ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 8 up
2 but 4 the
6 saw 7 him
6 saw 8 up
8 up 10 going
9 there 10 going
10 going 12 bed
11 to 12 bed
12 bed 17 !
13 and 14 talked
14 talked 15 with
15 with 16 him
16 him 17 !
17 ! 18 "
18 " 19 cried
19 cried 22 .

" but that would be a wrong story , and [i] don't believe that [boomer] would do anything like that ! " cried [peter] . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 that
3 that 4 would
4 would 7 wrong
5 be 6 a
5 be 7 wrong
7 wrong 17 do
8 story 9 ,
8 story 12 don't
9 , 10 and
12 don't 13 believe
12 don't 16 would
13 believe 14 that
16 would 17 do
17 do 19 like
17 do 25 .
18 anything 19 like
19 like 20 that
20 that 21 !
21 ! 22 "
22 " 23 cried

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

it certainly sounded like [sammy] [jay] 's voice . 
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 sounded
3 sounded 4 like
4 like 7 's
7 's 8 voice
8 voice 9 .

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

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

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

so now [peter] sat in the [old] [briar-patch] thinking and thinking , when he should have been asleep . 
1 so 2 now
1 so 9 thinking
2 now 4 sat
4 sat 5 in
4 sat 9 thinking
5 in 6 the
9 thinking 11 thinking
9 thinking 18 asleep
10 and 11 thinking
11 thinking 12 ,
12 , 17 been
12 , 18 asleep
13 when 14 he
14 he 15 should
15 should 16 have
16 have 17 been
18 asleep 19 .

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

" [i] 'll just run up to the [green] [forest] and try to find [sammy] [jay] , " he said . 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 just
3 'll 5 run
5 run 7 to
5 run 13 to
6 up 7 to
7 to 8 the
11 and 12 try
12 try 13 to
13 to 14 find
14 find 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 he
19 he 20 said
19 he 21 .

so [peter] hunted and hunted all through the [green] [forest] for [sammy] [jay] , and asked everybody he met if they had seen [sammy] . 
1 so 3 hunted
1 so 17 everybody
3 hunted 5 hunted
4 and 5 hunted
5 hunted 7 through
5 hunted 11 for
6 all 7 through
7 through 8 the
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 asked
16 asked 17 everybody
17 everybody 21 they
18 he 19 met
19 met 20 if
20 if 21 they
21 they 22 had
22 had 23 seen
23 seen 25 .

but no one had , though every one took pains to tell [peter] that they had heard [sammy] in the night . 
1 but 10 pains
1 but 20 the
2 no 3 one
3 one 9 took
4 had 6 though
4 had 7 every
5 , 6 though
7 every 8 one
8 one 9 took
9 took 10 pains
11 to 12 tell
12 tell 14 that
14 that 15 they
15 they 16 had
16 had 17 heard
17 heard 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

at last [peter] found [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 4 found
4 found 6 the
6 the 9 .

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

[xiii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

" don't know what what means ? " asked [peter] [rabbit] , whose curiosity would not let him keep still . 
1 " 2 don't
1 " 6 means
2 don't 4 what
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 what
6 means 13 whose
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 12 ,
12 , 13 whose
13 whose 14 curiosity
14 curiosity 15 would
15 would 16 not
16 not 19 keep
16 not 20 still
17 let 18 him
17 let 19 keep
20 still 21 .

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

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

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

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

" but how could [sammy] [jay] be down here if he went to bed way off there in the [old] [pasture] ? 
1 " 4 could
2 but 3 how
3 how 4 could
4 could 7 be
7 be 8 down
7 be 9 here
9 here 10 if
10 if 13 to
11 he 12 went
12 went 13 to
13 to 14 bed
14 bed 15 way
15 way 22 ?
16 off 17 there
16 off 22 ?
17 there 19 the
18 in 19 the

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

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

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

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

just tell me how it is that [i] hear my own voice when [i] don't speak a word , " said [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 just 4 how
1 just 9 hear
1 just 11 own
2 tell 3 me
2 tell 4 how
4 how 5 it
5 it 6 is
6 is 7 that
9 hear 10 my
11 own 12 voice
11 own 15 don't
12 voice 13 when
15 don't 16 speak
15 don't 18 word
16 speak 17 a
18 word 26 .
19 , 21 said
20 " 21 said
21 said 23 the
23 the 26 .

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

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

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

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

peter [rabbit] listened with his mouth wide open . 
1 peter 6 mouth
3 listened 4 with
4 with 5 his
5 his 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 wide
7 wide 8 open
8 open 9 .

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

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

peter couldn't understand it at all . 
1 peter 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
3 understand 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

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

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

[xiv] 

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

after [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] had poured out his troubles , [peter] went back to the [old] [briar-patch] , more puzzled than ever . 
1 after 3 the
3 the 10 troubles
6 had 7 poured
7 poured 8 out
8 out 9 his
9 his 10 troubles
10 troubles 13 went
11 , 13 went
13 went 16 the
14 back 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 21 puzzled
19 , 20 more
20 more 21 puzzled
21 puzzled 24 .
22 than 23 ever
23 ever 24 .

wasn't it enough to drive any one crazy ? 
1 wasn't 2 it
1 wasn't 3 enough
3 enough 4 to
4 to 5 drive
5 drive 6 any
6 any 7 one
7 one 8 crazy
8 crazy 9 ?

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

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

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

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

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

he was hurrying so that he almost ran into [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 hurrying
2 was 4 so
4 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 8 ran
7 almost 8 ran
8 ran 9 into
9 into 14 .
11 ' 14 .

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

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

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

" ' [pears] to me it must be mighty impo'tant to make yo ' hurry this way , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 " 13 yo
2 ' 9 mighty
2 ' 10 impo'tant
4 to 5 me
4 to 8 be
6 it 7 must
7 must 8 be
8 be 9 mighty
10 impo'tant 11 to
11 to 12 make
12 make 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
13 yo 15 hurry
15 hurry 16 this
16 this 17 way
17 way 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
19 " 25 .
22 ' 25 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] looked at [peter] very hard for a few minutes , just as if he thought that [peter] was crazy already . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 7 very
2 ' 4 looked
4 looked 5 at
7 very 8 hard
7 very 10 a
8 hard 9 for
8 hard 10 a
10 a 13 ,
10 a 22 crazy
11 few 12 minutes
12 minutes 13 ,
13 , 15 as
14 just 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 he
18 thought 19 that
19 that 21 was
21 was 22 crazy
22 crazy 23 already
23 already 24 .

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

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

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

then [peter] told [unc] ' [billy] all about [sammy] [jay] 's troubles and all about the troubles of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 then 5 '
1 then 17 troubles
3 told 5 '
7 all 8 about
8 about 16 the
11 's 12 troubles
12 troubles 13 and
13 and 14 all
14 all 15 about
15 about 16 the
16 the 17 troubles
17 troubles 18 of
17 troubles 23 .
18 of 20 the

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

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

so [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] went with [peter] [rabbit] to the [laughing] [brook] , where they hid underneath the alders . 
1 so 6 went
6 went 7 with
7 with 21 .
10 to 11 the
10 to 20 alders
14 , 15 where
15 where 16 they
16 they 17 hid
17 hid 18 underneath
18 underneath 19 the
19 the 20 alders
20 alders 21 .

[xv] 

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

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

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

ah has a habit of just talking foolishness to mahself , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 ah 2 has
1 ah 6 just
2 has 3 a
3 a 4 habit
4 habit 5 of
6 just 11 ,
7 talking 8 foolishness
7 talking 11 ,
8 foolishness 10 mahself
9 to 10 mahself
11 , 12 "
11 , 15 '
12 " 13 replied
15 ' 17 .

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

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

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

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

the moonbeams crept farther and farther into the thicket of alder trees and bushes where [peter] [rabbit] and [unc] ' [billy] [possum] were hiding . 
1 the 4 farther
2 moonbeams 3 crept
3 crept 4 farther
4 farther 6 farther
5 and 6 farther
6 farther 9 thicket
7 into 8 the
8 the 9 thicket
9 thicket 12 trees
9 thicket 20 '
10 of 11 alder
11 alder 12 trees
12 trees 13 and
13 and 14 bushes
14 bushes 15 where
15 where 18 and
20 ' 25 .
23 were 24 hiding
24 hiding 25 .

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

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

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

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

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

there 's my voice over there , and here [i] am here ! 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 my
3 my 4 voice
4 voice 7 ,
5 over 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 here
8 and 11 am
11 am 12 here
12 here 13 !

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

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

all he could do was to gaze at [sticky-toes] as if he thought [sticky-toes] was a ghost . 
1 all 3 could
2 he 3 could
3 could 13 thought
4 do 5 was
4 do 7 gaze
5 was 6 to
7 gaze 8 at
7 gaze 11 if
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 thought
13 thought 17 ghost
15 was 16 a
16 a 17 ghost
17 ghost 18 .

peter turned to ask [unc] ' [billy] [possum] what he thought , but [unc] ' [billy] wasn't there . 
1 peter 3 to
2 turned 3 to
3 to 4 ask
4 ask 6 '
6 ' 9 what
9 what 10 he
9 what 11 thought
11 thought 13 but
11 thought 19 .
12 , 13 but
15 ' 17 wasn't
17 wasn't 18 there
18 there 19 .

[xvi] 

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

but when he heard a whisper right over their heads and looked up to see [sticky-toes] himself , [unc] ' [billy] almost chuckled out loud . 
1 but 2 when
1 but 8 over
2 when 3 he
2 when 4 heard
4 heard 7 right
4 heard 8 over
5 a 7 right
6 whisper 7 right
8 over 10 heads
9 their 10 heads
10 heads 13 up
11 and 12 looked
12 looked 13 up
13 up 17 himself
14 to 15 see
15 see 17 himself
17 himself 18 ,
18 , 20 '
18 , 23 chuckled
20 ' 22 almost
22 almost 23 chuckled
23 chuckled 25 loud
24 out 25 loud
25 loud 26 .

" yo ' can't fool [uncle] [billy] , [so] don't go fo ' to try ! 
1 " 2 yo
1 " 5 fool
3 ' 4 can't
4 can't 5 fool
5 fool 8 ,
8 , 10 don't
10 don't 11 go
11 go 12 fo
11 go 14 to
12 fo 13 '
14 to 15 try
15 try 16 !

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

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

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

peter rubbed his eyes and stared all around , this way and that way , but no sign of [unc] ' [billy] could he see . 
1 peter 2 rubbed
1 peter 4 eyes
2 rubbed 3 his
2 rubbed 4 eyes
4 eyes 8 around
5 and 6 stared
6 stared 7 all
6 stared 8 around
8 around 14 way
9 , 10 this
10 this 11 way
11 way 12 and
12 and 13 that
13 that 14 way
14 way 15 ,
15 , 16 but
15 , 26 .
16 but 17 no
17 no 19 of
18 sign 19 of
21 ' 23 could
21 ' 25 see
24 he 25 see
25 see 26 .

this so surprised [peter] [rabbit] that he felt queer all over . 
1 this 9 queer
2 so 3 surprised
3 surprised 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 felt
8 felt 9 queer
9 queer 12 .
10 all 11 over
11 over 12 .

now here [unc] ' [billy] [possum] had disappeared , just as if the earth had swallowed him up . 
1 now 2 here
1 now 10 just
2 here 4 '
7 had 8 disappeared
8 disappeared 9 ,
9 , 10 just
10 just 12 if
11 as 12 if
12 if 15 had
13 the 14 earth
14 earth 15 had
15 had 16 swallowed
16 swallowed 17 him
17 him 18 up
18 up 19 .

all this time [unc] ' [billy] [possum] had been crawling along without the tiniest sound . 
1 all 3 time
1 all 11 along
2 this 3 time
5 ' 10 crawling
8 had 9 been
9 been 10 crawling
10 crawling 11 along
11 along 13 the
12 without 13 the
13 the 15 sound
14 tiniest 15 sound
15 sound 16 .

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

he was across the [laughing] [brook] without even wetting his feet . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 7 without
2 was 3 across
3 across 4 the
7 without 8 even
8 even 9 wetting
9 wetting 12 .
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

unc ' [billy] didn't waste any time . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 6 any
4 didn't 5 waste
5 waste 6 any
6 any 8 .
7 time 8 .

unc ' [billy] listened , and the longer he listened , the broader grew the smile on [unc] ' [billy] 's shrewd face . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 listened
4 listened 6 and
4 listened 8 longer
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 the
8 longer 9 he
9 he 10 listened
10 listened 11 ,
10 listened 12 the
10 listened 13 broader
13 broader 14 grew
13 broader 24 .
14 grew 15 the
14 grew 17 on
15 the 16 smile
19 ' 23 face
21 's 22 shrewd
22 shrewd 23 face
23 face 24 .

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

it certainly sounded for all the world like [sammy] [jay] 's voice , and it was right over [unc] ' [billy] 's head . 
1 it 5 all
1 it 24 .
2 certainly 3 sounded
2 certainly 4 for
4 for 5 all
5 all 7 world
6 the 7 world
7 world 8 like
8 like 16 was
11 's 12 voice
12 voice 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 it
15 it 16 was
16 was 17 right
17 right 18 over
17 right 23 head
18 over 20 '
22 's 23 head

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

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

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

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

" [don] ' yo'all think that yo'all have joked enough ? " asked [unc] ' [billy] , trying hard to keep from chuckling aloud . 
1 " 7 yo'all
3 ' 4 yo'all
3 ' 5 think
5 think 6 that
5 think 7 yo'all
7 yo'all 13 asked
8 have 9 joked
9 joked 10 enough
10 enough 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 21 keep
15 ' 17 ,
17 , 18 trying
18 trying 20 to
19 hard 20 to
20 to 21 keep
21 keep 23 chuckling
22 from 23 chuckling
23 chuckling 25 .
24 aloud 25 .

a cry of " [thief] " stopped right in the middle , and two sharp eyes looked down in surprise at [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 a 2 cry
2 cry 3 of
3 of 11 middle
4 " 7 stopped
6 " 7 stopped
7 stopped 8 right
8 right 10 the
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 middle
11 middle 12 ,
12 , 13 and
12 , 23 '
13 and 15 sharp
14 two 15 sharp
15 sharp 17 looked
16 eyes 17 looked
17 looked 18 down
18 down 19 in
18 down 21 at
19 in 20 surprise
23 ' 25 .

[xvii] 

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

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

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

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

ah done moved up here , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 ah 2 done
1 ah 3 moved
3 moved 4 up
4 up 5 here
4 up 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
7 " 12 .
10 ' 12 .

" ' [pears] to me that the question is what am yo'all doing way off up here ? 
1 " 2 '
1 " 8 question
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 that
6 that 7 the
7 the 8 question
8 question 14 way
9 is 10 what
10 what 11 am
11 am 13 doing
11 am 14 way
12 yo'all 13 doing
14 way 15 off
15 off 16 up
16 up 17 here
17 here 18 ?

ah thought [ah] sho'ly done hear your voice the other day , and [ah] most wore mah po ' feet out looking fo ' yo ' . 
1 ah 2 thought
1 ah 4 sho'ly
4 sho'ly 13 and
5 done 12 ,
6 hear 7 your
7 your 8 voice
8 voice 11 day
9 the 10 other
10 other 11 day
11 day 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 most
15 most 20 feet
15 most 22 looking
16 wore 17 mah
17 mah 18 po
18 po 19 '
18 po 20 feet
20 feet 21 out
22 looking 23 fo
23 fo 24 '
24 ' 25 yo
25 yo 27 .
26 ' 27 .

ah thought [ah] was mistaken , but now [ah] reckon that [ah] was right , after all . 
1 ah 2 thought
1 ah 6 ,
2 thought 4 was
4 was 5 mistaken
6 , 10 reckon
7 but 8 now
8 now 10 reckon
10 reckon 14 right
11 that 13 was
11 that 14 right
14 right 18 .
15 , 16 after
16 after 17 all
16 after 18 .

my , but [ah] am right smart glad to see yo ' ! " 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 5 am
5 am 9 to
6 right 7 smart
6 right 8 glad
8 glad 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 yo
11 yo 14 "
12 ' 13 !
13 ! 14 "

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

" ah reckon yo ' can't be any more glad to see me , than [ah] am to see yo ' . 
1 " 12 see
2 ah 3 reckon
2 ah 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 7 be
5 ' 6 can't
7 be 11 to
8 any 9 more
8 any 10 glad
9 more 10 glad
10 glad 11 to
11 to 12 see
12 see 22 .
13 me 14 ,
14 , 15 than
15 than 17 am
15 than 20 yo
17 am 18 to
18 to 19 see
20 yo 21 '
20 yo 22 .

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

" ' [pears] like if all [ah] hear am true , that yo ' haven't done much lying low nights . 
1 " 2 '
1 " 10 true
4 like 5 if
4 like 8 hear
5 if 6 all
8 hear 9 am
9 am 10 true
10 true 11 ,
11 , 12 that
12 that 18 lying
13 yo 14 '
13 yo 15 haven't
15 haven't 16 done
15 haven't 18 lying
16 done 17 much
18 lying 19 low
19 low 20 nights
20 nights 21 .

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

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

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

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

it made [unc] ' [billy] feel good just listening to it . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 7 good
4 ' 6 feel
6 feel 7 good
7 good 8 just
8 just 9 listening
8 just 11 it
9 listening 10 to
11 it 12 .

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

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

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

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

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

she done been laughing at me fo ' a week , because [ah] was sho ' [ah] done hear yo ' that day . " 
1 she 2 done
1 she 3 been
3 been 12 because
4 laughing 6 me
4 laughing 7 fo
5 at 6 me
7 fo 8 '
8 ' 10 week
9 a 10 week
10 week 11 ,
11 , 12 because
12 because 15 sho
14 was 15 sho
15 sho 20 yo
16 ' 18 done
18 done 19 hear
19 hear 20 yo
20 yo 21 '
21 ' 22 that
22 that 23 day
23 day 24 .
24 . 25 "

[xviii] 

[the] [mischief-makers] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

instead , he went straight over and told [johnny] [chuck] the unkind things that he had overheard [mrs] [redwing] saying about [johnny] . 
1 instead 2 ,
1 instead 4 went
1 instead 6 over
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 straight
4 went 6 over
6 over 11 the
7 and 8 told
8 told 11 the
11 the 13 things
12 unkind 13 things
13 things 14 that
14 that 17 overheard
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 overheard
17 overheard 23 .
20 saying 21 about
21 about 23 .

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

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

the only one who still managed to keep on good terms with everybody was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 the 2 only
1 the 5 still
2 only 3 one
4 who 5 still
5 still 8 keep
6 managed 7 to
7 to 8 keep
8 keep 9 on
9 on 10 good
10 good 11 terms
10 good 13 everybody
11 terms 12 with
12 with 13 everybody
13 everybody 19 .
14 was 19 .
16 ' 19 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xix] 

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

bobby [coon] had overslept . 
1 bobby 3 had
3 had 4 overslept
4 overslept 5 .

usually [bobby] is astir shortly after jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] has gone to bed behind the [purple] [hills] . 
1 usually 6 after
3 is 4 astir
4 astir 5 shortly
5 shortly 6 after
6 after 9 round
7 jolly 8 ,
8 , 9 round
9 round 16 to
10 , 11 red
11 red 14 has
11 red 15 gone
14 has 15 gone
15 gone 16 to
16 to 17 bed
17 bed 18 behind
18 behind 19 the
19 the 22 .

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

this night [bobby] [coon] had overslept because he had not gone to bed until the middle of the day . 
1 this 2 night
1 this 6 overslept
2 night 5 had
6 overslept 13 bed
7 because 9 had
7 because 13 bed
8 he 9 had
9 had 11 gone
10 not 11 gone
11 gone 12 to
13 bed 16 middle
14 until 15 the
15 the 16 middle
16 middle 17 of
16 middle 18 the
18 the 19 day
18 the 20 .

by this time [bobby] [coon] had sticks in his eyes . 
1 by 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 7 sticks
6 had 7 sticks
7 sticks 9 his
8 in 9 his
9 his 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 .

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

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

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

there [bobby] slept all the rest of the day and until long after [mr] [sun] had pulled on his rosy nightcap . 
1 there 3 slept
1 there 5 the
4 all 5 the
5 the 9 day
6 rest 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 day
9 day 10 and
9 day 13 after
10 and 12 long
11 until 12 long
13 after 17 pulled
16 had 17 pulled
17 pulled 20 rosy
18 on 19 his
19 his 20 rosy
20 rosy 21 nightcap
21 nightcap 22 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

" pretty soon nobody on the [green] [meadows] or in the [green] [forest] will speak to anybody else excepting me . 
1 " 3 soon
2 pretty 3 soon
3 soon 4 nobody
4 nobody 6 the
4 nobody 11 the
5 on 6 the
9 or 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 17 anybody
14 will 15 speak
15 speak 16 to
15 speak 17 anybody
17 anybody 21 .
18 else 19 excepting
19 excepting 20 me
20 me 21 .

yo ' cert'nly have got all your ol ' tricks with yo ' . " 
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 5 got
3 cert'nly 4 have
4 have 5 got
5 got 8 ol
6 all 7 your
7 your 8 ol
8 ol 9 '
8 ol 12 yo
9 ' 10 tricks
10 tricks 11 with
12 yo 13 '
12 yo 14 .
14 . 15 "

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

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

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

besides , if [ah'm] found out , nobody ain't gwine to have anything to do with me . " 
1 besides 3 if
1 besides 6 out
1 besides 9 ain't
2 , 3 if
3 if 5 found
6 out 7 ,
7 , 8 nobody
9 ain't 10 gwine
9 ain't 15 do
10 gwine 11 to
10 gwine 13 anything
11 to 12 have
13 anything 14 to
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 with
16 with 17 me
16 with 18 .
18 . 19 "

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

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

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

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

ah wonder that [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] hasn't got his eye on yo ' before now , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 ah 3 that
1 ah 11 eye
2 wonder 3 that
5 ' 8 hasn't
8 hasn't 9 got
9 got 10 his
10 his 11 eye
11 eye 12 on
12 on 13 yo
13 yo 16 now
14 ' 15 before
15 before 16 now
16 now 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
18 " 24 .
21 ' 24 .

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

bobby waited until [unc] ' [billy] and his friend had left . 
1 bobby 2 waited
1 bobby 7 and
2 waited 3 until
3 until 5 '
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 friend
9 friend 11 left
10 had 11 left
11 left 12 .

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

" [i] 'll just have a little talk with [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , " said [bobby] to himself . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 16 said
3 'll 4 just
4 just 5 have
5 have 6 a
5 have 8 talk
6 a 7 little
8 talk 9 with
11 ' 16 said
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 20 .
18 to 19 himself
19 himself 20 .

[xx] 

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

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

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

at last [mistah] [buzzard] came sailing down straight for the tall dead tree . 
1 at 5 came
2 last 5 came
5 came 6 sailing
6 sailing 7 down
7 down 8 straight
8 straight 10 the
9 for 10 the
10 the 13 tree
11 tall 12 dead
12 dead 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

with two or three flaps of his great wings he settled down on his favorite perch and looked down at [bobby] [coon] . 
1 with 2 two
1 with 9 wings
2 two 3 or
4 three 5 flaps
4 three 9 wings
5 flaps 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 great
9 wings 11 settled
10 he 11 settled
11 settled 13 on
12 down 13 on
13 on 15 favorite
14 his 15 favorite
15 favorite 16 perch
16 perch 17 and
16 perch 18 looked
18 looked 19 down
18 looked 23 .
19 down 20 at

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

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

" what can [ah] do fo ' yo'all ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 can
3 can 5 do
5 do 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
7 ' 8 yo'all
8 yo'all 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

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

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

" [cert'nly] ! 
1 " 3 !

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

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

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

why do yo ' ask , [brer] [coon] ? " 
1 why 2 do
2 do 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ask
5 ask 6 ,
6 , 10 "
9 ? 10 "

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

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

what 's that ? " cried [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , growing very excited . 
1 what 2 's
1 what 4 ?
3 that 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 8 '
8 ' 14 excited
11 , 12 growing
11 , 13 very
13 very 14 excited
14 excited 15 .

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] chuckled . 
1 ol 2 '
2 ' 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 .

" yo ' might have known [unc] ' [billy] was behind all that trouble , " said he . 
1 " 2 yo
1 " 4 might
2 yo 3 '
4 might 5 have
4 might 6 known
6 known 14 trouble
8 ' 10 was
8 ' 11 behind
11 behind 13 that
11 behind 14 trouble
12 all 13 that
14 trouble 15 ,
15 , 17 said
16 " 17 said
17 said 18 he
18 he 19 .

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

when [unc] ' [billy] [possum] and [mockah] get their haids together , there sho'ly is gwine to be something doing . " 
1 when 10 haids
3 ' 8 get
3 ' 10 haids
6 and 8 get
8 get 9 their
10 haids 13 there
11 together 12 ,
11 together 13 there
13 there 20 doing
14 sho'ly 15 is
14 sho'ly 16 gwine
16 gwine 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 something
19 something 20 doing
20 doing 21 .
21 . 22 "

[xxi] 

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

bobby [coon] had left [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] sitting on his favorite dead tree . 
1 bobby 3 had
1 bobby 9 sitting
3 had 4 left
6 ' 9 sitting
9 sitting 14 tree
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 favorite
12 favorite 13 dead
13 dead 14 tree
14 tree 15 .

every few minutes [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] would chuckle . 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 5 '
5 ' 8 would
8 would 9 chuckle
9 chuckle 10 .

" [brer] [coon] is right smart , and [ah] reckon [unc] ' [billy] [possum] is gwine to get a taste of his own medicine . 
1 " 10 reckon
4 is 5 right
5 right 7 ,
6 smart 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 reckon
10 reckon 19 a
12 ' 15 is
15 is 16 gwine
16 gwine 18 get
17 to 18 get
18 get 19 a
19 a 21 of
20 taste 21 of
21 of 23 own
22 his 23 own
23 own 24 medicine
24 medicine 25 .

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

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

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

it was the busiest day that [bobby] [coon] could remember . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 busiest
4 busiest 5 day
5 day 6 that
6 that 9 could
9 could 10 remember
10 remember 11 .

it was the very next morning that [unc] ' [billy] [possum] was trotting along the [crooked] [little] [path] down the hill . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 very
2 was 3 the
4 very 5 next
4 very 14 along
5 next 6 morning
5 next 9 '
6 morning 7 that
12 was 13 trotting
13 trotting 14 along
14 along 15 the
15 the 21 hill
19 down 20 the
20 the 21 hill
21 hill 22 .

he was just starting out on his daily round of calls , and he was grinning as only [unc] ' [billy] [possum] can grin . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 7 his
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 starting
4 starting 5 out
5 out 6 on
7 his 9 round
8 daily 9 round
9 round 15 was
10 of 11 calls
11 calls 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 18 only
16 grinning 17 as
17 as 18 only
18 only 25 .
20 ' 23 can
23 can 24 grin
24 grin 25 .

" [mah] name is [billy] [possum] and mah home 's a hollow tree ! 
1 " 4 is
3 name 4 is
4 is 9 home
7 and 8 mah
8 mah 9 home
9 home 12 hollow
10 's 11 a
11 a 12 hollow
12 hollow 13 tree
13 tree 14 !

by day or night [ah] wander forth it 's all the same to me ! 
1 by 2 day
2 day 6 wander
3 or 4 night
4 night 6 wander
6 wander 7 forth
7 forth 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 12 same
10 all 11 the
11 the 12 same
12 same 13 to
13 to 14 me
14 me 15 !

ah fill mah stomach with an egg , or sometimes it is fish ; [in] fact [ah] always helps mahself to anything [ah] wish . 
1 ah 2 fill
1 ah 6 an
2 fill 3 mah
2 fill 4 stomach
4 stomach 5 with
6 an 10 sometimes
7 egg 8 ,
7 egg 9 or
9 or 10 sometimes
10 sometimes 16 fact
11 it 12 is
11 it 13 fish
13 fish 14 ;
13 fish 16 fact
16 fact 18 always
16 fact 22 anything
18 always 19 helps
19 helps 20 mahself
21 to 22 anything
22 anything 24 wish
24 wish 25 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] stopped and held out one hand as he said " good mo'ning , [brer] [coon] . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 stopped
4 stopped 6 held
5 and 6 held
6 held 9 hand
7 out 8 one
8 one 9 hand
9 hand 15 mo'ning
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 said
11 he 14 good
13 " 14 good
14 good 15 mo'ning
15 mo'ning 16 ,
15 mo'ning 19 .
16 , 19 .

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

bobby [coon] walked right past as if he didn't see [unc] ' [billy] at all . 
1 bobby 4 right
3 walked 4 right
4 right 5 past
5 past 6 as
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 he
7 if 16 .
8 he 9 didn't
8 he 10 see
10 see 12 '
14 at 15 all
15 all 16 .

he didn't even look at him . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 even
3 even 4 look
4 look 5 at
5 at 6 him
6 him 7 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] watched him , and there was a puzzled look on [unc] ' [billy] 's face . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 watched
4 watched 5 him
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 and
6 , 15 '
7 and 8 there
8 there 9 was
9 was 10 a
10 a 11 puzzled
11 puzzled 12 look
12 look 13 on
15 ' 19 .
17 's 18 face
18 face 19 .

" must be that [brer] [coon] has something powerful impo'tant on his mind , " muttered [unc] ' [billy] , as he started on . 
1 " 3 be
1 " 10 impo'tant
2 must 3 be
3 be 8 something
4 that 7 has
7 has 8 something
8 something 9 powerful
10 impo'tant 11 on
10 impo'tant 16 muttered
11 on 12 his
12 his 13 mind
13 mind 14 ,
14 , 15 "
16 muttered 18 '
18 ' 22 he
20 , 21 as
21 as 22 he
22 he 23 started
23 started 24 on
24 on 25 .

pretty soon he met [jimmy] [skunk] who had always been one of [unc] ' [billy] 's best friends . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
2 soon 4 met
3 he 4 met
4 met 7 who
7 who 9 always
8 had 9 always
9 always 10 been
10 been 11 one
11 one 12 of
11 one 19 .
14 ' 18 friends
16 's 17 best
17 best 18 friends
18 friends 19 .

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

" good mo'ning , [neighbor] [skunk] ! " said [unc] ' [billy] in his heartiest voice . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 4 ,
2 good 7 !
3 mo'ning 4 ,
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 17 .
11 ' 13 in
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 heartiest
15 heartiest 16 voice
15 heartiest 17 .

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

unc ' [billy] sat down and scratched his head . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 sat
4 sat 5 down
4 sat 6 and
6 and 7 scratched
7 scratched 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 .

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

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

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

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

" ah must find out what [brer] [chuck] knows about it , " thought [unc] ' [billy] , as he trotted on . 
1 " 10 about
2 ah 3 must
3 must 4 find
4 find 5 out
5 out 6 what
5 out 10 about
6 what 9 knows
10 about 14 thought
11 it 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 thought
14 thought 23 .
16 ' 20 he
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 trotted
21 trotted 22 on
21 trotted 23 .

[xxii] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] was very sober as he hurried down the [lone] [little] [path] to [johnny] [chuck] 's house . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 6 very
5 was 6 very
6 very 7 sober
7 sober 9 he
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 hurried
10 hurried 12 the
10 hurried 21 .
11 down 12 the
16 to 21 .
19 's 20 house
20 house 21 .

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

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

johnny [chuck] was sitting on his doorstep when [unc] ' [billy] [possum] came in sight , trotting down the [lone] [little] [path] . 
1 johnny 4 sitting
3 was 4 sitting
4 sitting 7 doorstep
5 on 6 his
6 his 7 doorstep
7 doorstep 8 when
7 doorstep 15 sight
10 ' 13 came
13 came 14 in
14 in 15 sight
15 sight 16 ,
15 sight 17 trotting
16 , 17 trotting
17 trotting 18 down
18 down 19 the
19 the 23 .

unc ' [billy] came to a stop about two feet behind [johnny] [chuck] . 
1 unc 5 to
2 ' 4 came
4 came 5 to
5 to 9 two
6 a 7 stop
7 stop 8 about
8 about 9 two
9 two 10 feet
10 feet 11 behind
11 behind 14 .

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

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

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

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

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

pretty soon he came to where [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was playing all by himself . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 4 came
2 soon 3 he
4 came 5 to
4 came 6 where
6 where 11 playing
10 was 11 playing
11 playing 15 .
12 all 13 by
13 by 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

he didn't know that [unc] ' [billy] was about until [unc] ' [billy] said : " good mo'ning , [brer] [meadow] [mouse] . " 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 that
3 know 18 mo'ning
6 ' 10 until
8 was 9 about
9 about 10 until
10 until 17 good
12 ' 14 said
14 said 15 :
15 : 16 "
16 " 17 good
17 good 18 mo'ning
18 mo'ning 19 ,
18 mo'ning 23 .
23 . 24 "

now [danny] had always been delighted to see [unc] ' [billy] [possum] and to have a chat with him whenever [unc] ' [billy] would stop . 
1 now 5 been
3 had 4 always
3 had 5 been
5 been 6 delighted
6 delighted 7 to
6 delighted 8 see
8 see 10 '
10 ' 20 whenever
13 and 16 a
14 to 15 have
14 to 16 a
16 a 17 chat
17 chat 18 with
17 chat 20 whenever
18 with 19 him
20 whenever 26 .
22 ' 24 would
24 would 25 stop
25 stop 26 .

but this morning no sooner did [danny] hear [unc] ' [billy] 's voice than he turned his back to [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 but 4 no
1 but 15 he
2 this 3 morning
3 morning 4 no
4 no 6 did
5 sooner 6 did
6 did 8 hear
8 hear 10 '
12 's 13 voice
13 voice 14 than
14 than 15 he
15 he 16 turned
16 turned 17 his
16 turned 18 back
18 back 19 to
18 back 23 .
21 ' 23 .

this was more than [unc] ' [billy] could stand . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 6 '
6 ' 8 could
8 could 9 stand
9 stand 10 .

so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] gave it up and went on down to the [smiling] [pool] . 
1 so 10 went
3 ' 6 gave
6 gave 7 it
7 it 8 up
8 up 9 and
9 and 10 went
10 went 11 on
11 on 14 the
12 down 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 17 .

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

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

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

all three had dived into the [smiling] [pool] , and though [unc] ' [billy] waited and waited , he didn't see one of them again . 
1 all 2 three
2 three 11 though
3 had 4 dived
4 dived 5 into
4 dived 11 though
5 into 6 the
9 , 10 and
9 , 11 though
11 though 13 '
13 ' 21 see
15 waited 16 and
15 waited 17 waited
17 waited 18 ,
18 , 19 he
19 he 20 didn't
19 he 21 see
21 see 24 them
22 one 23 of
23 of 24 them
24 them 25 again
25 again 26 .

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

[xxiii] 

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

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] has very sharp eyes . 
1 ol 2 '
2 ' 5 has
5 has 7 sharp
6 very 7 sharp
7 sharp 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 .

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

there is very [little] that [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] misses . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 5 that
5 that 11 .
7 ' 10 misses
10 misses 11 .

by and by [unc] ' [billy] looked up in the sky where [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] was sailing ' round and ' round . 
1 by 3 by
2 and 3 by
3 by 11 sky
5 ' 7 looked
7 looked 8 up
7 looked 11 sky
8 up 9 in
9 in 10 the
11 sky 12 where
12 where 14 '
12 where 18 sailing
17 was 18 sailing
18 sailing 21 and
18 sailing 23 round
19 ' 20 round
20 round 21 and
22 ' 23 round
23 round 24 .

then [unc] ' [billy] hopped up mighty spry . 
1 then 3 '
3 ' 5 hopped
5 hopped 6 up
6 up 7 mighty
7 mighty 8 spry
8 spry 9 .

he hadn't been there long when [unc] ' [billy] [possum] came shuffling along , just as if he was out walking for his health . 
1 he 3 been
1 he 11 came
2 hadn't 3 been
3 been 4 there
4 there 5 long
5 long 6 when
8 ' 11 came
11 came 15 just
12 shuffling 13 along
13 along 14 ,
13 along 15 just
15 just 17 if
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 he
18 he 21 walking
19 was 20 out
20 out 21 walking
21 walking 23 his
21 walking 24 health
22 for 23 his
23 his 24 health
24 health 25 .

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

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

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] 's eyes twinkled as he replied : " ah feel right pert , [brer] [possum] , thank yo ' . 
1 ol 2 '
2 ' 9 he
5 's 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 twinkled
7 twinkled 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 replied
10 replied 16 pert
11 : 15 right
12 " 13 ah
13 ah 14 feel
14 feel 15 right
15 right 16 pert
16 pert 17 ,
16 pert 24 .
20 , 21 thank
21 thank 22 yo
22 yo 23 '
23 ' 24 .

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

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

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

" ah watched yo ' take a long walk this mo'ning , [brer] [possum] , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 4 yo
2 ah 3 watched
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 9 walk
5 ' 7 a
6 take 7 a
7 a 8 long
9 walk 10 this
10 this 11 mo'ning
11 mo'ning 12 ,
11 mo'ning 22 .
12 , 16 "
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
19 ' 22 .

" did yo ' , indeed ; yo ' have keen eyes , [mistah] [buzzard] ! " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 did
1 " 6 indeed
2 did 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ,
6 indeed 7 ;
7 ; 8 yo
8 yo 11 keen
9 ' 10 have
10 have 11 keen
11 keen 16 !
12 eyes 13 ,
12 eyes 16 !
16 ! 17 "
17 " 22 .
18 replied 20 '
18 replied 22 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] looked at [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] sharply . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 looked
4 looked 5 at
4 looked 11 .
7 ' 10 sharply
10 sharply 11 .

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

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

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

finally [unc] ' [billy] began to laugh too . 
1 finally 6 to
3 ' 5 began
5 began 6 to
6 to 7 laugh
7 laugh 8 too
8 too 9 .

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

" [serves] yo'alls right ! 
1 " 3 yo'alls
3 yo'alls 4 right
4 right 5 !

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

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

" mischief always trots ahead of grim ol ' [mistah] [trouble] , [they] look and act enough alike to be each other 's double . 
1 " 3 always
2 mischief 3 always
3 always 12 ,
4 trots 5 ahead
5 ahead 6 of
5 ahead 7 grim
7 grim 8 ol
7 grim 12 ,
8 ol 9 '
12 , 14 look
14 look 20 be
15 and 16 act
16 act 17 enough
16 act 18 alike
18 alike 19 to
19 to 20 be
20 be 22 other
21 each 22 other
22 other 25 .
23 's 24 double
24 double 25 .

whoever fools with [mischief] 's gwine to wake some day or other [and] find that [trouble] 's just the same as [mischief] 's own twin brother . " 
1 whoever 2 fools
1 whoever 12 other
2 fools 3 with
2 fools 6 gwine
5 's 6 gwine
6 gwine 9 some
7 to 8 wake
7 to 9 some
9 some 10 day
10 day 11 or
12 other 15 that
14 find 15 that
15 that 25 twin
17 's 18 just
17 's 20 same
18 just 19 the
20 same 21 as
20 same 24 own
23 's 24 own
24 own 25 twin
25 twin 26 brother
26 brother 27 .
27 . 28 "

old [mrs] [possum] grumbled and scolded , but all the time she was thinking , and [unc] ' [billy] knew that she was . 
1 old 4 grumbled
1 old 12 she
1 old 20 knew
4 grumbled 5 and
4 grumbled 6 scolded
6 scolded 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 all
9 all 10 the
9 all 11 time
12 she 13 was
13 was 14 thinking
14 thinking 15 ,
15 , 16 and
15 , 18 '
20 knew 21 that
20 knew 24 .
22 she 23 was
22 she 24 .

finally she finished sweeping the doorsteps and looked thoughtfully at [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 finally 2 she
2 she 3 finished
3 finished 4 sweeping
3 finished 6 doorsteps
5 the 6 doorsteps
6 doorsteps 8 looked
7 and 8 looked
8 looked 9 thoughtfully
9 thoughtfully 10 at
9 thoughtfully 14 .
12 ' 14 .

" why don't yo ' give a party fo ' [mistah] [mocking-bird] ? " she inquired . 
1 " 2 why
1 " 3 don't
1 " 6 give
3 don't 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
6 give 8 party
6 give 13 ?
7 a 8 party
8 party 9 fo
9 fo 10 '
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 16 inquired
15 she 16 inquired
16 inquired 17 .

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

[xxiv] 

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

at first [unc] ' [billy] had been afraid that no one would come . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 11 one
4 ' 10 no
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 that
8 afraid 10 no
10 no 11 one
11 one 12 would
12 would 13 come
13 come 14 .

of course that meant that [unc] ' [billy] must take them around himself . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 11 them
2 course 3 that
3 that 4 meant
4 meant 5 that
7 ' 9 must
9 must 10 take
9 must 11 them
11 them 12 around
12 around 13 himself
13 himself 14 .

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

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

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

then [unc] ' [billy] would make another low bow and hurry on to the next one . 
1 then 3 '
3 ' 9 bow
5 would 6 make
6 make 7 another
7 another 8 low
7 another 9 bow
9 bow 11 hurry
10 and 11 hurry
11 hurry 15 next
12 on 14 the
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 next
15 next 16 one
16 one 17 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

everybody crowded around to hear what [unc] ' [billy] was about to say . 
1 everybody 2 crowded
2 crowded 4 to
3 around 4 to
4 to 5 hear
5 hear 6 what
5 hear 13 say
6 what 8 '
10 was 11 about
11 about 12 to
12 to 13 say
13 say 14 .

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

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

[xxv] 

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

everybody was asking everybody else what the surprise could be which [unc] ' [billy] [had] said he had for them . 
1 everybody 3 asking
1 everybody 4 everybody
2 was 3 asking
4 everybody 6 what
4 everybody 21 .
5 else 6 what
6 what 9 could
7 the 8 surprise
8 surprise 9 could
9 could 10 be
9 could 11 which
11 which 18 had
13 ' 16 said
16 said 17 he
17 he 18 had
19 for 20 them
20 them 21 .

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

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

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

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

you know that [i] wasn't making a sound ! 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 that
3 that 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 making
6 making 7 a
7 a 8 sound
8 sound 9 !

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

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

just then the voice of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] began to [croak] " it 's going to rain ! 
1 just 2 then
1 just 10 began
2 then 3 the
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 7 the
10 began 11 to
10 began 16 going
13 " 14 it
14 it 15 's
14 it 16 going
16 going 17 to
17 to 18 rain
18 rain 19 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

that 's my voice , yet it isn't mine , because [i] 'm right here ! 
1 that 4 voice
2 's 3 my
3 my 4 voice
4 voice 5 ,
5 , 8 isn't
6 yet 7 it
7 it 8 isn't
8 isn't 9 mine
9 mine 10 ,
9 mine 11 because
11 because 13 'm
11 because 15 here
13 'm 14 right
15 here 16 !

how can [i] be here and over there too ? 
1 how 2 can
1 how 4 be
4 be 5 here
5 here 6 and
6 and 7 over
7 over 8 there
8 there 9 too
9 too 10 ?

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

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

now no one knew that [blacky] the [crow] had come to the party , for [blacky] never goes abroad at night . 
1 now 7 the
2 no 3 one
2 no 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
4 knew 7 the
7 the 13 party
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 party
13 party 14 ,
14 , 15 for
15 for 21 night
17 never 18 goes
18 goes 19 abroad
19 abroad 20 at
19 abroad 21 night
21 night 22 .

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

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

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

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

even [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] forgot his ill temper . 
1 even 3 the
3 the 6 forgot
6 forgot 8 ill
7 his 8 ill
8 ill 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

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

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

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

we uns is right sorry fo ' the trouble we uns have made . 
1 we 5 sorry
2 uns 3 is
2 uns 4 right
3 is 4 right
4 right 5 sorry
5 sorry 9 trouble
6 fo 7 '
7 ' 8 the
8 the 9 trouble
9 trouble 12 have
10 we 11 uns
10 we 12 have
12 have 13 made
13 made 14 .

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

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

[xxvi] 

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

while they were talking the matter over , [mr] [mocker] began to sing again that wonderful song of his . 
1 while 5 the
1 while 13 sing
2 they 3 were
3 were 4 talking
4 talking 5 the
5 the 6 matter
7 over 8 ,
7 over 12 to
8 , 11 began
12 to 13 sing
13 sing 14 again
13 sing 17 song
15 that 16 wonderful
15 that 17 song
17 song 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

now [grandfather] [frog] was feeling out of sorts that morning . 
1 now 4 was
4 was 5 feeling
5 feeling 7 of
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 sorts
8 sorts 10 morning
9 that 10 morning
10 morning 11 .

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

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

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] laughed when he heard that some folks said that [mr] [mocker] had not come by his voice honestly . 
1 ol 5 laughed
1 ol 16 had
2 ' 5 laughed
5 laughed 8 heard
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 heard
8 heard 9 that
8 heard 10 some
10 some 11 folks
10 some 13 that
11 folks 12 said
16 had 18 come
17 not 18 come
18 come 23 .
19 by 20 his
20 his 21 voice
21 voice 22 honestly
22 honestly 23 .

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

" yo ' go tell all your friends that [mistah] [mockah] is the best loved of all the birds way down [souf] . " 
1 " 7 your
2 yo 4 go
2 yo 5 tell
3 ' 4 go
5 tell 6 all
6 all 7 your
7 your 8 friends
8 friends 12 is
9 that 12 is
12 is 14 best
13 the 14 best
14 best 16 of
15 loved 16 of
16 of 18 the
17 all 18 the
18 the 19 birds
19 birds 20 way
19 birds 21 down
21 down 23 .
23 . 24 "

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

but others have had adventures , and one is [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 but 2 others
1 but 5 adventures
2 others 3 have
3 have 4 had
5 adventures 6 ,
6 , 7 and
6 , 12 .
7 and 8 one
8 one 9 is

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

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