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[the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

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

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

author of [the] [adventures] [of] [peter] [cottontail] , [old] [mother] [west] [wind] , etc . 
1 author 2 of
1 author 14 etc
2 of 8 ,
13 , 14 etc
14 etc 15 .

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

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

[@number@] 

[ [illustration] : reddy [fox] sprang up as if some one had stuck a pin into him . 
1 [ 3 :
1 [ 4 reddy
4 reddy 10 some
6 sprang 7 up
6 sprang 9 if
7 up 8 as
9 if 10 some
10 some 11 one
11 one 12 had
12 had 13 stuck
13 stuck 14 a
14 a 15 pin
15 pin 16 into
16 into 17 him
17 him 18 .

[frontispiece] [.] []] 

[contents] 

[chapter] 

i [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [is] [caught] [ii] [.] 
1 i 3 '

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

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

[my] [!] 

[my] [!] 

[my] [!] 

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

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

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

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

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

" [yo] ' [tell] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [that] [ah] [don] ['] [care] [if] [he] [never] [comes] [back] ["] 
1 " 3 '

[i] 

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

the [green] [meadows] were thrown into great excitement late one afternoon , just as the black shadows came creeping down from the [purple] [hills] . 
1 the 9 late
4 were 5 thrown
5 thrown 6 into
5 thrown 9 late
6 into 7 great
7 great 8 excitement
9 late 12 ,
9 late 16 black
10 one 11 afternoon
11 afternoon 12 ,
13 just 14 as
14 as 15 the
15 the 16 black
16 black 17 shadows
16 black 19 creeping
17 shadows 18 came
19 creeping 21 from
20 down 21 from
21 from 22 the
22 the 25 .

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

" old [billy] [possum] is dead . 
1 " 2 old
2 old 5 is
5 is 6 dead
6 dead 7 .

i know it because [i] saw [farmer] [brown] 's boy carrying him home by the tail , " said [reddy] . 
1 i 2 know
1 i 4 because
1 i 6 saw
2 know 3 it
6 saw 11 carrying
6 saw 13 home
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 carrying
11 carrying 12 him
11 carrying 13 home
13 home 17 ,
13 home 21 .
14 by 15 the
14 by 16 tail
15 the 16 tail
16 tail 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said

" so you see he wasn't so smart as you thought he was , " he added maliciously . 
1 " 3 you
1 " 6 wasn't
2 so 3 you
3 you 4 see
4 see 5 he
6 wasn't 10 you
7 so 8 smart
8 smart 9 as
9 as 10 you
10 you 11 thought
11 thought 17 added
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 added
17 added 19 .
18 maliciously 19 .

that is , everybody [but] [reddy] [fox] said so . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 ,
2 is 10 .
3 , 4 everybody
3 , 8 said
9 so 10 .

reddy said that it served [unc] ' [billy] right , because he was of no account , anyway . 
1 reddy 2 said
1 reddy 13 was
2 said 3 that
4 it 5 served
5 served 11 because
7 ' 9 right
9 right 10 ,
9 right 11 because
11 because 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 of
14 of 16 account
15 no 16 account
16 account 18 anyway
17 , 18 anyway
18 anyway 19 .

then everybody began to hoot and hiss at [reddy] until he was glad enough to slink away . 
1 then 2 everybody
1 then 4 to
2 everybody 3 began
4 to 10 until
5 hoot 6 and
5 hoot 7 hiss
7 hiss 8 at
8 at 10 until
10 until 13 glad
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 glad
13 glad 17 away
14 enough 15 to
15 to 16 slink
16 slink 17 away
17 away 18 .

and while they were all saying such nice things about him , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] was having an exciting adventure . 
1 and 2 while
1 and 6 saying
2 while 3 they
3 they 4 were
4 were 5 all
6 saying 9 things
7 such 8 nice
7 such 9 things
9 things 12 ,
10 about 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 14 '
14 ' 19 an
17 was 18 having
17 was 19 an
19 an 21 adventure
20 exciting 21 adventure
21 adventure 22 .

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

he had gone up to [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house before dark . 
1 he 4 up
2 had 3 gone
3 gone 4 up
4 up 5 to
4 up 11 dark
8 's 9 hen-house
9 hen-house 10 before
10 before 11 dark
11 dark 12 .

jimmy [skunk] had tried to stop him , but he had heeded [jimmy] [skunk] not at all . 
1 jimmy 3 had
3 had 4 tried
4 tried 7 him
5 to 6 stop
6 stop 7 him
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 he
9 but 15 not
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 heeded
15 not 18 .
16 at 17 all
17 all 18 .

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

so off he had started , for [unc] ' [billy] [possum] is very headstrong and obstinate . 
1 so 3 he
2 off 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 started
5 started 7 for
5 started 14 headstrong
6 , 7 for
9 ' 12 is
12 is 13 very
13 very 14 headstrong
14 headstrong 15 and
14 headstrong 16 obstinate
16 obstinate 17 .

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

the nests were full of eggs , and soon [unc] ' [billy] was enjoying his feast so that he forgot to keep watch . 
1 the 4 full
1 the 6 eggs
2 nests 3 were
2 nests 4 full
4 full 5 of
6 eggs 7 ,
6 eggs 9 soon
7 , 8 and
9 soon 11 '
9 soon 16 feast
13 was 14 enjoying
14 enjoying 15 his
14 enjoying 16 feast
16 feast 21 to
17 so 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 forgot
20 forgot 21 to
21 to 22 keep
22 keep 23 watch
23 watch 24 .

suddenly the door opened , and in stepped [farmer] [brown] 's boy to get some eggs for supper . 
1 suddenly 2 the
1 suddenly 8 stepped
3 door 4 opened
4 opened 5 ,
4 opened 8 stepped
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 in
8 stepped 14 get
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 13 to
13 to 14 get
14 get 17 for
15 some 16 eggs
16 eggs 17 for
17 for 18 supper
18 supper 19 .

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

unc ' [billy] just dropped right down in his tracks as if he were dead . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 6 right
2 ' 4 just
4 just 5 dropped
5 dropped 6 right
6 right 7 down
7 down 8 in
8 in 9 his
9 his 10 tracks
9 his 15 dead
10 tracks 11 as
10 tracks 12 if
12 if 13 he
12 if 14 were
15 dead 16 .

when [farmer] [brown] 's boy saw him , he didn't know what to make of him , for he had never seen [unc] ' [billy] before . 
1 when 9 he
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 6 saw
6 saw 7 him
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 14 make
10 didn't 11 know
11 know 12 what
12 what 13 to
12 what 14 make
14 make 15 of
15 of 16 him
16 him 17 ,
17 , 18 for
18 for 19 he
19 he 20 had
20 had 22 seen
21 never 22 seen
22 seen 27 .
24 ' 26 before
26 before 27 .

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

i wonder what he was doing in here . " 
1 i 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 what
3 what 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 doing
6 doing 7 in
6 doing 8 here
8 here 9 .
9 . 10 "

then he saw some egg on [unc] ' [billy] 's lips . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 some
4 some 5 egg
5 egg 6 on
5 egg 12 .
8 ' 11 lips
10 's 11 lips
11 lips 12 .

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

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

and picking up [unc] ' [billy] by the tail , he started with him for the house . 
1 and 2 picking
2 picking 3 up
2 picking 9 tail
3 up 5 '
7 by 8 the
8 the 9 tail
9 tail 16 the
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 started
12 started 14 him
12 started 15 for
13 with 14 him
15 for 16 the
16 the 17 house
17 house 18 .

when he turned to pick up [unc] ' [billy] again , [unc] ' [billy] wasn't there . 
1 when 3 turned
2 he 3 turned
3 turned 6 up
4 to 5 pick
5 pick 6 up
6 up 11 ,
8 ' 10 again
10 again 11 ,
11 , 13 '
13 ' 15 wasn't
15 wasn't 17 .
16 there 17 .

farmer [brown] 's boy dropped his wood and hunted everywhere , but not a trace of [unc] ' [billy] could he find . 
1 farmer 7 wood
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 dropped
5 dropped 6 his
5 dropped 7 wood
7 wood 8 and
7 wood 10 everywhere
8 and 9 hunted
10 everywhere 11 ,
10 everywhere 18 '
11 , 12 but
11 , 15 trace
12 but 13 not
13 not 14 a
15 trace 16 of
18 ' 20 could
20 could 21 he
20 could 22 find
22 find 23 .

[ii] 

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

reddy [fox] came down the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] on his way to the [green] [meadows] . 
1 reddy 3 came
3 came 5 the
4 down 5 the
5 the 9 through
9 through 10 the
10 the 15 way
13 on 14 his
14 his 15 way
15 way 20 .
16 to 17 the
17 the 20 .

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

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

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

if there is one thing that [reddy] [fox] dislikes more than another , it is being laughed at . 
1 if 3 is
1 if 11 than
2 there 3 is
4 one 5 thing
5 thing 6 that
6 that 9 dislikes
9 dislikes 10 more
10 more 11 than
11 than 12 another
12 another 15 is
13 , 14 it
14 it 15 is
15 is 16 being
16 being 17 laughed
17 laughed 18 at
18 at 19 .

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

why , about how he had seen [farmer] [brown] 's boy carrying off [unc] ' [billy] [possum] by the tail the afternoon before . 
1 why 5 he
2 , 3 about
3 about 4 how
4 how 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 seen
7 seen 12 carrying
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 carrying
12 carrying 13 off
13 off 15 '
15 ' 22 afternoon
18 by 19 the
19 the 20 tail
20 tail 21 the
20 tail 22 afternoon
22 afternoon 23 before
23 before 24 .

of course [unc] ' [billy] was dead . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 7 dead
4 ' 6 was
4 ' 7 dead
7 dead 8 .

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

and [reddy] was glad of it . 
1 and 3 was
3 was 4 glad
4 glad 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 .

yes , [sir] , [reddy] was glad of it . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 was
6 was 7 glad
7 glad 8 of
8 of 9 it
9 it 10 .

reddy remembered that [unc] ' [billy] 's hollow tree was not far away . 
1 reddy 2 remembered
2 remembered 3 that
2 remembered 14 .
5 ' 12 far
7 's 8 hollow
8 hollow 9 tree
9 tree 10 was
10 was 11 not
11 not 12 far
12 far 13 away
13 away 14 .

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

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

it was [reddy] 's turn to grin now . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 's
4 's 5 turn
5 turn 6 to
6 to 7 grin
7 grin 8 now
8 now 9 .

" [ol] ' [bill] [possum] , he 's gone before ! 
1 " 10 before
3 ' 6 ,
6 , 9 gone
7 he 8 's
7 he 9 gone
9 gone 10 before
10 before 11 !

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

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

bill stole an egg , [sir] ; [bill] came to grief . 
1 bill 2 stole
1 bill 3 an
3 an 5 ,
3 an 7 ;
4 egg 5 ,
7 ; 9 came
9 came 11 grief
10 to 11 grief
11 grief 12 .

ol ' [bill] [possum] , it served him right ; [and] he is no more , for he died last night . " 
1 ol 2 '
1 ol 9 right
5 , 6 it
5 , 9 right
6 it 7 served
7 served 8 him
9 right 10 ;
10 ; 12 he
12 he 13 is
13 is 14 no
14 no 15 more
15 more 16 ,
15 more 19 died
16 , 17 for
17 for 18 he
19 died 21 night
20 last 21 night
21 night 22 .
22 . 23 "

" very good , [sah] , very good . 
1 " 2 very
1 " 3 good
2 very 3 good
3 good 4 ,
3 good 6 ,
6 , 7 very
7 very 8 good
8 good 9 .

reddy [fox] sprang up as if some one had stuck a pin into him . 
1 reddy 7 some
3 sprang 4 up
4 up 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 some
7 some 10 stuck
8 one 9 had
9 had 10 stuck
10 stuck 13 into
11 a 12 pin
12 pin 13 into
13 into 14 him
14 him 15 .

every hair stood on end , as he looked up at [unc] ' [billy] 's doorway . 
1 every 2 hair
1 every 4 on
2 hair 3 stood
4 on 5 end
5 end 6 ,
6 , 9 looked
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 looked
9 looked 10 up
10 up 11 at
10 up 17 .
13 ' 16 doorway
15 's 16 doorway
16 doorway 17 .

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

looking out of [unc] ' [billy] 's doorway and grinning down at him was something that looked for all the world like [unc] ' [billy] himself . 
1 looking 3 of
1 looking 10 grinning
2 out 3 of
5 ' 8 doorway
7 's 8 doorway
8 doorway 10 grinning
9 and 10 grinning
10 grinning 11 down
11 down 12 at
12 at 13 him
13 him 16 that
14 was 15 something
15 something 16 that
16 that 21 world
17 looked 18 for
18 for 19 all
19 all 20 the
20 the 21 world
21 world 27 .
22 like 24 '
22 like 27 .
24 ' 26 himself

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

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

why , [ah] just pretended [ah] was daid , when [farmer] [brown] 's boy caught me , " explained [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 why 4 just
1 why 7 was
2 , 4 just
4 just 5 pretended
7 was 15 caught
8 daid 9 ,
8 daid 14 boy
9 , 10 when
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 caught
15 caught 19 explained
16 me 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 explained
19 explained 23 .
21 ' 23 .

" of course he ' wouldn't kill a daid [possum] . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 he
3 course 8 a
5 ' 6 wouldn't
6 wouldn't 7 kill
7 kill 8 a
8 a 9 daid
9 daid 11 .

unc ' [billy] [possum] grinned broader than ever , and [jimmy] [skunk] grinned , too . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 7 than
5 grinned 6 broader
5 grinned 7 than
7 than 8 ever
8 ever 15 too
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 grinned
13 grinned 14 ,
14 , 15 too
15 too 16 .

[iii] 

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

everybody hastened to pay their respects , that is everybody but [reddy] [fox] . 
1 everybody 4 pay
2 hastened 3 to
2 hastened 4 pay
4 pay 6 respects
5 their 6 respects
6 respects 7 ,
7 , 8 that
7 , 11 but
8 that 9 is
9 is 10 everybody
11 but 14 .

thereafter whenever one of them caught sight of [reddy] [fox] at a safe distance , he would shout : 
1 thereafter 6 caught
1 thereafter 11 at
2 whenever 5 them
2 whenever 6 caught
3 one 4 of
4 of 5 them
6 caught 7 sight
7 sight 8 of
11 at 14 distance
12 a 13 safe
13 safe 14 distance
14 distance 18 shout
15 , 16 he
15 , 18 shout
16 he 17 would
18 shout 19 :

" [ol] ' [bill] [possum] , he 's gone before ! 
1 " 10 before
3 ' 6 ,
6 , 9 gone
7 he 8 's
7 he 9 gone
9 gone 10 before
10 before 11 !

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

and of course [reddy] [fox] hated [unc] ' [billy] [possum] more than ever . 
1 and 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 6 hated
6 hated 12 than
8 ' 11 more
11 more 12 than
12 than 13 ever
13 ever 14 .

but [unc] ' [billy] didn't care , not [he] ! 
1 but 8 not
3 ' 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 care
5 didn't 8 not
6 care 7 ,
8 not 10 !

but in spite of all his friends , [unc] ' [billy] was lonesome . 
1 but 2 in
2 in 3 spite
3 spite 4 of
3 spite 5 all
5 all 6 his
6 his 7 friends
7 friends 8 ,
8 , 10 '
10 ' 14 .
12 was 13 lonesome
13 lonesome 14 .

finally he told [jimmy] [skunk] all about it , and for once [unc] ' [billy] had forgotten how to grin . 
1 finally 7 about
1 finally 18 how
2 he 3 told
3 told 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 14 '
10 and 11 for
11 for 12 once
12 once 14 '
16 had 17 forgotten
16 had 18 how
18 how 20 grin
19 to 20 grin
20 grin 21 .

yes , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] had forgotten how to grin . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 10 how
8 had 9 forgotten
9 forgotten 10 how
10 how 12 grin
11 to 12 grin
12 grin 13 .

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

" ah reckon [ah] 'll have to go back to [ol] ' [virginny] , [ah] cert'nly do , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 9 back
3 reckon 12 '
5 'll 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 back
9 back 10 to
12 ' 17 do
14 , 16 cert'nly
16 cert'nly 17 do
17 do 18 ,
18 , 19 "
18 , 22 '
19 " 20 said
22 ' 25 .

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

now [unc] ' [billy] was talking about going away . 
1 now 3 '
3 ' 8 going
5 was 6 talking
6 talking 7 about
7 about 8 going
8 going 10 .
9 away 10 .

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

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

" why not send for your family to come here and live in the [green] [forest] , [uncle] [billy] ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 why
1 " 4 send
2 why 3 not
4 send 5 for
5 for 6 your
6 your 7 family
7 family 11 and
7 family 12 live
8 to 9 come
9 come 10 here
9 come 11 and
11 and 12 live
12 live 13 in
13 in 14 the
14 the 24 .
17 , 21 "
20 ? 21 "
21 " 23 asked
22 he 23 asked
23 asked 24 .

unc ' [billy] stopped crying . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 stopped
4 stopped 5 crying
5 crying 6 .

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

" how do yo'all reckon [ah] can send word ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 how
1 " 4 yo'all
2 how 3 do
2 how 4 yo'all
4 yo'all 5 reckon
5 reckon 10 ?
7 can 8 send
8 send 9 word
9 word 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 asked
12 he 14 .

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

" there 's [mr] [skimmer] the [swallow] ; he 's fixing to go [south] . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 6 the
6 the 15 .
8 ; 9 he
9 he 10 's
10 's 11 fixing
11 fixing 15 .
12 to 13 go
13 go 15 .

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

" the very thing ! " cried [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , wiping his eyes . 
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 very
3 very 4 thing
4 thing 5 !
5 ! 6 "
5 ! 9 '
6 " 7 cried
9 ' 16 .
12 , 13 wiping
13 wiping 15 eyes
14 his 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 .

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

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

ah 'll see [mistah] [skimmer] at once . " 
1 ah 2 'll
2 'll 3 see
3 see 6 at
6 at 7 once
7 once 8 .
8 . 9 "

and without another word [unc] ' [billy] [possum] started down the [crooked] [little] [path] for the [green] [meadows] to look for [skimmer] the [swallow] . 
1 and 2 without
2 without 3 another
2 without 9 started
3 another 4 word
4 word 6 '
9 started 11 the
9 started 15 for
10 down 11 the
15 for 16 the
16 the 25 .
19 to 20 look
20 look 21 for
20 look 25 .
21 for 23 the

[iv] 

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

unc ' [billy] isn't any too fond of work . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 isn't
4 isn't 5 any
4 isn't 7 fond
5 any 6 too
7 fond 8 of
7 fond 9 work
9 work 10 .

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

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

this was [unc] ' [billy] 's own job , and he tended right to it every minute of the day . 
1 this 2 was
1 this 13 right
4 ' 8 job
6 's 7 own
7 own 8 job
8 job 9 ,
8 job 13 right
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 tended
13 right 14 to
14 to 15 it
15 it 16 every
16 every 19 the
17 minute 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 day
20 day 21 .

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

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

so [unc] ' [billy] cleaned house , and while he worked he whistled and sang . 
1 so 6 house
3 ' 5 cleaned
5 cleaned 6 house
6 house 9 while
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 while
9 while 10 he
10 he 11 worked
11 worked 15 sang
12 he 13 whistled
13 whistled 14 and
14 and 15 sang
15 sang 16 .

peter [rabbit] , passing that way , overheard [unc] ' [billy] singing : 
1 peter 3 ,
3 , 4 passing
4 passing 5 that
5 that 6 way
6 way 7 ,
7 , 8 overheard
8 overheard 12 singing
10 ' 12 singing
12 singing 13 :

" [mah] ol ' woman is away down [souf] [come] along ! 
1 " 3 ol
3 ol 4 '
4 ' 5 woman
5 woman 6 is
6 is 7 away
7 away 8 down
8 down 11 along
11 along 12 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

ain't nothin ' sharper than the tongue in her mouf [come] along ! 
1 ain't 4 sharper
2 nothin 3 '
2 nothin 4 sharper
4 sharper 7 tongue
5 than 6 the
5 than 7 tongue
7 tongue 8 in
8 in 9 her
9 her 10 mouf
9 her 12 along
12 along 13 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

" [mah] pickaninnies am a-headin ' dis way [come] along ! 
1 " 3 pickaninnies
3 pickaninnies 5 a-headin
4 am 5 a-headin
5 a-headin 6 '
6 ' 7 dis
7 dis 8 way
8 way 10 along
10 along 11 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

daddy am a-watchin ' fo ' ' em day by day [come] along ! 
1 daddy 2 am
1 daddy 5 fo
2 am 3 a-watchin
3 a-watchin 4 '
3 a-watchin 5 fo
5 fo 6 '
5 fo 8 em
7 ' 8 em
8 em 9 day
9 day 10 by
10 by 11 day
11 day 13 along
13 along 14 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

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

every little while [unc] ' [billy] [possum] would sit down to rest , for he wasn't used to so much real work . 
1 every 3 while
1 every 14 for
2 little 3 while
5 ' 8 would
8 would 9 sit
9 sit 10 down
9 sit 14 for
10 down 11 to
11 to 12 rest
12 rest 13 ,
14 for 21 real
15 he 16 wasn't
16 wasn't 17 used
16 wasn't 20 much
17 used 18 to
19 so 20 much
20 much 21 real
21 real 22 work
22 work 23 .

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

now [unc] ' [billy] was hardly out of sight when along came [bobby] [coon] . 
1 now 3 '
3 ' 9 sight
5 was 6 hardly
6 hardly 7 out
7 out 8 of
7 out 9 sight
9 sight 12 came
10 when 11 along
10 when 12 came
12 came 15 .

anyway , when he reached [unc] ' [billy] [possum] 's hollow tree , he began to climb up it just as if it were his own . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 when
3 when 4 he
3 when 5 reached
4 he 5 reached
5 reached 15 began
7 ' 15 began
10 's 11 hollow
11 hollow 12 tree
12 tree 13 ,
12 tree 15 began
13 , 14 he
15 began 22 if
16 to 17 climb
17 climb 18 up
18 up 19 it
19 it 20 just
20 just 21 as
20 just 22 if
22 if 27 .
23 it 24 were
24 were 27 .
25 his 26 own
25 his 27 .

he looked in at [unc] ' [billy] 's door . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 10 .
2 looked 3 in
2 looked 4 at
6 ' 9 door
8 's 9 door
9 door 10 .

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

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

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

then he looked in at [unc] ' [billy] 's door once more . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 looked
2 he 13 .
3 looked 4 in
3 looked 5 at
7 ' 11 once
7 ' 12 more
9 's 10 door
10 door 11 once
12 more 13 .

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

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

" [i] believe [i] 'll just see if that bed is as comfortable as it looks , " said he . 
1 " 5 'll
3 believe 5 'll
5 'll 6 just
6 just 8 if
6 just 15 it
7 see 8 if
8 if 9 that
9 that 10 bed
10 bed 13 comfortable
11 is 12 as
12 as 13 comfortable
13 comfortable 14 as
15 it 16 looks
16 looks 17 ,
16 looks 21 .
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 he

and two minutes later [bobby] [coon] was curled up fast asleep in [unc] ' [billy] [possum] 's bed . 
1 and 2 two
2 two 3 minutes
2 two 4 later
4 later 8 curled
7 was 8 curled
8 curled 9 up
8 curled 10 fast
10 fast 11 asleep
11 asleep 12 in
11 asleep 19 .
14 ' 18 bed
17 's 18 bed
18 bed 19 .

[v] 

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

" [dey] 's a-coming , dey's a-coming , dey's a-coming mighty soon . 
1 " 6 dey's
3 's 4 a-coming
4 a-coming 5 ,
4 a-coming 6 dey's
5 , 6 dey's
6 dey's 9 dey's
7 a-coming 8 ,
8 , 9 dey's
9 dey's 10 a-coming
10 a-coming 13 .
11 mighty 12 soon
12 soon 13 .

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

dey 's a-coming , dey's a-coming at de turning ob de moon , [whar] [ah] waits in mah ol ' holler tree ! " 
1 dey 9 turning
2 's 3 a-coming
3 a-coming 4 ,
3 a-coming 5 dey's
4 , 5 dey's
5 dey's 6 a-coming
6 a-coming 7 at
7 at 8 de
8 de 9 turning
9 turning 11 de
9 turning 18 mah
10 ob 11 de
11 de 13 ,
11 de 16 waits
12 moon 13 ,
16 waits 17 in
18 mah 21 holler
19 ol 20 '
19 ol 21 holler
21 holler 23 !
22 tree 23 !
23 ! 24 "

unc ' [billy] [possum] was singing to himself , as he slowly trudged home from [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 8 himself
5 was 6 singing
5 was 8 himself
6 singing 7 to
8 himself 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 13 trudged
11 he 12 slowly
11 he 13 trudged
13 trudged 14 home
14 home 15 from
14 home 19 hen-house
18 's 19 hen-house
19 hen-house 20 .

he was feeling very good , very good indeed , was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 3 feeling
3 feeling 4 very
4 very 6 ,
5 good 6 ,
6 , 7 very
7 very 9 indeed
8 good 9 indeed
9 indeed 10 ,
9 indeed 16 .
11 was 16 .
13 ' 16 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] turned and looked up at his doorway , scratching his head thoughtfully with one hand . 
1 unc 7 up
2 ' 4 turned
4 turned 5 and
4 turned 6 looked
6 looked 7 up
7 up 15 thoughtfully
8 at 9 his
8 at 10 doorway
10 doorway 11 ,
11 , 12 scratching
11 , 15 thoughtfully
12 scratching 13 his
13 his 14 head
15 thoughtfully 18 hand
15 thoughtfully 19 .
16 with 17 one
17 one 18 hand

" [mah] goodness ! " said [unc] ' [billy] , " it cert'nly sounds like there was somebody in mah house ! " 
1 " 3 goodness
3 goodness 4 !
3 goodness 10 ,
4 ! 5 "
4 ! 8 '
5 " 6 said
10 , 11 "
10 , 18 somebody
11 " 12 it
12 it 17 was
13 cert'nly 14 sounds
14 sounds 15 like
15 like 16 there
16 there 17 was
18 somebody 20 mah
19 in 20 mah
20 mah 21 house
21 house 22 !
22 ! 23 "

then very softly [unc] ' [billy] crept up to his doorway and peeped in . 
1 then 3 softly
2 very 3 softly
3 softly 8 up
5 ' 7 crept
7 crept 8 up
8 up 11 doorway
9 to 10 his
10 his 11 doorway
11 doorway 12 and
12 and 13 peeped
13 peeped 14 in
14 in 15 .

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

oh , yes , indeed , [unc] ' [billy] could hear perfectly well , and what he heard was a snore ! 
1 oh 5 indeed
1 oh 6 ,
2 , 3 yes
3 yes 4 ,
3 yes 5 indeed
6 , 8 '
6 , 12 perfectly
8 ' 10 could
10 could 11 hear
12 perfectly 14 ,
13 well 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 what
15 and 17 he
17 he 20 a
18 heard 19 was
19 was 20 a
20 a 21 snore
21 snore 22 !

there was some one in [unc] ' [billy] 's house , and more than that , they were fast asleep in [unc] ' [billy] 's bed . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 3 some
3 some 4 one
4 one 5 in
5 in 14 than
7 ' 13 more
9 's 10 house
10 house 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 more
13 more 14 than
14 than 16 ,
15 that 16 ,
16 , 17 they
17 they 18 were
18 were 19 fast
19 fast 20 asleep
20 asleep 21 in
20 asleep 27 .
23 ' 26 bed
25 's 26 bed
26 bed 27 .

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

mah goodness ! " exclaimed [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , and his two sharp little eyes began to snap . 
1 mah 2 goodness
1 mah 3 !
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 7 '
4 " 5 exclaimed
7 ' 14 sharp
10 , 11 and
10 , 14 sharp
11 and 12 his
11 and 13 two
14 sharp 16 eyes
15 little 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 began
16 eyes 19 snap
17 began 18 to
17 began 19 snap
19 snap 20 .

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] waited a minute . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 waited
4 waited 5 a
5 a 6 minute
6 minute 7 .

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

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

then [unc] ' [billy] quite lost his temper . 
1 then 3 '
3 ' 5 quite
5 quite 6 lost
6 lost 7 his
7 his 8 temper
8 temper 9 .

some one who had no business there was in his house ! 
1 some 3 who
1 some 4 had
2 one 3 who
4 had 5 no
4 had 6 business
6 business 7 there
7 there 8 was
8 was 9 in
9 in 10 his
10 his 11 house
11 house 12 !

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

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

unc ' [billy] gritted his teeth and in he went . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 gritted
4 gritted 5 his
5 his 6 teeth
6 teeth 9 he
7 and 8 in
7 and 9 he
9 he 10 went
10 went 11 .

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

peter [rabbit] happened to be coming along that way and heard it . 
1 peter 3 happened
1 peter 7 along
4 to 5 be
4 to 6 coming
6 coming 7 along
7 along 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 and
10 and 11 heard
11 heard 12 it
12 it 13 .

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

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

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

they were part of [unc] ' [billy] 's bed . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 part
2 were 10 .
3 part 4 of
6 ' 9 bed
8 's 9 bed
9 bed 10 .

then [peter] saw a big ringed tail hanging out of the doorway . 
1 then 6 ringed
3 saw 4 a
4 a 5 big
5 big 6 ringed
6 ringed 7 tail
7 tail 9 out
8 hanging 9 out
9 out 11 the
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 doorway
12 doorway 13 .

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

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

in a minute [bobby] followed his tail , hastily backing down the tree . 
1 in 3 minute
1 in 6 his
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 5 followed
6 his 9 hastily
6 his 13 tree
7 tail 8 ,
7 tail 9 hastily
9 hastily 10 backing
10 backing 11 down
11 down 12 the
13 tree 14 .

then [unc] ' [billy] 's sharp little old face appeared at the doorway . 
1 then 3 '
3 ' 6 sharp
5 's 6 sharp
6 sharp 10 appeared
7 little 9 face
8 old 9 face
9 face 10 appeared
10 appeared 11 at
11 at 12 the
11 at 13 doorway
13 doorway 14 .

unc ' [billy] looked down at [peter] [rabbit] and grinned . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 looked
4 looked 5 down
4 looked 9 and
5 down 6 at
9 and 10 grinned
10 grinned 11 .

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

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

[vi] 

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

" [i] 'm [mr] [jaybird] , tee-hee-hee ! 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 7 tee-hee-hee
6 , 7 tee-hee-hee
7 tee-hee-hee 8 !

i 'm [mr] [jaybird] ; you watch me ! 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 5 ;
5 ; 6 you
6 you 7 watch
7 watch 8 me
8 me 9 !

you 've got to rise ' fore break of day [if] you want to fool old [mr] [jay] . " 
1 you 2 've
2 've 3 got
2 've 4 to
4 to 5 rise
4 to 7 fore
5 rise 6 '
7 fore 10 day
8 break 9 of
9 of 10 day
10 day 13 want
12 you 13 want
13 want 14 to
14 to 15 fool
15 fool 16 old
16 old 19 .
19 . 20 "

over and over [sammy] [jay] hummed this , as he brushed his handsome blue and white coat . 
1 over 2 and
1 over 6 hummed
2 and 3 over
6 hummed 11 brushed
7 this 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 he
10 he 11 brushed
11 brushed 12 his
11 brushed 14 blue
12 his 13 handsome
12 his 14 blue
14 blue 16 white
14 blue 17 coat
15 and 16 white
16 white 17 coat
17 coat 18 .

when [peter] goes about whispering , it 's a sure sign that he 's got a secret . 
1 when 15 got
3 goes 4 about
4 about 5 whispering
5 whispering 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 's
7 it 9 a
9 a 10 sure
10 sure 11 sign
10 sure 15 got
11 sign 12 that
13 he 14 's
13 he 15 got
15 got 17 secret
16 a 17 secret
17 secret 18 .

he thinks that he can keep it from me , but he can't . 
1 he 2 thinks
2 thinks 3 that
3 that 4 he
3 that 5 can
4 he 5 can
5 can 6 keep
6 keep 7 it
7 it 13 can't
8 from 9 me
9 me 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he
12 he 13 can't
13 can't 14 .

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

i never knew of a secret that could be kept by more than two people , and already [i] 've seen [peter] whisper to five . 
1 i 5 a
1 i 10 kept
2 never 3 knew
3 knew 4 of
3 knew 5 a
6 secret 7 that
6 secret 9 be
7 that 8 could
9 be 10 kept
10 kept 14 two
11 by 12 more
12 more 13 than
13 than 14 two
14 two 20 've
15 people 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 already
17 and 20 've
20 've 25 five
21 seen 23 whisper
23 whisper 24 to
24 to 25 five
25 five 26 .

i 'll just see what [reddy] [fox] knows about it . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 just
3 just 5 what
4 see 5 what
5 what 8 knows
8 knows 9 about
9 about 10 it
9 about 11 .
11 . 12 "

with a flirt of his tail [sammy] [jay] started for the [green] [meadows] , where [reddy] [fox] was busy hunting for his breakfast . 
1 with 2 a
1 with 6 tail
2 a 3 flirt
3 flirt 4 of
4 of 5 his
6 tail 9 started
9 started 10 for
9 started 14 ,
10 for 11 the
14 , 20 hunting
15 where 18 was
15 where 19 busy
18 was 19 busy
19 busy 20 hunting
20 hunting 23 breakfast
21 for 22 his
22 his 23 breakfast
23 breakfast 24 .

" it 's a fine morning , [reddy] [fox] , " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 5 fine
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 fine
5 fine 6 morning
6 morning 7 ,
7 , 11 "
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 15 .

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

" that 's a pretty good secret of [peter] [rabbit] 's , isn't it ? " asked [sammy] , pretending to look very wise . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
2 that 5 pretty
3 's 4 a
5 pretty 6 good
5 pretty 7 secret
7 secret 8 of
7 secret 11 's
11 's 17 asked
12 , 13 isn't
12 , 17 asked
13 isn't 14 it
14 it 15 ?
15 ? 16 "
17 asked 23 very
19 , 20 pretending
20 pretending 22 look
21 to 22 look
22 look 23 very
23 very 24 wise
24 wise 25 .

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

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

blacky knew nothing about [peter] [rabbit] 's secret , nor did [shadow] the [weasel] , whom he met by the way . 
1 blacky 2 knew
1 blacky 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 about
4 about 7 's
7 's 8 secret
7 's 10 nor
8 secret 9 ,
10 nor 11 did
11 did 22 .
13 the 21 way
15 , 16 whom
16 whom 21 way
17 he 18 met
18 met 19 by
19 by 20 the
20 the 21 way
21 way 22 .

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

" [i] 'll try [johnny] [chuck] ; he 'll know , " said [sammy] to himself . 
1 " 4 try
3 'll 4 try
4 try 10 know
7 ; 8 he
8 he 9 'll
9 'll 10 know
10 know 11 ,
11 , 12 "
11 , 16 himself
12 " 13 said
15 to 16 himself
16 himself 17 .

he found [johnny] sitting on his doorstep , watching the world go by . 
1 he 2 found
2 found 8 ,
4 sitting 5 on
5 on 6 his
5 on 7 doorstep
7 doorstep 8 ,
8 , 9 watching
9 watching 10 the
10 the 11 world
11 world 12 go
11 world 14 .
12 go 13 by

" good morning , [johnny] [chuck] , " said [sammy] , with a low bow . 
1 " 2 good
1 " 9 said
2 good 3 morning
3 morning 4 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 ,
11 , 12 with
12 with 14 low
13 a 14 low
14 low 16 .
15 bow 16 .

" good morning , " replied [johnny] [chuck] , who always is polite . 
1 " 3 morning
2 good 3 morning
3 morning 4 ,
4 , 5 "
4 , 6 replied
6 replied 13 polite
9 , 10 who
9 , 11 always
11 always 12 is
12 is 13 polite
13 polite 14 .

" isn't that a fine secret of [peter] [rabbit] 's ? " exclaimed [sammy] , just as if he knew all about it . 
1 " 5 fine
2 isn't 3 that
3 that 4 a
4 a 5 fine
5 fine 6 secret
6 secret 7 of
6 secret 10 's
10 's 16 just
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 exclaimed
13 exclaimed 15 ,
15 , 16 just
16 just 20 knew
17 as 18 if
18 if 19 he
19 he 20 knew
20 knew 23 it
21 all 22 about
22 about 23 it
23 it 24 .

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

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

and as he flew , he said to himself : " [johnny] [chuck] can't fool me ; he does know [peter] [rabbit] 's secret . " 
1 and 2 as
2 as 3 he
2 as 6 he
3 he 4 flew
4 flew 5 ,
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 to
7 said 10 :
9 himself 10 :
10 : 11 "
11 " 14 can't
14 can't 20 know
15 fool 16 me
15 fool 20 know
16 me 17 ;
17 ; 18 he
18 he 19 does
20 know 24 secret
23 's 24 secret
24 secret 25 .
25 . 26 "

over in the [green] [forest] he found [drummer] the [woodpecker] making a great racket on the hollow limb of an old chestnut . 
1 over 2 in
1 over 11 making
2 in 3 the
6 he 7 found
7 found 9 the
9 the 11 making
11 making 13 great
11 making 14 racket
12 a 13 great
13 great 14 racket
14 racket 15 on
14 racket 17 hollow
15 on 16 the
17 hollow 20 an
18 limb 19 of
19 of 20 an
20 an 22 chestnut
21 old 22 chestnut
22 chestnut 23 .

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

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

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

you must be practising , " said [sammy] at the end of a long rat-a-tat-tat . 
1 you 2 must
1 you 11 end
2 must 3 be
4 practising 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 10 the
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 end
11 end 12 of
12 of 13 a
13 a 14 long
14 long 15 rat-a-tat-tat
15 rat-a-tat-tat 16 .

drummer the [woodpecker] felt very much flattered . 
1 drummer 2 the
2 the 4 felt
4 felt 5 very
5 very 6 much
6 much 8 .
7 flattered 8 .

" [i] am , " said he . 
1 " 3 am
3 am 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 he
7 he 8 .

" [i] 'm practising for [peter] [rabbit] 's party . " 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 practising
4 practising 5 for
4 practising 9 party
8 's 9 party
9 party 10 .
10 . 11 "

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

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

" won't [unc] ' [billy] [possum] be surprised ? " remarked [drummer] the [woodpecker] , as he sat down to rest . 
1 " 2 won't
2 won't 8 surprised
4 ' 7 be
7 be 8 surprised
8 surprised 11 remarked
9 ? 10 "
9 ? 11 remarked
11 remarked 13 the
13 the 22 .
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 sat
18 sat 20 to
18 sat 22 .
19 down 20 to
20 to 21 rest

by and by , as he flew home , [sammy] [jay] chuckled and said : 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 7 flew
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 flew
7 flew 8 home
8 home 9 ,
8 home 12 chuckled
12 chuckled 13 and
13 and 15 :
14 said 15 :

" you 've got to rise ' fore break of day [if] you want to fool old [mr] [jay] . " 
1 " 11 day
2 you 3 've
3 've 4 got
3 've 8 fore
4 got 5 to
4 got 8 fore
5 to 6 rise
6 rise 7 '
8 fore 9 break
8 fore 11 day
9 break 10 of
11 day 14 want
13 you 14 want
14 want 15 to
15 to 16 fool
15 to 17 old
17 old 20 .
20 . 21 "

[vii] 

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

" some folks think they 're mighty smart [oh] , la me ! 
1 " 2 some
1 " 4 think
2 some 3 folks
4 think 5 they
4 think 6 're
6 're 7 mighty
6 're 8 smart
7 mighty 8 smart
8 smart 11 la
10 , 11 la
11 la 12 me
11 la 13 !
12 me 13 !

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

like the knave who stole the tart [oh] , la me ! 
1 like 3 knave
2 the 3 knave
3 knave 4 who
4 who 5 stole
5 stole 6 the
5 stole 7 tart
7 tart 9 ,
7 tart 10 la
10 la 11 me
11 me 12 !

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

some folks will waken up some day [and] find they can't fool [mr] [jay] ! " 
1 some 2 folks
1 some 3 will
1 some 4 waken
4 waken 5 up
5 up 7 day
6 some 7 day
7 day 9 find
9 find 10 they
10 they 11 can't
11 can't 12 fool
12 fool 15 !
15 ! 16 "

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

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

then he looked up at jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] and winked . 
1 then 4 up
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 up
4 up 8 round
5 at 6 jolly
6 jolly 7 ,
6 jolly 8 round
8 round 14 winked
9 , 10 red
9 , 13 and
13 and 14 winked
14 winked 15 .

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

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

that was why [peter] [rabbit] had left them out , when he planned his surprise party for [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 why
3 why 7 left
6 had 7 left
7 left 8 them
8 them 9 out
9 out 10 ,
9 out 22 .
10 , 11 when
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 planned
13 planned 14 his
14 his 15 surprise
15 surprise 16 party
16 party 17 for
19 ' 22 .

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

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

he quite forgot that , despite all his smartness , he never yet had caught [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 he 2 quite
1 he 6 despite
2 quite 3 forgot
3 forgot 4 that
4 that 5 ,
6 despite 12 never
7 all 8 his
8 his 9 smartness
9 smartness 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 never
12 never 15 caught
13 yet 14 had
14 had 15 caught
15 caught 18 .

blacky the [crow] scratched his head thoughtfully . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 4 scratched
4 scratched 6 head
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 thoughtfully
7 thoughtfully 8 .

" we can spoil his surprise by telling [unc] ' [billy] [possum] all about it beforehand , " said he . 
1 " 2 we
1 " 3 can
2 we 3 can
3 can 4 spoil
3 can 6 surprise
4 spoil 5 his
6 surprise 8 telling
6 surprise 10 '
7 by 8 telling
10 ' 19 said
13 all 14 about
14 about 15 it
14 about 16 beforehand
16 beforehand 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 he
20 he 21 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

we 'll all be there , " cried [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 we 2 'll
2 'll 3 all
2 'll 4 be
4 be 5 there
4 be 8 cried
5 there 6 ,
6 , 7 "
8 cried 10 the
10 the 12 .

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

as they went across [the] [green] [meadows] , [sammy] [jay] 's voice floated back to the [lone] [pine] . 
1 as 2 they
2 they 3 went
2 they 4 across
4 across 8 ,
4 across 12 voice
11 's 12 voice
12 voice 13 floated
13 floated 14 back
13 floated 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 19 .

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

[ [illustration] : " what do you mean ? " exclaimed the others all together . ] 
1 [ 3 :
1 [ 11 exclaimed
3 : 4 "
4 " 6 do
4 " 7 you
5 what 6 do
7 you 9 ?
8 mean 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
11 exclaimed 12 the
11 exclaimed 13 others
11 exclaimed 17 ]
12 the 13 others
13 others 15 together
14 all 15 together
15 together 16 .
16 . 17 ]

" some folks think they 're mighty smart [oh] , la me ! 
1 " 2 some
1 " 4 think
2 some 3 folks
4 think 5 they
4 think 6 're
6 're 7 mighty
6 're 8 smart
7 mighty 8 smart
8 smart 11 la
10 , 11 la
11 la 12 me
11 la 13 !
12 me 13 !

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

like the knave who stole the tart [oh] , la me ! 
1 like 3 knave
2 the 3 knave
3 knave 4 who
4 who 5 stole
5 stole 6 the
5 stole 7 tart
7 tart 9 ,
7 tart 10 la
10 la 11 me
11 me 12 !

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

some folks will waken up some day [and] find they can't fool [mr] [jay] ! " 
1 some 2 folks
1 some 3 will
1 some 4 waken
4 waken 5 up
5 up 7 day
6 some 7 day
7 day 9 find
9 find 10 they
10 they 11 can't
11 can't 12 fool
12 fool 15 !
15 ! 16 "

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

then old [mr] [toad] winked slowly and solemnly at jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] and started off to find [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 then 2 old
1 then 6 slowly
2 old 5 winked
6 slowly 8 solemnly
7 and 8 solemnly
8 solemnly 10 jolly
9 at 10 jolly
10 jolly 11 ,
11 , 12 round
11 , 17 and
12 round 14 red
13 , 14 red
14 red 17 and
17 and 18 started
18 started 20 to
18 started 24 .
19 off 20 to
20 to 21 find

[viii] 

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

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

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

peter [rabbit] wore the broadest kind of a smile . 
1 peter 5 broadest
3 wore 4 the
4 the 5 broadest
5 broadest 6 kind
6 kind 7 of
7 of 8 a
8 a 9 smile
9 smile 10 .

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

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

almost at once his sharp eyes had seen [peter] [rabbit] sending out the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 
1 almost 5 sharp
2 at 3 once
3 once 5 sharp
4 his 5 sharp
5 sharp 8 seen
6 eyes 7 had
6 eyes 8 seen
8 seen 11 sending
11 sending 12 out
12 out 13 the
13 the 17 .

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

right away [sammy] had guessed what the [merry] [little] [breezes] were hurrying so for , but he sat and waited and listened . 
1 right 2 away
1 right 4 had
4 had 5 guessed
5 guessed 6 what
5 guessed 12 hurrying
6 what 7 the
11 were 12 hurrying
12 hurrying 20 waited
13 so 20 waited
14 for 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 he
17 he 18 sat
17 he 20 waited
18 sat 19 and
20 waited 23 .
21 and 22 listened
22 listened 23 .

pretty soon he heard [drummer] the [woodpecker] start a long rat-a-tat-tat over by [unc] ' [billy] [possum] 's hollow tree . 
1 pretty 9 a
2 soon 3 he
2 soon 9 a
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 6 the
6 the 8 start
9 a 10 long
9 a 11 rat-a-tat-tat
11 rat-a-tat-tat 12 over
11 rat-a-tat-tat 15 '
12 over 13 by
15 ' 20 tree
18 's 19 hollow
18 's 20 tree
20 tree 21 .

then [sammy] was sure that this was the day of [peter] [rabbit] 's party . 
1 then 3 was
1 then 7 was
3 was 4 sure
4 sure 5 that
5 that 6 this
7 was 8 the
8 the 9 day
9 day 10 of
9 day 14 party
13 's 14 party
14 party 15 .

sammy grinned as he hurried off to find [blacky] the [crow] and [reddy] [fox] and [shadow] the [weasel] . 
1 sammy 2 grinned
2 grinned 3 as
2 grinned 5 hurried
3 as 4 he
5 hurried 6 off
5 hurried 12 and
6 off 7 to
7 to 8 find
8 find 10 the
12 and 19 .
15 and 17 the
15 and 19 .

reddy was not yet out of bed , but when he heard [sammy] [jay] at his door , he tumbled out in a hurry . 
1 reddy 7 bed
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 yet
4 yet 5 out
4 yet 7 bed
5 out 6 of
7 bed 12 heard
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 when
10 when 11 he
11 he 12 heard
12 heard 18 ,
15 at 16 his
15 at 17 door
16 his 17 door
17 door 18 ,
18 , 19 he
19 he 20 tumbled
20 tumbled 22 in
20 tumbled 23 a
21 out 22 in
23 a 24 hurry
24 hurry 25 .

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

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

there he stretched himself out and made himself as comfortable as he could . 
1 there 5 out
2 he 3 stretched
2 he 4 himself
3 stretched 4 himself
4 himself 5 out
5 out 6 and
6 and 7 made
7 made 10 comfortable
8 himself 9 as
9 as 10 comfortable
10 comfortable 11 as
10 comfortable 13 could
11 as 12 he
13 could 14 .

pretty soon [shadow] the [weasel] joined [reddy] [fox] in the hollow log , and they whispered and chuckled while they waited . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 6 joined
2 soon 4 the
6 joined 9 in
9 in 10 the
9 in 16 whispered
10 the 11 hollow
12 log 13 ,
13 , 14 and
13 , 16 whispered
14 and 15 they
16 whispered 19 while
17 and 18 chuckled
18 chuckled 19 while
19 while 21 waited
20 they 21 waited
21 waited 22 .

sammy [jay] saw him there but , smart as [sammy] is , he didn't once suspect innocent-looking old [mr] [toad] . 
1 sammy 3 saw
1 sammy 7 ,
3 saw 4 him
3 saw 5 there
5 there 6 but
7 , 17 innocent-looking
8 smart 9 as
8 smart 17 innocent-looking
11 is 12 ,
12 , 13 he
12 , 17 innocent-looking
13 he 14 didn't
14 didn't 15 once
15 once 16 suspect
17 innocent-looking 21 .
18 old 21 .

you see , he didn't know that old [mr] [toad] had overheard all of his plans . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 5 didn't
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
5 didn't 6 know
5 didn't 8 old
6 know 7 that
8 old 12 overheard
11 had 12 overheard
12 overheard 17 .
13 all 14 of
14 of 16 plans
15 his 16 plans
16 plans 17 .

[ix] 

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

when he reached the ground , [prickly] [porky] shook himself until he rattled the thousand little spears hidden in his long coat . 
1 when 5 ground
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 the
4 the 5 ground
5 ground 10 himself
6 , 9 shook
9 shook 10 himself
10 himself 12 he
11 until 12 he
12 he 13 rattled
13 rattled 14 the
13 rattled 17 spears
13 rattled 21 long
14 the 15 thousand
14 the 17 spears
16 little 17 spears
17 spears 18 hidden
18 hidden 19 in
19 in 20 his
21 long 22 coat
21 long 23 .
22 coat 23 .

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

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

prickly [porky] turned around . 
1 prickly 3 turned
3 turned 4 around
4 around 5 .

there sat old [mr] [toad] . 
1 there 2 sat
2 sat 3 old
3 old 6 .

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

something was tickling old [mr] [toad] mightily . 
1 something 2 was
2 was 3 tickling
3 tickling 4 old
4 old 7 mightily
7 mightily 8 .

prickly [porky] scowled , and a few more little spears peeped out of his long coat . 
1 prickly 7 few
1 prickly 16 coat
3 scowled 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 a
6 a 7 few
7 few 9 little
8 more 9 little
10 spears 11 peeped
11 peeped 12 out
11 peeped 14 his
12 out 13 of
14 his 15 long
14 his 16 coat
15 long 16 coat
16 coat 17 .

you know no one likes to be laughed at , and it certainly did look as if old [mr] [toad] was laughing at him . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 3 no
1 you 8 laughed
3 no 4 one
4 one 5 likes
5 likes 6 to
6 to 7 be
8 laughed 9 at
8 laughed 17 if
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 it
12 it 13 certainly
13 certainly 14 did
14 did 15 look
14 did 17 if
15 look 16 as
17 if 22 laughing
18 old 21 was
18 old 22 laughing
22 laughing 23 at
23 at 24 him
24 him 25 .

mr [toad] stopped laughing and hopped a step nearer . 
1 mr 4 laughing
3 stopped 4 laughing
4 laughing 6 hopped
5 and 6 hopped
6 hopped 7 a
7 a 8 step
7 a 9 nearer
8 step 9 nearer
9 nearer 10 .

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

" [i] don't see any joke , " said [prickly] [porky] , and his voice was very fretful . 
1 " 9 said
3 don't 4 see
4 see 5 any
4 see 7 ,
6 joke 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 15 voice
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 his
14 his 15 voice
15 voice 17 very
16 was 17 very
17 very 18 fretful
18 fretful 19 .

mr [toad] hopped a step nearer . 
1 mr 3 hopped
3 hopped 4 a
3 hopped 5 step
4 a 5 step
5 step 6 nearer
6 nearer 7 .

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

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

what a foolish question , " replied [prickly] [porky] . 
1 what 2 a
1 what 3 foolish
3 foolish 5 ,
4 question 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 10 .

" to be sure , a very foolish question , a very foolish question , indeed , " assented [mr] [toad] . 
1 " 3 be
1 " 12 very
2 to 3 be
3 be 6 a
4 sure 5 ,
5 , 6 a
6 a 8 foolish
7 very 8 foolish
8 foolish 9 question
9 question 10 ,
9 question 11 a
10 , 11 a
12 very 13 foolish
12 very 15 ,
13 foolish 14 question
15 , 16 indeed
16 indeed 19 assented
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 assented
19 assented 22 .

old [mr] [toad] chuckled deep down in his throat . 
1 old 4 chuckled
4 chuckled 5 deep
4 chuckled 6 down
6 down 7 in
7 in 8 his
8 his 9 throat
9 throat 10 .

" [i] was underneath a piece of bark on which [sammy] [jay] was sitting when the plan was made . 
1 " 5 a
1 " 8 bark
3 was 4 underneath
4 underneath 5 a
5 a 6 piece
6 piece 7 of
8 bark 17 plan
9 on 10 which
9 on 17 plan
13 was 14 sitting
14 sitting 15 when
15 when 16 the
16 the 17 plan
17 plan 20 .
18 was 19 made
19 made 20 .

of course he didn't know [i] was there , and of course [i] didn't tell him . " 
1 of 2 course
2 course 4 didn't
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 know
5 know 7 was
7 was 8 there
8 there 9 ,
9 , 12 course
9 , 18 "
10 and 11 of
11 of 12 course
12 course 14 didn't
14 didn't 15 tell
15 tell 16 him
17 . 18 "

" of course not , " interrupted [prickly] [porky] , beginning to grin . 
1 " 7 interrupted
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 not
4 not 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 interrupted
7 interrupted 10 ,
10 , 11 beginning
11 beginning 12 to
12 to 13 grin
13 grin 14 .

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

" have you told [peter] [rabbit] ? " asked [prickly] [porky] . 
1 " 3 you
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 told
4 told 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 12 .

" not yet , but [i] 'm going to , by and by , " replied old [mr] [toad] . 
1 " 2 not
1 " 3 yet
3 yet 4 ,
3 yet 10 ,
5 but 7 'm
7 'm 8 going
8 going 9 to
8 going 10 ,
10 , 12 and
11 by 12 and
12 and 13 by
12 and 16 replied
14 , 15 "
14 , 16 replied
16 replied 17 old
17 old 20 .

" but first , [i] want you to help me fool [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] the [crow] and [reddy] [fox] and [shadow] the [weasel] . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 3 first
3 first 4 ,
4 , 6 want
6 want 7 you
7 you 8 to
8 to 9 help
9 help 10 me
10 me 11 fool
11 fool 14 and
11 fool 25 .
14 and 16 the
18 and 25 .
21 and 23 the
23 the 25 .

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

" of course [i] will if [i] can , but how can [i] ? " answered [prickly] [porky] promptly . 
1 " 3 course
1 " 8 can
2 of 3 course
5 will 6 if
6 if 8 can
8 can 12 can
9 , 10 but
9 , 11 how
11 how 12 can
12 can 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
14 ? 16 answered
16 answered 19 promptly
19 promptly 20 .

old [mr] [toad] hopped up , and stretching up on tiptoe , whispered in one of [prickly] [porky] 's ears . 
1 old 5 up
1 old 7 and
4 hopped 5 up
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 up
8 stretching 9 up
9 up 11 tiptoe
10 on 11 tiptoe
11 tiptoe 13 whispered
12 , 13 whispered
13 whispered 14 in
13 whispered 21 .
14 in 15 one
15 one 16 of
19 's 20 ears
19 's 21 .

prickly [porky] began to smile . 
1 prickly 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 smile
5 smile 6 .

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

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

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

prickly [porky] reached for his bundle of tender young bark . 
1 prickly 3 reached
3 reached 4 for
4 for 8 tender
5 his 6 bundle
6 bundle 7 of
6 bundle 8 tender
8 tender 10 bark
9 young 10 bark
10 bark 11 .

" of course [i] will , " said he , still chuckling . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 5 will
3 course 6 ,
6 , 7 "
6 , 11 still
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
8 said 10 ,
11 still 12 chuckling
12 chuckling 13 .

" come on , [mr] [toad] , it 's time we were going . " 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 on
2 come 7 ,
3 on 4 ,
7 , 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 10 time
10 time 11 we
11 we 12 were
12 were 13 going
13 going 14 .
14 . 15 "

[x] 

[the] [runaway] [cabbage] 

reddy [fox] , hiding with [shadow] the [weasel] in a hollow log near [unc] ' [billy] [possum] 's home , nudged [shadow] with his elbow . 
1 reddy 3 ,
1 reddy 5 with
3 , 4 hiding
5 with 7 the
7 the 11 hollow
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 hollow
11 hollow 12 log
12 log 13 near
12 log 23 with
13 near 15 '
18 's 19 home
19 home 20 ,
19 home 21 nudged
21 nudged 23 with
23 with 25 elbow
24 his 25 elbow
25 elbow 26 .

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

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

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

" and there comes [jimmy] [skunk] , with a big-goose egg under each arm ! " continued [shadow] , smacking his lips . 
1 " 3 there
1 " 4 comes
2 and 3 there
4 comes 14 arm
7 , 8 with
8 with 9 a
9 a 12 under
9 a 14 arm
10 big-goose 11 egg
11 egg 12 under
12 under 13 each
14 arm 15 !
15 ! 16 "
15 ! 17 continued
17 continued 20 smacking
19 , 20 smacking
20 smacking 23 .
21 his 22 lips
22 lips 23 .

reddy [fox] wriggled up where he could peep out , too . 
1 reddy 4 up
1 reddy 7 could
3 wriggled 4 up
4 up 5 where
5 where 6 he
7 could 8 peep
8 peep 10 ,
9 out 10 ,
10 , 11 too
11 too 12 .

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

what 's that coming down the [lone] [little] [path] ? " whispered [reddy] . 
1 what 2 's
2 's 4 coming
3 that 4 coming
4 coming 5 down
5 down 6 the
6 the 14 .
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 whispered
12 whispered 14 .

shadow looked . 
1 shadow 2 looked
2 looked 3 .

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

but it was laughter that made no sound , for [reddy] and [shadow] didn't want any one to know that they were hiding there . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
2 it 8 sound
3 was 4 laughter
4 laughter 5 that
4 laughter 6 made
6 made 7 no
8 sound 18 to
9 , 10 for
9 , 12 and
12 and 14 didn't
14 didn't 15 want
15 want 16 any
15 want 18 to
16 any 17 one
18 to 19 know
19 know 20 that
20 that 21 they
21 they 25 .
22 were 23 hiding
23 hiding 24 there
23 hiding 25 .

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

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

down the [lone] [little] [path] came [peter] [rabbit] and his cousin , [juniper] the [hare] , rolling a huge cabbage . 
1 down 6 came
2 the 6 came
6 came 11 cousin
9 and 10 his
10 his 11 cousin
11 cousin 12 ,
12 , 14 the
14 the 17 rolling
14 the 19 huge
16 , 17 rolling
18 a 19 huge
19 huge 21 .
20 cabbage 21 .

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

down it started , rolling and bounding along , with [peter] [rabbit] and [jumper] the [hare] frantically trying to catch it . 
1 down 2 it
2 it 3 started
3 started 5 rolling
4 , 5 rolling
5 rolling 7 bounding
5 rolling 8 along
6 and 7 bounding
8 along 9 ,
8 along 13 and
9 , 10 with
13 and 20 catch
15 the 17 frantically
15 the 18 trying
18 trying 19 to
19 to 20 catch
20 catch 21 it
21 it 22 .

just ahead was [johnny] [chuck] with a big bundle of sweet clover , which he was bringing to [peter] [rabbit] 's party . 
1 just 2 ahead
1 just 6 with
2 ahead 3 was
6 with 12 clover
7 a 8 big
8 big 9 bundle
8 big 12 clover
10 of 11 sweet
10 of 12 clover
12 clover 14 which
13 , 14 which
14 which 16 was
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 bringing
17 bringing 18 to
17 bringing 22 party
21 's 22 party
22 party 23 .

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

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

right on top of him fell [jumper] the [hare] , who was close behind the runaway cabbage and had no time to turn aside . 
1 right 2 on
2 on 3 top
3 top 4 of
4 of 5 him
4 of 8 the
5 him 6 fell
8 the 14 behind
8 the 17 cabbage
10 , 11 who
11 who 13 close
11 who 14 behind
12 was 13 close
15 the 16 runaway
16 runaway 17 cabbage
17 cabbage 23 turn
18 and 19 had
19 had 22 to
20 no 21 time
21 time 22 to
22 to 23 turn
23 turn 24 aside
24 aside 25 .

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

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

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

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

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

down went [jimmy] [skunk] with a grunt . 
1 down 2 went
2 went 5 with
5 with 6 a
6 a 7 grunt
7 grunt 8 .

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

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

such a sight as [jimmy] [skunk] was ! 
1 such 2 a
1 such 7 was
1 such 8 !
2 a 3 sight
3 sight 4 as

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

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

it knocked all the wind out of [mr] [toad] , and of course [striped] [chipmunk] spilled all his corn . 
1 it 2 knocked
2 knocked 5 wind
3 all 4 the
3 all 5 wind
4 the 5 wind
5 wind 6 out
5 wind 10 ,
6 out 7 of
10 , 11 and
10 , 16 spilled
12 of 13 course
13 course 16 spilled
16 spilled 19 corn
17 all 18 his
17 all 19 corn
19 corn 20 .

prickly [porky] the [porcupine] heard the noise . 
1 prickly 3 the
3 the 5 heard
5 heard 7 noise
6 the 7 noise
7 noise 8 .

he looked up to see a strange thing bounding down the [lone] [little] [path] . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 7 strange
2 looked 4 to
3 up 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 a
7 strange 8 thing
8 thing 9 bounding
9 bounding 10 down
10 down 11 the
11 the 15 .

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

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

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

[xi] 

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

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

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

jimmy [skunk] had gone off to take a bath and get two more eggs for [peter] [rabbit] 's party . 
1 jimmy 5 off
3 had 4 gone
4 gone 5 off
5 off 11 get
6 to 7 take
7 take 8 a
8 a 9 bath
9 bath 10 and
10 and 11 get
11 get 14 eggs
12 two 13 more
13 more 14 eggs
14 eggs 15 for
14 eggs 19 party
18 's 19 party
19 party 20 .

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

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

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

over in the top of a tall pine tree [blacky] the [crow] was hiding and chuckling to himself as he watched . 
1 over 6 a
2 in 3 the
3 the 4 top
4 top 5 of
5 of 6 a
6 a 9 tree
7 tall 8 pine
8 pine 9 tree
9 tree 16 chuckling
11 the 14 hiding
13 was 14 hiding
14 hiding 16 chuckling
15 and 16 chuckling
16 chuckling 19 as
17 to 18 himself
18 himself 19 as
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 watched
20 he 22 .

reddy [fox] was getting impatient . 
1 reddy 3 was
3 was 4 getting
4 getting 5 impatient
5 impatient 6 .

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

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

he wished that [sammy] [jay] would bring the false message that [bowser] the [hound] was coming , so as to frighten all the rest away . 
1 he 7 bring
2 wished 3 that
3 that 6 would
6 would 7 bring
7 bring 9 false
8 the 9 false
9 false 10 message
9 false 16 coming
10 message 11 that
11 that 13 the
15 was 16 coming
16 coming 21 frighten
17 , 18 so
18 so 19 as
19 as 20 to
20 to 21 frighten
21 frighten 22 all
22 all 23 the
23 the 24 rest
24 rest 25 away
25 away 26 .

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

" [i] hope [sammy] [jay] will hurry up . " 
1 " 3 hope
3 hope 6 will
6 will 7 hurry
7 hurry 8 up
8 up 9 .
9 . 10 "

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

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

" now [i] wonder what [peter] [rabbit] is whispering about , " said [reddy] . 
1 " 2 now
1 " 4 wonder
1 " 5 what
5 what 8 is
8 is 9 whispering
9 whispering 10 about
10 about 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 .

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

there was a queer rattling sound that sent shivers up and down [reddy] 's backbone . 
1 there 8 sent
2 was 3 a
2 was 4 queer
4 queer 7 that
4 queer 8 sent
5 rattling 6 sound
6 sound 7 that
8 sent 11 and
9 shivers 10 up
10 up 11 and
11 and 12 down
12 down 14 's
14 's 15 backbone
15 backbone 16 .

reddy [fox] and [shadow] the [weasel] were in a prison . 
1 reddy 3 and
3 and 5 the
5 the 10 prison
7 were 8 in
8 in 9 a
9 a 10 prison
10 prison 11 .

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

" never mind , " whispered [shadow] the [weasel] , " he 'll go away when [sammy] [jay] shouts that [bowser] the [hound] is coming . " 
1 " 2 never
2 never 3 mind
3 mind 4 ,
3 mind 10 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 whispered
6 whispered 8 the
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 he
11 " 19 shouts
12 he 13 'll
13 'll 14 go
14 go 15 away
15 away 16 when
19 shouts 20 that
19 shouts 26 .
20 that 22 the
24 is 25 coming
25 coming 26 .
26 . 27 "

blacky the [crow] , hidden in the top of the tall pine , was also wondering what [peter] was whispering . 
1 blacky 2 the
2 the 8 top
4 , 5 hidden
5 hidden 6 in
5 hidden 8 top
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 top
8 top 13 ,
9 of 10 the
9 of 11 tall
11 tall 12 pine
12 pine 13 ,
13 , 17 what
14 was 15 also
15 also 16 wondering
16 wondering 17 what
17 what 21 .
19 was 20 whispering
20 whispering 21 .

now , [sammy] [jay] knew nothing about all this . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 5 knew
5 knew 6 nothing
6 nothing 7 about
7 about 8 all
8 all 9 this
9 this 10 .

now , [sammy] , with all his faults , is one of the best watchmen in the [green] [forest] . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 4 ,
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 all
6 all 8 faults
7 his 8 faults
8 faults 15 watchmen
9 , 10 is
10 is 14 best
11 one 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 best
14 best 15 watchmen
15 watchmen 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 20 .

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

because [sammy] knew this he felt sure of breaking up this party . 
1 because 3 knew
1 because 8 of
3 knew 4 this
5 he 6 felt
5 he 7 sure
7 sure 8 of
8 of 9 breaking
9 breaking 10 up
10 up 11 this
11 this 12 party
12 party 13 .

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

here comes [bowser] the [hound] , " he shouted . 
1 here 2 comes
1 here 6 ,
2 comes 4 the
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 .

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

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

" you had better run before [bowser] gets here , " he shouted . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 4 better
3 had 4 better
4 better 5 run
5 run 6 before
6 before 8 gets
8 gets 13 shouted
9 here 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 shouted
13 shouted 14 .

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

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

" [ha] ! ha ! ha ! " laughed [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 9 laughed
3 ! 9 laughed
4 ha 5 !
4 ha 6 ha
6 ha 7 !
7 ! 8 "
7 ! 9 laughed
9 laughed 12 .

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

" [hee] ! hee ! hee ! " giggled [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 
1 " 9 giggled
3 ! 4 hee
4 hee 6 hee
5 ! 6 hee
6 hee 9 giggled
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 giggled
9 giggled 13 .

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

" tell [bowser] that we are all waiting for him , " added [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 tell
1 " 4 that
4 that 5 we
4 that 7 all
5 we 6 are
7 all 8 waiting
8 waiting 9 for
9 for 10 him
10 him 11 ,
10 him 16 .
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 added

" is [bowser] quite out of breath ? " inquired [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 " 2 is
2 is 4 quite
4 quite 6 of
5 out 6 of
6 of 7 breath
7 breath 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
8 ? 10 inquired
10 inquired 13 .

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

you see , old [mr] [toad] had told [peter] all about [sammy] 's plan , and this is what [peter] had been whispering to the others . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 8 told
2 see 3 ,
4 old 7 had
7 had 8 told
8 told 11 about
10 all 11 about
11 about 16 and
13 's 14 plan
14 plan 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 22 been
17 this 18 is
18 is 19 what
19 what 21 had
21 had 22 been
22 been 26 others
23 whispering 24 to
24 to 25 the
25 the 26 others
26 others 27 .

[xii] 

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

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

prickly [porky] settled himself very comfortably and began to tell stories about his home , way up in the [north] [woods] . 
1 prickly 3 settled
1 prickly 4 himself
1 prickly 8 began
4 himself 6 comfortably
5 very 6 comfortably
6 comfortably 7 and
8 began 9 to
8 began 14 home
9 to 10 tell
10 tell 11 stories
11 stories 12 about
12 about 13 his
14 home 18 in
15 , 16 way
16 way 17 up
17 up 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 22 .

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

shadow the [weasel] felt just as uncomfortable as [reddy] [fox] , and [shadow] is very short-tempered . 
1 shadow 2 the
2 the 4 felt
4 felt 5 just
4 felt 11 ,
5 just 6 as
5 just 7 uncomfortable
6 as 7 uncomfortable
7 uncomfortable 8 as
11 , 12 and
11 , 16 short-tempered
12 and 14 is
14 is 15 very
15 very 16 short-tempered
16 short-tempered 17 .

every time [reddy] moved and squeezed [shadow] , [shadow] would snap at him . 
1 every 4 moved
1 every 8 ,
2 time 4 moved
4 moved 6 squeezed
5 and 6 squeezed
8 , 10 would
10 would 11 snap
11 snap 12 at
12 at 13 him
13 him 14 .

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

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

only [sammy] [jay] , [blacky] the [crow] , [reddy] [fox] and [shadow] the [weasel] were unhappy , and of course no one cared for that . 
1 only 4 ,
1 only 8 ,
4 , 6 the
8 , 11 and
8 , 18 and
11 and 13 the
15 were 16 unhappy
16 unhappy 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 23 cared
19 of 20 course
20 course 21 no
20 course 23 cared
21 no 22 one
23 cared 26 .
24 for 25 that
25 that 26 .

[xiii] 

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

unc ' [billy] didn't like the cold weather . 
1 unc 6 the
2 ' 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 like
5 like 6 the
6 the 7 cold
7 cold 8 weather
8 weather 9 .

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

" way down [souf] de sun am shinin ' [yas] , [sah] , dat am so ! 
1 " 2 way
1 " 3 down
3 down 5 de
5 de 6 sun
6 sun 7 am
6 sun 14 dat
7 am 8 shinin
8 shinin 9 '
9 ' 11 ,
13 , 14 dat
14 dat 15 am
15 am 16 so
16 so 17 !

fo ' dat lan ' mah heart am pinin ' [yas] , [sah] , dat am so ! 
1 fo 2 '
2 ' 4 lan
3 dat 4 lan
4 lan 6 mah
5 ' 6 mah
6 mah 8 am
6 mah 15 dat
7 heart 8 am
8 am 9 pinin
9 pinin 10 '
10 ' 12 ,
14 , 15 dat
15 dat 16 am
16 am 17 so
17 so 18 !

now [unc] ' [billy] had prepared for the winter by getting just as fat as he knew how . 
1 now 3 '
1 now 11 getting
5 had 6 prepared
6 prepared 7 for
7 for 8 the
8 the 9 winter
8 the 11 getting
9 winter 10 by
11 getting 12 just
11 getting 14 fat
12 just 13 as
14 fat 17 knew
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 knew
17 knew 18 how
18 how 19 .

he was so fat that he could hardly waddle when [jack] [frost] first came to the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 4 fat
2 was 3 so
4 fat 5 that
4 fat 8 hardly
6 he 7 could
6 he 8 hardly
8 hardly 15 to
9 waddle 14 came
10 when 13 first
13 first 14 came
14 came 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 19 .

now [johnny] [chuck] just slept and slept and slept , without waking once the whole winter long . 
1 now 9 slept
4 just 5 slept
5 slept 6 and
5 slept 7 slept
7 slept 8 and
7 slept 9 slept
9 slept 15 whole
10 , 11 without
11 without 13 once
11 without 15 whole
12 waking 13 once
14 the 15 whole
15 whole 18 .
16 winter 18 .
17 long 18 .

but [unc] ' [billy] [possum] couldn't sleep like that . 
1 but 10 .
3 ' 6 couldn't
6 couldn't 7 sleep
7 sleep 10 .
8 like 9 that
8 like 10 .

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

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

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

so [unc] ' [billy] didn't go out very much , and very seldom indeed when the snow was soft . 
1 so 6 go
1 so 9 much
3 ' 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 go
7 out 8 very
8 very 9 much
9 much 12 very
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 very
12 very 17 snow
13 seldom 15 when
14 indeed 15 when
15 when 16 the
16 the 17 snow
17 snow 18 was
18 was 20 .
19 soft 20 .

it seemed to [unc] ' [billy] [possum] as if the winter never , never would go . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 16 go
5 ' 12 never
8 as 9 if
9 if 11 winter
10 the 11 winter
11 winter 12 never
12 never 15 would
13 , 14 never
14 never 15 would
15 would 16 go
16 go 17 .

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

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

one morning he stuck his head out of his doorway , and whom should he see trotting along below but [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 one 2 morning
2 morning 8 of
3 he 4 stuck
4 stuck 6 head
4 stuck 7 out
5 his 6 head
7 out 8 of
8 of 16 see
9 his 10 doorway
10 doorway 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 whom
12 and 16 see
13 whom 14 should
14 should 15 he
16 see 18 along
17 trotting 18 along
18 along 19 below
19 below 20 but
19 below 23 .

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

" good mo'ning , [jimmy] [skunk] , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 4 ,
2 good 7 ,
3 mo'ning 4 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 11 '
8 " 9 said
11 ' 13 .

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

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

" [i] haven't seen you for a long time ! " 
1 " 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 seen
4 seen 7 a
5 you 6 for
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 long
8 long 9 time
9 time 10 !
10 ! 11 "

" [whar] yo ' been , [jimmy] [skunk] ? " asked [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 been
5 been 6 ,
6 , 10 "
6 , 13 '
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 asked
13 ' 15 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] 's mouth began to water . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 6 mouth
5 's 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 began
7 began 8 to
8 to 9 water
9 water 10 .

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

unc ' [billy] couldn't sleep any more now . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 6 any
4 couldn't 5 sleep
5 sleep 6 any
6 any 7 more
7 more 8 now
8 now 9 .

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

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

finally [unc] ' [billy] made up his mind . 
1 finally 6 up
3 ' 5 made
5 made 6 up
6 up 7 his
7 his 8 mind
8 mind 9 .

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

[xiv] 

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

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

they were all there . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 all
3 all 4 there
4 there 5 .

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

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

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

no , [sir] , she didn't like winter one bit . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 5 she
5 she 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 like
7 like 8 winter
8 winter 11 .
9 one 10 bit
10 bit 11 .

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

sure that her babies were warm and comfortable , old [mrs] [possum] went to the door and looked out . 
1 sure 10 old
2 that 3 her
3 her 4 babies
4 babies 5 were
4 babies 6 warm
6 warm 8 comfortable
6 warm 9 ,
7 and 8 comfortable
8 comfortable 9 ,
9 , 10 old
10 old 15 the
13 went 14 to
13 went 15 the
15 the 16 door
16 door 19 out
17 and 18 looked
17 and 19 out
19 out 20 .

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

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

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

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

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

ah 'm plumb worried to death , " muttered old [mrs] [possum] . 
1 ah 2 'm
1 ah 3 plumb
3 plumb 7 ,
4 worried 5 to
5 to 6 death
6 death 7 ,
7 , 10 old
8 " 9 muttered
9 muttered 10 old
10 old 13 .

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

it was [sammy] [jay] , shrieking : 
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 ,
5 , 6 shrieking
6 shrieking 7 :

" thief ! 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !

thief ! 
1 thief 2 !

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

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

" hello ! " exclaimed [sammy] [jay] , not at all politely . 
1 " 3 !
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 8 ,
8 , 9 not
9 not 10 at
10 at 12 politely
11 all 12 politely
12 politely 13 .

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

" he done go out fo ' a walk , " replied old [mrs] [possum] . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 4 go
2 he 3 done
4 go 5 out
4 go 10 ,
5 out 7 '
6 fo 7 '
8 a 9 walk
9 walk 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
11 " 13 old
12 replied 13 old
13 old 16 .

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

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

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

no , [sir] , [i] wouldn't blame him the least bit ! " 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 6 wouldn't
6 wouldn't 7 blame
7 blame 8 him
7 blame 10 least
9 the 10 least
10 least 11 bit
11 bit 12 !
12 ! 13 "

" keep your temper , [brer] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 keep
2 keep 3 your
3 your 4 temper
4 temper 5 ,
4 temper 8 !

keep your temper , do , [oh] pray ! " 
1 keep 2 your
2 your 3 temper
3 temper 5 do
4 , 5 do
5 do 6 ,
5 do 8 pray
8 pray 9 !
9 ! 10 "

said old [mrs] [possum] , grinning in the most aggravating way as she turned back to her babies . 
1 said 2 old
1 said 5 ,
5 , 6 grinning
6 grinning 8 the
7 in 8 the
8 the 11 way
9 most 10 aggravating
10 aggravating 11 way
11 way 15 back
12 as 13 she
13 she 14 turned
14 turned 15 back
15 back 18 babies
16 to 17 her
16 to 18 babies
18 babies 19 .

she had found out what she wanted to know [sammy] [jay] had seen nothing of [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 she 2 had
2 had 3 found
3 found 4 out
4 out 7 wanted
4 out 20 .
5 what 6 she
6 she 7 wanted
7 wanted 8 to
8 to 9 know
9 know 13 seen
12 had 13 seen
13 seen 14 nothing
14 nothing 15 of
17 ' 20 .

old [mrs] [possum] sat down with her head in her hands . 
1 old 4 sat
4 sat 7 her
5 down 6 with
6 with 7 her
7 her 8 head
8 head 9 in
9 in 10 her
10 her 11 hands
11 hands 12 .

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

[xv] 

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

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

after [jimmy] [skunk] had mentioned his fine breakfast of fresh eggs , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] couldn't think of anything else . 
1 after 12 ,
4 had 5 mentioned
4 had 7 fine
5 mentioned 6 his
7 fine 8 breakfast
8 breakfast 9 of
8 breakfast 10 fresh
10 fresh 11 eggs
10 fresh 12 ,
12 , 14 '
14 ' 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 think
17 couldn't 20 anything
19 of 20 anything
20 anything 21 else
21 else 22 .

he knew well enough where [jimmy] had found those eggs . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 3 well
1 he 5 where
2 knew 3 well
3 well 4 enough
5 where 8 found
7 had 8 found
8 found 9 those
9 those 10 eggs
10 eggs 11 .

yes , indeed , [unc] ' [billy] knew all about it . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
2 , 3 indeed
4 , 6 '
6 ' 8 knew
8 knew 10 about
9 all 10 about
10 about 11 it
11 it 12 .

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

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

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

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

old [mrs] [possum] couldn't stand it . 
1 old 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 stand
5 stand 6 it
6 it 7 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] muttered something , but all that [mrs] [possum] could hear was ["] eggs . " 
1 unc 4 muttered
1 unc 13 hear
2 ' 4 muttered
4 muttered 5 something
5 something 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 all
8 all 9 that
9 that 12 could
13 hear 14 was
14 was 16 eggs
16 eggs 17 .
17 . 18 "

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

" it isn't safe to be snooping around [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house when there 's snow on the ground . 
1 " 3 isn't
1 " 11 's
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 safe
4 safe 6 be
4 safe 7 snooping
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 snooping
7 snooping 8 around
11 's 19 ground
12 hen-house 15 's
12 hen-house 16 snow
13 when 14 there
14 there 15 's
16 snow 18 the
16 snow 19 ground
17 on 18 the
19 ground 20 .

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

do yo ' hear what [ah] say ? " 
1 do 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 hear
4 hear 5 what
5 what 7 say
7 say 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

unc ' [billy] nodded that he did . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 nodded
4 nodded 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 did
7 did 8 .

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

just the same , [unc] ' [billy] felt that he had got to have a nice fresh egg . 
1 just 4 ,
1 just 8 felt
2 the 3 same
3 same 4 ,
4 , 6 '
8 felt 9 that
8 felt 12 got
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 had
12 got 13 to
12 got 15 a
13 to 14 have
15 a 17 fresh
16 nice 17 fresh
17 fresh 18 egg
18 egg 19 .

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

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

" where are yo ' going ? " demanded [mrs] [possum] . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 are
2 where 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 going
6 going 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 demanded
9 demanded 12 .

" just to stretch the kinks out of mah legs , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 just
1 " 4 stretch
1 " 9 mah
2 just 3 to
4 stretch 5 the
5 the 6 kinks
6 kinks 7 out
7 out 8 of
9 mah 17 .
10 legs 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 replied
12 " 17 .
13 replied 15 '

old [mrs] [possum] looked after him suspiciously . 
1 old 4 looked
4 looked 5 after
5 after 6 him
6 him 7 suspiciously
7 suspiciously 8 .

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

unc ' [billy] didn't answer . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 answer
4 didn't 5 answer
5 answer 6 .

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

[xvi] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] had a very good reason for not going home , a very good reason , indeed . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 9 reason
5 had 6 a
6 a 8 good
6 a 9 reason
7 very 8 good
9 reason 15 a
10 for 12 going
11 not 12 going
12 going 13 home
13 home 14 ,
13 home 15 a
15 a 16 very
16 very 19 ,
17 good 18 reason
17 good 19 ,
19 , 20 indeed
20 indeed 21 .

even old [mrs] [possum] would have thought it was a good reason , could she have known it . 
1 even 6 have
2 old 5 would
2 old 6 have
6 have 7 thought
7 thought 8 it
7 thought 15 she
8 it 10 a
9 was 10 a
10 a 12 reason
10 a 14 could
11 good 12 reason
12 reason 13 ,
15 she 19 .
16 have 17 known
17 known 18 it
17 known 19 .

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

now [unc] ' [billy] was very , very crafty . 
1 now 3 '
3 ' 6 very
5 was 6 very
6 very 9 crafty
7 , 8 very
8 very 9 crafty
9 crafty 10 .

but with all his craft , there was one thing that [unc] ' [billy] forgot . 
1 but 7 there
2 with 3 all
2 with 4 his
4 his 5 craft
5 craft 6 ,
6 , 7 there
7 there 8 was
8 was 9 one
9 one 10 thing
10 thing 11 that
11 that 16 .
13 ' 15 forgot
15 forgot 16 .

yes , [sir] , there was one thing [unc] ' [billy] forgot all about . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 was
5 there 12 forgot
6 was 7 one
8 thing 10 '
8 thing 12 forgot
12 forgot 13 all
12 forgot 14 about
14 about 15 .

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

[ [illustration] : he just ate and ate until he couldn't eat another one . ] 
1 [ 6 ate
3 : 4 he
4 he 6 ate
5 just 6 ate
6 ate 9 until
7 and 8 ate
8 ate 9 until
9 until 12 eat
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 eat
12 eat 13 another
12 eat 15 .
13 another 14 one
13 another 15 .
15 . 16 ]

when [unc] ' [billy] was safely in the hen-house , he hurried from one nest to another . 
1 when 11 he
3 ' 8 the
5 was 6 safely
6 safely 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 hen-house
9 hen-house 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 hurried
12 hurried 16 to
13 from 14 one
14 one 15 nest
15 nest 16 to
16 to 17 another
17 another 18 .

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] knew that the thing for him to do was to hurry home as fast as he could go , but he didn't . 
1 unc 4 knew
1 unc 11 do
1 unc 15 home
2 ' 4 knew
4 knew 6 the
5 that 6 the
6 the 7 thing
7 thing 8 for
8 for 9 him
9 him 10 to
11 do 13 to
11 do 14 hurry
12 was 13 to
13 to 14 hurry
14 hurry 15 home
15 home 21 go
16 as 17 fast
17 fast 18 as
17 fast 21 go
18 as 19 he
18 as 20 could
21 go 25 didn't
22 , 23 but
23 but 24 he
24 he 25 didn't
25 didn't 26 .

no , [sir] , he didn't do it . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 do
7 do 8 it
8 it 9 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] climbed to the very last nest in the topmost row , way up in a dark corner . 
1 unc 10 in
2 ' 4 climbed
4 climbed 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 very
7 very 8 last
7 very 9 nest
8 last 9 nest
9 nest 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 15 way
12 topmost 13 row
13 row 14 ,
13 row 15 way
15 way 16 up
16 up 18 a
17 in 18 a
18 a 19 dark
19 dark 20 corner
19 dark 21 .

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

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] shivered as he listened . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 shivered
4 shivered 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 listened
7 listened 8 .

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

[xvii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

i 'll just look around a bit . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 4 look
3 just 4 look
4 look 5 around
5 around 6 a
6 a 7 bit
7 bit 9 "
8 . 9 "

unc ' [billy] almost chuckled as he heard [farmer] [brown] 's boy go out . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 almost
4 almost 6 as
5 chuckled 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 heard
7 he 12 boy
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 15 .
13 go 14 out
13 go 15 .

" he 'll find [jimmy] [skunk] 's tracks , but he won't find mine , " thought [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 4 find
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 find
4 find 8 tracks
7 's 8 tracks
8 tracks 9 ,
9 , 10 but
9 , 14 mine
10 but 11 he
10 but 12 won't
12 won't 13 find
14 mine 15 ,
15 , 16 "
15 , 21 .
16 " 17 thought
17 thought 19 '

" isn't it lucky that [i] thought to step right in [jimmy] [skunk] 's tracks when [i] came here ? " 
1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 4 lucky
3 it 4 lucky
4 lucky 9 step
5 that 7 thought
7 thought 8 to
7 thought 9 step
9 step 10 right
10 right 11 in
10 right 15 tracks
14 's 15 tracks
15 tracks 16 when
16 when 18 came
18 came 19 here
19 here 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

he lay still and listened to [farmer] [brown] 's boy poking around outside . 
1 he 2 lay
1 he 3 still
3 still 6 to
4 and 5 listened
5 listened 6 to
6 to 12 around
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 poking
11 poking 12 around
12 around 13 outside
13 outside 14 .

unc ' [billy] almost chuckled again as he thought what a smart fellow he had been to step in [jimmy] [skunk] 's tracks . 
1 unc 5 chuckled
2 ' 4 almost
4 almost 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 13 fellow
6 again 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 thought
9 thought 10 what
9 thought 11 a
11 a 12 smart
11 a 13 fellow
13 fellow 17 to
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 been
16 been 17 to
17 to 18 step
18 step 24 .
19 in 23 tracks
22 's 23 tracks
23 tracks 24 .

" hello ! " said the voice of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 3 !
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 voice
7 voice 8 of
8 of 13 .
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 13 .

" these are queer tracks ! 
1 " 2 these
2 these 3 are
3 are 4 queer
4 queer 5 tracks
5 tracks 6 !

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

" [i] guess that there was more than one visitor here last night , " continued the voice of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 12 last
3 guess 4 that
4 that 5 there
5 there 6 was
5 there 7 more
7 more 8 than
7 more 9 one
7 more 12 last
9 one 10 visitor
10 visitor 11 here
12 last 14 ,
12 last 18 voice
13 night 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 continued
16 continued 17 the
18 voice 19 of
18 voice 24 .
22 's 23 boy
23 boy 24 .

whoever made them must be right around here now . " 
1 whoever 2 made
1 whoever 5 be
2 made 3 them
4 must 5 be
5 be 6 right
6 right 7 around
7 around 8 here
8 here 9 now
9 now 10 .
10 . 11 "

back into the hen-house came [farmer] [brown] 's boy and began to poke around in all the corners . 
1 back 5 came
1 back 9 boy
2 into 3 the
3 the 4 hen-house
4 hen-house 5 came
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 10 and
10 and 11 began
10 and 16 all
11 began 12 to
12 to 13 poke
13 poke 14 around
14 around 15 in
16 all 18 corners
17 the 18 corners
18 corners 19 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] could hear him coming nearer and nearer . 
1 unc 5 hear
2 ' 4 could
4 could 5 hear
5 hear 6 him
6 him 7 coming
7 coming 8 nearer
8 nearer 9 and
8 nearer 10 nearer
10 nearer 11 .

he was looking in the very next nest to the one in which [unc] ' [billy] was . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 looking
3 looking 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 7 next
6 very 7 next
7 next 8 nest
7 next 18 .
8 nest 9 to
8 nest 12 in
9 to 10 the
10 the 11 one
13 which 15 '
13 which 18 .
17 was 18 .

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] held his breath . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 held
5 held 6 his
6 his 7 breath
7 breath 8 .

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

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

i guess [i] shall have to set some traps . " 
1 i 2 guess
2 guess 5 have
4 shall 5 have
5 have 6 to
6 to 7 set
6 to 8 some
8 some 9 traps
9 traps 10 .
10 . 11 "

and all the time [unc] ' [billy] [possum] held his breath and lay low . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
2 all 9 held
3 the 4 time
4 time 6 '
9 held 11 breath
10 his 11 breath
11 breath 14 low
12 and 13 lay
13 lay 14 low
14 low 15 .

[xviii] 

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

" [mah] home is in a holler tree [it] 's a long way home ! 
1 " 3 home
3 home 4 is
3 home 7 holler
4 is 6 a
5 in 6 a
7 holler 8 tree
8 tree 11 a
10 's 11 a
11 a 12 long
12 long 13 way
12 long 14 home
13 way 14 home
14 home 15 !

ah wish [ah] 's there , but here [ah] be [it] 's a long way home ! 
1 ah 2 wish
1 ah 6 ,
2 wish 4 's
5 there 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 here
8 here 10 be
10 be 14 long
12 's 14 long
13 a 14 long
14 long 16 home
15 way 16 home
16 home 17 !

unc ' [billy] [possum] lay curled up under the hay in the highest nest in the darkest corner in [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 lay
5 lay 15 in
6 curled 8 under
7 up 8 under
8 under 9 the
8 under 14 nest
9 the 10 hay
10 hay 11 in
11 in 13 highest
12 the 13 highest
14 nest 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 18 corner
17 darkest 18 corner
18 corner 19 in
19 in 24 .
22 's 23 hen-house
23 hen-house 24 .

unc ' [billy] didn't dare go to sleep , because he was afraid that [farmer] [brown] 's boy might find him . 
1 unc 8 sleep
2 ' 4 didn't
2 ' 5 dare
5 dare 6 go
6 go 7 to
6 go 8 sleep
8 sleep 14 that
9 , 10 because
9 , 13 afraid
10 because 11 he
11 he 12 was
13 afraid 14 that
14 that 19 might
17 's 18 boy
18 boy 19 might
19 might 22 .
20 find 21 him
21 him 22 .

and , anyway , he wanted to see just what [farmer] [brown] 's boy was doing . 
1 and 3 anyway
2 , 3 anyway
3 anyway 4 ,
4 , 10 what
5 he 6 wanted
6 wanted 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 just
8 see 10 what
10 what 15 was
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 was
15 was 16 doing
16 doing 17 .

so peeping out , he watched [farmer] [brown] 's boy , who seemed to be very busy indeed . 
1 so 2 peeping
1 so 5 he
3 out 4 ,
3 out 5 he
5 he 6 watched
6 watched 14 to
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 ,
11 , 12 who
11 , 13 seemed
13 seemed 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 17 busy
15 be 18 indeed
16 very 17 busy
18 indeed 19 .

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

unc ' [billy] knew . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 knew
4 knew 5 .

yes , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] knew just what [farmer] [brown] 's boy was doing . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
1 yes 10 what
4 , 6 '
6 ' 9 just
8 knew 9 just
10 what 14 boy
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 was
15 was 17 .
16 doing 17 .

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

unc ' [billy] almost chuckled aloud . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 almost
4 almost 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 aloud
6 aloud 7 .

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

unc ' [billy] laughed under his breath as [farmer] [brown] 's boy closed the door of the hen-house and went off whistling . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 laughed
4 laughed 8 as
5 under 6 his
6 his 7 breath
7 breath 8 as
8 as 15 door
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 13 closed
13 closed 14 the
13 closed 15 door
15 door 21 off
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 hen-house
18 hen-house 19 and
18 hen-house 20 went
20 went 21 off
21 off 23 .
22 whistling 23 .

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] broke off short , right in the very middle of his laugh . 
1 unc 5 off
2 ' 4 broke
4 broke 5 off
5 off 10 the
6 short 7 ,
6 short 9 in
8 right 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 very
11 very 12 middle
11 very 13 of
12 middle 13 of
13 of 14 his
14 his 15 laugh
15 laugh 16 .

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

the joke wasn't on [farmer] [brown] 's boy , after [all] ; it was on [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 the 2 joke
2 joke 3 wasn't
2 joke 8 boy
3 wasn't 4 on
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 9 ,
9 , 10 after
10 after 14 was
10 after 20 .
12 ; 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 on
17 ' 20 .

but [unc] ' [billy] couldn't see that it was any joke at all . 
1 but 8 it
3 ' 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 see
6 see 7 that
7 that 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 any
10 any 11 joke
11 joke 12 at
12 at 13 all
13 all 14 .

" it 's a long way home , " said [unc] ' [billy] mournfully , as he peeped out of a crack toward the [green] [forest] . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 6 way
1 " 10 said
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 long
4 a 6 way
6 way 7 home
7 home 8 ,
8 , 9 "
10 said 15 ,
12 ' 14 mournfully
14 mournfully 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 18 peeped
17 he 18 peeped
18 peeped 21 a
19 out 20 of
19 out 21 a
21 a 22 crack
21 a 23 toward
23 toward 24 the
24 the 27 .

[xix] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] did a lot of thinking . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 7 lot
5 did 6 a
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 thinking
9 thinking 10 .

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

if it hadn't been for those two worries , [unc] ' [billy] would have been willing to stay there the rest of the winter . 
1 if 2 it
1 if 5 for
3 hadn't 4 been
4 been 5 for
5 for 6 those
6 those 15 been
7 two 8 worries
8 worries 9 ,
9 , 11 '
11 ' 13 would
13 would 14 have
13 would 15 been
15 been 17 to
16 willing 17 to
17 to 18 stay
18 stay 23 the
18 stay 25 .
19 there 20 the
20 the 21 rest
21 rest 22 of
22 of 23 the
24 winter 25 .

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

having all the eggs he could eat , [unc] ' [billy] had grown very particular . 
1 having 6 could
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 eggs
4 eggs 5 he
5 he 6 could
6 could 7 eat
7 eat 8 ,
7 eat 13 grown
8 , 10 '
12 had 13 grown
13 grown 15 particular
14 very 15 particular
15 particular 16 .

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

" [cut] , cut , cut , cut , cut , cut-aa-cut ! 
1 " 12 cut-aa-cut
3 , 4 cut
4 cut 5 ,
5 , 6 cut
6 cut 7 ,
7 , 8 cut
8 cut 9 ,
9 , 10 cut
10 cut 11 ,
10 cut 12 cut-aa-cut
12 cut-aa-cut 13 !

i lay the finest eggs in the world ! " 
1 i 2 lay
2 lay 3 the
2 lay 4 finest
3 the 4 finest
4 finest 6 in
5 eggs 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 world
8 world 9 !
9 ! 10 "

no one lays such splendid eggs as [i] do ! " 
1 no 2 one
1 no 3 lays
3 lays 4 such
4 such 5 splendid
5 splendid 6 eggs
5 splendid 9 do
6 eggs 7 as
9 do 10 !
10 ! 11 "

sometimes the door was left open during the day , and [unc] ' [billy] would peep out and wish that he dared to run . 
1 sometimes 4 was
1 sometimes 7 during
2 the 3 door
3 door 4 was
5 left 6 open
6 open 7 during
7 during 16 peep
8 the 9 day
9 day 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 16 peep
13 ' 15 would
15 would 16 peep
16 peep 17 out
16 peep 19 wish
17 out 18 and
18 and 19 wish
19 wish 24 run
20 that 21 he
21 he 22 dared
22 dared 23 to
22 dared 24 run
24 run 25 .

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

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

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

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

[xx] 

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

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

but this time the snow had done [unc] ' [billy] a good turn , a very good turn , indeed . 
1 but 2 this
1 but 5 snow
2 this 3 time
3 time 4 the
5 snow 7 done
6 had 7 done
7 done 17 good
9 ' 11 a
9 ' 12 good
12 good 13 turn
12 good 14 ,
14 , 15 a
15 a 16 very
16 very 17 good
17 good 20 indeed
18 turn 19 ,
19 , 20 indeed
20 indeed 21 .

once out of the hen-house , [unc] ' [billy] lost no time in starting for the [green] [forest] . 
1 once 4 the
1 once 10 lost
2 out 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 hen-house
5 hen-house 8 '
6 , 8 '
10 lost 12 time
10 lost 15 for
11 no 12 time
12 time 14 starting
13 in 14 starting
15 for 16 the
16 the 19 .

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

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

of course [unc] ' [billy] sank into it almost up to his middle at every step . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 10 up
4 ' 6 sank
6 sank 7 into
7 into 8 it
8 it 9 almost
9 almost 10 up
10 up 13 middle
11 to 12 his
12 his 13 middle
13 middle 17 .
14 at 15 every
15 every 16 step
16 step 17 .

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

now it never does to let one 's wits go to sleep . 
1 now 2 it
2 it 3 never
2 it 10 go
3 never 4 does
4 does 6 let
5 to 6 let
7 one 8 's
8 's 9 wits
9 wits 10 go
10 go 11 to
11 to 12 sleep
12 sleep 13 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] 's wits were asleep when he left [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 6 wits
5 's 6 wits
6 wits 7 were
7 were 8 asleep
8 asleep 9 when
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 left
10 he 14 's
14 's 15 hen-house
15 hen-house 16 .

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

but [unc] ' [billy] 's wits certainly were asleep . 
1 but 10 .
3 ' 6 wits
5 's 6 wits
6 wits 10 .
7 certainly 8 were
8 were 9 asleep
9 asleep 10 .

yes , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] forgot ! 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 8 forgot
2 , 6 '
4 , 6 '
8 forgot 9 !

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

[ [illustration] : there all the way from [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house was a broad trail in the smooth white snow . ] 
1 [ 3 :
1 [ 4 there
4 there 8 from
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 way
7 way 8 from
8 from 18 the
11 's 12 hen-house
12 hen-house 13 was
13 was 14 a
14 a 15 broad
15 broad 17 in
16 trail 17 in
17 in 18 the
18 the 21 snow
19 smooth 20 white
20 white 21 snow
21 snow 22 .
22 . 23 ]

unc ' [billy] looked behind him , and he turned pale . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 5 behind
4 looked 5 behind
5 behind 7 ,
6 him 7 ,
7 , 10 turned
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 turned
10 turned 12 .
11 pale 12 .

yes , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] turned pale ! 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 9 turned
9 turned 10 pale
10 pale 11 !

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

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

whatever did [ah] leave the hen-house for ? " wailed [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 whatever 2 did
1 whatever 4 leave
4 leave 5 the
5 the 6 hen-house
6 hen-house 10 wailed
7 for 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 wailed
10 wailed 14 .
12 ' 14 .

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

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

farmer [brown] 's boy would see that he had gone back , and then he would hunt that hen-house through until he found [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 farmer 9 had
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 7 that
5 would 6 see
6 see 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 gone
10 gone 13 and
11 back 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 then
14 then 17 hunt
15 he 16 would
16 would 17 hunt
17 hunt 21 until
18 that 19 hen-house
19 hen-house 20 through
20 through 21 until
21 until 22 he
22 he 27 .
23 found 25 '
23 found 27 .

unc ' [billy] drew a long breath and began to wade ahead toward the [green] [forest] . 
1 unc 9 began
2 ' 4 drew
4 drew 5 a
5 a 6 long
5 a 8 and
6 long 7 breath
7 breath 8 and
8 and 9 began
9 began 10 to
9 began 17 .
10 to 12 ahead
11 wade 12 ahead
12 ahead 13 toward
13 toward 14 the
14 the 17 .

" if [ah] only had snowshoes ! " he panted . 
1 " 2 if
2 if 7 !
4 only 5 had
4 only 6 snowshoes
6 snowshoes 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 panted
10 panted 11 .

" if [ah] only had snowshoes like [mrs] [grouse] . " 
1 " 2 if
2 if 4 only
4 only 5 had
5 had 6 snowshoes
6 snowshoes 7 like
6 snowshoes 10 .
10 . 11 "

[xxi] 

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

" there was an old [possum] lived up in a tree ; [hi] , ho , see the chips fly ! 
1 " 7 lived
1 " 8 up
2 there 3 was
2 there 7 lived
3 was 4 an
4 an 5 old
8 up 9 in
8 up 15 ho
10 a 11 tree
10 a 15 ho
11 tree 12 ;
11 tree 14 ,
15 ho 16 ,
15 ho 19 chips
17 see 18 the
18 the 19 chips
19 chips 20 fly
20 fly 21 !

the sliest old thief that you ever did see ; [hi] , ho , see the chips fly ! 
1 the 2 sliest
2 sliest 4 thief
2 sliest 8 did
3 old 4 thief
4 thief 5 that
5 that 6 you
6 you 7 ever
8 did 9 see
8 did 13 ho
9 see 10 ;
12 , 13 ho
13 ho 15 see
14 , 15 see
15 see 17 chips
16 the 17 chips
17 chips 18 fly
18 fly 19 !

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

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

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

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

he didn't have the least doubt about [it] , and that is why he sang as he made the chips fly . 
1 he 2 didn't
1 he 7 about
2 didn't 3 have
3 have 5 least
3 have 6 doubt
4 the 5 least
5 least 6 doubt
7 about 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 18 made
11 that 12 is
11 that 17 he
13 why 14 he
13 why 15 sang
13 why 17 he
14 he 15 sang
15 sang 16 as
17 he 18 made
18 made 19 the
19 the 20 chips
20 chips 22 .
21 fly 22 .

he had tracked that [possum] right up to that tree , and there were no tracks going away from it . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 tracked
3 tracked 6 right
3 tracked 7 up
4 that 6 right
7 up 10 tree
7 up 12 and
8 to 9 that
8 to 10 tree
11 , 12 and
12 and 15 no
13 there 14 were
13 there 15 no
15 no 16 tracks
16 tracks 19 from
16 tracks 21 .
17 going 18 away
18 away 19 from
20 it 21 .

right up near the top he could see a hollow , just such a hollow as a [possum] likes . 
1 right 2 up
1 right 6 he
2 up 3 near
3 near 4 the
3 near 5 top
6 he 12 just
7 could 8 see
8 see 9 a
8 see 10 hollow
10 hollow 11 ,
10 hollow 12 just
12 just 13 such
13 such 16 as
14 a 15 hollow
15 hollow 16 as
16 as 17 a
17 a 20 .
19 likes 20 .

all he had to do was to cut the tree down and split it open , and [mr] [possum] would be his . 
1 all 2 he
2 he 13 split
3 had 4 to
3 had 5 do
5 do 10 tree
6 was 7 to
7 to 8 cut
8 cut 9 the
9 the 10 tree
10 tree 13 split
11 down 12 and
12 and 13 split
13 split 15 open
14 it 15 open
15 open 21 be
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 would
20 would 21 be
21 be 23 .
22 his 23 .

of course it was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] whose tracks he had followed . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 it
2 course 9 whose
3 it 4 was
6 ' 9 whose
9 whose 10 tracks
10 tracks 11 he
11 he 12 had
11 he 13 followed
13 followed 14 .

he had seen them outside of the hen-house , just as [unc] ' [billy] had been afraid that he would . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 5 outside
3 seen 16 been
4 them 5 outside
5 outside 8 hen-house
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 hen-house
8 hen-house 9 ,
9 , 10 just
9 , 13 '
10 just 11 as
15 had 16 been
16 been 17 afraid
17 afraid 21 .
18 that 19 he
18 that 21 .
19 he 20 would

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

that had been a long , hard , anxious journey for [unc] ' [billy] from [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house to the [green] [forest] . 
1 that 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 ,
5 long 7 hard
7 hard 8 ,
7 hard 15 from
8 , 9 anxious
8 , 13 '
9 anxious 10 journey
10 journey 11 for
15 from 24 .
18 's 19 hen-house
19 hen-house 20 to
20 to 21 the
21 the 24 .

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

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

of course it wasn't his own hollow tree , where old [mrs] [possum] and the eight little [possums] lived . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 5 his
2 course 3 it
3 it 4 wasn't
5 his 6 own
6 own 14 and
7 hollow 8 tree
8 tree 9 ,
9 , 11 old
9 , 14 and
10 where 11 old
14 and 15 the
15 the 16 eight
16 eight 20 .
17 little 19 lived
19 lived 20 .

he knew better than to go there , leaving a plain track for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to follow . 
1 he 3 better
2 knew 3 better
3 better 4 than
4 than 5 to
4 than 10 a
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 there
8 , 9 leaving
8 , 10 a
10 a 11 plain
10 a 12 track
12 track 13 for
12 track 17 boy
16 's 17 boy
17 boy 20 .
18 to 19 follow
18 to 20 .

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

and , just as he had feared , there was [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 and 5 he
2 , 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 feared
7 feared 8 ,
8 , 9 there
9 there 10 was
10 was 15 .
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

farmer [brown] 's boy rapped on the tree with the handle of his axe , but no one ran out . 
1 farmer 8 tree
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 7 the
5 rapped 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 tree
8 tree 12 of
9 with 10 the
10 the 11 handle
11 handle 12 of
12 of 13 his
13 his 14 axe
14 axe 15 ,
14 axe 17 no
15 , 16 but
17 no 19 ran
17 no 21 .
18 one 19 ran
20 out 21 .

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

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

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

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

there were [unc] ' [billy] 's tracks leading straight up to that tree and none leading away . 
1 there 2 were
1 there 13 tree
4 ' 8 leading
6 's 7 tracks
7 tracks 8 leading
8 leading 9 straight
9 straight 10 up
9 straight 13 tree
10 up 11 to
11 to 12 that
13 tree 14 and
14 and 17 away
15 none 16 leading
16 leading 17 away
17 away 18 .

did that [possum] have wings ? 
1 did 2 that
1 did 4 have
4 have 5 wings
5 wings 6 ?

[xxii] 

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

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

that is what [farmer] [brown] 's boy wanted to know . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 what
3 what 7 boy
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 wanted
8 wanted 9 to
8 wanted 10 know
10 know 11 .

that is what [bowser] the [hound] wanted to know . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 what
3 what 5 the
5 the 7 wanted
7 wanted 9 know
8 to 9 know
9 know 10 .

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

" you certainly did , [unc] ' [billy] ! 
1 " 2 you
1 " 9 !
2 you 3 certainly
3 certainly 4 did
4 did 5 ,
5 , 7 '

how did you do it ? " asked a voice right over [unc] ' [billy] 's head . 
1 how 3 you
1 how 6 ?
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 do
3 you 6 ?
4 do 5 it
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 a
9 a 10 voice
9 a 11 right
11 right 12 over
11 right 17 head
12 over 14 '
16 's 17 head
17 head 18 .

unc ' [billy] looked up in surprise . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 looked
4 looked 5 up
5 up 6 in
6 in 7 surprise
7 surprise 8 .

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

unc ' [billy] grinned . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 .
4 grinned 5 .

" ah just naturally expected [ah] was gwine to have visitors , and so [ah] prepared a little surprise . 
1 " 3 just
1 " 11 visitors
2 ah 3 just
4 naturally 5 expected
4 naturally 8 gwine
7 was 8 gwine
8 gwine 9 to
8 gwine 11 visitors
9 to 10 have
11 visitors 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 so
13 and 16 prepared
16 prepared 19 surprise
17 a 18 little
18 little 19 surprise
19 surprise 20 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] done prepare a little surprise . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 done
6 done 7 prepare
7 prepare 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 surprise
10 surprise 11 .

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

yes , [sah] , they sho'ly was ! 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
1 yes 8 !
4 , 5 they
5 they 6 sho'ly
7 was 8 !

yes , [sah] , [ah] done get so anxious [ah] just couldn't get any rest in mah mind . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
1 yes 9 anxious
4 , 6 done
6 done 7 get
7 get 8 so
9 anxious 11 just
9 anxious 12 couldn't
12 couldn't 13 get
12 couldn't 14 any
12 couldn't 17 mah
14 any 15 rest
15 rest 16 in
17 mah 18 mind
18 mind 19 .

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

" so this is whar yo ' live , is it , [mistah] [possum] [?] 
1 " 2 so
1 " 4 is
3 this 4 is
4 is 5 whar
5 whar 6 yo
6 yo 9 ,
6 yo 12 ,
7 ' 8 live
8 live 9 ,
10 is 11 it
11 it 12 ,

ah reckon [bowser] and [ah] 'll make yo ' a call to-morrow . " 
1 ah 4 and
2 reckon 4 and
4 and 8 yo
6 'll 7 make
7 make 8 yo
8 yo 10 a
9 ' 10 a
10 a 11 call
11 call 12 to-morrow
12 to-morrow 13 .
13 . 14 "

" when [i] heard him say that , [ah] felt right bad . 
1 " 2 when
1 " 4 heard
4 heard 5 him
4 heard 6 say
6 say 7 that
7 that 8 ,
7 that 11 right
10 felt 11 right
11 right 12 bad
12 bad 13 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] sho'ly did feel right smart bad . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 sho'ly
6 sho'ly 9 right
7 did 8 feel
8 feel 9 right
9 right 10 smart
10 smart 11 bad
10 smart 12 .

ah studied and [ah] studied how [ah] was gwine to fool [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [bowser] the [hound] . 
1 ah 8 was
1 ah 11 fool
2 studied 3 and
3 and 5 studied
5 studied 6 how
6 how 8 was
9 gwine 10 to
9 gwine 11 fool
11 fool 14 's
14 's 20 .
15 boy 16 and
15 boy 20 .
16 and 18 the

ah done wish [ah] had wings like yo ' and [brer] [buzzard] . 
1 ah 3 wish
2 done 3 wish
3 wish 7 like
5 had 6 wings
6 wings 7 like
7 like 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 and
10 and 13 .

" so po ' ol ' [unc] ' [billy] sat studying and studying and getting mo ' and mo ' troubled in his mind . 
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 po
3 po 4 '
3 po 11 studying
4 ' 5 ol
5 ol 6 '
6 ' 10 sat
8 ' 10 sat
11 studying 17 '
11 studying 19 mo
12 and 13 studying
13 studying 14 and
13 studying 15 getting
15 getting 16 mo
16 mo 17 '
18 and 19 mo
19 mo 20 '
20 ' 21 troubled
21 troubled 25 .
22 in 23 his
22 in 24 mind
24 mind 25 .

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

no , [sah] , [ah] just moved right away , and here [ah] am . " 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 6 just
4 , 6 just
6 just 8 right
7 moved 8 right
8 right 9 away
9 away 10 ,
9 away 14 am
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 here
14 am 15 .
15 . 16 "

" and you didn't leave any tracks , and you didn't have any wings , " said [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] . 
1 " 3 you
1 " 8 ,
2 and 3 you
3 you 5 leave
4 didn't 5 leave
5 leave 6 any
6 any 7 tracks
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 didn't
10 you 11 didn't
11 didn't 13 any
12 have 13 any
13 any 15 ,
14 wings 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 20 the
20 the 22 .

" [dee] , dee , dee ! " laughed [tommy] [tit] merrily . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 dee
4 dee 6 dee
5 , 6 dee
6 dee 7 !
7 ! 8 "
7 ! 9 laughed
9 laughed 13 .
12 merrily 13 .

" be patient , [unc] ' [billy] , and perhaps you will . " 
1 " 2 be
2 be 3 patient
3 patient 4 ,
4 , 6 '
4 , 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 perhaps
10 perhaps 11 you
10 perhaps 13 .
11 you 12 will
13 . 14 "

[xxiii] 

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

happy [jack] [squirrel] likes the snow . 
1 happy 4 likes
4 likes 5 the
5 the 6 snow
6 snow 7 .

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

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

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

happy [jack] didn't know anything about [unc] ' [billy] [possum] 's troubles . 
1 happy 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 anything
5 anything 6 about
6 about 8 '
8 ' 12 troubles
11 's 12 troubles
12 troubles 13 .

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

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

farmer [brown] 's boy called it barking , but it was [happy] [jack] 's way of shouting . 
1 farmer 5 called
1 farmer 7 barking
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 called
5 called 6 it
6 it 7 barking
7 barking 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
10 it 11 was
10 it 14 's
14 's 18 .
15 way 16 of
16 of 17 shouting
17 shouting 18 .

" [i] love to romp ! 
1 " 3 love
3 love 4 to
3 love 5 romp
5 romp 6 !

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

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

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

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

i love the whole world , for , you see , [the] world is very good to me ! " 
1 i 2 love
1 i 4 whole
2 love 3 the
2 love 4 whole
4 whole 7 for
5 world 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 9 you
8 , 9 you
9 you 10 see
10 see 13 world
11 , 13 world
13 world 14 is
14 is 16 good
15 very 16 good
16 good 17 to
17 to 18 me
18 me 19 !
19 ! 20 "

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

" that 's one of the old storehouses of my cousin , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] ! 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 one
4 one 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 old
7 old 8 storehouses
8 storehouses 9 of
9 of 10 my
10 my 11 cousin
11 cousin 12 ,
11 cousin 17 !
12 , 14 the

i 've got an old storehouse near here , and [i] guess [i] 'll see if [i] have left any nuts in it . " 
1 i 5 old
2 've 3 got
2 've 4 an
4 an 5 old
5 old 6 storehouse
5 old 7 near
7 near 8 here
8 here 14 'll
9 , 10 and
9 , 12 guess
12 guess 14 'll
14 'll 20 any
15 see 16 if
16 if 18 have
18 have 19 left
18 have 20 any
20 any 21 nuts
21 nuts 22 in
21 nuts 24 .
22 in 23 it
24 . 25 "

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

he scampered up the tree as only [happy] [jack] can and whisked in at the open doorway of the hollow . 
1 he 2 scampered
1 he 10 can
2 scampered 4 the
3 up 4 the
4 the 5 tree
5 tree 6 as
7 only 10 can
10 can 16 open
11 and 12 whisked
12 whisked 13 in
13 in 15 the
14 at 15 the
15 the 16 open
16 open 18 of
17 doorway 18 of
18 of 20 hollow
19 the 20 hollow
20 hollow 21 .

happy [jack] was so surprised that he didn't know what to do for a second . 
1 happy 6 that
1 happy 11 to
3 was 4 so
4 so 5 surprised
4 so 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 10 what
8 didn't 9 know
9 know 10 what
10 what 11 to
11 to 12 do
11 to 15 second
12 do 13 for
12 do 15 second
13 for 14 a
15 second 16 .

happy [jack] was so frightened that he scrambled out as fast as he could . 
1 happy 3 was
3 was 8 scrambled
4 so 5 frightened
5 frightened 6 that
5 frightened 8 scrambled
6 that 7 he
8 scrambled 9 out
9 out 11 fast
10 as 11 fast
11 fast 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 could
13 he 15 .

he could hear a very angry voice inside , and in a minute who should appear at the doorway but [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 could
1 he 6 angry
2 could 5 very
3 hear 4 a
4 a 5 very
6 angry 9 ,
7 voice 8 inside
7 voice 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 in
11 in 13 minute
12 a 13 minute
13 minute 14 who
14 who 15 should
15 should 16 appear
16 appear 17 at
16 appear 25 .
17 at 18 the
18 the 19 doorway
19 doorway 20 but
22 ' 25 .

unc ' [billy] had been waked out of a sound sleep , and that was enough to make any one cross . 
1 unc 13 and
2 ' 11 sleep
4 had 5 been
5 been 6 waked
5 been 7 out
7 out 9 a
7 out 11 sleep
8 of 9 a
9 a 10 sound
11 sleep 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 16 enough
14 that 15 was
14 that 16 enough
16 enough 21 cross
17 to 18 make
17 to 21 cross
18 make 19 any
20 one 21 cross
21 cross 22 .

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

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

[xxiv] 

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

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

happy [jack] [squirrel] lost his . 
1 happy 4 lost
4 lost 5 his
5 his 6 .

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] lost his . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 lost
5 lost 6 his
6 his 7 .

and [unc] ' [billy] [possum] sat in the doorway of the hollow tree and showed his teeth to [happy] [jack] and said unpleasant things . 
1 and 12 hollow
3 ' 6 sat
6 sat 9 doorway
6 sat 12 hollow
7 in 8 the
7 in 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 of
10 of 11 the
12 hollow 13 tree
12 hollow 15 showed
14 and 15 showed
15 showed 16 his
15 showed 17 teeth
16 his 17 teeth
17 teeth 18 to
17 teeth 23 unpleasant
21 and 22 said
22 said 23 unpleasant
23 unpleasant 24 things
24 things 25 .

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

pretty soon he was laughing just as hard as [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
2 soon 14 .
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 laughing
4 was 14 .
5 laughing 6 just
6 just 7 as
7 as 8 hard
8 hard 9 as
11 ' 14 .

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

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

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

" what are you doing in my storehouse , [unc] ' [billy] ? " asked [happy] [jack] , when he could stop laughing . 
1 " 3 are
2 what 3 are
3 are 7 my
4 you 5 doing
5 doing 6 in
6 in 7 my
7 my 8 storehouse
8 storehouse 9 ,
8 storehouse 13 ?
9 , 11 '
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 15 asked
15 asked 24 .
18 , 19 when
19 when 20 he
20 he 21 could
21 could 22 stop
22 stop 23 laughing
22 stop 24 .

happy [jack] put his head on one side and thought very hard . 
1 happy 5 head
3 put 4 his
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 on
6 on 7 one
6 on 8 side
8 side 9 and
8 side 13 .
9 and 10 thought
10 thought 11 very
11 very 12 hard

" why don't you stay right here until the snow goes , [unc] ' [billy] ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 why
2 why 5 stay
2 why 12 ,
3 don't 4 you
4 you 5 stay
5 stay 6 right
6 right 9 the
6 right 10 snow
7 here 8 until
7 here 9 the
9 the 10 snow
10 snow 11 goes
12 , 14 '
12 , 17 "
14 ' 16 ?
17 " 18 he
17 " 20 .
18 he 19 asked
19 asked 20 .

there was a twinkle in [unc] ' [billy] 's eyes . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 11 .
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 twinkle
4 twinkle 5 in
7 ' 11 .
9 's 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 .

happy [jack] laughed . 
1 happy 3 laughed
3 laughed 4 .

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

" you better stay right where you are , and [i] 'll go tell old [mrs] [possum] where you are . " 
1 " 6 where
2 you 3 better
3 better 4 stay
3 better 6 where
4 stay 5 right
6 where 9 ,
7 you 8 are
7 you 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 14 tell
12 'll 13 go
12 'll 14 tell
14 tell 15 old
15 old 18 where
18 where 20 are
18 where 21 .
19 you 20 are
21 . 22 "

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

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

that is very kind of yo ' , [brer] [squirrel] . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 kind
4 kind 5 of
4 kind 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
6 yo 11 .
7 ' 8 ,

that will be a great help , fo ' it will lift a great load off mah mind , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 that 2 will
1 that 5 great
2 will 3 be
2 will 4 a
3 be 4 a
5 great 11 will
6 help 7 ,
6 help 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
8 fo 10 it
10 it 11 will
11 will 15 load
12 lift 13 a
12 lift 15 load
13 a 14 great
15 load 16 off
16 off 17 mah
17 mah 19 ,
18 mind 19 ,
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 said
20 " 25 .
23 ' 25 .

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

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

but getting out of trouble 's always quite the other way [the] more you try to wriggle out , the longer you must stay . " 
1 but 3 out
1 but 5 trouble
2 getting 3 out
4 of 5 trouble
5 trouble 11 way
6 's 7 always
7 always 8 quite
8 quite 9 the
9 the 10 other
9 the 11 way
11 way 15 try
13 more 14 you
13 more 15 try
15 try 17 wriggle
16 to 17 wriggle
17 wriggle 18 out
18 out 19 ,
19 , 20 the
20 the 21 longer
21 longer 22 you
21 longer 25 .
22 you 23 must
23 must 24 stay
25 . 26 "

[xxv] 

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

he found old [mrs] [possum] very much worried and very much out of sorts . 
1 he 3 old
2 found 3 old
3 old 7 much
6 very 7 much
7 much 8 worried
7 much 12 out
8 worried 9 and
9 and 11 much
10 very 11 much
12 out 13 of
13 of 15 .
14 sorts 15 .

you see [unc] ' [billy] had been gone a long time for him , and she didn't know what had become of him . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 8 gone
2 see 4 '
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 gone
8 gone 11 time
9 a 10 long
10 long 11 time
11 time 18 know
12 for 13 him
13 him 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 she
16 she 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 know
18 know 19 what
19 what 21 become
19 what 23 him
20 had 21 become
21 become 22 of
21 become 23 him
23 him 24 .

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

" yo ' tell [unc] ' [billy] [possum] that [ah] don ' care if he never comes back . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 4 tell
2 yo 6 '
3 ' 4 tell
6 ' 14 if
9 that 11 don
11 don 14 if
12 ' 13 care
12 ' 14 if
14 if 19 .
15 he 16 never
16 never 17 comes
16 never 18 back
18 back 19 .

happy [jack] chuckled as he started back to tell [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 happy 4 as
3 chuckled 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 started
6 started 8 to
7 back 8 to
8 to 9 tell
9 tell 11 '
11 ' 14 .

he knew perfectly well that old [mrs] [possum] didn't mean what she said . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 6 old
2 knew 3 perfectly
2 knew 4 well
4 well 5 that
4 well 6 old
6 old 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 mean
9 didn't 11 what
11 what 12 she
12 she 13 said
13 said 14 .

he knew that [unc] ' [billy] would know that she didn't mean it . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 8 know
2 knew 3 that
5 ' 7 would
5 ' 8 know
8 know 10 she
9 that 10 she
10 she 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 mean
12 mean 13 it
13 it 14 .

then all of a sudden [happy] [jack] thought of a way for [unc] ' [billy] to get home without waiting until the snow melted away . 
1 then 5 sudden
2 all 3 of
3 of 4 a
4 a 5 sudden
5 sudden 8 thought
8 thought 11 way
9 of 10 a
10 a 11 way
11 way 12 for
12 for 19 without
12 for 22 the
14 ' 16 to
16 to 18 home
17 get 18 home
18 home 19 without
19 without 20 waiting
20 waiting 21 until
22 the 23 snow
22 the 24 melted
24 melted 25 away
25 away 26 .

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

what do you suppose gave [happy] [jack] his idea ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 5 gave
4 suppose 5 gave
5 gave 9 idea
8 his 9 idea
9 idea 10 ?

why , a tiny little snowflake that hit [happy] [jack] right on the end of his nose ! 
1 why 15 of
2 , 3 a
3 a 4 tiny
4 tiny 5 little
4 tiny 6 snowflake
6 snowflake 7 that
6 snowflake 8 hit
8 hit 11 right
11 right 12 on
11 right 14 end
12 on 13 the
14 end 15 of
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 nose
17 nose 18 !

yes , [sir] , it was that tiny little snowflake that gave [happy] [jack] [squirrel] his bright idea . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 12 gave
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 that
6 was 8 tiny
8 tiny 10 snowflake
9 little 10 snowflake
10 snowflake 11 that
10 snowflake 12 gave
12 gave 18 idea
16 his 17 bright
17 bright 18 idea
18 idea 19 .

he hurried back to the hollow tree where [unc] ' [billy] was hiding and scrambled up to the doorway . 
1 he 2 hurried
1 he 7 tree
2 hurried 4 to
3 back 4 to
4 to 6 hollow
5 the 6 hollow
7 tree 17 to
8 where 10 '
8 where 13 hiding
12 was 13 hiding
13 hiding 14 and
13 hiding 15 scrambled
14 and 15 scrambled
15 scrambled 16 up
16 up 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 doorway
19 doorway 20 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] stuck his head out of the doorway . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 stuck
5 stuck 9 of
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 out
8 out 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 doorway
11 doorway 12 .

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

" just look up in the sky , [unc] ' [billy] ! " said [happy] [jack] . 
1 " 4 up
2 just 3 look
3 look 4 up
4 up 8 ,
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 sky
7 sky 8 ,
8 , 10 '
10 ' 14 said
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 17 .

unc ' [billy] looked . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 looked
4 looked 5 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] shook his head in disgust . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 shook
4 shook 5 his
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 in
7 in 8 disgust
8 disgust 9 .

" ah don ' see anything but mo ' snow , and yo ' know [ah] don ' like snow ! " he said . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 5 see
3 don 4 '
4 ' 5 see
5 see 11 ,
6 anything 7 but
6 anything 8 mo
8 mo 9 '
9 ' 10 snow
10 snow 11 ,
11 , 17 don
12 and 13 yo
13 yo 15 know
13 yo 17 don
14 ' 15 know
17 don 20 snow
18 ' 19 like
19 like 20 snow
20 snow 21 !
21 ! 25 .
22 " 24 said
23 he 24 said
24 said 25 .

" what yo ' driving [at] , [brer] [squirrel] ? " 
1 " 2 what
1 " 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 driving
5 driving 7 ,
7 , 11 "
10 ? 11 "

happy [jack] laughed . 
1 happy 3 laughed
3 laughed 4 .

" why , it 's just as simple as can be , [unc] ' [billy] ! " he cried . 
1 " 2 why
1 " 16 !
2 why 3 ,
2 why 6 just
2 why 8 simple
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 's
6 just 7 as
8 simple 10 can
9 as 10 can
11 be 12 ,
11 be 16 !
12 , 14 '
16 ! 17 "
17 " 20 .
18 he 19 cried
18 he 20 .

" just as soon as it 's dark , you start for home . 
1 " 2 just
1 " 7 's
2 just 4 soon
3 as 4 soon
4 soon 5 as
5 as 6 it
7 's 8 dark
8 dark 10 you
9 , 10 you
10 you 11 start
11 start 12 for
12 for 13 home
13 home 14 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] grinned . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 .
4 grinned 5 .

" ah believe yo ' are right , [brer] [squirrel] , [ah] believe yo ' are right ! " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 4 yo
2 ah 3 believe
3 believe 4 yo
4 yo 8 ,
5 ' 6 are
6 are 7 right
7 right 8 ,
8 , 14 yo
11 , 13 believe
13 believe 14 yo
14 yo 17 right
15 ' 16 are
16 are 17 right
17 right 18 !
18 ! 19 "
18 ! 22 '
19 " 20 said
22 ' 24 .

so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] learned how easy it is to get into trouble and how hard to get out of it . 
1 so 8 easy
3 ' 7 how
6 learned 7 how
7 how 8 easy
8 easy 15 and
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 to
11 to 12 get
12 get 13 into
12 get 15 and
13 into 14 trouble
15 and 17 hard
16 how 17 hard
17 hard 21 of
18 to 19 get
19 get 20 out
20 out 21 of
21 of 22 it
22 it 23 .

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

just ask [unc] ' [billy] 's particular friend , [mistah] [mocker] the [mocking] [bird] . 
1 just 2 ask
2 ask 4 '
4 ' 8 friend
6 's 7 particular
7 particular 8 friend
8 friend 9 ,
9 , 12 the
12 the 15 .

he will tell you the very same thing . 
1 he 2 will
2 will 3 tell
2 will 4 you
4 you 7 same
5 the 6 very
6 very 7 same
7 same 9 .
8 thing 9 .