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[a] [bedtime] [story-book] 

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

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

illustrations by [harrison] [cady] 
1 illustrations 2 by

[ [illustration] ] 
1 [ 3 ]

little , [brown] and [company] [boston] [toronto] 
1 little 2 ,
2 , 4 and

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1 copyright 9 renewed
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9 renewed 18 .
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17 reserved 18 .

republished [in] [@number@] [printed] and [bound] [in] [canada] 
1 republished 5 and

[contents] 

[chapter] [page] 

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

[i] 

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

the [imp] of [mischief] , woe is me , [is] always busy as a bee . 
1 the 3 of
3 of 12 busy
5 , 6 woe
6 woe 7 is
7 is 11 always
8 me 9 ,
9 , 11 always
11 always 12 busy
12 busy 13 as
13 as 14 a
14 a 15 bee
15 bee 16 .

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

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

no , [sir] , he won't keep still unless he is made to . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 6 won't
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 won't
6 won't 7 keep
7 keep 8 still
7 keep 9 unless
9 unless 10 he
10 he 11 is
11 is 12 made
12 made 13 to
12 made 14 .

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

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

certainly not . 
1 certainly 2 not
2 not 3 .

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

you know [peter] dearly loves a joke when it is on some one else . 
1 you 5 loves
2 know 4 dearly
4 dearly 5 loves
5 loves 7 joke
6 a 7 joke
7 joke 10 is
8 when 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 12 some
11 on 12 some
12 some 14 else
13 one 14 else
14 else 15 .

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

jimmy didn't come out , and after a little [peter] stole over to the barrel and peeped inside . 
1 jimmy 3 come
1 jimmy 5 ,
2 didn't 3 come
3 come 4 out
5 , 6 and
5 , 15 barrel
7 after 8 a
7 after 11 stole
8 a 9 little
11 stole 12 over
12 over 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 barrel
15 barrel 18 inside
16 and 17 peeped
17 peeped 18 inside
18 inside 19 .

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

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

all the time the [imp] of [mischief] was whispering to him that this was a splendid chance to play a joke on [jimmy] . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 time
3 time 15 a
4 the 6 of
6 of 15 a
8 was 9 whispering
9 whispering 10 to
9 whispering 15 a
10 to 11 him
11 him 12 that
12 that 14 was
13 this 14 was
15 a 20 a
16 splendid 17 chance
17 chance 18 to
18 to 19 play
18 to 20 a
20 a 21 joke
21 joke 22 on
22 on 24 .

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

peter doesn't often have a chance to play a joke on [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 peter 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 4 have
3 often 4 have
4 have 6 chance
5 a 6 chance
6 chance 8 play
7 to 8 play
8 play 10 joke
9 a 10 joke
10 joke 11 on
11 on 14 .

it isn't a very safe thing to do , not if [jimmy] is awake . 
1 it 10 not
2 isn't 3 a
3 a 4 very
3 a 5 safe
5 safe 6 thing
5 safe 7 to
7 to 8 do
7 to 10 not
8 do 9 ,
10 not 14 awake
11 if 13 is
11 if 14 awake
14 awake 15 .

no one knows that better than [peter] . 
1 no 2 one
1 no 3 knows
3 knows 4 that
4 that 5 better
5 better 6 than
6 than 8 .

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

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

he wanted to play a joke on [jimmy] , but like most jokers he didn't want the joke to come back on himself . 
1 he 4 play
2 wanted 3 to
3 to 4 play
4 play 6 joke
5 a 6 joke
6 joke 9 ,
6 joke 12 most
7 on 9 ,
10 but 11 like
11 like 12 most
12 most 19 to
13 jokers 15 didn't
14 he 15 didn't
15 didn't 16 want
16 want 17 the
17 the 18 joke
18 joke 19 to
19 to 20 come
20 come 21 back
21 back 22 on
22 on 23 himself
23 himself 24 .

as he sat there in a brown study , he happened to glance over on the [green] [meadows] and there he saw something red . 
1 as 2 he
1 as 3 sat
3 sat 6 a
4 there 5 in
4 there 6 a
6 a 11 happened
7 brown 8 study
8 study 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 happened
11 happened 14 over
12 to 13 glance
13 glance 14 over
14 over 16 the
15 on 16 the
16 the 24 red
19 and 20 there
20 there 22 saw
20 there 24 red
21 he 22 saw
22 saw 23 something
24 red 25 .

he looked very hard , and in a minute he saw that it was [reddy] [fox] . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 3 very
3 very 4 hard
4 hard 8 a
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 minute
9 minute 14 was
10 he 11 saw
11 saw 12 that
11 saw 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 17 .

right away , [peter] 's nimble wits began to plan how he could use [reddy] [fox] to play a joke on [jimmy] . 
1 right 8 began
2 away 3 ,
2 away 5 's
5 's 6 nimble
6 nimble 7 wits
7 wits 8 began
8 began 12 he
9 to 10 plan
9 to 11 how
11 how 12 he
12 he 13 could
13 could 14 use
13 could 18 play
17 to 18 play
18 play 19 a
19 a 23 .
20 joke 21 on
20 joke 23 .

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

you see , the [imp] of [mischief] was very , very busy whispering to [peter] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 8 was
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 the
4 the 6 of
8 was 9 very
8 was 11 very
9 very 10 ,
10 , 11 very
11 very 12 busy
12 busy 13 whispering
13 whispering 14 to
13 whispering 16 .

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

it was the voice of [sammy] [jay] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 8 .

right away a plan for getting [reddy] up there flashed into [peter] 's head . 
1 right 3 a
1 right 8 up
2 away 3 a
3 a 4 plan
4 plan 5 for
4 plan 6 getting
8 up 9 there
9 there 10 flashed
10 flashed 11 into
11 into 13 's
13 's 14 head
14 head 15 .

he would get [sammy] angry , and that would make [sammy] scream . 
1 he 2 would
1 he 5 angry
2 would 3 get
5 angry 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 make
8 that 9 would
9 would 10 make
10 make 12 scream
12 scream 13 .

reddy would be sure to come up there to see what [sammy] [jay] was making such a fuss about . 
1 reddy 3 be
1 reddy 4 sure
2 would 3 be
4 sure 7 up
5 to 6 come
6 come 7 up
7 up 14 was
8 there 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 what
11 what 14 was
14 was 16 such
15 making 16 such
16 such 20 .
17 a 18 fuss
18 fuss 19 about
19 about 20 .

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

no one knows this better than [peter] . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 knows
3 knows 4 this
3 knows 5 better
5 better 6 than
6 than 8 .

so instead of replying politely to [sammy] , as he should have done , [peter] spoke crossly : 
1 so 2 instead
1 so 4 replying
2 instead 3 of
2 instead 4 replying
4 replying 5 politely
5 politely 6 to
6 to 12 have
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 he
10 he 11 should
11 should 12 have
12 have 13 done
13 done 14 ,
14 , 16 spoke
16 spoke 18 :
17 crossly 18 :

" fly away , [sammy] , fly away ! 
1 " 2 fly
2 fly 3 away
3 away 4 ,
3 away 6 ,
6 , 7 fly
7 fly 8 away
8 away 9 !

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

right away [sammy] 's quick temper flared up . 
1 right 2 away
2 away 5 quick
4 's 5 quick
5 quick 7 flared
6 temper 7 flared
7 flared 8 up
8 up 9 .

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

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

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

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

peter knew that [reddy] wouldn't come straight up there . 
1 peter 2 knew
1 peter 5 wouldn't
2 knew 3 that
5 wouldn't 6 come
5 wouldn't 8 up
6 come 7 straight
8 up 9 there
9 there 10 .

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

" as soon as he sees me he will think that at last he has a chance to catch me , " thought [peter] . 
1 " 5 he
1 " 8 he
2 as 3 soon
2 as 4 as
3 soon 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 sees
6 sees 7 me
8 he 9 will
8 he 19 catch
10 think 14 he
11 that 13 last
11 that 14 he
12 at 13 last
14 he 15 has
15 has 18 to
15 has 19 catch
16 a 17 chance
17 chance 18 to
19 catch 25 .
20 me 25 .
21 , 22 "
22 " 23 thought
23 thought 25 .

" [i] shall have to run my very fastest , but if everything goes right , he will soon forget all about me . 
1 " 6 run
1 " 12 if
3 shall 4 have
4 have 5 to
5 to 6 run
7 my 8 very
8 very 9 fastest
9 fastest 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 if
12 if 16 ,
13 everything 14 goes
13 everything 15 right
14 goes 15 right
15 right 16 ,
16 , 17 he
17 he 18 will
17 he 24 .
18 will 20 forget
19 soon 20 forget
20 forget 22 about
21 all 22 about
22 about 23 me

[ii] 

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

to risk your life unless there 's need [is] downright foolishness indeed . 
1 to 2 risk
2 risk 3 your
2 risk 8 need
3 your 4 life
3 your 5 unless
5 unless 6 there
6 there 7 's
8 need 10 downright
10 downright 11 foolishness
10 downright 12 indeed
12 indeed 13 .

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

never do such a crazy thing as [peter] [rabbit] was doing . 
1 never 2 do
2 do 3 such
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 crazy
4 a 6 thing
6 thing 7 as
6 thing 11 doing
10 was 11 doing
11 doing 12 .

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

why , he was running the risk of being caught by [reddy] [fox] all for the sake of a joke . 
1 why 4 was
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 running
5 running 6 the
5 running 17 sake
6 the 7 risk
7 risk 8 of
7 risk 9 being
9 being 10 caught
10 caught 11 by
11 by 14 all
15 for 16 the
16 the 17 sake
17 sake 18 of
17 sake 21 .
18 of 19 a
19 a 20 joke
20 joke 21 .

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

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

he didn't once think of little [mrs] [peter] over in the dear [old] [briar-patch] and how she would feel if he never came home again . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 once
2 didn't 4 think
4 think 6 little
5 of 6 little
6 little 12 dear
9 over 11 the
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 dear
12 dear 24 home
15 and 16 how
16 how 18 would
17 she 18 would
18 would 19 feel
18 would 20 if
20 if 21 he
20 if 22 never
22 never 23 came
22 never 24 home
24 home 25 again
25 again 26 .

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

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

" he will steal along to that place where the wall is lowest and will jump over it right there . 
1 " 8 place
2 he 3 will
3 will 4 steal
3 will 5 along
5 along 6 to
5 along 8 place
6 to 7 that
8 place 21 .
9 where 10 the
9 where 13 lowest
10 the 11 wall
10 the 13 lowest
11 wall 12 is
13 lowest 15 will
13 lowest 16 jump
13 lowest 17 over
14 and 15 will
17 over 18 it
17 over 20 there
18 it 19 right
20 there 21 .

i must be ready to jump the very second he does . " 
1 i 2 must
1 i 3 be
3 be 4 ready
3 be 5 to
5 to 6 jump
6 jump 7 the
7 the 8 very
8 very 9 second
9 second 10 he
9 second 12 .
10 he 11 does
12 . 13 "

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

the instant that sharp nose dropped out of sight , [peter] made ready to run for his life . 
1 the 15 run
2 instant 5 nose
3 that 4 sharp
3 that 5 nose
5 nose 6 dropped
6 dropped 7 out
7 out 12 made
8 of 9 sight
9 sight 10 ,
9 sight 12 made
12 made 14 to
12 made 15 run
13 ready 14 to
15 run 19 .
16 for 17 his
17 his 18 life
18 life 19 .

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

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

that was just like [sammy] . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 like
4 like 6 .

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

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

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

reddy grinned as he saw [peter] start towards the [green] [meadows] . 
1 reddy 2 grinned
2 grinned 7 start
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 saw
5 saw 7 start
7 start 8 towards
8 towards 9 the
9 the 12 .

he watched sharply for [peter] to dodge and try to get back to the old stone wall . 
1 he 3 sharply
2 watched 3 sharply
3 sharply 12 back
3 sharply 18 .
4 for 6 to
6 to 11 get
7 dodge 9 try
8 and 9 try
9 try 10 to
10 to 11 get
11 get 12 back
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 old
15 old 16 stone
15 old 18 .
16 stone 17 wall

he didn't mean to let [peter] do that . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mean
3 mean 4 to
4 to 5 let
5 let 7 do
7 do 8 that
8 that 9 .

but [peter] didn't even try . 
1 but 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 even
4 even 5 try
5 try 6 .

he ran straight for the edge of the hill above the [green] [meadows] . 
1 he 2 ran
2 ran 3 straight
2 ran 6 edge
3 straight 4 for
4 for 5 the
5 the 6 edge
6 edge 7 of
7 of 8 the
7 of 9 hill
9 hill 10 above
10 above 11 the
10 above 14 .

then , for the first time , [reddy] noticed an old barrel there lying on its side . 
1 then 9 noticed
2 , 3 for
2 , 9 noticed
3 for 6 time
4 the 5 first
5 first 6 time
6 time 7 ,
9 noticed 12 barrel
10 an 11 old
11 old 12 barrel
12 barrel 13 there
12 barrel 14 lying
14 lying 17 side
14 lying 18 .
15 on 17 side
16 its 17 side

" if he tries that , [i] will get him without the trouble of much of a chase , " thought [reddy] , and chuckled . 
1 " 3 he
1 " 8 will
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 tries
4 tries 5 that
5 that 6 ,
8 will 18 chase
9 get 10 him
10 him 11 without
11 without 12 the
12 the 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 of
13 trouble 18 chase
14 of 15 much
15 much 17 a
16 of 17 a
18 chase 19 ,
19 , 24 and
20 " 21 thought
21 thought 23 ,
23 , 24 and
24 and 25 chuckled
25 chuckled 26 .

lipperty-lipperty-lip ran [peter] , lipperty-lipperty-lip , [reddy] right at his heels ! 
1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 2 ran
2 ran 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip
4 , 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip
5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 ,
6 , 8 right
8 right 11 heels
9 at 10 his
10 his 11 heels
11 heels 12 !

to [sammy] [jay] it looked as if in a few more jumps [reddy] certainly would catch [peter] . 
1 to 4 it
4 it 5 looked
5 looked 8 in
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 in
8 in 10 few
9 a 10 few
10 few 11 more
11 more 15 would
12 jumps 14 certainly
14 certainly 15 would
15 would 16 catch
16 catch 18 .

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

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

just as he reached the old barrel , [reddy] was so close to him that [peter] was almost sure that he could feel [reddy] 's breath . 
1 just 2 as
1 just 7 barrel
3 he 4 reached
4 reached 6 old
4 reached 7 barrel
5 the 6 old
7 barrel 8 ,
8 , 10 was
10 was 12 close
11 so 12 close
12 close 20 that
13 to 14 him
14 him 15 that
15 that 17 was
17 was 18 almost
17 was 19 sure
19 sure 20 that
20 that 21 he
21 he 22 could
22 could 23 feel
23 feel 26 breath
23 feel 27 .
25 's 26 breath

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

[iii] 

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

peter [rabbit] 's jump over the old barrel on the edge of the hill was unexpected to [reddy] [fox] . 
1 peter 4 jump
1 peter 7 old
3 's 4 jump
5 over 6 the
5 over 7 old
7 old 11 edge
8 barrel 9 on
8 barrel 11 edge
9 on 10 the
11 edge 12 of
11 edge 14 hill
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 hill
14 hill 16 unexpected
15 was 16 unexpected
16 unexpected 17 to
17 to 20 .

in fact , [reddy] was so close on [peter] 's heels that he had no thought of anything but catching [peter] . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 12 that
5 was 6 so
5 was 7 close
7 close 8 on
7 close 11 heels
10 's 11 heels
11 heels 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 16 thought
13 he 18 anything
14 had 15 no
15 no 16 thought
16 thought 17 of
18 anything 20 catching
19 but 20 catching
20 catching 22 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" as [i] live , " he exclaimed , " [i] believe there was some one in that old barrel ! " 
1 " 8 exclaimed
2 as 7 he
4 live 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 9 ,
9 , 10 "
9 , 15 some
10 " 12 believe
12 believe 13 there
13 there 14 was
15 some 16 one
15 some 20 barrel
17 in 18 that
18 that 19 old
19 old 20 barrel
20 barrel 21 !
21 ! 22 "

there was . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 .

you remember that [jimmy] [skunk] had curled up in there for a nap . 
1 you 2 remember
1 you 7 curled
2 remember 3 that
6 had 7 curled
7 curled 9 in
8 up 9 in
9 in 13 nap
10 there 11 for
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 nap
13 nap 14 .

now [jimmy] was awake , very much awake . 
1 now 6 very
3 was 4 awake
4 awake 5 ,
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 much
7 much 8 awake
8 awake 9 .

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

no , [sir] , it wasn't at all a comfortable way in which to travel . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
1 no 10 comfortable
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 at
7 at 8 all
9 a 10 comfortable
10 comfortable 11 way
10 comfortable 14 to
11 way 12 in
12 in 13 which
14 to 15 travel
15 travel 16 .

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

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

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

now [reddy] didn't know who was in the barrel . 
1 now 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
3 didn't 5 who
5 who 7 in
6 was 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 barrel
9 barrel 10 .

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

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

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

altogether , it was quite the most exciting thing [peter] had ever seen . 
1 altogether 6 the
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 quite
5 quite 6 the
6 the 7 most
7 most 9 thing
8 exciting 9 thing
9 thing 12 ever
11 had 12 ever
12 ever 13 seen
13 seen 14 .

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

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

so he dodged into the old house of [johnny] [chuck] and lay low in the doorway , where he could watch . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 6 old
2 he 3 dodged
3 dodged 4 into
3 dodged 5 the
4 into 5 the
6 old 8 of
7 house 8 of
8 of 12 lay
11 and 12 lay
12 lay 18 where
13 low 14 in
13 low 16 doorway
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 doorway
16 doorway 17 ,
16 doorway 18 where
18 where 20 could
19 he 20 could
20 could 21 watch
21 watch 22 .

he saw [jimmy] [skunk] lay perfectly still , and a great fear crept into his heart . 
1 he 2 saw
1 he 5 lay
1 he 7 still
6 perfectly 7 still
7 still 17 .
8 , 9 and
9 and 12 fear
10 a 11 great
10 a 12 fear
12 fear 17 .
13 crept 14 into
14 into 15 his
14 into 17 .
15 his 16 heart

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

he hadn't once thought of what might happen to [jimmy] when he planned that joke . 
1 he 4 thought
2 hadn't 3 once
3 once 4 thought
4 thought 6 what
5 of 6 what
6 what 8 happen
7 might 8 happen
8 happen 9 to
8 happen 16 .
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 planned
13 planned 14 that
14 that 15 joke
15 joke 16 .

but presently [jimmy] began to wave first one leg and then another , as if to make sure that he had some legs left . 
1 but 2 presently
1 but 4 began
4 began 13 ,
4 began 25 .
5 to 6 wave
6 wave 7 first
7 first 8 one
7 first 9 leg
9 leg 12 another
9 leg 13 ,
10 and 11 then
11 then 12 another
13 , 20 he
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 to
15 if 18 sure
16 to 17 make
17 make 18 sure
18 sure 19 that
19 that 20 he
20 he 21 had
21 had 22 some
21 had 24 left
21 had 25 .
22 some 23 legs
24 left 25 .

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

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

[iv] 

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

when [jimmy] [skunk] is angry [then] every one watch out ! 
1 when 5 angry
4 is 5 angry
5 angry 9 watch
7 every 8 one
7 every 9 watch
9 watch 10 out
10 out 11 !

it 's better far at such a time [to] be nowhere about . 
1 it 2 's
1 it 4 far
2 's 3 better
4 far 5 at
5 at 8 time
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 time
8 time 10 be
10 be 11 nowhere
11 nowhere 13 .
12 about 13 .

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

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

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

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

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

and this time [jimmy] was mad clear through , as he got to his feet and shook himself to see that he was all there . 
1 and 7 clear
2 this 3 time
2 this 6 mad
3 time 5 was
6 mad 7 clear
7 clear 8 through
8 through 10 as
8 through 21 that
9 , 10 as
10 as 11 he
12 got 13 to
12 got 15 feet
13 to 14 his
15 feet 19 to
15 feet 21 that
16 and 17 shook
16 and 18 himself
18 himself 19 to
19 to 20 see
21 that 22 he
22 he 23 was
22 he 26 .
23 was 24 all
25 there 26 .

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

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

now [jimmy] can never be accused of being stupid . 
1 now 3 can
3 can 8 being
4 never 5 be
5 be 6 accused
6 accused 7 of
7 of 8 being
8 being 9 stupid
9 stupid 10 .

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

the first person he saw was [reddy] [fox] . 
1 the 2 first
2 first 3 person
3 person 4 he
4 he 5 saw
4 he 6 was
6 was 9 .

in fact , [reddy] was right close at hand . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 5 was
5 was 6 right
6 right 7 close
6 right 10 .
7 close 8 at
7 close 9 hand
9 hand 10 .

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

now when [jimmy] [skunk] is angry , he doesn't bite and he doesn't scratch . 
1 now 2 when
2 when 8 he
5 is 6 angry
6 angry 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 doesn't
9 doesn't 10 bite
10 bite 14 scratch
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 doesn't
13 doesn't 14 scratch
14 scratch 15 .

that is why he is afraid of no one , and why every one respects [jimmy] and his rights . 
1 that 4 he
2 is 3 why
3 why 4 he
4 he 13 every
5 is 6 afraid
6 afraid 8 no
7 of 8 no
8 no 9 one
9 one 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 why
11 and 13 every
13 every 20 .
14 one 15 respects
15 respects 19 rights
17 and 18 his
18 his 19 rights
19 rights 20 .

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

he threw some of that perfume right in the face of [reddy] [fox] before [reddy] had a chance to turn or to say a word . 
1 he 3 some
2 threw 3 some
3 some 7 right
4 of 5 that
4 of 6 perfume
6 perfume 7 right
7 right 9 the
7 right 18 chance
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 face
10 face 11 of
10 face 14 before
16 had 17 a
16 had 18 chance
18 chance 20 turn
19 to 20 turn
20 turn 21 or
20 turn 25 word
22 to 23 say
23 say 24 a
23 say 25 word
25 word 26 .

" take that ! " snapped [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 take
2 take 3 that
3 that 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 snapped
6 snapped 9 .

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

poor [reddy] ! 
1 poor 3 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" huh ! " snorted [jimmy] [skunk] , who didn't believe a word of it . 
1 " 3 !
2 huh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 10 didn't
5 snorted 8 ,
8 , 9 who
9 who 10 didn't
10 didn't 12 a
11 believe 12 a
12 a 13 word
13 word 14 of
14 of 15 it
14 of 16 .

" [i] didn't . 
1 " 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 .

honestly [i] didn't , " protested [reddy] . 
1 honestly 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 ,
3 didn't 6 protested
4 , 5 "
6 protested 8 .

" [i] ran against the barrel by accident , chasing [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 3 ran
1 " 4 against
4 against 5 the
5 the 6 barrel
6 barrel 7 by
7 by 8 accident
8 accident 9 ,
8 accident 10 chasing
9 , 10 chasing
10 chasing 13 .

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

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

" if you were chasing [peter] [rabbit] , where is he now ? " 
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 you
3 you 4 were
4 were 5 chasing
5 chasing 8 ,
8 , 9 where
9 where 10 is
10 is 11 he
10 is 13 ?
12 now 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

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

he was nowhere in sight , and he certainly hadn't had time to reach the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 12 time
2 was 5 sight
3 nowhere 4 in
3 nowhere 5 sight
5 sight 6 ,
5 sight 9 certainly
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
9 certainly 10 hadn't
9 certainly 11 had
12 time 13 to
13 to 14 reach
13 to 19 .
14 reach 16 dear
15 the 16 dear

jimmy looked this way and that way , but there was no sign of [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 jimmy 2 looked
1 jimmy 8 ,
2 looked 4 way
3 this 4 way
4 way 5 and
5 and 6 that
6 that 7 way
8 , 12 no
9 but 10 there
10 there 11 was
11 was 12 no
12 no 13 sign
13 sign 14 of
13 sign 17 .

" huh ! " said he again , turning his back on [reddy] [fox] and walking away with a great deal of dignity . 
1 " 2 huh
1 " 5 said
2 huh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
5 said 6 he
5 said 9 turning
7 again 8 ,
8 , 9 turning
9 turning 12 on
10 his 11 back
11 back 12 on
12 on 23 dignity
15 and 16 walking
16 walking 17 away
17 away 18 with
18 with 19 a
19 a 20 great
19 a 23 dignity
20 great 21 deal
21 deal 22 of
23 dignity 24 .

[v] 

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

just as soon as [reddy] [fox] could see after [jimmy] [skunk] had thrown that terrible perfume in [reddy] 's face he started for the [green] [forest] . 
1 just 3 soon
1 just 7 could
2 as 3 soon
3 soon 4 as
7 could 8 see
8 see 9 after
8 see 20 face
9 after 15 terrible
12 had 13 thrown
13 thrown 14 that
13 thrown 15 terrible
15 terrible 16 perfume
16 perfume 17 in
19 's 20 face
20 face 22 started
21 he 22 started
22 started 23 for
23 for 24 the
24 the 27 .

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

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

no indeed . 
1 no 2 indeed
2 indeed 3 .

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

poor [reddy] ! 
1 poor 3 !

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

he couldn't go home , for old [granny] [fox] would drive him out of the house . 
1 he 4 home
1 he 7 old
2 couldn't 3 go
3 go 4 home
5 , 6 for
5 , 7 old
7 old 16 house
10 would 11 drive
11 drive 12 him
12 him 13 out
13 out 14 of
13 out 16 house
14 of 15 the
16 house 17 .

sammy [jay] would see to that . 
1 sammy 3 would
3 would 4 see
4 see 5 to
4 see 7 .
6 that 7 .

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

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

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

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

when he reached the [green] [forest] he hurried over to the [laughing] [brook] to wash out his eyes . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 7 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 the
7 he 8 hurried
8 hurried 9 over
8 hurried 14 to
9 over 10 to
10 to 11 the
14 to 15 wash
14 to 17 his
15 wash 16 out
17 his 18 eyes
18 eyes 19 .

it was just his luck to have [billy] [mink] come along while he was doing this . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 7 have
2 was 3 just
3 just 5 luck
4 his 5 luck
6 to 7 have
7 have 10 come
10 come 13 he
11 along 12 while
12 while 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 15 doing
14 was 17 .
15 doing 16 this

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

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

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

there he stopped and made fun of [reddy] [fox] and said all the provoking things he could think of . 
1 there 2 he
1 there 3 stopped
1 there 15 things
3 stopped 4 and
5 made 6 fun
5 made 15 things
6 fun 7 of
6 fun 10 and
10 and 11 said
11 said 14 provoking
12 all 13 the
13 the 14 provoking
15 things 17 could
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 think
17 could 20 .
18 think 19 of

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

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

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

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

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

" the only thing [i] can do is to get as far away from everybody as [i] can , " thought he . 
1 " 6 can
1 " 10 get
2 the 3 only
3 only 4 thing
3 only 6 can
7 do 8 is
7 do 10 get
8 is 9 to
10 get 22 he
11 as 12 far
11 as 15 everybody
12 far 13 away
13 away 14 from
15 everybody 16 as
15 everybody 18 can
18 can 19 ,
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 thought
20 " 22 he
22 he 23 .

" [i] guess [i] 'll have to go up to the [old] [pasture] to live for a while . " 
1 " 5 'll
1 " 8 go
3 guess 5 'll
5 'll 6 have
6 have 7 to
8 go 9 up
8 go 18 while
10 to 11 the
10 to 17 a
14 to 15 live
14 to 17 a
15 live 16 for
17 a 18 while
18 while 19 .
19 . 20 "

so he started for the [old] [pasture] , keeping as much out of sight as possible . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 started
3 started 5 the
4 for 5 the
5 the 14 sight
8 , 9 keeping
9 keeping 12 out
10 as 11 much
11 much 12 out
12 out 13 of
12 out 14 sight
14 sight 16 possible
15 as 16 possible
16 possible 17 .

on the way he remembered that [old] [man] [coyote] lived there . 
1 on 2 the
2 the 3 way
3 way 4 he
4 he 5 remembered
5 remembered 6 that
6 that 10 lived
10 lived 11 there
11 there 12 .

there he stretched himself out and was perfectly miserable . 
1 there 5 out
2 he 3 stretched
3 stretched 4 himself
4 himself 5 out
5 out 6 and
6 and 8 perfectly
7 was 8 perfectly
8 perfectly 9 miserable
9 miserable 10 .

" it wouldn't be so bad if [i] had really been to blame , but [i] wasn't . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 be
4 be 7 if
5 so 6 bad
6 bad 7 if
7 if 11 been
9 had 10 really
10 really 11 been
11 been 12 to
12 to 13 blame
12 to 17 wasn't
14 , 15 but
15 but 17 wasn't
17 wasn't 18 .

i didn't know [jimmy] [skunk] was in that barrel and [i] didn't mean to start it rolling down the hill anyway , " he muttered . 
1 i 2 didn't
1 i 3 know
3 know 7 in
6 was 7 in
7 in 19 the
8 that 9 barrel
9 barrel 17 rolling
10 and 12 didn't
12 didn't 13 mean
13 mean 14 to
13 mean 15 start
15 start 16 it
15 start 17 rolling
17 rolling 18 down
18 down 19 the
19 the 20 hill
20 hill 22 ,
21 anyway 22 ,
22 , 23 "
23 " 25 muttered
24 he 25 muttered
25 muttered 26 .

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

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

[vi] 

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

he felt sure that [reddy] [fox] was in for something unpleasant , and he was glad . 
1 he 2 felt
1 he 7 was
2 felt 3 sure
3 sure 4 that
7 was 8 in
8 in 11 unpleasant
9 for 10 something
10 something 11 unpleasant
11 unpleasant 12 ,
12 , 16 glad
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 glad
16 glad 17 .

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

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

suddenly that chuckle broke right off in the middle , and [peter] cried " ouch ! " 
1 suddenly 4 broke
2 that 3 chuckle
3 chuckle 4 broke
4 broke 7 in
5 right 6 off
6 off 7 in
7 in 9 middle
8 the 9 middle
9 middle 11 and
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 cried
13 cried 15 ouch
14 " 15 ouch
15 ouch 16 !
16 ! 17 "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

they were [yellow] [jackets] , which you know belong to the wasp family and carry very sharp little lances in their tails . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 5 ,
5 , 14 and
6 which 7 you
6 which 10 to
7 you 8 know
7 you 9 belong
10 to 11 the
11 the 12 wasp
11 the 13 family
13 family 14 and
14 and 17 sharp
15 carry 16 very
16 very 17 sharp
17 sharp 19 lances
18 little 19 lances
19 lances 23 .
20 in 21 their
21 their 22 tails
22 tails 23 .

poor [peter] ! 
1 poor 3 !

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

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

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

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

he remembered that [johnny] [chuck] digs his house deep down in the ground . 
1 he 2 remembered
1 he 6 digs
2 remembered 3 that
6 digs 9 deep
7 his 8 house
8 house 9 deep
9 deep 11 in
10 down 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 ground
12 the 14 .
13 ground 14 .

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

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

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

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

so [peter] scrambled to his feet and scurried down the long hall , and as he ran , he cried " ouch ! 
1 so 3 scrambled
3 scrambled 9 down
4 to 5 his
4 to 6 feet
6 feet 8 scurried
7 and 8 scurried
8 scurried 9 down
9 down 12 hall
10 the 11 long
11 long 12 hall
12 hall 14 and
13 , 14 and
14 and 17 ran
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 ran
17 ran 20 cried
18 , 19 he
19 he 20 cried
20 cried 22 ouch
21 " 22 ouch
22 ouch 23 !

ouch ! 
1 ouch 2 !

oh ! 
1 oh 2 !

ohoo ! " 
1 ohoo 2 !
2 ! 3 "

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

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

it was just as he had hoped ; the [yellow] [jackets] did not follow him down there . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 12 did
2 was 3 just
2 was 9 the
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 had
5 he 7 hoped
7 hoped 8 ;
12 did 13 not
12 did 14 follow
14 follow 15 him
15 him 16 down
16 down 17 there
17 there 18 .

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

but what a fix he was in ! 
1 but 2 what
2 what 3 a
3 a 4 fix
4 fix 5 he
4 fix 8 !
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 in

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

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

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

and to get out he would have to go right past the [yellow] [jacket] home again . 
1 and 5 he
2 to 3 get
3 get 4 out
4 out 5 he
5 he 9 go
6 would 7 have
6 would 9 go
7 have 8 to
9 go 12 the
10 right 11 past
11 past 12 the
12 the 15 home
15 home 16 again
15 home 17 .
16 again 17 .

" [i] guess [i] am served just right . " 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 5 am
5 am 6 served
6 served 7 just
7 just 8 right
8 right 9 .
9 . 10 "

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

[vii] 

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

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

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

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

so , of course , he had seen what happened to [reddy] . 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 4 course
3 of 4 course
4 course 6 he
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 seen
8 seen 9 what
8 seen 10 happened
10 happened 13 .
11 to 13 .

now , instead of being sorry for [reddy] , he had openly rejoiced . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 5 being
2 , 3 instead
3 instead 4 of
5 being 6 sorry
5 being 9 ,
6 sorry 7 for
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 openly
12 openly 14 .
13 rejoiced 14 .

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

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

so [sammy] had laughed and made fun of poor [reddy] . 
1 so 7 fun
3 had 4 laughed
4 laughed 5 and
5 and 6 made
6 made 7 fun
7 fun 8 of
8 of 9 poor
9 poor 11 .

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

and then it would make such a splendid story to tell , and no one likes to carry tales more than does [sammy] [jay] . 
1 and 2 then
1 and 7 a
2 then 5 make
3 it 4 would
4 would 5 make
5 make 6 such
6 such 7 a
7 a 9 story
8 splendid 9 story
9 story 13 and
10 to 11 tell
11 tell 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 18 carry
14 no 15 one
14 no 16 likes
16 likes 17 to
17 to 18 carry
18 carry 21 than
19 tales 20 more
19 tales 21 than
21 than 22 does
22 does 25 .

he watched [reddy] sneak away to the [green] [forest] , and [jimmy] [skunk] slowly walk away in a very dignified manner . 
1 he 2 watched
1 he 4 sneak
4 sneak 5 away
4 sneak 10 ,
5 away 6 to
5 away 7 the
10 , 11 and
10 , 14 slowly
14 slowly 16 away
14 slowly 18 a
15 walk 16 away
17 in 18 a
18 a 20 dignified
19 very 20 dignified
20 dignified 22 .
21 manner 22 .

then [sammy] flew back to the [old] [orchard] to spread the news among the little people there . 
1 then 3 flew
1 then 6 the
3 flew 5 to
4 back 5 to
6 the 13 among
9 to 10 spread
10 spread 12 news
11 the 12 news
12 news 13 among
13 among 16 people
14 the 15 little
15 little 16 people
16 people 17 there
17 there 18 .

it wasn't until he reached the [old] [orchard] that he remembered [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 until
3 until 4 he
3 until 9 that
4 he 5 reached
5 reached 6 the
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 remembered
11 remembered 14 .

the fact is , [sammy] [jay] was doing some hard thinking . 
1 the 2 fact
2 fact 3 is
2 fact 9 some
3 is 4 ,
7 was 8 doing
8 doing 9 some
9 some 10 hard
10 hard 11 thinking
11 thinking 12 .

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

it had popped into that shrewd little head of his that it was very strange how suddenly [peter] [rabbit] had disappeared . 
1 it 2 had
1 it 15 strange
2 had 3 popped
3 popped 5 that
3 popped 6 shrewd
4 into 5 that
6 shrewd 7 little
7 little 8 head
8 head 9 of
9 of 10 his
11 that 14 very
12 it 13 was
12 it 14 very
14 very 15 strange
15 strange 17 suddenly
16 how 17 suddenly
17 suddenly 22 .
20 had 21 disappeared
20 had 22 .

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

but [peter] [rabbit] may have known . 
1 but 4 may
4 may 5 have
5 have 6 known
6 known 7 .

why did [peter] run so that he would have to jump over that barrel when he could have run right past it ? 
1 why 6 that
1 why 12 over
2 did 4 run
4 run 5 so
5 so 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 would
8 would 11 jump
9 have 10 to
10 to 11 jump
11 jump 12 over
12 over 20 right
13 that 14 barrel
13 that 16 he
15 when 16 he
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 have
18 have 19 run
18 have 20 right
20 right 21 past
21 past 23 ?
22 it 23 ?

that would have been pretty smart of [peter] and quite like him . 
1 that 2 would
2 would 3 have
2 would 4 been
4 been 5 pretty
4 been 9 and
5 pretty 6 smart
6 smart 7 of
9 and 10 quite
9 and 11 like
11 like 12 him
12 him 13 .

the more [i] think of it , the more [i] believe that [peter] did know and that he planned the whole thing . 
1 the 11 believe
2 more 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 6 it
5 of 8 the
6 it 7 ,
8 the 9 more
9 more 11 believe
11 believe 19 planned
12 that 14 did
14 did 15 know
15 know 16 and
16 and 18 he
17 that 18 he
18 he 19 planned
19 planned 22 thing
20 the 21 whole
20 the 22 thing
22 thing 23 .

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

i didn't think [peter] had it in him . 
1 i 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 think
3 think 6 it
3 think 8 him
5 had 6 it
6 it 7 in
8 him 9 .

it was rather hard on [jimmy] [skunk] , but it got rid of [reddy] [fox] for a while . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 ,
2 was 3 rather
2 was 5 on
3 rather 4 hard
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
9 but 11 got
11 got 12 rid
11 got 18 while
12 rid 13 of
16 for 17 a
17 a 18 while
18 while 19 .

he won't dare show his face around here for a long time . 
1 he 2 won't
1 he 4 show
2 won't 3 dare
3 dare 4 show
4 show 10 a
5 his 6 face
6 face 7 around
7 around 8 here
8 here 9 for
9 for 10 a
10 a 11 long
11 long 12 time
12 time 13 .

that means that [peter] will have one less worry on his mind . 
1 that 2 means
2 means 5 will
3 that 5 will
5 will 6 have
6 have 7 one
6 have 9 worry
7 one 8 less
9 worry 10 on
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 mind
12 mind 13 .

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

here comes [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 here 2 comes
2 comes 5 .

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

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

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

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

have you seen [peter] [rabbit] this morning ? " cried [sammy] [jay] . 
1 have 2 you
2 you 3 seen
3 seen 6 this
6 this 7 morning
7 morning 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 13 .
10 cried 13 .

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

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

" [i] saw him up here early this morning . 
1 " 3 saw
3 saw 4 him
4 him 5 up
5 up 6 here
6 here 7 early
7 early 9 morning
7 early 10 .
8 this 9 morning
9 morning 10 .

why ? " 
1 why 2 ?
2 ? 3 "

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

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

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

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

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

" then [reddy] didn't do it purposely ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 2 then
1 " 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 do
5 do 6 it
5 do 7 purposely
7 purposely 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 11 exclaimed
10 he 11 exclaimed
11 exclaimed 12 .

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

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

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

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

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

and [i] 'm doing a little guessing , too . " 
1 and 3 'm
3 'm 4 doing
4 doing 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 guessing
7 guessing 9 too
8 , 9 too
9 too 10 .
10 . 11 "

[viii] 

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

jimmy [skunk] looked very hard at [sammy] [jay] . 
1 jimmy 3 looked
3 looked 4 very
4 very 5 hard
5 hard 6 at
6 at 9 .

sammy [jay] looked very hard at [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 sammy 3 looked
3 looked 4 very
4 very 5 hard
5 hard 6 at
6 at 9 .

then [sammy] slowly shut one eye and as slowly opened it again . 
1 then 3 slowly
3 slowly 4 shut
3 slowly 6 eye
5 one 6 eye
6 eye 7 and
7 and 10 opened
8 as 9 slowly
9 slowly 10 opened
10 opened 11 it
10 opened 12 again
11 it 12 again
12 again 13 .

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

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

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

jimmy grinned . 
1 jimmy 2 grinned
2 grinned 3 .

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

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

" and [i] wonder if he did it just to get [reddy] into trouble , " continued [jimmy] . 
1 " 4 wonder
1 " 14 trouble
2 and 4 wonder
5 if 6 he
6 he 7 did
7 did 8 it
7 did 9 just
9 just 10 to
9 just 14 trouble
10 to 11 get
11 get 13 into
14 trouble 15 ,
14 trouble 17 continued
15 , 16 "
15 , 17 continued
17 continued 19 .

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

" [i] wonder , " said [sammy] [jay] once more , and burst out laughing . 
1 " 3 wonder
1 " 9 once
3 wonder 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
9 once 11 ,
10 more 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 burst
13 burst 14 out
13 burst 15 laughing
14 out 15 laughing
15 laughing 16 .

now [jimmy] [skunk] has a very shrewd little head on his shoulders . 
1 now 5 a
4 has 5 a
5 a 9 head
6 very 7 shrewd
7 shrewd 8 little
7 shrewd 9 head
9 head 12 shoulders
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 shoulders
12 shoulders 13 .

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

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

" [i] think [i] will go look for [peter] . 
1 " 3 think
3 think 5 will
5 will 6 go
6 go 7 look
7 look 8 for
8 for 10 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

i know [i] did . 
1 i 2 know
2 know 4 did
4 did 5 .

after it was over , [i] looked for [peter] , but he was nowhere in sight . 
1 after 5 ,
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 over
4 over 5 ,
5 , 7 looked
7 looked 8 for
7 looked 14 nowhere
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 nowhere
14 nowhere 16 sight
15 in 16 sight
16 sight 17 .

he hadn't had time to reach the [old] [briar-patch] . 
1 he 2 hadn't
1 he 3 had
3 had 4 time
4 time 5 to
5 to 6 reach
6 reach 7 the
7 the 10 .

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

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

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

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

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

" [i] want to ask him a few questions . " 
1 " 3 want
3 want 6 him
4 to 5 ask
5 ask 6 him
6 him 7 a
7 a 8 few
8 few 9 questions
9 questions 10 .
10 . 11 "

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

he isn't likely to bother any one for some time . 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 4 to
3 likely 4 to
4 to 5 bother
5 bother 6 any
5 bother 10 time
6 any 7 one
8 for 9 some
9 some 10 time
10 time 11 .

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

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

now , [i] wonder where he can be . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 4 wonder
4 wonder 5 where
5 where 6 he
6 he 7 can
7 can 8 be
8 be 9 .

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

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

seems to me [i] remember an old house of [johnny] [chuck] 's not very far from here . 
1 seems 6 an
2 to 3 me
2 to 5 remember
5 remember 6 an
6 an 8 house
7 old 8 house
8 house 9 of
8 house 14 very
12 's 13 not
13 not 14 very
14 very 15 far
15 far 16 from
16 from 17 here
17 here 18 .

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

[ [illustration] ] 
1 [ 3 ]

[ix] 

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

jimmy [skunk] was smiling as he ambled towards the old house of [johnny] [chuck] near the foot of the hill . 
1 jimmy 3 was
1 jimmy 7 ambled
3 was 4 smiling
5 as 6 he
5 as 7 ambled
7 ambled 8 towards
8 towards 9 the
8 towards 17 foot
9 the 11 house
10 old 11 house
11 house 12 of
12 of 15 near
15 near 17 foot
16 the 17 foot
17 foot 18 of
18 of 20 hill
19 the 20 hill
20 hill 21 .

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

to [jimmy] himself it wasn't unpleasant at all , and he couldn't understand why other people disliked it so . 
1 to 3 himself
1 to 5 wasn't
3 himself 4 it
5 wasn't 6 unpleasant
5 wasn't 13 understand
6 unpleasant 7 at
7 at 8 all
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 couldn't
12 couldn't 13 understand
13 understand 16 people
14 why 15 other
15 other 16 people
16 people 20 .
17 disliked 18 it
17 disliked 20 .
18 it 19 so

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

" [i] guess it 's a good thing that [old] [mother] [nature] didn't make us all alike , " said he to himself . 
1 " 6 a
3 guess 4 it
3 guess 6 a
4 it 5 's
6 a 8 thing
7 good 8 thing
8 thing 14 make
9 that 13 didn't
13 didn't 14 make
14 make 18 ,
15 us 16 all
16 all 17 alike
17 alike 18 ,
18 , 23 himself
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 he
21 he 22 to
22 to 23 himself
23 himself 24 .

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

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

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

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

there is [johnny] [chuck] 's old house just ahead of me . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 6 old
5 's 6 old
6 old 7 house
7 house 9 ahead
8 just 9 ahead
9 ahead 10 of
9 ahead 11 me
10 of 11 me
11 me 12 .

now we will see what we shall see . " 
1 now 2 we
2 we 4 see
3 will 4 see
4 see 6 we
5 what 6 we
6 we 7 shall
7 shall 8 see
8 see 9 .
9 . 10 "

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

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

jimmy didn't intend to give [peter] a chance to do any such thing . 
1 jimmy 9 to
2 didn't 3 intend
3 intend 4 to
4 to 5 give
5 give 8 chance
5 give 9 to
7 a 8 chance
9 to 10 do
10 do 12 such
10 do 14 .
11 any 12 such
12 such 13 thing
13 thing 14 .

if [peter] once got outside that old house , his long legs would soon put him beyond [jimmy] 's reach , and [jimmy] knew it . 
1 if 4 got
3 once 4 got
4 got 9 ,
5 outside 7 old
5 outside 9 ,
6 that 7 old
7 old 8 house
9 , 15 put
10 his 12 legs
11 long 12 legs
12 legs 13 would
13 would 14 soon
14 soon 15 put
15 put 17 beyond
16 him 17 beyond
17 beyond 24 knew
19 's 20 reach
20 reach 21 ,
21 , 22 and
21 , 24 knew
24 knew 26 .
25 it 26 .

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

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

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

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

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

" if he is here , he is way down inside , " thought [jimmy] . 
1 " 5 here
2 if 3 he
2 if 5 here
3 he 4 is
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 is
8 is 11 inside
9 way 10 down
10 down 11 inside
11 inside 12 ,
12 , 13 "
12 , 14 thought
14 thought 16 .

" [i] wonder if he really is here . 
1 " 5 he
3 wonder 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 really
6 really 7 is
7 is 8 here
8 here 9 .

i think [i] 'll look about a bit before [i] go in . " 
1 i 2 think
2 think 4 'll
2 think 5 look
5 look 6 about
5 look 7 a
7 a 8 bit
8 bit 9 before
9 before 11 go
11 go 12 in
11 go 13 .
13 . 14 "

now the doorstep was of sand , as [johnny] [chuck] 's doorsteps always are . 
1 now 2 the
2 the 3 doorstep
3 doorstep 4 was
3 doorstep 6 sand
5 of 6 sand
6 sand 7 ,
6 sand 12 doorsteps
7 , 8 as
11 's 12 doorsteps
12 doorsteps 15 .
13 always 14 are
14 are 15 .

almost at once [jimmy] chuckled . 
1 almost 2 at
2 at 3 once
3 once 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 .

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

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

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

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

in this [jimmy] was partly right and partly wrong , as you and [i] know . 
1 in 2 this
2 this 4 was
4 was 6 right
4 was 9 wrong
5 partly 6 right
6 right 8 partly
7 and 8 partly
9 wrong 12 you
10 , 11 as
11 as 12 you
12 you 15 know
13 and 15 know
15 know 16 .

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

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

but that was as far as [jimmy] [skunk] went . 
1 but 2 that
2 that 3 was
3 was 5 far
4 as 5 far
5 far 6 as
6 as 9 went
9 went 10 .

yes , [sir] , that was just as far as [jimmy] [skunk] went . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 was
5 that 7 just
7 just 9 far
8 as 9 far
9 far 10 as
10 as 13 went
13 went 14 .

jimmy [skunk] knows all about [yellow] [jackets] and the sharp little lances they carry in their tails ; he has the greatest respect for them . 
1 jimmy 3 knows
3 knows 5 about
3 knows 10 sharp
4 all 5 about
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 sharp
10 sharp 15 in
11 little 12 lances
12 lances 13 they
13 they 14 carry
14 carry 15 in
15 in 21 the
16 their 17 tails
17 tails 20 has
18 ; 19 he
19 he 20 has
20 has 21 the
21 the 23 respect
22 greatest 23 respect
23 respect 26 .
24 for 25 them
25 them 26 .

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

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

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

" [i] know what happened , " said he , talking to himself . 
1 " 4 what
3 know 4 what
4 what 9 he
5 happened 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
7 " 9 he
9 he 13 himself
10 , 11 talking
11 talking 12 to
12 to 13 himself
13 himself 14 .

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

those [yellow] [jackets] just naturally got after him . 
1 those 5 naturally
4 just 5 naturally
5 naturally 6 got
6 got 7 after
7 after 8 him
8 him 9 .

i reckon [i] don't need to scare [peter] to pay him for that joke . 
1 i 2 reckon
2 reckon 6 to
4 don't 5 need
5 need 6 to
6 to 10 pay
7 scare 9 to
7 scare 10 pay
10 pay 11 him
11 him 12 for
12 for 14 joke
13 that 14 joke
14 joke 15 .

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

[ [illustration] ] 
1 [ 3 ]

[x] 

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

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

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

peter wished with all his might that he had known about their home in [johnny] [chuck] 's old house before ever he thought of hiding there . 
1 peter 2 wished
1 peter 11 about
2 wished 6 might
2 wished 7 that
3 with 4 all
3 with 5 his
5 his 6 might
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 known
11 about 12 their
12 their 13 home
12 their 19 house
13 home 14 in
17 's 18 old
18 old 19 house
19 house 21 ever
20 before 21 ever
21 ever 23 thought
22 he 23 thought
23 thought 24 of
24 of 25 hiding
25 hiding 27 .
26 there 27 .

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

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

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

he remembered that [johnny] [chuck] usually has a back door . 
1 he 2 remembered
1 he 6 usually
2 remembered 3 that
6 usually 7 has
7 has 8 a
7 has 10 door
9 back 10 door
10 door 11 .

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

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

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

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

and there yes , [sir] , there was another hall ! 
1 and 2 there
1 and 3 yes
3 yes 4 ,
3 yes 6 ,
6 , 7 there
7 there 8 was
8 was 9 another
9 another 10 hall
10 hall 11 !

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

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

" funny , " thought he , " that [i] don't see any light ahead of me . " 
1 " 6 he
2 funny 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 thought
5 thought 6 he
6 he 12 see
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 that
8 " 11 don't
11 don't 12 see
12 see 14 light
13 any 14 light
14 light 15 ahead
15 ahead 16 of
15 ahead 18 .
16 of 17 me
18 . 19 "

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

yes , [sir] , [peter] bumped his nose against the end of that hall . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 9 against
4 , 6 bumped
6 bumped 8 nose
7 his 8 nose
8 nose 9 against
9 against 11 end
10 the 11 end
11 end 12 of
11 end 14 hall
12 of 13 that
14 hall 15 .

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

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

there was no way out there . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 way
4 way 5 out
5 out 6 there
6 there 7 .

sadly [peter] backed out to the little bedroom . 
1 sadly 3 backed
3 backed 4 out
3 backed 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 little
6 the 8 bedroom
8 bedroom 9 .

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

hardly had [peter] curled up for that nap when he heard a voice . 
1 hardly 8 nap
2 had 4 curled
4 curled 5 up
4 curled 6 for
6 for 7 that
7 that 8 nap
8 nap 10 he
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 heard
11 heard 12 a
12 a 13 voice
13 voice 14 .

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

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

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

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

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

" and [i] know why you are hiding down there . 
1 " 5 why
2 and 4 know
4 know 5 why
5 why 6 you
6 you 7 are
6 you 8 hiding
7 are 8 hiding
8 hiding 9 down
9 down 10 there
10 there 11 .

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

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

there are a lot of very angry [yellow] [jackets] up here , as you will find out if you try to come out before dark . 
1 there 4 lot
1 there 7 angry
2 are 3 a
3 a 4 lot
5 of 6 very
6 very 7 angry
7 angry 10 up
10 up 16 find
11 here 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 15 will
14 you 15 will
15 will 16 find
16 find 17 out
16 find 22 come
17 out 18 if
18 if 19 you
19 you 20 try
20 try 21 to
22 come 23 out
23 out 24 before
23 out 25 dark
25 dark 26 .

i 'm going away now , but [i] 'm going to come back about dark to wait for you . 
1 i 5 now
2 'm 4 away
2 'm 5 now
3 going 4 away
5 now 9 'm
6 , 7 but
6 , 9 'm
9 'm 11 to
10 going 11 to
11 to 15 dark
12 come 13 back
12 come 15 dark
13 back 14 about
15 dark 20 .
16 to 17 wait
17 wait 19 you
17 wait 20 .
18 for 19 you

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

that put an end to [peter] 's hope of a nap . 
1 that 2 put
2 put 3 an
2 put 4 end
4 end 5 to
4 end 9 of
7 's 8 hope
8 hope 9 of
9 of 11 nap
10 a 11 nap
11 nap 12 .

he shivered as he thought of what might happen to him if [jimmy] [skunk] should catch him . 
1 he 2 shivered
1 he 9 happen
2 shivered 6 of
3 as 4 he
3 as 5 thought
5 thought 6 of
6 of 7 what
7 what 8 might
9 happen 10 to
10 to 11 him
11 him 12 if
12 if 15 should
15 should 16 catch
16 catch 17 him
16 catch 18 .

he was almost ready to face those [yellow] [jackets] rather than wait and meet [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 he 7 those
2 was 3 almost
3 almost 4 ready
4 ready 5 to
4 ready 7 those
5 to 6 face
7 those 11 than
10 rather 11 than
11 than 12 wait
12 wait 13 and
13 and 14 meet
14 meet 17 .

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

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

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

yes , [sir] , he was miserable and most uncomfortable in both body and mind . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 he
1 yes 10 uncomfortable
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
7 miserable 9 most
7 miserable 10 uncomfortable
8 and 9 most
10 uncomfortable 11 in
11 in 12 both
12 both 16 .
13 body 16 .
14 and 15 mind
14 and 16 .

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

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

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

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

meanwhile [jimmy] [skunk] had gone off , chuckling . 
1 meanwhile 5 gone
4 had 5 gone
5 gone 6 off
6 off 8 chuckling
7 , 8 chuckling
8 chuckling 9 .

[xi] 

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

keep your word , whate'er you do , [and] to your inmost self be true . 
1 keep 4 ,
1 keep 13 self
2 your 3 word
3 word 4 ,
5 whate'er 6 you
5 whate'er 7 do
7 do 8 ,
7 do 10 to
10 to 11 your
10 to 13 self
11 your 12 inmost
13 self 15 true
14 be 15 true
15 true 16 .

he did it to make [peter] uneasy and to worry him . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 5 make
3 it 4 to
4 to 5 make
5 make 7 uneasy
7 uneasy 8 and
8 and 10 worry
9 to 10 worry
10 worry 12 .
11 him 12 .

the truth is , [jimmy] was no longer angry at all . 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is
3 is 7 no
4 , 6 was
6 was 7 no
7 no 9 angry
8 longer 9 angry
9 angry 10 at
10 at 11 all
11 all 12 .

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

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

as [jimmy] ambled away to look for some beetles , he chuckled and chuckled and chuckled . 
1 as 8 some
3 ambled 4 away
4 away 5 to
5 to 6 look
6 look 7 for
6 look 8 some
8 some 9 beetles
9 beetles 10 ,
10 , 12 chuckled
11 he 12 chuckled
12 chuckled 14 chuckled
13 and 14 chuckled
14 chuckled 17 .
15 and 16 chuckled
16 chuckled 17 .

" [i] guess that by this time [peter] wishes he hadn't thought of that joke on [reddy] [fox] and myself , " said he . 
1 " 11 hadn't
3 guess 4 that
3 guess 9 wishes
4 that 7 time
5 by 6 this
6 this 7 time
9 wishes 10 he
9 wishes 11 hadn't
11 hadn't 20 myself
12 thought 13 of
12 thought 15 joke
13 of 14 that
15 joke 16 on
15 joke 20 myself
16 on 19 and
20 myself 21 ,
21 , 22 "
22 " 23 said
23 said 24 he
23 said 25 .

" perhaps [i] 'll go back there tonight and perhaps [i] won't . 
1 " 2 perhaps
1 " 4 'll
1 " 5 go
5 go 6 back
5 go 7 there
7 there 8 tonight
8 tonight 10 perhaps
9 and 10 perhaps
10 perhaps 12 won't
12 won't 13 .

he won't know whether [i] do or not , and he won't dare come out . " 
1 he 3 know
1 he 6 do
2 won't 3 know
3 know 4 whether
6 do 7 or
7 or 8 not
8 not 9 ,
8 not 13 dare
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 won't
13 dare 14 come
14 come 15 out
14 come 16 .
16 . 17 "

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

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

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

" [i] really don't want to go back there tonight , " he muttered , " but [i] guess [i] 'll have to . 
1 " 3 really
1 " 5 want
3 really 4 don't
5 want 6 to
6 to 7 go
6 to 10 tonight
7 go 8 back
7 go 9 there
10 tonight 11 ,
11 , 12 "
11 , 17 but
12 " 14 muttered
13 he 14 muttered
14 muttered 15 ,
15 , 16 "
17 but 21 'll
19 guess 21 'll
21 'll 22 have
22 have 23 to
23 to 24 .

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

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

yes , [sir] , [i] 'll have to go back . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 'll
6 'll 7 have
6 'll 9 go
7 have 8 to
9 go 10 back
10 back 11 .

there is nothing like making people believe that when you say a thing you mean it . 
1 there 5 making
1 there 8 that
2 is 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 like
3 nothing 5 making
5 making 6 people
6 people 7 believe
8 that 10 you
9 when 10 you
10 you 11 say
11 say 12 a
12 a 13 thing
13 thing 14 you
14 you 15 mean
15 mean 16 it
16 it 17 .

there is nothing like keeping your word to make people respect you . " 
1 there 5 keeping
2 is 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 like
4 like 5 keeping
5 keeping 7 word
6 your 7 word
7 word 8 to
8 to 9 make
9 make 11 respect
10 people 11 respect
11 respect 12 you
12 you 14 "
13 . 14 "

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

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

a look at the footprints in the sand on the doorstep told him that [peter] had not come out . 
1 a 17 not
2 look 3 at
2 look 5 footprints
3 at 4 the
5 footprints 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 sand
7 the 11 doorstep
8 sand 10 the
9 on 10 the
11 doorstep 12 told
11 doorstep 16 had
12 told 13 him
13 him 14 that
16 had 17 not
17 not 18 come
18 come 19 out
19 out 20 .

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

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

the [yellow] [jackets] had gone to bed for the night . 
1 the 7 bed
4 had 5 gone
5 gone 6 to
5 gone 7 bed
7 bed 10 night
8 for 9 the
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 .

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

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

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

then [jimmy] [skunk] calmly turned and went about his business . 
1 then 6 and
4 calmly 5 turned
5 turned 6 and
6 and 7 went
7 went 9 his
8 about 9 his
9 his 10 business
10 business 11 .

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

as for [peter] [rabbit] , that had been one of the very worst days he could recall . 
1 as 2 for
2 for 13 worst
5 , 6 that
6 that 7 had
7 had 8 been
8 been 10 of
9 one 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 very
11 the 13 worst
13 worst 14 days
14 days 15 he
15 he 16 could
16 could 17 recall
17 recall 18 .

he had had just a little bit of hope , and this was that [jimmy] [skunk] wouldn't come back when it grew dark . 
1 he 5 a
2 had 4 just
3 had 4 just
4 just 5 a
5 a 9 hope
6 little 7 bit
7 bit 8 of
8 of 9 hope
9 hope 18 come
10 , 11 and
10 , 17 wouldn't
11 and 12 this
12 this 13 was
13 was 14 that
17 wouldn't 18 come
18 come 19 back
19 back 20 when
20 when 21 it
21 it 22 grew
22 grew 23 dark
22 grew 24 .
23 dark 24 .

poor [peter] ! 
1 poor 3 !

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

" he has come back . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 come
4 come 5 back
5 back 6 .

he 's kept his word , " he half sobbed as he once more went back to [johnny] [chuck] 's old bedroom . 
1 he 2 's
1 he 3 kept
3 kept 4 his
4 his 5 word
5 word 6 ,
5 word 13 once
6 , 7 "
6 , 10 sobbed
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 half
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 once
13 once 16 back
14 more 15 went
15 went 16 back
16 back 17 to
17 to 22 bedroom
20 's 21 old
21 old 22 bedroom
22 bedroom 23 .

there he stayed nearly all the rest of the night , though his stomach was so empty it ached . 
1 there 12 though
2 he 3 stayed
3 stayed 4 nearly
4 nearly 7 rest
4 nearly 12 though
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 rest
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 night
9 the 12 though
10 night 11 ,
12 though 14 stomach
13 his 14 stomach
14 stomach 19 ached
15 was 16 so
15 was 17 empty
17 empty 18 it
18 it 19 ached
19 ached 20 .

just before it was time for [mr] [sun] to rise , [peter] ventured to dash out of [johnny] [chuck] 's old house . 
1 just 2 before
1 just 9 to
2 before 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 time
5 time 6 for
9 to 10 rise
9 to 15 dash
10 rise 11 ,
10 rise 13 ventured
13 ventured 14 to
15 dash 16 out
16 out 17 of
17 of 22 house
20 's 21 old
21 old 22 house
22 house 23 .

he got past the home of the [yellow] [jackets] safely , for they were not yet awake . 
1 he 10 safely
2 got 3 past
3 past 4 the
3 past 5 home
5 home 6 of
5 home 10 safely
6 of 7 the
10 safely 18 .
11 , 12 for
12 for 18 .
13 they 14 were
13 they 15 not
15 not 16 yet
15 not 17 awake
17 awake 18 .

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

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

with a sigh of relief , [peter] started for the dear , safe [old] [briar-patch] , lipperty-lipperty-lip , as fast as he could go . 
1 with 2 a
1 with 8 started
2 a 3 sigh
3 sigh 4 of
4 of 5 relief
5 relief 6 ,
8 started 11 dear
9 for 10 the
9 for 11 dear
11 dear 13 safe
12 , 13 safe
13 safe 22 he
16 , 17 lipperty-lipperty-lip
17 lipperty-lipperty-lip 20 fast
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 fast
20 fast 21 as
21 as 22 he
22 he 25 .
23 could 24 go
23 could 25 .

" [i] 'll never , never play another joke , " he said , over and over again as he ran . 
1 " 6 never
3 'll 4 never
3 'll 6 never
4 never 5 ,
6 never 7 play
7 play 8 another
7 play 15 over
8 another 9 joke
9 joke 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 13 said
12 he 13 said
13 said 14 ,
15 over 17 over
16 and 17 over
17 over 22 .
18 again 19 as
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 ran
20 he 22 .

[xii] 

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

jimmy [skunk] ambled along down the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] . 
1 jimmy 6 the
3 ambled 4 along
4 along 5 down
5 down 6 the
6 the 10 through
10 through 11 the
11 the 14 .

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

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

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

now and then [jimmy] stopped to turn over a bit of bark or a stick , hoping to find some fat beetles . 
1 now 3 then
1 now 14 a
2 and 3 then
5 stopped 6 to
6 to 7 turn
7 turn 8 over
7 turn 9 a
9 a 10 bit
9 a 14 a
10 bit 11 of
10 bit 12 bark
12 bark 13 or
14 a 20 some
15 stick 16 ,
15 stick 17 hoping
17 hoping 18 to
17 hoping 20 some
18 to 19 find
20 some 22 beetles
21 fat 22 beetles
22 beetles 23 .

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

up the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] shuffled [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 up 2 the
1 up 15 .
2 the 6 through
6 through 7 the
7 the 10 shuffled
12 ' 15 .

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

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

unlike [jimmy] [skunk] , he does hurry sometimes , does [unc] ' [billy] , especially when he suspects that [bowser] the [hound] is about . 
1 unlike 6 does
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 does
6 does 7 hurry
6 does 8 sometimes
8 sometimes 9 ,
9 , 10 does
10 does 15 especially
12 ' 14 ,
14 , 15 especially
15 especially 18 suspects
16 when 17 he
17 he 18 suspects
18 suspects 19 that
18 suspects 25 .
19 that 21 the
23 is 24 about
24 about 25 .

and sometimes [unc] ' [billy] does worry . 
1 and 2 sometimes
2 sometimes 7 worry
4 ' 6 does
6 does 7 worry
7 worry 8 .

you see , there are people who think that [unc] ' [billy] would make a very good dinner . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 5 are
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 there
5 are 8 think
6 people 7 who
7 who 8 think
8 think 9 that
9 that 13 would
11 ' 13 would
13 would 17 good
14 make 15 a
14 make 17 good
15 a 16 very
17 good 18 dinner
18 dinner 19 .

unc ' [billy] doesn't think he would . 
1 unc 6 he
2 ' 4 doesn't
4 doesn't 5 think
5 think 6 he
6 he 7 would
7 would 8 .

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

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

but just now [unc] ' [billy] was neither hurrying nor worrying . 
1 but 2 just
1 but 8 neither
2 just 3 now
3 now 5 '
7 was 8 neither
8 neither 10 nor
9 hurrying 10 nor
10 nor 11 worrying
11 worrying 12 .

there was no need of doing either , and [unc] ' [billy] never does anything that there is no need of doing . 
1 there 4 need
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 need
4 need 7 either
5 of 6 doing
6 doing 7 either
7 either 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 17 there
11 ' 13 never
13 never 14 does
13 never 15 anything
15 anything 16 that
15 anything 17 there
17 there 18 is
17 there 19 no
19 no 23 .
20 need 21 of
20 need 22 doing
22 doing 23 .

[ [illustration] ] 
1 [ 3 ]

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

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

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

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

" good mo'nin ' , [brer] [skunk] , " he replied . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 mo'nin
3 mo'nin 4 '
4 ' 5 ,
5 , 11 replied
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 replied
11 replied 12 .

" ah can't rightly say [ah] have . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 can't
3 can't 4 rightly
4 rightly 5 say
5 say 7 have
7 have 8 .

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

jimmy sat down and looked at [unc] ' [billy] with twinkling eyes . 
1 jimmy 2 sat
2 sat 3 down
3 down 4 and
4 and 5 looked
4 and 13 .
5 looked 6 at
8 ' 12 eyes
10 with 11 twinkling
11 twinkling 12 eyes
12 eyes 13 .

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

" [unc] ' [billy] , " said he , " have you ever in your life combed your hair or brushed your coat ? " 
1 " 7 said
3 ' 7 said
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 13 ever
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 have
10 " 12 you
12 you 13 ever
13 ever 19 hair
14 in 15 your
14 in 16 life
16 life 17 combed
17 combed 18 your
18 your 19 hair
19 hair 21 brushed
20 or 21 brushed
21 brushed 23 coat
22 your 23 coat
23 coat 24 ?
24 ? 25 "

unc ' [billy] 's eyes twinkled . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 eyes
4 's 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 twinkled
6 twinkled 7 .

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

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

by the way , [brer] [skunk] , did yo ' ever run away from anybody in all your life ? " 
1 by 2 the
1 by 3 way
3 way 4 ,
3 way 9 yo
7 , 8 did
8 did 9 yo
9 yo 12 run
10 ' 11 ever
11 ever 12 run
12 run 13 away
13 away 14 from
14 from 15 anybody
15 anybody 19 life
16 in 18 your
17 all 18 your
18 your 19 life
19 life 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

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

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

" not that [i] remember of , " said he after a little . 
1 " 2 not
1 " 9 said
2 not 5 remember
3 that 5 remember
6 of 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 he
9 said 14 .
11 after 12 a
12 a 13 little
13 little 14 .

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

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

why do you ask , [unc] ' [billy] ? " 
1 why 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 ask
4 ask 5 ,
5 , 7 '
5 , 10 "
9 ? 10 "

" oh , no reason in particular , [brer] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
2 oh 5 reason
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 reason
5 reason 6 in
6 in 7 particular
7 particular 8 ,
8 , 11 .

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

only [ah] wonder sometimes if yo ' ever realize how lucky yo ' are . 
1 only 6 yo
1 only 10 how
3 wonder 4 sometimes
3 wonder 5 if
4 sometimes 5 if
5 if 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 8 ever
8 ever 9 realize
10 how 15 .
11 lucky 12 yo
12 yo 13 '
12 yo 14 are
14 are 15 .

if [ah] never had to worry about mah hungry neighbors , [ah] reckons perhaps [ah] might brush mah coat oftener . " 
1 if 3 never
1 if 7 about
3 never 4 had
4 had 5 to
5 to 6 worry
7 about 10 neighbors
8 mah 9 hungry
9 hungry 10 neighbors
10 neighbors 11 ,
10 neighbors 16 might
11 , 13 reckons
13 reckons 14 perhaps
16 might 20 oftener
17 brush 18 mah
17 brush 20 oftener
18 mah 19 coat
20 oftener 21 .
21 . 22 "

unc ' [billy] 's eyes twinkled more than ever . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 eyes
4 's 5 eyes
5 eyes 7 more
6 twinkled 7 more
7 more 8 than
8 than 9 ever
9 ever 10 .

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

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

just think it over , [unc] ' [billy] . " 
1 just 2 think
2 think 3 it
3 it 4 over
4 over 5 ,
4 over 9 .
5 , 7 '
9 . 10 "

it was [unc] ' [billy] 's turn to scratch his head thoughtfully . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 13 .
4 ' 12 thoughtfully
6 's 7 turn
7 turn 8 to
8 to 9 scratch
9 scratch 11 head
10 his 11 head
11 head 12 thoughtfully
12 thoughtfully 13 .

" ah fear [ah] don't quite get your meaning , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 5 don't
2 ah 3 fear
5 don't 9 meaning
6 quite 7 get
7 get 8 your
7 get 9 meaning
9 meaning 10 ,
10 , 14 "
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 he
15 said 17 .

" sit down , [unc] ' [billy] , and [i] 'll explain , " replied [jimmy] . 
1 " 2 sit
1 " 11 'll
2 sit 3 down
3 down 4 ,
3 down 8 ,
4 , 6 '
8 , 9 and
11 'll 12 explain
12 explain 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 replied
15 replied 17 .

[xiii] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [explains] 

you 'll find this true where'er you go [that] those prepared few troubles know . 
1 you 2 'll
1 you 3 find
1 you 11 prepared
3 find 5 true
3 find 7 you
4 this 5 true
5 true 6 where'er
7 you 11 prepared
8 go 10 those
8 go 11 prepared
11 prepared 12 few
12 few 13 troubles
13 troubles 14 know
13 troubles 15 .

" to begin with , [i] am not such a very big fellow , am [i] ? " said [jimmy] . 
1 " 11 very
2 to 3 begin
3 begin 4 with
3 begin 5 ,
5 , 7 am
7 am 8 not
7 am 9 such
9 such 10 a
9 such 11 very
11 very 12 big
12 big 13 fellow
12 big 15 am
13 fellow 14 ,
15 am 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 21 .

you know [jimmy] [skunk] really is a little fellow compared with some of his neighbors . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 5 really
2 know 5 really
5 really 6 is
6 is 7 a
7 a 8 little
7 a 9 fellow
9 fellow 10 compared
10 compared 12 some
10 compared 13 of
11 with 12 some
13 of 15 neighbors
14 his 15 neighbors
15 neighbors 16 .

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

" ah reckons mine are about as long and about as big , " returned [unc] ' [billy] , looking more puzzled than ever . 
1 " 3 reckons
1 " 10 about
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 mine
4 mine 5 are
5 are 6 about
6 about 9 and
7 as 8 long
8 long 9 and
10 about 15 returned
11 as 12 big
12 big 13 ,
13 , 14 "
13 , 15 returned
15 returned 21 more
17 ' 19 ,
19 , 20 looking
20 looking 21 more
21 more 22 puzzled
22 puzzled 23 than
22 puzzled 25 .
23 than 24 ever
24 ever 25 .

" but you never see anybody bothering me , do you ? " went on [jimmy] . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 3 you
2 but 3 you
3 you 7 bothering
4 never 5 see
4 never 6 anybody
5 see 6 anybody
6 anybody 7 bothering
7 bothering 8 me
8 me 9 ,
9 , 10 do
10 do 11 you
10 do 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
12 ? 14 went
14 went 17 .
15 on 17 .

" no , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
3 , 7 '
4 " 5 replied
7 ' 9 .

" and it 's the same way with [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] . 
1 " 3 it
2 and 3 it
3 it 4 's
4 's 5 the
5 the 6 same
6 same 7 way
7 way 8 with
8 with 11 the
11 the 13 .

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

" no , " replied [unc] ' [billy] once more . 
1 " 2 no
1 " 5 replied
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
5 replied 7 '
7 ' 9 once
9 once 11 .
10 more 11 .

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

unc ' [billy] grinned broadly . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 broadly
4 grinned 5 broadly
5 broadly 6 .

leastways , [ah] does . 
1 leastways 2 ,
2 , 4 does
4 does 5 .

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

ah knows when [ah] 's well off , and [ah] reckons most folks feel the same way . " 
1 ah 12 most
1 ah 17 way
2 knows 3 when
3 when 6 well
5 's 6 well
6 well 8 ,
7 off 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 reckons
11 reckons 12 most
13 folks 14 feel
14 feel 15 the
15 the 16 same
15 the 17 way
17 way 18 .
18 . 19 "

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

" one more question , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 
1 " 4 question
2 one 3 more
3 more 4 question
4 question 5 ,
5 , 7 '
7 ' 11 said
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 he
12 he 13 .

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

unc ' [billy] considered for a few minutes . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 considered
4 considered 5 for
5 for 6 a
5 for 7 few
6 a 7 few
7 few 8 minutes
8 minutes 9 .

" ah can't say [ah] ever did , " he replied . 
1 " 3 can't
2 ah 3 can't
3 can't 4 say
4 say 6 ever
6 ever 11 replied
7 did 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 replied
11 replied 12 .

" and you never knew [prickly] [porky] to go hunting trouble either , " declared [jimmy] . 
1 " 3 you
1 " 9 go
2 and 3 you
3 you 5 knew
4 never 5 knew
8 to 9 go
9 go 12 either
10 hunting 11 trouble
10 hunting 12 either
11 trouble 12 either
12 either 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 declared
15 declared 17 .

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

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

prickly [porky] and [i] are armed for defence , but we never use our weapons for offence . 
1 prickly 10 but
3 and 5 are
5 are 6 armed
6 armed 7 for
7 for 8 defence
8 defence 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 we
11 we 14 our
12 never 13 use
13 use 14 our
14 our 15 weapons
15 weapons 16 for
15 weapons 18 .
16 for 17 offence

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

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

unc ' [billy] thought it over for a few minutes . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 thought
4 thought 5 it
5 it 6 over
6 over 7 for
7 for 8 a
8 a 11 .
9 few 10 minutes
10 minutes 11 .

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

" ah reckons yo ' and [brer] [porky] are about the luckiest people [ah] knows , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 reckons
1 " 4 yo
2 ah 3 reckons
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 13 people
5 ' 6 and
9 are 10 about
10 about 12 luckiest
11 the 12 luckiest
12 luckiest 13 people
13 people 15 knows
15 knows 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 said
18 said 19 he
18 said 20 .

" yes , [sah] , [ah] reckons yo ' is just that . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
2 yes 5 ,
5 , 7 reckons
7 reckons 8 yo
7 reckons 11 just
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 is
11 just 12 that
12 that 13 .

ah don't fear anybody mah own size , but [ah] cert'nly does have some mighty scary times when [ah] meets some people [ah] might mention . 
1 ah 11 cert'nly
2 don't 3 fear
3 fear 4 anybody
3 fear 5 mah
4 anybody 5 mah
5 mah 6 own
6 own 9 but
6 own 11 cert'nly
7 size 8 ,
8 , 9 but
11 cert'nly 12 does
12 does 14 some
12 does 17 times
13 have 14 some
14 some 15 mighty
15 mighty 16 scary
17 times 22 people
18 when 20 meets
18 when 21 some
21 some 22 people
22 people 24 might
24 might 25 mention
24 might 26 .

ah cert'nly believes in preparedness after seein ' yo ' , [brer] [skunk] . 
1 ah 3 believes
2 cert'nly 3 believes
3 believes 4 in
3 believes 9 yo
4 in 5 preparedness
5 preparedness 7 seein
6 after 7 seein
8 ' 9 yo
9 yo 10 '
9 yo 14 .
10 ' 11 ,

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

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

[xiv] 

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

" an egg , " says [jimmy] [skunk] , " is good ; [it] 's very good indeed to eat . " 
1 " 2 an
1 " 11 is
2 an 4 ,
2 an 9 ,
3 egg 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 says
9 , 10 "
11 is 18 indeed
12 good 13 ;
12 good 17 good
15 's 16 very
15 's 17 good
17 good 18 indeed
18 indeed 19 to
19 to 20 eat
20 eat 22 "
21 . 22 "

" an egg , " says [mrs] [grouse] , " is dear ; ' [twill] hatch into a baby sweet . " 
1 " 3 egg
1 " 6 says
2 an 3 egg
3 egg 4 ,
4 , 5 "
6 says 18 a
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 is
11 is 12 dear
12 dear 13 ;
13 ; 14 '
14 ' 16 hatch
16 hatch 17 into
17 into 18 a
18 a 19 baby
19 baby 20 sweet
20 sweet 21 .
21 . 22 "

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

to [jimmy] [skunk] and [unc] ' [billy] [possum] eggs are looked on from the viewpoint of something to eat . 
1 to 19 eat
4 and 11 looked
6 ' 9 eggs
9 eggs 10 are
10 are 11 looked
11 looked 18 to
12 on 15 viewpoint
13 from 14 the
14 the 15 viewpoint
15 viewpoint 16 of
16 of 17 something
17 something 18 to
18 to 19 eat
19 eat 20 .

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

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

the mere thought of eggs will make [jimmy] and [unc] ' [billy] smack their lips . 
1 the 5 eggs
2 mere 3 thought
3 thought 4 of
3 thought 5 eggs
5 eggs 6 will
6 will 7 make
7 make 9 and
9 and 16 .
11 ' 13 smack
13 smack 14 their
14 their 15 lips
15 lips 16 .

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

they " like " them , which is quite different . 
1 they 3 like
2 " 3 like
3 like 4 "
3 like 5 them
5 them 6 ,
6 , 7 which
7 which 8 is
8 is 9 quite
9 quite 10 different
10 different 11 .

it is the heart instead of the stomach that responds to the thought of eggs . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 the
2 is 5 instead
3 the 4 heart
5 instead 13 thought
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 stomach
8 stomach 9 that
8 stomach 10 responds
10 responds 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 thought
13 thought 15 eggs
14 of 15 eggs
15 eggs 16 .

blacky the [crow] is one and his cousin , [sammy] [jay] [,] is another . 
1 blacky 2 the
1 blacky 15 .
2 the 14 another
4 is 5 one
5 one 14 another
6 and 7 his
7 his 8 cousin
8 cousin 9 ,
8 cousin 14 another
9 , 13 is

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

to tell the truth , it was a longing for some eggs that had brought [jimmy] to the [green] [forest] . 
1 to 2 tell
1 to 8 a
2 tell 4 truth
3 the 4 truth
4 truth 7 was
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 was
8 a 12 eggs
9 longing 10 for
10 for 11 some
11 some 12 eggs
12 eggs 17 to
13 that 14 had
14 had 15 brought
15 brought 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 21 .

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

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

either [i] 'm growing dull and stupid , or some folks are smarter than they used to be . 
1 either 5 dull
1 either 11 folks
3 'm 4 growing
4 growing 5 dull
5 dull 7 stupid
6 and 7 stupid
8 , 9 or
8 , 11 folks
9 or 10 some
11 folks 17 to
12 are 13 smarter
13 smarter 16 used
14 than 15 they
14 than 16 used
16 used 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 .

by the way , have you seen [mrs] . grouse lately ? " 
1 by 2 the
2 the 3 way
3 way 7 seen
4 , 5 have
5 have 6 you
6 you 7 seen
7 seen 9 .
9 . 10 grouse
10 grouse 11 lately
11 lately 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

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

unc ' [billy] chuckled until his sides shook . 
1 unc 4 chuckled
2 ' 4 chuckled
4 chuckled 5 until
5 until 6 his
6 his 7 sides
7 sides 8 shook
8 shook 9 .

" do yo ' suppose [ah] 'd tell yo ' if [ah] had ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 do
1 " 7 'd
2 do 3 yo
2 do 5 suppose
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 suppose
7 'd 8 tell
7 'd 11 if
8 tell 9 yo
9 yo 10 '
11 if 13 had
11 if 17 demanded
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 he
15 " 17 demanded
17 demanded 18 .

here [unc] ' [billy] looked back over his shoulder to make sure that old [mrs] [possum] wasn't within hearing , and [jimmy] [skunk] chuckled . 
1 here 3 '
3 ' 5 looked
3 ' 11 make
5 looked 6 back
6 back 8 his
7 over 8 his
9 shoulder 10 to
9 shoulder 11 make
11 make 14 old
12 sure 13 that
12 sure 14 old
14 old 19 hearing
17 wasn't 18 within
17 wasn't 19 hearing
19 hearing 24 chuckled
20 , 21 and
21 and 24 chuckled
24 chuckled 25 .

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

yo ' know [ah] never did hanker fo ' to get far away from trees , but yo ' don't mind . 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 8 fo
2 ' 3 know
3 know 7 hanker
5 never 6 did
5 never 7 hanker
8 fo 12 far
8 fo 13 away
9 ' 10 to
10 to 12 far
11 get 12 far
13 away 16 ,
13 away 22 .
14 from 15 trees
15 trees 16 ,
16 , 17 but
17 but 18 yo
18 yo 20 don't
18 yo 21 mind
19 ' 20 don't
21 mind 22 .

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

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

" never mind any more , [unc] ' [billy] , " interrupted [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 5 more
2 never 3 mind
3 mind 4 any
4 any 5 more
5 more 6 ,
6 , 8 '
8 ' 12 interrupted
10 , 11 "
10 , 12 interrupted
12 interrupted 15 .

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

that is , [i] know all about them [i] want to know , except where their eggs are . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 ,
2 is 5 know
5 know 7 about
6 all 7 about
7 about 17 eggs
8 them 10 want
10 want 12 know
11 to 12 know
12 know 14 except
13 , 14 except
14 except 15 where
15 where 16 their
15 where 17 eggs
17 eggs 19 .
18 are 19 .

didn't [i] just tell you [i] haven't had any luck at all ? 
1 didn't 3 just
3 just 4 tell
3 just 7 haven't
4 tell 5 you
7 haven't 8 had
8 had 9 any
9 any 10 luck
10 luck 12 all
11 at 12 all
12 all 13 ?

that 's why [i] 'm over here . " 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 why
3 why 5 'm
5 'm 6 over
6 over 7 here
7 here 8 .
8 . 9 "

[xv] 

[a] [second] [meeting] 

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

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] was faring about the same way . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 6 faring
5 was 6 faring
6 faring 7 about
6 faring 9 same
7 about 8 the
9 same 10 way
10 way 11 .

he couldn't , for the life of him , stop thinking about those eggs that belonged to [mrs] [grouse] . 
1 he 2 couldn't
1 he 6 life
2 couldn't 3 ,
3 , 4 for
4 for 5 the
6 life 11 thinking
7 of 8 him
8 him 9 ,
9 , 10 stop
10 stop 11 thinking
11 thinking 16 belonged
12 about 13 those
13 those 14 eggs
14 eggs 15 that
14 eggs 16 belonged
16 belonged 17 to
17 to 20 .

the more he tried to forget about them , the more he thought about them . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 7 about
3 he 4 tried
4 tried 5 to
5 to 6 forget
6 forget 7 about
7 about 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 13 thought
10 the 11 more
11 more 12 he
12 he 13 thought
13 thought 14 about
14 about 15 them
15 them 16 .

" no , [sah] , there isn't the least bit of use . 
1 " 2 no
1 " 7 isn't
2 no 3 ,
5 , 6 there
6 there 7 isn't
7 isn't 10 bit
8 the 9 least
8 the 10 bit
10 bit 11 of
10 bit 12 use
12 use 13 .

ah done look every place [ah] can think of already . 
1 ah 2 done
1 ah 5 place
2 done 4 every
3 look 4 every
5 place 8 think
7 can 8 think
8 think 9 of
9 of 10 already
10 already 11 .

still , [ah] haven't got anything else special on mah mind , and those aiggs cert'nly would taste good . 
1 still 4 haven't
2 , 4 haven't
4 haven't 11 mind
5 got 6 anything
5 got 7 else
7 else 8 special
7 else 11 mind
8 special 9 on
9 on 10 mah
11 mind 12 ,
11 mind 14 those
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 those
14 those 17 would
15 aiggs 16 cert'nly
16 cert'nly 17 would
17 would 18 taste
18 taste 19 good
19 good 20 .

ah reckons it must be [ah] needs those aiggs , or [ah] wouldn't have them on mah mind so much . 
1 ah 7 needs
2 reckons 3 it
3 it 5 be
4 must 5 be
5 be 7 needs
7 needs 13 wouldn't
8 those 9 aiggs
9 aiggs 10 ,
10 , 11 or
11 or 13 wouldn't
13 wouldn't 14 have
14 have 15 them
14 have 20 much
15 them 16 on
17 mah 18 mind
18 mind 19 so
19 so 20 much
20 much 21 .

ah finds it rather painful to carry aiggs on mah mind all the time , but [ah] would enjoy carrying them in mah stomach . 
1 ah 2 finds
1 ah 3 it
3 it 4 rather
4 rather 6 to
4 rather 10 mah
5 painful 6 to
6 to 7 carry
7 carry 9 on
8 aiggs 9 on
10 mah 16 but
11 mind 12 all
12 all 13 the
12 all 14 time
13 the 14 time
14 time 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 18 would
18 would 24 stomach
19 enjoy 20 carrying
19 enjoy 23 mah
20 carrying 21 them
20 carrying 23 mah
21 them 22 in
23 mah 24 stomach
24 stomach 25 .

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

unc ' [billy] grinned and started to ramble about aimlessly , hoping that chance would lead him to the nest of [mrs] [grouse] . 
1 unc 6 started
1 unc 10 aimlessly
2 ' 4 grinned
4 grinned 6 started
5 and 6 started
7 to 8 ramble
8 ramble 9 about
8 ramble 10 aimlessly
10 aimlessly 16 lead
11 , 12 hoping
12 hoping 13 that
13 that 14 chance
14 chance 15 would
15 would 16 lead
16 lead 17 him
17 him 18 to
18 to 19 the
19 the 20 nest
19 the 21 of
21 of 24 .

and that led him to think of [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 led
3 led 4 him
4 him 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 of
7 of 12 .
10 's 11 henhouse
11 henhouse 12 .

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

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

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

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

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

it moved . 
1 it 2 moved
2 moved 3 .

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

unc ' [billy] stopped right where he was . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 stopped
4 stopped 5 right
5 right 6 where
6 where 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 .

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

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

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

a few seconds later up came [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 a 3 seconds
2 few 3 seconds
3 seconds 4 later
4 later 5 up
4 later 6 came
6 came 9 .

it was a white stripe on [jimmy] 's coat that [unc] ['] [billy] had seen . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 's
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 white
4 white 5 stripe
5 stripe 6 on
8 's 9 coat
9 coat 10 that
10 that 14 had
14 had 15 seen
14 had 16 .

jimmy gave a little snort of surprise when he almost bumped into [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 jimmy 2 gave
1 jimmy 3 a
3 a 5 snort
3 a 7 surprise
4 little 5 snort
6 of 7 surprise
7 surprise 10 almost
8 when 9 he
9 he 10 almost
10 almost 12 into
11 bumped 12 into
12 into 16 .
14 ' 16 .

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

" [just] taking a li'l walk fo ' the good of mah appetite , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , grinning more broadly than ever . 
1 " 4 a
1 " 5 li'l
3 taking 4 a
5 li'l 6 walk
5 li'l 12 mah
6 walk 7 fo
8 ' 9 the
9 the 12 mah
10 good 11 of
10 good 12 mah
12 mah 13 appetite
13 appetite 14 ,
13 appetite 18 '
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 replied
18 ' 22 more
20 , 21 grinning
21 grinning 22 more
22 more 23 broadly
23 broadly 26 .
24 than 25 ever
25 ever 26 .

" what are yo ' doing here , [brer] [skunk] ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 doing
6 doing 7 here
7 here 8 ,
8 , 12 "
11 ? 12 "

" the same thing , " replied [jimmy] . 
1 " 2 the
2 the 4 thing
3 same 4 thing
4 thing 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 9 .

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

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

i guess you must have had the same thing on your mind all day that [i] have , " he added . 
1 i 2 guess
1 i 4 must
3 you 4 must
4 must 5 have
4 must 8 same
6 had 7 the
7 the 8 same
8 same 9 thing
8 same 14 day
9 thing 10 on
10 on 11 your
12 mind 13 all
13 all 14 day
14 day 22 .
15 that 20 he
17 have 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 he
20 he 21 added
21 added 22 .

" ah reckon so , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , and both grinned . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 reckon
2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 5 ,
4 so 5 ,
5 , 7 replied
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 14 grinned
9 ' 13 both
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 both
13 both 14 grinned
14 grinned 15 .

[ [illustration] ] 
1 [ 3 ]

[xvi] 

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

it costs not much to be polite [and] , furthermore , it 's always right . 
1 it 7 polite
2 costs 3 not
2 costs 4 much
4 much 5 to
4 much 7 polite
5 to 6 be
7 polite 10 furthermore
9 , 10 furthermore
10 furthermore 11 ,
11 , 14 always
12 it 13 's
13 's 14 always
14 always 15 right
15 right 16 .

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

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

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

yes , [sir] , it was all on account of eggs . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 all
6 was 12 .
8 on 9 account
9 account 10 of
10 of 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 .

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

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

" ah was just going in , but [ah] 'll follow yo ' , [brer] [skunk] , " replied [unc] ' [billy] just as politely . 
1 " 4 just
1 " 5 going
2 ah 3 was
2 ah 4 just
5 going 6 in
6 in 7 ,
7 , 18 "
8 but 10 'll
10 'll 11 follow
11 follow 12 yo
11 follow 17 ,
12 yo 13 '
13 ' 14 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 replied
18 " 23 just
19 replied 21 '
23 just 24 as
24 as 25 politely
25 politely 26 .

" nothing of the kind , " returned [jimmy] . 
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 6 ,
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 kind
5 kind 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 returned
8 returned 10 .

" [i] wouldn't for a minute think of going before you . 
1 " 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 7 think
4 for 5 a
5 a 6 minute
6 minute 7 think
7 think 10 before
8 of 9 going
9 going 10 before
10 before 11 you
11 you 12 .

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

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

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

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

there is a saying that han'some is as han'some does , and your politeness is as fine as yo ' are han'some , [brer] [skunk] . 
1 there 2 is
1 there 3 a
3 a 4 saying
3 a 14 politeness
4 saying 6 han'some
5 that 6 han'some
6 han'some 7 is
6 han'some 9 han'some
8 as 9 han'some
10 does 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 your
13 your 14 politeness
14 politeness 17 fine
15 is 16 as
16 as 17 fine
17 fine 18 as
17 fine 22 han'some
19 yo 20 '
19 yo 22 han'some
20 ' 21 are
22 han'some 23 ,
23 , 26 .

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

" [i] guess you 've forgotten that other old saying , ' [age] before beauty , ' [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 
1 " 4 you
1 " 15 beauty
3 guess 4 you
4 you 8 other
4 you 9 old
5 've 6 forgotten
6 forgotten 7 that
7 that 8 other
9 old 10 saying
10 saying 11 ,
11 , 12 '
12 ' 14 before
15 beauty 16 ,
16 , 17 '
16 , 19 '
19 ' 23 said
19 ' 25 .
21 , 22 "
22 " 23 said
23 said 24 he

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

you know you are older than [i] [..y] [i] couldn't think of being so impolite as to go first . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 3 you
3 you 6 than
4 are 5 older
5 older 6 than
6 than 12 of
10 couldn't 11 think
11 think 12 of
12 of 13 being
13 being 15 impolite
14 so 15 impolite
15 impolite 16 as
15 impolite 17 to
15 impolite 18 go
18 go 20 .
19 first 20 .

i really couldn't think of such a thing . " 
1 i 2 really
1 i 3 couldn't
2 really 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 6 such
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 thing
8 thing 9 .
9 . 10 "

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

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

if there was , he much preferred that [unc] ' [billy] should be the one to find it out . 
1 if 2 there
1 if 6 much
2 there 3 was
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 much
6 much 7 preferred
7 preferred 8 that
7 preferred 16 to
10 ' 12 should
12 should 13 be
13 be 14 the
14 the 15 one
15 one 16 to
16 to 17 find
17 find 18 it
18 it 19 out
18 it 20 .

yes , [sir] , that is why [jimmy] [skunk] was so very polite . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 is
6 is 7 why
6 is 12 very
10 was 11 so
10 was 12 very
12 very 13 polite
13 polite 14 .

unc ' [billy] wanted [jimmy] to go first because he always feels safer behind [jimmy] than in front of him . 
1 unc 8 first
2 ' 4 wanted
4 wanted 6 to
6 to 7 go
7 go 8 first
8 first 11 always
9 because 10 he
9 because 11 always
11 always 14 behind
12 feels 13 safer
13 safer 14 behind
14 behind 18 front
16 than 18 front
17 in 18 front
18 front 21 .
19 of 20 him
20 him 21 .

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

so [unc] ' [billy] preferred that [jimmy] should go first . 
1 so 10 first
3 ' 8 should
3 ' 9 go
5 preferred 6 that
6 that 8 should
9 go 10 first
10 first 11 .

it wasn't politeness at all on the part of [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 politeness
3 politeness 5 all
3 politeness 13 .
4 at 5 all
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 part
7 the 13 .
8 part 9 of
8 part 11 '

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

bowser sniffed again , and this time [unc] ' [billy] managed to squeeze [jimmy] aside and slip through . 
1 bowser 5 and
1 bowser 7 time
2 sniffed 3 again
3 again 4 ,
4 , 5 and
6 this 7 time
7 time 18 through
9 ' 11 managed
11 managed 13 squeeze
12 to 13 squeeze
13 squeeze 15 aside
15 aside 17 slip
15 aside 18 through
16 and 17 slip
18 through 19 .

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

[xvii] 

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

when [bowser] reached that hole , of course he smelled the tracks of [unc] ' [billy] and [jimmy] , and right away he became excited . 
1 when 5 hole
3 reached 4 that
4 that 5 hole
5 hole 12 tracks
6 , 8 course
7 of 8 course
8 course 9 he
9 he 10 smelled
10 smelled 11 the
11 the 12 tracks
12 tracks 13 of
12 tracks 24 became
15 ' 17 and
17 and 22 away
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 right
21 right 22 away
22 away 23 he
23 he 24 became
24 became 25 excited
24 became 26 .
25 excited 26 .

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] knew that [bowser] couldn't get through that , even if he did manage to dig his way under the henhouse . 
1 unc 5 that
1 unc 9 through
2 ' 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
7 couldn't 8 get
8 get 9 through
9 through 10 that
10 that 15 did
11 , 12 even
12 even 14 he
13 if 14 he
14 he 15 did
15 did 18 dig
16 manage 17 to
17 to 18 dig
18 dig 21 under
18 dig 23 henhouse
19 his 20 way
20 way 21 under
21 under 22 the
22 the 23 henhouse
23 henhouse 24 .

once through that and fairly in the henhouse , [unc] ' [billy] drew a long breath . 
1 once 6 in
1 once 8 henhouse
2 through 3 that
2 through 5 fairly
4 and 5 fairly
5 fairly 6 in
7 the 8 henhouse
8 henhouse 17 .
9 , 11 '
11 ' 13 drew
13 drew 16 breath
14 a 15 long
15 long 16 breath
16 breath 17 .

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

jimmy [skunk] hurried after [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 jimmy 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 after
4 after 8 .
6 ' 8 .

it wasn't fear that caused [jimmy] to hurry . 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 fear
3 fear 4 that
4 that 5 caused
5 caused 7 to
7 to 8 hurry
8 hurry 9 .

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

he had been startled by the unexpectedness of [bowser] 's appearance . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 been
3 been 5 by
4 startled 5 by
5 by 6 the
6 the 7 unexpectedness
6 the 11 appearance
7 unexpectedness 8 of
10 's 11 appearance
11 appearance 12 .

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

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

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

he was sorely tempted to turn around and send [bowser] about his business , as he knew he very well could . 
1 he 6 turn
1 he 21 could
2 was 3 sorely
3 sorely 4 tempted
4 tempted 5 to
5 to 6 turn
6 turn 7 around
7 around 8 and
7 around 9 send
8 and 9 send
11 about 12 his
11 about 13 business
13 business 14 ,
13 business 21 could
14 , 17 knew
15 as 16 he
15 as 17 knew
17 knew 18 he
18 he 19 very
18 he 20 well
19 very 20 well
21 could 22 .

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

he had come for eggs , and so [had] [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 come
3 come 4 for
4 for 5 eggs
5 eggs 6 ,
6 , 7 and
6 , 11 '
7 and 8 so
11 ' 13 .

it would never do to let [unc] ' [billy] be alone up there for long . 
1 it 3 never
1 it 4 do
2 would 3 never
4 do 5 to
4 do 11 alone
5 to 6 let
8 ' 10 be
10 be 11 alone
11 alone 12 up
12 up 15 long
13 there 14 for
14 for 15 long
15 long 16 .

so [jimmy] [skunk] did what he very seldom does hurried . 
1 so 6 he
4 did 5 what
5 what 6 he
6 he 7 very
7 very 8 seldom
8 seldom 9 does
9 does 10 hurried
10 hurried 11 .

yes , [sir] , he hurried after [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 hurried
6 hurried 7 after
6 hurried 12 .
7 after 9 '

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

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

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

jimmy doesn't climb , but [unc] ' [billy] is a famous climber . 
1 jimmy 2 doesn't
1 jimmy 3 climb
3 climb 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 12 climber
7 ' 9 is
9 is 10 a
10 a 11 famous
11 famous 12 climber
12 climber 13 .

" [i] 'll take these lower nests , " said [jimmy] , and lifted his tail in a way that made [unc] ' [billy] nervous . 
1 " 10 said
3 'll 4 take
4 take 5 these
5 these 6 lower
6 lower 10 said
7 nests 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 18 a
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 lifted
14 lifted 15 his
15 his 16 tail
15 his 18 a
16 tail 17 in
18 a 21 made
19 way 20 that
19 way 21 made
21 made 26 .
23 ' 25 nervous
25 nervous 26 .

" all right , " replied [unc] ' [billy] promptly . 
1 " 2 all
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 8 '
8 ' 10 promptly
10 promptly 11 .

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

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

with this , [unc] ' [billy] scrambled up to the next row of nests . 
1 with 2 this
2 this 11 next
3 , 5 '
5 ' 7 scrambled
7 scrambled 8 up
8 up 9 to
9 to 10 the
10 the 11 next
11 next 14 nests
12 row 13 of
13 of 14 nests
14 nests 15 .

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

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

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

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

meanwhile [unc] ' [billy] had hurried from one nest to another in the second row with no better success . 
1 meanwhile 3 '
1 meanwhile 15 row
5 had 6 hurried
6 hurried 15 row
7 from 8 one
7 from 9 nest
9 nest 10 to
10 to 11 another
10 to 15 row
11 another 13 the
11 another 14 second
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 second
15 row 20 .
16 with 17 no
17 no 18 better
18 better 19 success
19 success 20 .

disappointment was making [unc] ' [billy] lose his temper . 
1 disappointment 2 was
1 disappointment 3 making
3 making 5 '
3 making 7 lose
7 lose 8 his
8 his 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

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

now it happened that [jimmy] [skunk] was just underneath . 
1 now 2 it
2 it 3 happened
2 it 7 was
3 happened 4 that
7 was 8 just
8 just 9 underneath
9 underneath 10 .

down fell that hard china egg squarely on [jimmy] [skunk] 's head . 
1 down 2 fell
2 fell 3 that
3 that 4 hard
4 hard 5 china
4 hard 6 egg
6 egg 8 on
6 egg 13 .
7 squarely 8 on
11 's 12 head
12 head 13 .

for just a minute [jimmy] saw stars . 
1 for 3 a
2 just 3 a
3 a 4 minute
4 minute 6 saw
6 saw 7 stars
7 stars 8 .

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

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

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

[xviii] 

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

what he saw was the anxious looking face of [unc] ' [billy] [possum] staring down at him . 
1 what 2 he
1 what 6 anxious
2 he 3 saw
2 he 4 was
5 the 6 anxious
6 anxious 7 looking
7 looking 8 face
8 face 9 of
9 of 18 .
11 ' 14 staring
14 staring 15 down
14 staring 18 .
15 down 16 at
16 at 17 him

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

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

" on mah honor [ah] didn't , " protested [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 9 protested
2 on 3 mah
3 mah 4 honor
4 honor 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 protested
9 protested 13 .
11 ' 13 .

" it was an accident , just a sho ' ' nuff accident , and [ah] 'm right sorry fo ' it . " 
1 " 6 ,
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 an
4 an 5 accident
5 accident 6 ,
6 , 15 and
7 just 8 a
8 a 9 sho
9 sho 13 accident
10 ' 12 nuff
10 ' 13 accident
11 ' 12 nuff
13 accident 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 'm
17 'm 18 right
17 'm 19 sorry
18 right 19 sorry
19 sorry 20 fo
19 sorry 23 .
20 fo 21 '
20 fo 23 .
21 ' 22 it
23 . 24 "

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

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

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

i dare you [to] ! " 
1 i 2 dare
2 dare 3 you
3 you 5 !
5 ! 6 "

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

unc ' [billy] began to grow angry . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 4 began
4 began 5 to
5 to 6 grow
6 grow 7 angry
7 angry 8 .

he hadn't known that [jimmy] was there . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 known
3 known 4 that
4 that 6 was
6 was 7 there
7 there 8 .

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

jimmy [skunk] had doubted his word , had refused to believe him , and that made him angry . 
1 jimmy 6 word
3 had 4 doubted
4 doubted 5 his
5 his 6 word
6 word 14 and
7 , 8 had
8 had 9 refused
9 refused 10 to
10 to 11 believe
10 to 12 him
12 him 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 made
15 that 16 made
16 made 18 angry
17 him 18 angry
18 angry 19 .

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

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

i 'll wait fo ' yo ' right where [ah] am , " he sputtered . 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 3 wait
1 i 8 right
2 'll 3 wait
4 fo 5 '
5 ' 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
6 yo 8 right
8 right 9 where
9 where 12 ,
11 am 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 he
13 " 15 sputtered
15 sputtered 16 .

this made [jimmy] angrier than ever . 
1 this 2 made
2 made 4 angrier
4 angrier 5 than
5 than 6 ever
6 ever 7 .

he couldn't climb up there , and he knew that [unc] ' [billy] knew it . 
1 he 2 couldn't
1 he 3 climb
3 climb 4 up
4 up 6 ,
5 there 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 knew
9 knew 10 that
9 knew 16 .
12 ' 14 knew
14 knew 15 it
15 it 16 .

unc ' [billy] was perfectly safe in promising to wait for him . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 6 safe
4 was 5 perfectly
5 perfectly 6 safe
6 safe 8 promising
7 in 8 promising
8 promising 9 to
9 to 10 wait
10 wait 11 for
11 for 12 him
12 him 13 .

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

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

i thought you were a friend , but now [i] know better . " 
1 i 2 thought
1 i 4 were
2 thought 3 you
4 were 5 a
5 a 6 friend
6 friend 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 now
9 now 11 know
11 know 12 better
11 know 13 .
13 . 14 "

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

ah reckons [ah] can stay as long as yo ' can , " retorted [unc] ' [billy] , grinding and snapping his teeth . 
1 ah 5 stay
2 reckons 4 can
4 can 5 stay
5 stay 7 long
5 stay 8 as
6 as 7 long
8 as 9 yo
9 yo 11 can
9 yo 19 grinding
10 ' 11 can
12 , 13 "
12 , 14 retorted
14 retorted 16 '
14 retorted 19 grinding
16 ' 18 ,
19 grinding 21 snapping
20 and 21 snapping
21 snapping 23 teeth
22 his 23 teeth
23 teeth 24 .

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

" [i] 'm going to pay you up for that bump on my head or know the reason why . " 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 8 up
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 pay
6 pay 7 you
6 pay 8 up
8 up 11 bump
9 for 10 that
9 for 11 bump
11 bump 16 know
12 on 13 my
13 my 14 head
14 head 15 or
15 or 16 know
16 know 18 reason
17 the 18 reason
18 reason 19 why
19 why 20 .
20 . 21 "

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

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

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

you see , [farmer] [brown] 's boy had gathered every egg when he shut the biddies up for the night . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 11 egg
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 had
8 had 9 gathered
9 gathered 11 egg
10 every 11 egg
11 egg 14 shut
12 when 13 he
13 he 14 shut
14 shut 18 for
15 the 16 biddies
16 biddies 17 up
17 up 18 for
18 for 20 night
19 the 20 night
20 night 21 .

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

[ [illustration] ] 
1 [ 3 ]

[xix] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] was having a bad night of it . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 8 bad
5 was 7 a
6 having 7 a
7 a 8 bad
8 bad 9 night
9 night 10 of
10 of 11 it
11 it 12 .

when he had grown tired of quarreling with [jimmy] [skunk] , he had tried to take a nap . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 14 tried
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 grown
4 grown 5 tired
5 tired 6 of
5 tired 7 quarreling
7 quarreling 8 with
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 had
12 he 14 tried
14 tried 16 take
15 to 16 take
16 take 18 nap
17 a 18 nap
18 nap 19 .

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] had no intention of going down while [jimmy] was there . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 8 going
4 had 6 intention
5 no 6 intention
6 intention 7 of
6 intention 8 going
8 going 9 down
9 down 10 while
10 while 14 .
12 was 13 there
13 there 14 .

he thought that [jimmy] would soon grow tired of waiting and go away . 
1 he 2 thought
1 he 7 grow
2 thought 3 that
5 would 6 soon
5 would 7 grow
7 grow 12 go
8 tired 9 of
9 of 10 waiting
10 waiting 11 and
11 and 12 go
12 go 13 away
13 away 14 .

so for quite awhile [unc] ' [billy] didn't worry . 
1 so 3 quite
2 for 3 quite
3 quite 4 awhile
4 awhile 6 '
6 ' 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 worry
9 worry 10 .

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

unc ' [billy] had no desire to be found in that henhouse when [farmer] [brown] 's boy came to feed the biddies . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 6 desire
4 had 5 no
5 no 6 desire
6 desire 7 to
6 desire 8 be
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 found
8 be 12 henhouse
8 be 17 boy
9 found 10 in
10 in 11 that
12 henhouse 13 when
16 's 17 boy
17 boy 18 came
18 came 23 .
19 to 20 feed
20 feed 21 the
21 the 22 biddies
22 biddies 23 .

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

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

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

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

he was just as careful not to make a sound as he could be , but every time [jimmy] knew and was waiting for him . 
1 he 8 make
1 he 10 sound
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 as
3 just 5 careful
5 careful 6 not
5 careful 7 to
7 to 8 make
8 make 9 a
10 sound 14 be
11 as 12 he
11 as 13 could
13 could 14 be
14 be 18 time
15 , 16 but
15 , 18 time
16 but 17 every
18 time 20 knew
20 knew 21 and
21 and 22 was
22 was 23 waiting
23 waiting 24 for
23 waiting 26 .
25 him 26 .

unc ' [billy] wished that there was no such place as [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 9 such
4 wished 5 that
5 that 6 there
6 there 7 was
6 there 9 such
7 was 8 no
9 such 10 place
10 place 11 as
11 as 16 .
14 's 15 henhouse
15 henhouse 16 .

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

" [don] ' yo ' think we-uns better make up and get out of here , [brer] [skunk] ? " he ventured . 
1 " 6 think
1 " 7 we-uns
3 ' 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 think
6 think 7 we-uns
7 we-uns 10 up
8 better 9 make
8 better 10 up
10 up 12 get
11 and 12 get
12 get 13 out
12 get 15 here
13 out 14 of
15 here 16 ,
15 here 19 ?
19 ? 20 "
19 ? 22 ventured
20 " 21 he
22 ventured 23 .

it was plain to see that [jimmy] hadn't forgiven him . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 see
2 was 3 plain
3 plain 4 to
5 see 6 that
6 that 8 hadn't
8 hadn't 9 forgiven
9 forgiven 10 him
10 him 11 .

for some time [unc] ' [billy] said no more , but he grew more and more restless . 
1 for 3 time
2 some 3 time
3 time 10 ,
5 ' 7 said
5 ' 8 no
8 no 9 more
9 more 10 ,
10 , 15 and
11 but 12 he
11 but 13 grew
13 grew 14 more
14 more 15 and
15 and 16 more
16 more 17 restless
17 restless 18 .

you see , he knew it would soon be time for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to come to let the hens out and feed them . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 4 he
2 see 5 knew
3 , 4 he
5 knew 8 soon
5 knew 9 be
6 it 7 would
7 would 8 soon
9 be 10 time
9 be 19 let
10 time 11 for
14 's 15 boy
15 boy 16 to
16 to 17 come
17 come 18 to
18 to 19 let
19 let 24 feed
20 the 21 hens
21 hens 22 out
22 out 23 and
23 and 24 feed
24 feed 26 .
25 them 26 .

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

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

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

" [i] 'm not worrying about [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 4 not
3 'm 4 not
4 not 5 worrying
5 worrying 6 about
6 about 11 .
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 .

he can come as soon as he pleases , " retorted [jimmy] [skunk] , and grinned . 
1 he 3 come
2 can 3 come
3 come 4 as
4 as 6 as
5 soon 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 11 retorted
8 pleases 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 retorted
11 retorted 17 .
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 grinned
16 grinned 17 .

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

no , [sir] , it wasn't , and [unc] ' [billy] knew it . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 12 knew
7 , 8 and
7 , 10 '
10 ' 12 knew
12 knew 14 .
13 it 14 .

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

unc ' [billy] was in despair . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 6 despair
4 was 5 in
5 in 6 despair
6 despair 7 .

he didn't dare stay , and he didn't dare go down and face [jimmy] [skunk] , and there he was . 
1 he 2 didn't
1 he 4 stay
2 didn't 3 dare
4 stay 13 face
5 , 6 and
5 , 8 didn't
6 and 7 he
8 didn't 9 dare
8 didn't 10 go
10 go 11 down
10 go 13 face
11 down 12 and
13 face 21 .
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 there
18 there 21 .
19 he 20 was
19 he 21 .

it certainly had been a bad night for [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 4 been
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 a
5 a 6 bad
5 a 13 .
6 bad 7 night
7 night 8 for
10 ' 13 .

[xx] 

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

the light crept farther under the door of [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse , and by this time the hens were all awake . 
1 the 2 light
1 the 5 under
1 the 7 door
2 light 3 crept
2 light 4 farther
2 light 5 under
5 under 7 door
6 the 7 door
7 door 8 of
8 of 16 this
11 's 12 henhouse
12 henhouse 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 by
15 by 16 this
16 this 17 time
17 time 18 the
18 the 19 hens
19 hens 20 were
20 were 21 all
21 all 22 awake
22 awake 23 .

furthermore , they had discovered [jimmy] [skunk] down below and were making a great fuss . 
1 furthermore 8 down
2 , 3 they
3 they 4 had
4 had 5 discovered
5 discovered 8 down
8 down 9 below
9 below 10 and
10 and 14 great
11 were 12 making
12 making 13 a
13 a 14 great
14 great 15 fuss
15 fuss 16 .

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

it doesn't trouble me a bit , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] , and grinned . 
1 it 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 trouble
3 trouble 6 bit
4 me 5 a
5 a 6 bit
6 bit 9 replied
7 , 8 "
7 , 9 replied
9 replied 12 ,
12 , 13 and
12 , 14 grinned
14 grinned 15 .

it was plain enough to [unc] ' [billy] that [jimmy] was enjoying the situation . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 plain
3 plain 5 to
3 plain 12 enjoying
4 enough 5 to
7 ' 9 that
9 that 11 was
11 was 12 enjoying
12 enjoying 14 situation
13 the 14 situation
14 situation 15 .

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

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

at last he heard them , and he knew by the sound that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was coming in a hurry . 
1 at 5 them
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 5 them
5 them 9 knew
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 knew
9 knew 13 that
10 by 11 the
11 the 12 sound
12 sound 13 that
13 that 18 was
16 's 17 boy
17 boy 18 was
18 was 19 coming
19 coming 22 hurry
20 in 21 a
21 a 22 hurry
22 hurry 23 .

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

unc ' [billy] hoped that now [jimmy] [skunk] would retreat through the hole in the floor and give him a chance to escape . 
1 unc 4 hoped
2 ' 4 hoped
4 hoped 6 now
4 hoped 13 hole
5 that 6 now
9 would 10 retreat
10 retreat 11 through
11 through 12 the
11 through 13 hole
13 hole 15 the
13 hole 16 floor
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 floor
16 floor 18 give
17 and 18 give
18 give 22 to
19 him 20 a
20 a 21 chance
21 chance 22 to
22 to 23 escape
23 escape 24 .

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

farmer [brown] 's boy is coming , [brer] [skunk] ! 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 4 boy
4 boy 5 is
4 boy 6 coming
6 coming 7 ,
6 coming 10 !

yo ' better get away while yo ' can ! " whispered [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 yo 5 away
1 yo 10 !
2 ' 3 better
3 better 4 get
4 get 5 away
5 away 6 while
6 while 7 yo
7 yo 8 '
8 ' 9 can
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 whispered
12 whispered 14 '
14 ' 16 .

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

" [i] 'm waiting for him to open the door for me to go out . 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 5 for
4 waiting 5 for
5 for 10 door
6 him 7 to
7 to 8 open
8 open 9 the
9 the 10 door
10 door 14 go
11 for 12 me
12 me 13 to
13 to 14 go
14 go 16 .
15 out 16 .

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

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

he hoped that at last [jimmy] 's boldness would get him into trouble . 
1 he 2 hoped
2 hoped 3 that
2 hoped 5 last
4 at 5 last
5 last 10 get
7 's 8 boldness
8 boldness 9 would
9 would 10 get
10 get 12 into
11 him 12 into
12 into 13 trouble
13 trouble 14 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of course [farmer] [brown] 's boy saw him at once . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 6 boy
5 's 6 boy
6 boy 10 once
7 saw 8 him
8 him 9 at
9 at 10 once
10 once 11 .

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

" [i] suppose you expect me to step out of your way , and [i] suppose [i] will do just that very thing . 
1 " 4 you
3 suppose 4 you
4 you 8 step
5 expect 7 to
5 expect 8 step
6 me 7 to
8 step 9 out
8 step 12 way
9 out 10 of
10 of 11 your
12 way 13 ,
12 way 16 suppose
13 , 14 and
16 suppose 19 do
16 suppose 20 just
18 will 19 do
20 just 21 that
21 that 23 thing
22 very 23 thing
23 thing 24 .

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

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

you didn't get any eggs , because [i] gathered all of them last night . 
1 you 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 get
2 didn't 4 any
2 didn't 5 eggs
5 eggs 7 because
5 eggs 9 gathered
6 , 7 because
7 because 9 gathered
9 gathered 13 last
10 all 11 of
11 of 12 them
12 them 13 last
13 last 14 night
14 night 15 .

come along out of there , you rascal . " 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 out
2 along 5 there
3 out 4 of
5 there 6 ,
5 there 7 you
7 you 8 rascal
8 rascal 9 .
9 . 10 "

[xxi] 

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

' [tis] little things that often seem [scarce] worth a passing thought [which] in the end may prove that they [with] big results are fraught . 
1 ' 9 worth
3 little 4 things
4 things 5 that
4 things 6 often
6 often 7 seem
6 often 9 worth
9 worth 11 passing
10 a 11 passing
11 passing 18 prove
12 thought 15 the
12 thought 16 end
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 end
16 end 17 may
17 may 18 prove
18 prove 19 that
19 that 20 they
20 they 26 .
22 big 23 results
23 results 24 are
23 results 25 fraught
25 fraught 26 .

farmer [brown] 's boy watched [jimmy] [skunk] calmly and peacefully go his way and grinned as he watched him . 
1 farmer 5 watched
1 farmer 13 way
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 watched
5 watched 8 calmly
8 calmly 9 and
8 calmly 10 peacefully
9 and 10 peacefully
11 go 12 his
12 his 13 way
13 way 14 and
14 and 18 watched
15 grinned 16 as
15 grinned 18 watched
16 as 17 he
18 watched 20 .
19 him 20 .

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

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

jimmy knew he was all ready for trouble if [i] chose to make it , and that because of that [i] wouldn't make it . 
1 jimmy 3 he
2 knew 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 6 ready
4 was 8 trouble
5 all 6 ready
7 for 8 trouble
8 trouble 18 because
9 if 11 chose
11 chose 12 to
12 to 13 make
13 make 14 it
13 make 18 because
14 it 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 that
18 because 19 of
19 of 20 that
20 that 22 wouldn't
22 wouldn't 23 make
22 wouldn't 25 .
23 make 24 it

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

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

then [farmer] [brown] 's boy once more turned to the henhouse and entered it . 
1 then 4 's
4 's 7 more
5 boy 6 once
5 boy 7 more
7 more 9 to
8 turned 9 to
9 to 11 henhouse
10 the 11 henhouse
11 henhouse 12 and
12 and 13 entered
13 entered 15 .
14 it 15 .

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

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

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

it must be that [jimmy] [skunk] pulled it out of one of those lower nests . " 
1 it 3 be
1 it 7 pulled
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 that
7 pulled 8 it
8 it 9 out
9 out 10 of
9 out 12 of
11 one 12 of
12 of 13 those
13 those 14 lower
14 lower 15 nests
14 lower 16 .
16 . 17 "

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

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

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

none of the hens could have kicked it out last night , because they were all on the roosts when [i] shut them up . 
1 none 6 have
1 none 12 ,
2 of 3 the
3 the 4 hens
4 hens 5 could
5 could 6 have
6 have 10 last
6 have 11 night
7 kicked 8 it
7 kicked 9 out
9 out 10 last
10 last 11 night
12 , 13 because
13 because 14 they
13 because 25 .
14 they 15 were
16 all 19 roosts
17 on 18 the
18 the 19 roosts
19 roosts 25 .
20 when 22 shut
22 shut 23 them
22 shut 24 up
24 up 25 .

they certainly didn't do it this morning , because they wouldn't have dared leave the roosts with [jimmy] [skunk] here . 
1 they 4 do
1 they 12 have
2 certainly 3 didn't
2 certainly 4 do
4 do 5 it
6 this 7 morning
7 morning 8 ,
7 morning 9 because
9 because 10 they
9 because 12 have
10 they 11 wouldn't
12 have 13 dared
13 dared 14 leave
14 leave 15 the
14 leave 21 .
15 the 16 roosts
16 roosts 17 with
20 here 21 .

i 'll have to look into this . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 have
3 have 4 to
4 to 5 look
5 look 6 into
5 look 8 .
6 into 7 this
8 . 9 "

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

yes , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] had forgotten his tail , and it hung just over the edge of the nest . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 16 just
8 had 9 forgotten
9 forgotten 10 his
10 his 11 tail
11 tail 12 ,
11 tail 16 just
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 it
13 and 15 hung
16 just 19 edge
17 over 18 the
17 over 19 edge
19 edge 22 nest
20 of 21 the
20 of 22 nest
22 nest 23 .

of course , [farmer] [brown] 's boy saw it . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 8 saw
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 saw
8 saw 9 it
9 it 10 .

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

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

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

so there was more than one visitor here last night . 
1 so 2 there
2 there 4 more
3 was 4 more
4 more 7 visitor
5 than 6 one
6 one 7 visitor
7 visitor 10 night
8 here 9 last
9 last 10 night
10 night 11 .

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

i see that the first thing for me [to] do after breakfast is to nail a board over that hole in the floor . 
1 i 2 see
1 i 5 first
1 i 10 do
2 see 3 that
3 that 4 the
5 first 7 for
6 thing 7 for
7 for 8 me
10 do 11 after
10 do 12 breakfast
10 do 17 board
11 after 12 breakfast
13 is 14 to
14 to 15 nail
15 nail 16 a
15 nail 17 board
17 board 21 in
18 over 19 that
19 that 20 hole
20 hole 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 floor
22 the 24 .

so it was you , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , who kicked that nest-egg out . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 12 kicked
4 you 5 ,
4 you 11 who
5 , 7 '
10 , 11 who
11 who 12 kicked
12 kicked 14 nest-egg
13 that 14 nest-egg
14 nest-egg 16 .
15 out 16 .

found it a little hard for your teeth , didn't you ? 
1 found 2 it
2 it 3 a
3 a 8 teeth
4 little 5 hard
5 hard 6 for
6 for 7 your
7 your 8 teeth
8 teeth 9 ,
9 , 10 didn't
9 , 11 you
11 you 12 ?

lost your temper and kicked it out , didn't you ? 
1 lost 2 your
2 your 3 temper
3 temper 5 kicked
4 and 5 kicked
5 kicked 6 it
6 it 7 out
7 out 8 ,
8 , 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 you
10 you 11 ?

that was foolish , [unc] ' [billy] , very foolish indeed . 
1 that 2 was
1 that 3 foolish
3 foolish 4 ,
4 , 11 indeed
6 ' 8 ,
8 , 9 very
9 very 10 foolish
10 foolish 11 indeed
11 indeed 12 .

never lose your temper over trifles . 
1 never 2 lose
2 lose 3 your
3 your 4 temper
4 temper 5 over
5 over 6 trifles
6 trifles 7 .

it doesn't pay . 
1 it 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 pay
3 pay 4 .

now [i] wonder what [i] 'd better do with you . " 
1 now 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 what
4 what 7 better
6 'd 7 better
7 better 8 do
8 do 9 with
9 with 10 you
9 with 11 .
11 . 12 "

all this time [unc] ['] [billy] hadn't moved . 
1 all 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 7 hadn't
7 hadn't 8 moved
8 moved 9 .

of course , he couldn't understand what [farmer] [brown] 's boy was saying . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 5 couldn't
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 7 what
6 understand 7 what
7 what 11 boy
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 was
12 was 13 saying
13 saying 14 .

nor could he see what [farmer] [brown] 's boy was doing . 
1 nor 2 could
1 nor 5 what
2 could 3 he
3 he 4 see
5 what 8 's
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 10 was
9 boy 11 doing
10 was 11 doing
11 doing 12 .

so he held his breath and hoped and hoped that he hadn't been discovered . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 5 breath
2 he 3 held
3 held 4 his
5 breath 6 and
6 and 11 he
7 hoped 8 and
8 and 9 hoped
9 hoped 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 hadn't
11 he 13 been
13 been 14 discovered
13 been 15 .
14 discovered 15 .

and perhaps he wouldn't have been but for that telltale nest-egg on the floor . 
1 and 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 5 have
3 he 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 have
5 have 6 been
5 have 14 floor
6 been 7 but
8 for 9 that
9 that 10 telltale
10 telltale 11 nest-egg
11 nest-egg 12 on
12 on 13 the
13 the 14 floor
14 floor 15 .

that was the cause of all his troubles . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 cause
4 cause 5 of
5 of 6 all
6 all 8 troubles
7 his 8 troubles
8 troubles 9 .

first it had angered [jimmy] [skunk] because as you remember , it had fallen on [jimmy] 's head . 
1 first 2 it
1 first 3 had
3 had 4 angered
4 angered 7 because
7 because 8 as
8 as 9 you
9 you 10 remember
10 remember 11 ,
10 remember 19 .
12 it 13 had
13 had 14 fallen
14 fallen 15 on
14 fallen 18 head
17 's 18 head
18 head 19 .

then it had led [farmer] [brown] 's boy to look in all the nests . 
1 then 4 led
2 it 3 had
3 had 4 led
4 led 14 nests
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 9 to
9 to 10 look
10 look 11 in
11 in 13 the
12 all 13 the
13 the 14 nests
14 nests 15 .

it [had] seemed a trifle , kicking that egg out of that nest , but see what the results were . 
1 it 3 seemed
3 seemed 10 out
3 seemed 13 nest
4 a 5 trifle
4 a 6 ,
4 a 9 egg
5 trifle 6 ,
6 , 7 kicking
8 that 9 egg
9 egg 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 that
13 nest 15 but
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 see
16 see 17 what
17 what 18 the
18 the 21 .
19 results 20 were
19 results 21 .

truly , little things often are not so little as they seem . 
1 truly 2 ,
1 truly 5 often
2 , 3 little
3 little 4 things
5 often 6 are
6 are 7 not
7 not 8 so
7 not 12 seem
8 so 9 little
10 as 11 they
11 they 12 seem
12 seem 13 .

[ [illustration] ] 
1 [ 3 ]

[xxii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tries] [his] [old] [trick] 

the first knowledge [unc] ' [billy] [possum] had that he was discovered came to him through his tail . 
1 the 2 first
2 first 3 knowledge
2 first 13 came
3 knowledge 5 '
8 had 12 discovered
8 had 13 came
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 was
10 he 12 discovered
13 came 14 to
13 came 16 through
14 to 15 him
15 him 16 through
16 through 18 tail
17 his 18 tail
18 tail 19 .

yes , [sir] , it came to him through his tail . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 6 came
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 came
6 came 7 to
7 to 8 him
8 him 9 through
9 through 11 tail
10 his 11 tail
11 tail 12 .

farmer [brown] 's boy pinched it . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 pinched
5 pinched 6 it
6 it 7 .

it was rather a mean thing to do , but [farmer] [brown] 's boy was curious . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 rather
3 rather 8 do
3 rather 9 ,
4 a 5 mean
4 a 6 thing
6 thing 7 to
7 to 8 do
9 , 10 but
9 , 16 curious
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 was
15 was 16 curious
16 curious 17 .

he wanted to see what [unc] ' [billy] would do . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
2 wanted 4 see
2 wanted 5 what
4 see 5 what
5 what 7 '
7 ' 9 would
9 would 11 .
10 do 11 .

and he didn't pinch very hard , not hard enough to really hurt . 
1 and 6 hard
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 pinch
4 pinch 5 very
5 very 6 hard
6 hard 9 hard
7 , 8 not
8 not 9 hard
9 hard 12 really
10 enough 11 to
11 to 12 really
12 really 13 hurt
13 hurt 14 .

farmer [brown] 's boy is too good-hearted to hurt any one if he can help it . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 12 if
4 boy 5 is
5 is 6 too
6 too 7 good-hearted
7 good-hearted 9 hurt
8 to 9 hurt
9 hurt 10 any
10 any 11 one
12 if 15 help
13 he 14 can
14 can 15 help
15 help 16 it
16 it 17 .

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

no , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] didn't . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 .

that tail might have belonged to any one but him so far as he made any sign . 
1 that 4 have
2 tail 3 might
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 belonged
5 belonged 6 to
6 to 7 any
6 to 12 far
7 any 8 one
7 any 10 him
8 one 9 but
10 him 11 so
12 far 14 he
13 as 14 he
14 he 18 .
15 made 16 any
15 made 17 sign
16 any 17 sign
17 sign 18 .

of course , he felt like pulling it away . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 5 felt
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 he
5 felt 6 like
6 like 7 pulling
6 like 8 it
8 it 9 away
9 away 10 .

any one would have in his place . 
1 any 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 in
5 in 6 his
6 his 7 place
7 place 8 .

but he didn't move it the tiniest bit , which goes to show that [unc] ' [billy] has great self-control when he wishes . 
1 but 2 he
1 but 7 tiniest
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 move
4 move 5 it
6 the 7 tiniest
7 tiniest 11 goes
8 bit 9 ,
9 , 10 which
10 which 11 goes
11 goes 12 to
12 to 13 show
12 to 18 has
13 show 14 that
16 ' 18 has
18 has 23 wishes
19 great 20 self-control
20 self-control 23 wishes
21 when 22 he
21 when 23 wishes
23 wishes 24 .

farmer [brown] 's boy pinched again , just a little harder , but still [unc] ' [billy] made no sign . 
1 farmer 5 pinched
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 pinched
5 pinched 6 again
5 pinched 11 harder
6 again 7 ,
7 , 8 just
8 just 9 a
9 a 10 little
9 a 11 harder
11 harder 12 ,
11 harder 14 still
12 , 13 but
14 still 19 no
16 ' 18 made
16 ' 19 no
19 no 20 sign
20 sign 21 .

farmer [brown] 's boy chuckled and began to pull on that tail . 
1 farmer 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 7 began
5 chuckled 6 and
6 and 7 began
7 began 8 to
7 began 9 pull
9 pull 10 on
10 on 11 that
11 that 12 tail
12 tail 13 .

there wasn't the least sign of life about [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 there 2 wasn't
1 there 3 the
3 the 4 least
3 the 7 life
4 least 5 sign
5 sign 6 of
7 life 8 about
8 about 12 .
10 ' 12 .

he looked as if he were dead , and he acted as if he were dead . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 7 dead
2 looked 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 he
4 if 6 were
7 dead 8 ,
8 , 9 and
8 , 12 as
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 acted
12 as 13 if
12 as 14 he
14 he 17 .
15 were 16 dead
16 dead 17 .

any one not knowing [unc] ' [billy] would have supposed that he was dead . 
1 any 2 one
1 any 4 knowing
2 one 3 not
4 knowing 12 he
6 ' 8 would
8 would 9 have
9 have 10 supposed
10 supposed 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 15 .
14 dead 15 .

farmer [brown] 's boy dropped [unc] ' [billy] on the floor . 
1 farmer 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 dropped
5 dropped 7 '
5 dropped 12 .
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 floor
11 floor 12 .

he lay just as he fell . 
1 he 2 lay
2 lay 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 fell
6 fell 7 .

farmer [brown] 's boy rolled him over with his foot , but there wasn't a sign of life in [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 farmer 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 7 over
5 rolled 6 him
6 him 7 over
7 over 10 foot
8 with 9 his
9 his 10 foot
10 foot 16 sign
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 there
13 there 14 wasn't
14 wasn't 15 a
15 a 16 sign
16 sign 17 of
16 sign 23 .
17 of 18 life
18 life 19 in
21 ' 23 .

he hoped that [farmer] [brown] 's boy really did think him dead . 
1 he 2 hoped
1 he 8 really
3 that 6 's
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 really
8 really 10 think
9 did 10 think
10 think 12 dead
11 him 12 dead
12 dead 13 .

that was what he wanted . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 what
3 what 5 wanted
4 he 5 wanted
5 wanted 6 .

then he went about his work of cleaning out the henhouse and measuring out the grain for the biddies . 
1 then 6 work
1 then 13 measuring
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 about
4 about 5 his
5 his 6 work
7 of 8 cleaning
8 cleaning 9 out
9 out 11 henhouse
10 the 11 henhouse
11 henhouse 12 and
11 henhouse 13 measuring
13 measuring 20 .
14 out 15 the
15 the 16 grain
16 grain 19 biddies
17 for 18 the
18 the 19 biddies
19 biddies 20 .

unc ' [billy] lay there on the box , and he certainly was pathetic looking . 
1 unc 4 lay
1 unc 9 ,
1 unc 13 was
2 ' 4 lay
4 lay 7 the
5 there 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 box
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 certainly
13 was 14 pathetic
13 was 15 looking
15 looking 16 .

his hair was all rumpled up , as it usually is . 
1 his 2 hair
2 hair 3 was
2 hair 5 rumpled
3 was 4 all
5 rumpled 6 up
6 up 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 it
9 it 10 usually
10 usually 12 .
11 is 12 .

it was filled with dust from the floor and bits of straw . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 filled
2 was 8 floor
3 filled 4 with
3 filled 5 dust
5 dust 6 from
6 from 7 the
8 floor 9 and
8 floor 10 bits
10 bits 11 of
11 of 12 straw
12 straw 13 .

his lips were drawn back and his mouth partly open . 
1 his 2 lips
1 his 5 back
2 lips 3 were
3 were 4 drawn
5 back 6 and
6 and 8 mouth
7 his 8 mouth
8 mouth 9 partly
9 partly 11 .
10 open 11 .

his eyes seemed to be closed . 
1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 closed
6 closed 7 .

but to have looked at him you would have thought him as dead as the deadest thing that ever was . 
1 but 2 to
2 to 3 have
2 to 6 him
3 have 4 looked
4 looked 5 at
6 him 10 thought
7 you 8 would
8 would 9 have
8 would 10 thought
10 thought 13 dead
11 him 12 as
12 as 13 dead
13 dead 17 thing
14 as 15 the
15 the 16 deadest
16 deadest 17 thing
17 thing 21 .
18 that 19 ever
18 that 20 was
20 was 21 .

as he went about his work [farmer] [brown] 's boy kept an eye on [unc] ' [billy] and chuckled . 
1 as 2 he
1 as 3 went
3 went 6 work
4 about 5 his
5 his 6 work
6 work 12 an
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 kept
11 kept 12 an
12 an 13 eye
13 eye 14 on
13 eye 19 chuckled
16 ' 18 and
18 and 19 chuckled
19 chuckled 20 .

" you old fraud , " said he . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 old
2 you 4 fraud
4 fraud 5 ,
5 , 7 said
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" you think you are fooling me , but [i] know you . 
1 " 5 are
2 you 3 think
3 think 4 you
3 think 5 are
5 are 6 fooling
6 fooling 7 me
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 13 .
11 know 12 you
11 know 13 .

possums don't die of nothing in hens ' nests . 
1 possums 2 don't
1 possums 5 nothing
2 don't 3 die
3 die 4 of
5 nothing 6 in
6 in 7 hens
7 hens 9 nests
8 ' 9 nests
9 nests 10 .

you certainly are a clever old rascal , and the best actor [i] 've ever seen . 
1 you 2 certainly
2 certainly 5 clever
2 certainly 6 old
3 are 4 a
4 a 5 clever
6 old 7 rascal
6 old 11 best
7 rascal 10 the
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
11 best 12 actor
11 best 15 ever
14 've 15 ever
15 ever 17 .
16 seen 17 .

i wonder how long you will keep it up . 
1 i 3 how
2 wonder 3 how
3 how 5 you
4 long 5 you
5 you 6 will
5 you 7 keep
6 will 7 keep
7 keep 9 up
8 it 9 up
9 up 10 .

i wish [i] had half as much self-control . " 
1 i 2 wish
2 wish 4 had
4 had 5 half
5 half 6 as
6 as 7 much
7 much 8 self-control
8 self-control 9 .
9 . 10 "

still [unc] ' [billy] gave no sign of life . 
1 still 3 '
3 ' 5 gave
5 gave 7 sign
6 no 7 sign
7 sign 8 of
7 sign 10 .
9 life 10 .

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

he was terribly frightened . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 terribly
3 terribly 4 frightened
4 frightened 5 .

but he stuck to his old trick of playing dead which had served him so well more than once before . 
1 but 2 he
1 but 9 playing
1 but 20 before
2 he 6 old
3 stuck 4 to
3 stuck 6 old
4 to 5 his
6 old 7 trick
7 trick 8 of
9 playing 14 him
10 dead 11 which
11 which 12 had
12 had 13 served
13 served 14 him
15 so 16 well
16 well 18 than
16 well 20 before
17 more 18 than
18 than 19 once
20 before 21 .

[ [illustration] ] 
1 [ 3 ]

[xxiii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [gives] [himself] [away] 

never had [unc] ' [billy] [possum] played that old trick of his better than he was playing it now . 
1 never 2 had
1 never 17 playing
4 ' 7 played
7 played 10 trick
8 that 9 old
9 old 10 trick
10 trick 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 better
13 better 14 than
14 than 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 playing
17 playing 20 .
18 it 19 now
19 now 20 .

they were half-way from the henyard to the house when [bowser] the [hound] came to meet his master . 
1 they 2 were
1 they 3 half-way
3 half-way 8 the
4 from 5 the
5 the 6 henyard
6 henyard 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 14 came
9 house 10 when
10 when 12 the
12 the 14 came
14 came 19 .
15 to 16 meet
16 meet 17 his
17 his 18 master
17 his 19 .

" now we shall see what we shall see , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy , as [bowser] came trotting up . 
1 " 6 what
1 " 7 we
2 now 3 we
3 we 4 shall
4 shall 5 see
5 see 6 what
7 we 8 shall
8 shall 9 see
9 see 10 ,
9 see 16 boy
10 , 12 said
11 " 12 said
15 's 16 boy
16 boy 23 .
17 , 18 as
18 as 20 came
20 came 21 trotting
21 trotting 22 up
21 trotting 23 .

" if [unc] ' [billy] can stand this test , [i] 'll take off my hat to him every time we meet hereafter . " 
1 " 2 if
2 if 7 stand
4 ' 6 can
6 can 7 stand
7 stand 16 hat
8 this 9 test
9 test 10 ,
10 , 12 'll
12 'll 13 take
13 take 15 my
13 take 16 hat
14 off 15 my
16 hat 22 meet
17 to 18 him
18 him 19 every
19 every 21 we
20 time 21 we
21 we 22 meet
22 meet 23 hereafter
23 hereafter 24 .
24 . 25 "

he held [unc] ['] [billy] out to [bowser] , and [bowser] sniffed him all over . 
1 he 2 held
2 held 6 out
2 held 9 ,
6 out 7 to
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 sniffed
12 sniffed 13 him
12 sniffed 15 over
13 him 14 all
15 over 16 .

just imagine that ! 
1 just 2 imagine
2 imagine 3 that
3 that 4 !

just think of being nosed and sniffed at by one of whom you were terribly afraid and not so much as twitching an ear ! 
1 just 5 nosed
1 just 6 and
2 think 3 of
3 of 4 being
4 being 5 nosed
6 and 7 sniffed
7 sniffed 22 twitching
8 at 15 terribly
8 at 16 afraid
9 by 10 one
10 one 11 of
11 of 12 whom
11 of 15 terribly
12 whom 14 were
13 you 14 were
16 afraid 17 and
16 afraid 20 much
18 not 19 so
19 so 20 much
20 much 21 as
21 as 22 twitching
22 twitching 23 an
23 an 24 ear
24 ear 25 !

he 's dead . 
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 dead
3 dead 4 .

he must be the fellow [i] saw go under the henhouse last night . 
1 he 11 henhouse
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 the
4 the 5 fellow
5 fellow 9 under
5 fellow 11 henhouse
7 saw 8 go
8 go 9 under
9 under 10 the
11 henhouse 13 night
12 last 13 night
13 night 14 .

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

farmer [brown] 's boy laughed and picked [unc] ' [billy] up by the tail again . 
1 farmer 7 picked
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 5 laughed
5 laughed 6 and
6 and 7 picked
7 picked 14 tail
9 ' 11 up
11 up 13 the
12 by 13 the
13 the 14 tail
14 tail 15 again
15 again 16 .

the mother of [farmer] [brown] 's boy was in the doorway , watching them approach . 
1 the 2 mother
1 the 3 of
3 of 10 the
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 was
8 was 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 doorway
11 doorway 12 ,
12 , 13 watching
12 , 15 approach
13 watching 14 them
15 approach 16 .

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

" [i] declare if it isn't a [possum] ! 
1 " 3 declare
3 declare 4 if
4 if 5 it
5 it 6 isn't
6 isn't 7 a
7 a 9 !

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

was he the cause of all that racket among the chickens ? " 
1 was 2 he
1 was 3 the
3 the 4 cause
3 the 5 of
5 of 6 all
6 all 7 that
7 that 8 racket
8 racket 9 among
9 among 11 chickens
10 the 11 chickens
11 chickens 13 "
12 ? 13 "

farmer [brown] 's boy took [unc] ' [billy] into the kitchen and dropped him on a chair . 
1 farmer 4 boy
1 farmer 5 took
3 's 4 boy
5 took 14 him
5 took 16 a
7 ' 10 the
9 into 10 the
10 the 11 kitchen
11 kitchen 12 and
11 kitchen 13 dropped
13 dropped 14 him
15 on 16 a
16 a 17 chair
17 chair 18 .

mrs [brown] came over to look at him closer . 
1 mrs 5 to
3 came 4 over
3 came 5 to
5 to 6 look
6 look 7 at
7 at 8 him
8 him 9 closer
9 closer 10 .

" poor little fellow , " said she . 
1 " 2 poor
2 poor 4 fellow
3 little 4 fellow
4 fellow 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 she
8 she 9 .

" poor little fellow . 
1 " 2 poor
2 poor 3 little
2 poor 4 fellow
4 fellow 5 .

it was too bad he got into mischief and had to be killed . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 too
2 was 4 bad
2 was 6 got
4 bad 5 he
6 got 8 mischief
7 into 8 mischief
8 mischief 12 be
9 and 10 had
10 had 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 killed
13 killed 14 .

i don't suppose he knew any better . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 suppose
3 suppose 4 he
3 suppose 5 knew
4 he 5 knew
5 knew 7 better
6 any 7 better
7 better 8 .

she stroked [unc] ' [billy] gently . 
1 she 2 stroked
2 stroked 6 gently
4 ' 6 gently
6 gently 7 .

the eyes of [farmer] [brown] 's boy twinkled . 
1 the 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 of
2 eyes 7 boy
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 twinkled
8 twinkled 9 .

he went over to a corner and pulled [a] straw from his mother 's broom . 
1 he 8 pulled
2 went 3 over
3 over 4 to
3 over 7 and
4 to 6 corner
5 a 6 corner
7 and 8 pulled
8 pulled 10 straw
10 straw 11 from
11 from 12 his
12 his 15 broom
13 mother 14 's
13 mother 15 broom
15 broom 16 .

then he returned to [unc] ' [billy] and began to tickle [unc] ' [billy] 's nose . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 returned
2 he 9 began
3 returned 4 to
6 ' 8 and
8 and 9 began
9 began 10 to
9 began 11 tickle
11 tickle 13 '
13 ' 16 nose
15 's 16 nose
16 nose 17 .

mrs [brown] looked puzzled . 
1 mrs 3 looked
3 looked 4 puzzled
4 puzzled 5 .

she was puzzled . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 puzzled
3 puzzled 4 .

" what are you doing that for ? " she asked . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 4 you
2 what 3 are
4 you 5 doing
5 doing 6 that
6 that 8 ?
7 for 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
8 ? 11 asked
9 " 10 she
11 asked 12 .

" [just] for fun , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy and kept on tickling [unc] ' [billy] 's nose . 
1 " 7 replied
3 for 4 fun
4 fun 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 10 's
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 13 kept
12 and 13 kept
13 kept 14 on
14 on 21 .
15 tickling 17 '
15 tickling 20 nose
19 's 20 nose
20 nose 21 .

he had got to sneeze . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 got
3 got 4 to
4 to 5 sneeze
5 sneeze 6 .

he did sneeze . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 sneeze
3 sneeze 4 .

he couldn't help it , though it were to cost him his life . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 help
2 couldn't 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 though
6 though 7 it
6 though 10 cost
8 were 9 to
9 to 10 cost
10 cost 13 life
11 him 12 his
12 his 13 life
13 life 14 .

" do you mean to say that that [possum] is alive ? " 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 mean
4 mean 5 to
4 mean 6 say
6 say 7 that
6 say 8 that
8 that 10 is
10 is 11 alive
11 alive 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" seems that way , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy as [unc] ' [billy] sneezed again , for that straw was still tickling his nose . 
1 " 2 seems
2 seems 4 way
3 that 4 way
4 way 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
6 " 16 sneezed
7 replied 10 's
10 's 11 boy
11 boy 12 as
14 ' 16 sneezed
16 sneezed 21 straw
17 again 18 ,
18 , 19 for
19 for 20 that
19 for 21 straw
21 straw 23 still
21 straw 26 nose
22 was 23 still
23 still 24 tickling
25 his 26 nose
26 nose 27 .

" [i] should certainly say it seems that way . 
1 " 3 should
3 should 4 certainly
4 certainly 5 say
4 certainly 7 seems
6 it 7 seems
7 seems 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 .

the old sinner is no more dead than [i] am . 
1 the 2 old
1 the 3 sinner
2 old 3 sinner
3 sinner 5 no
4 is 5 no
5 no 8 than
6 more 7 dead
7 dead 8 than
8 than 10 am
10 am 11 .

he 's just pretending . 
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 just
3 just 4 pretending
4 pretending 5 .

he fooled you all right , [mother] , but he didn't fool me . 
1 he 2 fooled
2 fooled 10 he
3 you 4 all
4 all 5 right
5 right 6 ,
6 , 9 but
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 he
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 14 .
12 fool 13 me
13 me 14 .

i haven't hurt a hair of him . 
1 i 2 haven't
2 haven't 3 hurt
3 hurt 4 a
4 a 5 hair
5 hair 6 of
6 of 7 him
7 him 8 .

you ought to know me well enough by this time to know that [i] wouldn't hurt him . " 
1 you 2 ought
2 ought 4 know
3 to 4 know
4 know 5 me
5 me 6 well
6 well 7 enough
7 enough 11 to
8 by 9 this
9 this 10 time
10 time 11 to
11 to 12 know
12 know 13 that
12 know 18 .
13 that 15 wouldn't
15 wouldn't 16 hurt
16 hurt 17 him
18 . 19 "

he looked at his mother reproachfully , and she hastened to apologize . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 4 his
4 his 6 reproachfully
5 mother 6 reproachfully
6 reproachfully 10 hastened
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 she
9 she 10 hastened
10 hastened 13 .
11 to 12 apologize
12 apologize 13 .

" but what could [i] think ? " she demanded . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 6 think
2 but 3 what
3 what 4 could
6 think 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 she
9 she 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 .

" if he isn't a dead-looking creature , [i] never have seen one . 
1 " 2 if
1 " 4 isn't
2 if 3 he
4 isn't 5 a
5 a 6 dead-looking
5 a 7 creature
7 creature 8 ,
8 , 13 one
10 never 11 have
11 have 12 seen
12 seen 13 one
13 one 14 .

what are you going to do with him , son ? " 
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7 with 8 him
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9 , 10 son
10 son 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

" take him over to the [green] [forest] after breakfast and let him go , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
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2 take 3 him
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9 after 10 breakfast
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15 , 16 "
15 , 17 replied
17 replied 22 .
20 's 21 boy
21 boy 22 .

this is just what he did do , and [unc] ' [billy] wasted no time in getting home . 
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8 , 9 and
8 , 11 '
11 ' 13 wasted
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13 wasted 15 time
15 time 16 in
16 in 17 getting
17 getting 18 home
18 home 19 .

it was a long time before he met [jimmy] [skunk] again . 
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3 a 5 time
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5 time 6 before
6 before 7 he
7 he 8 met
8 met 12 .
11 again 12 .

when he did , [jimmy] was his usual good-natured self , and [unc] ' [billy] was wise enough not to refer to eggs . 
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19 not 24 .
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