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[the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

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

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

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

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

[boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] 

[@number@] 

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

[frontispiece] [.] []] 

[contents] 

[chapter] 

i [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [is] [caught] [ii] . 
1 i 9 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

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

[my] [!] 

[my] [!] 

[my] [!] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

[i] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ii] 

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

reddy [fox] [came] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [on] [his] [way] [to] [the] [green] [meadows] . 
1 reddy 20 .

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

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

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

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

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

why , [about] how he had [seen] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] carrying [off] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] by the tail [the] [afternoon] [before] . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 4 how
4 how 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 20 tail
12 carrying 18 by
18 by 19 the
19 the 20 tail
20 tail 24 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[iii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

but [unc] ['] [billy] [didn't] [care] , [not] [he] [!] 
1 but 7 ,

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

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

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

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

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

jimmy [skunk] [grew] [very] [thoughtful] . 
1 jimmy 6 .

now [unc] ['] [billy] was [talking] [about] [going] [away] [.] 
1 now 5 was

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and without another word [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [started] [down] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [for] [the] [green] [meadows] [to] [look] [for] [skimmer] [the] [swallow] . 
1 and 2 without
2 without 4 word
3 another 4 word
4 word 25 .

[iv] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

he had been keeping bachelor's hall so long in the big hollow tree that things were not very tidy . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 5 bachelor's
4 keeping 5 bachelor's
5 bachelor's 6 hall
5 bachelor's 7 so
5 bachelor's 8 long
5 bachelor's 9 in
5 bachelor's 11 big
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 big
11 big 12 hollow
12 hollow 13 tree
13 tree 14 that
13 tree 19 tidy
15 things 16 were
15 things 19 tidy
16 were 17 not
18 very 19 tidy
19 tidy 20 .

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

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

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

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

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

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

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

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

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

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

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

every little while [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [would] [sit] [down] [to] [rest] [,] [for] he wasn't [used] [to] so much real work . 
1 every 2 little
2 little 3 while
3 while 15 he
15 he 16 wasn't
16 wasn't 20 much
19 so 20 much
20 much 21 real
21 real 22 work
22 work 23 .

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

now [unc] ['] [billy] [was] hardly out of [sight] [when] [along] [came] [bobby] [coon] . 
1 now 6 hardly
6 hardly 8 of
6 hardly 15 .
7 out 8 of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[v] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

presently he came to his big hollow tree and started to climb up to the door of his house . 
1 presently 2 he
1 presently 3 came
1 presently 7 hollow
3 came 4 to
4 to 5 his
6 big 7 hollow
7 hollow 8 tree
7 hollow 12 climb
9 and 10 started
10 started 12 climb
11 to 12 climb
12 climb 13 up
13 up 14 to
14 to 15 the
15 the 16 door
16 door 17 of
17 of 18 his
18 his 19 house
19 house 20 .

half way up he broke off short in the middle of his song and sat down on a convenient branch . 
1 half 2 way
1 half 5 broke
2 way 3 up
4 he 5 broke
5 broke 6 off
5 broke 13 song
7 short 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 middle
10 middle 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 song
13 song 21 .
14 and 15 sat
15 sat 16 down
15 sat 17 on
17 on 18 a
18 a 19 convenient
19 convenient 20 branch
20 branch 21 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[vi] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

johnny [chuck] [raised] [his] [eyebrows] [and] [put] [on] [the] [most] surprised [look] . 
1 johnny 11 surprised
11 surprised 13 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[vii] 

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

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

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

like [the] [knave] [who] [stole] [the] tart [oh] , la [me] ! 
1 like 7 tart
7 tart 10 la
9 , 10 la
10 la 12 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

sammy had a plan , and the angrier the others grew , the more likely were they to help him . 
1 sammy 2 had
1 sammy 3 a
3 a 4 plan
4 plan 8 angrier
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 angrier
7 the 8 angrier
8 angrier 10 others
8 angrier 11 grew
9 the 10 others
11 grew 12 ,
11 grew 14 more
13 the 14 more
14 more 15 likely
15 likely 17 they
15 likely 18 to
16 were 17 they
18 to 19 help
19 help 20 him
20 him 21 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [what] [do] [you] [mean] [?] ["] [exclaimed] [the] [others] [all] [together] [.] []] 

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

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

like [the] [knave] [who] [stole] [the] tart [oh] , la [me] ! 
1 like 7 tart
7 tart 10 la
9 , 10 la
10 la 12 !

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

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

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

then [old] [mr] [toad] [winked] [slowly] [and] [solemnly] [at] [jolly] , [round] , [red] [mr] [sun] and started off [to] [find] [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 then 11 ,
11 , 17 and
13 , 17 and
17 and 18 started
18 started 19 off
19 off 24 .

[viii] 

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

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

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

peter [rabbit] [wore] [the] [broadest] [kind] [of] a [smile] . 
1 peter 8 a
8 a 10 .

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

sammy [jay] [had] [risen] very early [that] [morning] . 
1 sammy 6 early
5 very 6 early
6 early 9 .

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

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

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

pretty soon he [heard] [drummer] the [woodpecker] start [a] [long] [rat-a-tat-tat] [over] [by] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] [hollow] [tree] [.] 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
2 soon 8 start
6 the 8 start

then [sammy] [was] [sure] [that] [this] [was] the [day] [of] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] party . 
1 then 8 the
8 the 14 party
14 party 15 .

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

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

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

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

there [he] [stretched] [himself] [out] [and] [made] [himself] [as] [comfortable] [as] [he] [could] . 
1 there 14 .

pretty [soon] [shadow] [the] [weasel] [joined] [reddy] [fox] [in] [the] [hollow] [log] , and they whispered [and] chuckled [while] [they] [waited] . 
1 pretty 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 they
14 and 18 chuckled
15 they 16 whispered
18 chuckled 22 .

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

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

[ix] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mr [toad] [stopped] [laughing] [and] [hopped] [a] step [nearer] [.] 
1 mr 8 step

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

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

mr [toad] [hopped] [a] step [nearer] [.] 
1 mr 5 step

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[x] 

[the] [runaway] [cabbage] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

shadow looked . 
1 shadow 2 looked
2 looked 3 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

down [it] [started] [,] [rolling] [and] [bounding] [along] [,] with [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jumper] [the] [hare] frantically trying to catch it . 
1 down 10 with
10 with 17 frantically
17 frantically 22 .
18 trying 19 to
19 to 20 catch
20 catch 21 it
21 it 22 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

but he didn't have time to more than blink his eyes before the runaway cabbage hit him full in the stomach . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 have
3 didn't 9 blink
5 time 9 blink
6 to 9 blink
7 more 8 than
8 than 9 blink
9 blink 10 his
9 blink 11 eyes
9 blink 12 before
9 blink 14 runaway
10 his 11 eyes
13 the 14 runaway
14 runaway 15 cabbage
15 cabbage 16 hit
15 cabbage 21 stomach
16 hit 17 him
18 full 21 stomach
19 in 20 the
19 in 21 stomach
21 stomach 22 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xi] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

reddy [fox] was [getting] [impatient] [.] 
1 reddy 3 was

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

reddy [fox] and [shadow] [the] [weasel] [were] [in] [a] prison [.] 
1 reddy 10 prison
3 and 10 prison

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

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

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

now , [sammy] [jay] [knew] [nothing] [about] [all] [this] . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 10 .

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

if there is any danger which his sharp eyes discover , he always screams at the top of his lungs . 
1 if 2 there
2 there 3 is
2 there 4 any
4 any 5 danger
5 danger 6 which
5 danger 21 .
7 his 20 lungs
8 sharp 9 eyes
8 sharp 14 screams
10 discover 11 ,
10 discover 14 screams
12 he 14 screams
13 always 14 screams
14 screams 15 at
14 screams 20 lungs
16 the 17 top
17 top 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 lungs
20 lungs 21 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xii] 

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

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

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

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

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

every time [reddy] [moved] [and] [squeezed] [shadow] , [shadow] [would] [snap] [at] [him] . 
1 every 2 time
2 time 8 ,
8 , 14 .

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

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

only [sammy] [jay] [,] [blacky] [the] [crow] , [reddy] [fox] [and] [shadow] the [weasel] [were] [unhappy] [,] [and] [of] [course] [no] one cared for that [.] 
1 only 22 one
1 only 23 cared
8 , 13 the
13 the 22 one
23 cared 24 for
24 for 25 that

[xiii] 

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

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

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

" [way] [down] [souf] [de] [sun] [am] shinin ['] [yas] , [sah] [,] dat am so ! 
1 " 8 shinin
8 shinin 11 ,
8 shinin 14 dat
14 dat 15 am
14 dat 16 so
14 dat 17 !

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

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

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

now [johnny] [chuck] [just] [slept] [and] [slept] [and] [slept] , [without] [waking] [once] the [whole] [winter] [long] . 
1 now 10 ,
1 now 18 .
10 , 14 the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

all he could do was [to] [think] [how] hungry [he] [was] . 
1 all 9 hungry
2 he 3 could
2 he 5 was
3 could 4 do
5 was 9 hungry
9 hungry 12 .

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

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

[xiv] 

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

" [one] [,] [two] [,] [three] [,] four [,] five , six , seven , eight . " 
1 " 8 four
8 four 10 five
10 five 11 ,
10 five 12 six
12 six 13 ,
12 six 14 seven
14 seven 15 ,
14 seven 16 eight
16 eight 17 .
17 . 18 "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" thief ! 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !

thief ! 
1 thief 2 !

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

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

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

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

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

" ah reckons yo'all just got up , or yo ' would have met up with him somewhere . " 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckons
3 reckons 4 yo'all
3 reckons 10 yo
4 yo'all 5 just
4 yo'all 6 got
4 yo'all 9 or
6 got 7 up
7 up 8 ,
10 yo 11 '
10 yo 14 met
12 would 13 have
13 have 14 met
14 met 16 with
14 met 17 him
15 up 16 with
17 him 18 somewhere
18 somewhere 19 .
19 . 20 "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

old [mrs] [possum] [sat] [down] [with] [her] [head] [in] [her] [hands] . 
1 old 12 .

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

[xv] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

do yo ['] [hear] [what] [ah] [say] ? " 
1 do 8 ?
2 yo 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

old [mrs] [possum] [looked] [after] [him] [suspiciously] . 
1 old 8 .

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

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

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

[xvi] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] [had] a [very] [good] reason [for] not going home , a [very] [good] [reason] , [indeed] . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 6 a
6 a 15 a
9 reason 11 not
11 not 12 going
12 going 13 home
13 home 14 ,
14 , 15 a
15 a 21 .
19 , 21 .

even [old] [mrs] [possum] [would] [have] [thought] [it] [was] a [good] [reason] [,] [could] [she] [have] [known] [it] [.] 
1 even 10 a

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

now [unc] ['] [billy] [was] [very] , [very] crafty . 
1 now 7 ,
7 , 9 crafty
9 crafty 10 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it hadn't been used for a long time , but it was full of nice , soft hay . 
1 it 2 hadn't
1 it 12 was
2 hadn't 3 been
2 hadn't 8 time
3 been 4 used
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 long
7 long 8 time
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 it
11 it 12 was
12 was 13 full
13 full 14 of
13 full 18 hay
15 nice 16 ,
15 nice 17 soft
17 soft 18 hay
18 hay 19 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xvii] 

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

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

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

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

it was a terrible position to be in , right there in the hen-house , with no chance to run . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 terrible
3 a 18 chance
4 terrible 5 position
5 position 6 to
5 position 8 in
5 position 9 ,
6 to 7 be
10 right 11 there
10 right 14 hen-house
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 hen-house
14 hen-house 15 ,
14 hen-house 18 chance
15 , 16 with
17 no 18 chance
18 chance 19 to
18 chance 21 .
19 to 20 run

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xviii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the joke [wasn't] [on] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , after all [;] it was on [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 the 2 joke
2 joke 9 ,
2 joke 20 .
9 , 10 after
10 after 11 all
13 it 14 was
13 it 20 .
14 was 15 on

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

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

[xix] 

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

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

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

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

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

having [all] [the] [eggs] [he] [could] [eat] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [grown] very particular . 
1 having 15 particular
14 very 15 particular
15 particular 16 .

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

" [cut] , [cut] [,] [cut] [,] [cut] [,] [cut] [,] cut-aa-cut ! 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 13 !
12 cut-aa-cut 13 !

i [lay] [the] [finest] [eggs] [in] [the] [world] ! " 
1 i 9 !
9 ! 10 "

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xx] 

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

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

but [this] [time] the snow had done [unc] ['] [billy] a [good] [turn] [,] a very good [turn] , [indeed] . 
1 but 4 the
4 the 5 snow
5 snow 6 had
5 snow 11 a
6 had 7 done
11 a 15 a
15 a 21 .
16 very 17 good
17 good 19 ,
19 , 21 .

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

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

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

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

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

now [it] [never] [does] [to] let one 's wits go to sleep . 
1 now 6 let
6 let 10 go
7 one 9 wits
8 's 9 wits
9 wits 10 go
10 go 12 sleep
11 to 12 sleep
12 sleep 13 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xxi] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

did [that] [possum] [have] [wings] ? 
1 did 6 ?

[xxii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

yes , [sah] , [ah] [done] [get] [so] [anxious] [ah] [just] [couldn't] [get] [any] [rest] [in] mah [mind] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 17 mah
17 mah 19 .

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

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

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

" [when] [i] [heard] [him] [say] [that] [,] [ah] [felt] right bad . 
1 " 11 right
11 right 13 .
12 bad 13 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xxiii] 

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

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

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

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

when his feet get cold , all he has to do is to scamper up a tree and warm them in his own fur coat . 
1 when 2 his
1 when 4 get
2 his 3 feet
4 get 5 cold
4 get 19 warm
5 cold 6 ,
6 , 7 all
8 he 9 has
9 has 14 scamper
10 to 11 do
11 do 14 scamper
12 is 14 scamper
13 to 14 scamper
14 scamper 15 up
14 scamper 17 tree
14 scamper 19 warm
16 a 17 tree
17 tree 18 and
19 warm 20 them
19 warm 24 fur
21 in 22 his
22 his 23 own
23 own 24 fur
24 fur 25 coat
25 coat 26 .

happy [jack] [didn't] [know] [anything] [about] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] troubles [.] 
1 happy 12 troubles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

happy [jack] [was] [so] [surprised] [that] [he] [didn't] [know] [what] [to] [do] [for] [a] [second] . 
1 happy 16 .

happy [jack] [was] [so] [frightened] [that] [he] [scrambled] [out] as [fast] [as] he could . 
1 happy 10 as
10 as 13 he
13 he 14 could
14 could 15 .

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

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

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

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

[xxiv] 

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] [lost] [his] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

happy [jack] [put] [his] [head] [on] [one] [side] [and] thought very hard . 
1 happy 10 thought
10 thought 12 hard
11 very 12 hard
12 hard 13 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[xxv] 

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

he [found] [old] [mrs] [possum] [very] [much] worried and [very] [much] out of sorts . 
1 he 8 worried
8 worried 15 .
9 and 12 out
12 out 13 of
13 of 14 sorts
14 sorts 15 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

that might be a very long time , for there was a great deal of snow on the ground . 
1 that 2 might
2 might 3 be
3 be 4 a
4 a 6 long
4 a 14 deal
5 very 6 long
6 long 7 time
8 , 9 for
8 , 10 there
10 there 11 was
11 was 12 a
12 a 13 great
13 great 14 deal
14 deal 15 of
14 deal 16 snow
16 snow 17 on
17 on 18 the
18 the 19 ground
19 ground 20 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

just [ask] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [particular] [friend] [,] [mistah] [mocker] the [mocking] [bird] [.] 
1 just 12 the

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