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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

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

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

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[[] [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 11 afternoon
11 afternoon 12 ,
12 , 14 as
14 as 15 the

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

" [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 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
5 he 6 wasn't
5 he 17 added
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
12 he 17 added
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
1 that 4 everybody
2 is 3 ,
4 everybody 5 but

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 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 18 anyway
17 , 18 anyway
18 anyway 19 .

then [everybody] [began] [to] [hoot] and [hiss] [at] [reddy] [until] he was glad enough to [slink] [away] . 
1 then 11 he
6 and 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 glad
13 glad 14 enough
14 enough 15 to
15 to 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 21 adventure
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] [.] 

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
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 was
5 he 9 wanted
5 he 15 couldn't
6 was 7 hungry
7 hungry 8 and
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
3 he 5 started
5 started 7 for
6 , 7 for

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 6 eggs
6 eggs 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 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 2 '

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
3 certainly 9 killed
4 is 5 dead
4 is 6 enough
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 12 .

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

" 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 17 house
10 , 13 with
13 with 14 him
14 him 15 for
15 for 16 the
16 the 17 house
17 house 18 .

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

[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] [.] 

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
6 , 7 and
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
17 laughed 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
10 you 16 ?
11 think 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 thinking
14 thinking 15 about

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 , 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 seen
7 seen 23 before
23 before 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

yes , [sir] , [reddy] [was] [glad] [of] it [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 9 it

reddy [remembered] [that] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [hollow] [tree] was not far away . 
1 reddy 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
3 go 9 to
9 to 12 look
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] [!] 

bill [was] [a] [scamp] , [sir] [;] [bill] [was] [a] [thief] [!] 
1 bill 5 ,

bill [stole] [an] [egg] , [sir] [;] [bill] [came] [to] [grief] [.] 
1 bill 5 ,

[ol] ['] [bill] [possum] [,] [it] [served] [him] [right] [;] [and] [he] [is] [no] [more] [,] [for] [he] [died] [last] [night] [.] ["] 

" 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 9 had
9 had 11 a

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
4 on 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
11 down 12 at
12 at 19 all
19 all 20 the
20 the 21 world
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 "

" [of] [course] he ['] wouldn't [kill] [a] [daid] [possum] . 
1 " 4 he
4 he 6 wouldn't
6 wouldn't 11 .

unc ' [billy] [possum] [grinned] [broader] [than] [ever] [,] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [grinned] [,] [too] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

[iii] 

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

everybody [hastened] [to] [pay] [their] [respects] , that is [everybody] [but] [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 everybody 9 is
7 , 8 that
8 that 9 is

[thereafter] [whenever] [one] [of] [them] [caught] [sight] [of] [reddy] [fox] [at] [a] [safe] [distance] [,] [he] [would] [shout] [:] 

" [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] [!] ["] 

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 3 spite
2 in 3 spite
3 spite 4 of
4 of 6 his
6 his 7 friends
7 friends 8 ,
8 , 10 '
10 ' 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 , 10 and
10 and 16 had
16 had 19 to
19 to 21 .

yes , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] [had] [forgotten] how [to] [grin] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 10 how

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 3 reckon
5 'll 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 back
9 back 10 to
10 to 17 do
17 do 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 25 .

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

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
3 had 6 idea
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
8 to 9 come
8 to 12 live
9 come 10 here
10 here 11 and
12 live 17 ,
17 , 21 "
20 ? 21 "
21 " 23 asked
22 he 23 asked
23 asked 24 .

unc ' [billy] [stopped] [crying] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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
1 " 13 asked
2 how 3 do
7 can 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
10 ? 13 asked
12 he 13 asked
13 asked 14 .

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

" there 's [mr] [skimmer] the [swallow] [;] [he] ['s] [fixing] [to] [go] [south] [.] 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 6 the

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 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 12 ,

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

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

[ah] ['ll] [see] [mistah] [skimmer] [at] [once] [.] ["] 

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 2 '

but getting ready to receive his family was different . 
1 but 9 different
2 getting 3 ready
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 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 16 every
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
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 ,
1 so 12 he
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 he
10 he 11 worked

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

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

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
1 come 3 !

[ain't] [nothin] ['] [sharper] [than] [the] [tongue] [in] [her] [mouf] [come] [along] [!] 

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 " 6 '

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 5 was

anyway , when he [reached] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] 's [hollow] [tree] , he began to [climb] [up] [it] [just] [as] [if] [it] [were] his own . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 when
3 when 4 he
3 when 14 he
4 he 10 's
13 , 14 he
14 he 15 began
15 began 16 to
16 to 25 his
25 his 26 own
26 own 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
6 soft 7 and
6 soft 8 comfortable
8 comfortable 9 .

[bobby] [coon] [chuckled] [to] [himself] [.] 

" [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 15 it
15 it 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 he
19 said 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

[v] 

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

" [dey] 's [a-coming] [,] [dey's] [a-coming] [,] [dey's] [a-coming] [mighty] [soon] [.] 
1 " 3 's

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] [!] ["] 

unc ' [billy] [possum] [was] [singing] [to] [himself] [,] [as] [he] [slowly] [trudged] [home] [from] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hen-house] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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
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 10 middle
8 in 10 middle
9 the 10 middle
10 middle 11 of
10 middle 13 song
12 his 13 song
13 song 19 convenient
14 and 15 sat
15 sat 16 down
15 sat 17 on
15 sat 19 convenient
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 12 listened
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
9 the 10 tree
11 and 12 listened
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
4 a 5 funny
5 funny 6 noise
5 funny 15 inside
6 noise 8 and
6 noise 10 seemed
7 , 8 and
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 2 '

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

[then] [very] [softly] [unc] ['] [billy] [crept] [up] [to] [his] [doorway] [and] [peeped] [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
5 see 6 ,
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 ,
1 oh 3 yes
1 oh 14 ,
3 yes 4 ,
3 yes 5 indeed
3 yes 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
14 than 17 they
17 they 18 were
18 were 21 in
21 in 26 bed
26 bed 27 .

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

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

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 5 head
3 stuck 6 in
4 his 5 head
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 2 '

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
7 louder 9 before
9 before 10 .

[then] [unc] ['] [billy] [quite] [lost] [his] [temper] [.] 

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
4 who 6 was
5 it 6 was
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 2 '

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 11 heard
11 heard 12 it
12 it 13 .

peter stopped and gazed at the hollow tree with eyes and mouth wide open . 
1 peter 2 stopped
2 stopped 4 gazed
3 and 4 gazed
4 gazed 5 at
4 gazed 7 hollow
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
4 the 5 doorway
5 doorway 6 began
5 doorway 11 moss
6 began 7 to
8 fly 9 leaves
9 leaves 10 and
9 leaves 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

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
2 one 11 .

in a minute [bobby] [followed] [his] [tail] , [hastily] [backing] [down] the tree . 
1 in 2 a
1 in 12 the
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 8 ,
12 the 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

then [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [sharp] [little] [old] [face] [appeared] [at] the [doorway] [.] 
1 then 12 the

unc ' [billy] [looked] [down] [at] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [grinned] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" ah [guess] [mistah] [coon] [done] make a mistake when he went to bed in mah house , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 20 said
2 ah 16 mah
7 make 9 mistake
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
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 " 7 tee-hee-hee
7 tee-hee-hee 8 !

i 'm [mr] [jaybird] [;] you [watch] [me] ! 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 6 you
6 you 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 5 rise
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 15 and
8 , 9 as
8 , 15 and
9 as 10 he

when [peter] [goes] [about] [whispering] , it 's a [sure] sign that he 's got a secret . 
1 when 13 he
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 's
8 's 9 a
9 a 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 12 he
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 can
5 can 6 keep
6 keep 7 it
6 keep 8 from
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
2 never 3 knew
3 knew 6 secret
3 knew 18 already
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
18 already 26 .

i 'll just see what [reddy] [fox] [knows] [about] it . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 just
2 'll 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 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
1 with 5 his
5 his 6 tail
6 tail 18 was

" 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
1 " 16 replied
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 be
3 would 7 if
11 my 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 " 13 isn't
1 " 17 asked
2 that 3 's
2 that 13 isn't
3 's 7 secret
4 a 5 pretty
4 a 7 secret
5 pretty 6 good
7 secret 12 ,
14 it 15 ?
15 ? 16 "
15 ? 17 asked
17 asked 19 ,
17 asked 25 .

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

" what secret ? " he demanded . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 7 demanded
3 secret 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
4 ? 7 demanded
5 " 6 he
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 4 about
4 about 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 4 was
4 was 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 least
8 least 9 bit
9 bit 11 .

" [i] ['ll] [try] [johnny] [chuck] [;] he 'll know , " said [sammy] to himself . 
1 " 8 he
1 " 13 said
8 he 9 'll
9 'll 10 know
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 2 found
2 found 4 sitting
4 sitting 13 by

" good morning , [johnny] [chuck] , " said [sammy] , with a low bow . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 morning
2 good 15 bow
3 morning 4 ,
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

" 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 6 and

" 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 " 11 begged
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
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 to
7 said 10 :
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 19 does
19 does 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 3 the
3 the 21 old
19 of 20 an
20 an 21 old

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 16 .
9 at 11 end
10 the 11 end
11 end 12 of
11 end 15 rat-a-tat-tat
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] [.] 

" [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 " 8 's

" [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 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 14 said
8 home 9 ,
9 , 14 said
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 6 rise
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 " 13 !
4 think 12 me
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 11 me
11 me 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

[sammy] [jay] [smacked] [his] [lips] [as] [he] [thought] [of] [this] [.] 

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
2 worst 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

sammy had a plan , and the angrier the others grew , the more likely were they to help him . 
1 sammy 4 plan
2 had 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 " 11 said
2 you 3 wait
3 wait 4 till
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 19 .
14 and 16 all
16 all 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
4 that 7 all
4 that 11 he
7 all 8 his
11 he 14 had
14 had 18 .

blacky the [crow] [scratched] [his] [head] [thoughtfully] [.] 
1 blacky 2 the

" we can [spoil] [his] [surprise] [by] [telling] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] all about it [beforehand] , " said he . 
1 " 2 we
1 " 19 said
2 we 3 can
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] [.] 

he cleared his throat and looked all around , to make sure that no one else was near . 
1 he 2 cleared
1 he 17 was
2 cleared 4 throat
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
13 that 14 no
13 that 17 was
14 no 15 one
15 one 16 else
16 else 17 was
17 was 18 near
18 near 19 .

then he leaned forward and whispered : " let's invite ourselves to the party . " 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 leaned
3 leaned 4 forward
3 leaned 6 whispered
4 forward 5 and
6 whispered 7 :
7 : 9 let's
8 " 9 let's
9 let's 10 invite
10 invite 11 ourselves
10 invite 12 to
10 invite 14 party
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 5 mean
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 10 others
9 the 10 others
10 others 11 ,
10 others 13 together
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 4 begins
1 before 16 .
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

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
7 away 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 we
10 we 11 'll
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 10 the

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
6 hands 7 and
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
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
16 this 17 was
16 this 19 song
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 " 13 !
4 think 12 me
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 11 me
11 me 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 8 says
2 said 4 ,
3 so 4 ,
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] [.] 

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 3 had

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
5 sharp 17 .

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
8 his 9 eyes
9 eyes 11 and
10 , 11 and
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 15 ,
15 , 16 but
15 , 19 and
16 but 17 he
17 he 18 sat
19 and 20 waited
20 waited 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

then [sammy] [was] [sure] [that] [this] [was] the [day] of [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [party] [.] 
1 then 8 the
8 the 10 of

[sammy] [grinned] [as] [he] [hurried] [off] [to] [find] [blacky] [the] [crow] [and] [reddy] [fox] [and] [shadow] [the] [weasel] [.] 

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
3 not 15 at
4 yet 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 when
10 when 11 he
10 when 12 heard
15 at 17 door
17 door 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
2 didn't 3 stop
2 didn't 5 get
4 to 5 get
5 get 7 breakfast
6 any 7 breakfast
7 breakfast 21 party
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
3 hurried 5 to
5 to 6 where
5 to 11 be
6 where 7 the
7 the 8 party
9 was 10 to
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 .

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

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 18 chuckled
18 chuckled 22 .

[sammy] [jay] [saw] [him] [there] [but] [,] [smart] [as] [sammy] [is] [,] [he] [didn't] [once] [suspect] [innocent-looking] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 

you see , he didn't know that old [mr] [toad] [had] [overheard] [all] [of] [his] [plans] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 know
6 know 7 that
7 that 8 old
8 old 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
1 when 12 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 5 ground
4 the 5 ground
12 he 20 his
20 his 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] [.] 

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

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 2 was

[prickly] [porky] [scowled] [,] [and] [a] [few] [more] [little] [spears] [peeped] [out] [of] [his] [long] [coat] [.] 

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
22 laughing 23 at
23 at 24 him
24 him 25 .

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

" it 's a joke , " said he , and slowly winked one eye . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 8 said
2 it 3 's
4 a 5 joke
5 joke 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
8 said 12 slowly
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 slowly
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
1 " 9 said
3 don't 4 see
4 see 5 any
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] [.] 

" 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
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 10 .

" [to] be sure , [a] [very] foolish [question] , a very foolish [question] [,] indeed , " [assented] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 3 be
3 be 4 sure
4 sure 5 ,
5 , 18 "
8 foolish 10 ,
8 foolish 13 foolish
11 a 12 very
12 very 13 foolish
13 foolish 16 indeed
16 indeed 17 ,
17 , 18 "

[old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [deep] [down] [in] [his] [throat] [.] 

" [i] was [underneath] [a] [piece] [of] [bark] [on] [which] [sammy] [jay] [was] [sitting] [when] [the] [plan] [was] [made] [.] 
1 " 3 was

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 " 7 interrupted
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 not
3 course 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 interrupted
7 interrupted 14 .

" of course not [,] ["] [continued] [mr] [toad] [,] [grinning] [,] [too] . 
1 " 3 course
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 not
4 not 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 16 the
10 me 14 and
14 and 16 the

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 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 14 in
14 in 15 one
15 one 16 of

[prickly] [porky] [began] [to] [smile] [.] 

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 10 sides
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 5 it
4 do 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 8 asked
8 asked 11 .

[prickly] [porky] [reached] [for] [his] [bundle] [of] [tender] [young] [bark] [.] 

" 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 18 's
18 's 19 home
19 home 26 .

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

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

" it 's old [mr] [toad] [and] [prickly] [porky] , " he whispered [back] . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 13 whispered
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 old
10 , 11 "
11 " 13 whispered
12 he 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
3 there 15 !
15 ! 16 "
16 " 17 continued

[reddy] [fox] [wriggled] [up] [where] [he] [could] [peep] [out] [,] [too] [.] 

" my goodness ! 
1 " 3 goodness
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

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 13 too
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 ,
14 didn't 19 know
18 to 19 know
19 know 20 that
20 that 21 they
21 they 22 were
22 were 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 12 ,
1 down 14 the

right at the top of a little hill the cabbage got away from them . 
1 right 12 away
2 at 4 top
3 the 4 top
4 top 5 of
4 top 8 hill
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 4 ,
1 down 19 to
19 to 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

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
8 , 9 and
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
12 was 15 the
15 the 21 time
21 time 22 to
21 time 25 .
22 to 23 turn

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] [.] 

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
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

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
8 handsome 12 coat
9 black 10 and
9 black 12 coat
11 white 12 coat
12 coat 13 .

it was in his eyes and all over his face and dripped from his whiskers . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 eyes
4 his 15 whiskers
6 and 12 dripped
7 all 8 over
8 over 12 dripped
9 his 10 face
10 face 12 dripped
11 and 12 dripped
12 dripped 13 from
12 dripped 15 whiskers
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 3 all
1 it 6 out
3 all 4 the
4 the 5 wind
6 out 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 17 all
17 all 18 his

[prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [heard] [the] [noise] [.] 

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] [.] 

the runaway cabbage [bounced] [off] [the] [stump] [and] [hit] [prickly] [porky] [.] 
1 the 2 runaway
2 runaway 3 cabbage

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
1 like 7 the
2 a 3 great

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 18 's

shadow smacked his lips . 
1 shadow 2 smacked
2 smacked 3 his
2 smacked 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 11 the
1 over 17 to
2 in 3 the
2 in 11 the
3 the 4 top
4 top 5 of
4 top 7 tall
6 a 7 tall
7 tall 9 tree
17 to 18 himself
18 himself 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 6 would
1 he 15 was
15 was 20 to
20 to 21 frighten
21 frighten 22 all
22 all 23 the

" [i] ['m] [nearly] [starved] ! ["] [whispered] [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 " 6 !

" [i] hope [sammy] [jay] [will] [hurry] [up] [.] ["] 
1 " 3 hope

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 " 2 now
1 " 13 said
2 now 8 is
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
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
1 there 14 's
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 queer
14 's 16 .

[reddy] [fox] [and] [shadow] [the] [weasel] [were] [in] [a] [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 , 27 "
6 whispered 10 ,
10 , 11 "
10 , 27 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 'll
13 'll 14 go
14 go 15 away
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 10 the
4 , 6 in
6 in 7 the
6 in 10 the
7 the 8 top
8 top 9 of

now , [sammy] [jay] [knew] [nothing] [about] [all] [this] . 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 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 6 all
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 14 screams
11 , 12 he
12 he 14 screams
13 always 14 screams
14 screams 15 at
14 screams 20 lungs
16 the 17 top
17 top 18 of
17 top 20 lungs
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 " 9 shouted
8 he 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 .

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

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

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

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

" 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
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

" is [bowser] [quite] [out] [of] [breath] [?] ["] inquired [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 
1 " 2 is
1 " 10 inquired

[sammy] [jay] [didn't] [know] [what] [to] [do] [or] [what] [to] [say] [.] 

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 10 all
10 all 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
1 peter 11 .

[prickly] [porky] [settled] [himself] [very] [comfortably] [and] [began] [to] [tell] [stories] [about] [his] [home] [,] [way] [up] [in] [the] [north] [woods] [.] 

worse still , he was so hungry that he could cry . 
1 worse 2 still
2 still 3 ,
2 still 7 hungry
3 , 4 he
5 was 7 hungry
6 so 7 hungry
7 hungry 12 .
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 14 is

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

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 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 18 the

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
22 one 26 .

[xiii] 

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

unc ' [billy] [didn't] [like] [the] [cold] [weather] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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 " 11 ,
1 " 17 !

[fo] ['] [dat] [lan] ['] [mah] [heart] [am] [pinin] ['] [yas] [,] [sah] [,] [dat] [am] [so] [!] 

now [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [prepared] [for] [the] [winter] [by] [getting] just [as] fat as he knew how [.] 
1 now 12 just
12 just 15 as
14 fat 15 as
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
1 he 14 came
2 was 3 so
3 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 could
7 could 8 hardly
13 first 14 came
14 came 15 to
15 to 16 the

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
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 19 soft
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
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 16 go
13 , 14 never
14 never 15 would
15 would 16 go
16 go 17 .

he was beginning to grow thin now , and of course he was getting hungry . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 beginning
3 beginning 4 to
3 beginning 5 grow
5 grow 6 thin
5 grow 15 hungry
6 thin 7 now
7 now 8 ,
8 , 9 and
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
1 one 13 whom
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 his
13 whom 15 he

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 " 9 said
2 good 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 !
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 2 '

" 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 2 '

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] [.] 

[finally] [unc] ['] [billy] [made] [up] [his] [mind] [.] 

" 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 " 3 ,

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
3 soon 8 came
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] [.] 

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 9 ,
9 , 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
2 was 3 plain
2 was 11 worried
3 plain 6 seen
3 plain 7 that
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 seen
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
4 sharper 5 when
4 sharper 8 worried
5 when 6 she
6 she 7 is
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 4 '
3 don 9 keepin
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 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 muttered

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 14 to
13 hurry 18 thrust
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 ,

" 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 6 top
5 the 6 top
6 top 7 of
6 top 9 lungs
8 his 9 lungs
9 lungs 10 .

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

" hello ! " exclaimed [sammy] [jay] , [not] [at] [all] [politely] . 
1 " 5 exclaimed
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 8 ,
5 exclaimed 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 " 12 replied
8 a 9 walk
9 walk 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
8 , 9 or
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 " 9 !
5 up 9 !

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

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

keep your [temper] [,] [do] [,] [oh] [pray] [!] ["] 
1 keep 2 your

said [old] [mrs] [possum] , [grinning] [in] [the] [most] [aggravating] [way] as she turned [back] [to] her babies . 
1 said 5 ,
5 , 12 as
12 as 13 she
13 she 14 turned
14 turned 17 her
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 13 seen
13 seen 20 .

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

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 .

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

jimmy [skunk] couldn't [climb] [,] [and] [so] [he] [could] have [gotten] [only] the [eggs] [in] [the] [lower] [nests] . 
1 jimmy 3 couldn't
1 jimmy 19 .
3 couldn't 10 have
10 have 13 the

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
3 been 4 there
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] [.] 

" 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 2 '

" now don't yo'all get to thinking of such foolishness as eggs , " she commanded . 
1 " 16 commanded
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
13 , 14 "
14 " 16 commanded
15 she 16 commanded
16 commanded 17 .

" it isn't safe to [be] [snooping] [around] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hen-house] [when] [there] ['s] [snow] [on] the ground . 
1 " 3 isn't
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 safe
4 safe 5 to
5 to 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 ?
8 ? 9 "

unc ' [billy] [nodded] [that] [he] [did] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

but just the same he couldn't think of anything else . 
1 but 6 couldn't
2 just 4 same
2 just 6 couldn't
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 8 felt
8 felt 9 that
9 that 18 egg
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 "
7 ? 9 demanded
9 demanded 12 .

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

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

" 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
14 she 15 called

unc ' [billy] [didn't] [answer] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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 '

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
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 ,
1 now 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 11 that

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 14 about

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
6 tail 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 8 the
1 when 11 he
10 , 11 he

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 17 as
15 so 16 good
16 good 17 as
17 as 18 those
18 those 19 eggs
19 eggs 20 .

he just ate and ate and ate until he couldn't eat another one . 
1 he 3 ate
2 just 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
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 2 '

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
9 of 10 the
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 2 '

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

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

unc ' [billy] [shivered] [as] [he] [listened] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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

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
4 doubt 6 that
4 doubt 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 21 daylight
16 the 17 hen-house
17 hen-house 18 ,
17 hen-house 20 broad
19 in 20 broad
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 2 '

" he ['ll] [find] [jimmy] [skunk] ['s] [tracks] , but he won't [find] [mine] [,] ["] thought [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 12 won't
2 he 17 thought
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 he
11 he 12 won't
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 20 ?
3 it 14 's
5 that 14 's
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 4 and

unc ' [billy] [almost] [chuckled] [again] [as] [he] [thought] [what] [a] [smart] [fellow] [he] [had] [been] [to] [step] [in] [jimmy] [skunk] ['s] [tracks] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" 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 " 3 are

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 5 there
5 there 6 was
6 was 9 one
9 one 13 night
13 night 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 continued

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 2 into
2 into 3 the
3 the 9 boy
9 boy 10 and

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 8 nests
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 nests
8 nests 9 .

unc ' [billy] [could] [hear] [him] [coming] [nearer] [and] [nearer] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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 2 '

" 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 5 queer
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
2 all 4 time
4 time 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 '

unc ' [billy] [didn't] [dare] [go] [to] [sleep] [,] [because] [he] [was] [afraid] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [might] [find] [him] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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

so [peeping] [out] [,] he watched [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [,] [who] [seemed] [to] [be] [very] busy [indeed] . 
1 so 5 he
1 so 17 busy
5 he 6 watched
17 busy 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 2 '

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 13 's
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 17 .

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

unc ' [billy] [almost] [chuckled] [aloud] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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

unc ' [billy] [laughed] [under] [his] [breath] [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [closed] [the] [door] [of] [the] [hen-house] [and] [went] [off] [whistling] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" [ho] [,] ho , ho ! 
1 " 4 ho
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 3 hee
2 , 3 hee
3 hee 4 !
4 ! 5 "

unc ' [billy] [broke] [off] [short] [,] [right] [in] [the] [very] [middle] [of] [his] [laugh] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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 8 boy
8 boy 9 ,
9 , 10 after
10 after 11 all
11 all 20 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] [couldn't] [see] that it was [any] [joke] at all . 
1 but 8 it
7 that 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 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 ,
7 home 27 .
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 15 ,
10 said 24 the
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 peeped
18 peeped 19 out
19 out 20 of
20 of 21 a

[xix] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] [did] [a] [lot] [of] [thinking] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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 17 cage
16 a 17 cage
17 cage 18 .

if it hadn't been for [those] two [worries] , [unc] ' [billy] [would] have been willing to stay there the rest of the winter . 
1 if 3 hadn't
2 it 3 hadn't
3 hadn't 4 been
3 hadn't 15 been
4 been 5 for
7 two 9 ,
9 , 11 '
11 ' 14 have
14 have 15 been
15 been 16 willing
16 willing 17 to
16 willing 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] [.] 

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 !

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 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 15 would
15 would 25 .

at last one day [it] [began] [to] [snow] [.] 
1 at 2 last
2 last 4 day
3 one 4 day

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

[rough] [brother] [north] [wind] [piled] [it] [up] [in] [great] [drifts] [in] [front] [of] [the] [hen-house] [door] [and] [all] [along] [one] [side] [of] [the] [hen-house] [.] 

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 11 a
11 a 17 good
16 very 17 good
17 good 18 turn
18 turn 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 16 the

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 2 course
1 of 12 his
2 course 8 it
12 his 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 2 '

if they hadn't been , he would have remembered this little saying : 
1 if 2 they
1 if 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] [.] 

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

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

[[] [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 2 '

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

" 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 2 did

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 3 's

unc ' [billy] [drew] [a] [long] [breath] [and] [began] [to] [wade] [ahead] [toward] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" [if] [ah] [only] [had] [snowshoes] ! " he panted . 
1 " 10 panted
7 ! 8 "
8 " 10 panted
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 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
2 there 3 was
2 there 7 lived
3 was 4 an
4 an 5 old
7 lived 10 a

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

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

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 2 the
2 the 7 boy
7 boy 9 ,

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
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 15 sang
11 that 12 is
12 is 13 why
13 why 14 he
14 he 15 sang
15 sang 16 as
15 sang 20 chips
16 as 17 he
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 18 away
18 away 21 .
19 from 20 it
20 it 21 .

right up near the top he could see [a] [hollow] , [just] [such] [a] [hollow] as a [possum] likes [.] 
1 right 2 up
1 right 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 11 ,
11 , 16 as
16 as 17 a

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 21 be
6 was 7 to
7 to 9 the
9 the 10 tree
10 tree 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 would
20 would 21 be

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

he had seen them [outside] [of] [the] [hen-house] , just as [unc] ['] [billy] had been afraid that he would . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 seen
2 had 16 been
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
12 so 14 plain
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 ,
6 , 13 '
8 , 13 '
18 's 21 the

the snow was so deep that he could hardly wade through it . 
1 the 2 snow
2 snow 5 deep
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 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 9 ,
9 , 14 and
14 and 15 the
15 the 17 little

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 13 for
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 there
7 there 8 ,
8 , 13 for

so he had been very thankful to climb up this hollow tree . 
1 so 6 thankful
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 very
5 very 6 thankful
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 10 was
8 , 9 there
9 there 10 was

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 3 's

and as he chopped , he began to sing again . 
1 and 4 chopped
2 as 4 chopped
3 he 4 chopped
4 chopped 5 ,
4 chopped 9 sing
6 he 7 began
7 began 8 to
7 began 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
1 in 8 an
2 the 3 bottom
3 bottom 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 hollow
8 an 9 old
9 old 16 ,
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

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 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 6 ?
5 it 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 '

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

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

" ah [just] [naturally] [expected] [ah] [was] [gwine] [to] [have] [visitors] , and [so] [ah] [prepared] a little [surprise] . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 17 a
17 a 18 little
18 little 20 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] [done] [prepare] a little [surprise] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 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
6 tracks 12 plain
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

yes , [sah] , [ah] [done] [get] [so] [anxious] [ah] [just] [couldn't] [get] [any] [rest] in [mah] [mind] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 16 in

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
9 , 10 is
10 is 11 it
11 it 12 ,

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

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

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

[ah] [studied] [and] [ah] [studied] [how] [ah] [was] [gwine] [to] [fool] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 

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

" 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 24 mind
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 "
8 right 9 away
9 away 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 here
12 here 15 .
15 . 16 "

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

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

" [be] [patient] , [unc] ['] [billy] [,] and [perhaps] you will . " 
1 " 4 ,
4 , 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] [.] 

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] [.] 

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 17 shouting
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 " 5 exclaimed
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
5 exclaimed 8 .

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

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
2 've 3 got
3 got 8 here
8 here 9 ,
9 , 10 and
9 , 25 "
10 and 15 see
15 see 16 if
18 have 20 any
20 any 21 nuts
21 nuts 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 14 at
14 at 15 the
15 the 17 doorway
17 doorway 18 of

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

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 7 voice
4 a 5 very
4 a 7 voice

unc ' [billy] [had] [been] [waked] [out] [of] [a] [sound] [sleep] [,] [and] [that] [was] [enough] [to] [make] [any] [one] [cross] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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
2 what 3 do
3 do 5 mean
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 6 by
5 mean 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 15 demanded
15 demanded 22 .

[xxiv] 

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

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

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

it is enough to make any one lose his temper . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 enough
3 enough 4 to
4 to 5 make
4 to 8 lose
5 make 6 any
6 any 7 one
8 lose 10 temper
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 8 the
8 the 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 hollow
12 hollow 13 tree
13 tree 14 and

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 " 4 ho
4 ho 6 ho
5 , 6 ho
6 ho 7 !

ha , ha , ha ! " they laughed together . 
1 ha 3 ha
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 5 ha
4 , 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 7 breath
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
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 15 asked
15 asked 18 ,
15 asked 24 .
18 , 19 when
19 when 20 he
20 he 21 could

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
2 why 12 ,
3 don't 4 you
4 you 5 stay
5 stay 6 right
5 stay 7 here
5 stay 8 until
8 until 9 the
12 , 14 '
14 ' 19 asked
16 ? 17 "
16 ? 19 asked
18 he 19 asked
19 asked 20 .

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

[happy] [jack] [laughed] [.] 

" you 're welcome to stay as long as you like , [unc] ' [billy] , " he said . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 19 said
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 welcome
4 welcome 5 to
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 '
14 ' 19 said
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
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 kind
4 kind 5 of

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 "
10 it 13 a
13 a 14 great
14 great 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 10 easy
8 a 9 very
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 16 to
14 you 15 try
15 try 16 to

[xxv] 

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

he found [old] [mrs] [possum] [very] [much] [worried] [and] [very] [much] out of [sorts] . 
1 he 2 found
2 found 12 out
12 out 13 of
13 of 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
2 just 3 as
3 as 4 soon
4 soon 5 as
5 as 6 she
6 she 7 knew
6 she 20 had
7 knew 8 that
9 he 10 was
9 he 14 forgot
9 he 20 had
10 was 11 safe
11 safe 12 ,
13 she 14 forgot
14 forgot 15 all
14 forgot 16 about
14 forgot 17 how
17 how 18 worried
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
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 4 tell
2 yo 6 '
6 ' 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 8 to

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 19 without
19 without 20 waiting
20 waiting 21 until
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 19 ground
17 on 19 ground
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 ?

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 15 of

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 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
2 hurried 3 back
3 back 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 hollow
6 hollow 7 tree
7 tree 8 where

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

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 "
6 ! 9 shouted
8 he 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 .

unc ' [billy] [possum] [stuck] [his] [head] [out] [of] [the] [doorway] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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

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

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

the sky was full of dancing snowflakes . 
1 the 2 sky
2 sky 3 was
2 sky 7 snowflakes
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
6 and 7 clung
7 clung 8 to
7 clung 10 whiskers
9 his 10 whiskers
10 whiskers 11 .

unc ' [billy] [shook] [his] [head] [in] [disgust] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" ah don ' see anything but mo ' snow , and yo ' [know] [ah] don ' [like] [snow] ! " he said . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 24 said
2 ah 3 don
2 ah 11 ,
2 ah 13 yo
2 ah 17 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
11 , 12 and
13 yo 14 '
17 don 18 '
21 ! 22 "
22 " 24 said
23 he 24 said
24 said 25 .

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

[happy] [jack] [laughed] [.] 

" 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
6 just 9 as
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
7 night 8 ,
8 , 9 and
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 2 '

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

so [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [learned] [how] easy it is to get [into] [trouble] [and] how hard to get out of it . 
1 so 8 easy
8 easy 11 to
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 to
11 to 12 get
12 get 22 it
16 how 17 hard
17 hard 18 to
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 .