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[the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] 

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

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

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[contents] 

[chapter] 

[i] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [puzzled] [ii] [.] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [consults] [his] [friends] [iii] [.] 

[the] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [iv] [.] 

[peter] [rabbit] [finds] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [v] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [music] [bag] [vi] [.] 

[peter] [discovers] [something] [more] [vii] [.] 

[a] [shadow] [passes] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] [viii] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [babies] [ix] [.] 

[the] [smiling] [pool] [kindergarten] [x] [the] [little] [toads] [start] [out] [to] [see] [the] [world] [xi] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [queer] [tongue] [xii] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [shows] [his] [tongue] [xiii] [.] 

[peter] [rabbit] [is] [impolite] [xiv] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [disappears] [xv] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gives] [peter] [a] [scare] [xvi] [.] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [is] [surprised] [xvii] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [mistake] [xviii] [.] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [is] [just] [in] [time] [xix] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gets] [his] [stomach] [full] [xx] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [puffed] [up] [xxi] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [receives] [another] [invitation] [xxii] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learns] [a] [lesson] [xxiii] [.] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [very] [humble] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

" [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] [?] " 
1 " 14 "

" [do] [you] [see] [anything] [queer] [about] [him] [?] " 
1 " 10 "

[he] [asked] ["] [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [he'll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] 

[i] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [is] [puzzled] 

[old] [mother] [west] [wind] [almost] [sighed] [as] [she] [watched] [them] [for] [a] [few] [minutes] [.] 

she felt that she would like to join them [.] 
1 she 2 felt
2 felt 3 that
3 that 4 she
3 that 6 like
4 she 5 would
5 would 6 like
6 like 7 to
6 like 8 join
7 to 8 join
8 join 9 them

always the springtime made her feel this way , young , mad , carefree , and happy [.] 
1 always 3 springtime
1 always 6 feel
2 the 3 springtime
3 springtime 4 made
4 made 5 her
6 feel 8 way
6 feel 10 young
6 feel 16 and
7 this 8 way
9 , 10 young
10 young 11 ,
11 , 16 and
12 mad 13 ,
13 , 14 carefree
13 , 16 and
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 happy

but she had work to do [.] 
1 but 2 she
1 but 3 had
2 she 3 had
3 had 4 work
3 had 5 to
5 to 6 do

so she puffed [her] [cheeks] out and started about her business [.] 
1 so 2 she
1 so 7 and
2 she 7 and
3 puffed 6 out
3 puffed 7 and
7 and 8 started
7 and 9 about
9 about 11 business
10 her 11 business

[jimmy] [skunk] [sat] [at] [the] [top] [of] [the] [hill] [that] [overlooks] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [watched] [her] [out] [of] [sight] [.] 

then he started [to] [amble] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [to] [look] [for] [some] [beetles] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 started

of course he turned to see [who] it was , and he was [greatly] surprised [when] [he] discovered [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 he
3 he 4 turned
4 turned 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 8 it
8 it 10 ,
9 was 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
11 and 18 discovered
12 he 13 was
13 was 15 surprised

yes , [sir] [,] it was [old] [mr] [toad] , and he seemed [in] [a] [great] [hurry] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 it
5 it 10 ,
6 was 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
11 and 13 seemed

now it is a [very] [unusual] thing for [mr] [toad] [to] [hurry] , [very] [unusual] [indeed] [.] 
1 now 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 7 thing
3 is 8 for
4 a 7 thing
8 for 13 ,

as a rule he hops a few steps and then sits down to think it over [.] 
1 as 3 rule
1 as 4 he
2 a 3 rule
4 he 9 and
5 hops 8 steps
5 hops 9 and
6 a 7 few
7 few 8 steps
9 and 11 sits
10 then 11 sits
11 sits 12 down
12 down 13 to
12 down 16 over
13 to 14 think
14 think 15 it

of course [the] [first] [thing] [jimmy] [thought] [of] [was] [mr] [blacksnake] , and he looked for him [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 12 ,
2 course 14 he
12 , 13 and
14 he 15 looked
15 looked 16 for
16 for 17 him

but there was no sign of [mr] [blacksnake] [nor] [of] any other danger [.] 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 5 sign
4 no 5 sign
5 sign 6 of
6 of 13 danger
11 any 12 other
12 other 13 danger

old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [say] [a] [word] , [but] [simply] [tried] [to] [get] [past] [jimmy] and [keep] on his way [.] 
1 old 8 ,
8 , 16 and
16 and 18 on
18 on 20 way
19 his 20 way

["] [i] [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] [.] 

i didn't have any breath to [spare] , " [panted] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 i 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 have
3 have 5 breath
3 have 6 to
4 any 5 breath
5 breath 6 to
6 to 8 ,
8 , 9 "

" [you] [see] [i] ['m] [in] [a] [great] [hurry] [.] " 
1 " 11 "

" [yes] [,] [i] [see] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [but] [don't] [you] [know] [that] [it] [isn't] [good] [for] [the] [health] [to] [hurry] so [?] 
1 " 15 so

now , [pray] [,] what are you in such a hurry [for] [?] 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 5 what
5 what 6 are
6 are 7 you
6 are 8 in
8 in 11 hurry
9 such 10 a
10 a 11 hurry

i don't see anything to run away from [.] ["] 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 see
3 see 4 anything
4 anything 5 to
4 anything 8 from
5 to 6 run
6 run 7 away
6 run 8 from

" [i] ['m] [not] [running] [away] [,] " [retorted] [old] [mr] [toad] [indignantly] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [i] ['ve] [business] [to] [attend] [to] [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [and] [i] ['m] [late] [as] [it] [is] [.] " 
1 " 21 "

" [business] [!] " [exclaimed] [jimmy] [as] [if] [he] [could] [hardly] [believe] [his] [ears] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [what] [business] [have] [you] [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] [?] " 
1 " 11 "

" [that] [is] [my] [own] [affair] [,] " [retorted] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] ["] [but] [if] [you] [really] [want] [to] [know] [,] [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] [.] 
1 " 8 "

i have a very important part in the spring chorus [,] [and] [i] ['m] [going] [down] [there] [to] [sing] [.] 
1 i 2 have
2 have 6 part
2 have 7 in
3 a 4 very
3 a 6 part
4 very 5 important
5 important 6 part
6 part 7 in
7 in 10 chorus
8 the 10 chorus
9 spring 10 chorus

i have a very beautiful voice [.] ["] 
1 i 2 have
2 have 6 voice
3 a 6 voice
4 very 5 beautiful
5 beautiful 6 voice

that was too much [for] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 that 2 was
2 was 4 much
3 too 4 much

he just lay down and rolled over and over with laughter [.] 
1 he 5 and
2 just 3 lay
3 lay 4 down
3 lay 5 and
5 and 6 rolled
5 and 7 over
5 and 10 with
7 over 8 and
8 and 9 over
10 with 11 laughter

the idea of any one [so] [homely] [,] [almost] [ugly-looking] [,] [as] [mr] [toad] [thinking] [that] [he] had a beautiful voice [!] 
1 the 2 idea
2 idea 3 of
2 idea 18 had
3 of 5 one
4 any 5 one
18 had 21 voice
19 a 21 voice
20 beautiful 21 voice

["] [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] 

ho , ho , ho ! " [roared] [jimmy] [.] 
1 ho 2 ,
1 ho 5 ho
2 , 3 ho
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 ho
5 ho 6 !
6 ! 7 "

when at last he stopped [because] he couldn't [laugh] [any] [more] , he [discovered] that [old] [mr] [toad] was on his way [again] [.] 
1 when 4 he
1 when 5 stopped
1 when 7 he
2 at 3 last
2 at 4 he
4 he 5 stopped
7 he 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 12 ,
12 , 19 was
13 he 15 that
15 that 19 was
19 was 20 on
20 on 22 way
21 his 22 way

hop , [hop] [,] hipperty-hop , hop [,] [hop] [,] [hipperty-hop] [went] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 hop 2 ,
2 , 7 hop
5 hipperty-hop 6 ,
5 hipperty-hop 7 hop

jimmy watched him [,] [and] [he] [confessed] [that] [he] [was] [puzzled] [.] 
1 jimmy 2 watched
2 watched 3 him

[ii] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [consults] [his] [friends] 

he certainly was puzzled , was [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 he 5 ,
2 certainly 3 was
3 was 4 puzzled
3 was 5 ,
5 , 6 was

the truth is [,] [jimmy] [didn't] [believe] [it] [.] 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is

he thought that [old] [mr] [toad] was [trying] to fool him [.] 
1 he 2 thought
2 thought 3 that
3 that 7 was
7 was 9 to
9 to 10 fool
10 fool 11 him

[presently] [peter] [rabbit] [came] [along] [.] 

he found [jimmy] [skunk] sitting in [a] [brown] [study] [.] 
1 he 2 found
2 found 5 sitting
5 sitting 6 in

" [hello] [,] [old] [striped-coat] [,] [what] [have] [you] [got] [on] [your] [mind] [this] [fine] [morning] [?] " [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 " 18 "

" [him] [,] " [said] [jimmy] [simply] [,] [pointing] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] 
1 " 4 "

peter looked [.] 
1 peter 2 looked

" [do] [you] [mean] [old] [mr] [toad] [!] " he asked [.] 
1 " 11 asked
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 asked

jimmy nodded [.] 
1 jimmy 2 nodded

" [do] [you] [see] [anything] [queer] [about] [him] [?] " he asked in his turn [.] 
1 " 12 asked
10 " 11 he
11 he 12 asked
12 asked 13 in
13 in 15 turn
14 his 15 turn

[ [illustration] [:] ["] do you see anything queer about him [?] " [he] [asked] [.] []] 
1 [ 5 do
5 do 6 you
6 you 7 see
7 see 8 anything
8 anything 9 queer
9 queer 10 about
10 about 11 him
11 him 13 "

peter stared [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] 
1 peter 2 stared

" [no] , " he replied , " except that [he] seems [in] a great hurry [.] ["] 
1 " 6 replied
3 , 4 "
3 , 5 he
5 he 6 replied
6 replied 7 ,
6 replied 9 except
6 replied 12 seems
7 , 8 "
9 except 10 that
9 except 12 seems
12 seems 16 hurry
14 a 16 hurry
15 great 16 hurry

" [that] ['s] [just] [it] [,] " [jimmy] [returned] [promptly] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [did] [you] [ever] [see] [him] [hurry] [unless] he was frightened [?] ["] 
1 " 9 he
9 he 10 was
10 was 11 frightened

peter confessed that he never had [.] 
1 peter 2 confessed
2 confessed 3 that
3 that 4 he
3 that 6 had
4 he 6 had
5 never 6 had

" [well] [,] he [isn't] [frightened] [now] [,] [yet] [just] [look] [at] [him] [go] [,] ["] retorted [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 17 retorted
4 he 17 retorted

peter looked [very] [hard] [at] [jimmy] to see if he was fooling or telling the truth [.] 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 if
8 see 16 truth
9 if 10 he
9 if 11 was
10 he 11 was
11 was 13 or
12 fooling 13 or
13 or 14 telling
15 the 16 truth

then he began to laugh [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 laugh

["] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [sing] [!] 

the very [idea] [!] ["] [he] [cried] [.] 
1 the 2 very

" [he] [can] [sing] about as much as [i] [can] , and [that] [is] [not] [at] all [.] ["] 
1 " 12 and
5 about 6 as
6 as 7 much
7 much 8 as
8 as 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 17 all

jimmy grinned [.] 
1 jimmy 2 grinned

" [i] [think] he 's [crazy] , [if] [you] [ask] [me] , " said he [.] 
1 " 4 he
4 he 12 ,
5 's 7 ,
5 's 12 ,
12 , 13 "
12 , 14 said
14 said 15 he

" [and] [yet] he was just as earnest about it as if it were really so [.] 
1 " 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 just
6 just 7 as
6 just 9 about
6 just 12 if
7 as 8 earnest
8 earnest 9 about
9 about 10 it
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 it
12 if 14 were
13 it 14 were
14 were 15 really
14 were 16 so

i think he must have eaten something that has gone to his head [.] 
1 i 2 think
2 think 3 he
2 think 6 eaten
3 he 4 must
5 have 6 eaten
6 eaten 7 something
7 something 8 that
7 something 9 has
8 that 9 has
9 has 10 gone
10 gone 11 to
11 to 13 head
12 his 13 head

[there] ['s] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [over] [there] [.] 

let's ask him what he thinks [.] ["] 
1 let's 2 ask
2 ask 3 him
2 ask 4 what
4 what 5 he
4 what 6 thinks
5 he 6 thinks

so [jimmy] [and] [peter] [joined] [unc] ['] [billy] , and [jimmy] [told] [the] [story] [about] [old] [mr] [toad] all [over] [again] [.] 
1 so 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 19 all

[unc] ['] [billy] [chuckled] [and] [laughed] [just] [as] [they] [had] [at] [the] [idea] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [saying] [he] [had] [a] [beautiful] [voice] [.] 

[but] [unc] ['] [billy] [has] [a] [shrewd] [little] [head] [on] [his] [shoulders] [.] 

after a few minutes he stopped laughing [.] 
1 after 4 minutes
1 after 5 he
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
5 he 6 stopped
6 stopped 7 laughing

" [we-uns] [done] [think] [of] [brer] [toad] [as] [ugly-lookin] ['] [fo] ['] so [long] [that] [we-uns] [may] [have] [overlooked] [something] [.] 
1 " 13 so

ah [don] ['] [reckon] [brer] [toad] [can] [sing] , [but] [ah] ['] [lows] [that] [perhaps] [he] [thinks] [he] [can] [.] 
1 ah 9 ,

what do [you-alls] [say] [to] [we-uns] [going] [down] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [finding] [out] what he really is up to [?] ["] 
1 what 2 do
1 what 21 to
16 what 17 he
17 he 19 is
18 really 19 is
19 is 20 up
19 is 21 to

" [the] [very] [thing] [!] " [cried] [peter] [,] [kicking] [up] [his] [heels] [.] 
1 " 6 "

you know [peter] [is] [always] [ready] [to] [go] [anywhere] [or] [do] [anything] that [will] [satisfy] [his] [curiosity] [.] 
1 you 2 know
2 know 13 that

[iii] 

[the] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] 

you see he cannot make [long] [jumps] like [his] [cousin] , [grandfather] [frog] , but only little short hops [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
2 see 5 make
3 he 4 cannot
4 cannot 5 make
5 make 15 but
5 make 19 hops
8 like 11 ,
11 , 15 but
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 only
15 but 18 short
17 little 18 short

[so] [peter] [and] [jimmy] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [took] [their] [time] [about] [following] [him] [.] 

[they] [stopped] [to] [hunt] [for] [fat] [beetles] [for] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [and] [at] [every] [little] [patch] [of] [sweet] [clover] [for] [peter] [rabbit] [to] [help] [himself] [.] 

he didn't find the nest for the very [good] reason [that] [carol] [hadn't] [built] [one] [yet] [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 find
3 find 5 nest
3 find 6 for
4 the 5 nest
5 nest 6 for
6 for 10 reason
7 the 8 very
7 the 10 reason

peter was secretly glad [.] 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 secretly
2 was 4 glad

you know [he] [doesn't] [eat] [eggs] , and he is always sorry for his feathered friends when their eggs are stolen [.] 
1 you 7 ,
2 know 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 is
9 he 10 is
10 is 11 always
10 is 12 sorry
12 sorry 13 for
13 for 16 friends
14 his 16 friends
15 feathered 16 friends
16 friends 17 when
17 when 19 eggs
17 when 21 stolen
18 their 19 eggs
19 eggs 20 are
20 are 21 stolen

when at last they started on [again] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [out] [of] [sight] [.] 
1 when 4 they
2 at 3 last
2 at 4 they
4 they 5 started
5 started 6 on

you see all the time he had kept right on going , hop , hop , hipperty-hop [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 5 time
2 see 6 he
2 see 8 kept
3 all 4 the
4 the 5 time
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 kept
8 kept 9 right
8 kept 10 on
8 kept 17 hipperty-hop
10 on 11 going
12 , 13 hop
12 , 14 ,
14 , 15 hop
14 , 16 ,
16 , 17 hipperty-hop

" [never] [mind] [,] ["] said [peter] [,] ["] [we] [can] [catch] [up] [with] [him] [easy] [enough] [,] he ['s] [such] [a] [slow-poke] [.] " 
1 " 6 said
6 said 19 he
19 he 25 "

so it was [with] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was

" [do] [you] [suppose] he [hid] [somewhere] [,] [and] [we] [passed] [him] [?] ["] asked [peter] [.] 
1 " 5 he
5 he 15 asked

[unc] ['] [billy] [shook] [his] [head] [.] 

" [ah] [don] ['] [reckon] [so] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 9 said
9 said 10 he

["] [we-uns] [done] [been] [foolin] ['] [away] [our] [time] [,] [an] ['] [brer] [toad] [done] [stole] [a] [march] [on] [us] [.] 

ah [reckons] we-uns will find him sittin ['] on the bank here somewhere [.] ["] 
1 ah 3 we-uns
3 we-uns 4 will
4 will 5 find
5 find 6 him
5 find 7 sittin
5 find 9 on
5 find 12 here
5 find 13 somewhere
7 sittin 9 on
9 on 11 bank
10 the 11 bank
11 bank 12 here

so right away the three separated to look [for] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 so 2 right
2 right 5 three
3 away 5 three
4 the 5 three
5 three 6 separated
6 separated 7 to
7 to 8 look

all along the bank [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [they] looked [.] 
1 all 2 along
1 all 10 looked
2 along 4 bank
3 the 4 bank

they peeped under old leaves and sticks [.] 
1 they 2 peeped
2 peeped 3 under
3 under 6 and
4 old 5 leaves
5 leaves 6 and
6 and 7 sticks

they looked [in] [every] [place] [where] [old] [mr] [toad] [might] [have] [hidden] , [but] [not] [a] [trace] [of] [him] did [they] [find] [.] 
1 they 13 ,
2 looked 13 ,
13 , 20 did

["] [tra-la-la-lee] [!] 

[oka-chee] [!] 

[oka-chee] [!] 

[happy] [am] [i] [as] [i] [can] [be] [!] ["] 

sang [mr] [redwing] [,] [as] [he] [swayed] [to] and fro [among] [the] bulrushes [.] 
1 sang 9 and
9 and 13 bulrushes
10 fro 13 bulrushes

" [say] [,] [mr] [redwing] [,] [have] [you] [seen] [old] [mr] [toad] [?] " [called] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 " 14 "

" [no] [,] " [replied] [mr] [redwing] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [is] [that] [whom] you [fellows] are looking [for] [?] 
1 " 5 you
5 you 7 are
7 are 8 looking

i wondered if you had lost something [.] 
1 i 2 wondered
2 wondered 3 if
3 if 4 you
3 if 6 lost
4 you 5 had
5 had 6 lost
6 lost 7 something

what do you want [with] [old] [mr] [toad] [?] ["] 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 want

peter explained [how] [they] [had] [followed] [old] [mr] [toad] [just] [to] [see] [what] [he] [really] [was] [up] [to] [.] 
1 peter 2 explained

it [looks] [to] [us] [as] [if] [the] [spring] has [made] [old] [mr] [toad] [crazy] [.] ["] 
1 it 9 has

" [oh] [,] [that] ['s] [it] [,] [is] [it] [?] " [replied] [mr] [redwing] [,] [his] [bright] [eyes] [twinkling] [.] 
1 " 11 "

["] [some] [people] [don't] [know] [as] [much] [as] [they] [might] [.] 

[then] [once] [more] [mr] [redwing] [began] [to] [sing] [.] 

[iv] 

[peter] [rabbit] [finds] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] 

it isn't often that [peter] [rabbit] [is] [truly] [envious] [,] but [sometimes] in the joyousness of spring he is [.] 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 often
2 isn't 4 that
4 that 19 is
11 but 18 he
13 in 15 joyousness
13 in 18 he
14 the 15 joyousness
15 joyousness 16 of
16 of 17 spring
18 he 19 is

he envies the birds because they can pour out in beautiful song [the] joy that is in them [.] 
1 he 2 envies
2 envies 4 birds
2 envies 5 because
2 envies 10 in
3 the 4 birds
5 because 6 they
5 because 8 pour
6 they 7 can
7 can 8 pour
8 pour 9 out
10 in 14 joy
11 beautiful 12 song
12 song 14 joy
14 joy 15 that
14 joy 16 is
15 that 16 is
16 is 17 in
17 in 18 them

the only way he can express his feelings is by kicking his long heels , jumping [about] , and such foolish things [.] 
1 the 2 only
1 the 3 way
3 way 4 he
3 way 6 express
3 way 9 is
4 he 5 can
5 can 6 express
6 express 8 feelings
7 his 8 feelings
9 is 10 by
10 by 11 kicking
11 kicking 19 and
12 his 14 heels
13 long 14 heels
14 heels 15 ,
15 , 16 jumping
15 , 19 and
18 , 19 and
19 and 22 things
20 such 22 things
21 foolish 22 things

so there are times [when] [peter] [wishes] [he] [could] [sing] [.] 
1 so 2 there
2 there 3 are
3 are 4 times

he was wishing this [very] thing now , as he sat on the bank of [the] [smiling] [pool] , [listening] to the great spring chorus [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 wishing
3 wishing 6 thing
3 wishing 14 bank
4 this 6 thing
6 thing 7 now
6 thing 12 on
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 he
9 as 12 on
10 he 12 on
11 sat 12 on
13 the 14 bank
14 bank 15 of
14 bank 21 to
15 of 19 ,
21 to 25 chorus
22 the 25 chorus
23 great 24 spring
24 spring 25 chorus

["] [tra-la-la-lee] [!] 

[oka-chee] [!] 

[oka-chee] [!] 

there 's joy in the spring for you and for me [.] ["] 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 joy
2 's 4 in
3 joy 4 in
4 in 6 spring
5 the 6 spring
6 spring 9 and
7 for 8 you
7 for 9 and
9 and 10 for
10 for 11 me

[sang] [redwing] [the] [blackbird] [from] [the] [bulrushes] [.] 

even [sammy] [jay] [was] [adding] [a] [beautiful] , [bell-like] [note] [instead] [of] [his] [usual] [harsh] [scream] [.] 
1 even 8 ,

peter knew who those singers were , although [look] as he would he could see none of them [.] 
1 peter 2 knew
2 knew 3 who
2 knew 8 although
3 who 5 singers
3 who 6 were
4 those 5 singers
5 singers 6 were
7 , 8 although
8 although 13 he
10 as 11 he
10 as 12 would
10 as 13 he
11 he 12 would
13 he 14 could
14 could 15 see
15 see 18 them
16 none 17 of
16 none 18 them
17 of 18 them

they were [hylas] , [the] [tiny] [cousins] [of] [stickytoes] [the] [tree] [toad] [.] 
1 they 2 were
2 were 4 ,

listening to all [these] [joyous] [voices] [,] [peter] forgot for a time what had [brought] him [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 
1 listening 2 to
1 listening 9 forgot
2 to 3 all
9 forgot 10 for
9 forgot 13 what
10 for 12 time
11 a 12 time
13 what 14 had
14 had 16 him

[but] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [didn't] [forget] [.] 

they were [still] [hunting] [for] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 they 2 were

peter came to himself with a start [.] 
1 peter 2 came
2 came 3 to
2 came 5 with
3 to 4 himself
5 with 7 start
6 a 7 start

" [no] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 5 said
5 said 6 he

["] [i] [was] [just] [listening] [and] [wishing] [that] [i] [could] [sing] [,] [too] [.] 

don't you ever wish you could sing [,] [jimmy] [?] ["] 
1 don't 2 you
1 don't 4 wish
1 don't 7 sing
3 ever 4 wish
4 wish 5 you
4 wish 6 could
5 you 6 could

" [no] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [i] [never] [waste] [time] [wishing] [i] [could] [do] [things] [it] [was] [never] [meant] [i] [should] [do] [.] 

it 's funny [where] [old] [mr] [toad] [is] [.] 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 funny

he said that he was coming down [here] to [sing] , and [redwing] [the] [blackbird] [seemed] to be [expecting] [him] [.] 
1 he 2 said
2 said 3 that
3 that 5 was
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 coming
6 coming 7 down
7 down 9 to
9 to 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 17 to
12 and 18 be

i 've looked everywhere [i] [can] [think] [of] [without] [finding] [him] [,] [but] [i] [don't] [believe] in giving up without another try [.] 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 looked
3 looked 4 everywhere
3 looked 17 in
3 looked 20 without
17 in 19 up
18 giving 19 up
19 up 20 without
20 without 22 try
21 another 22 try

stop your dreaming and [come] help us hunt [.] ["] 
1 stop 3 dreaming
1 stop 4 and
2 your 3 dreaming
4 and 6 help
6 help 7 us
6 help 8 hunt

[so] [peter] [stopped] [his] [dreaming] [and] [joined] [in] [the] [search] [.] 

now there was one [place] [where] [neither] [peter] [nor] [jimmy] nor [unc] ['] [billy] had thought of [looking] [.] 
1 now 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 one
4 one 17 of
11 nor 15 had
15 had 16 thought
16 thought 17 of

that was in [the] [smiling] [pool] itself [.] 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 in
2 was 7 itself

they just took it for granted [that] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [somewhere] on [the] [bank] [.] 
1 they 3 took
2 just 3 took
3 took 4 it
3 took 6 granted
3 took 13 on
5 for 6 granted

suddenly he jumped right up in the air with surprise [.] 
1 suddenly 2 he
2 he 3 jumped
3 jumped 4 right
4 right 5 up
5 up 6 in
5 up 9 with
6 in 8 air
7 the 8 air
8 air 9 with
9 with 10 surprise

there was a familiar-looking head sticking out of the water [.] 
1 there 2 was
2 was 5 head
2 was 8 of
3 a 5 head
4 familiar-looking 5 head
5 head 6 sticking
5 head 8 of
7 out 8 of
8 of 10 water
9 the 10 water

peter had [found] [old] [mr] [toad] [!] 
1 peter 2 had

[v] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [music] [bag] 

never think that [you] [have] [learned] [all] there is to know [.] 
1 never 2 think
2 think 3 that
2 think 9 is
3 that 8 there
3 that 9 is
9 is 10 to
10 to 11 know

that 's the surest way [of] [all] [ignorance] to show [.] 
1 that 2 's
2 's 5 way
2 's 9 to
3 the 4 surest
3 the 5 way
9 to 10 show

" [i] ['ve] [found] [old] [mr] [toad] [!] " [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [hurrying] [after] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 " 9 "

" [where] [?] " [demanded] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [in] [the] [water] [,] " [declared] [peter] [.] 
1 " 6 "

" he 's [sitting] right over [there] [where] [the] [water] [is] [shallow] , and he didn't notice me at all [.] 
1 " 2 he
2 he 13 ,
3 's 5 right
3 's 13 ,
5 right 6 over
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 he
14 and 17 notice
15 he 16 didn't
16 didn't 17 notice
17 notice 18 me
17 notice 19 at
19 at 20 all

sure enough [,] [there] [sat] [old] [mr] [toad] [with] [just] [his] [head] [out] [of] [water] [.] 
1 sure 2 enough

and while they were watching him , something very strange happened [.] 
1 and 8 something
1 and 11 happened
2 while 3 they
2 while 4 were
2 while 7 ,
2 while 8 something
3 they 4 were
4 were 5 watching
5 watching 6 him
8 something 10 strange
8 something 11 happened
9 very 10 strange

" [what] [what] ['s] [the] [matter] [with] [him] [?] " [whispered] [peter] [,] [his] [big] [eyes] [looking] [as] [if] [they] [might] [pop] [out] [of] [his] [head] [.] 
1 " 10 "

" [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] , he ['ll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] exclaimed [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 16 exclaimed
7 , 8 he
8 he 16 exclaimed

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [he] ['ll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [jimmy] [.] []] 

" [listen] [!] " [whispered] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [do] [mah] [ol] ['] [ears] [hear] [right] [?] 

['] [pears] [to] [me] [that] [that] [song] [is] [coming] [right] [from] [where] [brer] [toad] [is] [sitting] [.] ["] 

it certainly did appear so , and [of] all the songs that [glad] [spring] day there was [none] [sweeter] [.] 
1 it 3 did
2 certainly 3 did
3 did 4 appear
4 appear 5 so
5 so 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 all
7 and 17 was
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 songs
12 that 15 day
15 day 16 there
16 there 17 was

[indeed] [there] [were] [few] [as] [sweet] [.] 

the only [trouble] [was] [the] song was so very short [.] 
1 the 2 only
1 the 6 song
6 song 7 was
7 was 8 so
8 so 10 short
9 very 10 short

it lasted only for two or three seconds [.] 
1 it 2 lasted
2 lasted 3 only
3 only 4 for
4 for 8 seconds
5 two 6 or
6 or 7 three
6 or 8 seconds

and [when] it [ended] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] looked [quite] [his] [natural] [self] [again] [;] just as [commonplace] , [almost] [ugly] , as [ever] [.] 
1 and 3 it
1 and 22 ,
3 it 9 looked
9 looked 16 just
16 just 17 as
17 as 19 ,
22 , 23 as

peter looked at [jimmy] [skunk] , [jimmy] [looked] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [,] and [unc] ['] [billy] [looked] [at] [peter] [.] 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 6 ,
6 , 15 and

and no one had a word to say [.] 
1 and 4 had
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 had
4 had 6 word
4 had 7 to
5 a 6 word
7 to 8 say

then all three looked back [at] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 then 3 three
2 all 3 three
3 three 4 looked
4 looked 5 back

it was very hard to [believe] , [but] [peter] [and] [jimmy] and [unc] ['] [billy] both saw and heard , and that was enough [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 hard
3 very 4 hard
4 hard 5 to
5 to 7 ,
7 , 21 and
12 and 18 and
12 and 20 ,
16 both 17 saw
17 saw 18 and
18 and 19 heard
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 that
21 and 23 was
22 that 23 was
23 was 24 enough

[their] [respect] [for] [old] [mr] [toad] [grew] [tremendously] [as] [they] [listened] [.] 

" [how] [does] he [do] [it] [?] ["] whispered [peter] [.] 
1 " 4 he
4 he 9 whispered

" [with] [that] [bag] [under] [his] [chin] [,] [of] [course] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 " 12 "

["] [don't] [you] [see] [it] ['s] [only] [when] [that] [is] [swelled] [out] [that] [he] [sings] [?] 

it 's a regular music bag [.] 
1 it 2 's
2 's 6 bag
3 a 4 regular
3 a 6 bag
4 regular 5 music
5 music 6 bag

and [i] didn't know he had any [such] bag there at all [.] ["] 
1 and 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
4 know 5 he
4 know 6 had
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 any
6 had 9 bag
9 bag 10 there
9 bag 11 at
11 at 12 all

[vi] 

[peter] [discovers] [something] [more] 

there are stranger things in the world [to-day] [than] [ever] [you] [dreamed] [could] [be] [.] 
1 there 2 are
2 are 4 things
3 stranger 4 things
4 things 5 in
5 in 7 world
6 the 7 world

there 's beauty in some [of] [the] [commonest] things [if] [only] [you've] [eyes] to see [.] 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 beauty
2 's 4 in
2 's 14 to
3 beauty 4 in
4 in 9 things
5 some 9 things
14 to 15 see

also he had thought [old] [mr] [toad] [almost] [ugly-looking] [,] [and] [he] [knew] [that] [most] of [his] [neighbors] [thought] the same way [.] 
1 also 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 thought
4 thought 16 of
16 of 22 way
20 the 21 same
20 the 22 way

this was [especially] [so] [with] [peter] [.] 
1 this 2 was

" [what] [was] [the] [use] [of] [wasting] [my] [breath] [?] " [demanded] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 11 "

["] [you] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [me] [if] [i] [had] [.] 

you didn't [believe] [me] [when] [i] [did] tell you [.] " 
1 you 2 didn't
2 didn't 8 tell
8 tell 9 you
9 you 11 "

peter [knew] [that] [this] [was] [true] , and he couldn't find any answer ready [.] 
1 peter 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
8 and 11 find
9 he 10 couldn't
10 couldn't 11 find
11 find 13 answer
12 any 13 answer
13 answer 14 ready

at last he ventured another question [.] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 3 he
3 he 4 ventured
4 ventured 6 question
5 another 6 question

" [why] [haven't] [i] [ever] [heard] [you] [sing] [before] [?] " 
1 " 11 "

" [you] [have] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [tartly] [.] 
1 " 5 "

["] [i] [sang] [right] [in] [this] [very] [place] [last] [spring] [,] [and] [the] [spring] [before] [,] [and] [the] [spring] [before] [that] [.] 

[you] ['ve] [sat] [on] [that] [very] [bank] [lots] [of] [times] [while] [i] [was] [singing] [.] 

the trouble with you [,] [peter] [,] is [that] [you] don't use your eyes or your ears [.] ["] 
1 the 2 trouble
2 trouble 3 with
2 trouble 8 is
3 with 4 you
8 is 11 don't
11 don't 12 use
12 use 15 or
13 your 14 eyes
14 eyes 15 or
15 or 17 ears
16 your 17 ears

peter looked more foolish than ever [.] 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 4 foolish
3 more 4 foolish
4 foolish 6 ever
5 than 6 ever

but he ventured another question [.] 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 ventured
3 ventured 5 question
4 another 5 question

it wouldn't be [peter] [to] [let] [a] [chance] [for] [questions] [go] [by] [.] 
1 it 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 be

" [have] [i] [ever] [heard] [you] [singing] [up] [on] [the] [meadows] [or] [in] [the] [old] [orchard] [?] " 
1 " 18 "

" [no] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] ["] [i] [only] [sing] [in] [the] [springtime] [.] 
1 " 4 "

that 's the time for singing [.] 
1 that 2 's
2 's 4 time
2 's 5 for
3 the 4 time
4 time 5 for
5 for 6 singing

i just have to sing then [.] 
1 i 3 have
2 just 3 have
3 have 4 to
3 have 5 sing
4 to 5 sing
5 sing 6 then

in the summer it is too hot [,] [and] [in] [the] [winter] [i] [sleep] [.] 
1 in 3 summer
1 in 5 is
2 the 3 summer
4 it 5 is
5 is 7 hot
6 too 7 hot

i always return to my old home to sing [.] 
1 i 3 return
2 always 3 return
3 return 4 to
3 return 8 to
4 to 7 home
5 my 7 home
6 old 7 home
8 to 9 sing

you know [i] [was] [born] [here] [.] 
1 you 2 know

all my family gathers here in the spring to sing , [so] [of] [course] [i] [come] too [.] ["] 
1 all 2 my
1 all 3 family
1 all 4 gathers
2 my 3 family
4 gathers 5 here
4 gathers 6 in
4 gathers 9 to
6 in 8 spring
7 the 8 spring
9 to 10 sing
10 sing 17 too
11 , 17 too

[old] [mr] [toad] [filled] [out] [his] [queer] [music] [bag] [under] [his] [chin] [and] [began] [to] [sing] [again] [.] 

peter watched him [.] 
1 peter 2 watched
2 watched 3 him

now it [just] [happened] [that] [old] [mr] [toad] was [facing] [him] , and [so] [peter] looked down straight into his eyes [.] 
1 now 2 it
2 it 13 and
9 was 12 ,
9 was 13 and
13 and 16 looked
16 looked 17 down
17 down 18 straight
17 down 19 into
19 into 21 eyes
20 his 21 eyes

" [oh] [!] ["] he exclaimed , ["] what [beautiful] [eyes] you have [,] [mr] [toad] [!] ["] 
1 " 5 he
5 he 6 exclaimed
6 exclaimed 7 ,
7 , 9 what
9 what 12 you
12 you 13 have

" so [i] ['ve] [been] [told] [before] [,] ["] [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 2 so

["] [my] [family] [always] [has] [had] [beautiful] [eyes] [.] 

there is [an] [old] [saying] that [every] [toad] [has] [jewels] in [his] [head] , but of course he hasn't [,] [not] [real] [jewels] [.] 
1 there 2 is
2 is 11 in
6 that 11 in
11 in 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 17 course
15 but 18 he
16 of 17 course
18 he 19 hasn't

it is just the beautiful eyes [.] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 just
2 is 6 eyes
4 the 6 eyes
5 beautiful 6 eyes

excuse me [,] [peter] [,] [but] [i] ['m] [needed] [in] [that] [chorus] [.] ["] 
1 excuse 2 me

[old] [mr] [toad] [once] [more] [swelled] [out] [his] [throat] [and] [began] [to] [sing] [.] 

peter [watched] [him] [a] [while] [longer] , [then] [hopped] [away] [to] the dear [old] [briarpatch] , and he was very thoughtful [.] 
1 peter 7 ,
7 , 17 and
12 the 13 dear
13 dear 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 he
17 and 19 was
18 he 19 was
19 was 21 thoughtful
20 very 21 thoughtful

don't you think so ? 
1 don't 2 you
1 don't 3 think
3 think 4 so
4 so 5 ?

[vii] 

[a] [shadow] [passes] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] 

he says that that is the reason that he lives to a good old age , [does] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 he 2 says
2 says 3 that
3 that 4 that
3 that 16 ,
4 that 5 is
5 is 7 reason
6 the 7 reason
7 reason 8 that
8 that 9 he
8 that 10 lives
9 he 10 lives
10 lives 11 to
11 to 15 age
12 a 13 good
12 a 15 age
13 good 15 age
14 old 15 age

it is the same way with danger and trouble [.] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 5 way
2 is 6 with
3 the 4 same
4 same 5 way
5 way 6 with
6 with 8 and
7 danger 8 and
8 and 9 trouble

so [old] [mr] [toad] [very] [wisely] [watches] [out] [when] [there] [seems] to be [the] [least] [need] [of] [it] , and he finds it always pays [.] 
1 so 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 he
20 and 22 finds
21 he 22 finds
22 finds 23 it
22 finds 25 pays
23 it 25 pays
24 always 25 pays

it was a beautiful spring evening [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 spring
3 a 5 spring
4 beautiful 5 spring
5 spring 6 evening

[but] [over] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [smiling] [pool] [the] [shadows] [had] [drawn] [a] [curtain] [of] [soft] [dusk] [which] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [became] [black] [.] 

the little stars looked down from the sky and twinkled just to see their reflections twinkle [back] [at] [them] [from] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 
1 the 3 stars
2 little 3 stars
3 stars 9 and
4 looked 5 down
4 looked 6 from
4 looked 9 and
6 from 8 sky
7 the 8 sky
9 and 10 twinkled
9 and 12 to
11 just 12 to
12 to 13 see
13 see 15 reflections
13 see 16 twinkle
14 their 15 reflections

and there and all around it was perfect peace [.] 
1 and 2 there
1 and 7 was
3 and 6 it
4 all 5 around
5 around 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 9 peace
8 perfect 9 peace

all the feathered songsters who had made [joyous] the bright day had gone to bed [.] 
1 all 2 the
1 all 4 songsters
1 all 12 had
2 the 4 songsters
3 feathered 4 songsters
4 songsters 5 who
4 songsters 6 had
5 who 6 had
6 had 7 made
7 made 11 day
9 the 11 day
10 bright 11 day
12 had 13 gone
13 gone 15 bed
14 to 15 bed

but this did not mean that the glad spring chorus was silent [.] 
1 but 2 this
2 this 3 did
3 did 4 not
3 did 5 mean
4 not 5 mean
5 mean 6 that
6 that 10 chorus
6 that 11 was
7 the 10 chorus
8 glad 9 spring
9 spring 10 chorus
10 chorus 11 was
11 was 12 silent

oh , my , no [!] 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 no

[no] [indeed] [!] 

it was so peaceful and beautiful there that it didn't seem possible that danger of any kind could be lurking near [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 5 and
4 peaceful 5 and
5 and 6 beautiful
5 and 7 there
5 and 8 that
5 and 20 lurking
5 and 21 near
8 that 9 it
8 that 19 be
9 it 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 seem
11 seem 12 possible
13 that 14 danger
14 danger 15 of
14 danger 18 could
15 of 17 kind
16 any 17 kind
18 could 19 be
19 be 20 lurking

instantly he stopped singing [.] 
1 instantly 2 he
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 singing

now that was a signal [.] 
1 now 2 that
2 that 3 was
3 was 5 signal
4 a 5 signal

that great chorus stopped as abruptly as the electric lights go out when you press a button [.] 
1 that 3 chorus
2 great 3 chorus
3 chorus 4 stopped
4 stopped 6 abruptly
4 stopped 7 as
5 as 6 abruptly
7 as 10 lights
7 as 11 go
8 the 10 lights
9 electric 10 lights
10 lights 11 go
11 go 12 out
11 go 13 when
13 when 14 you
13 when 15 press
14 you 15 press
15 press 17 button
16 a 17 button

[after] [awhile] [the] [shadow] [floated] [away] [over] [the] [green] [meadows] [without] [a] [sound] [.] 

then he swelled out his music bag and began to sing again [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 8 and
3 swelled 4 out
3 swelled 7 bag
3 swelled 8 and
5 his 7 bag
6 music 7 bag
8 and 9 began
9 began 10 to
10 to 11 sing
11 sing 12 again

[viii] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [babies] 

[the] [smiling] [pool] ['s] [a] [nursery] [where] [all] [the] [sunny] [day] [a] [thousand] [funny] [babies] [are] [taught] [while] [at] [their] [play] [.] 

[really] [the] [smiling] [pool] [is] [a] [sort] [of] [kindergarten] [,] [one] [of] [the] [most] [interesting] [kindergartens] [in] [the] [world] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] ['s] [children] [learn] [to] [swim] [there] [.] 

so do [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] babies [and] [those] of [billy] [mink] , the [trout] [and] [minnow] babies , and a lot more [.] 
1 so 2 do
2 do 19 and
6 babies 19 and
9 of 18 ,
12 , 17 babies
12 , 18 ,
13 the 17 babies
18 , 19 and
19 and 22 more
20 a 21 lot
21 lot 22 more

and there you will find [the] [children] [and] [grandchildren] [of] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 and 3 you
1 and 5 find
2 there 3 you
3 you 4 will

peter had heard it said that [toads] [rain] [down] [from] [the] [sky] , and sometimes it seems as if this must be so [.] 
1 peter 2 had
2 had 3 heard
3 heard 4 it
3 heard 5 said
4 it 5 said
5 said 6 that
6 that 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 it
15 sometimes 16 it
16 it 17 seems
17 seems 19 if
18 as 19 if
19 if 20 this
19 if 22 be
20 this 21 must
21 must 22 be
22 be 23 so

of [course] [he] [knew] [it] [couldn't] [be] , but it puzzled him a great deal [.] 
1 of 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
9 but 11 puzzled
10 it 11 puzzled
11 puzzled 12 him
11 puzzled 15 deal
13 a 14 great
14 great 15 deal

there wouldn't be [a] [toad] [in] [sight] [.] 
1 there 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 be

he remembered this as he went to pay [his] [daily] [call] [on] [old] [mr] [toad] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] and listen to his sweet song [.] 
1 he 2 remembered
2 remembered 3 this
2 remembered 4 as
2 remembered 7 to
4 as 5 he
4 as 6 went
5 he 6 went
7 to 20 and
8 pay 20 and
20 and 21 listen
21 listen 22 to
22 to 25 song
23 his 25 song
24 sweet 25 song

old [mr] [toad] [was] [sitting] [in] [his] [usual] [place] , [but] [he] [wasn't] [singing] [.] 
1 old 10 ,

he was staring at something in the water [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 staring
2 was 4 at
2 was 6 in
4 at 5 something
6 in 8 water
7 the 8 water

when [peter] [said] ["] [good] [morning] , " [old] [mr] [toad] [didn't] [seem] [to] [hear] [him] [.] 
1 when 7 ,
7 , 8 "

he was too much interested in what he was watching [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 much
3 too 4 much
4 much 5 interested
4 much 6 in
6 in 7 what
6 in 8 he
6 in 9 was
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 watching

" [what] [are] [you] [staring] [at] so [,] [mr] [sobersides] [?] ["] [asked] [peter] [,] [speaking] [a] [little] [louder] [than] [before] [.] 
1 " 7 so

old [mr] [toad] [turned] [and] [looked] [at] [peter] , and there was a look of great pride in his face [.] 
1 old 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 there
10 and 12 was
11 there 12 was
12 was 14 look
12 was 18 in
13 a 14 look
14 look 15 of
15 of 17 pride
16 great 17 pride
18 in 20 face
19 his 20 face

["] [i] ['m] [just] [watching] [my] [babies] [.] 

aren't they lovely [?] ["] [said] [he] [.] 
1 aren't 2 they
1 aren't 3 lovely

peter stared harder than ever [,] [but] [he] [couldn't] [see] [anything] [that] [looked] [like] [a] [baby] [toad] [.] 
1 peter 2 stared
2 stared 3 harder
2 stared 5 ever
4 than 5 ever

" [where] [are] [they] [?] ["] asked he [.] 
1 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 he

[old] [mr] [toad] [grew] [indignant] [.] 

" [those] [are] [not] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [children] [;] [they] ['re] [mine] [!] " [he] [sputtered] [.] 
1 " 14 "

" [and] [i] ['ll] [have] you [know] [that] [they] are the most [beautiful] [babies] [in] [th] ['] [world] [!] ["] 
1 " 6 you
6 you 10 are
10 are 12 most
11 the 12 most

peter drew a hand across his mouth to hide a smile [.] 
1 peter 2 drew
2 drew 4 hand
2 drew 5 across
2 drew 8 to
3 a 4 hand
4 hand 5 across
5 across 7 mouth
6 his 7 mouth
8 to 9 hide
9 hide 11 smile
10 a 11 smile

" [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] [,] [mr] [toad] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 11 said
11 said 12 he

["] [i] [i] [thought] [all] [tadpoles] [were] [frog] [babies] [.] 

they all look alike to me [.] ["] 
1 they 3 look
2 all 3 look
3 look 4 alike
4 alike 5 to
5 to 6 me

" [well] [,] [they] ['re] [not] [,] " [declared] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 8 "

["] [how] [any] [one] [can] [mistake] [my] [babies] [for] [their] [cousins] [i] [cannot] [understand] [.] 

now mine are beautiful [,] [while] ["] 
1 now 2 mine
2 mine 3 are
3 are 4 beautiful

" [chug-arum] [!] " [interrupted] [the] [great] [deep] [voice] [of] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [what] [are] [you] [talking] [about] [?] 

why , [your] [babies] [are] [no] [more] [to] [be] [compared] [with] [my] [babies] [for] [real] [beauty] [than] [nothing] [at] [all] [!] 
1 why 2 ,

[i] ['ll] [leave] [it] [to] [peter] [if] [they] [are] [.] ["] 

[but] [peter] [wisely] [held] [his] [tongue] [.] 

to tell the truth , he couldn't see beauty in any of them [.] 
1 to 5 ,
2 tell 4 truth
2 tell 5 ,
3 the 4 truth
5 , 8 see
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 see
8 see 9 beauty
8 see 10 in
9 beauty 10 in
10 in 11 any
11 any 12 of
12 of 13 them

to him they were all just wriggling pollywogs [.] 
1 to 2 him
1 to 3 they
3 they 4 were
4 were 8 pollywogs
5 all 8 pollywogs
6 just 7 wriggling
7 wriggling 8 pollywogs

[ix] 

[the] [smiling] [pool] [kindergarten] 

play a little , learn a little , grow a little too [;] [that] ['s] [what] [every] [pollywoggy] [tries] [his] [best] [to] [do] [.] 
1 play 3 little
1 play 4 ,
2 a 3 little
4 , 8 ,
5 learn 7 little
5 learn 8 ,
6 a 7 little
8 , 9 grow
9 grow 12 too
10 a 11 little
11 little 12 too

of course [.] 
1 of 2 course

that 's what a kindergarten is for [.] 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 what
3 what 5 kindergarten
3 what 7 for
4 a 5 kindergarten
5 kindergarten 6 is
6 is 7 for

they [looked] [considerably] [alike] [,] did [these] [little] [cousins] , for they were all pollywogs to begin with [.] 
1 they 6 did
6 did 11 for
10 , 11 for
11 for 12 they
12 they 13 were
13 were 15 pollywogs
14 all 15 pollywogs
15 pollywogs 16 to
15 pollywogs 18 with
16 to 17 begin
17 begin 18 with

[peter] [rabbit] [came] [over] [every] [day] [to] [watch] [them] [.] 

peter stared [.] 
1 peter 2 stared

could it be that [that] [ugly-looking] [bug] [was] [as] [dangerous] [an] [enemy] [to] [the] [baby] [toad] [as] [reddy] [fox] [is] [to] [a] [baby] [rabbit] [?] 
1 could 2 it
1 could 3 be
3 be 4 that

there were several kinds of queer [,] [ugly-looking] [bugs] [forever] [darting] [out] [at] [the] [wriggling] [pollywogs] [.] 
1 there 2 were
2 were 5 of
3 several 5 of
4 kinds 5 of
5 of 6 queer

[hungry-looking] [fish] [lay] [in] [wait] [for] [them] [,] [and] [longlegs] [the] [blue] [heron] [seemed] [to] [have] [a] [special] [liking] [for] [them] [.] 

but the pollywogs were spry , and seemed to have learned to watch out [.] 
1 but 3 pollywogs
1 but 7 and
2 the 3 pollywogs
3 pollywogs 7 and
4 were 5 spry
4 were 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 seemed
8 seemed 9 to
8 seemed 14 out
9 to 10 have
10 have 11 learned
11 learned 12 to
11 learned 13 watch
12 to 13 watch

they [seemed] [to] [peter] [to] [spend] all [their] [time] swimming and eating and growing [.] 
1 they 7 all
7 all 13 and
10 swimming 11 and
11 and 12 eating
11 and 13 and
13 and 14 growing

they grew so fast that it seemed to him that he could almost see them grow [.] 
1 they 2 grew
2 grew 4 fast
3 so 4 fast
4 fast 5 that
5 that 6 it
5 that 7 seemed
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 to
7 seemed 10 that
8 to 9 him
10 that 11 he
10 that 14 see
11 he 12 could
12 could 14 see
13 almost 14 see
14 see 15 them
14 see 16 grow

that [puzzled] [peter] [more] [than] [anything] he had [seen] [in] a [long] time [.] 
1 that 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 13 time
11 a 13 time

" [why] , [i] [couldn't] [do] [that] [!] " he exclaimed right [out] loud [.] 
1 " 11 exclaimed
3 , 9 "
3 , 10 he
10 he 11 exclaimed
11 exclaimed 12 right
11 exclaimed 14 loud

" [do] [what] [?] " [demanded] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [who] [happened] [along] [just] [then] [.] 
1 " 5 "

" [why] , [grow] [a] [new] [tail] like that [pollywog] , " [replied] [peter] , and [told] [jerry] all that he had [seen] [.] 
1 " 16 and
3 , 8 like
3 , 11 ,
8 like 9 that
11 , 12 "
11 , 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 19 all
19 all 22 had
20 that 21 he
21 he 22 had

jerry laughed [.] 
1 jerry 2 laughed

" [you] ['ll] [see] [queerer] [things] [than] [that] [if] [you] [watch] [those] [pollywogs] [long] [enough] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 18 said
18 said 19 he

["] [they] [are] [a] [queer] [lot] [of] [babies] [,] [and] [very] [interesting] [to] [watch] [if] [you] ['ve] [got] [the] [time] [for] [it] [.] 

i haven't [.] 
1 i 2 haven't

this [smiling] [pool] is [a] great [kindergarten] [,] [and] [there] ['s] [something] [happening] [here] [every] [minute] [.] 
1 this 4 is
4 is 6 great

there 's no place like it [.] ["] 
1 there 2 's
2 's 4 place
2 's 5 like
3 no 4 place
4 place 5 like
5 like 6 it

" [are] [those] [great] [big] [fat] [pollywogs] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [children] [,] [or] [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [?] " [asked] [peter] [.] 
1 " 19 "

" [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [last] [year] ['s] [children] [,] " [replied] [jerry] [.] 
1 " 10 "

" [they] ['ll] [grow] [into] [real] [frogs] [this] [summer] [,] [if] [nothing] [happens] [to] [them] [.] " 
1 " 17 "

" [where] [are] [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [last] [year] ['s] [children] [?] " [asked] [peter] [.] 
1 " 13 "

" [don't] [ask] [me] [,] " [replied] [jerry] [.] 
1 " 6 "

["] [they] [hopped] [away] [last] [summer] [.] 

[never] [saw] [anything] [like] [the] [way] [those] [toad] [youngsters] [grow] [.] 

those [toad] [pollywogs] [you] [see] [now] [will] [turn] [into] [real] [toads] , [and] [be] [leaving] [the] [smiling] [pool] [in] [a] [few] [weeks] [.] 
1 those 12 ,

people think [old] [mr] [toad] [is] [slow] [,] [but] [there] [is] [nothing] [slow] [about] [his] [children] [.] 
1 people 2 think

look at that little fellow over there [;] [he] ['s] [begun] [to] [grow] [legs] [already] [.] ["] 
1 look 2 at
1 look 6 over
2 at 5 fellow
3 that 5 fellow
4 little 5 fellow
5 fellow 6 over
6 over 7 there

peter [looked] , and sure [enough] there was [a] [pollywog] [with] [a] [pair] [of] [legs] [sprouting] [out] [.] 
1 peter 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 7 there
4 and 8 was
5 sure 7 there
7 there 8 was

they were his fore legs , and they certainly did make him look funny [.] 
1 they 7 and
2 were 5 legs
2 were 7 and
3 his 5 legs
4 fore 5 legs
6 , 7 and
7 and 11 make
8 they 10 did
9 certainly 10 did
10 did 11 make
11 make 12 him
11 make 13 look
13 look 14 funny

and only a few days before there hadn't been a sign of legs [.] 
1 and 2 only
1 and 5 days
1 and 9 been
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 days
5 days 6 before
5 days 8 hadn't
6 before 7 there
8 hadn't 9 been
9 been 11 sign
10 a 11 sign
11 sign 12 of
12 of 13 legs

" [my] [gracious] [!] " [exclaimed] [peter] [.] 
1 " 5 "

["] [what] [a] [funny] [sight] [!] 

i thought my babies grew fast [,] [but] [these] [beat] [them] [.] ["] 
1 i 2 thought
2 thought 4 babies
2 thought 5 grew
3 my 4 babies
4 babies 5 grew
5 grew 6 fast

[x] 

[the] [little] [toads] [start] [out] [to] [see] [the] [world] 

it had been some time since [peter] [rabbit] [had] [visited] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [watch] [the] [pollywogs] [.] 
1 it 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 5 time
3 been 6 since
4 some 5 time

so [off] he started , lipperty-lipperty-lip [.] 
1 so 3 he
3 he 4 started
4 started 5 ,
4 started 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip
5 , 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip

he [wondered] [if] [those] [pollywog] [children] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] would be much changed [.] 
1 he 11 would
11 would 12 be
12 be 13 much
13 much 14 changed

the last time he saw them some of them had just begun to grow legs , although they still had long tails [.] 
1 the 3 time
2 last 3 time
3 time 4 he
3 time 5 saw
3 time 7 some
4 he 5 saw
5 saw 6 them
7 some 8 of
7 some 10 had
8 of 9 them
10 had 12 begun
11 just 12 begun
12 begun 13 to
12 begun 20 had
13 to 14 grow
14 grow 15 legs
14 grow 17 although
16 , 17 although
17 although 18 they
18 they 20 had
19 still 20 had
20 had 22 tails
21 long 22 tails

he had [almost] reached [the] [smiling] [pool] [when] [great] [big] [drops] [of] [rain] [began] [to] [splash] [down] [.] 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 reached

and with those first raindrops something funny happened [.] 
1 and 6 something
1 and 8 happened
2 with 5 raindrops
2 with 6 something
3 those 5 raindrops
4 first 5 raindrops
6 something 7 funny
6 something 8 happened

[anyway] [,] [it] [seemed] [funny] [to] [peter] [.] 

right away he was [surrounded] by [tiny] [little] [toads] [.] 
1 right 3 he
2 away 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 6 by

peter 's big eyes grew round with surprise as he stared [.] 
1 peter 2 's
2 's 4 eyes
3 big 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 grew
5 grew 6 round
6 round 7 with
7 with 8 surprise
8 surprise 11 stared
9 as 10 he
9 as 11 stared
10 he 11 stared

where had they all come from so suddenly [?] 
1 where 2 had
2 had 3 they
2 had 5 come
4 all 5 come
5 come 6 from
5 come 8 suddenly
6 from 7 so

a minute before he hadn't seen a single one [,] [and] [now] [he] [could] [hardly] [move] [without] [stepping] [on] [one] [.] 
1 a 2 minute
2 minute 3 before
3 before 4 he
4 he 5 hadn't
5 hadn't 6 seen
6 seen 9 one
7 a 8 single
7 a 9 one
8 single 9 one

it [seemed] [,] [it] [really] [seemed] [,] [as] [if] [each] [raindrop] [turned] [into] [a] [tiny] [toad] [the] [instant] [it] struck the ground [.] 
1 it 20 struck
20 struck 22 ground
21 the 22 ground

of course [peter] [knew] that [that] [couldn't] [be] [,] but it was very puzzling [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 5 that
5 that 12 was
10 but 11 it
11 it 12 was
12 was 14 puzzling
13 very 14 puzzling

and all [those] [little] [toads] were bravely hopping along as if they were bound for some particular place [.] 
1 and 6 were
2 all 6 were
6 were 8 hopping
7 bravely 8 hopping
8 hopping 9 along
8 hopping 11 if
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 they
11 if 13 were
12 they 13 were
13 were 14 bound
14 bound 15 for
15 for 18 place
16 some 18 place
17 particular 18 place

peter watched them for a few minutes , then [he] once more started for the [smiling] [pool] [.] 
1 peter 2 watched
2 watched 3 them
2 watched 4 for
2 watched 9 then
4 for 7 minutes
5 a 6 few
6 few 7 minutes
8 , 9 then
9 then 12 more
9 then 13 started
11 once 12 more
12 more 13 started
13 started 14 for
14 for 15 the

[on] [the] [very] [bank] [whom] [should] [he] [meet] [but] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 

he looked [rather] [thin] , and his back was [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 
1 he 5 ,
2 looked 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 back
6 and 9 was
7 his 8 back

yes , [sir] [,] he [was] [hopping] [away] [from] [the] [smiling] [pool] [where] [he] had been all the spring , singing [in] [the] [great] [chorus] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 he
5 he 15 had
15 had 16 been
16 been 17 all
17 all 18 the
17 all 20 ,
18 the 19 spring
19 spring 20 ,
20 , 21 singing

" [good] [morning] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] " [said] [peter] [in] [his] [most] [polite] [manner] [.] 
1 " 9 "

" [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] [?] " 
1 " 14 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] [?] ["] []] 

" [certainly] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [they] [came] [from] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [of] [course] [.] 

where did you suppose they came from [?] ["] 
1 where 2 did
2 did 3 you
2 did 4 suppose
4 suppose 5 they
4 suppose 6 came
5 they 6 came
6 came 7 from

["] [i] [i] [didn't] [know] [.] 

there wasn't one to be [seen] , and then it began to [rain] , and right away they were everywhere [.] 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 one
2 wasn't 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 then
8 and 10 it
8 and 11 began
10 it 11 began
11 began 12 to
12 to 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 18 they
15 and 19 were
16 right 18 they
17 away 18 they
18 they 19 were
19 were 20 everywhere

it [it] almost seemed as if they had rained down out of the sky [.] ["] 
1 it 4 seemed
3 almost 4 seemed
4 seemed 6 if
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 they
6 if 9 rained
7 they 8 had
8 had 9 rained
9 rained 10 down
10 down 12 of
11 out 12 of
12 of 14 sky
13 the 14 sky

[old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [.] 

" [they] ['ve] [got] [good] [sense] [,] [if] [i] [must] [say] [it] [about] [my] [own] [children] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 19 said
19 said 20 he

["] [they] [know] [that] [wet] [weather] [is] [the] [only] [weather] [for] [toads] [to] [travel] [in] [.] 

the minute this shower came up , they knew it was good traveling weather and out they popped [.] ["] 
1 the 2 minute
2 minute 4 shower
2 minute 5 came
2 minute 8 they
3 this 4 shower
4 shower 5 came
6 up 7 ,
6 up 8 they
8 they 9 knew
9 knew 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 15 and
12 good 14 weather
13 traveling 14 weather
14 weather 15 and
15 and 16 out
15 and 17 they
15 and 18 popped
17 they 18 popped

" [but] [what] [did] [they] [leave] [the] [smiling] [pool] [for] [?] " 
1 " 12 "

peter asked [.] 
1 peter 2 asked

" [to] [see] [the] [great] [world] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 8 "

["] [foolish] [,] [very] [foolish] [of] [them] [,] [but] [they] [would] [do] [it] [.] 

i did [the] [same] [thing] [myself] [when] [i] [was] [their] [age] [.] 
1 i 2 did

[couldn't] [stop] [me] [any] [more] [than] [i] [could] [stop] [them] [.] 

they don't know when they ['re] well off , but young [folks] never do [.] 
1 they 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 when
4 when 5 they
4 when 10 but
5 they 10 but
7 well 8 off
8 off 10 but
9 , 10 but
10 but 14 do
11 young 14 do
13 never 14 do

fine [weather] , [isn't] [it] [?] " 
1 fine 3 ,
3 , 7 "

[xi] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [queer] [tongue] 

old [mother] [nature] [doth] [provide] [for] [all] [her] [children] , [large] [or] [small] [.] 
1 old 10 ,

[her] [wisdom] [foresees] [all] [their] [needs] [and] [makes] [provision] [for] [them] [all] [.] 

perhaps you 'll learn something just [as] [peter] [did] [.] 
1 perhaps 2 you
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 learn
4 learn 5 something
5 something 6 just

when [the] [last] [little] [toad] [had] [passed] [them] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [suddenly] [remembered] that he was [hungry] [,] [very] [hungry] [indeed] [.] 
1 when 17 was
15 that 16 he
16 he 17 was

" [didn't] [have] [time] [to] [eat] [much] [while] [i] [was] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] , " he explained [.] 
1 " 18 explained
15 , 16 "
15 , 17 he
17 he 18 explained

["] [couldn't] [eat] [and] [sing] [too] [,] [and] [while] [i] [was] [down] [there] [,] [i] [was] [supposed] [to] [sing] [.] 

see that bug over there on that leaf [?] 
1 see 3 bug
1 see 4 over
1 see 6 on
2 that 3 bug
3 bug 4 over
4 over 5 there
6 on 8 leaf
7 that 8 leaf

watch him [.] ["] 
1 watch 2 him

peter [looked] , and sure [enough] there was a fat bug crawling along on an old leaf [.] 
1 peter 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 7 there
4 and 8 was
5 sure 7 there
7 there 8 was
8 was 11 bug
9 a 10 fat
9 a 11 bug
10 fat 11 bug
11 bug 12 crawling
12 crawling 13 along
12 crawling 14 on
14 on 17 leaf
15 an 16 old
15 an 17 leaf
16 old 17 leaf

he was about [two] [inches] [from] [old] [mr] [toad] , and he was crawling very fast [.] 
1 he 11 and
2 was 3 about
2 was 11 and
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 was
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 crawling
14 crawling 16 fast
15 very 16 fast

and right [while] [peter] was looking at him [he] [disappeared] [.] 
1 and 2 right
1 and 5 was
5 was 6 looking
6 looking 7 at
7 at 8 him

peter turned to look [at] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 peter 2 turned
2 turned 3 to
3 to 4 look

he hadn't budged [.] 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 budged

peter opened his [eyes] very wide [.] 
1 peter 2 opened
2 opened 6 wide
3 his 5 very
3 his 6 wide

" [wha] [what] ["] he began [.] 
1 " 5 he
5 he 6 began

" [nice] [bug] [,] " [interrupted] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 5 "

" [nicest] [bug] [i] ['ve] [eaten] [for] [a] [longtime] [.] " 
1 " 11 "

" [but] [i] [didn't] [see] [you] [catch] [him] [!] " [protested] [peter] [,] [looking] [at] [old] [mr] [toad] [as] [if] [he] [suspected] [him] [of] [joking] [.] 
1 " 10 "

" [anything] [wrong] [with] [your] [eyes] [?] " [inquired] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [no] [,] " [replied] [peter] [just] [a] [wee] [bit] [crossly] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [my] [eyes] [are] [just] [as] [good] [as] [ever] [.] " 
1 " 11 "

" [then] [watch] [me] [catch] [that] [fly] [over] [yonder] [,] " [said] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 11 "

he hopped towards a fly which had lighted on a blade of grass just ahead [.] 
1 he 2 hopped
2 hopped 3 towards
3 towards 5 fly
4 a 5 fly
5 fly 6 which
5 fly 7 had
6 which 7 had
7 had 8 lighted
8 lighted 9 on
9 on 11 blade
10 a 11 blade
11 blade 12 of
12 of 13 grass
13 grass 14 just
14 just 15 ahead

about two inches from it he [stopped] [,] [and] [so] [far] [as] [peter] could see [,] [he] [sat] [perfectly] [still] [.] 
1 about 2 two
2 two 3 inches
3 inches 4 from
4 from 5 it
4 from 6 he
6 he 14 could
14 could 15 see

but [the] [fly] [disappeared] , and it wasn't [because] [it] [flew] [away] , [either] [.] 
1 but 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 it
6 and 13 ,
7 it 8 wasn't

peter was sure of that [.] 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 sure
3 sure 4 of
4 of 5 that

[old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [.] 

" [didn't] [you] [see] [that] [one] [go] , [peter] [?] " he asked [.] 
1 " 13 asked
8 , 11 "
8 , 12 he
12 he 13 asked

peter shook his head [.] 
1 peter 2 shook
2 shook 4 head
3 his 4 head

" [i] [wish] [you] [would] [stop] [fooling] [me] [,] " [said] [peter] [.] 
1 " 10 "

please , [mr] [toad] [.] " 
1 please 2 ,
2 , 6 "

now [when] [peter] [said] [please] [that] [way] , of [course] [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] [resist] [him] [.] 
1 now 8 ,
8 , 9 of

nobody could [.] 
1 nobody 2 could

["] [here] [comes] [an] [ant] [this] [way] [.] 

now you watch my mouth instead of the ant and see what happens [,] ["] [said] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 now 2 you
2 you 10 and
3 watch 5 mouth
3 watch 7 of
3 watch 10 and
4 my 5 mouth
6 instead 7 of
7 of 9 ant
8 the 9 ant
10 and 11 see
11 see 12 what
12 what 13 happens

peter looked and saw a big black ant coming [.] 
1 peter 3 and
2 looked 3 and
3 and 4 saw
3 and 8 ant
5 a 6 big
5 a 8 ant
6 big 8 ant
7 black 8 ant
8 ant 9 coming

[then] [he] [kept] [his] [eyes] [on] [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [mouth] [.] 

but when he looked for the ant , it was nowhere to be seen [.] 
1 but 2 when
1 but 10 was
2 when 3 he
2 when 4 looked
2 when 10 was
3 he 4 looked
4 looked 5 for
5 for 8 ,
6 the 7 ant
7 ant 8 ,
8 , 9 it
10 was 11 nowhere
10 was 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 seen

peter looked [at] [old] [mr] [toad] [very] [hard] [.] 
1 peter 2 looked

[old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [again] [.] 

with every insect swallowed he felt better natured [.] 
1 with 3 insect
1 with 5 he
2 every 3 insect
3 insect 4 swallowed
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 better
6 felt 8 natured

" [you] ['ve] [guessed] [it] [,] [peter] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 10 said
10 said 11 he

" [handy] [tongue] [,] [isn't] [it] [?] " 
1 " 8 "

" [i] [think] [it] 's a very queer tongue , " [retorted] [peter] , " and [i] [don't] [understand] it [at] all [.] 
1 " 16 and
5 's 9 tongue
5 's 10 ,
6 a 7 very
6 a 9 tongue
7 very 8 queer
8 queer 9 tongue
10 , 11 "
10 , 14 ,
14 , 15 "
14 , 16 and
16 and 22 all
20 it 22 all

if it 's so long as all that , where do you keep it when it isn't in use [?] 
1 if 2 it
1 if 3 's
1 if 10 where
2 it 3 's
3 's 5 long
4 so 5 long
6 as 8 that
6 as 9 ,
6 as 10 where
7 all 8 that
10 where 11 do
11 do 12 you
11 do 13 keep
13 keep 14 it
14 it 15 when
15 when 16 it
15 when 17 isn't
16 it 17 isn't
17 isn't 18 in
18 in 19 use

" [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] " [laughed] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 12 "

["] [my] [tongue] [never] [is] [in] [the] [way] [,] [and] [it] ['s] [the] [handiest] [tongue] [in] [the] [world] [.] 

i 'll show it to you [.] " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 show
3 show 4 it
3 show 5 to
5 to 6 you
6 you 8 "

[xii] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [shows] [his] [tongue] 

i 'm quite sure you would [.] 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 4 sure
3 quite 4 sure
4 sure 5 you
4 sure 6 would
5 you 6 would

[old] [mr] [toad] [thinks] [his] [tongue] [the] [most] [satisfactory] [tongue] [in] [the] [world] [.] 

in fact , he is quite sure that without it he couldn't get along at all , and [i] don't know as he could [.] 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 4 he
4 he 5 is
5 is 7 sure
6 quite 7 sure
7 sure 8 that
8 that 11 he
8 that 18 and
9 without 10 it
9 without 11 he
11 he 12 couldn't
12 couldn't 18 and
13 get 14 along
13 get 15 at
13 get 18 and
15 at 16 all
17 , 18 and
18 and 21 know
18 and 22 as
20 don't 21 know
22 as 24 could
23 he 24 could

and yet very few of his neighbors know anything about that tongue and [how] different it is from most other tongues [.] 
1 and 2 yet
1 and 7 neighbors
1 and 8 know
3 very 4 few
4 few 5 of
4 few 7 neighbors
5 of 7 neighbors
6 his 7 neighbors
7 neighbors 8 know
8 know 13 and
8 know 16 it
8 know 17 is
9 anything 10 about
9 anything 13 and
10 about 12 tongue
11 that 12 tongue
13 and 15 different
16 it 17 is
17 is 18 from
18 from 21 tongues
19 most 20 other
20 other 21 tongues

what [peter] [couldn't] [understand] was what [old] [mr] [toad] [did] [with] [a] [tongue] [that] would [reach] [two] [inches] [beyond] [his] [mouth] [.] 
1 what 5 was
5 was 6 what
6 what 15 would

he said as much [.] 
1 he 2 said
2 said 4 much
3 as 4 much

he opened his big mouth and slowly ran his tongue out its full length [.] 
1 he 6 and
2 opened 5 mouth
2 opened 6 and
3 his 5 mouth
4 big 5 mouth
6 and 8 ran
7 slowly 8 ran
8 ran 10 tongue
8 ran 11 out
9 his 10 tongue
11 out 14 length
12 its 14 length
13 full 14 length

["] [why] [!] 

[why-ee] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [peter] [.] 

" [it] ['s] [fastened] [at] [the] [wrong] [end] [!] " 
1 " 10 "

" [no] [such] [thing] [!] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [indignantly] [.] 
1 " 6 "

" [if] [it] [was] [fastened] [at] [the] [other] [end] [,] [how] [could] [i] [run] [it] [out] so [far] [?] ["] 
1 " 17 so

" [but] [mine] [and] [all] [other] [tongues] [that] [i] [ever] [have] [seen] [are] [fastened] [way] [down] [in] [the] [throat] [,] " [protested] [peter] [.] 
1 " 21 "

["] [yours] [is] [fastened] [at] [the] [other] [end] [,] [way] [in] [the] [very] [front] [of] [your] [mouth] [.] 

i never heard of such a thing [.] ["] 
1 i 3 heard
2 never 3 heard
3 heard 4 of
4 of 7 thing
5 such 6 a
6 a 7 thing

" [there] [are] [a] [great] [many] [things] [you] [have] [never] [heard] [of] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [drily] [.] 
1 " 17 "

["] [mine] [is] [the] [right] [way] [to] [have] [a] [tongue] [.] 

because it is [fastened] [way] [up] in [the] [front] [of] [my] [mouth] that way [,] [i] [can] [use] [the] [whole] of it [.] 
1 because 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 7 in
7 in 14 way
13 that 14 way
14 way 21 of
21 of 22 it

you see it goes out its full length [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 it
2 see 4 goes
3 it 4 goes
4 goes 5 out
5 out 8 length
6 its 8 length
7 full 8 length

peter thought this over for a few minutes before he ventured another question [.] 
1 peter 2 thought
2 thought 3 this
2 thought 4 over
2 thought 9 before
4 over 5 for
5 for 8 minutes
6 a 7 few
7 few 8 minutes
9 before 10 he
9 before 11 ventured
10 he 11 ventured
11 ventured 13 question
12 another 13 question

" [i] [begin] [to] [understand] [,] ["] said he , " but [how] [do] you [hold] [on] [to] [the] [bug] [with] [your] [tongue] ? " 
1 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
8 said 10 ,
8 said 11 "
8 said 12 but
8 said 24 ?
8 said 25 "
12 but 15 you

" [my] [tongue] [is] [sticky] [,] [of] [course] [,] [mr] [stupid] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [looking] [very] [much] [disgusted] [.] 
1 " 13 "

" [just] [let] [me] [touch] [a] [bug] [with] [it] [,] [and] [he] ['s] [mine] [every] [time] [.] " 
1 " 18 "

peter thought this [over] [.] 
1 peter 2 thought
2 thought 3 this

then he felt [of] his own tongue [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 felt
3 felt 7 tongue
5 his 6 own
5 his 7 tongue

" [mine] [isn't] [sticky] [,] ["] said he [very] [innocently] [.] 
1 " 7 said
7 said 8 he

[old] [mr] [toad] [laughed] [right] [out] [.] 

" [perhaps] [if] it was [,] [you] [couldn't] [ask] so [many] [questions] , " said he [.] 
1 " 4 it
1 " 15 said
4 it 5 was
5 was 10 so
10 so 13 ,
13 , 14 "
15 said 16 he

" [now] [watch] [me] [catch] [that] [fly] [.] " 
1 " 9 "

his funny little tongue darted out [,] [and] [the] [fly] [was] [gone] [.] 
1 his 4 tongue
2 funny 4 tongue
3 little 4 tongue
4 tongue 5 darted
5 darted 6 out

[[] [illustration] [:] [his] [funny] [little] [tongue] [darted] [out] [,] [and] [the] [fly] [was] [gone] [.] []] 

" it [certainly] [is] [very] [handy] [,] ["] said [peter] [politely] [.] 
1 " 9 said
2 it 9 said

" [i] [think] we [are] [going] [to] have [more] [rain] [,] [and] [i] ['d] [better] [be] [getting] [back] to [the] [dear] [old] [briarpatch] [.] 
1 " 4 we
4 we 8 have
8 have 19 to

very much obliged to you [,] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 very 2 much
2 much 3 obliged
3 obliged 4 to
4 to 5 you

i think you are very wonderful [.] ["] 
1 i 2 think
2 think 3 you
2 think 4 are
3 you 4 are
4 are 6 wonderful
5 very 6 wonderful

" [not] [at] [all] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 6 "

["] [i] ['ve] [simply] [got] [the] [things] [i] [need] [in] [order] [to] [live] [,] [just] [as] [you] [have] [the] [things] [you] [need] [.] 

i couldn't get along with your kind of [a] [tongue] , but no more could you get along with mine [.] 
1 i 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 get
3 get 5 with
4 along 5 with
5 with 7 kind
6 your 7 kind
7 kind 8 of
8 of 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 14 more
12 but 15 could
12 but 17 get
13 no 14 more
15 could 16 you
15 could 17 get
17 get 18 along
17 get 19 with
19 with 20 mine

if you live [long] [enough] , you will learn [that] [old] [mother] [nature] [makes] [no] [mistakes] [.] 
1 if 2 you
1 if 6 ,
1 if 7 you
2 you 3 live
7 you 8 will
8 will 9 learn

she gives each of us what we need [,] [and] [each] [one] [has] [different] [needs] [.] ["] 
1 she 2 gives
2 gives 3 each
2 gives 6 what
3 each 4 of
4 of 5 us
6 what 7 we
6 what 8 need
7 we 8 need

[xiii] 

[peter] [rabbit] [is] [impolite] 

peter [rabbit] couldn't get [old] [mr] [toad] off [his] [mind] [.] 
1 peter 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 get
4 get 8 off

and [his] [respect] [for] [old] [mr] [toad] had become very great indeed [.] 
1 and 8 had
8 had 9 become
9 become 11 great
10 very 11 great
11 great 12 indeed

of course [.] 
1 of 2 course

who wouldn't respect any one with such beautiful eyes and such a sweet voice and such a wonderful tongue [?] 
1 who 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 respect
3 respect 5 one
3 respect 6 with
4 any 5 one
5 one 6 with
6 with 15 and
7 such 9 eyes
8 beautiful 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 and
10 and 14 voice
10 and 15 and
11 such 12 a
12 a 14 voice
13 sweet 14 voice
15 and 19 tongue
16 such 17 a
17 a 18 wonderful
17 a 19 tongue
18 wonderful 19 tongue

" [funny] , " [mused] [peter] , " [how] we can [live] [right] [beside] [people] [all] [our] [lives] and [not] [really] [know] [them] [at] all [.] 
1 " 19 and
3 , 4 "
3 , 7 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 10 we
7 , 19 and
10 we 11 can
19 and 25 all

i suppose that is why we should never judge people hastily [.] 
1 i 2 suppose
2 suppose 3 that
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 why
5 why 6 we
5 why 9 judge
6 we 7 should
7 should 9 judge
8 never 9 judge
9 judge 10 people
9 judge 11 hastily

i [believe] [i] will go hunt [up] [old] [mr] [toad] and [see] [if] [i] can find [out] [anything] [more] [.] ["] 
1 i 11 and
4 will 5 go
4 will 11 and
5 go 6 hunt
11 and 16 find
15 can 16 find

off [started] [peter] , [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [.] 
1 off 4 ,

but [when] he got there , [peter] [found] no [trace] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 but 3 he
1 but 6 ,
3 he 4 got
4 got 5 there
6 , 9 no

you see [,] [it] [had] [rained] [the] [day] [before] [,] [and] that is [just] the kind of weather [that] [a] [toad] [likes] [best] [for] [traveling] [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 12 that
12 that 13 is
13 is 16 kind
15 the 16 kind
16 kind 17 of
17 of 18 weather

peter ought to have thought of that [,] [but] [he] [didn't] [.] 
1 peter 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
2 ought 6 of
3 to 4 have
4 have 6 of
5 thought 6 of
6 of 7 that

jolly , [round] , [bright] [mr] [sun] [was] [shining] [his] [brightest] , and [peter] [soon] [forgot] all [about] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 jolly 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 17 all

he had just done this when his ears caught the sound of a queer noise a little to one side [of] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [.] 
1 he 2 had
2 had 4 done
3 just 4 done
4 done 5 this
4 done 6 when
6 when 8 ears
6 when 9 caught
7 his 8 ears
8 ears 9 caught
9 caught 11 sound
9 caught 17 little
9 caught 18 to
10 the 11 sound
11 sound 12 of
12 of 15 noise
13 a 15 noise
14 queer 15 noise
16 a 17 little
18 to 20 side
19 one 20 side

[instantly] [peter] [stopped] [and] [sat] [up] [to] [listen] [.] 

there [it] [was] [again] , and it seemed to come from under an old piece of board [.] 
1 there 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 it
7 it 8 seemed
8 seemed 9 to
8 seemed 10 come
9 to 10 come
10 come 11 from
11 from 12 under
12 under 15 piece
13 an 14 old
13 an 15 piece
14 old 15 piece
15 piece 16 of
16 of 17 board

it was just a little , rustling sound , hardly to be heard [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 5 little
3 just 7 rustling
3 just 11 to
3 just 13 heard
4 a 5 little
6 , 7 rustling
7 rustling 8 sound
7 rustling 9 ,
10 hardly 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 heard

" [there] ['s] [some] [one] [under] [that] [old] [board] [,] " [thought] [peter] [,] [and] [peeped] [under] [.] 
1 " 11 "

all he could see was that there was something moving [.] 
1 all 2 he
1 all 4 see
1 all 5 was
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 see
5 was 6 that
6 that 7 there
6 that 8 was
7 there 8 was
8 was 9 something
9 something 10 moving

[instantly] [peter] [was] [all] [curiosity] [.] 

whoever was there was not very big [.] 
1 whoever 2 was
1 whoever 4 was
2 was 3 there
4 was 7 big
5 not 6 very
6 very 7 big

he was sure of that [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 sure
3 sure 4 of
4 of 5 that

of course that meant that he had nothing to fear [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 that
3 that 4 meant
4 meant 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 had
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 nothing
7 had 9 to
8 nothing 9 to
9 to 10 fear

so what do you think [peter] [did] [?] 
1 so 5 think
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think

why , [he] [just] [pulled] [that] [old] [board] [over] [.] 
1 why 2 ,

and when he did that , he saw , [whom] do you think ? 
1 and 7 he
1 and 13 think
2 when 3 he
2 when 4 did
2 when 6 ,
2 when 7 he
3 he 4 did
5 that 6 ,
7 he 8 saw
9 , 11 do
11 do 12 you
12 you 13 think
13 think 14 ?

why , [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [to] [be] [sure] [.] 
1 why 2 ,

[but] [such] [a] [sight] [as] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [!] 

peter just stared [.] 
1 peter 3 stared
2 just 3 stared

for a full minute he couldn't find his voice [.] 
1 for 4 minute
1 for 5 he
2 a 4 minute
3 full 4 minute
5 he 6 couldn't
6 couldn't 7 find
7 find 9 voice
8 his 9 voice

[old] [mr] [toad] [was] [changing] [his] [clothes] [!] 

yes , [sir] [,] that is just [what] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [doing] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 that
5 that 6 is
6 is 7 just

he was taking [off] his old [suit] , and [under] it was a brand new one [.] 
1 he 9 and
2 was 3 taking
2 was 9 and
5 his 6 old
6 old 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 12 was
11 it 12 was
12 was 16 one
13 a 16 one
14 brand 16 one
15 new 16 one

but such a time as he was having [!] 
1 but 4 time
1 but 6 he
2 such 3 a
3 a 4 time
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 having

he was opening and shutting his big mouth , and drawing his hind legs under him , and rubbing [them] against his body [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 and
3 opening 4 and
4 and 5 shutting
4 and 10 and
6 his 8 mouth
7 big 8 mouth
8 mouth 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 23 body
11 drawing 23 body
12 his 14 legs
13 hind 14 legs
14 legs 15 under
14 legs 18 and
15 under 16 him
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 rubbing
18 and 21 against
18 and 23 body
21 against 22 his

[then] [peter] [saw] [a] [strange] [thing] [.] 

all the time [old] [mr] [toad] was [working] [very] [hard] to suck it at the corners of his big mouth [.] 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 time
3 time 7 was
7 was 11 to
11 to 12 suck
12 suck 13 it
12 suck 14 at
14 at 16 corners
15 the 16 corners
16 corners 17 of
17 of 20 mouth
18 his 20 mouth
19 big 20 mouth

he [glared] [angrily] [at] [peter] [,] [but] [he] [couldn't] [say] [anything] [because] [his] [mouth] was too full [.] 
1 he 15 was
15 was 17 full
16 too 17 full

he [looked] [so] [funny] [that] [peter] [just] [threw] [himself] [on] [the] [ground] [and] rolled over and over [with] [laughter] [.] 
1 he 14 rolled
14 rolled 17 over
15 over 16 and
16 and 17 over

[this] [made] [old] [mr] [toad] [glare] [more] [angrily] [than] [ever] [,] [but] [he] [couldn't] [say] [anything] [,] [not] [a] [word] [.] 

[xiv] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [disappears] 

admit your fault when you ['ve] done wrong [,] [and] [don't] [postpone] [it] [over] [long] [.] 
1 admit 3 fault
1 admit 8 wrong
2 your 3 fault
3 fault 4 when
4 when 5 you
4 when 7 done
5 you 7 done

peter [rabbit] [didn't] [blame] [old] [mr] [toad] [a] [bit] [for] [being] [indignant] [because] [peter] [had] watched him [change] [his] [suit] [.] 
1 peter 16 watched
16 watched 17 him

it wasn't a nice thing to do [.] 
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 5 thing
2 wasn't 6 to
3 a 5 thing
4 nice 5 thing
6 to 7 do

old [mr] [toad] [had] [looked] [very] [funny] [while] [he] [was] [struggling] [out] [of] [his] [old] [suit] , and [peter] [just] [couldn't] [help] [laughing] [at] [him] [.] 
1 old 17 ,
17 , 18 and

but he realized that he had been very impolite , and he [very] [meekly] told [old] [mr] [toad] [so] [.] 
1 but 2 he
1 but 10 ,
2 he 3 realized
3 realized 4 that
4 that 5 he
4 that 7 been
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 been
7 been 9 impolite
8 very 9 impolite
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
11 and 15 told

" [you] [see] [,] [it] [was] [this] [way] [,] " [explained] [peter] [.] 
1 " 10 "

" [i] [heard] [something] [under] [that] [old] [board] [,] [and] [i] [just] [naturally] [turned] [it] [over] [to] [find] [out] [what] [was] [there] [.] " 
1 " 24 "

" [hump] [!] " [grunted] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [i] [didn't] [have] [the] [least] [idea] [that] [you] [were] [there] [,] " [continued] [peter] [.] 
1 " 13 "

but [i] ['m] [sorry] , [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 but 5 ,

[truly] [i] [am] [.] 

i didn't mean to be so impolite [.] 
1 i 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mean
3 mean 4 to
3 mean 5 be
4 to 5 be
5 be 7 impolite
6 so 7 impolite

i promise never to do it again [.] 
1 i 2 promise
2 promise 4 to
2 promise 5 do
3 never 4 to
4 to 5 do
5 do 6 it
5 do 7 again

i had heard that you swallowed your old suits [,] [but] [i] [never] [half] [believed] [it] [.] 
1 i 2 had
2 had 3 heard
3 heard 4 that
4 that 5 you
4 that 6 swallowed
5 you 6 swallowed
6 swallowed 9 suits
7 your 9 suits
8 old 9 suits

now [i] [know] it is so and [just] [how] [you] [do] it , and [i] [feel] [as] [if] [i] [had] [learned] [something] [worth] [knowing] [.] 
1 now 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 so
6 so 7 and
6 so 13 ,
7 and 12 it
13 , 14 and

do you go down into the mud at the bottom [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] the way [grandfather] [frog] [does] [?] ["] 
1 do 2 you
1 do 3 go
3 go 4 down
3 go 5 into
3 go 8 at
3 go 16 way
5 into 7 mud
6 the 7 mud
7 mud 8 at
8 at 10 bottom
9 the 10 bottom
15 the 16 way

" [certainly] [not] [!] " [retorted] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 5 "

["] [use] [your] [common] [sense] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 

i 'm not so fond of long journeys as all that [.] ["] 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 not
2 'm 5 fond
4 so 5 fond
5 fond 6 of
5 fond 9 as
6 of 8 journeys
7 long 8 journeys
9 as 11 that
10 all 11 that

" [that] ['s] so [.] ["] 
1 " 4 so

peter looked foolish [.] 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 3 foolish

" [i] [didn't] [think] [of] [that] [when] [i] [spoke] [.] " 
1 " 11 "

" [now] [if] [i] [wanted] [to] [,] [i] [could] [disappear] [right] [here] [.] " 
1 " 14 "

" [nothing] [of] [the] [sort] [!] " [snapped] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [i] [could] [disappear] [and] [not] [go] [near] [that] [old] [board] [,] [not] [a] [step] [nearer] [than] [i] [am] [now] [.] " 
1 " 22 "

[old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [.] 

here was a chance to get even [with] [peter] for watching him change his suit [.] 
1 here 2 was
2 was 4 chance
3 a 4 chance
4 chance 5 to
4 chance 6 get
5 to 6 get
6 get 7 even
6 get 10 for
10 for 11 watching
11 watching 12 him
11 watching 13 change
13 change 15 suit
14 his 15 suit

" [more] [than] [that] [,] [i] [give] [you] [my] [word] [of] [honor] [that] [i] [will] [not] [hop] [three] [feet] [from] [where] [i] [am] [sitting] [.] " 
1 " 26 "

" [all] [right] [,] " [replied] [peter] [promptly] [,] [turning] [his] [back] [to] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 5 "

" [i] ['ll] [look] [down] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [for] [five] [minutes] [and] [promise] [not] [to] [peek] [.] " 
1 " 19 "

[so] [peter] [sat] [and] [gazed] [straight] [down] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [.] 

when he thought the five minutes were up , he turned around [.] 
1 when 2 he
1 when 3 thought
1 when 9 ,
1 when 10 he
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 6 minutes
3 thought 7 were
4 the 5 five
5 five 6 minutes
6 minutes 7 were
7 were 8 up
10 he 11 turned
11 turned 12 around

[old] [mr] [toad] [was] [nowhere] [to] [be] [seen] [.] 

peter looked [hastily] this way and that [way] [,] [but] there was not [a] [sign] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 6 and
4 this 5 way
5 way 6 and
6 and 7 that
7 that 11 there
7 that 12 was
12 was 13 not

he had disappeared as completely as if he never had been there [.] 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 disappeared
3 disappeared 5 completely
3 disappeared 7 if
4 as 5 completely
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 he
7 if 11 been
8 he 10 had
9 never 10 had
10 had 11 been
11 been 12 there

[xv] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gives] [peter] [a] [scare] 

[old] [mr] [toad] [was] [getting] [even] [with] [peter] [for] [laughing] [at] [him] [.] 

[while] [peter] ['s] [back] [had] [been] [turned] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [disappeared] [.] 

it was too much [for] [peter] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 much
3 too 4 much

[nevertheless] [,] [peter] [hopped] [over] [to] [it] [and] [turned] [it] [over] [again] [,] [because] [he] [couldn't] [think] [of] [any] [other] [place] [to] [look] [.] 

of course , [old] [mr] [toad] [wasn't] there [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 8 there

of course not [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 not

he had [given] [his] [word] [that] [he] [wouldn't] [hide] [there] , and he always lives up to his word [.] 
1 he 11 ,
2 had 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 he
12 and 15 lives
13 he 15 lives
14 always 15 lives
15 lives 16 up
15 lives 17 to
17 to 19 word
18 his 19 word

peter should have [known] better than to have looked there [.] 
1 peter 2 should
2 should 3 have
3 have 7 to
3 have 9 looked
5 better 7 to
6 than 7 to
7 to 8 have
8 have 9 looked
9 looked 10 there

but if [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [nothing] [to] [hide] [under] [,] of course he must have hopped away [,] [reasoned] [peter] [.] 
1 but 14 he
1 but 17 hopped
2 if 14 he
12 of 13 course
13 course 14 he
14 he 15 must
15 must 16 have
16 have 17 hopped
17 hopped 18 away

peter never had felt more foolish in all his life [.] 
1 peter 3 had
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 felt
4 felt 6 foolish
5 more 6 foolish
6 foolish 7 in
7 in 8 all
8 all 9 his
8 all 10 life
9 his 10 life

he began to think that [old] [mr] [toad] must be bewitched and had some strange power of making himself [invisible] [.] 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 12 and
4 think 5 that
4 think 12 and
5 that 9 must
9 must 10 be
10 be 11 bewitched
12 and 13 had
12 and 19 himself
13 had 16 power
14 some 16 power
15 strange 16 power
16 power 17 of
17 of 18 making

and [yet] [old] [mr] [toad] had disappeared [.] 
1 and 6 had
6 had 7 disappeared

suddenly [peter] [gave] [a] [frightened] [scream] [and] [jumped] [higher] [than] he [ever] had [jumped] [before] in all his life [.] 
1 suddenly 11 he
11 he 13 had
13 had 16 in
16 in 17 all
17 all 18 his
17 all 19 life
18 his 19 life

a voice [,] [the] [voice] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] [himself] [,] [had] said [,] ["] [well] [,] [now] [are] [you] [satisfied] [?] ["] 
1 a 2 voice
2 voice 13 said

and that voice had come from right [under] [peter] [!] [do] [you] [wonder] that he was frightened [?] 
1 and 3 voice
1 and 16 was
2 that 3 voice
3 voice 4 had
4 had 5 come
5 come 6 from
6 from 7 right
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 frightened

when he turned to look , [there] [sat] [old] [mr] [toad] [right] where he himself had been sitting a moment before [.] 
1 when 2 he
1 when 3 turned
1 when 6 ,
1 when 14 he
2 he 3 turned
3 turned 4 to
4 to 5 look
6 , 13 where
14 he 16 had
15 himself 16 had
16 had 17 been
17 been 18 sitting
18 sitting 20 moment
18 sitting 21 before
19 a 20 moment
20 moment 21 before

peter rubbed his eyes and stared very foolishly [.] 
1 peter 5 and
2 rubbed 4 eyes
2 rubbed 5 and
3 his 4 eyes
5 and 6 stared
5 and 8 foolishly
7 very 8 foolishly

" [wh-wh-where] [did] [you] [come] [from] [?] " [he] [stammered] [at] [last] [.] 
1 " 8 "

[old] [mr] [toad] [grinned] [.] 

" [i] ['ll] [show] [you] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 8 said
8 said 9 he

then that disappeared [.] 
1 then 2 that
2 that 3 disappeared

old [mr] [toad] [had] [gone] [down] , and the sand had fallen right back over him [.] 
1 old 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 sand
8 and 12 fallen
9 the 10 sand
10 sand 11 had
11 had 12 fallen
12 fallen 13 right
12 fallen 14 back
14 back 15 over
15 over 16 him

peter just had to rub his eyes again [.] 
1 peter 3 had
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
3 had 5 rub
4 to 5 rub
5 rub 7 eyes
5 rub 8 again
6 his 7 eyes

he had to ! 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 to
3 to 4 !

then , to make [sure] , he began to dig [away] [the] [sand] [where] [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [been] [sitting] [.] 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 7 he
3 to 4 make
3 to 6 ,
3 to 7 he
7 he 8 began
8 began 9 to
9 to 10 dig

in a minute he [felt] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [who] [at] [once] came out again [.] 
1 in 3 minute
1 in 4 he
2 a 3 minute
4 he 13 came
13 came 14 out
14 out 15 again

[old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [beautiful] [eyes] [twinkled] [more] [than] [ever] [.] 

" [i] [guess] [we] [are] [even] [now] [,] [peter] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 12 said
12 said 13 he

peter nodded [.] 
1 peter 2 nodded

["] [more] [than] [that] [,] [mr] [toad] [.] 

i think you have a little the best of [it] , " he replied [.] 
1 i 2 think
2 think 3 you
2 think 4 have
3 you 4 have
4 have 6 little
4 have 8 best
5 a 6 little
7 the 8 best
8 best 9 of
9 of 11 ,
11 , 12 "
11 , 14 replied
13 he 14 replied

" [now] [won't] [you] [tell] [me] [how] [you] [did] [it] [?] " 
1 " 12 "

old [mr] [toad] [held] [up] [one] [of] [his] [stout] [hind] [feet] , and on it was a kind of spur [.] 
1 old 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 on
14 on 15 it
15 it 16 was
16 was 19 of
17 a 19 of
18 kind 19 of
19 of 20 spur

" [there] ['s] [another] [just] [like] [that] [on] [the] [other] [foot] [,] ["] said he [,] " [and] [i] [use] [them] [to] [dig] [with] [.] 
1 " 14 said
14 said 15 he
15 he 17 "

you go into a hole headfirst [,] [but] [i] [go] [in] [the] [other] [way] [.] 
1 you 2 go
2 go 3 into
2 go 6 headfirst
3 into 5 hole
4 a 5 hole

i make my hole in soft earth and back into it at the same time , this way [.] ["] 
1 i 2 make
2 make 4 hole
2 make 5 in
2 make 10 into
2 make 12 at
3 my 4 hole
4 hole 5 in
5 in 8 and
6 soft 7 earth
7 earth 8 and
8 and 9 back
8 and 10 into
10 into 11 it
12 at 16 ,
13 the 14 same
14 same 15 time
15 time 16 ,
16 , 18 way
17 this 18 way

he began to [work] [his] [stout] [hind] [feet] , and as he kicked the earth out , he backed in at the same time [.] 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 18 he
10 and 19 backed
11 as 12 he
11 as 13 kicked
11 as 17 ,
11 as 18 he
12 he 13 kicked
13 kicked 15 earth
13 kicked 16 out
14 the 15 earth
18 he 19 backed
19 backed 20 in
19 backed 21 at
21 at 24 time
22 the 23 same
23 same 24 time

when [he] [once] [more] [reappeared] , [peter] [thanked] [him] [.] 
1 when 6 ,

then he asked one more question [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 asked
3 asked 6 question
4 one 5 more
5 more 6 question

" [is] [that] [the] [way] [you] [go] [into] [winter] [quarters] [?] " 
1 " 12 "

[old] [mr] [toad] [nodded] [.] 

" [and] [it] ['s] [the] [way] [i] [escape] [from] [my] [enemies] [.] " 
1 " 13 "

[xvi] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [is] [surprised] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [ambled] [along] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [down] [the] [hill] [.] 

he didn't hurry [because] [jimmy] [doesn't] [believe] [in] [hurrying] [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 hurry

the only time he ever hurries is when he sees a fat beetle trying to get out of sight [.] 
1 the 2 only
1 the 3 time
3 time 4 he
3 time 6 hurries
3 time 7 is
4 he 6 hurries
5 ever 6 hurries
7 is 8 when
7 is 14 trying
8 when 9 he
8 when 10 sees
9 he 10 sees
10 sees 13 beetle
11 a 12 fat
11 a 13 beetle
12 fat 13 beetle
14 trying 15 to
15 to 16 get
16 get 18 of
17 out 18 of
18 of 19 sight

[then] [jimmy] [does] [hurry] [.] 

but just now he didn't see any fat beetles , although he was looking for them [.] 
1 but 2 just
1 but 6 see
3 now 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 see
6 see 8 fat
6 see 9 beetles
7 any 8 fat
8 fat 9 beetles
9 beetles 11 although
10 , 11 although
11 although 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 looking
14 looking 15 for
15 for 16 them

so he [just] ambled [along] as if he had all the time in the world , as [indeed] he had [.] 
1 so 2 he
1 so 20 had
2 he 4 ambled
6 as 8 he
6 as 9 had
6 as 16 ,
6 as 19 he
7 if 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 all
9 had 13 in
10 all 11 the
10 all 12 time
11 the 12 time
12 time 13 in
13 in 15 world
14 the 15 world
16 , 17 as
19 he 20 had

he was feeling very good-natured , was [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 he 6 ,
2 was 3 feeling
2 was 6 ,
3 feeling 5 good-natured
4 very 5 good-natured
6 , 7 was

and why [shouldn't] [he] [?] 
1 and 2 why

there was everything to make him feel good-natured [.] 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 everything
2 was 4 to
4 to 5 make
5 make 6 him
5 make 7 feel
7 feel 8 good-natured

summer had arrived to stay [.] 
1 summer 2 had
2 had 3 arrived
3 arrived 4 to
4 to 5 stay

on every side he heard glad voices [.] 
1 on 3 side
1 on 4 he
2 every 3 side
4 he 5 heard
5 heard 7 voices
6 glad 7 voices

[bumble] [the] [bee] [was] [humming] [a] [song] [.] 

best [of] all [,] [jimmy] [had] [found] [three] [beetles] [that] [very] [morning] [,] [and] [he] [knew] [that] [there] [were] [more] [if] [he] [could] [find] [them] [.] 
1 best 3 all

so why shouldn't he feel good [?] 
1 so 2 why
2 why 3 shouldn't
3 shouldn't 4 he
3 shouldn't 5 feel
5 feel 6 good

his sharp little eyes twinkled as he ambled [along] [,] and there wasn't much that they missed [.] 
1 his 4 eyes
2 sharp 4 eyes
3 little 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 twinkled
5 twinkled 6 as
6 as 11 and
6 as 13 wasn't
7 he 8 ambled
7 he 11 and
11 and 12 there
12 there 13 wasn't
13 wasn't 14 much
14 much 15 that
14 much 17 missed
15 that 16 they
15 that 17 missed
16 they 17 missed

["] [beetle] [,] [beetle] [,] [smooth] [and] [smug] [,] [you] [are] [nothing] [but] [a] [bug] [.] 

bugs were made [for] [skunks] to eat , [so] come out from your retreat [.] 
1 bugs 2 were
2 were 3 made
3 made 6 to
6 to 8 ,
7 eat 8 ,
8 , 10 come
10 come 11 out
11 out 12 from
12 from 14 retreat
13 your 14 retreat

["] [hello] [!] 

there 's a nice big piece of [bark] over there that looks as if it ought to have a dozen fat beetles under it [.] 
1 there 2 's
2 's 6 piece
3 a 4 nice
3 a 6 piece
4 nice 6 piece
5 big 6 piece
6 piece 7 of
6 piece 11 that
6 piece 12 looks
7 of 9 over
9 over 10 there
11 that 12 looks
12 looks 14 if
13 as 14 if
14 if 15 it
14 if 16 ought
15 it 16 ought
16 ought 17 to
16 ought 18 have
17 to 18 have
18 have 22 beetles
18 have 23 under
19 a 20 dozen
20 dozen 22 beetles
21 fat 22 beetles
22 beetles 23 under
23 under 24 it

it 's great fun to pull over pieces [of] bark and see fat beetles run all ways at once [.] 
1 it 2 's
2 's 4 fun
2 's 17 ways
2 's 19 once
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 to
4 fun 6 pull
4 fun 15 run
5 to 6 pull
6 pull 7 over
8 pieces 11 and
10 bark 11 and
11 and 12 see
12 see 14 beetles
12 see 15 run
13 fat 14 beetles
14 beetles 15 run
16 all 17 ways
18 at 19 once

i 'll just have to see what is under that piece [.] ["] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 4 have
3 just 4 have
4 have 5 to
4 have 6 see
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 what
7 what 8 is
8 is 9 under
9 under 11 piece
10 that 11 piece

" [beetle] [,] [beetle] [,] [smooth] [and] [smug] [,] [you] [are] [nothing] [but] [a] [bug] [.] " 
1 " 17 "

as he said the last word , he suddenly pulled the piece [of] bark over [.] 
1 as 2 he
1 as 3 said
1 as 7 ,
1 as 8 he
2 he 3 said
3 said 6 word
4 the 5 last
4 the 6 word
8 he 10 pulled
9 suddenly 10 pulled
10 pulled 14 bark
10 pulled 15 over
11 the 14 bark
12 piece 14 bark

" [who] ['s] [a] [bug] [?] ["] asked a funny voice , and [it] [sounded] rather cross [.] 
1 " 8 asked
8 asked 13 and
9 a 10 funny
9 a 11 voice
10 funny 11 voice
11 voice 13 and
12 , 13 and
13 and 16 rather
13 and 17 cross

jimmy [skunk] [nearly] [tumbled] [over] [backward] [in] [surprise] , [and] [for] [a] [minute] [he] [couldn't] [find] [his] [tongue] [.] 
1 jimmy 9 ,

" [who] ['s] [a] [bug] [?] " he repeated [.] 
1 " 9 repeated
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 repeated

[instead] [of] [answering] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] [began] [to] [laugh] [.] 

" [who] ['s] [a] [bug] [?] " [demanded] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [more] [crossly] [than] [before] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [there] [isn't] [any] [bug] [,] [mr] [toad] [,] [and] [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [,] [remembering] [his] [politeness] [.] 
1 " 16 "

["] [i] [just] [thought] [there] [was] [.] 

you [see] [,] [i] didn't know you were under that piece [of] bark [.] 
1 you 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 know
6 know 7 you
6 know 8 were
7 you 8 were
8 were 9 under
9 under 13 bark
10 that 13 bark
11 piece 13 bark

i hope you will excuse me [,] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 i 2 hope
2 hope 3 you
2 hope 5 excuse
3 you 4 will
4 will 5 excuse
5 excuse 6 me

have you seen any fat beetles this morning [?] ["] 
1 have 2 you
1 have 3 seen
3 seen 4 any
3 seen 6 beetles
5 fat 6 beetles
6 beetles 8 morning
7 this 8 morning

" [no] [,] " [said] [old] [mr] [toad] [grumpily] [,] [and] [yawned] [and] [rubbed] [his] [eyes] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [why] [,] " [exclaimed] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] ["] [i] [believe] [you] [have] [just] [waked] [up] [!] ["] 
1 " 4 "

" [what] [if] [i] [have] [?] " [demanded] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [who] [was] [the] [other] [?] " [asked] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [mr] [blacksnake] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 5 "

" he inquired for you [.] ["] 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 inquired
3 inquired 4 for
4 for 5 you

[old] [mr] [toad] [turned] [quite] [pale] [.] 

" [i] [i] [think] [i] ['ll] [be] [moving] [along] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 12 said
12 said 13 he

[xvii] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [mistake] 

and when he had [pulled] it [over] [,] [he] [found] [old] [mr] [toad] [there] [.] 
1 and 2 when
1 and 4 had
3 he 4 had
4 had 6 it

old [mr] [toad] [had] [crept] [under] [that] [piece] [of] [bark] [because] [he] [wanted] [to] [take] [a] nap [.] 
1 old 17 nap

yes , [sir] [,] he was wide awake right away [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 8 awake
6 was 9 right
7 wide 8 awake
9 right 10 away

you see [,] [he] [knew] [right] [away] why [mr] [blacksnake] [had] [asked] [after] [him] [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 8 why

he knew that [mr] [blacksnake] [has] [a] [fondness] [for] [toads] [.] 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 that

he [turned] [quite] [pale] [when] he [heard] that [mr] [blacksnake] had [asked] [after] [him] , and right then he made his mistake [.] 
1 he 15 ,
6 he 8 that
8 that 11 had
11 had 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 19 he
16 and 20 made
17 right 19 he
18 then 19 he
19 he 20 made
20 made 22 mistake
21 his 22 mistake

he hardly waited long enough to say good-by to [jimmy] [skunk] , but started off as fast as he could go [.] 
1 he 13 but
2 hardly 3 waited
3 waited 4 long
3 waited 6 to
3 waited 13 but
4 long 5 enough
6 to 7 say
7 say 8 good-by
9 to 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 started
14 started 15 off
14 started 17 fast
14 started 18 as
16 as 17 fast
18 as 19 he
18 as 21 go
19 he 20 could
20 could 21 go

now when people are very much afraid , they almost always seem to think that danger is behind instead [of] in front of them [.] 
1 now 9 they
2 when 3 people
2 when 4 are
2 when 8 ,
2 when 9 they
3 people 4 are
4 are 6 much
4 are 7 afraid
5 very 6 much
9 they 12 seem
10 almost 11 always
11 always 12 seem
12 seem 13 to
12 seem 14 think
13 to 14 think
14 think 15 that
15 that 16 danger
15 that 17 is
16 danger 17 is
17 is 18 behind
17 is 19 instead
17 is 23 of
21 in 22 front
22 front 23 of
23 of 24 them

it was so [with] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 so

instead of watching out in front as he hopped along , he kept watching over his shoulder [,] [and] [that] [was] [his] [second] [mistake] [.] 
1 instead 2 of
2 of 3 watching
2 of 12 he
3 watching 4 out
4 out 6 front
5 in 6 front
7 as 8 he
7 as 9 hopped
7 as 11 ,
7 as 12 he
8 he 9 hopped
9 hopped 10 along
12 he 13 kept
13 kept 14 watching
13 kept 15 over
14 watching 15 over
15 over 17 shoulder
16 his 17 shoulder

and [all] [the] [time] he kept looking behind [for] [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 
1 and 5 he
5 he 6 kept
6 kept 7 looking
7 looking 8 behind

it was a question which was more surprised [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 question
3 a 4 question
4 question 5 which
4 question 6 was
5 which 6 was
6 was 8 surprised
7 more 8 surprised

for [just] a wee second they stared at each other [.] 
1 for 5 second
1 for 6 they
3 a 4 wee
3 a 5 second
4 wee 5 second
6 they 7 stared
7 stared 8 at
8 at 10 other
9 each 10 other

[then] [mr] [blacksnake] ['s] [eyes] [began] [to] [sparkle] [.] 

["] [good] [morning] [,] [mr] [toad] [.] 

isn't this a beautiful morning [?] 
1 isn't 2 this
1 isn't 5 morning
3 a 4 beautiful
3 a 5 morning
4 beautiful 5 morning

i was just thinking about [you] , " said he [.] 
1 i 2 was
2 was 4 thinking
2 was 5 about
3 just 4 thinking
5 about 7 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 9 said
9 said 10 he

[but] [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] [didn't] [say] [good] [morning] [.] 

he didn't say anything [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 say
3 say 4 anything

he couldn't , because he was too scared [.] 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 ,
3 , 6 was
4 because 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 8 scared
7 too 8 scared

[xviii] 

[jimmy] [skunk] [is] [just] [in] [time] 

it had been [funny] [,] [very] [funny] [indeed] [,] to see [mr] [toad] [try] [to] [hurry] [.] 
1 it 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 10 to
10 to 11 see

[suddenly] [jimmy] [stopped] [chuckling] [.] 

then he stopped [ambling] [along] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stopped

he turned around and [looked] [back] , and as he did so he scratched his head thoughtfully [.] 
1 he 4 and
2 turned 3 around
2 turned 4 and
4 and 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 13 he
9 as 10 he
9 as 11 did
9 as 13 he
10 he 11 did
11 did 12 so
13 he 14 scratched
14 scratched 16 head
14 scratched 17 thoughtfully
15 his 16 head

[how] [stupid] [of] [him] [not] [to] [have] [asked] [me] [where] [mr] [blacksnake] [was] [!] 

well , it 's none of my business [.] 
1 well 2 ,
1 well 3 it
3 it 4 's
4 's 8 business
5 none 6 of
5 none 8 business
6 of 8 business
7 my 8 business

i [guess] [i] 'll go on [.] ["] 
1 i 4 'll
4 'll 5 go
5 go 6 on

but he had gone on down [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [only] [a] [few] [steps] [when] [he] [stopped] [again] [.] 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 gone
4 gone 5 on
4 gone 6 down

" [i] [hate] [to] [go] [way] [back] [there] [,] ["] he [grumbled] [,] [for] [you] [know] [he] is [naturally] [rather] [lazy] [.] 
1 " 11 he
11 he 18 is

["] [still] [,] [the] [green] [meadows] [wouldn't] [be] [quite] [the] [same] [without] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 

i should miss him if anything happened to him [.] 
1 i 2 should
2 should 3 miss
3 miss 4 him
3 miss 5 if
5 if 6 anything
5 if 7 happened
6 anything 7 happened
7 happened 8 to
8 to 9 him

" [maybe] [he] [won't] [meet] [mr] [blacksnake] [,] ["] said a little voice [inside] [of] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 10 said
10 said 13 voice
11 a 12 little
11 a 13 voice

" and [maybe] he [will] [,] ["] said [jimmy] [right] [out] [loud] [.] 
1 " 8 said
2 and 4 he
4 he 8 said

and with that , he started back [up] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] , [and] [strange] to say [jimmy] [hurried] [.] 
1 and 5 he
1 and 13 ,
2 with 3 that
2 with 4 ,
2 with 5 he
5 he 6 started
6 started 7 back
13 , 16 to
16 to 17 say

he had [just] [reached] [a] [turn] in [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [when] [who] [should] [run] [right] [plump] [into] him [but] [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 he 2 had
2 had 7 in
7 in 19 him

he gave a frightened squeal and fell right over on his back , and kicked foolishly as he tried to get on his feet again [.] 
1 he 6 and
2 gave 5 squeal
2 gave 6 and
3 a 4 frightened
3 a 5 squeal
4 frightened 5 squeal
6 and 14 and
6 and 16 foolishly
6 and 17 as
6 and 20 to
7 fell 8 right
7 fell 10 on
7 fell 14 and
8 right 9 over
10 on 12 back
11 his 12 back
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 kicked
17 as 18 he
17 as 19 tried
18 he 19 tried
20 to 21 get
21 get 22 on
21 get 24 feet
21 get 25 again
23 his 24 feet

but he was all out of breath , and so frightened [and] tired that all he could do was to kick and kick [.] 
1 but 2 he
2 he 9 and
3 was 4 all
3 was 6 of
3 was 9 and
5 out 6 of
6 of 7 breath
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 frightened
9 and 13 tired
9 and 14 that
10 so 11 frightened
14 that 15 all
14 that 19 was
15 all 16 he
15 all 18 do
15 all 19 was
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 do
19 was 20 to
20 to 22 and
21 kick 22 and
22 and 23 kick

right behind him [came] [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 
1 right 2 behind
2 behind 3 him

of [course] [he] [saw] [jimmy] , and he stopped short and hissed angrily [.] 
1 of 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
7 and 11 and
8 he 11 and
9 stopped 10 short
9 stopped 11 and
11 and 12 hissed
11 and 13 angrily

" [what] [were] [you] [going] [to] [do] [to] [mr] [toad] [?] " [demanded] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 12 "

" [none] [of] [your] [business] [!] " [hissed] [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [get] [out] [of] [my] [way] [,] [or] [you] ['ll] [be] [sorry] [.] " 
1 " 14 "

jimmy [skunk] [just] laughed [and] [stepped] [in] [front] [of] [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 jimmy 4 laughed

[mr] [blacksnake] [coiled] [himself] [up] [in] [the] [path] [and] [darted] [his] [tongue] [out] [at] [jimmy] [in] [the] [most] [impudent] [way] [.] 

then he tried to make himself look very fierce [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 tried
3 tried 4 to
4 to 5 make
5 make 6 himself
5 make 7 look
7 look 9 fierce
8 very 9 fierce

you see [,] [he] [was] [just] [trying] [to] [scare] [jimmy] [.] 
1 you 2 see

[but] [jimmy] [didn't] [scare] [.] 

he [knows] [all] [about] [mr] [blacksnake] [and] that [really] he is [a] [coward] [.] 
1 he 8 that
8 that 11 is
10 he 11 is

so he suddenly gritted his teeth in a way not at all [pleasant] [to] [hear] [and] [started] [for] [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 
1 so 2 he
1 so 4 gritted
2 he 4 gritted
3 suddenly 4 gritted
4 gritted 6 teeth
4 gritted 7 in
4 gritted 11 at
5 his 6 teeth
6 teeth 7 in
7 in 9 way
8 a 9 way
9 way 10 not
10 not 11 at
11 at 12 all

[mr] [blacksnake] [didn't] [wait] [.] 

no , [sir] [,] he didn't wait [.] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 5 he
5 he 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 wait

he suddenly turned and glided back up [the] [crooked] [little] [path] , [hissing] angrily [.] 
1 he 4 and
2 suddenly 3 turned
3 turned 4 and
4 and 5 glided
4 and 6 back
4 and 7 up
4 and 14 angrily
7 up 12 ,

jimmy followed him a little way [,] [and] [then] [he] [went] [back] [to] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 jimmy 2 followed
2 followed 3 him
2 followed 6 way
4 a 5 little
4 a 6 way
5 little 6 way

" [oh] [,] " [panted] [mr] [toad] [,] ["] [you] [came] [just] [in] [time] [!] 
1 " 4 "

i couldn't have hopped another hop [.] ["] 
1 i 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 have
3 have 4 hopped
4 hopped 6 hop
5 another 6 hop

" [i] [guess] [i] [did] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [now] [you] [get] [your] [breath] [and] [come] [along] [with] [me] [.] " 
1 " 13 "

and [old] [mr] [toad] did [.] 
1 and 5 did

[xix] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gets] [his] [stomach] [full] 

there are ants , for instance [.] 
1 there 2 are
2 are 3 ants
2 are 6 instance
4 , 6 instance
5 for 6 instance

you wouldn't want to eat them even if you were dreadfully hungry [.] 
1 you 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 want
3 want 4 to
3 want 5 eat
4 to 5 eat
5 eat 6 them
5 eat 7 even
7 even 8 if
8 if 9 you
8 if 10 were
9 you 10 were
10 were 11 dreadfully
10 were 12 hungry

but [old] [mr] [toad] and [buster] [bear] [think] there is nothing much nicer [.] 
1 but 10 is
5 and 9 there
9 there 10 is
10 is 11 nothing
11 nothing 13 nicer
12 much 13 nicer

[right] [away] [he] [invited] [old] [mr] [toad] [to] [dine] [with] [him] [.] 

he fell right over on his back , which wasn't at all dignified , and made [buster] [bear] [laugh] [.] 
1 he 15 and
2 fell 3 right
2 fell 5 on
2 fell 15 and
3 right 4 over
5 on 7 back
6 his 7 back
7 back 9 which
8 , 9 which
9 which 10 wasn't
9 which 14 ,
10 wasn't 11 at
11 at 12 all
12 all 13 dignified
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 made

[that] [frightened] [mr] [toad] [more] [than] [ever] [.] 

so he said [in] [a] [very] [faint] [voice] that he would be pleased to dine [with] [buster] [.] 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 said
3 said 9 that
9 that 10 he
9 that 11 would
11 would 12 be
12 be 13 pleased
13 pleased 14 to
14 to 15 dine

then he waved his feet [feebly] , trying to get on his feet again [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 waved
3 waved 4 his
3 waved 5 feet
5 feet 8 trying
7 , 8 trying
8 trying 9 to
8 trying 10 get
9 to 10 get
10 get 11 on
10 get 14 again
11 on 13 feet
12 his 13 feet

[buster] [bear] [laughed] [harder] [than] [ever] [.] 

it was a low , [deep] , grumbly-rumbly laugh , and [sent] [cold] [shivers] all over [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 16 over
3 a 4 low
4 low 5 ,
5 , 11 and
7 , 9 laugh
7 , 10 ,
8 grumbly-rumbly 9 laugh
10 , 11 and
11 and 15 all
15 all 16 over

[but] [when] [buster] [reached] [out] [a] [great] [paw] [with] [great] [cruel-looking] [claws] [mr] [toad] [quite] [gave] [up] [.] 

he didn't have strength enough left to even kick [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 have
3 have 4 strength
4 strength 5 enough
4 strength 9 kick
5 enough 6 left
6 left 7 to
7 to 9 kick
8 even 9 kick

he just closed his eyes and waited for the end [.] 
1 he 6 and
2 just 3 closed
3 closed 5 eyes
3 closed 6 and
4 his 5 eyes
6 and 7 waited
6 and 8 for
8 for 10 end
9 the 10 end

what do you think happened [?] 
1 what 2 do
1 what 5 happened
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think

why [,] he was [rolled] [over] on [to] his feet [so] [gently] [that] [he] [just] [gasped] [with] [surprise] [.] 
1 why 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 7 on
7 on 10 feet
9 his 10 feet

it didn't seem possible that such a great paw could be so gentle [.] 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 seem
3 seem 4 possible
4 possible 5 that
5 that 9 paw
5 that 11 be
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 great
7 a 9 paw
8 great 9 paw
9 paw 10 could
10 could 11 be
11 be 13 gentle
12 so 13 gentle

you follow me , and we 'll have it in no time [.] ["] 
1 you 2 follow
2 follow 10 in
3 me 5 and
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 we
5 and 7 'll
7 'll 8 have
8 have 9 it
9 it 10 in
10 in 12 time
11 no 12 time

so [buster] [bear] [led] [the] [way] , and [old] [mr] [toad] [followed] [as] [fast] as he could , because he didn't dare not to [.] 
1 so 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 16 he
8 and 18 ,
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 could
18 , 19 because
19 because 20 he
20 he 21 didn't
21 didn't 22 dare
22 dare 24 to
23 not 24 to

[presently] [buster] [stopped] [beside] [a] [big] [decayed] [old] [log] [.] 

" [if] you are ready [,] [mr] [toad] [,] [we] [will] [dine] [now] [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] 
1 " 3 you
3 you 4 are
4 are 5 ready

[old] [mr] [toad] [didn't] [see] [anything] [to] [eat] [.] 

his heart sank again [,] [and] [he] [shook] [all] [over] [.] 
1 his 2 heart
2 heart 3 sank
3 sank 4 again

" [i] [i] ['m] [not] [hungry] [,] ["] said he in a very faint voice [.] 
1 " 9 said
9 said 10 he
9 said 11 in
11 in 15 voice
12 a 15 voice
13 very 14 faint
14 faint 15 voice

buster [bear] didn't seem to hear [.] 
1 buster 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 seem
4 seem 5 to
4 seem 6 hear
5 to 6 hear

he hooked his great claws into the old log and gave a mighty pull [.] 
1 he 10 and
2 hooked 5 claws
2 hooked 6 into
2 hooked 10 and
3 his 5 claws
4 great 5 claws
5 claws 6 into
6 into 9 log
7 the 9 log
8 old 9 log
10 and 11 gave
11 gave 14 pull
12 a 13 mighty
12 a 14 pull
13 mighty 14 pull

" [help] [yourself] [,] " [said] [buster] [bear] [politely] [.] 
1 " 5 "

[old] [mr] [toad] [didn't] [wait] [to] [be] [told] [twice] [.] 

he forgot all about his fright [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 all
2 forgot 4 about
3 all 4 about
4 about 6 fright
5 his 6 fright

he forgot all about [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 all
2 forgot 4 about

he forgot that he wasn't hungry [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 that
3 that 4 he
3 that 5 wasn't
4 he 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 hungry

he forgot his manners [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 4 manners
3 his 4 manners

he jumped right in among those ants , and for a little while he was [the] [busiest] [toad] [ever] [seen] [.] 
1 he 2 jumped
2 jumped 3 right
2 jumped 9 and
2 jumped 13 while
3 right 4 in
5 among 7 ants
5 among 9 and
6 those 7 ants
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 for
10 for 12 little
11 a 12 little
13 while 14 he
13 while 15 was
14 he 15 was

[buster] [bear] [was] [busy] [too] [.] 

at last [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] [hold] [another] [ant] [.] 
1 at 2 last

then he remembered [buster] [bear] and looked up a little fearfully [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 6 and
3 remembered 6 and
6 and 7 looked
6 and 8 up
6 and 11 fearfully
9 a 10 little
10 little 11 fearfully

buster was smacking his lips [,] [and] [there] [was] [a] [twinkle] [in] [each] [eye] [.] 
1 buster 2 was
2 was 3 smacking
3 smacking 5 lips
4 his 5 lips

" [good] , [aren't] they [?] ["] said [he] [.] 
1 " 8 said
3 , 5 they
5 they 8 said

" [the] [best] [i] [ever] [ate] [,] " [declared] [old] [mr] [toad] [with] [a] [sigh] [of] [satisfaction] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [thank] [you] [,] [i] [will] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 8 "

[xx] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [puffed] [up] 

[old] [mr] [toad] [hopped] [slowly] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] 

he usually does hop slowly [,] [but] [this] [time] [he] [hopped] [slower] [than] [ever] [.] 
1 he 3 does
2 usually 3 does
3 does 4 hop
4 hop 5 slowly

you see , he was [so] [puffed] [up] that he couldn't have [hopped] [fast] if he had [wanted] to , and he didn't want to [.] 
1 you 3 ,
2 see 3 ,
3 , 24 want
4 he 5 was
5 was 9 that
9 that 10 he
9 that 17 had
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 have
15 if 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 19 to
19 to 20 ,
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 he
21 and 24 want
22 he 23 didn't
24 want 25 to

in the first place his stomach was so full of ants that there wasn't room for another one [.] 
1 in 4 place
1 in 12 that
2 the 3 first
2 the 4 place
4 place 7 was
5 his 6 stomach
6 stomach 7 was
7 was 9 full
8 so 9 full
9 full 10 of
10 of 11 ants
12 that 13 there
12 that 14 wasn't
14 wasn't 15 room
14 wasn't 16 for
15 room 16 for
16 for 18 one
17 another 18 one

no , [sir] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] [have] [swallowed] [another] [ant] [if] he had [tried] [.] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 14 he
14 he 15 had

of [course] [they] [made] [his] [stomach] [stick] [out] , but it wasn't the ants that puffed [him] out all over [.] 
1 of 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 it
10 but 12 wasn't
11 it 12 wasn't
12 wasn't 14 ants
12 wasn't 15 that
12 wasn't 16 puffed
12 wasn't 20 over
13 the 14 ants
15 that 16 puffed
16 puffed 18 out
19 all 20 over

oh , my , no [!] 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 no

it was pride [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 pride

that 's what it was pride [.] 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 what
3 what 4 it
3 what 6 pride
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 pride

you know nothing can puff [any] [one] up quite like foolish pride [.] 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 nothing
2 know 5 puff
3 nothing 4 can
4 can 5 puff
5 puff 8 up
5 puff 10 like
9 quite 10 like
10 like 12 pride
11 foolish 12 pride

[old] [mr] [toad] [was] [old] [enough] [to] [have] [known] [better] [.] 

he held his head so high that he couldn't see his own feet , and more than once he stubbed his toes [.] 
1 he 2 held
2 held 4 head
3 his 4 head
4 head 6 high
5 so 6 high
6 high 7 that
6 high 15 and
6 high 17 than
7 that 8 he
7 that 10 see
8 he 9 couldn't
9 couldn't 10 see
10 see 12 own
11 his 12 own
13 feet 15 and
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 more
17 than 19 he
17 than 20 stubbed
18 once 19 he
19 he 20 stubbed
20 stubbed 22 toes
21 his 22 toes

presently he met his old friend [,] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 
1 presently 2 he
2 he 3 met
3 met 6 friend
4 his 6 friend
5 old 6 friend

he tipped his head a little higher , puffed himself out a little more , and pretended not to see [danny] [.] 
1 he 8 ,
2 tipped 4 head
2 tipped 7 higher
2 tipped 8 ,
3 his 4 head
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 higher
8 , 16 and
8 , 19 to
9 puffed 10 himself
9 puffed 11 out
9 puffed 16 and
11 out 14 more
12 a 13 little
13 little 14 more
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 pretended
18 not 19 to
19 to 20 see

" [hello] [,] [mr] [toad] [,] " [said] [danny] [.] 
1 " 7 "

[mr] [toad] [pretended] [not] [to] [hear] [.] 

danny looked puzzled [.] 
1 danny 2 looked
2 looked 3 puzzled

then he spoke [again] , and this time he shouted : ["] [hello] [,] [mr] [toad] [!] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 5 ,
3 spoke 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 time
6 and 11 :
7 this 8 time
8 time 9 he
8 time 10 shouted
8 time 11 :
9 he 10 shouted

i haven't seen you for some time [.] ["] 
1 i 2 haven't
2 haven't 3 seen
3 seen 4 you
3 seen 5 for
5 for 7 time
6 some 7 time

it wouldn't do to pretend not to hear this time [.] 
1 it 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 do
3 do 4 to
4 to 5 pretend
5 pretend 7 to
6 not 7 to
7 to 8 hear
8 hear 10 time
9 this 10 time

" [sorry] [i] [can't] [stop] [,] [but] [i] ['ve] [been] [dining] [with] [,] [my] [friend] [,] [buster] [bear] [,] [and] [now] [i] [must] [get] [home] [.] " 
1 " 27 "

when [he] [mentioned] [the] [name] [of] [buster] [bear] , [he] [puffed] [himself] [out] [a] [little] [more] [.] 
1 when 9 ,

danny grinned as he watched him hop on down [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] 
1 danny 2 grinned
2 grinned 3 as
3 as 4 he
3 as 5 watched
4 he 5 watched
5 watched 6 him
5 watched 7 hop
7 hop 8 on
7 hop 9 down

" [can't] [talk] [with] [common] [folks] [any] [more] , " he muttered [.] 
1 " 12 muttered
9 , 10 "
9 , 11 he
11 he 12 muttered

" [i] ['ve] [heard] [that] [pride] [is] [very] [apt] [to] [turn] [people] ['s] [heads] [,] [but] [i] [never] [expected] [to] [see] [old] [mr] [toad] [proud] [.] " 
1 " 27 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [can't] [talk] [with] [common] [folks] [any] [more] [,] ["] [he] [muttered] [.] []] 

[mr] [toad] [kept] [on] [his] [way] [,] [and] [presently] [he] [met] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 

peter stopped to gossip [,] as is his way [.] 
1 peter 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 to
2 stopped 4 gossip
3 to 4 gossip
4 gossip 7 is
4 gossip 9 way
6 as 7 is
8 his 9 way

but [old] [mr] [toad] [took] [no] [notice] [of] [him] [at] all [.] 
1 but 11 all

he kept right on [with] [his] [head] [high] , and all puffed out [.] 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 right
2 kept 4 on
3 right 4 on
4 on 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 all
10 and 12 puffed
11 all 12 puffed
12 puffed 13 out

peter might have been a stick or a stone for all [the] [notice] [old] [mr] [toad] [took] of him [.] 
1 peter 2 might
2 might 3 have
3 have 4 been
4 been 7 or
5 a 6 stick
6 stick 7 or
7 or 9 stone
7 or 10 for
7 or 18 of
8 a 9 stone
10 for 11 all
18 of 19 him

peter looked puzzled [.] 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 3 puzzled

then he hurried down to tell [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [about] it [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 down
3 hurried 5 to
5 to 6 tell
6 tell 11 it

[striped] [chipmunk] [told] [the] [same] [story] [.] 

[so] [did] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 

[xxi] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [receives] [another] [invitation] 

the friends and neighbors of [old] [mr] [toad] [decided] that he [needed] [to] be taught a lesson [.] 
1 the 2 friends
2 friends 3 and
3 and 4 neighbors
3 and 5 of
3 and 15 taught
5 of 10 that
10 that 14 be
11 he 14 be
15 taught 17 lesson
16 a 17 lesson

the very next [day] [jimmy] [skunk] [went] [into] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [look] [for] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 the 2 very
1 the 3 next

you know [jimmy] [isn't] [afraid] [of] [buster] [.] 
1 you 2 know

jimmy is usually very polite [,] [but] [this] [time] [he] [quite] [forgot] [politeness] [.] 
1 jimmy 2 is
2 is 3 usually
2 is 5 polite
4 very 5 polite

i am afraid he is rather apt [to] when fat beetles are concerned [.] 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 afraid
3 afraid 4 he
3 afraid 5 is
4 he 5 is
5 is 6 rather
5 is 7 apt
7 apt 9 when
9 when 11 beetles
9 when 12 are
10 fat 11 beetles
11 beetles 12 are
12 are 13 concerned

[but] [buster] [didn't] [seem] [to] [mind] [.] 

when [the] [last] [beetle] [had] [disappeared] [jimmy] [smacked] [his] [lips] , and then he told [buster] [bear] what he had come for [.] 
1 when 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 he
13 then 14 he
14 he 15 told
15 told 18 what
18 what 19 he
18 what 22 for
19 he 20 had
21 come 22 for

of course , [at] [first] [buster] [had] thought it was for the fat beetles [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 9 it
3 , 8 thought
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 for
11 for 14 beetles
12 the 14 beetles
13 fat 14 beetles

but it wasn't [.] 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 wasn't

no , [sir] [,] it wasn't for the fat beetles at all [.] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 5 it
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 for
6 wasn't 11 at
7 for 10 beetles
8 the 10 beetles
9 fat 10 beetles
10 beetles 11 at
11 at 12 all

it was to get [buster] [bear] ['s] [help] [in] [a] [plan] to teach [old] [mr] [toad] [a] [lesson] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 to
3 to 4 get
4 get 12 to
12 to 13 teach

then [jimmy] [told] [him] [the] [plan] [to] [teach] [old] [mr] [toad] [a] [lesson] [and] [asked] [buster] [if] he would help [.] 
1 then 18 he
18 he 19 would
19 would 20 help

buster 's eyes twinkled as he [promised] to do [what] [jimmy] [asked] [.] 
1 buster 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 twinkled
4 twinkled 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 8 to
8 to 9 do

then [jimmy] [went] [straight] [to] [where] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [sitting] [all] [puffed] [up] , taking [a] [sun-bath] [.] 
1 then 15 ,
15 , 16 taking

now if [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [puffed] [up] [before] [,] [just] [think] [how] he swelled out when he heard that [.] 
1 now 14 he
2 if 14 he
14 he 15 swelled
15 swelled 16 out
15 swelled 17 when
17 when 18 he
17 when 19 heard
18 he 19 heard
19 heard 20 that

[jimmy] [skunk] [was] [actually] [afraid] [that] [he] [would] [burst] [.] 

jimmy went off to [deliver] [his] [reply] , and [old] [mr] [toad] [sat] [and] [puffed] [himself] [out] [until] he could [hardly] [breathe] [.] 
1 jimmy 2 went
2 went 3 off
2 went 4 to
4 to 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 19 he
19 he 20 could

" [honor] [him] [by] [dining] [with] [him] [,] ["] said he [over] [and] [over] to himself [.] 
1 " 10 said
10 said 11 he
10 said 15 to
15 to 16 himself

" [i] [never] [was] so [flattered] [in] [my] [life] [.] ["] 
1 " 5 so

[xxii] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learns] [a] [lesson] 

pride is like a great big bubble [;] [you] ['ll] [find] [there] ['s] [nothing] [in] [it] [.] 
1 pride 2 is
2 is 3 like
3 like 7 bubble
4 a 5 great
4 a 7 bubble
5 great 7 bubble
6 big 7 bubble

prick it [and] [for] [all] [your] [trouble] [it] [has] [vanished] [in] [a] [minute] [.] 
1 prick 2 it

everybody knew where he was going [,] [and] [this] [made] [old] [mr] [toad] [feel] [more] [important] [and] [proud] [than] [ever] [.] 
1 everybody 2 knew
2 knew 3 where
3 where 4 he
3 where 5 was
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 going

no , indeed [,] [jimmy] [didn't] [say] [anything] [at] [all] [about] [that] [!] 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed

he didn't see his old friends and neighbors peeping out at him and laughing because he looked so foolish and silly [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 see
3 see 5 old
3 see 7 and
4 his 5 old
5 old 7 and
6 friends 7 and
7 and 8 neighbors
7 and 9 peeping
9 peeping 10 out
10 out 11 at
10 out 15 because
11 at 13 and
12 him 13 and
13 and 14 laughing
15 because 16 he
15 because 17 looked
16 he 17 looked
17 looked 18 so
17 looked 20 and
19 foolish 20 and
20 and 21 silly

buster was waiting for him [.] 
1 buster 2 was
2 was 3 waiting
2 was 4 for
4 for 5 him

["] [how] [do] [you] [do] [this] [fine] [day] [?] 

you look [a] [little] [tired] and [rather] [warm] [,] [mr] [toad] , " said he [.] 
1 you 2 look
2 look 6 and
6 and 12 ,
12 , 13 "
12 , 14 said
14 said 15 he

" [i] [hope] you are [feeling] [as] [well] [as] [you] [are] looking [,] [mr] [bear] [.] ["] 
1 " 4 you
4 you 5 are
5 are 12 looking

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [am] [a] [little] [warm] [,] ["] [replied] [mr] [toad] [in] [his] [most] [polite] [manner] [.] []] 

[buster] [bear] [laughed] [a] [great] [,] [grumbly-rumbly] [laugh] [.] 

" [i] [always] [feel] [fine] [when] [there] [is] [a] [dinner] [of] [fat] [ants] [ready] [for] [me] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 19 said
19 said 20 he

" [it] [is] [fine] [of] [you] [to] [honor] [me] [by] [coming] [to] [dine] [.] " 
1 " 15 "

[here] [mr] [toad] [put] [one] [hand] [on] [his] [stomach] [and] [tried] [to] [make] [a] [very] [grand] [bow] [.] 

peter [rabbit] [,] [hiding] [behind] [a] [near-by] [tree] [,] almost giggled [aloud] [,] [he] [looked] [so] [funny] [.] 
1 peter 11 giggled
10 almost 11 giggled

" [i] [have] [ventured] [to] [invite] [another] [to] [enjoy] [the] [dinner] [with] [us] [,] " [continued] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 " 15 "

[mr] [toad] ['s] [face] [fell] [.] 

you see he was selfish [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
2 see 4 was
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 selfish

he wanted to be the only one to have [the] [honor] [of] [dining] [with] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 7 one
5 the 6 only
5 the 7 one
7 one 8 to
8 to 9 have

ah , [there] [he] [comes] [now] [!] " 
1 ah 2 ,
2 , 8 "

[old] [mr] [toad] [looked] [in] [the] [direction] [in] [which] [buster] [bear] [was] [looking] [.] 

he gave a little gasp and turned quite pale [.] 
1 he 6 and
2 gave 5 gasp
2 gave 6 and
3 a 4 little
3 a 5 gasp
6 and 7 turned
7 turned 9 pale
8 quite 9 pale

all his puffiness disappeared [.] 
1 all 2 his
1 all 3 puffiness
1 all 4 disappeared
2 his 3 puffiness

he didn't look [like] [the] [same] [toad] at all [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 look
3 look 8 at
8 at 9 all

[the] [newcomer] [was] [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 

" [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] " [shouted] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [jumping] [out] [from] [behind] [a] [tree] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [ho] [,] [ho] [,] [ho] [!] " [shouted] [jimmy] [skunk] [from] [behind] [another] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [hee] [,] [hee] [,] [hee] [!] " [shouted] [johnny] [chuck] [from] [behind] [a] [third] [.] 
1 " 8 "

[then] [old] [mr] [toad] [knew] [that] [his] [old] [friends] [and] [neighbors] [had] [planned] [this] [to] [teach] [him] [a] [lesson] [.] 

[xxiii] 

[old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [very] [humble] 

he forgot to ask [buster] [bear] [to] [excuse] him [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 to
3 to 4 ask
4 ask 9 him

he forgot that he was tired and hot [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 that
3 that 4 he
3 that 5 was
5 was 7 and
6 tired 7 and
7 and 8 hot

he forgot all the pride with which he had been so puffed up [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 all
2 forgot 12 puffed
3 all 4 the
3 all 5 pride
3 all 12 puffed
4 the 5 pride
5 pride 6 with
6 with 7 which
6 with 8 he
6 with 10 been
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 been
10 been 11 so
12 puffed 13 up

he forgot everything but the need of getting out of sight [of] [mr] [blacksnake] as soon as [ever] he could [.] 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 everything
2 forgot 4 but
2 forgot 10 of
2 forgot 16 soon
2 forgot 17 as
3 everything 4 but
4 but 6 need
5 the 6 need
6 need 7 of
7 of 8 getting
8 getting 10 of
9 out 10 of
10 of 11 sight
15 as 16 soon
17 as 19 he
17 as 20 could
19 he 20 could

so [away] [went] [old] [mr] [toad] , [hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hipperty-hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hipperty-hop] [!] 
1 so 7 ,

he heard [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] and [johnny] [chuck] and others of his old friends and neighbors shouting with laughter [.] 
1 he 2 heard
2 heard 20 with
8 and 11 and
11 and 12 others
11 and 13 of
11 and 17 and
13 of 14 his
15 old 16 friends
16 friends 17 and
17 and 18 neighbors
17 and 19 shouting
19 shouting 20 with
20 with 21 laughter

yes , [and] [he] [heard] [the] [deep] [,] [grumbly-rumbly] [laugh] [of] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,

but he didn't mind it [.] 
1 but 2 he
1 but 4 mind
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 mind
4 mind 5 it

not [then] , [anyway] [.] 
1 not 3 ,

he hadn't [room] [for] [any] [feeling] [except] [fear] [of] [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 
1 he 2 hadn't

[but] [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [to] [stop] [after] [a] [while] [.] 

you see [,] his legs [were] so tired they just wouldn't go any longer [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 5 legs
4 his 5 legs
5 legs 8 tired
5 legs 9 they
5 legs 12 go
7 so 8 tired
9 they 11 wouldn't
10 just 11 wouldn't
11 wouldn't 12 go
12 go 14 longer
13 any 14 longer

and he was so out of breath that he wheezed [.] 
1 and 2 he
1 and 3 was
2 he 3 was
3 was 6 of
3 was 8 that
4 so 6 of
5 out 6 of
6 of 7 breath
8 that 9 he
8 that 10 wheezed
9 he 10 wheezed

he [crawled] [under] [a] [big] [piece] [of] [bark] [,] [and] [there] [he] lay flat on the ground and panted and panted [for] [breath] [.] 
1 he 18 and
13 lay 14 flat
13 lay 15 on
13 lay 18 and
15 on 17 ground
16 the 17 ground
18 and 20 and
19 panted 20 and
20 and 21 panted

he would stay there until jolly , round [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [went] [to] [bed] [behind] [the] [purple] [hills] [.] 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 stay
3 stay 4 there
3 stay 5 until
5 until 7 ,
6 jolly 7 ,
7 , 8 round

then [mr] [blacksnake] [would] go to bed [too] , and it would be safe for him to go home [.] 
1 then 9 ,
5 go 7 bed
5 go 9 ,
6 to 7 bed
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 it
11 it 12 would
12 would 13 be
13 be 14 safe
14 safe 15 for
14 safe 17 to
14 safe 18 go
15 for 16 him
17 to 18 go
18 go 19 home

at first he was [angry] , very angry indeed [.] 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 8 angry
6 , 8 angry
7 very 8 angry
8 angry 9 indeed

then he began to see how foolish and silly he had been , and shame took the place of anger [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 how
6 how 14 and
6 how 16 took
7 foolish 8 and
8 and 9 silly
8 and 10 he
8 and 12 been
8 and 14 and
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 been
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 shame
14 and 16 took
16 took 18 place
17 the 18 place
18 place 19 of
19 of 20 anger

as he remembered the deep , grumbly-rumbly laughter of [buster] [bear] , [the] [feeling] of [shame] grew [.] 
1 as 2 he
1 as 3 remembered
1 as 6 ,
1 as 8 laughter
2 he 3 remembered
3 remembered 5 deep
4 the 5 deep
7 grumbly-rumbly 8 laughter
8 laughter 9 of
8 laughter 17 grew
9 of 12 ,
12 , 15 of

" [i] [deserve] [it] [,] " [thought] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 " 6 "

["] [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [i] [deserve] [every] [bit] [of] [it] [.] 

the only thing [that] [i] [have] [to] [be] [proud] [of] is [that] [i] ['m] [honest] [and] work for my living [.] 
1 the 2 only
1 the 3 thing
3 thing 11 is
11 is 17 work
17 work 18 for
18 for 20 living
19 my 20 living

yes , [sir] [,] that 's all [.] ["] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 that
5 that 6 's
6 's 7 all

when darkness came at last , and he crawled out to go home [,] [he] [was] [feeling] [very] [humble] [.] 
1 when 2 darkness
1 when 3 came
1 when 8 he
2 darkness 3 came
4 at 5 last
4 at 6 ,
4 at 8 he
6 , 7 and
8 he 9 crawled
9 crawled 10 out
9 crawled 11 to
11 to 12 go
12 go 13 home

[peter] [rabbit] [happened] [along] [just] [then] [.] 

[mr] [toad] [gulped] [and] [went] [on] [.] 

pretty soon he met [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 met

jimmy went right on about his business and actually stepped right over [old] [mr] [toad] as if he had been a stick or a stone [.] 
1 jimmy 8 and
1 jimmy 23 or
2 went 3 right
2 went 5 about
2 went 8 and
3 right 4 on
5 about 7 business
6 his 7 business
8 and 10 stepped
8 and 11 right
8 and 12 over
8 and 17 if
9 actually 10 stepped
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 he
17 if 20 been
18 he 19 had
19 had 20 been
20 been 22 stick
21 a 22 stick
23 or 25 stone
24 a 25 stone

[old] [mr] [toad] [gulped] [again] [and] [went] [on] [.] 

the next day he went down to see [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 day
3 day 4 he
4 he 5 went
5 went 6 down
6 down 7 to
7 to 8 see

he [meant] [to] [tell] [danny] how [ashamed] he was for [the] [way] he had [treated] [danny] [and] [his] [other] [friends] [.] 
1 he 14 had
6 how 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 for
10 for 13 he
13 he 14 had

but [danny] [brushed] right [past] [without] [even] [a] [glance] [at] [him] [.] 
1 but 4 right

[old] [mr] [toad] [gulped] [and] [started] [up] [to] [see] [johnny] [chuck] [.] 

the same thing happened again [.] 
1 the 2 same
2 same 3 thing
3 thing 4 happened
4 happened 5 again

so it did when he met [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 
1 so 3 did
2 it 3 did
3 did 4 when
4 when 5 he
4 when 6 met
5 he 6 met

he didn't have appetite [enough] to snap at a single fly [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 have
3 have 4 appetite
3 have 6 to
3 have 8 at
4 appetite 6 to
6 to 7 snap
7 snap 8 at
8 at 11 fly
9 a 10 single
9 a 11 fly
10 single 11 fly

late that afternoon he heard a little noise and looked up to find all his old friends and neighbors forming a circle around him [.] 
1 late 4 he
2 that 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 he
4 he 9 and
5 heard 8 noise
5 heard 9 and
6 a 8 noise
7 little 8 noise
9 and 10 looked
10 looked 11 up
10 looked 12 to
12 to 13 find
13 find 18 and
14 all 15 his
14 all 18 and
16 old 17 friends
17 friends 18 and
18 and 19 neighbors
18 and 20 forming
20 forming 22 circle
20 forming 23 around
21 a 22 circle
22 circle 23 around
23 around 24 him

suddenly they began to dance and shout [:] 
1 suddenly 2 they
2 they 6 and
3 began 4 to
3 began 5 dance
3 began 6 and
4 to 5 dance
6 and 7 shout

["] [old] [mr] [toad] [is] [a] [jolly] [good] [fellow] [!] 

his temper is sweet [,] [disposition] [is] [mellow] [!] 
1 his 2 temper
2 temper 3 is
3 is 4 sweet

and [now] [that] [his] [bubble] [of] [pride] [is] [quite] [busted] [we] know that he knows that his friends can be trusted [.] ["] 
1 and 12 know
12 know 13 that
13 that 14 he
13 that 15 knows
14 he 15 knows
15 knows 16 that
16 that 18 friends
16 that 21 trusted
17 his 18 friends
18 friends 19 can
19 can 20 be
20 be 21 trusted

the next book will tell you all about his adventures [.] 
1 the 2 next
1 the 3 book
3 book 4 will
4 will 5 tell
5 tell 7 all
5 tell 8 about
6 you 7 all
8 about 10 adventures
9 his 10 adventures

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