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[the] [adventures] [of] [mr] [.] [mocker] 

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

author of " the [adventures] of [reddy] [fox] , " " old [mother] [west] [wind] , " etc 
1 author 2 of
2 of 3 "
3 " 4 the
4 the 6 of
6 of 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 "
11 " 18 etc
12 old 16 ,
16 , 18 etc
17 " 18 etc

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

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[contents] 

i [the] [lone] [traveler] [ii] . 
1 i 6 .

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [grows] [excited] [iii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy's] [vain] [search] [iv] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [comes] [home] [v] [sammy] [jay] [is] [indignant] [vi] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [thinks] [he's] [going] [crazy] [vii] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [sits] [up] [all] [night] [viii] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [is] [glad] [he] [sat] [up] [all] [night] [ix] [.] 

[the] [mystery] [grows] [x] [sammy] [jay] [seeks] [advice] [xi] [.] 

[how] [blacky] [the] [crow's] [plan] [worked] [out] [xii] [.] 

[no] [one] [believes] [peter] [rabbit] [xiii] [.] 

[sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [pours] [out] [his] [troubles] [xiv] [.] 

[peter] [rabbit] [meets] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [xv] [.] 

[peter] [rabbit] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [keep] [watch] [xvi] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [does] [a] [little] [surprising] [himself] [xvii] [.] 

[the] [meeting] [of] [two] [old] [friends] [xviii] [.] 

[the] [mischief-makers] [xix] [.] 

[bobby] [coon] [makes] [a] [discovery] [xx] [.] 

[bobby] [coon] [and] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [have] [a] [talk] [xxi] [.] 

[bobby] [coon] [has] [a] [busy] [day] [xxii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sees] [many] [backs] [xxiii] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [consults] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [xxiv] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [gives] [a] [party] [xxv] [.] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum's] [surprise] [xxvi] [.] 

[mr] [.] [mocker] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

" [i] [don't] [know] [that] [it's] [any] [of] [your] [business] ! " 
1 " 11 !
11 ! 12 "

[said] [sticky-toes] [.] 

[such] [a] [thing] [as] [unc] ['] [billy] [forgetting] [to] [say] [good-by] [had] [never] [happened] [before] 

[blacky's] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [he] [listened] [to] [sammy] [jay's] [tale] [of] [woe] [.] 

" [good] [mo'ning] , [brer] [coon] , " [said] [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] 
1 " 8 "
4 , 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 11 '

[there] [sat] [the] [three] [little] [scamps] [on] [the] [big] [rock] 

[sometimes] [he] [woke] [up] [in] [the] [night] [and] [would] [sing] [for] [very] [joy] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [mistah] [mocker] 

[i] 

[the] [lone] [traveler] 

winsome [bluebird] [goes] [just] a little way ahead of her , for [winsome] is the herald [of] [mistress] [spring] . 
1 winsome 5 a
5 a 6 little
5 a 20 .
6 little 7 way
8 ahead 9 of
8 ahead 15 the
9 of 10 her
10 her 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 14 is
15 the 16 herald
16 herald 20 .

and with her [come] [little] [friend] the [song] [sparrow] , and [cheerful] [robin] and [mr] and [mrs] . [redwing] . 
1 and 2 with
1 and 14 and
2 with 3 her
3 her 11 and
7 the 10 ,
10 , 11 and
14 and 16 and
16 and 18 .
18 . 20 .

then follow other travelers , ever so many of them , all eager to get back to the beautiful [green] [forest] [and] [green] [meadows] . 
1 then 2 follow
2 follow 3 other
2 follow 4 travelers
4 travelers 5 ,
5 , 6 ever
6 ever 7 so
7 so 8 many
8 many 9 of
9 of 10 them
10 them 13 eager
11 , 13 eager
12 all 13 eager
13 eager 14 to
13 eager 15 get
13 eager 25 .
15 get 16 back
16 back 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 beautiful

ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] used to think that [way] . 
1 ol 5 used
5 used 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 that
8 that 10 .

but he was . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 .

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

he was so much interested that he began to wish he could see for himself all [these] [things] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] was telling about . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 5 interested
1 he 23 was
2 was 5 interested
3 so 4 much
3 so 5 interested
5 interested 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 began
8 began 9 to
9 to 10 wish
10 wish 14 for
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 see
13 see 14 for
14 for 15 himself
15 himself 16 all
23 was 24 telling
24 telling 25 about
25 about 26 .

but he didn't say a word , not a word . 
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 say
3 didn't 5 a
3 didn't 11 .
5 a 6 word
6 word 10 word
7 , 8 not
8 not 9 a
9 a 10 word

he just listened and listened and then went on about his business . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 listened
3 listened 5 listened
4 and 5 listened
5 listened 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 went
8 went 9 on
9 on 10 about
10 about 11 his
10 about 12 business
12 business 13 .

he didn't say anything about it to any one , but he just started off by himself . 
1 he 16 by
2 didn't 3 say
3 say 4 anything
4 anything 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 to
7 to 8 any
8 any 9 one
9 one 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he
12 he 13 just
13 just 14 started
14 started 15 off
15 off 16 by
16 by 17 himself
17 himself 18 .

" all [ah] [done] got to do is to keep on going [till] [ah] [see] [brer] [buzzard] , " thought he . 
1 " 2 all
1 " 19 "
2 all 8 is
5 got 6 to
6 to 7 do
7 do 8 is
8 is 9 to
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 on
11 on 12 going
18 , 19 "
19 " 22 .
20 thought 21 he
21 he 22 .

so he traveled and traveled without speaking to any one , and always looking up in the blue , blue sky . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 13 always
3 traveled 5 traveled
4 and 5 traveled
5 traveled 6 without
6 without 7 speaking
7 speaking 8 to
8 to 10 one
9 any 10 one
10 one 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 always
13 always 14 looking
13 always 21 sky
13 always 22 .
14 looking 15 up
15 up 16 in
16 in 17 the
16 in 21 sky
17 the 18 blue
18 blue 19 ,
19 , 20 blue
20 blue 21 sky

finally it dropped down , down , down until it disappeared among the trees . 
1 finally 11 disappeared
2 it 3 dropped
2 it 4 down
2 it 10 it
2 it 11 disappeared
4 down 5 ,
5 , 6 down
6 down 7 ,
7 , 8 down
9 until 10 it
11 disappeared 14 trees
11 disappeared 15 .
12 among 13 the
12 among 14 trees

" ah reckon [ah] ['ll] [give] [unc] ' [billy] a surprise . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 8 '
8 ' 12 .
10 a 11 surprise
10 a 12 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon so . " 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 reckon
6 reckon 7 so
7 so 8 .
8 . 9 "

[ii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [grows] [excited] 

unc ['] [billy] [possum] sat at the foot of the great hollow [tree] in which his home is . 
1 unc 5 sat
5 sat 8 foot
6 at 8 foot
7 the 8 foot
8 foot 9 of
9 of 10 the
9 of 12 hollow
10 the 11 great
12 hollow 14 in
14 in 15 which
15 which 16 his
15 which 18 is
16 his 17 home
18 is 19 .

unc ['] [billy] felt very fine that morning . 
1 unc 4 felt
4 felt 7 that
5 very 6 fine
5 very 7 that
7 that 8 morning
8 morning 9 .

he could hear [old] [mrs] [possum] cleaning house and scolding the [little] [possums] [who] [kept] climbing [up] on her back . 
1 he 2 could
1 he 19 her
2 could 3 hear
7 cleaning 8 house
8 house 9 and
9 and 10 scolding
9 and 11 the
11 the 16 climbing
16 climbing 18 on
18 on 19 her
19 her 20 back
20 back 21 .

as he listened , [unc] ' [billy] grinned and began to sing in a queer cracked [voice] : 
1 as 2 he
1 as 18 :
2 he 3 listened
3 listened 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 12 sing
8 grinned 9 and
9 and 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 sing
13 in 14 a
13 in 16 cracked
14 a 15 queer
16 cracked 18 :

" [mah] ol ' [woman] [am] a plain ol ' dame ['] [deed] she [am] ! 
1 " 3 ol
1 " 16 !
3 ol 4 '
3 ol 9 ol
7 a 8 plain
7 a 9 ol
9 ol 10 '
10 ' 11 dame
11 dame 14 she

' [deed] she [am] [!] 
1 ' 3 she

quick with her broom , with her tongue [the] [same] ' [deed] [she] [am] ! 
1 quick 2 with
2 with 3 her
3 her 4 broom
4 broom 5 ,
5 , 6 with
6 with 7 her
7 her 8 tongue
8 tongue 15 !
11 ' 15 !

' [deed] she [am] [!] 
1 ' 3 she

' [deed] she [am] ! " 
1 ' 6 "
3 she 5 !
5 ! 6 "

just then out tumbled his eight children , making such a racket [that] [unc] ['] [billy] clapped [both] [hands] over [his] [ears] . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 4 tumbled
3 out 4 tumbled
4 tumbled 5 his
4 tumbled 7 children
4 tumbled 8 ,
6 eight 7 children
8 , 9 making
8 , 23 .
9 making 10 such
9 making 12 racket
11 a 12 racket
17 clapped 20 over
20 over 23 .

" [mah] goodness gracious sakes alive ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 3 goodness
1 " 8 "
4 gracious 5 sakes
5 sakes 6 alive
6 alive 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 exclaimed
10 exclaimed 11 .

one pulled [unc] ['] [billy] 's tail . 
1 one 2 pulled
2 pulled 7 tail
2 pulled 8 .
6 's 7 tail

two [scrambled] up [on] [his] [back] [.] 
1 two 3 up

right in the midst of it [unc] ['] [billy] sprang to his feet . 
1 right 4 midst
2 in 3 the
2 in 4 midst
3 the 4 midst
4 midst 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 10 sprang
10 sprang 11 to
11 to 12 his
12 his 13 feet
13 feet 14 .

his eyes were shining , and his funny little ears were pricked up . 
1 his 2 eyes
1 his 7 his
2 eyes 3 were
3 were 4 shining
4 shining 5 ,
5 , 6 and
7 his 8 funny
7 his 10 ears
8 funny 9 little
10 ears 11 were
11 were 12 pricked
12 pricked 13 up
13 up 14 .

" hush , yo'alls ! " he commanded . 
1 " 2 hush
2 hush 3 ,
3 , 5 !
4 yo'alls 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 commanded
8 commanded 9 .

" how do yo'alls think [ah] can hear anything with yo'alls making such a racket ? " 
1 " 11 yo'alls
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 think
4 yo'alls 11 yo'alls
7 can 8 hear
8 hear 9 anything
8 hear 10 with
10 with 11 yo'alls
11 yo'alls 12 making
12 making 15 racket
12 making 16 ?
13 such 14 a
14 a 15 racket
16 ? 17 "

" ah cert'nly thought [ah] [heard] [the] [voice] of [an] ol ' [friend] [from] [way] [down] [souf] ! 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 thought
3 cert'nly 18 !
4 thought 9 of
9 of 11 ol
11 ol 12 '

[iii] 

[unc] ['] [billy's] [vain] [search] 

unc ' [billy] [possum] was excited . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 was
5 was 6 excited
6 excited 7 .

any one would have known it just to look at him . 
1 any 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 known
5 known 6 it
6 it 7 just
7 just 8 to
8 to 9 look
9 look 10 at
10 at 11 him
11 him 12 .

he hurried [off] up the [lone] [little] [path] [through] the [green] [forest] [without] [even] [saying] good-by to [old] [mrs] [possum] and all the little [possums] . 
1 he 2 hurried
1 he 21 and
2 hurried 4 up
2 hurried 10 the
4 up 5 the
10 the 16 good-by
16 good-by 17 to
21 and 22 all
22 all 23 the
23 the 24 little
24 little 26 .

yes , indeed , [unc] ' [billy] certainly was excited . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 3 indeed
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 11 .
8 certainly 9 was
9 was 10 excited
10 excited 11 .

old [mrs] [possum] [sat] [in] [the] [doorway] [of] [their] [home] [in] [the] [great] hollow tree and watched [unc] ['] [billy] out of sight . 
1 old 14 hollow
14 hollow 15 tree
15 tree 16 and
16 and 17 watched
17 watched 21 out
21 out 22 of
22 of 23 sight
23 sight 24 .

her sharp little eyes seemed to grow sharper as she watched . 
1 her 2 sharp
1 her 10 she
2 sharp 3 little
3 little 4 eyes
5 seemed 6 to
5 seemed 8 sharper
6 to 7 grow
8 sharper 9 as
9 as 10 she
10 she 11 watched
11 watched 12 .

no , [sah] ! 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 !

then she started out to hunt for their dinner , still muttering as she went . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 started
3 started 4 out
4 out 5 to
5 to 6 hunt
6 hunt 7 for
6 hunt 12 muttering
7 for 9 dinner
8 their 9 dinner
10 , 11 still
11 still 12 muttering
12 muttering 13 as
13 as 14 she
14 she 15 went
15 went 16 .

old [mrs] [possum] [was] [quite] [right] . 
1 old 7 .

unc ' [billy] had forgotten all about that dinner . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 had
4 had 5 forgotten
5 forgotten 6 all
6 all 7 about
6 all 10 .
7 about 9 dinner
8 that 9 dinner

you see he had something else on his mind . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 4 had
2 see 6 else
3 he 4 had
5 something 6 else
6 else 7 on
6 else 9 mind
8 his 9 mind
9 mind 10 .

he had listened and listened but didn't hear it again , and yet he was sure he had heard it that once . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 listened
3 listened 5 listened
4 and 5 listened
5 listened 6 but
6 but 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 hear
8 hear 10 again
9 it 10 again
10 again 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 yet
13 yet 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 21 that
16 sure 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 heard
19 heard 20 it
19 heard 21 that
21 that 22 once
21 that 23 .

he just had to go look for him . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 go
5 go 6 look
6 look 7 for
7 for 8 him
8 him 9 .

but nowhere did he catch a glimpse of his old friend . 
1 but 2 nowhere
2 nowhere 3 did
2 nowhere 4 he
2 nowhere 12 .
4 he 5 catch
5 catch 7 glimpse
6 a 7 glimpse
7 glimpse 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 11 friend
10 old 11 friend

the longer he looked , the more excited he grew . 
1 the 2 longer
2 longer 3 he
3 he 4 looked
4 looked 8 excited
4 looked 11 .
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 more
7 more 8 excited
8 excited 10 grew
9 he 10 grew

" [nuffin] , nuffin , [sah] ! 
1 " 7 !
3 , 4 nuffin
3 , 7 !
4 nuffin 5 ,

ah 'm just walking fo ' mah health , " [replied] [unc] ' [billy] over [his] [shoulder] , as he hurried on . 
1 ah 7 mah
2 'm 4 walking
3 just 4 walking
4 walking 5 fo
5 fo 6 '
5 fo 7 mah
7 mah 23 .
8 health 9 ,
8 health 23 .
9 , 10 "
10 " 13 '
13 ' 15 over
15 over 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 hurried
21 hurried 22 on

his neck ached from looking up in the tree-tops , and his feet were sore from walking . 
1 his 2 neck
2 neck 3 ached
3 ached 4 from
4 from 5 looking
5 looking 6 up
6 up 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 tree-tops
9 tree-tops 16 from
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 his
12 his 13 feet
13 feet 14 were
13 feet 16 from
15 sore 16 from
16 from 17 walking
17 walking 18 .

and just then [unc] ' [billy] [for] the first time thought of that [dinner] [that] [old] [mrs] [possum] had sent him to get . 
1 and 3 then
1 and 5 '
2 just 3 then
5 ' 8 the
8 the 12 of
9 first 10 time
10 time 11 thought
11 thought 12 of
12 of 13 that
13 that 19 had
19 had 20 sent
20 sent 21 him
20 sent 23 get
22 to 23 get
23 get 24 .

unc ['] [billy] sat down and [mopped] his brow in dismay . 
1 unc 4 sat
4 sat 5 down
4 sat 6 and
6 and 8 his
8 his 9 brow
9 brow 10 in
10 in 11 dismay
11 dismay 12 .

" ah ' [specks] [ah'm] in fo ' it this time , sho ' enough ! " he said . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 20 .
2 ah 3 '
6 in 7 fo
7 fo 8 '
7 fo 9 it
7 fo 19 said
9 it 10 this
10 this 11 time
11 time 12 ,
12 , 15 enough
12 , 16 !
13 sho 14 '
14 ' 15 enough
16 ! 17 "
17 " 18 he
18 he 19 said
19 said 20 .

[iv] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [comes] [home] 

" ah ' [specks] [ah'm] [in] fo ' it . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 10 .
2 ah 3 '
7 fo 8 '
8 ' 9 it
9 it 10 .

ah ' specks [ah] sho'ly [am] in fo ' it this time , " he [kept] muttering . 
1 ah 2 '
2 ' 3 specks
2 ' 5 sho'ly
5 sho'ly 8 fo
5 sho'ly 18 .
7 in 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
8 fo 10 it
10 it 11 this
11 this 12 time
13 , 14 "
13 , 18 .
14 " 15 he
15 he 17 muttering

so [unc] ['] [billy] crept along in the black shadows until he got where he could look up and see his own doorway . 
1 so 5 crept
5 crept 6 along
6 along 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 10 shadows
9 black 10 shadows
10 shadows 13 got
11 until 13 got
12 he 13 got
13 got 14 where
13 got 24 .
14 where 16 could
15 he 16 could
16 could 19 and
17 look 19 and
18 up 19 and
19 and 20 see
19 and 23 doorway
20 see 22 own
21 his 22 own

then he sat down and watched a while . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
3 sat 5 and
5 and 6 watched
6 watched 8 while
7 a 8 while
8 while 9 .

all was still . 
1 all 2 was
2 was 3 still
3 still 4 .

there wasn't a sound in the great hollow tree . 
1 there 4 sound
2 wasn't 3 a
3 a 4 sound
4 sound 8 hollow
5 in 6 the
5 in 8 hollow
7 great 8 hollow
8 hollow 9 tree
9 tree 10 .

but at the first scratch of his toe-nails on the bark the sharp face of old [mrs] [possum] appeared in the doorway . 
1 but 8 toe-nails
1 but 23 .
2 at 3 the
3 the 4 first
4 first 5 scratch
5 scratch 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 toe-nails
8 toe-nails 9 on
8 toe-nails 11 bark
10 the 11 bark
11 bark 12 the
11 bark 22 doorway
12 the 13 sharp
12 the 15 of
13 sharp 14 face
15 of 16 old
19 appeared 20 in
20 in 21 the
21 the 22 doorway

" good evening , mah dear , " said [unc] ['] [billy] , in the mildest kind of a voice . 
1 " 3 evening
2 good 3 evening
3 evening 6 dear
4 , 6 dear
5 mah 6 dear
6 dear 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 13 ,
13 , 17 kind
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 mildest
16 mildest 17 kind
17 kind 18 of
17 kind 19 a
19 a 20 voice
19 a 21 .

old [mrs] [possum] [said] [nothing] , but [unc] ' [billy] [felt] [as] [if] her sharp black eyes were looking right through him . 
1 old 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 9 '
9 ' 23 .
14 her 15 sharp
15 sharp 17 eyes
15 sharp 23 .
16 black 17 eyes
17 eyes 18 were
18 were 19 looking
18 were 21 through
20 right 21 through
21 through 22 him

unc ['] [billy] grinned a sickly kind of grin as he said : 
1 unc 4 grinned
4 grinned 6 sickly
4 grinned 9 grin
4 grinned 10 as
5 a 6 sickly
6 sickly 8 of
7 kind 8 of
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 said
12 said 13 :

" ah hopes yo'alls are feeling good tonight . " 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 4 yo'alls
3 hopes 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 are
4 yo'alls 6 feeling
4 yo'alls 9 .
4 yo'alls 10 "
6 feeling 8 tonight
7 good 8 tonight

" [where] ['s] that dinner [ah] [sent] yo ' fo ['] ? " demanded old [mrs] [possum] [sharply] . 
1 " 9 '
1 " 19 .
4 that 5 dinner
5 dinner 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
10 fo 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
12 ? 19 .
13 " 14 demanded
14 demanded 15 old

unc ['] [billy] [fidgeted] uneasily . 
1 unc 5 uneasily
5 uneasily 6 .

" ah done brought yo ' two eggs from [farmer] [brown] ['s] hen-house , " he replied meekly . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 done
2 ah 5 yo
4 brought 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
5 yo 8 eggs
5 yo 13 hen-house
7 two 8 eggs
9 from 13 hen-house
13 hen-house 14 ,
13 hen-house 15 "
13 hen-house 18 meekly
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 replied
18 meekly 19 .

" two eggs ! 
1 " 2 two
2 two 3 eggs
3 eggs 4 !

two eggs ! 
1 two 2 eggs
2 eggs 3 !

how do yo ' [think] [ah] am going to feed eight hungry mouths on two eggs ? " [snapped] [old] [mrs] . possum . 
1 how 2 do
1 how 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 18 "
4 ' 22 .
7 am 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 feed
10 feed 11 eight
11 eight 13 mouths
12 hungry 13 mouths
13 mouths 14 on
14 on 16 eggs
15 two 16 eggs
16 eggs 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
22 . 23 possum
23 possum 24 .

unc ' [billy] hung his head . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 hung
4 hung 5 his
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 .

he hadn't a word to say . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 4 word
3 a 4 word
4 word 6 say
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 .

no , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] [hadn't] a word to say . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 9 a
9 a 10 word
10 word 12 say
11 to 12 say
12 say 13 .

unc ['] [billy] knew that he deserved every bit of it . 
1 unc 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 deserved
7 deserved 11 it
8 every 9 bit
9 bit 10 of
10 of 11 it
11 it 12 .

he felt very miserable , and he was too tired to have a bit of spirit left . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 4 miserable
2 felt 10 tired
3 very 4 miserable
4 miserable 5 ,
4 miserable 6 and
5 , 6 and
7 he 10 tired
8 was 9 too
9 too 10 tired
10 tired 17 left
11 to 12 have
12 have 13 a
12 have 17 left
13 a 14 bit
14 bit 15 of
16 spirit 17 left
17 left 18 .

all the time she was [looking] [at] [unc] ' [billy] [with] those sharp eyes of hers . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 time
3 time 4 she
4 she 5 was
5 was 17 .
9 ' 16 hers
12 those 13 sharp
12 those 15 of
13 sharp 14 eyes
15 of 16 hers
16 hers 17 .

when she had finished the egg , she pushed the other over to him . 
1 when 2 she
2 she 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 the
5 the 6 egg
6 egg 7 ,
7 , 8 she
8 she 9 pushed
9 pushed 10 the
9 pushed 12 over
11 other 12 over
12 over 13 to
13 to 14 him
14 him 15 .

" yo ' eat that ! " she said shortly . 
1 " 2 yo
1 " 3 '
3 ' 10 shortly
4 eat 5 that
5 that 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 she
8 she 9 said
9 said 10 shortly
10 shortly 11 .

" yo ' look as if yo ' hadn't had anything to eat to-day " ( which was true ) . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 4 look
2 yo 7 yo
2 yo 17 which
4 look 5 as
5 as 6 if
7 yo 8 '
9 hadn't 10 had
10 had 11 anything
10 had 13 eat
12 to 13 eat
13 eat 14 to-day
14 to-day 15 "
15 " 16 (
16 ( 17 which
17 which 18 was
17 which 19 true
19 true 20 )
20 ) 21 .

" then yo ' hustle up to bed ; it 's all ready fo ' yo ' . " 
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 16 yo
5 hustle 6 up
5 hustle 8 bed
5 hustle 11 's
6 up 7 to
9 ; 10 it
9 ; 11 's
10 it 11 's
11 's 13 ready
12 all 13 ready
13 ready 14 fo
14 fo 15 '
14 fo 16 yo
16 yo 17 '
16 yo 18 .
18 . 19 "

unc ['] [billy] did as he was bid , and as he tucked himself into his snug , warm bed he murmured sleepily : 
1 unc 4 did
4 did 8 bid
5 as 6 he
6 he 8 bid
7 was 8 bid
8 bid 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 as
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 tucked
12 he 16 his
13 tucked 14 himself
14 himself 15 into
16 his 17 snug
17 snug 18 ,
18 , 19 warm
19 warm 20 bed
20 bed 21 he
21 he 22 murmured
22 murmured 23 sleepily
22 murmured 24 :

" [ol] ' [mrs] [possum] has a sharp , sharp tongue , [but] [her] [bark] is worse than her bite . 
1 " 11 tongue
1 " 21 .
3 ' 6 has
6 has 7 a
7 a 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 ,
9 , 10 sharp
10 sharp 11 tongue
11 tongue 12 ,
12 , 16 is
16 is 17 worse
17 worse 18 than
19 her 20 bite
20 bite 21 .

for [ol] ' [mrs] [possum] has a soft , [soft] [heart] [though] she hides it way out of sight . " 
1 for 21 "
3 ' 6 has
6 has 7 a
7 a 8 soft
8 soft 14 hides
9 , 13 she
9 , 14 hides
14 hides 15 it
15 it 16 way
16 way 17 out
16 way 20 .
17 out 18 of
18 of 19 sight
20 . 21 "

[v] 

[sammy] [jay] [is] [indignant] 

sammy [jay] [was] indignant . 
1 sammy 4 indignant
4 indignant 5 .

yes , [sir] , [sammy] [jay] was very much put out . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 was
7 was 8 very
8 very 9 much
9 much 10 put
10 put 11 out
11 out 12 .

in fact , [sammy] was just plain [downright] mad [!] 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 5 was
5 was 6 just
6 just 9 mad
7 plain 9 mad

it had begun when he met [jimmy] [skunk] [early] in the morning . 
1 it 2 had
2 had 3 begun
3 begun 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 met
6 met 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 morning
12 morning 13 .

" hello , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 6 !

what were you doing up so late [last] [night] ? " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 what 4 doing
2 were 3 you
2 were 4 doing
4 doing 5 up
5 up 6 so
6 so 7 late
7 late 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 15 .

" oh , come , [sammy] [jay] , be honest for once in your life ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
2 oh 10 honest
2 oh 16 !
4 come 5 ,
4 come 10 honest
8 , 9 be
9 be 10 honest
10 honest 11 for
10 honest 15 life
11 for 12 once
12 once 13 in
14 your 15 life

what was it all about ? " 
1 what 2 was
1 what 6 ?
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 about
6 ? 7 "

sammy [jay] stamped one foot . 
1 sammy 3 stamped
3 stamped 5 foot
4 one 5 foot
5 foot 6 .

he was beginning to lose his temper . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 beginning
3 beginning 4 to
4 to 5 lose
5 lose 6 his
6 his 7 temper
7 temper 8 .

you know he loses it very easily . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
3 he 4 loses
4 loses 5 it
5 it 6 very
6 very 7 easily
7 easily 8 .

" [i] [am] honest ! " he screamed . 
1 " 4 honest
4 honest 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 screamed
8 screamed 9 .

" [i] tell you [i] [went] to bed just as [i] always do , and [i] [didn't] wake up [until] this [morning] . " 
1 " 3 tell
1 " 24 "
3 tell 4 you
4 you 7 to
7 to 8 bed
9 just 10 as
9 just 23 .
10 as 15 and
12 always 13 do
13 do 14 ,
14 , 15 and
18 wake 19 up
18 wake 23 .
19 up 21 this
23 . 24 "

when he did , he flew off screaming at the top of his lungs . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 flew
6 flew 7 off
7 off 8 screaming
8 screaming 9 at
8 screaming 10 the
8 screaming 14 lungs
10 the 11 top
11 top 12 of
12 of 13 his
14 lungs 15 .

he was still screaming when he flew over the [old] [briar-patch] [where] [peter] [rabbit] [was] just beginning to doze [off] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 16 just
2 was 3 still
3 still 4 screaming
4 screaming 5 when
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 flew
7 flew 8 over
8 over 9 the
16 just 17 beginning
17 beginning 18 to
17 beginning 19 doze
19 doze 21 .

peter was sleepy . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 sleepy
3 sleepy 4 .

he didn't like to have his morning nap disturbed . 
1 he 8 nap
2 didn't 3 like
3 like 5 have
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 his
5 have 8 nap
7 morning 8 nap
8 nap 9 disturbed
9 disturbed 10 .

" hi , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 ,
3 , 6 !

didn't you make racket enough last night to give honest folks a little peace and quiet to-day ? " shouted [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 didn't 2 you
2 you 3 make
3 make 4 racket
4 racket 5 enough
5 enough 7 night
6 last 7 night
7 night 8 to
8 to 9 give
9 give 11 folks
9 give 12 a
9 give 17 to-day
10 honest 11 folks
12 a 13 little
13 little 14 peace
14 peace 16 quiet
15 and 16 quiet
17 to-day 20 shouted
18 ? 19 "
19 " 20 shouted

" what 's the joke , [peter] [rabbit] ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 joke
5 joke 6 ,
6 , 9 ?

" then it 's a funny way you have of sleeping , " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 it
3 it 4 's
3 it 17 .
4 's 5 a
5 a 6 funny
6 funny 7 way
8 you 9 have
8 you 17 .
9 have 10 of
10 of 11 sleeping
11 sleeping 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied

" [peter] [rabbit] , you and [jimmy] [skunk] are crazy , just as crazy as [loons] ! " [sputtered] [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 4 ,
1 " 18 "
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 and
6 and 9 are
9 are 10 crazy
10 crazy 11 ,
11 , 12 just
12 just 13 as
13 as 15 as
14 crazy 15 as
17 ! 18 "
18 " 22 .

" [i] [tell] you [i] was asleep , and [i] guess [i] ought to know ! " 
1 " 4 you
4 you 6 was
6 was 7 asleep
7 asleep 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 17 "
11 guess 13 ought
13 ought 14 to
14 to 15 know
15 know 16 !
16 ! 17 "

" and [i] guess [i] know your voice when [i] hear it [!] ["] [replied] [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 4 guess
2 and 18 .
6 know 7 your
7 your 8 voice
8 voice 11 hear
9 when 11 hear
11 hear 12 it
12 it 18 .

" it 's bad enough in daytime , but if [i] was you , [i] 'd quit yelling in the night . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 bad
4 bad 5 enough
5 enough 6 in
6 in 7 daytime
7 daytime 8 ,
7 daytime 9 but
7 daytime 13 you
7 daytime 18 yelling
10 if 12 was
12 was 13 you
13 you 14 ,
13 you 16 'd
17 quit 18 yelling
18 yelling 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

some [one] of [these] [times] [hooty] the [owl] will hear you , and that will be the end of you and your noise . 
1 some 3 of
1 some 20 you
3 of 7 the
7 the 19 of
9 will 10 hear
9 will 11 you
11 you 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 that
14 that 15 will
15 will 16 be
16 be 17 the
17 the 18 end
18 end 19 of
20 you 24 .
21 and 22 your
22 your 23 noise
23 noise 24 .

now go away ; [i] want to sleep . " 
1 now 2 go
1 now 10 "
2 go 3 away
3 away 4 ;
6 want 7 to
7 to 8 sleep
8 sleep 9 .
9 . 10 "

sammy went . 
1 sammy 2 went
2 went 3 .

he was mad clear through , and yet he didn't know what to make of it . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 3 mad
2 was 3 mad
3 mad 5 through
3 mad 10 didn't
4 clear 5 through
5 through 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 yet
8 yet 9 he
10 didn't 11 know
11 know 12 what
12 what 14 make
13 to 14 make
14 make 15 of
15 of 16 it
16 it 17 .

were they just trying to make him mad , or had he really been screaming in his sleep ? 
1 were 2 they
1 were 3 just
1 were 4 trying
4 trying 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 him
7 him 8 mad
8 mad 9 ,
9 , 10 or
10 or 11 had
11 had 12 he
11 had 13 really
11 had 14 been
11 had 19 ?
14 been 15 screaming
15 screaming 18 sleep
16 in 17 his
16 in 18 sleep

he flew over to the [smiling] [pool] . 
1 he 2 flew
1 he 8 .
2 flew 3 over
3 over 4 to
4 to 5 the

jerry [muskrat] [looked] [up] [and] saw him . 
1 jerry 6 saw
6 saw 7 him
6 saw 8 .

" what were you yelling about in the night , [sammy] [jay] ? " asked [jerry] . 
1 " 3 were
2 what 3 were
3 were 4 you
3 were 5 yelling
5 yelling 6 about
5 yelling 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 night
9 night 10 ,
10 , 17 .
13 ? 15 asked
14 " 15 asked
15 asked 17 .

this was too much . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 much
4 much 5 .

sammy [jay] let his wings and his tail droop dejectedly and hung his head . 
1 sammy 5 wings
3 let 5 wings
4 his 5 wings
5 wings 6 and
6 and 8 tail
6 and 9 droop
7 his 8 tail
9 droop 10 dejectedly
10 dejectedly 11 and
11 and 12 hung
11 and 15 .
12 hung 13 his
13 his 14 head

" [i] don't know . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 .

i really don't know anything about it , " he said . 
1 i 2 really
2 really 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 anything
5 anything 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 said
11 said 12 .

[vi] 

[sammy] [jay] [thinks] [he's] [going] [crazy] 

" [sammy] [jay] [screams] [all] [day] [long] , [and] now what do you think ? 
1 " 13 you
8 , 10 now
10 now 11 what
11 what 12 do
12 do 13 you
13 you 14 think
14 think 15 ?

why , [sammy] [sits] and yells all night [and] doesn't sleep a wink ! " 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 5 and
5 and 6 yells
5 and 8 night
5 and 15 "
7 all 8 night
8 night 11 sleep
10 doesn't 11 sleep
11 sleep 13 wink
12 a 13 wink
14 ! 15 "

everywhere he went [sammy] [jay] [heard] [that] [shouted] after him . 
1 everywhere 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 9 after
9 after 10 him
10 him 11 .

dozens and dozens of times a day he heard it . 
1 dozens 2 and
1 dozens 3 dozens
3 dozens 4 of
3 dozens 8 he
4 of 5 times
5 times 7 day
6 a 7 day
8 he 9 heard
9 heard 10 it
10 it 11 .

at first he lost his temper and was the very maddest [jaybird] ever seen [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [or] in the [green] [forest] . 
1 at 2 first
1 at 3 he
3 he 7 and
4 lost 5 his
5 his 6 temper
6 temper 7 and
7 and 8 was
8 was 10 very
8 was 24 .
9 the 10 very
10 very 11 maddest
11 maddest 21 the
13 ever 14 seen
14 seen 20 in
20 in 21 the

" it isn't true ! 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 true
3 isn't 5 !

it isn't true ! 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 true
2 isn't 4 !

it isn't true ! " he would scream at the top of his lungs . 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 true
2 isn't 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 he
6 he 7 would
7 would 8 scream
8 scream 11 top
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 top
11 top 14 lungs
12 of 14 lungs
13 his 14 lungs
14 lungs 15 .

and then everybody within hearing would shout : " it is true ! " 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 everybody
3 everybody 6 would
4 within 5 hearing
4 within 6 would
6 would 7 shout
7 shout 8 :
7 shout 12 true
9 " 12 true
10 it 11 is
10 it 12 true
12 true 13 !
13 ! 14 "

sammy would just dance up and down and scream and scream and scream , he was so angry . 
1 sammy 15 he
2 would 3 just
3 just 4 dance
4 dance 5 up
5 up 6 and
6 and 7 down
7 down 8 and
8 and 9 scream
9 scream 10 and
10 and 11 scream
11 scream 12 and
12 and 13 scream
13 scream 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 so
17 so 18 angry
18 angry 19 .

and then he was sure to hear some one pipe up : 
1 and 2 then
2 then 7 hear
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 sure
5 sure 7 hear
6 to 7 hear
7 hear 8 some
8 some 9 one
9 one 11 up
10 pipe 11 up
11 up 12 :

" [sammy] 's mad and we are glad , [and] we know how to tease him ! 
1 " 3 's
1 " 5 and
3 's 4 mad
5 and 6 we
5 and 9 ,
6 we 7 are
7 are 8 glad
9 , 11 we
11 we 12 know
12 know 13 how
13 how 14 to
13 how 17 !
15 tease 16 him
15 tease 17 !

but some dark night he 'll get a fright , [for] [hooty] 'll come and seize him [!] ["] 
1 but 4 night
2 some 4 night
3 dark 4 night
4 night 5 he
5 he 6 'll
5 he 17 him
6 'll 7 get
7 get 8 a
8 a 9 fright
9 fright 10 ,
13 'll 14 come
14 come 15 and
15 and 16 seize
16 seize 17 him

that really began to worry him . 
1 that 2 really
2 really 5 worry
3 began 4 to
3 began 5 worry
5 worry 6 him
6 him 7 .

then he began to think that it might be true that he did talk in his sleep , and this worried him a whole lot . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 7 it
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 that
7 it 8 might
8 might 9 be
9 be 10 true
10 true 11 that
11 that 13 did
12 he 13 did
13 did 14 talk
14 talk 15 in
15 in 16 his
15 in 17 sleep
17 sleep 25 lot
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 this
20 this 21 worried
21 worried 22 him
21 worried 25 lot
23 a 25 lot
24 whole 25 lot
25 lot 26 .

the more he thought about it , the more worried [sammy] [jay] [became] . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 worried
10 worried 14 .

he lost his appetite and began to grow thin . 
1 he 2 lost
2 lost 3 his
3 his 4 appetite
4 appetite 5 and
5 and 6 began
6 began 7 to
7 to 8 grow
8 grow 9 thin
9 thin 10 .

he kept out of sight whenever possible and no longer screamed " [thief] ! thief [!] " [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 6 whenever
1 he 17 "
2 kept 6 whenever
3 out 4 of
4 of 5 sight
5 sight 6 whenever
6 whenever 7 possible
7 possible 8 and
8 and 10 longer
9 no 10 longer
10 longer 11 screamed
12 " 14 !
12 " 17 "
14 ! 15 thief

in fact his voice was rarely heard during the day . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 his
3 his 4 voice
4 voice 5 was
5 was 6 rarely
6 rarely 7 heard
7 heard 8 during
8 during 10 day
9 the 10 day
10 day 11 .

but it seemed that he must be talking just as much as ever in the night . 
1 but 2 it
1 but 3 seemed
2 it 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 that
3 seemed 6 must
3 seemed 8 talking
4 that 5 he
6 must 7 be
8 talking 9 just
8 talking 11 much
9 just 10 as
11 much 13 ever
12 as 13 ever
13 ever 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 night
16 night 17 .

at least everybody said that he was . 
1 at 2 least
1 at 6 he
3 everybody 4 said
3 everybody 6 he
4 said 5 that
6 he 7 was
6 he 8 .

worse still , different ones said that they heard him in different places in the [green] [forest] and even [down] [on] the [green] [meadows] . 
1 worse 2 still
1 worse 25 .
2 still 3 ,
3 , 6 said
3 , 13 places
4 different 5 ones
5 ones 6 said
6 said 7 that
7 that 8 they
8 they 9 heard
10 him 11 in
11 in 13 places
12 different 13 places
13 places 14 in
13 places 19 even
14 in 15 the
15 the 18 and
22 the 25 .

could it be that he was flying about as well as talking in his sleep ? 
1 could 2 it
2 it 3 be
2 it 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 flying
7 flying 8 about
7 flying 10 well
7 flying 15 sleep
9 as 10 well
10 well 11 as
12 talking 15 sleep
13 in 15 sleep
14 his 15 sleep
15 sleep 16 ?

and nobody believed him when he said that he was asleep all night . 
1 and 2 nobody
2 nobody 3 believed
3 believed 4 him
4 him 5 when
5 when 6 he
5 when 7 said
5 when 11 asleep
5 when 14 .
7 said 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 11 asleep
10 was 11 asleep
11 asleep 13 night
12 all 13 night

they thought that he was awake and doing it purposely . 
1 they 2 thought
2 thought 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 8 doing
5 was 6 awake
5 was 8 doing
6 awake 7 and
8 doing 9 it
9 it 10 purposely
10 purposely 11 .

" if they are not all crazy , then [i] must be , " said . 
1 " 2 if
1 " 16 .
2 if 3 they
3 they 6 all
4 are 5 not
4 are 6 all
7 crazy 8 ,
7 crazy 16 .
8 , 9 then
9 then 15 said
11 must 12 be
12 be 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said

sammy [jay] to himself , as he turned away from the breakfast which he could not eat . 
1 sammy 3 to
3 to 4 himself
3 to 13 which
4 himself 5 ,
5 , 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 turned
8 turned 9 away
9 away 10 from
10 from 11 the
11 the 12 breakfast
13 which 14 he
14 he 15 could
15 could 16 not
15 could 17 eat
17 eat 18 .

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

" why didn't [i] think of it before ? 
1 " 2 why
2 why 9 ?
3 didn't 5 think
5 think 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 before
8 before 9 ?

i 'll sleep all day , and then [i] 'll keep awake all night and see what happens then ! " he exclaimed . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 sleep
3 sleep 5 day
3 sleep 12 awake
3 sleep 18 happens
4 all 5 day
5 day 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 then
10 'll 11 keep
11 keep 12 awake
12 awake 14 night
13 all 14 night
15 and 16 see
16 see 17 what
17 what 18 happens
18 happens 19 then
18 happens 20 !
20 ! 21 "
21 " 22 he
22 he 23 exclaimed
23 exclaimed 24 .

so [sammy] [jay] hurried [away] to the darkest part of the [green] [forest] and [tried] to sleep through the day . 
1 so 4 hurried
4 hurried 6 to
6 to 14 and
7 the 8 darkest
8 darkest 9 part
9 part 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 14 and
14 and 16 to
16 to 17 sleep
17 sleep 20 day
17 sleep 21 .
18 through 19 the
19 the 20 day

[vii] 

[sammy] [jay] [sits] [up] [all] [night] 

sammy [jay] sat in the dark and shivered . 
1 sammy 3 sat
3 sat 4 in
3 sat 8 shivered
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 dark
7 and 8 shivered
8 shivered 9 .

sammy was lonely , more lonely than he had ever supposed anybody could be . 
1 sammy 4 ,
1 sammy 12 anybody
2 was 3 lonely
3 lonely 4 ,
5 more 6 lonely
5 more 7 than
7 than 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 ever
10 ever 11 supposed
11 supposed 12 anybody
12 anybody 13 could
13 could 14 be
14 be 15 .

and to tell the [truth] [sammy] [jay] was scared . 
1 and 2 to
2 to 3 tell
3 tell 4 the
4 the 9 scared
8 was 9 scared
9 scared 10 .

yes , [sir] , that was just the way [sammy] [jay] [felt] [scared] . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 was
6 was 7 just
7 just 8 the
8 the 9 way
9 way 14 .

every time a leaf rustled , [sammy] jumped almost out of his skin . 
1 every 2 time
2 time 3 a
3 a 4 leaf
3 a 13 skin
4 leaf 5 rustled
5 rustled 6 ,
8 jumped 10 out
8 jumped 13 skin
9 almost 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 his
13 skin 14 .

his heart went pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat . 
1 his 2 heart
2 heart 3 went
3 went 4 pit-a-pat
4 pit-a-pat 5 ,
5 , 6 pit-a-pat
6 pit-a-pat 7 ,
7 , 8 pit-a-pat
8 pit-a-pat 9 .

but to-night [sammy] [sat] in the darkest , thickest part of a [big] pine-tree and kept blinking his eyes to keep from going to sleep . 
1 but 2 to-night
2 to-night 5 in
5 in 8 ,
6 the 8 ,
7 darkest 8 ,
8 , 9 thickest
8 , 14 pine-tree
9 thickest 10 part
10 part 11 of
11 of 12 a
14 pine-tree 19 eyes
15 and 16 kept
16 kept 17 blinking
17 blinking 19 eyes
18 his 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 to
20 to 21 keep
21 keep 22 from
22 from 23 going
23 going 24 to
24 to 25 sleep
25 sleep 26 .

he just would keep his eyes and his ears wide open . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 would
3 would 4 keep
4 keep 6 eyes
5 his 6 eyes
6 eyes 9 ears
7 and 8 his
7 and 9 ears
9 ears 11 open
10 wide 11 open
11 open 12 .

what was he doing it for ? 
1 what 6 for
2 was 3 he
2 was 4 doing
4 doing 5 it
5 it 6 for
6 for 7 ?

now [sammy] knew [better] [.] 
1 now 3 knew

he never in his life had screamed in the night unless well , unless he did it in his sleep and didn't know it . 
1 he 10 night
2 never 5 life
3 in 5 life
4 his 5 life
5 life 6 had
5 life 10 night
6 had 7 screamed
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 unless
10 night 20 sleep
10 night 25 .
12 well 13 ,
13 , 14 unless
14 unless 15 he
15 he 17 it
16 did 17 it
17 it 18 in
18 in 19 his
18 in 20 sleep
20 sleep 21 and
21 and 22 didn't
22 didn't 23 know
23 know 24 it

he had watched the black shadows creep through the [green] [forest] and [grow] blacker and blacker . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 12 and
2 had 3 watched
3 watched 7 creep
4 the 6 shadows
5 black 6 shadows
6 shadows 7 creep
7 creep 8 through
8 through 9 the
12 and 14 blacker
14 blacker 15 and
15 and 16 blacker
16 blacker 17 .

the blacker they grew , the lonesomer he became . 
1 the 7 lonesomer
1 the 10 .
2 blacker 4 grew
3 they 4 grew
4 grew 5 ,
5 , 6 the
5 , 7 lonesomer
7 lonesomer 8 he
8 he 9 became

by and by it was so dark that he couldn't see anything at all , and every little noise made him shiver . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 4 it
4 it 5 was
4 it 7 dark
6 so 7 dark
7 dark 8 that
7 dark 21 him
9 he 12 anything
9 he 21 him
10 couldn't 12 anything
11 see 12 anything
12 anything 13 at
13 at 14 all
15 , 16 and
16 and 19 noise
17 every 18 little
18 little 19 noise
19 noise 20 made
20 made 21 him
21 him 22 shiver
21 him 23 .

sammy [jay] had it now . 
1 sammy 3 had
3 had 5 now
4 it 5 now
5 now 6 .

he felt so creepy that it seemed as if he would crawl right out of his skin . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 so
3 so 5 that
4 creepy 5 that
5 that 6 it
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 as
8 as 9 if
9 if 10 he
10 he 11 would
11 would 12 crawl
12 crawl 17 skin
13 right 14 out
14 out 15 of
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 skin
17 skin 18 .

he kept saying over and over to himself : " there 's nothing to be afraid of . 
1 he 3 saying
2 kept 3 saying
3 saying 4 over
3 saying 9 :
4 over 5 and
5 and 6 over
6 over 7 to
7 to 8 himself
9 : 10 "
9 : 11 there
11 there 13 nothing
12 's 13 nothing
13 nothing 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 afraid
16 afraid 17 of
17 of 18 .

there 's nothing to be afraid of . 
1 there 2 's
1 there 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 of
7 of 8 .

i 'm just as safe [as] [if] [i] was fast asleep . " 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 just
2 'm 5 safe
3 just 4 as
5 safe 13 "
9 was 10 fast
10 fast 11 asleep
11 asleep 12 .
12 . 13 "

but still he shivered and shook . 
1 but 2 still
1 but 4 shivered
2 still 3 he
4 shivered 6 shook
5 and 6 shook
6 shook 7 .

by and by , looking up through the top of the big pine-tree , he saw the little stars come out one by one . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 4 ,
4 , 5 looking
5 looking 6 up
5 looking 7 through
7 through 8 the
7 through 9 top
9 top 10 of
9 top 22 one
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 big
12 big 13 pine-tree
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 saw
16 saw 19 stars
16 saw 22 one
17 the 18 little
17 the 19 stars
20 come 21 out
21 out 22 one
22 one 23 by
23 by 24 one
24 one 25 .

they seemed to be looking right down at him and winking at him in the jolliest way . 
1 they 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 6 right
5 looking 6 right
6 right 7 down
6 right 16 jolliest
7 down 8 at
7 down 14 in
8 at 9 him
9 him 10 and
9 him 11 winking
9 him 13 him
11 winking 12 at
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 jolliest
16 jolliest 17 way
16 jolliest 18 .

somehow , he didn't feel quite so lonely then , and he tried to wink back . 
1 somehow 2 ,
1 somehow 15 wink
2 , 3 he
3 he 8 lonely
4 didn't 5 feel
5 feel 6 quite
6 quite 7 so
7 so 8 lonely
9 then 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 tried
12 he 13 tried
13 tried 14 to
13 tried 15 wink
15 wink 16 back
16 back 17 .

then little , soft , silvery bars of light began to creep through the branches of the trees and along the ground . 
1 then 2 little
1 then 7 bars
1 then 10 began
3 , 4 soft
4 soft 5 ,
5 , 6 silvery
6 silvery 7 bars
7 bars 8 of
8 of 9 light
10 began 11 to
11 to 15 branches
12 creep 13 through
13 through 14 the
14 the 15 branches
15 branches 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 trees
18 trees 19 and
19 and 20 along
20 along 21 the
20 along 22 ground
21 the 22 ground
22 ground 23 .

they were moonbeams , and [sammy] could see [just] a little , a very little . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 moonbeams
3 moonbeams 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 7 could
7 could 8 see
8 see 10 a
10 a 11 little
11 little 12 ,
12 , 16 .
13 a 15 little
13 a 16 .
14 very 15 little

he began to feel better . 
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
2 began 4 feel
4 feel 5 better
5 better 6 .

" [whooo-hoo-hoo] , whooo-hoo ! " 
1 " 4 whooo-hoo
3 , 4 whooo-hoo
4 whooo-hoo 5 !
5 ! 6 "

it was a terrible sound , fierce and hungry . 
1 it 5 sound
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 terrible
4 terrible 5 sound
5 sound 6 ,
6 , 8 and
7 fierce 8 and
8 and 9 hungry
9 hungry 10 .

sammy [jay] [nearly] [fell] from his perch [.] 
1 sammy 7 perch
5 from 6 his
6 his 7 perch

he opened his mouth to scream with fright . 
1 he 8 fright
2 opened 3 his
3 his 4 mouth
4 mouth 5 to
5 to 6 scream
6 scream 8 fright
7 with 8 fright
8 fright 9 .

then he remembered just in time and closed it without a sound . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 remembered
2 he 3 remembered
3 remembered 4 just
4 just 5 in
5 in 6 time
6 time 7 and
7 and 8 closed
8 closed 10 without
9 it 10 without
10 without 11 a
10 without 12 sound
10 without 13 .
11 a 12 sound

it was the hunting-cry of [hooty] the [owl] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 hunting-cry
4 hunting-cry 5 of
5 of 7 the
7 the 9 .

sammy [jay] sat [huddled] in a little , forlorn , shivering heap , while twice more that fierce cry rang through the [green] [forest] . 
1 sammy 3 sat
3 sat 5 in
5 in 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 ,
8 , 9 forlorn
9 forlorn 10 ,
10 , 11 shivering
11 shivering 12 heap
12 heap 13 ,
13 , 14 while
14 while 15 twice
15 twice 16 more
16 more 20 rang
16 more 25 .
17 that 18 fierce
18 fierce 20 rang
19 cry 20 rang
20 rang 21 through
21 through 22 the

then a shadow floated over the big pine-tree . 
1 then 2 a
2 a 3 shadow
2 a 8 pine-tree
2 a 9 .
4 floated 5 over
5 over 6 the
6 the 7 big
7 big 8 pine-tree

hooty the [owl] had flown away without seeing him , and [sammy] breathed [easier] . 
1 hooty 13 breathed
2 the 4 had
4 had 5 flown
5 flown 6 away
5 flown 7 without
7 without 8 seeing
8 seeing 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 breathed
13 breathed 15 .

[viii] 

[sammy] [jay] [is] [glad] [he] [sat] [up] [all] [night] 

sammy [jay] was having no trouble in keeping awake now . 
1 sammy 3 was
3 was 4 having
4 having 5 no
4 having 6 trouble
6 trouble 7 in
7 in 8 keeping
8 keeping 9 awake
9 awake 10 now
10 now 11 .

not a bit ! 
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 bit
3 bit 4 !

he was too frightened and shivery and creepy to sleep . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 4 frightened
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 frightened
4 frightened 6 shivery
5 and 6 shivery
6 shivery 7 and
6 shivery 8 creepy
8 creepy 9 to
9 to 10 sleep
10 sleep 11 .

but he didn't want to , anyway . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 want
4 want 5 to
5 to 6 ,
6 , 7 anyway
7 anyway 8 .

so he sat in the thickest part of the big pine-tree , shivering and creepy and miserable . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 8 of
5 the 11 pine-tree
6 thickest 7 part
7 part 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 big
11 pine-tree 12 ,
12 , 13 shivering
13 shivering 14 and
14 and 15 creepy
15 creepy 16 and
16 and 17 miserable
17 miserable 18 .

out in a patch of bright moonlight he [saw] [peter] [rabbit] jumping and dancing and having the greatest kind of a time all by himself . 
1 out 2 in
2 in 3 a
3 a 4 patch
4 patch 5 of
4 patch 7 moonlight
5 of 6 bright
7 moonlight 8 he
8 he 12 jumping
12 jumping 13 and
13 and 14 dancing
14 dancing 15 and
15 and 16 having
16 having 18 greatest
17 the 18 greatest
18 greatest 19 kind
19 kind 20 of
19 kind 21 a
21 a 22 time
22 time 23 all
23 all 24 by
24 by 25 himself
25 himself 26 .

pretty soon [peter] [was] joined [by] [his] [cousin] [,] [jumper] [the] [hare] [.] 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 5 joined

such antics as they did cut up ! 
1 such 2 antics
1 such 3 as
1 such 5 did
1 such 8 !
4 they 5 did
5 did 6 cut
6 cut 7 up

sammy [jay] almost laughed aloud as he watched . 
1 sammy 3 almost
3 almost 4 laughed
4 laughed 5 aloud
5 aloud 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 watched
8 watched 9 .

it was less lonely with them there , and he did want to call to them dreadfully . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 less
3 less 18 .
4 lonely 5 with
5 with 6 them
6 them 7 there
6 them 16 them
7 there 8 ,
8 , 9 and
10 he 11 did
11 did 12 want
12 want 13 to
13 to 14 call
14 call 16 them
15 to 16 them
16 them 17 dreadfully
17 dreadfully 18 .

but that would never , never do , for no one must know that he was sitting up awake all night . 
1 but 2 that
2 that 3 would
3 would 4 never
3 would 12 must
4 never 6 never
5 , 6 never
6 never 7 do
6 never 10 no
8 , 9 for
8 , 10 no
10 no 11 one
12 must 13 know
13 know 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 sitting
17 sitting 19 awake
18 up 19 awake
19 awake 20 all
19 awake 21 night
21 night 22 .

by and by along came [jimmy] [skunk] , walking out into the patch of bright moonlight . 
1 by 2 and
1 by 3 by
1 by 8 ,
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 along
4 along 5 came
8 , 9 walking
9 walking 10 out
10 out 11 into
11 into 12 the
12 the 13 patch
13 patch 14 of
14 of 15 bright
15 bright 16 moonlight
16 moonlight 17 .

he touched noses [with] [peter] [rabbit] and [jumper] [the] [hare] , [which] [is] one way of saying " good evening " in the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 touched
2 touched 3 noses
3 noses 7 and
7 and 11 ,
11 , 14 one
14 one 16 of
15 way 16 of
16 of 17 saying
17 saying 21 "
18 " 19 good
18 " 21 "
19 good 20 evening
21 " 22 in
21 " 26 .
22 in 23 the

" isn't it most time for [sammy] [jay] to scream in his sleep ? " asked [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 isn't
1 " 14 ?
2 isn't 3 it
3 it 4 most
3 it 5 time
5 time 6 for
6 for 9 to
9 to 10 scream
10 scream 11 in
11 in 12 his
12 his 13 sleep
14 ? 16 asked
15 " 16 asked
16 asked 19 .

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

" scream in his sleep ! 
1 " 2 scream
1 " 6 !
2 scream 3 in
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 sleep

nonsense ! 
1 nonsense 2 !

sammy [jay] isn't any more asleep than [i] [am] [.] 
1 sammy 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 any
4 any 5 more
5 more 6 asleep
5 more 7 than

he just screams out of pure meanness to wake up and frighten good honest folks who want to sleep . 
1 he 3 screams
2 just 3 screams
3 screams 4 out
3 screams 16 who
3 screams 19 sleep
4 out 5 of
5 of 6 pure
6 pure 7 meanness
8 to 9 wake
9 wake 10 up
10 up 12 frighten
11 and 12 frighten
12 frighten 15 folks
13 good 15 folks
14 honest 15 folks
15 folks 16 who
16 who 17 want
17 want 18 to
19 sleep 20 .

for my part , [i] don't see what any one wants to sleep for on such a fine night as this , anyway . 
1 for 2 my
2 my 3 part
3 part 13 sleep
4 , 8 what
6 don't 8 what
7 see 8 what
8 what 9 any
8 what 13 sleep
9 any 10 one
10 one 11 wants
11 wants 12 to
13 sleep 14 for
14 for 15 on
15 on 16 such
16 such 17 a
16 such 20 as
17 a 18 fine
18 fine 19 night
20 as 21 this
21 this 23 anyway
22 , 23 anyway
23 anyway 24 .

it serves ' em right if they do get waked up , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 it 2 serves
2 serves 4 em
2 serves 17 .
3 ' 4 em
4 em 5 right
4 em 7 they
4 em 13 "
4 em 14 replied
6 if 7 they
7 they 8 do
8 do 9 get
9 get 10 waked
10 waked 11 up
11 up 12 ,

" [but] [sammy] [jay] says that he [doesn't] do it and doesn't know anything about it , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 7 he
1 " 9 do
1 " 17 ,
5 says 6 that
5 says 7 he
9 do 10 it
10 it 11 and
12 doesn't 13 know
13 know 15 about
14 anything 15 about
15 about 16 it
16 it 17 ,
17 , 18 "
17 , 19 said
19 said 22 .

" have you ever seen him scream in the night , [jimmy] [skunk] ? " 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
2 have 5 seen
3 you 4 ever
4 ever 5 seen
5 seen 6 him
6 him 7 scream
7 scream 10 night
7 scream 11 ,
8 in 9 the
8 in 10 night
11 , 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" no , [i] don't have to , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
2 no 13 .
3 , 10 replied
5 don't 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied

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

" [i] guess you 're right , [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 " 3 guess
3 guess 10 .
4 you 5 're
4 you 7 ,
5 're 6 right
7 , 10 .

i guess you 're right , " he said . 
1 i 2 guess
2 guess 8 he
3 you 4 're
3 you 6 ,
4 're 5 right
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 said
9 said 10 .

" of course [i] ['m] [right] . 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 7 .

there , now ! " 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 !
4 ! 5 "

jimmy held up one hand to warn [peter] to keep still . 
1 jimmy 2 held
2 held 5 hand
2 held 6 to
3 up 4 one
4 one 5 hand
6 to 7 warn
7 warn 9 to
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 still
11 still 12 .

they all heard it . 
1 they 2 all
1 they 3 heard
3 heard 4 it
4 it 5 .

sammy [jay] heard it , too , and scratched himself to be sure that he was awake and sitting there in the big pine-tree . 
1 sammy 3 heard
3 heard 4 it
3 heard 9 scratched
5 , 6 too
6 too 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 scratched
9 scratched 10 himself
9 scratched 11 to
9 scratched 12 be
9 scratched 23 big
12 be 13 sure
13 sure 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 awake
17 awake 18 and
19 sitting 20 there
20 there 21 in
21 in 23 big
22 the 23 big
23 big 24 pine-tree
23 big 25 .

" [i] 'm glad [i] [kept] [awake] , but 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 glad
4 glad 8 ,
8 , 9 but

" [maybe] [i] 'm going crazy [!] 
1 " 4 'm
4 'm 5 going
5 going 6 crazy

my wits are getting hazy ! 
1 my 2 wits
1 my 5 hazy
1 my 6 !
2 wits 3 are
3 are 4 getting

that 's surely me , [yet] [here] [i] be [!] 
1 that 2 's
1 that 9 be
2 's 3 surely
3 surely 4 me
4 me 5 ,

oh , dear , [i] [sure] am crazy ! " 
1 oh 9 !
1 oh 10 "
2 , 3 dear
2 , 4 ,
4 , 8 crazy
7 am 8 crazy
8 crazy 9 !

[ix] 

[the] [mystery] [grows] 

" can a body be a body , [yet] not a body be ? 
1 " 11 a
2 can 5 be
3 a 4 body
4 body 5 be
5 be 6 a
5 be 7 body
7 body 8 ,
8 , 10 not
10 not 11 a
11 a 12 body
12 body 13 be
13 be 14 ?

tell a body , anybody , [didst] such a body see ? " 
1 tell 3 body
2 a 3 body
3 body 4 ,
3 body 5 anybody
3 body 10 body
5 anybody 6 ,
8 such 9 a
9 a 10 body
10 body 11 see
11 see 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

of course it was [sammy] [jay] who was humming [such] a foolish-sounding [rhyme] as that . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 8 was
2 course 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 7 who
8 was 9 humming
9 humming 11 a
11 a 12 foolish-sounding
12 foolish-sounding 14 as
14 as 15 that
14 as 16 .

but really , it wasn't so foolish in [sammy] 's case , after all . 
1 but 2 really
2 really 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 so
6 so 7 foolish
7 foolish 8 in
8 in 11 case
10 's 11 case
11 case 12 ,
12 , 13 after
13 after 14 all
14 all 15 .

now he knew . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 .

did ever a [jaybird] have anything so queer as that [to] [puzzle] [him] ? 
1 did 2 ever
1 did 14 ?
2 ever 3 a
5 have 6 anything
6 anything 8 queer
7 so 8 queer
8 queer 9 as
9 as 10 that
10 that 14 ?

anyway , [sammy] [jay] knew that he didn't scream in his sleep , and there was a whole lot of comfort in that . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 24 .
5 knew 8 didn't
6 that 8 didn't
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 scream
9 scream 12 sleep
10 in 11 his
10 in 12 sleep
12 sleep 13 ,
12 sleep 21 comfort
14 and 21 comfort
15 there 16 was
15 there 21 comfort
16 was 17 a
17 a 19 lot
18 whole 19 lot
19 lot 20 of
19 lot 21 comfort
21 comfort 22 in
22 in 23 that
22 in 24 .

he could eat with a better appetite now . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 eat
3 eat 4 with
4 with 7 appetite
5 a 6 better
6 better 7 appetite
7 appetite 8 now
8 now 9 .

now he knew that he could go to sleep in peace , just as he always had . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 could
6 could 7 go
7 go 8 to
8 to 9 sleep
9 sleep 10 in
10 in 11 peace
11 peace 12 ,
12 , 13 just
13 just 14 as
14 as 15 he
14 as 18 .
16 always 17 had
17 had 18 .

sammy [jay] brushed and smoothed out his handsome blue coat and [made] himself as pert and smart-appearing as possible . 
1 sammy 3 brushed
3 brushed 4 and
4 and 5 smoothed
5 smoothed 6 out
6 out 7 his
7 his 8 handsome
8 handsome 9 blue
8 handsome 10 coat
10 coat 11 and
11 and 15 pert
11 and 20 .
13 himself 14 as
14 as 15 pert
15 pert 16 and
16 and 17 smart-appearing
18 as 19 possible
19 possible 20 .

he had been so worried lately that he hadn't taken [much] care of himself , which is very unusual for [sammy] [jay] . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 5 worried
4 so 5 worried
5 worried 6 lately
6 lately 7 that
7 that 10 taken
8 he 9 hadn't
9 hadn't 10 taken
10 taken 12 care
12 care 13 of
12 care 15 ,
13 of 14 himself
15 , 16 which
16 which 17 is
17 is 18 very
18 very 19 unusual
19 unusual 20 for
20 for 23 .

now , however , he felt so much better that he began to think about his looks . 
1 now 3 however
2 , 3 however
3 however 4 ,
3 however 17 looks
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 so
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 better
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 began
12 began 13 to
12 began 14 think
14 think 15 about
14 think 17 looks
16 his 17 looks
17 looks 18 .

when he had finished dressing , he started for the alders [beside] [the] [laughing] [brook] just to have a look around . 
1 when 3 had
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 dressing
5 dressing 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 started
8 started 9 for
8 started 11 alders
10 the 11 alders
11 alders 16 just
16 just 17 to
17 to 18 have
18 have 19 a
19 a 20 look
20 look 21 around
21 around 22 .

of course he didn't expect to find his voice down there , for who ever saw a voice ? 
1 of 2 course
1 of 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 expect
5 expect 6 to
5 expect 7 find
7 find 8 his
7 find 11 there
8 his 9 voice
10 down 11 there
11 there 12 ,
12 , 13 for
13 for 19 ?
14 who 15 ever
14 who 19 ?
15 ever 16 saw
16 saw 18 voice
17 a 18 voice

still he thought that he might find something that would explain the mystery . 
1 still 2 he
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 6 might
4 that 6 might
5 he 6 might
6 might 8 something
7 find 8 something
8 something 9 that
9 that 10 would
10 would 11 explain
11 explain 12 the
12 the 13 mystery
13 mystery 14 .

he hunted all around in the thicket of alders beside the [laughing] [brook] , but nothing unusual did he find . 
1 he 2 hunted
2 hunted 3 all
2 hunted 7 thicket
2 hunted 15 but
3 all 4 around
5 in 6 the
5 in 7 thicket
7 thicket 8 of
8 of 9 alders
9 alders 10 beside
10 beside 11 the
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 nothing
16 nothing 17 unusual
16 nothing 21 .
17 unusual 18 did
18 did 19 he
18 did 20 find

then for a long time he sat as still as still can be , studying and thinking . 
1 then 2 for
1 then 3 a
1 then 7 sat
4 long 5 time
4 long 7 sat
5 time 6 he
6 he 7 sat
7 sat 9 still
7 sat 17 thinking
8 as 9 still
10 as 11 still
11 still 13 be
11 still 15 studying
12 can 13 be
14 , 15 studying
15 studying 16 and
16 and 17 thinking
17 thinking 18 .

" thief ! thief ! thief ! " 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 5 !
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
5 ! 7 !
7 ! 8 "

then [out] [popped] [jenny] [wren] , and she was so mad that she couldn't sit still a second . 
1 then 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 she
8 she 9 was
9 was 18 second
9 was 19 .
10 so 11 mad
10 so 17 a
11 mad 12 that
12 that 13 she
13 she 14 couldn't
14 couldn't 15 sit
15 sit 16 still
17 a 18 second

my , my , my , how she did scold ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 5 my
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 ,
5 my 11 !
6 , 7 how
7 how 9 did
8 she 9 did
9 did 10 scold

" you ought to be ashamed of yourself , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 ought
2 you 9 ,
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 ashamed
6 ashamed 7 of
7 of 8 yourself
9 , 12 !

you ought to be ashamed of yourself ! " she sputtered . 
1 you 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 ashamed
5 ashamed 6 of
5 ashamed 8 !
6 of 7 yourself
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 she
10 she 11 sputtered
11 sputtered 12 .

" isn't it enough to keep us awake half the night without coming down and screaming all day ? " 
1 " 3 it
2 isn't 3 it
3 it 4 enough
3 it 5 to
3 it 8 awake
6 keep 7 us
6 keep 8 awake
8 awake 11 night
9 half 10 the
9 half 11 night
11 night 12 without
12 without 13 coming
13 coming 14 down
14 down 15 and
15 and 16 screaming
16 screaming 17 all
17 all 18 day
18 day 19 ?
19 ? 20 "

" [i] haven't been down here in the night , and [i] [haven't] [kept] [anybody] awake ! " replied [sammy] [jay] indignantly . 
1 " 18 "
3 haven't 4 been
4 been 5 down
5 down 6 here
6 here 9 night
7 in 8 the
7 in 9 night
9 night 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 16 awake
16 awake 17 !
17 ! 18 "
18 " 23 .
19 replied 22 indignantly
22 indignantly 23 .

jenny [wren] [came] [right] up in front of [sammy] [jay] and hopped up and down . 
1 jenny 5 up
5 up 16 .
6 in 7 front
6 in 11 and
7 front 8 of
11 and 12 hopped
12 hopped 13 up
13 up 14 and
14 and 15 down
14 and 16 .

she was so mad that with every word she jerked her funny little tail so [that] [sammy] [jay] [almost] [had] [to] [laugh] . 
1 she 14 tail
1 she 23 .
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 mad
3 so 5 that
5 that 6 with
6 with 7 every
7 every 8 word
8 word 9 she
8 word 10 jerked
10 jerked 14 tail
11 her 14 tail
12 funny 13 little
13 little 14 tail
14 tail 15 so

" don't tell that to me , [sammy] [jay] [!] 
1 " 2 don't
1 " 3 tell
3 tell 4 that
3 tell 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 ,

don't tell that to me ! " she cried . 
1 don't 2 tell
1 don't 3 that
1 don't 6 !
3 that 5 me
4 to 5 me
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 she
8 she 9 cried
9 cried 10 .

" [didn't] [i] see you with my own eyes sitting in that alder over there ? 
1 " 4 see
4 see 5 you
5 you 16 ?
6 with 7 my
6 with 9 eyes
7 my 8 own
8 own 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 sitting
10 sitting 11 in
11 in 12 that
11 in 14 over
12 that 13 alder
14 over 15 there
15 there 16 ?

don't tell that to me ! 
1 don't 2 tell
1 don't 6 !
2 tell 3 that
2 tell 5 me
4 to 5 me

you ought to be ashamed of yourself ! " 
1 you 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 ashamed
5 ashamed 6 of
5 ashamed 8 !
6 of 7 yourself
8 ! 9 "

[x] 

[sammy] [jay] [seeks] [advice] 

sammy [jay] had a headache , [such] a headache ! 
1 sammy 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 headache
5 headache 6 ,
6 , 8 a
8 a 9 headache
9 headache 10 !

he had thought and thought and thought , until now it seemed to him that the world surely had turned topsy-turvy . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 thought
3 thought 4 and
4 and 6 and
4 and 8 ,
5 thought 6 and
6 and 7 thought
8 , 9 until
9 until 21 topsy-turvy
10 now 11 it
10 now 21 topsy-turvy
11 it 12 seemed
12 seemed 13 to
13 to 14 him
14 him 15 that
15 that 16 the
16 the 17 world
17 world 18 surely
19 had 20 turned
20 turned 21 topsy-turvy
21 topsy-turvy 22 .

his poor little head was all in a whirl , and that was what made it ache . 
1 his 2 poor
1 his 4 head
2 poor 3 little
4 head 8 a
5 was 6 all
6 all 8 a
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 whirl
9 whirl 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 that
11 and 18 .
12 that 13 was
13 was 14 what
14 what 15 made
15 made 16 it
15 made 17 ache

first he had been accused of screaming in the night to waken and scare the little meadow and forest people who wanted to sleep . 
1 first 2 he
2 he 5 accused
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 accused
5 accused 6 of
5 accused 7 screaming
7 screaming 12 waken
7 screaming 14 scare
8 in 10 night
8 in 11 to
9 the 10 night
11 to 12 waken
13 and 14 scare
14 scare 15 the
14 scare 17 meadow
15 the 16 little
17 meadow 18 and
17 meadow 19 forest
19 forest 20 people
20 people 21 who
20 people 22 wanted
22 wanted 23 to
23 to 24 sleep
24 sleep 25 .

it was no wonder that his head ached . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 ached
2 was 3 no
4 wonder 5 that
5 that 8 ached
6 his 8 ached
7 head 8 ached
8 ached 9 .

hardly any of the little meadow and forest people would speak to him now . 
1 hardly 2 any
1 hardly 10 would
2 any 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 little
5 little 6 meadow
6 meadow 7 and
8 forest 9 people
9 people 10 would
10 would 11 speak
11 speak 12 to
11 speak 13 him
13 him 14 now
14 now 15 .

they just turned their backs to him whenever he met them . 
1 they 2 just
2 just 3 turned
3 turned 10 met
4 their 5 backs
5 backs 6 to
5 backs 9 he
7 him 8 whenever
7 him 9 he
9 he 10 met
10 met 11 them
10 met 12 .

he didn't mind this so much , because he knew that none of them had ever liked him very well . 
1 he 7 ,
2 didn't 3 mind
3 mind 4 this
3 mind 6 much
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 ,
7 , 8 because
8 because 9 he
8 because 12 none
10 knew 11 that
10 knew 12 none
12 none 13 of
12 none 16 ever
13 of 14 them
15 had 16 ever
16 ever 19 very
16 ever 21 .
17 liked 18 him
17 liked 19 very
19 very 20 well

you see he had played too many mean tricks for any one to really like him . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 played
5 played 6 too
6 too 7 many
7 many 9 tricks
8 mean 9 tricks
9 tricks 10 for
9 tricks 15 like
10 for 12 one
10 for 13 to
11 any 12 one
13 to 14 really
15 like 16 him
15 like 17 .

but he did hate to have them blame him for something that he hadn't done . 
1 but 6 have
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 hate
4 hate 5 to
5 to 6 have
6 have 7 them
6 have 8 blame
8 blame 9 him
9 him 10 for
10 for 11 something
11 something 12 that
11 something 15 done
13 he 14 hadn't
14 hadn't 15 done
15 done 16 .

" it 's too much for me ! " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 much
5 much 6 for
5 much 8 !
6 for 7 me
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 13 .

" it 's too much for me ! 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 much
5 much 6 for
5 much 8 !
6 for 7 me

i must get help somewhere . 
1 i 2 must
1 i 6 .
2 must 5 somewhere
3 get 4 help
3 get 5 somewhere

now , [who] [can] [i] go to , so few will have anything to do with me ? " 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 6 go
6 go 7 to
7 to 8 ,
8 , 9 so
8 , 11 will
9 so 10 few
11 will 12 have
12 have 13 anything
13 anything 15 do
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 with
16 with 17 me
17 me 18 ?
17 me 19 "

" caw , caw , caw ! " 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 ,
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 !
7 ! 8 "

sammy [jay] pricked up his ears and spread his wings . 
1 sammy 3 pricked
3 pricked 4 up
4 up 5 his
5 his 6 ears
6 ears 7 and
7 and 8 spread
8 spread 9 his
9 his 10 wings
10 wings 11 .

" my cousin , [blacky] the [crow] ! " he cried . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 cousin
3 cousin 4 ,
4 , 6 the
6 the 9 "
8 ! 9 "
9 " 11 cried
10 he 11 cried
11 cried 12 .

" why didn't [i] think of him before ? 
1 " 2 why
2 why 9 ?
3 didn't 5 think
5 think 6 of
6 of 7 him
6 of 8 before
8 before 9 ?

he 's very smart , [is] [blacky] the [crow] , and perhaps he can tell me what to do . " 
1 he 4 smart
2 's 3 very
3 very 4 smart
4 smart 5 ,
5 , 10 ,
8 the 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 perhaps
12 perhaps 13 he
13 he 16 me
14 can 15 tell
15 tell 16 me
16 me 17 what
17 what 19 do
18 to 19 do
19 do 20 .
20 . 21 "

so [sammy] [jay] hurried as fast as he could to lay his troubles before [blacky] [the] [crow] . 
1 so 4 hurried
4 hurried 6 fast
5 as 6 fast
6 fast 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 to
10 to 11 lay
11 lay 13 troubles
12 his 13 troubles
13 troubles 14 before
13 troubles 18 .

blacky 's eyes twinkled as he listened to [sammy] [jay] ['s] tale of woe . 
1 blacky 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 twinkled
4 twinkled 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 listened
7 listened 8 to
8 to 12 tale
12 tale 13 of
13 of 14 woe
14 woe 15 .

when [sammy] had finished and had asked for [blacky] ['s] [advice] , [blacky] [went] [into] a [black] study . 
1 when 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 and
5 and 6 had
6 had 7 asked
7 asked 8 for
8 for 12 ,
12 , 16 a
16 a 18 study
18 study 19 .

sammy sat and [waited] patiently , [for] he felt certain that [blacky] 's shrewd head would find some plan to solve the mystery . 
1 sammy 2 sat
2 sat 3 and
3 and 5 patiently
5 patiently 6 ,
6 , 8 he
8 he 9 felt
9 felt 10 certain
10 certain 24 .
11 that 13 's
13 's 14 shrewd
14 shrewd 15 head
14 shrewd 18 some
14 shrewd 21 solve
15 head 16 would
16 would 17 find
19 plan 20 to
20 to 21 solve
21 solve 22 the
22 the 23 mystery
23 mystery 24 .

" how ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly . 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 ?
3 ? 5 asked
4 " 5 asked
5 asked 8 eagerly
8 eagerly 9 .

" go away from the [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] and stay away for a week , " replied [blacky] [the] [crow] . 
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 away
2 go 12 and
2 go 13 stay
3 away 4 from
4 from 5 the
8 and 9 the
8 and 12 and
13 stay 14 away
14 away 15 for
14 away 24 .
15 for 17 week
16 a 17 week
17 week 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 replied

" go up to the far-away [old] [pasture] on the edge of the mountain , [where] [reddy] and [granny] [fox] are living . 
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 up
3 up 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 far-away
6 far-away 12 of
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 edge
11 edge 12 of
12 of 14 mountain
13 the 14 mountain
14 mountain 15 ,
15 , 18 and
18 and 23 .
21 are 22 living
22 living 23 .

" the very thing ! " cried [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 2 the
1 " 6 "
2 the 4 thing
3 very 4 thing
4 thing 5 !
6 " 7 cried
6 " 10 .

" [i] 'll move at once ! " 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 8 "
3 'll 4 move
5 at 6 once
6 once 7 !
7 ! 8 "

and off he hurried to prepare to move up to the [old] [pasture] . 
1 and 2 off
1 and 4 hurried
2 off 3 he
4 hurried 5 to
5 to 6 prepare
6 prepare 7 to
7 to 8 move
8 move 9 up
8 move 10 to
10 to 11 the
10 to 14 .

[xi] 

[how] [blacky] [the] [crow's] [plan] [worked] [out] 

" thief ! thief ! thief ! " 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 5 !
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
5 ! 7 !
7 ! 8 "

old [granny] [fox] , trotting [along] a cow-path in the [old] [pasture] on the edge of the mountain , heard it and grinned . 
1 old 4 ,
4 , 15 edge
5 trotting 7 a
7 a 8 cow-path
8 cow-path 9 in
9 in 15 edge
10 the 13 on
13 on 14 the
14 the 15 edge
15 edge 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 mountain
18 mountain 19 ,
19 , 23 grinned
20 heard 21 it
20 heard 22 and
22 and 23 grinned
23 grinned 24 .

pretty soon he caught sight of a wonderful coat of bright blue with white trimmings . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 3 he
3 he 4 caught
4 caught 5 sight
5 sight 6 of
5 sight 7 a
7 a 8 wonderful
7 a 9 coat
7 a 13 with
10 of 13 with
11 bright 12 blue
12 blue 13 with
13 with 15 trimmings
14 white 15 trimmings
15 trimmings 16 .

" hi , [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 ,
3 , 6 !

what are you doing up here ? " shouted [reddy] [fox] . 
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 doing
4 doing 5 up
5 up 6 here
6 here 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 shouted
9 shouted 12 .

sammy [jay] heard him and hurried over to where [reddy] [fox] was sitting . 
1 sammy 3 heard
3 heard 4 him
4 him 5 and
5 and 6 hurried
6 hurried 7 over
7 over 8 to
8 to 9 where
9 where 13 sitting
12 was 13 sitting
13 sitting 14 .

" hello , [reddy] [fox] ! 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 6 !

how are you feeling ? " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 how 2 are
2 are 3 you
2 are 5 ?
3 you 4 feeling
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 10 .

" better , thank you . 
1 " 2 better
2 better 5 you
2 better 6 .
3 , 4 thank
4 thank 5 you

what are you doing way up here in this lonely place ? " replied [reddy] [.] 
1 what 2 are
1 what 12 ?
2 are 4 doing
3 you 4 doing
4 doing 5 way
5 way 6 up
6 up 7 here
7 here 8 in
8 in 9 this
9 this 11 place
10 lonely 11 place
12 ? 14 replied
13 " 14 replied

" it 's a long story , " said [sammy] [jay] . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 7 ,
2 it 3 's
2 it 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 story
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 .

" tell it to me , " begged [reddy] [fox] . 
1 " 2 tell
1 " 7 "
2 tell 3 it
3 it 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 ,
7 " 8 begged
7 " 11 .

then he told about [blacky] the [crow] ['s] plan , which was that [sammy] should come to the [old] [pasture] [and] live for a week . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 told
3 told 4 about
4 about 6 the
6 the 9 plan
9 plan 11 which
9 plan 26 .
10 , 11 which
11 which 12 was
12 was 22 live
13 that 15 should
15 should 16 come
16 come 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 22 live
23 for 24 a
24 a 25 week
25 week 26 .

reddy [fox] chuckled as he listened . 
1 reddy 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 listened
6 listened 7 .

that [night] [sammy] [jay] [found] a comfortable place which seemed quite safe in which to go to sleep . 
1 that 19 .
6 a 8 place
6 a 19 .
7 comfortable 8 place
8 place 14 which
9 which 10 seemed
10 seemed 11 quite
11 quite 12 safe
12 safe 13 in
13 in 14 which
14 which 15 to
15 to 16 go
16 go 17 to
17 to 18 sleep

sammy screamed twice . 
1 sammy 2 screamed
2 screamed 3 twice
2 screamed 4 .

boomer heard him and down he came with a rush . 
1 boomer 2 heard
1 boomer 6 he
2 heard 3 him
4 and 5 down
4 and 6 he
6 he 7 came
7 came 8 with
8 with 9 a
9 a 10 rush
10 rush 11 .

" why , [sammy] [jay] , what under the sun are you doing way off here ? " exclaimed [boomer] [.] 
1 " 2 why
2 why 7 what
3 , 7 what
6 , 7 what
7 what 8 under
7 what 11 are
8 under 10 sun
9 the 10 sun
11 are 12 you
11 are 13 doing
12 you 13 doing
13 doing 14 way
14 way 15 off
15 off 16 here
16 here 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 exclaimed

" going to [bed] , " replied [sammy] [.] 
1 " 2 going
2 going 3 to
3 to 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied

" say , [boomer] , will you do something for me ? " 
1 " 2 say
1 " 13 "
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 will
6 will 8 do
7 you 8 do
8 do 9 something
9 something 10 for
10 for 11 me
11 me 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" that depends upon what it is , " replied [boomer] . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 12 .
2 that 3 depends
3 depends 4 upon
5 what 7 is
5 what 8 ,
6 it 7 is
8 , 9 "
8 , 12 .
9 " 10 replied

boomer promised that he would , and off he started . 
1 boomer 2 promised
1 boomer 10 started
1 boomer 11 .
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 off
8 off 10 started
9 he 10 started

he [found] [peter] [and] told [him] . 
1 he 5 told
5 told 7 .

[xii] 

[no] [one] [believes] [peter] [rabbit] 

peter [rabbit] sat in his secret place in the middle of the [old] [briar-patch] . 
1 peter 3 sat
3 sat 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 secret
6 secret 15 .
7 place 10 middle
8 in 9 the
8 in 10 middle
9 the 10 middle
10 middle 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 15 .

peter was doing some very hard thinking . 
1 peter 2 was
2 was 3 doing
3 doing 4 some
4 some 6 hard
5 very 6 hard
6 hard 7 thinking
7 thinking 8 .

he ought to have been asleep , for he had been out the whole night long . 
1 he 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 been
5 been 6 asleep
6 asleep 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 been
11 been 12 out
12 out 15 night
13 the 14 whole
14 whole 15 night
15 night 16 long
16 long 17 .

but instead of sleeping , he was wide awake and thinking and thinking . 
1 but 2 instead
2 instead 3 of
2 instead 4 sleeping
4 sleeping 11 thinking
5 , 11 thinking
6 he 7 was
6 he 9 awake
7 was 9 awake
8 wide 9 awake
9 awake 10 and
9 awake 11 thinking
11 thinking 13 thinking
12 and 13 thinking
13 thinking 14 .

you see early the night before [boomer] [the] [nighthawk] [had] [told] [peter] that [sammy] [jay] [was] up in the far-away [old] [pasture] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 13 that
2 see 3 early
3 early 5 night
4 the 5 night
5 night 6 before
13 that 20 far-away
17 up 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 far-away
20 far-away 23 .

boomer had seen him going to bed [there] and had come straight down to tell [peter] . 
1 boomer 4 him
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 4 him
4 him 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 bed
7 bed 9 and
9 and 10 had
10 had 11 come
11 come 12 straight
12 straight 13 down
13 down 14 to
14 to 15 tell
15 tell 17 .

so he had hurried this way and that way , telling every one he met how [sammy] [jay] [had] moved away to the [old] [pasture] [.] 
1 so 2 he
1 so 20 moved
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 hurried
3 had 11 telling
5 this 6 way
6 way 7 and
7 and 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 ,
10 , 11 telling
11 telling 13 one
11 telling 16 how
12 every 13 one
14 he 15 met
15 met 16 how
20 moved 21 away
21 away 22 to
22 to 23 the

but no one believed him . 
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 believed
4 believed 5 him
4 believed 6 .

" wait and see ! 
1 " 2 wait
2 wait 3 and
2 wait 5 !
3 and 4 see

wait and see ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 wait 2 and
2 and 3 see
3 see 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 9 .

" it 's just a trick , " said [bobby] [coon] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 just
4 just 5 a
5 a 6 trick
6 trick 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 .

" but [boomer] the [nighthawk] [saw] [him] up [there] going to bed and talked with him ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 18 "
2 but 4 the
4 the 8 up
8 up 12 bed
10 going 11 to
11 to 12 bed
13 and 14 talked
14 talked 15 with
15 with 16 him
16 him 17 !
17 ! 18 "
18 " 22 .
19 cried 22 .

" but that would be a wrong story , and [i] don't believe that [boomer] would do anything like that ! " cried [peter] . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 22 "
2 but 3 that
3 that 4 would
4 would 5 be
5 be 6 a
6 a 7 wrong
7 wrong 10 and
8 story 9 ,
9 , 10 and
12 don't 13 believe
13 believe 14 that
14 that 16 would
16 would 17 do
17 do 18 anything
18 anything 19 like
19 like 20 that
20 that 21 !
21 ! 22 "
22 " 25 .
23 cried 25 .

just then there was a shrill scream of " [thief] ! thief ! thief ! " over in the alder bushes . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 8 of
5 a 6 shrill
6 shrill 7 scream
7 scream 8 of
8 of 9 "
9 " 16 "
11 ! 13 !
12 thief 13 !
13 ! 14 thief
13 ! 15 !
15 ! 16 "
16 " 22 .
17 over 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 alder
20 alder 21 bushes
21 bushes 22 .

it certainly sounded like [sammy] [jay] 's voice . 
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 sounded
3 sounded 4 like
3 sounded 8 voice
7 's 8 voice
8 voice 9 .

" what did [i] tell you ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 5 tell
5 tell 6 you
6 you 7 ?

now what do you think ? " cried [bobby] [coon] . 
1 now 2 what
2 what 3 do
2 what 6 ?
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
6 ? 8 cried
6 ? 11 .
7 " 8 cried

peter didn't know what to think , and he said so . 
1 peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
8 and 10 said
10 said 11 so
11 so 12 .

so now [peter] sat [in] [the] [old] [briar-patch] thinking and thinking , [when] he should have been [asleep] . 
1 so 2 now
1 so 19 .
4 sat 9 thinking
9 thinking 11 thinking
10 and 11 thinking
11 thinking 12 ,
12 , 14 he
14 he 15 should
15 should 16 have
16 have 17 been
17 been 19 .

finally he yawned and stretched and then started along one of his private little paths . 
1 finally 2 he
2 he 3 yawned
3 yawned 4 and
4 and 5 stretched
5 stretched 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 started
8 started 9 along
9 along 10 one
10 one 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 private
13 private 14 little
14 little 15 paths
15 paths 16 .

" [i] 'll just run up to the [green] [forest] and try to [find] [sammy] [jay] , " he said . 
1 " 18 "
3 'll 4 just
4 just 5 run
5 run 6 up
6 up 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 11 and
11 and 12 try
12 try 13 to
13 to 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 he
19 he 20 said
20 said 21 .

so [peter] [hunted] and hunted all through the [green] [forest] [for] [sammy] [jay] [,] and [asked] [everybody] he met if they had [seen] [sammy] . 
1 so 4 and
1 so 15 and
5 hunted 6 all
6 all 7 through
6 all 8 the
8 the 15 and
15 and 18 he
18 he 19 met
19 met 25 .
20 if 21 they
21 they 22 had
22 had 25 .

but no one had , though every one took pains to tell [peter] that [they] had heard [sammy] in the night . 
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 one
2 no 16 had
3 one 4 had
4 had 6 though
5 , 6 though
6 though 7 every
6 though 9 took
7 every 8 one
9 took 10 pains
10 pains 11 to
11 to 12 tell
12 tell 14 that
16 had 17 heard
17 heard 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

at last [peter] [found] [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 at 2 last
1 at 9 .
2 last 6 the

he was muttering and grumbling to himself , and he didn't see [peter] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 muttering
3 muttering 4 and
4 and 5 grumbling
5 grumbling 6 to
6 to 7 himself
7 himself 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
9 and 14 .
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 see

[xiii] 

[sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [pours] [out] [his] [troubles] 

sticky-toes was quite upset . 
1 sticky-toes 2 was
1 sticky-toes 4 upset
1 sticky-toes 5 .
3 quite 4 upset

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

" don't know what it means ! 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 it
4 what 6 means
5 it 6 means
6 means 7 !

don't know what it means ! 
1 don't 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 it
3 what 5 means
4 it 5 means
5 means 6 !

don't know what it means ! " croaked [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] , [over] and over again . 
1 don't 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 5 means
4 it 5 means
5 means 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 croaked
8 croaked 13 ,
13 , 15 and
15 and 16 over
16 over 17 again
17 again 18 .

" don't know what what means ? " asked [peter] [rabbit] , whose curiosity would not let him [keep] [still] . 
1 " 2 don't
1 " 21 .
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 what
4 what 6 means
4 what 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
12 , 13 whose
13 whose 14 curiosity
13 whose 15 would
15 would 16 not
16 not 17 let
17 let 18 him
18 him 21 .

" hello , [long-ears] ! 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 5 !

i don't know that it 's any of your business ! " said [sticky-toes] . 
1 i 2 don't
1 i 15 .
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 that
3 know 5 it
5 it 6 's
7 any 8 of
8 of 9 your
9 your 10 business
10 business 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 .

sticky-toes nodded his head . 
1 sticky-toes 4 head
2 nodded 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

" [i] heard it , " said he . 
1 " 6 "
3 heard 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" but how could [sammy] [jay] be [down] [here] if he went to bed [way] [off] [there] in the [old] [pasture] [?] 
1 " 2 but
1 " 10 if
2 but 3 how
3 how 4 could
4 could 7 be
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 went
12 went 13 to
13 to 14 bed
14 bed 18 in
18 in 19 the

tell me that , [sticky-toes] ? " said [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 tell 2 me
1 tell 3 that
3 that 4 ,
4 , 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 .

sticky-toes shook his head . 
1 sticky-toes 2 shook
2 shook 3 his
2 shook 4 head
4 head 5 .

" don't ask me ! 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 ask
3 ask 4 me
3 ask 5 !

don't ask me ! 
1 don't 2 ask
2 ask 3 me
2 ask 4 !

just tell me how [it] is that [i] [hear] my own [voice] [when] [i] [don't] [speak] a [word] , " said [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [.] 
1 just 21 said
2 tell 3 me
2 tell 4 how
4 how 6 is
6 is 7 that
6 is 19 ,
7 that 10 my
10 my 11 own
11 own 17 a
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 said

" what 's that ? " exclaimed [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 10 .
2 what 3 's
2 what 10 .
3 's 4 that
4 that 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed

then [sticky-toes] poured [out] all his troubles to [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 then 3 poured
3 poured 8 to
5 all 6 his
6 his 7 troubles
7 troubles 8 to

they were very much like the troubles of [sammy] [jay] . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 like
5 like 6 the
6 the 7 troubles
7 troubles 8 of
8 of 11 .

he was getting so worried that he couldn't eat . 
1 he 3 getting
2 was 3 getting
3 getting 4 so
3 getting 5 worried
3 getting 9 eat
5 worried 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 eat
9 eat 10 .

peter [rabbit] listened with [his] mouth [wide] [open] . 
1 peter 6 mouth
3 listened 4 with
4 with 6 mouth
6 mouth 9 .

it was just the same kind of a story that [sammy] [jay] had [told] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 15 .
2 was 3 just
2 was 10 that
3 just 4 the
4 the 5 same
5 same 6 kind
6 kind 7 of
6 kind 8 a
8 a 9 story
10 that 13 had

what under the sun could be going on ? 
1 what 2 under
2 under 4 sun
2 under 5 could
3 the 4 sun
5 could 6 be
6 be 7 going
7 going 8 on
8 on 9 ?

peter couldn't understand it at all . 
1 peter 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
4 it 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

it certainly was very , very curious . 
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 was
3 was 4 very
4 very 5 ,
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 curious
7 curious 8 .

he just must find out about it ! 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 must
3 must 4 find
4 find 5 out
4 find 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 !

[xiv] 

[peter] [rabbit] [meets] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] 

after [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] [had] poured out his troubles , [peter] went back to the [old] [briar-patch] [,] more puzzled than ever . 
1 after 3 the
3 the 7 poured
7 poured 10 troubles
8 out 9 his
9 his 10 troubles
10 troubles 11 ,
11 , 24 .
13 went 14 back
13 went 24 .
14 back 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 20 more
20 more 21 puzzled
21 puzzled 22 than
22 than 23 ever

wasn't it enough to drive any one crazy ? 
1 wasn't 2 it
2 it 3 enough
2 it 4 to
2 it 9 ?
5 drive 8 crazy
6 any 7 one
7 one 8 crazy
8 crazy 9 ?

the [more] [peter] studied over it , the more puzzled he grew . 
1 the 4 studied
4 studied 10 puzzled
5 over 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 puzzled
10 puzzled 12 grew
10 puzzled 13 .
11 he 12 grew

the next night he started [out] for [the] [green] [forest] [with] a new plan in his head . 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 night
3 night 12 a
4 he 5 started
5 started 7 for
7 for 12 a
12 a 18 .
13 new 14 plan
14 plan 15 in
15 in 16 his
16 his 17 head
17 head 18 .

he would hide down [among] the alders by the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 hide
3 hide 4 down
4 down 6 the
6 the 7 alders
7 alders 8 by
8 by 9 the
9 the 12 .

he would see for himself who was screaming with the voice of [sammy] [jay] and [talking] with the [voice] of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 he 2 would
1 he 25 .
2 would 3 see
3 see 6 who
4 for 5 himself
4 for 6 who
6 who 7 was
6 who 15 and
7 was 8 screaming
8 screaming 10 the
9 with 10 the
10 the 12 of
11 voice 12 of
17 with 18 the
18 the 20 of
20 of 22 the
20 of 25 .

he just had to know ! 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 !

he was hurrying so that he almost ran into [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 11 '
2 was 5 that
3 hurrying 4 so
4 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 almost
7 almost 8 ran
8 ran 9 into
11 ' 14 .

" yo ' seem to be in a powerful hurry , [brer] [rabbit] , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 '
1 " 15 "
2 yo 3 '
4 seem 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 powerful
9 powerful 10 hurry
10 hurry 11 ,
11 , 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
15 " 20 .
18 ' 20 .

" [i] am , " replied [peter] [.] 
1 " 4 ,
1 " 5 "
3 am 4 ,
5 " 6 replied

" [i] must get down to the [laughing] [brook] before dark . " 
1 " 13 "
3 must 4 get
4 get 5 down
5 down 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 13 "
10 before 11 dark
11 dark 12 .
12 . 13 "

" ' [pears] to me it must be mighty [impo'tant] to make yo ' hurry this way , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 " 2 '
1 " 19 "
2 ' 5 me
4 to 5 me
6 it 7 must
7 must 8 be
8 be 9 mighty
9 mighty 13 yo
11 to 12 make
12 make 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
13 yo 15 hurry
13 yo 16 this
16 this 17 way
16 this 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
19 " 25 .
22 ' 25 .

" it is , " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 9 .
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied

" it 's to keep me from going crazy . " 
1 " 6 me
1 " 10 .
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 to
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 me
6 me 8 going
7 from 8 going
8 going 9 crazy
10 . 11 "

unc ['] [billy] looked at [peter] [very] hard for a few minutes , [just] as if he thought that [peter] was crazy [already] . 
1 unc 4 looked
4 looked 16 if
5 at 11 few
8 hard 9 for
9 for 10 a
10 a 11 few
11 few 12 minutes
12 minutes 13 ,
13 , 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 he
17 he 18 thought
18 thought 19 that
19 that 21 was
21 was 22 crazy
22 crazy 24 .

then he put a hand behind one ear just as if he was hard of hearing . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 9 just
3 put 4 a
3 put 5 hand
5 hand 8 ear
5 hand 9 just
6 behind 8 ear
7 one 8 ear
9 just 10 as
9 just 14 hard
9 just 17 .
10 as 11 if
12 he 13 was
12 he 14 hard
14 hard 16 hearing
15 of 16 hearing

peter chuckled in spite of himself , as he once more replied : 
1 peter 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 in
2 chuckled 8 as
4 spite 5 of
5 of 6 himself
6 himself 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 once
10 once 11 more
10 once 12 replied
12 replied 13 :

" it 's to keep me from going crazy . " 
1 " 6 me
1 " 10 .
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 to
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 me
6 me 8 going
7 from 8 going
8 going 9 crazy
10 . 11 "

then [peter] told [unc] ['] [billy] all about [sammy] [jay] 's troubles and all about the troubles of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 then 3 told
3 told 7 all
7 all 8 about
8 about 13 and
11 's 12 troubles
11 's 13 and
13 and 14 all
14 all 15 about
15 about 16 the
16 the 17 troubles
17 troubles 18 of
18 of 20 the
20 the 23 .

he listened to all that [peter] [rabbit] had to say , and a funny , pleased sort of look came into his eyes . 
1 he 2 listened
2 listened 3 to
2 listened 4 all
4 all 5 that
5 that 8 had
8 had 9 to
9 to 10 say
10 say 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 20 came
13 a 19 look
14 funny 17 sort
15 , 16 pleased
15 , 17 sort
17 sort 18 of
17 sort 19 look
19 look 20 came
20 came 21 into
21 into 22 his
22 his 23 eyes
23 eyes 24 .

" ah reckon [ah] will go along with yo'all , " said he . 
1 " 3 reckon
2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 9 yo'all
5 will 9 yo'all
6 go 7 along
7 along 8 with
8 with 9 yo'all
9 yo'all 10 ,
9 yo'all 11 "
9 yo'all 12 said
12 said 13 he
13 he 14 .

so [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] went with [peter] [rabbit] to the [laughing] [brook] , where they hid underneath the alders . 
1 so 6 went
6 went 7 with
6 went 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 14 ,
14 , 17 hid
15 where 16 they
16 they 17 hid
17 hid 18 underneath
18 underneath 19 the
19 the 20 alders
20 alders 21 .

[xv] 

[peter] [rabbit] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [keep] [watch] 

" what 's that ? " asked [peter] , [pricking] up his ears . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 that
4 that 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
5 ? 7 asked
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 9 ,
9 , 11 up
11 up 13 ears
12 his 13 ears
13 ears 14 .

" [nothing] , nothing , [brer] [rabbit] , nothing at all . 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 12 .
4 nothing 5 ,
4 nothing 9 nothing
8 , 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 at
10 at 11 all
11 all 12 .

ah has a habit of [just] [talking] foolishness to mahself , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 ah 2 has
2 has 3 a
3 a 4 habit
4 habit 5 of
4 habit 17 .
5 of 8 foolishness
8 foolishness 9 to
9 to 10 mahself
10 mahself 15 '
11 , 12 "
11 , 15 '
12 " 13 replied

unc ['] [billy] agreed , and side by side they sat as still as if they were made of wood or stone . 
1 unc 11 sat
4 agreed 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 side
6 and 10 they
7 side 8 by
7 side 9 side
10 they 11 sat
11 sat 12 as
11 sat 13 still
11 sat 17 were
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 they
16 they 17 were
17 were 19 of
18 made 19 of
19 of 21 or
20 wood 21 or
21 or 22 stone
21 or 23 .

it grew later and later , and still there was not a sound of the voice of either [sammy] [jay] [or] [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 it 2 grew
2 grew 3 later
2 grew 4 and
2 grew 6 ,
2 grew 7 and
4 and 5 later
7 and 8 still
8 still 9 there
9 there 10 was
10 was 11 not
11 not 12 a
12 a 14 of
13 sound 14 of
14 of 17 of
15 the 17 of
16 voice 17 of
17 of 18 either
18 either 26 .
23 the 26 .

peter began to get hungry . 
1 peter 5 hungry
2 began 3 to
2 began 5 hungry
3 to 4 get
4 get 5 hungry
5 hungry 6 .

the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 hungrier
9 hungrier 10 he
9 hungrier 11 grew
11 grew 12 .

the moonbeams crept farther and farther into the thicket of alder trees and bushes [where] [peter] [rabbit] and [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] were hiding . 
1 the 2 moonbeams
2 moonbeams 3 crept
3 crept 4 farther
4 farther 5 and
4 farther 6 farther
6 farther 7 into
7 into 12 trees
8 the 9 thicket
8 the 12 trees
9 thicket 10 of
10 of 11 alder
12 trees 13 and
13 and 14 bushes
14 bushes 18 and
18 and 23 were
23 were 24 hiding
24 hiding 25 .

then it was that they heard [the] voice of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 then 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 that
4 that 5 they
5 they 6 heard
6 heard 8 voice
8 voice 9 of
9 of 11 the
11 the 14 .

peter looked up . 
1 peter 2 looked
2 looked 3 up
2 looked 4 .

there [sat] [sticky-toes] [himself] , but his voice was [coming] [from] an alder on the other side of [the] [laughing] [brook] . 
1 there 5 ,
1 there 22 .
5 , 6 but
5 , 9 was
6 but 8 voice
7 his 8 voice
9 was 18 of
12 an 13 alder
13 alder 14 on
14 on 15 the
15 the 16 other
16 other 17 side
17 side 18 of

" do you hear that ? 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 hear
4 hear 6 ?
5 that 6 ?

do you hear that ? 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 hear
3 hear 5 ?
4 that 5 ?

there 's my voice over there , and [here] [i] [am] [here] [!] 
1 there 8 and
2 's 6 there
3 my 4 voice
4 voice 6 there
5 over 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 and

what do you make of it ? " whispered [sticky-toes] . 
1 what 2 do
1 what 11 .
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 make
4 make 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 whispered

peter didn't know what to make of it . 
1 peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 6 make
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 .

all he could do was to gaze at [sticky-toes] as if he thought [sticky-toes] was a ghost . 
1 all 5 was
1 all 10 as
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 do
4 do 5 was
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 gaze
7 gaze 8 at
10 as 17 ghost
10 as 18 .
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 thought
13 thought 15 was
15 was 16 a
16 a 17 ghost

peter turned to ask [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] what he thought , but [unc] ['] [billy] [wasn't] there . 
1 peter 2 turned
2 turned 3 to
3 to 4 ask
4 ask 9 what
9 what 19 .
10 he 11 thought
10 he 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 18 there
18 there 19 .

[xvi] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [does] [a] [little] [surprising] [himself] 

but when he heard a whisper right over their heads and looked up to [see] [sticky-toes] [himself] , [unc] ' [billy] [almost] chuckled out loud . 
1 but 2 when
1 but 3 he
3 he 5 a
4 heard 5 a
5 a 6 whisper
6 whisper 7 right
6 whisper 8 over
8 over 10 heads
9 their 10 heads
10 heads 11 and
11 and 26 .
12 looked 13 up
13 up 14 to
14 to 18 ,
18 , 20 '
20 ' 23 chuckled
23 chuckled 25 loud
24 out 25 loud
25 loud 26 .

" yo ' can't [fool] [uncle] [billy] , [so] don't go fo ' to try ! 
1 " 10 don't
2 yo 3 '
2 yo 8 ,
3 ' 4 can't
8 , 10 don't
10 don't 11 go
11 go 12 fo
12 fo 13 '
13 ' 14 to
14 to 15 try
15 try 16 !

ah knows yo ' , [yes] , [ah] knows yo ' [ah] knows yo ' , [mistah] [sly] . " 
1 ah 2 knows
2 knows 9 knows
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 7 ,
4 ' 5 ,
7 , 9 knows
9 knows 10 yo
10 yo 11 '
11 ' 20 "
13 knows 14 yo
14 yo 15 '
15 ' 16 ,
16 , 19 .
19 . 20 "

unc ['] [billy] is very [soft-footed] , oh , very soft-footed indeed , when he wants to be . 
1 unc 4 is
4 is 5 very
5 very 7 ,
7 , 12 indeed
8 oh 9 ,
8 oh 10 very
10 very 11 soft-footed
10 very 12 indeed
12 indeed 13 ,
13 , 14 when
14 when 15 he
15 he 16 wants
16 wants 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 .

you see one must needs be very soft-footed to steal [eggs] in [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 4 must
3 one 4 must
4 must 5 needs
5 needs 6 be
6 be 8 soft-footed
7 very 8 soft-footed
8 soft-footed 10 steal
8 soft-footed 12 in
9 to 10 steal
12 in 15 's
15 's 16 hen-house
16 hen-house 17 .

peter rubbed his eyes and stared all around , this way and that way , but no sign of [unc] ' [billy] [could] [he] [see] . 
1 peter 2 rubbed
2 rubbed 4 eyes
2 rubbed 5 and
2 rubbed 6 stared
3 his 4 eyes
6 stared 9 ,
7 all 8 around
8 around 9 ,
9 , 10 this
10 this 11 way
11 way 12 and
12 and 13 that
13 that 14 way
13 that 26 .
14 way 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 no
17 no 18 sign
18 sign 19 of
19 of 21 '

this so surprised [peter] [rabbit] that he felt queer [all] over [.] 
1 this 2 so
2 so 3 surprised
3 surprised 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 felt
7 he 9 queer
9 queer 11 over

now [here] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] had disappeared , just as if the earth had swallowed him up . 
1 now 4 '
4 ' 19 .
7 had 8 disappeared
8 disappeared 9 ,
9 , 10 just
10 just 11 as
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 the
13 the 14 earth
14 earth 15 had
15 had 16 swallowed
16 swallowed 17 him
17 him 18 up
18 up 19 .

all this time [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] had been crawling [along] [without] the [tiniest] [sound] . 
1 all 3 time
2 this 3 time
3 time 8 had
8 had 9 been
9 been 10 crawling
10 crawling 13 the
13 the 16 .

when he came to the [laughing] [brook] , he [went] up a [way] until [he] found a big tree with a branch [stretching] clear [across] . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 3 came
3 came 4 to
3 came 8 ,
4 to 5 the
8 , 9 he
9 he 11 up
11 up 26 .
12 a 14 until
14 until 16 found
16 found 20 with
17 a 19 tree
18 big 19 tree
19 tree 20 with
20 with 21 a
21 a 22 branch
22 branch 24 clear
24 clear 26 .

he was [across] the [laughing] [brook] without even wetting his feet . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 10 his
2 was 4 the
7 without 8 even
8 even 9 wetting
9 wetting 10 his
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

unc ['] [billy] didn't waste any time . 
1 unc 4 didn't
1 unc 8 .
4 didn't 5 waste
5 waste 7 time
6 any 7 time

unc ' [billy] listened , and [the] longer he listened , the broader grew the smile on [unc] ['] [billy] 's shrewd face . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 listened
4 listened 5 ,
5 , 6 and
5 , 24 .
6 and 8 longer
8 longer 9 he
9 he 10 listened
9 he 13 broader
11 , 13 broader
12 the 13 broader
13 broader 14 grew
13 broader 15 the
15 the 16 smile
16 smile 17 on
16 smile 23 face
21 's 22 shrewd
21 's 23 face

" thief ! thief ! thief ! " 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 5 !
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
5 ! 7 !
7 ! 8 "

it certainly sounded for all the world like [sammy] [jay] 's voice , and it was right over [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] head . 
1 it 2 certainly
1 it 24 .
2 certainly 3 sounded
3 sounded 4 for
4 for 5 all
4 for 18 over
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 world
7 world 8 like
11 's 12 voice
12 voice 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 it
15 it 18 over
16 was 17 right
17 right 18 over
18 over 23 head

unc ' [billy] peered up through the alders . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 peered
4 peered 5 up
5 up 8 alders
6 through 7 the
7 the 8 alders
8 alders 9 .

the leaves were so thick that he could not see very well , but what he did see was enough . 
1 the 2 leaves
2 leaves 5 thick
3 were 4 so
4 so 5 thick
5 thick 6 that
5 thick 10 see
7 he 10 see
8 could 9 not
8 could 10 see
9 not 10 see
10 see 12 well
11 very 12 well
12 well 15 what
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 what
15 what 16 he
15 what 19 was
15 what 20 enough
15 what 21 .
16 he 17 did
18 see 19 was

it was a long tail , a tail of feathers hanging down . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 long
4 long 5 tail
5 tail 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 8 tail
8 tail 9 of
9 of 10 feathers
10 feathers 11 hanging
11 hanging 12 down
12 down 13 .

it wasn't [sammy] [jay] 's tail , either . 
1 it 8 either
2 wasn't 8 either
5 's 6 tail
6 tail 8 either
7 , 8 either
8 either 9 .

" [don] ' yo'all think that yo'all have joked enough ? " asked [unc] ['] [billy] , trying [hard] to keep from [chuckling] aloud . 
1 " 25 .
3 ' 4 yo'all
3 ' 11 ?
4 yo'all 5 think
5 think 6 that
6 that 7 yo'all
7 yo'all 10 enough
8 have 9 joked
8 have 10 enough
11 ? 13 asked
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 17 ,
17 , 18 trying
18 trying 20 to
18 trying 21 keep
21 keep 22 from
22 from 24 aloud
24 aloud 25 .

a [cry] [of] " [thief] " stopped right in the middle , and [two] sharp eyes looked down in surprise at [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 a 4 "
4 " 25 .
6 " 11 middle
6 " 12 ,
6 " 23 '
7 stopped 8 right
8 right 9 in
9 in 11 middle
10 the 11 middle
12 , 13 and
13 and 17 looked
15 sharp 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 looked
17 looked 18 down
18 down 19 in
19 in 20 surprise
20 surprise 21 at
23 ' 25 .

[xvii] 

[the] [meeting] [of] [two] [old] [friends] 

" why , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] ! 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 5 '
5 ' 8 !

what are yo'all doing way up here ? " cried the owner of the long tail and sharp eyes . 
1 what 3 yo'all
2 are 3 yo'all
3 yo'all 4 doing
3 yo'all 5 way
3 yo'all 12 owner
5 way 6 up
6 up 7 here
7 here 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 11 the
12 owner 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 long
15 long 16 tail
16 tail 17 and
17 and 18 sharp
18 sharp 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 .

" this is mah home now . 
1 " 4 mah
2 this 3 is
2 this 4 mah
4 mah 5 home
5 home 6 now
6 now 7 .

ah done moved up here , " [replied] [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 ah 2 done
2 done 3 moved
3 moved 4 up
4 up 5 here
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 10 '
10 ' 12 .

" ' [pears] to [me] that the question is what [am] [yo'all] [doing] way off up here ? 
1 " 2 '
2 ' 4 to
4 to 6 that
6 that 7 the
7 the 8 question
8 question 10 what
9 is 10 what
10 what 18 ?
14 way 15 off
15 off 16 up
16 up 17 here
17 here 18 ?

ah [thought] [ah] sho'ly done hear your voice the other day [,] [and] [ah] [most] wore mah po ' feet out looking fo ' yo ' [.] 
1 ah 26 '
4 sho'ly 5 done
5 done 6 hear
6 hear 7 your
7 your 8 voice
7 your 17 mah
8 voice 11 day
9 the 10 other
10 other 11 day
16 wore 17 mah
17 mah 18 po
17 mah 21 out
18 po 19 '
20 feet 21 out
21 out 23 fo
22 looking 23 fo
23 fo 24 '
23 fo 25 yo
25 yo 26 '

ah [thought] [ah] was mistaken , but now [ah] reckon that [ah] was [right] , after all . 
1 ah 5 mistaken
4 was 5 mistaken
5 mistaken 6 ,
6 , 13 was
7 but 8 now
7 but 10 reckon
10 reckon 11 that
11 that 13 was
13 was 15 ,
15 , 16 after
16 after 17 all
17 all 18 .

my , but [ah] am [right] smart glad to see yo ' ! " 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 14 "
5 am 7 smart
7 smart 10 see
8 glad 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 yo
11 yo 12 '
12 ' 13 !
13 ! 14 "

" thank yo ' , [unc] ' [billy] , " replied the owner of the long tail and the sharp eyes . 
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ,
5 , 7 '
7 ' 13 owner
7 ' 14 of
9 , 10 "
9 , 12 the
10 " 11 replied
12 the 13 owner
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 long
16 long 17 tail
17 tail 18 and
18 and 19 the
19 the 20 sharp
20 sharp 21 eyes
21 eyes 22 .

" ah reckon yo ' can't be any more glad to see me , than [ah] am to see yo ' . 
1 " 6 can't
2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 6 can't
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 can't
6 can't 7 be
6 can't 8 any
8 any 9 more
9 more 10 glad
9 more 15 than
10 glad 11 to
10 glad 12 see
11 to 12 see
12 see 13 me
13 me 14 ,
15 than 17 am
17 am 18 to
18 to 19 see
19 see 20 yo
20 yo 21 '
21 ' 22 .

fact is , [ah] was [getting] [right] smart lonesome . 
1 fact 2 is
1 fact 3 ,
3 , 5 was
5 was 8 smart
8 smart 9 lonesome
9 lonesome 10 .

" ' [pears] like if all [ah] [hear] [am] [true] , that yo ' haven't done much lying low nights . 
1 " 2 '
1 " 21 .
2 ' 4 like
2 ' 14 '
5 if 14 '
6 all 11 ,
11 , 12 that
12 that 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
15 haven't 17 much
16 done 17 much
17 much 19 low
18 lying 19 low
19 low 20 nights
20 nights 21 .

ah reckon yo ' done make up fo ' those lonesome feelings . 
1 ah 2 reckon
2 reckon 13 .
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 done
5 done 6 make
6 make 7 up
6 make 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
8 fo 10 those
10 those 12 feelings
11 lonesome 12 feelings
12 feelings 13 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon so . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 reckon
6 reckon 7 so
7 so 8 .

mah goodness , [man] , [yo] ['] [done] [set] [everybody] [to] running [around] like they was crazy ! " exclaimed [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 mah 5 ,
1 mah 22 '
2 goodness 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 12 running
12 running 14 like
14 like 16 was
14 like 20 exclaimed
15 they 16 was
16 was 17 crazy
18 ! 20 exclaimed
19 " 20 exclaimed
22 ' 24 .

the owner of the long tail and sharp eyes threw back his head and laughed , and his laugh was like the most beautiful music . 
1 the 2 owner
2 owner 6 tail
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 long
5 long 6 tail
6 tail 7 and
6 tail 15 laughed
7 and 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 eyes
10 threw 11 back
11 back 12 his
12 his 13 head
13 head 15 laughed
14 and 15 laughed
15 laughed 16 ,
15 laughed 17 and
15 laughed 19 laugh
18 his 19 laugh
19 laugh 20 was
20 was 21 like
21 like 22 the
22 the 23 most
23 most 24 beautiful
24 beautiful 25 music
25 music 26 .

it made [unc] ['] [billy] feel good just listening to it . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 6 feel
6 feel 7 good
7 good 9 listening
8 just 9 listening
9 listening 10 to
9 listening 11 it
11 it 12 .

the next mo'ning everybody said that he had been screaming just the same , and [po] ['] [sammy] [jay] [just] moved away . 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 mo'ning
2 next 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 said
5 said 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 15 and
8 had 9 been
8 had 14 ,
9 been 10 screaming
9 been 13 same
11 just 12 the
12 the 13 same
14 , 15 and
15 and 21 moved
21 moved 22 away
22 away 23 .

yo ' ought to be ashamed to play such jokes . " 
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 12 "
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 ashamed
6 ashamed 7 to
7 to 8 play
8 play 9 such
9 such 10 jokes
10 jokes 11 .
11 . 12 "

unc ['] [billy] grinned as he said it . 
1 unc 4 grinned
4 grinned 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 it
8 it 9 .

then both little rascals laughed fit to kill themselves . 
1 then 5 laughed
2 both 3 little
3 little 4 rascals
4 rascals 5 laughed
5 laughed 8 kill
6 fit 7 to
6 fit 8 kill
8 kill 9 themselves
9 themselves 10 .

" yo ' come [over] to my house , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 yo
1 " 3 '
3 ' 4 come
3 ' 13 '
4 come 6 to
6 to 7 my
7 my 8 house
9 , 10 "
9 , 13 '
10 " 11 said
13 ' 15 .

she done been laughing at me [fo] ['] [a] [week] , because [ah] [was] [sho] ['] [ah] [done] [hear] yo ' that day . " 
1 she 2 done
2 done 3 been
3 been 4 laughing
4 laughing 5 at
4 laughing 6 me
6 me 11 ,
11 , 12 because
12 because 20 yo
20 yo 21 '
21 ' 25 "
22 that 23 day
23 day 24 .
24 . 25 "

[xviii] 

[the] [mischief-makers] 

there was a dreadful time on the [green] [meadows] and [in] the [green] [forest] . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 6 on
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 dreadful
4 dreadful 5 time
6 on 7 the
7 the 10 and
10 and 12 the
12 the 15 .

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

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

first [sammy] [jay] had been accused of screaming in the night and keeping honest little meadow and forest people awake when they wanted to sleep . 
1 first 6 accused
4 had 5 been
5 been 6 accused
6 accused 7 of
6 accused 9 in
8 screaming 9 in
9 in 10 the
9 in 12 and
11 night 12 and
12 and 13 keeping
13 keeping 14 honest
13 keeping 19 people
15 little 16 meadow
16 meadow 18 forest
17 and 18 forest
18 forest 19 people
19 people 20 awake
19 people 22 they
20 awake 21 when
22 they 23 wanted
23 wanted 24 to
24 to 25 sleep
25 sleep 26 .

and all the time [sammy] [jay] [hadn't] [made] a [sound] . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 time
4 time 9 a
9 a 11 .

those who had been the very best of friends would pass without speaking . 
1 those 2 who
2 who 3 had
2 who 10 would
3 had 4 been
5 the 6 very
6 very 7 best
7 best 8 of
7 best 9 friends
9 friends 10 would
10 would 11 pass
11 pass 12 without
12 without 13 speaking
13 speaking 14 .

you see , [everybody] on [the] [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] knows everybody else by their voice . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 5 on
5 on 9 and
9 and 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 14 knows
14 knows 16 else
15 everybody 16 else
16 else 17 by
17 by 19 voice
17 by 20 .
18 their 19 voice

instead , he went straight over and [told] [johnny] [chuck] the unkind things that he [had] overheard [mrs] [redwing] [saying] about [johnny] . 
1 instead 2 ,
1 instead 14 that
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 straight
5 straight 6 over
7 and 11 the
7 and 14 that
11 the 12 unkind
12 unkind 13 things
14 that 15 he
15 he 17 overheard
17 overheard 21 about
21 about 23 .

and so it was , all [over] the [green] [meadows] and [through] the [green] [forest] . 
1 and 2 so
1 and 5 ,
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 was
5 , 6 all
6 all 8 the
8 the 11 and
11 and 13 the
13 the 16 .

it seemed as if almost everybody was heard talking about some one else , and never saying nice things . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 6 everybody
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 almost
5 almost 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 was
6 everybody 16 never
7 was 9 talking
8 heard 9 talking
9 talking 10 about
9 talking 11 some
12 one 13 else
13 else 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 never
16 never 17 saying
16 never 20 .
17 saying 19 things
18 nice 19 things

the only one who still managed to keep on good terms with everybody was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 the 2 only
2 only 3 one
3 one 4 who
4 who 5 still
4 who 6 managed
4 who 14 was
6 managed 7 to
7 to 8 keep
8 keep 9 on
9 on 11 terms
10 good 11 terms
11 terms 12 with
12 with 13 everybody
14 was 19 .
16 ' 19 .

my , my , no , indeed ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 7 indeed
5 no 7 indeed
6 , 7 indeed
7 indeed 8 !

then they would whisper and sometimes talk right out loud , when they felt sure that no one was near to hear . 
1 then 13 they
1 then 14 felt
2 they 3 would
2 they 13 they
3 would 4 whisper
4 whisper 5 and
5 and 6 sometimes
6 sometimes 7 talk
7 talk 8 right
9 out 10 loud
10 loud 11 ,
11 , 12 when
12 when 13 they
14 felt 15 sure
15 sure 16 that
15 sure 20 near
17 no 18 one
17 no 20 near
19 was 20 near
20 near 22 hear
20 near 23 .
21 to 22 hear

what were they talking about ? 
1 what 2 were
2 were 3 they
3 they 4 talking
4 talking 5 about
5 about 6 ?

yes , [sir] , they were the mischief-makers . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 they
5 they 6 were
6 were 7 the
7 the 8 mischief-makers
8 mischief-makers 9 .

it was great fun to fool everybody so . 
1 it 4 fun
2 was 4 fun
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 to
5 to 8 so
6 fool 7 everybody
7 everybody 8 so
8 so 9 .

they never once stopped to think how very , very uncomfortable it kept everybody feeling . 
1 they 2 never
2 never 3 once
3 once 4 stopped
4 stopped 6 think
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 how
7 how 12 it
8 very 9 ,
8 very 10 very
8 very 12 it
9 , 10 very
10 very 11 uncomfortable
12 it 14 everybody
12 it 15 feeling
12 it 16 .
13 kept 14 everybody

[xix] 

[bobby] [coon] [makes] [a] [discovery] 

bobby [coon] [had] overslept . 
1 bobby 4 overslept
4 overslept 5 .

usually [bobby] [is] [astir] shortly after jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] [has] [gone] to [bed] [behind] the [purple] [hills] . 
1 usually 5 shortly
5 shortly 6 after
6 after 7 jolly
7 jolly 8 ,
7 jolly 9 round
9 round 10 ,
10 , 16 to
16 to 19 the
16 to 22 .

but [bobby] is [very] [irregular] in his habits . 
1 but 3 is
3 is 6 in
6 in 7 his
7 his 8 habits
8 habits 9 .

this [night] [bobby] [coon] [had] overslept [because] [he] [had] [not] [gone] to [bed] [until] the middle of the day . 
1 this 6 overslept
6 overslept 12 to
6 overslept 20 .
12 to 15 the
15 the 16 middle
16 middle 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 day

by this time [bobby] [coon] [had] [sticks] [in] his eyes . 
1 by 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 9 his
9 his 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 .

he was so sleepy that it seemed to him that he never , never could get home . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 sleepy
3 so 4 sleepy
4 sleepy 5 that
5 that 6 it
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 9 him
8 to 9 him
9 him 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 never
12 never 13 ,
13 , 14 never
14 never 15 could
15 could 16 get
16 get 17 home
17 home 18 .

he was stumbling along [through] [the] [green] [forest] when he came to a hollow log . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 stumbling
2 was 9 when
3 stumbling 4 along
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 came
11 came 12 to
12 to 13 a
13 a 14 hollow
14 hollow 15 log
15 log 16 .

what do you think he did ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 he
5 he 6 did
6 did 7 ?

there [bobby] [slept] all the [rest] of the day [and] [until] long [after] [mr] [sun] had pulled on his rosy nightcap . 
1 there 4 all
4 all 5 the
5 the 7 of
7 of 8 the
7 of 22 .
8 the 9 day
9 day 12 long
16 had 17 pulled
17 pulled 18 on
18 on 19 his
18 on 21 nightcap
18 on 22 .
19 his 20 rosy

perhaps he would have slept there all night , if he hadn't been waked up . 
1 perhaps 2 he
1 perhaps 3 would
3 would 4 have
3 would 10 if
5 slept 6 there
6 there 8 night
7 all 8 night
8 night 9 ,
9 , 10 if
10 if 12 hadn't
11 he 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 been
12 hadn't 14 waked
14 waked 15 up
15 up 16 .

it was the cry of " [thief] ! thief ! thief ! " that waked him . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 of
2 was 3 the
3 the 5 of
4 cry 5 of
5 of 6 "
6 " 13 "
8 ! 10 !
9 thief 10 !
10 ! 11 thief
10 ! 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 17 .
14 that 15 waked
15 waked 16 him
16 him 17 .

it seemed to come from right over his head . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 come
4 come 5 from
5 from 6 right
6 right 7 over
7 over 9 head
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 .

at first he [couldn't] [think] [where] he was . 
1 at 2 first
1 at 7 he
2 first 3 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 .

then he remembered . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 remembered
3 remembered 4 .

" this is the greatest joke that ever was ! " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 greatest
5 greatest 6 joke
6 joke 7 that
7 that 8 ever
8 ever 9 was
9 was 16 .
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 said
11 " 14 '
14 ' 16 .

" [pretty] [soon] nobody [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [or] [in] [the] [green] [forest] will speak to anybody else excepting [me] . 
1 " 4 nobody
4 nobody 21 .
14 will 15 speak
15 speak 16 to
16 to 17 anybody
17 anybody 18 else
18 else 19 excepting
19 excepting 21 .

yo ' cert'nly have got all your ol ' tricks with yo ' . " 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 4 have
3 cert'nly 4 have
4 have 5 got
5 got 6 all
6 all 8 ol
7 your 8 ol
8 ol 9 '
8 ol 10 tricks
10 tricks 11 with
11 with 12 yo
12 yo 13 '
13 ' 14 .
14 . 15 "

" yes , " said the voice , " ah done got all mah ol ' tricks and some more . 
1 " 10 ah
2 yes 3 ,
2 yes 10 ah
3 , 4 "
5 said 7 voice
5 said 10 ah
6 the 7 voice
8 , 10 ah
9 " 10 ah
10 ah 11 done
10 ah 12 got
12 got 13 all
13 all 17 tricks
14 mah 15 ol
15 ol 17 tricks
16 ' 17 tricks
17 tricks 18 and
17 tricks 20 more
17 tricks 21 .
19 some 20 more

don ' yo ' think it is most time to stop ? 
1 don 2 '
2 ' 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 think
5 think 7 is
5 think 12 ?
6 it 7 is
7 is 9 time
8 most 9 time
9 time 11 stop
10 to 11 stop

ah don't want to show mahself in daylight . 
1 ah 7 in
2 don't 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 show
5 show 7 in
6 mahself 7 in
7 in 8 daylight
8 daylight 9 .

besides , if [ah'm] found out , [nobody] [ain't] gwine to have anything to do with me . " 
1 besides 2 ,
1 besides 19 "
2 , 3 if
3 if 7 ,
5 found 6 out
6 out 7 ,
10 gwine 11 to
11 to 12 have
12 have 13 anything
13 anything 15 do
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 with
16 with 17 me
17 me 18 .
18 . 19 "

" don't yo ' worry . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 worry
5 worry 6 .

nobody 's gwine to find yo ' out . 
1 nobody 2 's
2 's 3 gwine
3 gwine 5 find
3 gwine 6 yo
4 to 5 find
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 8 out
8 out 9 .

we 'll keep it up just a day or two longer . 
1 we 6 just
2 'll 6 just
3 keep 5 up
4 it 5 up
5 up 6 just
6 just 7 a
7 a 10 two
7 a 11 longer
8 day 9 or
9 or 10 two
11 longer 12 .

yo ' cert'nly am powerful good at imitating other people 's voices . 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 am
4 am 6 good
5 powerful 6 good
6 good 7 at
6 good 8 imitating
8 imitating 9 other
8 imitating 11 's
10 people 11 's
11 's 12 voices
11 's 13 .

ah wonder that [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] hasn't got his eye on yo ' before now , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 ah 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 that
3 that 8 hasn't
8 hasn't 14 '
8 hasn't 19 said
8 hasn't 24 .
9 got 10 his
10 his 11 eye
11 eye 12 on
12 on 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
15 before 16 now
16 now 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
21 ' 24 .

bobby [coon] had become wide awake as he listened . 
1 bobby 9 listened
3 had 4 become
3 had 9 listened
4 become 5 wide
5 wide 6 awake
7 as 8 he
7 as 9 listened
9 listened 10 .

bobby waited until [unc] ' [billy] and his friend had left . 
1 bobby 2 waited
1 bobby 12 .
2 waited 3 until
5 ' 7 and
5 ' 12 .
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 friend
9 friend 10 had
10 had 11 left

then he crawled out of the hollow log , and he was chuckling to himself . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 crawled
3 crawled 4 out
4 out 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 hollow
7 hollow 8 log
8 log 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 was
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 chuckling
13 chuckling 15 himself
14 to 15 himself
15 himself 16 .

" [i] 'll [just] have a little talk with [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , " said [bobby] to himself . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 15 "
3 'll 5 have
5 have 6 a
5 have 8 talk
6 a 7 little
8 talk 9 with
11 ' 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 18 to
18 to 19 himself
19 himself 20 .

[xx] 

[bobby] [coon] [and] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [have] [a] [talk] 

bobby had watched him until his own neck ached . 
1 bobby 2 had
2 had 3 watched
3 watched 4 him
4 him 5 until
5 until 9 ached
5 until 10 .
6 his 7 own
7 own 9 ached
8 neck 9 ached

mistah [buzzard] hardly ever moved his wings . 
1 mistah 3 hardly
3 hardly 4 ever
4 ever 5 moved
5 moved 6 his
6 his 7 wings
7 wings 8 .

at last [mistah] [buzzard] came sailing down straight for the tall dead tree . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 5 came
5 came 6 sailing
6 sailing 7 down
7 down 8 straight
8 straight 9 for
9 for 13 tree
10 the 11 tall
11 tall 13 tree
12 dead 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

with two or three flaps of his great wings he settled down on his favorite perch and looked down at [bobby] [coon] . 
1 with 2 two
1 with 10 he
2 two 3 or
3 or 4 three
5 flaps 6 of
6 of 9 wings
6 of 10 he
7 his 8 great
8 great 9 wings
10 he 11 settled
10 he 16 perch
10 he 23 .
11 settled 12 down
12 down 13 on
13 on 14 his
14 his 15 favorite
16 perch 17 and
17 and 18 looked
18 looked 19 down
19 down 20 at

" good mo'ning , [brer] [coon] , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 ,
4 , 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
8 " 14 .
11 ' 14 .

" fair to middling well , " said [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , with a twinkle in his eyes . 
1 " 2 fair
2 fair 3 to
3 to 4 middling
4 middling 5 well
5 well 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 15 a
15 a 16 twinkle
16 twinkle 17 in
17 in 18 his
18 his 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 .

" what can [ah] do fo ' yo'all ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 can
3 can 5 do
5 do 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
6 fo 8 yo'all
8 yo'all 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

is there ? " 
1 is 2 there
2 there 3 ?
3 ? 4 "

bobby was using his very politest manner . 
1 bobby 3 using
2 was 3 using
3 using 7 manner
4 his 6 politest
5 very 6 politest
6 politest 7 manner
7 manner 8 .

" [cert'nly] ! 
1 " 3 !

cert'nly ! " chuckled [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 cert'nly 2 !
1 cert'nly 6 '
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 chuckled
6 ' 9 .

" it 's [mistah] [mockah] the [mocking-bird] . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
2 it 8 .
3 's 6 the

why , that bird just likes to go around making trouble ; he just naturally likes to . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 4 bird
3 that 4 bird
4 bird 6 likes
4 bird 17 to
5 just 6 likes
6 likes 16 likes
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 around
8 go 10 making
10 making 11 trouble
11 trouble 12 ;
12 ; 13 he
13 he 14 just
13 he 15 naturally
15 naturally 16 likes
17 to 18 .

why do yo ' ask , [brer] [coon] ? " 
1 why 2 do
1 why 9 ?
2 do 5 ask
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 ask
6 , 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" because he is [right] here in the [green] [forest] now , " replied [bobby] [coon] [.] 
1 " 2 because
1 " 13 "
2 because 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 6 here
6 here 7 in
7 in 8 the
11 now 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied

" what 's that yo ' [am] a-saying , [brer] [coon] ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
2 what 12 ?
3 's 4 that
4 that 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
6 ' 9 ,
8 a-saying 9 ,

what 's that ? " cried [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , growing very excited . 
1 what 2 's
1 what 4 ?
2 's 3 that
4 ? 8 '
4 ? 15 .
5 " 6 cried
5 " 8 '
11 , 12 growing
12 growing 13 very
13 very 14 excited
14 excited 15 .

ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] chuckled . 
1 ol 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 .

" yo ' might have known [unc] ' [billy] was behind all that [trouble] , " said he . 
1 " 2 yo
1 " 3 '
3 ' 8 '
4 might 5 have
5 have 6 known
6 known 8 '
8 ' 18 he
10 was 11 behind
11 behind 12 all
12 all 13 that
13 that 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 18 he
18 he 19 .

" yes , [sah] , yo ' might have known that ol ' rascal was behind it . 
1 " 6 yo
1 " 7 '
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 yo
7 ' 10 known
7 ' 13 '
8 might 9 have
9 have 10 known
10 known 11 that
12 ol 13 '
13 ' 18 .
14 rascal 15 was
15 was 16 behind
16 behind 17 it
17 it 18 .

when [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [and] [mockah] [get] [their] haids [together] , there sho'ly is gwine to be [something] doing . " 
1 when 10 haids
10 haids 12 ,
12 , 22 "
13 there 14 sho'ly
14 sho'ly 15 is
14 sho'ly 16 gwine
16 gwine 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 20 doing
20 doing 21 .
21 . 22 "

[xxi] 

[bobby] [coon] [has] [a] [busy] [day] 

bobby [coon] had left [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] sitting on his favorite [dead] [tree] . 
1 bobby 3 had
1 bobby 15 .
3 had 4 left
6 ' 12 favorite
9 sitting 10 on
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 favorite
12 favorite 15 .

every few minutes [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] [would] [chuckle] [.] 
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 5 '

" [brer] [coon] is [right] smart , and [ah] reckon [unc] ' [billy] [possum] is [gwine] to get a taste of his own medicine . 
1 " 4 is
4 is 6 smart
6 smart 7 ,
6 smart 8 and
8 and 10 reckon
10 reckon 21 of
12 ' 15 is
15 is 17 to
17 to 18 get
18 get 19 a
19 a 20 taste
20 taste 21 of
21 of 24 medicine
22 his 23 own
22 his 24 medicine
24 medicine 25 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon he is ! " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 reckon
6 reckon 7 he
7 he 8 is
8 is 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 said
10 " 13 '
13 ' 16 .

he whispered a few words in the ear of one and then hurried on to whisper to the next one . 
1 he 12 then
2 whispered 5 words
2 whispered 8 ear
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 words
5 words 6 in
5 words 7 the
8 ear 10 one
9 of 10 one
10 one 12 then
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 hurried
13 hurried 14 on
14 on 15 to
15 to 16 whisper
16 whisper 17 to
16 whisper 20 one
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 next
20 one 21 .

when he got through , he always carried away with him a promise that just what he had asked should be done . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 got
3 got 4 through
4 through 8 carried
5 , 6 he
5 , 7 always
7 always 8 carried
8 carried 9 away
9 away 10 with
10 with 11 him
11 him 12 a
12 a 13 promise
13 promise 14 that
13 promise 15 just
15 just 19 asked
16 what 19 asked
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 asked
19 asked 20 should
20 should 21 be
20 should 23 .
21 be 22 done

it was the busiest day that [bobby] [coon] could [remember] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 busiest
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 busiest
4 busiest 5 day
5 day 6 that
6 that 9 could
9 could 11 .

it was the very next morning that [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] was trotting along the [crooked] [little] [path] down the hill . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 7 that
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 very
4 very 5 next
5 next 6 morning
7 that 12 was
12 was 13 trotting
13 trotting 14 along
13 trotting 21 hill
13 trotting 22 .
14 along 15 the
19 down 20 the
20 the 21 hill

he was just starting out on his daily round of calls , and he was grinning as [only] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] can grin . 
1 he 4 starting
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 starting
4 starting 5 out
4 starting 9 round
6 on 9 round
7 his 8 daily
8 daily 9 round
9 round 10 of
9 round 11 calls
9 round 16 grinning
11 calls 12 ,
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 grinning
16 grinning 17 as
16 grinning 24 grin
23 can 24 grin
24 grin 25 .

" [mah] name is [billy] [possum] and mah home 's a hollow tree ! 
1 " 14 !
3 name 4 is
4 is 10 's
7 and 8 mah
8 mah 9 home
8 mah 10 's
10 's 11 a
10 's 14 !
11 a 12 hollow
12 hollow 13 tree

by [day] [or] [night] [ah] [wander] forth it 's all the same to me ! 
1 by 7 forth
7 forth 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 10 all
10 all 11 the
11 the 12 same
12 same 14 me
13 to 14 me
14 me 15 !

ah fill mah [stomach] with an egg , [or] [sometimes] it is fish ; [in] fact [ah] [always] helps mahself to anything [ah] [wish] . 
1 ah 2 fill
1 ah 3 mah
3 mah 5 with
5 with 6 an
6 an 7 egg
7 egg 8 ,
8 , 11 it
11 it 12 is
11 it 25 .
12 is 13 fish
14 ; 16 fact
14 ; 19 helps
19 helps 21 to
20 mahself 21 to
21 to 22 anything
22 anything 25 .

this morning he was on his way to call first on [johnny] [chuck] . 
1 this 2 morning
2 morning 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 on
5 on 6 his
6 his 7 way
7 way 8 to
8 to 9 call
9 call 11 on
9 call 14 .
10 first 11 on

half-way down the hill he met [bobby] [coon] . 
1 half-way 2 down
2 down 3 the
3 the 4 hill
4 hill 5 he
5 he 6 met
6 met 9 .

unc ['] [billy] [stopped] and held out one hand as he said " good mo'ning , [brer] [coon] . 
1 unc 5 and
1 unc 19 .
5 and 6 held
6 held 9 hand
7 out 8 one
8 one 9 hand
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 said
12 said 13 "
13 " 14 good
14 good 15 mo'ning
15 mo'ning 16 ,
16 , 19 .

how do yo'all do this fine mo'ning ? " 
1 how 3 yo'all
2 do 3 yo'all
3 yo'all 7 mo'ning
4 do 7 mo'ning
5 this 6 fine
6 fine 7 mo'ning
7 mo'ning 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

bobby [coon] [walked] [right] [past] as if he didn't see [unc] ['] [billy] [at] [all] . 
1 bobby 6 as
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 he
7 if 16 .
8 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 see

he didn't even look at him . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 even
3 even 4 look
4 look 5 at
5 at 6 him
6 him 7 .

" what 's the matter with yo ' this mo'ning , [brer] [coon] ? " shouted [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 7 yo
1 " 8 '
2 what 3 's
2 what 7 yo
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 matter
5 matter 6 with
8 ' 9 this
8 ' 18 '
9 this 10 mo'ning
10 mo'ning 11 ,
11 , 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 shouted
18 ' 20 .

bobby [coon] kept right on , without so much as turning his head . 
1 bobby 3 kept
3 kept 4 right
4 right 5 on
5 on 7 without
6 , 7 without
7 without 8 so
8 so 9 much
9 much 10 as
10 as 11 turning
10 as 14 .
11 turning 13 head
12 his 13 head

unc ['] [billy] watched him , and there was a puzzled look [on] [unc] ['] [billy] 's face . 
1 unc 4 watched
4 watched 5 him
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 there
8 there 9 was
8 there 19 .
9 was 10 a
10 a 11 puzzled
11 puzzled 12 look
12 look 18 face
17 's 18 face

" must be that [brer] [coon] has something powerful impo'tant on his mind , " [muttered] [unc] ' [billy] , as he started on . 
1 " 2 must
1 " 15 "
2 must 3 be
2 must 4 that
7 has 8 something
8 something 9 powerful
8 something 13 mind
9 powerful 10 impo'tant
11 on 13 mind
12 his 13 mind
13 mind 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 18 '
18 ' 25 .
20 , 21 as
20 , 25 .
21 as 22 he
21 as 23 started
23 started 24 on

pretty soon he met [jimmy] [skunk] who had always been one of [unc] ['] [billy] 's [best] [friends] . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 met
3 he 19 .
7 who 8 had
8 had 9 always
9 always 10 been
10 been 11 one
11 one 12 of
12 of 16 's
16 's 19 .

jimmy was looking under every stick and stone for beetles for his breakfast . 
1 jimmy 10 beetles
2 was 3 looking
3 looking 4 under
4 under 6 stick
4 under 7 and
5 every 6 stick
7 and 8 stone
8 stone 9 for
9 for 10 beetles
10 beetles 11 for
11 for 13 breakfast
12 his 13 breakfast
13 breakfast 14 .

" good mo'ning , [neighbor] [skunk] ! " said [unc] ' [billy] in his [heartiest] voice . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 ,
4 , 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
8 " 11 '
11 ' 13 in
13 in 14 his
14 his 16 voice
16 voice 17 .

jimmy just went right on about his business . 
1 jimmy 2 just
1 jimmy 3 went
1 jimmy 7 his
1 jimmy 8 business
3 went 4 right
4 right 5 on
6 about 7 his
8 business 9 .

unc ' [billy] sat down and scratched his head . 
1 unc 4 sat
2 ' 4 sat
4 sat 5 down
5 down 6 and
6 and 7 scratched
7 scratched 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 .

his face had lost the cheerful grin with which he had started out . 
1 his 2 face
2 face 3 had
3 had 4 lost
4 lost 5 the
5 the 6 cheerful
6 cheerful 7 grin
7 grin 8 with
8 with 9 which
9 which 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 started
12 started 13 out
13 out 14 .

pretty soon he started on , but every few minutes he would stop and scratch his head thoughtfully . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 3 he
3 he 4 started
4 started 5 on
4 started 7 but
4 started 18 thoughtfully
4 started 19 .
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 every
8 every 9 few
9 few 10 minutes
10 minutes 11 he
11 he 13 stop
12 would 13 stop
13 stop 14 and
14 and 15 scratch
15 scratch 16 his
17 head 18 thoughtfully

he didn't know what to make of [bobby] [coon] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 6 make
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 of
6 make 13 .

he was so surprised that he hadn't known whether to be angry or [not] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 10 to
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 hadn't
7 hadn't 8 known
8 known 9 whether
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 angry
11 be 15 .
12 angry 13 or

" ah must find out what [brer] [chuck] knows about it , " [thought] [unc] ' [billy] , as he trotted on . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 13 "
3 must 4 find
4 find 5 out
4 find 10 about
5 out 6 what
6 what 9 knows
10 about 11 it
11 it 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 16 '
16 ' 23 .
18 , 19 as
18 , 23 .
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 trotted
21 trotted 22 on

[xxii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sees] [many] [backs] 

unc ' [billy] [possum] was very sober as he hurried down the [lone] [little] [path] [to] [johnny] [chuck] 's house . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 was
5 was 6 very
6 very 7 sober
7 sober 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 hurried
10 hurried 11 down
10 hurried 21 .
11 down 12 the
12 the 20 house
19 's 20 house

he was very sober indeed , and that is very unusual for [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 14 '
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 sober
4 sober 7 and
5 indeed 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 that
8 that 9 is
9 is 10 very
10 very 11 unusual
11 unusual 12 for
14 ' 17 .

it was very plain to see that something was bothering him . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 plain
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 plain
4 plain 6 see
4 plain 10 bothering
5 to 6 see
7 that 8 something
8 something 9 was
8 something 10 bothering
10 bothering 11 him
11 him 12 .

johnny [chuck] was sitting on his doorstep when [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] came in sight , trotting down the [lone] [little] [path] . 
1 johnny 3 was
3 was 4 sitting
4 sitting 5 on
5 on 6 his
6 his 7 doorstep
6 his 23 .
7 doorstep 8 when
8 when 13 came
13 came 14 in
14 in 15 sight
15 sight 16 ,
16 , 17 trotting
17 trotting 18 down
18 down 19 the

unc ['] [billy] came to a stop [about] [two] [feet] [behind] [johnny] [chuck] . 
1 unc 4 came
4 came 5 to
5 to 6 a
6 a 7 stop
7 stop 14 .

" [a-hem] ! " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
4 " 7 '
7 ' 9 .

johnny [chuck] sat there without moving , just as if he hadn't heard . 
1 johnny 3 sat
3 sat 4 there
3 sat 6 moving
3 sat 7 ,
5 without 6 moving
7 , 8 just
8 just 9 as
9 as 10 if
10 if 12 hadn't
11 he 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 heard
13 heard 14 .

" it 's a fine mo'ning , " said [unc] ' [billy] in his pleasantest [voice] . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 7 ,
2 it 3 's
3 's 6 mo'ning
4 a 5 fine
4 a 6 mo'ning
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
8 " 15 pleasantest
9 said 14 his
11 ' 13 in
13 in 14 his
15 pleasantest 17 .

instead of replying , [johnny] [chuck] [suddenly] kicked up his heels and disappeared inside his house . 
1 instead 2 of
2 of 3 replying
3 replying 8 kicked
4 , 8 kicked
8 kicked 9 up
9 up 10 his
10 his 11 heels
11 heels 12 and
12 and 13 disappeared
13 disappeared 14 inside
14 inside 16 house
15 his 16 house
16 house 17 .

after a while he [started] [on] . 
1 after 2 a
2 a 3 while
2 a 7 .
3 while 4 he

pretty soon he [came] [to] [where] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was playing all by himself . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 3 he
3 he 10 was
10 was 11 playing
11 playing 12 all
12 all 13 by
13 by 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

he didn't know that [unc] ' [billy] was [about] [until] [unc] ' [billy] said : " good mo'ning , [brer] [meadow] [mouse] . " 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 24 "
6 ' 8 was
6 ' 12 '
12 ' 14 said
14 said 15 :
15 : 16 "
16 " 23 .
17 good 18 mo'ning
18 mo'ning 19 ,
19 , 23 .
23 . 24 "

now [danny] had [always] been delighted to see [unc] ' [billy] [possum] and to have a chat with him whenever [unc] ' [billy] would stop . 
1 now 3 had
3 had 5 been
5 been 6 delighted
6 delighted 8 see
7 to 8 see
8 see 26 .
10 ' 13 and
10 ' 26 .
13 and 14 to
14 to 15 have
14 to 20 whenever
14 to 24 would
15 have 16 a
16 a 17 chat
17 chat 18 with
18 with 19 him
20 whenever 22 '
24 would 25 stop

but this morning [no] sooner [did] [danny] [hear] [unc] ' [billy] ['s] [voice] [than] he [turned] his back to [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 but 23 .
2 this 3 morning
2 this 23 .
3 morning 5 sooner
3 morning 21 '
5 sooner 10 '
10 ' 15 he
15 he 17 his
17 his 18 back
18 back 19 to

this was [more] [than] [unc] ' [billy] [could] stand . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 10 .
6 ' 9 stand
6 ' 10 .

so [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] gave it up and went on down to the [smiling] [pool] . 
1 so 10 went
1 so 17 .
6 gave 7 it
7 it 8 up
8 up 9 and
9 and 10 went
10 went 11 on
11 on 12 down
12 down 13 to
12 down 14 the

there [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [were] [at] play . 
1 there 5 and
5 and 13 play
13 play 14 .

" [hello] , yo'alls ! " shouted [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 11 .
3 , 5 !
4 yo'alls 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 shouted
9 ' 11 .

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

all three had dived [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] , and [though] [unc] ['] [billy] waited and waited , he didn't see one of them [again] . 
1 all 2 three
2 three 24 them
2 three 26 .
3 had 4 dived
4 dived 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 15 waited
15 waited 16 and
16 and 17 waited
17 waited 18 ,
18 , 19 he
19 he 20 didn't
20 didn't 21 see
21 see 22 one
22 one 23 of
23 of 24 them

so he went home to his hollow tree in the [green] [forest] early that [day] to try and study out what it all meant . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 5 to
4 home 5 to
5 to 6 his
5 to 8 tree
5 to 13 early
7 hollow 8 tree
8 tree 9 in
8 tree 10 the
13 early 14 that
14 that 16 to
16 to 17 try
17 try 18 and
18 and 19 study
19 study 20 out
20 out 21 what
21 what 24 meant
22 it 24 meant
23 all 24 meant
24 meant 25 .

[xxiii] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [consults] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] 

ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] has very sharp eyes . 
1 ol 8 eyes
5 has 6 very
6 very 7 sharp
7 sharp 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 .

nobody has sharper eyes than he . 
1 nobody 2 has
1 nobody 6 he
1 nobody 7 .
3 sharper 4 eyes
3 sharper 5 than
5 than 6 he

there is very little that [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] misses . 
1 there 2 is
1 there 4 little
1 there 10 misses
3 very 4 little
4 little 5 that
10 misses 11 .

by and by [unc] ['] [billy] [looked] up in the sky where [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] [was] [sailing] ' [round] and ['] [round] . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 8 up
8 up 24 .
9 in 10 the
9 in 14 '
10 the 11 sky
11 sky 12 where
14 ' 19 '
19 ' 21 and
21 and 24 .

then [unc] ['] [billy] hopped up [mighty] [spry] . 
1 then 9 .
5 hopped 6 up
6 up 9 .

he hadn't been there long when [unc] ' [billy] [possum] came shuffling along , just as if he was out walking for his health . 
1 he 4 there
1 he 18 he
2 hadn't 3 been
3 been 4 there
4 there 5 long
5 long 6 when
8 ' 17 if
11 came 13 along
12 shuffling 13 along
13 along 15 just
14 , 15 just
15 just 16 as
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 he
18 he 25 .
19 was 20 out
20 out 21 walking
21 walking 22 for
22 for 23 his
23 his 24 health
24 health 25 .

" howdy , [mistah] [buzzard] ! 
1 " 2 howdy
1 " 3 ,
3 , 6 !

ah cert'nly hopes yo'all feel right smart , " said [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 ah 2 cert'nly
1 ah 4 yo'all
1 ah 9 "
1 ah 10 said
1 ah 14 .
2 cert'nly 3 hopes
4 yo'all 5 feel
5 feel 6 right
5 feel 7 smart
7 smart 8 ,

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] 's eyes twinkled as he replied : " ah [feel] right pert , [brer] [possum] , thank yo ' [.] 
1 ol 2 '
1 ol 5 's
5 's 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 twinkled
7 twinkled 8 as
8 as 11 :
9 he 10 replied
10 replied 11 :
11 : 12 "
12 " 13 ah
13 ah 23 '
15 right 16 pert
16 pert 17 ,
17 , 20 ,
20 , 21 thank
21 thank 22 yo
22 yo 23 '

ah hopes yo ' feel the same . 
1 ah 2 hopes
1 ah 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 feel
5 feel 7 same
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 .

yo ' look like nothing ever bothers yo ' . " 
1 yo 2 '
1 yo 8 yo
3 look 4 like
4 like 7 bothers
5 nothing 6 ever
6 ever 7 bothers
7 bothers 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 .
10 . 11 "

nothing ever does bother me . " 
1 nothing 2 ever
2 ever 3 does
3 does 4 bother
3 does 6 .
4 bother 5 me
6 . 7 "

" ah watched yo ' take a long walk this mo'ning , [brer] [possum] , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 watched
3 watched 5 '
3 watched 6 take
4 yo 5 '
6 take 7 a
7 a 10 this
8 long 9 walk
9 walk 10 this
10 this 11 mo'ning
11 mo'ning 12 ,
12 , 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
16 " 22 .
19 ' 22 .

" did yo ' , indeed ; yo ' have keen eyes , [mistah] [buzzard] ! " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 yo
1 " 20 '
2 did 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 5 ,
5 , 6 indeed
6 indeed 7 ;
7 ; 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
8 yo 10 have
10 have 11 keen
11 keen 12 eyes
11 keen 16 !
12 eyes 13 ,
16 ! 18 replied
17 " 18 replied
20 ' 22 .

" ah saw yo ' meet a lot of yo ' friends . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 saw
3 saw 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 6 meet
4 yo 10 yo
6 meet 8 lot
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 of
10 yo 11 '
10 yo 12 friends
12 friends 13 .

it 's fine to have a lot of friends , isn't it , [brer] [possum] ? " said [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] . 
1 it 2 's
1 it 3 fine
3 fine 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 7 lot
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
7 lot 9 friends
9 friends 11 isn't
9 friends 23 .
10 , 11 isn't
11 isn't 12 it
11 isn't 13 ,
11 isn't 16 ?
16 ? 17 "
17 " 18 said

unc ['] [billy] looked at [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] sharply . 
1 unc 4 looked
4 looked 10 sharply
5 at 10 sharply
10 sharply 11 .

unc ' [billy] stared , and for a minute he couldn't find his tongue . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 stared
4 stared 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 for
7 for 9 minute
8 a 9 minute
9 minute 10 he
9 minute 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 find
12 find 13 his
13 his 14 tongue
14 tongue 15 .

then he heard a noise that sounded very much like a chuckle . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 heard
3 heard 5 noise
4 a 5 noise
5 noise 6 that
6 that 7 sounded
7 sounded 12 chuckle
8 very 9 much
9 much 10 like
10 like 11 a
11 a 12 chuckle
12 chuckle 13 .

in a few minutes it was a [laugh] . 
1 in 2 a
1 in 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 9 .

finally [unc] ['] [billy] began to laugh too . 
1 finally 8 too
5 began 8 too
6 to 7 laugh
7 laugh 8 too
8 too 9 .

unc ['] [billy] shook his head doubtfully . 
1 unc 4 shook
4 shook 6 head
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 doubtfully
7 doubtfully 8 .

" [serves] yo'alls [right] ! 
1 " 3 yo'alls
1 " 5 !

" ah know it . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 know
3 know 4 it
3 know 5 .

it cert'nly does , " replied [unc] ' [billy] [meekly] . 
1 it 3 does
1 it 11 .
2 cert'nly 3 does
4 , 5 "
4 , 8 '
5 " 6 replied
8 ' 11 .

" mischief always trots ahead of grim ol ' [mistah] [trouble] , [they] look and [act] [enough] alike to be each other 's double . 
1 " 5 ahead
1 " 25 .
2 mischief 3 always
3 always 4 trots
4 trots 5 ahead
5 ahead 6 of
6 of 7 grim
6 of 8 ol
8 ol 9 '
12 , 18 alike
14 look 15 and
15 and 18 alike
18 alike 19 to
19 to 20 be
20 be 24 double
21 each 22 other
22 other 23 's
23 's 24 double
24 double 25 .

whoever fools [with] [mischief] 's gwine to wake [some] [day] [or] [other] [and] find that [trouble] 's just the [same] [as] [mischief] ['s] [own] twin [brother] . " 
1 whoever 28 "
2 fools 28 "
5 's 6 gwine
6 gwine 7 to
7 to 8 wake
8 wake 25 twin
14 find 15 that
15 that 17 's
17 's 18 just
18 just 19 the
19 the 25 twin
25 twin 27 .
27 . 28 "

old [mrs] [possum] [grumbled] [and] scolded , but all the time she was thinking , and [unc] ' [billy] knew that she was . 
1 old 6 scolded
6 scolded 7 ,
7 , 15 ,
7 , 23 was
8 but 9 all
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 time
10 the 15 ,
11 time 12 she
12 she 13 was
13 was 14 thinking
15 , 16 and
16 and 18 '
20 knew 21 that
21 that 22 she
22 she 23 was
23 was 24 .

finally she finished sweeping the doorsteps and looked thoughtfully at [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 
1 finally 2 she
1 finally 3 finished
3 finished 4 sweeping
3 finished 5 the
5 the 6 doorsteps
6 doorsteps 7 and
7 and 8 looked
8 looked 9 thoughtfully
9 thoughtfully 10 at

" why don't yo ' [give] a party [fo] ' [mistah] [mocking-bird] ? " she inquired . 
1 " 4 yo
1 " 5 '
2 why 3 don't
2 why 4 yo
5 ' 7 a
5 ' 10 '
7 a 8 party
10 ' 16 inquired
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 she
15 she 16 inquired
16 inquired 17 .

" the very thing ! " cried [unc] ' [billy] , and like a flash back came his old-time grin . 
1 " 2 the
1 " 6 "
2 the 3 very
3 very 4 thing
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
6 " 9 '
9 ' 21 .
11 , 12 and
12 and 17 came
12 and 21 .
13 like 14 a
13 like 15 flash
14 a 15 flash
15 flash 16 back
16 back 17 came
17 came 20 grin
18 his 19 old-time
19 old-time 20 grin

[xxiv] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [gives] [a] [party] 

at [first] [unc] ' [billy] had been [afraid] [that] [no] [one] [would] [come] [.] 
1 at 7 been
4 ' 6 had
6 had 7 been

of course that meant that [unc] ['] [billy] [must] [take] [them] [around] [himself] . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 that
3 that 4 meant
4 meant 5 that
5 that 14 .

my , but that was hard work ! 
1 my 3 but
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 that
3 but 6 hard
5 was 6 hard
6 hard 7 work
7 work 8 !

it took him two whole days . 
1 it 2 took
1 it 7 .
2 took 3 him
3 him 6 days
4 two 5 whole
4 two 6 days

in the first place there were so many to see . 
1 in 2 the
1 in 4 place
3 first 4 place
4 place 5 there
5 there 8 many
6 were 8 many
7 so 8 many
8 many 10 see
8 many 11 .
9 to 10 see

then [unc] ['] [billy] would [make] [another] [low] [bow] [and] hurry [on] [to] the [next] [one] . 
1 then 5 would
5 would 11 hurry
11 hurry 17 .
14 the 17 .

mistah [buzzard] had found [sammy] [jay] in the far-away [old] [pasture] , and [sammy] had moved back to the [green] [forest] [that] very day . 
1 mistah 3 had
3 had 4 found
4 found 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 far-away
9 far-away 12 ,
12 , 25 .
13 and 15 had
13 and 25 .
15 had 16 moved
16 moved 17 back
17 back 18 to
18 to 19 the
19 the 23 very
23 very 24 day

such a good time as everybody did have ! 
1 such 5 as
1 such 6 everybody
1 such 9 !
2 a 3 good
2 a 4 time
4 time 5 as
7 did 8 have
8 have 9 !

there were heaps and heaps of good things to eat . 
1 there 2 were
1 there 3 heaps
3 heaps 4 and
3 heaps 5 heaps
3 heaps 10 eat
4 and 5 heaps
5 heaps 6 of
6 of 8 things
7 good 8 things
9 to 10 eat
10 eat 11 .

they danced and played hide and seek . 
1 they 7 seek
2 danced 3 and
3 and 4 played
4 played 5 hide
5 hide 7 seek
6 and 7 seek
7 seek 8 .

finally [unc] ['] [billy] climbed up on a stump . 
1 finally 5 climbed
5 climbed 6 up
5 climbed 7 on
7 on 8 a
8 a 9 stump
9 stump 10 .

he was dressed in his finest suit , and he wore his broadest grin . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 dressed
3 dressed 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 finest
6 finest 7 suit
7 suit 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 wore
11 wore 12 his
12 his 13 broadest
13 broadest 14 grin
14 grin 15 .

everybody crowded around to hear what [unc] ' [billy] was [about] to say . 
1 everybody 2 crowded
2 crowded 3 around
3 around 5 hear
4 to 5 hear
5 hear 6 what
6 what 13 say
6 what 14 .
8 ' 10 was
10 was 12 to
12 to 13 say

" [mah] friends and neighbors , " said [unc] ' [billy] , " ah have a great surprise fo ' yo'alls . " 
1 " 3 friends
3 friends 4 and
3 friends 5 neighbors
4 and 5 neighbors
5 neighbors 6 ,
5 neighbors 23 "
6 , 7 "
6 , 8 said
8 said 13 "
10 ' 12 ,
12 , 13 "
14 ah 15 have
15 have 18 surprise
16 a 17 great
17 great 18 surprise
18 surprise 19 fo
19 fo 20 '
20 ' 23 "
21 yo'alls 22 .
22 . 23 "

then he stepped down , and everybody began to wonder and to guess what the surprise could be . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stepped
2 he 7 everybody
3 stepped 4 down
5 , 6 and
5 , 7 everybody
7 everybody 8 began
8 began 9 to
8 began 12 to
9 to 10 wonder
10 wonder 11 and
12 to 13 guess
13 guess 14 what
14 what 15 the
15 the 16 surprise
15 the 17 could
17 could 18 be
18 be 19 .

[xxv] 

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum's] [surprise] 

everybody was asking everybody else what the [surprise] [could] be [which] [unc] ' [billy] [had] said he had for them . 
1 everybody 3 asking
2 was 3 asking
3 asking 5 else
3 asking 6 what
4 everybody 5 else
6 what 7 the
7 the 10 be
10 be 13 '
13 ' 16 said
16 said 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 for
19 for 21 .
20 them 21 .

after he had made his speech , he had scurried out of sight , and no one could find him . 
1 after 2 he
2 he 3 had
2 he 5 his
3 had 4 made
5 his 6 speech
6 speech 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 scurried
10 scurried 11 out
11 out 12 of
12 of 13 sight
13 sight 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 no
16 no 17 one
16 no 18 could
18 could 19 find
19 find 20 him
19 find 21 .

sammy [jay] [became] greatly excited . 
1 sammy 4 greatly
4 greatly 5 excited
4 greatly 6 .

" there ! " he cried ! 
1 " 2 there
1 " 4 "
2 there 3 !
4 " 7 !
5 he 6 cried
5 he 7 !

" you heard that when you was standing right in front of me and talking to me [,] [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 14 and
2 you 4 that
2 you 6 you
3 heard 4 that
5 when 6 you
6 you 7 was
7 was 8 standing
8 standing 9 right
9 right 10 in
10 in 11 front
11 front 12 of
11 front 13 me
14 and 21 .
15 talking 16 to
16 to 17 me
17 me 21 .

you know that [i] wasn't making a sound ! 
1 you 2 know
1 you 3 that
1 you 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 making
5 wasn't 9 !
6 making 7 a
6 making 8 sound

i told you that [i] hadn't been [screaming] in the night , and this proves it ! " 
1 i 3 you
2 told 3 you
3 you 4 that
4 that 6 hadn't
6 hadn't 7 been
7 been 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 night
11 night 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 this
14 this 15 proves
15 proves 16 it
16 it 17 !
17 ! 18 "

jerry [muskrat] [looked] as [if] he couldn't believe his own ears . 
1 jerry 4 as
4 as 6 he
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 believe
7 couldn't 11 ears
8 believe 10 own
9 his 10 own
11 ears 12 .

just then the [voice] of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] [began] [to] [croak] " it 's going to rain ! 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 the
3 the 5 of
5 of 7 the
5 of 13 "
13 " 19 !
14 it 18 rain
15 's 16 going
16 going 17 to
16 going 18 rain
18 rain 19 !

it 's going to rain ! 
1 it 2 's
1 it 5 rain
3 going 4 to
3 going 5 rain
5 rain 6 !

it 's going to rain ! " 
1 it 2 's
1 it 5 rain
3 going 4 to
3 going 5 rain
5 rain 6 !
6 ! 7 "

the voice seemed to come out of that very same hemlock-tree . 
1 the 2 voice
2 voice 3 seemed
2 voice 11 hemlock-tree
3 seemed 4 to
4 to 5 come
5 come 6 out
6 out 7 of
8 that 10 same
8 that 11 hemlock-tree
9 very 10 same
11 hemlock-tree 12 .

it was [sticky-toes] himself , and he had dropped from [another] [tree] altogether . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 6 and
4 himself 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 dropped
8 had 13 altogether
9 dropped 10 from
13 altogether 14 .

" you hear it ! " he shrieked , dancing up and down he was so angry . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 3 hear
1 " 5 !
3 hear 4 it
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 shrieked
8 shrieked 9 ,
9 , 10 dancing
10 dancing 11 up
11 up 12 and
12 and 13 down
13 down 14 he
14 he 15 was
14 he 17 angry
15 was 16 so
17 angry 18 .

" you hear it ! 
1 " 3 hear
1 " 5 !
2 you 3 hear
3 hear 4 it

it isn't me , is it ? 
1 it 2 isn't
1 it 7 ?
3 me 4 ,
4 , 5 is
5 is 6 it
5 is 7 ?

that 's my voice , yet it isn't mine , because [i] ['m] right here ! 
1 that 2 's
1 that 3 my
3 my 4 voice
4 voice 6 yet
5 , 6 yet
6 yet 7 it
6 yet 8 isn't
8 isn't 9 mine
8 isn't 16 !
9 mine 10 ,
10 , 11 because
14 right 15 here
15 here 16 !

how can [i] be here and over there too ? 
1 how 2 can
2 can 4 be
4 be 5 here
4 be 7 over
5 here 6 and
7 over 8 there
7 over 9 too
9 too 10 ?

tell me that ! " 
1 tell 2 me
1 tell 3 that
3 that 4 !
4 ! 5 "

no one could tell him , and [sticky-toes] [continued] to scold and sputter and swell himself up with anger . 
1 no 2 one
1 no 3 could
3 could 4 tell
4 tell 5 him
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 20 .
10 to 11 scold
10 to 20 .
11 scold 12 and
12 and 13 sputter
13 sputter 14 and
14 and 15 swell
15 swell 19 anger
16 himself 17 up
17 up 18 with
18 with 19 anger

now no one knew that [blacky] the [crow] had come to the party , for [blacky] [never] goes [abroad] [at] [night] . 
1 now 22 .
2 no 3 one
2 no 18 goes
3 one 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
5 that 15 for
7 the 9 had
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 party
13 party 14 ,
14 , 15 for
18 goes 22 .

" come [out] , [blacky] ! " they all shouted . 
1 " 2 come
2 come 4 ,
4 , 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 10 shouted
8 they 9 all
8 they 10 shouted
10 shouted 11 .

but no [blacky] [appeared] . 
1 but 2 no
2 no 5 .

instead out of that magic hemlock-tree poured a beautiful song , so beautiful that when it ended everybody clapped their hands . 
1 instead 2 out
2 out 3 of
3 of 4 that
4 that 6 hemlock-tree
5 magic 6 hemlock-tree
6 hemlock-tree 8 a
7 poured 8 a
8 a 9 beautiful
8 a 10 song
8 a 11 ,
9 beautiful 10 song
11 , 12 so
12 so 13 beautiful
12 so 14 that
14 that 19 clapped
14 that 22 .
15 when 16 it
15 when 17 ended
15 when 18 everybody
15 when 19 clapped
16 it 17 ended
19 clapped 20 their
19 clapped 21 hands

no one had ever heard anything like it , and when it ended every one shouted for more . 
1 no 2 one
1 no 3 had
3 had 5 heard
4 ever 5 heard
5 heard 6 anything
5 heard 16 shouted
7 like 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 16 shouted
11 when 13 ended
11 when 16 shouted
12 it 13 ended
14 every 15 one
15 one 16 shouted
16 shouted 18 more
17 for 18 more
18 more 19 .

even [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] [forgot] [his] ill temper . 
1 even 3 the
3 the 8 ill
8 ill 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

instead of more music , out from the hemlock-tree flew a stranger . 
1 instead 2 of
1 instead 3 more
1 instead 6 out
4 music 5 ,
5 , 6 out
6 out 9 hemlock-tree
7 from 8 the
7 from 9 hemlock-tree
8 the 9 hemlock-tree
9 hemlock-tree 10 flew
9 hemlock-tree 12 stranger
9 hemlock-tree 13 .
11 a 12 stranger

he was about the size of [sammy] [jay] and wore a modest gray suit with white trimmings . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 9 and
2 was 3 about
3 about 4 the
4 the 5 size
5 size 6 of
9 and 10 wore
10 wore 11 a
11 a 12 modest
12 modest 13 gray
13 gray 14 suit
14 suit 15 with
15 with 17 trimmings
16 white 17 trimmings
17 trimmings 18 .

unc ' [billy] wore his broadest grin . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 wore
4 wore 5 his
5 his 6 broadest
6 broadest 7 grin
7 grin 8 .

we uns is right sorry fo ' the trouble we uns have made . 
1 we 2 uns
2 uns 3 is
2 uns 4 right
2 uns 11 uns
4 right 6 fo
5 sorry 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
7 ' 8 the
9 trouble 11 uns
10 we 11 uns
11 uns 12 have
12 have 13 made
12 have 14 .

it was all a joke , and now we asks yo ' pardon . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 all
3 all 4 a
4 a 5 joke
5 joke 6 ,
5 joke 10 asks
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 now
8 now 9 we
10 asks 11 yo
11 yo 14 .
12 ' 13 pardon
12 ' 14 .

mah [friend] [mistah] [mockah] would like to stay here and live , if [yo'alls] is willing , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 mah 5 would
5 would 6 like
6 like 7 to
7 to 8 stay
8 stay 9 here
9 here 10 and
10 and 11 live
11 live 12 ,
12 , 13 if
13 if 15 is
15 is 16 willing
16 willing 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
18 " 23 .
21 ' 23 .

[xxvi] 

[mr] [.] [mocker] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] 

while they were talking the matter over , [mr] [mocker] began to sing again that wonderful song of his . 
1 while 2 they
2 they 3 were
3 were 4 talking
4 talking 6 matter
5 the 6 matter
6 matter 7 over
6 matter 17 song
7 over 8 ,
11 began 12 to
11 began 15 that
12 to 13 sing
13 sing 14 again
14 again 15 that
15 that 16 wonderful
16 wonderful 17 song
17 song 20 .
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 .

it was so beautiful that by the time it was ended , every one was ready to grant the pardon . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 beautiful
3 so 5 that
5 that 6 by
6 by 7 the
7 the 8 time
8 time 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 ended
10 was 21 .
11 ended 12 ,
12 , 13 every
13 every 14 one
14 one 15 was
15 was 16 ready
16 ready 17 to
18 grant 20 pardon
18 grant 21 .
19 the 20 pardon

of course they heard all about the party the next morning and were very anxious indeed to see the stranger with the wonderful voice . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 they
3 they 4 heard
4 heard 6 about
5 all 6 about
6 about 7 the
7 the 8 party
8 party 20 stranger
9 the 10 next
9 the 12 and
10 next 11 morning
12 and 13 were
12 and 15 anxious
13 were 14 very
15 anxious 16 indeed
15 anxious 20 stranger
17 to 18 see
18 see 19 the
18 see 20 stranger
20 stranger 24 voice
21 with 22 the
22 the 24 voice
23 wonderful 24 voice
24 voice 25 .

of [course] [mr] [mocker] [had] to show off his [wonderful] [voice] [to] [each] [one] [.] 
1 of 6 to
6 to 7 show
7 show 8 off
8 off 9 his

so he soon made himself at home and , because he was happy , he would sing all day long . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 3 soon
3 soon 4 made
4 made 5 himself
4 made 6 at
6 at 7 home
6 at 8 and
8 and 15 he
9 , 10 because
9 , 14 ,
10 because 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 happy
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 would
16 would 17 sing
17 sing 18 all
18 all 19 day
19 day 20 long
20 long 21 .

and sometimes , when the moon was shining , he woke up in the night and would sing for very joy . 
1 and 2 sometimes
2 sometimes 3 ,
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 the
5 the 6 moon
6 moon 7 was
7 was 8 shining
8 shining 9 ,
9 , 18 sing
10 he 11 woke
10 he 16 and
11 woke 12 up
12 up 13 in
13 in 14 the
14 the 15 night
16 and 17 would
17 would 18 sing
18 sing 19 for
19 for 21 joy
20 very 21 joy
21 joy 22 .

it was great fun . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 fun
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 .

finally [he] thought of [grandfather] [frog] , who is very old and very wise . 
1 finally 3 thought
3 thought 4 of
4 of 7 ,
7 , 8 who
8 who 9 is
9 is 10 very
9 is 14 wise
10 very 11 old
12 and 13 very
13 very 14 wise
14 wise 15 .

" he 'll know , " said [peter] , as off he posted to the [smiling] [pool] . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 6 "
2 he 3 'll
4 know 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 12 he
11 off 12 he
12 he 13 posted
13 posted 14 to
13 posted 15 the
15 the 18 .

now [grandfather] [frog] was [feeling] out of sorts [that] [morning] . 
1 now 4 was
4 was 11 .
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 sorts
8 sorts 11 .

" [chugarum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] crossly . 
1 " 4 "
3 ! 4 "
4 " 9 .
5 replied 8 crossly
8 crossly 9 .

" go ask [mr] [buzzard] , " and that was all that [peter] could get out of him . 
1 " 2 go
1 " 7 "
2 go 3 ask
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 that
9 that 10 was
10 was 11 all
10 was 19 .
11 all 12 that
14 could 15 get
15 get 16 out
16 out 17 of
17 of 18 him
18 him 19 .

ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] laughed [when] he [heard] [that] [some] [folks] [said] [that] [mr] [mocker] had not come by his voice honestly . 
1 ol 5 laughed
1 ol 7 he
7 he 16 had
16 had 17 not
17 not 18 come
18 come 19 by
19 by 22 honestly
19 by 23 .
20 his 21 voice
21 voice 22 honestly

" there isn't a word of truth in it , [brer] [rabbit] , " he declared . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 isn't
3 isn't 5 word
4 a 5 word
5 word 7 truth
6 of 7 truth
7 truth 8 in
8 in 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 he
15 he 16 declared
16 declared 17 .

" yo ' go tell all [your] [friends] that [mistah] [mockah] is the best loved of all the birds way down [souf] [.] " 
1 " 3 '
1 " 24 "
2 yo 3 '
4 go 5 tell
5 tell 6 all
6 all 9 that
9 that 12 is
12 is 14 best
13 the 14 best
14 best 15 loved
14 best 16 of
16 of 17 all
17 all 18 the
17 all 19 birds
19 birds 20 way
20 way 21 down
20 way 24 "

and this is all for the present about the adventures of [mr] [mocker] the [mocking-bird] . 
1 and 2 this
2 this 3 is
2 this 4 all
3 is 4 all
4 all 7 present
4 all 8 about
5 for 7 present
6 the 7 present
8 about 9 the
9 the 10 adventures
10 adventures 11 of
11 of 14 the
14 the 16 .

but [others] have had adventures , and one is [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 but 5 adventures
3 have 4 had
4 had 5 adventures
5 adventures 12 .
6 , 7 and
6 , 12 .
7 and 8 one
8 one 9 is

the next book will tell all about them . 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 book
3 book 4 will
4 will 5 tell
4 will 9 .
5 tell 7 about
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 them

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