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[the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

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

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

author of [the] [adventures] of [peter] [cottontail] , [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [,] etc . 
1 author 2 of
1 author 8 ,
2 of 5 of
8 , 14 etc
14 etc 15 .

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

boston [little] , [brown] , and [company] 
1 boston 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 and

[@number@] 

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

[frontispiece] [.] []] 

[contents] 

[chapter] 

i [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [is] [caught] [ii] [.] 
1 i 3 '

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

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

[my] [!] 

[my] [!] 

[my] [!] 

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

" [what] [do] [you] [mean] ? " 
1 " 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

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

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

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

" [yo] ' [tell] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [that] [ah] [don] ' [care] [if] [he] [never] [comes] [back] " 
1 " 3 '
3 ' 6 '
6 ' 12 '
12 ' 19 "

[i] 

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

the [green] [meadows] were thrown into [great] excitement late one afternoon , just as the black shadows came creeping down from the [purple] [hills] . 
1 the 4 were
4 were 5 thrown
5 thrown 6 into
6 into 8 excitement
8 excitement 25 .
9 late 14 as
10 one 11 afternoon
11 afternoon 12 ,
12 , 14 as
13 just 14 as
14 as 15 the
14 as 18 came
16 black 17 shadows
17 shadows 18 came
18 came 19 creeping
18 came 21 from
19 creeping 20 down
21 from 22 the
22 the 25 .

reddy [fox] brought the news , and when he told it he grinned as if he enjoyed it and was glad of it . 
1 reddy 3 brought
3 brought 13 grinned
4 the 5 news
5 news 13 grinned
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 when
8 when 9 he
8 when 12 he
9 he 10 told
10 told 11 it
12 he 13 grinned
13 grinned 14 as
14 as 15 if
14 as 18 it
16 he 17 enjoyed
17 enjoyed 18 it
18 it 21 glad
19 and 20 was
20 was 21 glad
21 glad 22 of
22 of 23 it
23 it 24 .

" old [billy] [possum] is [dead] . 
1 " 2 old
1 " 7 .
5 is 7 .

i know it because [i] saw [farmer] [brown] 's boy carrying him [home] by the tail , " said [reddy] . 
1 i 2 know
1 i 21 .
2 know 3 it
3 it 4 because
6 saw 9 's
9 's 10 boy
10 boy 11 carrying
11 carrying 16 tail
12 him 14 by
14 by 15 the
15 the 16 tail
16 tail 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 21 .

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

that is , [everybody] but [reddy] [fox] said so . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 ,
3 , 5 but
5 but 10 .
8 said 9 so
9 so 10 .

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

then [everybody] [began] [to] [hoot] and [hiss] [at] [reddy] [until] he was [glad] enough to slink away . 
1 then 6 and
6 and 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 14 enough
14 enough 15 to
15 to 16 slink
16 slink 17 away
16 slink 18 .

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

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

he had gone up to [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house before dark . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 4 up
3 gone 4 up
4 up 5 to
4 up 10 before
5 to 8 's
9 hen-house 10 before
10 before 11 dark
11 dark 12 .

jimmy [skunk] had tried to stop him , but he had heeded [jimmy] [skunk] not at all . 
1 jimmy 6 stop
3 had 4 tried
4 tried 5 to
5 to 6 stop
6 stop 7 him
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 he
9 but 15 not
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 heeded
15 not 17 all
16 at 17 all
17 all 18 .

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

so off he had started , [for] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] is very headstrong and obstinate . 
1 so 2 off
2 off 5 started
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 started
5 started 6 ,
6 , 12 is
12 is 14 headstrong
13 very 14 headstrong
14 headstrong 16 obstinate
15 and 16 obstinate
16 obstinate 17 .

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

the nests were full of eggs , and soon [unc] ['] [billy] was enjoying his feast so that he forgot to keep watch . 
1 the 2 nests
2 nests 16 feast
2 nests 24 .
3 were 4 full
4 full 5 of
5 of 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 soon
9 soon 13 was
13 was 14 enjoying
14 enjoying 15 his
15 his 16 feast
17 so 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 forgot
20 forgot 21 to
20 forgot 23 watch
21 to 22 keep
23 watch 24 .

suddenly the door opened , and [in] stepped [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy to get some eggs for supper . 
1 suddenly 2 the
2 the 3 door
3 door 4 opened
4 opened 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 stepped
8 stepped 12 boy
8 stepped 13 to
13 to 14 get
14 get 15 some
15 some 16 eggs
15 some 19 .
16 eggs 17 for
17 for 18 supper

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

unc ' [billy] [just] dropped right down in his tracks as if he were dead . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 dropped
5 dropped 6 right
6 right 7 down
7 down 8 in
8 in 9 his
9 his 10 tracks
10 tracks 11 as
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 he
12 if 16 .
13 he 14 were
13 he 15 dead

when [farmer] [brown] 's boy [saw] him , he didn't know what to make of him , for he had never seen [unc] ['] [billy] before . 
1 when 8 ,
1 when 9 he
4 's 5 boy
5 boy 7 him
7 him 8 ,
9 he 16 him
10 didn't 11 know
11 know 12 what
12 what 14 make
13 to 14 make
14 make 15 of
15 of 16 him
16 him 17 ,
16 him 19 he
17 , 18 for
19 he 20 had
20 had 21 never
21 never 22 seen
22 seen 26 before
26 before 27 .

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

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

then he saw some egg on [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] lips [.] 
1 then 2 he
1 then 11 lips
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 some
3 saw 6 on
4 some 5 egg

" [ho] ! ho ! " shouted [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 
1 " 6 "
1 " 7 shouted
3 ! 4 ho
3 ! 5 !
5 ! 6 "
7 shouted 11 boy
11 boy 12 .

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

and picking up [unc] ['] [billy] by the tail , he started with him [for] the house . 
1 and 2 picking
2 picking 3 up
2 picking 7 by
7 by 8 the
8 the 9 tail
9 tail 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 started
12 started 13 with
13 with 14 him
14 him 16 the
16 the 17 house
17 house 18 .

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

farmer [brown] 's boy [dropped] [his] wood and hunted everywhere , but not a trace of [unc] ['] [billy] could he [find] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 23 .
4 boy 7 wood
4 boy 23 .
7 wood 8 and
8 and 9 hunted
9 hunted 10 everywhere
10 everywhere 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 not
13 not 14 a
13 not 20 could
14 a 15 trace
15 trace 16 of
20 could 21 he

[ii] 

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

reddy [fox] [came] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [on] his [way] [to] [the] [green] [meadows] . 
1 reddy 14 his
14 his 20 .

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

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

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

if there is one thing that [reddy] [fox] dislikes more than another , it is being laughed at . 
1 if 2 there
1 if 13 ,
1 if 14 it
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 one
4 one 5 thing
5 thing 6 that
6 that 9 dislikes
10 more 11 than
11 than 12 another
11 than 13 ,
14 it 15 is
15 is 16 being
16 being 17 laughed
17 laughed 18 at
18 at 19 .

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

why , about how he had seen [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] carrying off [unc] ' [billy] [possum] by the tail the afternoon before . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 5 he
2 , 3 about
3 about 4 how
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 seen
7 seen 12 carrying
12 carrying 13 off
12 carrying 23 before
15 ' 23 before
18 by 19 the
18 by 20 tail
20 tail 22 afternoon
21 the 22 afternoon
22 afternoon 23 before
23 before 24 .

of course [unc] ['] [billy] was [dead] . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 6 was
6 was 8 .

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

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

yes , [sir] , [reddy] was glad of it . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 was
6 was 7 glad
7 glad 8 of
8 of 9 it
9 it 10 .

reddy [remembered] that [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] hollow [tree] was not far away . 
1 reddy 3 that
3 that 8 hollow
8 hollow 10 was
10 was 11 not
11 not 12 far
12 far 13 away
13 away 14 .

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

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

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

" [ol] ' [bill] [possum] , he 's gone before [!] 
1 " 3 '
1 " 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 's
8 's 9 gone
9 gone 10 before

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

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

bill stole an egg , [sir] [;] [bill] came to grief . 
1 bill 11 grief
2 stole 3 an
3 an 4 egg
4 egg 5 ,
5 , 9 came
9 came 10 to
10 to 11 grief
11 grief 12 .

ol ' [bill] [possum] , it served him right ; [and] he is no more , for he died last night . " 
1 ol 23 "
2 ' 5 ,
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 served
7 served 8 him
7 served 10 ;
7 served 13 is
8 him 9 right
12 he 13 is
13 is 15 more
14 no 15 more
15 more 16 ,
16 , 17 for
16 , 22 .
16 , 23 "
17 for 19 died
18 he 19 died
19 died 21 night
20 last 21 night

" very good , [sah] , very good . 
1 " 2 very
2 very 3 good
2 very 9 .
3 good 4 ,
3 good 8 good
6 , 7 very
7 very 8 good

reddy [fox] sprang up as if some one had stuck a pin into him . 
1 reddy 3 sprang
3 sprang 4 up
4 up 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 some
7 some 8 one
8 one 9 had
9 had 10 stuck
10 stuck 11 a
11 a 12 pin
12 pin 13 into
13 into 14 him
14 him 15 .

every hair stood on end , as he looked up at [unc] ' [billy] 's [doorway] . 
1 every 2 hair
2 hair 3 stood
3 stood 4 on
4 on 5 end
5 end 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 looked
9 looked 10 up
10 up 11 at
11 at 13 '
13 ' 17 .
15 's 17 .

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

looking out of [unc] ['] [billy] 's doorway and grinning down at him was something that looked for all the world like [unc] ['] [billy] [himself] . 
1 looking 2 out
2 out 3 of
2 out 8 doorway
7 's 8 doorway
8 doorway 9 and
9 and 14 was
10 grinning 11 down
10 grinning 14 was
11 down 13 him
12 at 13 him
14 was 15 something
15 something 16 that
15 something 17 looked
17 looked 18 for
17 looked 22 like
18 for 19 all
19 all 20 the
20 the 21 world
22 like 27 .

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

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

why , [ah] [just] [pretended] [ah] was daid , [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [caught] me , " explained [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 7 was
7 was 8 daid
8 daid 9 ,
9 , 14 boy
9 , 21 '
14 boy 19 explained
16 me 17 ,
17 , 19 explained
18 " 19 explained
21 ' 23 .

" of course he ' wouldn't kill a daid [possum] . 
1 " 4 he
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 he
4 he 5 '
5 ' 6 wouldn't
6 wouldn't 7 kill
6 wouldn't 8 a
8 a 9 daid
9 daid 11 .

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

[iii] 

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

everybody hastened to pay their respects , that is everybody but [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 everybody 10 everybody
2 hastened 3 to
2 hastened 6 respects
2 hastened 9 is
3 to 4 pay
4 pay 5 their
6 respects 7 ,
8 that 9 is
9 is 10 everybody
10 everybody 11 but

thereafter whenever one of [them] [caught] sight [of] [reddy] [fox] at a safe distance , [he] [would] shout [:] 
1 thereafter 2 whenever
1 thereafter 18 shout
2 whenever 15 ,
3 one 4 of
4 of 7 sight
7 sight 11 at
7 sight 15 ,
11 at 14 distance
12 a 13 safe
12 a 14 distance

" [ol] ' [bill] [possum] , he 's gone before [!] 
1 " 3 '
1 " 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 's
8 's 9 gone
9 gone 10 before

ol ' [bill] [possum] , he is no more ! " 
1 ol 11 "
2 ' 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 is
7 is 8 no
8 no 9 more
9 more 10 !
10 ! 11 "

and of course [reddy] [fox] [hated] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] more than ever . 
1 and 3 course
1 and 11 more
2 of 3 course
11 more 12 than
12 than 13 ever
13 ever 14 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] didn't care , not he ! 
1 but 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 care
6 care 7 ,
7 , 8 not
8 not 9 he
8 not 10 !

but in spite of all his friends , [unc] ' [billy] was lonesome . 
1 but 2 in
2 in 3 spite
3 spite 4 of
3 spite 8 ,
4 of 5 all
5 all 6 his
6 his 7 friends
8 , 10 '
10 ' 14 .
12 was 13 lonesome
13 lonesome 14 .

finally he told [jimmy] [skunk] all about it , and [for] [once] [unc] ['] [billy] had forgotten how to grin . 
1 finally 2 he
2 he 10 and
3 told 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 16 had
16 had 17 forgotten
17 forgotten 18 how
18 how 19 to
19 to 20 grin
20 grin 21 .

yes , [sir] , [unc] ['] [billy] had forgotten how to grin . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 8 had
8 had 9 forgotten
9 forgotten 10 how
10 how 11 to
11 to 12 grin
12 grin 13 .

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

" ah reckon [ah] 'll have to go back to [ol] ['] [virginny] , [ah] cert'nly do , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 19 "
2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 5 'll
5 'll 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 back
9 back 10 to
10 to 14 ,
16 cert'nly 17 do
17 do 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
19 " 25 .
22 ' 25 .

jimmy [skunk] [grew] [very] thoughtful . 
1 jimmy 5 thoughtful
5 thoughtful 6 .

now [unc] ['] [billy] was talking about [going] [away] . 
1 now 5 was
5 was 6 talking
6 talking 7 about
7 about 10 .

jimmy thought very hard [.] 
1 jimmy 2 thought
2 thought 4 hard
3 very 4 hard

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

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

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

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

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

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

" there 's [mr] [skimmer] the [swallow] ; he 's [fixing] to go [south] . 
1 " 2 there
1 " 10 's
2 there 3 's
2 there 6 the
6 the 8 ;
9 he 10 's
10 's 12 to
12 to 13 go
13 go 15 .

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

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

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

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

ah 'll see [mistah] [skimmer] [at] [once] . " 
1 ah 2 'll
2 'll 3 see
3 see 8 .
8 . 9 "

and [without] [another] [word] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] started [down] the [crooked] [little] [path] for the [green] [meadows] to look for [skimmer] [the] [swallow] [.] 
1 and 9 started
9 started 21 for
11 the 15 for
15 for 16 the
15 for 19 to
19 to 20 look
20 look 21 for

[iv] 

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

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

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

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

this was [unc] ' [billy] ['s] [own] job , and he tended [right] [to] [it] every minute of the [day] . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 21 .
4 ' 8 job
4 ' 21 .
8 job 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 tended
12 tended 19 the
16 every 17 minute
17 minute 18 of
18 of 19 the

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

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

so [unc] ' [billy] [cleaned] house , and [while] he worked [he] whistled and sang . 
1 so 3 '
3 ' 16 .
6 house 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 he
8 and 16 .
10 he 11 worked
11 worked 13 whistled
13 whistled 14 and
14 and 15 sang

peter [rabbit] , passing that way , overheard [unc] ['] [billy] [singing] [:] 
1 peter 3 ,
3 , 8 overheard
4 passing 6 way
5 that 6 way
6 way 7 ,
7 , 8 overheard

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

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

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

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

" [mah] pickaninnies [am] [a-headin] ' dis [way] [come] [along] ! 
1 " 3 pickaninnies
1 " 6 '
6 ' 7 dis
7 dis 11 !

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

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

come along ! 
1 come 2 along
2 along 3 !

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

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

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

now [unc] ['] [billy] was [hardly] out of sight [when] [along] came [bobby] [coon] . 
1 now 5 was
5 was 8 of
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 sight
9 sight 12 came
12 came 15 .

anyway , when he [reached] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] 's hollow tree , he began to climb up it just as if it were his own . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 when
3 when 4 he
4 he 10 's
10 's 11 hollow
11 hollow 12 tree
12 tree 13 ,
13 , 14 he
14 he 15 began
15 began 16 to
15 began 17 climb
17 climb 18 up
17 climb 19 it
19 it 20 just
20 just 21 as
21 as 22 if
22 if 23 it
22 if 24 were
24 were 26 own
25 his 26 own
26 own 27 .

he looked in at [unc] ['] [billy] 's [door] . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 in
2 looked 4 at
4 at 8 's
8 's 10 .

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

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

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

then he looked in at [unc] ['] [billy] 's [door] [once] [more] . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 in
3 looked 5 at
5 at 9 's
9 's 13 .

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

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

" [i] believe [i] 'll [just] see if that [bed] is as comfortable as it looks , " said he . 
1 " 3 believe
3 believe 20 he
5 'll 7 see
7 see 8 if
8 if 9 that
9 that 11 is
11 is 12 as
12 as 13 comfortable
12 as 14 as
14 as 15 it
15 it 16 looks
16 looks 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 he
20 he 21 .

and [two] [minutes] [later] [bobby] [coon] was curled up fast asleep in [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] bed . 
1 and 7 was
7 was 8 curled
8 curled 9 up
9 up 10 fast
10 fast 11 asleep
11 asleep 12 in
12 in 18 bed
18 bed 19 .

[v] 

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

" [dey] 's a-coming , dey's a-coming , dey's a-coming mighty soon . 
1 " 3 's
3 's 4 a-coming
4 a-coming 5 ,
5 , 6 dey's
6 dey's 7 a-coming
7 a-coming 10 a-coming
8 , 9 dey's
9 dey's 10 a-coming
10 a-coming 11 mighty
11 mighty 12 soon
11 mighty 13 .

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

dey 's a-coming , dey's a-coming at de [turning] ob de [moon] , [whar] [ah] waits in mah ol ' holler tree ! " 
1 dey 2 's
2 's 3 a-coming
2 's 10 ob
3 a-coming 4 ,
4 , 5 dey's
5 dey's 6 a-coming
6 a-coming 8 de
7 at 8 de
10 ob 11 de
11 de 13 ,
13 , 16 waits
16 waits 17 in
17 in 18 mah
17 in 19 ol
19 ol 20 '
19 ol 22 tree
19 ol 24 "
21 holler 22 tree
23 ! 24 "

unc ' [billy] [possum] was singing to himself , as he slowly trudged [home] from [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 was
5 was 6 singing
6 singing 7 to
7 to 8 himself
8 himself 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 slowly
12 slowly 13 trudged
13 trudged 15 from
15 from 19 hen-house
15 from 20 .
18 's 19 hen-house

he was feeling very good , very good indeed , was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 13 '
2 was 3 feeling
3 feeling 4 very
3 feeling 5 good
5 good 6 ,
6 , 7 very
7 very 8 good
8 good 11 was
9 indeed 10 ,
9 indeed 11 was
13 ' 16 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

there was [some] [one] in [unc] ' [billy] 's [house] , and more than that , they were fast asleep in [unc] ' [billy] ['s] [bed] . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 27 .
5 in 23 '
7 ' 9 's
7 ' 11 ,
7 ' 23 '
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 more
13 more 14 than
14 than 15 that
15 that 16 ,
16 , 17 they
17 they 18 were
18 were 20 asleep
19 fast 20 asleep
20 asleep 21 in
23 ' 27 .

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

mah goodness ! " exclaimed [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , and his two sharp little eyes began to snap . 
1 mah 14 sharp
1 mah 20 .
2 goodness 7 '
2 goodness 10 ,
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 7 '
4 " 5 exclaimed
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 his
12 his 14 sharp
13 two 14 sharp
14 sharp 15 little
14 sharp 16 eyes
17 began 18 to
18 to 19 snap
19 snap 20 .

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] waited a minute . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 waited
4 waited 6 minute
5 a 6 minute
6 minute 7 .

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

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

then [unc] ['] [billy] [quite] lost his temper . 
1 then 6 lost
6 lost 8 temper
7 his 8 temper
8 temper 9 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

they were part of [unc] ['] [billy] 's [bed] . 
1 they 2 were
1 they 10 .
2 were 4 of
3 part 4 of
8 's 10 .

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

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

no [one] [possessed] a [tail] like that [but] [bobby] [coon] . 
1 no 4 a
4 a 6 like
6 like 7 that
7 that 11 .

in [a] [minute] [bobby] followed his tail , hastily backing down the tree . 
1 in 5 followed
5 followed 6 his
5 followed 7 tail
5 followed 8 ,
6 his 7 tail
8 , 10 backing
9 hastily 10 backing
10 backing 11 down
11 down 12 the
12 the 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

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

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

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

and [bobby] [coon] sheepishly admitted that he did . 
1 and 5 admitted
4 sheepishly 5 admitted
5 admitted 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 did
8 did 9 .

[vi] 

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

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

i 'm [mr] [jaybird] ; you watch [me] [!] 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 7 watch
5 ; 6 you
6 you 7 watch

you 've got to [rise] ['] [fore] break of [day] [if] you want to fool [old] [mr] [jay] . " 
1 you 2 've
1 you 12 you
2 've 3 got
3 got 4 to
4 to 8 break
8 break 9 of
12 you 13 want
13 want 14 to
14 to 15 fool
15 fool 19 .
19 . 20 "

over and over [sammy] [jay] [hummed] [this] , as he brushed his handsome blue and white coat . 
1 over 2 and
2 and 3 over
3 over 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 he
10 he 11 brushed
11 brushed 12 his
12 his 13 handsome
13 handsome 14 blue
13 handsome 17 coat
15 and 16 white
16 white 17 coat
17 coat 18 .

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

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

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

i never knew of a secret that could be kept by more than two people , and [already] [i] ['ve] seen [peter] whisper to five . 
1 i 2 never
2 never 3 knew
3 knew 4 of
4 of 5 a
4 of 6 secret
4 of 7 that
4 of 8 could
6 secret 7 that
8 could 9 be
9 be 11 by
10 kept 11 by
11 by 12 more
12 more 13 than
13 than 15 people
14 two 15 people
15 people 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 21 seen
21 seen 23 whisper
23 whisper 24 to
24 to 25 five
25 five 26 .

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

with a flirt of his tail [sammy] [jay] [started] for the [green] [meadows] , where [reddy] [fox] was busy hunting for his breakfast . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 flirt
3 flirt 4 of
4 of 5 his
5 his 6 tail
6 tail 10 for
10 for 11 the
11 the 14 ,
14 , 24 .
15 where 19 busy
18 was 19 busy
19 busy 20 hunting
20 hunting 21 for
20 hunting 22 his
22 his 23 breakfast
23 breakfast 24 .

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

" it would be finer , if [i] could fill my stomach faster , " replied [reddy] . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 10 fill
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 be
4 be 5 finer
5 finer 6 ,
6 , 7 if
7 if 9 could
10 fill 12 stomach
10 fill 18 .
11 my 12 stomach
12 stomach 13 faster
13 faster 14 ,
13 faster 15 "
13 faster 16 replied

" that 's a pretty good secret of [peter] [rabbit] 's , isn't it ? " asked [sammy] , pretending to look very wise . 
1 " 11 's
2 that 3 's
2 that 11 's
3 's 4 a
3 's 7 secret
5 pretty 6 good
6 good 7 secret
7 secret 8 of
11 's 12 ,
12 , 13 isn't
13 isn't 14 it
14 it 15 ?
15 ? 17 asked
16 " 17 asked
17 asked 19 ,
19 , 20 pretending
20 pretending 21 to
21 to 22 look
22 look 23 very
23 very 24 wise
24 wise 25 .

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

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

blacky knew nothing about [peter] [rabbit] 's secret , [nor] [did] [shadow] the [weasel] , [whom] he met by the way . 
1 blacky 2 knew
2 knew 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 about
3 nothing 22 .
7 's 8 secret
8 secret 9 ,
9 , 13 the
13 the 15 ,
15 , 17 he
15 , 22 .
17 he 18 met
18 met 19 by
19 by 20 the
20 the 21 way

but [sammy] [jay] was not in the least bit discouraged . 
1 but 4 was
1 but 11 .
4 was 5 not
5 not 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 least
8 least 9 bit
10 discouraged 11 .

" [i] ['ll] [try] [johnny] [chuck] ; he 'll know , " said [sammy] to himself . 
1 " 16 himself
7 ; 8 he
8 he 16 himself
9 'll 10 know
10 know 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 to
15 to 16 himself
16 himself 17 .

he found [johnny] sitting on his doorstep , watching the world [go] [by] . 
1 he 4 sitting
2 found 4 sitting
4 sitting 5 on
5 on 6 his
6 his 7 doorstep
7 doorstep 8 ,
8 , 9 watching
9 watching 10 the
10 the 11 world
11 world 14 .

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

" good morning , " [replied] [johnny] [chuck] , who always is polite . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 morning
3 morning 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 14 .
9 , 10 who
10 who 11 always
11 always 12 is
12 is 13 polite
13 polite 14 .

" isn't that a fine secret of [peter] [rabbit] 's ? " exclaimed [sammy] , just as if he knew all about it . 
1 " 2 isn't
1 " 15 ,
2 isn't 3 that
2 isn't 4 a
2 isn't 11 ?
4 a 5 fine
5 fine 6 secret
5 fine 7 of
7 of 10 's
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 exclaimed
15 , 24 .
16 just 17 as
17 as 18 if
18 if 21 all
19 he 21 all
20 knew 21 all
21 all 22 about
22 about 23 it
23 it 24 .

johnny [chuck] raised his eyebrows and put on the most surprised look . 
1 johnny 3 raised
3 raised 4 his
3 raised 5 eyebrows
5 eyebrows 6 and
5 eyebrows 9 the
7 put 8 on
7 put 9 the
9 the 10 most
10 most 11 surprised
11 surprised 12 look
11 surprised 13 .

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

and as he flew , he said to himself : " [johnny] [chuck] can't fool me ; he does know [peter] [rabbit] 's secret . " 
1 and 2 as
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 flew
3 he 6 he
4 flew 5 ,
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 to
7 said 10 :
8 to 9 himself
10 : 11 "
11 " 26 "
14 can't 15 fool
15 fool 16 me
15 fool 17 ;
17 ; 20 know
18 he 19 does
19 does 20 know
20 know 24 secret
23 's 24 secret
24 secret 25 .
25 . 26 "

over in the [green] [forest] he found [drummer] the [woodpecker] [making] a [great] [racket] on the hollow limb of an old chestnut [.] 
1 over 2 in
2 in 3 the
2 in 22 chestnut
6 he 7 found
7 found 9 the
9 the 18 limb
9 the 19 of
12 a 15 on
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 hollow
17 hollow 18 limb
19 of 20 an
20 an 21 old
21 old 22 chestnut

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

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

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

you must be practising , ["] said [sammy] at the end of a long rat-a-tat-tat . 
1 you 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 practising
4 practising 5 ,
5 , 7 said
7 said 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 end
11 end 12 of
12 of 13 a
13 a 14 long
14 long 15 rat-a-tat-tat
15 rat-a-tat-tat 16 .

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

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

" [i] 'm practising for [peter] [rabbit] 's party . " 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 practising
3 'm 5 for
5 for 9 party
8 's 9 party
9 party 10 .
10 . 11 "

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

of course he [hadn't] thought [anything] of the [kind] . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 he
3 he 5 thought
5 thought 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 10 .

" [won't] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] be surprised ? " remarked [drummer] the [woodpecker] , as he sat down to rest . 
1 " 4 '
4 ' 7 be
7 be 8 surprised
8 surprised 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 remarked
11 remarked 16 as
13 the 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 sat
18 sat 19 down
19 down 20 to
20 to 21 rest
21 rest 22 .

by and by , as he flew home , [sammy] [jay] chuckled and said : 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 ,
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 he
5 as 9 ,
6 he 7 flew
8 home 9 ,
9 , 12 chuckled
12 chuckled 13 and
13 and 14 said
14 said 15 :

" you ['ve] [got] to rise ' fore break of day [if] you want to fool [old] [mr] [jay] . " 
1 " 2 you
1 " 21 "
2 you 5 to
5 to 6 rise
6 rise 8 fore
7 ' 8 fore
8 fore 9 break
8 fore 10 of
10 of 11 day
13 you 14 want
14 want 15 to
15 to 16 fool
16 fool 20 .
20 . 21 "

[vii] 

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

" some folks think they 're mighty [smart] [oh] [,] la [me] ! 
1 " 2 some
1 " 11 la
2 some 3 folks
3 folks 4 think
3 folks 7 mighty
4 think 5 they
5 they 6 're
11 la 13 !

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

like the knave who stole the tart [oh] , la [me] ! 
1 like 2 the
2 the 3 knave
2 the 9 ,
3 knave 7 tart
4 who 5 stole
5 stole 6 the
6 the 7 tart
9 , 10 la
10 la 12 !

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

some folks will waken up some day [and] [find] they can't fool [mr] [jay] [!] ["] 
1 some 2 folks
2 folks 10 they
3 will 4 waken
4 waken 7 day
4 waken 10 they
5 up 6 some
6 some 7 day
10 they 11 can't
11 can't 12 fool

sammy [jay] was mightily pleased with himself . 
1 sammy 3 was
3 was 4 mightily
4 mightily 5 pleased
5 pleased 6 with
6 with 7 himself
7 himself 8 .

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

then he looked up at jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] and winked . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 15 .
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 up
4 up 5 at
5 at 6 jolly
6 jolly 7 ,
6 jolly 8 round
8 round 9 ,
9 , 10 red
13 and 14 winked
14 winked 15 .

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

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

that was why [peter] [rabbit] had left them out , when he planned his surprise party for [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 that 3 why
2 was 3 why
3 why 11 when
6 had 7 left
7 left 9 out
8 them 9 out
9 out 10 ,
10 , 11 when
11 when 12 he
11 when 13 planned
13 planned 16 party
14 his 15 surprise
15 surprise 16 party
16 party 17 for
17 for 22 .

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

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

he quite forgot that , despite all his smartness , he never yet had caught [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 he 2 quite
2 quite 3 forgot
3 forgot 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 10 ,
5 , 11 he
6 despite 7 all
7 all 8 his
8 his 9 smartness
9 smartness 10 ,
11 he 14 had
12 never 13 yet
13 yet 14 had
14 had 15 caught
15 caught 18 .

blacky [the] [crow] [scratched] his [head] [thoughtfully] [.] 
1 blacky 5 his

" we can spoil his surprise by telling [unc] ' [billy] [possum] all about it beforehand , " said he . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 can
3 can 4 spoil
4 spoil 5 his
4 spoil 6 surprise
6 surprise 7 by
6 surprise 20 he
7 by 8 telling
10 ' 18 "
10 ' 19 said
13 all 14 about
14 about 15 it
15 it 16 beforehand
16 beforehand 17 ,
17 , 18 "
19 said 20 he
20 he 21 .

sammy [jay] winked at each of the others . 
1 sammy 3 winked
3 winked 4 at
4 at 5 each
5 each 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 others
8 others 9 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

as they went [across] the [green] [meadows] , [sammy] [jay] 's voice floated back to the [lone] [pine] [.] 
1 as 2 they
1 as 8 ,
2 they 3 went
3 went 5 the
8 , 13 floated
11 's 12 voice
12 voice 13 floated
13 floated 14 back
13 floated 15 to
15 to 16 the

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

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

" some folks think they 're mighty [smart] [oh] [,] la [me] ! 
1 " 2 some
1 " 11 la
2 some 3 folks
3 folks 4 think
3 folks 7 mighty
4 think 5 they
5 they 6 're
11 la 13 !

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

like the knave who stole the tart [oh] , la [me] ! 
1 like 2 the
2 the 3 knave
2 the 9 ,
3 knave 7 tart
4 who 5 stole
5 stole 6 the
6 the 7 tart
9 , 10 la
10 la 12 !

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

some folks will waken up some day [and] [find] they can't fool [mr] [jay] [!] ["] 
1 some 2 folks
2 folks 10 they
3 will 4 waken
4 waken 7 day
4 waken 10 they
5 up 6 some
6 some 7 day
10 they 11 can't
11 can't 12 fool

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

then old [mr] [toad] winked [slowly] [and] [solemnly] at jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] and started off to find [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 then 2 old
1 then 5 winked
5 winked 9 at
9 at 10 jolly
10 jolly 11 ,
10 jolly 12 round
12 round 13 ,
13 , 17 and
17 and 18 started
17 and 24 .
18 started 19 off
18 started 21 find
20 to 21 find

[viii] 

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

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

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

peter [rabbit] wore the [broadest] [kind] [of] a [smile] . 
1 peter 3 wore
3 wore 10 .
4 the 8 a
4 the 10 .

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

sammy [jay] had risen very early that morning . 
1 sammy 3 had
3 had 4 risen
4 risen 5 very
5 very 6 early
5 very 9 .
6 early 8 morning
7 that 8 morning

almost at once his sharp eyes had [seen] [peter] [rabbit] sending out the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 
1 almost 2 at
2 at 3 once
2 at 7 had
3 once 4 his
4 his 5 sharp
5 sharp 6 eyes
7 had 11 sending
11 sending 12 out
11 sending 17 .
12 out 13 the

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

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

pretty soon he [heard] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [start] a [long] rat-a-tat-tat [over] [by] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] hollow tree . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 9 a
2 soon 3 he
9 a 21 .
11 rat-a-tat-tat 19 hollow
11 rat-a-tat-tat 21 .
19 hollow 20 tree

then [sammy] was [sure] that this was the day of [peter] [rabbit] ['s] party . 
1 then 3 was
3 was 14 party
5 that 7 was
5 that 14 party
6 this 7 was
7 was 8 the
8 the 9 day
9 day 10 of
14 party 15 .

sammy grinned as he hurried off to find [blacky] the [crow] and [reddy] [fox] and [shadow] the [weasel] . 
1 sammy 2 grinned
2 grinned 3 as
2 grinned 15 and
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 hurried
5 hurried 7 to
5 hurried 10 the
6 off 7 to
7 to 8 find
10 the 12 and
15 and 17 the
17 the 19 .

reddy was not yet out of bed , but when he heard [sammy] [jay] at [his] [door] [,] he tumbled out in a hurry . 
1 reddy 3 not
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 yet
3 not 9 but
5 out 6 of
5 out 7 bed
7 bed 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 19 he
9 but 24 hurry
10 when 11 he
10 when 19 he
12 heard 15 at
12 heard 19 he
19 he 20 tumbled
20 tumbled 21 out
22 in 23 a
22 in 24 hurry
23 a 24 hurry
24 hurry 25 .

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

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

there he stretched himself out and made himself as comfortable as he could . 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 stretched
3 stretched 4 himself
3 stretched 5 out
3 stretched 7 made
6 and 7 made
7 made 10 comfortable
8 himself 10 comfortable
9 as 10 comfortable
10 comfortable 11 as
10 comfortable 14 .
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 could

pretty [soon] [shadow] [the] [weasel] [joined] [reddy] [fox] [in] [the] hollow log , and they whispered and chuckled while they waited . 
1 pretty 11 hollow
11 hollow 12 log
12 log 16 whispered
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 whispered
15 they 16 whispered
16 whispered 18 chuckled
17 and 18 chuckled
18 chuckled 19 while
19 while 20 they
19 while 21 waited
21 waited 22 .

sammy [jay] saw him there but , smart as [sammy] is , he didn't once suspect innocent-looking old [mr] [toad] . 
1 sammy 3 saw
3 saw 4 him
4 him 5 there
5 there 6 but
5 there 8 smart
5 there 21 .
6 but 7 ,
8 smart 9 as
8 smart 17 innocent-looking
11 is 12 ,
12 , 13 he
13 he 16 suspect
14 didn't 15 once
15 once 16 suspect
16 suspect 17 innocent-looking
17 innocent-looking 18 old

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

[ix] 

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

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

" [tee-hee-hee] ! " 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "

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

prickly [porky] turned around . 
1 prickly 3 turned
3 turned 4 around
4 around 5 .

there sat old [mr] [toad] [.] 
1 there 2 sat
1 there 3 old

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

something was [tickling] [old] [mr] [toad] [mightily] [.] 
1 something 2 was

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

you know no one likes to be laughed at , and it certainly did look as if old [mr] [toad] was laughing at him . 
1 you 2 know
1 you 3 no
3 no 4 one
4 one 5 likes
5 likes 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 laughed
8 laughed 9 at
9 at 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 it
11 and 21 was
12 it 13 certainly
13 certainly 14 did
14 did 15 look
15 look 17 if
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 old
21 was 22 laughing
22 laughing 23 at
23 at 24 him
24 him 25 .

mr [toad] [stopped] [laughing] [and] [hopped] a step nearer . 
1 mr 7 a
7 a 8 step
8 step 9 nearer
9 nearer 10 .

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

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

mr [toad] [hopped] a step nearer . 
1 mr 4 a
4 a 5 step
5 step 6 nearer
6 nearer 7 .

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

" of course [i] am . 
1 " 2 of
1 " 6 .
2 of 3 course
3 course 5 am

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

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

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

" [i] was underneath a piece of bark on which [sammy] [jay] was sitting when the plan was made . 
1 " 3 was
1 " 16 the
3 was 4 underneath
4 underneath 5 a
5 a 6 piece
6 piece 7 of
7 of 8 bark
7 of 15 when
8 bark 9 on
9 on 10 which
10 which 13 was
13 was 14 sitting
16 the 17 plan
17 plan 18 was
18 was 19 made
19 made 20 .

of [course] he didn't know [i] was there , and of course [i] didn't tell him . " 
1 of 18 "
3 he 4 didn't
3 he 16 him
4 didn't 5 know
5 know 7 was
7 was 8 there
8 there 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 of
11 of 12 course
14 didn't 15 tell
15 tell 16 him
16 him 17 .
17 . 18 "

" of course not , " interrupted [prickly] [porky] , beginning to grin . 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 not
4 not 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 interrupted
7 interrupted 10 ,
10 , 11 beginning
11 beginning 12 to
12 to 13 grin
13 grin 14 .

" of course not , " continued [mr] [toad] , grinning , too . 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 not
3 course 10 ,
4 not 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 continued
10 , 11 grinning
11 grinning 12 ,
12 , 13 too
13 too 14 .

" have you told [peter] [rabbit] ? " asked [prickly] [porky] . 
1 " 2 have
1 " 12 .
3 you 4 told
3 you 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
7 ? 12 .
8 " 9 asked

" not yet , but [i] 'm going to , by and by , " replied old [mr] [toad] . 
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 yet
3 yet 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 7 'm
7 'm 8 going
8 going 9 to
8 going 20 .
9 to 10 ,
10 , 11 by
11 by 13 by
12 and 13 by
13 by 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 replied
16 replied 17 old

" but [first] , [i] want you to help me fool [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] [the] [crow] and [reddy] [fox] and [shadow] the [weasel] . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 4 ,
4 , 25 .
6 want 7 you
6 want 8 to
8 to 10 me
9 help 10 me
10 me 11 fool
11 fool 14 and
14 and 18 and
18 and 21 and
21 and 23 the
23 the 25 .

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

" of course [i] will if [i] can , but how can [i] ? " answered [prickly] [porky] promptly . 
1 " 3 course
1 " 10 but
2 of 3 course
3 course 5 will
6 if 8 can
8 can 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 how
10 but 14 ?
10 but 15 "
11 how 12 can
15 " 20 .
16 answered 19 promptly
19 promptly 20 .

old [mr] [toad] [hopped] up , and stretching up on tiptoe [,] [whispered] in one of [prickly] [porky] ['s] ears . 
1 old 5 up
5 up 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 stretching
7 and 11 tiptoe
8 stretching 9 up
9 up 10 on
11 tiptoe 14 in
14 in 15 one
15 one 16 of
16 of 20 ears
20 ears 21 .

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

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

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

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

prickly [porky] reached for his bundle of tender young bark . 
1 prickly 3 reached
3 reached 4 for
4 for 5 his
5 his 6 bundle
6 bundle 7 of
7 of 10 bark
7 of 11 .
8 tender 9 young
8 tender 10 bark

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

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

[x] 

[the] [runaway] [cabbage] 

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

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

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

" it 's old [mr] [toad] and [prickly] [porky] , " he whispered back . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 10 ,
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 old
4 old 7 and
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 he
11 " 15 .
12 he 13 whispered
14 back 15 .

" and there comes [jimmy] [skunk] , with a big-goose egg under each arm ! " continued [shadow] , smacking his lips . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 there
2 and 4 comes
2 and 8 with
7 , 8 with
8 with 9 a
9 a 10 big-goose
10 big-goose 11 egg
11 egg 12 under
11 egg 15 !
12 under 14 arm
13 each 14 arm
15 ! 16 "
15 ! 17 continued
15 ! 20 smacking
15 ! 23 .
17 continued 19 ,
20 smacking 22 lips
21 his 22 lips

reddy [fox] wriggled [up] where he could peep out , too . 
1 reddy 3 wriggled
3 wriggled 12 .
5 where 6 he
6 he 7 could
7 could 8 peep
8 peep 9 out
9 out 10 ,
10 , 11 too
10 , 12 .

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

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

shadow looked . 
1 shadow 2 looked
1 shadow 3 .

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

but it was laughter that made no sound , for [reddy] and [shadow] didn't want [any] [one] to know that they were hiding there . 
1 but 2 it
1 but 14 didn't
2 it 3 was
2 it 12 and
3 was 10 for
4 laughter 5 that
5 that 6 made
6 made 8 sound
7 no 8 sound
8 sound 9 ,
9 , 10 for
14 didn't 15 want
15 want 18 to
18 to 19 know
19 know 20 that
20 that 21 they
21 they 22 were
22 were 25 .
23 hiding 24 there
24 there 25 .

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

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

down the [lone] [little] [path] [came] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [his] cousin , [juniper] the [hare] , rolling a huge cabbage . 
1 down 2 the
2 the 11 cousin
11 cousin 12 ,
12 , 14 the
14 the 16 ,
16 , 21 .
17 rolling 18 a
18 a 19 huge
18 a 21 .
19 huge 20 cabbage

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

down it started , rolling and bounding along , with [peter] [rabbit] and [jumper] the [hare] frantically trying to catch it . 
1 down 4 ,
2 it 3 started
3 started 4 ,
4 , 5 rolling
5 rolling 6 and
6 and 7 bounding
7 bounding 8 along
8 along 9 ,
9 , 10 with
10 with 13 and
13 and 15 the
15 the 17 frantically
17 frantically 22 .
18 trying 19 to
19 to 20 catch
20 catch 21 it
21 it 22 .

just ahead was [johnny] [chuck] with a [big] bundle of sweet clover , which he was bringing to [peter] [rabbit] ['s] party . 
1 just 2 ahead
2 ahead 3 was
2 ahead 7 a
3 was 6 with
7 a 9 bundle
9 bundle 10 of
9 bundle 22 party
11 sweet 12 clover
12 clover 13 ,
13 , 14 which
14 which 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 bringing
16 was 18 to
18 to 22 party
22 party 23 .

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

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

right on top of [him] [fell] [jumper] the [hare] , who was close behind the runaway cabbage and had no time to turn aside . 
1 right 2 on
2 on 3 top
3 top 4 of
4 of 8 the
8 the 10 ,
10 , 11 who
11 who 12 was
11 who 15 the
12 was 13 close
13 close 14 behind
15 the 16 runaway
16 runaway 17 cabbage
17 cabbage 18 and
18 and 19 had
19 had 20 no
20 no 21 time
21 time 22 to
22 to 23 turn
23 turn 24 aside
24 aside 25 .

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

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

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

jimmy [skunk] , who never hurries , heard the noise behind him and turned to see what it all meant . 
1 jimmy 3 ,
3 , 4 who
4 who 7 ,
4 who 8 heard
5 never 6 hurries
6 hurries 7 ,
8 heard 10 noise
8 heard 14 turned
9 the 10 noise
11 behind 12 him
12 him 13 and
13 and 14 turned
14 turned 16 see
15 to 16 see
16 see 17 what
17 what 18 it
18 it 19 all
18 it 20 meant
20 meant 21 .

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

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

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

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

such a sight as [jimmy] [skunk] was ! 
1 such 2 a
1 such 4 as
2 a 3 sight
4 as 7 was
4 as 8 !

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

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

it knocked all the wind out of [mr] [toad] , and of course [striped] [chipmunk] spilled all his corn [.] 
1 it 2 knocked
2 knocked 3 all
3 all 5 wind
4 the 5 wind
5 wind 6 out
5 wind 19 corn
6 out 7 of
7 of 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 of
12 of 13 course
16 spilled 17 all
16 spilled 18 his
18 his 19 corn

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

he looked up to [see] a strange thing bounding down the [lone] [little] [path] . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 15 .
2 looked 9 bounding
3 up 4 to
4 to 6 a
6 a 7 strange
7 strange 8 thing
7 strange 9 bounding
9 bounding 10 down
10 down 11 the

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

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

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

[xi] 

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

like a great green pincushion lay the runaway cabbage of [peter] [rabbit] and [jumper] the [hare] . 
1 like 2 a
1 like 5 pincushion
2 a 3 great
3 great 4 green
5 pincushion 17 .
6 lay 7 the
7 the 8 runaway
8 runaway 13 and
9 cabbage 10 of
10 of 13 and
13 and 15 the
13 and 17 .

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

jimmy [skunk] had gone off to take a bath and get two more eggs for [peter] [rabbit] 's party . 
1 jimmy 3 had
3 had 4 gone
4 gone 5 off
5 off 6 to
6 to 7 take
7 take 8 a
7 take 11 get
9 bath 10 and
10 and 11 get
11 get 13 more
11 get 14 eggs
11 get 15 for
12 two 13 more
15 for 19 party
18 's 19 party
19 party 20 .

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

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

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

over in the top of a tall pine tree [blacky] the [crow] was hiding and chuckling to himself as he watched . 
1 over 2 in
2 in 3 the
3 the 4 top
4 top 5 of
4 top 11 the
5 of 6 a
6 a 7 tall
6 a 8 pine
8 pine 9 tree
11 the 13 was
13 was 14 hiding
14 hiding 15 and
15 and 16 chuckling
16 chuckling 17 to
17 to 18 himself
18 himself 19 as
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 watched
21 watched 22 .

reddy [fox] was [getting] impatient . 
1 reddy 5 impatient
3 was 5 impatient
5 impatient 6 .

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

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

he wished that [sammy] [jay] would bring the false message that [bowser] [the] [hound] was coming , so as to frighten all the rest away . 
1 he 2 wished
1 he 11 that
2 wished 3 that
3 that 6 would
6 would 7 bring
7 bring 8 the
8 the 10 message
9 false 10 message
11 that 15 was
15 was 17 ,
16 coming 17 ,
17 , 18 so
18 so 19 as
19 as 20 to
20 to 21 frighten
21 frighten 22 all
22 all 23 the
22 all 24 rest
24 rest 25 away
25 away 26 .

" [i] 'm nearly starved ! " whispered [reddy] [fox] . 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 5 starved
4 nearly 5 starved
5 starved 6 !
6 ! 7 "
6 ! 8 whispered
6 ! 11 .

" [i] hope [sammy] [jay] will hurry up . " 
1 " 3 hope
1 " 10 "
6 will 7 hurry
7 hurry 8 up
8 up 9 .
9 . 10 "

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

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

" now [i] wonder what [peter] [rabbit] is [whispering] about , " said [reddy] . 
1 " 2 now
1 " 4 wonder
4 wonder 5 what
5 what 8 is
8 is 10 about
10 about 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 .

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

there was a queer rattling sound that sent shivers up and down [reddy] ['s] backbone . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 queer
3 a 5 rattling
3 a 6 sound
6 sound 7 that
7 that 8 sent
8 sent 9 shivers
8 sent 10 up
10 up 11 and
10 up 12 down
12 down 15 backbone
15 backbone 16 .

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

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

" never mind , " whispered [shadow] the [weasel] , " he 'll go away when [sammy] [jay] shouts that [bowser] the [hound] is coming . " 
1 " 2 never
1 " 27 "
2 never 3 mind
3 mind 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 whispered
8 the 10 ,
8 the 19 shouts
10 , 11 "
10 , 16 when
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 'll
13 'll 14 go
14 go 15 away
19 shouts 20 that
20 that 22 the
22 the 27 "
24 is 25 coming
25 coming 26 .
26 . 27 "

blacky [the] [crow] [,] [hidden] [in] [the] [top] [of] [the] [tall] [pine] [,] was [also] wondering what [peter] was whispering . 
1 blacky 14 was
14 was 16 wondering
16 wondering 17 what
17 what 19 was
19 was 20 whispering
20 whispering 21 .

now , [sammy] [jay] knew [nothing] about [all] this . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 10 .
5 knew 7 about
7 about 9 this
9 this 10 .

now , [sammy] , with all his faults , is one of the best watchmen in the [green] [forest] . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 all
6 all 7 his
7 his 8 faults
8 faults 9 ,
9 , 15 watchmen
10 is 11 one
11 one 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 best
14 best 15 watchmen
15 watchmen 16 in
15 watchmen 20 .
16 in 17 the

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

because [sammy] [knew] [this] [he] [felt] [sure] of [breaking] [up] this party . 
1 because 8 of
8 of 11 this
11 this 12 party
12 party 13 .

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

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

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

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

" you had better run before [bowser] gets here , " he shouted . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 11 "
2 you 4 better
3 had 4 better
4 better 5 run
5 run 6 before
8 gets 9 here
9 here 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 shouted
13 shouted 14 .

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

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

" [ha] ! ha ! ha ! " laughed [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 " 3 !
1 " 12 .
4 ha 6 ha
4 ha 12 .
5 ! 6 ha
6 ha 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 laughed

" [ho] ! ho ! ho ! " shouted [johnny] [chuck] . 
1 " 3 !
1 " 12 .
3 ! 9 shouted
4 ho 5 !
5 ! 6 ho
5 ! 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 shouted

" [hee] ! hee ! hee ! " giggled [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 
1 " 6 hee
3 ! 4 hee
4 hee 5 !
4 hee 6 hee
6 hee 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 giggled
9 giggled 13 .

" what time [will] [bowser] get here ? " asked [bobby] [coon] , gravely . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 9 "
2 what 3 time
2 what 8 ?
6 get 7 here
7 here 8 ?
9 " 15 .
10 asked 13 ,
13 , 14 gravely
14 gravely 15 .

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

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

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

you see , [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [told] [peter] all [about] [sammy] 's plan , and this is what [peter] had been whispering to the others . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 3 ,
3 , 10 all
10 all 26 others
13 's 14 plan
13 's 21 had
14 plan 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 this
17 this 18 is
18 is 19 what
21 had 22 been
22 been 23 whispering
23 whispering 24 to
24 to 25 the
25 the 26 others
26 others 27 .

[xii] 

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

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

prickly [porky] settled [himself] very comfortably and began to tell stories about his home , way up in the [north] [woods] [.] 
1 prickly 3 settled
3 settled 19 the
5 very 6 comfortably
6 comfortably 7 and
7 and 8 began
8 began 9 to
8 began 11 stories
10 tell 11 stories
11 stories 12 about
12 about 13 his
12 about 15 ,
13 his 14 home
15 , 17 up
16 way 17 up
17 up 18 in
18 in 19 the

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

shadow [the] [weasel] felt just as uncomfortable as [reddy] [fox] , and [shadow] [is] [very] [short-tempered] [.] 
1 shadow 12 and
4 felt 5 just
5 just 6 as
6 as 7 uncomfortable
6 as 8 as
8 as 11 ,
11 , 12 and

every time [reddy] [moved] and [squeezed] [shadow] [,] [shadow] [would] snap [at] him . 
1 every 2 time
2 time 5 and
5 and 11 snap
11 snap 13 him
13 him 14 .

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

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

only [sammy] [jay] , [blacky] the [crow] , [reddy] [fox] and [shadow] the [weasel] were unhappy , and [of] [course] no one cared for that . 
1 only 4 ,
4 , 6 the
6 the 8 ,
8 , 11 and
11 and 13 the
13 the 15 were
15 were 23 cared
16 unhappy 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 21 no
21 no 22 one
22 one 23 cared
23 cared 24 for
24 for 25 that
25 that 26 .

[xiii] 

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

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

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

" way down [souf] de [sun] [am] shinin ' [yas] , [sah] , dat [am] [so] ! 
1 " 11 ,
1 " 17 !
2 way 3 down
3 down 5 de
5 de 8 shinin
8 shinin 9 '
9 ' 11 ,
13 , 14 dat
13 , 17 !

fo ' dat lan ' mah heart am pinin ' [yas] , [sah] , dat am so ! 
1 fo 2 '
1 fo 5 '
3 dat 4 lan
4 lan 5 '
5 ' 6 mah
6 mah 7 heart
6 mah 8 am
8 am 9 pinin
8 am 16 am
9 pinin 10 '
10 ' 12 ,
14 , 15 dat
15 dat 16 am
16 am 18 !
17 so 18 !

now [unc] ' [billy] had prepared for the winter by getting just as fat as he knew how . 
1 now 3 '
3 ' 19 .
5 had 6 prepared
6 prepared 7 for
7 for 8 the
8 the 9 winter
9 winter 10 by
10 by 11 getting
11 getting 12 just
11 getting 14 fat
12 just 13 as
14 fat 15 as
14 fat 17 knew
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 knew
17 knew 18 how
18 how 19 .

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

now [johnny] [chuck] [just] slept and slept and slept , [without] waking once the whole winter long . 
1 now 5 slept
5 slept 6 and
6 and 7 slept
7 slept 8 and
8 and 9 slept
9 slept 10 ,
10 , 12 waking
12 waking 13 once
13 once 15 whole
14 the 15 whole
15 whole 16 winter
16 winter 17 long
17 long 18 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [couldn't] sleep like that . 
1 but 7 sleep
1 but 10 .
8 like 9 that
9 that 10 .

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

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

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

so [unc] ' [billy] [didn't] [go] [out] very much , [and] very seldom indeed when the snow was soft . 
1 so 10 ,
3 ' 8 very
8 very 9 much
8 very 10 ,
10 , 12 very
12 very 14 indeed
13 seldom 14 indeed
14 indeed 15 when
15 when 16 the
15 when 19 soft
16 the 17 snow
17 snow 19 soft
18 was 19 soft
19 soft 20 .

it seemed to [unc] ' [billy] [possum] as if [the] [winter] never , never would [go] . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 17 .
2 seemed 3 to
5 ' 8 as
8 as 9 if
9 if 15 would
12 never 13 ,
13 , 14 never
13 , 15 would
15 would 17 .

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

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

one morning he stuck his head out of his doorway , and whom should he see trotting along below but [jimmy] [skunk] . 
1 one 2 morning
2 morning 3 he
2 morning 4 stuck
4 stuck 6 head
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 out
6 head 9 his
7 out 8 of
9 his 10 doorway
9 his 13 whom
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 whom
13 whom 14 should
13 whom 19 below
13 whom 23 .
14 should 15 he
14 should 16 see
16 see 17 trotting
17 trotting 18 along
19 below 20 but

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

" good mo'ning , [jimmy] [skunk] , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 ,
4 , 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
8 " 13 .
11 ' 13 .

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

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

" [i] haven't seen you for a long time ! " 
1 " 3 haven't
1 " 11 "
3 haven't 4 seen
4 seen 5 you
5 you 6 for
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 long
8 long 9 time
10 ! 11 "

" [whar] yo ' [been] , [jimmy] [skunk] ? " asked [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 yo
3 yo 15 .
4 ' 6 ,
4 ' 9 ?
4 ' 13 '
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 asked
13 ' 15 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] 's mouth began to water . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 's
5 's 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 began
6 mouth 9 water
7 began 8 to
9 water 10 .

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

unc ' [billy] [couldn't] [sleep] [any] [more] [now] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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

all he could do was to think how hungry he was . 
1 all 2 he
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 do
4 do 5 was
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 how
8 how 9 hungry
9 hungry 10 he
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 .

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

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

[xiv] 

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

" one , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight . " 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 ,
3 , 4 two
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 three
6 three 7 ,
7 , 8 four
7 , 9 ,
9 , 16 eight
10 five 12 six
11 , 12 six
12 six 13 ,
13 , 16 eight
14 seven 16 eight
15 , 16 eight
16 eight 17 .
17 . 18 "

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

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

mrs [possum] sighed again . 
1 mrs 3 sighed
3 sighed 4 again
4 again 5 .

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

no , [sir] , she didn't like winter one bit . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 she
5 she 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 like
6 didn't 10 bit
8 winter 9 one
9 one 10 bit
10 bit 11 .

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

sure [that] [her] [babies] [were] [warm] [and] [comfortable] , [old] [mrs] [possum] went to the door and [looked] [out] [.] 
1 sure 9 ,
9 , 17 and
13 went 14 to
13 went 17 and
14 to 16 door
15 the 16 door

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

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

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

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

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

ah 'm plumb worried to death , " muttered old [mrs] [possum] . 
1 ah 2 'm
1 ah 13 .
2 'm 3 plumb
3 plumb 6 death
3 plumb 7 ,
4 worried 6 death
5 to 6 death
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 muttered
9 muttered 10 old

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

it was [sammy] [jay] , shrieking : 
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 ,
5 , 6 shrieking
6 shrieking 7 :

" thief ! 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !

thief ! 
1 thief 2 !

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

" good mo'ning , [brer] [jay] , " said she . 
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 ,
4 , 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 she
10 she 11 .

" hello ! " exclaimed [sammy] [jay] , not at all politely . 
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 !
2 hello 8 ,
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 exclaimed
8 , 13 .
9 not 10 at
10 at 11 all
11 all 12 politely
12 politely 13 .

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

" he done [go] [out] fo ['] a walk , " replied old [mrs] [possum] [.] 
1 " 2 he
1 " 11 "
2 he 3 done
6 fo 8 a
8 a 9 walk
9 walk 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 replied
12 replied 13 old

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

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

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

no , [sir] , [i] [wouldn't] blame [him] the least [bit] ! " 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 blame
7 blame 13 "
9 the 10 least
10 least 12 !
12 ! 13 "

" keep your temper , [brer] [jay] ! 
1 " 2 keep
2 keep 3 your
3 your 4 temper
4 temper 5 ,
5 , 8 !

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

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

she had found out what she wanted to know [sammy] [jay] had seen nothing of [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 she 2 had
1 she 12 had
2 had 3 found
3 found 4 out
4 out 5 what
5 what 6 she
6 she 7 wanted
7 wanted 8 to
8 to 9 know
12 had 13 seen
13 seen 14 nothing
14 nothing 15 of
15 of 20 .

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

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

[xv] 

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

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

after [jimmy] [skunk] [had] [mentioned] his [fine] [breakfast] [of] [fresh] eggs , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [couldn't] [think] [of] [anything] else . 
1 after 6 his
6 his 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 ,
12 , 14 '
14 ' 21 else
21 else 22 .

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

yes , indeed , [unc] ' [billy] knew all about it . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 3 indeed
1 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 12 .
8 knew 9 all
9 all 10 about
10 about 11 it
11 it 12 .

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

jimmy [skunk] couldn't climb , and so he could have gotten only the eggs in the lower nests . 
1 jimmy 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 climb
4 climb 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 so
7 so 8 he
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 have
10 have 11 gotten
11 gotten 12 only
12 only 13 the
13 the 14 eggs
14 eggs 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 17 lower
17 lower 18 nests
18 nests 19 .

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

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] muttered [something] , but all that [mrs] [possum] could [hear] was " eggs . " 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 14 was
2 ' 4 muttered
4 muttered 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 all
8 all 9 that
9 that 12 could
14 was 15 "
15 " 18 "
16 eggs 17 .
17 . 18 "

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

" it isn't safe to be snooping around [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house when there 's snow on the ground . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 20 .
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 safe
4 safe 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 snooping
8 around 12 hen-house
11 's 12 hen-house
12 hen-house 13 when
12 hen-house 20 .
13 when 15 's
14 there 15 's
15 's 16 snow
15 's 19 ground
16 snow 17 on
18 the 19 ground

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

do yo ' [hear] what [ah] say ? " 
1 do 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 9 "
5 what 7 say
7 say 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

unc ' [billy] nodded that he did . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 nodded
4 nodded 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 did
7 did 8 .

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

just the [same] , [unc] ' [billy] [felt] that he had got to have a nice fresh egg . 
1 just 11 had
2 the 4 ,
4 , 6 '
6 ' 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 got
12 got 13 to
13 to 14 have
14 have 15 a
15 a 16 nice
16 nice 17 fresh
17 fresh 18 egg
18 egg 19 .

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

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

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

" just to stretch the kinks out of mah legs , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 just
1 " 17 .
2 just 3 to
3 to 4 stretch
4 stretch 5 the
4 stretch 10 legs
5 the 6 kinks
5 the 8 of
6 kinks 7 out
8 of 9 mah
10 legs 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 replied
15 ' 17 .

old [mrs] [possum] [looked] [after] [him] suspiciously [.] 
1 old 7 suspiciously

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

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

he was on his way to [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 on
3 on 4 his
3 on 10 hen-house
4 his 5 way
5 way 6 to
6 to 9 's
10 hen-house 11 .

[xvi] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] had a very good reason for not going home , a very good reason , [indeed] . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 had
5 had 6 a
6 a 7 very
7 very 8 good
8 good 9 reason
9 reason 21 .
10 for 11 not
11 not 12 going
12 going 13 home
13 home 14 ,
14 , 15 a
15 a 16 very
16 very 17 good
17 good 18 reason
18 reason 19 ,
19 , 21 .

even [old] [mrs] [possum] [would] [have] thought it was a good reason , could she have known it . 
1 even 7 thought
7 thought 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 a
10 a 11 good
11 good 12 reason
12 reason 13 ,
13 , 19 .
14 could 15 she
15 she 16 have
16 have 17 known
17 known 18 it
18 it 19 .

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

now [unc] ' [billy] was very , very crafty . 
1 now 3 '
3 ' 10 .
5 was 6 very
6 very 7 ,
7 , 8 very
7 , 10 .
8 very 9 crafty

but with all his craft , there was one thing that [unc] ' [billy] [forgot] . 
1 but 2 with
2 with 3 all
3 all 4 his
4 his 5 craft
5 craft 6 ,
6 , 7 there
7 there 8 was
7 there 9 one
9 one 10 thing
10 thing 11 that
11 that 13 '
13 ' 16 .

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

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

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

when [unc] ['] [billy] was safely in the hen-house , he hurried from one nest to another . 
1 when 5 was
5 was 6 safely
6 safely 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 hen-house
9 hen-house 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 hurried
12 hurried 13 from
13 from 14 one
14 one 15 nest
14 one 17 another
16 to 17 another
17 another 18 .

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] knew that the thing for him to do was to hurry home as fast as he could go , but he didn't . 
1 unc 26 .
2 ' 9 him
4 knew 5 that
5 that 6 the
6 the 7 thing
7 thing 8 for
8 for 9 him
9 him 10 to
10 to 11 do
11 do 12 was
12 was 13 to
13 to 14 hurry
14 hurry 15 home
15 home 16 as
15 home 21 go
16 as 17 fast
18 as 21 go
19 he 21 go
20 could 21 go
21 go 22 ,
22 , 25 didn't
22 , 26 .
23 but 24 he
23 but 25 didn't
24 he 25 didn't

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] shivered as he listened . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 7 listened
4 shivered 7 listened
5 as 6 he
5 as 7 listened
6 he 7 listened
7 listened 8 .

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

[xvii] 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

unc ['] [billy] [almost] chuckled as he heard [farmer] [brown] 's boy [go] [out] . 
1 unc 5 chuckled
1 unc 15 .
5 chuckled 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 heard
11 's 12 boy
12 boy 15 .

" he 'll find [jimmy] [skunk] 's tracks , but he won't find mine , " thought [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 find
4 find 8 tracks
7 's 8 tracks
8 tracks 14 mine
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 won't
11 he 12 won't
12 won't 13 find
13 find 14 mine
14 mine 17 thought
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 thought
17 thought 19 '
17 thought 21 .

" isn't it lucky that [i] [thought] [to] step right in [jimmy] [skunk] 's tracks when [i] came here ? " 
1 " 2 isn't
1 " 20 ?
1 " 21 "
2 isn't 3 it
3 it 4 lucky
4 lucky 5 that
5 that 9 step
9 step 15 tracks
10 right 11 in
11 in 14 's
14 's 15 tracks
16 when 18 came
18 came 19 here
19 here 20 ?

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

unc ['] [billy] almost chuckled [again] as he thought what a smart fellow he had been to step in [jimmy] [skunk] 's tracks . 
1 unc 4 almost
4 almost 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 thought
8 he 10 what
10 what 11 a
10 what 17 to
11 a 12 smart
12 smart 13 fellow
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 been
16 been 17 to
17 to 18 step
17 to 23 tracks
18 step 19 in
22 's 23 tracks
23 tracks 24 .

" hello ! " said the voice of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 
1 " 4 "
1 " 12 boy
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 voice
7 voice 8 of
12 boy 13 .

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

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

" [i] guess that there was more than one visitor [here] [last] [night] , " continued the [voice] of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 " 3 guess
1 " 14 ,
1 " 15 "
4 that 5 there
5 there 6 was
5 there 9 one
6 was 7 more
7 more 8 than
9 one 10 visitor
10 visitor 14 ,
15 " 16 continued
16 continued 17 the
17 the 19 of
19 of 22 's
22 's 23 boy
23 boy 24 .

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

back into the hen-house came [farmer] [brown] 's boy and began to poke around in all the corners . 
1 back 2 into
2 into 3 the
3 the 4 hen-house
4 hen-house 16 all
5 came 9 boy
5 came 10 and
8 's 9 boy
10 and 11 began
11 began 12 to
11 began 13 poke
13 poke 14 around
13 poke 16 all
15 in 16 all
16 all 17 the
16 all 19 .
17 the 18 corners

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

i [guess] [i] shall have to set some traps . " 
1 i 4 shall
4 shall 5 have
5 have 6 to
6 to 7 set
6 to 11 "
8 some 9 traps
9 traps 10 .
10 . 11 "

and all the time [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] held his breath and [lay] low . 
1 and 2 all
1 and 9 held
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 time
9 held 10 his
10 his 11 breath
11 breath 12 and
12 and 14 low
14 low 15 .

[xviii] 

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

" [mah] [home] is in a holler tree [it] 's a [long] [way] [home] ! 
1 " 4 is
1 " 15 !
4 is 11 a
5 in 6 a
5 in 10 's
6 a 7 holler
7 holler 8 tree
10 's 11 a

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] [lay] curled up under the hay in the highest nest in the darkest corner in [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 6 curled
6 curled 7 up
7 up 8 under
8 under 9 the
9 the 10 hay
10 hay 11 in
11 in 12 the
11 in 14 nest
12 the 13 highest
14 nest 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 17 darkest
17 darkest 18 corner
18 corner 19 in
19 in 22 's
22 's 23 hen-house
23 hen-house 24 .

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

and , anyway , he wanted to see just what [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was doing . 
1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 anyway
3 anyway 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 wanted
6 wanted 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 10 what
9 just 10 what
10 what 16 doing
14 boy 15 was
15 was 16 doing
16 doing 17 .

so peeping out , he watched [farmer] [brown] 's boy , who seemed to be very busy indeed . 
1 so 2 peeping
2 peeping 3 out
3 out 4 ,
4 , 12 who
5 he 6 watched
5 he 12 who
9 's 12 who
10 boy 12 who
11 , 12 who
12 who 13 seemed
12 who 15 be
12 who 17 busy
12 who 19 .
13 seemed 14 to
16 very 17 busy
17 busy 18 indeed

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

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

yes , [sir] , [unc] ['] [billy] knew [just] what [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was doing . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 8 knew
8 knew 10 what
10 what 16 doing
14 boy 15 was
15 was 16 doing
16 doing 17 .

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

unc ' [billy] [almost] chuckled aloud . 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 aloud
6 aloud 7 .

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

unc ['] [billy] [laughed] [under] his breath [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] closed the door of the hen-house and went off whistling . 
1 unc 6 his
6 his 7 breath
7 breath 13 closed
13 closed 23 .
14 the 15 door
15 door 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 hen-house
17 the 23 .
18 hen-house 19 and
19 and 20 went
20 went 21 off
21 off 22 whistling

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

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

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

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

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

the joke wasn't [on] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , [after] [all] [;] it was on [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 the 2 joke
1 the 9 ,
2 joke 3 wasn't
9 , 13 it
13 it 14 was
13 it 20 .
14 was 15 on
17 ' 20 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] couldn't see that it was any joke at all . 
1 but 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 see
5 couldn't 9 was
7 that 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 any
10 any 11 joke
11 joke 12 at
12 at 13 all
13 all 14 .

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

[xix] 

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

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

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

if it hadn't been for [those] [two] worries , [unc] ' [billy] would have been willing to stay there the rest of the winter . 
1 if 8 worries
1 if 9 ,
2 it 4 been
2 it 8 worries
3 hadn't 4 been
4 been 5 for
9 , 11 '
11 ' 13 would
13 would 14 have
14 have 15 been
15 been 16 willing
16 willing 18 stay
17 to 18 stay
18 stay 19 there
19 there 20 the
19 there 24 winter
21 rest 22 of
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 winter
24 winter 25 .

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

having all the eggs he could [eat] , [unc] ' [billy] [had] grown very particular [.] 
1 having 4 eggs
1 having 5 he
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 eggs
5 he 6 could
6 could 8 ,
8 , 10 '
10 ' 13 grown
13 grown 15 particular
14 very 15 particular

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

" [cut] , cut , cut , cut , cut , cut-aa-cut ! 
1 " 13 !
3 , 12 cut-aa-cut
3 , 13 !
4 cut 5 ,
5 , 6 cut
6 cut 7 ,
7 , 8 cut
8 cut 9 ,
9 , 10 cut
10 cut 11 ,
11 , 12 cut-aa-cut

i lay the finest eggs in the world ! " 
1 i 2 lay
1 i 4 finest
3 the 4 finest
4 finest 5 eggs
5 eggs 8 world
5 eggs 9 !
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 world
9 ! 10 "

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

sometimes the door was left open during the day , and [unc] ['] [billy] would peep out and wish that he dared to run . 
1 sometimes 2 the
2 the 3 door
3 door 4 was
3 door 6 open
4 was 5 left
6 open 7 during
7 during 8 the
7 during 9 day
7 during 11 and
9 day 10 ,
11 and 22 dared
15 would 16 peep
16 peep 17 out
17 out 18 and
17 out 19 wish
19 wish 20 that
20 that 21 he
21 he 22 dared
22 dared 23 to
23 to 24 run
24 run 25 .

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

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

rough [brother] [north] [wind] piled it up in great drifts in front of the hen-house door and all along one side of the hen-house . 
1 rough 5 piled
5 piled 6 it
5 piled 25 .
6 it 7 up
7 up 8 in
8 in 10 drifts
8 in 16 door
9 great 10 drifts
11 in 12 front
12 front 13 of
12 front 16 door
14 the 15 hen-house
15 hen-house 16 door
16 door 17 and
16 door 18 all
16 door 24 hen-house
18 all 19 along
19 along 21 side
20 one 21 side
21 side 22 of
22 of 23 the

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

[xx] 

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

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

but [this] [time] the snow had done [unc] ['] [billy] a good turn , [a] very good turn , indeed . 
1 but 4 the
1 but 6 had
4 the 5 snow
6 had 7 done
7 done 11 a
7 done 21 .
11 a 12 good
12 good 13 turn
13 turn 14 ,
14 , 16 very
16 very 17 good
16 very 20 indeed
17 good 18 turn
18 turn 19 ,

once out of the hen-house , [unc] ' [billy] lost no time in [starting] [for] [the] [green] [forest] . 
1 once 2 out
2 out 3 of
2 out 5 hen-house
3 of 4 the
5 hen-house 6 ,
6 , 8 '
8 ' 19 .
10 lost 11 no
11 no 12 time
12 time 13 in
13 in 19 .

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

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

of course [unc] ['] [billy] sank into it almost up to his middle at every step . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 12 his
6 sank 7 into
7 into 8 it
7 into 9 almost
9 almost 10 up
10 up 11 to
11 to 12 his
12 his 13 middle
12 his 14 at
12 his 17 .
14 at 16 step
15 every 16 step

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

now it never does to let one 's wits go to sleep . 
1 now 3 never
2 it 3 never
3 never 4 does
3 never 5 to
5 to 6 let
6 let 10 go
7 one 8 's
8 's 9 wits
9 wits 10 go
10 go 12 sleep
11 to 12 sleep
12 sleep 13 .

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

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] 's wits were asleep when he left [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hen-house] [.] 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 5 's
5 's 6 wits
6 wits 7 were
7 were 8 asleep
7 were 9 when
9 when 10 he
9 when 11 left

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

but [unc] ['] [billy] 's wits certainly were asleep . 
1 but 7 certainly
5 's 6 wits
6 wits 7 certainly
7 certainly 8 were
8 were 9 asleep
9 asleep 10 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

whatever did [ah] leave the hen-house [for] ? " wailed [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 whatever 14 .
2 did 6 hen-house
2 did 8 ?
4 leave 5 the
5 the 6 hen-house
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 wailed
10 wailed 12 '
12 ' 14 .

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

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

farmer [brown] 's boy would see that he had gone back , and then he would [hunt] [that] hen-house [through] until he found [unc] ['] [billy] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 27 .
5 would 6 see
6 see 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 13 and
9 had 10 gone
10 gone 11 back
11 back 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 23 found
13 and 27 .
14 then 15 he
15 he 16 would
16 would 19 hen-house
19 hen-house 21 until
21 until 22 he
22 he 23 found

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

" if [ah] only had snowshoes ! " he panted . 
1 " 2 if
2 if 4 only
4 only 5 had
5 had 6 snowshoes
6 snowshoes 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 panted
10 panted 11 .

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

[xxi] 

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

" there was an old [possum] [lived] up in a tree ; [hi] , ho , see the chips fly ! 
1 " 2 there
1 " 14 ,
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 an
4 an 5 old
5 old 8 up
8 up 9 in
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 tree
11 tree 12 ;
14 , 15 ho
15 ho 16 ,
16 , 17 see
17 see 18 the
18 the 19 chips
19 chips 20 fly
20 fly 21 !

the sliest old thief that you ever did see ; [hi] , ho , see the chips fly ! 
1 the 2 sliest
1 the 12 ,
2 sliest 3 old
2 sliest 5 that
3 old 4 thief
5 that 6 you
6 you 7 ever
7 ever 8 did
8 did 9 see
9 see 10 ;
12 , 13 ho
13 ho 14 ,
14 , 15 see
15 see 16 the
16 the 17 chips
17 chips 18 fly
18 fly 19 !

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

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

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

and the louder [farmer] [brown] 's boy sang , the faster the chips flew . 
1 and 2 the
2 the 3 louder
3 louder 6 's
6 's 15 .
7 boy 8 sang
7 boy 15 .
8 sang 9 ,
9 , 10 the
10 the 11 faster
11 faster 12 the
11 faster 13 chips
13 chips 14 flew

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

he had tracked that [possum] right up to that tree , and there were no tracks going away from it . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 tracked
2 had 14 were
3 tracked 4 that
3 tracked 6 right
6 right 7 up
8 to 14 were
9 that 10 tree
10 tree 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 were
13 there 14 were
14 were 19 from
15 no 16 tracks
15 no 17 going
17 going 18 away
18 away 19 from
19 from 20 it
19 from 21 .

right up near the top he could see a hollow , just such a hollow as a [possum] likes . 
1 right 2 up
1 right 3 near
1 right 5 top
1 right 10 hollow
4 the 5 top
5 top 6 he
5 top 9 a
6 he 7 could
7 could 8 see
10 hollow 11 ,
11 , 12 just
12 just 13 such
13 such 14 a
13 such 16 as
14 a 15 hollow
16 as 19 likes
16 as 20 .
17 a 19 likes

all he had to do was to cut the tree down and split it open , and [mr] [possum] would be his . 
1 all 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 do
5 do 6 was
6 was 7 to
7 to 8 cut
8 cut 11 down
9 the 10 tree
10 tree 11 down
11 down 12 and
12 and 13 split
13 split 23 .
14 it 21 be
14 it 22 his
14 it 23 .
15 open 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 would
20 would 21 be

of course it was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [whose] [tracks] he had followed . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 it
2 course 14 .
3 it 4 was
4 was 6 '
6 ' 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 followed

he had seen them outside of the hen-house , just as [unc] ['] [billy] had been afraid that he would . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 15 had
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 4 them
4 them 5 outside
4 them 11 as
5 outside 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 hen-house
8 hen-house 9 ,
9 , 10 just
15 had 16 been
16 been 17 afraid
17 afraid 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 would
20 would 21 .

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

that had been a long , hard , anxious journey for [unc] ['] [billy] from [farmer] [brown] ['s] hen-house [to] the [green] [forest] . 
1 that 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 a
4 a 10 journey
5 long 6 ,
6 , 7 hard
7 hard 8 ,
8 , 9 anxious
9 anxious 10 journey
10 journey 11 for
11 for 19 hen-house
15 from 19 hen-house
19 hen-house 24 .
21 the 24 .

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

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

of course it [wasn't] his own hollow tree , [where] [old] [mrs] [possum] and the eight [little] [possums] [lived] . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 it
3 it 16 eight
5 his 6 own
6 own 8 tree
7 hollow 8 tree
8 tree 9 ,
9 , 14 and
14 and 15 the
14 and 16 eight
16 eight 20 .

he knew better than to go there , leaving a plain track for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to follow . 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 4 than
3 better 4 than
4 than 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 there
7 there 8 ,
8 , 20 .
9 leaving 10 a
9 leaving 18 to
10 a 11 plain
10 a 12 track
12 track 13 for
13 for 16 's
16 's 17 boy
18 to 19 follow
19 follow 20 .

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

and , just as he had feared , there was [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
4 as 15 .
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 feared
7 feared 8 ,
8 , 10 was
9 there 10 was
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

farmer [brown] 's boy rapped on the tree with the handle of his axe , but no one ran out . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 5 rapped
3 's 4 boy
5 rapped 6 on
6 on 7 the
6 on 21 .
7 the 8 tree
8 tree 14 axe
9 with 10 the
10 the 11 handle
11 handle 12 of
12 of 13 his
13 his 14 axe
14 axe 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 no
17 no 18 one
17 no 19 ran
19 ran 20 out

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

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

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

farmer [brown] 's boy rubbed his eyes and stared and [stared] and [stared] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 14 .
5 rubbed 7 eyes
5 rubbed 8 and
6 his 7 eyes
8 and 9 stared
9 stared 10 and
10 and 12 and
12 and 14 .

there [were] [unc] ['] [billy] 's tracks leading straight up to that tree and none leading away . 
1 there 6 's
6 's 7 tracks
7 tracks 8 leading
8 leading 9 straight
8 leading 11 to
8 leading 16 leading
9 straight 10 up
11 to 12 that
12 that 13 tree
14 and 15 none
15 none 16 leading
16 leading 17 away
17 away 18 .

did that [possum] [have] [wings] ? 
1 did 2 that
2 that 6 ?

[xxii] 

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

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

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

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

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

" you certainly did , [unc] ' [billy] ! 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 certainly
3 certainly 4 did
4 did 5 ,
5 , 7 '
7 ' 9 !

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

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

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

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

" ah just naturally expected [ah] was gwine to have visitors , and so [ah] prepared a little surprise . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 20 .
2 ah 3 just
3 just 4 naturally
4 naturally 5 expected
7 was 8 gwine
8 gwine 9 to
9 to 10 have
10 have 11 visitors
11 visitors 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 so
14 so 16 prepared
16 prepared 17 a
16 prepared 20 .
17 a 18 little
18 little 19 surprise

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

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

yes , [sah] , they sho'ly was [!] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 7 was
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 they
5 they 6 sho'ly

yes , [sah] , [ah] [done] [get] so anxious [ah] [just] [couldn't] [get] [any] [rest] in mah [mind] . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 19 .
2 , 4 ,
8 so 9 anxious
9 anxious 16 in
16 in 17 mah
17 mah 19 .

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

" so this is whar yo ' live , is it , [mistah] [possum] ? 
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 this
3 this 4 is
3 this 5 whar
5 whar 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
6 yo 8 live
8 live 9 ,
9 , 10 is
10 is 11 it
11 it 12 ,
12 , 15 ?

ah [reckon] [bowser] [and] [ah] 'll make yo ' a call to-morrow . " 
1 ah 6 'll
1 ah 8 yo
7 make 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
8 yo 10 a
10 a 12 to-morrow
11 call 12 to-morrow
12 to-morrow 13 .
13 . 14 "

" when [i] heard him say that , [ah] [felt] [right] [bad] . 
1 " 2 when
1 " 13 .
4 heard 5 him
4 heard 6 say
6 say 7 that
7 that 8 ,
8 , 13 .

yes , [sah] , [ah] sho'ly did [feel] [right] [smart] [bad] . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 12 .
6 sho'ly 7 did
7 did 12 .

ah studied and [ah] studied how [ah] was [gwine] to [fool] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy and [bowser] the [hound] . 
1 ah 2 studied
2 studied 3 and
3 and 5 studied
5 studied 6 how
6 how 8 was
6 how 20 .
8 was 10 to
10 to 15 boy
15 boy 16 and
16 and 18 the

ah done wish [ah] [had] [wings] [like] yo ' and [brer] [buzzard] . 
1 ah 2 done
1 ah 3 wish
3 wish 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 13 .
10 and 13 .

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

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

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

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

" [dee] , dee , dee ! " laughed [tommy] [tit] merrily . 
1 " 8 "
3 , 4 dee
4 dee 5 ,
4 dee 6 dee
6 dee 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 13 .
9 laughed 12 merrily
12 merrily 13 .

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

[xxiii] 

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

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

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

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

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

happy [jack] [didn't] [know] [anything] [about] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] [troubles] . 
1 happy 13 .

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

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

farmer [brown] 's boy [called] it barking , but it [was] [happy] [jack] 's way of shouting . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 18 .
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 17 shouting
6 it 7 barking
7 barking 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
10 it 14 's
14 's 15 way
15 way 16 of
16 of 17 shouting

" [i] love to romp ! 
1 " 5 romp
3 love 5 romp
4 to 5 romp
5 romp 6 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

" that 's one of the old storehouses of my cousin , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] ! 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
2 that 17 !
3 's 4 one
4 one 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 old
6 the 9 of
8 storehouses 9 of
9 of 10 my
10 my 11 cousin
11 cousin 12 ,
12 , 14 the

i 've got an old storehouse near here , and [i] [guess] [i] 'll see if [i] have left any nuts in it . " 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 got
3 got 4 an
4 an 5 old
5 old 6 storehouse
6 storehouse 7 near
6 storehouse 21 nuts
7 near 8 here
8 here 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 14 'll
14 'll 15 see
15 see 16 if
18 have 19 left
19 left 20 any
19 left 21 nuts
21 nuts 22 in
22 in 23 it
23 it 24 .
24 . 25 "

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

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

happy [jack] [was] [so] [surprised] [that] [he] [didn't] [know] [what] [to] [do] for [a] [second] [.] 
1 happy 13 for

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

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

unc ' [billy] had been waked out of a sound sleep , and that was enough to make any one cross . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 4 had
4 had 5 been
5 been 6 waked
6 waked 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 11 sleep
9 a 10 sound
10 sound 11 sleep
11 sleep 12 ,
11 sleep 20 one
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 that
14 that 15 was
15 was 16 enough
16 enough 17 to
17 to 18 make
19 any 20 one
20 one 21 cross
21 cross 22 .

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

" what do you mean by stealing into other folk 's houses ? " demanded [happy] [jack] , [just] [as] angrily . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
2 what 22 .
3 do 5 mean
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 6 by
6 by 7 stealing
7 stealing 8 into
8 into 9 other
9 other 10 folk
9 other 13 ?
9 other 15 demanded
10 folk 11 's
11 's 12 houses
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 demanded
15 demanded 21 angrily
18 , 21 angrily

[xxiv] 

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

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

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

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

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

and [unc] ' [billy] [possum] sat in the doorway of the hollow [tree] and showed his teeth to [happy] [jack] and said unpleasant things . 
1 and 3 '
3 ' 25 .
6 sat 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 doorway
9 doorway 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 hollow
12 hollow 14 and
14 and 15 showed
14 and 25 .
15 showed 16 his
16 his 17 teeth
17 teeth 18 to
18 to 21 and
21 and 22 said
22 said 24 things
23 unpleasant 24 things

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

pretty soon he was [laughing] just as hard as [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 
1 pretty 2 soon
1 pretty 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 6 just
4 was 14 .
6 just 7 as
7 as 8 hard
8 hard 9 as
11 ' 14 .

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

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

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

" what are you doing in my storehouse , [unc] ' [billy] ? " [asked] [happy] [jack] , when he could stop laughing . 
1 " 2 what
1 " 14 "
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 you
3 are 5 doing
5 doing 9 ,
6 in 7 my
7 my 8 storehouse
8 storehouse 9 ,
11 ' 13 ?
11 ' 14 "
14 " 24 .
18 , 19 when
18 , 24 .
19 when 20 he
20 he 21 could
21 could 22 stop
22 stop 23 laughing

happy [jack] [put] [his] [head] [on] [one] [side] and [thought] [very] [hard] [.] 
1 happy 9 and

" why don't you stay right here [until] the snow goes , [unc] ' [billy] ? " he asked . 
1 " 4 you
1 " 12 ,
1 " 17 "
2 why 3 don't
3 don't 4 you
4 you 5 stay
5 stay 6 right
6 right 7 here
9 the 10 snow
9 the 12 ,
10 snow 11 goes
14 ' 16 ?
16 ? 17 "
17 " 18 he
18 he 19 asked
19 asked 20 .

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

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

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

" you better stay right where you are , and [i] 'll go tell [old] [mrs] [possum] [where] you are . " 
1 " 2 you
1 " 22 "
2 you 3 better
2 you 4 stay
2 you 5 right
5 right 6 where
5 right 9 ,
6 where 8 are
7 you 8 are
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 'll
12 'll 13 go
14 tell 19 you
19 you 20 are
20 are 21 .
21 . 22 "

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

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

that is very kind of yo ' , [brer] [squirrel] . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 3 very
3 very 4 kind
4 kind 5 of
4 kind 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
6 yo 8 ,
8 , 11 .

that will be a great help , fo ' it will lift a great load off mah mind , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 that 2 will
1 that 7 ,
2 will 3 be
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 help
5 great 7 ,
7 , 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
8 fo 17 mah
9 ' 10 it
10 it 11 will
11 will 12 lift
13 a 14 great
13 a 15 load
15 load 16 off
16 off 17 mah
17 mah 18 mind
18 mind 19 ,
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 said
20 " 25 .
23 ' 25 .

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

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

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

[xxv] 

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

he [found] [old] [mrs] [possum] [very] much worried and very much out of sorts . 
1 he 7 much
7 much 8 worried
8 worried 9 and
9 and 11 much
10 very 11 much
11 much 12 out
12 out 13 of
12 out 14 sorts
14 sorts 15 .

you see [unc] ' [billy] had been gone a long time for him , and she didn't know what had become of him . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 6 had
2 see 4 '
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 gone
8 gone 11 time
9 a 10 long
10 long 11 time
11 time 12 for
12 for 13 him
13 him 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 she
16 she 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 know
18 know 19 what
19 what 21 become
20 had 21 become
21 become 22 of
22 of 23 him
23 him 24 .

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

" yo ' tell [unc] ' [billy] [possum] that [ah] don ' care if he never comes back . 
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 11 don
3 ' 4 tell
3 ' 6 '
6 ' 9 that
9 that 11 don
11 don 12 '
12 ' 13 care
13 care 14 if
14 if 15 he
15 he 16 never
16 never 17 comes
17 comes 18 back
18 back 19 .

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

he knew perfectly well that old [mrs] [possum] didn't mean what she said . 
1 he 2 knew
1 he 9 didn't
2 knew 4 well
3 perfectly 4 well
4 well 5 that
5 that 6 old
9 didn't 10 mean
10 mean 11 what
11 what 12 she
11 what 13 said
12 she 13 said
13 said 14 .

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

then all of a sudden [happy] [jack] [thought] of a way for [unc] ['] [billy] to get home without waiting until the snow melted away . 
1 then 2 all
2 all 3 of
3 of 4 a
4 a 5 sudden
4 a 16 to
5 sudden 9 of
9 of 10 a
10 a 11 way
10 a 12 for
16 to 17 get
17 get 18 home
18 home 19 without
19 without 20 waiting
19 without 21 until
21 until 23 snow
22 the 23 snow
23 snow 24 melted
24 melted 25 away
25 away 26 .

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

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

why , a tiny little snowflake that hit [happy] [jack] right on the end of his nose ! 
1 why 6 snowflake
2 , 3 a
3 a 4 tiny
4 tiny 5 little
5 little 6 snowflake
6 snowflake 7 that
6 snowflake 17 nose
6 snowflake 18 !
7 that 15 of
8 hit 11 right
11 right 12 on
12 on 14 end
13 the 14 end
14 end 15 of
16 his 17 nose

yes , [sir] , it was that tiny little snowflake [that] [gave] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] his bright idea . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
5 it 19 .
6 was 7 that
7 that 8 tiny
8 tiny 9 little
9 little 10 snowflake
16 his 17 bright
17 bright 18 idea
18 idea 19 .

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

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

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] stuck his head out of the doorway . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 11 doorway
5 stuck 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 out
8 out 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 doorway
11 doorway 12 .

" what 's that yo ' say , [brer] [squirrel] ? " he said . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 4 that
3 's 4 that
4 that 7 say
5 yo 6 '
5 yo 7 say
7 say 8 ,
8 , 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 he
13 he 14 said
14 said 15 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

" what yo ' driving at , [brer] [squirrel] ? " 
1 " 4 '
1 " 5 driving
1 " 11 "
2 what 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
5 driving 6 at
7 , 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" [ah] believe yo ' are right , [brer] [squirrel] [,] [ah] believe yo ' are right ! " said [unc] ' [billy] . 
1 " 3 believe
1 " 18 !
3 believe 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 6 are
6 are 7 right
7 right 8 ,
13 believe 16 are
14 yo 15 '
14 yo 16 are
16 are 17 right
17 right 18 !
18 ! 19 "
19 " 20 said
19 " 22 '
22 ' 24 .

so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] learned how easy it is to get into trouble and how hard to get out of it . 
1 so 3 '
3 ' 23 .
6 learned 7 how
7 how 8 easy
8 easy 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 to
11 to 12 get
12 get 13 into
13 into 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 and
15 and 16 how
16 how 19 get
17 hard 18 to
18 to 19 get
19 get 20 out
20 out 21 of
21 of 22 it
22 it 23 .

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

just ask [unc] ' [billy] 's particular [friend] , [mistah] [mocker] [the] [mocking] [bird] . 
1 just 2 ask
1 just 4 '
4 ' 15 .
6 's 7 particular
7 particular 9 ,
9 , 15 .

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