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[the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

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

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

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

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

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

[@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 11 afternoon
11 afternoon 12 ,
12 , 14 as
14 as 15 the
15 the 17 shadows
16 black 17 shadows
17 shadows 18 came
18 came 19 creeping
19 creeping 20 down
19 creeping 21 from
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
10 told 11 it
10 told 12 he
12 he 13 grinned
13 grinned 14 as
14 as 15 if
14 as 18 it
15 if 16 he
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 .

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 12 him
12 him 17 ,
17 , 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
10 you 15 "
10 you 18 maliciously
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 ,
14 , 15 "
16 he 17 added
17 added 18 maliciously
18 maliciously 19 .

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

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

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 11 him
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 7 bold
4 had 5 been
5 been 6 too
6 too 7 bold
7 bold 8 .

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

jimmy [skunk] [had] [tried] [to] [stop] [him] , [but] [he] [had] [heeded] [jimmy] [skunk] [not] [at] [all] [.] 
1 jimmy 8 ,

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
3 said 7 hungry
5 he 6 was
5 he 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 17 till
16 wait 17 till
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
2 off 17 .
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 started
5 started 6 ,
6 , 12 is
12 is 13 very

he had reached the hen-house and slipped inside without being seen . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 reached
3 reached 5 hen-house
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
1 the 5 of
5 of 6 eggs
6 eggs 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 13 was
8 and 24 .
13 was 17 so
17 so 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 20 forgot
20 forgot 21 to
21 to 22 keep
22 keep 23 watch

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 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 '

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

then he saw some egg on [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [lips] . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 12 .
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 some
3 saw 6 on
4 some 5 egg

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

" so you are the thief who has been getting my eggs ! " 
1 " 2 so
1 " 13 !
3 you 4 are
4 are 7 who
5 the 6 thief
6 thief 7 who
7 who 8 has
7 who 13 !
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
3 up 8 the
8 the 10 ,
10 , 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 11 ,
1 when 16 there
2 he 3 turned
4 to 5 pick
5 pick 6 up
6 up 10 again
10 again 11 ,

farmer [brown] 's boy [dropped] [his] [wood] and [hunted] [everywhere] [,] [but] [not] [a] [trace] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [could] [he] [find] [.] 
1 farmer 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 8 and

[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 5 fine
4 as 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
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
3 at 5 thoughts
4 his 5 thoughts
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 ,
2 , 4 how
4 how 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 seen
6 had 24 .
7 seen 19 the

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

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 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

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
5 that 6 way
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 4 's
4 's 5 turn
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 2 '

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

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

ol ' [bill] [possum] [,] [it] [served] [him] [right] [;] [and] [he] [is] [no] [more] [,] [for] [he] [died] [last] [night] [.] ["] 
1 ol 2 '

" 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 9 had
1 reddy 15 .
9 had 11 a

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

then his teeth began to chatter with fright [.] 
1 then 3 teeth
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 ,
1 why 23 .
2 , 21 '
7 was 15 caught
7 was 17 ,
9 , 13 's
13 's 14 boy
14 boy 15 caught
15 caught 16 me
17 , 18 "
18 " 21 '

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

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

[iii] 

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

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

" [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 2 '

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 8 not
5 didn't 6 care
6 care 7 ,
7 , 8 not

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

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

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

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

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

now [unc] ['] [billy] was [talking] [about] [going] [away] . 
1 now 5 was
5 was 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 6 idea
3 had 7 .
4 a 5 bright
5 bright 6 idea

" 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
5 for 8 to
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 2 '

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 " 2 how
1 " 11 "
2 how 3 do
7 can 10 ?
10 ? 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
2 scratched 5 .

" there 's [mr] [skimmer] the [swallow] [;] [he] 's fixing to go [south] . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 10 's
6 the 10 's
10 's 11 fixing
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 6 message
5 the 6 message
6 message 7 to
6 message 9 family
6 message 10 ,
8 your 9 family
12 said 13 he

" the very thing ! " cried [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [,] [wiping] [his] [eyes] [.] 
1 " 2 the
1 " 6 "
2 the 3 very
3 very 4 thing
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
6 " 9 '

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

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 2 '

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
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 14 to
9 , 10 and
9 , 14 to
10 and 11 he
14 to 16 every
16 every 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 day
20 day 21 .

first of all he had to clean house . 
1 first 2 of
1 first 3 all
3 all 5 had
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 4 keeping
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 7 ,
7 , 8 and
7 , 16 .
8 and 9 while
10 he 12 he
12 he 14 and
12 he 16 .

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

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

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 " 6 '

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 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 13 egg
12 that 13 egg
13 egg 14 .

now [unc] ['] [billy] was [hardly] out of sight [when] [along] [came] [bobby] [coon] . 
1 now 5 was
5 was 8 of
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 sight
9 sight 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 , 13 ,
13 , 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 7 looked
3 this 4 way
3 this 5 and
5 and 6 he
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

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

" [i] [believe] [i] 'll [just] see if that bed is as comfortable as it looks , " said he . 
1 " 5 'll
1 " 21 .
7 see 8 if
8 if 10 bed
9 that 10 bed
10 bed 11 is
10 bed 13 comfortable
12 as 13 comfortable
13 comfortable 20 he
14 as 15 it
15 it 16 looks
16 looks 17 ,
16 looks 19 said
16 looks 20 he
18 " 19 said
20 he 21 .

and [two] [minutes] [later] [bobby] [coon] [was] curled up fast asleep in [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] bed . 
1 and 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 " 8 ,
1 " 13 .
3 's 5 ,
5 , 8 ,

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] [!] ["] 

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

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

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

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 4 he
4 he 5 broke
4 he 12 his
5 broke 6 off
6 off 7 short
7 short 8 in
8 in 10 middle
9 the 10 middle
10 middle 11 of
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 2 put
1 he 12 listened
3 one 4 ear
3 one 7 trunk
4 ear 5 against
6 the 7 trunk
7 trunk 10 tree
8 of 10 tree
9 the 10 tree
10 tree 12 listened
11 and 12 listened

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
4 a 5 funny
5 funny 6 noise
6 noise 8 and
7 , 8 and
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 7 up
6 looked 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 " 6 said
1 " 23 "
3 goodness 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
10 , 11 "
10 , 16 there
11 " 12 it
12 it 14 sounds
14 sounds 15 like
16 there 17 was
17 was 19 in
19 in 21 house
21 house 22 !
22 ! 23 "

then [very] [softly] [unc] ['] [billy] [crept] up [to] [his] [doorway] and [peeped] [in.] 
1 then 8 up
8 up 12 and

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 22 !
2 , 3 yes
3 yes 4 ,
4 , 6 ,
6 , 10 could
10 could 11 hear
11 hear 13 well
12 perfectly 13 well
14 , 15 and
14 , 22 !
15 and 19 was
16 what 17 he
17 he 19 was
19 was 20 a

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 5 in
5 in 10 house
10 house 11 ,
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
21 in 26 bed
26 bed 27 .

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

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

then he [stuck] his head in at the door and [shouted] : 
1 then 2 he
1 then 12 :
2 he 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

" hi [,] [yo'all] ! 
1 " 2 hi
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
7 house 8 ?
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 '

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 3 '

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

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 2 '

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
11 there 12 was
11 there 13 right
13 right 14 away
14 away 18 tree
15 in 17 hollow
16 that 17 hollow
17 hollow 18 tree
18 tree 19 !

peter [rabbit] [happened] [to] [be] [coming] [along] [that] [way] [and] heard it . 
1 peter 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
3 and 4 gazed
4 gazed 5 at
5 at 7 hollow
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
6 began 8 fly
8 fly 9 leaves
9 leaves 10 and
9 leaves 11 moss

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

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

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 2 one
1 no 8 but
2 one 7 that

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

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

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

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

and [bobby] [coon] [sheepishly] admitted that he did . 
1 and 8 did
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 " 6 ,
6 , 8 !

i ['m] [mr] [jaybird] [;] you watch me [!] 
1 i 6 you
6 you 8 me
7 watch 8 me

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

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 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 's
7 it 18 .
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

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
6 keep 7 it
6 keep 8 from
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
1 i 24 to
2 never 3 knew
3 knew 4 of
4 of 5 a
4 of 6 secret
4 of 7 that
4 of 8 could
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 18 already

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
1 with 14 ,
2 a 4 of
4 of 5 his
5 his 6 tail
14 , 21 for
21 for 22 his

" 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 10 ,
5 fine 7 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 15 .

" it would be [finer] , if [i] could [fill] my [stomach] [faster] , " replied [reddy] [.] 
1 " 2 it
1 " 15 "
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 be
4 be 6 ,
6 , 7 if
7 if 9 could
11 my 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 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
4 a 6 good
5 pretty 6 good
11 's 12 ,
12 , 13 isn't
13 isn't 14 it
14 it 19 ,
19 , 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 ?
2 what 7 demanded
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 8 secret
3 nothing 10 nor
9 , 10 nor
10 nor 11 did

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

" [i] 'll [try] [johnny] [chuck] [;] he 'll know , " said [sammy] to himself . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 17 .
8 he 16 himself
8 he 17 .
9 'll 10 know
10 know 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 to
15 to 16 himself

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 7 doorstep
6 his 7 doorstep

" 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
11 , 16 .
12 with 13 a
13 a 14 low
14 low 15 bow

" good morning , " [replied] [johnny] [chuck] , who [always] [is] [polite] . 
1 " 2 good
1 " 5 "
2 good 3 morning
3 morning 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 14 .
9 , 10 who
10 who 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 " 11 ?
1 " 12 "
2 isn't 3 that
2 isn't 4 a
4 a 5 fine
5 fine 6 secret
5 fine 7 of
7 of 10 's
12 " 24 .
15 , 16 just
16 just 17 as
17 as 19 he
17 as 24 .
18 if 19 he
19 he 23 it
20 knew 21 all
21 all 22 about
22 about 23 it

johnny [chuck] [raised] [his] [eyebrows] and [put] [on] [the] [most] [surprised] [look] [.] 
1 johnny 6 and

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

and as he [flew] , he said to himself : " [johnny] [chuck] can't fool me ; he does know [peter] [rabbit] 's secret . " 
1 and 2 as
2 as 3 he
3 he 6 he
5 , 6 he
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
3 the 19 of
19 of 20 an
20 an 21 old
21 old 22 chestnut
22 chestnut 23 .

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 4 could
2 wish 6 that
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
1 you 16 .
2 must 3 be
3 be 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 10 the
10 the 11 end
11 end 12 of
12 of 13 a
13 a 14 long

[drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [felt] [very] [much] [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 " 6 "
3 thought 4 so
4 so 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied

of [course] he [hadn't] [thought] [anything] [of] the kind . 
1 of 9 kind
3 he 8 the
8 the 9 kind
9 kind 10 .

" won't [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] be surprised ? " [remarked] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] , as he sat down to rest . 
1 " 9 ?
1 " 10 "
2 won't 7 be
2 won't 9 ?
7 be 8 surprised
10 " 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
6 he 13 and
7 flew 8 home
8 home 9 ,
9 , 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 20 .
20 . 21 "

[vii] 

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

" [some] [folks] [think] [they] ['re] [mighty] [smart] [oh] , la me ! 
1 " 10 ,
1 " 13 !
11 la 12 me
12 me 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 4 who
3 knave 4 who
4 who 5 stole

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

sammy [jay] was [mightily] [pleased] [with] [himself] [.] 
1 sammy 3 was

sammy [jay] [smacked] [his] [lips] as [he] [thought] [of] [this] [.] 
1 sammy 6 as

then he looked up at jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] and [winked] . 
1 then 2 he
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 , 13 and
13 and 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 8 are
6 , 7 they
7 they 8 are
8 are 9 not
8 are 10 honest
10 honest 11 .

they steal whenever they get a chance , and always they try to get others into trouble . 
1 they 2 steal
2 steal 3 whenever
3 whenever 4 they
3 whenever 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 2 was
1 that 11 when
2 was 7 left
7 left 10 ,
8 them 10 ,
11 when 12 he
12 he 14 his

sammy had a plan , and the angrier the others grew , the more likely were they to help him . 
1 sammy 4 plan
2 had 4 plan
3 a 4 plan
4 plan 5 ,
4 plan 8 angrier
5 , 6 and
7 the 8 angrier
8 angrier 10 others
8 angrier 11 grew
8 angrier 15 likely
9 the 10 others
11 grew 12 ,
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 " 10 "
2 you 3 wait
3 wait 4 till
6 catch 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 14 and
14 and 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
2 quite 11 he
4 that 11 he
5 , 6 despite
6 despite 7 all
6 despite 9 smartness
6 despite 10 ,
6 despite 11 he
7 all 8 his
11 he 14 had
11 he 18 .
12 never 13 yet
13 yet 14 had
14 had 15 caught

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
1 " 18 "
2 we 3 can
8 telling 13 all
13 all 14 about
14 about 15 it
15 it 16 beforehand
16 beforehand 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 he
20 he 21 .

[sammy] [jay] [winked] [at] [each] [of] [the] [others] [.] 

he cleared his throat and looked all around , to make sure that no one else was near . 
1 he 2 cleared
2 cleared 4 throat
2 cleared 8 around
2 cleared 9 ,
3 his 4 throat
5 and 6 looked
6 looked 8 around
7 all 8 around
9 , 12 sure
10 to 11 make
11 make 12 sure
12 sure 18 near
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 :
5 and 6 whispered
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 5 mean
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 8 exclaimed
6 ? 8 exclaimed
7 " 8 exclaimed
8 exclaimed 10 others
9 the 10 others
10 others 13 together
11 , 13 together
12 all 13 together

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

" we 'll be the [real] [surprise] . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
2 we 8 .
3 'll 4 be
4 be 5 the

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
4 begins 5 ,
4 begins 6 you
7 will 8 hide
8 hide 9 close
9 close 10 to
9 close 11 where
11 where 12 it
11 where 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
3 ! 5 !
3 ! 7 !
5 ! 6 haw

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

we 'll [all] be there , " cried [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 we 2 'll
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 , 15 to
15 to 16 the
15 to 19 .

he was singing , although he has a very poor voice for singing , and this was his song : 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 singing
3 singing 5 although
3 singing 7 has
3 singing 13 singing
4 , 5 although
6 he 7 has
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
16 this 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 " 10 ,
1 " 13 !
11 la 12 me
12 me 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 4 who
3 knave 4 who
4 who 5 stole

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

" 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 11 ,
11 , 13 ,
13 , 17 and
17 and 18 started
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
1 it 6 .
2 was 3 a
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 4 the

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

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 8 seen
8 seen 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 7 as
6 sharp 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 15 is
14 it 17 hard
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 19 and
19 and 22 listened
21 and 22 listened
22 listened 23 .

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

then [sammy] [was] [sure] that this was the [day] of [peter] [rabbit] 's [party] . 
1 then 5 that
5 that 7 was
6 this 7 was
7 was 8 the
8 the 10 of
10 of 13 's
13 's 15 .

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

reddy was not yet out of bed , but when he heard [sammy] [jay] at [his] [door] [,] he tumbled out in a hurry . 
1 reddy 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 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 4 over
2 he 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 over
4 over 5 to
5 to 6 where
6 where 7 the
6 where 8 party
6 where 9 was
6 where 11 be
10 to 11 be

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 13 could
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 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 they
15 they 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 7 ,

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
13 all 14 of
14 of 15 his

[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
1 when 3 reached
1 when 6 ,
3 reached 4 the
3 reached 5 ground
6 , 19 in
19 in 20 his
20 his 21 long
21 long 22 coat
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] [.] 

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
7 open 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 all
10 he 12 laughing
11 was 12 laughing
12 laughing 13 all
13 all 14 to
13 all 16 .
14 to 15 himself

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

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

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

mr [toad] [stopped] [laughing] and [hopped] [a] [step] [nearer] [.] 
1 mr 5 and

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

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

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

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

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

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
1 " 18 "
2 to 3 be
3 be 6 a
6 a 7 very
7 very 8 foolish
8 foolish 10 ,
8 foolish 13 foolish
9 question 10 ,
11 a 12 very
11 a 13 foolish
13 foolish 14 question
15 , 16 indeed
16 indeed 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 22 .

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

" [i] was [underneath] a [piece] [of] [bark] [on] [which] [sammy] [jay] was sitting when the [plan] [was] [made] . 
1 " 3 was
1 " 20 .
3 was 5 a
5 a 16 the
13 was 14 sitting
13 was 15 when
15 when 16 the

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
1 " 14 .
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 not
3 course 10 ,
4 not 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 interrupted
10 , 12 to

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

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

" not yet , but [i] 'm going to , by and by , " replied old [mr] [toad] . 
1 " 2 not
1 " 20 .
2 not 3 yet
3 yet 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 7 'm
7 'm 8 going
8 going 9 to
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 , 7 you
4 , 25 .
7 you 10 me
8 to 9 help
9 help 10 me
14 and 16 the
14 and 18 and
18 and 21 and
21 and 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 " 15 "
2 of 3 course
6 if 8 can
8 can 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 how
11 how 12 can
12 can 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

old [mr] [toad] [hopped] [up] , and [stretching] [up] [on] [tiptoe] [,] whispered in one of [prickly] [porky] 's [ears] . 
1 old 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 13 whispered
13 whispered 14 in
14 in 15 one
15 one 16 of
16 of 19 's
19 's 21 .

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

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

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

" will you do it ? " asked [mr] [toad] . 
1 " 2 will
2 will 3 you
2 will 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] [.] 

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

" 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 24 his
24 his 26 .

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

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

" 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 .
20 smacking 22 lips
21 his 22 lips

reddy [fox] [wriggled] [up] [where] [he] [could] [peep] [out] , [too] [.] 
1 reddy 10 ,

" 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 5 that
1 but 25 .
2 it 3 was
3 was 5 that
4 laughter 5 that
5 that 6 made
6 made 8 sound
7 no 8 sound
8 sound 9 ,
9 , 10 for
10 for 12 and
15 want 16 any
16 any 17 one
17 one 18 to
18 to 19 know
19 know 20 that
20 that 21 they
20 that 25 .
21 they 22 were
22 were 24 there

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
1 it 5 funny
2 certainly 3 was
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 9 and
9 and 16 ,
12 , 14 the
12 , 16 ,
16 , 21 .

right at the top of a little hill the cabbage got away from them . 
1 right 8 hill
2 at 4 top
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
10 cabbage 14 them
11 got 12 away
12 away 13 from
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 19 to
19 to 21 it
19 to 22 .

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

he didn't see the big cabbage coming . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 see
3 see 7 coming
4 the 5 big
5 big 6 cabbage
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
18 on 20 back
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 18 and
10 , 11 who
10 , 18 and
11 who 12 was
11 who 15 the
12 was 13 close
13 close 14 behind
18 and 19 had
19 had 20 no
19 had 21 time
21 time 24 aside
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
1 such 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 , 13 and
5 never 7 ,
7 , 13 and
13 and 15 to
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 20 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 5 with

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

it was in his eyes and all over his face and dripped from his whiskers [.] 
1 it 2 was
1 it 12 dripped
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
11 and 12 dripped
12 dripped 13 from
12 dripped 15 whiskers
14 his 15 whiskers

it [knocked] all the [wind] out of [mr] [toad] , and of [course] [striped] [chipmunk] [spilled] all his [corn] . 
1 it 3 all
1 it 20 .
3 all 4 the
3 all 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 of
12 of 17 all
17 all 18 his

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

he looked up to see a [strange] [thing] [bounding] down [the] [lone] [little] [path] . 
1 he 10 down
2 looked 3 up
2 looked 10 down
3 up 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 a
10 down 15 .

[prickly] [porky] [didn't] [wait] [to] [see] [what] [it] [was] [.] 

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

then it stopped . 
1 then 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 13 and
2 a 3 great
3 great 4 green

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 8 best
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 18 's

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
2 meant 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
2 , 11 !
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
2 in 9 tree
4 top 5 of
4 top 9 tree
5 of 6 a
7 tall 9 tree
9 tree 15 and
15 and 21 watched
21 watched 22 .

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

he was hungry . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 3 hungry
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
11 no 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 6 would
1 he 17 ,
6 would 7 bring
7 bring 10 message
7 bring 11 that
8 the 9 false
9 false 10 message
17 , 19 as
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 " 7 "
3 'm 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 11 .

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

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

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
8 whispered 11 ear
8 whispered 14 .
9 in 10 the
11 ear 13 each
12 of 13 each

" now [i] wonder what [peter] [rabbit] is [whispering] about , " said [reddy] . 
1 " 2 now
1 " 12 "
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
1 suddenly 10 log
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
9 hollow 10 log
10 log 11 disappeared
11 disappeared 12 .

there was a queer rattling sound that sent shivers up and down [reddy] ['s] [backbone] [.] 
1 there 2 was
1 there 6 sound
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

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 11 log
4 was 12 .
5 no 6 other
7 opening 8 to
8 to 9 the
8 to 11 log
9 the 10 hollow
10 hollow 11 log

" 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 " 8 the
5 " 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 'll
13 'll 14 go
14 go 16 when
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 4 ,

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 ,
1 now 11 one
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 all
6 all 7 his
7 his 8 faults
8 faults 9 ,
11 one 12 of
12 of 13 the
12 of 16 in
13 the 14 best
16 in 17 the

if there is any danger which his sharp eyes discover , he always screams at the top of his lungs . 
1 if 2 there
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
15 at 20 lungs
16 the 17 top
17 top 20 lungs
18 of 20 lungs
19 his 20 lungs

because [sammy] [knew] [this] [he] [felt] [sure] of [breaking] [up] this [party] . 
1 because 8 of
8 of 11 this
11 this 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 6 ,
6 , 9 shouted
7 " 9 shouted
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
8 pretended 10 be
8 pretended 13 .
10 be 12 excited
11 terribly 12 excited

" you [had] better run before [bowser] [gets] here , " he [shouted] . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 11 "
2 you 4 better
4 better 5 run
5 run 6 before
9 here 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 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 " 8 "
4 ha 6 ha
5 ! 6 ha
6 ha 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 12 .

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

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

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

" [tell] [bowser] that we are all waiting for him , " added [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 " 4 that
1 " 11 ,
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 "
12 " 13 added

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

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

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

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

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

shadow [the] [weasel] [felt] [just] [as] [uncomfortable] [as] [reddy] [fox] , and [shadow] is very [short-tempered] [.] 
1 shadow 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 is
14 is 15 very

every time [reddy] [moved] and [squeezed] [shadow] , [shadow] [would] [snap] [at] [him] [.] 
1 every 2 time
1 every 8 ,
2 time 5 and

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

it tickled him almost to pieces to think how easily he had trapped [smart] [reddy] [fox] , [the] [boaster] . 
1 it 3 him
1 it 20 .
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 13 trapped
12 had 17 ,

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
11 and 17 ,
13 the 15 were
17 , 18 and
17 , 26 .
18 and 19 of
19 of 20 course
23 cared 24 for
24 for 26 .

[xiii] 

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

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

and all the time he would be saying : 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
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 " 9 '
1 " 11 ,
11 , 17 !
15 am 16 so
16 so 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 '
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 5 had
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
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 10 ,
10 , 18 .
14 the 16 winter
14 the 18 .

but [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [couldn't] [sleep] [like] that . 
1 but 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 6 much
4 enjoy 5 it
4 enjoy 6 much
6 much 7 .

it made his feet cold , and then he didn't like the tracks he made [.] 
1 it 2 made
1 it 4 feet
1 it 10 didn't
3 his 4 feet
4 feet 5 cold
4 feet 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 he
8 then 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 like
10 didn't 13 tracks
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
17 snow 19 soft
18 was 19 soft
19 soft 20 .

it seemed to [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] as if [the] [winter] never , never would [go] . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 8 as
3 to 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 15 hungry
8 , 9 and
9 and 14 getting
10 of 11 course
11 course 14 getting
12 he 14 getting
13 was 14 getting
14 getting 15 hungry
15 hungry 16 .

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

one morning he [stuck] his head out of his [doorway] , and [whom] [should] he [see] [trotting] [along] [below] but [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 
1 one 2 morning
2 morning 3 he
3 he 5 his
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 15 he
15 he 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 8 if
3 fat 4 and
4 and 5 comfortable
5 comfortable 6 and
6 and 7 as
7 as 8 if
10 did 11 not
10 did 12 mind
12 mind 13 the
12 mind 15 weather
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
1 " 7 ,
2 good 4 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 13 .

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

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

" [i] haven't seen you for a long time [!] ["] 
1 " 3 haven't
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

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

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

" [getting] my [breakfast] of [nice] [fresh] [eggs] , " he replied . 
1 " 3 my
1 " 10 "
5 of 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 9 water
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 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 couldn't
6 couldn't 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
10 he 12 .

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

" ah 'm going up there the very first dark night ! " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 'm
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 , 10 five
9 , 16 eight
11 , 12 six
11 , 16 eight
13 , 14 seven
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 3 soon
1 just 15 slip
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 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 , 11 as
10 just 11 as
11 as 14 of
12 the 13 tongues
12 the 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 '
3 don 5 see
5 see 6 what
6 what 7 can
7 can 8 be
8 be 9 keepin
9 keepin 10 '

ah ['m] [plumb] [worried] [to] [death] , " [muttered] old [mrs] [possum] [.] 
1 ah 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 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 7 :
2 was 5 ,

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

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

" hello ! " [exclaimed] [sammy] [jay] , not at all [politely] . 
1 " 4 "
2 hello 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 13 .
8 , 9 not
9 not 10 at
10 at 11 all
10 at 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 " 7 '
7 ' 8 a
8 a 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
1 sammy 4 flared
1 sammy 8 .
2 's 3 temper
4 flared 5 up
4 flared 7 away
6 right 7 away

" [i] 've been [up] [ever] [since] [sun-up] ! " he [sputtered] . 
1 " 10 "
3 've 4 been
4 been 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 he
11 he 13 .

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

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

keep your temper , [do] [,] [oh] [pray] [!] ["] 
1 keep 3 temper
2 your 3 temper
3 temper 4 ,

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
9 most 11 way
12 as 13 she
12 as 14 turned
14 turned 15 back
15 back 16 to
15 back 18 babies
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] [.] 

she was more worried than ever . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 more
3 more 5 than
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 12 ,
12 , 14 '
14 ' 22 .

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

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

he could see the rows of nests and the beautiful brown eggs in them . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 see
3 see 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 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 15 in
14 eggs 15 in
15 in 18 nests
16 the 17 lower
17 lower 18 nests
18 nests 19 .

he hadn't been there , and he couldn't go now , because it was daylight . 
1 he 2 hadn't
1 he 16 .
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 15 daylight
14 was 15 daylight

it made him more and more uneasy and fidgety . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
2 made 7 uneasy
4 more 5 and
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] [.] 

" what all [am] the matter with [yo] ['] ? " she snapped [.] 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 all
2 what 10 ?
3 all 5 the
5 the 6 matter
6 matter 7 with
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 she
12 she 13 snapped

" 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 15 "
14 was 15 "

" 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 " 13 when
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 5 to
5 to 6 be
13 when 14 there
13 when 20 .
14 there 15 's
15 's 18 the
17 on 18 the

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

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

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

but just the same he couldn't think of anything else . 
1 but 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 18 egg
13 to 14 have
14 have 18 egg
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
1 that 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 " 8 "
2 where 3 are
3 are 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
6 going 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

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

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

" don't yo ' go fo ' to do any foolishness ! " she called . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
3 yo 6 fo
3 yo 14 she
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 "
14 she 15 called
15 called 16 .

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

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

[xvi] 

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

unc ' [billy] [possum] [had] [a] [very] [good] [reason] [for] [not] [going] [home] [,] [a] [very] [good] [reason] [,] [indeed] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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

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
10 over 11 him
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 25 found
19 of 20 him
21 if 22 he
21 if 23 should
21 if 25 found
22 he 23 should
23 should 24 be
25 found 26 .

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

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

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 4 keep
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 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 10 ,
10 , 11 he
10 , 18 .
11 he 12 hurried
12 hurried 13 from
13 from 14 one
14 one 15 nest
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
2 just 12 another
3 ate 4 and
3 ate 5 ate
4 and 5 ate
6 and 7 ate
6 and 12 another
7 ate 8 until
8 until 9 he
8 until 12 another
9 he 10 couldn't
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
1 now 13 .
2 a 3 full
3 full 4 stomach
4 stomach 11 sleepy
5 is 7 apt
6 very 7 apt
7 apt 8 to
7 apt 9 make
7 apt 11 sleepy
9 make 10 a
11 sleepy 12 head

unc ' [billy] [knew] [that] [the] [thing] [for] [him] [to] [do] was [to] [hurry] [home] [as] [fast] [as] [he] [could] [go] [,] [but] [he] [didn't] [.] 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 12 was

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 3 was
3 was 5 and
4 warm 5 and
5 and 7 were
6 here 7 were
7 were 8 some
8 some 9 of
9 of 13 of
10 the 12 nests
10 the 13 of

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 2 '

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
5 for 6 a
5 for 8 time
6 a 7 long
8 time 9 ,
11 it 12 was
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

yes , indeed , he was very , very angry . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 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 7 listened
6 he 7 listened
7 listened 8 .

then [he] [snuggled] [down] [out] [of] [sight] [under] the [hay] of the [nest] . 
1 then 9 the
9 the 11 of
11 of 12 the
11 of 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

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 4 doubt
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 about
4 doubt 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 12 in
3 a 12 in
4 terrible 5 position
5 position 7 be
5 position 8 in
6 to 7 be
8 in 9 ,
9 , 12 in
10 right 12 in
11 there 12 in
12 in 14 hen-house
12 in 16 with
13 the 14 hen-house
15 , 16 with
16 with 18 chance
16 with 21 .
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
14 , 15 instead
15 instead 16 of
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 3 taken
2 had 3 taken
3 taken 5 nap
4 a 5 nap
5 nap 7 overslept
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 21 daylight
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 2 '

" 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 " 3 it
1 " 21 "
3 it 14 's
5 that 14 's
16 when 18 came
18 came 19 here
19 here 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

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

unc ' [billy] [almost] [chuckled] [again] [as] [he] [thought] [what] [a] [smart] [fellow] [he] had been [to] [step] in [jimmy] [skunk] ['s] [tracks] . 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 15 had
15 had 16 been
16 been 19 in
19 in 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 16 mark
2 had 3 dragged
3 dragged 4 it
3 dragged 5 in
3 dragged 7 snow
3 dragged 15 a
6 the 7 snow
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 course
10 of 11 course
11 course 14 left
12 it 14 left
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 " 4 that
1 " 15 "
5 there 6 was
5 there 9 one
5 there 14 ,
6 was 7 more
7 more 8 than
9 one 10 visitor
14 , 15 "
15 " 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] [.] ["] 

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 4 hen-house
3 the 4 hen-house
4 hen-house 16 all
5 came 10 and
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 10 grain
1 he 11 bin
2 moved 3 all
3 all 5 boxes
4 the 5 boxes
5 boxes 7 looked
5 boxes 10 grain
6 and 7 looked
7 looked 8 in
9 the 10 grain
11 bin 12 .

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

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

he was looking in the very next nest to the one in which [unc] ['] [billy] was . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 3 looking
2 was 3 looking
3 looking 4 in
4 in 7 next
5 the 6 very
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 2 '

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

" it 's very queer ! 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
2 it 5 queer
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 "
7 set 9 traps
8 some 9 traps
10 . 11 "

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

[xviii] 

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

" [mah] [home] [is] in a [holler] [tree] [it] ['s] [a] long way home ! 
1 " 5 in
5 in 6 a
6 a 12 long
12 long 13 way
13 way 14 home
14 home 15 !

ah [wish] [ah] ['s] [there] , [but] here [ah] [be] [it] 's a long way home ! 
1 ah 6 ,
1 ah 17 !
6 , 8 here
8 here 12 's
12 's 13 a
14 long 15 way
15 way 16 home
16 home 17 !

unc ' [billy] [possum] [lay] [curled] [up] [under] [the] [hay] [in] [the] [highest] [nest] [in] [the] [darkest] [corner] [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hen-house] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

unc ' [billy] [didn't] [dare] [go] [to] [sleep] [,] [because] [he] was [afraid] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [might] [find] [him] [.] 
1 unc 2 '
1 unc 12 was

and , anyway , he wanted to see just what [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was doing . 
1 and 2 ,
1 and 5 he
2 , 3 anyway
3 anyway 4 ,
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 16 doing
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
2 peeping 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 2 '

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 16 doing
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 '

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

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

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

ha , ha , [ha] [!] 
1 ha 2 ,
1 ha 3 ha
3 ha 4 ,

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

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

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

the [joke] [wasn't] [on] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy , [after] [all] ; it was on [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 
1 the 8 boy
1 the 20 .
8 boy 9 ,
9 , 12 ;
12 ; 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 on

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
6 see 7 that
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 any
10 any 11 joke
11 joke 13 all
11 joke 14 .
12 at 13 all

" it 's a long way home , " said [unc] ' [billy] [mournfully] , as he peeped out of [a] [crack] [toward] [the] [green] [forest] . 
1 " 9 "
1 " 17 he
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 16 as
12 ' 15 ,
15 , 16 as
17 he 27 .
18 peeped 19 out
19 out 20 of
20 of 27 .

[xix] 

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

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

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

if it hadn't been for [those] [two] [worries] , [unc] ['] [billy] would have been willing to stay there the rest of the winter . 
1 if 2 it
1 if 9 ,
2 it 4 been
3 hadn't 4 been
4 been 5 for
9 , 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 3 delightfully
2 was 3 delightfully
3 delightfully 6 cosy
4 warm 5 and
4 warm 6 cosy

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 7 eat
7 eat 8 ,

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 " 4 cut
4 cut 5 ,
4 cut 6 cut
4 cut 13 !
6 cut 7 ,
6 cut 8 cut
8 cut 9 ,
9 , 12 cut-aa-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
6 in 8 world
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 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 25 .
16 peep 17 out
17 out 18 and
17 out 19 wish
19 wish 20 that
20 that 21 he
20 that 23 to
22 dared 23 to
23 to 24 run
23 to 25 .

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

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
4 day 5 and
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 17 and

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
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 11 a
11 a 12 good
12 good 13 turn
13 turn 14 ,
13 turn 18 turn
15 a 16 very
16 very 17 good
17 good 18 turn
18 turn 20 indeed
19 , 20 indeed
20 indeed 21 .

once out of the hen-house , [unc] ['] [billy] [lost] [no] [time] [in] [starting] for the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 once 2 out
1 once 6 ,
2 out 3 of
2 out 5 hen-house
4 the 5 hen-house
6 , 15 for
15 for 16 the

but it was slow , hard work . 
1 but 5 ,
2 it 5 ,
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 ,
2 see 6 was
3 , 6 was
4 the 5 snow
4 the 6 was
6 was 7 newly
7 newly 8 fallen
7 newly 12 .
8 fallen 9 and
9 and 10 very
10 very 11 soft

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 6 and
2 huffed 6 and
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 7 one
6 let 10 go
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 13 wits
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 '

if they hadn't been , he would have remembered this little saying : 
1 if 6 he
2 they 3 hadn't
2 they 6 he
3 hadn't 4 been
4 been 5 ,
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 3 he
1 what 4 forget
1 what 5 ?
2 did 3 he

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

unc ' [billy] [looked] [behind] [him] [,] [and] [he] [turned] [pale] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

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

" 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 7 for
7 for 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 12 '

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 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 13 and
6 see 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 gone
10 gone 11 back
11 back 12 ,
12 , 13 and

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

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

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

[xxi] 

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

" there was [an] [old] [possum] [lived] [up] in a tree ; [hi] , ho , see the chips fly ! 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 9 in
9 in 10 a
9 in 14 ,
10 a 11 tree
11 tree 12 ;
14 , 18 the
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
2 sliest 3 old
2 sliest 5 that
3 old 4 thief
5 that 7 ever
6 you 7 ever
7 ever 8 did
8 did 9 see
9 see 12 ,
12 , 16 the
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 ,
1 hi 3 ho
3 ho 4 ,
3 ho 6 the
3 ho 10 "
5 see 6 the
6 the 7 chips
7 chips 8 fly
8 fly 9 !

farmer [brown] 's boy [sang] as he [swung] his keen [axe] , and [the] [chips] [did] [fly] [.] 
1 farmer 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 13 and
6 as 7 he
6 as 12 ,
7 he 9 his
9 his 10 keen
12 , 13 and

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 10 directions
9 all 10 directions

and the [louder] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [sang] , the faster the chips flew [.] 
1 and 2 the
1 and 9 ,
2 the 7 boy
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
2 didn't 15 sang
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 15 sang
11 that 12 is
12 is 13 why
12 is 15 sang
14 he 15 sang
15 sang 16 as
15 sang 21 fly
16 as 17 he
18 made 19 the
18 made 21 fly
19 the 20 chips
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
1 he 7 up
2 had 4 that
7 up 8 to
8 to 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 21 .
15 no 16 tracks
15 no 17 going
17 going 18 away
18 away 19 from
19 from 20 it
20 it 21 .

right up near the top he could see a hollow , just such a hollow as a [possum] likes . 
1 right 2 up
1 right 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
11 , 13 such
13 such 14 a
13 such 15 hollow
13 such 16 as
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 14 it
13 split 14 it
14 it 15 open
15 open 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 would
20 would 21 be
21 be 23 .

of course it was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [whose] [tracks] he had followed [.] 
1 of 2 course
1 of 11 he
2 course 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 6 '
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 19 he
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 4 them
7 the 8 hen-house
8 hen-house 9 ,
9 , 10 just
10 just 11 as
11 as 18 that
13 ' 15 had
15 had 16 been
16 been 17 afraid
17 afraid 18 that
18 that 19 he

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
8 , 10 tracks
8 , 11 were
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 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 ,
6 , 8 ,
8 , 13 '
13 ' 20 to
20 to 21 the

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
4 so 5 deep
4 so 6 that
4 so 7 he
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
5 hollow 21 it
7 , 8 he
8 he 11 tired
9 was 11 tired
10 so 11 tired
11 tired 12 that
11 tired 21 it
13 it 14 was
13 it 15 all
15 all 17 could
15 all 20 climb
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 do
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 10 where
3 it 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 10 where
5 his 6 own
6 own 8 tree
7 hollow 8 tree
8 tree 9 ,
9 , 10 where
10 where 19 lived

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 , 13 for
13 for 18 to
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
4 been 6 thankful
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 ,
1 and 15 .
2 , 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 feared
8 , 9 there
9 there 10 was
10 was 13 's
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 9 shake
8 to 9 shake

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

with a great crash over it went ! 
1 with 4 crash
2 a 4 crash
3 great 4 crash
4 crash 7 went
4 crash 8 !
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 4 boy
3 's 4 boy

and as he chopped , he began to sing again . 
1 and 2 as
2 as 3 he
2 as 6 he
3 he 4 chopped
4 chopped 5 ,
6 he 7 began
7 began 9 sing
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 11 of
2 the 4 of
4 of 9 old
5 the 6 hollow
6 hollow 8 an
7 was 8 an
8 an 9 old
11 of 13 the
13 the 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 that
18 that 19 was
18 that 20 all
19 was 20 all
20 all 21 .

farmer [brown] 's boy [rubbed] [his] [eyes] and [stared] [and] [stared] [and] [stared] [.] 
1 farmer 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 8 and

there were [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [tracks] [leading] [straight] [up] to [that] [tree] and none [leading] [away] [.] 
1 there 2 were
1 there 15 none
2 were 11 to
11 to 14 and

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
4 do 5 it
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 '

" [ah] just [naturally] [expected] [ah] [was] [gwine] to have [visitors] , and [so] [ah] [prepared] a little [surprise] . 
1 " 3 just
3 just 9 to
9 to 10 have
10 have 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 17 a
17 a 18 little
18 little 20 .

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

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

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 ,

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 13 .

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

ah [studied] [and] [ah] [studied] [how] [ah] was gwine to fool [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 
1 ah 8 was
1 ah 9 gwine
9 gwine 10 to
9 gwine 11 fool

ah done wish [ah] had [wings] [like] [yo] ['] [and] [brer] [buzzard] [.] 
1 ah 2 done
1 ah 3 wish
3 wish 5 had

" [so] [po] ['] [ol] ['] [unc] ['] [billy] sat studying and studying and getting mo ' and mo ' troubled in his [mind] [.] 
1 " 23 his
10 sat 11 studying
11 studying 13 studying
11 studying 14 and
12 and 13 studying
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

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 "
8 right 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 .
17 said 20 the

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

" be patient , [unc] ' [billy] , and perhaps you will . " 
1 " 2 be
1 " 4 ,
2 be 3 patient
4 , 14 "
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] [.] 

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 25 coat
22 his 23 own
23 own 24 fur
24 fur 25 coat
25 coat 26 .

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

after frisking about he would stop to rest . 
1 after 3 about
2 frisking 3 about
3 about 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 stop
6 stop 8 rest
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 4 boy
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 11 was

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

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

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

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

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

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
1 he 25 .
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 13 minute
12 a 13 minute
13 minute 14 who
14 who 15 should
15 should 16 appear
16 appear 17 at
17 at 19 doorway
18 the 19 doorway

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 13 ?
3 do 5 mean
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 6 by
11 's 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 18 ,
18 , 20 as

[xxiv] 

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

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

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

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

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 11 the
1 and 14 and
6 sat 7 in
7 in 9 doorway
7 in 10 of
8 the 9 doorway
10 of 11 the
14 and 21 and
21 and 22 said
22 said 24 things
23 unpleasant 24 things
24 things 25 .

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
2 soon 5 laughing
3 he 5 laughing
4 was 5 laughing
5 laughing 6 just
6 just 7 as
7 as 8 hard
8 hard 9 as

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

ha , ha [,] ha ! " [they] laughed [together] [.] 
1 ha 2 ,
1 ha 3 ha
3 ha 9 laughed
5 ha 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 9 laughed

finally they had to stop for breath . 
1 finally 2 they
2 they 6 for
2 they 8 .
3 had 5 stop
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 " 7 my
1 " 14 "
2 what 5 doing
3 are 5 doing
4 you 5 doing
5 doing 6 in
5 doing 7 my
7 my 8 storehouse
9 , 11 '
11 ' 14 "
14 " 24 .
20 he 21 could
20 he 24 .
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 " 7 here
1 " 17 "
2 why 3 don't
2 why 4 you
4 you 5 stay
5 stay 6 right
6 right 7 here
9 the 10 snow
9 the 12 ,
12 , 14 '
14 ' 17 "
17 " 18 he
18 he 19 asked
19 asked 20 .

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

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

" you 're welcome to stay as long as you like , [unc] ' [billy] , " he said . 
1 " 2 you
1 " 10 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 welcome
5 to 6 stay
6 stay 8 long
7 as 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 ,

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
8 fo 20 "
10 it 11 will
10 it 12 lift
12 lift 13 a
12 lift 15 load
13 a 14 great
15 load 16 off
16 off 17 mah
17 mah 18 mind
18 mind 19 ,

" to get yourself in trouble is a very easy thing . 
1 " 2 to
2 to 3 get
2 to 7 is
3 get 5 in
4 yourself 5 in
5 in 6 trouble
7 is 9 very
7 is 10 easy
8 a 9 very
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
17 wriggle 18 out
17 wriggle 21 longer
19 , 21 longer
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 2 found
1 he 15 .
2 found 3 old
9 and 12 out
12 out 13 of
13 of 15 .

you see [unc] ' [billy] had been gone a long time for him , and she didn't know what had become of him . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 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 23 him
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
2 just 5 as
2 just 14 forgot
3 as 4 soon
6 she 7 knew
7 knew 8 that
7 knew 14 forgot
8 that 9 he
10 was 11 safe
11 safe 12 ,
12 , 14 forgot
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
19 she 20 had
20 had 21 been
21 been 22 .

" [yo] ' [tell] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] that [ah] [don] ' [care] if he never comes back . 
1 " 3 '
1 " 12 '
3 ' 6 '
6 ' 9 that
12 ' 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 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 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
1 he 11 didn't
2 knew 3 that
3 that 10 she
11 didn't 12 mean
12 mean 13 it
13 it 14 .

then all of a [sudden] [happy] [jack] thought of a way [for] [unc] ' [billy] to get [home] [without] [waiting] [until] the [snow] [melted] [away] [.] 
1 then 2 all
1 then 22 the
2 all 3 of
3 of 4 a
4 a 8 thought
8 thought 9 of
9 of 10 a
10 a 11 way
11 way 17 get
14 ' 16 to
16 to 17 get

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 11 was
11 was 12 a
12 a 14 deal
13 great 14 deal
14 deal 15 of
14 deal 16 snow
16 snow 19 ground
17 on 19 ground
18 the 19 ground
19 ground 20 .

what do you suppose [gave] [happy] [jack] his [idea] ? 
1 what 2 do
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 2 ,
1 why 18 !
2 , 11 right
11 right 12 on
12 on 14 end
13 the 14 end
14 end 15 of
15 of 17 nose
16 his 17 nose

yes , [sir] , it was that tiny little snowflake that [gave] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [his] [bright] [idea] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 7 that
4 , 7 that
5 it 7 that
6 was 7 that
7 that 8 tiny
7 that 11 that
8 tiny 9 little
9 little 10 snowflake

he hurried back to the [hollow] [tree] [where] [unc] ' [billy] [was] [hiding] and [scrambled] [up] to the doorway . 
1 he 2 hurried
2 hurried 3 back
3 back 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 10 '
10 ' 14 and
14 and 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 doorway
19 doorway 20 .

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

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

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

" what 's that yo ' say , [brer] [squirrel] ? " he said . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
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 3 look
4 up 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 8 ,
8 , 10 '
10 ' 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 17 .

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

the sky was full of dancing snowflakes . 
1 the 2 sky
2 sky 3 was
2 sky 4 full
4 full 5 of
4 full 6 dancing
6 dancing 7 snowflakes
6 dancing 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
2 got 5 eyes
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 eyes
5 eyes 7 clung
6 and 7 clung
7 clung 8 to
10 whiskers 11 .

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

" ah don ' see anything but mo ' snow , and yo ' know [ah] [don] ['] like snow ! " he said . 
1 " 2 ah
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 20 snow
11 , 12 and
12 and 20 snow
13 yo 14 '
13 yo 15 know
13 yo 19 like
19 like 20 snow
20 snow 21 !
20 snow 24 said
21 ! 22 "
23 he 24 said
24 said 25 .

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

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

" 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
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
3 going 5 snow
5 snow 7 night
6 all 7 night
7 night 8 ,
7 night 12 morning
8 , 9 and
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 "
4 have 5 covered
5 covered 6 them
5 covered 8 up
6 them 7 all
8 up 9 .

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

" ah believe yo ' are right [,] [brer] [squirrel] [,] [ah] believe yo ' are right ! " said [unc] ' [billy] [.] 
1 " 7 right
1 " 18 !
2 ah 3 believe
3 believe 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 6 are
6 are 7 right
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 '

so [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] learned how easy it is to get into trouble and how hard to get out of it . 
1 so 10 is
1 so 23 .
6 learned 7 how
7 how 8 easy
8 easy 9 it
9 it 10 is
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 4 '

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 .