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[snow-flakes] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

it is to be , in good earnest , a wintry storm . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 4 be
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 ,
4 be 8 earnest
6 in 8 earnest
7 good 8 earnest
8 earnest 9 ,
8 earnest 11 wintry
8 earnest 13 .
10 a 11 wintry
11 wintry 12 storm

the cloud-spirits are slowly weaving her white mantle . 
1 the 2 cloud-spirits
2 cloud-spirits 3 are
2 cloud-spirits 4 slowly
2 cloud-spirits 5 weaving
2 cloud-spirits 8 mantle
6 her 8 mantle
7 white 8 mantle
8 mantle 9 .

thus gradually , by silent and stealthy influences , are great changes wrought . 
1 thus 2 gradually
2 gradually 3 ,
2 gradually 7 stealthy
4 by 7 stealthy
5 silent 7 stealthy
6 and 7 stealthy
7 stealthy 8 influences
8 influences 9 ,
8 influences 10 are
8 influences 11 great
8 influences 13 wrought
12 changes 13 wrought
13 wrought 14 .

we , likewise , shall lose sight of our mother 's familiar visage , and must content ourselves with looking heavenward the oftener . 
1 we 9 our
2 , 3 likewise
3 likewise 4 ,
3 likewise 6 lose
5 shall 6 lose
6 lose 7 sight
6 lose 9 our
7 sight 8 of
9 our 10 mother
10 mother 11 's
11 's 13 visage
12 familiar 13 visage
13 visage 15 and
13 visage 16 must
13 visage 17 content
13 visage 23 oftener
13 visage 24 .
14 , 15 and
18 ourselves 21 heavenward
19 with 21 heavenward
20 looking 21 heavenward
21 heavenward 22 the
21 heavenward 23 oftener

now , leaving the storm to do his appointed office , let us sit down , pen in hand , by our fireside . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 leaving
3 leaving 5 storm
3 leaving 8 his
4 the 5 storm
6 to 7 do
6 to 8 his
8 his 23 fireside
9 appointed 10 office
10 office 11 ,
10 office 12 let
12 let 13 us
12 let 17 pen
14 sit 15 down
14 sit 17 pen
16 , 17 pen
17 pen 19 hand
17 pen 20 ,
17 pen 23 fireside
18 in 19 hand
21 by 23 fireside
22 our 23 fireside
23 fireside 24 .

in our brief summer , [i] do not think , but only exist in the vague enjoyment of a dream . 
1 in 2 our
2 our 3 brief
2 our 17 enjoyment
3 brief 4 summer
3 brief 5 ,
7 do 8 not
8 not 13 exist
9 think 13 exist
10 , 11 but
11 but 13 exist
12 only 13 exist
13 exist 14 in
13 exist 16 vague
14 in 15 the
16 vague 17 enjoyment
17 enjoyment 18 of
17 enjoyment 20 dream
17 enjoyment 21 .
19 a 20 dream

however transitory their glow , they at least shine amid the darksome shadow which the clouds of the outward sky fling through the room . 
1 however 2 transitory
2 transitory 3 their
3 their 4 glow
3 their 19 outward
5 , 10 amid
6 they 9 shine
7 at 8 least
8 least 9 shine
9 shine 10 amid
10 amid 12 darksome
10 amid 15 the
10 amid 16 clouds
11 the 12 darksome
12 darksome 13 shadow
12 darksome 14 which
16 clouds 17 of
16 clouds 19 outward
17 of 18 the
19 outward 21 fling
20 sky 21 fling
21 fling 22 through
21 fling 24 room
22 through 23 the
24 room 25 .

now look we forth again , and see how much of his task the storm-spirit has done . 
1 now 2 look
2 look 4 forth
3 we 4 forth
4 forth 5 again
5 again 15 storm-spirit
5 again 18 .
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 see
8 see 9 how
9 how 10 much
10 much 15 storm-spirit
11 of 15 storm-spirit
12 his 15 storm-spirit
13 task 15 storm-spirit
14 the 15 storm-spirit
15 storm-spirit 16 has
15 storm-spirit 17 done

slow and sure ! 
1 slow 2 and
1 slow 3 sure
1 slow 4 !

he has [the] [day] [,] [perchance] the [week] [,] [before] [him] [,] [and] [may] [take] [his] [own] time to [accomplish] [nature] ['s] [burial] [in] [snow] . 
1 he 2 has
1 he 26 .
2 has 19 to
7 the 18 time
18 time 19 to

very sad are the flower shrubs in midwinter ! 
1 very 2 sad
2 sad 8 midwinter
3 are 8 midwinter
4 the 5 flower
5 flower 6 shrubs
6 shrubs 8 midwinter
7 in 8 midwinter
8 midwinter 9 !

the roofs of the houses are now all white , save where the eddying wind has kept them bare at the bleak corners . 
1 the 2 roofs
1 the 14 eddying
2 roofs 3 of
4 the 14 eddying
5 houses 6 are
5 houses 12 where
6 are 7 now
6 are 8 all
9 white 11 save
10 , 11 save
11 save 12 where
12 where 14 eddying
13 the 14 eddying
14 eddying 15 wind
14 eddying 16 has
14 eddying 17 kept
14 eddying 18 them
14 eddying 19 bare
14 eddying 22 bleak
20 at 22 bleak
21 the 22 bleak
22 bleak 23 corners
23 corners 24 .

look next into the street , where we have seen an amusing parallel to the combat of those fancied demons in the upper regions . 
1 look 2 next
1 look 3 into
3 into 5 street
3 into 11 an
4 the 5 street
5 street 6 ,
5 street 7 where
7 where 8 we
8 we 9 have
9 have 10 seen
11 an 13 parallel
12 amusing 13 parallel
13 parallel 14 to
13 parallel 16 combat
13 parallel 24 regions
15 the 16 combat
16 combat 17 of
16 combat 18 those
16 combat 20 demons
19 fancied 20 demons
20 demons 21 in
22 the 23 upper
23 upper 24 regions
24 regions 25 .

it is a snow-battle of school-boys . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 4 snow-battle
3 a 4 snow-battle
4 snow-battle 5 of
4 snow-battle 6 school-boys
6 school-boys 7 .

what [pitched] [battles] [,] [worthy] to be [chanted] in [homeric] [strains] [!] 
1 what 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 9 in

what storming of fortresses , built all of massive snowblocks ! 
1 what 2 storming
2 storming 4 fortresses
3 of 4 fortresses
4 fortresses 5 ,
4 fortresses 6 built
4 fortresses 7 all
4 fortresses 10 snowblocks
8 of 10 snowblocks
9 massive 10 snowblocks
10 snowblocks 11 !

what feats of individual prowess , and embodied onsets of martial enthusiasm ! 
1 what 2 feats
2 feats 3 of
2 feats 5 prowess
4 individual 5 prowess
5 prowess 8 embodied
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 embodied
8 embodied 9 onsets
9 onsets 10 of
9 onsets 11 martial
11 martial 12 enthusiasm
11 martial 13 !

who reared it ? 
1 who 2 reared
2 reared 3 it
2 reared 4 ?

and what means it ? " 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 means
3 means 5 ?
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

the shattered pedestal of many a battle monument has provoked these questions , when none could answer . 
1 the 2 shattered
2 shattered 3 pedestal
3 pedestal 4 of
3 pedestal 5 many
5 many 12 questions
6 a 8 monument
7 battle 8 monument
8 monument 10 provoked
9 has 10 provoked
10 provoked 11 these
10 provoked 12 questions
12 questions 13 ,
12 questions 15 none
12 questions 17 answer
12 questions 18 .
14 when 15 none
16 could 17 answer

would it [might] [inspire] [me] [to] [sketch] [out] [the] [personification] [of] [a] [new] [england] [winter] [!] 
1 would 2 it

and [that] [idea] [,] if [i] [can] [seize] the [snow-wreathed] [figures] [that] [flit] [before] [my] [fancy] , [shall] [be] the [theme] [of] the next page . 
1 and 5 if
1 and 9 the
9 the 24 next
17 , 20 the
20 the 24 next
23 the 24 next
24 next 25 page
25 page 26 .

how does [winter] [herald] [his] [approach] [?] 
1 how 2 does

it is [stern] [winter] 's [vesture] . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 5 's
1 it 7 .

it is the [voice] of [winter] [;] [and] [when] [parents] [and] [children] [bear] it , [they] [shudder] and [exclaim] , " [winter] [is] come ! 
1 it 2 is
1 it 20 ,
2 is 3 the
3 the 5 of
5 of 14 it
14 it 15 ,
15 , 18 and
20 , 21 "
21 " 24 come
24 come 25 !

[cold] [winter] [has] [begun] [his] [reign] [already] [!] ["] 

there he lies stark and stiff , a human shape of ice , on the spot where [winter] [overtook] [him] [.] 
1 there 3 lies
2 he 3 lies
3 lies 4 stark
3 lies 14 on
4 stark 5 and
4 stark 6 stiff
4 stark 7 ,
8 a 9 human
9 human 10 shape
10 shape 11 of
10 shape 12 ice
12 ice 13 ,
12 ice 14 on
14 on 16 spot
15 the 16 spot
16 spot 17 where

on strides the tyrant over the rushing rivers and broad lakes , which turn to rock beneath his footsteps . 
1 on 2 strides
2 strides 3 the
2 strides 4 tyrant
4 tyrant 5 over
4 tyrant 20 .
5 over 8 rivers
6 the 8 rivers
7 rushing 8 rivers
8 rivers 11 lakes
9 and 11 lakes
10 broad 11 lakes
11 lakes 12 ,
11 lakes 13 which
11 lakes 14 turn
11 lakes 17 beneath
11 lakes 19 footsteps
14 turn 15 to
16 rock 17 beneath
18 his 19 footsteps

[his] [dreary] [empire] [is] [established] [;] [all] [around] [stretches] [the] [desolation] [of] [the] [pole] [.] 

such fantasies , intermixed among graver toils of mind , have made the winter 's day pass pleasantly . 
1 such 2 fantasies
2 fantasies 4 intermixed
3 , 4 intermixed
4 intermixed 5 among
4 intermixed 6 graver
6 graver 7 toils
7 toils 8 of
7 toils 9 mind
7 toils 11 have
7 toils 12 made
7 toils 14 winter
7 toils 16 day
7 toils 18 pleasantly
9 mind 10 ,
13 the 14 winter
14 winter 15 's
17 pass 18 pleasantly
18 pleasantly 19 .

on the window-sill , there is a layer of snow , reaching half-way up the lowest pane of glass . 
1 on 3 window-sill
1 on 17 pane
2 the 3 window-sill
3 window-sill 4 ,
3 window-sill 5 there
6 is 8 layer
7 a 8 layer
8 layer 9 of
8 layer 10 snow
8 layer 12 reaching
8 layer 17 pane
11 , 12 reaching
12 reaching 13 half-way
13 half-way 14 up
15 the 16 lowest
16 lowest 17 pane
17 pane 18 of
17 pane 19 glass
17 pane 20 .

the garden is one unbroken bed . 
1 the 2 garden
2 garden 5 unbroken
3 is 5 unbroken
4 one 5 unbroken
5 unbroken 6 bed
6 bed 7 .

next comes a sledge , laden with wood for some unthrifty housekeeper , whom winter has surprised at a cold hearth . 
1 next 2 comes
2 comes 4 sledge
3 a 4 sledge
4 sledge 6 laden
5 , 6 laden
6 laden 7 with
6 laden 8 wood
8 wood 9 for
9 for 11 unthrifty
10 some 11 unthrifty
11 unthrifty 12 housekeeper
11 unthrifty 14 whom
11 unthrifty 15 winter
11 unthrifty 16 has
11 unthrifty 17 surprised
11 unthrifty 20 cold
11 unthrifty 21 hearth
13 , 14 whom
17 surprised 18 at
19 a 20 cold
21 hearth 22 .

but what dismal equipage now struggles along the uneven street ? 
1 but 4 equipage
2 what 4 equipage
3 dismal 4 equipage
4 equipage 5 now
4 equipage 6 struggles
6 struggles 7 along
6 struggles 9 uneven
8 the 9 uneven
9 uneven 10 street
9 uneven 11 ?

a sable hearse , bestrewn with snow , is bearing a dead man through the storm to his frozen bed . 
1 a 2 sable
2 sable 3 hearse
3 hearse 5 bestrewn
4 , 5 bestrewn
5 bestrewn 6 with
5 bestrewn 7 snow
7 snow 10 bearing
8 , 10 bearing
9 is 10 bearing
10 bearing 11 a
10 bearing 12 dead
10 bearing 16 storm
12 dead 13 man
14 through 15 the
14 through 16 storm
16 storm 19 frozen
17 to 18 his
18 his 19 frozen
19 frozen 20 bed
20 bed 21 .

o , [how] [dreary] [is] [a] [burial] [in] [winter] [,] [when] [the] [bosom] [of] [mother] [earth] [has] [no] [warmth] [for] [her] [poor] [child] ! 
1 o 2 ,
1 o 24 !

alas ! 
1 alas 2 !

i shiver , and think it time to be disconsolate . 
1 i 2 shiver
2 shiver 3 ,
2 shiver 5 think
2 shiver 10 disconsolate
2 shiver 11 .
3 , 4 and
5 think 6 it
7 time 10 disconsolate
8 to 9 be
9 be 10 disconsolate

whence come they ? 
1 whence 2 come
1 whence 3 they
1 whence 4 ?

where do they build their nests , and seek their food ? 
1 where 2 do
1 where 3 they
1 where 12 ?
3 they 4 build
4 build 6 nests
5 their 6 nests
6 nests 9 seek
6 nests 11 food
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 seek
10 their 11 food

i know not whence they come , nor why ; yet my spirit has been cheered by that wandering flock of snow-birds . 
1 i 2 know
1 i 3 not
3 not 11 yet
4 whence 5 they
4 whence 6 come
4 whence 8 nor
7 , 8 nor
8 nor 9 why
8 nor 11 yet
10 ; 11 yet
11 yet 22 snow-birds
12 my 22 snow-birds
13 spirit 16 cheered
14 has 15 been
15 been 16 cheered
16 cheered 17 by
16 cheered 22 snow-birds
18 that 22 snow-birds
19 wandering 22 snow-birds
20 flock 22 snow-birds
21 of 22 snow-birds
22 snow-birds 23 .

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