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[the] [village] [uncle] 

[an] [imaginary] [retrospect] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

come ! another log upon the hearth . 
1 come 7 hearth
2 ! 7 hearth
3 another 7 hearth
4 log 7 hearth
5 upon 7 hearth
6 the 7 hearth
7 hearth 8 .

toss on an armful of those dry [oak] [chips] [,] [the] [last] [relics] [of] [the] [mermaid] ['s] [knee-timbers] [,] [the] [bones] [of] [your] [namesake] [,] [susan] [.] 
1 toss 4 armful
2 on 4 armful
3 an 4 armful
4 armful 5 of
4 armful 6 those
4 armful 7 dry

and now , come [,] [susan] [,] [come] [,] [my] [children] [,] [draw] [your] [chairs] [round] [me] [,] all of [you] [.] 
1 and 2 now
1 and 19 all
2 now 3 ,
2 now 4 come
19 all 20 of

there is a dimness over your figures ! 
1 there 4 dimness
2 is 4 dimness
3 a 4 dimness
4 dimness 5 over
4 dimness 6 your
4 dimness 7 figures
4 dimness 8 !

hark ! let me listen for the swell of the surf ; it should be audible a mile inland , on a night like this . 
1 hark 2 !
1 hark 3 let
1 hark 5 listen
3 let 4 me
5 listen 11 surf
6 for 11 surf
7 the 11 surf
8 swell 11 surf
9 of 11 surf
10 the 11 surf
11 surf 12 ;
11 surf 13 it
11 surf 14 should
11 surf 16 audible
14 should 15 be
16 audible 19 inland
17 a 18 mile
18 mile 19 inland
19 inland 20 ,
19 inland 21 on
19 inland 22 a
19 inland 23 night
19 inland 24 like
19 inland 25 this
19 inland 26 .

how [strangely] the [past] [is] [peeping] [over] [the] [shoulders] [of] [the] [present] [!] 
1 how 3 the

but it was paler than my rugged old self , and younger , too , by almost half a century . 
1 but 7 rugged
2 it 7 rugged
3 was 7 rugged
4 paler 7 rugged
5 than 7 rugged
6 my 7 rugged
7 rugged 8 old
7 rugged 9 self
7 rugged 10 ,
7 rugged 11 and
7 rugged 12 younger
12 younger 13 ,
12 younger 14 too
12 younger 15 ,
12 younger 16 by
12 younger 17 almost
12 younger 18 half
18 half 20 century
19 a 20 century
20 century 21 .

[thank] [heaven] [,] [i] [am] [an] [old] [man] [now] [,] [and] [have] [done] [with] [all] [such] [vanities] [!] 

still this dimness of mine eyes ! 
1 still 3 dimness
2 this 3 dimness
3 dimness 4 of
3 dimness 5 mine
3 dimness 6 eyes
3 dimness 7 !

come [nearer] [,] [susan] , and [stand] [before] [the] [fullest] [blaze] [of] [the] [hearth] . 
1 come 6 and
1 come 15 .
5 , 6 and

there , you made me tremble again ! 
1 there 6 tremble
2 , 6 tremble
3 you 6 tremble
4 made 6 tremble
5 me 6 tremble
6 tremble 7 again
7 again 8 !

do you remember it ? 
1 do 2 you
1 do 3 remember
1 do 4 it
1 do 5 ?

you [stood] [on] [the] [little] [bridge] , [over] [the] [brook] [,] that [runs] [across] [king] 's [beach] [into] [the] [sea] [.] 
1 you 7 ,
1 you 12 that
12 that 16 's

now , [susan] , [for] [a] [sober] [picture] [of] [our] [village] [!] 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 4 ,

the village was picturesque , in the variety of its edifices , though all were rude . 
1 the 2 village
2 village 4 picturesque
3 was 4 picturesque
4 picturesque 11 edifices
5 , 11 edifices
6 in 11 edifices
7 the 11 edifices
8 variety 9 of
8 variety 11 edifices
10 its 11 edifices
11 edifices 13 though
11 edifices 14 all
11 edifices 15 were
11 edifices 16 rude
11 edifices 17 .
12 , 13 though

two grocery-stores stand opposite each other , in the centre of the village . 
1 two 2 grocery-stores
2 grocery-stores 3 stand
2 grocery-stores 4 opposite
2 grocery-stores 5 each
2 grocery-stores 6 other
6 other 7 ,
6 other 10 centre
6 other 14 .
8 in 10 centre
9 the 10 centre
10 centre 11 of
10 centre 13 village
12 the 13 village

you see , [children] [,] the [village] [is] [but] [little] [changed] [,] [since] [your] [mother] [and] [i] were young . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 18 were
2 see 3 ,
2 see 6 the
18 were 19 young
19 young 20 .

in the [autumn] , [i] [trolled] and [caught] [those] [lovely] [fish] [,] the [mackerel] [.] 
1 in 2 the
1 in 13 the
4 , 7 and
7 and 13 the

he looked like [a] [harbinger] of [tempest] [,] a [shipmate] [of] [the] [flying] [dutchman] [.] 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 like
3 like 9 a
6 of 9 a

one of [uncle] [parker] ['s] [eyes] [had] [been] [blown] [out] [with] [gunpowder] [,] [and] the other [did] [but] [glimmer] [in] [its] [socket] . 
1 one 2 of
2 of 15 the
15 the 16 other
16 other 23 .

even now [i] seem to see the group of fishermen , with that old salt in the midst . 
1 even 2 now
1 even 4 seem
4 seem 5 to
4 seem 10 fishermen
6 see 10 fishermen
7 the 8 group
8 group 10 fishermen
9 of 10 fishermen
10 fishermen 12 with
10 fishermen 13 that
10 fishermen 14 old
10 fishermen 15 salt
10 fishermen 19 .
11 , 12 with
15 salt 18 midst
16 in 18 midst
17 the 18 midst

they are a likely set of men . 
1 they 2 are
1 they 5 set
3 a 5 set
4 likely 5 set
5 set 7 men
6 of 7 men
7 men 8 .

be it well with you , my brethren ! 
1 be 8 brethren
2 it 8 brethren
3 well 8 brethren
4 with 8 brethren
5 you 8 brethren
6 , 8 brethren
7 my 8 brethren
8 brethren 9 !

but where was the mermaid in those delightful times ? 
1 but 2 where
2 where 3 was
2 where 5 mermaid
2 where 10 ?
4 the 5 mermaid
5 mermaid 7 those
5 mermaid 8 delightful
5 mermaid 9 times
6 in 7 those

what [a] [picture] was [susan] [behind] the [counter] ! 
1 what 4 was
1 what 9 !
4 was 7 the

a few freckles became beauty-spots beneath her eyelids . 
1 a 5 beauty-spots
2 few 5 beauty-spots
3 freckles 5 beauty-spots
4 became 5 beauty-spots
5 beauty-spots 6 beneath
5 beauty-spots 7 her
5 beauty-spots 8 eyelids
5 beauty-spots 9 .

nature wrought the charm . 
1 nature 2 wrought
2 wrought 4 charm
3 the 4 charm
4 charm 5 .

she made you a frank , simple , kind-hearted , sensible , and mirthful girl . 
1 she 2 made
2 made 7 simple
3 you 7 simple
4 a 7 simple
5 frank 6 ,
5 frank 7 simple
7 simple 14 mirthful
8 , 14 mirthful
9 kind-hearted 14 mirthful
10 , 14 mirthful
11 sensible 14 mirthful
12 , 14 mirthful
13 and 14 mirthful
14 mirthful 15 girl
14 mirthful 16 .

it was beautiful to observe , how her simple and happy nature mingled itself with mine . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 observe
3 beautiful 5 observe
4 to 5 observe
5 observe 6 ,
5 observe 7 how
5 observe 8 her
5 observe 9 simple
9 simple 13 mingled
10 and 13 mingled
11 happy 13 mingled
12 nature 13 mingled
13 mingled 14 itself
13 mingled 15 with
13 mingled 16 mine
16 mine 17 .

she gave me warmth of feeling , while the influence of my mind made her contemplative . 
1 she 2 gave
2 gave 4 warmth
3 me 4 warmth
4 warmth 5 of
4 warmth 6 feeling
4 warmth 8 while
4 warmth 10 influence
7 , 8 while
8 while 9 the
10 influence 16 contemplative
11 of 16 contemplative
12 my 16 contemplative
13 mind 16 contemplative
14 made 16 contemplative
15 her 16 contemplative
16 contemplative 17 .

except the almanac , we had no other literature . 
1 except 3 almanac
2 the 3 almanac
3 almanac 4 ,
3 almanac 5 we
3 almanac 6 had
3 almanac 7 no
3 almanac 8 other
3 almanac 9 literature
9 literature 10 .

[in] [truth] [i] [dreaded] [him] [.] 

i feared to trust them even with the alphabet ; it was the key to a fatal treasure . 
1 i 4 trust
2 feared 3 to
2 feared 4 trust
4 trust 9 alphabet
5 them 9 alphabet
6 even 9 alphabet
7 with 9 alphabet
8 the 9 alphabet
9 alphabet 10 ;
9 alphabet 11 it
9 alphabet 12 was
9 alphabet 14 key
9 alphabet 19 .
13 the 14 key
14 key 15 to
14 key 17 fatal
16 a 17 fatal
17 fatal 18 treasure

[sometimes] [my] [voice] [lost] [itself] [in] [a] [tremulous] [depth] [;] [for] [i] [felt] [his] [eye] [upon] [me] [as] [i] [spoke] [.] 

strange illusion ! 
1 strange 2 illusion
2 illusion 3 !

like [uncle] [parker] , [whose] [rheumatic] [bones] [were] [dashed] [against] [egg] [rock] [,] [full] [forty] [years] [ago] [,] [i] [am] [a] [spinner] [of] [long] [yarns] [.] 
1 like 4 ,

with a [broken] voice [i] [give] [utterance] [to] [much] [wisdom] . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 4 voice
4 voice 11 .

with such awful fidelity did that lover return to fulfil his vows ! 
1 with 4 fidelity
2 such 4 fidelity
3 awful 4 fidelity
4 fidelity 5 did
4 fidelity 6 that
4 fidelity 7 lover
4 fidelity 8 return
4 fidelity 10 fulfil
4 fidelity 13 !
9 to 10 fulfil
10 fulfil 11 his
10 fulfil 12 vows

thus do [i] [talk] [,] [and] [all] [my] [auditors] [grow] [wise] [,] [while] [they] [deem] [it] [pastime] [.] 
1 thus 2 do

i recollect no happier portion of my life , than this , my calm old age . 
1 i 2 recollect
2 recollect 3 no
2 recollect 5 portion
4 happier 5 portion
5 portion 6 of
5 portion 7 my
5 portion 8 life
5 portion 10 than
5 portion 11 this
5 portion 13 my
5 portion 17 .
8 life 9 ,
12 , 13 my
13 my 16 age
14 calm 16 age
15 old 16 age

but with me , the verdure and the flowers are not frostbitten in the midst of winter . 
1 but 6 verdure
2 with 6 verdure
3 me 6 verdure
4 , 6 verdure
5 the 6 verdure
6 verdure 7 and
6 verdure 8 the
6 verdure 9 flowers
6 verdure 10 are
6 verdure 11 not
6 verdure 12 frostbitten
12 frostbitten 15 midst
12 frostbitten 17 winter
12 frostbitten 18 .
13 in 15 midst
14 the 15 midst
15 midst 16 of

show me anything that would make an infant smile , and you shall behold a gleam of mirth over the hoary ruin of my visage . 
1 show 2 me
2 me 8 infant
3 anything 8 infant
4 that 8 infant
5 would 8 infant
6 make 8 infant
7 an 8 infant
8 infant 9 smile
8 infant 11 and
8 infant 12 you
8 infant 13 shall
8 infant 14 behold
10 , 11 and
14 behold 16 gleam
15 a 16 gleam
16 gleam 21 hoary
17 of 21 hoary
18 mirth 21 hoary
19 over 21 hoary
20 the 21 hoary
21 hoary 22 ruin
21 hoary 23 of
21 hoary 24 my
21 hoary 25 visage
21 hoary 26 .

why should not [an] [old] [man] be [merry] [too] [,] [when] [the] [great] [sea] [is] [at] [play] [with] [those] [little] [children] [?] 
1 why 2 should
1 why 3 not
3 not 7 be

next , they are smit with wonder at the black shells of a wagon-load of live lobsters , packed in rock-weed for the country market . 
1 next 5 smit
2 , 5 smit
3 they 5 smit
4 are 5 smit
5 smit 6 with
5 smit 7 wonder
5 smit 8 at
5 smit 9 the
5 smit 10 black
5 smit 11 shells
11 shells 14 wagon-load
12 of 14 wagon-load
13 a 14 wagon-load
14 wagon-load 21 rock-weed
15 of 21 rock-weed
16 live 21 rock-weed
17 lobsters 18 ,
17 lobsters 21 rock-weed
19 packed 21 rock-weed
20 in 21 rock-weed
21 rock-weed 22 for
21 rock-weed 23 the
21 rock-weed 24 country
21 rock-weed 25 market
21 rock-weed 26 .

for [i] [launch] my [boat] [no] [more] [.] 
1 for 4 my

for [i] [am] a [patriarch] [!] 
1 for 4 a

[susan] [!] 

my children ! 
1 my 2 children
1 my 3 !

will you meet me there ? 
1 will 2 you
2 you 4 me
2 you 6 ?
3 meet 4 me
5 there 6 ?

and now for a moral to my revery . 
1 and 2 now
2 now 8 revery
3 for 8 revery
4 a 8 revery
5 moral 8 revery
6 to 8 revery
7 my 8 revery
8 revery 9 .

be this the moral , then . 
1 be 2 this
2 this 4 moral
3 the 4 moral
4 moral 5 ,
4 moral 6 then
6 then 7 .

end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [village] [uncle] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
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