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[the] [village] [uncle] 

[an] [imaginary] [retrospect] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

come ! another log upon the hearth . 
1 come 2 !
1 come 4 log
3 another 4 log
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] [.] 

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 5 ,
5 , 10 my
10 my 11 children
11 children 12 ,
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
7 figures 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 8 swell
6 for 8 swell
7 the 8 swell
8 swell 9 of
8 swell 11 surf
10 the 11 surf
11 surf 12 ;
11 surf 13 it
11 surf 16 audible
14 should 15 be
14 should 16 audible
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 5 is
5 is 8 the

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

there , you [made] me [tremble] [again] [!] 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 3 you
3 you 5 me

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

you [stood] [on] [the] [little] [bridge] [,] [over] [the] [brook] [,] that [runs] [across] [king] 's [beach] [into] the [sea] [.] 
1 you 12 that
12 that 16 's
16 's 19 the

now , [susan] , for a [sober] [picture] [of] [our] [village] [!] 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 4 ,
4 , 5 for
5 for 6 a

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 5 ,
4 picturesque 8 variety
6 in 7 the
6 in 8 variety
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
12 , 13 though
16 rude 17 .

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
5 each 6 other
5 each 10 centre
6 other 7 ,
8 in 10 centre
9 the 10 centre
10 centre 11 of
10 centre 13 village
12 the 13 village
13 village 14 .

you see , children , the village is but little changed [,] since [your] [mother] [and] [i] were young . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 children
4 children 5 ,
4 children 7 village
4 children 18 were
6 the 7 village
7 village 8 is
7 village 11 changed
9 but 11 changed
10 little 11 changed
11 changed 13 since
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 4 a

one [of] [uncle] [parker] 's eyes [had] [been] [blown] [out] [with] [gunpowder] [,] and the other [did] [but] [glimmer] [in] [its] [socket] . 
1 one 5 's
5 's 6 eyes
6 eyes 14 and
14 and 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
5 to 6 see
7 the 8 group
8 group 9 of
8 group 10 fishermen
10 fishermen 12 with
10 fishermen 13 that
10 fishermen 15 salt
10 fishermen 19 .
11 , 12 with
14 old 15 salt
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
2 are 3 a
4 likely 5 set
5 set 7 men
6 of 7 men
7 men 8 .

be [it] [well] with you , my [brethren] [!] 
1 be 4 with
4 with 5 you
5 you 6 ,
6 , 7 my

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
6 in 7 those
8 delightful 9 times

what a picture was [susan] [behind] the [counter] ! 
1 what 2 a
1 what 4 was
1 what 9 !
2 a 3 picture
4 was 7 the

a few freckles became beauty-spots beneath her eyelids . 
1 a 2 few
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
8 eyelids 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 4 a
2 made 5 frank
3 you 4 a
5 frank 6 ,
5 frank 9 kind-hearted
7 simple 9 kind-hearted
8 , 9 kind-hearted
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 3 beautiful
3 beautiful 5 observe
4 to 5 observe
5 observe 6 ,
5 observe 7 how
5 observe 9 simple
8 her 9 simple
9 simple 10 and
9 simple 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 10 influence
7 , 8 while
8 while 10 influence
9 the 10 influence
10 influence 11 of
10 influence 16 contemplative
12 my 13 mind
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 9 literature
7 no 9 literature
8 other 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 2 feared
2 feared 4 trust
3 to 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 12 was
9 alphabet 14 key
9 alphabet 19 .
11 it 12 was
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 21 a

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 10 fulfil
4 fidelity 13 !
8 return 10 fulfil
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 14 they

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 8 life
5 portion 10 than
5 portion 13 my
7 my 8 life
8 life 9 ,
10 than 11 this
12 , 13 my
13 my 16 age
14 calm 16 age
15 old 16 age
16 age 17 .

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

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 3 anything
3 anything 8 infant
4 that 5 would
5 would 6 make
6 make 8 infant
7 an 8 infant
8 infant 9 smile
8 infant 14 behold
10 , 11 and
11 and 14 behold
12 you 13 shall
13 shall 14 behold
14 behold 16 gleam
15 a 16 gleam
16 gleam 17 of
16 gleam 21 hoary
18 mirth 21 hoary
19 over 21 hoary
20 the 21 hoary
21 hoary 22 ruin
21 hoary 25 visage
22 ruin 23 of
24 my 25 visage
25 visage 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
2 should 3 not
2 should 7 be
3 not 4 an
4 an 5 old
5 old 6 man
7 be 8 merry
8 merry 9 too
8 merry 20 little
9 too 10 ,
11 when 12 the
12 the 14 sea
13 great 14 sea
14 sea 15 is
14 sea 17 play
16 at 17 play
17 play 18 with
18 with 19 those
19 those 20 little
20 little 21 children
21 children 22 ?

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

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

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

susan ! 
1 susan 2 !

my children ! 
1 my 2 children
2 children 3 !

will you meet me there ? 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 meet
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 5 moral
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 6 then
5 , 6 then
6 then 7 .

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