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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[the] [sister] [years] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

the wintry moonlight showed that she looked weary of body [,] and sad of heart , like many another wayfarer of earth . 
1 the 2 wintry
2 wintry 3 moonlight
3 moonlight 5 that
4 showed 5 that
5 that 6 she
5 that 7 looked
7 looked 9 of
8 weary 9 of
9 of 10 body
9 of 12 and
10 body 12 and
12 and 13 sad
12 and 14 of
14 of 16 ,
15 heart 16 ,
16 , 18 many
17 like 18 many
18 many 19 another
19 another 20 wayfarer
20 wayfarer 21 of
21 of 22 earth
21 of 23 .
22 earth 23 .

but , after trudging only a little [distance] [farther] , [this] [poor] [old] [year] [was] [destined] to [enjoy] a long , long sleep . 
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 after
2 , 4 trudging
4 trudging 5 only
5 only 6 a
5 only 7 little
6 a 7 little
7 little 10 ,
10 , 17 to
17 to 19 a
19 a 20 long
19 a 21 ,
20 long 21 ,
21 , 23 sleep
22 long 23 sleep
23 sleep 24 .

besides this luggage , there was a folio book under her arm , very much resembling the annual volume of a newspaper . 
1 besides 2 this
2 this 3 luggage
2 this 4 ,
4 , 5 there
4 , 6 was
6 was 8 folio
7 a 8 folio
8 folio 9 book
8 folio 10 under
9 book 10 under
10 under 11 her
10 under 12 arm
12 arm 14 very
13 , 14 very
14 very 15 much
14 very 16 resembling
16 resembling 17 the
16 resembling 18 annual
18 annual 19 volume
18 annual 20 of
20 of 21 a
20 of 22 newspaper
22 newspaper 23 .

she was evidently a stranger , and perhaps had come to town by the evening train of cars . 
1 she 2 was
2 was 4 a
3 evidently 4 a
4 a 5 stranger
4 a 6 ,
6 , 7 and
6 , 8 perhaps
8 perhaps 10 come
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 to
10 come 12 town
12 town 13 by
13 by 14 the
13 by 15 evening
15 evening 16 train
15 evening 17 of
17 of 18 cars
18 cars 19 .

" well , my dear sister , " said the [new] [year] , after the first salutations , " you look almost tired to death . 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 my
3 , 5 dear
4 my 5 dear
5 dear 6 sister
6 sister 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 the
10 the 13 ,
13 , 15 the
14 after 15 the
15 the 17 salutations
16 first 17 salutations
17 salutations 18 ,
17 salutations 19 "
18 , 19 "
19 " 21 look
20 you 21 look
21 look 22 almost
22 almost 23 tired
23 tired 25 death
24 to 25 death
25 death 26 .

what have you been about during your sojourn in this [part] of [infinite] [space] ? " 
1 what 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 been
3 you 5 about
5 about 6 during
6 during 8 sojourn
7 your 8 sojourn
8 sojourn 9 in
9 in 10 this
10 this 12 of
12 of 15 ?
15 ? 16 "

" [o] , [i] have it [all] [recorded] here in my [book] [of] [chronicles] , " answered the [old] [year] , in a [heavy] tone . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 23 a
5 have 6 it
6 it 16 "
9 here 10 in
10 in 11 my
11 my 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 18 the
17 answered 18 the
18 the 21 ,
21 , 22 in
22 in 23 a
23 a 25 tone
25 tone 26 .

" there is nothing that would amuse you ; and you will soon get sufficient knowledge of such matters from your own personal experience . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 is
2 there 4 nothing
4 nothing 6 would
5 that 6 would
6 would 7 amuse
7 amuse 8 you
7 amuse 9 ;
9 ; 11 you
10 and 11 you
11 you 12 will
11 you 13 soon
12 will 13 soon
13 soon 15 sufficient
14 get 15 sufficient
15 sufficient 17 of
16 knowledge 17 of
17 of 18 such
17 of 19 matters
19 matters 20 from
20 from 21 your
20 from 22 own
22 own 23 personal
22 own 24 experience
24 experience 25 .

it is but tiresome reading . " 
1 it 2 is
2 is 4 tiresome
3 but 4 tiresome
4 tiresome 5 reading
4 tiresome 6 .
5 reading 6 .
6 . 7 "

" what have you been doing in the political way ? " asked the [new] [year] [.] 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 been
5 been 6 doing
5 been 7 in
7 in 9 political
8 the 9 political
9 political 10 way
10 way 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 14 the

but the [loco] [focos] ["] 
1 but 2 the

" [i] do not like these party nicknames , " interrupted her sister , who seemed remarkably touchy about some points [.] 
1 " 3 do
3 do 4 not
4 not 6 these
5 like 6 these
6 these 7 party
7 party 8 nicknames
7 party 9 ,
9 , 10 "
9 , 11 interrupted
11 interrupted 12 her
12 her 13 sister
12 her 14 ,
13 sister 14 ,
14 , 15 who
15 who 16 seemed
15 who 17 remarkably
16 seemed 17 remarkably
17 remarkably 18 touchy
17 remarkably 19 about
18 touchy 19 about
19 about 20 some
20 some 21 points

" perhaps we shall part in better humor , if we avoid any political discussion . " 
1 " 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 we
2 perhaps 4 shall
4 shall 5 part
4 shall 6 in
6 in 7 better
7 better 8 humor
8 humor 10 if
9 , 10 if
10 if 12 avoid
11 we 12 avoid
12 avoid 13 any
13 any 15 discussion
14 political 15 discussion
15 discussion 16 .
15 discussion 17 "
16 . 17 "

" with all my heart , " replied the [old] [year] , who had [already] [been] [tormented] [half] to death with squabbles of this kind . 
1 " 2 with
2 with 3 all
3 all 4 my
4 my 5 heart
5 heart 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 9 the
9 the 12 ,
12 , 13 who
13 who 14 had
14 had 19 to
19 to 21 with
20 death 21 with
21 with 22 squabbles
22 squabbles 23 of
22 squabbles 24 this
24 this 25 kind
24 this 26 .
25 kind 26 .

yet they have occupied so large a share of my [attention] , [that] [i] [scarcely] know [what] else to tell you . 
1 yet 2 they
2 they 3 have
2 they 4 occupied
3 have 4 occupied
4 occupied 5 so
4 occupied 6 large
6 large 7 a
6 large 8 share
7 a 8 share
8 share 9 of
9 of 10 my
10 my 12 ,
12 , 16 know
16 know 22 .
18 else 19 to
19 to 20 tell
20 tell 21 you
21 you 22 .

" perhaps , " cried the [hopeful] [new] [year] , " [perhaps] [i] shall [see] that [happy] day ! " 
1 " 2 perhaps
1 " 16 that
2 perhaps 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 6 the
6 the 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 14 shall
16 that 20 "
18 day 19 !
19 ! 20 "

" [i] doubt whether it be so close at hand , " answered the [old] [year] , [gravely] smiling . 
1 " 14 the
3 doubt 5 it
4 whether 5 it
5 it 6 be
5 it 7 so
7 so 9 at
8 close 9 at
9 at 10 hand
9 at 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 answered
13 answered 14 the
14 the 17 ,
17 , 19 smiling
19 smiling 20 .

" have you done [much] for the [improvement] of the [city] ? " asked the [new] [year] [.] 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
2 have 4 done
3 you 4 done
4 done 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 asked
14 asked 15 the

" [judging] [from] what [little] [i] have seen , it [appears] to be [ancient] [and] [timeworn] . " 
1 " 4 what
1 " 7 have
7 have 8 seen
8 seen 18 "
9 , 10 it
10 it 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 17 .
17 . 18 "

[old] [salem] [now] [wears] [a] [much] [livelier] [expression] [than] [when] [i] [first] [beheld] [her] [.] 

[strangers] [rumble] [down] [from] [boston] [by] [hundreds] [at] [a] [time] [.] 

[new] [faces] [throng] [in] [essex] [street] [.] 

railroad-hacks and omnibuses rattle over the pavements . 
1 railroad-hacks 2 and
2 and 4 rattle
3 omnibuses 4 rattle
4 rattle 5 over
5 over 6 the
5 over 7 pavements
6 the 7 pavements
7 pavements 8 .

there is a perceptible increase of oyster-shops , and other establishments for the accommodation of a transitory diurnal multitude . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 a
2 is 4 perceptible
3 a 4 perceptible
4 perceptible 5 increase
4 perceptible 6 of
6 of 7 oyster-shops
6 of 8 ,
7 oyster-shops 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 other
10 other 12 for
11 establishments 12 for
12 for 13 the
12 for 14 accommodation
13 the 14 accommodation
14 accommodation 15 of
15 of 16 a
15 of 17 transitory
16 a 17 transitory
17 transitory 18 diurnal
18 diurnal 19 multitude
19 multitude 20 .

but a more important change awaits the venerable town . 
1 but 2 a
2 a 3 more
2 a 4 important
4 important 5 change
4 important 6 awaits
6 awaits 7 the
7 the 8 venerable
8 venerable 9 town
9 town 10 .

an immense [accumulation] [of] [musty] [prejudices] [will] [be] [carried] [off] [by] [the] [free] [circulation] [of] [society] [.] 
1 an 2 immense

much of the result will be good ; there will likewise be a few things not so good . 
1 much 2 of
2 of 3 the
2 of 4 result
3 the 4 result
4 result 5 will
4 result 6 be
6 be 7 good
6 be 8 ;
8 ; 9 there
9 there 10 will
9 there 11 likewise
11 likewise 12 be
11 likewise 13 a
12 be 13 a
13 a 14 few
14 few 15 things
14 few 16 not
15 things 16 not
16 not 17 so
16 not 18 good
18 good 19 .

we [sisterhood] [of] [years] [never] [carry] [anything] [really] [valuable] out of the world with us . 
1 we 10 out
10 out 12 the
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 world
12 the 14 with
13 world 14 with
14 with 15 us
15 us 16 .

here [are] [patterns] [of] [most] [of] [the] [fashions] [which] [i] [brought] [into] [vogue] , and which have already lived out their allotted term [.] 
1 here 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 have
16 which 17 have
17 have 18 already
17 have 19 lived
19 lived 21 their
20 out 21 their
21 their 22 allotted
21 their 23 term
22 allotted 23 term

you will supply their place , with others equally ephemeral . 
1 you 2 will
2 will 3 supply
2 will 4 their
3 supply 4 their
4 their 5 place
4 their 6 ,
6 , 7 with
6 , 8 others
7 with 8 others
8 others 10 ephemeral
9 equally 10 ephemeral
10 ephemeral 11 .

i have [likewise] a [quantity] of [men] ['s] [dark] hair , instead of [which] , [i] [have] [left] [gray] [locks] , or [none] at all . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 4 a
4 a 6 of
6 of 10 hair
10 hair 11 ,
11 , 12 instead
12 instead 13 of
13 of 15 ,
15 , 21 ,
21 , 22 or
22 or 24 at
24 at 25 all
24 at 26 .
25 all 26 .

moreover , here is an assortment of many thousand broken promises [,] and other broken ware , all very light and packed into little space . 
1 moreover 2 ,
2 , 3 here
3 here 4 is
4 is 5 an
4 is 6 assortment
6 assortment 7 of
6 assortment 8 many
7 of 8 many
8 many 10 broken
9 thousand 10 broken
10 broken 11 promises
11 promises 13 and
13 and 14 other
13 and 15 broken
15 broken 16 ware
15 broken 17 ,
17 , 18 all
18 all 19 very
18 all 20 light
19 very 20 light
20 light 21 and
21 and 22 packed
21 and 23 into
23 into 25 space
24 little 25 space
25 space 26 .

" [i] have a fine lot of hopes here in my basket , " remarked the [new] [year] [.] 
1 " 3 have
3 have 4 a
4 a 5 fine
5 fine 6 lot
5 fine 7 of
7 of 8 hopes
8 hopes 10 in
9 here 10 in
10 in 11 my
10 in 12 basket
12 basket 14 "
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 remarked
14 " 16 the

" they are a sweet-smelling flower , a species of rose . " 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
2 they 4 a
4 a 5 sweet-smelling
4 a 6 flower
6 flower 8 a
7 , 8 a
8 a 10 of
9 species 10 of
10 of 11 rose
10 of 12 .
12 . 13 "

" they soon lose their perfume , " replied the [sombre] [old] [year] [.] 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 soon
2 they 4 lose
4 lose 5 their
5 their 6 perfume
5 their 7 ,
6 perfume 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 10 the

" what else have you brought to insure a welcome from the discontented race of mortals ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 4 have
3 else 4 have
4 have 6 brought
5 you 6 brought
6 brought 8 insure
7 to 8 insure
8 insure 9 a
9 a 10 welcome
9 a 11 from
11 from 12 the
11 from 13 discontented
13 discontented 14 race
14 race 16 mortals
15 of 16 mortals
16 mortals 17 ?
16 mortals 18 "

but [i] [heartily] [wish] [well] to poor [mortals] , and [mean] [to] [do] [all] [i] [can] for [their] [improvement] and [happiness] [.] ["] 
1 but 6 to
6 to 10 and
7 poor 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 17 for
17 for 20 and

" and [must] [i] [also] [pickup] [such] [worthless] [luggage] [in] my travels ? " asked the [new] [year] [.] 
1 " 2 and
2 and 11 my
11 my 13 ?
12 travels 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 15 asked
15 asked 16 the

" [most] [certainly] ; and [well] , if you have no [heavier] [load] to [bear] , " replied the other . 
1 " 4 ;
4 ; 5 and
5 and 7 ,
7 , 8 if
8 if 9 you
9 you 10 have
9 you 14 to
10 have 11 no
14 to 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 replied
18 replied 19 the
19 the 20 other
20 other 21 .

if these ridiculous people ever see anything tolerable in you , it will be after you are gone forever . " 
1 if 2 these
2 these 4 people
3 ridiculous 4 people
4 people 5 ever
5 ever 6 see
5 ever 7 anything
7 anything 8 tolerable
7 anything 9 in
9 in 10 you
9 in 11 ,
11 , 12 it
12 it 13 will
12 it 14 be
14 be 15 after
15 after 16 you
15 after 17 are
16 you 17 are
17 are 18 gone
17 are 19 forever
18 gone 19 forever
19 forever 21 "
20 . 21 "

" but [i] , " cried the [fresh-hearted] [new] [year] , ["] [i] [shall] [try] to [leave] [men] [wiser] [than] [i] find them . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 the
7 the 11 ,
11 , 16 to
16 to 22 find
22 find 23 them
23 them 24 .

for [my] [happiness] [must] [depend] on them . " 
1 for 9 "
6 on 7 them
7 them 8 .
8 . 9 "

" alas for you , then , my poor sister ! " said the [old] [fear] , [sighing] , as she uplifted her burden . 
1 " 2 alas
2 alas 3 for
2 alas 4 you
3 for 4 you
4 you 5 ,
4 you 6 then
5 , 6 then
6 then 7 ,
6 then 8 my
8 my 9 poor
9 poor 10 sister
9 poor 11 !
10 sister 11 !
11 ! 12 "
11 ! 13 said
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 the
14 the 17 ,
17 , 19 ,
19 , 20 as
20 as 21 she
20 as 22 uplifted
21 she 22 uplifted
22 uplifted 23 her
22 uplifted 24 burden
23 her 24 burden
24 burden 25 .

" we grand-children of [time] are born to trouble . 
1 " 2 we
1 " 6 are
2 we 3 grand-children
2 we 4 of
6 are 8 to
7 born 8 to
8 to 9 trouble
8 to 10 .
9 trouble 10 .

but [hark] ! [my] [task] [is] [done] [.] ["] 
1 but 3 !

but she , in the [company] [of] [time] and all her kindred , [must] [hereafter] [hold] [a] [reckoning] with [mankind] [.] 
1 but 2 she
1 but 3 ,
3 , 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 9 and
9 and 11 her
10 all 11 her
11 her 12 kindred
11 her 13 ,
13 , 19 with

" thank you [kindly] ! " said the [new] [year] ; and she gave the watchman one of the roses of hope from her basket . 
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
3 you 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 the
8 the 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 she
12 and 14 gave
14 gave 15 the
14 gave 16 watchman
15 the 16 watchman
16 watchman 17 one
17 one 18 of
18 of 19 the
18 of 20 roses
20 roses 21 of
20 roses 22 hope
22 hope 23 from
23 from 24 her
23 from 25 basket
24 her 25 basket
25 basket 26 .

" [may] this [flower] [keep] a [sweet] [smell] , [long] [after] [i] have [bidden] you [good] [by] . " 
1 " 3 this
3 this 6 a
6 a 9 ,
9 , 19 "
13 have 15 you
15 you 18 .
18 . 19 "

wherever there was a knot of midnight roisterers , they quaffed her health . 
1 wherever 2 there
2 there 3 was
2 there 4 a
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 knot
5 knot 7 midnight
6 of 7 midnight
7 midnight 8 roisterers
7 midnight 9 ,
9 , 10 they
9 , 11 quaffed
11 quaffed 12 her
12 her 13 health
12 her 14 .
13 health 14 .

kind [patrons] , will not you redeem the pledge of the [new] [year] ? 
1 kind 3 ,
3 , 4 will
4 will 6 you
5 not 6 you
6 you 8 the
7 redeem 8 the
8 the 9 pledge
8 the 10 of
9 pledge 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 14 ?

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