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[the] [village] [uncle] 

[an] [imaginary] [retrospect] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

come ! another log upon the hearth . 
1 come 2 !
2 ! 4 log
3 another 4 log
4 log 5 upon
5 upon 6 the
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 3 an
2 on 3 an
3 an 5 of
5 of 27 .

and now , come , [susan] , come , my children , [draw] your [chairs] [round] [me] , all of you . 
1 and 2 now
1 and 18 ,
2 now 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
4 come 5 ,
5 , 7 ,
7 , 8 come
7 , 12 ,
8 come 9 ,
9 , 10 my
10 my 11 children
12 , 14 your
18 , 19 all
19 all 20 of
20 of 21 you
21 you 22 .

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

how [strangely] the [past] [is] [peeping] [over] the shoulders of the [present] ! 
1 how 3 the
3 the 10 of
8 the 9 shoulders
9 shoulders 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 13 !

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

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

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

come nearer , [susan] , and stand before the fullest blaze of the hearth . 
1 come 2 nearer
2 nearer 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 stand
6 and 8 before
7 stand 8 before
8 before 9 the
9 the 10 fullest
9 the 11 blaze
11 blaze 12 of
11 blaze 13 the
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 hearth
13 the 15 .

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

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

you stood on the [little] bridge , [over] [the] [brook] , that [runs] [across] [king] 's [beach] into the sea . 
1 you 2 stood
1 you 3 on
2 stood 3 on
3 on 4 the
4 the 6 bridge
4 the 21 .
6 bridge 7 ,
7 , 11 ,
11 , 12 that
12 that 16 's
18 into 19 the
19 the 20 sea
20 sea 21 .

now , [susan] , for a sober picture of our [village] [!] 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 6 a
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 sober
7 sober 9 of
8 picture 9 of
9 of 10 our

the [village] was [picturesque] , in the [variety] of [its] [edifices] , [though] all were [rude] [.] 
1 the 3 was
3 was 5 ,
5 , 7 the
6 in 7 the
7 the 9 of
9 of 12 ,
12 , 14 all
14 all 15 were

two grocery-stores stand opposite each other , in the centre of the village . 
1 two 2 grocery-stores
2 grocery-stores 3 stand
3 stand 4 opposite
3 stand 5 each
5 each 6 other
6 other 8 in
7 , 8 in
8 in 9 the
8 in 10 centre
9 the 10 centre
10 centre 11 of
11 of 12 the
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
1 you 3 ,
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 children
4 children 5 ,
4 children 6 the
6 the 7 village
6 the 8 is
7 village 8 is
8 is 10 little
9 but 10 little
10 little 11 changed
11 changed 13 since

in the [autumn] , [i] [trolled] and caught [those] [lovely] [fish] , the mackerel [.] 
1 in 2 the
2 the 4 ,
4 , 7 and
4 , 12 ,
7 and 8 caught
12 , 13 the
13 the 14 mackerel

he looked like a harbinger of [tempest] , a [shipmate] of the [flying] [dutchman] [.] 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 like
2 looked 4 a
3 like 4 a
4 a 5 harbinger
4 a 6 of
6 of 8 ,
8 , 9 a
9 a 11 of
11 of 12 the

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 5 's
5 's 13 ,
13 , 15 the
14 and 15 the
15 the 16 other
15 the 17 did
16 other 17 did
17 did 19 glimmer
18 but 19 glimmer
19 glimmer 20 in
19 glimmer 21 its
21 its 22 socket

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

they are a [likely] set of [men] [.] 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 a
3 a 5 set
5 set 6 of

be it well with you , my brethren ! 
1 be 2 it
2 it 3 well
2 it 4 with
3 well 4 with
4 with 5 you
5 you 6 ,
5 you 7 my
6 , 7 my
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 4 the
3 was 4 the
4 the 5 mermaid
4 the 6 in
6 in 7 those
6 in 8 delightful
7 those 8 delightful
8 delightful 9 times
9 times 10 ?

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

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

[nature] [wrought] [the] [charm] [.] 

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

it was [beautiful] to [observe] , [how] her [simple] and [happy] [nature] [mingled] [itself] with [mine] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 15 with
2 was 4 to
4 to 6 ,
6 , 8 her
8 her 10 and
15 with 17 .

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

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

in [truth] [i] [dreaded] him . 
1 in 5 him
5 him 6 .

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

sometimes my voice [lost] [itself] [in] [a] [tremulous] [depth] [;] [for] [i] [felt] [his] [eye] [upon] [me] [as] [i] [spoke] [.] 
1 sometimes 2 my
2 my 3 voice

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 ,
4 , 13 ,
13 , 18 ,
18 , 20 am
20 am 21 a
21 a 23 of
23 of 24 long
24 long 25 yarns
24 long 26 .
25 yarns 26 .

with a broken voice [i] [give] [utterance] [to] [much] [wisdom] . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 broken
2 a 4 voice
4 voice 11 .

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

thus [do] [i] [talk] , and [all] my [auditors] [grow] [wise] , while they deem it pastime . 
1 thus 5 ,
5 , 8 my
6 and 8 my
8 my 12 ,
12 , 13 while
12 , 14 they
14 they 15 deem
14 they 16 it
16 it 17 pastime
16 it 18 .

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

but [with] [me] , the [verdure] and the [flowers] [are] [not] [frostbitten] in the midst of [winter] [.] 
1 but 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 7 and
7 and 8 the
8 the 13 in
13 in 14 the
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 3 anything
3 anything 4 that
4 that 5 would
5 would 6 make
5 would 7 an
7 an 9 smile
8 infant 9 smile
9 smile 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 you
12 you 13 shall
13 shall 14 behold
13 shall 15 a
15 a 16 gleam
16 gleam 17 of
16 gleam 18 mirth
17 of 18 mirth
18 mirth 19 over
18 mirth 20 the
19 over 20 the
20 the 22 ruin
21 hoary 22 ruin
22 ruin 23 of
22 ruin 24 my
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
1 why 3 not
2 should 3 not
3 not 4 an
4 an 5 old
5 old 7 be
6 man 7 be
7 be 8 merry
8 merry 9 too
9 too 10 ,
10 , 11 when
11 when 12 the
11 when 13 great
13 great 14 sea
14 sea 15 is
15 is 16 at
16 at 17 play
16 at 18 with
17 play 18 with
18 with 19 those
18 with 20 little
20 little 21 children
20 little 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 2 ,
2 , 9 the
8 at 9 the
9 the 12 of
12 of 13 a
13 a 18 ,
18 , 20 in
20 in 23 the
23 the 24 country
24 country 26 .

for [i] [launch] [my] [boat] no more . 
1 for 6 no
6 no 7 more
7 more 8 .

for [i] [am] a [patriarch] ! 
1 for 4 a
4 a 6 !

susan ! 
1 susan 2 !

my children [!] 
1 my 2 children

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

and now for a [moral] [to] [my] [revery] [.] 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 for
3 for 4 a

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

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