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[twice] [told] [tales] 

[sunday] [at] [home] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

now , the loftiest window gleams , and now the lower . 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 the
3 the 4 loftiest
4 loftiest 5 window
5 window 6 gleams
6 gleams 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 now
9 now 10 the
10 the 11 lower
11 lower 12 .

the carved framework of the portal is marked strongly out . 
1 the 2 carved
2 carved 3 framework
3 framework 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 portal
6 portal 7 is
7 is 8 marked
8 marked 9 strongly
9 strongly 10 out
10 out 11 .

methinks , though the same sun brightens it every fair morning , yet the steeple has a peculiar robe of brightness [for] [the] [sabbath] . 
1 methinks 2 ,
2 , 3 though
3 though 4 the
4 the 5 same
5 same 6 sun
6 sun 7 brightens
7 brightens 8 it
8 it 9 every
9 every 10 fair
10 fair 11 morning
11 morning 12 ,
12 , 13 yet
13 yet 14 the
14 the 15 steeple
15 steeple 16 has
16 has 17 a
17 a 18 peculiar
18 peculiar 19 robe
19 robe 20 of
20 of 21 brightness
21 brightness 25 .

by dwelling near a church , a person soon contracts an attachment for the edifice . 
1 by 2 dwelling
2 dwelling 3 near
3 near 4 a
4 a 5 church
5 church 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 8 person
8 person 9 soon
9 soon 10 contracts
10 contracts 11 an
11 an 12 attachment
12 attachment 13 for
13 for 14 the
14 the 15 edifice
15 edifice 16 .

but the steeple stands foremost , in our thoughts , as well as locally . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 steeple
3 steeple 4 stands
4 stands 5 foremost
5 foremost 6 ,
6 , 7 in
7 in 8 our
8 our 9 thoughts
9 thoughts 10 ,
10 , 11 as
11 as 12 well
12 well 13 as
13 as 14 locally
14 locally 15 .

a glance at the body of the church deepens this impression . 
1 a 2 glance
2 glance 3 at
3 at 4 the
4 the 5 body
5 body 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 church
8 church 9 deepens
9 deepens 10 this
10 this 11 impression
11 impression 12 .

time , where man lives not , what is it but eternity ? 
1 time 2 ,
2 , 3 where
3 where 4 man
4 man 5 lives
5 lives 6 not
6 not 7 ,
7 , 8 what
8 what 9 is
9 is 10 it
10 it 11 but
11 but 12 eternity
12 eternity 13 ?

we will say more of this , hereafter . 
1 we 2 will
2 will 3 say
3 say 4 more
4 more 5 of
5 of 6 this
6 this 7 ,
7 , 8 hereafter
8 hereafter 9 .

many have fancied so . 
1 many 2 have
2 have 3 fancied
3 fancied 4 so
4 so 5 .

and ever let me recognize it ! 
1 and 2 ever
2 ever 3 let
3 let 4 me
4 me 5 recognize
5 recognize 6 it
6 it 7 !

some illusions , and this among them , are the shadows of great truths . 
1 some 2 illusions
2 illusions 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 this
5 this 6 among
6 among 7 them
7 them 8 ,
8 , 9 are
9 are 10 the
10 the 11 shadows
11 shadows 12 of
12 of 13 great
13 great 14 truths
14 truths 15 .

if it have gone astray , it will return again . 
1 if 2 it
2 it 3 have
3 have 4 gone
4 gone 5 astray
5 astray 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 will
8 will 9 return
9 return 10 again
10 again 11 .

i love to spend such pleasant [sabbaths] , [from] [morning] till [night] [,] [behind] the curtain of my open window . 
1 i 2 love
2 love 3 to
3 to 4 spend
4 spend 5 such
5 such 6 pleasant
6 pleasant 8 ,
8 , 11 till
11 till 15 the
15 the 16 curtain
16 curtain 17 of
17 of 18 my
18 my 19 open
19 open 20 window
20 window 21 .

are they spent amiss ? 
1 are 2 they
2 they 3 spent
3 spent 4 amiss
4 amiss 5 ?

my heart , perhaps , has not such holy , nor [,] [i] [would] [fain] trust , such impious potency . 
1 my 2 heart
2 heart 3 ,
3 , 4 perhaps
4 perhaps 5 ,
5 , 6 has
6 has 7 not
7 not 8 such
8 such 9 holy
9 holy 10 ,
10 , 11 nor
11 nor 16 trust
16 trust 17 ,
17 , 18 such
18 such 19 impious
19 impious 20 potency
20 potency 21 .

but [i] [am] there , even before my friend , the sexton . 
1 but 4 there
4 there 5 ,
5 , 6 even
6 even 7 before
7 before 8 my
8 my 9 friend
9 friend 10 ,
10 , 11 the
11 the 12 sexton
12 sexton 13 .

how glad , yet solemn too ! 
1 how 2 glad
2 glad 3 ,
3 , 4 yet
4 yet 5 solemn
5 solemn 6 too
6 too 7 !

all the steeples in town are talking together , aloft in the sunny air , and rejoicing among themselves , while their spires point heavenward . 
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 steeples
3 steeples 4 in
4 in 5 town
5 town 6 are
6 are 7 talking
7 talking 8 together
8 together 9 ,
9 , 10 aloft
10 aloft 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 sunny
13 sunny 14 air
14 air 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 rejoicing
17 rejoicing 18 among
18 among 19 themselves
19 themselves 20 ,
20 , 21 while
21 while 22 their
22 their 23 spires
23 spires 24 point
24 point 25 heavenward
25 heavenward 26 .

meantime , here are the children assembling to the [sabbath] school , which is kept somewhere within the church . 
1 meantime 2 ,
2 , 3 here
3 here 4 are
4 are 5 the
5 the 6 children
6 children 7 assembling
7 assembling 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 11 school
11 school 12 ,
12 , 13 which
13 which 14 is
14 is 15 kept
15 kept 16 somewhere
16 somewhere 17 within
17 within 18 the
18 the 19 church
19 church 20 .

or [i] [might] [compare] [them] [to] [cherubs] [,] [haunting] [that] holy [place] . 
1 or 11 holy
11 holy 13 .

about a quarter of an hour before the second ringing of the bell , individuals of the congregation begin to appear . 
1 about 2 a
2 a 3 quarter
3 quarter 4 of
4 of 5 an
5 an 6 hour
6 hour 7 before
7 before 8 the
8 the 9 second
9 second 10 ringing
10 ringing 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 bell
13 bell 14 ,
14 , 15 individuals
15 individuals 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 congregation
18 congregation 19 begin
19 begin 20 to
20 to 21 appear
21 appear 22 .

would that the [sabbath] [came] twice as often , for the sake of that sorrowful old soul ! 
1 would 2 that
2 that 3 the
3 the 6 twice
6 twice 7 as
7 as 8 often
8 often 9 ,
9 , 10 for
10 for 11 the
11 the 12 sake
12 sake 13 of
13 of 14 that
14 that 15 sorrowful
15 sorrowful 16 old
16 old 17 soul
17 soul 18 !

i sometimes fancy that the old woman is the happier of the two . 
1 i 2 sometimes
2 sometimes 3 fancy
3 fancy 4 that
4 that 5 the
5 the 6 old
6 old 7 woman
7 woman 8 is
8 is 9 the
9 the 10 happier
10 happier 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 two
13 two 14 .

those pretty girls ! 
1 those 2 pretty
2 pretty 3 girls
3 girls 4 !

why will they disturb my pious meditations ! 
1 why 2 will
2 will 3 they
3 they 4 disturb
4 disturb 5 my
5 my 6 pious
6 pious 7 meditations
7 meditations 8 !

[were] [i] [the] [minister] [himself] [,] [i] [must] [needs] [look] [.] 

the greater part , however , have adopted a milder cheerfulness of hue . 
1 the 2 greater
2 greater 3 part
3 part 4 ,
4 , 5 however
5 however 6 ,
6 , 7 have
7 have 8 adopted
8 adopted 9 a
9 a 10 milder
10 milder 11 cheerfulness
11 cheerfulness 12 of
12 of 13 hue
13 hue 14 .

a white stocking is infinitely more effective than a black one . 
1 a 2 white
2 white 3 stocking
3 stocking 4 is
4 is 5 infinitely
5 infinitely 6 more
6 more 7 effective
7 effective 8 than
8 than 9 a
9 a 10 black
10 black 11 one
11 one 12 .

here comes the clergyman , slow and solemn , in severe simplicity , needing no black silk gown to denote his office . 
1 here 2 comes
2 comes 3 the
3 the 4 clergyman
4 clergyman 5 ,
5 , 6 slow
6 slow 7 and
7 and 8 solemn
8 solemn 9 ,
9 , 10 in
10 in 11 severe
11 severe 12 simplicity
12 simplicity 13 ,
13 , 14 needing
14 needing 15 no
15 no 16 black
16 black 17 silk
17 silk 18 gown
18 gown 19 to
19 to 20 denote
20 denote 21 his
21 his 22 office
22 office 23 .

his aspect claims my reverence , but cannot win my love . 
1 his 2 aspect
2 aspect 3 claims
3 claims 4 my
4 my 5 reverence
5 reverence 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 cannot
8 cannot 9 win
9 win 10 my
10 my 11 love
11 love 12 .

by middle age , or sooner , the creed has generally wrought upon the heart , or been a-tempered by it . 
1 by 2 middle
2 middle 3 age
3 age 4 ,
4 , 5 or
5 or 6 sooner
6 sooner 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 creed
9 creed 10 has
10 has 11 generally
11 generally 12 wrought
12 wrought 13 upon
13 upon 14 the
14 the 15 heart
15 heart 16 ,
16 , 17 or
17 or 18 been
18 been 19 a-tempered
19 a-tempered 20 by
20 by 21 it
21 it 22 .

as the minister passes into the church , the bell holds its iron tongue , and all the low murmur of the congregation dies away . 
1 as 2 the
2 the 3 minister
3 minister 4 passes
4 passes 5 into
5 into 6 the
6 the 7 church
7 church 8 ,
8 , 9 the
9 the 10 bell
10 bell 11 holds
11 holds 12 its
12 its 13 iron
13 iron 14 tongue
14 tongue 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 all
17 all 18 the
18 the 19 low
19 low 20 murmur
20 murmur 21 of
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 congregation
23 congregation 24 dies
24 dies 25 away
25 away 26 .

o , [i] [ought] to have gone to church ! 
1 o 2 ,
2 , 5 to
5 to 6 have
6 have 7 gone
7 gone 8 to
8 to 9 church
9 church 10 !

the hustle of the rising congregation reaches my ears . 
1 the 2 hustle
2 hustle 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 rising
5 rising 6 congregation
6 congregation 7 reaches
7 reaches 8 my
8 my 9 ears
9 ears 10 .

they are standing up to pray . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 standing
3 standing 4 up
4 up 5 to
5 to 6 pray
6 pray 7 .

" [lord] [,] look [down] upon me in mercy ! " 
1 " 4 look
4 look 6 upon
6 upon 7 me
7 me 8 in
8 in 9 mercy
9 mercy 10 !
10 ! 11 "

with that sentiment gushing from my soul , might [i] not leave all the rest to [him] ? 
1 with 2 that
2 that 3 sentiment
3 sentiment 4 gushing
4 gushing 5 from
5 from 6 my
6 my 7 soul
7 soul 8 ,
8 , 9 might
9 might 11 not
11 not 12 leave
12 leave 13 all
13 all 14 the
14 the 15 rest
15 rest 16 to
16 to 18 ?

hark ! the hymn . 
1 hark 2 !
2 ! 3 the
3 the 4 hymn
4 hymn 5 .

at this distance , it thrills through my frame , and plays upon my heartstrings , with a pleasure both of the sense and spirit . 
1 at 2 this
2 this 3 distance
3 distance 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 thrills
6 thrills 7 through
7 through 8 my
8 my 9 frame
9 frame 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 plays
12 plays 13 upon
13 upon 14 my
14 my 15 heartstrings
15 heartstrings 16 ,
16 , 17 with
17 with 18 a
18 a 19 pleasure
19 pleasure 20 both
20 both 21 of
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 sense
23 sense 24 and
24 and 25 spirit
25 spirit 26 .

it is my misfortune seldom to fructify , in a regular way , by any but printed sermons . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 my
3 my 4 misfortune
4 misfortune 5 seldom
5 seldom 6 to
6 to 7 fructify
7 fructify 8 ,
8 , 9 in
9 in 10 a
10 a 11 regular
11 regular 12 way
12 way 13 ,
13 , 14 by
14 by 15 any
15 any 16 but
16 but 17 printed
17 printed 18 sermons
18 sermons 19 .

i , their sole auditor , cannot always understand them . 
1 i 2 ,
2 , 3 their
3 their 4 sole
4 sole 5 auditor
5 auditor 6 ,
6 , 7 cannot
7 cannot 8 always
8 always 9 understand
9 understand 10 them
10 them 11 .

suppose that a few hours have passed , and behold me still behind my curtain , just before the close of the afternoon service . 
1 suppose 2 that
2 that 3 a
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 hours
5 hours 6 have
6 have 7 passed
7 passed 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 behold
10 behold 11 me
11 me 12 still
12 still 13 behind
13 behind 14 my
14 my 15 curtain
15 curtain 16 ,
16 , 17 just
17 just 18 before
18 before 19 the
19 the 20 close
20 close 21 of
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 afternoon
23 afternoon 24 service
24 service 25 .

the hour-hand on the dial has passed beyond four o'clock . 
1 the 2 hour-hand
2 hour-hand 3 on
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 dial
5 dial 6 has
6 has 7 passed
7 passed 8 beyond
8 beyond 9 four
9 four 10 o'clock
10 o'clock 11 .

around the church-door all is solitude , and an impenetrable obscurity beyond the threshold . 
1 around 2 the
2 the 3 church-door
3 church-door 4 all
4 all 5 is
5 is 6 solitude
6 solitude 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 an
9 an 10 impenetrable
10 impenetrable 11 obscurity
11 obscurity 12 beyond
12 beyond 13 the
13 the 14 threshold
14 threshold 15 .

a commotion is heard . 
1 a 2 commotion
2 commotion 3 is
3 is 4 heard
4 heard 5 .

this instantaneous outbreak of life into loneliness is one of the pleasantest scenes of the day . 
1 this 2 instantaneous
2 instantaneous 3 outbreak
3 outbreak 4 of
4 of 5 life
5 life 6 into
6 into 7 loneliness
7 loneliness 8 is
8 is 9 one
9 one 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 pleasantest
12 pleasantest 13 scenes
13 scenes 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 day
16 day 17 .

i have taken a great liking to those black silk pantaloons . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 taken
3 taken 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 liking
6 liking 7 to
7 to 8 those
8 those 9 black
9 black 10 silk
10 silk 11 pantaloons
11 pantaloons 12 .

the [sabbath] eve is the eve of love . 
1 the 3 eve
3 eve 4 is
4 is 5 the
5 the 6 eve
6 eve 7 of
7 of 8 love
8 love 9 .

at length , the whole congregation is dispersed . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 ,
3 , 4 the
4 the 5 whole
5 whole 6 congregation
6 congregation 7 is
7 is 8 dispersed
8 dispersed 9 .

poor souls ! 
1 poor 2 souls
2 souls 3 !

to them the most captivating picture of bliss in heaven is " there we shall be white ! " 
1 to 2 them
2 them 3 the
3 the 4 most
4 most 5 captivating
5 captivating 6 picture
6 picture 7 of
7 of 8 bliss
8 bliss 9 in
9 in 10 heaven
10 heaven 11 is
11 is 12 "
12 " 13 there
13 there 14 we
14 we 15 shall
15 shall 16 be
16 be 17 white
17 white 18 !
18 ! 19 "

all is solitude again . 
1 all 2 is
2 is 3 solitude
3 solitude 4 again
4 again 5 .

who are the choristers ? 
1 who 2 are
2 are 3 the
3 the 4 choristers
4 choristers 5 ?

on the wings of that rich melody they were borne upward . 
1 on 2 the
2 the 3 wings
3 wings 4 of
4 of 5 that
5 that 6 rich
6 rich 7 melody
7 melody 8 they
8 they 9 were
9 were 10 borne
10 borne 11 upward
11 upward 12 .

this , gentle reader , is merely a flight of poetry . 
1 this 2 ,
2 , 3 gentle
3 gentle 4 reader
4 reader 5 ,
5 , 6 is
6 is 7 merely
7 merely 8 a
8 a 9 flight
9 flight 10 of
10 of 11 poetry
11 poetry 12 .

yet , it lifted my soul higher than all their former strains . 
1 yet 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 lifted
4 lifted 5 my
5 my 6 soul
6 soul 7 higher
7 higher 8 than
8 than 9 all
9 all 10 their
10 their 11 former
11 former 12 strains
12 strains 13 .

they are gone , the sons and daughters of music , and the gray sexton is just closing the portal . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 gone
3 gone 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 sons
6 sons 7 and
7 and 8 daughters
8 daughters 9 of
9 of 10 music
10 music 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 the
13 the 14 gray
14 gray 15 sexton
15 sexton 16 is
16 is 17 just
17 just 18 closing
18 closing 19 the
19 the 20 portal
20 portal 21 .

o , but the church is a symbol of religion ! 
1 o 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 the
4 the 5 church
5 church 6 is
6 is 7 a
7 a 8 symbol
8 symbol 9 of
9 of 10 religion
10 religion 11 !

there is a moral , and a religion too , even in the silent walls . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 moral
4 moral 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 religion
8 religion 9 too
9 too 10 ,
10 , 11 even
11 even 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 silent
14 silent 15 walls
15 walls 16 .

and may the steeple still point heavenward , and be decked with the hallowed sunshine of the [sabbath] morn ! 
1 and 2 may
2 may 3 the
3 the 4 steeple
4 steeple 5 still
5 still 6 point
6 point 7 heavenward
7 heavenward 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 be
10 be 11 decked
11 decked 12 with
12 with 13 the
13 the 14 hallowed
14 hallowed 15 sunshine
15 sunshine 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 19 morn
19 morn 20 !

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