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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 4 showed
4 showed 5 that
5 that 6 she
6 she 7 looked
7 looked 8 weary
8 weary 9 of
9 of 10 body
10 body 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 sad
13 sad 14 of
14 of 15 heart
15 heart 16 ,
16 , 17 like
17 like 18 many
18 many 19 another
19 another 20 wayfarer
20 wayfarer 21 of
21 of 22 earth
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
3 after 4 trudging
4 trudging 5 only
5 only 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 distance
8 distance 9 farther
9 farther 10 ,
10 , 11 this
11 this 15 was
15 was 19 a
19 a 20 long
20 long 21 ,
21 , 22 long
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
3 luggage 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 folio
8 folio 9 book
9 book 10 under
10 under 11 her
11 her 12 arm
12 arm 13 ,
13 , 14 very
14 very 15 much
15 much 16 resembling
16 resembling 17 the
17 the 18 annual
18 annual 19 volume
19 volume 20 of
20 of 21 a
21 a 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 3 evidently
3 evidently 4 a
4 a 5 stranger
5 stranger 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 perhaps
8 perhaps 9 had
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 to
11 to 12 town
12 town 13 by
13 by 14 the
14 the 15 evening
15 evening 16 train
16 train 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
4 my 5 dear
5 dear 6 sister
6 sister 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 13 ,
13 , 14 after
14 after 15 the
15 the 16 first
16 first 17 salutations
17 salutations 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 you
20 you 21 look
21 look 22 almost
22 almost 23 tired
23 tired 24 to
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
4 been 5 about
5 about 6 during
6 during 7 your
7 your 8 sojourn
8 sojourn 9 in
9 in 10 this
10 this 15 ?
15 ? 16 "

" [o] [,] [i] have it all [recorded] here [in] [my] [book] [of] [chronicles] , " [answered] [the] [old] [year] [,] in a heavy tone . 
1 " 5 have
5 have 6 it
6 it 7 all
7 all 9 here
9 here 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 22 in
22 in 23 a
23 a 24 heavy
24 heavy 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
3 is 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 that
5 that 6 would
6 would 7 amuse
7 amuse 8 you
8 you 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 11 you
11 you 12 will
12 will 13 soon
13 soon 14 get
14 get 15 sufficient
15 sufficient 16 knowledge
16 knowledge 17 of
17 of 18 such
18 such 19 matters
19 matters 20 from
20 from 21 your
21 your 22 own
22 own 23 personal
23 personal 24 experience
24 experience 25 .

it is but tiresome reading . " 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 but
3 but 4 tiresome
4 tiresome 5 reading
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
6 doing 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 political
9 political 10 way
10 way 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

but the [loco] [focos] " 
1 but 2 the
2 the 5 "

" [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 5 like
5 like 6 these
6 these 7 party
7 party 8 nicknames
8 nicknames 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 interrupted
11 interrupted 12 her
12 her 13 sister
13 sister 14 ,
14 , 15 who
15 who 16 seemed
16 seemed 17 remarkably
17 remarkably 18 touchy
18 touchy 19 about
19 about 20 some
20 some 21 points
21 points 22 .

" perhaps we shall part in better humor , if we avoid any political discussion . " 
1 " 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 we
3 we 4 shall
4 shall 5 part
5 part 6 in
6 in 7 better
7 better 8 humor
8 humor 9 ,
9 , 10 if
10 if 11 we
11 we 12 avoid
12 avoid 13 any
13 any 14 political
14 political 15 discussion
15 discussion 16 .
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 " 13 who
13 who 14 had
14 had 15 already
15 already 16 been
16 been 17 tormented
17 tormented 18 half
18 half 19 to
19 to 20 death
20 death 21 with
21 with 22 squabbles
22 squabbles 23 of
23 of 24 this
24 this 25 kind
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 12 ,
12 , 17 what
17 what 18 else
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
2 perhaps 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 15 see
15 see 16 that
16 that 17 happy
17 happy 18 day
18 day 19 !
19 ! 20 "

" [i] [doubt] [whether] [it] [be] so [close] [at] [hand] , " [answered] [the] [old] [year] [,] [gravely] [smiling] [.] 
1 " 7 so
7 so 11 ,
11 , 12 "

" have you done much for the improvement of the [city] [?] " [asked] [the] [new] [year] [.] 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 done
4 done 5 much
5 much 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 8 improvement
8 improvement 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 13 "

" [judging] [from] [what] [little] [i] [have] [seen] [,] it appears to be ancient and timeworn . " 
1 " 10 it
10 it 11 appears
11 appears 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 ancient
14 ancient 15 and
15 and 16 timeworn
16 timeworn 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 3 omnibuses
3 omnibuses 4 rattle
4 rattle 5 over
5 over 6 the
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
3 a 4 perceptible
4 perceptible 5 increase
5 increase 6 of
6 of 7 oyster-shops
7 oyster-shops 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 other
10 other 11 establishments
11 establishments 12 for
12 for 13 the
13 the 14 accommodation
14 accommodation 15 of
15 of 16 a
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
3 more 4 important
4 important 5 change
5 change 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
2 immense 3 accumulation
3 accumulation 4 of
4 of 5 musty
5 musty 6 prejudices
6 prejudices 7 will
7 will 8 be
8 be 9 carried
9 carried 10 off
10 off 11 by
11 by 12 the
12 the 13 free
13 free 14 circulation
14 circulation 15 of
15 of 16 society
16 society 17 .

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

we [sisterhood] of [years] [never] [carry] [anything] [really] [valuable] [out] [of] the world with us . 
1 we 3 of
3 of 12 the
12 the 13 world
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 16 which
16 which 17 have
17 have 18 already
18 already 19 lived
19 lived 20 out
20 out 21 their
21 their 22 allotted
22 allotted 23 term
23 term 24 .

you will supply their place , with others equally ephemeral . 
1 you 2 will
2 will 3 supply
3 supply 4 their
4 their 5 place
5 place 6 ,
6 , 7 with
7 with 8 others
8 others 9 equally
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 3 likewise
3 likewise 4 a
4 a 5 quantity
5 quantity 6 of
6 of 7 men
7 men 8 's
8 's 9 dark
9 dark 10 hair
10 hair 11 ,
11 , 22 or
22 or 23 none
23 none 24 at
24 at 25 all
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
5 an 6 assortment
6 assortment 7 of
7 of 8 many
8 many 9 thousand
9 thousand 10 broken
10 broken 11 promises
11 promises 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 other
14 other 15 broken
15 broken 16 ware
16 ware 17 ,
17 , 18 all
18 all 19 very
19 very 20 light
20 light 21 and
21 and 22 packed
22 packed 23 into
23 into 24 little
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
6 lot 7 of
7 of 8 hopes
8 hopes 9 here
9 here 10 in
10 in 11 my
11 my 12 basket
12 basket 13 ,
13 , 14 "

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

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

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

but [i] [heartily] [wish] [well] [to] [poor] [mortals] , [and] [mean] [to] [do] [all] [i] [can] for their improvement and happiness . " 
1 but 9 ,
9 , 17 for
17 for 18 their
18 their 19 improvement
19 improvement 20 and
20 and 21 happiness
21 happiness 22 .
22 . 23 "

" and [must] [i] [also] [pickup] [such] [worthless] [luggage] in my travels ? " [asked] [the] [new] [year] [.] 
1 " 2 and
2 and 10 in
10 in 11 my
11 my 12 travels
12 travels 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

" most certainly ; and well , if you have no heavier load to bear , " replied the other . 
1 " 2 most
2 most 3 certainly
3 certainly 4 ;
4 ; 5 and
5 and 6 well
6 well 7 ,
7 , 8 if
8 if 9 you
9 you 10 have
10 have 11 no
11 no 12 heavier
12 heavier 13 load
13 load 14 to
14 to 15 bear
15 bear 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 3 ridiculous
3 ridiculous 4 people
4 people 5 ever
5 ever 6 see
6 see 7 anything
7 anything 8 tolerable
8 tolerable 9 in
9 in 10 you
10 you 11 ,
11 , 12 it
12 it 13 will
13 will 14 be
14 be 15 after
15 after 16 you
16 you 17 are
17 are 18 gone
18 gone 19 forever
19 forever 20 .
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 , 6 cried
6 cried 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 16 to
16 to 22 find
22 find 23 them
23 them 24 .

for my happiness must depend on them . " 
1 for 2 my
2 my 3 happiness
3 happiness 4 must
4 must 5 depend
5 depend 6 on
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
3 for 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 then
6 then 7 ,
7 , 8 my
8 my 9 poor
9 poor 10 sister
10 sister 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 17 ,
17 , 18 sighing
18 sighing 19 ,
19 , 20 as
20 as 21 she
21 she 22 uplifted
22 uplifted 23 her
23 her 24 burden
24 burden 25 .

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

but hark ! my task is done . " 
1 but 2 hark
2 hark 3 !
3 ! 4 my
4 my 5 task
5 task 6 is
6 is 7 done
7 done 8 .
8 . 9 "

but she , in [the] [company] [of] [time] [and] all her kindred , must [hereafter] [hold] [a] [reckoning] [with] [mankind] . 
1 but 2 she
2 she 3 ,
3 , 4 in
4 in 10 all
10 all 11 her
11 her 12 kindred
12 kindred 13 ,
13 , 14 must
14 must 21 .

" 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 4 kindly
4 kindly 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 she
13 she 14 gave
14 gave 15 the
15 the 16 watchman
16 watchman 17 one
17 one 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 roses
20 roses 21 of
21 of 22 hope
22 hope 23 from
23 from 24 her
24 her 25 basket
25 basket 26 .

" may this flower keep a sweet [smell] , [long] [after] [i] [have] [bidden] [you] [good] [by] [.] " 
1 " 2 may
2 may 3 this
3 this 4 flower
4 flower 5 keep
5 keep 6 a
6 a 7 sweet
7 sweet 9 ,
9 , 19 "

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

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