[produced] [by] [david] [widger] 

[twice] [told] [tales] 

[the] [toll-gatherer's] [day] 

[a] [sketch] [of] [transitory] [life] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

if any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this , it is the toll-gatherer . 
1 if 2 any
2 any 3 mortal
3 mortal 4 be
4 be 5 favored
5 favored 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 analogous
9 analogous 10 to
10 to 11 this
11 this 12 ,
12 , 13 it
13 it 14 is
14 is 15 the
15 the 16 toll-gatherer
16 toll-gatherer 17 .

sitting [on] [the] [aforesaid] [bench] [,] [i] [amuse] [myself] [with] [a] [conception] [,] [illustrated] [by] [numerous] [pencil-sketches] in the air , of the toll-gatherer 's day . 
1 sitting 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 air
20 air 21 ,
21 , 22 of
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 toll-gatherer
24 toll-gatherer 25 's
25 's 26 day
26 day 27 .

the toll is paid , creak , creak , again go the wheels , and the huge haymow vanishes into the morning mist . 
1 the 2 toll
2 toll 3 is
3 is 4 paid
4 paid 5 ,
5 , 6 creak
6 creak 7 ,
7 , 8 creak
8 creak 9 ,
9 , 10 again
10 again 11 go
11 go 12 the
12 the 13 wheels
13 wheels 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 the
16 the 17 huge
17 huge 18 haymow
18 haymow 19 vanishes
19 vanishes 20 into
20 into 21 the
21 the 22 morning
22 morning 23 mist
23 mist 24 .

as yet , nature is but half awake , and familiar objects appear visionary . 
1 as 2 yet
2 yet 3 ,
3 , 4 nature
4 nature 5 is
5 is 6 but
6 but 7 half
7 half 8 awake
8 awake 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 familiar
11 familiar 12 objects
12 objects 13 appear
13 appear 14 visionary
14 visionary 15 .

the morn breathes upon them and blushes , and they forget how wearily the darkness toiled away . 
1 the 2 morn
2 morn 3 breathes
3 breathes 4 upon
4 upon 5 them
5 them 6 and
6 and 7 blushes
7 blushes 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 they
10 they 11 forget
11 forget 12 how
12 how 13 wearily
13 wearily 14 the
14 the 15 darkness
15 darkness 16 toiled
16 toiled 17 away
17 away 18 .

the old man looks eastward , and ( for he is a moralizer ) frames a simile of the stage coach and the sun . 
1 the 2 old
2 old 3 man
3 man 4 looks
4 looks 5 eastward
5 eastward 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 (
8 ( 9 for
9 for 10 he
10 he 11 is
11 is 12 a
12 a 13 moralizer
13 moralizer 14 )
14 ) 15 frames
15 frames 16 a
16 a 17 simile
17 simile 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 stage
20 stage 21 coach
21 coach 22 and
22 and 23 the
23 the 24 sun
24 sun 25 .

while the world is rousing itself , we may glance slightly at the scene of our sketch . 
1 while 2 the
2 the 3 world
3 world 4 is
4 is 5 rousing
5 rousing 6 itself
6 itself 7 ,
7 , 8 we
8 we 9 may
9 may 10 glance
10 glance 11 slightly
11 slightly 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 scene
14 scene 15 of
15 of 16 our
16 our 17 sketch
17 sketch 18 .

beneath the window is a wooden bench , on which a long succession of weary wayfarers have reposed themselves . 
1 beneath 2 the
2 the 3 window
3 window 4 is
4 is 5 a
5 a 6 wooden
6 wooden 7 bench
7 bench 8 ,
8 , 9 on
9 on 10 which
10 which 11 a
11 a 12 long
12 long 13 succession
13 succession 14 of
14 of 15 weary
15 weary 16 wayfarers
16 wayfarers 17 have
17 have 18 reposed
18 reposed 19 themselves
19 themselves 20 .

and there sits our good old toll-gatherer , glorified by the early sunbeams . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 sits
3 sits 4 our
4 our 5 good
5 good 6 old
6 old 7 toll-gatherer
7 toll-gatherer 8 ,
8 , 9 glorified
9 glorified 10 by
10 by 11 the
11 the 12 early
12 early 13 sunbeams
13 sunbeams 14 .

now the sun smiles upon the landscape , and earth smiles back again upon the sky . 
1 now 2 the
2 the 3 sun
3 sun 4 smiles
4 smiles 5 upon
5 upon 6 the
6 the 7 landscape
7 landscape 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 earth
10 earth 11 smiles
11 smiles 12 back
12 back 13 again
13 again 14 upon
14 upon 15 the
15 the 16 sky
16 sky 17 .

frequent , now , are the travellers . 
1 frequent 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 ,
4 , 5 are
5 are 6 the
6 the 7 travellers
7 travellers 8 .

the bottom of the chaise is heaped with multifarious bandboxes and carpet-bags , and beneath the axle swings a leathern trunk dusty with yesterday 's journey . 
1 the 2 bottom
2 bottom 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 chaise
5 chaise 6 is
6 is 7 heaped
7 heaped 8 with
8 with 9 multifarious
9 multifarious 10 bandboxes
10 bandboxes 11 and
11 and 12 carpet-bags
12 carpet-bags 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 beneath
15 beneath 16 the
16 the 17 axle
17 axle 18 swings
18 swings 19 a
19 a 20 leathern
20 leathern 21 trunk
21 trunk 22 dusty
22 dusty 23 with
23 with 24 yesterday
24 yesterday 25 's
25 's 26 journey
26 journey 27 .

luckless wight , doomed , through a whole summer day , to be the butt of mirth and mischief among the frolicsome maidens ! 
1 luckless 2 wight
2 wight 3 ,
3 , 4 doomed
4 doomed 5 ,
5 , 6 through
6 through 7 a
7 a 8 whole
8 whole 9 summer
9 summer 10 day
10 day 11 ,
11 , 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 the
14 the 15 butt
15 butt 16 of
16 of 17 mirth
17 mirth 18 and
18 and 19 mischief
19 mischief 20 among
20 among 21 the
21 the 22 frolicsome
22 frolicsome 23 maidens
23 maidens 24 !

the vinegar-faced traveller proves to be a manufacturer of pickles . 
1 the 2 vinegar-faced
2 vinegar-faced 3 traveller
3 traveller 4 proves
4 proves 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 a
7 a 8 manufacturer
8 manufacturer 9 of
9 of 10 pickles
10 pickles 11 .

he is a country preacher , going to labor at a protracted meeting . 
1 he 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 country
4 country 5 preacher
5 preacher 6 ,
6 , 7 going
7 going 8 to
8 to 9 labor
9 labor 10 at
10 at 11 a
11 a 12 protracted
12 protracted 13 meeting
13 meeting 14 .

the next object passing townward is a butcher 's cart , canopied with its arch of snow-white cotton . 
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 object
3 object 4 passing
4 passing 5 townward
5 townward 6 is
6 is 7 a
7 a 8 butcher
8 butcher 9 's
9 's 10 cart
10 cart 11 ,
11 , 12 canopied
12 canopied 13 with
13 with 14 its
14 its 15 arch
15 arch 16 of
16 of 17 snow-white
17 snow-white 18 cotton
18 cotton 19 .

see there , a man trundling a wheelbarrow-load of lobsters . 
1 see 2 there
2 there 3 ,
3 , 4 a
4 a 5 man
5 man 6 trundling
6 trundling 7 a
7 a 8 wheelbarrow-load
8 wheelbarrow-load 9 of
9 of 10 lobsters
10 lobsters 11 .

but let all these pay their toll and pass . 
1 but 2 let
2 let 3 all
3 all 4 these
4 these 5 pay
5 pay 6 their
6 their 7 toll
7 toll 8 and
8 and 9 pass
9 pass 10 .

but methinks her blushing cheek burns through the snowy veil . 
1 but 2 methinks
2 methinks 3 her
3 her 4 blushing
4 blushing 5 cheek
5 cheek 6 burns
6 burns 7 through
7 through 8 the
8 the 9 snowy
9 snowy 10 veil
10 veil 11 .

another white-robed virgin sits in front . 
1 another 2 white-robed
2 white-robed 3 virgin
3 virgin 4 sits
4 sits 5 in
5 in 6 front
6 front 7 .

take my blessing too , ye happy ones ! 
1 take 2 my
2 my 3 blessing
3 blessing 4 too
4 too 5 ,
5 , 6 ye
6 ye 7 happy
7 happy 8 ones
8 ones 9 !

may the sky not frown upon you , nor clouds bedew you with their chill and sullen rain ! 
1 may 2 the
2 the 3 sky
3 sky 4 not
4 not 5 frown
5 frown 6 upon
6 upon 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 nor
9 nor 10 clouds
10 clouds 11 bedew
11 bedew 12 you
12 you 13 with
13 with 14 their
14 their 15 chill
15 chill 16 and
16 and 17 sullen
17 sullen 18 rain
18 rain 19 !

may the hot sun kindle no fever in your hearts ! 
1 may 2 the
2 the 3 hot
3 hot 4 sun
4 sun 5 kindle
5 kindle 6 no
6 no 7 fever
7 fever 8 in
8 in 9 your
9 your 10 hearts
10 hearts 11 !

in a close carriage sits a fragile figure , muffled carefully , and shrinking even from the mild breath of summer . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 close
3 close 4 carriage
4 carriage 5 sits
5 sits 6 a
6 a 7 fragile
7 fragile 8 figure
8 figure 9 ,
9 , 10 muffled
10 muffled 11 carefully
11 carefully 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 shrinking
14 shrinking 15 even
15 even 16 from
16 from 17 the
17 the 18 mild
18 mild 19 breath
19 breath 20 of
20 of 21 summer
21 summer 22 .

she leans against a manly form , and his arm infolds her , as if to guard his treasure from some enemy . 
1 she 2 leans
2 leans 3 against
3 against 4 a
4 a 5 manly
5 manly 6 form
6 form 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 his
9 his 10 arm
10 arm 11 infolds
11 infolds 12 her
12 her 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 to
16 to 17 guard
17 guard 18 his
18 his 19 treasure
19 treasure 20 from
20 from 21 some
21 some 22 enemy
22 enemy 23 .

and now has morning gathered up her dewy pearls , and fled away . 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 has
3 has 4 morning
4 morning 5 gathered
5 gathered 6 up
6 up 7 her
7 her 8 dewy
8 dewy 9 pearls
9 pearls 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 fled
12 fled 13 away
13 away 14 .

the sun rolls blazing through the sky , and cannot find a cloud to cool his face with . 
1 the 2 sun
2 sun 3 rolls
3 rolls 4 blazing
4 blazing 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 7 sky
7 sky 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 cannot
10 cannot 11 find
11 find 12 a
12 a 13 cloud
13 cloud 14 to
14 to 15 cool
15 cool 16 his
16 his 17 face
17 face 18 with
18 with 19 .

glisten , too , the faces of the travellers . 
1 glisten 2 ,
2 , 3 too
3 too 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 faces
6 faces 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 travellers
9 travellers 10 .

no air is stirring on the road . 
1 no 2 air
2 air 3 is
3 is 4 stirring
4 stirring 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 road
7 road 8 .

nature dares draw no breath , lest she should inhale a stifling cloud of dust . 
1 nature 2 dares
2 dares 3 draw
3 draw 4 no
4 no 5 breath
5 breath 6 ,
6 , 7 lest
7 lest 8 she
8 she 9 should
9 should 10 inhale
10 inhale 11 a
11 a 12 stifling
12 stifling 13 cloud
13 cloud 14 of
14 of 15 dust
15 dust 16 .

" awful hot ! 
1 " 2 awful
2 awful 3 hot
3 hot 4 !

dreadful dusty ! " answers the sympathetic toll-gatherer . 
1 dreadful 2 dusty
2 dusty 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 answers
5 answers 6 the
6 the 7 sympathetic
7 sympathetic 8 toll-gatherer
8 toll-gatherer 9 .

yes , old friend ; and a quiet heart will make a dog-day temperate . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 old
3 old 4 friend
4 friend 5 ;
5 ; 6 and
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 quiet
8 quiet 9 heart
9 heart 10 will
10 will 11 make
11 make 12 a
12 a 13 dog-day
13 dog-day 14 temperate
14 temperate 15 .

and as the wayfarer makes ready to resume his journey , he tells him a sovereign remedy for blistered feet . 
1 and 2 as
2 as 3 the
3 the 4 wayfarer
4 wayfarer 5 makes
5 makes 6 ready
6 ready 7 to
7 to 8 resume
8 resume 9 his
9 his 10 journey
10 journey 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 tells
13 tells 14 him
14 him 15 a
15 a 16 sovereign
16 sovereign 17 remedy
17 remedy 18 for
18 for 19 blistered
19 blistered 20 feet
20 feet 21 .

now comes the noontide hour , of all the hours nearest akin to midnight ; for each has its own calmness and repose . 
1 now 2 comes
2 comes 3 the
3 the 4 noontide
4 noontide 5 hour
5 hour 6 ,
6 , 7 of
7 of 8 all
8 all 9 the
9 the 10 hours
10 hours 11 nearest
11 nearest 12 akin
12 akin 13 to
13 to 14 midnight
14 midnight 15 ;
15 ; 16 for
16 for 17 each
17 each 18 has
18 has 19 its
19 its 20 own
20 own 21 calmness
21 calmness 22 and
22 and 23 repose
23 repose 24 .

meanwhile , on both sides of the chasm , a throng of impatient travellers fret and fume . 
1 meanwhile 2 ,
2 , 3 on
3 on 4 both
4 both 5 sides
5 sides 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 chasm
8 chasm 9 ,
9 , 10 a
10 a 11 throng
11 throng 12 of
12 of 13 impatient
13 impatient 14 travellers
14 travellers 15 fret
15 fret 16 and
16 and 17 fume
17 fume 18 .

and what are the haughtiest of us , but the ephemeral aristocrats of a summer 's day ? 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 the
4 the 5 haughtiest
5 haughtiest 6 of
6 of 7 us
7 us 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 the
10 the 11 ephemeral
11 ephemeral 12 aristocrats
12 aristocrats 13 of
13 of 14 a
14 a 15 summer
15 summer 16 's
16 's 17 day
17 day 18 ?

here [a] [frenchman] , with a hand-organ on his shoulder ; and there [an] [itinerant] [swiss] [jeweller] . 
1 here 4 ,
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 a
6 a 7 hand-organ
7 hand-organ 8 on
8 on 9 his
9 his 10 shoulder
10 shoulder 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 there
13 there 18 .

what miracle shall set all things right again ? 
1 what 2 miracle
2 miracle 3 shall
3 shall 4 set
4 set 5 all
5 all 6 things
6 things 7 right
7 right 8 again
8 again 9 ?

the sage old man ! 
1 the 2 sage
2 sage 3 old
3 old 4 man
4 man 5 !

strollers come from the town to quaff the freshening breeze . 
1 strollers 2 come
2 come 3 from
3 from 4 the
4 the 5 town
5 town 6 to
6 to 7 quaff
7 quaff 8 the
8 the 9 freshening
9 freshening 10 breeze
10 breeze 11 .

one or two let down long lines , and haul up flapping flounders ? or cunners , or small cod , or perhaps an eel . 
1 one 2 or
2 or 3 two
3 two 4 let
4 let 5 down
5 down 6 long
6 long 7 lines
7 lines 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 haul
10 haul 11 up
11 up 12 flapping
12 flapping 13 flounders
13 flounders 14 ?
14 ? 15 or
15 or 16 cunners
16 cunners 17 ,
17 , 18 or
18 or 19 small
19 small 20 cod
20 cod 21 ,
21 , 22 or
22 or 23 perhaps
23 perhaps 24 an
24 an 25 eel
25 eel 26 .

the horses now tramp heavily along the bridge , and wistfully bethink them of their stables . 
1 the 2 horses
2 horses 3 now
3 now 4 tramp
4 tramp 5 heavily
5 heavily 6 along
6 along 7 the
7 the 8 bridge
8 bridge 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 wistfully
11 wistfully 12 bethink
12 bethink 13 them
13 them 14 of
14 of 15 their
15 their 16 stables
16 stables 17 .

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