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[twice] [told] [tales]
[the] [threefold] [destiny]
[a] [fairy] [legend]
[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne]
" [ralph] [cranfield] ! " was [the] [name] [that] [she] [half] [articulated] [.]
1 " 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 was
" can that be [my] [old] [playmate] [,] [faith] [egerton] ? " [thought] [the] [traveller] [,] [looking] [round] [at] [her] [figure] [,] [but] [without] [pausing] [.]
1 " 12 "
2 can 4 be
2 can 11 ?
3 that 4 be
11 ? 12 "
[ralph] [cranfield] [,] [from] [his] [youth] [upward] [,] [had] [felt] [himself] [marked] [out] [for] [a] [high] [destiny] [.]
on [encountering] [this] [lovely] [stranger] , [he] [was] [bound] [to] [address] [her] [thus] [:] " [maiden] [,] [i] have [brought] [you] a [heavy] heart [.]
1 on 6 ,
6 , 15 "
15 " 19 have
19 have 22 a
22 a 24 heart
may [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] you [?] ["]
1 may 7 you
as [messengers] [of] [the] [sign] , by [which] [ralph] [cranfield] [might] [recognize] the [summons] [,] [three] [venerable] men [were] [to] [claim] [audience] [of] [him] [.]
1 as 18 men
6 , 7 by
7 by 13 the
13 the 18 men
and had he found them ?
1 and 4 found
2 had 4 found
3 he 4 found
4 found 5 them
5 them 6 ?
few seemed to be the changes here .
1 few 6 changes
2 seemed 3 to
2 seemed 4 be
2 seemed 6 changes
5 the 6 changes
6 changes 7 here
7 here 8 .
but his heart grew cold , because the village did not remember him as he remembered the village .
1 but 3 heart
2 his 3 heart
3 heart 18 village
3 heart 19 .
4 grew 5 cold
5 cold 9 village
5 cold 18 village
6 , 7 because
7 because 9 village
8 the 9 village
9 village 12 remember
10 did 11 not
10 did 12 remember
13 him 15 he
14 as 15 he
15 he 16 remembered
16 remembered 18 village
17 the 18 village
" here is the change ! " sighed he , striking his hand upon his breast .
1 " 3 is
2 here 3 is
3 is 11 striking
4 the 11 striking
5 change 11 striking
6 ! 7 "
6 ! 8 sighed
8 sighed 11 striking
9 he 11 striking
10 , 11 striking
11 striking 13 hand
11 striking 14 upon
11 striking 16 breast
12 his 13 hand
15 his 16 breast
16 breast 17 .
" who is this man of thought and care , weary with world-wandering [,] and heavy with disappointed hopes ?
1 " 3 is
2 who 3 is
3 is 20 ?
4 this 5 man
4 this 6 of
4 this 20 ?
7 thought 13 world-wandering
8 and 13 world-wandering
9 care 13 world-wandering
10 , 13 world-wandering
11 weary 13 world-wandering
12 with 13 world-wandering
13 world-wandering 15 and
13 world-wandering 16 heavy
13 world-wandering 17 with
13 world-wandering 18 disappointed
13 world-wandering 19 hopes
13 world-wandering 20 ?
the youth returns not , who went forth so joyously ! "
1 the 2 youth
2 youth 3 returns
3 returns 4 not
3 returns 6 who
3 returns 7 went
3 returns 8 forth
3 returns 9 so
3 returns 10 joyously
5 , 6 who
10 joyously 11 !
11 ! 12 "
[such] [,] [at] [least] [,] [was] [its] [appearance] [in] [the] [dusky] [light] [.]
that would be a jest indeed ! "
1 that 2 would
1 that 5 jest
2 would 3 be
4 a 5 jest
5 jest 6 indeed
6 indeed 7 !
7 ! 8 "
it was [ralph] [cranfield] 's mother [.]
1 it 2 was
1 it 5 's
5 's 6 mother
pass we over their greeting , and leave the one to her joy and the other to his rest , if quiet rest he found .
1 pass 5 greeting
2 we 5 greeting
3 over 5 greeting
4 their 5 greeting
5 greeting 6 ,
5 greeting 7 and
5 greeting 8 leave
8 leave 23 rest
9 the 23 rest
10 one 11 to
11 to 23 rest
12 her 13 joy
13 joy 14 and
13 joy 19 rest
13 joy 23 rest
15 the 16 other
15 the 19 rest
17 to 18 his
17 to 19 rest
19 rest 21 if
20 , 21 if
22 quiet 23 rest
23 rest 25 found
23 rest 26 .
24 he 25 found
but when morning broke , he arose with a troubled brow ; for his sleep and his wakefulness had alike been full of dreams .
1 but 7 arose
2 when 7 arose
3 morning 7 arose
4 broke 7 arose
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 arose
7 arose 8 with
7 arose 11 brow
8 with 9 a
10 troubled 11 brow
11 brow 12 ;
11 brow 13 for
11 brow 14 his
11 brow 15 sleep
11 brow 25 .
15 sleep 18 wakefulness
16 and 18 wakefulness
17 his 18 wakefulness
18 wakefulness 19 had
18 wakefulness 20 alike
18 wakefulness 21 been
18 wakefulness 22 full
18 wakefulness 23 of
18 wakefulness 24 dreams
all the fervor was rekindled with which he had burned of yore to unravel the threefold mystery of his fate .
1 all 5 rekindled
2 the 5 rekindled
3 fervor 5 rekindled
4 was 5 rekindled
5 rekindled 6 with
5 rekindled 7 which
5 rekindled 8 he
5 rekindled 9 had
5 rekindled 10 burned
10 burned 14 unravel
11 of 12 yore
12 yore 14 unravel
13 to 14 unravel
14 unravel 16 threefold
14 unravel 17 mystery
14 unravel 18 of
14 unravel 19 his
14 unravel 20 fate
15 the 16 threefold
20 fate 21 .
the crowd of his early visions seemed to have awaited him beneath his mother 's roof , and thronged riotously around to welcome his return .
1 the 16 roof
2 crowd 3 of
2 crowd 6 visions
4 his 6 visions
5 early 6 visions
6 visions 7 seemed
6 visions 10 awaited
7 seemed 8 to
9 have 10 awaited
10 awaited 11 him
10 awaited 12 beneath
10 awaited 13 his
10 awaited 14 mother
10 awaited 15 's
10 awaited 16 roof
16 roof 20 riotously
17 , 18 and
18 and 20 riotously
19 thronged 20 riotously
20 riotously 21 around
20 riotously 22 to
20 riotously 23 welcome
20 riotously 24 his
20 riotously 25 return
20 riotously 26 .
at length they reached her gate , and undid the latch .
1 at 2 length
2 length 9 undid
3 they 4 reached
4 reached 9 undid
5 her 9 undid
6 gate 9 undid
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 undid
9 undid 11 latch
9 undid 12 .
10 the 11 latch
now do tell them a good long story about what you have seen in foreign parts . "
1 now 3 tell
2 do 3 tell
3 tell 4 them
3 tell 8 story
3 tell 9 about
5 a 6 good
5 a 7 long
5 a 8 story
9 about 15 foreign
10 what 11 you
11 you 12 have
12 have 13 seen
13 seen 15 foreign
14 in 15 foreign
15 foreign 16 parts
15 foreign 17 .
17 . 18 "
what if this embassy should bring me the message of my fate ! "
1 what 4 embassy
2 if 4 embassy
3 this 4 embassy
4 embassy 5 should
4 embassy 6 bring
4 embassy 7 me
4 embassy 9 message
8 the 9 message
9 message 12 fate
10 of 11 my
11 my 12 fate
12 fate 13 !
13 ! 14 "
" [my] [colleagues] [and] [myself] [,] " [began] [the] [squire] , " are [burdened] [with] [momentous] [duties] [,] [being] [jointly] [selectmen] [of] [this] [village] [.]
1 " 7 "
7 " 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 are
after a few more words , the village dignitary and his companions took their leave .
1 after 3 few
2 a 3 few
3 few 9 dignitary
4 more 9 dignitary
5 words 6 ,
5 words 9 dignitary
7 the 9 dignitary
8 village 9 dignitary
9 dignitary 10 and
9 dignitary 11 his
9 dignitary 12 companions
9 dignitary 13 took
9 dignitary 14 their
9 dignitary 15 leave
15 leave 16 .
every crook in the pathway was remembered .
1 every 2 crook
2 crook 5 pathway
3 in 5 pathway
4 the 5 pathway
5 pathway 6 was
5 pathway 7 remembered
5 pathway 8 .
even the more transitory characteristics of the scene were the same as in bygone days .
1 even 4 transitory
2 the 4 transitory
3 more 4 transitory
4 transitory 5 characteristics
4 transitory 7 the
4 transitory 8 scene
5 characteristics 6 of
8 scene 14 bygone
9 were 14 bygone
10 the 11 same
11 same 14 bygone
12 as 14 bygone
13 in 14 bygone
14 bygone 15 days
14 bygone 16 .
a company of cows were grazing on the grassy roadside , and refreshed him with their fragrant breath .
1 a 6 grazing
2 company 6 grazing
3 of 6 grazing
4 cows 6 grazing
5 were 6 grazing
6 grazing 7 on
6 grazing 8 the
6 grazing 9 grassy
6 grazing 10 roadside
10 roadside 11 ,
10 roadside 13 refreshed
12 and 13 refreshed
13 refreshed 14 him
13 refreshed 15 with
13 refreshed 16 their
13 refreshed 17 fragrant
13 refreshed 18 breath
18 breath 19 .
" it is sweeter , " thought he , " than [the] [perfume] [which] [was] [wafted] [to] [our] [shipp] from the [spice] [islands] . "
1 " 3 is
1 " 25 "
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 sweeter
4 sweeter 7 thought
4 sweeter 8 he
4 sweeter 10 "
4 sweeter 11 than
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 thought
9 , 10 "
20 from 21 the
20 from 24 .
24 . 25 "
the [round] [little] [figure] of [a] child [rolled] [from] [a] [doorway] , and [lay] [laughing] almost [beneath] [cranfield] ['s] [feet] [.]
1 the 5 of
1 the 7 child
7 child 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 16 almost
the dark and stately man stooped down , and , lifting the infant , restored him to his mother 's arms .
1 the 2 dark
2 dark 3 and
2 dark 4 stately
4 stately 6 stooped
5 man 6 stooped
6 stooped 7 down
6 stooped 11 lifting
8 , 9 and
8 , 11 lifting
10 , 11 lifting
11 lifting 12 the
11 lifting 13 infant
13 infant 15 restored
14 , 15 restored
15 restored 16 him
15 restored 17 to
15 restored 18 his
15 restored 19 mother
15 restored 21 arms
19 mother 20 's
21 arms 22 .
a sweet voice , which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul , was warbling a plaintive little air , within .
1 a 17 warbling
2 sweet 3 voice
3 voice 6 seemed
3 voice 9 from
3 voice 11 deep
4 , 5 which
5 which 6 seemed
6 seemed 7 to
8 come 9 from
10 a 11 deep
11 deep 17 warbling
12 and 17 warbling
13 tender 17 warbling
14 soul 17 warbling
15 , 17 warbling
16 was 17 warbling
17 warbling 18 a
17 warbling 19 plaintive
17 warbling 20 little
17 warbling 21 air
17 warbling 22 ,
17 warbling 23 within
23 within 24 .
he bent his head , and passed through the lowly door .
1 he 10 lowly
2 bent 4 head
3 his 4 head
4 head 10 lowly
5 , 6 and
6 and 10 lowly
7 passed 10 lowly
8 through 9 the
8 through 10 lowly
10 lowly 11 door
10 lowly 12 .
" you are welcome [home] ! " said [faith] [egerton] .
1 " 2 you
1 " 8 said
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 welcome
6 ! 7 "
6 ! 8 said
8 said 11 .
it was [precisely] on the [pattern] of [that] [worn] [by] the [visionary] [maid] .
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 on
4 on 5 the
4 on 14 .
5 the 7 of
7 of 11 the
when [cranfield] [departed] [on] [his] [shadowy] [search] he had [bestowed] [this] [brooch] [,] [in] a gold [setting] [,] [as] [a] [parting] [gift] [to] [faith] [egerton] .
1 when 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 15 a
15 a 16 gold
16 gold 26 .
" so , [faith] , you have kept the [heart] [!] " said he , [at] [length] .
1 " 2 so
1 " 13 said
3 , 13 said
5 , 6 you
5 , 13 said
6 you 7 have
7 have 8 kept
8 kept 9 the
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 he
13 said 15 ,
13 said 18 .
may [i] [rest] [its] [weight] [on] you [?] ["]
1 may 7 you
" [faith] !
1 " 3 !
faith [!] ["] [cried] [cranfield] , [clasping] [her] [in] [his] [arms] [,] ["] [you] [have] [interpreted] [my] [wild] [and] [weary] [dream] [!] ["]
1 faith 6 ,
yes , the wild dreamer was awake at last .
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 dreamer
3 the 5 dreamer
4 wild 5 dreamer
5 dreamer 7 awake
5 dreamer 9 last
5 dreamer 10 .
6 was 7 awake
8 at 9 last
to find the mysterious treasure , he was to till the earth around his mother 's dwelling , and reap its products !
1 to 2 find
2 find 4 mysterious
3 the 4 mysterious
4 mysterious 5 treasure
4 mysterious 10 till
5 treasure 8 was
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 to
10 till 12 earth
11 the 12 earth
12 earth 17 dwelling
13 around 17 dwelling
14 his 17 dwelling
15 mother 17 dwelling
16 's 17 dwelling
17 dwelling 22 products
18 , 22 products
19 and 22 products
20 reap 21 its
20 reap 22 products
22 products 23 !
instead of warlike command , or regal or religious sway , he was to rule over the village children !
1 instead 2 of
1 instead 7 regal
3 warlike 7 regal
4 command 7 regal
5 , 7 regal
6 or 7 regal
7 regal 8 or
7 regal 9 religious
7 regal 10 sway
10 sway 13 was
10 sway 15 rule
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 was
14 to 15 rule
15 rule 16 over
15 rule 18 village
17 the 18 village
18 village 19 children
19 children 20 !
and now [the] [visionary] [maid] [had] [faded] [from] [his] [fancy] , and in [her] place he saw the [playmate] of his [childhood] [!]
1 and 2 now
1 and 18 the
2 now 11 ,
11 , 12 and
11 , 16 he
12 and 13 in
13 in 15 place
16 he 17 saw
18 the 20 of
20 of 21 his
happy they who read the riddle , without a weary world-search , or a lifetime spent in vain !
1 happy 2 they
1 happy 4 read
3 who 4 read
4 read 11 world-search
4 read 19 !
5 the 11 world-search
6 riddle 11 world-search
7 , 11 world-search
8 without 11 world-search
9 a 11 world-search
10 weary 11 world-search
11 world-search 12 ,
11 world-search 13 or
11 world-search 14 a
11 world-search 15 lifetime
11 world-search 16 spent
11 world-search 17 in
11 world-search 18 vain
end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [threefold] [destiny] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne]
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