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[the] [village] [uncle] 

[an] [imaginary] [retrospect] 

[by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 

come ! another log upon the hearth . 
1 come 2 !
1 come 4 log
3 another 4 log
4 log 7 hearth
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 2 on
1 toss 4 armful
3 an 4 armful
4 armful 5 of
4 armful 6 those
4 armful 9 chips
7 dry 8 oak
8 oak 9 chips
9 chips 10 ,
9 chips 13 relics
11 the 13 relics
12 last 13 relics
13 relics 14 of
13 relics 18 knee-timbers
14 of 15 the
17 's 18 knee-timbers
18 knee-timbers 27 .
19 , 20 the
20 the 21 bones
21 bones 22 of
22 of 23 your
23 your 24 namesake
24 namesake 27 .

and now , come , [susan] [,] come , my children , draw your chairs round me , all of you . 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 ,
2 now 4 come
4 come 5 ,
4 come 17 me
8 come 9 ,
8 come 17 me
9 , 10 my
10 my 11 children
11 children 12 ,
13 draw 15 chairs
14 your 15 chairs
15 chairs 16 round
15 chairs 17 me
17 me 18 ,
17 me 19 all
17 me 22 .
19 all 20 of
21 you 22 .

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

how strangely the [past] [is] peeping over the shoulders of the [present] ! 
1 how 2 strangely
1 how 13 !
2 strangely 6 peeping
3 the 6 peeping
6 peeping 9 shoulders
7 over 8 the
8 the 9 shoulders
9 shoulders 10 of
10 of 11 the

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

thank [heaven] [,] [i] [am] [an] [old] [man] now , and have done with all such vanities ! 
1 thank 9 now
9 now 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 have
12 have 13 done
13 done 17 vanities
14 with 17 vanities
15 all 17 vanities
16 such 17 vanities
17 vanities 18 !

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

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

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

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

you stood on the little bridge , [over] the brook , [that] runs [across] [king] ['s] [beach] into the sea . 
1 you 6 bridge
2 stood 3 on
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 little
5 little 6 bridge
6 bridge 7 ,
7 , 9 the
9 the 10 brook
10 brook 11 ,
10 brook 13 runs
13 runs 18 into
18 into 20 sea
19 the 20 sea
20 sea 21 .

now , [susan] , for a sober picture of our village ! 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 4 ,
4 , 5 for
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 sober
7 sober 11 village
8 picture 9 of
9 of 10 our
10 our 11 village
11 village 12 !

the village was picturesque , in the variety of its edifices , though all were rude . 
1 the 2 village
2 village 4 picturesque
3 was 4 picturesque
4 picturesque 5 ,
4 picturesque 8 variety
6 in 7 the
6 in 8 variety
8 variety 9 of
8 variety 11 edifices
10 its 11 edifices
11 edifices 13 though
11 edifices 14 all
11 edifices 15 were
11 edifices 16 rude
12 , 13 though
16 rude 17 .

two grocery-stores stand opposite each other , in the centre of the village . 
1 two 2 grocery-stores
2 grocery-stores 3 stand
2 grocery-stores 4 opposite
2 grocery-stores 5 each
5 each 6 other
5 each 10 centre
7 , 8 in
8 in 9 the
8 in 10 centre
9 the 10 centre
10 centre 11 of
10 centre 13 village
11 of 12 the
13 village 14 .

you see , children , the village is but little changed [,] since [your] [mother] [and] [i] were young . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 children
4 children 5 ,
4 children 7 village
4 children 18 were
6 the 7 village
7 village 8 is
7 village 11 changed
9 but 11 changed
10 little 11 changed
11 changed 13 since
18 were 19 young
19 young 20 .

in the autumn , [i] [trolled] and [caught] [those] [lovely] [fish] , the mackerel . 
1 in 2 the
2 the 3 autumn
3 autumn 4 ,
3 autumn 14 mackerel
4 , 7 and
12 , 13 the
12 , 14 mackerel
14 mackerel 15 .

he looked like a harbinger of tempest , a shipmate of the [flying] [dutchman] . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 5 harbinger
3 like 5 harbinger
4 a 5 harbinger
5 harbinger 6 of
5 harbinger 7 tempest
5 harbinger 10 shipmate
7 tempest 8 ,
9 a 10 shipmate
10 shipmate 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 15 .

one [of] [uncle] [parker] 's eyes [had] [been] blown out [with] [gunpowder] , and the other [did] [but] glimmer [in] [its] socket . 
1 one 5 's
5 's 6 eyes
6 eyes 9 blown
9 blown 10 out
10 out 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 the
15 the 16 other
16 other 19 glimmer
19 glimmer 22 socket
22 socket 23 .

even now [i] seem to see the group of fishermen , with that old salt in the midst . 
1 even 2 now
1 even 4 seem
4 seem 5 to
4 seem 8 group
6 see 7 the
7 the 8 group
8 group 9 of
8 group 10 fishermen
9 of 10 fishermen
10 fishermen 11 ,
11 , 12 with
12 with 13 that
13 that 14 old
14 old 15 salt
15 salt 18 midst
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 midst
18 midst 19 .

they are a likely set of men . 
1 they 2 are
1 they 5 set
2 are 3 a
4 likely 5 set
5 set 7 men
6 of 7 men
7 men 8 .

be [it] [well] with you , my [brethren] [!] 
1 be 4 with
4 with 5 you
5 you 6 ,
6 , 7 my

but where was the mermaid in those delightful times ? 
1 but 2 where
2 where 3 was
2 where 5 mermaid
2 where 10 ?
4 the 5 mermaid
5 mermaid 7 those
5 mermaid 8 delightful
6 in 7 those
8 delightful 9 times

what a picture was [susan] [behind] the counter ! 
1 what 2 a
1 what 9 !
2 a 3 picture
3 picture 4 was
3 picture 8 counter
7 the 8 counter

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

nature wrought the charm . 
1 nature 2 wrought
2 wrought 4 charm
3 the 4 charm
4 charm 5 .

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

it was beautiful to observe , how her simple and happy nature mingled itself with mine . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 beautiful
3 beautiful 5 observe
4 to 5 observe
5 observe 6 ,
5 observe 7 how
5 observe 9 simple
8 her 9 simple
9 simple 10 and
9 simple 13 mingled
11 happy 13 mingled
12 nature 13 mingled
13 mingled 14 itself
13 mingled 15 with
13 mingled 16 mine
16 mine 17 .

she gave me warmth of feeling , while the influence of my mind made her contemplative . 
1 she 2 gave
2 gave 4 warmth
3 me 4 warmth
4 warmth 5 of
4 warmth 6 feeling
4 warmth 10 influence
7 , 8 while
8 while 10 influence
9 the 10 influence
10 influence 11 of
10 influence 16 contemplative
11 of 12 my
13 mind 16 contemplative
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 3 almanac
2 the 3 almanac
3 almanac 4 ,
3 almanac 5 we
3 almanac 6 had
3 almanac 9 literature
7 no 9 literature
8 other 9 literature
9 literature 10 .

in truth [i] dreaded him . 
1 in 2 truth
2 truth 4 dreaded
4 dreaded 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
3 to 4 trust
4 trust 9 alphabet
5 them 9 alphabet
6 even 9 alphabet
7 with 9 alphabet
8 the 9 alphabet
9 alphabet 10 ;
9 alphabet 12 was
9 alphabet 14 key
9 alphabet 19 .
11 it 12 was
13 the 14 key
15 to 16 a
16 a 17 fatal
17 fatal 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 9 depth
3 voice 8 tremulous
4 lost 8 tremulous
5 itself 6 in
5 itself 8 tremulous
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 tremulous
8 tremulous 9 depth
9 depth 10 ;
9 depth 11 for
9 depth 13 felt
9 depth 15 eye
15 eye 21 .
16 upon 17 me
17 me 21 .

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 7 bones
7 bones 26 .
9 dashed 15 forty
14 full 15 forty
15 forty 16 years
16 years 17 ago
17 ago 18 ,
18 , 21 a
21 a 25 yarns
25 yarns 26 .

with a broken voice [i] give utterance to much wisdom . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 broken
3 broken 7 utterance
4 voice 7 utterance
6 give 7 utterance
7 utterance 8 to
7 utterance 9 much
7 utterance 10 wisdom
10 wisdom 11 .

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

thus [do] [i] [talk] , and all my [auditors] grow wise [,] [while] they deem it pastime . 
1 thus 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 all
7 all 8 my
8 my 10 grow
10 grow 11 wise
11 wise 18 .
14 they 15 deem
15 deem 17 pastime
16 it 17 pastime
17 pastime 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 5 portion
4 happier 5 portion
5 portion 6 of
5 portion 8 life
5 portion 10 than
5 portion 13 my
7 my 8 life
8 life 9 ,
10 than 11 this
12 , 13 my
13 my 16 age
14 calm 16 age
15 old 16 age
16 age 17 .

but with me , the verdure and the flowers are not frostbitten in the midst of winter . 
1 but 6 verdure
2 with 6 verdure
3 me 4 ,
3 me 6 verdure
5 the 6 verdure
6 verdure 7 and
6 verdure 8 the
6 verdure 12 frostbitten
9 flowers 12 frostbitten
10 are 12 frostbitten
11 not 12 frostbitten
12 frostbitten 13 in
12 frostbitten 15 midst
12 frostbitten 17 winter
13 in 14 the
15 midst 16 of
17 winter 18 .

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 8 infant
4 that 5 would
5 would 6 make
6 make 8 infant
7 an 8 infant
8 infant 9 smile
8 infant 14 behold
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 you
11 and 14 behold
12 you 13 shall
13 shall 14 behold
14 behold 16 gleam
15 a 16 gleam
16 gleam 17 of
16 gleam 21 hoary
18 mirth 21 hoary
19 over 21 hoary
20 the 21 hoary
21 hoary 22 ruin
21 hoary 25 visage
22 ruin 23 of
23 of 24 my
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
2 should 3 not
2 should 7 be
3 not 4 an
4 an 5 old
5 old 6 man
7 be 8 merry
8 merry 20 little
9 too 10 ,
10 , 11 when
11 when 12 the
12 the 14 sea
13 great 14 sea
14 sea 15 is
14 sea 17 play
16 at 17 play
17 play 18 with
18 with 19 those
19 those 20 little
20 little 21 children
21 children 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 5 smit
2 , 3 they
3 they 5 smit
4 are 5 smit
5 smit 6 with
5 smit 7 wonder
5 smit 8 at
5 smit 10 black
5 smit 11 shells
8 at 9 the
11 shells 14 wagon-load
12 of 14 wagon-load
13 a 14 wagon-load
14 wagon-load 15 of
14 wagon-load 16 live
14 wagon-load 17 lobsters
14 wagon-load 21 rock-weed
18 , 19 packed
19 packed 21 rock-weed
20 in 21 rock-weed
21 rock-weed 22 for
21 rock-weed 24 country
21 rock-weed 25 market
23 the 24 country
25 market 26 .

for [i] [launch] my boat no more . 
1 for 4 my
4 my 5 boat
5 boat 8 .
6 no 7 more
7 more 8 .

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

susan ! 
1 susan 2 !

my children ! 
1 my 2 children
2 children 3 !

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

and now for a moral to my revery . 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 for
3 for 4 a
4 a 5 moral
5 moral 9 .
6 to 7 my
7 my 8 revery
8 revery 9 .

be this the moral , then . 
1 be 2 this
2 this 4 moral
3 the 4 moral
4 moral 6 then
5 , 6 then
6 then 7 .

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