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[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
2 wintry 4 showed
2 wintry 8 weary
4 showed 5 that
6 she 7 looked
7 looked 8 weary
8 weary 9 of
8 weary 10 body
10 body 13 sad
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 sad
13 sad 15 heart
14 of 15 heart
15 heart 16 ,
15 heart 20 wayfarer
17 like 20 wayfarer
18 many 20 wayfarer
19 another 20 wayfarer
20 wayfarer 21 of
20 wayfarer 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 3 after
3 after 11 this
11 this 15 was
15 was 19 a
19 a 20 long
20 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 3 luggage
2 this 3 luggage
3 luggage 4 ,
3 luggage 8 folio
5 there 6 was
5 there 8 folio
7 a 8 folio
8 folio 9 book
8 folio 10 under
8 folio 12 arm
11 her 12 arm
12 arm 13 ,
12 arm 16 resembling
14 very 16 resembling
15 much 16 resembling
16 resembling 18 annual
17 the 18 annual
18 annual 19 volume
18 annual 22 newspaper
19 volume 20 of
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 5 stranger
4 a 5 stranger
5 stranger 8 perhaps
5 stranger 9 had
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 perhaps
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 to
11 to 12 town
12 town 18 cars
13 by 18 cars
14 the 18 cars
15 evening 18 cars
16 train 18 cars
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 , 8 "
4 my 5 dear
4 my 6 sister
6 sister 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 13 ,
9 said 15 the
13 , 14 after
15 the 16 first
16 first 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 you
20 you 21 look
21 look 23 tired
23 tired 25 death
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
1 what 15 ?
2 have 3 you
2 have 4 been
4 been 5 about
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 " 6 it
6 it 15 ,
15 , 22 in
22 in 25 tone
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
2 there 4 nothing
4 nothing 7 amuse
4 nothing 19 matters
5 that 6 would
6 would 7 amuse
7 amuse 8 you
7 amuse 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
11 you 12 will
12 will 13 soon
13 soon 15 sufficient
14 get 15 sufficient
15 sufficient 16 knowledge
15 sufficient 19 matters
16 knowledge 17 of
18 such 19 matters
19 matters 20 from
19 matters 23 personal
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 4 tiresome
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
1 " 13 asked
2 what 3 have
2 what 11 ?
3 have 4 you
3 have 5 been
5 been 6 doing
7 in 8 the
8 the 10 way
10 way 11 ?
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 14 the

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

" [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 18 touchy
5 like 8 nicknames
6 these 8 nicknames
7 party 8 nicknames
8 nicknames 9 ,
8 nicknames 11 interrupted
8 nicknames 13 sister
10 " 11 interrupted
12 her 13 sister
13 sister 18 touchy
14 , 15 who
15 who 18 touchy
16 seemed 18 touchy
17 remarkably 18 touchy
18 touchy 19 about
18 touchy 20 some
18 touchy 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
2 perhaps 8 humor
3 we 4 shall
5 part 8 humor
6 in 8 humor
7 better 8 humor
8 humor 10 if
8 humor 14 political
9 , 10 if
11 we 12 avoid
12 avoid 14 political
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 " 4 my
2 with 3 all
3 all 4 my
4 my 5 heart
5 heart 6 ,
5 heart 26 .
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 9 the

yet [they] [have] [occupied] [so] [large] [a] [share] [of] [my] [attention] [,] [that] [i] [scarcely] [know] what else [to] [tell] [you] [.] 
1 yet 17 what
17 what 18 else

" [perhaps] , " cried [the] [hopeful] [new] [year] , " perhaps [i] [shall] [see] [that] happy day ! " 
1 " 5 cried
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 10 ,
10 , 11 "
10 , 20 "
11 " 12 perhaps
17 happy 18 day
17 happy 19 !
19 ! 20 "

" [i] [doubt] [whether] it be so [close] at hand , " answered the [old] [year] [,] [gravely] [smiling] [.] 
1 " 5 it
1 " 13 answered
5 it 6 be
6 be 7 so
9 at 10 hand
10 hand 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 answered
13 answered 14 the

" have [you] done much for the [improvement] of the [city] ? " asked the [new] [year] [.] 
1 " 2 have
1 " 14 asked
2 have 4 done
4 done 5 much
5 much 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 9 of
9 of 10 the
12 ? 13 "
12 ? 14 asked
14 asked 15 the

" judging from what little [i] have seen , it appears to be ancient and timeworn . " 
1 " 2 judging
2 judging 3 from
2 judging 4 what
2 judging 5 little
2 judging 8 seen
7 have 8 seen
8 seen 11 appears
9 , 10 it
10 it 11 appears
11 appears 12 to
11 appears 16 timeworn
13 be 16 timeworn
14 ancient 16 timeworn
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 3 omnibuses
2 and 3 omnibuses
3 omnibuses 4 rattle
3 omnibuses 5 over
3 omnibuses 7 pavements
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
1 there 7 oyster-shops
3 a 4 perceptible
4 perceptible 7 oyster-shops
5 increase 7 oyster-shops
6 of 7 oyster-shops
7 oyster-shops 8 ,
7 oyster-shops 9 and
7 oyster-shops 11 establishments
10 other 11 establishments
11 establishments 12 for
11 establishments 14 accommodation
13 the 14 accommodation
14 accommodation 15 of
14 accommodation 18 diurnal
16 a 17 transitory
17 transitory 18 diurnal
18 diurnal 19 multitude
18 diurnal 20 .

but a more important change awaits the venerable town . 
1 but 2 a
2 a 8 venerable
3 more 4 important
4 important 6 awaits
5 change 6 awaits
6 awaits 8 venerable
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
3 accumulation 5 musty
3 accumulation 9 carried
5 musty 6 prejudices
6 prejudices 7 will
7 will 8 be
9 carried 10 off
9 carried 14 circulation
11 by 14 circulation
12 the 14 circulation
13 free 14 circulation
14 circulation 15 of
14 circulation 16 society
14 circulation 17 .

much of the result will be good ; there will likewise be a few things not so good . 
1 much 4 result
2 of 3 the
3 the 4 result
4 result 5 will
4 result 10 will
5 will 6 be
6 be 7 good
7 good 8 ;
8 ; 9 there
10 will 11 likewise
10 will 16 not
11 likewise 12 be
11 likewise 14 few
13 a 14 few
14 few 15 things
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 5 never

here are [patterns] [of] [most] [of] the [fashions] [which] [i] [brought] [into] [vogue] , and [which] [have] [already] [lived] out [their] [allotted] [term] . 
1 here 2 are
1 here 14 ,
2 are 7 the
14 , 15 and
15 and 20 out
20 out 24 .

you will supply their place , with others equally ephemeral . 
1 you 2 will
2 will 3 supply
3 supply 4 their
4 their 10 ephemeral
5 place 6 ,
5 place 10 ephemeral
7 with 10 ephemeral
8 others 10 ephemeral
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
1 i 17 have
2 have 3 likewise
3 likewise 5 quantity
4 a 5 quantity
5 quantity 6 of
5 quantity 7 men
5 quantity 8 's
5 quantity 9 dark
5 quantity 13 of
9 dark 10 hair
11 , 12 instead
12 instead 13 of
13 of 14 which
17 have 18 left
18 left 20 locks
19 gray 20 locks
20 locks 22 or
20 locks 23 none
20 locks 25 all
20 locks 26 .
21 , 22 or
24 at 25 all

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 ,
1 moreover 6 assortment
3 here 6 assortment
4 is 6 assortment
5 an 6 assortment
6 assortment 7 of
6 assortment 8 many
6 assortment 9 thousand
6 assortment 11 promises
10 broken 11 promises
11 promises 12 ,
11 promises 16 ware
12 , 13 and
14 other 16 ware
15 broken 16 ware
16 ware 17 ,
16 ware 18 all
16 ware 19 very
16 ware 20 light
16 ware 22 packed
21 and 22 packed
22 packed 23 into
22 packed 25 space
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 6 lot
6 lot 7 of
7 of 16 the
9 here 10 in
10 in 16 the

" they are [a] [sweet-smelling] [flower] [,] [a] [species] [of] [rose] [.] ["] 
1 " 3 are
2 they 3 are

" they [soon] [lose] [their] [perfume] , " replied the [sombre] [old] [year] . 
1 " 2 they
1 " 9 replied
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 10 the
9 replied 14 .

" what else have you brought to insure a welcome from the discontented race of mortals ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 else
3 else 8 insure
4 have 5 you
4 have 6 brought
6 brought 8 insure
7 to 8 insure
8 insure 9 a
8 insure 10 welcome
8 insure 11 from
8 insure 13 discontented
11 from 12 the
13 discontented 14 race
13 discontented 16 mortals
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 , 23 "
11 mean 12 to
12 to 13 do
13 do 17 for
17 for 22 .
22 . 23 "

" [and] [must] [i] [also] [pickup] [such] [worthless] [luggage] in [my] [travels] ? " asked the [new] [year] [.] 
1 " 15 asked
10 in 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
13 ? 15 asked
15 asked 16 the

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

for my happiness must depend on them . " 
1 for 2 my
2 my 3 happiness
3 happiness 5 depend
4 must 5 depend
5 depend 6 on
5 depend 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 " 13 said
2 alas 3 for
2 alas 5 ,
2 alas 7 ,
2 alas 9 poor
2 alas 11 !
3 for 4 you
5 , 6 then
8 my 9 poor
9 poor 10 sister
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 the
13 said 25 .
20 as 23 her
23 her 25 .

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

but hark ! my task is done . " 
1 but 2 hark
2 hark 3 !
2 hark 5 task
4 my 5 task
5 task 6 is
5 task 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 5 the

" thank you kindly ! " said the [new] [year] ; and [she] gave [the] [watchman] [one] [of] [the] [roses] [of] [hope] from her [basket] . 
1 " 2 thank
1 " 7 said
2 thank 3 you
2 thank 4 kindly
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 the
7 said 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 14 gave
14 gave 24 her
23 from 24 her
24 her 26 .

" [may] [this] [flower] [keep] a [sweet] [smell] [,] long [after] [i] [have] [bidden] [you] [good] [by] . " 
1 " 6 a
6 a 10 long
10 long 18 .
18 . 19 "

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

kind [patrons] [,] [will] [not] [you] [redeem] [the] [pledge] of [the] [new] [year] [?] 
1 kind 10 of

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