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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
2 wintry 18 many
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
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 2 ,
1 but 3 after
2 , 3 after
3 after 4 trudging
3 after 5 only
3 after 10 ,
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 distance
8 distance 9 farther
9 farther 10 ,
10 , 12 poor
10 , 15 was
15 was 16 destined
16 destined 23 sleep
17 to 18 enjoy
18 enjoy 23 sleep
19 a 20 long
19 a 22 long
20 long 21 ,
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 16 resembling
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 was
5 there 8 folio
7 a 8 folio
8 folio 9 book
8 folio 16 resembling
10 under 12 arm
11 her 12 arm
12 arm 16 resembling
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 18 cars
4 a 5 stranger
5 stranger 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 perhaps
8 perhaps 18 cars
9 had 10 come
9 had 18 cars
10 come 11 to
11 to 12 town
12 town 13 by
13 by 14 the
14 the 16 train
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 " 10 the
8 " 13 ,
9 said 10 the
13 , 14 after
14 after 15 the
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 5 about
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 been
5 about 6 during
6 during 7 your
7 your 8 sojourn
8 sojourn 11 part
9 in 10 this
9 in 11 part
11 part 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 8 recorded
8 recorded 9 here
9 here 10 in
10 in 11 my
11 my 25 tone
13 of 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 answered
17 answered 18 the
17 answered 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 " 4 nothing
2 there 3 is
2 there 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 17 of
15 sufficient 16 knowledge
16 knowledge 17 of
17 of 19 matters
18 such 19 matters
19 matters 20 from
20 from 21 your
20 from 24 experience
22 own 23 personal
23 personal 24 experience
24 experience 25 .

it is but tiresome reading . " 
1 it 2 is
1 it 3 but
3 but 5 reading
4 tiresome 5 reading
5 reading 6 .
6 . 7 "

" what have you been doing in the political way ? " asked the [new] [year] . 
1 " 8 the
1 " 17 .
2 what 3 have
2 what 6 doing
3 have 4 you
5 been 6 doing
6 doing 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 political
9 political 10 way
11 ? 13 asked
11 ? 17 .
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 14 the

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 " 8 nicknames
3 do 5 like
5 like 8 nicknames
6 these 8 nicknames
7 party 8 nicknames
8 nicknames 13 sister
8 nicknames 17 remarkably
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 interrupted
11 interrupted 13 sister
12 her 13 sister
13 sister 14 ,
15 who 16 seemed
16 seemed 17 remarkably
17 remarkably 18 touchy
18 touchy 19 about
18 touchy 21 points
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 4 shall
3 we 4 shall
4 shall 6 in
5 part 6 in
6 in 8 humor
6 in 9 ,
6 in 14 political
7 better 8 humor
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 " 2 with
1 " 26 .
2 with 3 all
2 with 6 ,
3 all 4 my
4 my 5 heart
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
12 , 13 who
12 , 26 .
13 who 14 had
14 had 16 been
16 been 17 tormented
17 tormented 23 of
18 half 19 to
19 to 20 death
20 death 21 with
21 with 22 squabbles
22 squabbles 23 of

yet they have occupied so large a share of my attention [,] that [i] scarcely [know] [what] [else] to tell you . 
1 yet 2 they
2 they 4 occupied
2 they 11 attention
2 they 15 scarcely
3 have 4 occupied
5 so 6 large
5 so 7 a
7 a 8 share
8 share 9 of
8 share 11 attention
10 my 11 attention
11 attention 13 that
15 scarcely 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
1 " 20 "
3 , 4 "
3 , 6 the
4 " 5 cried
6 the 7 hopeful
7 hopeful 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 perhaps
12 perhaps 14 shall
14 shall 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 " 3 doubt
3 doubt 4 whether
4 whether 5 it
5 it 6 be
6 be 8 close
6 be 19 smiling
8 close 9 at
9 at 10 hand
11 , 12 "
11 , 17 ,
12 " 13 answered
13 answered 14 the
17 , 18 gravely
18 gravely 19 smiling
19 smiling 20 .

" have you done much for the [improvement] of the [city] ? " asked the [new] [year] . 
1 " 15 the
1 " 18 .
2 have 3 you
2 have 4 done
4 done 5 much
5 much 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 9 of
9 of 10 the
9 of 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 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 17 .
3 from 4 what
4 what 5 little
4 what 9 ,
4 what 16 timeworn
7 have 8 seen
8 seen 9 ,
10 it 11 appears
11 appears 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 ancient
14 ancient 15 and
15 and 16 timeworn
17 . 18 "

old [salem] [now] [wears] [a] [much] [livelier] expression [than] when [i] [first] beheld her . 
1 old 8 expression
8 expression 10 when
10 when 13 beheld
13 beheld 14 her
14 her 15 .

strangers rumble down from [boston] [by] hundreds at a time . 
1 strangers 2 rumble
1 strangers 7 hundreds
2 rumble 3 down
2 rumble 4 from
7 hundreds 8 at
8 at 9 a
9 a 10 time
10 time 11 .

new faces throng in [essex] [street] [.] 
1 new 2 faces
1 new 3 throng
3 throng 4 in

railroad-hacks and omnibuses rattle over the pavements . 
1 railroad-hacks 2 and
2 and 3 omnibuses
3 omnibuses 8 .
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 8 ,
7 oyster-shops 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 other
10 other 11 establishments
11 establishments 12 for
11 establishments 14 accommodation
12 for 13 the
13 the 14 accommodation
14 accommodation 15 of
14 accommodation 16 a
16 a 18 diurnal
16 a 19 multitude
17 transitory 18 diurnal
19 multitude 20 .

but a more important change awaits the venerable town . 
1 but 8 venerable
2 a 6 awaits
3 more 4 important
3 more 6 awaits
4 important 5 change
6 awaits 7 the
6 awaits 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
5 musty 14 circulation
6 prejudices 7 will
7 will 8 be
8 be 9 carried
9 carried 10 off
11 by 12 the
12 the 13 free
13 free 14 circulation
14 circulation 15 of
14 circulation 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 4 result
2 of 7 good
3 the 4 result
5 will 6 be
6 be 7 good
7 good 8 ;
7 good 18 good
8 ; 9 there
9 there 10 will
9 there 12 be
11 likewise 12 be
13 a 14 few
14 few 15 things
15 things 17 so
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 2 sisterhood
1 we 15 us
2 sisterhood 3 of
6 carry 9 valuable
7 anything 8 really
7 anything 9 valuable
9 valuable 10 out
10 out 11 of
10 out 13 world
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 world
13 world 14 with
14 with 15 us

here [are] [patterns] of [most] [of] the fashions which [i] brought into vogue , and [which] have [already] lived out their allotted term . 
1 here 4 of
4 of 7 the
7 the 8 fashions
8 fashions 24 .
9 which 11 brought
11 brought 12 into
12 into 13 vogue
13 vogue 14 ,
13 vogue 23 term
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 have
17 have 19 lived
19 lived 20 out
19 lived 21 their
21 their 22 allotted
23 term 24 .

you will supply their place , with others equally ephemeral [.] 
1 you 2 will
2 will 10 ephemeral
3 supply 10 ephemeral
4 their 10 ephemeral
5 place 6 ,
6 , 7 with
7 with 10 ephemeral
8 others 10 ephemeral
9 equally 10 ephemeral

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 12 instead
10 hair 20 locks
11 , 12 instead
12 instead 13 of
13 of 14 which
14 which 15 ,
17 have 18 left
18 left 20 locks
19 gray 20 locks
20 locks 21 ,
21 , 22 or
22 or 23 none
23 none 25 all
23 none 26 .
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 3 here
1 moreover 16 ware
3 here 4 is
3 here 5 an
5 an 6 assortment
6 assortment 7 of
7 of 8 many
9 thousand 10 broken
9 thousand 11 promises
11 promises 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 other
14 other 16 ware
15 broken 16 ware
16 ware 18 all
17 , 18 all
18 all 21 and
19 very 21 and
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 " 13 ,
1 " 19 .
3 have 4 a
3 have 12 basket
4 a 7 of
6 lot 7 of
7 of 8 hopes
8 hopes 9 here
10 in 11 my
11 my 12 basket
12 basket 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 remarked
15 remarked 16 the

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

" they soon lose [their] perfume , " replied the sombre [old] [year] . 
1 " 4 lose
2 they 3 soon
3 soon 4 lose
4 lose 6 perfume
6 perfume 7 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 14 .
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 10 the
9 replied 11 sombre

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

but [i] heartily wish well to poor mortals , and mean to do all [i] can for their improvement and happiness . " 
1 but 3 heartily
3 heartily 4 wish
4 wish 5 well
5 well 6 to
5 well 19 improvement
6 to 7 poor
7 poor 8 mortals
8 mortals 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 mean
11 mean 12 to
11 mean 14 all
12 to 13 do
14 all 16 can
14 all 17 for
18 their 19 improvement
19 improvement 21 happiness
19 improvement 22 .
19 improvement 23 "
20 and 21 happiness
22 . 23 "

" and must [i] [also] pickup [such] worthless luggage in my travels ? " asked the [new] [year] . 
1 " 2 and
1 " 19 .
2 and 3 must
3 must 6 pickup
6 pickup 8 worthless
8 worthless 9 luggage
9 luggage 10 in
10 in 11 my
11 my 12 travels
13 ? 15 asked
13 ? 19 .
14 " 15 asked
15 asked 16 the

" most certainly ; and well , if you have no heavier load to bear , " replied the other . 
1 " 2 most
2 most 3 certainly
2 most 4 ;
2 most 15 bear
4 ; 5 and
5 and 6 well
5 and 8 if
6 well 7 ,
8 if 9 you
9 you 10 have
10 have 11 no
11 no 12 heavier
13 load 14 to
14 to 15 bear
15 bear 18 replied
15 bear 20 other
16 , 18 replied
17 " 18 replied
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 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
13 will 15 after
15 after 16 you
15 after 18 gone
17 are 18 gone
18 gone 19 forever
18 gone 21 "
19 forever 20 .

" but [i] , " cried the fresh-hearted [new] [year] , " [i] shall try to [leave] [men] [wiser] [than] [i] find them . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 7 the
2 but 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 cried
7 the 8 fresh-hearted
8 fresh-hearted 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 24 .
14 shall 15 try
15 try 16 to
16 to 22 find
22 find 23 them
22 find 24 .

for my happiness must depend on them . " 
1 for 3 happiness
1 for 4 must
2 my 3 happiness
4 must 5 depend
5 depend 6 on
5 depend 7 them
5 depend 9 "
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
2 alas 11 !
3 for 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 then
7 , 8 my
8 my 9 poor
9 poor 11 !
10 sister 11 !
11 ! 22 uplifted
12 " 22 uplifted
13 said 16 fear
13 said 18 sighing
14 the 16 fear
17 , 18 sighing
18 sighing 19 ,
18 sighing 22 uplifted
20 as 21 she
21 she 22 uplifted
22 uplifted 23 her
22 uplifted 24 burden
22 uplifted 25 .
23 her 24 burden

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

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

but she , in the company of [time] and all her kindred , must hereafter hold a reckoning with [mankind] . 
1 but 2 she
1 but 21 .
2 she 3 ,
3 , 4 in
3 , 7 of
3 , 14 must
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 company
9 and 10 all
9 and 14 must
10 all 11 her
10 all 12 kindred
12 kindred 13 ,
14 must 15 hereafter
14 must 16 hold
17 a 18 reckoning
17 a 21 .
18 reckoning 19 with

" 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 " 5 !
2 thank 3 you
4 kindly 5 !
5 ! 6 "
5 ! 16 watchman
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 the
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 she
13 she 14 gave
14 gave 16 watchman
16 watchman 17 one
16 watchman 22 hope
17 one 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 roses
20 roses 21 of
21 of 22 hope
22 hope 23 from
22 hope 25 basket
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
2 may 18 .
3 this 4 flower
3 this 14 bidden
4 flower 5 keep
4 flower 7 sweet
6 a 7 sweet
7 sweet 9 ,
9 , 10 long
10 long 11 after
13 have 14 bidden
14 bidden 16 good
15 you 16 good
16 good 17 by
18 . 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 8 roisterers
6 of 7 midnight
6 of 8 roisterers
8 roisterers 9 ,
9 , 10 they
10 they 11 quaffed
11 quaffed 13 health
12 her 13 health
13 health 14 .

kind [patrons] , [will] [not] [you] [redeem] [the] [pledge] [of] [the] [new] [year] [?] 
1 kind 3 ,

end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [sister] [years] ( from " twice [told] [tales] " ) , by [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 
1 end 2 of
2 of 3 the
3 the 7 of
7 of 11 (
11 ( 12 from
12 from 13 "
13 " 14 twice
13 " 17 "
17 " 18 )
18 ) 19 ,
19 , 20 by