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Classic usage
Vocabulary level: Upper-intermediate · Flesch–Kincaid grade 12 · 5,033 sentences
Vocabulary level is estimated from word frequency, not an official CEFR classification.
Subjects: Historical fiction, American · New England — Social life and customs — Fiction · Short stories
Words worth knowing: salver · infrequent · gossamer · baize · transmute · teamster · matchlock · housetop
TWICE-TOLD TALES by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE PHILADELPHIA: DAVID McKAY, PUBLISHER, 23 SOUTH NINTH STREET 1889 CONTENTS THE GRAY CHAMPION SUNDAY AT HOME THE WEDDING-KNELL THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL THE MAYPOLE OF MERRY MOUNT THE GENTLE BOY MR. HIGGINBOTHAM’S CATASTROPHE LITTLE ANNIE’S RAMBLE WAKEFIELD A RILL FROM THE TOWN PUMP THE GREAT CARBUNCLE THE PROPHETIC PICTURES DAVID SWAN SIGHTS FROM A STEEPLE THE HOLLOW OF THE THREE HILLS THE TOLL-GATHERER’S DAY THE VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN FANCY’S SHOW-BOX DR. HEIDEGGER’S EXPERIMENT LEGENDS OF THE PROVINCE HOUSE: I. HOWE’S MASQUERADE II.
OLD ESTHER DUDLEY THE HAUNTED MIND THE VILLAGE UNCLE THE AMBITIOUS GUEST THE SISTER-YEARS SNOWFLAKES THE SEVEN VAGABONDS THE WHITE OLD MAID PETER GOLDTHWAITE’S TREASURE CHIPPINGS WITH A CHISEL THE SHAKER BRIDAL NIGHT-SKETCHES ENDICOTT AND THE RED CROSS THE LILY’S QUEST FOOTPRINTS ON THE SEASHORE EDWARD FANE’S ROSEBUD THE THREEFOLD DESTINY Twice-Told Tales THE GRAY CHAMPION There was once a time when New England groaned under the actual pressure of heavier wrongs than those threatened ones which brought on the Revolution.
James II., the bigoted successor of Charles the Voluptuous, had annulled the charters of all the colonies and sent a harsh and unprincipled soldier to take away our liberties and endanger our religion.
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