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Clotelle
Clotelle

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Clotelle is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 21 of Clotelle by William Wells Brown holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 21 holds 58 sentences of Clotelle, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Clotelle

Words and structures a reader meets early in Clotelle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Years
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South
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Noted
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Beautiful
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NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.
Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.
At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.
Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.
Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?
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Clotelle

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Clotelle is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.
Line 2
Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.
Line 3
At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.
Line 4
Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.
Line 5
Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?
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a

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

act

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

an

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

anchorite

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

and

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

another

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

appearance

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

At

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

be

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

beauty

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

black

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

bright

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

by

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

Clotelle's

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

contrast

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

countenance

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

curls

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

different

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

down

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

envy

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

eyes

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

face

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

falling

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

figure

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

girl

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

great

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

hair

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

hanged

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

have

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

heart

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

heavenly

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

her

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

his

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

in

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

kind

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

life

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

lighting

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

lived

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

long

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

might

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

Miller

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

Mrs

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

neck

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

NOW

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

of

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

old

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

olive-tinted

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

or

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

own

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

personal

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

picture

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

presented

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

prison

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

punishment

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

receive

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

save

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

set

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

seventeenth

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

she

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

silky

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

smile

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

stead

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From this reading Would she be hanged in his stead, or would she receive a different kind of punishment?

Such

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

swan-like

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

tall

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

teeth

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

that

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

the

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

there

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

time

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

times

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

to

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

tropical-ripened

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

Tuscarora

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

up

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

upon

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

warmed

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

was

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

well-developed

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From this reading Her tall and well-developed figure; her long, silky black hair, falling in curls down her swan-like neck; her bright, black eyes lighting up her olive-tinted face, and a set of teeth that a Tuscarora might envy, she was a picture of tropical-ripened beauty.

when

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

which

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

who

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From this reading Such was the personal appearance of the girl who was now in prison by her own act to save the life of another.

with

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.

would

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From this reading At times, there was a heavenly smile upon her countenance, which would have warmed the heart of an anchorite.

year

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From this reading NOW in her seventeenth year, Clotelle's personal appearance presented a great contrast to the time when she lived with old Mrs. Miller.