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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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By Harriet Beecher Stowe • Curated US English Learning Edition

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In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_.

One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

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Chapter II Reading 1/52

Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Chapter II

Chapter 2

Chapter 3 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky. There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness. For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_. One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 3 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

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Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

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There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

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For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_.

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One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.”

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a

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From this reading In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

afternoon

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

and

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

approaching

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

be

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

chairs

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

chilly

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

closely

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

come

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

convenience

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From this reading For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_.

critically

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

day

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

did

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

dining

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

discussing

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earnestness

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

examined

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

February

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

For

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gentlemen

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

great

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have

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From this reading For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_.

hitherto

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From this reading For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_.

however

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

Humanity

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From this reading In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

In

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Introduced

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Is

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Kentucky

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

Late

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

Man

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From this reading In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

no

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not

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

of

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From this reading In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

One

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

over

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

P

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

parlor

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

parties

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

present

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

Reader

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From this reading In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

said

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From this reading For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_.

sake

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From this reading For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_.

seem

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

seemed

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

servants

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

sitting

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

some

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

speaking

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

species

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

strictly

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

subject

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

the

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From this reading In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

their

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

There

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

to

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From this reading In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

town

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

two

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

under

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

we

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From this reading For convenience sake, we have said, hitherto, two _gentlemen_.

well-furnished

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

were

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

when

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From this reading One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species.

Which

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From this reading In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity

wine

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From this reading Late in the afternoon of a chilly day in February, two gentlemen were sitting alone over their wine, in a well-furnished dining parlor, in the town of P——, in Kentucky.

with

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From this reading There were no servants present, and the gentlemen, with chairs closely approaching, seemed to be discussing some subject with great earnestness.

Chapter 3 of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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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