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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Evangeline A young star! which shone O’er lifetoo sweet an image, for such glass!
A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”
The Mississippi!
How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.
[1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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EvangelineA young star! which shone O’er lifetoo sweet an image, for such glass!
Line 2
A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”
Line 3
The Mississippi!
Line 4
How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.
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[1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

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Enchanted adjective US /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading “How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.”

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1

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

1768

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

1801

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

1848

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

A

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

all

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

amid

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

an

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

and

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

animal

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

as

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

Atala

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

Auguste

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

been

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

being

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

by

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

changed

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

Chateaubriand

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

Constantcy

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

de

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

description

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

Desert

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

Evangeline

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

existence

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

folded

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

for

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

formed

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

Francois

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

glass

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

have

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

his

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

How

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

image

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

In

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

it

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

its

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

leaves

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

life

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

Love

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

lovely

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

mighty

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

Mississippi

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From this reading The Mississippi!

moulded

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

O'er

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

of

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

or

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

prose-poetic

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

Rene

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

river

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

rolling

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

rose

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

Savages

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

scarcely

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

scenes

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

shone

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

since

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

solitudes

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

star

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

such

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

sweet

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

sweetest

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

The

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From this reading The Mississippi!

too

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

Two

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

unbroken

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

undreamed

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

vegetable

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

Vicomte

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From this reading [1] _In Atala; or the Love and Constantcy of Two Savages in the Desert_ (1801) by Francois Auguste Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).

wand

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

which

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

with

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

wonders

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

wrote

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From this reading How, as by an enchanted wand, have its scenes been changed, since Chateaubriand wrote his prose-poetic description of it,[1] as a river of mighty, unbroken solitudes, rolling amid undreamed wonders of vegetable and animal existence.

yet

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From this reading A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded; A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.”

young

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From this reading Evangeline “A young star! which shone O’er life—too sweet an image, for such glass!

Chapter 12 of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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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