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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 15 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 744 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Harriet Beecher Stowe • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

The family had its origin in Canada.

Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 15 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 744 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/148 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

Line 2

Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

Line 3

Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

Line 4

The family had its origin in Canada.

Line 5

Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

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a

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

an

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

and

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From this reading Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

Augustine

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

became

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

become

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

brief

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

brothers

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

Canada

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character

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

Clare

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

family

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From this reading The family had its origin in Canada.

farm

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flourishing

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

give

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

had

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From this reading The family had its origin in Canada.

has

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

hero's

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higher

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humble

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

in

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interwoven

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introduction

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is

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it

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its

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life

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Louisiana

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

Master

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From this reading Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

Matters

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From this reading Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

necessary

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

New

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From this reading Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

now

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

Of

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From this reading Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

on

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

one

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

ones

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

opulent

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

origin

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From this reading The family had its origin in Canada.

Other

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From this reading Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

our

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

planter

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

settled

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

similar

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

Since

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

some

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

son

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

St

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

temperament

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

that

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

the

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

them

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

thread

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

to

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

Tom's

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From this reading Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

two

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

Various

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From this reading Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters

Vermont

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

very

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From this reading Of two brothers, very similar in temperament and character, one had settled on a flourishing farm in Vermont, and the other became an opulent planter in Louisiana.

was

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

wealthy

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From this reading Augustine St. Clare was the son of a wealthy planter of Louisiana.

with

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From this reading Since the thread of our humble hero’s life has now become interwoven with that of higher ones, it is necessary to give some brief introduction to them.

Chapter 15 of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 744 sentences, grouped into 149 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.

What does chapter 15 of Uncle Tom's Cabin contain?

Chapter 15 holds 744 sentences of Uncle Tom's Cabin, unabridged, divided into 149 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 744 sentences, grouped into 149 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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