Chapter 16 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses. I don’t want to go,” she said. “Why not, Miss Eva?” “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly. “I don’t want to go;” and she turned from Tom, and went into the house.
Chapter 16 of Uncle Tom's Cabin is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without stop or interruption
From this reading “Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.”
in a serious manner
From this reading ““These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.”
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading “Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.”
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.”
recurring again and again
From this reading ““These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading ““These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.”
male cat
From this reading “Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to go,” she said.
in a serious manner
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why not, Miss Eva?”
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I don’t want to go;” and she turned from Tom, and went into the house.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I don’t want to go,” she said.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I don’t want to go;” and she turned from Tom, and went into the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t want to go,” she said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not, Miss Eva?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
recurring again and again
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I don’t want to go,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don’t want to go,” she said.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “These things sink into my heart, Tom,” said Eva,—“they sink into my heart,” she repeated, earnestly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want to go,” she said.
male cat
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “I don’t want to go;” and she turned from Tom, and went into the house.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don’t want to go,” she said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I don’t want to go;” and she turned from Tom, and went into the house.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not, Miss Eva?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions Continued “Tom, you needn’t get me the horses.
Chapter 16 of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Chapter 16 holds 394 sentences of Uncle Tom's Cabin, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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