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Chapter 12 of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Young Folks' Edition is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs. 'Come down here, cousin. I have something to show you.' 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand. 'I have bought something for you.
Chapter 12 of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Young Folks' Edition is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “'I have bought something for you.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “'Come down here, cousin.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading 'I have bought something for you.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Come down here, cousin.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading 'Come down here, cousin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Come down here, cousin.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I have bought something for you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have something to show you.'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Come down here, cousin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have something to show you.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I have something to show you.'
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have something to show you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have something to show you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
during the time that
From this reading TOPSY One morning, while Miss Ophelia was busy, as usual, she heard Mr. St. Clare calling her from the foot of the stairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'What is it?' said Miss Ophelia, coming down with her sewing in her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have something to show you.'
Chapter 12 of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Young Folks' Edition by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 12 holds 197 sentences of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Young Folks' Edition, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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