Uncle Tom's Cabin — Vocabulary
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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with his money in his pocket, our hero took steamboat for Red river, resolving to find out and re-purchase his old friend.24 more

...she showed a depth of firmness and steady resolve that was never there in her earlier and happier days.24 more

The crescent moon, set like a silver signet in the western sky, delayed a little the approach of night.23 more

Mrs. Bird cast a glance at a camphor-bottle, which stood in the half-open closet, and appeared to meditate an approach to it, but her husband interposed.23 more

"That is a parting proof of Mr. Harris' regard," he said, scornfully.†20 more

The End of the Wicked contrasted with that of the Righteous.8 more

It was tied up with an evident eye to the contrast of color, and the arrangement of every leaf had carefully been studied.8 more

As Tom had informed them that their party would be looked for in Sandusky, it was thought prudent to divide them.†17 more

And suiting the action to the word, the door flew open, and the light of the tallow candle, which Tom had hastily lighted, fell on the haggard face and dark, wild eyes of the fugitive.†24 more

Sam was there new oiled from dinner, with an abundance of zealous and ready officiousness.†18 more

The same zeal for self-improvement, which led him to steal the much coveted arts of reading and writing, amid all the toil and discouragements of his early life, still led him to devote all his leisure time to self-cultivation.17 more

All these thoughts were rolling and seething in George's breast, as he was pensively leaning his head on his hand, watching his wife, as she was adapting to her slender and pretty form the articles of man's attire, in which it was deemed safest she should make her escape.†3 more

To that mission its stern, inflexible, energetic elements, were well adapted; but, as a Christian, I look for another era to arise.†3 more

Mr. and Mrs. Shelby both felt annoyed and degraded by the familiar impudence of the trader, and yet both saw the absolute necessity of putting a constraint on their feelings.†10 more

There are a perfect host of Clarksons and Wilberforces* risen up among us on that subject, most edifying to hear and behold.†6 more

His companion, Mr. Shelby, had the appearance of a gentleman; and the arrangements of the house, and the general air of the housekeeping, indicated easy, and even opulent circumstances.3 more

Her father and female guardian were incessantly busy in pursuit of her,—but, when caught, she melted from them again like a summer cloud; and as no word of chiding or reproof ever fell on her ear for whatever she chose to do, she pursued her own way all over the boat.†4 more

In that simple heart waged a fierce conflict; the crushing sense of wrong, the foreshadowing, of a whole life of future misery, the wreck of all past hopes, mournfully tossing in the soul's sight, like dead corpses of wife, and child, and friend, rising from the dark wave, and surging in the face of the half-drowned mariner!†2 more

he really seemed somehow or other to fancy that his wife had piety and benevolence enough for two39 more

I can stand most any talk o' yourn but your pious talk,—that kills me right up.  ... --it's clean, sheer, dog meanness, wanting to cheat the devil and save your own skin;39 more