All 21 Uses
scorn
in
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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- "That is a parting proof of Mr. Harris' regard," he said, scornfully.†
Chpt 1.11 *scornfully = in a disrespectful or rejecting manner
- People who did nothing, or who did not know exactly what they were going to do, or who did not take the most direct way to accomplish what they set their hands to, were objects of her entire contempt,—a contempt shown less frequently by anything she said, than by a kind of stony grimness, as if she scorned to say anything about the matter.†
Chpt 1.15scorned = disrespected or rejected
- Like a certain class of modern philosophers, Dinah perfectly scorned logic and reason in every shape, and always took refuge in intuitive certainty; and here she was perfectly impregnable.†
Chpt 1.18
- For pity's sake, for shame's sake, because we are men born of women, and not savage beasts, many of us do not, and dare not,—we would scorn to use the full power which our savage laws put into our hands.†
Chpt 2.19scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- With a self-sacrifice which some of our readers will appreciate, she resolved, instead of comfortably making her own bed, sweeping and dusting her own chamber,—which she had hitherto done, in utter scorn of all offers of help from the chambermaid of the establishment,—to condemn herself to the martyrdom of instructing Topsy to perform these operations,—ah, woe the day!†
Chpt 2.20
- "Why, elevate your own servants, for a specimen," said Alfred, with a half-scornful smile.†
Chpt 2.23scornful = full of strong disrespect or rejection
- "Delicacy!" said Marie, with a scornful laugh,—"a fine word for such as she!†
Chpt 2.29
- There was a fierce pride and defiance in every line of her face, in every curve of the flexible lip, in every motion of her body; but in her eye was a deep, settled night of anguish,—an expression so hopeless and unchanging as to contrast fearfully with the scorn and pride expressed by her whole demeanor.†
Chpt 2.33scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- The woman took no notice of these taunts, but walked on, with the same expression of angry scorn, as if she heard nothing.†
Chpt 2.33
- She picked very fast and very clean, and with an air of scorn, as if she despised both the work and the disgrace and humiliation of the circumstances in which she was placed.†
Chpt 2.33
- "The Lord never visits these parts," said the woman, bitterly, as she went nimbly forward with her work; and again the scornful smile curled her lips.†
Chpt 2.33scornful = full of strong disrespect or rejection
- A glance like sheet-lightning suddenly flashed from those black eyes; and, facing about, with quivering lip and dilated nostrils, she drew herself up, and fixed a glance, blazing with rage and scorn, on the driver.†
Chpt 2.33scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- Cassy, with proud scorn, declared she would go to the field.†
Chpt 2.35
- And she worked there one day, as we have described, to show how perfectly she scorned the threat.†
Chpt 2.35scorned = disrespected or rejected
- When she presented her basket at the scales, he had hoped for some concession, and addressed her in a sort of half conciliatory, half scornful tone; and she had answered with the bitterest contempt.†
Chpt 2.35scornful = full of strong disrespect or rejection
- She rested her small, slender hand on the window-blind, and looked fixedly at them;—there was a world of anguish, scorn, and fierce bitterness, in her black eyes, as she did so.†
Chpt 2.35scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- "I'd like to know why, Mistress," said Legree, in the extreme of scorn.†
Chpt 2.36
- "Who the devil's going to help you?" said Legree, scornfully.†
Chpt 2.36scornfully = in a disrespectful or rejecting manner
- "The more fool you!" said Legree, spitting scornfully at him, and spurning him with his foot.†
Chpt 2.38
- "Stealing!" said Cassy, with a scornful laugh.†
Chpt 2.39scornful = full of strong disrespect or rejection
- "Do!" said Legree, snapping his fingers, scornfully.†
Chpt 2.41scornfully = in a disrespectful or rejecting manner
Definitions:
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(1)
(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)