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I was seldom free from a sore ______.
I was seldom free from a sore ______.
back
Mr. Covey gave us enough to eat, but scarce time to ______ it.
Mr. Covey gave us enough to eat, but scarce time to ______ it.
eat
We were often in the field from the first approach of day till its last lingering ______.
We were often in the field from the first approach of day till its last lingering ______.
ray
Mr. Covey succeeded in breaking me; I was broken in body, ______, and spirit.
Mr. Covey succeeded in breaking me; I was broken in body, ______, and spirit.
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The dark night of slavery closed in upon me; and behold a man transformed into a ______!
The dark night of slavery closed in upon me; and behold a man transformed into a ______!
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I lived with Mr. Covey for ______ year.
I lived with Mr. Covey for ______ year.
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We were often in the field from the first approach of day till its last lingering ray had left ______.
We were often in the field from the first approach of day till its last lingering ray had left ______.
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Mr. Covey gave us enough to eat, but scarce time to ______.
Mr. Covey gave us enough to eat, but scarce time to ______.
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The longest days were too ______ for him, and the shortest nights too long for him.
The longest days were too ______ for him, and the shortest nights too long for him.
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My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect ______, the disposition to read departed.
My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect ______, the disposition to read departed.
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I spent this in a sort of beast-like _____, between sleep and wake.
I spent this in a sort of beast-like _____, between sleep and wake.
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I was sometimes prompted to take my life, and that of _____, but was prevented by a combination of hope and fear.
I was sometimes prompted to take my life, and that of _____, but was prevented by a combination of hope and fear.
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My sufferings on this plantation seem now like a _____ rather than a stern reality.
My sufferings on this plantation seem now like a _____ rather than a stern reality.
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The circumstances leading to the change in Mr. Covey’s _____ toward me form an epoch in my humble history.
The circumstances leading to the change in Mr. Covey’s _____ toward me form an epoch in my humble history.
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You have seen how a man was made a _____; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
You have seen how a man was made a _____; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
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