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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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About the Novel

Introduction
Brief Synopsis
List of Characters
Character Map

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Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapters IV and V
Chapters VI, VII, and VIII
Chapters IX, X, XI
Chapter XII
Chapters XIII and XIV
Chapters XV and XVI
Chapters XVII and XVIII
Chapters XIX and XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapters XXIII and XXIV
Chapters XXV and XXVI
Chapters XXVII and XXVIII
Chapters XXIX and XXX
Chapters XXXI and XXXII
Chapters XXXIII and XXXIV
Chapter XXXV

Character Analyses

Tom Sawyer
Injun Joe
Huck Finn
Becky Thatcher

Critical Essays

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: A Study in Contrasts
Tom Sawyer: The Movie, the Musical, and the Novel

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Chapter XII - The Cat and the Pain Killer

inveterate    to be addicted to or to become a habit.

balm of Gilead    anything healing or soothing.

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