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1861
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
4th
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
abolitionist
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
act
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
age
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
all
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
ARMS
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
barbarism
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
become
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
best
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
bloody
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
bondman
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
CALL
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
constitutional
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
deceived
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From this reading He would never have deceived or misled her.
doomed
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
earth
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
events
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
evil
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
Firm
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
followed
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
force
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
friend
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
gradual
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
hated
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would never have deceived or misled her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would never have deceived or misled her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He would never have deceived or misled her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
inaugurated
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
injury
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
irresistible
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
like
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
Lincoln
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
logic
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
maligned
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
man
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
manifested
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
March
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
master
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
men
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
misled
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From this reading He would never have deceived or misled her.
monster
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
more
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would never have deceived or misled her.
North
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
opinion
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would never have deceived or misled her.
other
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
peaceful
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
President
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
protected
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
relics
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
remedy
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
rights
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
sagacious
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From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
scoffed
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
Slavery
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
some
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
South
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From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
spirit
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
struggle
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Firm and sagacious, Lincoln would have protected the South in her constitutional rights, though every man at the North had become an abolitionist.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
vilest
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
vindictive
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL TO ARMS On the 4th of March, 1861, was inaugurated as President the best friend the South ever had.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
wisdom
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
word
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From this reading In all the bloody struggle that followed, although hated, scoffed at, and maligned as the vilest monster of earth, he never by word or act manifested a vindictive spirit toward her.
world's
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would never have deceived or misled her.
wrought
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From this reading Slavery, however, had long been doomed, like other relics of barbarism, by the spirit of the age; and his wisdom and that of men like him, with the logic of events and the irresistible force of the world's opinion, would have found some peaceful, gradual remedy for an evil which wrought even more injury to the master than to the bondman.
