used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
AFRICANadjectiveUS /ˈæfrəkən/
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading A CAPTURED AFRICAN.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
brutes
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From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RELATED BY HERSELF.
CAPTUREDverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading A CAPTURED AFRICAN.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
DeemverbUS /diːm/
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
EDITORnounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENT BY THE EDITOR.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading RELATED BY HERSELF.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
for more time
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
man-degrading
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From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
martnounUS /mɑːrt/
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
not any; not one
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
and nothing more
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading RELATED BY HERSELF.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
SUPPLEMENTnounUS /ˈsʌpləmənt/
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENT BY THE EDITOR.
sustain'd
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From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
up to a particular time
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE, A WEST INDIAN SLAVE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH A SUPPLEMENT BY THE EDITOR.
WorthieradjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrðiər/
comparative of “worthy” — having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "By our sufferings, since ye brought us To the man-degrading mart,-- All sustain'd by patience, taught us Only by a broken heart,-- Deem our nation brutes no longer, Till some reason ye shall find Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind."
