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Chapter II
"Poor devils! They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it. But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage.... Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke! Oh, good Lord!--look at that!"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, good Lord!--look at that!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, good Lord!--look at that!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor devils!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, good Lord!--look at that!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
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From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
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From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
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From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
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From this reading "Poor devils!
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From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, good Lord!--look at that!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
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From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, good Lord!--look at that!"
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From this reading Oh, good Lord!--look at that!"
not any; not one
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
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From this reading Oh, good Lord!--look at that!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor devils!
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From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
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From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
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From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They've been told that they are freemen, and perhaps they believe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But surely no slave of the Toulon galleys was ever in bitterer bondage....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Free?--yes, free to toil and sweat, to bear burdens and to be driven like cattle under the yoke!
