Chapter XX · Chapter 20

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

show off

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

brought into existence

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

a hazard on a golf course

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

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From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

the human act of creating

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

divisible by two

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

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From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

the state of being honored

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

the quality of being humane

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

with honesty

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

one who loves and defends his or her country

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

inspired by love for your country

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

having a supporting base

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

at the time that

From this reading Even the brute animals of the creation feel and show sorrow and affection when deprived of their liberty.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Fugitive Slaves in England._ The love of freedom is one of those natural impulses of the human breast which cannot be extinguished.

belonging to which person

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The Americans boast, and justly, too, that Washington was the hero and model patriot of the American Revolution--the man whose fame, unequalled in his own day and country, will descend to the end of time, the pride and honour of humanity.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Therefore is a distinguished writer justified in saying, "Man is free, even were he born in chains."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The American speaks with pride of the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill; and when standing in Faneuil Hall, he points to the portraits of Otis, Adams, Hancock, Quincy, Warren, and Franklin, and tells you that their names will go down to posterity among the world's most devoted and patriotic friends of human liberty.