used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
captivesnounUS /ˈkæptɪvz/
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
colonizeverbUS /ˈkɑːlənaɪz/
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
From this reading To colonize them were to strip war of its horrors.
a state at a particular time
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
give expression to
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
freemennounUS /ˈfriːmen/
plural of “freeman” — a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading To colonize them were to strip war of its horrors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To colonize them were to strip war of its horrors.
Julia
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From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
engage in
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
not any; not one
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
and nothing more
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
sentimentsnounUS /ˈsentəmənts/
plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading To colonize them were to strip war of its horrors.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
traitorsnounUS /ˈtreɪtərz/
plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
at the time that
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is not like the sentiments I have heard you express,' 'I defend it only thus,' I replied: 'so long as we have wars--and when will they cease?--there must be captives; and what can these be but slaves?
in the company of; together with
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
