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Chapter VI
'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life. 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? To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose. To colonize them were to strip war of its horrors. To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
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to show or communicate a feeling or idea
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 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?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.”
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?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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?”
people who betray a person or country that trusts them
From this reading “To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.”
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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?
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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?
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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?
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From this reading To colonize them were to strip war of its horrors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
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From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
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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.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
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?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
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?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But surely,' said Julia, 'you do not mean to defend this condition of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To colonize them were to strip war of its horrors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
people who betray a person or country that trusts them
From this reading To make them freemen of our own soil, were to fill the land with foes and traitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To return them to their own country, were to war to no purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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?
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.
