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BTS CH. 3 VOCAB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| benevolence | kindness, generosity, charity |
| commingle | mix or blend |
| conveyance | to transfer; the act of transporting from one place to another |
| dissipate | disperse or scatter |
| emancipate | to set free |
| esteemed | highly respected |
| hasten | hurry; accelerate; rush |
| paroxysm | a fit, sudden outburst |
| patron | a sponsor; a supporter; a regular customer |
| petulant | easily irritated or annoyed |
| proposition | a plan suggested for acceptance; proposal |
| resolution | determination |
| hasten | The years passed through many changes to me, but on these I will not dwell, as I wish to _______to the most interesting part of my history |
| patrons | The best ladies in St. Louis were my _________, and when my reputation was once established I never lacked for orders. |
| proposition | I made a _______________ to buy myself and son; the proposition was bluntly declined, and I was commanded never to broach the subject again |
| commingled | The Anglo-Saxon blood as well as the African flowed in his veins; the two currents ________________------ one singing of freedom, the other silent and sullen with generations of despair. |
| petulant | One day, when I insisted on knowing whether he would permit me to purchase myself, and what price I must pay for myself, he turned to me in a __________ manner, thrust his hand into his pocket, drew forth a bright silver quarter of a dollar, and giving it |
| dissipated | The day was a happy one, but it all faded all too soon. Mr. Keckley----let me speak kindly of his faults----proved _____________, and a burden instead of a help----mate. |
| resolution | At last I formed a _______________ to go to New York, state my case, and appeal to the benevolence of the people |
| benevolence | At last I formed a resolution to go to New York, state my case, and appeal to the _______________ of the people |
| esteemed | No; slavery, eternal slavery rather than be regarded with distrust by those whose respect I ____________. |
| paroxysm | The first _____________ of grief was scarcely over, when a carriage stopped in front of a house; Mrs. Le Bourgois, one of my kind patrons, got out of it and entered the door. |
| conveyance | ...to be used or recorded therein, personally appeared James R. Putman and E. M . Putman, his wife... and who executed the foregoing ___________________, and acknowledge that they executed the same for the purposes therin mentioned |
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