Question

I hear the mournful wail of millions,whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are to-day rendered more intolerable by the jubilant shouts the reach them What definition of rendered is most likely suited for the line ?

Answer 1

Read these lines from Fredrick Douglass's speech "What to The Slave Is the Fourth of July?"

I hear the mournful wail of millions, whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are to-day rendered more intolerable by the jubilant shouts that reach them.

Which definition of rendered is most likely suited for this line?

Caused to be a certain nature

Melted down

Repeated or recited

Submitted for approval

Answer:

Caused to be a certain nature

Explanation:

According to the lines from Fredrick Douglass's speech "What to The Slave Is the Fourth of July?" he talks about hearing the wails of the slaves who are bound in chains.

The definition of the word "rendered" as used in the excerpt means to be caused to be of a certain nature which is option A.