Question

Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine's work "The Crisis" No. 1. Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER," and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. ... . Neither have I so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose that He has relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care of devils; and as I do not, I cannot see on what grounds the king of Britain car look up to heaven for help against us: a common murderer, a highwayman, or a house-breaker, has as good a pretence as he. What is the denotation of the word "bound" in this excerpt?
-trapped
-connected
-depended
-aided​

Answer 1

Answer:

Trapped.

Explanation:

The word "denotation" refers to the literal meaning of the given word. In this case, the denotative meaning of the word "bound" is "trapped".

Thomas Paine expressed his anger in his "The Crisis No. 1" when he talked of the British monarchy's "right to bind us in all cases whatsoever". He then went on to say that "if bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon the earth..." Here, he used the word "bound" to refer to the act of being restrained, captured, kept captive, etc.

Thus, the correct answer is the first option.