This is a really good speech! Just try not to say "to this very day" and "today" so often.
French was merged with Old English by the Normans after the invasion of England by William the Conqueror.
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.
