ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLAVE
Via Old French from Medieval Latin Sclāvus a Slav, one held in bondage (from the fact that the Slavonic races were frequently conquered in the Middle Ages), from Late Greek Sklabos a Slav.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLAVE
PRESENT
Present
I slave
you slave
he/she/it slaves
we slave
you slave
they slave
Present continuous
I am slaving
you are slaving
he/she/it is slaving
we are slaving
you are slaving
they are slaving
Present perfect
I have slaved
you have slaved
he/she/it has slaved
we have slaved
you have slaved
they have slaved
Present perfect continuous
I have been slaving
you have been slaving
he/she/it has been slaving
we have been slaving
you have been slaving
they have been slaving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I slaved
you slaved
he/she/it slaved
we slaved
you slaved
they slaved
Past continuous
I was slaving
you were slaving
he/she/it was slaving
we were slaving
you were slaving
they were slaving
Past perfect
I had slaved
you had slaved
he/she/it had slaved
we had slaved
you had slaved
they had slaved
Past perfect continuous
I had been slaving
you had been slaving
he/she/it had been slaving
we had been slaving
you had been slaving
they had been slaving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will slave
you will slave
he/she/it will slave
we will slave
you will slave
they will slave
Future continuous
I will be slaving
you will be slaving
he/she/it will be slaving
we will be slaving
you will be slaving
they will be slaving
Future perfect
I will have slaved
you will have slaved
he/she/it will have slaved
we will have slaved
you will have slaved
they will have slaved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been slaving
you will have been slaving
he/she/it will have been slaving
we will have been slaving
you will have been slaving
they will have been slaving
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would slave
you would slave
he/she/it would slave
we would slave
you would slave
they would slave
Conditional continuous
I would be slaving
you would be slaving
he/she/it would be slaving
we would be slaving
you would be slaving
they would be slaving
Conditional perfect
I would have slave
you would have slave
he/she/it would have slave
we would have slave
you would have slave
they would have slave
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been slaving
you would have been slaving
he/she/it would have been slaving
we would have been slaving
you would have been slaving
they would have been slaving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you slave
we let´s slave
you slave
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
slaving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «SLAVE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
slave.
The last four or five hundred years of European contact with Africa produced a body of literature that presented Africa in a very bad light and Africans in very lurid terms. The reason for this had to do with the need to justify the slave trade and slavery.
The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
The greedy man is he who habitually eats too much, knowing that he is injuring his bodily health thereby, and this is a vice to which not the gourmet but the gourmand is a slave.
Don't let anyone turn you into a slave. You're a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.
The camera is the slave to the actor.
Mary Lincoln provided Elizabeth Keckley with opportunities for social and economic advancement she probably had never imagined during her years as a slave, while Elizabeth offered Mary the loyal, steadfast friendship she craved but had always found so elusive.
The worker is the slave of capitalist society, the female worker is the slave of that slave.
The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received.
It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United States.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLAVE»
Discover the use of
slave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
slave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In London, she managed to make contact with other Sudanese, who took pity on her. In September 2000, she made a dramatic break for freedom. Slave is a story almost beyond belief. It depicts the strength and dignity of the Nuba tribe.
Mende Nazer, Damien Lewis, 2009
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
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Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ
Your own Bible is probably included in the cover-up! In this book, John MacArthur unveils the essential and clarifying revelation that may be keeping you from a fulfilling—and correct—relationship with God. It’s powerful.
Illuminating the moral dilemmas that lie at the heart of a slaveholding society, this book tells the story of a young slave who was sexually exploited by her master and ultimately executed for his murder.
Melton Alonza McLaurin, 2011
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The American
Slave: a Composite Autobiography: North ...
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A companion book to 'Protocols' this book covers the more general topic of Master/Slave relations - how they often evolve and how to avoid the problems that can easily crop up in the early stages.
Robert J. Rubel, Phd Rubel, 2007
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The Transatlantic
Slave Trade: A History
James A. Rawley fills a scholarly gap in the historical discussion of the slave trade from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century by providing one volume covering the economics, demography, epidemiology, and politics of the trade.This ...
James A. Rawley, Stephen D. Behrendt, 2005
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Slave Religion: The "Invisible Institution" in the ...
In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, author Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the past twenty-five years, and how he would write it differently today.
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Slave Captain: The Career of James Irving in the Liverpool ...
The result is both a compelling narrative and a valuable reference text. This thoroughly revised edition of Suzanne Schwarz’s best-selling book includes recently discovered archive material.
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Birthing a
Slave: Motherhood and Medicine in the Antebellum ...
Birthing a Slave is the first book to focus exclusively on the health care of enslaved women, and it argues convincingly for the critical role of reproductive medicine in the slave system of antebellum America.
Marie Jenkins Schwartz, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLAVE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
slave is used in the context of the following news items.
Grave of first male slave freed by Lincoln rediscovered, experts believe
Last year he published Nance: Trials of the First Slave Freed by Abraham ... exist on most people who lived on the margins of society because they were slaves, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
22 Years a Slave: Fisherman Returns Home to Myanmar
Myint Naing is one of more than 800 current and former slaves rescued or repatriated after a year-long Associated Press investigation into pervasive labor ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
PBS Suspends Finding Your Roots After Ben Affleck's "Improper …
... the future season of Finding Yours Roots after it was revealed that Ben Affleck had pressured producers into suppressing his slave-owner ancestral history. «Us Magazine, Jun 15»
African American History Museum to Host Artifacts from Wrecked …
The African American history museum officially announced during the ceremony that it will host wreckage from a centuries-old slave ship that sank off the coast ... «TIME, Jun 15»
Wreck of 18th century slave ship discovered
The Sao Jose-Paquete de Africa, a Portuguese slave ship, sank off Cape Town on its way from Mozambique to Brazil in 1794, while carrying more than 500 ... «CNN, Jun 15»
Residents east of Slave Lake urged to evacuate due to massive …
The fire is located about 25 kilometres east of Slave Lake. The fire is estimated to ... The province said evacuees can head to the MD of Lesser Slave River office. «CTV News, May 15»
Heres What Ben Affleck Had Removed About His Slave-Owning …
“[C]onfidentially, for the first time, one of our guests has asked us to edit out something about one of his ancestors—the fact that he owned slaves,” Gates wrote to ... «Daily Beast, Apr 15»
Affleck expresses regret about efforts to hide slave-owning ancestor
Gates and PBS said then they didn't censor the slave-owner details. Instead, more interesting ancestors of the actor emerged and Gates chose to highlight them ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
Ben Affleck Asked PBS to Not Reveal Slave-Owning Ancestor, Leak …
Ben Affleck requested that the PBS documentary series "Finding Your Roots" not reveal he had a slave-owning ancestor, according to emails published online ... «NBCNews.com, Apr 15»
AP Investigation: Are slaves catching the fish you buy?
The slaves interviewed by the AP had no idea where the fish they caught was headed. They knew only that it was so valuable, they were not allowed to eat it. «Yahoo News, Mar 15»
