All 4 Uses of
brethren
in
Anna Karenina
- The people have heard of the sufferings of their brethren and have spoken.†
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- "I've been staying abroad and reading the papers, and I must own, up to the time of the Bulgarian atrocities, I couldn't make out why it was all the Russians were all of a sudden so fond of their Slavonic brethren, while I didn't feel the slightest affection for them.†
Part 8
- I see that there are people besides me who're only interested in Russia, and not in their Slavonic brethren.†
Part 8
- Twenty years ago we should have been silent, but now we have heard the voice of the Russian people, which is ready to rise as one man and ready to sacrifice itself for its oppressed brethren; that is a great step and a proof of strength.†
Part 8
Definition:
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(brethren) brothers or members of the same group -- especially members of a religious order