All 4 Uses of
remonstrate
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- The spirit of the mothers was so crushed by the lash, that they stood by, without courage to remonstrate.†
Chpt 16
- They remonstrated against the rashness of such a proceeding; but finding they could not change my purpose, they yielded.†
Chpt 27
- Peter remonstrated earnestly.
Chpt 29 *remonstrated = argued in protest or opposition
- He remonstrated with her for harboring a fugitive slave; told her she was violating the laws of her country; and asked her if she was aware of the penalty.†
Chpt 40
Definition:
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(remonstrate) argue, complain, or criticize