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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 can
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
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Answer:

Trapped

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Out of all the options, trapped is the one which can most suitably replace 'bound' in the excerpt.

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