Question

in this sentence, what does the word \fruit\ mean? a judge b tree c result d book if a slave ran away and succeeded in getting clear, or if a slave killed his master, set fire to a barn, or did anything very wrong in the mind of a slaveholder, it was spoken of as the fruit of abolition

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "fruit" in the sentence, we analyze the context. The sentence describes actions (slave running away, killing master, etc.) being referred to as "the fruit of abolition". We need to find which option fits this context.

• Option A: "Judge" doesn't make sense in this context as the actions aren't related to judging.
• Option B: "Tree" is the literal meaning of "fruit" (as in a tree's fruit), but the context here is about the result of abolition, not a literal tree - related meaning.
• Option C: "Result" fits because the actions are presented as the outcome or result of the abolition movement in the slaveholder's mind.
• Option D: "Book" has no relation to the context of the sentence.

Answer:

C. result