Prometheus Unbound

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noun

a drama in verse (1820) by Shelley.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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But these comments, made Wednesday night in New York City, were particularly unbound.
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In March, the Post reported that investors in Prometheus wanted out.
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To be so humbled in the knowledge of any living being, was the vultures of Prometheus to the proud heart of Ripperda.
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So Roly dove into his pack, which lay unbound on the shore, and presently produced a fish-line wound around a chip.
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I suffered my guards to lead me away from the Durbar; I was thrust into a vile hole, and at last my arms were unbound.
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The doctor went straight to the prisoner, unbound his hands, and struck him on the breast and back.
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No creature of the Greek imagination would have been a suitable inhabitant for it except Prometheus alone.
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