levi coffin

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Определение levi coffin в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

born Oct. 28, 1798, New Garden, N.C., U.S. died Sept. 16, 1877, Cincinnati, Ohio U.S. abolitionist. Despite little formal education, he became a teacher. As a devout Quaker, he opposed slavery. In 1826 he moved to Newport, Ind., where he made his home into a depot of the Underground Railroad and used much of his wealth as a merchant to help the escaping slaves. In 1847 he moved to Cincinnati, where he opened a store selling goods made only by free labour. He continued his work with the Underground Railroad until the outbreak of the American Civil War; he then worked to aid liberated slaves

Расстановка переносов

Le·vi cof·fin

Турецкое произношение

livay kôfîn

Произношение

/ˈlēvī ˈkôfən/ /ˈliːvaɪ ˈkɔːfɪn/