Sentence:  The slaves never shared in their profits , while they did share , in a very real <WSD>sense</WSD> , in the profits of the slave owners : they were fed , clothed , doctored , and so forth ; they were the beneficiaries of responsible , paternalistic care . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted