JennyO: In fact, I think "free" in that context does parse as a (predicate) adjective; cf. "stand tall" & "still waters run deep". The contrast between an adverb & a predicate adjective is neatly displayed in Stevenson's line "Glad did I live and gladly die".

"Wide", absolutely. Not only "The water is wide", but "'Cross the wide Missouri", and according to the Volga boatmen, their river is "shiroka da gluboka", wide & deep.

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