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ABSOLUTION
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From this reading PLENARY ABSOLUTION.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
all
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
carried
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
confess
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
crushed
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From this reading She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
dazed
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From this reading She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
desire
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
distinctly
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From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
dust
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From this reading She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
Errington
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From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
felon
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From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
felt
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From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
humbled
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From this reading She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
interview
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
Katherine
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From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
leaving
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From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
passionate
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
perceive
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From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
PLENARY
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From this reading PLENARY ABSOLUTION.
possessions
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
restore
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
rightful
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From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
stamp
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From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.