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A Crooked Path: A Novel
A Crooked Path: A Novel

Chapter XX

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PLENARY ABSOLUTION.
Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Crooked Path: A Novel

Chapter XX

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PLENARY ABSOLUTION.
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Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.
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She was humbled in the dust--crushed, dazed.
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She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.
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The passionate desire to restore his rightful possessions to Errington, to confess all, had carried her through the dreadful interview.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.”

Could modal verb US /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.”

Dreadful adjective US /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.”

Every determiner US /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.”

Must modal verb US /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.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.”

One pronoun US /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.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Katherine never could distinctly remember what she did after leaving Errington.”

Through noun US /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.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “She felt that every one must perceive the stamp of "felon" upon her.”

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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.