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Chapter XXV
RETRIBUTION. "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit. "Confess that I have only told the truth. Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends. Confess that when other means failed you tried to kill me.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Confess that I have only told the truth.”
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading “RETRIBUTION.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Confess that I have only told the truth.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “"Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.”
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From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
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From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
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From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends.
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From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
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From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
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From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends.
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From this reading Confess that when other means failed you tried to kill me.
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From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Confess that I have only told the truth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Confess that I have only told the truth.
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From this reading Confess that when other means failed you tried to kill me.
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From this reading Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Confess that when other means failed you tried to kill me.
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From this reading Confess that when other means failed you tried to kill me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
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From this reading "Confess that I have only told the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confess that when other means failed you tried to kill me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading RETRIBUTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Confess that I have only told the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Confess that I have only told the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confess that when other means failed you tried to kill me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess that I have only told the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
at the time that
From this reading Confess that when other means failed you tried to kill me.
belonging to which person
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Confess!" said Dino, whose stern voice and outstretched, pointing finger seemed terrible as those of some accusing and avenging angel to the wretched culprit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Confess that you lied and forged and cheated | to gain your own ends.
