All 3 Uses of
atone
in
The Awakening
- It was something which he felt rather than perceived, and he never voiced the feeling without subsequent regret and ample atonement.†
Chpt 4 *
- The old gentleman, her father, I have heard, used to atone for his weekday sins with his Sunday devotions.†
Chpt 22
- He meant to stop at the wedding on his way to New York and endeavor by every means which money and love could devise to atone somewhat for Edna's incomprehensible action.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(atone) to fix or make up for a wrong -- especially a sin (even if nothing can be done to make up for the wrong other than to show regret)