Aton
[ɑ:tɔn]
Examples
- This voice Caroline liked; it atoned for the formal, if correct, accent and language. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Would Mr. Darcy then consider the rashness of your original intentions as atoned for by your obstinacy in adhering to it? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I had not felt the man's insolent letter, but I felt deeply the woman's atoning kindness. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Edited by Lizzie