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unatoned sins & crisp 1- Standing in the kitchen with the receiver to my ear , I knew it wasn't just Rahim Khan on the line.It was my past of unatoned sins . Does Unatoned make any sense ? I've searched about its meaning but I didn't get yet . I just found the word ( unattended ) while searching , but its meaning doesn't go along with the sentence . 2- The early after-noon sun sparkled on the water where dozens of miniature boats sailed , propelled by a crisp breeze . does crisp here mean cold ? Thank you in advance .
Apr 16, 2012 10:14 PM
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Crisp means means a little painful because it is cold. So in this case, it is only painfully cold when the breeze is blowing. Unatoned makes sense as long as you do not mind the impossible in your stories. It would be like a ghost, except further removed from reality. I am fine with the sentence. An unatoned sin is a sin you do not feel forgiveness for, or a sin you refuse to ask for forgiveness for, because you never regretted it - a sin not paid for by you nor God. These are sean as dangerous sins that will be the most likely to mess up your life through karma. (what goes around comes around) Basically, someone on the phone has called - like the police - or a hospital - because of something she did- and her life will change during this call, for the worse.
April 16, 2012
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1. I also thought 'unattended' before reading your explanation, but I got stuck. 2. lightly cold (a kind of coldness that doesn't bring pain, it could bring the urge to move the body's muscles).
April 16, 2012
Atone means to make amends for a sin, a crime = to make up for something - say if you broke someone's window, you may be atoned (by them and in the act of doing) by replacing the window. Unatoned sins - means sins which you've not paid for yet. Crisp breeze = means feeling a bit sharp....... crisp is - you know what dead tree leaves feel like? They're dry, and they break in your hands easily - on a cold morning, the air can be crisp - it means sharp like - Vision can be crisp too, say the TV screen was dirty, but then you cleaned it, the images would then look crisp. Atone - atonement are words - UNatoned is just "not being atoned" forgiven/made amends for etc
April 16, 2012
unatoned = not amended, not put right crisp breeze = sharp, slightly strong breeze
April 16, 2012
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