“They little guessed what deadly purport lurked in those self-condemning words. "The godly youth!" said they among themselves. "The saint on earth!”

The word “purport” most nearly means:
A) illness
B) revelation
C) sin
D) secret

Dimmesdale was thinking of his grave, he questioned with himself whether the grass would ever grow on it because an accursed thing must there be buried! It is inconceivable, the agony with which this public veneration tortured him!

What did Dimmesdale punish himself?

Dimmesdale begins to torture himself physically: he scourges himself with a whip, he fasts, and he holds extended vigils, during which he stays awake throughout the night meditating upon his sin.

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“They little guessed what deadly purport lurked in those self-condemning words. "The godly youth!" said they among themselves. "The saint on earth!” The word “purport” most nearly means: A) illness B) revelation C) sin D) secret

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What did Dimmesdale punish himself?

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“They little guessed what deadly purport lurked in those self-condemning words. "The godly youth!" said they among themselves. "The saint on earth!”

The word “purport” most nearly means:
A) illness
B) revelation
C) sin
D) secret