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confessed

/kənˈfɛst/ adjective B2
  1. Which one admits or avows.
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And this time it must be confessed that, contrary to the usual state of affairs in discussions between the young men, the effective arguments were all on Albert’s side.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 421 · C1
“You have confessed that you asked Sir Charles to be at the gate at ten o’clock.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 183 · C1
The Cobbler, under the fear of death, confessed that he had no knowledge of medicine, and was only made famous by the stupid clamors of the crowd.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 81 · B2
“Well now, no, I haven’t,” confessed Matthew ingenuously.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 23 · C1

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