All 3 Uses of
repent
in
Arrowsmith
- He was fatherly; almost he made Martin repent; but he concluded, "And as for Clawson, his 'joke' regarding this Benoni Carr person—and why I never looked the fellow up is beyond me, I suppose I was too busy—his 'joke,' as you call it, was the action either of an idiot or a blackguard, and until you are able to perceive that fact, I don't think you will be ready to come back to us."†
Chpt 9
- Nobody would ever stand by him as she had, and he loved her— He dried himself violently; he dashed in with repentances; they told each other that they were the most reasonable persons living; they kissed with eloquence; and then Leora reflected: "Just the same, my lad, I'm not going to help you fool yourself.†
Chpt 20
- Oh, Mart, if you knew how my heart bleeds to see these ignorant fellows going unrepentant to eternal torture!†
Chpt 33 *
Definition:
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(repent) to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future