All 6 Uses of
repent
in
Main Street
- She crossed her trousered legs, and snuggled luxuriously above her saucer of ginger; she caught Pollock's congratulatory still smile, and thought well of herself for having thrown a rose light on the pallid lawyer; repented the heretical supposition that any male save her husband existed; jumped up to find Kennicott and whisper, "Happy, my lord?†
Chpt 6
- Carol repented her "Oh."†
Chpt 7 *
- Carol tried to follow; she believed that she desired to be drunk and riotous; but the whisky choked her and as she saw Kennicott frown she handed the bottle on repentantly.†
Chpt 17
- Somewhat too late she remembered that she had given up domesticity and repentance.†
Chpt 17
- Her repentance was not proof against Uncle Whittier when she stopped in at his grocery for salt and a package of safety matches.†
Chpt 24
- Carol was fond of Maud Dyer, because she had been particularly agreeable lately; had obviously repented of the nervous distaste which she had once shown.†
Chpt 28
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