All 9 Uses of
repent
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- I'll tell Marilla as soon as she comes in I've repented.
p. 69.5repented = expressed regret for having done something wrong
- This child had taken and lost her treasured amethyst brooch and now sat there calmly reciting the details thereof without the least apparent compunction or repentance.
p. 96.6 *repentance = regret for having done something wrong
- "Oh, I know I'm a great trial to you, Marilla," said Anne repentantly.
p. 147.2repentantly = with a feeling of regret for having done wrong
- Bitterly did she repent the license she had given to her imagination.
p. 161.6repent = regret
- It was dark when supper was ready, and still no sign of Anne, coming hurriedly over the log bridge or up Lover's Lane, breathless and repentant with a sense of neglected duties.
p. 210.2repentant = felt regret for having done something wrong
- I used up the whole bottle, and oh, Marilla, when I saw the dreadful color it turned my hair I repented of being wicked, I can tell you.
p. 212.6repented = felt regret for having done something wrong and decided to be a better person in the future
- And I've been repenting ever since.
p. 212.6repenting = regretting having done something wrong
- "Well, I hope you'll repent to good purpose," said Marilla severely, "and that you've got your eyes opened to where your vanity has led you, Anne.†
p. 212.7repent = to express or feel regret for having done wrong
- I felt so heartbroken that I wouldn't say my prayers when I went to bed. But I repented of that and got up in the middle of the night and said them.
p. 224.9repented = felt regret
Definition:
to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future