All 3 Uses of
repent
in
Cold Sassy Tree
- But I doubted he could repent of that.†
repent = to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future
- It must of been a relief to the Baptists when she didn't appear, because nobody knew whether to treat her like a grave robber or just a repentant sinner.†
repentant = feeling regret for having done something wrong
- Nobody was sure that Camp's asking God's forgiveness before he pulled the trigger counted as much as if he had lived long enough to repent after doing the deed.
*repent = feel regret for having done wrong and resolve to be a better person in the future