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Meanings of very penitent in English

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Usage of very penitent in English
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Then he saw the bandage about her brow, and was very penitent.
Benita, an African romance
2
His messenger tells me that he is very penitent; that he weeps continually.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9
3
No doubt he would be very penitent and full of apologies.
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
4
They all appeared very penitent, and begged hard for their lives.
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
5
He was very penitent, and wished me to save his character.
Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants
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At first he was very penitent, and not a little chagrined at his course.
Nature's Serial Story
7
They gave good attention to him, and seemed very penitent.
The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
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Mango, who had been thoroughly alarmed, seemed very penitent for having gone to sleep.
In the Wilds of Africa
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Richard was very penitent, as his elder brother Henry had been, on his death-bed.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 / A Maga...
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She is very ill and miserable, and very penitent.
Marcella
11
When they passed she was her lovable self once more and very penitent and very downcast.
The House of the Whispering Pines
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I made no reply, but appeared very penitent.
Percival Keene
13
But being very penitent, he might have exaggerated.
Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
14
I am very grateful, and very penitent.
A Simpleton
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However, if I saw you very humble, and very penitent, I might, perhaps, really forgive you-intime.
White Lies
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The Mexicans were afterwards very penitent for the share they took in the committal of this black crime.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky M...
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