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Chapter XXX
Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? ISAIAH. The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours. He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.”
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading ISAIAH.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading Watchman, what of the night?
not any; not one
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Watchman, what of the night?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Watchman, what of the night?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading Watchman, what of the night?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Watchman, what of the night?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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From this reading The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
but in spite of that
From this reading He had borne the pain with resolution; and, as yet, had discovered no consciousness of the imminent danger that was so apparent to all around him.
