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Homeward Bound

Chapter XXX

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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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Homeward Bound

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Watchman, what of the night?
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Watchman, what of the night?
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ISAIAH.
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The principal hurt of Mr. Monday was one of those wounds that usually produce death within eight-and-forty hours.
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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.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

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.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

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.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

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.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

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.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

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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all

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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.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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.

apparent

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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.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

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.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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.

borne

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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.

consciousness

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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.

danger

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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.

death

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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.

discovered

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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.

eight-and-forty

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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.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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.

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.

hurt

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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.

imminent

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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.

ISAIAH

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From this reading ISAIAH.

Monday

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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.

Mr

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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.

night

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From this reading Watchman, what of the night?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

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.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Watchman, what of the night?

onepronounUS /wʌn/

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.

pain

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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.

principal

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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.

produce

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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.

resolution

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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.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

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.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

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.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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?

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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.

usually

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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.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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.

Watchman

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From this reading Watchman, what of the night?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Watchman, what of the night?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

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.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

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.

wounds

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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.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

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.