All 3 Uses of
sentinel
in
Wuthering Heights
- Keep out of the yard, though, the dogs are unchained; and the house — Juno mounts sentinel there, and — nay, you can only ramble about the steps and passages.†
Chpt 3 *
- 'Yes — we came just now,' I said; 'but he left me by the kitchen door; and when I would have gone in, your little boy played sentinel over the place, and frightened me off by the help of a bull-dog.'†
Chpt 13
- Hindley stands sentinel with a knife and loaded pistol.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(sentinel) a person who stands guard or looks out for something