All 3 Uses of
sentinel
in
Gone with the Wind
- Against their depredations, a small black sentinel was stationed on the front porch.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- Every empty, shell-pitted house they had passed that day, every gaunt chimney standing sentinel over smoke-blackened ruins, had frightened her more.†
Chpt 3.24
- Smoked foundations and the lonesone blackened chimneys, now known as "Sherman's Sentinels," appeared with disheartening frequency.†
Chpt 4.35
Definition:
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(sentinel) a person who stands guard or looks out for something