Both Uses of
sentinel
in
Bleak House
- Some indication of a neck being developed in him by these means, he and the sharer of his life's evening again fronting one another in their two porter's chairs, like a couple of sentinels long forgotten on their post by the Black Serjeant, Death.†
Chpt 19-21 *
- After this amiable remark, his spirit soars into those enchanting regions of reflection which its education and pursuits have opened to it, and again he and Mrs. Smallweed while away the rosy hours, two unrelieved sentinels forgotten as aforesaid by the Black Serjeant.†
Chpt 19-21
Definition:
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(sentinel) a person who stands guard or looks out for something