All 6 Uses of
constant
in
The Prince and The Pauper
- They felt much as if they were piloting a great ship through a dangerous channel; they were on the alert constantly, and found their office no child's play.†
Chpt 6 *constantly = in a manner that is unchanging, continuous, or happens repeatedly
- There was a line of bonfires stretching as far as one could see, up and down the Thames; London Bridge was illuminated; Southwark Bridge likewise; the entire river was aglow with the flash and sheen of coloured lights; and constant explosions of fireworks filled the skies with an intricate commingling of shooting splendours and a thick rain of dazzling sparks that almost turned night into day; everywhere were crowds of revellers; all London seemed to be at large.†
Chpt 10
- Then, bustling about with feverish activity, and constantly saying, "Welcome, welcome," he arranged his bench, seated the King on it, by the hearth, threw some faggots on the fire, and finally fell to pacing the floor with a nervous stride.†
Chpt 20constantly = in a manner that is unchanging, continuous, or happens repeatedly
- All this while the little King had been yonder, alternately quaking with terror and trembling with hope; and all the while, too, he had thrown all the strength he could into his anguished moanings, constantly expecting them to reach Hendon's ear, but always realising, with bitterness, that they failed, or at least made no impression.†
Chpt 21
- His tongue ran constantly.†
Chpt 25
- In the afternoon the returning prodigal made constant deflections from his course to see if by ascending some hillock he might not pierce the distance and catch a glimpse of his home.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
unchanging, continuous, or happening repeatedly