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1 They meant to keep watches during the night to prevent a surprise.
2 You boys keep watches day and night.
3 The men keep watches , as aboard ship, so that somebody is always awake in case anything should go wrong.
4 Purvis is a very good man, but he is no navigator; and we shall have to keep watches regularly.
5 Then he reminded himself bitterly that street clocks were abundant and might be looked at by simpletons who couldn't keep watches .
6 "Do you, then, keep watches to compare with your chronometers?" asked Rose, with interest.
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