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The guard was on duty all night.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
keibiin
noun
  1. guard; security (officer); guardsman
keibi
noun, suru verb
  1. defense; defence; guard; policing; security
in
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. member
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hitobanjuu
noun, adverb
  1. all night long; all through the night
hitoban
noun, adverb
  1. one night; one evening
  2. all night; overnight
hito
prefix
  1. one (esp. ひと)
numeric
  1. one (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
ban
noun, adverb
  1. evening; night
noun
  1. dinner; evening meal
counter
  1. counter for nights
juu
suffix
  1. through; throughout; in the course of
  2. all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
kinmu
noun, suru verb
  1. service; duty; work
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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