While crossing the Continent the boys had expressed wonder at how much more infected with light the night-time terrains passing below had become-more than anyone could ever remember, as isolated lanterns and skeins of gas-light had given way to electric street-lighting, as if advanced parties of the working-day were progressively invading and settling the unarmed hinterlands of night.
Against the Day, p. 1032
- ⇒ American — 68.7: 1033 (- economy) Nationality | United States
- ⇒ areyoupeopletalkingabout — 68.7: 1033 (what [...] -?) Expression/Dictionary | Vocabulary
- ⇒ California — 68.7: 1032 (southern -) State/Around the World | United States
- ⇒ Christ — 68.7: 1033 (-'s vision) Person from | Christianity
- ⇒ continent — 68.7: 1032 ([American] -) Capitalised Geography/Around the World | Europe
- ⇒ Darby — 68.7: 1033 Characters | The Chums of Chance
- ⇒ eeyyhh — 68.7: 1032 (-, Noseworth?) Exclamation/Dictionary | Interjection
- ⇒ gas-light — 68.7: 1032 Orthography Process | Light
- ⇒ Isaiah — 68.7: 1033 Figures | Bible
- ⇒ King of Babylon — 68.7: 1033 Figures | Bible
- ⇒ Lindsay — 68.7: 1033 Characters | The Chums of Chance
- ⇒ 'Long live capitalism' — 68.7: 1033 Expression/Dictionary | Vocabulary
- ⇒ Lucifer — 68.7: 1033 Figures | Christianity
- ⇒ Luke — 68.7: 1033 Person from | Christianity
- ⇒ Miles — 68.7: 1033 Characters | The Chums of Chance
- ⇒ New Testament — 68.7: 1033 Text/Texts | Bible
- ⇒ night-time — 68.7: 1032 Orthography Span | Time
- ⇒ Noseworth 68.7: 1032, 1033 Last Name Characters | The Chums of Chance
- ⇒ Old Testament — 68.7: 1033 Text/Texts | Bible
- ⇒ Prince of Evil — 68.7: 1033 Titles/Texts | Christianity
- ⇒ Randolph — 68.7: 1033 Characters | The Chums of Chance
- ⇒ Satan — 68.7: 1033 Concepts | Religion
- ⇒ Ship's Theological Officer — 68.7: 1033 Functions | The Chums of Chance
- ⇒ street-lighting — 68.7: 1032 Orthography Device | Light
- ⇒ Suckling 68.7: 1033 Last Name Characters | The Chums of Chance
- ⇒ two-word vulgarism — 68.7: 1033 Expression/Dictionary | Vocabulary
- ⇒ Van Nuys — 68.7: 1033 Borough | Los Angeles
- ⇒ Venus — 68.7: 1033 Deity/Religion | Mythology
- ⇒ work-shift — 68.7: 1033 Orthography Span | Labour
- ⇒ working-day — 68.7: 1032 Orthography Span | Day