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-# Now
-
-This word is used to mark a break in the story-line. Time has passed; it is now the next day.
-
 # when it became day
 
 "in the morning"
 
 # there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what had happened to Peter
 
-This phrase is used to emphasize what really happened. This could be said in a positive way. Alternate translation: "there was a great disturbance among the soldiers over what had happened to Peter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])
-
-# there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what had happened to Peter
-
-The abstract noun "disturbance" can be expressed with the words "disturbed" or "upset." Alternate translation: "the soldiers were very disturbed about what had happened to Peter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
-
+"there was a great disturbance among the soldiers over what had happened to Peter"