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[Yun-Fan Chen]

hello~
i've seen the sentence "good night" in one book.
a boy in the book broke a egg and said "good night".
it seems not the original meaning.
could you please tell me that this sentence can be a emphatic sentence?

[Philo Kevetch]

Hello Yun-Fan Chen -

Without knowing the source of your example...my guess would be -

'good night' = 'oh, my goodness'; 'egads' ('good god'); etc.

it's a mild oath (antiquated) and is a substitute for the use 'god'

What are you reading? Philo

bte - an egg

[Yun-Fan Chen]

Sorry, I forgot to give you the name of book.
I am reading charlotte's web now.
the sentence is on page 72.