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Meanings of lay within sight in English

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Usage of lay within sight in English
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Even Kars lay under its fascination once more, now that the strenuous goal lay within sight.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
2
Boy and man, I blundered into every ditch and bog which lay within sight of my way.
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
3
Other islands lay within sight, crowned with mountains, stretching away, one behind the other, into the sunset.
Tales of Troy: Ulysses, the Sacker of Cities
4
A large ship lay within sight-shewas the "Mary"-withRear-Admiral Beaumont's flag flying on board.
John Deane of Nottingham: Historic Adventures by Land and Sea
5
The hazy landmass of England lay within sight, but now a third engine was smoking and beginning to miss.
The Wolf’s Hour
6
In undimmed panoply, he had returned to his square city that lay within sight of the restless Smoking Crown volcano.
The brazen gambit
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In a few minutes Brighteyes had crept past the young sentinel, and lay within sight-almostwithin ear shot of the camp.
The Prairie Chief
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After some time, this very violent paroxysm ceasing, we again stood up, in order to prosecute our voyage to Euphemia, that lay within sight.
Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side
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