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Meanings of mere scouting in English

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Usage of mere scouting in English
1
It's a pretty heavy fire for a mere scouting party.
The Shades of the Wilderness: A Story of Lee's Great Stand
2
It is not much, a mere scouting detail over neutral territory, and will probably prove dull enough.
My Lady of the North
3
A mere scouting party.
The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
4
Harry judged that the new troop numbered about five hundred men, and eight hundred cavalry would not march on any mere scouting expedition.
The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign
5
"Is it a mere scouting force of cavalry, or is Jackson really at hand?"
The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis
6
"I suppose that by the enemy you mean some considerable body, not a mere scouting party."
Who Goes There? / The Story of a Spy in the Civil War
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