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Meanings of mere spectator in English

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Usage of mere spectator in English
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He has never been satisfied to be a mere spectator at anything.
The Great Book of Amber
2
Edith was the actor now, and Mrs. Malcomson became a mere spectator.
The Heavenly Twins
3
The narcissist is a mere spectator, mildly interested, greatly entertained at times.
Financial Crime and Corruption
4
The entrance of the defendant cut short my contemplation of any mere spectator.
The House of the Whispering Pines
5
They give all the proof of it that a mere spectator can estimate.
Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2.
6
One is the mere spectator, the passive and receptive receiver.
And Even Now
7
Marshall stood by, helpless, a mere spectator to the proceedings.
Masked
8
When she left New York, she had meant to be a mere spectator in Washington.
Democracy, an American novel
9
It was as if it was all somewhere else and he was a mere spectator.
Success to the Brave
10
I wished to be a mere spectator, nothing more.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
11
And all this time had he been the mere spectator and reporter, or fighting, himself?
The Marriage of William Ashe
12
A mere spectator in life, more dead than alive, Lucy Snowe resembled no contemporary heroine.
Romancing miss bronte: a novel
13
Nor do you long remain a mere spectator; for the shops open their arms to you.
The Soul of the Far East
14
A beautiful game, which amuses even the mere spectator as much as it does the players.
Entertainments for Home, Church and School
15
Storm was a mere spectator to their speculation.
Storm Front
16
You are content to become a mere spectator.
The Pocket R.L.S.: Being Favourite Passages from the Works of St...
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