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Meanings of silent listener in English

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Usage of silent listener in English
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Anne stood, a silent listener, on the edge of the magic circle.
The Knave of Diamonds
2
Winnington meanwhile stood, a silent listener, amid the group round the tea-table.
Delia Blanchflower
3
After this, Ruth sat a rather silent listener to the conversation.
Other Things Being Equal
4
Sing Lee had been a silent listener to this strange conversation.
The Monster Men
5
R. H.,' cried a bespectacled journalist who had been a silent listener hitherto.
One Wonderful Night: A Romance of New York
6
The elongated bulk of each cane-chair harboured a silent listener.
Lord Jim
7
The engineer was, for the most part, a silent listener.
The Winning of Barbara Worth
8
Dru, who had been a silent listener until now, said:
Philip Dru: Administrator; A Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935
9
The loud hail that succeeded these words was emitted nearly under the silent listener's nose.
An Outcast of the Islands
10
It may strike you, silent listener, as being funny if you happen to be European.
The Good Soldier
11
At the door the officer turned to the younger man, who had been a silent listener.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
12
His attorney, who had been a silent listener from the beginning, spoke for the first time.
The Hollow of Her Hand
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At length all eyes were turned upon Grant, who had been a silent listener for hours.
Pushing to the Front
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They spent the rest of the evening discussing the crime, and the girl was a silent listener.
The Man Who Knew
15
He is no longer the silent listener.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
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But I guess I have made it hard for you, O silent listener, to get that impression.
The Good Soldier
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