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clear

/ˈklɪɚ/ adverb C2
  1. All the way; entirely. (informal) · I threw it clear across the river to the other side.
  2. Not near something or touching it. · Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.
  3. Free (or separate) from others.
  4. In a clear manner; plainly.
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The one is clear and firm.
The Valley of Fear, p. 5 · C1
How the talk got that way I canna think; but he had out a reflector lantern and a globe, and made it all clear in a minute.
The Valley of Fear, p. 13 · C1
During this conversation, Dantès, after having exchanged a cheerful shake of the hand with all his sympathizing friends, had surrendered himself to the officer sent to arrest him, merely saying, “Make yourselves quite easy, my good fellows, there is some little mistake to clear up, that’s all, depend upon it; and very likely I may not have to go so far as the prison to effect that.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 32 · C1
They left the cottage and walked through the trees until they found a little spring of clear water, where Dorothy drank and bathed and ate her breakfast.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 25 · B2

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