What does "A counter-swirl" and "with a distinctness" mean? Please.. "A counter-swirl" had caught Farquhar and turned him half round; he was again looking into the forest on the bank opposite the for

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What does "A counter-swirl" and "with a distinctness" mean? Please.. "A counter-swirl" had caught Farquhar and turned him half round; he was again looking into the forest on the bank opposite the fort. The sound of a clear, high voice in a monotonous singsong now rang out behind him and came across the water "with a distinctness" that pierced and subdued all other sounds, even the beating of the ripples in his ears. 1.What does "A counter-swirl" mean? Please.. 2What does "a distinctness" mean? Please..

Jul 25, 2013 9:41 PM

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I'm assuming he's in the water. A counter-swirl would be a current of water that's spinning in the opposite direction. "Distinctness" is clarity; it means the sound was very clear and stood out from the other sounds.

July 25, 2013

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