In this sentence, what meaning does "out" convey?
a listless man living in a remote place out in the desert thought that poverty was an honorable thing.

In this sentence, what meaning does "out" convey?

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In this sentence, what meaning does "out" convey?
a listless man living in a remote place out in the desert thought that poverty was an honorable thing.

In this sentence, what meaning does "out" convey?

Please help me!
Thanks!

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Here, it means "away from civilization" or even "in isolation".

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It emphasizes away, somewhere else.  Not where the speaker is.

Here it also means he is away from where people live.