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One could not but respond to the idea that here was a new world, flawless and unblemished, into which no human being had ever pried.
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The sentence describes an apparently untouched place as a “new world”: perfect, unspoiled, and never examined by people. “Could not but respond” means the idea was impossible to ignore or remain unmoved by. “Pried” adds a sense of intrusive looking, so the place seems not only unexplored but also free from human interference.
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- Australian Antarctic Program — The Home of the Blizzard, Chapter 28
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- Official Statement
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