Both Uses of
passive
in
The Call of the Wild
- All passiveness and unconcern had dropped from them.†
Chpt 2 *
- When Thornton's partners, Hans and Pete, arrived on the long-expected raft, Buck refused to notice them till he learned they were close to Thornton; after that he tolerated them in a passive sort of way, accepting favors from them as though he favored them by accepting.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(passive) accepting what happens without trying to take control or reacting strongly