Both Uses of
denotes
in
The Scarlet Letter
- A clump of scrubby trees, such as alone grew on the peninsula, did not so much conceal the cottage from view, as seem to denote that here was some object which would fain have been, or at least ought to be, concealed.†
Chpt 5 *
- It denoted the advance of the procession of magistrates and citizens on its way towards the meeting-house: where, in compliance with a custom thus early established, and ever since observed, the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale was to deliver an Election Sermon.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(denotes) means literally; or indicates