Both Uses of
descry
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- I never saw him afterwards, but I sometimes imagine that I descry a faint reflection of him in John Browdie.†
Chpt Pref. *
- The noise of soft voices in conversation, and of merry laughter, fell upon his ears ere he had advanced many paces; and raising his eyes higher than was his humble wont, he descried, at no great distance, the five sisters seated on the grass, with Alice in the centre: all busily plying their customary task of embroidering.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(descry) catch sight of