Both Uses of
descry
in
Oliver Twist
- There was a back-garret window with rusty bars outside, which had no shutter; and out of this, Oliver often gazed with a melancholy face for hours together; but nothing was to be descried from it but a confused and crowded mass of housetops, blackened chimneys, and gable-ends.†
Chpt 18 *
- Following the sound, Mr. Bumble raised his head and descried a man looking out of a door, breast-high, on the second story.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(descry) catch sight of