Both Uses of
discern
in
Gone with the Wind
- Straining her eyes in the darkness she dimly discerned a sight which had grown familiar through that terrible day—two tall chimneys, like gigantic tombstones towering above the ruined second floor, and broken unlit windows blotching the walls like still, blind eyes.†
Chpt 3.24
- Glancing under the dark trees Scarlett could just discern the tall ghostly chimneys still rearing above the silent ruin.†
Chpt 4.39 *
Definition:
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(discern) to notice or understand something -- often something that is not obvious