Both Uses of
discern
in
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
- In the darkness of the hallway Jimmie discerned a knot of women talking...
Chpt 10 *discerned = noticed something that is not obvious
- He stared glassily for a moment, but gave a slight convulsive start when he discerned that she was neither new, Parisian, nor theatrical.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(discern) to notice or understand something -- often something that is not obvious