All 3 Uses of
perceptible
in
Oliver Twist
- 'You will tell me a different tale one of these days,' said Harry, colouring without any perceptible reason.†
Chpt 36 *perceptible = capable of being noticed
- Jingling and clattering, till distance rendered its noise inaudible, and its rapid progress only perceptible to the eye, the vehicle wound its way along the road, almost hidden in a cloud of dust: now wholly disappearing, and now becoming visible again, as intervening objects, or the intricacies of the way, permitted.†
Chpt 36
- saw nothing unusual in her demeanor, and indeed, troubled himself so little about her, that, had her agitation been far more perceptible than it was, it would have been very unlikely to have awakened his suspicions.†
Chpt 39
Definition:
capable of being noticed -- typically because it is different enough or large enough