All 3 Uses of
discern
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- I could discern no others.†
Chpt 3
- I seemed to discern some signs of emotion upon the butler's white face.
Chpt 6 *discern = to see something that is not obvious
- Vaguely I could discern the black bank of the trees and the lighter expanse of the moor, for the moon was behind the clouds.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(discern) to notice or understand something -- often something that is not obvious