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Definition
to notice or understand something — often something that is not obvious
- Carol discerned that both Juanita Haydock and Ella Stowbody wanted the lead.Chapter 18 (18% in)
- The Gopher Prairie jeweler sells out, for no discernible reason, and moves on to Alberta or the state of Washington, to open a shop precisely like his former one, in a town precisely like the one he has left.Chapter 20 (80% in)
There are no more uses of "discern" in Main Street.
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