All 3 Uses of
discern
in
The Red Badge of Courage
- He discerned forms begin to swell in masses out of a distant wood.†
Chpt 6
- The flaming opposition in their front grew with their advance until it seemed that all forward ways were barred by the thin leaping tongues, and off to the right an ominous demonstration could sometimes be dimly discerned.†
Chpt 19
- He looked stealthily at his companions, feeling sure that they must discern in his face evidences of this pursuit.
Chpt 24 *discern = notice
Definition:
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(discern) to notice or understand something -- often something that is not obvious