All 6 Uses of
scrutiny
in
The Gold-Bug
- For some minutes he continued to scrutinize the drawing minutely where he sat.†
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- When he had completed his scrutiny, he merely said, "Yes, massa, Jup climb any tree he ebber see in he life."†
- The chest had been full to the brim, and we spent the whole day, and the greater part of the next night, in a scrutiny of its contents.†
- Presently I took a candle, and seating myself at the other end of the room, proceeded to scrutinize the parchment more closely.†
- "I now scrutinized the death's-head with care.†
- A closer scrutiny, however, satisfied me that it was intended for a kid.†
Definition:
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(scrutiny) careful examination of something