Both Uses
glimpse
in
Chandra's Wars
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- He takes a furtive glimpse over the grasses and falls back beside me, gulping air.†
Chpt 3.22 *glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- I glimpse their meal.†
Chpt 4.34
Definitions:
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(1)
(glimpse) a quick look or partial understandingThe exact meaning of glimpse can depend upon its context. For example:
- "I caught a glimpse of her when I was walking to class." -- a very quick look
- "I glimpsed at the headlines." -- looked quickly
- "Reading the book gave me a glimpse of the life of a devout Muslim immigrant in America." -- a quick, incomplete view
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)