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Meanings of distinguish faces in anglès

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Usage of distinguish faces in anglès
1
I could see enough to ascertain this, but could not distinguish faces.
Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts. A Tale of the Colony
2
I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces.
The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
3
Across the wide apartment it was difficult to distinguish faces.
On the Church Steps
4
It was far too dark, now, to distinguish faces.
The Young Franc Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prus...
5
It was impossible to distinguish faces until the boat came within range of the vessel's arc lamps.
Captivity
6
I can't distinguish faces at this distance.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
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They were now close enough to distinguish faces-itwould be an almighty crash when it did come!
The Shadow of the East
8
It was now so dark that some little attention was necessary to distinguish faces, even at trifling distances.
The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons
9
While asleep they distinguish faces they remember to have seen, but which they never met with in the real world.
The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy
10
There was little fear of this; one has to be accustomed to facing a crowd before they can distinguish faces.
Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
11
As yet the lamps had not been lighted; and one could not distinguish faces; but voices only, and forms, like shadows.
Hyperion
12
When they came near enough to distinguish faces, Denys uttered an exclamation: Why, 'tis the Bastard of Burgundy, as I live.
The Cloister and the Hearth
13
Mulroy returned no answer; for the two vessels were now almost near enough to enable those on board to distinguish faces with the telescope.
Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific
14
The moon was getting low, but there was still light enough on the plain to make it possible to distinguish faces at some distance.
A Voyage with Captain Dynamite
15
It is all very well to say go on, papa-'scorchedand bleeding on the ground and unable to distinguish faces' (poor, poor Mr.
Put Yourself in His Place
16
Child did not recognize nurse after absence of four weeks (7); but children distinguish faces before thirtieth week (6).
The Mind of the Child, Part II / The Development of the Intellec...
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