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Meanings of
descry a figure
in English
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Usage of
descry a figure
in English
1
He could
descry
a
figure
sitting in the steersman's seat.
2
But it was getting too dim to
descry
a
figure
,
let alone a struck match, at the windows of the Archbishopric.
3
In the fog of smoke I
descried
a
figure
that must be Doe's.
4
He swung round towards the lake, and dimly through the darkness
descried
a
figure
retreating rapidly northwards.
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This collocation consists of:
descry
a
figure
descry
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