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Meanings of distinguish objects in English

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Usage of distinguish objects in English
1
The night was so dark that it was impossible to distinguish objects ahead.
The Lily of Leyden
2
In the last of the three I could just distinguish objects, and that was all.
Pellucidar
3
From somewhere light enough entered for Nan to begin to distinguish objects in the cave.
Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch; Or, The Old Mexican's Treasure
4
He began to distinguish objects in a hazy way.
Man-Size
5
The shawl was so vast that he could not clearly distinguish objects beyond its confines.
The Old Wives' Tale
6
By using the searchlights, however, the boys were able to distinguish objects directly about them.
Boy Scouts in a Submarine; Or, Searching an Ocean Floor
7
We hauled up for it till we got near enough to distinguish objects on shore.
Peter Biddulph: The Story of an Australian Settler
8
You could faintly distinguish objects a hundred yards away.
Letters from France
9
For a minute, I was unable to distinguish objects.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
10
Speech returned soon after, the eyes opened, and in twenty days the man could distinguish objects.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
11
We could now distinguish objects on the shore.
Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
12
It was a hazy, moonlight night, so that the eye could distinguish objects at some distance.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
13
I could easily distinguish objects 100 meters away.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
14
She could not distinguish objects for several days-
St. Elmo
15
The moon was shining, and her beams, reflected from the snow, made it easy to distinguish objects.
The Lost Hunter / A Tale of Early Times
16
He could not distinguish objects distinctly, but he saw before him high hills and a sandy beach.
Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
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