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Meanings of distinguish the figures in English

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Usage of distinguish the figures in English
1
You may almost distinguish the figures on the clock that has just tolled the hour.
Initial Studies in American Letters
2
You may almost distinguish the figures on the clock that has just told the hour.
Twice-Told Tales
3
My heart beat loudly; my head was dizzy; I could barely distinguish the figures in the hall.
At the Point of the Sword
4
As we drew near Bilot, it was possible to distinguish the figures of men moving about the walls and houses.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
5
But below his feet, on several slabs, chiselled cunningly, I can still distinguish the figures of the Three Apes, his messengers.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
6
Jack darted through the screen of branches, but he could not distinguish the figures, for it was growing every instant dimmer twilight.
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
7
He could make out the shape of the boat tossing about below; he could even distinguish the figures of the men in the boat.
A Prisoner of Morro; Or, In the Hands of the Enemy
8
The canoes were drawing nearer and nearer, and we could now distinguish the figures of the plumed warriors as they stood up in the bows.
Happy Jack, and Other Tales of the Sea
9
Then I saw the lights of two lanterns, and distinguished the figures of five men.
The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands
10
The admiral's galley lay so near the shore that he distinguished the figures of the Gauls separately.
Arachne — Volume 08
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