Spied

Examples

• Shouting in alarm, the four took to their heels, and then the black spied Tarzan. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I made all the sail I could, and in half an hour she spied me, then hung out her ancient, and discharged a gun. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• The latter quickly spied out the magnificence of the brocade of Becky's train, and the splendour of the lace on her dress. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• One of them spied me, and gave notice to the rest; five of them advanced toward me, leaving the women and children at the fire. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• So it was that he spied Tarzan as the boy emerged from the clawing, pushing throng with that hairy forearm hugged firmly to his body. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I spied it at once, amidst all the rest; the handwriting was not strange; it attracted me directly. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Presently one of the crew spied the approaching Claytons, and with a cry of: Here's two more for the fishes, rushed toward them with uplifted ax. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• At length the apes spied the huddled knot of terror-stricken maidens and with demoniacal shrieks of bestial frenzy, charged upon them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

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