espies

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A man who stops for gas a sign espies That says a dog out back has quite a knack.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020

Behind peppy songs like “Singin’ in the Rain”  and “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” Mr. Mac espies a frantic need to forget those horrors.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2015

Denise cries as she espies Mr. Grandon, "if I had known you were here; I was afraid he would force his way in."

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

Then from his bed he 'soon' arose,45 And to his pallace gate he goes; Full little then this beggar knowes When she the king espies.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

Bechan, her mahout, espies a small creeper which is highly esteemed by the natives as a febrifuge and is considered a good tonic for elephants.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon