espial
Example Sentences
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Among the crowd entering the Exhibition he could easily keep her in sight without risk of his espial being detected.
From Eve's Ransom by Gissing, George
So they held their peace, and arranged between them to keep her in watch and close espial, that they might catch her unawares.
From The Decameron, Volume II by Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen)
Besides being kept under the eyes of these wretches, and exposed to their insults and mockery, she was subjected to espial from without.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
Secured from espial, absorbed in each other, they were able, thanks to the surrounding clamor of voices, to discuss their future plans with some degree of confidence.
From Fran by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
Presently he moved forward, and, with head still bent, approached the lower end of the garden, where, in a wall higher than that over which Goldthorpe made his espial, there was a wooden door.
From The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories by Gissing, George
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