espial
Example Sentences
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It was even possible, he thought, that, if she had not herself seen Cecily, some one in her employment had made the espial for her.
From The Emancipated by Gissing, George
Some regarded it as an act of espial, and much foolish talk arose about the covenanters and persecution and martyrdom.
From Malcolm by MacDonald, George
At the moment of my espial, Cornwallis was speaking, and I drew back to listen, well enough content to be in earshot.
From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis
How could he keep an espial on the house?
From Will Warburton 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)
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