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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
espy .
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Examples
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As they were thus engaged, behold all espied from the palace-windows the dust of horse approaching and the King cried out to his scouts, saying,
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When she the sword espied,/to weep was sore her need.
The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original George Henry Needler 1914
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Fuddlecumjig, they espied a kangaroo sitting by the roadside.
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Press photographers along the Riviera captured the odd celebrity in a bikini, and royals were espied in them as well, sunbathing aboard private yachts or in swank villas on the Mediterranean coast.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Press photographers along the Riviera captured the odd celebrity in a bikini, and royals were espied in them as well, sunbathing aboard private yachts or in swank villas on the Mediterranean coast.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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A cold sensation ran down the warrior's spine when his volcanic blue eyes espied the coiled serpent engraved upon the face of the amulet.
Archive 2010-02-01 Cromsblood 2010
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Last night I arrived at this tavern to wet my throat and espied you already here.
Archive 2010-02-01 Cromsblood 2010
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Later that day, my friend espied no less than 6 coyotes -- he thought they were all from the same pack -- in the vicinity of the dead calf.
The Coyote--to Shoot or Not to Shoot. That is the Question. 2009
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A cold sensation ran down the warrior's spine when his volcanic blue eyes espied the coiled serpent engraved upon the face of the amulet.
More Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2010
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Last night I arrived at this tavern to wet my throat and espied you already here.
More Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2010
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