Ascertaining

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ascertain form-of, gerund, participle, present

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determinationdiscovery

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"He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father. The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse."

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