I had detected
-avais dépisté
Past perfect I conjugation of detect.

detect

At its summit there gaped the circular opening through which I had detected that faint glimmer, obviously daylight.
Au sommet s'ouvrait un orifice circulaire par lequel j'avais surpris cette légère clarté, évidemment due au rayonnement Nemo.
At its summit there gaped the circular opening through which I had detected that faint glimmer, obviously daylight.
Au sommet s'ouvrait un orifice circulaire par lequel j'avais surpris cette légère clarté, évidemment due au rayonnement diurne.
At its summit there gaped the circular opening through which I had detected that faint glimmer, obviously daylight.
Au sommet s’ouvrait un orifice circulaire par lequel j’avais surpris cette légère clarté, évidemment due au rayonnement diurne.
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