glimpse

mastery
/ɡlɪm(p)s/verbnoun

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Which meaning of 'glimpse' best matches the usage in the sentence?

The door always opens directly into the kitchen, without any vestibule; and, glimpsing in, you see that a cottager's life must be the very plainest and homeliest that ever was lived by men and women.