How would you interpret the word ‘intershot’ in the context?
How would you interpret the word ‘intershot’ in the antepenultimate sentence?
I guess it means ‘interspersed’. What do you think?
Thank you.
PS: the excerpt is taken from the short story ‘LOVE OF LIFE’ written by Jack London.The excerpt:
He plodded on for half an hour, when the hallucination arose again. Again he fought it, and still it persisted, till for very relief he opened his rifle to unconvince himself. At times his mind wandered farther afield, and he plodded on, a mere automaton, strange conceits and whimsicalities gnawing at his brain like worms. But these excursions out of the real were of brief duration, for ever the pangs of the hunger-bite called him back. He was jerked back abruptly once from such an excursion by a sight that caused him nearly to faint. He reeled and swayed, doddering like a drunken man to keep from falling. Before him stood a horse. A horse! He could not believe his eyes. A thick mist was in them, intershot with sparkling points of light. He rubbed his eyes savagely to clear his vision, and beheld, not a horse, but a great brown bear. The animal was studying him with bellicose curiosity.

Question

How would you interpret the word ‘intershot’ in the context?
How would you interpret the word ‘intershot’ in the antepenultimate sentence?
I guess it means ‘interspersed’. What do you think?
Thank you.
PS: the excerpt is taken from the short story ‘LOVE OF LIFE’ written by Jack London.The excerpt:
He plodded on for half an hour, when the hallucination arose again. Again he fought it, and still it persisted, till for very relief he opened his rifle to unconvince himself. At times his mind wandered farther afield, and he plodded on, a mere automaton, strange conceits and whimsicalities gnawing at his brain like worms. But these excursions out of the real were of brief duration, for ever the pangs of the hunger-bite called him back. He was jerked back abruptly once from such an excursion by a sight that caused him nearly to faint. He reeled and swayed, doddering like a drunken man to keep from falling. Before him stood a horse. A horse! He could not believe his eyes. A thick mist was in them, intershot with sparkling points of light. He rubbed his eyes savagely to clear his vision, and beheld, not a horse, but a great brown bear. The animal was studying him with bellicose curiosity.

Answer

Like John, I loved your perfect use of "antepenultimate".  Just a quick warning: it's a very advanced word that most Americans don't understand.  Definitely feel free to use it in formal writing for an educated audience, but in more casual settings, say "the third-from-last sentence" or "the sentence before the sentence before the last one" of "the sentence three sentences from the end".

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Yes, here “intershot” means “interspersed” or “spangled” or “flecked.”  BTW, nice use of “antepenultimate”!

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