Settles

Examples

• Many varieties of coal produce a quantity of fine dust which settles in the roadways, on roof, and sides, and floor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Free chlorine is heavier than air, and hence when it leaves the exit tube it settles at the bottom of the jar, displacing the air, and finally filling the bottle. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• There were two wooden settles by the fire, one on either side of it, with a corresponding table before each. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• When the gas holder is full it is buoyed up by the lighter gas, and occupies an elevated position, and as its supply is used up, the gas holder settles down into the water. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The remainder of the sugar settles at the bottom of the vessel, and cannot be dissolved by any amount of stirring. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Wild yeast settles on the skin of grapes and apples, but since it does not have access to the fruit juices within, it remains inactive very much as a seed does before it is planted. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Facing the fire between the settles, a sofa, a footstool, and a little table, formed a centrepiece devoted to Mrs Boffin. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• That settles this exit. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The environment in which his activities occur and by which they are carried into execution settles these things. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• It's the damp, sir, what settles on my chest and voice, said Jerry. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• But as she was unwilling on her own account to be your wife, that settles the point without my wishes being concerned. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Ah, that quite settles it, said Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• That settles it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Well, Miss Hunter, if your mind is made up, that settles the question, said Holmes, smiling. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I hope we shall be able to take some care of Mr. Gargery, together, until he settles down. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The salt settles to the bottom of the pan and large rakes operated either by hand or machinery collect the salt. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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