Distributed
[dɪ'strɪbjʊtɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Distribute
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Examples
- The parts being thus distributed to the leaders, they commenced the first assault, of which the reader has already heard the issue. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In 1792 Murdoch erected a gas distilling apparatus, and lighted his house and offices by gas distributed through service pipes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The whole value of the great wheel of circulation and distribution is added to the goods which are circulated and distributed by means of it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The soldier with the basket soon got a light, and lighted three or four torches, and took one himself and distributed the others. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In the silo it should be distributed evenly and probably had better be placed in regular layers, lapping shingle fashion so that it will settle evenly. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- How Heat is Distributed, Retained, and Moistened. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They are now distributed over nearly all the civilized parts of the world, but in large ponds they readily revert to the color of the original stock. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The bread and cheese was presently brought in and distributed, to the high delight and refreshment of the whole school. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- As it is impossible to make a perfectly round ball and have the weight equally distributed, the ball can not roll true; an ingenious device overcomes the difficulty. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This was distributed widely over the country, the greatest producers, after Pennsylvania, being Illinois, West Virginia, Ohio, Alabama and Colorado. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Is it not astonishing that there were no printed copies distributed? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Well, as I was saying, the doctor distributed medicine as long as he had any to distribute, and his reputation is mighty in Galilee this day. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There was an abundance of laughing and blessing Mas'r, as St. Clare distributed small pieces of change among them. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- From thence the water is returned to the service pipe and distributed through the house. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The indicators or stock-tickers of this company were a new device, and were distributed through most of the large brokerage houses of the city. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The Emperor's proclamation from Avesnes had been distributed everywhere plentifully in Brussels. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She herself measured out the milk, and distributed the bread round the cosy circle now enclosing the bright little schoolroom fire. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Pyrenes to the number of 175 are distributed about the departments for combatting electrical fires. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The type is now made by machinery, inked by machinery, set and distributed again by machinery. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Fifteen new species of sea-fish were obtained, distributed in twelve genera. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The use of electrical current in twelve principal cities in the United States was distributed in 1898 as follows: Lamps, arcs, and motors in sixteen candle power equivalents. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We distributed the weapons as far as they would go among our followers, giving the firearms to two of the women; Thuvia being one so armed. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Quotations were transmitted by the Morse telegraph from the floor of the Stock Exchange to the central, and thence distributed to the subscribers. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A small quantity of the ink is put on the glass and spread with a knife, after which it is distributed evenly by going over in all directions with the ink roller. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Your attention is not distributed indifferently and miscellaneously to any and every detail. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I noticed throughout, that he kept everything under his own hand, and distributed everything himself. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- First, of the money, by means of which all the other three are circulated and distributed to their proper consumers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- By means of it, provisions, materials, and finished work, are bought and sold, and distributed to their proper consumers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The types are inked by a series of rollers, by which the ink is distributed and evenly laid on the face of the types without any manual labour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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