Extending

Examples

• Stephenson laid down new rails at Killingworth with half-lap joints, or extending over each other for a certain distance at the ends, instead of the butt joints that were formerly used. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The church in the thirteenth century was extending its legal power in the world, and losing its grip upon men's consciences. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He described the experience in the following words:-- A thrilling, extending from the chest to the extremities, was almost immediately p roduced. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• As this causes a loud repetition of the original signals, it will be seen that relaying is an economic method of extending a telegraph circuit beyond the natural limits of its battery power. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• His reaching Bragg's flank and extending across it was to be the signal for Thomas's assault of the ridge. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Not them Mounds without,' said Mr Wegg, extending his right hand with an air of solemn reasoning, 'encouragement? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• After the breaking out of the war there was a regiment of volunteer soldiers quartered at Fort Gratiot, the reservation extending to the boundary line of our house. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The Venetian and Genoese ships were creeping round to Antwerp, and the Hansa town seamen were coming south and extending their range. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Here I put in my canoe, and climbing a part of the rock, I could plainly discover land to the east, extending from south to north. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• When he spoke of the mechanical powers, he evidently looked upon them only as new ways of extending trade and making money. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• And extending his cane he pointed to the awful object, his hand shaking as he did so. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Burnside to his right, then Hancock, and Wright on the extreme right, extending towards Hanover Court House, six miles south-east of it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In his description of this stove at that time Franklin also referred to the iron box stoves used by the Dutch, the iron plates extending from the hearths and sides, etc. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The forces in the trenches were themselves extending to the left flank. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• There was a leak in one of our junction-boxes, and on account of the cellars extending under the street, the top soil had become insulated. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• There is no contradiction, therefore, in extending the same doctrine to all the perceptions. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• It usually covers a period of about six months, extending from August to January or February. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Anderson was on his left extending to the Po, Ewell came next, then Early. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• You have travelled with them, and I believe you know what a bond there is among them, extending even beyond this present life. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Four arches form each span, each arch consisting of an upper and lower curved member or rib, extending from pier to pier, and each member composed of two parallel steel tubes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Agreed then, said I, extending my hand to shake hands. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• With the idea of extending his invention Mr. Goodyear visited England in 1851, where he found that Thomas Hancock, of the house of Macintosh & Co. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Fort Donelson was the gate to Nashville--a place of great military and political importance--and to a rich country extending far east in Kentucky. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The reference figures are used as before, except that the horizontal lines extending from square marked G represent the main conductors. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Hurlbut with his division intact was on the right of this artillery, extending west and possibly a little north. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He writes: I began (1666) to think of gravity extending to the orb of the moon, . Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Sherman came next, his right extending to Snake Creek. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Both these results are prevented by the air ventilation pipes which connect with the discharge side of every trap in the house and lead to a stack extending out through the roof. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The soldiers were in front of us, extending into a pretty wide line with an interval between man and man. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The horse made me a sign to go in first; it was a large room with a smooth clay floor, and a rack and manger, extending the whole length on one side. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.

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