Extends

Examples

• My personal share in the events of the family story extends no farther than the point which I have just reached. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The method extends our practical control. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• A small part of the end of the wire extends beyond the jaws. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The horn extends beyond the machine and the singer, band or orchestra is stationed in front of the mouth of this horn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I have observed in books written by men, that period assigned as the farthest to which a husband's ardour extends. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The canal extends nearly due south to Suez on the Red Sea, a distance of about 100 miles, through barren wastes of sand and an occasional lake. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In small towns and country villages, on account of the narrowness of the market, trade cannot always be extended as stock extends. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• A tightly stretched leather strap extends horizontally from the upper end of the arc back to the post, where it is fastened with a swivel screw. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It conforms to the downward curve of the latter, but the rail work begins at the top of the incline and extends back to the newel post at the bowler’s end of the alley. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• If he extends the meaning of immoral at all, it is to the vices most closely allied to sex--drink and gambling. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• He extends the same view to animals. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• But mark, this extends not to the Jew Isaac. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• This liberty, indeed, extends to no more than twenty-five of the different ports of Great Britain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Lecoq's large work make it a little doubtful how far he extends his views on the modification of species. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The public trade of the company extends no further than the trade with Europe, and comprehends a part only of the foreign trade of the country. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• As to Graham, his professional connection extends daily: he is so much sought after, so much engaged, that I tell him he will grow quite conceited. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• In wearing apparel it extends from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot--rubber cap, coat, gloves, and shoes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• A cellar seven and a half feet high extends under the whole house, and will contain the boiler, wash-tubs, and coal-bunker. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The end of the pole piece _c_ extends to within 1/100 to 2/100 of an inch of the diaphragm, or as near as possible so that the diaphragm does not touch it when it vibrates. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The same reasoning extends to identity. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The other binding post of the commutator 3 extends to one terminal of an isolated primary coil 4, and the other terminal of this coil connects with the dynamo. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In the first place, his knowledge extends indefinitely beyond the range of the pupil's acquaintance. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Their market is not confined to the countries in the neighbourhood of the mine, but extends to the whole world. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The atmosphere which envelops us at all times extends more than fifty miles above us, its height being far greater than the greatest depths of the sea. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The same roof often extends over half the town, covering many of the streets, which are generally about a yard wide. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Starting approximately a quarter of a mile south of Wall Street, Broadway, New York City’s main business thoroughfare, extends for fifteen miles to the northern end of Manhattan Island. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Its altar, like that of all the Greek churches, is a lofty screen that extends clear across the chapel, and is gorgeous with gilding and pictures. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He then extends these same views to the white inhabitants of colder climates. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• I admire that admiration which the genteel world sometimes extends to the commonalty. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The liner is a single piece which extends the length of the bore and is intended to contain the rifling and the powder chamber. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

Typist: Paul