Heavier

Examples

• 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.
• In order to provide against vibration I was obliged to make the frame of the machine much heavier than I first intended. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The white, snow-like vapor seen falling over the edges of the tumbler is intensely cold and heavier than ordinary air. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It is true he is heavier than mercury. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The time went very slowly on, and Mr. Lorry's hope darkened, and his heart grew heavier again, and grew yet heavier and heavier every day. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I confessed, that I might obtain absolution; but now that falsehood lies heavier at my heart than all my other sins. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Naturally, the heavier side of the ball swings to the bottom. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The air, entering, rises within, and carries up dust, leaves, and even heavier bodies that happen in its way, as the eddy or whirl passes over land. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• An important result of these changes is the use of elongated instead of round balls, this permitting of the employment of much heavier projectiles for the same width of bore. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Both Ireland and the colonies, indeed, would be subjected to heavier taxes than any which they at present pay. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The mist was heavier yet when I got out upon the marshes, so that instead of my running at everything, everything seemed to run at me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• But to me the shadow of that pair, one living and one dead, fell heavier on Richard's departure than the darkness of the darkest night. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The Portuguese ships were the bigger, and carried a heavier armament. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• On one of the preparatory days three heavier than air machines were man?uvring in the great aerodrome at the same time. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• With a hope ever darkening, and with a heart always growing heavier and heavier, Mr. Lorry passed through this anxious time. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The specific gravity of such gas is about one-half that of atmospheric air, and it is eight times heavier than pure hydrogen. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Sound waves striking the delicate ear-drum could send thrills through the heavier bones inside the ear. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Any such machine must be heavier than the air it flew in. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• So cold, so cold, a heavy, bruising cold pressing on his arms from outside, and a heavier cold congealing within him, in his heart and in his bowels. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Gerald was much heavier and more plastic. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• It will get much heavier, you will find. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The Singer machine met the demands of the tailoring and leather industries for a heavier and more powerful machine. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• A particle of air loaded with adhering water or any other matter, is heavier than before, and would descend. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Langley had in fact furnished experimental proof that the aerial locomotion of bodies many times heavier than air was possible. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The _Hotchkiss_ revolving cannon is another celebrated American production named from its inventor, and constructed to throw heavier projectiles than the Gatling. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Then by casualties of war, sickness, and other natural causes, their losses were much heavier. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The tax upon mum, though much heavier, is still less productive, on account of the smaller consumption of that liquor. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Only that cart of his is heavier to draw, and draws with a hollower sound. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• If any distant sound be audible in this case, it departs through the gloom like a feeble light in that, and all is heavier than before. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• This more effectually secured the adhesion of the wheels to the rails, and allowed the carrying of heavier loads. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.

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