Sparks

Examples

• As there was no limit to the distance that electricity would travel there seemed no reason why these dots and dashes, or sparks and spaces, should not be sent all around the world. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• By connecting X to the gas-pipe we drew sparks from the gas-pipes in any part of the room by drawing an iron wire over the brass jet of the cock. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The engines and dynamos made a horrible racket, from loud and deep groans to a hideous shriek, and the place seemed to be filled with sparks and flames of all colors. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The tinder was damp,--no wonder there,--and one after another the sparks died out. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Mr Boffin took his nose in his hand, as if it were already excoriated, and the sparks were beginning to fly out of that feature. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• No gleam of fire, no glittering shower of sparks, no roar of bellows; all shut up, and still. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The same effect would be produced if the disc, during its rotation, were seen by successive electric sparks. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• It seemed like a bunch of sun-sparks, tiny and orange in the midst of the snow-darkness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The points were iron, and we found the sparks were very irregular. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Up flew the bright sparks in myriads as the logs were stirred. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Repeated sparks were drawn from the key, a vial was charged, a shock given, and all the experiments made which are usually performed with electricity. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Yet, human fellowship infused some nourishment into the flinty viands, and struck some sparks of cheerfulness out of them. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• A piece of coal held to the wire showed faint sparks. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• As a result it was no uncommon thing to see bright sparks snapping between the chandelier and the lighting wires during a sharp thunder-storm. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• This struck off sparks which fell into the flash-pan and fired the charge. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• When the end of the wire was rubbed on the stove it gave out splendid sparks. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• At this moment, the barricade fell down with a crash, amid a sudden shower of sparks and rolling vapors. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I was encouraged by nothing, mother, but by looking at the red sparks dropping out of the fire, and whitening and dying. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Certain divine sparks in their nature dazzle my eyes, and make my soul glow. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Sparks that have been struck out during our intercourse have shown me this. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He sometimes fears she will not live, so bright are the sparks of intelligence which, at moments, flash from her glance and gleam in her language. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Henry and Frederick Lynn are very dashing sparks indeed; and Colonel Dent is a fine soldierly man. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Interruptions were made in the foil by cutting small portions away, at which points brilliant sparks appeared when the jar was discharged. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The point X of vibrator was now connected to the gas-pipe and still the sparks could be drawn from the stove. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• And you had best tell Sparks, your man, that old Sir Pitt is dead and that you will come in for something considerable when the affairs are arranged. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• His nose once brought to it, shall be held to it by these hands, Mr Venus, till the sparks flies out in showers. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• We received sparks at intervals, although insulated by such space. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• His sister sat in the darker corner by the fireside, now looking at him, now looking at the bright sparks as they dropped upon the hearth. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Just as they were a few yards from the shore, the rocket flashed skyward with a sharp whizz, scattering trains of sparks in its ascent. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• And dangerous he looked: his black eyes darted sparks. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

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