Chapter II

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From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

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From this reading 460 ROBERT STEPHENSON'S VICTORIA BRIDGE, LOWER CANADA--ILLNESS AND DEATH--THE STEPHENSON CHARACTERISTICS.

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From this reading 474 INDEX 497 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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From this reading 474 INDEX 497 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

subject to appointment

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

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From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

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From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading 460 ROBERT STEPHENSON'S VICTORIA BRIDGE, LOWER CANADA--ILLNESS AND DEATH--THE STEPHENSON CHARACTERISTICS.

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From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading 460 ROBERT STEPHENSON'S VICTORIA BRIDGE, LOWER CANADA--ILLNESS AND DEATH--THE STEPHENSON CHARACTERISTICS.

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

serving as an essential component

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

the act of closing something

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

(American football) a successful forward pass in football

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

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From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.

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From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

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From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

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From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

come together

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

an erect penis

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

proceeding in small stages

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

the cultivation of plants

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading 474 INDEX 497 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

From this reading 474 INDEX 497 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

immediately past

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

set up or found

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading 474 INDEX 497 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading 460 ROBERT STEPHENSON'S VICTORIA BRIDGE, LOWER CANADA--ILLNESS AND DEATH--THE STEPHENSON CHARACTERISTICS.

most important element

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

the mansion of a lord or wealthy person

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

magnifier of the image of small objects

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

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From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

above and across; more than

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

strip the skin off

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

plural of “pier” — a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

term of address for a man

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.

a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

plural of “tube” — conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading 460 ROBERT STEPHENSON'S VICTORIA BRIDGE, LOWER CANADA--ILLNESS AND DEATH--THE STEPHENSON CHARACTERISTICS.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

in the company of; together with

From this reading George Stephenson's Life at Tapton.--Experiments in Horticulture.--His Farming Operations.--Affection for Animals.--Bee-keeping.--Reading and Conversation.--Rencounter with Lord Denman.--Hospitality at Tapton.--His Microscope.--A "Crowdie Night."--Visits to London.--Visits Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor.--His Conversation.--Encounter with Dr. Buckland.--Coal formed by the Sun's Light.--Opening of the Trent Valley Line and its Celebration.--Meeting with Emerson.--Illness, Death, and Funeral.--Statues of George Stephenson.--Personal Characteristics.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Robert Stephenson's gradual Retirement from the profession of Engineer.--His Tubular Bridge over the Nile.--Railways in Canada.--Proposed Bridge at Montreal.--A Tubular Bridge proposed.--Robert Stephenson appointed Engineer.--Design of the Victoria Bridge.--The Piers.--Getting in of the Foundations.--Progress of the Works.--Erection of the Tubes.--Scene at the breaking-up of the Ice in 1858.--The Night-work.--Erection of main central Tube.--Completion of the Works.--Robert Stephenson in Parliament.--His Opinion of the Suez Canal.--His Honors.--Launch of the Great Eastern.--Last Illness and Death.--The Stephenson Characteristics.--Conclusion.

a late time of life

From this reading CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE--ILLNESS AND DEATH.