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jet of steam it absorbs heat
After the water commences to flow to the injector it receives motion from the jet of steam; it absorbs heat from the steam and finally condenses it, 209 and thereafter moves on into the forcer tube simply as a stream of water, at a low velocity compared with that of the steam.
— from Maxims and Instructions for the Boiler Room Useful to Engineers, Firemen & Mechanics; Relating to Steam Generators, Pumps, Appliances, Steam Heating, Practical Plumbing, etc. by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins

just opposite streamed in and her
The silvery radiance from the globe just opposite, streamed in, and her heart seemed to cease beating as the tall form moved forward and taking off his hat, stood at the side of the car.
— from At the Mercy of Tiberius by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

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