It is very desirable, however, that the fan should be driven by a small separate engine, the steam for which will only form a small proportion of that required for heating, and of which the whole of the heat will be recovered, since even that utilised in driving the fan will again be converted into heat by the friction of the air, and will therefore cost nothing. — from The Principles of Leather Manufacture by H. R. (Henry Richardson) Procter
sly eyes turned upward in dishonest
On the bright gravel walk stands the jackdaw, looking rather a funereal object in his black suit, on this gaudy-colored day; his gray head very much on one side, his round, sly eyes turned upward in dishonest meditation. — from Nancy: A Novel by Rhoda Broughton
soon explained their utility in destroying
I had never seen [Pg 305] these before, and thought them very singular as ornaments; but Phil soon explained their utility in destroying a certain parasite by which the noble red man is afflicted. — from Overland Tales by Josephine Clifford
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