Glossary - The Secret of the Machines | by Rudyard Kipling | Poem

Glossary for The Secret of the Machines by Rudyard Kipling

Glossary - The Secret of the Machines | by Rudyard Kipling | Poem

English: Poem: The Secret of the Machines - by Rudyard Kipling : Glossary

Glossary

  • furnace (n) – an enclosed structure in which material is heated to very high temperatures
  • wrought (adj.) – beaten out of shape by hammering
  • gauge (n) – an instrument that measures perfection in appearance and quality
  • thousandth (adv.) – a fraction of thousand
  • haul (v) – pull or drag with effort or force
  • comprehend(v) – grasp, understand
  • vanish(v) – disappear suddenly and completely