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