Question

Question 1: Notice the words in bold in the following sentence. “The fire boy shovelled charcoal into the maw of the furnace with a great deal of clatter”. This is a phrase that is used in the specific context of an iron plant. Pick out other such phrases and words from the story that are peculiar to the terminology of ironworks.

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Answer 1

Phrases and words from the story that are peculiar to the terminology of ironworks are mentioned below :

(1.) A hard regular thumping.
(2.) Those are the hammer strokes from an iron mill.
(3.) .....with smelter, rolling mill, and forge.
(4.) Master smith and his helper sat in the dark forge near the furnace.
(5.) Waiting for the pig iron.
(6.) .... to be ready to put on the anvil.
(7.) .... to stir the glowing mass.
(8.) The big bellows groaned.
(9.) The burning coal cracked.

Answer 2

Hi friend,


Some other phrases are:-

1. ‘a hard regular thumping’

2. ‘hammer strokes’

3. ‘a large plant with smelter, rolling mill and forge’

4. ‘pig iron’

5. ‘coal dust’

6. ‘put on the anvil’

7. 'the burning coal cracked'

Hope it helps!