Question

‘Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask, And a thousandth of an inch to give us play:’ 1. Who is ‘we’ in these lines? 2. Why do they need water, coal, and oil? 3. What do they mean by ‘to give us play’?

Answer 1

Answer:

1) "We" is machine in these lines.

2) They need water, coal and oil as a resource to run.

3) To give us a play means to run the machines.