Question: CHAPTER XXIII

EVENTIDE--A SECOND DECLARATION

For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour window and a foot or two into the room. Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table. She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.

This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair. She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal. She then asked Gabriel to take the place and the duties appertaining to that end, which he did with great readiness.

At this moment Mr. Boldwood came in at the gate, and crossed the green to Bathsheba at the window. He apologized for his lateness: his arrival was evidently by arrangement.

"Gabriel," said she, "will you move again, please, and let Mr. Boldwood come there?"

Oak moved in silence back to his original seat.

The gentleman-farmer was dressed in cheerful style, in a new coat and white waistcoat, quite contrasting with his usual sober suits of grey. Inwardy, too, he was blithe, and consequently chatty to an exceptional degree. So also was Bathsheba now that he had come, though the uninvited presence of Pennyways, the bailiff who had been dismissed for theft, disturbed her equanimity for a while.

Supper being ended, Coggan began on his own private account, without reference to listeners:-- 1. what chapter is this
2. what is the title
3. who was not mingling with the male group
4. who came into the gate
5. ws he late
6. why was Gabrial asked to move
7. what style was the farmer dressed in
8. where did miss evedene sit
9. where was the table being pushed
10. how is bathsebas hair discribed
11. who was uninvited
12. who began his own private account after supper
13. who moved back to his original seat
14. was the table short or long
15. who was dismissed for theft
16. how did Bathsheba feel that night
17. was this a large dinner party
18. did anyone die
19. did anyone become ill from the food Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. CHAPTER XXIII
2. EVENTIDE--A SECOND DECLARATION
3. Miss Everdene
4. Mr. Boldwood
5. yes
6. to let Mr. Boldwood go there?
7. in cheerful style
8. inside the window, facing down the table
9. over the sill of the wide parlour window and a foot or two into the room
10. unusually excited
11. Pennyways
12. Coggan
13. Oak
14. it was a long table
15. the bailiff
16. blithe
17. yes
18. no
19. no

Question: CHAPTER XXIV

A CAPTURE AND A SURPRISE

The others were much astonished by what Tom said, and they could scarcely believe that they had heard aright.

"Bill Dangler!" cried Sam, but Tom put his hand over his brother's mouth to silence him. Then he nodded vigorously.

"What would that freight thief be doing here?" questioned Dick, in a whisper.

"I am sure I don't know. But I am almost certain it was Dangler's voice. If you will remember, it has a certain shrillness to it."

"Yes, I know that."

During this talk there were murmurs in the cabin which those outside could not understand. Then the old man came towards the door and slipped a bolt into place.

"I want you to go away!" he said sharply. "I don't like strangers around here."

"We won't hurt you, Mr. Derringham," said Dick. "We came to pay you a friendly visit."

"Wouldn't you like a nice rabbit from us?" asked Tom, bound to get into the cabin somehow.

"I have no money with which to buy rabbits."

"We'll make you a present of one," said Sam.

"I want no presents from anybody. I want you to go away," said the old man, in a high-pitched, nervous tone.

"Mr. Derringham, don't you remember me?" asked Jack Ness. "I used to buy herbs and watercress from you. I'd like to speak to you for a minute."

"Who are you?"

"I am Jack Ness, the man who works over on the Rover farm."

"The Rover farm!" muttered a voice in the cabin. "Don't let them in! Don't you do it!" 1. Who were brothers?
2. Who was a thief?
3. What kind?
4. Is he close by?
5. How do they know?
6. Did they see him?
7. Who was inside the cabin?
8. What was his name?
9. What did he do to the door?
10. Did Dick want to hurt him?
11. What did the old man tell them to do?
12. What did they offer him?
13. Who else was with the two brothers?
14. Who was from the Rover farm?
15. Did he know the old man?
16. How?
17. What did he ask of the old man?
18. Did he want to buy the rabbit?
19. What did they tell him as a result?
20. Did he want that? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Sam and Tom
2. Bill Dangler
3. freight
4. Yes
5. his voice has a shrillness to it
6. No
7. the old man
8. Mr. Derringham
9. slipped a bolt into place
10. No
11. go away
12. a rabbit from us
13. Dick
14. Jack Ness
15. Yes
16. he used to buy herbs and watercress from him
17. to speak to him
18. No
19. They would make him a present of one
20. No

Question: Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power (the rate at which work is done). There are many different standards and types of horsepower. Two common definitions being used today are the mechanical horsepower (or imperial horsepower), which is 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower, which is approximately 735.5 watts.

The term was adopted in the late 18th century by Scottish engineer James Watt to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses. It was later expanded to include the output power of other types of piston engines, as well as turbines, electric motors and other machinery. The definition of the unit varied among geographical regions. Most countries now use the SI unit "watt" for measurement of power. With the implementation of the EU Directive 80/181/EEC on January 1, 2010, the use of horsepower in the EU is permitted only as a supplementary unit.

The development of the steam engine provided a reason to compare the output of horses with that of the engines that could replace them. In 1702, Thomas Savery wrote in "The Miner's Friend":

So that an engine which will raise as much water as two horses, working together at one time in such a work, can do, and for which there must be constantly kept ten or twelve horses for doing the same. Then I say, such an engine may be made large enough to do the work required in employing eight, ten, fifteen, or twenty horses to be constantly maintained and kept for doing such a work 1. What does hp stand for?
2. Is there only one type of Hp?
3. What is one type?
4. What else is that type called?
5. Is that 735 watts?
6. How many watts is it?
7. Which type is approximately 735 watts?
8. Who is a Watt named for?
9. When did this occur?
10. What did the term compare the output of steam engines to?
11. Did it ever include engines of other types?
12. What is one kind?
13. Was the meaning the same no matter where you were?
14. What is it known as now for the most part?
15. What happened in January of 2010?
16. What did that mean for the EU?
17. Who did something in 1702?
18. What did he do?
19. Did he think an engine could do the work of twenty horses?
20. How would it have to be maintained? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Horsepower
2. No
3. imperial horsepower
4. mechanical horsepower
5. no
6. 745.7 watts
7. metric horsepower
8. James Watt
9. late 18th century
10. The power of draft horses.
11. Yes.
12. piston engines
13. No.
14. SI unit .
15. EU Directive 80/181/EEC
16. That the use of horsepower in the EU is permitted only as a supplementary unit.
17. Thomas Savery
18. Wrote in "The Miner's Friend":
19. Yes.
20. Constantly.