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What did this portend, the removal of the pioneer of city academies?— The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Question._--When the water in the gauge-glass appears motionless while the boiler is working, what does it portend, and how would you proceed to rectify the stagnation of the water Answer._--It portends that the passage for the water is choked and requires clearing, and I would lose no time in commencing to rectify the stoppage; as a stoker who is responsible for the safety of the boiler I am always prepared for emergencies.— The Stoker's Catechism
What did all this portend, and what portended the swift hoisting-up of Monsieur Gabelle behind a servant on horseback, and the conveying away of the said Gabelle (double-laden though the horse was), at a gallop, like a new version of the German ballad of Leonora It portended that there was one stone face too many, up at the chateau The Gorgon had surveyed the building again in the night, and had added the one stone face wanting; the stone face for which it had waited through about two hundred years It lay back on the pillow of Monsieur the Marquis.— A Tale of Two Cities
Only some evil it does portend, although a long time may elapse before it shows itself; and I have a hope it may mean some one else than you Do not wish that," I replied.— The Haunters ; The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural

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