7. the industrial processes of printing supported a
massive expansion of newspaper and popular
book publishing
Massive urbanization and the rise of new
great cities, new opportunities brought huge
numbers of migrants from rural to urban areas.
The greatest killer in the cities
was tuberculosis (TB). According to
the Harvard University Library.
9. Firedamp (noun)
dangerous gas mixture: a mixture of methane
and other hydrocarbon gases that forms in
coalmines and is explosive when mixed with
air.
[< damp "noxious gas“]
10. Craftworker (noun)
a person who makes things by hand
11. Haul (verb)
to transport something that is heavy and bulky
from one place to another.
12. Coal (noun)
a hard black or dark brown sedimentary rock
formed by the decomposition of plant
material, widely used as a fuel
13. Ore (noun)
a naturally occurring mineral from which
constituents, especially metals, can be
profitably extracted
14. Quarry (noun)
an open excavation from which stone or other
material is extracted by blasting, cutting, or
drilling.
15. Carriage (noun)
a wheeled platform on which something is
carried or supported
16. Drain (noun)
a pipe or channel that carries water from a
place
17. Mill (noun)
a building or group of buildings in which
cereal grains are ground to make flour or meal
18. Railroad (noun)
a track consisting of steel rails usually fastened
to wood or concrete ties, designed to carry a
locomotive and its cars or anything similar.
19. Spin (verb)
to turn round and round rapidly, or make
something turn round and round rapidly, as if
on an axis.
20. Drift (verb)
to be carried along by the flow of water or air