Chapter XII

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are several ways of doing it.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

the two together, not just one

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

past form of “bridge” — connect or reduce the distance between

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

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From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

plural of “circuit” — an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

plural of “coil” — a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

From this reading I have introduced repeating coils into the circuits at both ends.

a natural object that covers or envelops

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading There are several ways of doing it.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

set up for use

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I have introduced repeating coils into the circuits at both ends.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading I have introduced repeating coils into the circuits at both ends.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

the act of doing or performing again

From this reading I have introduced repeating coils into the circuits at both ends.

a decrease in rate of change

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading There are several ways of doing it.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

(military) signal to turn the lights out

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are several ways of doing it.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

the act of using

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading There are several ways of doing it.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading “The third telephone current,” he went on, hurriedly, covering up his nervousness by talking about his machine, “enters the wires of the first circuit, as it were, and returns along the wires of the second circuit.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One is to use retardation or choke-coils, bridged across the two metallic circuits at both ends, with taps taken from the middle points of each.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But the better method, I think, is the one you have seen me install.