Chapter II

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From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

anew

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

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From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

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

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

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

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

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From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

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

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

covered with water

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

the supreme effort one can make

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a small vessel for travel on water

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move up and down repeatedly

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make by combining materials and parts

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

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to be able to, or to be allowed to

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definite but not specified or identified

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

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either extremity of something that has length

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

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the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

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acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

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From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

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

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

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on condition that; in the event that

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getting higher or more vigorous

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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being deepest within the self

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serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

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

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

and nothing more

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

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

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

produced by a manufacturing process

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engage in

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used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

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a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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immediately following in time or order

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

come into possession of

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

and nothing more

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

have ownership or possession of

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plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

express in words

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

in the near future

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

plural of “specification” — a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.

plural of “start” — the beginning of anything

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

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beneath the surface of the water

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the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

carry out

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

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

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

a special situation

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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

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

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

the upper part of anything

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

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

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

employed in accomplishing something

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a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

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a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

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

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Now, this is just what you should do with the submarine if you really want to know the innermost secrets of how it is made and works—that is, you should build a model of one and experiment with it.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

during the time that

From this reading This model submarine is not only instructive but it is “amoosin’,” as Artemus Ward used to say, for while it starts out _awash_—that is, with its deck just about level with the top of the water—it will soon take a dive, run a ways _submerged_, and then bob up on the surface again, just like a real submarine.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading In this way you not only will become acquainted with the mechanism which is used to obtain a certain result, but if you are of an inventive turn of mind you are likely to get one or more ideas for improving it which will be of more or less value.

in the company of; together with

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A MODEL SUBMARINE THE best way to know how a machine works is to work with it, and the next best thing to working with an actual machine is to work with a model which you have made with your own hands.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading To the end that you may do this, I have given in this chapter the _plans_ and _specifications_, which mean the working drawings and a full description, of a 2-foot model submarine boat which you can easily make and run yourself.