Chapter VIII · Some Simple Models for Beginners

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

From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

a cherished desire

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

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

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

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

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

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

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

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

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

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From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

sealed vessel where water is converted to steam

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

a youthful male person

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY F. CHASEMORE.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

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From this reading BY F. CHASEMORE.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

third-person singular of “deter” — try to prevent; show opposition to

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

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From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading BY F. CHASEMORE.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

destroyed or killed

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

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From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

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

From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

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

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

the power of creative imagination

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

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

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

engage in

From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

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

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

used to form the superlative

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

not any; not one

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

get by special effort

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water

From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

someone who guards prisoners

From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

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

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

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

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

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

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

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

From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

precisely as stated

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

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

From this reading In this chapter instructions are given for making a model screw steamboat, the machinery for which every boy can make for himself, by the exercise of a little ingenuity, at a very trifling cost--which machinery, too, may be fitted into any boat, the rigging of which may have gone by the board off the dangerous coast of the duck-pond.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading To make a model steamboat that will go is the ambition of most boys, but the high price of engine and boiler deters many from doing so.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I. HOW TO MAKE A BOAT WITH A SCREW PROPELLER.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.

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

From this reading First you must procure your boat; but if you should wish to make the boat yourself you will need no instructions from me, as several capital chapters on boat-building appear in another part of this volume.