Obtained

Examples

• George remained four years at a French university, and, applying himself with an unintermitted zeal, obtained a very thorough education. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• It means, he added, in a faltering voice, that my brother Richard has obtained his freedom. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Thus they obtained air and proper ventilation without fear of lessening the safety of their cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The ex-butler had obtained a small freehold there likewise, which gave him a vote for the borough. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• These cranes, adapted for the lifting and carrying of enormous loads, were worked by hydraulic pressure obtained from elevated tanks or reservoirs, as above indicated. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• All did not have flails, as enough flails could not be obtained. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He noticed that by holding two of the lenses in a certain position he obtained a large and inverted view of whatever he looked at. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Her own little right-hand middle finger got steeped to the very bone in ink; and I think that was the only decided result obtained. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Notwithstanding the late hour, he turns over to the next page and goes on to write his deductions from this result as compared with those previously obtained. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Beautifully finished furniture in quartered oak has always excited the pleasure, and piqued the curiosity of the uninformed as to how this result is obtained. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In 1784, Mr. Bramah obtained a patent for a propeller similar in its forms to the vanes of a windmill, which by acting obliquely on the water as it revolved, pushed the boat forward. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Pretschi, have also successfully directed their attention to engraving the images of the camera, which has now obtained a high degree of perfection. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• In the mean time the French scientist obtained radiations from metallic uranium and from uranous salts. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Senefelder, in his subsequent improvements, gave a slight relief to the letters by the original plan of using diluted aqua-fortis, by which means the impressions obtained were blacker. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Help was obtained, and the door forced. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Master Allan Stewart, friend to Captain James Stewart of Cardonall, by means of the Queen's corrupted court, obtained the Abbey of Crossraguel. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• These photographs, which may be considered the first durable ones that had been obtained, were, with one exception, taken on plates made of pewter. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• To make imitation maple syrup simply boil the syrup until it is reduced back to sugar again, and when it is made properly the flavor and appearance of the genuine article is obtained. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Of course, the horse power to be obtained from a stream determines the size of the paddle wheel or turbine which can be run by it. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• He obtained, by fusion, a crystalline carbonate resembling marble. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Mr. Hubbard was one of the Commissioners, and he obtained permission to have Bell’s first telephone placed on a small table in the Department of Education. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Manila hemp is obtained from the leaf stalks of the Philippine plant known as the Abacá, the leaf stems of which are compressed together, and constitute the trunk of the plant. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• He did not take his leave until he had obtained her permission to write to her. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Permission could not be obtained to interfere with the navigation of the Straits in the slightest degree during the building, and so piers and arches could not be used. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• For this invention Montgolfier obtained a Gold Medal from the French Exposition of 1802. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The electric furnace, stimulated into higher heat by the dynamo than can be otherwise obtained, has brought about many valuable discoveries, and made great advances in various arts. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• A coach was obtained, and Oliver having been carefully laid on the seat, the old gentleman got in and sat himself on the other. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• An image of a coin was obtained by placing it between uranic salts and a photographic plate. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Such a vacuum had never been obtained before. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• When the proper fineness had been obtained in this way, the cotton, as it passed from the second pair of rollers, was twisted into a firm strong thread by spindles attached to the frame. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.

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