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Thus, piece by piece, he built a swimmer. And when he had perfected each piece, he put them together into an integrated whole. In April he said, “Now you can swim. Dive off and swim the length of the pool, crawl stroke.”

What does the author mean by ‘he built a swimmer’?

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The swimming instructor built a swimming machine.

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The author built a swimming machine to help him swim.

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The author and the swimming instructor built a swimming machine together.

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The swimming instructor taught the author how to swim, step by step.

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The correct option is D The swimming instructor taught the author how to swim, step by step.
The swimming instructor taught the author how to swim, step by step.

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