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all
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Facts are like that.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
Bibles
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
care
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Carr
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From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
cause
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From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
circle
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
constitutions
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
credulous
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
crying
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
disdainfully
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
don't
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
Enlargement
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
episode
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
excellent
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
Facts
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From this reading Facts are like that.
flashing
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
flying-machine
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
Fudge
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
Heads
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
history
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
Human
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
immediate
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From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
incident
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From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
Journal
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
like
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From this reading Facts are like that.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
Nonsense
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
Norton
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From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
people
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
platforms
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
played
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
PRODIGAL
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
put
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
recognize
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
refuse
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
simple
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
Society
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
Star
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From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
Sun
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
sunshine
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Facts are like that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
up
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
wings
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From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They circle around us, with the sunshine flashing on their wings, and all the simple and credulous people gaping up at them, and they don't in the least care for our excellent platforms, constitutions, and Bibles.
World
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From this reading We refuse quite disdainfully to recognize them, even crying "Fudge!" and "Nonsense!" and decline to put them in the _Star_, or the _Sun_, or the _World_, or even in the sober _Journal of the Society for the Enlargement of Human Heads_, but they don't mind.
