(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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.
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.
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.
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.
BiblesnounUS /ˈbaɪbəlz/
plural of “bible” — the sacred writings of the Christian religions
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.
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.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or 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.
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.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
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.
constitutionsnounUS /ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃənz/
plural of “constitution” — law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
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.
credulousadjectiveUS /ˈkredʒələs/
disposed to believe on little evidence
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.
demanding attention
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.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
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.
disdainfullyadverb
in a proud and domineering manner
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.
EnlargementnounUS /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒmənt/
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
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.
episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
divisible by two
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.
very good; of the highest quality
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.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Facts are like that.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
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_.
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.
FudgeverbUS /fʌdʒ/
tamper, with the purpose of deception
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/
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
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.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
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.
of the present time and place
From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
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_.
a single distinct event
From this reading It was the flying-machine incident which was the immediate cause of the return of Norton Carr.
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.
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_.
JournalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
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.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
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.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Facts are like that.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
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.
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_.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
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.
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_.
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.
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.
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.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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.
platformsnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrmz/
plural of “platform” — a raised horizontal 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.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
PRODIGALnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
put into a certain place or abstract location
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.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
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.
recognizeverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
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.
show unwillingness towards
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.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
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 a chemical substance (especially 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.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL Nevertheless, the flying-machine episode played its part in the history of the _Star_.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
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.
the rays of the sun
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.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Facts are like that.
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_.
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.
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.
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.
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.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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.
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.
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.
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.
a means of flight or ascent
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.
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.
everything that exists anywhere
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.
