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Occasionally an owl will take wing from a branch and swoop away with a flash of white.

As the Nabob talked, de Gery felt his suspicion take wing and all his sympathy return, together with a shade of pity.

The Fly makes violent efforts to take wing; she shakes the slender plant from top to bottom.

A drawback to collecting with the umbrella is that many insects take wing and escape before being secured.

Their flight is very rapid, and they can take wing from the water easier than the majority of ducks.

They are shy and take wing readily, uttering sharp whistles as they wheel about in the air.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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