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‘And that reminds me of the story...’ A positively professorial red-and-green macaw (ara chloropterus) in Rhodes, Greece, warming to his theme. See The Birds for a plot summary of Aristophanes’s famous comedy about the time when birds helped two fed-up Athenians escape the pointless politics of their city..

Verbs of Speaking

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1. Recite. 2. Chunter. 3. Crow. 4. Ramble. 5. Admit. 6. Coo. 7. Quaver. 8. Order. 9. Purr. 10. Interpose. 11. Grunt. 12. Interrupt. 13. Query. 14. Thunder. 15. Return. 16. Chatter. 17. Roar. 18. State. 19. Retort. 20. Babble.

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