fake or imitation. The pharaohs were the kings of Ancient Egypt. Julius Caesar first saw the approach of Cleopatra, and so on and so on… "And so on" is a way to end a sentence when there are too many details to continue saying everything. Close your eyes, in order to be better in tune with the infinite. For most people, this is a nonsense sentence that means nothing. Yet even today, a person into "new age" philosophy might say that being "in tune with the infinite" is a way to "know" the universe. We’ll gaze into the crystal. "To gaze into" something is to look carefully at, or stare into it. I see a house with a picket fence and a barn with a weather vane. A "picket fence" is a type of low pointed fence that millions of Americans put in their front yards when they buy a house in the suburbs. A "weather vane" was a common object found on farms, used to see how strong the wind was blowing. She’s wearing a polkadot dress, and her face is careworn. "Polkadot" is a pattern for clothes, with lots of dots of different sizes. "Careworn" is a nice way to describe a face that has aged from worrying. I had the measles once. A common childhood disease (like chicken pox and the mumps). Better get under cover; There’s a storm blowing up, a whopper! In this case, "to get under cover" is to find physical protection. A "whopper" could be anything that’s huge or powerful, though today, alas, it’s most commonly known as a Burger King hamburger. Speaking in the vernacular of the peasantry…. "Vernacular" is an educated word for language, and the "peasantry" refers to poor farmers, although strictly speaking, peasants existed in Europe, but never really in America. Dorothy tries to return home, but soon finds herself in Munchkinland, far far away. It’s a twister! A tornado, or the powerful and deadly storm with a whirlwind center. Everybody in the storm cellar! Underground hiding shelters that are common in the American Midwest, because twisters are a frequent menace. We must be up inside the cyclone. Another word for twister or tornado. Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. One of the most famous lines in the history of the movies! I’m a little muddled. "Muddled" is a nice little word meaning confused. I beg you’re pardon, but I’ve never heard of a beautiful witch before. This is a somewhat dated but still used expression that is used when the listener either didn’t hear or doesn’t understand what was just said. It’s Muchkinland, and you are their national heroine, my dear. A female hero. In fact, "hero" can be used for a man or woman. * The wind began to switch, the house, to pitch, and then the hinges unhitched. You don’t really need to know that "to pitch" can, as here, actually
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