Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

that Determiner

— Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker. Give me that book, not this one. Give me that, not this. That dog is hungry.

that Subordinator

— used to link a subordinate clause to a main one You said that you liked me. Give me the book that I dropped.

magnificent Adjective

— Very wonderful, beautiful or impressive in appearance.

men

— noun (= work force) the force of workers available

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

their Pronoun

— If something belongs to them it is their thing. That's not their car, it's ours.

flying

— adjective (= fast-flying) moving swiftly fast-flying planes played the difficult passage with flying fingers — adjective (= quick, fast) hurried and brief paid a flying visit took a flying glance at the book a quick inspection a fast visit — noun an instance of traveling by air flying was still an exciting adventure for him

machine Noun

— A machine is a man-made object with moving parts. I'm putting the clothes in the washing machine. Is there anything you want washed? This new machine is the fastest computer I've ever had.

machine Verb

— If you machine something you fasten or shape it with a machine.