You are reading the sentence "Flywheels are one of the oldest mechanical devices known to man." On which of the following words are you likely to spend the LEAST time fixating?
A)flywheels
B)oldest
C)devices
D)to

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Readers tend to spend less time fixating on short, familiar function words like "to" because these words are easily predicted and processed quickly due to their high frequency and grammatical function.

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