abusiveadjectiveUS /əˈbjuːsɪv/
expressing offensive reproach
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
the lower side of anything
From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
placed in a grave
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
coffeepotnoun
tall pot in which coffee is brewed
From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Well, old-timer, how you coming?
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
don't
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From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
how
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From this reading “Well, old-timer, how you coming?
hustleverbUS /ˈhʌsəl/
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
I've
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From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
Manley
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From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
mid-morning
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From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
old-timernounUS /ˌoʊldˈtaɪmər/
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
From this reading “Well, old-timer, how you coming?
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
sawdustnounUS /ˈsɔːdʌst/
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
possessing sweep
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
express in words
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You sure do sleep sound--this is the third time I've come to tell you breakfast is ready and then some.
someone who visits
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Manley rolled over so that he faced his visitor, and his reply was abusive in the extreme.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, old-timer, how you coming?
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kent left the door of the ice house wide open behind him, so that the warmth of mid-morning swept in to do battle with the chill and damp of wet sawdust and buried ice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, old-timer, how you coming?
You'll
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From this reading You'll get the bottom of the coffeepot, for fair, if you don't hustle.”
