the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
anew
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
CASTEnounUS /kæst/
social status or position conferred by a system based on class
From this reading CASTE WITHOUT TONE.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, sir! come, sir!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
Custis
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From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
a quad with a square body
From this reading Sic 'em! sic 'em! wh-i-it! sic 'em, Turk! wsht! wh-i-i-t!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
Milburn's
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From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
mocking-bird
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From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
patronagenounUS /ˈpætrənɪdʒ/
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
reading-circle
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From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
SicadverbUS /sɪk/
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading Sic 'em! sic 'em! wh-i-it! sic 'em, Turk! wsht! wh-i-i-t!
term of address for a man
From this reading Come, sir! come, sir!
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
tantalizingadjectiveUS /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
up to a particular time
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading CASTE WITHOUT TONE.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
TurknounUS /tɜːrk/
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
(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 Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
wh-i-i-t
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From this reading Sic 'em! sic 'em! wh-i-it! sic 'em, Turk! wsht! wh-i-i-t!
wh-i-it
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From this reading Sic 'em! sic 'em! wh-i-it! sic 'em, Turk! wsht! wh-i-i-t!
at the time that
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading CASTE WITHOUT TONE.
Wsht
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From this reading In the warm afternoon the windows were raised till Milburn's chill began to set in again, and they could hear the mocking-bird, in his tree, tantalizing the great shaggy dog Turk by whistling to him, "Wsht! wsht!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Judge Custis was well out of town, riding to the north, when the little reading-circle assembled, without his patronage, over the old store, and the young minister directed it.
