He must not let another burning minute scorch her. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
The leaves will also scorch in the heat of the summer. From Wordnik.com. [Amid the heat wave, gardeners still have questions] Reference
She gave me a look that was meant to scorch -- and it did. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
The pillowcases in that family are all bordered with scorch. From Wordnik.com. [In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried] Reference
Fill up as the water boils away, and take care not to scorch. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
The champions continue to scorch all-comers to south-west London. From Wordnik.com. [Chelsea triumph 6-0 but Didier Drogba says 'we're not even ready yet'] Reference
(Catching Bootsie's arm) Lemme scorch y'all inside en 'treat yuh. From Wordnik.com. [De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts] Reference
But satire, at its best, requires a willingness to scorch the earth. From Wordnik.com. [Why Obama Needs a Tina Fey] Reference
"Loosen your shawl, or you'll scorch, and I will give you some tea.". From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Stir all from the bottom frequently lest it should stick and scorch. From Wordnik.com. [My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec] Reference
The sop must not scorch, but the seasoning must be cooked through it. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Set on the stove and boil fifteen minutes, being careful not to scorch. From Wordnik.com. [Things Mother Used to Make] Reference
Have Maggie press my red dress; tell her to be careful not to scorch it. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
'Put your fingers in your ears, George, or I shall find a word to scorch you. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
Again that phrase of his which had come back through Arsdale's lips to scorch him. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
Bake quickly, taking care not to scorch, until there is a brown crust top and bottom. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
When I push the button, the coupe tightens its shocks and hunkers down to scorch the road. From Wordnik.com. [Road Test: Porsche Carrera] Reference
Alchemy there is none of passion or disease that can scorch away these immortal impresses. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845] Reference
Too hot an oven will scorch and blister, too cold an one make the biscuit hard and clammy. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Care must be taken not to have the iron so hot as to scorch or change the color of the cloth. From Wordnik.com. [The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner] Reference
Great pains were taken not to scorch the tallow -- that meant smelly and ill-colored candles. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Half fill the tins and set in a hot oven, taking care not to scorch before rising is finished. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
It was mid-July, and even at an altitude of four thousand feet the sun could scorch at noonday. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
He once reportedly left scorch marks from his afterburner on the windshield of an American spy plane. From Wordnik.com. [A Crash In The Clouds] Reference
The condition begins as a leaf scorch which may or may not develop to the point where the leaf drops. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948] Reference
They are not firebrands who are apt to scorch one another over their differences, if they have any differences. From Wordnik.com. [Let's Play 20 Questions] Reference
'Well,' he insisted, 'you get into the road and keep dark a bit, and we will scorch into the town like anything.'. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
Pickard is expected to scorch Ashcroft for showing little interest in terrorism before 9/11, NEWSWEEK has learned. From Wordnik.com. [A NEW WINDOW ON THE WAR ROOM] Reference
Why would anyone start, or fan, fires that could scorch thousands of acres, burn down whole communities and kill people?. From Wordnik.com. [The Scorched-Earth Obsession] Reference
Turn it into a buttered bake pan -- let it remain fifteen minutes, then put on a bake pan, heated so as to scorch flour. From Wordnik.com. [The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner] Reference
Since 1917 soldiers have bee doing what soldiers are paid to do: blow things up, fire weapons, scorch the earth with napalm. From Wordnik.com. [Last Taps For Fort Ord] Reference
Heating flour before mixing it, taking care not to scorch it in the least, is one small secret of light bread, biscuit and cake. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Take of dried peaches 1/2 a peck, put them into a pan in a stove, scorch a little, not to burn however, then bruise, and place in. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
He squirmed under metal hot enough to scorch his jacket and saw the reflection of a second blaster shot which had been fired seconds late. From Wordnik.com. [Storm Over Warlock] Reference
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