A gale of wind, accompanied with heavy rain, often readies its climax just about the dawn.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
The air readies them through passages in the soil, through the burrows of earthworms and other animals, or by man's efforts in digging and ploughing.
"Lessons on Soil"
E. J. Russell
In changing to rough-and-readies, he had forgotten to transfer from his tweeds the price of adventure in a great city.
"Lonesome Town"
Ethel and James Dorrance