It is impossible to burn a copy of Dante's Inferno because the ice of the ninth layer of hell will put out any fires kindled with earlier pages.
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Kindled
/ˈkɪndl̩d/
Synonyms for "kindled" (58 found)
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ignescentignitedin a blazein a glowin flamesincandescentinflamedlivelivingon firereekingscintillantscintillatingsmokingsmolderingsparkingunextinguishedunquenched
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11 entriesaroused interestattentioncuriosityenthusiasmignited flameinterestlight a flamelit emberset alightstart a firestimulated curiosity
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8 entrieskindled controversykindled curiositykindled debatekindled enthusiasmkindled hopekindled imaginationkindled interestkindled passion
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The wood was kindled, the flames arose, and a mouldering heap of ashes was soon all that remained of Mrs Askew and her fellow martyrs.
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Excitement hung around Anne like a garment, shone in her eyes, kindled in every feature.
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Such were the sensations of poor Daphnis, and thus he vented his feelings; like one within whose heart the sparks of love have for the first time been kindled.
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