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I saw you set the letter afire, and throw it into the stove.— Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants
He has heard her talk to clubs and societies about her work and he says that she is so convincing that before the summer is over she'll have me blazing like a house afire, the biggest beacon in the bunch.— Mary Ware's Promised Land
The paraira wur sot afire--must 'a been--thur's no other ways for it.— The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
Tip's coat was afire, as all five of them made a dash for the smaller room, taking the extra guns and ammunition with them This gave them a short respite.— Kid Wolf of Texas
The woods aren't afire, are they?"— The Tale of Nimble Deer Sleepy-Time Tales

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