afire

• 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

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus