All 9 Uses of
kindle
in
Ben Hur
- Now and then, midst his slow utterances, Joseph turned to look at her, and, catching the expression kindling her face as with light, forgot his theme, and with bowed head, wondering, plodded on.†
Chpt 1.8 *kindling = starting or spreading (a fire); or twigs, sticks, or other easily combustible material used to start a fire
- The shrunken face of the good man kindled visibly, and he clasped his hands with force.†
Chpt 1.4
- The eyes of the Rabbi wandered that way, and he had time to see a countenance of rare beauty, kindled by a look of intense interest; then a blush overspread her cheeks and brow, and the veil was returned to its place.†
Chpt 1.8
- When the sun went down, they led the way to the marah, and by nightfall had everything safe in the field; then they kindled a fire down by the gate, partook of their humble supper, and sat down to rest and talk, leaving one on watch.†
Chpt 1.11
- There is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell In its own narrow being, but aspire Beyond the fitting medium of desire; And, but once kindled, quenchless evermore, Preys upon high adventure, nor can tire Of aught but rest.†
Chpt 2.1
- But I—" Judah looked at him in time to see the flush of pride that kindled in his haughty face as he went on.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- The woman, scared, clung to the man, who put an arm about her, and, with kindled face, kept time to the music with the other hand overhead.†
Chpt 4.5
- Below them, on the landing, there was much running about, and shifting of packages and boxes, and shouting of men, whose figures, stooping, heaving, hauling, looked, in the light of the crackling torches kindled in their aid, like the laboring genii of the fantastic Eastern tales.†
Chpt 5.9
- He had borne his part in Ben-Hur's labors well, and he had been inspired by the same hopes, now blown out never to be rekindled.†
Chpt 8.9rekindled = restarted (a fire)standard prefix: The prefix "re-" in rekindled means again. This is the same pattern you see in words like reconsider, rearrange, and regenerate.
Definitions:
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(kindle as in: dry twigs to kindle a fire) start (a fire)
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(kindle as in: it may kindle her interest) arouse or inspire
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Kindle can refer to a computer-reading tablet sold by Amazon.