Both Uses of
kindle
in
The Great Fire
- It contained two tons of coal for the winter and a large supply of kindling wood.†
p. 15.8 *kindling = starting or spreading (a fire); or twigs, sticks, or other easily combustible material used to start a fire
- The drought that had lasted weeks and made Chicago as dry as kindling had finally broken.†
p. 96.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(kindle as in: dry twigs to kindle a fire) start (a fire)
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(2)
(kindle as in: it may kindle her interest) arouse or inspire
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(3)
(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.