burn
To consume or be consumed by fire.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,589 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,483 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- To consume or be consumed by fire.
burn in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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My driftwood fire will burn so bright!
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Kat took the bellows and--puff, puff, puff!--made the coals burn brighter.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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A mob determined to secure the fugitive murderer and burn him alive.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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My man's going to writhe and burn in the chair, confession or no confession.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He is about eight feet tall, has cruel sunken eyes that burn like dull fires, and dresses entirely in black.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1