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Meanings of light the stove in English

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Usage of light the stove in English
1
We'd sleep and try harder to light the stove in the morning.
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
He told Littlefield to light the stove in the lower laboratory.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals
3
You had to make the decision some days -do I light the stove?
Radio NZ
4
At last I had to serve myself, lay the table, and light the stove.
Old and New Masters
5
She tapped George on the shoulder and asked brightly, 'Don't you ever light the stove?'
Another part of the wood
6
That fool has forgotten to light the stove.
The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other Stories
7
Inside our sleeping bags, the cave entrance half-closed with our rucksacks, Rick went to light the stove.
Rock and Ice Magazine
8
Carroll, without replying, crawled below and managed to light the stove and make a kettleful of tea.
Vane of the Timberlands
9
After that, you can light the stove.
Vane of the Timberlands
10
I'm going to light the stove.
A Mating in the Wilds
11
I didn't light the stove because that would wake my foster parents, and Edmund must've gotten precious little sleep.
Outpost
12
The night air's so cold it's hard to believe it's early summer, but it's too late to light the stove.
Kafka on the Shore
13
It took him half an hour to light the stove and for it to burn up heat enough to boil the water.
Funeral in Blue
14
The next morning the usual ritual started: reach out of the sleeping bag, light the stove and put on a pan of snow.
Rock and Ice Magazine
15
They also had to light the stove again, and it struck seven o'clock before they were able to draw breath at their ease.
His Masterpiece
16
Lottie sets to at last with the bucket and mop, and I light the stove in the kitchen, ready for the first batch of scones.
The great lover
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