Blaze Rose Fahrenheit 451 pages 3-8

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  1. kerosene
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel
    "...with his great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world...."
    page 3
    paragraph 1
    line 4
  2. ignitor
    a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
    "...he flicked the ignitor and the house jumped up in gorging fire..."
    page 3
    paragraph 1
    line 7 from the bottom
  3. fierce
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
    "Montag grinned a fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame."
    page 4
    paragraph 2
    line 1
  4. detected
    perceived or discerned
    "Perhaps his nose detected a faint perfume, perhaps..."
    page 5
    paragraph 1
    line 5
  5. instant
    a very short time
    "...felt the temperature rise at this one spot where a persons standing might raise the immediate atmosphere ten degrees for an instant."
    page 5
    paragraph 1
    line 9
  6. hypnotized
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
    "But he knew his mouth only moved to say hello, and then when she seemed hypnotized by the salamander on his right arm and the phoenix disc on his chest, he spoke again."
    page 6
    paragraph 1
    line 6
  7. miraculous
    peculiarly fortunate, as if by divine intervention
    "...everything there, as if her eyes were two miraculous bits of violet amber that might capture and hold him intact."
    page 7
    paragraph 6
    line 4
  8. dimension
    a construct distinguishing objects or individuals
    "...of such illumination that space lost its vast dimensions and drew comfortably around them..."
    page 7
    paragraph 6
    line 4 from the bottom
  9. slogan
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    "It's fine work. Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whiteman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes. That's our official slogan." said Montag.
    page 8
    paragraph 6
    line 3
  10. pace
    the relative speed of progress or change
    "She increased her pace." Clarrise did this.
    page 8
    paragraph 17
    line 1
Created on Thu Apr 26 01:43:41 EDT 2012

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