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to set afire

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Stones seemed to crumble under the onslaught, whatever was flammable was set afire, and any water touched by the bolts exploded into clouds of steam.
Казалось, камни крошились, все, что могло гореть - загоралось, а вода, на которую попадали лучи, мгновенно испарялась.
Feist, Raymond / SilverthornФэйст, Раймонд / Долина Тьмы
Долина Тьмы
Фэйст, Раймонд
Silverthorn
Feist, Raymond
© 1985 by Raymond Elias Feist
'When she was asleep,' Liang replied, 'the wind blew her curtain against an oil lamp and set the room afire.
— Сестра спала с открытым окном, — ответствовал Лян. — От дуновения ветра занавеска попала на масляную лампу, и в комнате вспыхнул пожар.
Gulik, Robert van / Murder in CantonГулик, Роберт ван / Убийство в Кантоне
Убийство в Кантоне
Гулик, Роберт ван
© 1966 by Robert van Gulik
© Перевод, ЗАО "Издательство "Центрполиграф", 2002
Murder in Canton
Gulik, Robert van
© 1966 by Robert van Gulik
Because before I thought, I had done said ‘and set the house afire.
Потому что и подумать ничего не успел, как брякнул: "И дом поджег".
Faulkner, William / Light in AugustФолкнер, Уильям / Свет в августе
Свет в августе
Фолкнер, Уильям
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1985
Light in August
Faulkner, William
© 1932 by William Faulkner
© renewed 1959 by William Faulkner
But now they caught the panic themselves, as though it were a torch bound to the black, setting their tails afire.
Но теперь и прочие кони заразились паникой, точно к вороному был привязан факел, подпаливший им хвосты.
Beagle, Peter / The Innkeeper's SongБигл, Питер / Песня трактирщика
Песня трактирщика
Бигл, Питер
The Innkeeper's Song
Beagle, Peter
© Peter S. Beagle, 1993

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