A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit. From LearnThat.org. [Francois Rabelais]
Noun : a college course in English lit. From Dictionary.com.
His expression lit with the fires of youthful enthusiasm. From Wordnik.com. [Amaryllis] Reference
My lawyer brain lit up with a big blinking TINKER! sign. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Law on the Sharp End] Reference
Not long after I arrived there my dysentery again lit up. From Wordnik.com. [Sasaki] Reference
The glow in the evening when they're lit is truly magical. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas Wishes] Reference
Especially in lit of your post about bargaining in Florida. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Ups and Downs of a Small Business] Reference
Another band name inspired by children's lit is Veruca Salt. From Wordnik.com. [Singing Our Song] Reference
Pitck from Pine and Fir can be lit from the sparhs of the rod. From Wordnik.com. [Firestarter] Reference
His soft voice was coaxing and his expression lit with intensity. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
The candle was lit from a flame that was flown in from Jerusalem. From Wordnik.com. [Peace Corps Bulgaria: It’s Been Awhile] Reference
Lileks: Heather Mallick has an MA in English lit from the U of Toronto. From Wordnik.com. [The Common Room] Reference
NGUYEN: So, you know the expression lit up like a Christmas tree, right?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2007] Reference
Every time he speaks, a whole city is lit from the energy of his HOT AIR!. From Wordnik.com. [GOP group launches first attack ad against Creigh Deeds] Reference
It's chick-lit, but chick-lit written by someone trained in lit fic concerns. From Wordnik.com. [Reading Update] Reference
Khallayne smiled with pleasure so genuine that the expression lit up her face. From Wordnik.com. [The Irda]
It was dimly lit from the holes in the roof and there was a door at the other end. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
I seem to remember the heyday of the diary, in English lit, starting with the 1700s. From Wordnik.com. [prose fiction didn’t really hit - emergency weblog; or: epersonae; or: elaine nelson] Reference
Maybe there's a good name in Japanese lit - aren't there some stories about fox-girls?. From Wordnik.com. [N.D.Y., cats and the name game.] Reference
And, omg, I see she has a PhD in lit and writes crit, including two essays on BtVS/AtS. From Wordnik.com. [July 21st, 2005] Reference
So even though we have an MA in English lit, the creative writers and so on teach them. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-01] Reference
Source lit is always a great way to inform yourself, especially for those with a critical eye. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Fox News Televangelist Hume: Tiger Would Be ‘Farther Down The Road’ To ‘Forgiveness’ With Christianity] Reference
YA lit is marketed (to the teen readers) more as part of youth culture, akin to music and movies. From Wordnik.com. [Putting the A in YA] Reference
But when I recently intercepted him walking through the Capitol, McCain lit up at the recollection. From Wordnik.com. [Take Two: Hillary's Choice] Reference
He graduates this month with a certificate of merit in English lit and plans to attend a community college in the fall. From Wordnik.com. [Pomp And Promises] Reference
Stew's Stars - Different tastes in lit by Stewart Savard. From Wordnik.com. [Stew’s Stars- Different tastes in lit] Reference
The term lit up the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [West Wing Story: On The Border Of 'Evil'] Reference
A shrewd, kindly, yet subtly derisive expression lit up. From Wordnik.com. [War and Peace] Reference
Then for the first time a really human expression lit up her face. From Wordnik.com. [A Maker of History] Reference
“This woman has a master’s degree in English lit from Cambridge, Ray. From Wordnik.com. [A Dirty Job HTML]
A shrewd, kindly, yet subtly derisive expression lit up Kutuzov's podgy face. From Wordnik.com. [War and Peace] Reference
A red word lit up on the dashboard, BRAKE, and she yanked up the emergency brake. From Wordnik.com. [html]
"If I can save a life by getting that thing lit, that is my goal," Asendorf said. From Wordnik.com. [The Oshkosh Northwestern Latest Headlines] Reference
These TVs are edge lit, that is the light source are on the edge rather on the rear end. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
Angélique clenched her fingers hard together, and a cruel expression lit her eyes for a moment. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Dog] Reference
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