Fire in the Steppe

fire Noun

— A chemical reaction that makes heat and flames or smoldering. — Something that has made or can make this chemical reaction, such as a campfire. We sat around the fire singing songs and telling stories. — The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place which leads to its full or partial destruction. There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down. — One of the four basic elements. — One of the five basic elements.

fire Verb

— To set something on fire. — To shoot (a gun, cannon or a similar weapon). We will fire our guns at the enemy. — To shoot a gun, cannon or a similar weapon. Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. — To end the employment of an employee because of something they did wrong. She should fire the employee that stole from the company. He got fired from his job.

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

steppe

— noun extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)