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In many old classic children's and adult fiction stories, you'll read that one of the characters sat in a chair in front of the hearth. The hearth is the area or space in front of a fireplace. It defines the area of the firebox. Hearth is pronounced like the 'ar' in the word hard, not the 'ear' sound in ear or bear. The 'e' is silent in hearth.

If you scroll halfway down this page, there is a simple, labeled diagram showing all parts of a fireplace.


A fireplace screen, made of heat-tolerant metal, is placed on the hearth to protect the room from a flying hot ember.


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