Long ago in England, candles (1) ____________to tell time (to be used). Each candle (2) ____________ into twelve parts by colours or by notches (to be divided). People (3) ____________ how long it took for the candle to burn down to a notch or to a new colour (to know). When three parts of the candle (4) ____________ down, an hour had passed by (to burn). Each candle lasted four hours. Six candles (5) ____________ from one sunrise until the next (to last)
were used, were divided, would know, had burned, lasted