Chapter 31 of Prisoners in Devil's Bog is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of Prisoners in Devil's Bog is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk. Not for hours. They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare. From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly. And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
Chapter 31 of Prisoners in Devil's Bog is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked for certain death
From this reading “DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.”
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading “From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.”
the visual percept of a region
From this reading “From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.”
in a relentless manner
From this reading “From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.”
In this reading “Not for hours.”
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anew
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
marked for certain death
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not for hours.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Not for hours.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.
a particular point in time
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for hours.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
the visual percept of a region
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
in a relentless manner
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
cut with a saw
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.
in a swift manner
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They seemed to have lived through some terrible nightmare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading DOOMED They had neither heart nor voice to talk.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now they were back again in the house of gloom and terror.
at the time that
From this reading From the moment when they saw Devlin's footprints the panorama had moved before them, swiftly, relentlessly.
Chapter 31 of Prisoners in Devil's Bog by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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