Chapter 29 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ALARM. Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more. The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack. Imprisonment was doubly hard now. Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
Chapter 29 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading “Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.”
to double the degree
From this reading “Imprisonment was doubly hard now.”
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading “Imprisonment was doubly hard now.”
plural of “jailer” — someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.”
inflected form of “patrol” — maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
From this reading “The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.”
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.”
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading THE ALARM.
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
to double the degree
From this reading Imprisonment was doubly hard now.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Imprisonment was doubly hard now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading Imprisonment was doubly hard now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
plural of “jailer” — someone who guards prisoners
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.
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From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
on one occasion
From this reading Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.
inflected form of “patrol” — maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Day and night Nesis's strange cries of terror rang in his ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALARM.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The earth had been filled in, the hole in the floor roughly repaired, and now his jailers took turns in patrolling around the shack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ambrose was pacing his log prison once more.
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