All 3 Uses of
morass
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- God help those who wander into the great mire now, for even the firm uplands are becoming a morass.†
Chpt 10 *
- There was no chance of finding footsteps in the mire, for the rising mud oozed swiftly in upon them, but as we at last reached firmer ground beyond the morass we all looked eagerly for them.†
Chpt 14
- Somewhere in the heart of the great Grimpen Mire, down in the foul slime of the huge morass which had sucked him in, this cold and cruel-hearted man is forever buried.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(morass) a difficult situation that frustrates progress
or:
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot