All 4 Uses of
devour
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Yes, sooner or later — later, if he is strong or well-meaning to begin with, but neither strength nor good purpose will last — sooner or later the dark power will devour him.†
Chpt 1.2
- It had slipped from Isildur's hand and betrayed him; then when a chance came it caught poor Deal, and he was murdered; and after that Gollum, and it had devoured him.†
Chpt 1.2
- You see, though still bound by desire of it, the Ring was no longer devouring him; he began to revive a little.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- For the folk of Arnor dwindled, and their foes devoured them, and their lordship passed, leaving only green mounds in the grassy hills.†
Chpt 2.2
Definition:
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(devour as in: devoured three sandwiches) eat rapidly and completely -- usually due to being very hungry