Hobbit Chapter 1

Words Meanings
morsel Snack.
throng Crowd.
depredations Attacks.
haughty Proud.
ire Anger.
audacious Brave.
flummoxed Unable to speak.
queer Strange.
necromancer One who practices necromancy. A wizard, conjurer.
plunder Steal.
bobbing Walking up and down.
prosy Dull, or wearisome manner.
delves The plunging (of a spade) into the ground.
afresh Again.
An Unexpected Party

Hobbit Chapter 2
Roast Mutton
Words Meanings
morsel Snack.
trifle Little bit.
dismally Badly.
defrayed Paid.
repose Sleep.
paraphernalia Things.
amping Walking.
cavalcade Parade.
blighter Little bad person.
lout Dumb.
scabbards Sheaths.
ambling To go at an easy pace.
copped To catch, to steal.

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 Hobbit Chapter 9
Barrels Out Of Bond

Words Meanings
out of bond No longer under control.
lose their wits Lose their ability to think clearly.
riseth Rises.
wretched Deplorably unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable; deeply
unhappy in mind; in an unsatisfactory physical condition.
mere A lake.
kine A cow.
draught Drinking, or a drink or potion.
mere A lake; a pond.
mead A meadow. Now chiefly poetic.
shipped To take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it.
shingly Small, water-worn stones or pebbles such as lie in loose sheets or beds on the seashore.
mere A lake or pond.

Hobbit Chapter 10
A Warm Welcome

Meanings
Words
lapping Covering
raftsteerers The people who steer a raft.
recede Move back and away from.
promontory A natural elevation.
moor To secure a ship.
enmity Hatred, ill-will.
clamor Loud noise.
draggled To move in agitation or commotion.

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enmity A feeling or condition of hostility