| oozy | : | bad |
| undoubtedly | : | definitely |
| porthole | : | round ship window |
| dear me | : | wow! |
| lasses | : | girls |
| morsel | : | snack |
| throng | : | crowd |
| depradations | : | attacks |
| haughty | : | proud |
| shan't | : | shall not |
| thereupon | : | then |
| chip | : | break a small piece off |
| crocks | : | broken pieces |
| whole | : | unbroken |
| mantelpiece | : | shelf |
| sorcerous | : | magical |
| ere | : | before |
| yore | : | long ago |
| goblets | : | cups |
| harps of gold | : | musical instruments made of gold |
| delves | : | goes |
| there lay they long | : | there they stayed for a long time |
| and many a song were sung | : | and they sang many songs |
| unheard by men or elves | : | that no men or elves ever heard |
| ire | : | anger |
| cunning | : | skill |
| desire | : | wishes |
| wear | : | use |
| in a tone | : | with a voice |
| apologetically | : | and said I am sorry |
| we are met together | : | we met |
| conspirator | : | companion |
| audacious | : | brave |
| remark | : | comment |
| ale | : | beer |
| compliments | : | friendly words |
| wagging | : | moving |
| protest | : | to say no |
| flummoxed | : | unable to speak |
| policy | : | rule |
| devices | : | tools |
| estimable | : | good |
| bear it | : | take it |
| shriek | : | scream |
| drawing-room | : | a room for drawing |
| excitable | : | a person who easily gets excited |
| queer | : | strange |
| poetical | : | cute |
| exaggeration | : | said too strongly |
| fierce | : | good at fighting |
| applied | : | used |
| club | : | stick |
| meanwhile | : | at the same time |
| descendant | : | family member |
| reviving | : | waking up |
| crept | : | crawled |
| nervously | : | afraid |
| humph | : | a sound that people say when they are unhappy |
| snort | : | sound from the throat and nose |
| relatives | : | family members |
| bobbing | : | walking up and down |
| regretted | : | felt bad about and wish it had not happened |
| overheard | : | listened to |
| burglars | : | robbers |
| reference | : | words about |
| dignity | : | pride |
| doubts | : | worries |
| treat | : | think of |
| want done | : | want to get done |
| Were-worms | : | scary animals |
| reasonable | : | pretty good |
| trade | : | job |
| frowned | : | looked sad |
| disappointedly | : | sadly and a bit angry |
| passage | : | tunnel |
| creep | : | crawl |
| devoring | : | eating |
| method | : | way |
| quite right | : | mostly right |
| alters | : | changes |
| plunder | : | steal |
| general waste and destruction | : | mess |
| nowadays | : | this year |
| unexpectedly | : | we didn't think it would happen |
| grim | : | bad and dangerous |
| curses | : | bad words |
| apparently | : | clearly |
| rightful | : | correct |
| heir | : | family |
| chosen | : | picked |
| handing | : | giving |
| considering | : | thinking about |
| hardly | : | almost not |
| blame | : | say that somebody did it even when you are not sure |
| ought | : | should |
| praised | : | said good things about |
| explanation | : | words that say what it is |
| mines | : | tunnels |
| unpleasant | : | bad |
| prisoner | : | somebody in jail |
| dungeon | : | tunnel or hole deep in the ground |
| shudder | : | shiver |
| nasty | : | bad |
| business | : | job |
| absurd | : | makes no sense |
| far beyond | : | much more than |
| witless | : | without thinking |
| wandering | : | walking around |
| accidentally | : | by accident |
| flustered | : | don't know what to do |
| I daresay | : | I am sure |
| poached | : | cooked in milk or wine |
| wretched | : | bad |
| break of day | : | morning when the sun gets up |
| mutton | : | cooked sheep meat |
| dressing gown | : | morning clothes |
| dismally | : | badly |
| relieved | : | happy |
| trifle | : | little bit |
| professional assistance | : | expert help |
| acceptance | : | say Yes |
| exceeding | : | more than |
| expense | : | money that you will spend |
| guaranteed | : | promised for sure |
| profits | : | money earned |
| defrayed | : | paid |
| representatives | : | friends |
| disturb | : | wake up |
| esteemed | : | highly regarded |
| repose | : | sleep |
| proceeded | : | begun |
| preparations | : | getting ready |
| await | : | wait for |
| sharp | : | exactly |
| punctual | : | on time |
| Bravo! | : | Good job! |
| parcels | : | packets |
| paraphernelia | : | things |
| precise | : | right |
| weather-stained | : | used |
| comic | : | funny |
| inhabited by | : | lived in |
| folk | : | people |
| inn | : | hotel |
| ampling | : | walking |
| gloomy | : | sad |
| nasty | : | bad |
| been obliged | : | had to |
| grumpy | : | a little angry |
| burgling | : | stealing |
| kettle | : | pot |
| swollen | : | gotten bigger |
| merely | : | only |
| keeping them company | : | traveling with them |
| rustling and crackling and creaking | : | noise |
| grumbling and dratting | : | complaining |
| racket | : | noice |
| cavalcade | : | parade |
| weasel | : | animal |
| runnin' short | : | almost nothing else |
| 'ell | : | hell |
| yer | : | your |
| 'o fat | : | old fat |
| hesitated | : | waited a little bit |
| proceedings | : | methods |
| various | : | a few different kinds |
| mischief | : | magic and bad |
| update | : | understanding |
| blighter | : | little bad person |
| lout | : | dumb |
| applicable | : | useful |
| reckon | : | understand |
| unawares | : | without a paying attention |
| booby | : | idiot |
| dawn take you all | : | the sunlight will be bad for you |
| be stone to you | : | you will become stone |
| bickering and quarreling | : | arguing |
| untie | : | open |
| suffocated | : | died because they couldn't breathe |
| anyhow | : | still |
| incatations | : | words |
| victims | : | people that trolls caught |
| makes | : | kinds |
| particularly | : | a good example is |
| scabbards | : | sheaths |
| smith | : | a man who makes things out of iron |
| mounted | : | got up on the horse |
| nick of time | : | last minute |
| anxious | : | worried |
| replenisning | : | fill back up |
| stock and provisions | : | food and drink that they brought with them |
| interrupt | : | speak when somebody else is speaking |
| nor | : | or |
| forded | : | went across |
| shallow | : | not deep |
| bank | : | side |
| marched | : | moved |
| a day's easy journey | : | one day of travel |
| dreary | : | sad |
| we shall be done for | : | we will get lost |
| rest in reasonable safety | : | sleep without worry |
| where he was making for | : | where he was going |
| homely house | : | friendly, comfortable house |
| grass-green and moss-green | : | areas with grass and areas with moss |
| opened suddenly at their feet | : | went steeply down |
| gullies | : | a deep long hole |
| ravine | : | small, narrow, steep-sided valley |
| bogs | : | wetlands |
| astonished | : | very surprised |
| the day began to fail | : | the sun started to go down |
| dim | : | low |
| stumble | : | trip over |
| hurrying | : | moving fast |
| scent | : | smell |
| slithered | : | slided |
| dusk | : | sunset |
| drowsy | : | sleepy |
| the trees changed to beech and oak | : | now the trees were beech and oak trees |
| twilight | : | the time just when the sun is going down |
| glade | : | open area |
| your ponies need shoeing | : | your ponies need new shoes |
| faggots are reeking | : | the food is smelling good |
| bannocks | : | bread |
| jolly | : | happy |
| a-wagging | : | wagging |
| no knowing | : | we don't know |
| straying | : | running away |
| the daylight is dying | : | the sun is going down |
| folly | : | bad |
| hark | : | pay attention |
| caught glimpses | : | saw for a short time |
| the darkness deepened | : | it got darker |
| seldom | : | almost never |
| decent | : | good |
| foolish | : | bad |
| annoyed | : | a little mad |
| Isn't it delicious! | : | We love it! |
| astonishing wonderful | : | very surprising and good |
| ridiculous | : | silly |
| written down in full | : | written down all of it |
| gruffly | : | unfriendly |
| merrily | : | happily |
| a little out of your way | : | gone wrong a little bit |
| wood-fires | : | fire that burns wood |
| elvish | : | something the elves like to do |
| brink | : | side |
| parapet | : | railing |
| palpitating | : | scary |
| gruesome | : | evil |
| goblins | : | bad guys |
| ancestors | : | older and maybe dead family members |
| venerable | : | good |
| refreshed | : | better |
| bruises | : | wounds |
| mountain passes | : | places to get over the mountain |
| midsummer eve | : | middle of June in the evening |
| kin | : | family |
| hoard | : | store |
| cleaver | : | tool that can break something into two parts |
| tongue | : | language |
| blade | : | the metal part of a sword |
| foe | : | enemy |
| whence | : | from where |
| plunderers | : | thieves |
| remnants | : | last few pieces |
| montains of old | : | old montains |
| treasures of old | : | old treasures |
| deserted | : | nobody is there any more |
| caverns | : | caves |
| granted | : | given |
| gazed long | : | looked for a long time |
| approve | : | like |
| cruel | : | evil |
| grieved | : | was sad |
| broad | : | big |
| runes | : | letters of an old kind |
| handwriting | : | written by hand |
| spidery | : | looks like a spider web |
| rune-letters | : | letters of an old kind |
| what do they say? | : | can you read the words? |
| vexed | : | sad |
| goodness knows when | : | nobody known when |
| thrush | : | bird |
| threshold | : | just before |
| cheats | : | look good but are bad |
| deceptions | : | they try to trick you |
| infested | : | full of |
| dreadful | : | scary |
| crooked | : | going left and right |
| a lonely and a long | : | is is lonely and it is long |
| shrill | : | cold |
| boulders | : | big rocks |
| galloping | : | running fast like a horse |
| chill | : | cold |
| uncanny | : | scary |
| wail | : | soft cry |
| haymaking | : | harvest |
| gaily | : | happily |
| swift | : | fast |
| thriven | : | got stronger |
| driven men from the lands | : | forced men away from the lands |
| astray | : | wrong |
| fearful | : | dangerous |
| dreadful fall | : | steep side |
| sheltering | : | getting cover |
| whinnying | : | sounding scared |
| guffawing | : | laughing |
| occasion | : | day |
| ponies and all | : | ponies and everything |
| unsaddle | : | take the saddle off |
| colours | : | colors (such as red, yellow, red, blue) |
| amuse | : | to make them laugh |
| seized | : | took |
| heart of the mountain | : | middle on the mountain |
| can see through | : | can see through the darkness |
| stuffy | : | difficult to breathe |
| unmercifully | : | even though they know it hurts a lot |
| glimmer | : | a little bit |
| pinch, nab | : | grab and squeeze |
| lad | : | boy |
| tongs | : | tool for grabbing things |
| knocker | : | a little thing on a door one can use to knock on the door with |
| gongs | : | musical instrument one can beat to make sound |
| pound | : | hit |
| Swish, smack! Whip crack! | : | hit with a whip |
| whip | : | a rope with a handle |
| batter and beat | : | hit |
| yammer and bleat | : | scream and cry |
| shirk | : | stop the work |
| quaff | : | drink |
| terrifying | : | scary |
| too plain | : | easy to understand |
| whooped | : | laughed |
| suitable | : | good |
| chained their hands | : | put chains on their hands |
| linked | : | tied together |
| tremendous | : | very big |
| bad-hearted | : | bad and mean |
| untidy | : | messy |
| ingenious | : | clever |
| especially | : | a good example is |
| the orderly and prosperous | : | people who live safely in a good place and with food to eat |
| alliances | : | friendships |
| grudge | : | anger |
| mentioned | : | told |
| miserable | : | bad and sad |
| I'll warrent | : | I think |
| murderers | : | people who kill other people |
| suspect | : | think and guess |
| unused | : | empty and nobody is using it |
| inconveniencing | : | interrupting |
| rage | : | anger |
| gnash | : | hit |
| jibbering and jabbering | : | hitting |
| shrieking and skriking | : | screaming |
| dumbfounded | : | very surprised and could not move |
| trotting | : | running |
| off they all went at a run | : | they started to run again |
| many a stumble | : | many times they tripped and almost fell to the ground |
| delight | : | joy |
| no knowing quite where we are | : | we don't know where we are |
| hordes of | : | many |
| so that do what they could | : | so even though they did what they could |
| scurrying | : | running |
| fell behind | : | came last |
| hustling back | : | trying hard to get back |
| realm | : | kingdom |
| with them shut | : | with his eyes shut |
| groped | : | felt with his hands |
| on all fours | : | on hands and feet |
| his head was swimming | : | he felt dizzy |
| for a good way | : | for a long distance |
| a turning point in his career | : | his life is going to be different |
| miserableness | : | feeling bad and sad |
| high time | : | already late for |
| miserabler | : | more miserable |
| he felt for | : | he tried to find |
| pouch | : | bag |
| shattered | : | broke |
| as he agreed | : | as he realized |
| striking | : | light up |
| crushed | : | sad |
| slapping | : | touching |
| fortunately | : | it was lucky |
| breeches | : | pants |
| splendid | : | good |
| impression | : | made people think |
| a patter and a pitter | : | beating fast |
| ordinary | : | normal kind |
| properly | : | has good air |
| recovered | : | feeling better again |
| fund | : | memory |
| steadily | : | all the time |
| in spite of | : | even though |
| occasional | : | some times |
| whirr | : | sound |
| startled | : | surprised |
| frequent | : | often |
| not daring to stop, on, on | : | he felt that he had to keep running |
| tireder | : | more tired |
| subterranean | : | underground |
| slimey | : | full of slime |
| bulging | : | out of the head |
| unbeknown | : | unknown |
| odd | : | strange |
| slinking and nosing about | : | exploring the area |
| rowed about | : | rowed his boat to different places |
| dangling | : | hanging |
| ripple | : | movement in the water |
| as quick as thinking | : | very fast |
| goblin he thought good | : | he liked to eat goblins |
| he took care | : | he was careful |
| they never found him out | : | they didn't find him |
| throttle | : | grab their neck and squeeze |
| prowling | : | searching |
| lurking | : | hiding |
| very roots | : | deep down |
| a fancy for fish | : | a wish to eat fish |
| shot off | : | started quickly |
| a choice feast | : | many choices |
| jumped nearly out of his skin | : | was very surprised |
| thrusting | : | holding |
| hinges | : | connectors |
| ye | : | you |
| a bitsy | : | for a short time |
| the long, long ago | : | a long time ago |
| does it guess easy? | : | wow, Bilbo guess easily |
| chestnuts | : | it is easy |
| ages before | : | a long time ago |
| gain time | : | get time to think |
| poser | : | hard question |
| scrumptiously crunchable | : | taste good |
| devours | : | eats |
| dreadfully | : | badly |
| scattered his wits | : | cannot think clearly |
| pawing | : | touching |
| precious | : | important, valuable, treasure |
| antiquity | : | very old and important |
| genuine | : | real |
| hasty | : | fast |
| oddments | : | things |
| perhaps | : | maybe |
| at large | : | used |
| galled | : | made him hurt |
| parted from | : | be away from |
| venture | : | walk |
| torches | : | wooden sticks with fire in one end |
| smart | : | hurt |
| goblin-imp | : | goblin-child |
| scrabbling | : | looking |
| in vain | : | without finding it |
| utterly | : | completely |
| suspicion | : | idea |
| pale | : | weak |
| maddened | : | made mad |
| forefinger | : | pointer finger |
| snag | : | thing |
| sheathed | : | put back in its container |
| gurgling | : | sound of water in the mouth |
| halted | : | stopped |
| noser | : | somebody who walks around and looks where they are not supposed to |
| tricksy | : | it tricked me |
| creepsy | : | creeping |
| shambling | : | running |
| pace | : | speed |
| cautiously | : | carefully |
| whirl | : | don't know what to do |
| flip-flapping | : | walking |
| get shaky and weepy | : | began to shake and cry |
| peered | : | looked |
| shrank back | : | walked back |
| durstn't | : | don't date |
| dead stop | : | the passage ended |
| stiffened | : | listened |
| menacingly | : | ready to attack |
| alert | : | ready and watching out |
| sharpened | : | made sharper |
| crouched | : | bending down |
| splayed | : | spread out |
| thrust out | : | sticking out |
| tense as a bowstring | : | ready to attack any time |
| spring | : | jump |
| went stiff | : | started to listen |
| desperate | : | had almost no choice |
| stab | : | hit with the sword |
| foul | : | bad |
| threatened | : | said that he wanted to |
| pity | : | feel for sorry for |
| welled up in Bilbo's heart | : | Bilbo felt strongly |
| unmarked | : | without anything special |
| betterment | : | getting better |
| resolve | : | decision |
| leaped | : | jumped |
| threw him backwards | : | jumped backwards |
| falling fair | : | landed well |
| sturdy | : | strong |
| sped | : | ran fast |
| heels | : | backs of the feet |
| bloodcurdling | : | scary |
| hatred | : | he hates |
| despair | : | feeling almost that almost no choice is left |
| prey | : | animal one can hunt, kill, and eat |
| cry | : | loud shout |
| held on | : | kept running |
| menacing | : | ready to attack |
| roughly | : | with sharp edges |
| stubbed | : | hurt |
| jagged | : | with sharp edges |
| orcs | : | goblins |
| stooping | : | bending |
| sloping down | : | going down |
| incline | : | going up |
| filtering | : | coming |
| scuttling | : | running |
| dazzlingly | : | looks good |
| leak | : | little bit |
| drawn | : | out and ready for a fight |
| aroused | : | excited |
| smote Bilbo | : | Bilbo felt |
| bellowed | : | shouted |
| swore | : | said bad words |
| hither and thither | : | here and there |
| outcry and to-do | : | don't know what to do |
| trampled | : | stepped on |
| game of blindman's buff | : | playing tag |
| running about | : | running here and there |
| dodged | : | ran |
| make out | : | understand |
| scrambled away on all fours | : | crawled on hands and feet |
| ajar | : | open |
| pushed it nearly to | : | pushed it such that it was nearly closed |
| bewildered | : | don't know what to do |
| hooting and hallooing | : | shouting |
| giddy | : | unable to think |
| where and O where | : | where |
| dells | : | valleys |
| discussing | : | talking about |
| debating | : | talking about |
| abominable | : | bad |
| drat him | : | I don't like it |
| helter-skelter | : | as fast as we could go |
| reputation | : | what people think about him |
| appreciatively | : | they liked it |
| description | : | story |
| presence | : | they are there |
| evidently | : | clearly |
| decent | : | good |
| ticklish | : | difficult |
| bewitchments | : | magic |
| was acquainted with | : | knew |
| called them to their senses | : | asked them to think clearly |
| lengthening | : | getting longer |
| sorrel | : | vegetable |
| patches | : | areas |
| rabbit-cropped turf | : | short grass |
| thyme | : | plant |
| sage | : | plant |
| marjoram | : | plant |
| rockroses | : | roses |
| landslide | : | rocks and sand roll down |
| rubbish | : | garbage |
| clattering | : | making sound |
| disturbed | : | moved |
| bounded | : | moved |
| trudge | : | walk |
| slithering | : | sliding |
| seemed on the move | : | seemed to move |
| huddled all together | : | standing close together |
| slabs | : | small rocks |
| climbing wood | : | wood on the hillside |
| the onslaught of the rocks | : | the falling rocks |
| bracken | : | bushes |
| bruised | : | that have wounds |
| deepening | : | getting longer |
| plains | : | flat land |
| fronds | : | leaves |
| forest-silence | : | quiet |
| sea-sighing | : | sound of wind over the ocean |
| it struck all of them | : | they thought |
| shuddering | : | that made them shiver |
| imitate | : | sound like |
| goblin-infested | : | with lots of goblins |
| keener | : | better |
| proverb | : | saying |
| glade | : | area |
| slender | : | thin |
| swarm | : | climb |
| dangling | : | hanging |
| at intervals | : | gaps |
| spokes | : | sticks |
| greenery | : | leaves |
| topmost | : | highest |
| boughs | : | branches |
| gleaming | : | shining |
| scuttling | : | running |
| porter | : | man who carries heavy things |
| clearing | : | area without trees |
| clambered | : | climbed |
| blazing | : | shining |
| evidently | : | clearly |
| meeting-place | : | place to meet |
| had smelt out | : | found by smelling |
| clamour | : | sound |
| raids | : | attacks |
| the plunder | : | stolen things |
| goblin-raid | : | attack by the goblins |
| nearest the mountains | : | closest to the mountains |
| woodmen | : | men who live in the forest |
| intention | : | plan |
| alight | : | on fire |
| whizzing | : | with a sound of burning |
| shaggy | : | hairy |
| to and fro | : | here and there |
| pinnacle | : | top |
| unblinking | : | without blinking |
| glint | : | light |
| cowardly | : | not brave |
| noble-hearted | : | good |
| lofty | : | high up |
| afoot | : | going on |
| summoned | : | asked to come here |
| deep-piled | : | in a big pile |
| maddened | : | angry |
| round the trunks | : | around the trees |
| brushwood | : | branches |
| beat | : | hit |
| it closed slowly in | : | it got closer slowly |
| the fuel piled | : | the firewood in a pile |
| reek | : | gap |
| wizard though he was | : | even though he was a wizard |
| fern | : | leaves |
| shrivel and scorch | : | burn |
| fizzling | : | sound of burning |
| delight | : | joy |
| blaze | : | burn |
| glaze | : | melt |
| bones black | : | bones get burned |
| cinders | : | ashes |
| splendour | : | light |
| spring | : | jump |
| hurtling | : | jumping |
| thunderbolt | : | lightning |
| talons | : | claws |
| loud cried the Lord of the Eagles | : | the Lord of the Eagles shouted loudly |
| swept | : | flew |
| in vain | : | without hitting the target |
| swooped | : | flew |
| the dark rush of their beating wings | : | their wings pushed them |
| smote | : | hit |
| scrambling | : | climbed |
| borne off | : | carried away |
| tumult | : | mess |
| sprang | : | jumped |
| flurry | : | many |
| sweeping | : | big |
| At the best of times | : | When all is well |
| giddy | : | happy |
| queer | : | dizzy |
| swam | : | was dizzy |
| eyrie | : | nest |
| lest | : | unless |
| trimmed | : | cleaned |
| torn up | : | killed |
| slightly | : | a little bit |
| rendered | : | given |
| arrow-wound | : | wound from being hit with an arrow shot from a bow |
| captives | : | prisoners |
| yew | : | wood |
| cheat | : | take away |
| sport | : | what they have captured |
| obliged | : | grateful |
| in the meantime | : | while we are waiting |
| famished | : | very hungry |
| mended | : | fixed |
| skinning | : | take off the skin |
| butcher | : | the man who kills and cuts up animals for food |
| taken to | : | started to use |
| contendedly | : | happily |
| a wash and a brush | : | wash hands, wash face, and tooth brush |
| fresh start | : | new adventure |
| off rose | : | started to fly |
| twined | : | in between |
| about | : | around |
| falling back | : | being further and looking smaller |
| fair | : | beautiful |
| clutch | : | hold |
| spirals | : | going around in circles |
| outpost | : | a station far away from the main place |
| bear | : | carry |
| sun sails | : | where the sun can be seen |
| moon walks | : | where the moon can be seen |
| parted | : | went separate ways |
| worn | : | used |
| ford | : | a place in the river where it is easy to get across |
| wholesome | : | good |
| discussed | : | talked about |
| management | : | leadership |
| pressing | : | urgent |
| attend | : | take care of |
| distressed | : | sad |
| you are still some miles | : | you are some miles from |
| pleading | : | begging |
| wide-armed oaks | : | oak trees with long branches |
| appalling | : | scary |
| humoured | : | he hears something funny |
| easy-tempered | : | friendly |
| crossly | : | a little angry |
| furrier | : | a person who buys and sell fur |
| conies | : | rabbits |
| tippet | : | clothes made of fur |
| muff | : | hand warmer made of fur |
| unfortunate | : | bad |
| descended from | : | in the family of |
| fancy | : | think |
| enchantment | : | magic |
| marvellous | : | amazing |
| ranges | : | walks |
| perish | : | die |
| before them | : | in front of |
| down dale | : | downhill into a dale |
| plodded | : | walked |
| clover | : | small green plant that usually has either three or four leaves |
| whirring | : | sound of bees |
| as big again | : | twice as big |
| drones | : | male bees |
| bee-pastures | : | area where bees live |
| scramble | : | walk |
| unshaped logs | : | branches from a tree |
| creaking | : | make noise |
| sleek | : | well shaped |
| well-groomed | : | clean |
| courtyard | : | area between buildings |
| wings | : | side buildings |
| lopped | : | cut off |
| knotted | : | strong |
| tunic | : | shirt |
| rolling | : | long |
| gruffly | : | a little angry |
| towering tall above | : | much taller than |
| bushy | : | big |
| unimpeachable | : | good |
| reputation | : | what people think about him |
| conscious of | : | was thinking about |
| at least advice | : | what we need most is advice |
| pass | : | place to get over the mountains |
| blackened rafters | : | black ceiling |
| veranda | : | patio |
| wooden posts | : | long piece of wood |
| westering | : | going west |
| full of flowers | : | with many flowers |
| that came right up to the steps | : | all the way to the steps |
| refuge | : | cover |
| hullo | : | hello |
| troop of | : | many |
| comic one | : | funny one |
| offended | : | angry |
| mislaid | : | lost |
| did not show it more than | : | tried not to show |
| suspicious | : | most likely bad |
| good way away | : | far away |
| porch | : | patio |
| pillars | : | wood that carries the ceiling |
| hearth | : | fireplace |
| fore-feet | : | front feet, similar to hands |
| trestles | : | legs for tables |
| bore | : | carried |
| embroidered | : | decorated |
| broad backs | : | wide back side |
| rush-bottoms | : | seats |
| many a year | : | many years |
| beeswax | : | wax produced by honey bees |
| outstretched | : | big area |
| perils | : | dangers |
| heed | : | attention |
| smith-craft | : | the technique that a smith uses |
| save | : | other than |
| long | : | for a long time |
| drinking-bowls | : | cups |
| mead | : | something to drink |
| the dark night came on outside | : | it got dark outside |
| dancing flames | : | moving flames |
| standing tall | : | standing and tall |
| stirring | : | moving |
| rafters | : | wood |
| withered | : | dry and wrinkled |
| heath | : | open land |
| mountains cold | : | cold up in the mountains |
| mould | : | ground |
| ceased | : | stopped |
| shrill | : | high sound |
| harsh | : | strict |
| marsh | : | wetland |
| tassels | : | leaves |
| reeds | : | plants |
| rent | : | broken |
| bare | : | empty |
| lair | : | nest |
| stark | : | big |
| the moon set sail | : | the moon started to move |
| gale | : | strong wind |
| raised platform | : | high floor |
| woollen | : | made of wool |
| woke | : | woke up |
| embers | : | the yellow dots in a fire |
| splash of white | : | light |
| smoke-hole | : | hole that the smoke can go through |
| scuffling | : | moving around |
| awoke | : | woke up |
| full morning | : | the sun is all the way up |
| lazybones | : | a person who sleeps a lot |
| puzzled | : | confused |
| masses | : | a lot |
| clotted | : | think |
| quart | : | a quarter of a gallon, that is, about a liter |
| figure-eight | : | looks like the number eight, that is, two circles close together |
| swirling channel | : | water moving fast and changing direction |
| the night before last | : | two nights ago |
| dropped asleep | : | feel asleep fast |
| puzzling | : | thinking about |
| good humour | : | good mood |
| at any rate | : | anyway |
| burned wolf-glade | : | area where they set the wolves and trees on fire |
| forced | : | made them hurt until they told him what he wanted know |
| raid | : | attack |
| vengeance | : | revenge |
| taking your word | : | believe you |
| lade | : | make them carry |
| earthenware pots | : | pots made of clay |
| keep good | : | keep eatable |
| made one thirsty | : | made a person thirsty |
| savage | : | fierce |
| sweepings of their hoods | : | show of respect |
| midday | : | noon |
| skirts | : | edge |
| overgrown | : | a lot of grass and many plants grow on it |
| impassable | : | impossible to get across |
| well protected | : | well guared |
| cut you off | : | block you |
| swifter | : | faster |
| strongholds | : | something like a castle, that is, well-defended |
| drawing ever closer | : | getting closer all the time |
| pursuing | : | trying to catch |
| the next morning dawned | : | the next morning the sun got up |
| bright and fair | : | beautiful |
| autumn-like | : | like it was autumn (that is, fall) |
| mist | : | fog |
| scattered | : | a few, here and there |
| browsing | : | touching |
| harts | : | deer |
| prowling | : | walking |
| their night had been short | : | they had less sleep than usual |
| frowning | : | dangerous |
| eaves | : | edge |
| overhanging | : | hanging over the head |
| gnarled | : | twisted |
| ivy | : | green plants |
| the Northern world | : | the part of the world which in the North |
| inclined | : | wanted |
| sense | : | ability of think |
| glum | : | sad |
| expedition | : | adventure |
| they distributed the packages | : | the gave each person some of the packages |
| as fairly as they could | : | about equally many to each person |
| wearysomely | : | tiring |
| trudging | : | walk |
| gaily | : | happily |
| Bilbo could have sworn | : | Bilbo was sure |
| poor | : | small |
| watching and waiting feeling | : | a feeling that the forest is watching and waiting |
| stiff | : | full of |
| hobgoblins | : | a particular kind of goblins |
| worst description | : | worst kind |
| necromancer | : | magician |
| stick to the forest-track | : | stay on the forest-track |
| a tremendous slice of luck | : | a lot of luck |
| dear old Smaug | : | the terrible Smaug |
| temptation | : | chance |
| dismay | : | feeling sad |
| plunged | : | walked |
| arch | : | curved door |
| leant | : | were leaning |
| lichen | : | moss |
| blackened | : | black |
| wound | : | going |
| the quiet was so deep | : | it was so quiet |
| dimness | : | weak light |
| glimmer | : | weak light |
| slender | : | thin |
| matted | : | thick |
| stabbed down | : | came down |
| inquisitive | : | asking |
| hurryings | : | animals running around fast |
| cobweb | : | spider web |
| as heartily | : | as much |
| longed for | : | wished for |
| forest roof | : | the leaves that block the sun |
| everlastingly | : | will last forever |
| to watch | : | to guard |
| bulbous | : | fat |
| top-hat | : | tall hat that some men like to wear |
| posts | : | pieces of wood that are stuck partly into the ground |
| as they used | : | as they used to be |
| splash it fell | : | it fell with a splash |
| in vain | : | it didn't work |
| taut | : | pulled all the way |
| the stronger | : | the strongest |
| flying sound | : | a sound of something moving fast |
| gloom | : | darkness |
| flying deer | : | a deer in the middle of a jump |
| guardian | : | somebody who protects |
| wail | : | cry of pain |
| drenched | : | completely wet |
| ill luck | : | bad luck |
| clumsiness | : | tendency to fall to the ground |
| aware | : | know |
| baying | : | barking |
| vexed | : | troubled |
| a hind and fawns | : | a female and children |
| gloomy | : | sad |
| straggle | : | go |
| burnened | : | had to carry |
| wearisome | : | tiring |
| light | : | weighs just a little bit |
| managed | : | been able to do it |
| slumbering | : | sleeping |
| funguses | : | mushrooms |
| herbs | : | plants that people can eat |
| ruffled | : | made noise |
| disquieting | : | worrying |
| eerie | : | strange |
| accursed | : | bad |
| many a slap | : | many slaps |
| he was greened and grimed | : | he got green and dirty |
| only hold on and blink | : | he could only hold on with his hands and blink with his eyes |
| brilliantly | : | sharply |
| velvety | : | soft |
| at length | : | after a while |
| parchingly | : | very |
| quench | : | satisfy |
| short commons | : | little food |
| at that very moment | : | at the same time |
| twinkle | : | little light |
| midst | : | middle |
| confusticate | : | confuse |
| clamour | : | noise |
| mirth | : | joy |
| occasional | : | some times |
| stealthily | : | without being seen |
| out of bond | : | no longer under control |
| there's a good fellow | : | be a good fellow |
| too roomy | : | had too much space |
| lose their wits | : | lose their ability to think clearly |
| riseth | : | rises |
| mere | : | lake |
| kine | : | cow |
| lapping | : | covering |
| raftsteerers | : | the people who steer the raft |
| disembarked | : | got off |
| necessaries | : | things they need |
| laden | : | loaded |
| desolation | : | empty and destroyed land |
| spurs of the Mountain | : | ridges |
| reek | : | bad smell |
| perilous | : | dangerous |
| two of these here | : | two of them |
| thrust forward west | : | stretched in a western direction |
| main mass | : | main part |
| marauding | : | wanting to attack or steal |
| exceeding | : | more than |
| possessed of | : | has |
| calculating folk | : | people who think ahead |
| treacherous | : | unreliable |
| bade | : | wished |
| rustle | : | little noice |
| unmistakable | : | loud |
| gurgling | : | boiling |
| Mountain's root | : | deep down in the Mountain |
| slumber | : | sleep |
| limbs | : | body parts |
| staggerment | : | shock |
| an age | : | a long time |
| dire menace | : | big threat |
| have long had | : | have had for a long time |
| withstood | : | didn't break |
| midday | : | Noon |
| sulking | : | quiet and in a bad mood |
| wily | : | bad |
| overwhelming personality | : | convincing way to talk |
| kin | : | family |
| antiquated | : | old and no longer useful |
| under-covering | : | cover of his stomach |
| as bare as a snail out of its shell | : | without cover |
| singed and frizzled | : | burned |
| thrushes | : | birds |
| slip | : | make a mistake |
| prod | : | hit |
| frontal | : | direct |
| inlaid | : | made with |
| Heart of the Mountain | : | the best thing in the Mountain |
| outburst | : | result |
| wrath | : | anger |
| dominion | : | area |
| burdens | : | things they were carrying |
| blotted | : | hidden |
| enthusiasm | : | a lot of interest |
| hotfoot | : | fast |
| to arms | : | get your weapons |
| amid | : | in the middle of |
| foiled | : | prevented |
| alas | : | sadly |
| recompense | : | money given for the loss that was suffered |
| tidings | : | news |
| linger | : | live |
| alighted | : | landed |
| bobbed | : | moved |
| remnant | : | something that is still there |
| fells | : | mountains |
| undesigned | : | without that you wanted to |
| amended | : | paid back |
| parley | : | discussion |
| thrice | : | three times |
| betrayed | : | go against a promise to a friend |
| get down now to your friends | : | go to your friends |
| reconciliation | : | peace and friendship |
| domination | : | power |
| forging and arming | : | making weapons and giving them to soldiers |
| fell | : | died |
| deafening | : | very loud |
| rending | : | tearing into pieces |
| restrained | : | held back |
| redoubled | : | twice as much |
| smote | : | hit |
| helm | : | helmet |
| Well I never | : | I never would have thought |
| hail! | : | hi! |
| in captivity | : | in prison |
| fare | : | go |
| the goblins overthrown | : | the goblins lost the war |
| hardships | : | difficulties |
| cherish | : | like very much |
| alder | : | tree |
| auction | : | a place where people are selling things |
| reputation | : | what people are saying about you |
| content | : | happy |
| coat of mail | : | chain armor |
| chiefly | : | mainly |