The Hobbit Vocabulary

What does the word in red mean?
"Why, O why did I ever bring a wretched little hobbit on a treasure hunt!" said poor Bombur, who was fat, and staggered along with the sweat dripping down his nose in his heat and terror.

• miserable

• very old

• powerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Shaped; worked; molded; formed

• Lure

• Eyrie

• Wrought

• Wily

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

small, secluded, wooded valley

• expedition

• hinder

• dell

• impenetrable

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

journey undertaken with a definite objective

• expedition

• eyrie

• loathsome

• perish

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

nest built on a high place

• pinnacle

• eyrie

• quay

• marauding

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a gathered, hidden, or stored supply or treasure

• hoard

• implore

• larders

• quest

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Can't be pierced or entered through

• plunder

• impenetrable

• prefer

• enmity

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

pantry or cupboards containing food stores

• loathsome

• larders

• lure

• eyrie

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word 'wrought' mean in the context of 'The Hobbit'?

• A) Lure

• B) Eyrie

• C) Wrought

• D) Wily

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In 'The Hobbit', what is a 'dell'?

• A) Expedition

• B) Hinder

• C) Dell

• D) Impenetrable

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4