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The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

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Chapter 1

Chapters 2–3

Chapters 4–5

Chapters 6–7

Chapters 8–9

Chapters 10–11

Chapters 12–13

Chapters 14–15

Chapters 16–17

Chapters 18–19

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by lovelykatie14, September 08, 2012

look up those words!!!

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The Hobbit

by Samone5311, July 10, 2013

This has helped me a lot when I first started reading the book it was a little confusing but this has really helped me understand better.

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