All 5 Uses of
remnant
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Indeed, a remnant still dwelt there of the Dunedain, the kings of Men that came over the Sea out of Westernesse; but they were dwindling fast and the lands of their North Kingdom were falling far and wide into waste.†
Chpt Pro. *
- My dear Frodo, that is just what the Rangers are: the last remnant in the North of the great people, the Men of the West.†
Chpt 2.1
- Only a remnant of our eastern force came back, destroying the last bridge that still stood amid the ruins of Osgiliath.†
Chpt 2.2
- The marauding orcs had been waylaid and almost all destroyed; the remnant had fled westward towards the mountains, and were being pursued.†
Chpt 2.6
- Every now and again they made efforts to speak of other things, of their long road and many adventures; they questioned Aragorn concerning the realm of Gondor and its ancient history, and the remnants of its great works that could still be seen in this strange border-land of the Emyn Muil: the stone kings and the seats of Lhaw and Hen, and the great Stair beside the falls of Rauros.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
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(remnant) a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth