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dwell
in
The Hobbit
(Edited)

Morning passed, afternoon came; but in all the silent waste there was no sign of any dwelling.
p. 44.7

dwelling = house
They dwelt most often by the edges of the woods, from which they could escape at times to hunt, or to ride and run over the open lands by moonlight or starlight; and after the coming of Men they took ever more and more to the gloaming and the dusk.
p. 154.6

dwelt = lived
This great cave, from which countless smaller ones opened out on every side, wound far underground and had many passages and wide halls; but it was lighter and more wholesome than any goblin-dwelling, and neither so deep nor so dangerous.
p. 154.9

dwelling = home
Those lands had changed much since the days when dwarves dwelt in the Mountain, days which most people now remembered only as a very shadowy tradition.
p. 175.1

dwelt = lived
A great bridge made of wood ran out to where on huge piles made of forest trees was built a busy wooden town, not a town of elves but of Men, who still dared to dwell here under the shadow of the distant dragon-mountain.
p. 176.6

dwell = live
Very great indeed was the commotion among all things with wings that dwelt on the borders of the Desolation of the Dragon.
p. 232.3

dwelt = lived
The time has gone for the autumn wanderings; and these are birds that dwell always in the land;
p. 234.3 *

dwell = live
There used to be great friendship between them and the people of Thror; and they often brought us secret news, and were rewarded with such bright things as they coveted to hide in their dwellings.
p. 235.2

dwellings = homes
Your own wisdom must decide your course, but thirteen is small remnant of the great folk of Durin that once dwelt here, and now are scattered far.
p. 236.7

dwelt = lived
But go specially to my cousin Dain in the Iron Hills, for he has many people well-armed, and dwells nearest to this place.
p. 237.2

dwells = lives
Further in his last battle Smaug destroyed the dwellings of the men of Esgaroth,
p. 241.4 *

dwellings = homes
"Winter and snow will bite both men and elves," he said, "and they may find their dwelling in the Waste grievous to bear."
p. 245.1

dwelling = living
May it bring good fortune to all his folk that dwell here after!
p. 265.2

dwell = live (make their home)

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(1) (dwell as in: Don't dwell on it.)
to think, communicate, or let attention stay on (or return to) something for a prolonged period
(2) (dwell as in: It dwells in the forest.)
make one's home in; or to live in; or to stay (in a place)
(3) (dwelling as in: a modest dwelling)
a house or shelter in which someone lives
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

dwell in The Hobbit (Edited)

dwell
in
The Hobbit
(Edited)