I’m including “hear”, “hears”, “heard”, and “unheard”. Word Fans, does “unheard” seem appropriate to you? Such decisions comprise the art that I have found necessary in this project.

• 01.004 which they can hear a mile off.
• 01.006 If you had heard only a quarter of what I have heard about him,
• 01.006 If you had heard only a quarter of what I have heard about him,
• 01.006 and I have only heard very little of all there is to hear,
• 01.006 and I have only heard very little of all there is to hear,
• 01.078 Was sung unheard by men or elves.
• 01.081 The dwarves, they heard the tramp of doom.
• 01.083 and hear the pine-trees
• 01.095 This is what he heard,
• 01.120 and didn’t you hear our song?
• 01.123 The first we heard of it was
• 01.137 Hear, hear!’ said Bilbo,
• 01.137 Hear, hear!’ said Bilbo,
• 01.138 Hear what?’
• 01.138 Hear what I have got to say!’
• 01.143 he could hear Thorin still humming to himself
• 02.028 and sang songs Bilbo had never heard before.
• 02.038 They have seldom even heard of the king round here,
• 02.048 Of the various burglarious proceedings he had heard of
• 02.072 The dwarves had heard noises from a distance,
• 02.080 not daring to move for fear they should hear him.
• 02.108 They had to hear Bilbo’s account
• 03.011 They could hear the voice of hurrying water
• 03.034 or one or two of the songs that they heard
• 03.037 I have heard that there are still forgotten treasures of old
• 04.005 They could hear the giants guffawing
• 04.012 it was good to hear the wind
• 04.013 but Gandalf would not hear of it.
• 04.025 because of the war which you have heard mentioned,
• 04.043 they began to hear goblin noises
• 04.044 so that do what they could the dwarves heard the cries
• 04.044 Soon they could hear even the flap of the goblin feet,
• 04.050 nor even Gandalf heard them coming.
• 05.001 He could hear nothing,
• 05.008 that men have mostly never heard or have forgotten long ago.
• 05.009 and still he heard no sound of anything
• 05.010 and he could hear,
• 05.034 Fortunately he had once heard something rather like this before,
• 05.038 Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
• 05.039 Bilbo had heard that sort of thing before;
• 05.056 and ogres he had ever heard told of
• 05.089 Bilbo thought he had heard the last of him.
• 05.090 Suddenly he heard a screech.
• 05.091 Bilbo heard him crying.
• 05.105 he heard the hiss loud behind him,
• 05.119 He had heard of such things,
• 05.132 then they’ll have heard his shrieking
• 06.003 when he heard voices.
• 06.020 because I heard him talking to himself.
• 06.025 Bilbo had not heard it.
• 06.028 As soon as Gandalf had heard Bilbo’s yell
• 06.041 and the last faint crashes could be heard
• 06.046 that he could hear the dwarves’ breathing
• 06.049 All of a sudden they heard a howl away down hill,
• 06.050 To hear it out
• 06.061 I will tell you what Gandalf heard,
• 06.066 I hear wolves’ voices!
• 06.067 and hear the howling
• 06.073 He could hear the goblins
• 06.089 No you don’t!’ he heard Dori answering,
• 06.097 in a weak little voice that nobody heard.
• 07.019 when they heard the wizard talking like this to Bilbo.
• 07.023 and I heard him growl
• 07.038 Never heard of him,’
• 07.039 I have heard of you,
• 07.039 if you have not heard of me;
• 07.039 but perhaps you have heard of my good cousin Radagast
• 07.076 That’s the first time I’ve heard eight called a dozen.
• 07.080 That’s the first time I’ve heard one from ten leave fourteen.
• 07.082 when he heard of the hobbit’s reappearance
• 07.090 The best I have heard for a long while.
• 07.093 was heard,
• 07.096 it seemed to Bilbo that he heard a sound
• 07.113 and heard nothing since the night before,
• 07.120 and he heard the same scraping, scuffling,
• 07.126 for I have heard that it carries enchantment
• 07.130 while the forest-road itself, he had heard,
• 07.153 They heard his voice come faintly:
• 08.029 but they heard the sound of hooves quickly falter
• 08.032 it seemed they could hear the noise
• 08.038 At times they heard disquieting laughter.
• 08.042 He could hear the dwarves shouting up at him from far below,
• 08.048 When he heard that there was nothing to eat,
• 08.062 and they heard the voices
• 08.080 That is why the spiders neither saw nor heard him coming.
• 08.094 and also to let the dwarves hear his voice.
• 08.130 had passed over him unheard.
• 09.003 Nor did they hear or feel him trotting along
• 09.014 when he heard Bilbo’s little voice
• 09.022 Then Bilbo heard the king’s butler
• 09.025 When he heard this
• 09.055 he could hear the elves still singing
• 09.056 He heard the creak of the water-gate being hauled up,
• 10.006 the noise of the falls could be heard
• 10.007 he heard the elves speak of
• 10.018 and did not hear the noise x of the unpacking of the dwarves
• 10.040 I have never heard what happened
• 11.027 Bilbo heard this –
• 11.030 At that very moment he heard a sharp crack
• 12.008 hear the rustle of the whispering voices of the others just outside.
• 12.015 Bilbo had heard tell
• 12.017 we’ll hear no more of that.’
• 12.022 The dwarves heard
• 12.028 A whirring noise was heard.
• 12.031 they could hear the roar of the flying dragon grow
• 12.043 and he won’t hear me.
• 12.043 He had forgotten or had never heard about
• 12.045 I hear your breath.
• 12.066 I am pleased to hear
• 12.089 or so I have always heard,’
• 12.092 or we should have heard him.’
• 12.095 Bilbo wished he had never heard them,
• 12.101 they heard the roar
• 13.016 when they heard his voice;
• 13.027 Faintly the dwarves heard his small cries,
• 13.070 Hear, hear!’ cried Bilbo,
• 13.070 Hear, hear!’ cried Bilbo,
• 14.001 to hear news of Smaug,
• 14.020 and of all that it had heard.
• 14.034 were now heard as loudly crying that the dwarves
• 14.040 Beorn had heard it
• 14.041 That will be the last we shall hear
• 15.001 they had not heard or seen any sign of danger.
• 15.009 You must have heard the ugly names
• 15.025 cried the dwarves as if they had not heard him;
• 15.026 As you have heard some of the events already,
• 15.027 they heard that three of their ponies had escaped
• 16.003 Bilbo heard these words
• 16.029 You have not heard of Dain
• 16.031 of which you have no doubt heard.
• 16.034 Let us hear it!’
• 16.045 There is news brewing that even the ravens have not heard.
• 17.002 said Thorin when he heard.
• 17.002 and I will hear,’
• 17.031 when a cry was heard
• 17.061 I have heard songs of many battles,
• 17.065 If the elves could not see him they could hear him.
• 18.010 that your voice was last heard
• 19.001 Bilbo heard the elves still singing
• 19.005 to hear the tale of their adventures.