- 19.023 and with the daylong rain;
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Dart-throwing
“Dart” is an uncommon word. Dart-throwing is unattested in OED, so JRRT original.
- 08.092 and even grown-up he had still spent a deal of his time at quoits, dart-throwing,
Dart
- 08.112 How it darted to
- 08.123 He darted backwards
- 12.078 as he darted back
- 14.011 and dart was ready,
Dark-grey
Two common words comprise this uncommon hyphenated one. It’s one of my favorite colors, yet unattested in OED.
- 08.006 Worse still it brought thousands of dark-grey
Dark-green
Two common words comprise this uncommon hyphenated one. It is not attested in OED, and so a JRRT original!
- 01.026 and very bright eyes under his dark-green hood.
- 02.026 and Bilbo was wearing a dark-green hood
- 02.026 and a dark-green cloak borrowed from Dwalin.
Daresay
- 01.140 I daresay you will think of something.
- 03.018 and pretty fair nonsense I daresay you think it.
- 06.043 I daresay,’ grumbled Bombur;
- 10.040 Still, I daresay, more was guessed than was known,
- 16.010 I daresay; but I am bound here till midnight,’
- 19.025 I daresay you can find a use for it.’
Dangle
- 05.012 He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side,
- 06.052 with their beards dangling down,
- 06.086 when he looked down between his dangling toes
- 07.046 and Bilbo swung his dangling legs
- 08.022 looking at the snapped painter that was still dangling from it.
- 08.088 now that he noticed them for the first time dangling
- 08.104 where the bundles were dangling.
- 08.105 and dangle like ripe fruit)
Dale
- 01.109 and men of Dale.’
- 01.116 and so to the ruins of Dale –
- 01.122 They built the merry town of Dale there
- 01.122 and the toy market of Dale was the wonder of the North.
- 01.123 in Dale
- 01.123 and a fog fell on Dale,
- 01.123 and come by night to Dale,
- 01.123 until Dale was ruined,
- 03.040 and he grieved to remember the ruin of the town of Dale
- 10.006 into the lake from Dale
- 10.007 when Dale
- 10.008 and the fall of the lords of Dale.
- 11.006 after winding a wide loop over the valley of Dale,
- 11.007 There lies all that is left of Dale,’
- 11.027 I don’t think I could bear to see the unhappy valley of Dale again,
- 12.072 Girion Lord of Dale is dead,
- 12.084 The Men of Dale used to have the trick
- 12.096 Lord of Dale,
- 13.049 and were looking out upon Dale.
- 13.055 across Dale
- 14.018 Lord of Dale,
- 14.019 for he was of the race of Dale.
- 14.031 Girion was lord of Dale,
- 14.031 Dale is now freed by his valour,
- 14.035 and of Dale rebuilt,
- 15.015 and to Dale from South
- 15.020 of the race of Dale,
- 15.028 over which the stream went towards Dale.
- 15.029 in Dale before them.
- 15.048 the heir of Girion of Dale,
- 16.004 were now within about two days’ march of Dale,
- 17.031 and was now hastening to Dale.
- 17.048 and came rushing into Dale.
- 17.058 till Dale was dark
- 18.013 in Dale;
- 19.043 in Dale
Dain
A note on the naming of dwarves.
- 15.021 But go specially to my cousin Dain
- 15.043 before Dain could reach the Lonely Mountain,
- 16.004 that Dain and more than five hundred dwarves,
- 16.029 You have not heard of Dain
- 16.031 Dain, I may tell you,
- 17.002 That will be Dain!’
- 17.025 by the help of Dain he might not recapture the Arkenstone
- 17.030 telling Dain of what had passed,
- 17.031 Dain had come.
- 17.031 the secret of whose making was possessed by Dain’s people.
- 17.033 We are sent from Dain son of Nain,’
- 17.034 and nearly all of Dain’s folk,
- 17.035 between Thorin and Dain);
- 17.035 for the dwarves of Dain were advancing
- 17.041 O Dain!
- 17.043 Let Dain son of Nain come swiftly to us!’
- 17.044 hard on the heels of Dain.
- 17.045 and with Dain,
- 17.051 and ‘Dain, Dain!’
- 17.051 and ‘Dain, Dain!’
- 17.058 rushed all the dwarves of Dain to his help.
- 18.027 Dain has crowned their chief with gold,
- 18.032 There now Dain son of Nain took up his abode,
- 18.032 The others remained with Dain;
- 18.032 for Dain dealt his treasure well.
- 18.033 for Dain said:
- 18.034 which Dain had restored to him.
- 18.046 that Dain had given him at their parting.
Dagger
- 02.047 would perhaps have stuck a dagger into each of them
- 04.025 Hammers, axes, swords, daggers, pickaxes, tongs,
- 05.004 the little dagger that he got from the trolls,
- 05.017 thrusting his dagger
- 08.115 and Bilbo had his elvish dagger.
- 12.008 He loosened his dagger