First read: the hobbit
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in a land before the dominion of man,
earth is filled
dwarves. here too are
such
of the
, who live a simple life
_is bilbo, sent by gandalf the wizard on a
to reclaim
- alo
that changes him and possibly the fate of _
adventure-fantasy the hobbit.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.