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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
Ahab
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
also
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
bethinking
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From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
binnacle
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
bones
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From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
bulwarks
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
calling
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
Danish
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
deck
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
departedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/
well in the past; former
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
fabricated
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
How
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From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
ivory
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
Khan
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From this reading For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
king
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From this reading For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
kings
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
lamp
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
late
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
leaning
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
Leviathans
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From this reading For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
Lighting
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
lord
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From this reading For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
narwhale
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
Norse
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
old
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
pipe
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
plank
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From this reading For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
planting
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
royalty
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From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
sailor
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
saith
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
sat
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
sea
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From this reading For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
sea-loving
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
seated
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From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
sent
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
side
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
smoked
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
stool
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
Stubb
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
symbolized
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From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
then
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
thrones
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
times
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
tradition
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
tripod
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From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
tusks
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From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
usual
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
watch
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From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
weather
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From this reading Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized?
