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Chapter XXXI
Next morning Stubb accosted Flask. “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had. You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off! And then, presto! Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
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From this reading “Next morning Stubb accosted Flask.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had.
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From this reading Next morning Stubb accosted Flask.
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From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had.
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading Next morning Stubb accosted Flask.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
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From this reading “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Stubb accosted Flask.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Stubb accosted Flask.
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading And then, presto!
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From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
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From this reading “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading Next morning Stubb accosted Flask.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Such a queer dream, King-Post, I never had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading And then, presto!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
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From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
at the time that
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
in the company of; together with
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know the old man’s ivory leg, well I dreamed he kicked me with it; and when I tried to kick back, upon my soul, my little man, I kicked my leg right off!
