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Chapter XXXVIII
By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it. My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman! Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field! But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me! I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.”
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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 My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.
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From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
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From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
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From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.
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From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
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From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
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From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
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From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
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From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
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From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
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From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
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From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
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From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.
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From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
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From this reading By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.
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From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
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From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
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From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
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From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
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From this reading But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!
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From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
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From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
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From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
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From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
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From this reading By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.
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From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My soul is more than matched; she’s overmanned; and by a madman!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Insufferable sting, that sanity should ground arms on such a field!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.
