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Chapter LXXII
In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew. Now hands are wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there. There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere. It is much the same with him who endeavors the description of the scene. We must now retrace our way a little.
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characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading “In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.”
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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 In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now hands are wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
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From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now hands are wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
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From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
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From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
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From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
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From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
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From this reading It is much the same with him who endeavors the description of the scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
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From this reading It is much the same with him who endeavors the description of the scene.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
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From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Now hands are wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now hands are wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is much the same with him who endeavors the description of the scene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is much the same with him who endeavors the description of the scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must now retrace our way a little.
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From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now retrace our way a little.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
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From this reading Now hands are wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We must now retrace our way a little.
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From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
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From this reading We must now retrace our way a little.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is much the same with him who endeavors the description of the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
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From this reading Now hands are wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no staying in any one place; for at one and the same time everything has to be done everywhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
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From this reading Now hands are wanted here, and then again hands are wanted there.
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From this reading We must now retrace our way a little.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now retrace our way a little.
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From this reading In the tumultuous business of cutting-in and attending to a whale, there is much running backwards and forwards among the crew.
which person or people
From this reading It is much the same with him who endeavors the description of the scene.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is much the same with him who endeavors the description of the scene.
