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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 There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
almost
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
canonized
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
chiselled
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
counsellors
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
dark
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From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
darkness
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From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
dress
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From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
eat
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From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
eyes
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
flashing
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
food
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From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
hooded
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
illuminated
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
kings
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
lamps
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
lay
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
light
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From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
lives
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From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
lot
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From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
mariner
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
merchantmen
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From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
milk
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From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
moment
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
more
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From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
muteness
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
oaken
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
off
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
pallet
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From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
Pequod's
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
queens
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From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
sailor
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From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
seeks
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From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
shrine
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
single
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
sleeping
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
some
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
stumble
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From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In merchantmen, oil for the sailor is more scarce than the milk of queens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
There
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
triangular
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
try-works
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
usual
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From this reading To dress in the dark, and eat in the dark, and stumble in darkness to his pallet, this is his usual lot.
vaults
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From this reading There they lay in their triangular oaken vaults, each mariner a chiselled muteness; a score of lamps flashing upon his hooded eyes.
watch
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From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
whaleman
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From this reading But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Had you descended from the Pequod’s try-works to the Pequod’s forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
