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additional
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From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
aft
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ago
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Ahab
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anchors
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From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
barrels
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boxes
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
contrary
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From this reading And how long ago is it since you said the very contrary?
Didn't
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extra
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From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
FlasknounUS /flæsk/
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
hanging
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From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
how
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From this reading And how long ago is it since you said the very contrary?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
insurance
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And how long ago is it since you said the very contrary?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And how long ago is it since you said the very contrary?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
just
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From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
knot
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From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
lashings
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From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
loaded
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From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how long ago is it since you said the very contrary?
lucifers
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
mounted
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From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
much
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From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
now
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From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
once
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From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
passing
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From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
pay
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please
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From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
policy
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pound
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From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
powder
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From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
said
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From this reading And how long ago is it since you said the very contrary?
sails
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say
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saying
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From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And how long ago is it since you said the very contrary?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Stop, now; didn’t you say so?”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
Stop
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From this reading Stop, now; didn’t you say so?”
Stubb
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From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
there
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From this reading Stubb and Flask mounted on them, and passing additional lashings over the anchors there hanging.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
very
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From this reading And how long ago is it since you said the very contrary?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Didn’t you once say that whatever ship Ahab sails in, that ship should pay something extra on its insurance policy, just as though it were loaded with powder barrels aft and boxes of lucifers forward?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, Stubb; you may pound that knot there as much as you please, but you will never pound into me what you were just now saying.
