Chapter CXXII
Midnight Aloft—Thunder And Lightning
The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it. “Um, um, um. Stop that thunder! Plenty too much thunder up here. What’s the use of thunder?
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Chapter CXXII · Midnight Aloft—Thunder And Lightning
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The
Main-top-sail
yard.—Tashtego
passing
new
lashings
around
it.
“Um,
um,
um.
Stop
that
thunder!
Plenty
too
much
thunder
up
here.
What’s
the
use
of
thunder?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Chapter CXXII · Midnight Aloft—Thunder And Lightning
Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
The
Main-top-sail
yard.—Tashtego
passing
new
lashings
around
it.
Line 2
“Um,
um,
um.
Line 3
Stop
that
thunder!
Line 4
Plenty
too
much
thunder
up
here.
Line 5
What’s
the
use
of
thunder?
Learner Dictionary
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yard
noun
US /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.”
Collocations
The Main-top-sailA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Main-top-sail yardA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plenty too much thunder up here.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.
lashings
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From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.
Main-top-sail
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From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.
much
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new
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From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What’s the use of thunder?
passing
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From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.
Plenty
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From this reading Plenty too much thunder up here.
Stop
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From this reading Stop that thunder!
Tashtego
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From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stop that thunder!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stop that thunder!
too
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From this reading Plenty too much thunder up here.
Um
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From this reading “Um, um, um.
up
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From this reading Plenty too much thunder up here.
use
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From this reading What’s the use of thunder?
What's
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From this reading What’s the use of thunder?
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The Main-top-sail yard.—Tashtego passing new lashings around it.