Chapter CXXXIV
The Chase—Second Day
At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh. “D’ye see him?” cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread. “See nothing, sir.” “Turn up all hands and make sail!
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Chapter CXXXIV · The Chase—Second Day
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At
day-break,
the
three
mast-heads
were
punctually
manned
afresh.
“D’ye
see
him?”
cried
Ahab,
after
allowing
a
little
space
for
the
light
to
spread.
“See
nothing,
sir.”
“Turn
up
all
hands
and
make
sail!
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Chapter CXXXIV · The Chase—Second Day
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
At
day-break,
the
three
mast-heads
were
punctually
manned
afresh.
Line 2
“D’ye
see
him?”
Line 3
cried
Ahab,
after
allowing
a
little
space
for
the
light
to
spread.
Line 4
“See
nothing,
sir.”
Line 5
“Turn
up
all
hands
and
make
sail!
Learner Dictionary
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three
noun
US /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.”
Collocations
At day-breakA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
day-break theA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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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 cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
afresh
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From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
Ahab
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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
all
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From this reading “Turn up all hands and make sail!
allowing
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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Turn up all hands and make sail!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
D'ye
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From this reading “D’ye see him?”
day-break
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From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Turn up all hands and make sail!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “D’ye see him?”
light
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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Turn up all hands and make sail!
manned
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mast-heads
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From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “See nothing, sir.”
punctually
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From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Turn up all hands and make sail!
see
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From this reading “D’ye see him?”
sir
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From this reading “See nothing, sir.”
space
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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
spread
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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
Turn
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From this reading “Turn up all hands and make sail!
up
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From this reading “Turn up all hands and make sail!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.