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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter VII · The Chapel

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In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.
I am sure that I did not.
Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.
The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.
Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter VII · The Chapel

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Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.
Line 2
I am sure that I did not.
Line 3
Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.
Line 4
The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.
Line 5
Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

Learner Dictionary

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.”

All words in this reading · 70

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a

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

again

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

against

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

am

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From this reading I am sure that I did not.

and

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are

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

bearskin

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Bedford

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bound

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called

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

changed

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From this reading The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.

Chapel

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clear

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cloth

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cold

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did

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From this reading I am sure that I did not.

driving

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From this reading The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.

errand

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fail

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few

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

first

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

fishermen

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for

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

fought

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

from

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

had

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From this reading The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.

I

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From this reading I am sure that I did not.

In

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

Indian

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

jacket

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

make

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

mist

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From this reading The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.

moody

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

morning

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

my

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

myself

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

New

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

not

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From this reading I am sure that I did not.

Ocean

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

of

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

or

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

out

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

Pacific

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

Returning

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

sallied

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

shaggy

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

shortly

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

sky

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From this reading The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.

sleet

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From this reading The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.

special

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

spot

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stands

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

storm

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

stroll

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

stubborn

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

Sunday

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

sunny

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From this reading The sky had changed from clear, sunny cold, to driving sleet and mist.

sure

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From this reading I am sure that I did not.

that

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From this reading I am sure that I did not.

the

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

there

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

this

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

to

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

upon

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From this reading Returning from my first morning stroll, I again sallied out upon this special errand.

visit

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

way

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.

Whaleman's

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

who

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From this reading In this same New Bedford there stands a Whaleman’s Chapel, and few are the moody fishermen, shortly bound for the Indian Ocean or Pacific, who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot.

Wrapping

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From this reading Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.