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

Chapter XXVII · Knights And Squires

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Stubb was the second mate.
He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter XXVII · Knights And Squires

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Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Stubb was the second mate.
Line 2
He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.
Line 3
A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.
Line 4
Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
Line 5
He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

Learner Dictionary

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Valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading “A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.”

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a

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

about

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

according

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

air

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

all

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

an

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

and

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

arrangement

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

as

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

away

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

boat

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

box

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

but

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

called

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

calm

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

came

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

Cape

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

Cape-Cod-man

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

careless

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

chase

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

Cod

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

collected

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

comfortable

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

craven

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

crew

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

crisis

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

deadly

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

dinner

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

easy

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

encounter

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

engaged

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

for

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

Good-humored

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

guests

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

happy-go-lucky

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

He

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

hence

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

his

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

if

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

imminent

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

in

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

indifferent

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

invited

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

is

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

joiner

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

journeyman

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

local

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

mate

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From this reading Stubb was the second mate.

most

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

native

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

neither

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

nor

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

of

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

old

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

over

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

part

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

particular

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

perils

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

presided

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

second

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From this reading Stubb was the second mate.

snugness

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

stage-driver

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From this reading He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.

Stubb

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From this reading Stubb was the second mate.

taking

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

the

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From this reading Stubb was the second mate.

they

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

to

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

toiling

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

usage

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From this reading He was a native of Cape Cod; and hence, according to local usage, was called a Cape-Cod-man.

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

was

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From this reading Stubb was the second mate.

were

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

whale-boat

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From this reading Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.

while

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

with

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.

year

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From this reading A happy-go-lucky; neither craven nor valiant; taking perils as they came with an indifferent air; and while engaged in the most imminent crisis of the chase, toiling away, calm and collected as a journeyman joiner engaged for the year.