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

Chapter XXXVII · Sunset

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Moby-Dick, Chapter 37: Sunset — chapter-context illustration for reading 1
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The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.
I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.
The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.
Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.
The gold brow plumbs the blue.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter XXXVII · Sunset

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Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.
Line 2
I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.
Line 3
The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.
Line 4
Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.
Line 5
The gold brow plumbs the blue.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.”

All words in this reading · 49

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a

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

Ahab

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

and

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

billows

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

blue

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From this reading The gold brow plumbs the blue.

blush

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From this reading Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.

brow

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From this reading The gold brow plumbs the blue.

but

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

by

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

cabin

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

cheeks

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

envious

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

ever-brimming

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From this reading Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.

first

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gazing

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

goblet's

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From this reading Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.

gold

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From this reading The gold brow plumbs the blue.

I

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

leave

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

let

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

like

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From this reading Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.

my

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

out

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

pale

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

paler

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

pass

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

plumbs

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From this reading The gold brow plumbs the blue.

rim

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sail

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

sidelong

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

sitting

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

stern

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

swell

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

The

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

them

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to

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track

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

turbid

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

wake

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

warm

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From this reading Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.

waters

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

waves

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From this reading Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.

whelm

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From this reading The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let them; but first I pass.

where'er

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

white

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From this reading I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail.

windows

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From this reading The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out.

wine

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From this reading Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.

Yonder

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From this reading Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet’s rim, the warm waves blush like wine.