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

Chapter XXXIX · First Night-Watch

Read and study this complete chapter with synchronized narration, pronunciation, and vocabulary support.

Moby-Dick, Chapter 39: First Night-Watch — chapter-context illustration for reading 1
Context Illustration Reading 1/7 · 5 lines
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FORE-TOP.
(Stubb solus, and mending a brace.)
Ha!
ha!
ha!
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter XXXIX · First Night-Watch

Study this chapter through synchronized reading, listening, pronunciation, and contextual vocabulary.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FORE-TOP.
Line 2
(Stubb solus, and mending a brace.)
Line 3
Ha!
Line 4
ha!
Line 5
ha!
All words in this reading · 8

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a

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From this reading (Stubb solus, and mending a brace.)

and

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From this reading (Stubb solus, and mending a brace.)

brace

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From this reading (Stubb solus, and mending a brace.)

FORE-TOP

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From this reading FORE-TOP.

Ha

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From this reading Ha!

mending

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From this reading (Stubb solus, and mending a brace.)

solus

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From this reading (Stubb solus, and mending a brace.)

Stubb

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From this reading (Stubb solus, and mending a brace.)