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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 It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
all
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
alongside
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
announcement
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
anywhere
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
attend
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From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
beheaded
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
best
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
boat
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
borne
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
brit
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
capture
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
captured
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
chance
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From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
commissioned
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
commonly
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
continue
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From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
creatures
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
Crozetts
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
day
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
disdained
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
drifted
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
few
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
forenoon
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
gave
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
get
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From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
gradually
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
hanging
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
head
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
heaven
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
hold
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
inferior
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
Leviathan
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
lowering
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
lurking
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
made
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
matters
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
near
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
night
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
now
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
numbers
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
occasional
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
offered
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
opportunity
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
other
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
particular
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
past
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
patches
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
Pequod
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
Pequod's
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
pray
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
present
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
press
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
prodigious
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
sea
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
side
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
species
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
Sperm
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
supposed
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
surprise
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
tackles
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From this reading For the present other matters press, and the best we can do now for the head, is to pray heaven the tackles may hold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
there
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From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
tokens
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
unusual
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
vicinity
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
Whale
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From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
Whale's
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From this reading It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
Whales
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But we must let it continue hanging there a while till we can get a chance to attend to it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
yellow
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From this reading Now, during the past night and forenoon, the Pequod had gradually drifted into a sea, which, by its occasional patches of yellow brit, gave unusual tokens of the vicinity of Right Whales, a species of the Leviathan that but few supposed to be at this particular time lurking anywhere near.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And though all hands commonly disdained the capture of those inferior creatures; and though the Pequod was not commissioned to cruise for them at all, and though she had passed numbers of them near the Crozetts without lowering a boat; yet now that a Sperm Whale had been brought alongside and beheaded, to the surprise of all, the announcement was made that a Right Whale should be captured that day, if opportunity offered.
