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

Chapter LXXVIII · Cistern And Buckets

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Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.
He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.
Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.
Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.
Therestill high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously crieshe seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter LXXVIII · Cistern And Buckets

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

Line 1
Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.
Line 2
He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.
Line 3
Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.
Line 4
Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.
Line 5
Therestill high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously crieshe seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.
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a

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

above

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

air

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

aloft

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

altering

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

and

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

as

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

block

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

by

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

called

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

calling

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

carried

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

cat

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

caught

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

company

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

consisting

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

cries

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

deck

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

dexterously

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

down

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

drops

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

elevated

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

end

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

erect

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

exactly

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

firmly

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

from

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

good

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

hand

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

hand-over-hand

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

hangs

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

has

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

He

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

head

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

held

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

high

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

him

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

his

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

hoisted

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

Indian

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

is

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

it

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

lands

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

light

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

main-yard-arm

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

mounts

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

Muezzin

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

Nimble

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

of

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

on

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

one

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

only

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

other

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

out

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

over

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

overhanging

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

part

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

parts

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

people

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

posture

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

prayers

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

projects

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

rest

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

rope

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

runs

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

Securing

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

seems

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

single-sheaved

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

so

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

some

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

still

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

straight

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

summit

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

swings

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

tackle

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

Tashtego

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

that

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

the

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

Then

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From this reading Then, hand-over-hand, down the other part, the Indian drops through the air, till dexterously he lands on the summit of the head.

There

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

this

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

through

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

till

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.

to

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

top

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

tower

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

travelling

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

Tun

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

Turkish

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

two

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

upon

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

vivaciously

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

where

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

whip

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

whom

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From this reading There—still high elevated above the rest of the company, to whom he vivaciously cries—he seems some Turkish Muezzin calling the good people to prayers from the top of a tower.

with

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From this reading He has carried with him a light tackle called a whip, consisting of only two parts, travelling through a single-sheaved block.

without

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From this reading Nimble as a cat, Tashtego mounts aloft; and without altering his erect posture, runs straight out upon the overhanging main-yard-arm, to the part where it exactly projects over the hoisted Tun.

yard-arm

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From this reading Securing this block, so that it hangs down from the yard-arm, he swings one end of the rope, till it is caught and firmly held by a hand on deck.