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

Chapter XCVI · The Try-Works

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Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.
She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.
It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.
The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.
The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter XCVI · The Try-Works

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Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.
Line 2
She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.
Line 3
It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.
Line 4
The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.
Line 5
The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

Learner Dictionary

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Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.”

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a

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almost

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

American

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

an

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

and

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

anomaly

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are

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From this reading The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.

as

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

Besides

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

between

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From this reading The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.

boats

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

brick

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

brick-kiln

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

by

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

completed

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

constituting

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

curious

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

deck

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From this reading The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.

distinguished

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

eight

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

feet

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

field

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

fitted

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

five

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

foremast

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From this reading The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.

from

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

height

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

hemp

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

her

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

hoisted

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

if

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

in

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

is

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

It

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

joining

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

main-mast

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From this reading The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.

masonry

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

mass

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

mortar

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

most

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

oak

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

of

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

outwardly

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

part

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From this reading The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.

peculiar

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

planks

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

planted

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From this reading The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.

presents

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

roomy

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From this reading The try-works are planted between the foremast and main-mast, the most roomy part of the deck.

She

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

ship

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

solid

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

some

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

square

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

strength

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

sustain

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

ten

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

the

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.

timbers

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

to

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

transported

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

try-works

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

weight

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From this reading The timbers beneath are of a peculiar strength, fitted to sustain the weight of an almost solid mass of brick and mortar, some ten feet by eight square, and five in height.

were

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From this reading It is as if from the open field a brick-kiln were transported to her planks.

whaler

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From this reading Besides her hoisted boats, an American whaler is outwardly distinguished by her try-works.

with

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From this reading She presents the curious anomaly of the most solid masonry joining with oak and hemp in constituting the completed ship.