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

Chapter CXXIV · The Needle

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Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants palms outspread.
The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.
Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.
Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian kings and queens, reigned over everything.
The sea was as a crucible of molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter CXXIV · The Needle

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Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giantspalms outspread.
Line 2
The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.
Line 3
Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.
Line 4
Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian kings and queens, reigned over everything.
Line 5
The sea was as a crucible of molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat.
All words in this reading · 77

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a

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abounded

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air

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and

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

as

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From this reading Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian kings and queens, reigned over everything.

Babylonian

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bayonet

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before

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billows

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boomed

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breeze

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bubblingly

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From this reading The sea was as a crucible of molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat.

bulk

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by

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

crowned

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crucible

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Emblazonings

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everything

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full

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giants

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gold

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gurgling

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

heat

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her

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his

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

in

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intensity

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

invisible

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

kings

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From this reading Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian kings and queens, reigned over everything.

known

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

leaps

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From this reading The sea was as a crucible of molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat.

light

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like

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long

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mighty

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molten

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From this reading The sea was as a crucible of molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat.

morning

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moved

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Muffled

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

Next

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not-yet-subsided

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of

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on

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

only

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

outbellying

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

outspread

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

over

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From this reading Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian kings and queens, reigned over everything.

palms

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

Pequod's

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place

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pushed

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queens

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From this reading Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian kings and queens, reigned over everything.

rays

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reigned

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From this reading Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian kings and queens, reigned over everything.

rolled

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

sails

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

sea

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

seemed

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

sky

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

slow

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

so

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

spread

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

stacks

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

striving

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

strong

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

sun

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

that

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

the

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

track

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From this reading Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea rolled in long slow billows of mighty bulk, and striving in the Pequod’s gurgling track, pushed her on like giants’ palms outspread.

unstaggering

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

vast

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

was

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

where

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From this reading Muffled in the full morning light, the invisible sun was only known by the spread intensity of his place; where his bayonet rays moved on in stacks.

whole

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

wind

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.

with

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From this reading The sea was as a crucible of molten gold, that bubblingly leaps with light and heat.

world

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From this reading The strong, unstaggering breeze abounded so, that sky and air seemed vast outbellying sails; the whole world boomed before the wind.