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

Chapter CXXIX · The Cabin

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Moby-Dick, Chapter 129: The Cabin — chapter-context illustration for reading 1
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(Ahab moving to go on deck; Pip catches him by the hand to follow.)
Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now.
The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.
There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.
Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter CXXIX · The Cabin

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

Line 1
(Ahab moving to go on deck; Pip catches him by the hand to follow.)
Line 2
Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now.
Line 3
The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.
Line 4
There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.
Line 5
Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.
All words in this reading · 50

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Ahab

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and

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

becomes

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

by

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catches

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coming

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From this reading The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.

cures

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

curing

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

deck

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desired

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

feel

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

follow

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for

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

from

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go

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hand

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have

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health

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

him

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From this reading (Ahab moving to go on deck; Pip catches him by the hand to follow.)

hour

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From this reading The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.

hunt

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

I

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From this reading “Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now.

in

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

is

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From this reading The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.

Lad

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From this reading “Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now.

Like

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

malady

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

most

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

moving

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must

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From this reading “Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now.

my

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

not

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now

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on

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Pip

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poor

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

scare

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From this reading The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.

tell

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From this reading “Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now.

that

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

the

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From this reading (Ahab moving to go on deck; Pip catches him by the hand to follow.)

thee

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From this reading “Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now.

There

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

this

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From this reading Like cures like; and for this hunt, my malady becomes my most desired health.

thou

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From this reading “Lad, lad, I tell thee thou must not follow Ahab now.

to

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From this reading (Ahab moving to go on deck; Pip catches him by the hand to follow.)

too

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

when

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From this reading The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.

which

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From this reading There is that in thee, poor lad, which I feel too curing to my malady.

would

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From this reading The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.

yet

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From this reading The hour is coming when Ahab would not scare thee from him, yet would not have thee by him.