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

Chapter CXXXIV · The Chase—Second Day

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At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
D’ye see him?”
cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
See nothing, sir.”
Turn up all hands and make sail!
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter CXXXIV · The Chase—Second Day

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Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.
Line 2
D’ye see him?”
Line 3
cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.
Line 4
See nothing, sir.”
Line 5
Turn up all hands and make sail!
All words in this reading · 32

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a

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afresh

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after

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Ahab

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all

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allowing

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and

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At

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cried

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D'ye

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day-break

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From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.

for

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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.

hands

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him

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light

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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.

little

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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.

make

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manned

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mast-heads

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nothing

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punctually

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sail

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see

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sir

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space

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From this reading cried Ahab, after allowing a little space for the light to spread.

spread

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the

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three

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to

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Turn

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up

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were

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From this reading At day-break, the three mast-heads were punctually manned afresh.