Moby-Dick

CXXII: Midnight Aloft.—Thunder and Lightning

Words you’ll meet in this part (4)
aloft
In or into the air; flying or floating above the ground.
sail
A piece of fabric attached to a boat to catch wind and propel it forward.
lashings
Large quantities or amounts (e.g., "lashings of cream").
rum
An alcoholic drink made from sugarcane or molasses.

Moby-Dick 4 new words

CXXII

Midnight .—Thunder and Lightning

The main-top- yard.—Tashtego passing new around it.

“Um, um, um. Stop that thunder! Plenty too much thunder up here. What’s the use of thunder? Um, um, um. We don’t want thunder; we want ; give us a glass of rum. Um, um, um!”

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