Herman Melville "Moby Dick"

Herman Melville "Moby Dick"

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Herman Melville

Sailor Ishmael goes on a voyage on a whaling ship 'Pequod'. Сaptain of the ship, Ahab, obsessed with revenge giant white whale, killer whale hunters known as Moby Dick. In a previous voyage, Moby Dick bit off Ahab's leg, and since then the captain uses a prosthesis. Ahab orders watch the sea constantly and promises gold coin to the one who first noticed Moby Dick. On the ship, sinister events begin to happen - Captain Ahab finally loses his mind. In the end, 'Pequod' catches up with Moby Dick.

 

Text Analysis: Unique words: about 1,400 Total words: about 10,500
Hard words: howled, cannibal, tomahawk, sober, reverend, sign up, nod, ahoy, mate, doom, demon, hold, livelihood, hammock, bit off, peg leg, quaker, squires, grim, wrinkled, scar, crooked, strike, blow, mat, testament, plankton, squid, blubber, rind, boarding sword, spermaceti, rack, beware, paddle, tambourine, typhoon, fist, rolled by

 

  

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