All 4 Uses of
forthwith
in
Moby Dick
- Forthwith, slowly going from one officer to the other, he brimmed the harpoon sockets with the fiery waters from the pewter.†
Chpt 34-36 *
- Being returned home at last, Captain Pollard once more sailed for the Pacific in command of another ship, but the gods shipwrecked him again upon unknown rocks and breakers; for the second time his ship was utterly lost, and forthwith forswearing the sea, he has never tempted it since.†
Chpt 43-45
- As such a man, however, was not of much practical use in the ship, especially as he refused to work except when he pleased, the incredulous captain would fain have been rid of him; but apprised that that individual's intention was to land him in the first convenient port, the archangel forthwith opened all his seals and vials—devoting the ship and all hands to unconditional perdition, in case this intention was carried out.†
Chpt 70-72
- No sooner was the carpenter apprised of the order, than taking his rule, he forthwith with all the indifferent promptitude of his character, proceeded into the forecastle and took Queequeg's measure with great accuracy, regularly chalking Queequeg's person as he shifted the rule.†
Chpt 109-111
Definition:
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(forthwith) immediately -- (most typically seen in legal documents, formal use, or classic literature)