All 8 Uses of
omen
in
Moby Dick
- They are accounted a lucky omen.†
Chpt 31-33 *omen = sign of something about to happen
- they are always flying in thy wake; birds of good omen, too, but not to all;—look here, they burn; but thou—thou liv'st among them without a scorch.†
Chpt 112-114
- But only by the replacing of the cap was that omen accounted good.†
Chpt 130-132
- "Aye, sir," said Starbuck drawing near, "'tis a solemn sight; an omen, and an ill one."†
Chpt 133-135
- Omen?†
Chpt 133-135
- omen?†
Chpt 133-135
- Believe ye, men, in the things called omens?†
Chpt 133-135omens = signs of what will happen in the future
- Then as the men went forward, he muttered on: "The things called omens!†
Chpt 133-135
Definition:
a sign of something about to happen