Moby-Dick: Tranced
Tranced
- a state of complete mental absorption or deep musing
The word tranced appears in the following sentences from Moby-Dick:
Chapter 1 > Paragraph 6 > Sentence 6:
But though the picture lies thus tranced, and though this pine-tree shakes down its sighs like leaves upon this shepherd's head, yet all were vain, unless the shepherd's eye were fixed upon the magic stream before him.
Chapter 35 > Paragraph 4 > Sentence 9:
The tranced ship indolently rolls; the drowsy trade winds blow; everything resolves you into languor.
Chapter 135 > Paragraph 60 > Sentence 1:
For an instant, the tranced boat's crew stood still; then turned.
Concordance for the word tranced from Moby-Dick.
