Not P but Moby-Dick (31)

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Tue Oct 24 03:03:07 UTC 2023


>From Chapter 48:

Besides he all the time looked so easy and indolent himself, so loungingly
managed his steering-oar, and so broadly gaped—open-mouthed at times—that
the mere sight of such a yawning commander, by sheer force of contrast,
acted like a charm upon the crew.

What's the difference between "gaped" and "open-mouthed" here?


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