whereon
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“The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run,” declared the self-destructive Captain Ahab, concerning his pursuit of Moby Dick.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2020
In this room you encounter a large stove covered with boards . . . whereon sits almost all year round, the entire family.
From Time Magazine Archive
Therein he suggested a common ground whereon Anthropology and Medicine might get together for the benefit of mankind.
From Time Magazine Archive
The big curtain was down tight; another makeshift drop shut off the people seated on the stage, from the strip of stage whereon the singer was to stand.
From Time Magazine Archive
He threw his great hands round Arete’s knees, whereon the sacred mist curled back; they saw him; and the diners hushed amazed to see an unknown man inside the palace.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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