Chapter 21 of Letters of Samuel Rutherford: (Third Edition) is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Letters of Samuel Rutherford: (Third Edition) is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received. Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace. Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people. Grace, grace be with you. Yours, in his sweet Lord Jesus, S. R.
Chapter 21 of Letters of Samuel Rutherford: (Third Edition) is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.”
provide as food
From this reading “Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Yours, in his sweet Lord Jesus, S. R.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
In this reading “Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.”
In this reading “Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.”
hang on during a trial of endurance
In this reading “Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.”
In this reading “Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
provide as food
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Grace, grace be with you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Yours, in his sweet Lord Jesus, S. R.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
not any; not one
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
and nothing more
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Yours, in his sweet Lord Jesus, S. R.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Yours, in his sweet Lord Jesus, S. R.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Yours, in his sweet Lord Jesus, S. R.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grace, grace be with you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Sir, stand fast in the truth of Christ that ye have received.
be the cause or source of
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pray for me, His prisoner, that the Lord would send me among you to feed His people.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yield to no winds, but ride out, and let Christ be your anchor, and the only He, whom ye shall look to see in peace.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours, in his sweet Lord Jesus, S. R.
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