Chapter 6 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We get under way. Polynesia's busiest corner. Our ship's company. A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted. In the grip of the elements.
Chapter 6 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Polynesia's busiest corner.”
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading “A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.”
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading “In the grip of the elements.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “In the grip of the elements.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.”
inspired by love for your country
From this reading “A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.”
in an impolite manner
From this reading “A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.”
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “Our ship's company.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.
superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Polynesia's busiest corner.
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Our ship's company.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Polynesia's busiest corner.
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading In the grip of the elements.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We get under way.
the act of grasping
From this reading In the grip of the elements.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the grip of the elements.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the grip of the elements.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our ship's company.
inspired by love for your country
From this reading A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polynesia's busiest corner.
in an impolite manner
From this reading A patriotic celebration rudely interrupted.
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Our ship's company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the grip of the elements.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We get under way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We get under way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We get under way.
Chapter 6 of The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 153 sentences of The Cruise of the Kawa, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 31 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1417 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6586 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #6586, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 118 minutes of reading across 284 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Cruise of the Kawa section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Cruise of the Kawa to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Cruise of the Kawa, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
