Chapter 6 of The Sea Lions is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Sea Lions is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Launch thy bark, mariner! Christian, God speed thee! Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee! Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!" Mrs. Southey.
Chapter 6 of The Sea Lions is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 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.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!”
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “"Launch thy bark, mariner!”
set up or found
From this reading “"Launch thy bark, mariner!”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “"Launch thy bark, mariner!”
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading “Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"”
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"”
in a wary manner
From this reading “Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"”
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.
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading "Launch thy bark, mariner!
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Christian, God speed thee!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Christian, God speed thee!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
set up or found
From this reading "Launch thy bark, mariner!
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading "Launch thy bark, mariner!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Southey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading Mrs. Southey.
move hurridly
From this reading Christian, God speed thee!
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Christian, God speed thee!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Launch thy bark, mariner!
in a wary manner
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
Chapter 6 of The Sea Lions by James Fenimore Cooper holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 232 sentences of The Sea Lions, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Sea Lions by James Fenimore Cooper exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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