Chapter VI
"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.
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Chapter VI
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"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.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Launch
thy
bark,
mariner!
Line 2
Christian,
God
speed
thee!
Line 3
Let
loose
the
rudder-bands,
Good
angels
lead
thee!
Line 4
Set
thy
sails
warily,
Tempests
will
come;
Steer
thy
course
steadily,
Christian,
steer
home!"
Line 5
Mrs.
Southey.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Christian
noun
US /ˈchristian/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Christian, God speed thee!”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Christian, God speed thee!”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Launch thy bark, mariner!”
All words in this reading · 27
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angels
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From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
bark
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From this reading "Launch thy bark, mariner!
Christian
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From this reading Christian, God speed thee!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
God
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From this reading Christian, God speed thee!
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
home
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From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
Launch
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From this reading "Launch thy bark, mariner!
lead
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From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
loose
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From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
mariner
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From this reading "Launch thy bark, mariner!
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Southey.
rudder-bands
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From this reading Let loose the rudder-bands, Good angels lead thee!
sails
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From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
Set
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From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
Southey
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From this reading Mrs. Southey.
speed
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From this reading Christian, God speed thee!
steadily
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From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
Steer
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From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
Tempests
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From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Christian, God speed thee!
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Launch thy bark, mariner!
warily
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From this reading Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily, Christian, steer home!"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
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!"