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The Samurai Strategy

The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover is available here as the complete text, split into 2364 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34323.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 29 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Samurai Strategy

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 2351 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 79 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34323, divided into 29 chapters and 2364 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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The complete text of The Samurai Strategy is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34323 and divided into 2364 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34323, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 11816 sentences across 29 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is The Samurai Strategy divided for reading?

The Samurai Strategy is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Samurai Strategy as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2364 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 29 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Samurai Strategy can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Samurai Strategy can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading The Samurai Strategy

Common questions about reading The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Samurai Strategy?

Yes. All 11816 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34323 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Samurai Strategy is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #34323, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Samurai Strategy take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2364 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Samurai Strategy section by section

How to work through The Samurai Strategy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Samurai Strategy

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Samurai Strategy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Licensed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Samurai Strategy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Under
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Creative
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Commons
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Samurai Strategy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.