Chapter 4 of Tales of the Samurai Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Tales of the Samurai Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka! When do you propose to start?” “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord. There is no time to be lost. Farewell!”
Chapter 4 of Tales of the Samurai Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading ““Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell!””
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading ““Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!”
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading ““Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!”
approval to do something
From this reading ““With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “When do you propose to start?””
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading ““Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “When do you propose to start?””
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.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When do you propose to start?”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell!”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading “Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
approval to do something
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading When do you propose to start?”
in the near future
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When do you propose to start?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There is no time to be lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When do you propose to start?”
at the time that
From this reading When do you propose to start?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With your permission, as soon as it is dark, my lord.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When do you propose to start?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Heaven aid your heroic spirit, Katsutaka!
Chapter 4 of Tales of the Samurai Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles by Asataro Miyamori holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 443 sentences of Tales of the Samurai Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Tales of the Samurai Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles by Asataro Miyamori exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 214 minutes of reading across 516 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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