Chapter 3 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How does this story relate to what you do today?" She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged. "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas. But when I graduated, I decided to do something else. I headed for Yale Law."
Chapter 3 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.”
the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
From this reading “"Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.”
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading “But when I graduated, I decided to do something else.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “"How does this story relate to what you do today?"”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “"Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “"Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “I headed for Yale Law."”
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.
In this reading “"Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when I graduated, I decided to do something else.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
recognizable; marked
From this reading But when I graduated, I decided to do something else.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when I graduated, I decided to do something else.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I headed for Yale Law."
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading But when I graduated, I decided to do something else.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading I headed for Yale Law."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading I headed for Yale Law."
for more time
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
not any; not one
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But when I graduated, I decided to do something else.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
the present time or age
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
look attentively
From this reading She was checking her watch, no longer overly engaged.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, by the time all this happened, I was off studying engineering at the University of Texas.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
at the time that
From this reading But when I graduated, I decided to do something else.
a university in Connecticut
From this reading I headed for Yale Law."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How does this story relate to what you do today?"
Chapter 3 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 405 sentences of The Samurai Strategy, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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