Chapter 4 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then she'd invited him back for the dinner. Why? Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again? Crack eggs, make an omelet .
Chapter 4 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “Crack eggs, make an omelet .”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “Crack eggs, make an omelet .”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.”
engage in
From this reading “Crack eggs, make an omelet .”
beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
From this reading “Crack eggs, make an omelet .”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?”
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put something back where it belongs
In this reading “Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?”
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anew
From this reading Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Crack eggs, make an omelet .
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Crack eggs, make an omelet .
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Crack eggs, make an omelet .
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.
engage in
From this reading Crack eggs, make an omelet .
beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
From this reading Crack eggs, make an omelet .
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she'd invited him back for the dinner.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Could Humpty-Dumpty be put back together again?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
Chapter 4 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of The Samurai Strategy, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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