Chapter 16 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing. "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?" I finally spoke up. "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into? I do have it right, don't I?"
Chapter 16 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of buying
From this reading “"As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?”
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “"As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?”
of or belonging to a corporation
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financial resources provided to make some project possible
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have the will and intention to carry out some action
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systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading “"As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?”
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “"As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.”
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.
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look about oneself
In this reading “She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.”
In this reading “She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
(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 "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?"
the act of buying
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
of or belonging to a corporation
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do have it right, don't I?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do have it right, don't I?"
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading I finally spoke up.
financial resources provided to make some project possible
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do have it right, don't I?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I finally spoke up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
precisely, exactly
From this reading I do have it right, don't I?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I finally spoke up.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?"
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She studied it a second, looked around the room, and said exactly nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I finally spoke up.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Doesn't that seem at all strange to you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I understand the plan, you want to shift more corporate funding into research in the companies you're buying into?
Chapter 16 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 16 holds 413 sentences of The Samurai Strategy, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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