Chapter 21 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked. Noda had acted, but not swiftly enough. Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo? Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered. There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
Chapter 21 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Noda had acted, but not swiftly enough.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.”
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading “Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered.”
a written proposal or reminder
From this reading “Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?”
a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
From this reading “There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.”
past form of “postmark” — stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
From this reading “Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.”
a person who receives something
From this reading “Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?”
according to reports or other information
From this reading “Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.”
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 “Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Noda had acted, but not swiftly enough.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Noda had acted, but not swiftly enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Noda had acted, but not swiftly enough.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered.
for more time
From this reading Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered.
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered.
by chance
From this reading Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered.
a written proposal or reminder
From this reading Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?
a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
not any; not one
From this reading Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noda had acted, but not swiftly enough.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Noda had acted, but not swiftly enough.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?
past form of “postmark” — stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
a person who receives something
From this reading Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?
according to reports or other information
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
in a swift manner
From this reading Noda had acted, but not swiftly enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Maybe, he thought, it no longer mattered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stern reportedly had vanished the same day this envelope was postmarked.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was only one real way to stop Dai Nippon.
which person or people
From this reading Who at MITI had been the original recipient of this memo?
Chapter 21 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover holds 407 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 21 holds 407 sentences of The Samurai Strategy, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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