Chapter 22 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right." She closed the door. "And I don't mean in bed." Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all. The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
Chapter 22 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “She closed the door.”
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading “The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.”
beguiling but harmful
From this reading “The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “"Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."”
a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
From this reading “The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.”
an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
From this reading “The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.”
with truth
From this reading “Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.”
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.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “"Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."”
In this reading “The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.”
In this reading “"And I don't mean in bed."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
(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 "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I don't mean in bed."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "And I don't mean in bed."
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She closed the door.
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I don't mean in bed."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She closed the door.
divisible by two
From this reading Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I don't mean in bed."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And I don't mean in bed."
beguiling but harmful
From this reading The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "And I don't mean in bed."
a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
From this reading The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
From this reading The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She closed the door.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She closed the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
with truth
From this reading Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dai Nippon scenario was getting too complicated, too insidious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truthfully, she wasn't even sure she wanted to see him at all.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ken, we have a lot to talk about, all right."
Chapter 22 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover holds 414 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 22 holds 414 sentences of The Samurai Strategy, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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