Chapter 28 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tell you the truth, Noda-san." I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen. "Sometimes you have to make the best of things. Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told." "I'm familiar with the expression."
Chapter 28 of The Samurai Strategy is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"I'm familiar with the expression."”
the organ of sight
From this reading “I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “"I'm familiar with the expression."”
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.”
the act of shielding from harm
From this reading “I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “"Sometimes you have to make the best of things.”
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
From this reading “Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."”
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading “I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.”
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 “"Sometimes you have to make the best of things.”
In this reading “Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."”
In this reading “"I'm familiar with the expression."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Sometimes you have to make the best of things.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "I'm familiar with the expression."
the organ of sight
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading "I'm familiar with the expression."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sometimes you have to make the best of things.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm familiar with the expression."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
engage in
From this reading "Sometimes you have to make the best of things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell you the truth, Noda-san."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sometimes you have to make the best of things.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
the act of shielding from harm
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Sometimes you have to make the best of things.
express in words
From this reading "Tell you the truth, Noda-san."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tell you the truth, Noda-san."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Sometimes you have to make the best of things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sometimes you have to make the best of things.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Tell you the truth, Noda-san."
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
From this reading Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Discretion's the better part of valor, so we're told."
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading I wheeled around and looked him in the eye, shielding the screen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm familiar with the expression."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell you the truth, Noda-san."
Chapter 28 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover holds 415 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 28 holds 415 sentences of The Samurai Strategy, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of The Samurai Strategy by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 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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