Chapter 2 of Syndrome is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Syndrome is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M. _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest. The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished. Not again! She rolled over and slapped the blue pillowcase.
Chapter 2 of Syndrome is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “_Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “_ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “_ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.”
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading “_ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “_ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.”
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “She rolled over and slapped the blue pillowcase.”
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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.”
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From this reading _Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M.
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From this reading _Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M.
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From this reading _Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M.
anew
From this reading Not again!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rolled over and slapped the blue pillowcase.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M.
aroused or activated
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She rolled over and slapped the blue pillowcase.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
being one more than ten
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not again!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
above and across; more than
From this reading She rolled over and slapped the blue pillowcase.
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
From this reading She rolled over and slapped the blue pillowcase.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading She rolled over and slapped the blue pillowcase.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading She rolled over and slapped the blue pillowcase.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading _Sunday, April 5 6:49 A.M.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _ Alexa Hampton was awakened by a sensation in her chest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alarm wasn't set to go off for another eleven minutes, but she knew her sleep was finished.
Chapter 2 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 2 holds 475 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 95 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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