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Syndrome

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Syndrome is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.
_ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.
Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.
In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.
About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Syndrome

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Syndrome is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.
Line 2
_ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.
/ðə ˌæftərˈnuːn wɑːz ˈweɪnɪŋ wen ˈælaɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈhedəd bæk ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/
Line 3
Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.
Line 4
In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.
/ɪn fækt ˈælaɪ wɑːz mɔːr ˈwɜːrid əˈbaʊt hərˈself dʒʌst naʊ/
Line 5
About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Ally noun US /ˈælaɪ/

a friendly nation

From this reading “_ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.”

buoyed verb US /ˈbuːid/

past form of “buoy” — float on the surface of water

From this reading “Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.”

cogent adjective US /ˈkoʊdʒənt/

powerfully persuasive

From this reading “Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.”

coining verb US /ˈkɔɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “coin” — make up

From this reading “Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.”

downtown noun US /ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/

the central area or commercial center of a town or city

From this reading “_ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.”

medication noun US /ˌmedəˈkeɪʃən/

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

From this reading “About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.”

mom noun US /mɑːm/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading “Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.”

waning noun US /ˈweɪnɪŋ/

a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

From this reading “_ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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 fact preposition + noun

in reality or actuality

In this reading “In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.”

About two preposition + noun

In this reading “About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.”

All words in this reading · 60

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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19

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.

3

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.

5

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

AllynounUS /ˈælaɪ/

a friendly nation

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading _Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

buoyedverbUS /ˈbuːid/

past form of “buoy” — float on the surface of water

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

chestnounUS /tʃest/

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

cogentadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊdʒənt/

powerfully persuasive

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

coiningverbUS /ˈkɔɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “coin” — make up

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

DaysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

downtownnounUS /ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/

the central area or commercial center of a town or city

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/

for a limitless time

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/

having a heading or course in a certain direction

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading _Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.

MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

medicationnounUS /ˌmedəˈkeɪʃən/

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

momnounUS /mɑːm/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading _Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.

sensationnounUS /senˈseɪʃən/

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

she'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading _Sunday, April 5 3:19 P.M.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/

the present time or age

From this reading Days like today she couldn't help coining away buoyed, feeling her mom was going to be cogent forever.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

vasodilatornoun

a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

waningnounUS /ˈweɪnɪŋ/

a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading About two o'clock she'd started feeling that sensation in her chest again, but she hadn't wanted her mother, or Maria, to know she was using vasodilator medication.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _ The afternoon was waning when Ally finally headed back downtown.

worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading In fact, Ally was more worried about herself just now.

Chapter 6 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.

What does chapter 6 of Syndrome contain?

Chapter 6 holds 475 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 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.

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Work through the 95 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 95 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Vocabulary met early in Syndrome

Words and structures a reader meets early in Syndrome, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Licensed
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Under
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Creative
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Commons
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