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Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Syndrome is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.
_Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.
She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.
She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.
After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Syndrome

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Syndrome is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.
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_Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.
/ˈælaɪ stɪrd hɜːr toʊˈjoʊtə ˈɑːntuː ðə ræmp ˈliːdɪŋ tuː ðə dʒɔːrdʒ ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən brɪdʒ ðə ˈentriweɪ tuː ˈnɔːrðərn nuː ˈdʒɜːrzi/
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She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.
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She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.
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After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

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.

Bartlett's noun US /ˈbɑːrtləts/

possessive form of “bartlett” — United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)

From this reading “She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.”

blueprints noun US /ˈbluːprɪnts/

plural of “blueprint” — something intended as a guide for making something else

From this reading “She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.”

cad noun US /kæd/

someone who is morally reprehensible

From this reading “She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.”

entryway noun US /ˈentriweɪ/

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading “_Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.”

ramp noun US /ræmp/

an inclined surface connecting two levels

From this reading “_Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.”

scan verb US /skæn/

examine minutely or intensely

From this reading “She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.”

sidetracked verb US /ˈsaɪdtrækt/

past form of “sidetrack” — wander from a direct or straight course

From this reading “After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.”

Toyota noun US /toʊˈjoʊtə/

an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu

From this reading “_Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.”

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.

look at verb + particle

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.”

All words in this reading · 58

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.

50

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From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.

7

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From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.

9

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

From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

AllynounUS /ˈælaɪ/

a friendly nation

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

Bartlett'snounUS /ˈbɑːrtləts/

possessive form of “bartlett” — United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

blueprintsnounUS /ˈbluːprɪnts/

plural of “blueprint” — something intended as a guide for making something else

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

BridgenounUS /brɪdʒ/

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

CADnounUS /kæd/

someone who is morally reprehensible

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.

callsnounUS /kɔːlz/

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

entrywaynounUS /ˈentriweɪ/

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

Gramercy

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

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

Jennifer

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

From this reading She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.

JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.

leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

MnounUS /em/

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

From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

notesnounUS /noʊts/

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/

moving to a position on a surface

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

ParknounUS /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

phonenounUS /foʊn/

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.

programnounUS /ˈproʊɡræm/

a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/

communicate vividly

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

rampnounUS /ræmp/

an inclined surface connecting two levels

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

scanverbUS /skæn/

examine minutely or intensely

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.

she'd

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

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

sidetrackedverbUS /ˈsaɪdtrækt/

past form of “sidetrack” — wander from a direct or straight course

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

steeredverbUS /stɪrd/

past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

ToyotanounUS /toʊˈjoʊtə/

an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading _Tuesday, April 7 9:50 A.M.

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading She wanted her to take a look at the notes and blueprints for Bartlett's Gramercy Park project and scan them into their CAD program.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was just finishing a phone call to Jennifer.

WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading _Ally steered her Toyota onto the ramp leading to the George Washington Bridge, the entryway to northern New Jersey.

yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading After all the phone calls yesterday, she'd been too sidetracked to do it.

Chapter 13 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 13 of Syndrome contain?

Chapter 13 holds 269 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 54 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 54 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 13 can be played aloud in United States English.

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