Chapter 19 of Syndrome is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Syndrome is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Wednesday, April 8 11:03 A.M. _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?" Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table. Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was. The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
Chapter 19 of Syndrome is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading “The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.”
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading “Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.”
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading “The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.”
cut or trimmed by clipping
From this reading “The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.”
United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)
From this reading “Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading “The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.”
a young woman making her debut into society
From this reading “Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.”
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading “The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.”
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 “Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.”
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 11:03 A.M.
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 11:03 A.M.
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 11:03 A.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 11:03 A.M.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
a friendly nation
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 11:03 A.M.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
cut or trimmed by clipping
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969)
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
a young woman making her debut into society
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
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 Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 11:03 A.M.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
with speed
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading Debra Connolly demanded backing away from the door and quickly settling her steel tray onto a table.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ally got the instant impression that Deb knew exactly who she was.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 11:03 A.M.
which person or people
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman's hair was an ash blond tint above dark roots and was clipped short in a curt style.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _ "Who are you and how did you get in here?"
Chapter 19 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 19 holds 255 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 51 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.
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