Chapter 24 of Syndrome is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of Syndrome is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Wednesday, April 8 3:22 P.M. _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options. This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett. He was going to step up the pressure. First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
Chapter 24 of Syndrome is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading “This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.”
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading “_ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.”
a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
From this reading “First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.”
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
From this reading “First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.”
plural of “option” — the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
From this reading “_ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.”
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 “This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.”
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading “_ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
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In this reading “_ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.”
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 3:22 P.M.
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 3:22 P.M.
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 3:22 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
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From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 3:22 P.M.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
the act of departing
From this reading He was going to step up the pressure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to step up the pressure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 3:22 P.M.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
plural of “option” — the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
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 _Wednesday, April 8 3:22 P.M.
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 This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading He was going to step up the pressure.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He was going to step up the pressure.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
in or at that place or location
From this reading First there was the hellfire meeting in Jane's office, and now he'd seen a kidnapping.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was going to step up the pressure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _ As Stone Aimes stepped off the elevator on the sixth floor, his mind was running through his options.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 3:22 P.M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This phone call had to be about Winston Bartlett.
Chapter 24 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 24 holds 168 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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