Chapter 27 of Syndrome is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Syndrome is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Wednesday, April 8 7:40 P.M. _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby. He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down. Was this the best he could do? He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
Chapter 27 of Syndrome is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a friendly nation
From this reading “He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “_Wednesday, April 8 7:40 P.M.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “_ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.”
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 “_ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.”
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading “_ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “_ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
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In this reading “_ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.”
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 7:40 P.M.
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 7:40 P.M.
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 7:40 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
a friendly nation
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 7:40 P.M.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Was this the best he could do?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Was this the best he could do?
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Was this the best he could do?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
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 _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 7:40 P.M.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
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 7:40 P.M.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He felt like he had to earn the right to be back in her life, but he seemed to be making a slow start.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had promised Ally he'd stay by her side and now he'd let her down.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this the best he could do?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _ Stone was deeply troubled as he entered the elevator to return to the lobby.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 7:40 P.M.
Chapter 27 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 27 holds 293 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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