Chapter 28 of Syndrome is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of Syndrome is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Wednesday, April 8 8:25 P.M. _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea. She vaguely remembers the vessel. It was teak and magnificent. Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
Chapter 28 of Syndrome is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
From this reading “Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.”
hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
From this reading “Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.”
-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading “Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.”
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading “_ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “_ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.”
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “She vaguely remembers the vessel.”
hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
From this reading “It was teak and magnificent.”
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading “_ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.”
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In this reading “Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.”
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 8:25 P.M.
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From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 8:25 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was teak and magnificent.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 8:25 P.M.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was teak and magnificent.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 8:25 P.M.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading It was teak and magnificent.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
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 8:25 P.M.
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She vaguely remembers the vessel.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She vaguely remembers the vessel.
without speaking
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
From this reading It was teak and magnificent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
in a vague way
From this reading She vaguely remembers the vessel.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading She vaguely remembers the vessel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was teak and magnificent.
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading _ Alexa watches as the prow of their forty-one-foot Morgan, two-masted, cuts silently through a placid sea.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading _Wednesday, April 8 8:25 P.M.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Steve had chartered it, bare-boat, for two weeks and taken them cruising through the Bahamas.
Chapter 28 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 28 holds 127 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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