Chapter 30 of Syndrome is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Syndrome is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M. _ "Grant, is that you?" Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette. He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school. Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.
Chapter 30 of Syndrome is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a friendly nation
From this reading “Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “_Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.”
let have
From this reading “_ "Grant, is that you?"”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.”
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.”
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
From this reading “Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
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a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
In this reading “He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.”
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From this reading _Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M.
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From this reading _Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M.
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From this reading _Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
anew
From this reading Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.
a friendly nation
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
let have
From this reading _ "Grant, is that you?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _ "Grant, is that you?"
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
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 _Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
an educational institution
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Am I dreaming again? she puzzled.
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _ "Grant, is that you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ally squinted in the semi-dark of the room, finally making out the silhouette.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _Thursday, April 9 10:33 P.M.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
at the time that
From this reading He was sitting in a chair beside her bed, and his face was troubled, reminding her of when he'd had a bad day in high school.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _ "Grant, is that you?"
Chapter 30 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 30 holds 427 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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