Chapter 31 of Syndrome is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Syndrome is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Thursday, April 9 11:16 P.M. _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said. "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation. But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could. I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
Chapter 31 of Syndrome is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “_Thursday, April 9 11:16 P.M.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “_ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."”
with speed
From this reading “But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.”
a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
From this reading “"I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “_ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.”
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.
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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.”
to come or go into
In this reading “_ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.”
In this reading “I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."”
to come or go into
In this reading “But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.”
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From this reading _Thursday, April 9 11:16 P.M.
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From this reading _Thursday, April 9 11:16 P.M.
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From this reading _Thursday, April 9 11:16 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Thursday, April 9 11:16 P.M.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
and nothing more
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Thursday, April 9 11:16 P.M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
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 11:16 P.M.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
with speed
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I've got a place on the lake, just down the road, so I'm never far away."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _Thursday, April 9 11:16 P.M.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But Marion called me at home, as I'd told her to do, and I came in as quickly as I could.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ "Let's go into the lab to talk," Van de Vliet said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
at the time that
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm very sorry I wasn't here when you came out of sedation.
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