Chapter 36 of Syndrome is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Syndrome is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Friday, April 10 10:07 P.M. _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open. She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure. Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry. What did all those bizarre dreams mean?
Chapter 36 of Syndrome is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading “Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.”
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading “What did all those bizarre dreams mean?”
a metal stretcher with wheels
From this reading “_ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.”
provoking horror
From this reading “Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.”
an occurrence of control or strength weakening
From this reading “_ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.”
plural of “nightmare” — a situation resembling a terrifying dream
From this reading “Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.”
offensive inquisitiveness
From this reading “_ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.”
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “_ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.”
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In this reading “She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.”
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From this reading _Friday, April 10 10:07 P.M.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading What did all those bizarre dreams mean?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Friday, April 10 10:07 P.M.
turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading What did all those bizarre dreams mean?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did all those bizarre dreams mean?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading What did all those bizarre dreams mean?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
opinion or judgment
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading _Friday, April 10 10:07 P.M.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
a metal stretcher with wheels
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
provoking horror
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
an occurrence of control or strength weakening
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _Friday, April 10 10:07 P.M.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What did all those bizarre dreams mean?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
plural of “nightmare” — a situation resembling a terrifying dream
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
covered with water
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
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 _Friday, April 10 10:07 P.M.
offensive inquisitiveness
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _ She felt the straps on the gurney loosening and then she started prying her eyes open.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What did all those bizarre dreams mean?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She thought, hoped, it was Stone, but she couldn't see well enough to be absolutely sure.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did all those bizarre dreams mean?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mind and her vision were still overflowing with horrifying nightmares of time gone awry.
Chapter 36 of Syndrome by Thomas Hoover holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 36 holds 204 sentences of Syndrome, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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