Chapter 3 of Uller Uprising is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Uller Uprising is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him. "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them." "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!" Harrington tut-tutted. "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
Chapter 3 of Uller Uprising is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “"Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “"Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."”
force to leave (an office)
From this reading “"Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."”
plural of “geek” — a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
From this reading “"These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “"Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “"That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “"These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."”
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later than; following
From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
(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 "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
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From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"
power to direct or determine
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
force to leave (an office)
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
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From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
plural of “geek” — a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
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From this reading Harrington tut-tutted.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
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From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
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From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
carry out
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
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From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
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From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading "These geeks need having the fear of Terra thrown into them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
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From this reading Harrington tut-tutted.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what I've been preaching, all along," Eric Blount took up after him.
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From this reading "Next, you'll be saying that we ought to depose Jaikark and take control ourselves."
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From this reading "Oh, nonsense, Eric; you're just as bad as Carlos, here!"
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