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Uller Uprising

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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"Not badly, general.
Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.
They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.
Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.
They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Uller Uprising

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Uller Uprising is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Not badly, general.
/nɑːt ˈbædli ˈdʒenərəl/
Line 2
Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.
Line 3
They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.
Line 4
Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.
Line 5
They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

badly adverb US /ˈbædli/

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading “"Not badly, general.”

barracks noun US /ˈbærəks/

plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

From this reading “They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.”

blew verb US /bluː/

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading “They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.”

cavalry noun US /ˈkævəlri/

troops trained to fight on horseback

From this reading “They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.”

defend verb US /dɪˈfend/

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading “They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.”

sniping verb US /ˈsnaɪpɪŋ/

-ing form of “snipe” — hunt or shoot snipe

From this reading “They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."”

stables noun US /ˈsteɪbəlz/

plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

From this reading “Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.”

Tenth noun US /tenθ/

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading “They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."

badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading "Not badly, general.

barracksnounUS /ˈbærəks/

plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.

blewverbUS /bluː/

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/

troops trained to fight on horseback

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.

contragravity

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.

defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading "Not badly, general.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.

hipposaurs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

Jarman's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.

Kragans

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.

leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."

managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.

NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not badly, general.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

rearnounUS /rɪr/

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."

snounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

slipverbUS /slɪp/

move stealthily

From this reading Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.

snipingverbUS /ˈsnaɪpɪŋ/

-ing form of “snipe” — hunt or shoot snipe

From this reading They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.

stablesnounUS /ˈsteɪbəlz/

plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

From this reading Some of our Kragans managed to slip around behind the cavalry stables.

TenthnounUS /tenθ/

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

They're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They're leading out hipposaurs, and sniping at the rear of the cavalry barracks."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.

workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Colonel Jarman's got some contragravity up and working.

Zirks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They blew out all four of the Tenth N.U.N.I.'s barracks; the Tenth and the Zirks are trying to defend the cavalry barracks.

Chapter 5 of Uller Uprising by H. Beam Piper holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

What does chapter 5 of Uller Uprising contain?

Chapter 5 holds 418 sentences of Uller Uprising, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Uller Uprising by H. Beam Piper exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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