Chapter 7 of Uller Uprising is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Uller Uprising is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gorkrink? I don't seem to remember.... Oh, yes! He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist. His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
Chapter 7 of Uller Uprising is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.”
Spanish painter (1617-1682)
From this reading “He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “I don't seem to remember....”
a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth
From this reading “He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.”
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later than; following
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't seem to remember....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gorkrink?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't seem to remember....
Spanish painter (1617-1682)
From this reading He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I don't seem to remember....
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I don't seem to remember....
a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth
From this reading He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't seem to remember....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was helping Dr. Murillo, the seismologist.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading His year was up after the second shot; he came to Uller on the _Canberra_.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes!
Chapter 7 of Uller Uprising by H. Beam Piper holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 7 holds 421 sentences of Uller Uprising, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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