Chapter 5 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth. "'Singapore Charlie's,' they call it. It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it. There have never been any complaints that I know of. I don't understand this."
Chapter 5 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “burrow” — a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading “"Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.”
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.”
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “There have never been any complaints that I know of.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “"Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “"Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.”
the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports
From this reading “"'Singapore Charlie's,' they call it.”
plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
(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 It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There have never been any complaints that I know of.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There have never been any complaints that I know of.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
plural of “burrow” — a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "'Singapore Charlie's,' they call it.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
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From this reading "'Singapore Charlie's,' they call it.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading There have never been any complaints that I know of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't understand this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There have never been any complaints that I know of.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Singapore Charlie's,' they call it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There have never been any complaints that I know of.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There have never been any complaints that I know of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports
From this reading "'Singapore Charlie's,' they call it.
plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There have never been any complaints that I know of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There have never been any complaints that I know of.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Singapore Charlie's,' they call it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't understand this."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I don't understand this."
the act of using
From this reading It's a center for some of the Chinese societies, I believe, but all sorts of opium-smokers use it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shen-Yan's is a dope-shop in one of the burrows off the old Ratcliff Highway," said Inspector Weymouth.
Chapter 5 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 151 sentences of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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