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The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sax Rohmer • Curated US English Learning Edition

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A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

It was very quiet.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XVII Reading 1/57

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

Line 2

Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

Line 3

Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

Line 4

Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

Line 5

It was very quiet.

Learner Dictionary

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Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.”

All words in this reading · 62

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A

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

abutting

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

again

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

ahead

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

and

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

at

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

Before

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

behind

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

bend

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

Between

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

blowing

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

breeze

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

COOL

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

Cottages

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

dim

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

dry

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

dull

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

expanse

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

Far

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

flats

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

flowed

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

from

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

habitations

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

half-a-mile

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

however

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

It

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From this reading It was very quiet.

land

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

last

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

lights

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

Low's

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

lower

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

lush

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

marshes

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

From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

met

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

monotonous

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

moon

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

numerous

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

of

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

paths

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

promise

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

quiet

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From this reading It was very quiet.

reaches

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

regular

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

river

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

round

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

season

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

stretched

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

From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

Thames

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

that

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

the

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

there

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

this

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

From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

through

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

twinkled

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

upon

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From this reading Far behind us twinkled the dim lights of Low's Cottages, the last regular habitations abutting upon the marshes.

us

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From this reading A COOL breeze met us, blowing from the lower reaches of the Thames.

very

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From this reading It was very quiet.

was

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From this reading It was very quiet.

were

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

which

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From this reading Between us and the cottages stretched half-a-mile of lush land through which at this season there were, however, numerous dry paths.

with

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From this reading Before us the flats again, a dull, monotonous expanse beneath the moon, with the promise of the cool breeze that the river flowed round the bend ahead.

Chapter 17 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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.

What does chapter 17 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu contain?

Chapter 17 holds 289 sentences of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 17 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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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