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The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sax Rohmer • Curated US English Learning Edition

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OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

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Chapter XXVIII Reading 1/34

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

Line 2

Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

Line 3

Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

Line 4

Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

Line 5

Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

accomplished

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From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

alive

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

all

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

From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

and

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

authority

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

From this reading Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

been

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From this reading Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

brother

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

Chinese

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

control

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From this reading Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

creatures

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

crimes

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

From this reading Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

developments

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From this reading Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

doctor's

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

Dreadful

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From this reading Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

Excepting

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

fallen

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

for

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

From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

formidable

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

Fu-Manchu

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From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

Fu-Manchu's

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

From this reading Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

group

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From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

had

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From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

hands

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

her

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

hoped

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From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

how

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From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

in

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From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

into

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

Karamaneh

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

land

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

From this reading Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

later

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

From this reading Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

little

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

From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

made

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From this reading Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

marked

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

From this reading Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

Nayland

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

From this reading Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

not

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

nothing

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

From this reading Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

OF

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

From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

one

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

one-half

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

From this reading Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

our

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

From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

passage

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

From this reading Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

press

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

From this reading Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

public

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

From this reading Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

pursuit

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

From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

Smith's

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

From this reading Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

sufficient

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

From this reading Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

that

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

From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

the

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

through

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

From this reading Dreadful crimes had marked Fu-Manchu's passage through the land.

to

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

From this reading Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

truth

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

From this reading Not one-half of the truth (and nothing of the later developments) had been made public.

victims

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

was

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

From this reading Nayland Smith's authority was sufficient to control the press.

we

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

From this reading OF all that we had hoped for in our pursuit of Fu-Manchu how little had we accomplished.

were

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

who

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

From this reading Excepting Karamaneh and her brother (who were victims and not creatures of the Chinese doctor's) not one of the formidable group had fallen alive into our hands.

Chapter 28 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 28 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu contain?

Chapter 28 holds 173 sentences of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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