Chapter 29 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage. Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district. A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance. Later it gave place to a rickety fence. My friend peered through a gap in the latter.
Chapter 29 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.”
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From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
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From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
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From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
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From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later it gave place to a rickety fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friend peered through a gap in the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friend peered through a gap in the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later it gave place to a rickety fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later it gave place to a rickety fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later it gave place to a rickety fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friend peered through a gap in the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friend peered through a gap in the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friend peered through a gap in the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later it gave place to a rickety fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later it gave place to a rickety fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friend peered through a gap in the latter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nayland Smith appeared to be keenly interested in the character of the district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSK was falling when we made our way in the direction of Maple Cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A high and ancient wall bordered the road along which we walked for a considerable distance.
Chapter 29 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 29 holds 156 sentences of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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