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The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sax Rohmer • Curated US English Learning Edition

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FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

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Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things. I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing. I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine. Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar: We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

Line 2

I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

Line 3

I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

Line 4

Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

Line 5

We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

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a

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

acquainted

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

and

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

are

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

as

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

bears

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

better

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

by

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

choosing

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

come

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

days

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

drama

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enough

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

figure

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

fitness

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

found

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

FROM

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

go

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

held

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

I

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

in

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

incidents

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

is

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

its

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

Lantern

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

leisurely

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

lines

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

Lord

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

Magic

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make

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

Master

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

may

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

me

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

mercilessly

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

Midnight

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

mine

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

more

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

moving

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

my

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

no

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

none

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

not

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

of

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

Often

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

Omar

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

on

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

other

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

pause

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

penmen

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

rescue

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

round

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

scheme

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

Shadow-shapes

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

show

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

Southery

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

story

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

Sun-illumined

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

tarry

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

than

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

that

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

the

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

they

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

things

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

those

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From this reading Often enough, in those days, I found a fitness in the lines of Omar:

to

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From this reading FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things.

We

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From this reading We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

were

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From this reading I may not tarry, as more leisurely penmen, to round my incidents; they were not of my choosing.

with

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

you

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From this reading I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama; its scheme is none of mine.

Chapter 24 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 24 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu contain?

Chapter 24 holds 196 sentences of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 24 of The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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