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Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Intentions is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 7 of Intentions by Oscar Wilde holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

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Chapter 7 holds 191 sentences of Intentions, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Intentions by Oscar Wilde exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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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His love of art, however, never deserted him.
At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.
Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
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Intentions

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Intentions is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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His love of art, however, never deserted him.
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At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
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Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
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But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.
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Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
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1844

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

a

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

and

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

are

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

art

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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.

At

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

attempts

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

away

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

being

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

Both

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

But

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From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.

cases

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

charm

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

complete

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

conversation

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

cunning

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From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.

deserted

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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.

did

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

dissatisfied

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

Eardley

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

failures

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

for

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

give

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

governor

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

habit

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

had

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

hand

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From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.

have

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

he

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

him

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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.

His

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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.

Hobart

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

however

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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.

in

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

its

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From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.

John

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

lost

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

love

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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.

make

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

manners

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

memorial

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

never

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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.

Nor

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

not

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

of

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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.

offended

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

on

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

people

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

poisoning

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

portrait-painting

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

praying

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

presented

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

record

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

returned

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

seem

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

seems

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From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.

settlement

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

Sir

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

sketching

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

society

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

started

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

studio

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

Tasmanian

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

the

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

their

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

there

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

thoroughly

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

ticket-of-leave

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

to

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

Town

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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.

tried

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

two

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

up

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

were

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

which

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

who

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.

Wilmot

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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.

with

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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.