Chapter 14 of Intentions is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 holds 173 sentences of Intentions, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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Chapter 14 of Intentions is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ERNEST. Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair. GILBERT. Ah! not fair. A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word.
Chapter 14 of Intentions is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
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From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
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From this reading Ah! not fair.
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From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
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From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
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From this reading A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word.
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From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
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From this reading ERNEST.
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From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
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From this reading GILBERT.
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From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
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From this reading A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word.
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From this reading Ah! not fair.
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From this reading A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word.
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From this reading A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word.
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From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word.
