Chapter 1 of Renshaw Fanning's Quest is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Renshaw Fanning's Quest is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest, by Bertram Mitford. ________________________________________________________________________ RENSHAW FANNING'S QUEST, BY BERTRAM MITFORD. PROLOGUE. "Just consider! You would soon get to hate me.
Chapter 1 of Renshaw Fanning's Quest is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deem to be
From this reading “"Just consider!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You would soon get to hate me.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “You would soon get to hate me.”
an introduction to a play
From this reading “PROLOGUE.”
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “Renshaw Fanning's Quest, by Bertram Mitford.”
in the near future
From this reading “You would soon get to hate me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would soon get to hate me.”
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From this reading Renshaw Fanning's Quest, by Bertram Mitford.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Renshaw Fanning's Quest, by Bertram Mitford.
deem to be
From this reading "Just consider!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Renshaw Fanning's Quest, by Bertram Mitford.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You would soon get to hate me.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading You would soon get to hate me.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just consider!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You would soon get to hate me.
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
From this reading Renshaw Fanning's Quest, by Bertram Mitford.
an introduction to a play
From this reading PROLOGUE.
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading Renshaw Fanning's Quest, by Bertram Mitford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Renshaw Fanning's Quest, by Bertram Mitford.
in the near future
From this reading You would soon get to hate me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would soon get to hate me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would soon get to hate me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would soon get to hate me.
Chapter 1 of Renshaw Fanning's Quest by Bertram Mitford holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 1 holds 405 sentences of Renshaw Fanning's Quest, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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