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Meanings of further pretence in English

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Usage of further pretence in English
1
She was too confused for further pretence, and too unnerved to attempt it.
A Day of Fate
2
Do what you like, and let us make no further pretence of collaborating.
The Collaborators / 1896
3
The young man made no further pretence of misunderstanding.
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
4
So set aside all further pretence, my friend; be frank with me, and satisfy my curiosity.
Harry Escombe: A Tale of Adventure in Peru
5
Then, satisfied that she was unobserved, Mere Riquette abandoned all further pretence, and stalked silently about the room.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
6
The people were now permitted to applaud to their hearts' desire, as no further pretence of a secret existed.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 04 (of 15), English
7
Penelope had protracted her decision in favor of either of her suitors so long that there seemed to be no further pretence for delay.
The Age of Fable
8
Penelope had protracted her decision in favor of any one of her suitors so long, that there seemed to be no further pretence for delay.
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
9
He made no further pretences to himself.
Nobody's Man
10
"I want you to tell me," I said eagerly, and with no further pretence.
The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy
11
'Please.' No further pretence.
Cross of St. George
12
"Ah, your honour," cried Babet, who saw there was no use for further pretence-"she'san angel-sheis-aperfect angel!"
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843
13
"I will make no further pretence of enmity," he said to himself; "I will not keep up this farce of estrangement.
Fenton's Quest
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