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OP READING AND ORATORY closes the series with an exhibition of the whole
theory and art of Elocution exclusive of gesture . It contains , besides the
classification of sen tences already referreu is , but here presented with fuller
statement ...
OP READING AND ORATORY closes the series with an exhibition of the whole
theory and art of Elocution exclusive of gesture . It contains , besides the
classification of sen tences already referreu is , but here presented with fuller
statement ...
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... that it comprises , especially poetry of the higher grade , such as compilers are
usually most anxious to insert in nese books , the most difficult reading to be
found in the whole circle of English literature . It is at once passionate and
figurative ...
... that it comprises , especially poetry of the higher grade , such as compilers are
usually most anxious to insert in nese books , the most difficult reading to be
found in the whole circle of English literature . It is at once passionate and
figurative ...
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The bend is a slight turn of the voice upward on the last word ble of a word ; while
the upward slide is a gradual ascent of the voice through a whole sentence . E . g
. If you deliver the first clause of the first example above , “ Very early in the ...
The bend is a slight turn of the voice upward on the last word ble of a word ; while
the upward slide is a gradual ascent of the voice through a whole sentence . E . g
. If you deliver the first clause of the first example above , “ Very early in the ...
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Let each example be delivered , first , in little more than a whisper , then a little
louder ; that is , with more and more force , until the pupil shall have exerted the
whole power of his voice . Having done this , let him reverse the process , and ...
Let each example be delivered , first , in little more than a whisper , then a little
louder ; that is , with more and more force , until the pupil shall have exerted the
whole power of his voice . Having done this , let him reverse the process , and ...
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But when the pipe is gone , I shall try to forget the whole business , and say to
myself , “ my poor old captain is sick , and does not mean what he said . " 5 Capt .
Jack , come here . 6 ( Takes his hand . ) I did not mean what I said ' . 8 Bowl .
But when the pipe is gone , I shall try to forget the whole business , and say to
myself , “ my poor old captain is sick , and does not mean what he said . " 5 Capt .
Jack , come here . 6 ( Takes his hand . ) I did not mean what I said ' . 8 Bowl .
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| Title | Fourth Reader: For Common Schools and Academies Mandeville's series Part 4 of Series of school readers, Henry Mandeville |
| Author | Henry Mandeville |
| Publisher | D. Appleton & Company, 1851 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 264 pages |
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