The National Fourth Reader: Containing a Simple Comprehensive, and Practical Treatise on Elocution, Numerous and Classified Exercises in Reading and Declamation, Copious Notes, and a Complete Supplementary Index |
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... Very many of the prevailing faults of articulation result from a neglect of these rules , especially the second , the third , and the last . He who gives a full and definite sound to final consonants and to unaccented vowels , if he ...
... Very many of the prevailing faults of articulation result from a neglect of these rules , especially the second , the third , and the last . He who gives a full and definite sound to final consonants and to unaccented vowels , if he ...
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... very dust was scorched brown , and something quivered in the atmos- phere as if the air itself were panting . Blinds , shutters , cur- tains , awnings , were all closed to keep out the stare . Grant it but a chink or keyhole , and it ...
... very dust was scorched brown , and something quivered in the atmos- phere as if the air itself were panting . Blinds , shutters , cur- tains , awnings , were all closed to keep out the stare . Grant it but a chink or keyhole , and it ...
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... very torrent , tempest , and ( as I may say ) WHIRLWIND of your passion , you must acquire and begět a temperance that will give it smoothness . 23. O , now you weep ; and I perceive you feel the dint of PITY : these are gracious drops ...
... very torrent , tempest , and ( as I may say ) WHIRLWIND of your passion , you must acquire and begět a temperance that will give it smoothness . 23. O , now you weep ; and I perceive you feel the dint of PITY : these are gracious drops ...
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... very seldom the case that a perfect sameness is to be observed in reading any passage or sentence . But very dittle variety of tone is to be used in reading either prose or verse which contains elevated descriptions , or emotions of ...
... very seldom the case that a perfect sameness is to be observed in reading any passage or sentence . But very dittle variety of tone is to be used in reading either prose or verse which contains elevated descriptions , or emotions of ...
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... . 1. It matters very little what immediate spot may have been the birth - place of such a man as Washington . No peo- The ple can claim no country can appropriate him . 54 NATIONAL FOURTH READER . Exercises in Pauses.
... . 1. It matters very little what immediate spot may have been the birth - place of such a man as Washington . No peo- The ple can claim no country can appropriate him . 54 NATIONAL FOURTH READER . Exercises in Pauses.
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Abbas Pasha arms beautiful birds bless breath bright called CASCO BAY CHARLES MACKAY child clouds dark dead dear death earth eyes feeling flowers give gold grave hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WARD BEECHER hippopotamus hope hour human Julius Cæsar kind labor land light lips live look ment mind mōre morning mother nature never night Nubia o'er oral elements passed pause peace person poor prayer rich rising round Samuel Foote shōre silent smile song sorrow soul sound spirit spring stand Staszic subtonic sweet tears tell thee thing THOMAS BUCHANAN READ thou thought tion tree turned utter věry voice walked WASHINGTON IRVING WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT wind words young youth