The Eclectic Fourth Reader: Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry, from the Best American and English Writers : with Copious Rules for Reading and Directions ... |
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... TONES . If any one will notice closely a sentence as uttered in private conversation , he will observe , that scarcely two successive words are pronounced in exactly the same tone . At the same time , however , there is a certain pitch ...
... TONES . If any one will notice closely a sentence as uttered in private conversation , he will observe , that scarcely two successive words are pronounced in exactly the same tone . At the same time , however , there is a certain pitch ...
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... tone , without a knowledge of the principles upon which it should be done . Sometimes , also , there is a kind of regular variation , but still not connected with the sense . A sentence is commenced with vehemence and in a high tone ...
... tone , without a knowledge of the principles upon which it should be done . Sometimes , also , there is a kind of regular variation , but still not connected with the sense . A sentence is commenced with vehemence and in a high tone ...
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... tone , to pronounce every syllable properly and dis- tinctly , and to mind the pauses ; -are the three most difficult points to be gained in making good readers . These points will require constant attention throughout the whole course ...
... tone , to pronounce every syllable properly and dis- tinctly , and to mind the pauses ; -are the three most difficult points to be gained in making good readers . These points will require constant attention throughout the whole course ...
Contents
DIRECTIONS FOR READING | 13 |
Falling Inflection | 20 |
The Town Pump | 23 |
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Absalom Ahimaaz Arth Babylon beautiful birds blessed boat bosom called cesura character child circumflex commenced consonants dark dear death deep Demosthenes ducats earth emphasis emphatic ERRORS ERRORS.1 eternity examples EXERCISES Explain the inflections eyes falling inflection father fault fear feel genius give hand happy hath head heard heart heaven hour inflections marked Joab kind king laws LESSON liberty light live Lochiel look Lord mind mother nature never o'er paragraph Parse passed pause poetry poor praise pronounced pupil QUESTIONS QUESTIONS.-1 reader Repeat rising inflection rocks Rule Rule II sentence ship Shylock sight smile Socrates soul sound SPELL AND DEFINE SPELL AND DEFINE.-1 spirit stanza sweet syllable Tell thee thing thought thousand thousand guineas tion tone unto utterance voice vowels William Reed wind wonderful words young