The American Elocutionist: Comprising Lessons in Enunciation, Exercises in Elocution, and Rudiments of Gesture. With a Selection of New Pieces for Practice in Reading and Declamation and Engraved Illustrations in Attitude and Action .... |
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... Exercises in Elocu- tion , says , " I doubt not , -from the great excellence of your Lessons in Enunciation , which I have used constantly , with all my classes , ever since I first saw the book , - that it must be a valuable addition ...
... Exercises in Elocu- tion , says , " I doubt not , -from the great excellence of your Lessons in Enunciation , which I have used constantly , with all my classes , ever since I first saw the book , - that it must be a valuable addition ...
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... Exercises . • Table of the Elementary Sounds of the English Language . Exercises embracing the Ele- ments of Articulation , and the Rules of Pronunciation . Errors in Articulation . Common Errors exemplified in Words in which the ...
... Exercises . • Table of the Elementary Sounds of the English Language . Exercises embracing the Ele- ments of Articulation , and the Rules of Pronunciation . Errors in Articulation . Common Errors exemplified in Words in which the ...
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... exercises of colleges , the daily lessons of schools , in private reading , and in common conversation . The faults now alluded to , are all owing to the want ... EXERCISES . THE following exercises are intended to Introductory Observations.
... exercises of colleges , the daily lessons of schools , in private reading , and in common conversation . The faults now alluded to , are all owing to the want ... EXERCISES . THE following exercises are intended to Introductory Observations.
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... EXERCISES . THE following exercises are intended to prevent , or to correct , the prevalent errors of colloquial usage ... exercise . ] VOWEL SOUNDS . 1. A , as in the word Fate ; AI , as in Ail ; AY , as in Lay . 2. A , as in Far ; AU ...
... EXERCISES . THE following exercises are intended to prevent , or to correct , the prevalent errors of colloquial usage ... exercise . ] VOWEL SOUNDS . 1. A , as in the word Fate ; AI , as in Ail ; AY , as in Lay . 2. A , as in Far ; AU ...
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... exercises which follow , are merely various examples of these rudiments , as they occur in different combinations . The exercises are also designed for lessons in pronunciation ; as this branch , not less than that of articulation , is ...
... exercises which follow , are merely various examples of these rudiments , as they occur in different combinations . The exercises are also designed for lessons in pronunciation ; as this branch , not less than that of articulation , is ...
Common terms and phrases
accented action appropriate arising articulation attention beauty blank verse cadence Cæsar character circumflex clauses commencing common common metre connexion cuckoo declamation diphthong distinct effect elocution emotion emphasis emphatic England English language enunciation error example exemplified exer EXERCISE expression Fair lords falchion falling inflection fault feeling feet force forcible gesture give Glengyle grace grave habit hand hath heart Heaven honour iambus Ireland king language learner letter liberty light lord Lucca manner meaning mind moderate movement natural never noble o'er observed orthoepy passage pause Pecksniff peculiar phatic piece pitch poetry position practice preceding produce pronounced pronunciation prose pupils reading requires rising inflection Roman senate rule Ruph sentence sentiment slide slow sound South Carolina speaker speaking speech spirit spondee style sword syllables tence thee thou thought Tigg tion tone trochee true unaccented utterance verse voice Walker's words