elocutionary recitals. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An elocutionary Oxonian delivery. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Tell it naturally and simply, as the folk-tellers did, not with studied and elaborate "elocutionary" effects. From Wordnik.com. [Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes] Reference
He must have studied the subject a great deal, when you come to think of it, because he assumed an "elocutionary" attitude. From Wordnik.com. [Acres of Diamonds and His Life and Achievements] Reference
I'm more like the proverbial bull in a elocutionary china shop. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard] Reference
Was the crush I had on the Object a result of her elocutionary talent?. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
He extended elocutionary arms from frayed stained shirtcuffs, pausing: —. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
Do not imagine for a moment that I advocate the neglect of elocutionary graces. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Priest's Keepsake] Reference
There is no attempt to rouse the house by elocutionary climaxes or quick-stopping strides. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866] Reference
As he stood in that elocutionary attitude, friends, this is just the way that speech went. From Wordnik.com. [Acres of Diamonds] Reference
We had music, songs, and an elocutionary entertainment; every thing passing off pleasantly. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive] Reference
With an elocutionary erudition surpassing that of his friendly rival, conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life] Reference
A deep silence ensues, and the poor child, whose debut in the elocutionary art it is, suddenly loses countenance. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
It gives scope either to mere elocutionary art or melodramatic invention, -- not to the universal and existing passions. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860] Reference
It shows that you are taking a deep interest in the game, and it makes the other players admire your elocutionary powers. From Wordnik.com. [The Silly Syclopedia] Reference
I have heard him speak, he has a strong proclivity for the elocutionary department, a strong voice, and great enthusiasm. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
No year of college life should pass without contributing materially towards the elocutionary equipment of the future preacher. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Priest's Keepsake] Reference
He must have studied the subject a great deal, then you come to think of it, because he assumed an “elocutionary” attitude. From Wordnik.com. [Acres of Diamonds] Reference
She heard Kate's elocutionary voice declaiming brightly. From Wordnik.com. [The Lookout Man] Reference
Deeply ignoring this, I resume my elocutionary studies of the. From Wordnik.com. [Ruggles of Red Gap] Reference
After Napoleon and the interminable elocutionary squabbles of the. From Wordnik.com. [Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View] Reference
His swagger, his gestures, and his elocutionary power were amazing. From Wordnik.com. [Two Summers in Guyenne] Reference
He extended elocutionary arms from frayed stained shirtcuffs, pausing. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
His sermon was eloquent and literary, and it was delivered with elocutionary power. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian A Story] Reference
This department comprises every variety of style necessary in elocutionary culture. From Wordnik.com. [The American Union Speaker] Reference
One prominent feature in the advocate's education must always be elocutionary practice. From Wordnik.com. [A Book About Lawyers] Reference
As she traveled she left in her wake a pyrotechnic display of elocutionary denunciation. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women] Reference
She prided herself on her elocutionary ability, and read the following with great expression. From Wordnik.com. [Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life] Reference
Her sister often read it aloud, standing behind her and rendering it with elocutionary effects. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Silas Lapham] Reference
Mr. Opp abruptly descended from his elocutionary flight, and asked to be excused for a few moments. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Opp] Reference
As he stood in that elocutionary attitude this is just the way that speech went, this is it precisely. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Public Speaking] Reference
This pantomime was the elocutionary expression of an unspoken soliloquy which had something of this shape. From Wordnik.com. [The Gilded Age A tale of today] Reference
Not mere elocutionary reading, but simple reading, bringing out the author's meaning and giving people pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [Holiday Stories for Young People] Reference
The subject is handled in a new and original manner, and cannot fail to revolutionize the old elocutionary ideas. From Wordnik.com. [How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions] Reference
He would have enjoyed criticizing the Apostle Paul and his elocutionary style if he had been one of the Ephesians. From Wordnik.com. [The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X)] Reference
Mr. Neidlinger builds his songs upon one guiding principle, that is, faithfulness to elocutionary accent and intonation. From Wordnik.com. [Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions] Reference
Schools and Academies, and of the systematic arrangement of its selections for declamation and for elocutionary practice. From Wordnik.com. [Rollo in Naples] Reference
It is therefore of paramount importance that elocutionary culture should be based on the mechanical function of respiration. From Wordnik.com. [The American Union Speaker] Reference
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