A Handbook of American SpeechScott, Foresman, 1916 - 240 páginas |
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... of the chin , so as not to hide the face and obstruct the voice . INCORRECT POSITIONS FOR READING Book too low and close to the Book too high and too near the body . Neck bent . eyes . OF AMERICAN SPEECH BY CALVIN L. LEWIS , A.M. PROFESSOR.
... of the chin , so as not to hide the face and obstruct the voice . INCORRECT POSITIONS FOR READING Book too low and close to the Book too high and too near the body . Neck bent . eyes . OF AMERICAN SPEECH BY CALVIN L. LEWIS , A.M. PROFESSOR.
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... face " " ee face ef front 66 ee front ef ficient 66 ee ficient ee . in . 71. Exercise . En should not be confused with Pronounce en noble not ee noble 72. Exercise . En should not be confused with Pronounce en gage not in gage 66 en ...
... face " " ee face ef front 66 ee front ef ficient 66 ee ficient ee . in . 71. Exercise . En should not be confused with Pronounce en noble not ee noble 72. Exercise . En should not be confused with Pronounce en gage not in gage 66 en ...
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... face into a pot of porter , espe- cially provided for that purpose . But scorning rest upon his reappearance , he instantly began again , though there were no dancers yet , as if the other fiddler had been carried home , exhausted , on ...
... face into a pot of porter , espe- cially provided for that purpose . But scorning rest upon his reappearance , he instantly began again , though there were no dancers yet , as if the other fiddler had been carried home , exhausted , on ...
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... face was wet with tears . " They are not torn down , " cried Scrooge , folding one of his bed - curtains in his arms , " they are not torn down , rings and all . They are here : I am here : the shadows of the things that would have been ...
... face was wet with tears . " They are not torn down , " cried Scrooge , folding one of his bed - curtains in his arms , " they are not torn down , rings and all . They are here : I am here : the shadows of the things that would have been ...
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... face ! It's a wonderful knocker ! -Here's the Turkey . Hallo ! Whoop ! How are you ! Merry Christmas ! " It was a Turkey ! He could never have stood upon his legs , that bird . He would have snapped ' em short off in a minute , like ...
... face ! It's a wonderful knocker ! -Here's the Turkey . Hallo ! Whoop ! How are you ! Merry Christmas ! " It was a Turkey ! He could never have stood upon his legs , that bird . He would have snapped ' em short off in a minute , like ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Abraham Lincoln AH AH ah and ay ah and ee ah and oo ah sound American speech audience breath cavity chest clear consonant sounds cried dance death debate dialect diaphragm discussion downward inflection Emphasizing a word Exercise eyes father faulty fire fool hand hard palate heard heart Jacob Marley jaws larynx lips listen live lungs means memory mouth muscles Nana Sahib nasal nasal cavity never notes oral Oregon trail organs of speech pause position practice produce Pronounce pupils quality of tone rebuttal Rip Van Winkle Scrooge sentence side smile soft palate soldier Sonants SOUND-FRONT SOUND-SIDE speaker speaking speech organs spirit stood syllable teacher teeth thing thought throat contraction throat murmur added Tiny Tim tongue vocal cords voice wonderful АН АН АН ОН АН ОН АН ОН
Passagens conhecidas
Página 89 - Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door, Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door: This it is and nothing more.
Página 74 - Where's Van Bummel, the schoolmaster?" "He went off to the wars too, was a great militia general, and is now in congress." Rip's heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in his home and friends, and finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand: war— congress— Stony Point— he had no courage to ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, "Does nobody here know Rip...
Página 86 - Ye whose hearts are fresh and simple, Who have faith in God and Nature, Who believe that in all ages Every human heart is human, That in even savage bosoms There are longings, yearnings, strivings For the good they comprehend not, That the feeble hands and helpless, Groping blindly in the darkness, Touch God's right hand in that darkness And are lifted up and strengthened;— Listen to this simple story, To this Song of Hiawatha!
Página 88 - Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty ! make thick my blood, Stop up the access and passage to remorse, That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose...
Página 73 - They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot with great curiosity. The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired on which side he voted.
Página 72 - For some time Rip lay musing on this scene; evening was gradually advancing; the mountains began to throw their long blue shadows over the valleys; he saw that it would be dark long before he could reach the village, and he heaved a heavy sigh when he thought of encountering the terrors of Dame Van Winkle. As he was about to descend, he heard a voice from a distance, hallooing, "Rip Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle!
Página 116 - A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet; That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
Página 116 - The year's at the spring And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn: God's in his heaven — All's right with the world!
Página 87 - Let our object be, OUR COUNTRY, OUR WHOLE COUNTRY, AND NOTHING BUT OUR COUNTRY. And, by the blessing of God, may that country itself become a vast and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, but of Wisdom, of Peace, and of Liberty, upon which the world may gaze with admiration forever...
Página 69 - His hat was off before he opened the door; his comforter, too. He was on his stool in a jiffy; driving away with his pen, as if he were trying to overtake nine o'clock. "Hallo!" growled Scrooge, in his accustomed voice as near as he could feign it. "What do you mean by coming here at this time of day?" "I am very sorry, sir," said Bob. "I am behind my time.