| 单词 | elocutionary |
| 例句 | Was the crush I had on the Object a result of her elocutionary talent? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Breathtaking in both the literal and figurative sense, these works require the lung capacity of an Olympian marathoner with the elocutionary finesse of Shaw’s Professor Henry Higgins. Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' and Shaw's 'Saint Joan': A marathon for four actors, and the audience 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z All of it dares a certain kind of "Masterpiece" acolyte to complain missing the relative quietude of English countryside and nitpick over elocutionary details. "The Gilded Age" is a glittery confection that's more "Dynasty" than "Downton Abbey" 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The mark of memorable speechmaking, as Michelle Obama demonstrated on Monday night, lies in something rawer than verbal felicity or elocutionary finesse. As someone who stutters, let me tell you why Biden fan Brayden Harrington is a hero 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Raab, 46, is a relatively little-known figure, lacking the prime minister’s elocutionary flair and charisma. Love him or hate him, Brits rally around a stricken Boris Johnson 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Much of Jackson’s performance takes place on the elocutionary level. Review: Glenda Jackson battles through a brazenly busy ‘King Lear’ on Broadway 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z There’s at least one very good reason for that, unrelated to anyone’s elocutionary skills: Federal prosecutors never held anyone remotely senior on Wall Street accountable. Opinion | Heaven help us in the next financial crisis 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z A South American aristocrat who became socially ambitious in America, Felicia was an accomplished actress with an elevated elocutionary style that was losing favor to so-called naturalistic modes; she was good at narrating oratorios. Leonard Bernstein Through His Daughter’s Eyes 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Clark’s elocutionary voice was first immortalised on shellac in 1949 and filed under “easy listening” ever since, whether it was her first UK No 1, Sailor, in 1961, or her signature anthem Downtown. How Petula Clark and Harry Belafonte fought racism arm in arm 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Apart from the hokey Russian aphorism – one of Putin’s elocutionary staples – the President seems to be reveling in the chance to lecture Washington from a moral pedestal. Snowden's Fate Now Lies in Vladimir Putin's Hands 2013-06-25T22:05:25Z "What wonderful elocutionary powers Miss Hatherbury has!" said Felicia, in an aside, to Mackenzie. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z The teachers who lay stress on elocutionary skill are not quite satisfied with this drift toward literary study as such. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Their reason is the occupation of mind which it affords as well as the intellectual and elocutionary training that comes with the work. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z This lecture, "Being Introductory to His Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language," displays both the man and the elocutionary movement. A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) 2012-01-01T03:00:09.283Z Their elocutionary powers are shown on the stage as well as the platform. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Oct. 4th: Went to hear an elocutionary effort in a little chapel; I was charmed by the speaker's manner and style, but pained because he did not preach the Gospel. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z It has only been a few years since all these elocutionary schools changed their names to "schools of oratory" and consequently damaged the prospect of our country. The Key to Success 2011-08-13T02:00:28.033Z The Rev. Edmund Morford, along with his unfortunate excess of good looks, inherited a rich, strong voice, in which he rolled out the liturgy with great elocutionary effect. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z At the same time, he presents the basic principles of elocutionary theory and reveals the forces that made the movement a dominant pattern in English rhetoric. A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) 2012-01-01T03:00:09.283Z Why, in pronunciation, should they not speak with a certain manly openness of vowel sound and a distinct articulation, if not with all elocutionary modulation? A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z But he saw his profit in retaining the chorus, since this could be made to serve as the appropriate mouthpiece for the elaborate passages of elocutionary splendor in which he delighted. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z I waited to get you alone," Beal said, dropping his elocutionary manner, "because what others don't know won't hurt 'em, and so forth. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z He loved to declaim the Ulysses and kindred majestically-rolling passages of Tennyson, in a clear, strong, rugged tone, devoid of all elocutionary tricks or affectation. A Day with Walt Whitman 2011-06-05T02:00:12.967Z The methodology of science was indirectly responsible for giving added support to this facet of elocutionary rationale. A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) 2012-01-01T03:00:09.283Z He was described as “a perfect master of the elocutionary art.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z An Italian in shirt-sleeves in the wings at the side of the stage speaks their lines for them, with all the elocutionary flourishes which he can command. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z Dum recited this poem with fervor and great elocutionary effects and simply convulsed the crowd. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z What a delightful elocutionary tour de force Father Temple gave us! A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The stage provided a practical outlet, but Sheridan's fascination with elocutionary theory dominated and deflected the interest in theatre. A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) 2012-01-01T03:00:09.283Z We cultivate the voice for singing and for elocutionary effects, but little is done for the average boy or girl by way of training the voice for the everyday effect. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z He also received a high tribute to his elocutionary powers from a more exalted quarter. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z The original translations would form a volume of respectable size, and they are all strikingly adapted to the purpose of elocutionary practice. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z To one who has truly appreciated it, there is nothing more dreary than the usual elocutionary rendering of a poem. The Voice and Spiritual Education Although speech departments grew out of elocutionary studies, elocution disappeared from the curriculum because of an association with an excessive emphasis upon performance as performance. A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) 2012-01-01T03:00:09.283Z The recitation is delivered at the pace of ordinary speech, with elocutionary pauses as needed; it is sung neither faster nor slower than the cadence. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. He would have enjoyed criticising the Apostle Paul and his elocutionary style if he had been one of the Ephesians. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories The Reverend Andrew Turnbull had died, and his successor had come from a Western divinity school, with elocutionary honors thick upon him. Stories of the Foot-hills While it is the purpose of this little book to emphasize the importance of vocal culture in its relations to literary and general culture, it is not its purpose, except incidentally, to impart elocutionary instruction. The Voice and Spiritual Education Reaction was compounded by a sophistication in psychology that made early theory seem na�ve, but neither later excesses nor seeming na�vety should be permitted to distort the main thrust of the elocutionary movement. A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) 2012-01-01T03:00:09.283Z The above-mentioned elocutionary lessons will also be an aid toward acquiring self-possession. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society And the actor, hearing, invented immediately the fit attitude and emphasis, spinning out with elocutionary slowness and passion the raw material supplied to him. Ghetto Comedies It took some of us twenty years to recover from the fascination of this man's absurd and high falutin' elocutionary sing-song. A Son of the Middle Border The recitations with which she occasionally favored me, were delivered in the highest style of the elocutionary art, and convinced me that she was destined to meet with the most unbounded success. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. I could not sleep, but lay upon the hard planks listening, as he recounted with a wonderful power of language, and no mean amount of elocutionary dignity, some principal incidents in the life of Napoleon. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Why he should have been chosen for an elocutionary performance no one could divine, except that he flatly refused to do anything else in public, and his teacher was determined he should do something. 'Lizbeth of the Dale One prominent feature in the advocate's education must always be elocutionary practice. A Book About Lawyers Tell it naturally and simply, as the folk-tellers did, not with studied and elaborate "elocutionary" effects. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Very well, but please to remember that I have no time for elocutionary exercises. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite He would have enjoyed criticizing the Apostle Paul and his elocutionary style if he had been one of the Ephesians. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) Beside this figure stood Clarke in the midst of an address, every word of which was made dramatically effective by a forced calmness, an elocutionary trick. The Tyranny of the Dark Every young man of any elocutionary ability felt himself empowered to recite "The Raven," that much admired and sharply discussed poem by the Poet Poe, whose melancholy end still created much interest. A Little Girl of Long Ago We had music, songs, and an elocutionary entertainment; every thing passing off pleasantly. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive I believe I can boast a tolerable imitation of that antiquated elocutionary method, and I certainly spared no effort. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography The subject is handled in a new and original manner, and cannot fail to revolutionize the old elocutionary ideas.—Mail and Empire, Toronto. How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions There is no attempt to rouse the house by elocutionary climaxes or quick-stopping strides. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 He believed that elocutionary prayer was unnecessary, and that the acoustics of heaven were such that the vilest sinner with no voice-culture could be heard in the remotest portion of the gallery. Comic History of the United States The latter is common to both verse and prose, and is emotional or elocutionary in origin; "If....," The Principles of English Versification As an elocutionary—or, rather, as a dramatic—display, it was looked forward to with the liveliest curiosity. Charles Dickens as a Reader Any other conception of the passage, any conscious endeavour to win a round of applause by elocutionary display, would disable the actor from doing justice to the great and sadly stirring utterance. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays This new book is a complete elocutionary manual comprizing numerous exercises for developing the speaking voice, deep breathing, pronunciation, vocal expression, and gesture; also selections for practise from masterpieces of ancient and modern eloquence. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) It was partly elocutionary and partly vocal, but almost entirely exercises—rarely did they favor me with a real song. The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches Most throat troubles may be set down to a lack of proper elocutionary training. Talks on Talking The character of the selections, aside from their elocutionary value, has also been duly considered. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Such elements lay there behind a substantial barrier of conventional stage machinery and elocutionary scaffolding. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays Not mere elocutionary reading, but simple reading, bringing out the author's meaning and giving people pleasure. Holiday Stories for Young People Do not imagine for a moment that I advocate the neglect of elocutionary graces. The Young Priest's Keepsake Yet this class had an elocutionary manual before them that gave an appropriate gesture for every occasion, from paying the gas bill to death-bed farewells. The Art of Public Speaking It shows that you are taking a deep interest in the game, and it makes the other players admire your elocutionary powers. The Silly Syclopedia Not being subjected to the distraction of a beauty parlor, Kate forgot to use her carefully modulated, elocutionary voice, and buzzed with details. The Lookout Man He reads it again and again; recites it in every tone of voice he can command—practises his elocutionary powers upon every possible occasion. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Though elocutionary powers are of so much importance as to be almost indispensable, yet they are subordinate to the sermon: they are the aids and auxiliaries to drive it home. The Young Priest's Keepsake Some spirits are dumb, while others are highly elocutionary. Famous Modern Ghost Stories This idea is fostered by home elocutionary professors who would have the minister take the earlier exercises of the occasion to get his voice in tune. Around The Tea-Table As she traveled she left in her wake a pyrotechnic display of elocutionary denunciation. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women It is naturally rolling and high-sounding, or at least may easily be made so, and therefore is apt to be in favour with geniuses of a swelling, oratorical, and elocutionary order. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England No year of college life should pass without contributing materially towards the elocutionary equipment of the future preacher. The Young Priest's Keepsake He has a keen sense of rhythm and of general balance; his verse is excellently sonorous, and would lend itself admirably to elocutionary art…. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents The first Wednesday after our party, I was absent from the elocutionary exercise; but the second came round, and I took my place as usual beside Helen. The Morgesons One day I was introduced by a friend to a very attractive lady school-teacher, who combined with superior domestic training, elocutionary and musical accomplishments. The Gentleman from Everywhere The result was a perfect success; the pause at the close of each sentence had such a fine elocutionary effect. Adopting an Abandoned Farm For the first year bend all your powers to capturing the intellects of your auditors, holding in reserve, for the time being, the elocutionary forces. The Young Priest's Keepsake Even their ablest men who have visited this country, such as Kingsley, Stanley, Arnold, Tyndall, and Coleridge, have all been criticised by the American public for their elocutionary defects. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 "Ah, thanks for this generosity," cried the young man, in a tone of declamatory sarcasm so artificial as fairly to scent the elocutionary. The Call of the North His reading of Scripture had no elocutionary pretensions about it; it was quiet, and to a large extent gone through in a monotone; but two things about it made it very impressive. Principal Cairns A more than sufficient number of people with musical and elocutionary talent volunteered their services to make a program. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Dramatic or elocutionary expression is avoided, the self-conscious, the elaborate and the artificial are eliminated; we try to follow as closely as possible the spontaneous folk spirit. Library Work with Children As he stood in that elocutionary attitude, friends, this is just the way that speech went. Acres of Diamonds: our every-day opportunities Adj. speaking &c., spoken &c. v.; oral, lingual, phonetic, not written, unwritten, outspoken; eloquent, elocutionary; oratorical, rhetorical; declamatory; grandiloquent &c. Roget's Thesaurus Her sister often read it aloud, standing behind her and rendering it with elocutionary effects. The Rise of Silas Lapham It gives scope either to mere elocutionary art or melodramatic invention,—not to the universal and existing passions. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 Deeply ignoring this, I resume my elocutionary studies of the Declaration of Independence. Ruggles of Red Gap He must have studied the subject a great deal, when you come to think of it, because he assumed an "elocutionary" attitude. Acres of Diamonds: our every-day opportunities I think it was the finest reading I ever heard, simply because it was neither dramatic, rhetorical, nor elocutionary. Sketches from Concord and Appledore His swagger, his gestures, and his elocutionary power were amazing. Two Summers in Guyenne After this, several of the guests were called on to recite or to sing, and as they had been notified beforehand, they were prepared for the occasion, and exerted their best elocutionary and vocal efforts. Patty Fairfield His sermon was eloquent and literary, and it was delivered with elocutionary power. The Christian A Story It gave her a still deeper sense of his intellectual command when he finally discriminated, and began to read out a poem with studied elocutionary effects. A Modern Instance But speaking from memory requires the most minute and careful study, as well as high elocutionary ability, to guard the speaker against a merely mechanical utterance. The Canadian Elocutionist It is claimed by singers that the practice of speech as an elocutionary exercise is sure to lower the pitch of the voice so as to depress the so-called higher register. Expressive Voice Culture, Including the Emerson System This department comprises every variety of style necessary in elocutionary culture. The American Union Speaker The public recitation of these extracts will banish awkwardness of manner, beget self-confidence, and lay the foundation for subsequent elocutionary work. De La Salle Fifth Reader Adj. speaking &c.; spoken &c. v.; oral, lingual, phonetic, not written, unwritten, outspoken; eloquent, elocutionary; oratorical, rhetorical; declamatory; grandiloquent &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Speaking from memory admits of the application of every possible element of effectiveness, rhetorical and elocutionary, and in the delivery of a few great actors the highest excellence in this art has been exemplified. The Canadian Elocutionist Attacks of sore throat due to improper methods of breathing and of using the voice should be treated by judicious elocutionary exercises and a system of vocal gymnastics, under the direction of proper teachers. A Practical Physiology It is therefore of paramount importance that elocutionary culture should be based on the mechanical function of respiration. The American Union Speaker She divined his purpose as she saw him summoning to his aid all his rather limited elocutionary powers, and noted how he gave to every line that verged toward love the tenderest accent. From Jest to Earnest He explained afterward that elocutionary effort taxes the strength severely, and makes hearty eating a necessity. The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way He extended elocutionary arms from frayed stained shirtcuffs, pausing: —What was their civilisation? Ulysses "It 's dreadful long," began Tom; but his face brightened, for Polly's interest soothed his injured feelings, and he was glad to prove his elocutionary powers. An Old-Fashioned Girl In accordance with this theory, they have formed complex systems of elocutionary rules, for the guidance of pupils in reading aloud and in declamation. The American Union Speaker The teacher should, at the very onset, become thoroughly familiar with the subjects here presented, and the pupils should be referred to this discussion of elocutionary principles as often as occasion may require. The New McGuffey Fourth Reader Here Captain Wragge entered on his personal statement; taking his customary vocal exercise through the longest words of the English language, with the highest elocutionary relish. No Name This experience taught me what I conceive to be the true theory of elocutionary training in our universities—vocal gymnastics, on one side; common-sense criticism, on the other. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 So important was this element of elocutionary training considered by the Athenians, that they had a class of teachers who were wholly devoted to it as a specialty. The American Union Speaker And it is a fact worthy of observation that those who are most sceptical as to the possibilities of elocutionary culture, are invariably those who are themselves unskillful teachers in this branch. The American Union Speaker For want of culture in the elocutionary art, many teachers are greatly deceived, thinking their pupils read and declaim well when they do not. The American Union Speaker When he opened his lips, he spoke in a rich bass voice, with an easy flow of language, and a strict attention to the elocutionary claims of words in more than one syllable. No Name |
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