The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers. Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments; and to Inclucate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingDurrie & Peck, 1830 - 204 pages Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. |
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... sound , with the key or note on which we speak . There is a variety of sound within the compass of each key . A speaker may there fore render his voice louder , without altering the key : and we shall always be able to give most body ...
... sound , with the key or note on which we speak . There is a variety of sound within the compass of each key . A speaker may there fore render his voice louder , without altering the key : and we shall always be able to give most body ...
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... sound . The quantity of sound necessary to fill even a large space , is smaller than is commonly ima gined ; and , with distinct articulation , a person with a weak voice will make it reach farther , than the strongest voice can reach ...
... sound . The quantity of sound necessary to fill even a large space , is smaller than is commonly ima gined ; and , with distinct articulation , a person with a weak voice will make it reach farther , than the strongest voice can reach ...
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... sound which the best usage of the language appropriates to it ; in opposition to broad , vulgar , or provincial pronunciation . This is requisite both for reading intelligibly , and for reading with correctness and ease . Instructions ...
... sound which the best usage of the language appropriates to it ; in opposition to broad , vulgar , or provincial pronunciation . This is requisite both for reading intelligibly , and for reading with correctness and ease . Instructions ...
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... sound judgement and correct taste . It will doubtless have different degrees of exertion , according to the greater or less degrees of importance of the words upon which it operates ; and there may be very properly some variety in the ...
... sound judgement and correct taste . It will doubtless have different degrees of exertion , according to the greater or less degrees of importance of the words upon which it operates ; and there may be very properly some variety in the ...
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... sound which we employ . in the expression of our sentiments . Emphasis affects particular words and phrases , with a degree of tone or in- flexion of voice ; but tones , peculiarly so called , affect sentences , paragraphs , and ...
... sound which we employ . in the expression of our sentiments . Emphasis affects particular words and phrases , with a degree of tone or in- flexion of voice ; but tones , peculiarly so called , affect sentences , paragraphs , and ...
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