Both Uses of
dictate
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Atticus was speaking easily, with the kind of detachment he used when he dictated a letter.
p. 270..7 *dictated = said out loud for the purpose of recording
- Dictator-ship," she said.†
p. 329..1 *
Definitions:
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(dictate as in: dictate a letter) say out loud for the purpose of recording
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(dictate as in: Hitler dictated that...) issue commands or orders