All 5 Uses of
recite
in
Dubliners
- When I left the kitchen he was about to recite the opening lines of the piece to my aunt.†
Chpt 3 *
- After a rather long pause he announced: THE DEATH OF PARNELL 6th October, 1891 He cleared his throat once or twice and then began to recite: He is dead.†
Chpt 12
- When he had finished his recitation there was a silence and then a burst of clapping: even Mr. Lyons clapped.†
Chpt 12
- The first part closed with a stirring patriotic recitation delivered by a young lady who arranged amateur theatricals.†
Chpt 13
- In another corner of the room were Mrs. Kearney and he: husband, Mr. Bell, Miss Healy and the young lady who had to recite the patriotic piece.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(recite) to say or read something aloud -- especially something previously memorized such as a poem
or:
to say in detail -- especially a list of things