All 12 Uses of
articulate
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- "Absolve my soul, Father," she articulated softly, and slowly sank on her knees and bowed down at his feet.†
Chpt 2
- Grigory articulated gloomily and distinctly.†
Chpt 3 *
- His lips were moving as though trying to articulate something; no sound came, but still his lips moved.†
Chpt 4
- "His honor is still asleep," he articulated deliberately ("You were the first to speak, not I," he seemed to say).†
Chpt 5
- Smerdyakov, who was looking at the ground again, and playing with the toe of his right foot, set the foot down, moved the left one forward, and, grinning, articulated: "If I were able to play such a trick, that is, pretend to have a fit—and it would not be difficult for a man accustomed to them—I should have a perfect right to use such a means to save myself from death.†
Chpt 5
- "I know, though you're a brute, you're generous," Grushenka articulated with difficulty.†
Chpt 8
- "Thank you!" he articulated slowly, as though letting a sigh escape him after fainting.†
Chpt 11
- "If I was pleased," he articulated rather breathlessly, "it was simply because you agreed not to go to Moscow, but to Tchermashnya.†
Chpt 11
- Ivan articulated in astonishment, and suddenly a chill breath of fear did in fact pass over his soul.†
Chpt 11
- "I don't want it," Smerdyakov articulated in a shaking voice, with a gesture of refusal.†
Chpt 11
- He still went on talking, talking incessantly, but quite incoherently, and even articulated his words with difficulty.†
Chpt 11
- He almost fell back in his place: his voice broke: he could hardly articulate the last phrase.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(articulate as in: articulate her ideas) the act of or ability of clearly expressing with words; or to clearly express with wordsThe exact meaning of articulate depends upon its context. For example:
- "She is articulate and persuasive." -- well-spoken (expresses her ideas clearly)
- "She articulated what everyone was thinking." -- said aloud
- "After the stroke, she had to learn to articulate her consonants." -- speak distinctly (so each word can be understood)