All 4 Uses of
recite
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- While Neville recited his grades and wondered aloud whether he would be allowed to take a Transfiguration NEWT, with only an "Acceptable," Harry watched him without really listening.†
Chpt 7 *
- Hermione recited at top speed: 'Golpalott's-Third-Law—states-that-the-antidote-for-a-blended-poison-will-be-equal-to-more-than-the-sum-of-the-antidotes-for-each-of-the-separate-components.'†
Chpt 18
- There was Golpalott's Third Law, stated word for word as Hermione had recited it, but not a single illuminating note in the Prince's hand to explain what it meant.†
Chpt 18
- He kept reciting their names to himself, as though by listing them he could bring them within reach: 'the locket …, the cup … the snake … something of Gryffindor's or Ravenclaw's … the locket … the cup … the snake … something of Gryffindor's or Ravenclaw's …'†
Chpt 30
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