All 3 Uses of
recite
in
A Thousand Acres
- She might as well have been reciting a pickle recipe, her tone was that flat.†
p. 190.0
- I had forgotten in my own recitation his old grievances against Harold and his mother.†
p. 196.4
- I went over after breakfast one day, after sharing Ty's wordless meal and hearing him recite his plans for the day and the incidental information that he wouldn't be home for dinner.†
p. 225.3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(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 -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The noun form, recitation, normally refers to the act of reciting or to what was recited; however, much more rarely, it can refer to a session in which a teaching assistant reviews and expands on a teacher's lecture.