Both Uses of

recite
in
Looking for Alaska

He spoke every sentence as if he'd written it down, memorized it, and was now reciting it.†
p. 50.3 *

"I am suffering from the nausea and dizziness typically associated with a mild concussion," I recited.†
p. 64.5

Definitions:

(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.