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... elevated desks , nor “ stood upon all fours , " as some of our public speakers do they were masters of their art . Hence they needed no screen to conceal uncouth attitudes and awkward gestures from the scrutinizing eye of criti- cism ...
... elevated desks , nor “ stood upon all fours , " as some of our public speakers do they were masters of their art . Hence they needed no screen to conceal uncouth attitudes and awkward gestures from the scrutinizing eye of criti- cism ...
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... elevated towards the centre of the roof of the mouth . R should be trilled when it precedes a vowel , as in roll , crush , & c ,; but when it follows a vowel , as in air , orb , & c . , it should be made smooth . I have met with a ...
... elevated towards the centre of the roof of the mouth . R should be trilled when it precedes a vowel , as in roll , crush , & c ,; but when it follows a vowel , as in air , orb , & c . , it should be made smooth . I have met with a ...
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... elevated , or depressed , and the aperture of the glot- tis enlarged , or diminished . The larynx is the most depressed , and the aperture of the glottis the most dilated , when the gravest sound is formed ; and the larynx is the most ...
... elevated , or depressed , and the aperture of the glot- tis enlarged , or diminished . The larynx is the most depressed , and the aperture of the glottis the most dilated , when the gravest sound is formed ; and the larynx is the most ...
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... elevated backwards , and the left extended forwards , in a horizontal direction , he calls the posture of the former elevated backwards , and notes it eb ; and the posture of the latter , horizontal forwards , and notes it hf . Now the ...
... elevated backwards , and the left extended forwards , in a horizontal direction , he calls the posture of the former elevated backwards , and notes it eb ; and the posture of the latter , horizontal forwards , and notes it hf . Now the ...
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... elevated forty - five degrees above the ho- rizon , Fig . 37 to 41 When pointing to the zenith , Fig . 24 - Second , in the Transverse Direction . When the arm is extended as far as convenient , across the body , say forty - five ...
... elevated forty - five degrees above the ho- rizon , Fig . 37 to 41 When pointing to the zenith , Fig . 24 - Second , in the Transverse Direction . When the arm is extended as far as convenient , across the body , say forty - five ...
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