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aloud

[uh-loud]

adverb

with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly: They could not speak aloud in the library.

vocally, as distinguished from mentally: He read the book aloud.

with a loud voice; loudly: to cry aloud in grief.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see a-¹, loud

Can be confused: allowed, allude, aloud, elude.

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Aloud is always a great word to know.

So is bezoar. Does it mean:

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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If you can speak aloud while working out, conventional wisdom says you are exercising at the right intensity.

Still, it has occurred to me lately that perhaps reading my syllabi aloud seems boring because my syllabi are boring.

But ministers are having second thoughts-and thinking them aloud.

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If you can speak aloud while working out, conventional wisdom says you are exercising at the right intensity.

Still, it has occurred to me lately that perhaps reading my syllabi aloud seems boring because my syllabi are boring.

But ministers are having second thoughts-and thinking them aloud.

Read aloud two first-person accounts, and ask students to listen for differences.

He referenced your comment and wondered aloud whether something in the diet was potentially the source.

Graff wondered aloud about the romantic and mysterious stories the stone might play a part in over the next thousand years.

ZoomReader not only magnifies text, it can read it aloud.

Nor are there any sound effects in the silent version meant to be read aloud by a child or parent.

It is another to write something and hear someone else read it aloud.

Angolans may then start asking aloud why it is that they have no schools, no medicines and no cooking oil.

Have representatives from each team read aloud descriptions of their event.

Sync's text-to-voice technology enables the system to read aloud incoming text messages as they arrive.

And then please do not read this list aloud during your presentation.

True, you can already get software that will read aloud whatever is on your computer.

As the sun beats down, and chickens cluck, he reads aloud the charges.

But it has been a rare voice to speak aloud for the rights of shareholders.

Then have students read the words on the poster aloud with you.

Use voice dialing to call up anyone on your contact list, or speak the numbers aloud.

Some people who stutter find that they don't stutter when they read aloud or sing.

When the subject comes up, he laughs and tugs at his bangs, wondering aloud how people have.

Some politicians are wondering aloud whether capital controls might be in order.

Then read aloud the text and have students retell the information in their own words.

And when he reads the stories aloud they get even better.

The reason: she had written a poem and now it was time to read it aloud.

The recorded talk consists of students reading their own academic essays aloud or giving oral presentations of their research.

He said aloud what the offer to the bondholders had merely implied.

Then have students read each color name aloud as you point to it on the poster.

Plan on speaking about your book, and plan on reading some of it aloud when you do.

Then the prime minister stepped back from politics, to muse aloud.

Read aloud the directions and answer any questions students may have.

The students prepared a speech that one of the two colonels will read aloud for the rest of us.

Invite a volunteer to read aloud the text on the left side of the screen.

Read aloud the same sentence without any adjectives.

Next, read the sentences at the top of the poster aloud.

Use a think aloud to provide an example for students.

Show students the still images of animals on the move and read aloud each caption.

Read aloud the information or invite volunteers to read it aloud.

Students can read the story on their own or you can read it aloud.

Now have a volunteer read aloud the caption on the leopard's picture.

Students may also want to read aloud first-person accounts.

Read aloud the information below about navigation methods used by migratory animals.

Then flip through the article with them to preview the images and read aloud the captions.

Read aloud the section as students follow in their magazines, or ask a volunteer to read aloud the section.

Then have students read the words on the poster aloud together.

Allow each group to present its set of editorials by reading them aloud.

Model this by reading aloud the first two paragraphs.

Preview the worksheet by reading aloud the directions.

Model text-to-self connections by reading the first paragraph aloud.

He mentioned this to his wife and conjectured aloud that the artist must have made a.

She had written a poem and now it was time to read it aloud.

If you can read music, you will find yourself humming aloud to see what he means.

Which is why reading such texts aloud is so effective as a literacy enhancer:.

One slightly trampled visitor wondered aloud whether anyone was left in the local centers for the elderly.

Practicing aloud will help you remember more effectively what you have to say, reducing your reliance on notes or slides.

When he was caught frozen in acts of defiance, it was because every sinew spoke aloud in stillness.

Then have your students read their translations aloud.

Yet books had practical as well as ritual purposes: they were intended to be read aloud in church or at monastic dinner-tables.

Perhaps the first time their generation has been compelled to think aloud about dating violence.

Again, he is an enjoyable person but he seems to think its funny to say these sorts of things aloud.

For her, reading a book aloud to someone can make the work more understandable.

She calls a phone service that reads newspapers aloud in a synthetic voice, and she.

Perhaps you should read it aloud for better comprehension.

Then she reads aloud from a favorite book about the various ways people might die after a nuclear blast.

If students cannot read a word, read it aloud for them and have students repeat.

They moaned when radio began to replace reading aloud to each other.

Well, you can't legally monitor something that isn't registered anywhere or spoken aloud.

Ask a volunteer to read aloud the last two sentences of the article.

Derek has unfolded the directions and is painstakingly reading them aloud.

Carbonell's laptop churns for a minute and spits out its own effort, which he reads aloud from the screen.

Invite students to read their sentences aloud as a way of sharing what they know about wind.

The interactivity with the app is limited to tapping words and images to hear them spoken aloud and the page turning.

Read aloud some of the descriptions of the animals you see, paraphrasing the advanced language, as necessary.

She described how electrifying it was to hear that poem read aloud.

Invite students to share their story by reading it aloud or by printing and illustrating the text.

Read aloud the directions and go over the provided answer.

Read aloud each sentence below and ask which glossary entry best fills the blank.

Invite volunteers to read aloud a couple of the captions related to marine debris as you click through the photo gallery.

As a volunteer reads aloud each entry, circle the students' words that appear in the defi nition.

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World English Dictionary

aloud (əˈlaʊd)

—*adv, —adj*
1.	in a normal voice; not in a whisper
2.	in a spoken voice; not silently
3.	archaic in a loud voice

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Word Origin & History

aloud

late 14c., from a- (1) + loud (q.v.).

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