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Meanings of direct speech in English
Sentence that reports speech or thought in its original form.
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Usage of direct speech in English
1
The beauty, politeness, and clear direct speech of the children, are remarkable.
2
Marjorie's direct speech and frank, honest eyes had pleased the older woman.
3
It was a simple, direct speech, but Brown caught its pathos.
4
When they condescended to direct speech he could understand their language well enough.
5
There are some men to whom one instinctively pays the compliment of direct speech.
6
If he had, he felt in a mood for very direct speech with him.
7
I am very glad to hear that, he says, in his customary direct speech.
8
He had, indeed, betrayed his sentiments by no direct speech.
9
Never man heard from the stars in direct speech-thatwere almost like words with God.
10
So far as I recollect neither of them made any answer to this direct speech.
11
In a very direct speech, the Minister for Agriculture, Joe Walsh, set out his complaints clearly.
12
It launches at once into direct speech, within quotation marks, and continues throughout for each story.
13
The mother listened eagerly to his direct speech.
14
He is allowed very little direct speech.
15
He'd switched from direct speech to the circumspect style used by many members of the refined upper classes.
16
From sending messages he came to making direct speech to the kite-without ,however ,ceasingto send the runners.
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Translations for direct speech
Russian
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Direct speech through the time
Direct speech across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common