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direct speech

noun

  1. the reporting of what someone has said or written by quoting his exact words
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Susannah, goaded into direct speech by what seemed to her his wilful slowness, answered with the blood still hotter in her cheeks.

Never man heard from the stars in direct speech—that were almost like words with God.

This frank statement did not surprise the prelate, who was used to her direct speech and energetic temper, and liked both.

The beauty, politeness, and clear direct speech of the children, are remarkable.

Apply this principle to other examples of direct speech interrupted by narrative.

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