prelection
Example Sentences
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When tired of his lecture, they either began to yawn, or open their mouths in imitation of that act, and the prelection was interrupted.
From The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection by Various
Was it reasonable to have assembled six, ten, or a dozen persons for the purpose of hearing a prelection?
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp
Throughout the whole of this long prelection Dr Phippeny Piecraft had scarcely moved a muscle, listening with ever deeper attention as the story went on.
From All Men are Ghosts by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks
In the afternoon there was a prelection again about the catechism. 27th, Monday.
From Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by Bartlett Burleigh James
So, when Uncle Jaw had finished his prelection, the deacon, after some meditation, came out with, "Railly, they say that your son is going to have the valedictory in college."
From The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe
