Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases
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LibriVox recording of Grenville Kleiser's Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases read by a variety of LibriVox members.
A Practical Handbook of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, and Oratorical Terms, for the Embellishment of Speech and Literature, and The Improvement of the Vocabulary of Those Persons Who Read, Write, and Speak English.
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A Practical Handbook of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, and Oratorical Terms, for the Embellishment of Speech and Literature, and The Improvement of the Vocabulary of Those Persons Who Read, Write, and Speak English.
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May 2, 2017
Subject: Sandra Zeras' voice is angelic!
Subject: Sandra Zeras' voice is angelic!
Sections 111 and 112 are read by Sandra Zera; her voice absolutely shifts my consciousness in such a perfect way!
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August 24, 2009
Subject: 057 and 148 missing
Subject: 057 and 148 missing
057 and 148 missing
thanx for the these wonderful chapters
thanx for the these wonderful chapters
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April 1, 2009
Subject: Published in 1919
Subject: Published in 1919
Of course they are outdated! The book was published in 1919!! This was meant to be a fun little read with little to no practical use.
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March 25, 2009
Subject: Bad
Subject: Bad
I'm sorry to all the people who put their hard work into this, but I really didn't like it. The introductory chapters were long, pompous, and dull. The work has not aged well, being full of out-dated misconceptions about language and groan-worthy allusions to the "better classes". Many of the phrases are also out-dated, and some seem to have been of little use ever. No explanation of what the phrases mean, how they are often used, or WHY they are useful is given. To top it all off, a reader is clearly meant to use this book as a leisurely study guide (the author even recommends circling or underlining phrases the reader likes), it translates VERY poorly to an audio book.
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March 1, 2009
Subject: Thank you
Subject: Thank you
I had no idea that this sort of thing even existed, and am greatful to publisher.
I am not well schooled as I had as ayoungman a reading disability. I am older now and just worked my way though this disability. I find it just wonderful that someone would develope this an that an uneducated person of intelligence has access to it.
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I am not well schooled as I had as ayoungman a reading disability. I am older now and just worked my way though this disability. I find it just wonderful that someone would develope this an that an uneducated person of intelligence has access to it.
I will not give it my highest rating because this LibriVox to me is a great adventure and no telling what is going to be my next great discovery.
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057 - Felicitous Phrases: ability, humor, and perspicacity - busy, active, and toiling download
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059 - Felicitous Phrases: dwarfed, scant, and wretched - danger, difficulty, and hardship download
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061 - Felicitous Phrases: gaunt, desolate, and despoiled - humor, fancy, and susceptibility download
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062 - Felicitous Phrases: idle, profuse, and profligate - luxurious, whimsical, and selfish download
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064 - Felicitous Phrases: pain, toil, and privation - puzzles, tangles, and questionings download
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094 - Literary Expressions: A bitterness crept into her face - A nimble-witted opponent download
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095 - Literary Expressions: A painful thought was flooding his mind - A wordless farewell download
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114 - Striking Similes: Like an alien ghost I stole away - Like sweet thoughts in a dream download
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128 - Conversational Phrases: Tell me in what way you want me to help you - True, I forgot! download
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129 - Conversational Phrases: Undeniably true - Would you mind telling me your opinion? download
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139 - Public Speaking Phrases: I do again and again urge upon you - I hasten to concede download
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140 - Public Speaking Phrases: I have a dark suspicion - I hope you will not accuse me download
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147 - Public Speaking Phrases: It must be a cause of delight - Just the reverse is true download
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150 - Public Speaking Phrases: Observe again - Surely it is not too much for me to say download
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151 - Public Speaking Phrases: Take another instance - The whole story of civilization download
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