2. To count cadence when marching in military formation. [Middle English soun, from Old French son, from Latin sonus; see swen- in Indo-European roots.] sound 2 (sound) adj. sound·er, sound·est 1. Free from defect, decay, or damage; in good condition: Is the bridge sound? 2....
The metrical pattern of a trochee is said to have a "falling rhythm" because the emphasis comes at the beginning of the foot: "da-dum da-dum." This falling rhythm is the exact opposite of the iambic "rising rhythm" that is more common in both poetry and speech, so the cadence of tr...
... cadence, by some unaccountable flexibility, or tremulousness of pipe, she carrieth quite through the composition; so that the time, to a common air or ballad, keeps double motion, like the earth—running the primary circuit of the tune, and still revolving upon its own axis'; and he...
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2. To count cadence when marching in military formation. [Middle English soun, from Old French son, from Latin sonus; see swen- in Indo-European roots.] sound 2 (sound) adj. sound·er, sound·est 1. Free from defect, decay, or damage; in good condition: Is the bridge sound? 2....
Near the lord mayor, who was arrayed in his robes, chain, and all the glories of his office, stood the toastmaster, who announced the toasts in a manner fit to make an American think himself dreaming,—something, in fact, after this sort, in a queer singsong way, with comical cadence...
4DX:4DX refers to the 4 disciplines of the strategy execution framework. It proposes four core disciplines for helping individuals and teams reach their goals — focus on the wildly important, act on the lead measures, keep a compelling scorecard, and create a cadence of accountability. ...
Donner sur le morion –shut up in a guard house to receive a number of strokes. Replaced by running the gauntlet. For crimes that were not capital. I can see no obvious reason why either of these should have been translated “shelling.” My best guess is that since La Cale is close ...
of an allegorical graphic centrepiece surrounded by narrative border strips. Although often crude in style, these strips managed to render accounts of political intrigue and moving descriptions of military terror; the best known in the latter category is the exquisitely executed and carefullycadenced...
Metre, in poetry, the rhythmic pattern of a poetic line. Various principles, based on the natural rhythms of language, have been devised to organize poetic lines into rhythmic units. These have produced distinct kinds of versification, among which the mo