Both Uses of
recite
in
The Cherry Orchard
- The STATION-MASTER stands in the middle of the drawing-room and recites "The Magdalen" by Tolstoy.
Act 3 *recites = to say aloud something previously memorized
- He is listened to, but he has only delivered a few lines when a waltz is heard from the front room, and the recitation is stopped.†
Act 3
Definition:
to say or read something aloud -- especially something previously memorized such as a poem
or:
to say in detail -- especially a list of things
or:
to say in detail -- especially a list of things