finger alphabet
Example Sentences
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Even if you knew the finger alphabet," he said, "it would be of no use.
From The Guilty River by Wilkie Collins
Did he by any chance suppose that I had learnt the finger alphabet?
From The Guilty River by Wilkie Collins
While the two children were holding converse through the medium of the finger alphabet, Lucy's face was suddenly lit up by a smile so beautiful as to call forth from us an involuntary exclamation.
From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Julia Ward Howe
I then said to her with the finger alphabet, "wind fast," or "wind slow," holding her hands and showing her how to do as I wished.
From The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by John Albert Macy
Gibbie took his place, and began to teach Ginevra the finger alphabet.
From Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald
