a funeral oration; an impassioned oration; to make / deliver / pronounce an oration

Jewel's eyes look like pale wood in his high-blooded face. He is a head taller than any of the rest of us, always was. I told them that's why ma always whipped him and petted him more. Because he was peakling around the house more.

Our parents marched to church and we trailed behind.

They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.