Her father had lost the ability to speak, but she knew he could understand those who talked to him.

But some of them have the ability to speak to one another in the mind, without words.

He found that anything else required the ability to speak clearly.

When, exactly, the military lost its ability to speak English is hard to say.

But around that time, he lost the ability to speak English, which was his second language.

The ability to speak thus spread quickly through the human species.

The ability to speak a second European language would be an advantage.

The ability to speak a foreign language is a real plus in today's job market.

It takes away not only the right, but the ability to speak.

In 1506, at the age of 25 lost the ability to speak for six months.