“Aloud” uses the “a-” preposition 1 meaning, in the situation of loudness.
- 01.059 he said aloud.
- 01.137 and accidentally said it aloud.
- 05.063 he said aloud.
- 06.088 and he found himself saying aloud:
- 12.060 he said aloud.
- 12.067 and Smaug laughed aloud.
- 12.077 exclaimed Bilbo aloud,
- 13.010 he squeaked aloud.
- 13.033 They spoke aloud,
- 13.040 Thorin!’ he cried aloud.
“aloud, adv. and adj.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web. 18 May 2015.