Tones

Examples

• Musical instruments maybe divided into three groups according to the different ways in which their tones are produced:-- _First. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I cried in tones of fierce anger. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The improved instrument produces untempered tones without requiring extraordinary variations from the usual arrangement of the keys. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• I gently opened the door so as not to disturb him, and spoke my few parting words in low tones, which he might hear or not, as he pleased. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• When quite close to them she spoke a single Martian word in low but peremptory tones. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Mr. Farebrother seemed to wait for a recognition of the fact; and the emotion perceptible in the tones of his fine voice gave solemnity to his words. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Yes, she repeated, in tones of the bitterest, steadiest contempt. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Rosamond had never been spoken to in such tones before. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• It is under my arm, said Miss Pross, in smothered tones, you shall not draw it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Although they spoke to each other in guarded tones, their words were pronounced with sufficient distinctness of utterance to reach my ears. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• They were conversing together in low tones, and gesticulating and pointing toward me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The command was given in tones of authority and it was taken down, never to be raised again in St. Louis. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In flute-like tones of sarcasm she said-- You can easily go after Mrs. Casaubon and explain your preference. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• If that's Tom Tootle,' Miss Abbey made proclamation, in her most commanding tones, 'let him instantly come underneath here. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The various tones must be changed either to lines or dots, so as to make a printing surface for the ink roller of the press to operate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Gentlemen, was uttered in Miss Keeldar's silvery but vibrating tones, spare my locks, if you please. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Come in, growled the deep tones of that surly officer. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Tuning forks do not produce strong tones unless mounted on hollow wooden boxes (Fig. 175), whose size and shape are so adjusted that resonance occurs and strengthens the sound. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Apparently they were coming from the opposite side of the partition against which I leaned and presently I made out the tones of Dejah Thoris. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• In addition, it is seen that the short wires which produce the high tones are fine, while the long wires which produce the low tones are coarse. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• A most earnest, pressing, and emphatic entreaty, addressed to you in the most pathetic tones of the voice so dear to you, that you well remember. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Here the harsh voice of Donne broke in on the mild tones of Mr. Hall. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The stentorian tones of the auctioneer, calling out to clear the way, now announced that the sale was about to commence. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He spoke cheerfully: the gay tones set my heart at ease. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Mas'r allers said I should have one,--he did, she repeated over and over, in heart-broken tones. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• They stood in little groups, talking in low tones, and ever casting affrighted glances behind them from their great rolling eyes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Favour me with your attention for one moment, she said, in her clear icily-suppressed tones. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• At the same time I heard Pesca's voice saying eagerly, in low tones, and in his own language--I remember the name, but I don't know the man. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Some stringed instruments give forth tones which are clear and sweet, but withal thin and lacking in richness and fullness. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Lily stood motionless, keeping between herself and the char-woman the greatest distance compatible with the need of speaking in low tones. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

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