Voices

Examples

• But in spite of their efforts to be as cheery as larks, the flutelike voices did not seem to chord as well as usual, and all felt out of tune. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• At that point I slackened my pace and proceeded cautiously, but I saw no one, and heard no voices. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Hearing voices on the terrace below, I looked out of window, and saw the two gentlemen walking up and down together. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• But they could not really talk, because of the glassy ravel of women's excited, cold laughter and running voices. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Gentlemen, there was the sound of voices in the front room, and--' 'And you listened, I believe, Mrs. Cluppins? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• One voice made of many voices, resounded through the chamber; it syllabled the name of Raymond. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• They sat wondering, in silence; or, if they exchanged a few words, spoke in whispers, as if they were afraid to hear the sound of their own voices. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Angry voices were heard up-stairs. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• We had sunk our voices, almost to a whisper, and continued to speak in that tone. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She heard the buzz of voices; and that was enough. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The door clashed, the voices and the feet came on, and the prison-keeper slowly ascended the stairs, followed by a guard of soldiers. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Again her name was syllabled, and she shuddered as she asked herself, am I becoming mad, or am I dying, that I hear the voices of the departed? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• At that moment the voices of the children were heard calling from upstairs: 'Mother! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• One called his father, another his son, and another his wife, and only by their voices could they know each other. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• But I believe I am nice; I do not like strange voices; and nobody speaks like you and poor Miss Taylor. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Their young voices sounded melodious, even touching, in the open air. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The pause in the tournament was still uninterrupted, excepting by the voices of the heralds exclaiming--Love of ladies, splintering of lances! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• From every narrow lane opening out on Marlborough Street came up a low distant roar, as of myriads of fierce indignant voices. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Knots of politicians were assembled with anxious brows and loud or deep voices. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• They had leisure to observe, and to speak to each other in low voices, before Mrs. Thornton appeared. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• But no matter where the voices start, the intervals are always identical. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• He saw a big lighted window, and heard voices, then a gate banged. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• We were both very much surprised, coming higher up, to find my outer door standing open (which I had shut) and to hear voices inside. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The trooping in of numbers, the trampling of many steps and murmuring of many voices, were likewise audible. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• At this juncture a considerable noise of voices is heard in the hall. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Their voices had instinctively dropped lower, though at first they had taken no particular care to avoid awakening Clym. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• From time to time I heard loud voices in the parlour overhead, and occasionally a violent tumbling about of the furniture. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He had seen, amidst Italian cities and scenes, faces like Moore's; he had heard, in Parisian cafés and theatres, voices like his. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The three voices passed on, and decayed and died out upon her ear. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• A hundred voices exclaimed, A champion! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.

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