Both Uses of
cadence
in
The Scarlet Letter
- The child went singing away, following up the current of the brook, and striving to mingle a more lightsome cadence with its melancholy voice.†
Chpt 16 *
- This vocal organ was in itself a rich endowment, insomuch that a listener, comprehending nothing of the language in which the preacher spoke, might still have been swayed to and fro by the mere tone and cadence.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(cadence) rhythm or recurring pattern of sounds or movements