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an interval of tones with the pitch at the high end being twice that at the low end — 8 notes on the familiar diatonic scale- Her piano teacher said her hand can't span an octave with reasonable comfort.
- His voice was deep, yet strangely soft and lilting; like the bush boy's, only several octaves lower.James Vance Marshall -- Walkabout
- My voice rose an octave and cracked.Nicole Krauss -- The History of Love
- Peabody's voice rose slightly in octave.J.D. Robb -- Glory in Death
- 'Someone's dead,' said Malfoy and his voice seemed to go up an octave as he said it.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- "Ah-ggah-shih," he calls her, his talking slowed, an octave lowered.Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker
- "Those chords give the fifth and the octave," said Mr. Fogg.Jules Verne -- Around the World in 80 Days
- Why didn't you say any of this last night?" he asked, his voice dropping an octave.Nicholas Sparks -- True Believer
- She played a dreamy waltz, marking the time with the bass, while with the right hand she "tiddled' in alternate octaves.W. Somerset Maugham -- Of Human Bondage
- His voice climbed an octave.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- The piece ended with a trill of octaves in the treble and a final deep octave in the bass.James Joyce -- Dubliners
- Her voice was just half an octave too high.Gloria Naylor -- The Women of Brewster Place
- Then she brightened again, rising an octave.Dave Eggers -- The Circle
- Little farther up, Phillip, Unc Octave, and Aunt Nane.Ernest J. Gaines -- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Simon's voice went up an octave.Cassandra Clare -- City of Fallen Angels
- I think my voice goes up an octave because I can't believe this, and I feel a decade's worth of resolve shatter.Katja Millay -- The Sea of Tranquility
- Damien squeaked, his voice going up about twenty octaves.P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Marked
- My voice edged up a few octaves.Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
- She turned to me, and her voice, dropping an octave lower, filled the room with thrilling scorn: "Do you know why we left Chicago?F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby
- His voice goes up an octave.Rick Yancey -- The 5th Wave
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