tonein a sentencegrouped by contextual meaning
tone as in: the tone of the essay
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Which of the following words best maintains the tone established in this passage.tone = general feeling
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Would you describe the author's tone as more optimistic or more pessimistic?tone = general feeling or attitude
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Oh yeah, I had heard that tone before too many times. (source)tone = attitude expressed in the sound of the voice
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If he'd recognized the offended tone in Liesel's voice, he certainly wasn't showing it. (source)tone = general feeling or attitude
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"What if you show me what's edible around here and go get us some meat?" he says, mimicking my tone. (source)tone = general feeling, mood, or attitude
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She handed it to Roy's father, who read it and said, "I think the tone is exactly right." (source)
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In spite of his airy tone, there was a look of great bitterness on his face. (source)tone = general feeling, mood, or attitude of something
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Lina could tell from his tone of voice that Doon didn't really want Clary to be home. (source)tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling, mood, or attitude
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Momma cuts him a side-eye, and he says in a more stern tone, "I mean, what? What you do that for?" (source)
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His sympathetic tone sounds manufactured to me. (source)tone = quality of voice
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"Hi, David!" the boy repeated, in the same exact tone. (source)
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He thought the tone of shock in my voice was really consternation. (source)tone = quality of voice expressing a feeling
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In a tone of horror, Manuel said, "It bit him." (source)
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"Mama," whispered Esperanza, taking on a tone she had heard Mama use many times. (source)tone = quality of voice expressing a feeling or attitude
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"Oh," said Stacey, his tone indicating that he considered the visit of no importance. (source)
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She leaned her forehead against the bars and after a short silence went on in a thoughtful tone. (source)tone = quality of voice that expresses a feeling or attitude
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A tone sounded as we reached the 106th floor, and the elevator doors swished open. (source)tone = auditory signal or sound
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This part here is called the tone hook, okay? (source)tone = relating to the pitch (sound quality)
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Tim picked up a phone on the console but heard only a dial tone. (source)tone = sound at a given pitch
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His tone dips when he mentions them. (source)tone = pitch (sound of voice)
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So when I pointed out a pair of sandals that would suit her skin tone, she was like, "Yeah, but …." (source)tone = quality of color or lighting
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Beneath the dial tone, a faint conversation, two strange voices, a man and a woman. (source)tone = a sound a landline telephone makes to indicate that a caller may start to dial
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A pair of navy blue lace-up Keds and some Buster Brown two-tone saddle shoes, polished brown and white so many times they glowed. (source)tone = color
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The trucker's other hand has thicker fingers, and the skin is a bit more olive in tone.† (source)
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It was a threat, of course, as was much of what she would say to me in this easy and confiding tone.† (source)
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I picked up the phone and heard a dial tone.† (source)
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"No, Uncle Max, of course not," Paul said in a placatory tone.† (source)
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I'd never heard an animal bellow like that, with such fluctuations in tone and pitch.† (source)
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Nonsense, O'Flaherty," said Professor Binns in an aggravated tone.† (source)
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