The Only Use of
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Things Fall Apart
- He could hear in his mind's ear the blood-stirring and intricate rhythms of the ekwe and the udu and the ogene, and he could hear his own flute weaving in and out of them, decorating them with a colourful and plaintive tune.†
p. 6.7plaintive = sad
Definition:
expressing sadness -- sometimes with a plea for help