All 6 Uses of
tone
in
The Lightning Thief
- His tone was kind, but the words still embarrassed me.
Chpt 2 *tone = the general feeling, mood, or attitude of something
- My mom looked at me sternly and talked in a tone she'd never used before: "Percy. Tell me now!"
Chpt 3
- I was about to answer, off the top of my head, that it sounded like a pretty good deal, but the tone of Chiron's voice made me hesitate.
Chpt 5
- "Come along, Percy," Chiron said, his lighthearted tone now a little forced.
Chpt 6
- I could tell from her tone that the last time hadn't gone well.
Chpt 7
- She ordered, in the same tone she was using on the dog.
Chpt 18
Definitions:
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(1)
(tone as in: the tone of the essay) the general feeling, mood, or attitude of something -- especially of something said or written
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
See a comprehensive dictionary for the many other common and less common meanings of tone including:- a quality of sound, music, or voice
- a quality of color
- a quality of muscles seen after exercise, or the act of exercising to create that quality
- signals from a telephone
The expression "tone down", means to make something less forceful.