All 18 Uses
tone
in
The Selection, by Kiera Cass
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- There would be no mistaking the disgust in my tone or eyes.
p. 113.8tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling, mood, or attitude
- Silvia went on and on in her elegant tone, taunting my stomach.
p. 124.9tone = quality of voice expressing an attitude
- Even in print I could hear her tone, smugly congratulating me on already earning the prince's affections—she had been informed that I was the only one to get gifts to send home—and telling me firmly to keep up whatever I was doing.
p. 141.1
- My joking tone made it clear I wasn't too upset about losing.
p. 142.5tone = quality of voice expressing a feeling or attitude
- His tone was slightly apologetic.
p. 142.6tone = quality of voice expressing a feeling
- "Your maids?" he asked in a tone that implied I was an idiot.
p. 153.6tone = quality of voice expressing a feeling or attitude
- "It's Saturday," I said in a matched tone.
p. 176.6tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling, mood, or attitude
- "Of course he does," Celeste replied in a tone someone would use with a child.
p. 220.7tone = quality of voice expressing an attitude
- "You just wanted to see me?" He looked happily surprised.
"Don't be so shocked. Friends usually spend time together." My tone added the of course.p. 225.7 - "And he forgave you?" Gavril asked in a slightly more sober tone.
p. 246.8tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling, mood, or attitude
- There was something in Elayna's tone that I couldn't quite name but made me nervous about joining them.
p. 261.7
- "I model," she answered in a tone that implied I should have known that.
p. 284.1tone = quality of voice expressing an attitude
- To the average person, Celeste's tone probably sounded sincere, but I could see through it.
p. 286.3 *tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling or attitude
- His tone was very official, and he didn't seem shaken by the situation at all.
p. 304.6tone = quality of the voice that expresses a general feeling, mood, or attitude
- "However, instead of ten, I've decided to send all but six of you home," Maxon stated in a businesslike tone.
p. 315.9tone = quality of voice expressing an attitude
- There was more curtsying and giggling, and Anne asked—with a tone that implied near worship of the prince—if she could bring him anything.
p. 318.7
- His tone was an obvious challenge, and I grinned in spite of myself.
p. 326.3
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- They said it would look better with my skin tone.†
p. 91.9 *
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 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.