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Meanings of argumentative tone in English

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Usage of argumentative tone in English
1
Straightening himself up, as a man who defends his position, he took an argumentative tone.
The Inner Shrine
2
The pronounced, argumentative tone caused Mr. Van Wyk to raise his head and look at him steadily.
The End of the Tether
3
Venturing nearer her side, he said in a conciliating, argumentative tone, as if he had not heard the foregoing speech:
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
4
"There is nothing else for me to do," he said in an argumentative tone.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
5
"Then why should we give ours away," went on Tim in an argumentative tone.
Carl and the Cotton Gin
6
"They can't take this house," declared the sergeant in a contemptuous and argumentative tone.
Men, Women, and Boats
7
"Just the same you've made a mistake," said Billy in a dogged and argumentative tone.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
8
"All right," he rejoined, in an argumentative tone.
The Wild Olive: A Novel
9
"N-o ;thatwasn't exactly what I was going to say," began the lad, resuming his argumentative tone.
Steve and the Steam Engine
10
"You know," continued the child, in an argumentative tone, "there's no place in the world where somebody hasn't died."
Fated to Be Free: A Novel
11
"Well, Jed," the judge was beginning to say in an argumentative tone of voice, when father arose and stepped in front of the bench.
The Heart's Kingdom
12
"It was the strength the Lord gived to him, 'Lias Hoover, to special kill the giant with," said Eliza in an argumentative tone of voice.
The Road to Providence
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Argumentative tone across language varieties
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