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Meanings of deferential tone in English

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Usage of deferential tone in English
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How do you do, Mr. Castor, says the blue-coat, in deferential tone.
The Transgressors / Story of a Great Sin / A Political Novel of ...
2
He unlatched the door, and still holding it closed, said in a deferential tone,-
Other Things Being Equal
3
The commander glared and Masaryk, who knew him well, adopted a more deferential tone.
Oberheim (Voices): A Chronicle of War
4
Then, instantly resuming his deferential tone, he continued the story.
The Stories of the Three Burglars
5
Did he want you to marry again, Captain? I inquired in a deferential tone.
'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales
6
He paused a little, stroked his knees, and began again in a jocose and deferential tone.
The Bishop and Other Stories
7
There was even a deferential tone in his strong language, a hesitating quaintness, which made it irresistible.
Mrs. Falchion, Volume 1.
8
She said in a deferential tone:
The Rebel of the School
9
He replied, in a deferential tone:
The Teeth of the Tiger
10
He immediately came up to Thirlby, and, in an anxious but deferential tone, inquired how he had found Nizza?
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
11
The companions had always used a deferential tone with the doctor, the legacy, she guessed, of their original Cylon programming.
The Cylons’ Secret
12
The new-comer, now turning towards her, addressed her in a deferential tone, and with a look which clearly showed the admiration he felt.
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
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They praised the Republican president's first address to a joint session of Congress, both for its familiar content and his newly deferential tone.
Reuters
14
Scrubbed clean, soft-spoken and wearing a suit, he had denied everything in quiet, deferential tones.
Career of Evil
15
"He was called Père Richard," returned the man in a deferential tone.
A Cardinal Sin
16
"Not to this extent." The detective was losing his deferential tone.
The illuminatus! trilogy
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