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Meanings of doleful voice in English

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Usage of doleful voice in English
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In a doleful voice Mrs. Bennet began the projected conversation: Oh!
Pride and Prejudice
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Clear across Cousin Sophia's doleful voice cut the telephone bell.
Rilla of Ingleside
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A plague upon his doleful voice!
The Sign of the Red Cross: A Tale of Old London
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There was a brief struggle, followed by two heavy bumps on the floor, and then a rather doleful voice said:
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
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But if so, they were gone as soon as the old lookout's doleful voice had called down from the foremast crosstrees.
Cross of St. George
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One day John burst into the room where Thomas, Samuel, and his father were sitting, and exclaimed with a doleful voice:
The Summer Holidays: A Story for Children
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But the wooden man answered in a doleful voice: I would most humbly beg to be permitted to stay where I am.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
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When Daniel heard the doleful voice of the king, calling him, he answered, and with an honest heart exclaimed; "O King, live forever!"
The Bark Covered House / Or, Back In the Woods Again; Being a Gr...
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The "glory" that "shone around" at the end of it-thedoleful voice always repeating, "and glory shone around "-madeJohn as miserable as "Hark!
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4
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It turns the clouds into gigantic shapes, and the winds into doleful voices.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
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The doleful voices of blind beggars sang mournful tunes, and cripples of all kinds howled for charity.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...
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'Yes,' said Ellen in her sad doleful voice, 'You can look at it.
Celibates
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Doleful voices, the clanking of chains, and the rush of many feet to and fro, are heard through the darkness.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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"But we have sworn it," the miserable savage replied, in a doleful voice.
Annette, the Metis Spy: A Heroine of the N.W. Rebellion
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"It is too true," replied Paganel, in a doleful voice.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
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"Ay, ay," moaned Master Peter in a doleful voice, "it may live long enough.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) / Classic Tales and Old-F...
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