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Meanings of interrogative tone in English

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Usage of interrogative tone in English
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I added in an interrogative tone, looking aimlessly at him.
The Doctor's Daughter
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He condensed it in an interrogative tone: 'The other extreme?'
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 4
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The quiet, interrogative tone seemed to Barron an impertinence.
The Case of Richard Meynell
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There, she added in a strange interrogative tone.
The Clever Woman of the Family
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Maitland? she said, in an interrogative tone.
The Mark of Cain
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I said, in an interrogative tone.
Russia
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Amidst this costly international wrangle the Judge kept his temper, occasionally cheering the combatants by saying in an interrogative tone, "Yes?"
The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)
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"You are awake, monsieur?" he said in a half interrogative tone.
Bardelys the Magnificent / Being an account of the strange wooin...
9
'But, if you want occupation,' added Luciano, closing his speech with a merely interrogative tone.
Vittoria — Volume 3
10
"Verily?" said the Earl, in an interrogative tone.
Grisly Grisell; Or, The Laidly Lady of Whitburn: A Tale of the W...
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"Yes?" said Rufus, in the interrogative tone of a man who was waiting to hear more.
The Fallen Leaves
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"I don't see how we can stand it," said Willy Jones, with a slightly interrogative tone directed towards Abby.
The Portion of Labor
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Interrogative tone across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common