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Meanings of intonation in English
Usage of intonation in English
1
I was keenly aware of her every movement and change in intonation.
2
From far in the west he caught the low intonation of thunder.
3
The intonation of his voice lifts at the end of his question.
4
A sudden throb of shock masked in the surface indifference of intonation.
5
There was an intonation in the protest that hinted at some irritation.
6
Nevertheless, there was a doubtful intonation in his voice which surprised me.
7
Her intonation went with them and her face; they lived on that.
8
He extended his hand, his English refined, mellifluous under his Swiss intonation.
9
The English was fluent, and only rendered softer by the foreign intonation.
10
Jenny Prask had kept every intonation of her voice under her control.
11
The words he could not hear, but he could distinguish the intonation.
12
The words were what he had expected, but the intonation was not.
13
It is a harpsichord, but the intonation is that of a virginal.
14
With plaintive pathos, and perfect truth of intonation, she prayed in song.
15
It was largely a question of intonation I believe-butthere it was.
16
Nowadays, courtiers slightly modify their intonation in clucking to please their masters.
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Intonation through the time
Intonation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common