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Meanings of jesting tone in English

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Usage of jesting tone in English
1
He spoke so energetically, in spite of his jesting tone, that Mlle.
The Honor of the Name
2
Therefore he now said in that language in a conciliatory but jesting tone:
The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
3
One fine morning Liza comes in to me and says in a jesting tone:
The Wife, and Other Stories
4
Her jesting tone gave me courage; I felt myself on surer ground, and answered:
Wanderers
5
He was so serious that Maurice dropped his jesting tone.
The Puppet Crown
6
Have I not proved my uselessness? This was said in a tentative, half- jesting tone.
The Darrow Enigma
7
The jesting tone of the chief restored my courage.
Marie; a story of Russian love
8
In spite of Flint's jesting tone there was a hint of bitterness in his voice.
Flint: His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
9
But ten minutes later, when the dripping jungle was behind, he dropped his jesting tone.
Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
10
She started in surprise at my jesting tone.
Pan
11
I could get rid of it in Geneva or Paris, he went on in a jesting tone.
The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
12
There was not the least need for the half- jesting tone in which Maurice clothed his air of authority.
Maurice Guest
13
He had spoken in a half-serious, half- jesting tone, tinged with the playful melancholy that was natural to him.
Samuel Brohl and Company
14
His jesting tone made her impatient.
Fran
15
He was a girl's ideal.... And then came Nan Lawton, with her jesting tone, and sly, half-shut eyes.
Together
16
The countess had congratulated him too, in a jesting tone, on the importance of this event in his life.
Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)
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United Kingdom
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