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Meanings of regretful tone in English

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Usage of regretful tone in English
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Félicie told them, in a regretful tone, that she had nothing to give them.
A Mummer's Tale
2
Anstice's comically regretful tone made Chloe smile.
Afterwards
3
She broke off as Greg Paxton winced in understanding, then went on in a soft, almost regretful tone.
Flag in Exile
4
Septon Raynard assumed a regretful tone.
A feast for crows
5
There was no mistaking the firm, if regretful tone, of that letter; and Laperouse married his Eleonore at Paris.
Laperouse
6
Louis assumed a distressed look, as if he hesitated to tell a sad truth, and said, in a regretful tone:
File No. 113
7
I held my skirts aside as he passed, and forgot to even think of him as God's child, confessed Kate, in a regretful tone.
The Right Knock / A Story
8
It's just my luck! repeated Ardalion Alexandrovitch over and over again, in regretful tones.
The Idiot
9
'I'm afraid it was inevitable,' Parker said in regretful tones.
The Naked God
10
"I'm afraid he's turned against us," said Potts, in a regretful tone.
Cord and Creese
11
"'Tis pity, 'tis pity," said Van Berg, in a low, regretful tone.
A Face Illumined
12
"That is most unfortunate," replied the Count, in a regretful tone.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service; or, With Dan Dalzell on Eu...
13
"No more milk, my lord," observed Watkins, in a regretful tone.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896
14
"I've never been there yet," cried Josie, in a half- regretful tone.
Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
15
"Oh, hell!" Honey Smith exclaimed in a regretful tone; "they're beating it again.
Angel Island
16
"Yes, I should indeed, mamma," she returned in a regretful tone, and they passed out.
Elsie at the World's Fair
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United Kingdom
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