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Meanings of shrill treble in English

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Usage of shrill treble in English
1
The weird answer rang amid the shrill treble of the gaffs.
A Dream of the North Sea
2
A kind of ambulating pedler drowns the shrill treble of the Indian cry.
Life in Mexico
3
Madden, the Service Tutor, flung his shrill treble voice above the general hubbub-
The Prelude to Adventure
4
The boy's voice brought back his own shrill treble, and he coughed nervously.
The Court of Boyville
5
If they don't like your decisions, they say so in a shrill treble.
The Head of Kay's
6
Their shrill treble accents remind one of a baby's squall.
A Cotswold Village; Or, Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucesters...
7
Then Romer cried in his shrill treble: "Dad, here's a big buck-hurry!"
Tales of lonely trails
8
The shrill treble of the boy reached them across the stretch of tawny, summer grass.
The Heart of Unaga
9
The anguish has conquered the laughter, and is now mixed with a shrill treble wrath.
Nancy: A Novel
10
I've only got two companies of foot, he screamed, in the shrill treble of piping senility.
Warrior Gap: A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68.
11
Mister Kemp! in a shrill treble.
The Adventures of Sally
12
With them went the officers' servant-boys, more uproarious still, always ready to lend their shrill treble to any song.
Army Life in a Black Regiment
13
Even the young children remain out of doors, and their shrill treble mingles with the coarse rattle of noisy choruses.
The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions; Or, Joints In Ou...
14
All at once Mrs. Cole's shrill treble was heard high above the hum and murmur of the other voices, crying:
The Governess
15
With this she turned on her gramophone and let loose the shrill treble of the Calcutta actresses all over the place.
The Home and the World
16
Now the American machine guns began sputtering, and their shrill treble blended with the deep bass of the heavier field guns.
Army Boys on the Firing Line; or, Holding Back the German Drive
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