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Meanings of single syllable in English

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Usage of single syllable in English
1
Despair leaned forward, straining to hear, lest he miss a single syllable.
The Wyrmling Horde
2
But the answer, though it came in a single syllable, was unmistakable.
Earl Hubert's Daughter / The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of ...
3
Standing beside her, he raised his hand and spoke a single syllable.
The grail king
4
I detected, in the single syllable of my name, a slight accent.
Demon: a memoir
5
Without uttering a single syllable, Talleyrand made a profound reverence to Fouche.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon
6
I hadn't time to read a single syllable of it, aunt-thankyou.
The Virginians
7
The next time the voice came, Thomas understood every single syllable.
The Scorch Trials
8
What manifold anguish may burst from a human heart in a single syllable.
The Cloister and the Hearth
9
He did not stir and did not utter a single syllable.
The Eight Strokes of the Clock
10
And then once they're in, everything is analyzed, every single syllable.
The new yorker
11
The fellow had a-girl. Giving the single syllable a slight nuance.
Harvest Home
12
And, recollect, a single syllable of warning will be your death!
Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman
13
Now, after a month of not communicating, neither could push out a single syllable.
Wild Storm
14
But no single syllable would the old beldame now utter against her ancient mistress.
Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of t...
15
The single syllable told her that something bad had happened.
Career of Evil
16
He had required companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
The Emperor — Volume 10
This collocation consists of:
Single syllable through the time
Single syllable across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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