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Meanings of soft word in English

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Usage of soft word in English
1
From time to time she threw him a soft word of Venetian.
Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories
2
The soft word that turns away anger would not be of his speaking.
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
3
He searched for a soft word and then gave it up.
The pearl
4
Who ever heard him say a soft word to his wife?
The Claverings
5
Come on, Humility, and give me a soft word or two.
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
6
Mama never had a pat or soft word until you came.
Night gate
7
A soft word from Papa would bring a tender smile.
Her mother's hope
8
A soft word now and then, William-youdon't know how far it goes sometimes.
The Devil's Garden
9
But will you let me go without a sign of forgiveness?-withouta soft word?
In Friendship's Guise
10
Wogan spoke a soft word, and the horse quieted.
The irish warrior
11
And as he turned and would have gone, she stopped him with a soft word.
Stubble
12
That one soft word seemed to fill the room.
Seven Minutes in Heaven
13
He murmured a soft word and drew her closer.
The grail king
14
The maiden was ready for him with a soft word sure to please: "Thurlo".
A Cavern of Black Ice
15
But he had learned to yield an inch on occasion and to use the soft word.
Horses Nine / Stories of Harness and Saddle
16
A soft word shall turn away his anger.
The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale
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