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Meanings of suppliant tone in English

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Usage of suppliant tone in English
1
The senator pleaded his cause in person, but in suppliant tone.
Letters of Pliny
2
She folded her hands, and said in a suppliant tone,-
The Clique of Gold
3
If you leave me alone now, Bertha.... said Klingemann, now in a suppliant tone.
Bertha Garlan
4
My lord," cried he, in a suppliant tone, "I beseech your highness to spare my life, and I will tell you the truth."
The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 02
5
Speak, Simon, speak, said Deodati, in suppliant tones, and trembling from anxiety.
The Amulet
6
The young man spoke in suppliant tones.
Legends of Charlemagne
7
De Vlierbeck arose and stood above his sobbing daughter, and, joining his uplifted hands, exclaimed, in suppliant tones,-
The Poor Gentleman
8
"Good young massa, do give me a' fo' pence, for Is'e mose starve," he said in a suppliant tone.
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
9
'My lord, then,' cried he, in a suppliant tone, 'I beseech your highness to spare my life, and I will tell you the truth.'
Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights
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