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Meanings of surly tone in English

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Usage of surly tone in English
1
He answered all the questions put to him in a surly tone.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
2
To find my husband, replied the woman in a surly tone.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross
3
I have no business with you, replied the workman, in a surly tone.
Gerfaut — Volume 3
4
Push on and I'll follow your tracks, he said in a surly tone.
The Intriguers
5
His saying so doesn't prove it, remarked Hynard, in a somewhat surly tone.
The Boy from the Ranch; Or, Roy Bradner's City Experiences
6
Good enough for you, he said, in a surly tone.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
7
Despite Dornier's surly tone, I thanked him, and we parted.
French pressed
8
Don't want you bleeding all over my seat, he added in a surly tone.
True blue
9
So I thought I'd get ahead of you, said Denton, with a surly tone and manner.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him
10
He spoke in a dogged, half- surly tone.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
11
Neifkins added in a surly tone:
The Fighting Shepherdess
12
She felt full of gratitude, but she could not help an almost surly tone coming into her voice.
A Sweet Girl Graduate
13
Lentulus called out in a surly tone to know where his niece was, and the latter was fain to present herself.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
14
The recluse did not wish to deny all, for fear of awakening suspicion, and replied in a sincere and surly tone,-
Notre-Dame de Paris
15
He shook his head and said in a surly tone: "No; I haven't done anything of the kind, m'lord."
The Loudwater Mystery
16
The mate looked hard at the man, and replied in a gruff and surly tone, We can't receive any letters here.
Jack in the Forecastle; or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawse...
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