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Meanings of lighter tone in inglês

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Usage of lighter tone in inglês
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It is merely the old doctrine of Non-intervention speaking in a lighter tone.
Sydney Smith
2
Then he shrugged his shoulders and answered in a lighter tone.
The Market-Place
3
They said nothing and he went on in a lighter tone.
The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge; Or, The Hermit of Moonligh...
4
Presently the heavy voice ceased speaking, and then a lighter tone was heard.
Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds; Or, The Signal from the Hills
5
He laughed at this season and fell into a lighter tone.
The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
6
She wanted, so he divined, to give a lighter tone to the conversation.
The Far Horizon
7
He sought relief from the pressure of the circumstances by affecting a lighter tone.
The Ordeal: A Mountain Romance of Tennessee
8
It seemed better to the Australian to turn the conversation to a lighter tone.
On the Beach
9
He laughed, pleased to give the subject a lighter tone.
Gordon Keith
10
She paused, enrapt;-thenin a lighter tone went on-Andyou think I would marry?
The Secret Power
11
With the departure of D'Onofrio, the cop drama is taking on a lighter tone.
Reuters
12
This lighter tone doesn't water down the continuity for the true comic book fans, though.
Wired
13
The conversation took a lighter tone and ran on the subject of the new horse.
The Claim Jumpers: A Romance
14
Then he spoke in a lighter tone of voice.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
15
Adding in a lighter tone: I'm going out now.
The Moon out of Reach
16
He must have sensed her reaction because he smiled and took on a lighter tone.
The unseen
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Lighter tone through the time
Lighter tone across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common