The naturalist began to speak in a slow, oracular tone.

That oracular tone of his, the voice of Malcolm X streaming from his black head.

The Spaniard wished to remonstrate, but the Sage would not permit, adding in an oracular tone:

At once Hilda became silent, listening with rapt attention to the commonplaces he delivered in sonorous, oracular tones.

Hobson shook his head decidedly, then continued, in oracular tones, Remember, I am only speaking of your chances with them.

"Keeping in good condition is about three-fourths of war," said Obed in an oracular tone.

"We ought to make quite sure of that," said Father Absinthe, in an oracular tone.

Henry Ware sat in silence, listening to his father's oracular tones, but his mother, glancing at him, had doubts to which she gave no utterance.

"We are fond of our sister Helena." This was also launched upon the dry cool air in an oracular tone.