Translation
tone, pitch
Examples
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He spoke in a stern tone.
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Her tone was sweet and calm.
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Do not use that tone with me!
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The musician played a few high notes.
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The tone of the letter was official.
does both jobs English gives to tone: the musical pitch and the manner of speaking or writing. The manner sense usually takes per - per - though turns up too and nobody will stop you. Keep it apart from , which is any sound at all, and from , the voice producing it. Tonalo covers key in music, and unutona is monotonous, which tells you something about how the compound machinery handles metaphor.
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Start your free weekThis word is part of lesson 19.