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1  Louisa's voice was the first distinguished.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 10
2  "No," replied Anne, in a low, feeling voice.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 23
3  In general, his voice and manner were studiously calm.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
4  When he talked, she heard the same voice, and discerned the same mind.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
5  You sink your voice, but I can distinguish the tones of that voice when they would be lost on others.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 23
6  And so then, I suppose," said Mrs Musgrove, in a low voice, as if thinking aloud, "so then he went away to the Laconia, and there he met with our poor boy.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
7  Mrs Musgrove was giving Mrs Croft the history of her eldest daughter's engagement, and just in that inconvenient tone of voice which was perfectly audible while it pretended to be a whisper.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 23
8  Her eye half met Captain Wentworth's, a bow, a curtsey passed; she heard his voice; he talked to Mary, said all that was right, said something to the Miss Musgroves, enough to mark an easy footing; the room seemed full, full of persons and voices, but a few minutes ended it.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
9  Her eye half met Captain Wentworth's, a bow, a curtsey passed; she heard his voice; he talked to Mary, said all that was right, said something to the Miss Musgroves, enough to mark an easy footing; the room seemed full, full of persons and voices, but a few minutes ended it.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
10  Charles and Mary also came in, of course, during their visit, and Mr Musgrove made a point of paying his respects to Lady Russell, and sat down close to her for ten minutes, talking with a very raised voice, but from the clamour of the children on his knees, generally in vain.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14
11  She played a great deal better than either of the Miss Musgroves, but having no voice, no knowledge of the harp, and no fond parents, to sit by and fancy themselves delighted, her performance was little thought of, only out of civility, or to refresh the others, as she was well aware.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6
12  He had spent his whole solitary evening in the room adjoining theirs; had heard voices, mirth continually; thought they must be a most delightful set of people, longed to be with them, but certainly without the smallest suspicion of his possessing the shadow of a right to introduce himself.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 15
13  She had a strong impression of his having said, in a vext tone of voice, after Captain Wentworth's interference, "You ought to have minded me, Walter; I told you not to teaze your aunt;" and could comprehend his regretting that Captain Wentworth should do what he ought to have done himself.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9