| 单词 | untuneful |
| 例句 | Every now and again it managed an untuneful note. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Several inquiring faces could be seen through the open windows, and the squeak of an untuneful violin smote our ears, as we approached the door. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Again he leaned to her: “‘And think how she, far from me, with like eyes Sees, through the untuneful bough the wingless skies.’” The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z Too hard it is to sing In these untuneful times, When only coin can ring, And no one cares for rhymes! English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Far from it, they are too often the victims of an untuneful tenor or bass. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Some brakes were drawn up in the road, and I heard loud voices raised in untuneful mirth. The Thread of Gold We have no more untuneful bird, surely, than the cow bunting; yet even the serenades of this shameless polygamist have one merit,—they are at least amusing. Birds in the Bush Then, with a sudden recurrence of the untuneful note: "Is he dangerously ill?" Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 They were not altogether silent; but even in that spring time of the year they only exhibited their pleasure by a faint untuneful twittering and chirping. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins Such hath it been depicted in their legends who went before me; What therefore, I have seen and heard, declare I unto you In measures artless and untuneful. Man of Uz, and Other Poems For this woman, the human note,—be it never so untuneful—surpassed the sublimest music plucked from the heart of wood or wire. The Great Amulet "Mistress Isabel," he said; and his voice was broken and untuneful. By What Authority? A howl of untuneful applause rose from under the trees. The Loom of Youth The sound of Nick's cheery, untuneful humming seemed to invest all things with a more normal and wholesome aspect. The Keeper of the Door From these untuneful utterances we gladly turn to her prose. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 For now the untuneful trump shall grate no more; Ye silver streams, no longer swell with gore, Bear from your war-beat banks the guilty stain With yon retiring navies to the main. The Columbiad They were singing a hymn, but not in the customary untuneful yell of the village school. The Bars of Iron The mullah's voice, not untuneful was rousing all the valley echoes in the call to prayer. King of the Khyber Rifles There was not an untuneful inflection in her voice, or a furrow between her brows. At Last He heard, suddenly, the slamming of a door, and the young Englishman's whistle sounded shrill and untuneful as he went to his room in the factor's house. Back to God's Country and Other Stories "Why haven't you done what you know I wish?" pursued the untuneful voice, now better controlled. Our Friend the Charlatan I must not let stray sorrows out; They are ill to fledge, and if they feel blithe air They wail and chirp untunefully. Chastelard, a tragedy A mile away the rider who had ridden past the wagon-shed struck up a harsh, untuneful song, the words of which began: Heart of the West He took a last look at the shaded green garden and left, whistling in an off key an untuneful air from a roofless farce comedy. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million |
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