| 单词 | plaintiveness |
| 例句 | This postcolonial fusion of funk, jazz and indigenous sounds is also indelibly tinged with the rhythms and plaintiveness of the music of Cuba, and saturated in other west and central African traditions. Cheikh L? ? review 2011-01-16T00:06:12Z There’s a plaintiveness in that very first version of “Tangled Up in Blue” that’s unusual. Bob Dylan’s First Day with “Tangled Up in Blue” 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The sound in general was what you’d call “organic”—you could basically hear the guitars being strummed, the drums occasionally snapped, the almost-resigned naturalness of the lead singer’s voice, the plaintiveness of the melodies. An Obsessive Listen to a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Album 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The singer emphasized his hard-country material, including tracks from a forthcoming album painted in plaintiveness and bluegrass. Concert review: Dave Alvin at City Winery 2012-08-22T06:22:00Z Mr. Pizzarelli’s performances of both songs in his wife’s presence conveyed a boyish plaintiveness. Music Review: John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Caf? Carlyle 2011-11-06T22:50:23Z Mr. Kazee manages to find a soulful, quietly erotic energy in his passive character, and his singing voice shifts by stealthy degrees from tuneful plaintiveness to howling pain. Theater Review: ?Once,? With Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, at Jacobs Theater 2012-03-19T02:00:10Z Their plaintiveness arouses pity now: small groups in business attire, picketing government buildings with signs reading, “Love and let love”. The arc of history 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z To properly frame the singer’s plaintiveness, the band conjured future-funk with a sleekness that felt completely organic. Perspective | Jason Moran is making jazz history. Don’t miss it. 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z But that question’s plaintiveness also suggests that if Democratic panic is premature, complacency is more dangerous. Opinion | Overestimating Trump is a mistake. So is underestimating him. 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z And he brought a force to it of truth and beauty and simplicity and plaintiveness and a slight melancholy himself. Danny Boyle on ‘Yesterday’ and the music of the Beatles — ‘a force that history will not overtake’ 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z He also, with strained plaintiveness, scribbles “Deus Ex Machina” in a notebook. Review: Shahidi shines in so-so ‘The Sun Is Also a Star’ 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z This might explain the sense of comic plaintiveness that has accumulated around the word “normal.” What If Our Current State of Affairs Is Actually ‘Normal’? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The song is altogether a very fine one, its peculiar charm being that it seems to combine two opposite qualities of bird-music, plaintiveness and joyousness, in some indefinable manner. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z She said it almost as if she wished she did; and the childish plaintiveness in her voice moved him deeply. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z Was it the singular plaintiveness of this beautiful air, I wonder, or was it that my thoughts were away back again in the glen I had left, and with those I loved so dearly? Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z These latter, in particular, she used to repeat to me during the winter evenings, with a tone of plaintiveness which I felt at the time, and the impression of which can never be obliterated. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z Mrs. Snow’s face looked unusually lined and set; in spite of her plaintiveness, her eyes had a harassed glitter. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z I did not think that the voices were very musical; nevertheless, there was a plaintiveness of tone mingled with triumph that I could not help being moved. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z "Mercy, mercy!" was heard with increasing plaintiveness; but mercy shone not above that avalanche of stragglers as the sun above a storm; only the flames of the town shone above them. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z He caught the skilful change that transformed it into winning plaintiveness. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z His voice was hollow and tremulous to plaintiveness; but she took heart from its exceeding, if mournful, gentleness. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z There is a mystic plaintiveness about the sound of a violin on such an occasion. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z The hope in his voice was not very strong, and the plaintiveness in it was stronger than he knew. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z Her disturbed and doubtful frame of mind had softened her firm mouth, and lit with a sort of sweet plaintiveness her beautiful eyes. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z The plaintiveness of the frightened man’s appeal touched Wade. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z “I’m so sorry,” she replied, with touching plaintiveness. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z The wood-pigeon cooed in the plantations, and as the twilight deepened, the plaintiveness of its strain increased. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 A slight plaintiveness in her tone dispelled his first disappointment. The Hillman The plaintiveness of the music of this piece is admirably adapted to the deep sensibility which pervades every line of the poetry. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 The value of co-operation is so gigantic——' 'Ah yes, I fancy I remember your saying something like this at that lecture in Oxford last winter,' interrupted Mrs. Harvey-Browne with an immense plaintiveness. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Winthrop fancied that he detected a repressed plaintiveness in her tone. East Angels In its plaintiveness there was the atmosphere of solitary places. Bye-Ways “Don’t go away angry,” she said, throwing a deft plaintiveness into her pleading. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance It is men whose intelligent brows wear the constant plait of tension, whose manner reveals a debility beneath which we know that suffering lurks, and who have an unconscious plaintiveness about them. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl His love-song is utterly captivating, as rapturous as that of the American goldfinch, with a touch of plaintiveness that makes it wonderfully thrilling. Upon The Tree-Tops The rowdy words of her little songs and the demure plaintiveness of Mrs. Kent's voice made an effective contrast. The Wishing Moon This song of the people possesses a rare plaintiveness, and describes how a peasant girl had expected her lover, but he came not, and her grief at seeing him with a rival. A Danish Parsonage Louise, her permanent plaintiveness enhanced, murmured that she had a bad headache and that Mademoiselle had kindly offered to take Victor, had said that she would enjoy taking him. Tante A little—not ill humour, but plaintiveness—a little betrayal of wounded pride which he showed render him not the less amiable. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges There was so much plaintiveness in his voice, as of a child from whom a toy was being withheld, that Bob and Jack both burst into laughter. The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards I never heard but one single Chinese who could be said to sing with feeling or plaintiveness. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton He told his story with a directness and simplicity of narrative, with a gravity of countenance and plaintiveness of voice, which heightened the humor of the substance. The Busted Ex-Texan and Other Stories It was the voice he had imagined for her—low, and round, and clear, with just an undernote of plaintiveness matching the wistful appeal of her eyes. The Dop Doctor It is loud, pervasive, and in quality of tone not unlike our Eastern phœbe, lacking entirely the sweet plaintiveness of our wood-pewee. A Bird-Lover in the West Mrs. Snow's face looked unusually lined and set; in spite of her plaintiveness, her eyes had a harassed glitter. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 But a note of plaintiveness crept into his voice: success was boring him, he had no further goals to shoot for. Starman's Quest A tinge of accusing plaintiveness is in her voice. The Wagnerian Romances But, added he, take off the restraints under which they labour, and you will not have reason to complain of the plaintiveness of their notes. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 That is his song now,—"twe-twea-twe-e-e-a," with a peculiar summer languor and plaintiveness, and issuing from the lower branches and growths. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs "Choorch?" she said, on the plaintiveness of a high note that broke in her throat. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 In another minute the huge seaman appeared, clad as usual in jersey and peaked cap, his large blue eyes full of an animal expression of vacant plaintiveness and staring lack of thought. Tongues of Conscience And yet, majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was forever in it an essential character of plaintiveness. The Scarlet Letter The vacant chair across the little table added to the plaintiveness. Stubble She at once informed him with much languid plaintiveness that Catherine had gone to Whinborough for the day, and would not be able to join the picnic. Robert Elsmere No man, and, especially, no woman, likes to hear a continual plaintiveness. The Young Man's Guide The captain was edging toward a belaying-pin; but he noticed that the speaker's voice had lost its plaintiveness, and three tubes were looking at him. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea "I have missed you," she pursued with diabolical plaintiveness. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage One of the men crumples up; he "collapses into a yielding mass of plaintiveness and fear." Christianity and Progress Neither has the blustering of Buzfuz or his sophistical plaintiveness wholly gone by. Pickwickian Manners and Customs Mr. Sarrasin shook his head, and when he spoke there was a certain accent of plaintiveness in his reply. The Dictator The only thing that reassured me was the softness and plaintiveness of the voice—not like Jackson’s, but as of some one who would not think of injuring me. The Little Savage Another remarkable quality of the song is a union of brilliancy and plaintiveness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 I can't think I am dreaming," he remarked, with a kind of vague plaintiveness; "and of course you are not serious. The Lady Paramount If it be sweet in plaintiveness to droop, Why does that lofty splendour dazzle me? The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First An Ethical Poem The wailing gradually gave way to the Potlatch songs in honor of the deceased—songs of curious rhythm and halting cadences; songs with a haunting plaintiveness that floated high above the throbbing of the drums. Where the Sun Swings North Vanno pulled the old-fashioned bell of the front door, and heard it ring janglingly with that peculiar plaintiveness which bells have in empty houses. The Guests Of Hercules Then the squaws chanted a wild funeral song in tones of surpassing plaintiveness. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 There was such a desire in his eyes, such a persuasive plaintiveness in his voice, that, against my judgment, I yielded. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy "Far be it from me to criticize my father," he declared with mock plaintiveness, "but I sometimes wonder why the devil he doesn't learn to play bridge or stop trying." Destiny A strain any strain means that there is no accident and no eye sight, not even plaintiveness. Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories No man, and, especially, no woman, likes to hear eternal plaintiveness. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. Littleton spoke with a tender plaintiveness which betrayed that in his secret soul he was less confident on this score than his words declared, or than he himself supposed. Unleavened Bread "And you climbed all these flights to give it to me!" she said, with gravely smiling plaintiveness. A Daughter of To-Day The special character of the mouth was hidden by a fine black moustache, but his prevailing expression varied between irritability and a kind of plaintiveness. Marcella Her glance about the room returned to him with mock plaintiveness. The Fortieth Door There is a limpid softness, an appealing plaintiveness in their expression which drags at your sympathies like the look in the eyes of a hunchback. As Seen By Me Her voice matched the expression of her face; there was a natural tone of plaintiveness in it. The Italians Then he sang, in a shrill and piercing voice, so that the plaintiveness reacted upon the listener, "Knowest thou the land?" The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Her poems are sympathetic and charming, full of tender plaintiveness and full of impassioned warmth, which, however, in no instance oversteps the bounds of womanly gentleness. Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era Listen to him while--and don't, oh, I say, don't stare at me like that,' he continued hurriedly, plaintiveness suddenly taking the place of grandiloquence. The Castle Inn It will only plead at first to my friends in the still conscious plaintiveness of a young and unhardened beggar. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 We do not, however, remember Leigh Hunt, although his pleasantries would relieve the plaintiveness of some of the poetical contributions. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 331, September 13, 1828 It had, I think, an elegiac plaintiveness in it, like a song of old liberty sung in captivity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 And yet, majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was for ever in it an essential character of plaintiveness. The Scarlet Letter Miss Sherwood observed that "Mrs. Wimby's husband" was remarkable for the exceeding plaintiveness of his expression. The Gentleman from Indiana Has he exhausted his stores of tender plaintiveness? or is he the same in this last as in all his former pieces? The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 The plaintiveness of it touched me, and I crept near her—nearer than, I believe, I had ever yet gone of my own will—and laid my hand upon hers. Wilfrid Cumbermede It was the cry of a small owl, which, in its plaintiveness and changelessness, had often seemed to Manisty and Eleanor the very voice of the Roman night. Eleanor She at once informed him, with much languid plaintiveness, that Catherine had gone to Whinborough for the day, and would not be able to join the picnic. Robert Elsmere He is more sensitive to rebuke and punishment than most dogs, and will nurse resentment to those who are unjust to him; not viciously, but with an almost human plaintiveness which demands an immediate reconciliation. Dogs and All about Them Jag Ear's bells had a faint plaintiveness at intervals and again their jingling was rapid and hysterical, as he tried to make up the distance lost through a lapse in effort. Over the Pass Much of it is in minor keys, and a strain of plaintiveness mingles with all its majesty and power. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young The only thing that re-assured me was the softness and plaintiveness of the voice—not like Jackson's, but as of someone who would not think of injuring me. The Little Savage "I shall almost need you now that Aunt Ada is married and Edith has gone to Germany" she argued in pretty plaintiveness. The Doctor's Daughter The plaintiveness of her speech touched even this man. The Law of the Land A similar arrangement and comparison of our songsters, I think, would show an opposite result,—that is, a predominance of melody and plaintiveness. Locusts and Wild Honey In the case of the expression of tenderness or pathos, there is a lingering tone, with the quality and inflection of plaintiveness, qualified, in public speech, by such dignity and strength as is fitting. Public Speaking Alternate plaintiveness and weary sharpness of course aggravated both Alda and Bernard, and they knew nothing of the repentant wretchedness that rather weakened than strengthened her. The Pillars of the House, V1 And with a passionate sadness, their human melodies now wrestle with the dull and gloomy plaintiveness of the tireless surf. The Crushed Flower and Other Stories "Then you—you haven't forgotten poor little me?" she inquired with a sincere plaintiveness in her voice. The Ear in the Wall That is his song now,—“twe-twea-twe-e-e-a,” with a peculiar summer languor and plaintiveness, and issuing from the lower branches and growths. Locusts and Wild Honey "Is Seer Marcous still angry with me?" asked Carlotta, and the simple plaintiveness of her voice would have melted the bust of Nero. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel Lifting her head, she whinnied with a melancholy long-drawn plaintiveness, and then with a slow, stiff hobble, moved cautiously closer to Maryllia's fallen body. God's Good Man The former had a sober, almost solemn expression; the latter was subdued, even to plaintiveness. All's for the Best It was a song of the plains, weird and wistful, with an uncouth plaintiveness that fascinated these lonely hill-dwellers. Sowing Seeds in Danny Here Nina opened her eyes, and looked at us with piteous plaintiveness, while her bosom heaved with those long, deep sighs which are the finishing chords of the Sonata Hysteria. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten His voice was so gentle and tender that Madame Patoux was infinitely touched by its soft plaintiveness. The Master-Christian This was said without any effort at plaintiveness, but rather as if she thought it necessary to excuse herself for being where she was. The Leavenworth Case "Yew bet yew wouldn't!" said Marcia, with slow and nasal plaintiveness. Thelma How can the hostess in her own home be in the way of her guests?" replied Natasha, and then continuing with childish plaintiveness: "Mother dear, give me tea quick! Mother Ah! there it is," said the stranger, in a tone of plaintiveness; "if the world but only knew what they had lost! Sybil, or the Two Nations He had really borne patiently with much plaintiveness, and she knew it. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife It is to be presumed that the young lady sang the song with more plaintiveness and effect than 'Old Abe' had ever heard it in Springfield. Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller The knocking ceases, and a voice, sweetly reassuring in its gentle plaintiveness, asks meekly: “Pa, may I get up?” Three Men on the Bummel How touching in the mouth of a Kaunitz, with something of pathos, of plaintiveness, almost of unction in it! History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 He looked up with a kind of stunned plaintiveness. Something New "Is it that I have not warned you from the beginning that all was too easy?" he demanded between plaintiveness and fury. Captain Blood Her voice had something of plaintiveness, and altogether she was of frailer type than her daughter. New Grub Street Wondering and bewildered by words she could not comprehend, but excited even to tears by the plaintiveness of their tone, Ione listened to these outpourings of a full and oppressed heart. Last Days of Pompeii All which, or the essence of all which, is brought to paper; in a tone wherein something of plaintiveness blends with, and tempers, heroic valour. The French Revolution "Well, here's Maurice Levy gone and seen part of the secrets," said Sam, in a voice of equal plaintiveness. Penrod and Sam Thus, with a mixture of plaintiveness and malice, he scolded me. Rupert of Hentzau Within is the sound of mere martyr invincibility; tempered with the due tone of plaintiveness. The French Revolution |
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