| 单词 | shrillness |
| 例句 | She could hear now the shrillness in her voice. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The organ grinder’s tune was sad under its lilting shrillness. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The pass, Sam!’ he cried, not heeding the shrillness of his voice, that released from the choking airs of the tunnel rang out now high and wild. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When she spoke again, her voice had lost its shrillness, its fury. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She tried to prevent the shrillness that crept into her voice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Lionel ordered, but without giving over to shrillness, and keeping his eyes down. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Now then, wooden head!” said the woman with exceeding sharpness, and Wang Lung jumped at the sound of her voice, so unexpected was its shrillness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She was flustered, and the new shrillness in her voice annoyed her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I am supporting the good Secretary Clinton…” I say to the self-disclosed conservative male in the passenger seat, avoiding eye-contact and flattening my voice out of its typical shrillness. “Cool Girls” don’t like Hillary: What “Gone Girl” and “30 Rock” taught me about politics, feminism and smashing the dude-bro patriarchy 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z This is her favourite form of address: the list that goes on and on, escalating in volume and panicky shrillness. Michelle Williams: ‘When something is available, I’ll risk any embarrassment to get it’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z This minimized shrillness of string tone while uncovering much detail, both subtle and playful. CSO: Hough, Elder, Tchaikovsky a match made in heaven 2011-01-07T20:59:00Z Ms. Fowler avoids shrillness as she coaxes drama out of this timely issue. Critic?s Notebook: Books to Bury Yourself In 2011-05-26T22:07:19Z It’s a syrupy love song, and Popcaan has a smooth voice with a hint of shrillness, and a casual manner, never oversinging the sentiment. Playlist : New Releases From Ka, Popcaan, Vena and Bleeding Knees Club 2012-04-13T20:22:31Z When we first met them — Bonnie re-entering her daughter’s life after a long estrangement; Christy a single mother trying to straighten out — their relationship was defined by shrillness. CBS’s ‘Mom’ Handles Issues Beyond Kissing Boo-Boos 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The piece is notable for its hallucinatory quality and unvarying shrillness. LPO/Alsop 2010-04-20T21:30:00Z In the second movement, after a smoldering solo from cellist Knut Weber, the group’s brash and loud approach forced violinist Andreas Buschatz into some unpleasant shrillness, continuing into the devilish third movement. Review | Berlin Philharmonic helps Dumbarton Concerts series mark 40th anniversary 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Portrayed with relentless, nerve-shredding shrillness by Mo Fry Pasic, she wouldn’t appear to possess a shred of self-awareness as she careers through agitated phone calls with her mother and her bestie. Hate, Hope and Healing at Under the Radar 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Greene’s Arkadina tends toward shrillness and screechy high volume, to the point that a shudder ran through me when the discussion turned to her performance of Medea — another unsubtle Williams interpolation. Theater Review: ‘The Notebook of Trigorin’ by Tennessee Williams at the Flea 2013-05-09T02:00:02Z Mr. Rose is one of very few vocalists whose range encompasses the saw-toothed shrillness of AC/DC’s singer since 1980, Brian Johnson, who left the tour with hearing problems. Review: AC/DC, With Axl Rose, Shakes the Garden All Night Long 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The Viennese plushiness served Prokofiev’s soaring strains beautifully, but the orchestra managed to rough up the sound with a gruffness, even a slight shrillness, as needed. Music Review: Vienna Philharmonic and Hagen Quartet in Salzburg 2012-07-31T21:36:27Z Some shrillness in the smaller, more incidental roles notwithstanding, the two supporting parts are notably well taken. Gillian Anderson Stars in ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ at Young Vic 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The latter role was sung by soprano Eva Mei, whose appealing voice showed worrisome signs of shrillness on top and thinning-out at the bottom. Review:"Williams Tell" celebrates all things Swiss 2010-12-10T12:08:00Z If there was a slight coarsening and shrillness to her tone, it felt in keeping with a woman trying to suppress rising hysteria. La Voix Humaine/Dido and Aeneas – review 2013-02-15T15:28:34Z But he also injects into Trump’s speech an exaggerated shrillness, a pinched whine, that, when paired with the low notes, makes each sentence a broadly comedic seesaw. A Trump Impersonator Worthy of Being Called “A Disgrace to the World” 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Gates, who worked on Jordan Peele’s “Us” and “Get Out,” along with series like “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” brings performers into his sound booth to deliver the exact shrillness or suffocation the director envisions. They Scream! We Scream! 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z There is no extraneous air in his tone, and his control of the top register was impressive, almost always avoiding shrillness. Clarinet’s limitations prove challenging for Ukrainian soloist 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The necessary addition of microphones to connect with a crowd numbering in excess of 5,000 made for an occasional shrillness. One Musical Knockout After Another 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z It’s something of an endurance test, but the shrillness of the scene serves a purpose, creating a strong contrast with an episode that’s otherwise either more moody or more broadly comic. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 10: Candy-Colored 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z In her opening set of four Meyerbeer songs, her high notes edged toward shrillness. The George London Foundation Series, Featuring Angela Meade 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z But it's Rauch who steals the show, morphing her lovable network-TV shrillness into something more unrecognizably dark, and more along the lines of her theater and Upright Citizens Brigade forays. Sundance 2015: Melissa Rauch goes from 'Big Bang Theory' to angry gymnast 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z By now, my voice level was rising and the shrillness increasing. Modern Love: Fuzzy, Purple and Full of Thorns - Modern Love 2011-10-06T20:28:46Z “It’s a very good thing for reporters to calm down, since shrillness and hysteria don’t help the press do its job,” Rosenstiel told me. How much normalizing does an abnormal president deserve? 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z But some overbrightness remained in the concert, played to a full house, lending the brasses a certain shrillness in Strauss’s “Don Juan.” Minnesota Orchestra Returns After a 16-Month Lockout 2014-02-08T09:04:35Z The latter role is played by Bel Powley, chin upturned in perpetual defiance and bringing to the part much of the same shrillness that marred her Broadway performance last season in “Arcadia.” Theater Review: They're Ripping Themselves Apart Onstage, Inside and Out 2011-11-01T13:30:07Z She manages to avoid shrillness in what she aptly calls the “Wagnerian coloratura spectacle” that is her final “Exterminating Angel” aria, a flood of sustained superhigh sound up to F. At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It’s Never Been Sung Before 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Chinese diplomacy under the rule of President Xi Jinping has become noted for its shrillness. Seoul raps Chinese’ wolf warrior’ over the paws 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z One could just chalk it up to run-of-the-mill political cynicism, but for the shrillness of the rhetoric. Why Marjorie Taylor Greene is becoming “the most powerful woman” in Trump's GOP 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The backlash showed how "minority shrillness can become very, very loud and can become picked up and can become a story", she added. ITV boss defends Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield over queue furore 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z He has used maximum rhetorical shrillness, warning that fossil fuels pose an “existential” threat to Earth — the end of all flora and fauna, including us bipeds. Opinion | The Biden presidential scorecard at 500 days 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z It can be seen, too, in the toxic, self-interested shrillness with which some fans have greeted the havoc of a truncated season. Sport’s enforced absence needs all our forbearance and fortitude | Jonathan Liew 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z His voice is a rich alto rather than a vertiginous soprano, with a resonant warmth and an absence of shrillness. A Millennial Countertenor’s Pop-Star Appeal 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z This time around it will be easier for people to see the sexist patterns, and realize that qualities like "likability" or "shrillness" are being assigned not on individual merits but on gender. The more women, the better: Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren are in. Who's next? 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Despite the extreme shrillness of Donald Trump during the campaign and before, he managed to hold on to many voters who were completely immune to how he distorted reality and truths. Democrats, read the fine print on the midterm results: There’s a red sea under the blue wave 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The Murdoch press — led in silly shrillness by Fox News personalities — continues to trash the reputation of Mueller and his associates. Opinion | Trump thrives in destructive chaos 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Mary Tyler Moore’s inherent niceness and exuberant smile made it impossible to recast her feminist strides as shrillness or selfishness. Opinion | Mary Tyler Moore taught us to face changing times with joy and spunk 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Tom's brittleness and shrillness with Ramina doesn't speak well to the stability he's trying to preserve. Complete Unknown's elaborate identity games just echo better films 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z At the same time, Warren faced the same criticisms Clinton when she was running for the Senate: accusations of shrillness when trying to show passion. Can Female Leaders Like Clinton Dream Big? 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z “Ted Cruz and others seem to be willing to sideline these principles because what they stand for shifts with the tide of the campaign and the shrillness of the name-calling.” NYPD Commissioner Bratton slams Ted Cruz over call to patrol 'Muslim neighborhoods' 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z There is no small paradox at work in the shrillness of the rhetoric. Shrill rhetoric in the GOP primary race could come back to haunt the party 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z His shrillness increasing as his options contract, he says the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund are trying to “humiliate” Greece. So what if Greece leaves the European Union? 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z If Obama's popularity somehow does increase, the right-wing hate machine will increase the volume and shrillness of their... As Economy Strengthens, Obama’s Popularity Is Likely to Rise 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z One remarkable feature of Pielke Jr.’s discussion is its shrillness. The right’s new climate change lie: It’s all the scientists’ fault 2014-03-29T12:15:00Z Indeed, the shrillness may also be evidence of Karzai’s paranoia over the divergence between the US civilian and military approaches toward the Taliban. Karzai Welcomes Hagel to Afghanistan -- with a Few Harsh Words 2013-03-11T21:20:26Z He let out a piercing shriek, far more terrifying to hear than the uncanny laughter with which he had disturbed the silence of the woods--it was freezing in its shrillness. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z Through the roar of his motor MacCreedy caught the strident shrillness of their cries. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z But notwithstanding its deafening shrillness, it has great rhythmical power; and after all it only sounds harsh to us on account of its complexity. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z It lay in an ugly hysteria of rasped emotions that at any illogical accident might burst into the shrillness of a knife. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z Seeing me, one of them nudged her neighbour to point me out, and grinned knowingly, and then drowned her sister wives in a howl of peculiar shrillness and poignancy. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z He heard people whispering with a shrillness that Persis had evidently grown accustomed to, for she could not have helped hearing, yet showed no sign. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Then, with a whistle of unearthly shrillness, he set off running, and disappeared into the night. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The Swift, so called from the remarkable speed of his flight, is also known as "Jack screamer" from the shrillness of his voice. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Virginia screamed for assistance, and they only who have heard the cry of a female in distress, can imagine the shrillness of the shriek that rang through the market. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z "Ah, my friends," wailed Mr. Gumama with a sudden shrillness, "the Society falters not, but strikes—Fifth paranza, Hands of the Arm, it condemns us, every one!" "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z I hope, at least, that the good gentleman's rooms were up above, somewhat out of the clatter, where muffins had lost their shrillness. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The Tartars, shouting "Allah!" with increased shrillness, urged one another on. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z She screamed, but when her voice rang out with reverberating shrillness she clapped her hands to her ears. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z In the silence the voice of Yachkovich is heard with increasing shrillness; not having a front tooth, whenever he has to pronounce sz, he utters a prolonged hiss. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z So the war-cry—a long “g” of the second line of the treble clef, which is wailed out with piercing shrillness—was raised. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z "Tut, tut, Martha; you fret me," said my grandmother, almost shrilly, only shrillness was not possible to her rich voice. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The shrillness of the pointless noise made a foreigner in the car next to him wince. In Benghazi, Warmth for West Doesn?t Come From Burning Flags 2011-05-28T21:58:12Z Screaming with frightful shrillness and with their little bloodshot eyes gleaming hideously they made the crucial rush. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z "If you don't take that there hand of yours away," cried the girl with startling shrillness, "I shall set the light at it." Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Without stopping, Raymond sprang over the body and burst into a room whence the shrieks came with terrifying shrillness. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z This climactic shrillness dilutes an engrossing case for the prosecution, and plays to the balcony of conspiracy freaks. Was Princess Di Murdered? Unlawful Killing at Cannes 2011-05-14T00:03:05Z "Bride!" exclaimed Mrs. Mitchell, with such startling shrillness that Delilah sprang out of her lap and surveyed her with astonishment. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z “We recall no recent interpretation of American life which has possessed more of dignity and less of shrillness than this.” A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z This lay may be represented thus: “Teacher teacher, TEACHER, TEACHER, TEACHER!”—the accent on the first syllable and each word uttered with increased force and shrillness. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z "We recall no recent interpretation of American life which has possessed more of dignity and less of shrillness than this." Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z He was afflicted with a stammer, and at every obstruction his voice broke out with startling shrillness, several keys higher than the tone with which the sentence commenced. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z Her high tones were clear and musical, without any trace of shrillness, and in the most rapid passages the tones were never slurred or confused, but distinct and in perfect rhythmic order. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z The shrillness died out of Esm�'s voice, it grew strained. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z There was a thin shrillness of hysteria at the edge of her voice, as well as a subtle slurring of the sounds. Sense of Obligation 2011-02-09T03:00:52.337Z Miss Jerusha's voice has lost none of its shrillness and sharpness under the mollifying influence of Old Father Time. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z The taborer’s pipe has none of the sweetness of the recorder; it is essentially a shrill instrument; indeed, I am told by a philologist that its old German name Schwegel contains a root implying shrillness. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History The fiend himself seemed startled by the sudden and preternatural shrillness of the scream, and for a moment changed the expression of his countenance. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I He understood also the slenderness of David's hands and the curious, high-pitched shrillness that had come into the voice once or twice in moments of excitement. In And Out Many of our American girls speak with indescribable harshness, slovenliness and shrillness. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists It had none of the soprano shrillness, but was more of a mezzo-soprano quality throughout, and softer than velvet. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Outside the storm was at its height, and in the stillness which neither of us broke I heard it shriek with the shrillness which one associates with spirits in torment. Windyridge But shrillness is not characteristic even of the Pig-market when it is noisiest and most crowded. The Children of the Poor The green dancer whirled across the stage like a mad witch; the whispering voice in the earphones had turned into the shrillness of a Shamaan's incantations. The Brain As Sitting-Always finished her speech, her voice rose to a shrillness that was almost a shout. Dusty Star The flageolet therefore does not differ from the flute so much in the compass of its notes, as in the shrillness and sharpness of the sound. The Tatler, Volume 3 Fancy overhears the shrillness of their disputation mingle with the surf and scatter sea-fowl. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Dangers!" he cried in his hard voice, which had the shrillness of a musical instrument that has lost its resonance, "Dangers! Jena or Sedan? When delivering a passage requiring considerable force, she heightened the pitch of her voice, and thus gave an unpleasant shrillness, where the pure orotund tone was needed. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education Then she waited, her exhausted torments having left her in a mood of glittering-eyed sullen misery that might at any moment rise sharply to angry shrillness. Coquette “I warn you,” cried the attorney, with sudden shrillness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) There is none of the tremor, quaver, or shrillness usually observed in them, but his utterance is clear, ringing, and most sweetly musical. Whitman A Study Close to the fires, unmindful of the heat, a barbaric figure assumed grotesque and horrible postures, while its voice rose in echoing shrillness. Two Thousand Miles Below The weird shrillness cried less loudly now, and the men listened in strained silence to the go and come of that variable shriek. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 The thin shrillness beat with the tempo of the drums in a pitch that steadily descended. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 And then the tone grew higher and ultra-violet; the air darkened with vapors; the shrillness was so exceeding that it modulated into Hertzian waves and merged into light; this vibratile, argent light pierced Stannum's eyes. Melomaniacs "I thought you knew," said the girl as the din of shrillness subsided. The Finding of Haldgren But now, from beyond the angling passage, came the familiar shrillness of the mole-men's voices. Two Thousand Miles Below A voice was speaking; its high-pitched shrillness showed that the excitement of the moment was not confined to the office of the Mountain Division alone. The Hammer of Thor From the streets far below came a quavering shrillness of sound. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 From the theatre I wandered to the pavilion of Zingalee gipsies, where a band of these wild sons of Hagar were creating a perfect furor by the shrillness and discord of their voices. The Land of Thor And now the tears were running down her face, and her voice lost its raucous shrillness, and became plaintive, and even soft. The Dop Doctor He makes a series of sounds, thought by some to resemble this word, over and over again with increasing rapidity and shrillness, until he breaks down and begins afresh. India and the Indians The two men were suddenly breathless with listening—listening!—where was heard only the whispering shrillness from without. The Hammer of Thor Then the metallic shrillness of a bicycle bell broke the silence. Paul and the Printing Press “Yes,” grumbled the older woman with peevish shrillness. The Wall Between With a shriek which was womanish in its shrillness, Smith sprang to his feet, all but upsetting the lamp in his violence. 'Me--Smith' It seemed as though Gertie had dared with shrewish shrillness to intrude upon his beautiful hour. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life It was curious to note again how that occasional exaggerated shrillness of the feminine voice when raised in the open air—how it amused the mob. The Convert Her voice had risen to shrillness, her face was contorted by anger; she looked incarnate rage, a Megæra. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Now his voice rose, full and prolonged, without any of the tremor or shrillness of age, and his eccentric dancing grew more violent. The Candidate A Political Romance The shrillness of the boatswain's pipes is then their great merit. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Yet the destructive influence of those chaotic sounds is far weaker than the shrillness and restlessness of these modern specimens of so-called literature. Psychology and Social Sanity So; I have tuned my music to the trees, And there were voices, dim below Their shrillness, voices swelling slow In the blue murmur of hills, and a golden cry And then vast silences. The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems The sudden shrillness of his voice scared me more than anything else. Card Trick Her voice was rather thin now, with a touch of shrillness on the high notes, but the little girl listened entranced. A Little Girl in Old New York Here, close to the door, was a clock with a striking apparatus of surprising shrillness to warn us of the flight of the half-hours. The Dew of Their Youth The noise it makes rises and falls in shrillness according to the speed at which the cowl revolves under the pressure of the wind. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 That note of shrillness now appeared in Mrs. Milo's voice. Apron-Strings This took the shape of an infant of some months, which immediately began to squeal with a shrillness that forcibly reminded me of the siren on the Atlantic. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 His audience was quiet now, breathless with interest, and he welcomed the respite from shrillness he had won for his ears. The Hunters This lay may be represented thus: "Teacher teacher, teacher, teacher teacher!"—the accent on the first syllable and each word uttered with increased force and shrillness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Martha, satisfied with the face of a passing taxicab's driver, whistled with sudden, piercing shrillness. If You Touch Them They Vanish The shrillness of hysteria was at the edge of her voice, as well as a subtle slurring of sounds. Planet of the Damned But it was strange to hear her unwearying flow of oaths and obscenities, endless like a river, and now and then rising to a passionate shrillness, in the clear and silent air of the morning. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) “Maurice!” cried she, in accents whose shrillness rose above the roar of the waves and the groaning of the ship’s timbers, “Maurice, come here at once, sir, I order you!” The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land Boys looked round in astonishment at the shrillness of his whistle and the ring of his laughter. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch As shrill as swifts in upper air Was our young shrillness: 'Twas joy of life, 'twas strength to fare Broke the morning stillness. The Village Wife's Lament And when the selected victim was rushing by him, his long arm and great bony hand swept out, caught him by the ear, and flung him upon his side, squealing with deafening shrillness. Other Main-Travelled Roads And when the selected victim was rushing by him, his long arm and great bony hand swept out, caught him by the ear and flung him upon his side, squealing with deafening shrillness. Prairie Folks In the same way, as we proceed from the middle point to the south, the voices of the nations there correspond in extreme height of pitch and in shrillness to the "paranetès" and "netès." The Ten Books on Architecture Her voice, though still sweet and clear, lost its shrillness, and one had to draw very close to the little speaker that he might not lose a word of the stories she told. Story-Tell Lib One half expects to see the birds' throats swell, and hear the sweetness or the shrillness of their songs. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art It is deep, and has a dash of sourness or shrillness in it. By What Authority? The black screamed, with a voice almost human in its shrillness, and leaped despairingly forward, shaking its head from side to side as Calumet drove the spurs deep into its sides. The Boss of the Lazy Y Thanks to its monotony and its harsh shrillness, it is a most odious sound, especially when the orchestra consists of hundreds of performers, as is often the case in my two plane-trees during the dog-days. Social Life in the Insect World "Part of the-what was it you said you were, Newman?" he cried, on a note of shrillness. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories Her tones are never muffled or indistinct, nor do they ever offend the ear by the slightest tinge of shrillness; mellow roundness distinguishes every sound she utters. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens Hester struck her lean little hands together and laughed this time with a hint at hysteric shrillness. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" "Come, Johnny dear," she urged, and her voice had lost its accustomed shrillness now; "let us go forth and see what has happened to the Little Old Man of the Spuds." The Pride of Palomar Neal, I know the tones—there's a shrillness in them not to be mistaken. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three By-and-by she broke off in the midst of a sentence, appalled by the shrillness of her own voice. The Ship of Stars Now from one direction, now from another; now rising, now falling, the weird, unearthly shriek seemed everywhere at once, increasing each moment in force and shrillness. A Loose End and Other Stories "Is your father something of a—of a practical joker, Miss Edgarton?" he demanded with the slightest possible tinge of shrillness. Little Eve Edgarton But ear-piercing is an epithet so eminently adapted to the fife, and so distinct from the shrillness of the trumpet, that it certainly ought not to be changed. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Then the blare of thousands of conchs, as if piercing the heart by its shrillness, arose from both hosts, and the fierce peal also of thousands of drums. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 "Why, what is it, Daddy," she asked, in her shrillness of a child's alarm, her eyes on the widening stain of red above his waist. The Littlest Rebel His voice, which now became the interpreter of his soul, in its resonance and earnestness and piercing shrillness, thrilled his hearers with strange terror. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Marise felt suddenly wrought upon by the mildness of the spring air, the high, tuneful shrillness of the frogs' voices, the darkness, sweet and thick. The Brimming Cup So into a carriage we got; in came Madame's box and my bag; Madame stood at the door, and, I think, frightened away intending passengers, by her size and shrillness. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh There was no shrillness in the tone now, nor malice, nor any mischievous thing,—just desolation, the impulsive, panic-stricken desolation of a little child left suddenly alone with a stranger. The White Linen Nurse Martin," she began in a low key, but one that might run up to shrillness if advisable, "I am come to tell you something that fills me with shame and anger. The Doctor's Dilemma Ensued vocal explosions of a curdling shrillness from the back of the house. Somewhere in Red Gap "Who do you think I am!" repeated Surface, bringing his twitching face nearer, his voice breaking to sudden shrillness. Queed "I can't have the baby neglected!" exclaimed Mrs. Melrose, with sudden shrillness, looking angrily at the rugged face and figure before her. The Mating of Lydia This lay may be represented thus: "Teacher, teacher, TEACHER, TEACHER, TEACHER!"— the accent on the first syllable and each word uttered with increased force and shrillness. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs Then a scream, as of sudden, ungovernable terror, rose from her lips and rang with piercing shrillness through the house. With Links of Steel It was his idea that the sharpness or shrillness of the whistle constituted its chief value. Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 Pretty Poll!" opened his mouth again in a loud chuckle of delight, and cried, with persistent shrillness, "God save the king! The Great Taboo He plasters up his election-time shrillnesses not only on Fox’s House of Commons but on Shakespeare’s Theatre. The Art of Letters The leaves clipped from the trees by bullets were blown aside with the hurricane breaths of shrapnel bursts; bullets whistled so near Marta that she heard their shrillness above every other sound. The Last Shot The music of a street band, strangely sweet despite its shrillness, rises triumphantly above the tumult of pavement vendors, the crying of babies, the shouting of small boys, and the monotonous voices of the womenfolk. The Island of Faith He shook a bony fist in the direction of the camp, while his voice took on its fanatical shrillness. Pardners She was fatigued by the modes of thought of these youngsters, as a nurse or mother is fatigued by too long a spell of the shrillness and the naïveté of a family of infants. The Price of Love They are extremely nimble, and give signals to each other by loud whistlings, which echo among the rocks with inconceivable shrillness. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time A soft distinct note increased to loudness, diminished, died out, only to rise again immediately to penetrating shrillness. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes From a near-by Punch and Judy show the laughter of little children floated down the garden in outbursts of treble shrillness. A Volunteer Poilu Light shikaras darted in and out, making up for want of volume in their song by the piercing shrillness of their utterances. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Then he found himself marvelling at the shrillness and variety of Hill's voice. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories At intervals had come a long-drawn scream, terrifying in its shrillness, from some woman struggling with Saint or savage. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West With its rabble-rousing shrillness, Herald managed to gain a foothold among a section of the Goan population, especially in South Goa where the NT was perennially late to arrive. Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press Her voice had the effect of shrillness though it remained low; her hands flew out, grasping the table-edge at arms' length with an oddly masculine gesture. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 The voice had lost its shrillness; it was thin and hushed. The Man Whom the Trees Loved Phoebe's eyes sparkled, and her voice took in a little shrillness. The Girl at Cobhurst At the end, one of these doors gaped open, music of a peculiar shrillness floated out. The Port of Adventure Walter's voice grew louder, and there was a shrillness in it. Alice Adams Yolara was herself now; only the edge of shrillness on her voice revealed her wrath as she answered. The Moon Pool Again the horrid cry of the stricken beast reverberated through the rocky tunnel, shocking in its torture-laden shrillness, deafening in its terrific volume. Thuvia, Maid of Mars She saw in the horror of the passing seconds the half-naked, wild-looking man before her; she heard the faint shrillness of Joanna's insane shrieks for help somewhere down by the riverside. An Outcast of the Islands I heard the key worked violently in the lock—I heard a man's voice behind the door, raised to a dreadful shrillness, screaming for help. The Woman in White As I sat and smoked, a voice struck suddenly on my ear—the voice of Mrs. Dill, raised to shrillness by anger. Frivolous Cupid Then she turned and walked half a dozen paces, screamed once with horrible shrillness, and crashed to the floor. Buttered Side Down: Stories There was a sudden shrillness in the voice of honey, and the six words were run so rapidly together they seemed to form but one. The Flirt They were startled to hear him speak in quite a new voice, with a Yankee shrillness in it; all his grandeur and good English had fallen from him like a cloak. The Innocence of Father Brown But it visited him at intervals, and sometimes in the strangest places—suddenly, abruptly, in the stillness of an Indian temple, or amid the shrillness of an Oriental crowd. Confidence At the eager shrillness of his voice I drew a step away. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day "I admit nothing," she cried with a sudden shrillness. The Wheel O' Fortune After a moment Cora added, with a deprecatory ripple of laughter not quite free from the same shrillness: "You see, Richard, it's so—it's so hot, to-night." The Flirt And so their writing is commonly marred by an undue insistence, a shrillness, a certain quality of multiloquence. Journalism for Women A Practical Guide Her voice rose to a shrillness that made David look to see that the door between them and Lucy was securely closed. The History of David Grieve Nelly, nervous Nelly, concluding that Tom was determined to thump the life out of Jimmy, assailed him with her bananas and vocal efforts of exquisite shrillness. My Tropic Isle While he was wondering, the small figure on the horse sent up a cry that rang like the note of a bell and echoed in sweet shrillness down the hill and along the valley. At Love's Cost "And why not, pray?" cried the old lady, with a shrillness that made him jump, and Toady back to the door precipitately. Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories Their shrillness tearing through the utter soundlessness of the empty house brought back all her terrors and set her heart beating at a gallop. The Head of the House of Coombe It sounded like nothing human in its uncanny shrillness. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings Ten thousand safety valves had let go, and they steadily gathered strength and shrillness as they functioned. Flowing Gold He had been speaking in a tone that slowly rose to shrillness, like a cry of bodily pain. Via Crucis He tried to breathe one prayer, and shut his eyes—Pelagia's voice rang sweet and clear, even in the shrillness of intense agony— 'Spare him! Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face Ah, Neal, I know the tones—there's a shrillness in them not to be mistaken. Stories by English Authors: Ireland The intensification of the yellow increases the painful shrillness of its note. Concerning the Spiritual in Art The woman's face was hidden by the child's body, but her voice, deep-throated and rich with sliding minor tones, mingled with the high shrillness of the little one's shrieks. The Maid of the Whispering Hills There floated down the shrillness of agitated question and answer. Angel Island At a turn of the road he was aroused from this profitable meditation by a shriek, the shrillness of which told him that it was a woman's. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face Thence, presently, her voice became audible, rising gradually to shrillness; with it there blended the rougher accents of the housemaid, now in reckless revolt. In the Year of Jubilee Whilst yet at some distance, Basil had heard a feminine voice rising to shrillness, and as he approached the group he found a discussion going on which threatened to become more than vivacious. Veranilda What little remains of it at Amiens has parted, indeed, in the course of ages, with its shrillness and its coarse grain. Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays The penetrating and delicious odor of sweet violets scented each puff of wind, and now and then the call of the cuckoo pierced the air with a subdued, far-off shrillness. Thelma The screws, running at the full strength of the current, gave forth a note of intense shrillness in spite of the trifling density of the air. Robur the Conqueror Three workmen were busy, and one, fitting up shelves, whistled a melody with ear-piercing shrillness. In the Year of Jubilee The frightful shrillness of the past days in Bedlam was in his voice, as he screamed for help. Jezebel's Daughter Ere long, he heard a thin, winding, long-drawn sound, now louder, now softer; now approaching, now retreating; now verging towards shrillness, now quickly returning to a faint, gentle swell. Antonina His voice was thin and inclining to shrillness. Love-at-Arms His voice had an unearthly shrillness in it, and LeNoir shrank back. The Man from Glengarry; a tale of the Ottawa They talk in feigned voices raised to a shrillness almost amounting to a scream. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile A strange jarring shrillness in it, a peculiar sound. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Naturally he couldn't like her style, her shrillness, her egotism, her violations of taste and above all of truth: she acted badly on his nerves, she was not HIS sort of woman. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 "Well, and what would you be pleased to say next?" cried Deb, her voice rising in shrillness with her indignation. The Pigeon Pie I observe he whistles the popular airs of the period with less shrillness and intensity. Urban Sketches Were it not for a slight shrillness and loudness at times, and the fashionable affectation of the day, her voice would have been sweet and girlish enough. A Face Illumined Ribibe: the name of a musical instrument; applied to an old woman because of the shrillness of her voice. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems Her ghastly hands were up, and she screamed with horrible shrillness. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ But presently a sudden hush fell upon them, and their shrillness was sharp no more against the drowsy hum of the city. Michael In the comparative peace of the room the screaming "Monsieur l'Administrateur" of the frail, hairy Frenchman seemed to acquire a preternatural shrillness. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard His voice had not the mellow tones of the other's, being inclined to shrillness, but it gave the impression of great power waiting on release somewhere in his massive chest. The Path of the King Helen laid a cautioning hand on her sister's arm as the latter's voice gained in shrillness, the shrillness of approaching hysteria. The Red Seal His voice at the end of the speech rose to cutting shrillness. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ Once more rising to shrillness, they floated in the air, gradually sank away—and were lost. Creatures That Once Were Men "Mr. Wilding afraid?" she cried, her voice so charged with derision that it inclined to shrillness. Mistress Wilding It has droned and shrilled wellnigh a fortnight, before we can decide, this shrillness getting ever shriller, That on Wednesday 26th of December, Louis shall appear, and plead. The French Revolution A fife whined out, going down to our marrows with its shrillness. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger "I warn you," cried the attorney, with sudden shrillness. The Wrecker |
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