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    1. Medicines like Crocin, Aspirin, Digestive Enzyme syrups, Digene, Pudin Hara, Eye Tone, Iodex, Enos Fruitsalt, Vitamins, Vicks and so on fall in this category


    2. “When we’re on a mission, my name is Seventy-Seven,” she replied with a mild tone of annoyance


    3. ’ He promised in that tone of voice which tells me that he will do no such thing


    4. no … not that red brick place … oh what’s the name of the place?’ he replied, irritation colouring his tone


    5. ‘Oh, no!’ she laughed, her tone brittle and forced


    6. ’ I bite my lip trying not to laugh at his tone of utter exasperation


    7. ’ I replied in a like tone as Molly chuckles to herself


    8. ’ I said, my tone arctic


    9. I don’t know what it is about his tone that sends icy shivers up my spine, then the thought occurs that he may have been watching for me … for a moment I feel sick


    10. Betsy's tone changed

    11. ’ I said in my best motherly tone of voice


    12. With the tears there came a hand on my shoulder, a soft hand, and a tone of voice that I thought lost to me: compassion


    13. ‘Kate … may I ask a favour?’ he went on in a deliberately wheedling tone of voice


    14. His voice didn’t change pitch or tone at all when he said, "We have Hardway and the battlegroup in sight


    15. " That's all she needed to hear, "I swear Oriah! The ceremony is in three days and the boy has no idea!" She turns her attention toward Apollo and her voice returns to its soft tone, "Apollo, you can stay here with me if you want, your father apparently has no idea what he's doing


    16. " Nathan laughs, and you can detect a slight hint of anxiety, "Okay, well where are they?" Sabrina's voice changes in tone when she replies


    17. Seth calms his tone and steps to me, as not to cause a scene, "That's where you're wrong, Oriah


    18. That bantering tone of voice that he started the conversation with had flipped instantly into something far more aggressive


    19. ’ He said in a matter of fact tone of voice which stops me in my tracks ‘I don’t pretend to have any answers at the moment, but that certainly won’t solve anything


    20. Encouraged by his matter of fact tone, I put into words the thoughts I had while I was walking along the railway walk

    21. It has a dry quality to it and it reminds him of the same tone she had in his first dream of her


    22. ’ She said, the satisfied tone of her voice causing Angie to look at her curiously


    23. that delight you because you’ve set the tone from within that


    24. dreadfully threatening tone with my teeth


    25. Kara smiled at the tone – she’d never met either of these two socially, but had heard much of their talents – particularly from Joris who had worked with both on various occasions when it suited his role


    26. ’ She replied, her tone equally serious


    27. ” Then in a somber tone she said, “I don’t want you to have a relapse Daniel


    28. The concern in her voice nearly sets off the tears again … I fight them back and try for a positive tone of voice as I reply


    29. ’ Gilla said in a matter of fact tone, loosening her hold on me a little so that she can turn to face him


    30. ’ She said, her tone brooking no argument

    31. " She dismissed them with her tone of voice and her wave, knowing she was capable of breaking the backbone of any nyobba before it could worry any appendage off her


    32. ’ She said in a friendly tone, taking my wrist and feeling for my pulse


    33. ’ She went on, unfazed by my silence, adding in a very dry tone


    34. the inflection and tone of familiarity


    35. around which the pitch and tone


    36. Jake’s voice took on the tone of a father admonishing his child


    37. Daniel’s voice was almost desperate in tone, he sighed deeply, millions have died, only a handful of us left


    38. What do you mean ‘we’?’ he asked, his tone almost surly


    39. In as little as six weeks, this treatment can result in smooth skin with a more uniform tone


    40. This one will keep your spine healthy and supple, reduce abdominal fat, tone up sluggish bowels, and slim your waist

    41. ’ Wiesse said, his tone slightly patronising


    42. He was shocked by the grim and determined tone of her voice


    43. Pinching her nose and turning to the other guests she exclaimed in a nasal tone, “Smells of wee-wee!”


    44. Berndt replies in a friendly tone


    45. ’ He said, his tone neutral


    46. ’ He went on, in the same tone


    47. "It's orders, it's not personal," Thom said, but his tone of voice made Alan suspicious that it was


    48. Sounds are amplified inside the tunnel and the gentle wash of the water against the barge takes on an ominous tone, at least that is how it feels to me


    49. ‘Yes – what has that to do with anything?’ he asked, irritation loud in his tone though he is trying hard to mask it


    50. He didn't like her tone when she said that














































    1. Thus sluggish kidneys are toned and the posture also benefits a congested liver and spleen


    2. Nerves and ligaments of the spine arc subjected to a healthy pull, and the spinal nerve roots and sympathetic system are toned so that this posture beneficially affects the entire organism


    3. be a firebrand once, but I have heard that he has toned down


    4. His muscles were still toned and powerful, albeit shaped


    5. The man appeared quite muscular, his body well toned


    6. drink that stuff? I think the answer was yes, only a thinner, toned down version of


    7. What was not in 'common view' were Chloe's tanned and toned forearms and near ideal physique well-covered by the elaborate custom of extensive dress


    8. Jo quickly whips out into the hall to see who it is … low toned conversation … Jo comes back in with Katie … poor girl, she’s so pale


    9. She inched her way to the copper toned stone, at the water’s edge, took a seat and proceeded to watch and wait


    10. toned and painted wood and brick and stone did all too well to draw eyes away from the unkempt and degraded forms of the lowliest dwellers

    11. He admired his toned physique


    12. Reilly was even toned and confident in the huddle


    13. It spoke in a pleasantly toned voice, that seemed to be gibberish


    14. toned,” then pat him on


    15. of past wounds across his toned chest and stomach


    16. She gazed at his toned, slender body, his long legs that stretched beyond the bottom rail of the futon-bed


    17. It was their she undressed, to the point of her red lacy underwear, kissing, touching his toned skin, when she saw those watching eyes of a friendly face she knew so well


    18. I’d never felt anyone so close to me before, mortal or not, and losing myself in Ishvara wasn’t exactly hard, his toned body, his rippling stomach, lean biceps, and aristocratic features were as seductive and enticing as a hot chocolate fudge cake


    19. Seeing his look she toned it down, “I am only saying what I have heard from those others who whisper in the wind


    20. There was a slight feedback that Alex took the remote control and toned down the TV volume

    21. >> Have an overall more toned physique


    22. "And that is your first officer?" he waved a toned arm toward Miles' cell


    23. this is a myth you will become lean and toned


    24. brown hair, brown eyes and was equally as tanned and toned as Dave


    25. Her once toned body will have lost its original shape and this really won’t help make her feel great about herself


    26. He toned down his version of “Satans’


    27. One of Tony’s dreams, was to possess a physically toned body, something he’d tried and failed at many times over


    28. Her olive toned skin naturally


    29. She was amazingly toned and had I been a photographer, I'd have positioned her in the exact spot she was standing in — with the sun to her side, highlighting the small dragon tattoo on her inner left thigh


    30. These contests are about great physiques with toned

    31. His eyes seemed to bounce between their endearing cleavage and their toned, long legs


    32. Ava let out a satisfied sigh as she sat up and stroked Nic’s toned stomach


    33. “He appears to lack any kind of professional teaching, and his muscles are not very well toned; even for his age and his species


    34. Like Jared, Sam was toned and fit and had obviously taken good care of his body


    35. It was almost as if she could feel his toned body behind hers


    36. strengthened and toned as well


    37. He then cornered her near the steps like a silent animal; his aggression and toned body started to make her nipples erect


    38. shapely figure and toned, flawless skin, she could turn the heads of


    39. ’ Ariel was some way ahead, her legs, toned by the hills and bikeways of


    40. The failed armed revolution convinced Hitler to concentrate on winning elections instead of seizing power by force, and to appeal to a broader audience Nazis subsequently toned down some of the rhetoric, putting a less monstrous face on the hate of their black hearts

    41. Tina saw from the man’s reactions that her subtle message had come across, something confirmed when the policeman toned down his arrogance


    42. The British, who were quite indignant at first and even threatened war with the United States, have by now toned down their protests as the Americans exposed their role in sending an anonymous commando force to attack the Ramat David Airbase, which is the main base of the American Palestine Interposition Force


    43. He cast his eyes hungrily over her body, tanned and toned, clad in nothing but a thong, fish-net stockings and a come-fuck-me smile


    44. Their minds filling up with images of sexy lingerie, beautifully toned and tanned bodies


    45. She’d also love to be only 20 to 25% body fat, and have a much more toned torso, and firm hips and thighs


    46. She closed her eyes squeezing the skin toned peg tighter to her nose, and all of a sudden she was yanked from the ocean beneath her


    47. flamingo on her toned stomach


    48. overhead was so-laced with those salmon toned vapor cloud


    49. He was dressed in a pair of casual, low slung jeans and a tight white t-shirt that showed off his toned body


    50. was the most exquisitely toned







































    1. She was petite, blonde, with fine features and a smooth lilting voice that swayed with southern French tones


    2. the chandeliers in slowly decreasing tones of pitch perfection before being absorbed


    3. It’s a lovely deep wine-red colour which sets off her skin tones and hair beautifully


    4. Any exercise which tones and stretches the leg muscles and the sciatic nerve will bring relief from aching legs and so do not omit from your daily practice schedule the exercises described in the following chapter on lumbago and sciatica


    5. Like the Head to Knee posture it tones up sluggish bowels and helps to promote better elimination, thereby being a cleansing and purifying exercise which will help to rid the body of the impurities which cause pain and disease


    6. This tones and stretches the muscles of the thighs and legs and helps to relieve varicose veins


    7. The effort needed for the perfection of this advanced posture will greatly improve your powers of concentration and in addition to the benefits to the muscles of the arms and torso the deep breathing will help congested lungs and bronchial tubes and the posture tones up the entire nervous system


    8. It also strengthens the thyroid and parathyroid glands and tones up the circulation of the blood


    9. You want to reduce that abdomen don’t you ? Then do please remember that there is no hurry at all in this exercise, and the slow s-l-o-w lowering of the legs is precisely what strengthens, tones, exercises, and reduces those flabby abdominal muscles and helps to reduce fat in this area


    10. This tones the deep and the superficial muscles of the back, and also relieves backache, helping to keep the spine young and supple

    11. As the great politician tried out different tones of voice and different facial expressions, as he opened his stance and practised his smile, the two doctors of spin encouraged and enthused; "Oh, sublime, Sir


    12. She laughed softly and the tones seemed to echo about and caress Duncan’s ears


    13. Drifting languidly from the speakers of a restrained but nonetheless modern stereo system Annie was sure that she could hear the dulcet tones of Leonard Cohen


    14. programs available, and it works by introducing two different tones that are close in frequency, one into each ear


    15. As your brain perceives these tones, it creates a ―pulse‖ that triggers a different brain wave frequency


    16. her feet, muttering in low, wheezy tones, “Stay put in those boots


    17. They sat around in small groups discussing in hushed tones the coming Scather attack and formulated a plan that would be put into motion should they try to attack the city in the forest


    18. tones of voice and different facial expressions, as he opened his


    19. They sat close to each other and spoke in hushed tones the rest of the evening


    20. ' Dave said, his normal tones immediately casting all these thoughts out of my mind

    21. system Annie was sure that she could hear the dulcet tones of


    22. She asked in clipped tones if there was something he wished


    23. He spoke gently but with commanding tones


    24. ’ Chrissie said, desperation beginning to fringe her tones


    25. The wall opposite the door was dominated by a wardrobe whose dark, lustrous woodgrain shone in counter-point to the amber tones of the floor, valise stand, and night table with its reading lamp and small book of verse at the bedside


    26. guards, in the clacking tones of his species;


    27. The melody of her years plays in time with the memory of her father's dulcet tones


    28. Harry spoke to them in hushed tones but quite loud enough for both to hear clearly


    29. The green tones he wore were


    30. "Emma… Emma what is it?" Jim's frantic voice broke the captive tones

    31. Looking up into his blank eyes, He couldn't hear them, but for her the tones grow louder again "Stop them," she screeched at the top of her lunges


    32. " she responded in the briefest of tones


    33. speaking to him in urgent, hushed tones


    34. It’s deep black glaze was painted in white and ocher tones with scenes of women dipping their serving jugs into a


    35. We establish a form of communication with animals through words, tones, moves, attitudes, signs, body language, habits and so on


    36. From the tones, I knew my mother was one of the parties inside and I guessed from the other voices that a handful of the elders were arguing with her


    37. Gone were the philosophical tones; it was not a brood, I told


    38. The driver held them back and talked to them in soothing tones


    39. The other man continued in his hushed, nigh melodic tones, grinning all the while


    40. A few dial tones later, his voice was heard on the other end

    41. The two ran ahead, hearing the gloomy creatures behind them groaning and hollering in shrill tones


    42. His somewhat dry voice readily countered the resounding tones of the rowdy Nord


    43. The dulcet tones and soothing melodies were again appreciated by all listening


    44. As he sat observing the harbor, the tones of surly sailors and cynical merchants rode the breeze as strangely reso-nant whispers


    45. The Sea of Ghosts was always relating tales of old in hushed tones


    46. ' In hushed tones he related his and the others' troubling inspections, “These


    47. "Ali,” he said in hushed tones, catching sight of the freaks that had come to investigate the noise


    48. The words of a mantra when recited in certain tones help align our consciousness and can shift the energy pattern within a person and its surroundings


    49. Torbin is it?’ It was her, and he felt comforted by her mild tones, even though it was as if she’d forgotten him


    50. When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark, And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark, But, when the tide rises and sharks are around, His voice has a timid and tremulous sound













































    1. The benefits are many but principally the Half Somersault brings into play the muscles of the back, toning and stretching the whole of the spinal column


    2. The antidote in this chapter is based on toning up the sciatic nerve and the muscles of the lower back to relieve the pain of sciatica and lumbago


    3. It has the added benefit of toning and strengthening the muscles and organs of the abdomen as well as bringing relief from our two antagonists of this chapter


    4. The benefits of this exercise, apart from cleansing the lungs and bronchial passages, are the toning up of the whole lung action with highly stimulating effects on the entire body


    5. In addition to toning and strengthening the abdominal muscles and reducing excess fat this exercise also helps to relieve constipation so it is doubly beneficial to the would-be-slimmer


    6. For the busy housewife and mother who has little time to spare, these movements act as a time-saving beauty treatment, a toning up of nerves and muscles, and above all a means of relieving her internal disorders


    7. Yoga in Slow Motion is recommended for toning up the system after childbirth after a suitable rest period has elapsed following confinement


    8. In the meantime she spent a great deal of her time at the country club and gymnasium, toning her muscles, keeping her figure in trim and joining a number of other upwardly mobile wives for coffee mornings, hair appointments and tennis lessons


    9. great deal of her time at the country club and gymnasium, toning


    10. Nothing wrong with toning those muscles, but have you

    11. muscles faster and toning them faster at this time


    12. Translucent ceilings with fully adjustable toning could offer natural overhead soft lighting for the entire home


    13. enjoy them, but you need to think about toning down the endurance


    14. He’d been toning his muscles by lifting a chunk of cedar that we sometimes used as a footstool


    15. Pushing and dragging the thing was perfect for toning up my chest and shoulders


    16. Then, suddenly, all toning stopped


    17. This should not be a problem to women since they are more concerned with toning and shaping rather than gaining bulk


    18. If you eat out more than once a week, toning down your


    19. A big factor in that toning down of the British is the serious heart attack suffered four days ago by Prime Minister Churchill


    20. * Toning and Avoidance of

    21. Mixing greens with meat, toning soup with sage, cooking turns sustenance into celebration


    22. These are days of toning exercises with an increase in the


    23. Astringents are the most powerful toning formula, and are intended for oily skins


    24. Now, a doctor who is not over-scrupulous, and he would have to be not over-scrupulous to be here at all, would find a gold mine in the dispensing of drugs and the toning up of drug fiends and others who have been going the pace too rapidly


    25. carbonic acid, which results in general toning of the body


    26. fects — relatively toning or calming down, as well as with the believing


    27. It was a subject of regret and absurd as well on the face of it and no small blame to our vaunted society that the man in the street, when the system really needed toning up, for the matter of a couple of paltry pounds was debarred from seeing more of the world they lived in instead of being always and ever cooped up since my old stick-in-the-mud took me for a wife


    28. However, my good acquaintance, Professor Grote, editor of a Moscow psychological magazine, having heard of the contents of my work, asked me to print it in his magazine, and promised me that he would get the book through the "Censor's" office unmutilated if I would but agree to a few very unimportant alterations, merely toning down certain expressions


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    Synonyms for "tone"

    shade tincture tint tone quality timber timbre pure tone step whole step whole tone musical note note tone of voice feel feeling flavor flavour look smell spirit tonicity tonus strengthen tone up inflect modulate chant intone resonance pitch mode expression condition habit

    "tone" definitions

    the quality of a person's voice


    (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages


    (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)


    the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people


    a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color


    a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound


    a steady sound without overtones


    the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli


    a musical interval of two semitones


    the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author


    utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically


    vary the pitch of one's speech


    change the color or tone of


    change to a color image


    give a healthy elasticity to