All 5 Uses of
tone
in
The Outsiders
- "That's the greaser that jockeys for the Slash J sometime," she said, as if we couldn't hear her. I had heard the same tone a million times: "Greaser… greaser… greaser."
p. 21..8 *tone = quality of voice expressing an attitude
- Oh yeah, I had heard that tone before too many times.
p. 21..9tone = attitude expressed in the sound of the voice
- "Johnny," Dally said in a pleading, high voice, using a tone I had never heard from him before, "Johnny, I ain't mad at you."
p. 89..9tone = pitch (sound of voice) that expressed an attitude
- The fuzz changed his tone.
p. 146..8tone = attitude
- Something in his tone of voice made me look at him.
p. 157..9tone = general attitude
Definition:
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(tone as in: the tone of the essay) the general feeling, mood, or attitude of something -- especially of something said or written