Danger growled, and the Sea-god made earth quaver. From Wordnik.com. [Lysistrata] Reference
I heard Madeleine answer, with a quaver in her voice. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Weak sorrows quaver out their shallow being and are not. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862] Reference
Loud the people sang old camp-meeting anthems that quaver. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862] Reference
“Contessa —” she began, her voice a fearful quaver. From Wordnik.com. [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]
She understood the little quaver in Madge's laughing voice. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference
The master salesman does not quaver then, or doubt his success. From Wordnik.com. [Certain Success] Reference
"We'll find it," Ted said, though there was a quaver in his voice. From Wordnik.com. [Stork Naked]
Then, finally, with no change or quaver in his voice, he put his query. From Wordnik.com. [The Sleuth of St. James's Square] Reference
Her voice was low, soft, a quaver of awareness running beneath her words. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
There was a quaver in her voice, and she let the sentence end itself there. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Woman] Reference
"He did seem to be pretty sure of it," said Amy, with a quaver in her voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run] Reference
LeFleur asked, and for the first time Anna heard a quaver in the man's voice. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
Lincoln's voice, on the contrary, was without a quaver or a sign of huskiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights] Reference
"Then give them back to me," said the girl, quietly, with a quaver in her voice. From Wordnik.com. [High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn] Reference
To my amazement, the quaver is gone from my voice, the quiver gone from my knees. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
"For France!" cried François again, and once more Louis lifted his head to quaver. From Wordnik.com. [Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy] Reference
He uncorked the vial and poured the liquid into a glass without a quaver of his hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
Adjusting her hat before a glass, Kitty hummed with a voice that tried not quaver. From Wordnik.com. [The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day] Reference
"I'm not here for a debate, Captain," he said, fighting against a quaver in his voice. From Wordnik.com. [Warhorse]
“Truly!” responded Bakahenzie with a celerity as unusual as the quaver in his voice. From Wordnik.com. [Witch-Doctors] Reference
Then Alan turned slowly to Ned and with a little quaver in his voice whispered, "Shall we?". From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
He drew a long breath everyone could hear; and hear the sadness in its quaver halfway through. From Wordnik.com. [The First Man in Rome]
But the aged Chetonquin muttered to herself in a tuneless quaver, and shook her head doubtingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories] Reference
Not the slightest quaver in her voice betrayed that she was not speaking of an absolute stranger. From Wordnik.com. [The Fires of Heaven]
Her just-under-the-quick sentiments shine out in front of arrangements that lift — and not bury — her sometimes near-quaver of a voice. From Wordnik.com. [One From the Heart] Reference
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