A note of passion roughened his voice for a moment. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
The roughened, tortured tones seemed to unnerve her. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Deference was gone in the fear that roughened his voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Sheik] Reference
"I meant it," he repeated, and his voice roughened oddly. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
Sara could sense the pain in his suddenly roughened tones. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Means rough, alluding to the roughened surface of the windpipe. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
Your voice has deepened and roughened over the - over the years. From Wordnik.com. [Leonard Cohen: Zen And The Art Of Songwriting] Reference
Granulose: roughened with granules or made up of distinct grains. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Why does the hair of domestic animals become roughened in winter?. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
Lying in the composition was the roughened end of a wire "slider.". From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
"You thought that?" he said, his voice suddenly roughened by pain. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
He nodded, as he endeavored to smooth the roughened silk of his hat. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
Then she roughened it by scraping it crosswise, so as to make it flexible. From Wordnik.com. [The Later Cave-Men] Reference
Rose-Lily bowed her head on her work-roughened hands and sobbed miserably. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
When he again resumed it was with a palpable effort and his voice roughened. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
The next moment the girl put her hand into the boy's hard, work-roughened one. From Wordnik.com. [The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World] Reference
He had very rarely touched a hand which was not roughened more or less by labour. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
Mollie's hands, a little roughened from hard work, were folded peacefully in her lap. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid] Reference
His eyes, a striking hazel in the tan of his roughened face, grew wistful for a moment. From Wordnik.com. [The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country] Reference
It leaves a bluish scar which soon turns white and the part is roughened and honeycombed. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
He noticed her roughened forefinger, but excused it, when he saw the little, even stitches. From Wordnik.com. [The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly] Reference
Anxiety roughened his voice and he turned away without waiting to see his orders carried out. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow of the East] Reference
The winds of the desert had roughened it and the bright threads made a nimbus about the head. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Wire nails are made from drawn steel wire, and are pointed, headed, and roughened by machinery. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Raleigh laughed lightly, kissed the storm-roughened cheek of his friend, and bade him God-speed. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
The joints of the feet appear affected, and the foot and leg become enlarged, roughened and scaly. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
It was a pretty little hand, that of the lace seller -- a hand not at all roughened by heavy work. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar] Reference
And seeing this, he felt how she wanted him yet pushed him away, her inner nature roughened by fear. From Wordnik.com. [Another Supper] Reference
The ends of the rods should be bent or roughened to prevent them slipping out after the plaster has set. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
Blake passed her hand tenderly over the roughened hair, and for a long time there was silence between them. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
Henry's face was roughened by winds and storms; Tête Rouge's was bloated by sherry cobblers and brandy toddy. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
During the application process, the nail needs to be roughened up with a file in order for the liquid to stick. From Wordnik.com. [Manicures: The price may be higher than it seems] Reference
The surface of the cerebral hemispheres is gray and roughened by pleats or folds separated by grooves or fissures. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
There was a spot near the shoulder, no bigger than a half-crown, where the material was oddly frayed and roughened. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Doc had whipped off his Duncan beard and thrown on a brown smock and hood to play the Porter with his normal bottle-roughened accents. From Wordnik.com. [No Great Magic] Reference
The free portions of the teeth project into the mouth, and present sharp or roughened table surfaces for the crushing and tearing of food. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
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