tone in
verb- To fit well (with something, in colour, mood, etc.).
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“Are you quite sure you are not mistaken, monsieur?” said he, in the most natural tone in the world.
“Salite!” said the count, in the same tone in which he would have given an order to his servant.
At the look of displeasure, added to the angry tone in which the count spoke, Ali turned pale and held down his head.
This answer, and especially the tone in which it was uttered, chilled the heart of poor Morrel.
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