moan

• Without a moan, the bandit chief dropped limply to the sand, dead before he ever reached it Kid Wolf took a deep breath. —  Kid Wolf of Texas
• First there would come a long-drawn distant moan, a sigh like that of a querulous woman; then the sigh grew nearer and became a shriek, as if the same woman were working herself up into a passion; and finally a gust of rainy hail, mixed with dust and small stones, was dashed, like a parting insult, on the windows of the Hit or Miss Then the shriek died away again into a wail and a moan, and so da capo Well, Eliza, what do you do now that the pantomime season is over?" —  The Mark Of Cain
• It is for us to see that pleasant island wherein Kaulualua liveth; it is for us to see that when Marama goeth abroad to hunt or to fish his moon-lady sitteth alone and maketh moan, and heedeth not her fires; it is for us to see that when anon he cometh back she buildeth up those fires whereon to cook food for him, and presently the fires grow brighter and the whole round moon island is lighted and warmed thereby. —  The Holy Cross and Other Tales
• Try and speak A low piteous moan was the reply All right, my lads, down here!" —  Patience Wins War in the Works
• She gave a little moan, and threw herself back on the pillows The Kapellmeister stooped suddenly; a look half fierce, half pitying came in his face. —  The Black Cross

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