11.   Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority.

12.   He had spoken in so low a tone that only the few near to them had heard him.

13.   He leaned forward and spoke in a lowered voice.

14.   He speaks in tones which, whatever else can be said of them, are unambiguous.

15.   He spoke in a barely audible, husky growl - but it overlay the rumble of a harshly controlled anger.

16.   He spoke in a chipper tone, trying to let the children know he was talking to them.

17.   He spoke in a high nasal voice.

18.   He spoke in a penetrating voice that made all the other customers look on with interest.

19.   He spoke in a quiet yet confident voice.