"Guttural" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... just about to begin. He raised one hand, but ere his lips moved, a hoarse, guttural shout echoed through the woods, ...
— Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14) • Elbert Hubbard
... because of guttural tones and German accent emphasized by excitement, were not quite coherent to the listeners. However, they did not feel at all mystified as to his meaning—knowing Patsy ...
— The Happy Family • Bertha Muzzy Bower
... "You are Mr. Malone, right?" His voice was guttural, but it was obvious that he was trying for control. "I regret announcing that I was out, Mr. Malone," he said. "But a man in my position—I like privacy, Mr. Malone, and I try to keep privacy for myself. Let ...
— Supermind • Gordon Randall Garrett
... David Bogue, Fleet Street. 1852. Mr. Reach was very particular about the pronunciation of his name. Being a native of Inverness, the last vowel was guttural. One day, dining with Douglas Jerrold, who insisted on addressing him as Mr. Reek or Reech, "No," said the other; "my name is neither Reek nor Reech,but Reach," "Very well," said Jerrold, "Mr. Reach will ...
— Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist • Samuel Smiles
... of Hammurabi with Amraphel is now generally accepted. At first the guttural "h", which gives the English rendering "Khammurabi", presented a serious difficulty, but in time the form "Ammurapi" which appears on a tablet became known, and the conclusion was reached that the softer "h" sound was used and not the guttural. The "l" in the Biblical Amraphel ...
— Myths of Babylonia and Assyria • Donald A. Mackenzie
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