melodic interval

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

The interval between possession and hell was short,” he says, “though I admit it was wonderful.
Owning Up to Possession’s Downside|Samantha Harvey|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Five times during that span, the majority of species on the planet vanished in a short interval of time.
Heed the Warnings: Why We’re on the Brink of Mass Extinction|Sean B. Carroll|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His voice is quiet, melodic, and often tinged with an undercurrent of mirth.
Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’|Jennie Yabroff|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Swift is a rhythmic and melodic kleptomaniac, and I mean that as the highest of compliments.
Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’: Country’s Prodigal Daughter Creates the Best Pop Album of the Year|Marlow Stern|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After her first audible prompt, which came shortly after the interval, the audience sat patiently.
London Laughs at Lindsay Lohan’s West End Debut|Nico Hines|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Drowned every few seconds by our tremendous salvoes, this more nervous noise crept back insistently into our ears in the interval.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The song stopped abruptly, the music died away, there was an interval of silence no one broke.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
This short interval had more than sufficed for De Lucenay's mysterious operations.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Mr. Pontellier once more seated himself with elevated feet, and after a reasonable interval of time smoked some more cigars.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
I have not done this before as I had not sufficient leisure to examine them, or do so in the interval allowed by the season.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various