English vocabulary examples in context: babel
Vocabulary in context: babel -- Example 1.
Barouches with gleaming lamps, a couple of gendarmes posted before the doors, a babel of postillions' cries--nothing of a kind likely to be impressive was wanting; and, on reaching the salon, the visitor actually found himself obliged to close his eyes for a moment, so strong was the mingled sheen of lamps, candles, and feminine apparel.
Vocabulary in context: babel -- Example 2.
That is to say, they were brought back to practicalities by coming into violent collision with a six-horsed vehicle, while upon their heads descended both a babel of cries from the ladies inside and a storm of curses and abuse from the coachman.'Ah, you damned fool!' he vociferated.'I shouted to you loud enough!
Vocabulary in context: babel -- Example 3.
In short, the place soon became a babel of shouts and squeals, and, after watching and listening for a time, the barin found it so impossible to concentrate his mind upon anything that he sent out word that the noise would have to be abated.
Vocabulary in context: babel -- Example 4.
The dogs caught it up all along the street, and there was a regular babel of barking.
