Bells

Examples

• Yes, there was a sound of bells at the door below, a cry from Hannah, and then Laurie's voice saying in a joyful whisper, Girls, she's come! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Diving bells have been made of various forms, more especially in that of a bell or hollow truncated cone, with the smaller end closed, and the larger one, which is placed lowermost, open. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The church-bells were going for a week-day service; they suggested a word of affectionate remonstrance on my part. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Listen and you'll hear all the bells in the city jangling. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The bells were still ringing when he got to Lowick, and he went into the curate's pew before any one else arrived there. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Here you saw the sweet azure of blue-bells, and recognized in pearl-white blossoms, spangling the grass, a humble type of some starlit spot in space. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• All the bells of Sabbath were ringing, and she followed them until she came to the Foundling Church, into which she went. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• When you hear them eight bells you'll find her just about ten minutes short of her score sure. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Every Christmas Day he presented himself, as a profound novelty, with exactly the same words, and carrying the two bottles like dumb-bells. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He saw the clump of coloured bells, and the tree-like, tiny branch: also her hands, with their over-fine, over-sensitive skin. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The bells of a church arrested me in passingthey seemed to call me in to the _salut_, and I went in. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• All the bells are ringing all over the house. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Please observe the style: Sunday--Services, as usual, at four bells. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The show being over, the flutter in the air became quite a little storm, and the precious little bells went ringing downstairs. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• At the moment of the church clock tolling two, the bells would clash out and the march begin. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• So go the Mortimer Lightwood bells, and they sound melancholy to-night. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The bells were ringing, making the air shake. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The annoyance of the bells must be terrible. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• The bells clash out again, not only through Yorkshire, but through England. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I hear the bells. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• She pronounced the syllables of the name with a peculiar clearness, as if she had tapped on two silver bells. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I will stay here, Stephen,' said Rachael, quietly resuming her seat, 'till the bells go Three. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• And Herbert had seen him as a predatory Tartar of comic propensities, with a face like a red brick, and an outrageous hat all over bells. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Diving bells have been used very effectively. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The breeze came from that quarter, and it had brought with it the notes of distant bells, gaily starting off in a peal: one, two, three, four, five. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• By the time they reached the churchyard the bells were hushed; the multitudes were gathered into the church. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Here comes the mare, said Joe, ringing like a peal of bells! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• It represented a figure that was known as the Knave of Bells. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Bells rang to meals and to prayers. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He hears bells tinkle on the wind. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

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