Rattled

Examples

• It was a loud report and echoed and rattled heavily. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It was a smart little landau which rattled up to the door of Briony Lodge. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• And he sat down to the piano, and rattled a lively piece of music. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• What time, the mail-coach lumbered, jolted, rattled, and bumped upon its tedious way, with its three fellow-inscrutables inside. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• At the same instant an empty dog-cart, the horse cantering, the reins trailing, appeared round the curve of the road and rattled swiftly towards us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Again there was a loud laugh, the most startling of which was the Baronet's, which rattled out like a clatter of falling stones. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• While he excused himself, the old lady's cup rattled more and more. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The wagon rattled, jumped, almost flew, over the frozen ground; but plainer, and still plainer, came the noise of pursuing horsemen behind. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Again the latch rattled. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The horses were put in--the driver mounted--the fat boy clambered up by his side--farewells were exchanged--and the carriage rattled off. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The very breathing of the figure was contemptible, as it laboured and rattled in that operation, like a blundering clock. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mrs. Rawdon Crawley's carriage, coming up to the gate after due shouting, rattled into the illuminated court-yard and drove up to the covered way. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Wildeve rattled the box, and threw a pair of sixes and five points. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• We were a little fatigued with sight seeing, and so we rattled through a good deal of country by rail without caring to stop. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He stood for a moment at his own hall door, looking sedately at the elegant equipage as it rattled away. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Saying these words, Caddy laughingly sat down at a little jingling square piano and really rattled off a quadrille with great spirit. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• We had hardly got under the shelter of the hedge when the carriage rattled past. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Early people looked after it as it rattled along the streets, and said, with awe in their breath, 'There he goes! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• We got off, paid our fare, and the trap rattled back on its way to Leatherhead. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• She rattled on: My present business is to enjoy youth, and not to think of fettering myself, by promise or vow, to this man or that. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Tell me, I asked, as we rattled up Gray's Inn Road, have you any suspicion yet as to the cause of the disappearance? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• As the cab rolled towards the City, Becky's carriage rattled off to the park. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Thus delivering himself, Mr. Pell thrust his hands into his pockets, and, frowning grimly around, rattled three halfpence with terrible determination. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Every winder in church rattled as if 'twere a thunderstorm. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• They rattled through the hot streets and drew up at the door of the hotel. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The powdered mortar from under the stone at which he wrenched, rattled on the pavement to confirm his words. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The carriage rattled down the hill, and drew near. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• As the rider rattled down the hill again and through the street, the village was illuminating. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I took,' says Brewer in a favourable pause, 'a cab this morning, and I rattled off to that Sale. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He was rattled and bustled by meeting this other fellow. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Editor: Solomon