1 The words were like the first peal of a chime of bells.
2 And, of course, once more the chime pealed.
3 Isa heard the first chime; and the second; and the third--If it was wet, it would be in the Barn; if it was fine on the terrace.
4 The general ricochet of the whole over pits and prominences had the gravest pitch of the chime.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 1: 6 The Figure against the Sky 5 Three o'clock struck, and four, and the half-hour rang its double chime, but Dorian Gray did not stir.
6 As the chime struck one, Campbell turned round, and looking at Dorian Gray, saw that his eyes were filled with tears.
7 Nor had I long to watch, for, at the first chime of the half hour, he appeared in the street.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 52. I ASSIST AT AN EXPLOSION 8 "Yes, they are splendid, splendid youngsters," chimed in the count, who always solved questions that seemed to him perplexing by deciding that everything was splendid.
9 Who sacrificed everything for him," chimed in the princess, who would again have risen had not the prince still held her fast, "though he never could appreciate it.
10 "I saw the Pavlograd hussars attack there, your excellency," chimed in Zherkov, looking uneasily around.
11 "A Negro," chimed in Nicholas with a smile of delight.
12 "That's right, my dear," chimed in the old count, thoroughly aroused.
13 "None at all," chimed in Lestrade.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY 14 'They aren't, of course,' chimed in Berry, a brown, shy young man, who had called to see Dukes, and was staying the night.
15 The church clocks chimed three quarters past eleven, as two figures emerged on London Bridge.