| 单词 | ringing |
| 例句 | It was not, however, till midmorning—which I knew by the position of the sun and the ringing of the church bell proclaiming Terce—that I reached the rock. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And then my body, like a cathedral, broke out into ringing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Apparently the walls ringing and crisscrossing the city were intended for privacy, not protection; Wari was not located in an easily defended spot. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A ringing, scooped-out sensation starts behind his molars and rolls down his throat, into his chest, down to the pit of his stomach. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There were beds ringing, docks smiting in belfries, standards floating—until the whole air above them seemed to be alive. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Will felt he shouldn’t stare, though his head was ringing with the strangeness of it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently there was a gentle ringing of a bell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back to sleep and was awakened by the ringing of the doorbell. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His ear was ringing, and his mouth was full of blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She sat on a stool behind the counter ringing up newspaper- wrapped packets and rubbing her lower back. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The ringing went on unendingly, a lonely sound in the empty apartment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From the fields across the creek came the monotonous shout to the field horses; up at the house Jenny’s voice came clearly, pleasant as the sound of a little bell ringing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But what I hear, still ringing in my mind’s ear, is the Glee Club I belonged to, made up of girls from the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The ringing persisted, ridiculously loud in the stillness of night. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I come in the side door, and the phone's ringing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The ringing continued, mocking him the way Janza had mocked him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Obinze put his two phones on the table; they lit up often, ringing in silent mode, and he would glance at them and then away. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Once they’d snuck into a rave in a disused warehouse down in the Flats and danced until three, glow necklaces ringing their wrists and their throats. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He curried and brushed two saddle horses in the stalls, talking quietly to them all the time; and he had hardly finished when the iron triangle started ringing at the ranch house. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard my office phone ringing as I finished my rounds at about 11:45 P.M. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat leaped on to an overhanding rock, and as the hollow, raucous howl went ringing back and forth again the dogs turned questioningly, their eyes straining to seek the reality of the call. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This time when I walked into Gardner’s Pharmacy, the ringing bell on the door sounded like a choir of angels singing “Hallelujah.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard the loud, ringing scrape as Con drew his sword, and she reached for her own iron dagger. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I grit my teeth, already know my phone gone be ringing tonight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He could feel the heat of the flames on his face, but he still couldn’t hear its roar or anything but the ringing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The rumble was louder than I had remembered, the vibrations ringing the boat much more intense. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His cellular phone, which must have been tucked somewhere in his blazer, kept ringing but he never heard it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z There might even have been bells somewhere far away now ringing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The girls would get into houses to case them by ringing bells and saying they were saleswomen, poll-takers, college girls making a survey, or anything else suitable. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It certainly seemed like an inappropriate time for the bells to be ringing, some in celebratory fashion. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Amaroq howled in the distance, his royal voice ringing out in a firm command. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” Cardan says, stepping in front of me, his voice ringing and a little unsteady. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Five minutes later, I am ringing up a sale for four ties and the woman is thanking me for all my help. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z She turned the bracelet on her arm again, looked at her stepmother’s words one more time, hearing each of them ringing in her head along with all the other things she’d said over the years. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She could only hear his fear ringing in the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The phone which he used is ringing but no answering. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Even with my ears ringing, it sounds like chicken bones cracking. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It seemed that wherever I went, telephones were ringing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I awoke the next morning to my phone ringing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We walk in through the atrium together just as the first bell is ringing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Every night Smith drifted off to the sound of raindrops ringing off the barn roof. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “No one,” it repeated until it sounded like the ringing of a temple bell signaling something sacred, some great happiness, a moment freed from attachment. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Dancing, his bells ringing, the fool neither saw nor heard his approach. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was too far from Washington to hear the ringing bells of the city’s churches tolling in mourning. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell rang, and Hanako felt like the ringing was a blessing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I thought about going around and ringing the doorbell again. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His mother said, “The phone started ringing at six this morning. Your dad made me take it off the hook.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Already, in certain circles, discreet alarm bells were ringing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My ears were ringing as I sat down. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Iron Emmett’s lads were well at it in the yard, blunted swords slamming into shields and ringing against one another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I wanted the phone to just keep ringing. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I walked through my front door to the sound of the telephone ringing, so I picked up the receiver and said hello. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Then a noise reaches you: somewhere, your cell phone is ringing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But the ringing persisted, and the ringing meant that the phone worked, but no one was there to answer it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Raymie pressed the button and heard a bell ringing somewhere deep inside the building. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z From behind a door in the corridor leading to the Beta- Minus geography room, a ringing soprano voice called, “One, two, three, four,” and then, with a weary impatience, “As you were.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Many loud yells in orc-speech answered him, and the ringing clash of weapons being drawn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His head ringing, he pulled himself up to see Alice holding the gun. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Papa occasionally used some money to buy more rice and once even surprised them by giving Mama money to buy one-day-old fish when the fish seller bicycled down the street ringing his bell. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z That night when we returned home, I had ringing in my ears and my clothes smelled like the ashtray in the principal’s office at Main Street School. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z On still nights she could hear the hammers ringing through the warm, dry air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Having forgotten his song and his rope, he just stood there high up on the bank ringing, ringing his bell. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes on the narrow tracks ringing my throat so it was easier to pretend the call hadn’t pried me open a bit, that it hadn’t made me think. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A plane rumbled past him, whining overhead, explosions and an ambulance bell ringing in the distance. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z For the first time, she seemed to notice the black smoke and the ringing fire alarms. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I don’t know how long I stay there in his arms, but when I come back to myself, my phone is ringing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the orderly hut a phone was ringing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A bloodcurdling scream came ringing up the staircase from the basement. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The explosions ceased, the bells stopped ringing, the shriek of the siren died down from tone to tone into silence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But the night was not silent; the little tree frogs that lived near the stream twittered like birds, and the high metallic ringing of the cicadas filled the mountain cleft. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Each voice has a unique tone color that is described using adjectives or metaphors such as “nasally,” “resonant,” “vibrant,” “strident,” “high,” “low,” “breathy,” “piercing,” “ringing,” “rounded,” “warm,” “mellow,” “dark,” “bright,” “heavy,” “light,” “vibrato.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Harry soared above the crowd, an odd ringing in his ears. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The phone had been ringing more often than usual, and more than once someone knocked on the door and was turned away by my mother. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The next morning, Parker was awakened by the phone ringing on his nightstand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her black T-shirt crept up as she danced, leaving only a band of tight white undershirt ringing her belly, which lay smooth and flat and chocolaty brown above her faded, low-slung jeans. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The bells of the church kept ringing and calling, but I did not go. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The phone was ringing when I got home. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Through the anteroom door, just ajar, she and Benjamin X heard the applause diminishing, then the familiar ringing greeting, “Asalaikum, brothers and sisters!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z From up the hill he could hear the church bells ringing. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Y’all got some kinda crazy sweet tooth or something?” he asks, ringing everything up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Bells were ringing far below, and all men fled before the face of Aragorn; but the Grey Company in their haste rode like hunters, until their horses were stumbling with weariness. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z You only would hear the birdies twirping and the church bells ringing. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z And the lid clattered to the stony ground, ringing an alarm in the quiet night. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Close-up of the cash register ringing open and closed; of Milton’s hands counting money; of Lefty putting on his hat and leaving unnoticed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When I finally escaped, with my ears ringing and an armful of loose papers struggling to fly away in the wind, the birch grove was empty. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The doorbell kept ringing over and over again. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When it came to the final join, Will’s head was ringing, and he was so exhausted by the intellectual effort he could barely lift the next branch onto the fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He liked the sharp whistle of the plane as it slid over the board, and the ringing sound of the chisel on stone from the mason’s shed. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z For the first time he had slept through the ringing of the triangle. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, trying to hear through the ringing in my ears. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The legends also tell of a Milagro pastor who went crazy tunneling toward a bell that was ringing underneath his church. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The ringing of the phone wakes me from my dream. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Finally I fall into a deep sleep until the shrill ringing of the phone next to my head wakes me up again a few hours later. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Close to the curb ahead I saw a man pushing a cart piled high with rolls of blue paper and heard him singing in a clear ringing voice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she went off to answer a ringing phone. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The man hammered out metal on a rock, making a ringing sound through the trees. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Once I get back to the apartment and Cheddar has been outfitted with the new collar, Quang-ha complains about what he calls "the annoying ringing." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z When Colonel Aureliano Buendía returned in the midst of exploding rockets and ringing bells, a children's chorus welcomed him to the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There was a pounding on the front door, and from upstairs she heard a bell ringing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If you haven’t been keeping the tree suspended in memory, the word islands, which is ringing in your mind’s ear just before you type the verb, will contaminate the number you give the verb. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Hugo yelled out, and to his horror he dropped the mechanical man, which landed 011 the ground with an awful ringing crash. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z That night, lying in the cabin beside Maxine, he is woken by the sound of the phone ringing persistently in the main house. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For there was Herbie, seated in the dirt at the side of his house, banging his head to try and drive the high-pitched, scary ringing from his ears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the surrounding silence and darkness came the quiet ringing of a distant church bell, thin, faint, but clear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Aimee held the phone in her hand, sitting up in bed, and listened to the ringing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Towards me, Monsieur. He apologized and passed on down the corridor towards the dining car. A bell began ringing, but I do not think he answered it.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But before I can manage any of that, the tick-tocking silence is ended by a ringing, from my pocket. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A parrot can say anything Albert Einstein could say, as well as mimicking the sounds of phones ringing, doors slamming and sirens wailing. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Rubbing my ears in an attempt to stop them from ringing, I lurched over to the back porch and waited expectantly for one of my parents to come down off it and kill me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It frightened him, this glee, but he stuck to his habit—singing his song, ringing his bell and holding fast to his rope. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There’s always a box full of cotton in the school’s steeple so’s you can stuff your ears whilst you’re ringing the bell. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was a mistake; the radio had suddenly gone quiet, and my voice ringing in the abrupt, releasing hush galvanized them all. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I say it’s bad, it gets —” Grover yowled so loudly the register downstairs stopped ringing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The room sang, its air electric with the ringing; surely someone would hear and come help. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he tapped the pestle on the ringing edge of the mortar, dislodging the final grains, and took a brush and ink and wrote some characters on a sheet of paper. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It started ringing, so I got up and walked a few steps away from the house so Grandma definitely couldn’t hear. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z A friend helps Lourdes get work cleaning oil refinery offices and houses by day and ringing up gasoline and cigarette sales at a gas station at night. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The bells were ringing, the sirens were sounding. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He rolled them over with a peavey and pounded them with the flat face of a splitting maul, testing for the ringing tone that indicated soundness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Anyway, they evacuated the whole building, called the bomb squad, the police, the lot. The bomb squad arrives and opens the box when it starts ringing.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The sound of the telephone ringing seemed to have woken every nerve in my body. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The heavy hand slapped back and forth across Ranofer’s face, almost negligently, yet with a force that twisted a crick into his neck and set his ears ringing. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I too crept away, my mind aswim in ringing phrases, magnificent, golden, and all of them, incredibly, lies. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z And Hagen’s horn sounded again from on high, ringing out across the bailey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Mr. Lemoncello’s voice boomed out of speakers ringing the rotunda. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Tad shook the ringing out of his ears and pushed the thought to the side. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It's another Monday morning, and after three full weeks at home, a ringing doorbell is a major event in my life. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I mute the phone and flick a switch on the side of the walkie-talkie to OFF to be sure nothing crackles to life or starts ringing to give me away. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Days later that roar was still ringing in my guts. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Her ears were still ringing with the sounds of his cries. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I stilled the ringing bells with a clammy palm. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I don’t move from my spot until, after what seems like an eternity, it finally stops ringing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The nearest well was south and west of the Harridan, so they set off in that direction, the bells on their collars ringing merrily with every step. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His head was ringing, and his mouth was full of blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Seventeen years had come and gone since the Battle of the Bells, yet the sound of bells ringing still tied a knot in his guts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Someone was ringing the church bell and not doing a very good job of it; it clanged unevenly to and fro like a bell at a seance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The doorbell’s ringing, Hello’s here, time to stop. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Earlier in the night, on the other side of the ringing, she could hear women’s voices talking. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here comes the mare,” said Joe, “ringing like a peal of bells!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The phone was ringing when he stepped out of the bathroom. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The old clock began ringing so wildly it shook itself around the shelf in a mad dance. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias turned his back upon the snowy owl and strode off with a string of taunts ringing in his ears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It made a sharp ringing sound somewhere between a bell and a piece of glazed ceramic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We hear a loud bang, and then a high ringing, the aftereffects of firing a gun in such a close space. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z My memory of the place is painted in flickering shadows and lumbering figures, a chorus of shamblers' moans ringing out in accompaniment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We tried using mine to call her back, but his wife’s phone kept ringing. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z A minute and a half later, I’m ringing Hilly’s bell. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Slynt spun on his heel like the watchman he'd once been, and strode the length of the Small Hall, boots ringing on die stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The tablet beeped once, then the line started ringing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The ringing of a distant bell, combined with the echoing of some cry or call along the passage by which I had come, interrupted the conversation and caused Estella to say to me, “Now, boy!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The ringing bell sang through the quiet night. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Lying in wait and ringing the bell in the house for their companions to come. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I was still staring out my window, thinking about the Polish widow, when the phone started ringing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Once, twice, three times, it keeps ringing until Lorena picks it up. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The phones have stopped ringing and Marie is cashing out the part-timers who came in to help. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z In the distance, she could hear the bells of the Ice Court ringing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z On his way out he walked past the ringing phone with determined indifference, and then hesitated. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And for a city that had been so poor before Hitler's rise to power, the sound of work, of hammers ringing along the docks, building ships and U-boats, is beautiful, too. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z His body was raw with pain, his mind was like a disordered room still ringing with panic. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The ankle bells grew louder as she approached me until it seemed as though they were ringing inside my head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Whenever it would ring, I’d scream, “The phone’s ringing!” because I didn’t want to touch it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z We dump everything on the counter and the guy starts ringing it up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Throughout the afternoon the telephone in the hall had been ringing, each new ring making him more nervous and anxious. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He Went to her, his boots ringing on the stone floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Detective Ryan Hayes sat down on the Pork Chair and it let out a snuffle, a snort, and a ringing squeal. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Edd and Emmett crossed the room, their footsteps ringing on the stone floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Someone’s phone is ringing, an incongruously joyful and upbeat song. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Dad drove into the backyard, we could hear the black phone ringing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There it was still, so that they could hear the voices of people up in the town, and a bell ringing, and only far off the hiss and roaring of the storm. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Curfew was ringing as they turned up Creed Lane to Ludgate Hill, and only because the guard knew Brother Luke’s habit were they allowed to pass through the city gate. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It's ringing again, but it sounds far away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Their medals and weaponry clanged like wild bells ringing out. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The phone was ringing when I got home from school. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Whenever the ringing stopped, she held her breath, believing, Now he is going to come storming upstairs. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes a brrring sound on my end, and I know it sounds kind of like a phone ringing in the apartment. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I thought about ringing Tara—I knew she’d come running—but I didn’t think I could stand it, she’d be all clingy and over protective. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As I ran up the stairs, I heard the phone ringing in the church office. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While it’s ringing, I tell Hudson that Dylan is in the hospital. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He was still ringing with the day’s excitement when his mother arrived home. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Justyce doesn’t remember hearing any rights, but his ears had been ringing from the two blows to the head, so maybe he missed them. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z By the time the late arrivals straggled in at 7:52 and the bell for first period was ringing, the hallways were crammed with gleeful students, bewildered secretaries, and furious teachers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But there is another piercing cry, then another, and soon the forest is ringing with the noise, as if all of the demons in hell have entered our camp. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I’ve barely had time to read it when the phone starts ringing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The morning quiet was broken by the great ringing of bells from every church and steeple in Nuremberg, a medieval German city on the northern edge of the Bavarian Alps. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Walking away from Ro Leap, I am deafened by the ringing in my ears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The phone stayed quiet most of the day, even though the doorbell kept ringing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The ringing in my ears becomes louder, making me disoriented. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And everywhere, it seemed, was the sound of cellphones, one ringing out with a salsa tune, another with bars from Brahms. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Beneath the ringing in my ears I could make out frantic voices shouting, “Go, just go!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Today is Sunday and throughout the valley the church bells are pealing dong dong la-dong, that most warming of sounds ringing in the air, dong dong la- dong. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel relaxed till we heard the blacksmith’s hammer ringing out from somewhere ’head of us. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He had hardly finished speaking when they were summoned to the hall by the ringing of many bells. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They left the inn behind them, the howls of the witch-queen ringing in their ears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A high ringing sound somewhere had grown loud enough so that she heard it, and she understood that it had started humming at the edge of her brain before the ghost appeared. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone in the Settlement that hears the ringing quits doing whatever they’re doing and conies to the schoolhouse to welcome the new people. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Otherwise, I would don overalls and begin working at one of the factories ringing Alexandra. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that when the telephone was not ringing for him, he was calling someone else, consulting the jotted numbers in his ever-ready memorandum book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The receiver shook a bit in its bone-colored cradle, so I could tell it was really ringing. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Taisin strode up to the front door and raised her hand to knock, her knuckles ringing on the wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My mouth is open; I am screaming his name, but I can’t hear myself over the ringing in my ears. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z As I stood outside and waited, I could hear my phone ringing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The children hadn’t even time to trade looks of alarm before the bell stopped ringing, the lights went out, and Constance screamed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “When are we going?” he calls out, his voice ringing through the house. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z My eyes flew to the ceiling, slapped with dirty white paint and a fresh, ringing silence. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He leads Maxine up the flagstone path, ringing the bell because his parents always keep the front door locked. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When the ringing departed from Herbie’s brain, he realized that not only had he ridden a very cantankerous horse, he’d accomplished something nobody else had ever accomplished. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was debating whether to follow up on this when I heard the phone ringing inside the cell used by R-and-W officers as an office. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m half willing the phone to ring and half dreading it ringing, but in the end I’m pleased when it stays silent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Juniper bushes ringing the clearing would provide cover. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Just a little ringing in my ears, no spinning. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter went on, and her voice was all bronze now, and ringing with passion. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My ears were ringing like air raid warnings. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Every step he took set him to ringing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For everywhere the dance of maidens swayed and the clear call of the lyre sounded and the ringing notes of flutes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His actions had been so deliberate and yet so wasteless of time that he came to the house while Mrs. Tiflin was still ringing the triangle. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I woke at midnight when all the bells in the city started ringing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was watching one ringing a bell and throwing the secondhand clothes he was selling up in the air to attract passersby, when our car stopped at the hospital where I was to be examined. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Someone was ringing the bell at the emergency exit. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His phone had been ringing for a while, an endless, dull buzzing in his pocket. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The girl is murmuring something I can’t hear over the ringing of the hammer. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It begins with phone #2 ringing while Marie is taking an order on phone #1. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z In a few minutes the telephone began ringing again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Our doorbell is going to start ringing any minute. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Beetle blades—it’s how the Creators watch us. You better not—” He was cut off by a booming, ringing alarm that sounded from all directions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The conch was silent, a gleaming tusk; Ralph's face was dark with breathlessness and the air over the island was full of bird-clamor and echoes ringing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But as he spoke, there came the sound of a bell ringing once from the far end of the hall. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Six rings followed by no ringing for thirty seconds. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z She turned around and the light hit her and I could see how gray her skin was and how dark the moons were ringing her eyes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Me too,” I said, and then my phone started ringing. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; the girls were up and dressing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rushlight or two burned in the room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z You told me to trust every vision, every tingling of my skin, every ringing in my ear, every itch in my palms. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The world tilted and spun, and there was a ringing in her ears. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “All men must die,” said Hizdahr, “but not all can die in glory, with the cheers of the city ringing in their ears.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then faintly, as if it was blown away from them by the breeze, they seemed to catch a dim ringing, as of small bells tinkling. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a ringing in my ears now. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He let a bag drop to the floor, and it hit with the ringing sound of an iron bell. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We were still sitting there, in a stunned sort of silence, when the phone started ringing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z In that half-world between sleep and wakefulness, I can almost hear the ringing of a hammer on steel and the dry hiss of the arc welder at the little machine shop by the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Remembering that now, with Dad’s voice still ringing in my ears, I sneered at my brother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It’s the kind of space where if you want to find anything–an extra chair, a coffee cup, a ringing telephone–you have to move stacks of documents around. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The vixen leaped over them to the ground and disappeared into the juniper scrub ringing the clearing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Chief paused to stare at one of his ringing cell phones—four were placed on the table next to him—and then ignored it and leaned back on the sofa. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His speech and clear ringing voice left no doubt in their hearts: the rider was of the Elven-folk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant, mellow-toned bell, but even the airiest, tinkling chime can be rung insistently and in a panic, and that was unmistakably the type of ringing this was. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I drank from ditches, and when I bent to cup my hands in the water, the ringing pulsed in my eyes. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Yes, my right ear can hear again, although it's still ringing. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Representative John Page, for example, seemed to offer one of the most ringing endorsements of the petitions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z That day I had an answer of sorts—my phone was ringing, I was in a hurry—but I doubted it would fly with Wickersham. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A ringing supplanted the silence in his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And seconds after that, the phone starts ringing again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The bells stopped ringing, and Robin heard the boys from the Brothers’ School running and shouting along the street. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z His feet began to slip; pebbles and rocks began ringing beneath his feet; he looked up, trembling, in terror of death, and he cried: “Lord, I can’t come no higher.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z His words are still ringing in my thoughts when the day comes for Ren to go into the Dark World. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “But why would he be ringing a cash register?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura and Mary heard the gay ringing of sleigh bells, growing louder every moment, and then the big bobsled came out of the woods and drove up to the gate. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It clattered on the fireplace stones and fell to the stone floor, ringing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z For once, I went a few minutes without looking at the clock, so I was surprised by the bell ringing, and took longer than everyone else to get my backpack packed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Mom, we have to put Robin in your room before kids start ringing the doorbell,” I say. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I keep it vague because I don’t want to break the news to this bookseller that the customers he’s ringing up are dying at seventeen and eighteen. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I push the car door open and run to the small yellow house’s front porch, ringing the bell before Grammy is even out of the car. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z For the first time ever, Naima heard anger ringing in Father’s voice. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z My wife Betty put down the phone after taking one message, and it was ringing again. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z All the warrior songs were ringing in my ears. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time he rid himself of them, bells were ringing and Tyrion knew he would be late for the installation. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It made a lovely, ringing sound, far away through the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And the whole time I’m struggling, I can hear the phone ringing on the other side of the door. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mom watched them drive away down the street until the ringing phone pulled her back inside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of one of the tests, a loud bell began to ring and kept ringing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As he came to the valley’s brink, he set to his lips a great black horn and blew a ringing blast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t hear well at all, and there was a constant ringing in my ear. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Farmer suddenly interrupted a discussion with his students by picking up a ringing phone. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Now the cries of clear strong voices came ringing over the fields. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Still, the silence ringing in mv ears sounded like voices, so I poured myself a glass of wine, and then another, and then I phoned Scott. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The ringing comes harsh and loud, making me totter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I fall asleep with Day’s words ringing in my ears. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z My ears are ringing as I climb down from the stock car, but even so it seems to me that the scene is eerily silent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She let it ring, needing to hear her husband’s voice, but still the ringing had no end. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He barked for them, but the ringing in his ears was still the only sound he heard. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Even though I sealed off my ears with my hands, I still hear ringing when I take them away, and I feel unsteady on my feet. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The phone is ringing before I can get my sneakers off. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Possibly,” said Coraline, who was not going to be diverted, “but I am ringing to report a crime.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I could hear Viola ringing the dinner bell on the back porch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z While sitting in class one day I was startled to hear whistles blowing and bells ringing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was filthier than usual, with dirt encrusted on his face and ringing his scalp. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Remembered ringing another bell four years earlier, with Miracles for Breakfast clutched in his hands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I stop for a moment outside number twenty-three and think about ringing the doorbell. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Now seven months since I graduated, my phone had stopped ringing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Before we even finished eating, though, the telephone started ringing. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The pencil woman had a hand to her forehead, as if perhaps all the bell ringing had given her a headache. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Where have you been?” she cried, anger and relief both ringing through her voice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “My phone has not stopped ringing since last week!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was interrupted in the midst of these uneasy speculations by the sound of the telephone bell ringing in the other room. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd heard church bells ringing in Manhattan and seen reporters converging on the sidewalk outside his house. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She called all day, but the ringing had no end. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There was a ringing clash and a stab of white fire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Curly stared hard at the phone, as if staring would make it quit ringing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from the low ringing of the buoy offshore, it was all so quiet that Turner thought he could hear the tide pulling away from the gravelly beachhead. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Your mom told me to keep ringing until you answered.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I lay in bed, trying to ignore the phone ringing constantly, and replayed everything I’d seen that morning in my head. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I still walked around with my mother’s advice ringing in my ear: Make the money first and worry about your happiness later. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By late afternoon the ringing phone, the hot weather, and my confinement were driving me nuts, so when the phone rang, I grabbed for it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Carl Tiflin and Billy Buck were not in sight, but from a metallic ringing on the other side of the barn, Jody knew that Billy Buck was just starting to milk a cow. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing radical, no hothead stuff, just ringing a few doorbells for Gene McCarthy, composing a few tedious, uninspired editorials for the campus newspaper. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think there’s any, like, canned food in the shelter?” asked Kojo, his voice ringing off the walls. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Joey couldn’t hear what the guy was saying because his ears were still ringing from his sparring partner’s accidental haymaker. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m about to ask about Charlie again when I hear the buzz of Mama’s phone ringing. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He fired again and again, so that by the time we went inside my ears were ringing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The black phone in Dad’s room was still ringing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “No!” he said loudly, his voice ringing through the kitchen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The doorbell was ringing, and I heard voices on the front porch. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay stood in the doorway, a slight sweat stain ringing the neck and underarms of his shirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Nervous, feeling as if I’d stumbled on the scene of a crime, I searched the rooms quickly, my footsteps ringing loud in the silence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I cover my ear but the ringing gets louder. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly a triangle began to ring outside, slowly at first, and then faster and faster until the beat of it disappeared into one ringing sound. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I missed the ringing phone most of all. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradually, subtly, the ringing in my right ear diminishes until it's gone entirely. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But somewhere in my head a tiny bell started ringing. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z When it starts ringing again after a pause of three seconds, I pick up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But he continued to approach the lion with the roars ringing in his ears like thunder. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The ringing, I realize, is in my ears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Coins of fire ignited the mullet’s back as two shrimp boats slid past ringing buoys, tethered yachts, and storefronts. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the pillow over his head, but it kept ringing and ringing until he finally crept out of his warm bed and stumbled over the tortoise box into his office. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It was as if the ringing in my ears was so loud that noise became silence. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The moment I do, the ringing gets louder, and the two women turn around and look at me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He took the long way out, his steps ringing loud against the floor and echoing off the bare stone walls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As soon as I hang up, the phone is ringing again. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Lights shone through the downstairs windows, but Frank decided against ringing the doorbell. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They heard the tolling of a bell, ringing slowly and deeply, and as the hours struck, Ash remembered that the time she had been granted that night was coming to an end. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Directly east of Chamberlin, and over a mile away, Horace White had been lying in bed for some time when he heard a new set of alarms ringing. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I was in a huge round room with a balcony ringing the second level. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I recognized it as the same one that had been ringing in my ears for many long days, and I realized that all that time I had been talking to myself. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I'm so consumed by the deliberate pencil marks that I don't notice my phone is ringing until Hiroshi taps me on the shoulder and makes me jump. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Saleem rode by, ringing his bell loudly, the white handkerchief poking out of his pocket. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “Go,” he said to Myrtle, and she swooped back into her toilet at once, leaving a ringing silence behind her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z June’s voice cuts through the ringing in his ears. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The telephone began ringing again from the little room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Taisin began to giggle, and then they were both bent over double, clutching the twigs and branches to their chests as they guffawed, their voices ringing in the twilight Wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a painful ringing in his ears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His voice ringing down Hall Street, circling round the roads of Nicholtown and maybe out into the big, wide world . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Then, turning towards Tock, who was still ringing loudly, he said, “Turn off that dog; it’s disrespectful to sound your alarm in the presence of a policeman.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Did you hear all the fire bells ringing last night?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard Festus clacking and whirring, the reactivated alarm bells ringing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Still ringing in the hands of Mrs. Baker—who was smiling at me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Our street echoes with shouting and knocking and ringing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I crumple onto the ground, my fingers clutching at the cold linoleum floor as I hear my mom’s scream ringing in my head just like it did that morning. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He remembered oaks ringing the house, the overgrown remains of a flower garden he was never allowed into, the sounds of a road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “At this time of the night?” the question came slowly, ringing with incredulity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He sequestered Father Nicanor in the parish house under pain of execution and prohibited him from saying mass or ringing the bells unless it was for a Liberal victory. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Toward the church they thronged with slow sabbath deliberation, the women and children went on in, the men stopped outside and talked in quiet groups until the bell ceased ringing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Soothed a little by the thought I drifted into sleep, broken often by bells ringing and the low rat-tat of drums for the prayers which went on at intervals throughout the night. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard church bells ringing somewhere in the distance, and more and more people came running. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie heard it ringing inside the big house, but nothing happened for quite a while. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My father remembers church bells ringing before that moment. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I called you. Every day. The phone rang without answer, and then one day it stopped ringing altogether. Had to wait the longest time before I could get word you were all right.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Everyone was moving in the same direction, ail in a hurry to see what the ringing was all about. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She grabbed me, shaking the ringing from my ear. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z That good feeling lasted only a few minutes, and then our phone started ringing. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The armory doors were open, and Bran glimpsed Mikken at his forge, his hammer ringing as sweat dripped off his bare chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A terrible ringing filled her ears as she opened her mouth to call out to Mama and took in a mouthful of acrid heat instead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z So I was a tad straighter than I’d been the last couple days, and the ringing sounded a tad louder, a tad more persistent and, yes, maybe even a tad friendlier than usual. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I get that ringing in my ears, the kind you get when all the blood rushes to the anger center in your brain. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z His body hit the frame hard, hard enough that it made a hollow ringing like a steel drum, and Moss saw that Reg’s breath had been knocked out of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He’s busy ringing up a customer and doesn’t acknowledge Daniel at all, though I’m sure he saw us both. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I left the kitchen and found Gabe up front, ringing up a customer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He jumped up to pull the rope and get the bell ringing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z No banners flew, no warhoms moaned, no great lord called his men about him to hear his final ringing words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When we heard the bells in Southwark ringing vespers, we. were reluctant to return—not just the country boy, I think, but all of us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z "Only ring it once," I tell her, just because ringing anybody's doorbell ten million times is one of Maddy's favorite things to do. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The hard, ringing noise from under the soffit, so much unlike any sound to be heard in an earth tunnel, was disturbing. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They crawled back through the tunnel, none of them talking, and Harry wondered whether Ron and Hermione could still hear Voldemort ringing in their heads, as he could. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z On the night of the governor’s speech, the phone didn’t stop ringing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As one of the phones began ringing, she stood up and walked out of the room, followed by Klaus, who was carrying Sunny. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He could feel a kind of ringing in his ears. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z One day I awoke and the ringing was gone. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z With her little lacquer brush, while the phone was ringing, she went over the nail of her little finger, accentuating the line of the moon. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She knelt and pushed down her sock to reveal a fat, red welt ringing it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The unexpected fright sent Chickenhound dashing back through Cavern Hole with the outraged Friar’s shouts ringing in his ears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I sat back and closed my eyes and listened to the ringing. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z His door chimes upstairs had been ringing and ringing. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The phone kept ringing, relatives from the old country calling with congratulations for the old man. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z So when he answered the ringing phone, and the man on the other end of the line told him to make a record of the call, he did. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z But I’ve never left a ringing phone in my life and I wasn’t going to start now. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When she finished, her voice seemed to still be ringing up in the rafters. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The black spots slowly receded, and the ringing in my ears was gone. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Nearly through the night, my telephone at home kept ringing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As we walked back to her classroom, students thronged the hall, the metallic ringing of lockers opening and closing as they gathered their books for the first class after lunch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had shouted into silence and only silence answered—and yet, when he cried, his cry had caused a ringing to the outermost limits of the earth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Malachy is back with Michael, with stories of his adventures ringing doorbells. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The ringing bell on the door of Gardner’s Pharmacy sounded like money disappearing from my pocket. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Happily, she was busy ringing up a purchase. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z All the bells of London were ringing the hour of Nones. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The telephone began ringing in the little room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The words had an underwater warble and there was still a tinny ringing in his ears, but he could hear. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At first her questions were legitimate enough: Arithmetic, spelling, languages, geography, and the sort of purposeful confusion—about ringing numbers and underlining words—in which some psychologists place particular store. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason, I kept thinking about Mr. Neely and taking charge—and I’m not sure how, but apparently I managed to fall asleep, because I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I yelled, my ears still ringing as they peered into our slack-smudged faces. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At the same time that her daughter was changing into her hospital gown, Mrs. Richardson was ringing the doorbell of Mr. and Mrs. George Wright. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My playfellows, running riot in the oasis, their laughter ringing like bells. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then, convulsively, he sucked his breath in and huge words formed slowly, ringing in his ears: She’s dead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He stopped shoveling and gave me a long, black stare, then returned to the pile, his scoop ringing on the floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit bolt upright, my ears still ringing from the blast. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the silence was broken, and they heard below them cries and the ringing of swords: such sounds as had not been heard in the hallowed places since the building of the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Well, you just go on and take this then, okay, hon?” she told me, handing it back without ringing it up. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z After ringing all the buzzers and talking to a few people over the intercom, we decide to keep walking down our street. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “People have been ringing the phone all morning. But when I try to get more information, they just hang up.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She raised her voice so it carried down the length of High Hall of the Eyrie, ringing off the milk- white walls and the slender pillars, so every man could hear it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Once they were outside, Emily grabbed his arm and swung it like she was ringing a giant bell. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She waited for the dust to clear, her ears ringing badly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Just before they reached me, a bell started ringing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fancy ringing up,” he muttered, “what a moment to choose.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They both looked too brittle; she didn’t like it, the way fatigue was ringing their eyes in dark circles. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The ringing in my ears finally stops but then the phone rings. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z People were ringing bells, blowing whistles, and sounding horns from the boats. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His question was lost in noise as the train engine screeched to a stop, brass bell ringing and steam belching over the rails. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until morning that she learned what had been the source of the ringing sound. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Another cripple was ringing a doorbell across the street. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because people always talk about me. I have amazing intuition, and right now my ears are ringing.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Thimbles ringing, her body moved in exact time. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Dewey’s ears ring with it—a ringing that almost deafens him to the whispery rush of Smith’s soft voice. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a ringing in his ears, and horror all around him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With that Gandalf went out; and as he did so, there came the note of a clear sweet bell ringing in a tower of the citadel. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But it was the same way the whole feel of school can be in the sound of a bell ringing. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z She glanced up at the balconies ringing the atrium. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “First the telephone was ringing and then I hit my leg on the dumbbell and then I failed English, see?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, she climbed into bed, the blissful silence ringing out throughout the house. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It went to voice mail, but only after ringing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I awoke with the old man's laughter ringing in my ears. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A drop of my heart, a ringing in my head. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The bell kept ringing again and again as Prosper ran down the dark corridor toward the exit. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I was distracted then by the sound of a phone ringing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z My next runs are normal, and by eight, the phones stop ringing. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Sure enough, within a few moments the ringing had ceased and the pencil woman had led Kate into the sitting room to join him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She looked as if her phone had been ringing continually ever since she had reached puberty. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I hear ringing and try to blink some of the black patches out of my eyes; how did something get in my eye? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z To the boy, the sounds were alarm bells ringing off the bricks of the school building, making his stomach ache as he forced down his lunch of a browned biscuit smeared with lard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z My room was next door, but the phone was already ringing when I got there. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “You only think I guessed wrong,” said the Sicilian, his laughter ringing louder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z My ears seemed to explode with a ringing noise. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Child like you drunk as a lord ringing for a priest at this hour. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She hit hard, but she was up in seconds, pressed against the side of a crate, her ears ringing, her nose singed by the sharp scent of gunpowder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Still dazed, with her head ringing, she hauled herself up to find Pantalaimon desperately fighting the monkey still, with wolverine jaws fastened tight on a golden arm, changing no more but grimly hanging on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It was on a Wednesday, as the nine o’clock bell was ringing, that they told him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Federal agents terrified staffers by showing up unannounced at their homes in Hampton and Newport News, ringing the doorbell in the evenings to ask questions. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Saturday we're up early: The Watchtower and Awake! in our hands, we walk like sleepy soldiers through Nicholtown, ringing bells, knocking on doors, spreading the good news of something better coming. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z There was a strange tension between us as we faced each other, and it kept building as the phone kept ringing. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The house was filling with people and the hours passed in a dreadful streaky blur of relatives, neighbors, crying children, covered dishes, blocked driveways, ringing telephones, bright lights, strange faces, awkward conversations. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, a loud bell started ringing. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I fell asleep, only to waken at the sound of ringing bells. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The ringing phone pulled me away from my thoughts, and Mrs. Baxter rushed to the living room to answer it. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “How funny would it be if it happens when your mom is ringing her cowbell?” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I heard a bell ringing dimly in the distance and it occurred to me that my shift in the Medica would be starting in an hour. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The phone had been ringing continuously for three minutes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Grammy's voice has a happy, ringing sound to it, like a buzzer on a game show. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Those words kept ringing in my mind as I walked down the courtroom aisle to sit in a cold, empty chair next to the judge. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The ringing phone cut through the house, jarring him awake. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z How long she stayed there she could not have said, but after a time she heard a bell ringing, far off across the city. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Harry was staring at his plate, a funny ringing in his ears. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I tried to ignore the phone, tried to keep going, but when the ringing stopped, a sharp click cracked the air and a weepy voice fluttered from my father’s new answering machine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The bug sprawled untidily on a mound of squashed letters and Tock, his alarm ringing persistently, was buried under a pile of words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z All the alarms go off at the same time—buzzing and chiming and ringing and shrieking—all much louder than I’ve ever heard them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly they lifted their long hands to their mouths, and sent forth ringing calls, clear as notes of a horn, but more musical and various. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Amidships, Piper and Hazel practiced their swordplay, gold and bronze blades ringing in the night. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I walk in just as the bell is ringing, and I’m in a serious daze. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z She wondered if the woman was the huntress who led the hunting party she had heard in the Wood that morning, their bugles ringing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The ringing of cell phones, the beeping of Game Boys, the traces of far-off rap music escaping the ear buds of a hundred iPods. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He lifted up his staff, and Gimli’s axe leaped from his grasp and fell ringing on the ground. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z While she was ringing Pa, I realized my Timex was still on Brooklyn time and that it was after eleven o’clock. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “If he doesn’t turn up by then we’ll . . .” The ringing of the telephone bell interrupted him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of a long day of aggressive flying, everyone was in bed and no one wanted to get up to answer the insistently ringing telephone. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A school bus is an office with all the phones ringing. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to hear the sound track, but I had to turn the volume up, anything to stop the silence ringing in my ears. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Swords were soon ringing in half a dozen places along the battlements. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was then he began to suspect that all those years of rope hauling and bell ringing were never going to do any good. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The ringing had stopped, and the static coming from the other end got louder. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Dog!” came her cold, clear voice, ringing loud above all the other noises. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He was no longer a slave!—with the people’s plaudits ringing in his ears, knew that he might still be a dead man. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z My ears are ringing from the smoke, the gin has filled me with lassitude. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a loud ringing in my ears, and I expected the wings of death to gather me up and take me with the owl. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I walk home, feet and shoulders aching, ears ringing from the noise, the sun has already come and gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I went from door to door, ringing the bells. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The roar of the audience abruptly returns, followed by the announcer’s shocked voice and the jumble of my teammates’ voices all ringing in my ears. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then a short, pudgy man ringing a cowbell bolted out from the middle of a crowd. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The bells were still ringing the half hour. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He stumbles onto the lawn, but when his bare feet strike the cold grass there is silence, and he realizes the ringing he’d heard had been a dream. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After that, there was only wind and sirens and a ringing in my ears. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He spoke the last three words with a ringing force that was almost shocking. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The only sounds were occasional cell phones ringing—like they were calling out to each other, as if New York had turned into a giant electronic aviary. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A second explosion seems to split the air and leaves my ears ringing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And then, as suddenly as it had begun, the ringing of the bell stopped, leaving an empty silence. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Almost faster than I would’ve believed, I heard the phone in my house ringing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Another time, as the train slammed itself to a slower speed, Tool almost crushed them, his whole bulk smashing them against metal and leaving Nailer’s head ringing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z All I heard was the ringing in my head. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She made it to almost five months before she woke at two a.m. with a terrible stillness in her belly, like the silence after a bell has stopped ringing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Abbot Mortimer called order by ringing a small bell. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Outside upon the grass the woodland captives heard Cluny’s crazed laughter ringing from the Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “That’s fine,” she says, “but this time, you’re going to make the basement presentable, or else you’ll be ringing in the New Year on the couch, smack dab in between your dad and me.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Less than a minute later, though, it began ringing again. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was not inclined to join any political organization, and the advice of Mr. Sidelsky was still ringing in my ears. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the bell ringing, signaling the end of the day, might as well have been a starter pistol or an air horn. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z And so they went, the bells in their hair ringing softly, while Dany settled down with her small band of survivors in the place they named Vaes Tolono, the city of banes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I can hear the third-grade laughter ringing in my ears all over again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As he stood over the body, someone caught him from behind with an axe, but his helm turned the Mow, and his skull was left ringing when it might have been split. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” Mr. Allen says, then smiles and looks me in the eye from under his old-style hat—the kind with a feather sticking out of the red band ringing the 360-degree short brim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The silence in the room is overwhelming, and even though I can’t hear my phone, I can feel it, can somehow tell that it’s still ringing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He could not imagine how he looked at that moment, but suddenly Theon Greyjoy realized that the Great Hall was ringing with laughter, all of it at him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It stops ringing, then starts back up a few seconds later. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The phone was ringing when they walked in the door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bottle,” Xan said, trying to ignore the harmonics ringing in her bones. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Another day she’ll find herself with the phone in her hand, the other end of the line ringing, and will have no idea who she is calling or why. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z For the past week her phone had been ringing off the hook. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole time I’m fiddling with it, I can hear the phone ringing inside. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After a while I heard the telephone ringing in the downstairs hall. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly the telephone began ringing in the little room behind the library. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I was abruptly awakened by the loud ringing of a churchbell, signalling the start of the school day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The air flashed with so many coarse expressions that my ears were ringing with “Anne’s bad this” and “van Daans’ good that.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In fact, it was a desperate need for money that sent Tubs scurrying around town like a madman, from one house to another, lugging the chocolates, knocking at doors and ringing door-bells. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyana said to Rafik, “I would like to go to school with the donkeys in the field. To stand all day in the free air with an open mouth. No bells ringing.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Miss Duncan stands, her voice ringing out loud and clear over the rest of the crowd. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Somewhere, she heard bells ringing the three-quarter hour, but she didn’t care. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Looks like he’s got a fire alarm ringing in his ear. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Once they were outside, Emily grabbed his arm and swung it like she was ringing a giant bell. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And even as the phone is ringing, I already know it is Hilly on the end of that line. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When I get to school, the tardy bell for first period is ringing. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His final sentences were still ringing between the columns. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One, an excited creature with wings, began to throw itself against the bars, creating a ringing noise. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Jay,” I called again, my voice ringing out over the stillness. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The telephone was ringing as he came through the door. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z As I held the guitar over my head, the metallic ringing segued into a guitar power chord that echoed throughout the cave. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Out on the grounds, someone is splitting wood, and Werner listens to the ringing of the sledgehammer against the wedge and the quick, frightened breaths of the boys all around him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He pressed the numbers carefully, and was rewarded by the sound of a ringing telephone on the other end. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Yes, Breanna’s warning about falling for straight girls is now ringing in your head like a fire alarm, and yes, you’re wishing you listened. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Our doorbell starts ringing on Halloween in the middle of dinner, making us hurry. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The sound of the phone ringing echoes throughout the house. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The ringing of the hammer stopped and the smithy rushed out to see what had his chirren raising such a fuss. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He thought of his father standing at the phone last night, haunted by the persistent ringing, and he thought, I should have sold the chocolates, after all. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was late at night before she returned home, and the phone was ringing as she walked in the door. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was aware of alarms ringing, guards running toward him, and two cars, still some distance away, tearing up the main drive, heading for the house. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She did the same thing with the next four targets, ringing a bell every time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He, finished in a breathless run just before the three ringing bells and ran down Parker Head carrying the fire in his hands. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z In my head I hear Darius’s voice, playful and bright, ringing across the Hob to tease me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The girls flocked around her desk during short break, their laughter ringing out often. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The third bells were indeed ringing as he spoke; and honour was allowed to move. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t my skull that was ringing; it was the sewer tank. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z My head is ringing, and I am scrambling for my knife. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Get everybody to sing out on Don't you hear the bells now ringing, Don't you hear the angels singing? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The ten holographic statues ringing the rotunda turned into the Trapp Family Singers and Uncle Max from The Sound of Music. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z An older woman stands behind the cash register, ringing up customers and snapping paper bags open to stuff them with purchases. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I listened to them, and listened to them again, and then before I had time to figure out what to do, or even what to think or feel, the phone started ringing. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The sentries made smart about-turns, their mail ringing on the stone floor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, the music of evil sang loud in Kino’s head now, it sang with the whine of heat and with the dry ringing of snake rattles. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I keep on knocking and ringing. Sooner or later she have to come out and then I can talk to her.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Standing at the edge of the candle’s flickering light, he opened his hand and the circle of iron fell to the wooden floor, ringing dully. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I bury it deep enough so at least there’s one phone I can’t hear ringing anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He showed her his hammers, demonstrated how the sandpaper wheel worked, his voice ringing high and proud. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But Nob, the hobbit servant, came bustling in long before they thought of ringing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Good-by! Good-by!” they called, and off they went, the horses trotting gaily and the sleigh bells ringing. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The phone rang then; it had been ringing more often since Ade Coker was arrested. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The foregoing could be read as a ringing endorsement of affirmative action and other diversity initiatives. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The girls were always whispering and putting on the lipstick, pinching their cheeks and ringing my ears with their acidic giggling. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As we stepped out from the palace, the town’s church bells were still ringing. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The three boys moved hesitantly down the wide center aisle, their steps ringing out on the flagstone floor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The phone was ringing, one short ring and one long. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After a day’s worth of music, I’d be feeling tired and happy and cushioned from the world outside the windows by the ringing in my ears. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z All those scraggy- looking Santa Clauses were standing on corners ringing those bells, and the Salvation Army girls, the ones that don't wear any lipstick or anything, were tinging bells too. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z At exactly that point, we heard the school bell ringing in the distance and we had to gallop the rest of the way so as not to be late for prayers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z How could one person ringing a doorbell make another person feel guilty? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Listening, he could hear Mrs. Richardson’s telephone ringing in the adjacent office. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We awakened to the ringing of the Meeting House bell, the firing of warning muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z By the end of our training session my ears are ringing, my arms are sore, and I smell like gunpowder, but I have hit the mark three times. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I am out of breath, sweating, our swords clanging, ringing out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Stop!” called the Savage in a loud and ringing voice. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mother said for me to take these children out this door,” she said, her voice ringing with bossiness. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Ron passed the bag to Griphook, and the goblin pulled out a number of small metal instruments that when shaken made a loud, ringing noise like miniature hammers on anvils. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then came that terrible day with the phone ringing endlessly, the police showing up at the door, Sierra’s parents hurrying their shoes on and rushing out to Brooklyn Hospital, where Lázaro lay comatose. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The phone stops ringing as she brings it closer to her face to read the caller ID. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z While her voice had the rich, dark timbre of contralto, the lowest female voice, she had no trouble with the ringing tones of soprano, the highest. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z As soon as Team USA put out a press release announcing me as the first United States athlete in hijab to qualify for the Olympic Games, the phone didn’t stop ringing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was ringing down the curtain on an orangutan when the business of the King’s health made its ultimate intrusion. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z By the end it feels like the ringing of the mallet comes from deep inside my bones. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he lifted up his hands and cried in a loud voice ringing above the din: The Eagles are coming! The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Thank you, ladies,” says Mom, her voice ringing like a bell. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My ears were ringing, like when I stood under the railroad bridge while a train went by overhead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One night I have to run to ransack the couch cushions for my ringing phone and pick up without checking first to see who it is. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He is distracted by the telephone ringing, by his parents and Sonia talking and moving through the house. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She was a girl who for a ringing phone dropped exactly nothing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He walked around the room quickly, ringing bells. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Each time, she awakens with Belky’s screams ringing in her ears. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Hazel’s praise was still ringing in Frank’s ears, making it difficult to think. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As he dashes from house to house, ringing doorbells, his happiness reminds me of a bubbling pot of delicious lemon curd, cooking on the stovetop. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Hardly had the bell stopped ringing in my ears than it clanged again and I saw him moving swiftly toward me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe my ears are actually ringing from the hit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “As you can probably hear, the fire alarm bell is ringing.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Don’t stop ringing now, he said, don’t stop ringing. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The phone’s been ringing for three days, sportsfans. I’m glad you found time to answer it. Let me speak to Ben, on the double.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Turner wasn’t sure he was making out every word, what with the ringing in his ears and the clanging in his brain. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z That worked for a while, the jerk on the other end finally hung up, but the ringing started up five minutes later and again five minutes after that. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His father had been an armorer at Bitterbridge, he said, so he had been bom with the sound of steel ringing in his ears and had taken to swordplay at an early age. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I still felt the sting of his punch on my right cheek, the ringing in my ear. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The ringing clash of steel on steel jarred Catelyn back to the present. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The shaved-ice guy would stroll through, pushing his cart and ringing his bell right next to the mango lady, who sold peeled mangoes on sticks. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The last thing Toby heard was the faint sound of the bell ringing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It returned again in greater force with the ringing of the bell. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But of course there weren’t enough nurses, so the bells would constantly be going, ringing and ringing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But there were more people behind us on the platform, trying to push into the car, and a few of the soldiers who’d been ringing us had to break away to stop them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The neat stitches ringing it transformed what would have been an otherwise ugly lump into a shiny little sunshine of a scar. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I consider ringing Marv for a lift, but I manage on my own. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I had fallen onto my back, the wind knocked out of me, my ears ringing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The sound of a bell ringing startled me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The phone is ringing when I fling my door open. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His mobile started ringing with the theme music of James Bond. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z First bell was ringing; the school was still a block away. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all the bells that ever rang still ringing in the long dying light-rays and Jesus and Saint Francis talking about his sister. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As I unlocked the back door, I heard the phone ringing. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It took several seconds for the ringing in Ekon’s ears to abate. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z During the next couple of weeks, Saleem made several more attempts before the handkerchief disappeared and he stopped ringing the rickshaw bell. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z There were banners and streamers, ringing every possible change on his supposed robotcy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z And then one day the invisible man decided, the monster said, its voice ringing in Conor’s ears, I will make them see me. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Arya glanced up, listening, wondering what the ringing meant this time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A new sound cut through the ringing in Lazlo’s ears—or was it a feeling? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When they opened the door to leave, we could hear telephones ringing and people talking in the outer office. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Since he was the one who was doing the ringing, I had to do the counting so whoever was listening would know how many people got free. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z While Mr. Rochester and the other gentlemen directed these alterations, the ladies were running up and down stairs ringing for their maids. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z On the other end, three thousand miles away in New York City, a phone was ringing and ringing but no one was answering. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z His head was ringing; this was no less difficult to understand than anything else. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was still ringing with the sensation of what had happened. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Half senseless, they were hurled towards the doorway, with his angry words ringing in their skulls. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Gimpy had really made a mistake in ringing up the sale, and the half-dollar was a tip. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He walked out and started down the stairs, her voice still ringing in his ears. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Curious how a place unvisited can take such hold on the mind so that the very name sets up a ringing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Eight kids, sprinting from the fire circle or the outdoor kitchen, emerging from their cabins, racing for the bell and the tall boy ringing it by the water’s edge. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I thought about those things a little more, but I was distracted by the sound of a bell ringing inside the buildings. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z By the time I’m out, it’s ringing for a fourth time, and I answer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, Joe’s job was done, and the ringing and roaring stopped. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Our guide pushed a doorbell and we heard ringing on the other side. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed mildly content as he checked his phone and traded a few words with the old man ringing him up at the cash register. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The phrase was a bright, sharp pang, ringing through the white noise humming in her brain. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Exactly” Later that night, the phone’s ringing again. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In my dreams, the air was full of smoke and the sound of the fire bell ringing. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, every day at the ringing of the three Congregational bells, Turner left his kindling and set off to Mrs. Cobb’s house, and every afternoon Lizzie would be there. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z There was a hollow ringing sound in my ears. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z However, he received no answer, save the mocking echo of his own voice ringing back at him through the dark woodlands. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The world was completely quiet except for the ringing of the Fūrin—the Japanese glass wind bell—that hung in a tree. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z At two, the phones stop ringing and Marie cashes the part-time drivers out. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z But she put her palm over the ringing crystal anyway, and Pantalaimon fluttered ahead and through the slightly open door of the Retiring Room at the other end of the dais. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The phones started ringing at CBS’s New York headquarters as soon as the creature emerged from its cylinder. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He turned his head, the bells in his braid ringing softly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The next morning I’m at Violet’s, ringing the bell. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They go on and on, a series of unanswered messages that seize me with guilt, until I'm snapped out of it by the phone ringing in my hand. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The Elderclock ceased its ringing, and in the silence that followed, she shut her eyes in relief. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The chattering marketplace voices hushed as the ringing continued. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait for a text back but instead get the sweet sound of our phone ringing. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry,” Twig said into the ringing silence of the empty car. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The phones at the police department in Trenton, New Jersey, started ringing when the Martians began their annihilation. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Hearing the ringing, a steward yelled into the office, asking Farrell if he would pick up the phone. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “There were no smells,” barked Tock, his alarm now ringing furiously. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t want to scare Vivian, and now that she’s here she realizes that even ringing the doorbell would startle her at this hour. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The phone began ringing, today as always, before their feet hit the floor. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I woke to alarm bells ringing throughout the ship. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The night was ringing with the sound of the Death Eaters’ laughter. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The bells were ringing again, high in the scudding sunlight in bright disorderly tatters of sound. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it’s about getting your mom back,” Natalie said, her voice ringing with certainty. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The bath faucet dripped slowly, ringing as each drip splashed against the drain. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z When we reached the first level I could hear, if only dimly, church bells ringing. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Paul told them what had happened: how he smelled smoke and heard the alarm clock ringing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Phones were ringing and people were calling out information to each other. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z It made a loud, ringing sound in the big room, and Uncle George joked and laughed and danced, blowing the bugle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got there, the phone was ringing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He set his hand on the knife at his belt and looked her in the eyes, though his head was ringing and the sheer power of her scream had made him dizzy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He stood watching her, thinking of the many times he had watched her before, when her walk had been so different and her laughter had come ringing back to mock him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He had not gone far when he heard a sudden clear horn-call go up ringing into the sky. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the roof, facing southeast, Nyame stopped and stared at the dark, jagged mountains ringing the Golden Crescent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But then the bell near the sink that connected to the string in Mrs. Caruthers’s room set to ringing, and Ophie’s break was over. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The dizziness has subsided and while my left ear is still deafened, I can hear a ringing in my right, which seems a good sign. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His hands were ringing with the hits, and blisters were starting to bubble up. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The ringing of the cowbell pulled my attention back inside. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Encanis’ body arched painfully at the sound then hung limply from his wrists as the ringing of the wheel faded. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I know a phone is ringing! It can go to the hell! I am talking to you!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Finn dove into the tent after it, landing on his elbows, pain ringing up to his shoulders. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Nancy Jaax awoke at four o’clock in the morning to the sound of the telephone ringing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about ringing the doorbell, but that would only wake the parents. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The ringing doesn't stop because I haven't gotten Max's phone out of the bag yet. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She woke up gasping, her arms outstretched, the sound of Peach still ringing in her ears. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Through the wide doorway of the restaurant, she can see the blinking rainbow lights of slot machines, and there’s the ringing and clanging of a win. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I hurried by, desolate, my ears ringing with the noise of the place. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It would soon be the ringing of four bells. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And he left as he had come, boot heels ringing on the marble floor and all eyes following. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Fact: Pavlov’s dog may have learned to salivate when hearing a ringing bell, but when a bell jingled as Dad and I entered the Brevard Animal Clinic, my poor skittish nerves were startled. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z All the while, I could hear the trickle of conversation going on between the adults in the kitchen nearby, my parents' laughter ringing easy and loud over the yard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z On the way home, voices kept ringing in my head. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradually, the gonglike reverberations in her head subsided, and her ears stopped ringing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And I thought she might be ringing the police and then I’d get into much more serious trouble because of the caution. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The glasses clanged together, ringing out like a bell. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And still others, unable to tolerate the continual ringing going on in their houses, often left their phones off the hook for hours, occasionally days, which was an open invitation to get murdered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet so far as he could remember he had never in real life heard church bells ringing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But whenever he tried, the sound of the phone ringing endlessly played in his ears. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "My God, put a camera in front of that girl, and she'll shine like a diamond! Between the single men and the job opportunities, her phone is going to be ringing right off the hook!" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Between the ringing doorbell and the booms, she had managed time for the beauty parlor and the sunlamp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t stop ringing until almost every girl from the mosque is in the house. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I keep a tight lid on my temper but let my voice become as loud and ringing as my soul wants it to be. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “It’s blood now,” Abel whispered when the priest raised the chalice with the wine, and his thin voice mixed mysteriously into the ringing altar bell. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It is with pleasure that I sometimes recall the dead man's purpled face or the report of the handgun ringing in my ears as I studied the blood pooling beneath the dead white piglet. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Still ringing in the hands of Mr. and Mrs. Hupfer—who were waving at me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Too restless to sit still with Titid’s voice ringing in my ears, I stood and walked to our door. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He passed Filch in the doorway; Filch’s pale, wild eyes looked straight through him, and Harry slipped under Filch’s outstretched arm and streaked off up the corridor, the book’s shrieks still ringing in his ears. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In the distance there was a gentle ringing, like two pieces of metal rubbing against each other. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Just as the bells stopped ringing Robin heard a noise as of a door opening. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It was the ringing of tiny tennis rackets against tiny snow skis, of miniature Eiffel Towers against half-inch ballerinas on point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Josh, don’t you hear the phone ringing.? she says. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Every telephone where I could possibly be reached was ringing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a click as it flicked on the light switch, and then the soft ringing of its voice. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Then, as I walked away from the office to do so, the ringing phone summoned me back again. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The next thing I know, the late bell is ringing. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z There was no time to think it through, only the moment and the sound of her own voice ringing in her ears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Is that how geniuses spend their time? Picking up toys and ringing bells?” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the sound of the horses’ hooves changed—from dull clopping on wet dirt to sharp ringing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Now, at the ringing of the telephone, these two selves merged and became one again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z With that order still ringing magnificently in the air, I strode proudly off down the street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Judging from the ringing in Leo’s ears, the dwarf had detonated the flash-bang grenade, which Leo had filled with a rare vial of Apollo’s music, pure liquid extract. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My heart thundered through the ringing in my ears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z |
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