Now they were in the lower hall, and grew clatteringly distinct in the emptiness of the house; then the tread sounded on the stairs, the certain, quick step of one who knew his way perfectly. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Hurrying, to its playthings — which happened to be at the far end of the veranda — it selected a matchbox, dragged it clatteringly along, ranged it precisely close to the plate, mounted it, and from the extra elevation sipped the last drop with a chuckle of content. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The second acolyte, in falling, struck the horn with his elbow and knocked it The Bloody Crown of Conan clatteringly over the parapet to land shatteringly on the rocks far below. ❋ Howard, Robert E. (2003)
The second acolyte, in falling, struck the horn with his elbow and knocked it clatteringly over the parapet to land shatteringly on the rocks far below. ❋ Howard, Robert E. (2003)
Outlined in hellish light, two armies struggled, one composed of staunch but frightened men, and the other of bones of the dead, laced clatteringly together by dried strings of tendon. ❋ Wurts, Janny (1988)
When they landed clatteringly, he stepped quietly through the door. ❋ Randall Garrett (1957)
To work off the pride and joy caused by this avowal, Patrick mounted the broad seat extending all around the summerhouse and began to walk clatteringly upon it. ❋ Various (N/A)
"S'long -- Mr. Barton!" she called listlessly over the other, and started on, stumblingly, clatteringly, up the abruptly steep and precipitous mountain trail -- a little dust-colored gnome on a dust-colored horse, with the dutiful gray pinking cautiously along behind her. ❋ Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1915)
The hoofs of his horse thundered over the planks of the drawbridge, and came clatteringly to halt as he harshly drew rein in the courtyard below. ❋ Rafael Sabatini (1912)
The force of the stroke knocked the key clatteringly to the floor. ❋ Albert Payson Terhune (1907)
Minute after minute went like weary hours, and still the moon was hid, still the dead branches rattled clatteringly on the high windows. ❋ Ralph Adams Cram (1902)
To work off the pride and joy caused by this avowal, Patrick mounted the broad seat extending all around the summer-house and began to walk clatteringly upon it. ❋ Myra Kelly (1893)
Hurrying, to its playthings -- which happened to be at the far end of the veranda -- it selected a matchbox, dragged it clatteringly along, ranged it precisely close to the plate, mounted it, and from the extra elevation sipped the last drop with a chuckle of content. ❋ Unknown (1887)
Some of the cabins stand so low along the shore that the shingle knocks clatteringly at their doors when the tide is full and rough; and other some are perched so high up on the hillside that they constantly disappear from view behind a curtain of the pale mists which haunt its summit, creeping to and fro. ❋ Jane Barlow (1887)
Nurses’ aides rolled food carts clatteringly down the long halls. ❋ Nancy Pickard (1987)
