Paul Harley drew out his watch, glanced at the face, and returned the timepiece to his pocket.
He consulted the timepiece and returned it to his pocket.
His objection was so evidently genuine, that Phil halted the ticking by the simple process of jabbing a toothpick in the slot of the timepiece regulator.
Thus appealed to, Sid put thetimepiece to his ear.
The timepiece does not run down regularly, but "la force procede par saccades; et .
The greattimepiece of Nature was wound up at the beginning, and is running down.
Paley in his celebrated analogy with the watch, insists that if the timepiece were so constructed as to produce other similar watches, after a manner of generation in animals, the argument from design would be all the stronger.
The timepiecein the arms of the fat cupid ticked loudly now in the darkness that was only faintly relieved by the glowing embers of the fire.
Another search was made, but the gold watch and chain were not found, nor were any clues concerning the timepiece unearthed.
I shall also offer a reward," said the owner of the school, and the next day a bulletin was posted, offering a reward of ten dollars for information leading to the recovery of the timepiece and conviction of the thief.
If such be the case, cleaning and oiling alone will not be sufficient to put the timepiece in good working order.
The established, regular movement of the earth forms the basis of the established harmonic relationship between the vibrations of a normal, healthy timepiece and the revolutions of our planet.
To Andy it sounded as loud as a timepiece in a tower.
The clock was not yet a better timepiece than the sun-dial; why did it grow more common?
This venerable timepiece termed by some chroniclers "the parent of modern timekeepers," was still performing its duty as late as 1850.
We shall now examine a timepiece that was much more nearly a machine than was the simple shade-casting sun-dial.
There were moments when the rumble of distant guns almost died away, and he could hear the faint ticking of his timepiece or a whispered word out of the darkness near at hand.
Many people, however, expressed doubt as to the quality of a timepiece that could be sold for a dollar, and the Ingersolls replied with a guarantee that has since become famous.
And the railroad man must provide himself with such a timepiece and maintain it in proper condition, subject to frequent and regular inspection by the railroad's official inspector.
Nowadays the sand-glass has pretty much disappeared, except as a kitchen timepiece for boiling eggs and the like.
Formerly a timepiece which showed time in distinction to clock which struck time.
His watch was old--a thick, heavy silvertimepiece elaborately scrolled that had been converted into an ungainly wrist watch.
Again the wrist moved, and the timepiece was no longer audible.
The timepiece was inaudible beyond the walls of the chamber where we stood; but the second pulsation of Big Ben had scarcely throbbed into the night, before a sharp detonation rang about the house.
This exceedingly delicate timepiece is found in a falling weight.
HOUR'PLATE, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked: the dial.
And now, carrying out a plan he had made, the colonel, one bright May morning, put the odd timepiece in his pocket and started for the Darcy jewelry store, intending to have Kettridge look at the mechanism and other parts of the watch.
Somewhat to the surprise of Donovan the military detective accepted the timepiece on his open palm, and so gingerly that it caused Donovan to remark: "You're not as squeamish as all that, are you?
Left to himself, the detective looked at the timepieceon his table, now silent in its tissue wrapping.
Then he said: "If I could find out why Singa Phut used this watch I'd be in a better position to answer," and from the package the detective took the timepiece which he had kept after Donovan had given it to him to examine.
Darcy promised to fix the timepiecebut neglected or forgot to do it, leaving it on his table.
It was in getting up early to do this and have the timepiece ready when promised, that he discovered his relative's dead body.
And as nothing had yet been made public to the effect that the watch, which had had a part in both cases, was more than an ordinary timepiece Mr. Bland did not connect it with these two deaths.
I was concerned about making this timepiece more acceptable and more understandable to those people who are far distant and unable to see it, so that this present exposition would obtain credulity among all.
Consideration of the development of equation and astronomical clocks is required here only for the purpose of relating the Borghesi timepiece with the other significant developments in this branch of horology.
The result of their collaboration is the unique, astronomical timepiece now in the Museum of History and Technology.
This handsome timepiece is still in the possession of the descendants of the Baron of Cles.
Its history is rather hazy, except for the fact that in 1780 this second Borghesi timepiece was still in the Imperial Palace in Vienna.
Together, they attempted to apply his new learning to the calculations necessary for a timepiece which would demonstrate the astronomical theories in visual form.
The fourth of the ecclesiasts who designed astronomical clocks in this period was Father Klein of Prague, who produced a complicated astronomical timepiece in about 1738.
This timepiece indicates the hours, minutes and quarters by means of a single hand or index.
He remembered clearly just how the timepiece had looked lying in its chamois case upon the blotter, with the heavy gold chain curling away toward the ink-bottle.
He drew out a silver timepiece and consulted it with grave deliberation.
He returned the timepiece to the pocket and rode along the edge of the mesa away from the river, his gaze concentrated at the point where the trail on the plains below him vanished into the distant foothills.
He was very delicate and careful about it, for these were the final touches, preparatory to his leaving the timepiece as a memento when he should quietly depart that evening, shortly before nine.
Thence arose in the early days painful misunderstandings on the part of Our Square, for we are a simple people and deem it the duty of a timepiece to keep time.
In a basement window, far over on Avenue D, stood an old and battered timepiece of which Stepfather Time had heard the voice but never seen the face.
Edwards presented with a handsome timepiece and purse of £4 14s.
Steele presented with a handsome marble timepiece and a purse of three guineas by the Forester Brotherhood (Court Crown and Anchor), in appreciation of services as secretary.
Mr. Waters presented with a marbletimepiece by the senior members of St. James’ choir.
Mr. Robert Warner Durrell, organist of the Independent Chapel, Gorleston, presented with a splendid timepiece by the choir as a memento of their esteem; and on Jan.
Lincoln presented with a handsometimepiece by the members of the Foresters’ Court “Star of the East” (2728).
Bowler presented with a handsome timepiece and an illuminated address by the assistants in Messrs.
Major Quince presented with a handsome timepiece by the pupils in his swimming class, in recognition of his kindness to them.
Hooke presented with a handsome timepieceby the congregation of St. Peter’s Church.
George presented with a massive marble timepiece by the teachers of St. Nicholas’ Sunday School.
A handsome timepiece presented by Major Dods and officers and men of the Gorleston Coastguard to Chief-boatman Bridgeland.
Rolfe, organist, presented with a handsome timepiece by the choir of St. Peter’s Church.
Willis, boat owner of Gorleston, presented with a handsome timepiece by the Pilot Lodge (M.
Minor improvements have naturally been made in the watch since that time, but the essential problem of making a really reliable portable timepiece was solved by the compensating balance-wheel of Harrison.
Then clocks operated by weights and pulleys were introduced; and, finally, after the time of the Dutchman Huygens, the pendulum clock furnished a timepiece of great reliability.
My timepiece was not strictly accurate, inasmuch as in the exciting events of the morning I had neglected my usual custom of setting the hand three minutes back.
I appreciated their dilemma and drew from my vest an open-face timepiece that was personal property and honestly come by.
He passed the timepiece to a man in the front row and requested that he examine it carefully.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "timepiece" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
