Sentence:  From the <WSD>belfries</WSD> far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.