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unshut



ADVERB
ajar
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And what simpler words could there be than these, for example— “Where great whales come sailing by, Sail and sail, with unshut eye, Round the world, for ever and aye”?

From The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine by Daniel, Charles William

What is there more, that I lag and pause and crouch extended with unshut mouth?

From Leaves of Grass by Whitman, Walt

Bearing these, she withdrew, throwing a spiteful glance and leaving the door unshut, so that her master distinctly heard her open Margaret's door, come out again, and finally leave the house.

From The Mark Of Cain by Lang, Andrew

AND anon as he had unshut the window the enchantment was gone; then he knew himself that he had done amiss.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

He died in 1817, and his epitaph is as follows:— His labor done, no more to town, His onward course he bends; His team’s unshut, his whip’s laid up, And here his journey ends.

From Curious Epitaphs by Various




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