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Meanings of lift the latch in English

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Usage of lift the latch in English
1
The minister attempted to lift the latch, he rattled the door in vain.
Sowing Seeds in Danny
2
No one answers my knock, and I lift the latch and go in.
Where the Sabots Clatter Again
3
Here is the crack where it must be set to lift the latch within.
Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
4
He feared to lift the latch of the well-known door.
Earth's Enigmas: A Volume of Stories
5
I must lift the latch, and look out, and say 'good-morning' to the spring.
Good Stories for Great Holidays / Arranged for Story-Telling and...
6
You are to lift the latch, open the door, and walk boldly into the cottage.
Glinda of Oz / In Which Are Related the Exciting Experiences of ...
7
One didn't just lift the latch at a wizard's rooms, even if he was a friend.
Casket of Souls
8
He raised his hand to lift the latch.
Burnham Breaker
9
When this latch string was out, anybody could pull it, lift the latch, and come in.
A School History of the United States
10
The boatman turned to lift the latch.
A Dream of Empire; Or, The House of Blennerhassett
11
His fingers could just lift the latch.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Complete
12
Oh, lift the latch-shoveback the bolt!
New Tabernacle Sermons
13
The Englishman saw me from the window, and was at the door before I could lift the latch.
Montlivet
14
Well, I thought, if you're too lazy to open it yourself, and bent down to lift the latch.
Ghost Story
15
The door was shut-oneof those doors which, if you lift the latch, the door immediately swings open.
Russell H. Conwell, Founder of the Institutional Church in Ameri...
16
Pardon the liberty, but I couldn't wait for you to lift the latch; the wind drove me right in.
Midnight In Beauchamp Row / 1895
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