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Meanings of shut the box in English

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Usage of shut the box in English
1
The Queen shut the box and handed it back to the servant.
Rage of the Dragon
2
The gentleman snapped shut the box and put it in his pocket.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
3
She shut the box and locked it and tucked it under her arm.
The last page
4
Comfort took the ring out, shut the box-lid down, turned the key, and fled.
Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring
5
She replaced it, smoothed down her silks and her work, and shut the box.
Eleanor
6
She knelt to grope for it, and, having found it, she shut the box.
Glory of Youth
7
Michelle clicked shut the box opener and hugged herself.
A Winter Haunting
8
He shut the box and tapped it gently.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
9
However, we must shut the box up again.
The Three Midshipmen
10
She checked the last battery on her pallet, replaced it, and shut the box back down.
Nemesis Game
11
The goon shut the box and stepped back.
Death masks
12
She shut the box and pushed it towards him, and turned to the selling of her bouquets.
Bébée; Or, Two Little Wooden Shoes
13
I will shut the box again, and guard his secret as I would one of my own.
Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
14
Then it shut the box, glided to his bed and bent down as though to study him.
A Yellow God: An Idol of Africa
15
He swallowed as he shut the box.
Shadow's son
16
Deliberately helping himself to a quid, the chief-mate shut the box again, and then he made his reply.
Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale
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