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Meanings of shut the lantern in English
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Usage of shut the lantern in English
1
As its hinges creaked, Dick shut the lantern, and threw the cell at once into total darkness.
2
Quickly the man carrying the torch doused it in a puddle of water, while Cropsey shut the lantern down.
3
The old man stopped, looked hard at us, looked down into the lantern, blew the light out, and shut the lantern up.
4
In a minute he and his general had rolled up the map, shut the lantern, and turned to go down toward the shore.
5
He shut the lantern, which during all this time had thrown its yellow light on the strange scene, mounted his horse and disappeared.
6
I should like to shut the lantern jaws of that Don Caesar, who'd be too glad if anything happened to break off Mamie's match.
7
"It won't burn long," Prue said, as she shut the lantern door, "but it will do.