on the jar

prepositional phrase

ajar

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. datedajar

    But I safely put the street door on the jar and got behind the Major's blinds with my shawl on and my mind made up the moment I saw danger to rush out screeching till my voice failed me and catch the Major round the neck[…]

    1863, Charles Dickens, Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy
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MLA

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Chicago

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