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wall in

verb
  1. To enclose by surrounding with walls. · They had walled in the garden.
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If he closed his eyes, he saw Cardinal Spada’s letter written on the wall in characters of flame—if he slept for a moment the wildest dreams haunted his brain.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 244 · C1
“What a providential thing that this young man should press his right thumb against the wall in taking his hat from the peg!
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 57 · C1

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