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keep from vb (preposition) 1. (foll by a gerund) to prevent or restrain (oneself or another); refrain or cause to refrain 2. (tr) to protect or preserve from How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Well, he couldn't love us enough for it or be grateful enough, poor cuss; it was all he could do to keep from hugging us. No one wanted to risk such an accident as that, you may be sure; so all the passengers stayed huddled up in the dark cabin, listening to the shrieking of the storm and the creaking of the masts and rigging and trying to keep from bumping into one another when the ship tipped sidewise. It was very sweet and humble and obedient she looked, sitting there, still as a mouse; I could hardly keep from setting her free and telling her to make as much racket as she wanted to. |
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