Chapter XXVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

plural of “bus” — a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

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From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

the act of grasping

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

plural of “consideration” — the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

with convulsions, in a convulsive way

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

travel across or pass over

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

placed crosswise

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

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From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

being one more than ten

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

divisible by two

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

the organ of sight

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

an agenda of things to do

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

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From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

urged or forced to action through moral pressure

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

plural of “londoner” — a native or resident of London

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

most important element

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

imaginative intellectual play

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

capable of being passed or negotiated

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

according to the clock

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

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From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

with speed

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

members of a governing board

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

except for; apart from

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

term of address for a man

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

make square

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Such considerations did not appeal to the barrister and his companion on this occasion.

plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But to the experienced eye there is a marked hiatus between half-past nine and eleven o'clock.

a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

up to a particular time

From this reading It is a common belief, even among Londoners themselves, that the traffic is dense in the main thoroughfares at all hours of the night until twelve o'clock has long past.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

a conveyance that transports people or objects

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices

From this reading SIR CHARLES DYKE'S JOURNEY The streets were comparatively deserted as they drove quickly up Whitehall and crossed the south side of Trafalgar Square.

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From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading At such a time Charing Cross is negotiable, Piccadilly Circus loses much of its terror, and a hansom may turn out of Regent Street into Oxford Street without the fare being impelled to clutch convulsively at the brass window-slide in a make-believe effort to save the vehicle from being crushed like a walnut shell between two heavy 'buses.