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   Hi, Anton Shepelev : Alexander Koryagin!   
   I read your message from 16.02.2020 22:16   
      
    AK>> So in normal language the sentence will look like this:   
    AK>> "... I closed the door because the rain was increasing."   
      
    AS> It has a different meaning for two reasons: "close" can mean more   
    AS> than just pulling to, and there is no indication of increasing rain   
    AS> in the original.   
      
   There is no indication of increasing rain?   
   -----Beginning of the citation-----   
   Aware of the loud beating of my own heart I   
   pulled the door to against the increasing rain.   
   ----- The end of the citation -----   
      
    In that sentence, Gatsby's language *is* normal,   
    AS> euphonic, and brief.   
      
   Why have you removed the citation?   
      
   https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull+to   
   -----Beginning of the citation-----   
   2. To drag, tug, or yank something shut. A noun or pronoun is used between   
   "pull" and "to."   
   ----- The end of the citation -----   
      
   IMHO "shut" speaks clearly about the result of the action.   
      
   Bye, Anton!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2020   
      
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