Subj : to pull the door to against
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : Anton Shepelev
Date : Sun Feb 16 2020 18:48:52

Alexander Koryagin:

AK>   She  turned  her  head  as there was a light dignified
AK>   knocking at the front door. I went out and opened  it.
AK>   Gatsby,  pale  as  death,  with his hands plunged like
AK>   weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a  puddle
AK>   of water glaring tragically into my eyes.
AK>
AK>   With his hands still in his coat pockets he stalked by
AK>   me into the hall, turned sharply as if he  were  on  a
AK>   wire, and disappeared into the living-room.  It wasn't
AK>   a bit funny. Aware of the loud beating of my own heart
AK>   I pulled the door to against the increasing rain.
AK>
AK> It "against" a verb? ;-)

No,  but "to" is not a sign of the infinitive either.  It is
a preposition depending on "pull" and acting upon an implied
noun (jamb): pull  the door snugly  to the jamb to  shut off
bad weather.

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 * Origin: nntps://fidonews.mine.nu - Lake Ylo - Finland (2:221/360.0)

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