All 3 Uses of
premise
in
Oliver Twist
- Taking the bread under his arm, the young gentlman turned into a small public-house, and led the way to a tap-room in the rear of the premises.†
Chpt 8
- With these words, the beadle strode, with a lofty and gloomy air, from the undertaker's premises.†
Chpt 27
- 'We had better inspect the premises first, and examine the servants afterwards.†
Chpt 31 *
Definition:
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(premise as in: the premise of the argument) something assumed to be true and upon which other things are based