All 3 Uses of
abide
in
And Then There Were None
- Busy Bee had hinted delicately that it was to be an abode for Royalty?
p. 2..2 (definition 1) *abode = home
- He said: "What a duty-loving, law-abiding lot we all seem to be!"
p. 64..8 (definition 2) *law-abiding = law-obeying
- Murder and I've always been such a law-abiding man!
p. 117..7 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (abide as in: abide in the forest) to live in a place
or more rarely: to live with someone or something
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(2) (abide as in: abide by her decision) to tolerate or put up with something