Both Uses of
abstract
in
And Then There Were None
- We knew Blore-and he was not the man that you'd ever accuse of a desire for abstract justice.
p. 258..8 (definition 1) *abstract = of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- In the confusion attending the finding of Rogers' body I slipped into Lombard's room and abstracted his revolver.
p. 270..1 (definition 2) *abstracted = removed
Definitions:
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(1) (abstract as in: abstract thought) of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
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(2) (abstracted as in: abstracted his wallet) removed