All 8 Uses of
therefore
in
And Then There Were None
- It followed therefore that any cyanide in the drink must have been put there by Anthony Marston himself.†
p. 77.9 *therefore = for that reason
- Either Anthony Marston meant to do away with himself before he came here, and therefore came prepared—or else—.†
p. 116.7
- "And therefore?" said Armstrong.†
p. 118.2
- And therefore another kind of soldier.†
p. 118.2
- You will appreciate therefore, that the odds against you if you choose to resist will be somewhat heavy.†
p. 206.3
- "Of course," said Blore, "it's a bit jumpy going up to the house alone—" Philip said softly: "And therefore, will I lend you my revolver?†
p. 251.6
- Inspector Maine said: "And therefore, sir, there must have been someone else on the island.†
p. 283.7
- They know, therefore, that one of the ten people on the island was not a murderer in any sense of the word, and it follows, paradoxically, that that person must logically be the murderer.†
p. 299.3
Definition:
for that reason (what follows is so because of what was just said)