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premise
in
The Purloined Letter
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"Then," I said, "you have been making a miscalculation, and the letter is not upon the premises, as you suppose."
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premises = place (land and buildings together)
I fancy that I have investigated every nook and corner of the premises in which it is possible that the paper can be concealed.†
"But is it not possible," I suggested, "that although the letter may be in possession of the minister, as it unquestionably is, he may have concealed it elsewhere than upon his own premises?"†
"True," I observed; "the paper is clearly then upon the premises.†
We divided its entire surface into compartments, which we numbered, so that none might be missed; then we scrutinized each individual square inch throughout the premises, including the two houses immediately adjoining, with the microscope, as before.†
To make a thorough re-search of the premises.†
Thus, when G—detailed to us his made of searching the premises at the Hotel D—, I felt entire confidence in his having made a satisfactory investigation—so far as his labors extended.†
He must have foreseen, I reflected, the secret investigations of his premises.†
His frequent absences from home at night, which were hailed by the Prefect as certain aids to his success, I regarded only as ruses, to afford opportunity for thorough search to the police, and thus the sooner to impress them with the conviction to which G—, in fact, did finally arrive—the conviction that the letter was not upon the premises.†

Definitions:

(1) (premise as in: the premise of the argument)
something assumed to be true and upon which other things are based
(2) (premise as in: the premise of the story)
something that provides context -- such as the underlying situation in a situation comedy
(3) (premise as in: she premised her comments by...)
provide a preface or introduction
(4) (premises as in: located on the premises)
land and/or buildings -- especially of a business or organization
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)