All 5 Uses
acquire
in
The Phantom of the Opera
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- Prologue — IN WHICH THE AUTHOR OF THIS SINGULAR WORK INFORMS THE READER HOW HE ACQUIRED THE CERTAINTY THAT THE OPERA GHOST REALLY EXISTED.†
Chpt Prol. *acquired = obtained (came into possession of)
- At last, I received the proof that my presentiments had not deceived me, and I was rewarded for all my efforts on the day when I acquired the certainty that the Opera ghost was more than a mere shade.†
Chpt Prol.
- Richard, in his student days, had acquired a great reputation for practical joking, and he seemed to relish the dish which was being served up to him in his turn.†
Chpt 3
- After her father's death, she acquired a distaste of everything in life, including her art.†
Chpt 9
- He had lived in India and acquired an incredible skill in the art of strangulation.†
Chpt 21
Definitions:
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(1)
(acquire) obtain (come into the possession of something)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)